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Selected Bibliography for Steven J. Davis
William H. Abbott Professor of International Business and Economics



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Published Works  

"Business Volatility, Job Destruction, and Unemployment." Steven J. Davis, R. Jason Faberman, John Haltiwanger, Ron Jarmin and Javier Miranda; American Economic Journal: Macroeconomics, 2010, 2(2), pp. 259-87.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1257/mac.2.2.259

"Comment on 'Do Tax Cuts Starve the Beast? The Effect of Tax Changes on Government Spending'." Steven J. Davis; Brookings Papers on Economic Activity, 2009, (1), pp. 201-05.
http://muse.jhu.edu/journals/brookings_papers_on_economic_activity/v2009/2009.1.romer_sub01.html

"War in Iraq Versus Containment," Steven J. Davis, Kevin M. Murphy and Robert H. Topel, in G. D. Hess: Guns and Butter: The Economic Causes and Consequences of Conflict. Cambridge and London: MIT Press, 2009, pp. 203-70

"Interpreting the Great Moderation: Changes in the Volatility of Economic Activity at the Macro and Micro Levels." Steven J. Davis and James A. Kahn; Journal of Economic Perspectives, 2008, 22(4), pp. 155-80.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1257/089533008786554739

"The Decline of Job Loss and Why It Matters." Steven J. Davis; The American Economic Review, 2008, 98(2), pp. 263-67.
http://www.jstor.org/stable/29730031

"Volatility and Dispersion in Business Growth Rates: Publicly Traded Versus Privately Held Firms." Steven J. Davis, John Haltiwanger, Ron Jarmin and Javier Miranda; NBER Macroeconomics Annual, 2006, 21(1), pp. 107-56.
http://www.jstor.org/stable/25554954

"The Flow Approach to Labor Markets: New Data Sources and Micro-Macro Links." Steven J. Davis, Jason R. Faberman and John Haltiwanger; Journal of Economic Perspectives, 2006, 20(3), pp. 1.
http://www.jstor.org/stable/30033664

"Borrowing Costs and the Demand for Equity over the Life Cycle." Steven J. Davis, Felix Kubler and Paul Willen; The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2006, 88(2), pp. 348.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1162/rest.88.2.348

"Comment on 'Job Loss, Job Finding, and Unemployment in the U.S. Economy over the Past Fifty Years'." Steven J. Davis; NBER Macroeconomics Annual, 2005, 20(1), pp. 139-57.
http://www.jstor.org/stable/3585416

"Wage-Setting Institutions as Industrial Policy." Steven J. Davis and Magnus Henrekson; Labour Economics, 2005, 12, pp. 345.
http://search.epnet.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=bth&an=17061375

"Entry, Pricing, and Product Design in an Initially Monopolized Market." Steven J. Davis, Kevin M. Murphy and Robert H. Topel; Journal of Political Economy, 2004, 112(1), pp. S188-225.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1086/380084

"Comments on the Welfare Consequences of the Increase in Inequality in the United States." Steven J. Davis; NBER Macroeconomics Annual, 2003, 18, pp. 121-32.
http://www.jstor.org/stable/3585249

"Income Shocks, Asset Returns, and Portfolio Choice," Steven J. Davis and Paul Willen, in O. S. Mitchell: Innovations in Retirement Financing. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 2002, pp. 20-49

"Sectoral Job Creation and Destruction Responses to Oil Price Changes." Steven J. Davis and John Haltiwanger; Journal of Monetary Economics, 2001, 48(3), pp. 465-512.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0304-3932(01)00086-1

"Reorganization: A Comment." Steven J. Davis; Carnegie-Rochester Conference Series on Public Policy, 2000, 52, pp. 23-31.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0167-2231(00)00015-4

"A Competitive Perspective on Internet Explorer." Steven J. Davis and Kevin M. Murphy; American Economic Review, 2000, 90(2), pp. 184-87.
http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0002-8282%28200005%2990%3A2%3C184%3AACPOIE%3E2.0.CO%3B2-Q

"Explaining National Differences in the Size and Industry Distribution of Employment." Steven J. Davis and Magnus Henrekson; Small Business Economics, 1999, 12(1), pp. 59-83.
http://www.springerlink.com/link.asp?id=h545l254665j7tl0

"Gross Job Flows," Steven J. Davis and John Haltiwanger, in O. Ashenfelter and D. Card: Handbook of Labor Economics. Amsterdam; New York and Oxford: Elsevier Science North-Holland, 1999, pp. 2711-805
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S1573-4463(99)30027-4

"On the Driving Forces Behind Cyclical Movements in Employment and Job Reallocation." Steven J. Davis and John Haltiwanger; American Economic Review, 1999, 89(5), pp. 1234-58.
http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0002-8282%28199912%2989%3A5%3C1234%3AOTDFBC%3E2.0.CO%3B2-U

"Comment on in Search of Stolper-Samuelson Linkages between International Trade Theory and Lower Wages," Steven J. Davis, in S. Collins: Imports, Exports, and the American Worker. Washington, DC: Brookings Institution Press, 1998, pp. 203-06

"Measuring Gross Worker and Job Flows," Steven J. Davis and John Haltiwanger, in J. Haltiwanger, M. E. Manser and R. Topel: Labor Statistics Measurement Issues. Chicago and London: University of Chicago Press, 1998, pp. 77-119
http://www.nber.org/chapters/c8358.pdf

"Job Reallocation and the Business Cycle: New Facts for an Old Debate: Discussion," Steven J. Davis, in J. C. Fuhrer and S. Schuh: Beyond Shocks: What Causes Business Cycles? Boston: Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, 1998, pp. 349-57
http://www.bos.frb.org/economic/conf/conf42/index.htm

"Sorting, Learning, and Mobility When Jobs Have Scarcity Value: A Comment." Steven J. Davis; Carnegie-Rochester Conference Series on Public Policy, 1997, 46, pp. 327-37.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0167-2231(97)00013-4

"Industrial Policy, Employer Size, and Economic Performance in Sweden," Steven J. Davis and Magnus Henrekson, in R. B. Freeman, R. Topel and B. Swedenborg: The Welfare State in Transition: Reforming the Swedish Model. Chicago and London: University of Chicago Press, 1997, pp. 353-97

Företagandets Villkor. Spelregler För Sysselsättning Och Tillväxt (Entrepreneurial and Business Conditions: Rules of the Game for Employment and Growth),; Steven J. Davis and Magnus Henrekson; Stockholm: SNS Förlag, 1996

Job Creation and Destruction; Steven J. Davis, John C. Haltiwanger and Scott Schuh; Cambridge and London: MIT Press, 1996

"Small Business and Job Creation: Dissecting the Myth and Reassessing the Facts." Steven J. Davis, John Haltiwanger and Scott Schuh; Small Business Economics, 1996, 8(4), pp. 297-315.
http://www.springerlink.com/link.asp?id=w3271187211lm846

"Employer Size and the Wage Structure in U S Manufacturing." Steven J. Davis and John Haltiwanger; Annales d'Economie et de Statistique, 1996, (41-42), pp. 323-67.

"Relative Wage Movements and the Distribution of Consumption." Orazio Attanasio and Steven J. Davis; Journal of Political Economy, 1996, 104(6), pp. 1227-62.
http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0022-3808%28199612%29104%3A6%3C1227%3ARWMATD%3E2.0.CO%3B2-6

"Small Business and Job Creation: Dissecting the Myth and Reassessing the Facts." Steven J. Davis, John Haltiwanger and Scott Schuh; Business Economics, 1994, 29(3), pp. 13-21.
http://search.epnet.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=bth&an=9407113492

"Borrowing Constraints and Two-Sided Altruism with an Application to Social Security." David Altig and Steven J. Davis; Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control, 1993, 17(3), pp. 467-94.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0165-1889(93)90007-F

"International Trade and American Wages in the 1980s: Giant Sucking Sound or Small Hiccup?" Robert Z. Lawrence, Matthew J. Slaughter, Robert E. Hall, Steven J. Davis and Robert H. Topel; Brookings Papers on Economic Activity. Microeconomics, 1993, 1993(2), pp. 161-226.
http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=1057-8641%281993%291993%3A2%3C161%3AITAAWI%3E2.0.CO%3B2-P

"Cross-Country Patterns of Change in Relative Wages." Steven J. Davis; NBER Macroeconomics Annual, 1992, pp. 239-92.
http://www.jstor.org/stable/3585009

"Gross Job Creation, Gross Job Destruction, and Employment Reallocation." Steven J. Davis and John Haltiwanger; Quarterly Journal of Economics, 1992, 107(3), pp. 819-63.
http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0033-5533%28199208%29107%3A3%3C819%3AGJCGJD%3E2.0.CO%3B2-C

"The Timing of Intergenerational Transfers, Tax Policy, and Aggregate Savings." David Altig and Steven J. Davis; American Economic Review, 1992, 82(5), pp. 1199-220.
http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0002-8282%28199212%2982%3A5%3C1199%3ATTOITT%3E2.0.CO%3B2-G

"Gross Job Creation and Destruction: Microeconomic Evidence and Macroeconomic Implications." Steven J. Davis and John Haltiwanger; NBER Macroeconomics Annual, 1990, pp. 123-68.
http://www.jstor.org/stable/3585138

"Fluctuations in the Pace of Labor Reallocation." Steven J. Davis; Carnegie-Rochester Conference Series on Public Policy, 1987, 27, pp. 335.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0167-2231(87)90013-3

"Allocative Disturbances and Specific Capital in Real Business Cycle Theories." Steven J. Davis; American Economic Review, 1987, 77(2), pp. 326-32.
http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0002-8282%28198705%2977%3A2%3C326%3AADASCI%3E2.0.CO%3B2-F

Allocative Disturbances, Aggregate Disturbances, and Unemployment Rate Fluctuations; Steven Joseph Davis; Ph.D Dissertation, Brown University, 1986.

Working Papers  

Labor Market Flows in the Cross Section and over Time; Steven J. Davis, Jason Faberman and John C. Haltiwanger; NBER Working Paper Series   No. 17294; Cambridge: National Bureau of Economic Research, 2011.
http://www.nber.org/papers/w17294

Measuring the Dynamics of Young and Small Businesses: Integrating the Employer and Nonemployer Universes; Steven J. Davis, John Haltiwanger, Ron S. Jarmin, C. J. Krizan, Javier Miranda, Alfred Nucci and Kristin Sandusky; NBER Working Paper Series no 13226; Cambridge: National Bureau of Economic Research, 2007.
http://www.nber.org/papers/w13226

Economic Performance and Work Activity in Sweden after the Crisis of the Early 1990s; Steven J. Davis and Magnus Henrekson; NBER working paper series ; no. w12768; Cambridge, Mass.: National Bureau of Economic Research, 2006.
http://www.nber.org/papers/w12768

Volatility and Dispersion in Business Growth Rates: Publicly Traded Versus Privately Held Firms; Steven J. Davis, John C. Haltiwanger, Ron S. Jarmin and Javier Miranda; NBER working paper series ; no. w12354; Cambridge, Mass.: National Bureau of Economic Research, 2006.
http://www.nber.org/papers/w12354

The Flow Approach to Labor Markets: New Data Sources and Micro-Macro Links; Steven J. Davis, Jason Faberman and John C. Haltiwanger; NBER working paper series ; no. w12167; Cambridge, Mass.: National Bureau of Economic Research, 2006.
http://www.nber.org/papers/w12167

War in Iraq Versus Containment; Steven J. Davis, Kevin M. Murphy and Robert H. Topel; NBER working paper series ; no. w12092; Cambridge, Mass.: National Bureau of Economic Research, 2006.
http://www.nber.org/papers/w12092

The Climate for Business Development and Employment Growth in Puerto Rico; Steven J. Davis and Luis Rivera-Batiz; NBER Working Papers Series no. 11679; Cambridge: National Bureau of Economic Research, 2005.
http://papers.nber.org/papers/W11679

Tax Effects on Work Activity, Industry Mix and Shadow Economy Size : Evidence from Rich-Country Comparisons; Steven J. Davis and Magnus Henrekson; NBER working paper series no. 10509.; Cambridge: National Bureau of Economic Research, 2004.
http://www.nber.org/papers/W10509

Borrowing Costs and the Demand for Equity over the Life Cycle; Steven J. Davis, Felix Kubler and Paul Willen; NBER working paper series no. 9331.; Cambridge: National Bureau of Economic Research, 2002.
http://papers.nber.org/papers/w9331

Economic Perspectives on Software Design: PC Operating Systems and Platforms; Steven J. Davis, Jack MacCrisken and Kevin M. Murphy; NBER working paper series no. 8411.; Cambridge: National Bureau of Economic Research, 2001.
http://papers.nber.org/papers/w8411

The Quality Distribution of Jobs and the Structure of Wages in Search Equilibrium; Steven J. Davis; NBER working paper series no. 8434; Cambridge: National Bureau of Economic Research, 2001.
http://www.nber.org/papers/W8434

Entry, Pricing and Product Design in an Initially Monopolized Market; Steven J. Davis, Kevin M. Murphy and Robert H. Topel; NBER working paper series no. 8547; Cambridge: National Bureau of Economic Research, 2001.
http://www.nber.org/papers/W8547

On the Gains to International Trade in Risky Financial Assets; Steven J. Davis, Jeremy Nalewaik and Paul Willen; NBER working paper series no. 7796.; Cambridge: National Bureau of Economic Research, 2000.
http://papers.nber.org/papers/w7796

Occupation-Level Income Shocks and Asset Returns : Their Covariance and Implications for Portfolio Choice; Steven J. Davis and Paul Willen; NBER working paper series no. 7905.; Cambridge: National Bureau of Economic Research, 2000.
http://www.nber.org/papers/W7905

Wage-Setting Institutions as Industrial Policy; Steven J. Davis and Magnus Henrekson; NBER working paper series no. 7502.; Cambridge: National Bureau of Economic Research, 2000.
http://www.nber.org/papers/W7502

Sectoral Job Creation and Destruction Reponses to Oil Price Changes; Steven J. Davis and John C. Haltiwanger; NBER working paper series no. 7095.; Cambridge: National Bureau of Economic Research, 1999.
http://papers.nber.org/papers/w7095

Explaining National Differences in the Size and Industry Distribution of Employment; Steven J. Davis and Magnus Henrekson; NBER working paper series no. 6246.; Cambridge: National Bureau of Economic Research, 1997.
http://www.nber.org/papers/6246

Regional Labor Fluctuations : Oil Shocks, Military Spending, and Other Driving Forces; Steven J. Davis, Prakash Loungani and Ramamohan Mahidhara; International finance discussion papers no. 578;; Washington, D.C.: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, 1997.
http://www.federalreserve.gov/pubs/ifdp/1997/578/default.htm

On the Driving Forces Behind Cyclical Movement, in Employment and Job Reallocation; Steven J. Davis and John Haltiwanger; NBER Working Papers no.5775; Cambridge: National Bureau of Economic Research, 1996.
http://papers.nber.org/papers/5775

Industrial Policy, Employer Size, and Economic Performance in Sweden; Steven J. Davis and Magnus Henrekson; NBER working paper series no. 5237.; Cambridge: National Bureau of Economic Research, 1995.
http://www.nber.org/papers/W5237

Employer Size and the Wage Structure in U.S. Manufacturing; Steven J. Davis and John C. Haltiwanger; NBER working paper series no. 5393.; Cambridge: National Bureau of Economic Research, 1995.
http://www.nber.org/papers/W5393

Measuring Gross Worker and Job Flows; Steven J. Davis and John C. Haltiwanger; NBER working paper series no. 5133.; Cambridge: National Bureau of Economic Research, 1995.
http://www.nber.org/papers/W5133

Relative Wage Movements and the Distribution of Consumption; Orazio P. Attanasio and Steven J. Davis; NBER working paper series no. 4771.; Cambridge: National Bureau of Economic Research, 1994.
http://papers.nber.org/papers/4771

Small Business and Job Creation : Dissecting the Myth and Reassessing the Facts; Steven J. Davis, John C. Haltiwanger and Scott Schuh; NBER working paper series no. 4492.; Cambridge: National Bureau of Economic Research, 1993.
http://papers.nber.org/papers/4492

Cross-Country Patterns of Change in Relative Wages; Steven J. Davis; NBER working papers series no. 4085.; Cambridge: National Bureau of Economic Research, 1992.
http://papers.nber.org/papers/4085

Published Versus Sample Statistics from the ASM: Implications for the LRD; John Haltiwanger, Steven J. Davis and Scott Schuh; Center for Economic Studies discussion paper; US Census Bureau Center for Economic Studies, 1991.
http://www.ces.census.gov/index.php/ces/cespapers?down_key=100146

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