Melvin Stephens, Jr.
Personal Details
First Name: | Melvin |
Middle Name: | |
Last Name: | Stephens |
Suffix: | Jr. |
RePEc Short-ID: | pst400 |
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https://sites.lsa.umich.edu/mstep/ | |
Terminal Degree: | 1998 Economics Department; University of Michigan (from RePEc Genealogy) |
Affiliation
Economics Department
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, Michigan (United States)http://www.econ.lsa.umich.edu/
RePEc:edi:edumius (more details at EDIRC)
Research output
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- Haider, Steven J. & Stephens Jr., Melvin, 2020.
"Correcting for Misclassied Binary Regressors Using Instrumental Variables,"
IZA Discussion Papers
13593, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
- Steven J. Haider & Melvin Stephens Jr., 2020. "Correcting for Misclassified Binary Regressors Using Instrumental Variables," NBER Working Papers 27797, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Kerwin Kofi Charles & Matthew S. Johnson & Melvin Stephens Jr. & Do Q. Lee, 2019.
"Demand Conditions and Worker Safety: Evidence from Price Shocks in Mining,"
NBER Working Papers
26401, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Kerwin Kofi Charles & Matthew S. Johnson & Melvin Stephens & Do Q. Lee, 2022. "Demand Conditions and Worker Safety: Evidence from Price Shocks in Mining," Journal of Labor Economics, University of Chicago Press, vol. 40(1), pages 47-94.
- Melvin Stephens Jr. & Desmond Toohey, 2018. "Changes in Nutrient Intake at Retirement," NBER Working Papers 24621, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Melvin Stephens, Jr. & Desmond J. Toohey, 2018. "The Impact of Health on Labor Market Outcomes: Experimental Evidence from MRFIT," NBER Working Papers 24231, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Karen Clay & Jeff Lingwall & Melvin Stephens, Jr., 2016. "Laws, Educational Outcomes, and Returns to Schooling: Evidence from the Full Count 1940 Census," NBER Working Papers 22855, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Melvin Stephens, Jr. & Takashi Unayama, 2015.
"Estimating the Impacts of Program Benefits: Using Instrumental Variables with Underreported and Imputed Data,"
NBER Working Papers
21248, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Melvin Stephens & Takashi Unayama, 2019. "Estimating the Impacts of Program Benefits: Using Instrumental Variables with Underreported and Imputed Data," The Review of Economics and Statistics, MIT Press, vol. 101(3), pages 468-475, July.
- Melvin Stephens Jr. & Takashi Unayama, 2014.
"Child Benefit Payments and Household Wealth Accumulation,"
Discussion papers
ron265, Policy Research Institute, Ministry of Finance Japan.
- Melvin Stephens Jr & Takashi Unayama, 2015. "Child Benefit Payments and Household Wealth Accumulation," The Japanese Economic Review, Japanese Economic Association, vol. 66(4), pages 447-465, December.
- Melvin Stephens, Jr. & Dou-Yan Yang, 2013.
"Compulsory Education and the Benefits of Schooling,"
NBER Working Papers
19369, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Melvin Stephens Jr. & Dou-Yan Yang, 2014. "Compulsory Education and the Benefits of Schooling," American Economic Review, American Economic Association, vol. 104(6), pages 1777-1792, June.
- Andrew Cook & Martin Gaynor & Melvin Stephens, Jr. & Lowell Taylor, 2012.
"The Effect of a Hospital Nurse Staffing Mandate on Patient Health Outcomes: Evidence from California’s Minimum Staffing Regulation,"
The Centre for Market and Public Organisation
12/283, The Centre for Market and Public Organisation, University of Bristol, UK.
- Cook, Andrew & Gaynor, Martin & Stephens Jr, Melvin & Taylor, Lowell, 2012. "The effect of a hospital nurse staffing mandate on patient health outcomes: Evidence from California's minimum staffing regulation," Journal of Health Economics, Elsevier, vol. 31(2), pages 340-348.
- Karen Clay & Jeff Lingwall & Melvin Stephens, Jr., 2012. "Do Schooling Laws Matter? Evidence from the Introduction of Compulsory Attendance Laws in the United States," NBER Working Papers 18477, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Kerwin Kofi Charles & Melvin Stephens Jr., 2011.
"Employment, Wages and Voter Turnout,"
NBER Working Papers
17270, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Kerwin Kofi Charles & Melvin Stephens Jr., 2013. "Employment, Wages, and Voter Turnout," American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, American Economic Association, vol. 5(4), pages 111-143, October.
- Melvin Stephens, Jr. & Takashi Unayama, 2010.
"The Consumption Response to Seasonal Income: Evidence from Japanese Public Pension Benefits,"
NBER Working Papers
16342, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Melvin Stephens & Takashi Unayama, 2011. "The Consumption Response to Seasonal Income: Evidence from Japanese Public Pension Benefits," American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, American Economic Association, vol. 3(4), pages 86-118, October.
- Andrew Cook & Martin Gaynor & Melvin Stephens, Jr. & Lowell Taylor, 2010. "The Effect of Hospital Nurse Staffing on Patient Health Outcomes: Evidence from California's Minimum Staffing Regulation," NBER Working Papers 16077, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Kerwin Kofi Charles & Melvin Stephens, Jr., 2006. "The Level and Composition of Consumption Over the Business Cycle: The Role of "Quasi-Fixed" Expenditures," NBER Working Papers 12388, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Melvin Stephens Jr., 2005. "The Impact of the 1972 Social Security Benefit Increase on Household Consumption," Working Papers wp095, University of Michigan, Michigan Retirement Research Center.
- Steven Haider & Melvin Stephens Jr., 2004.
"Is There a Retirement-Consumption Puzzle? Evidence Using Subjective Retirement Expectations,"
NBER Working Papers
10257, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Steven J. Haider & Melvin Stephens, 2007. "Is There a Retirement-Consumption Puzzle? Evidence Using Subjective Retirement Expectations," The Review of Economics and Statistics, MIT Press, vol. 89(2), pages 247-264, May.
- Beth Osborne & Melvin Stephens, 2004. "The Relationship between Food Assistance, the Value of Food Acquired, and Household Food security," Working Papers 0408, Harris School of Public Policy Studies, University of Chicago.
- Melvin Stephens Jr., 2003.
"The Consumption Response to Predictable Changes in Discretionary Income: Evidence from the Repayment of Vehicle Loans,"
NBER Working Papers
9976, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Melvin Stephens, 2008. "The Consumption Response to Predictable Changes in Discretionary Income: Evidence from the Repayment of Vehicle Loans," The Review of Economics and Statistics, MIT Press, vol. 90(2), pages 241-252, May.
- Melvin Stephens, Jr., 2003.
"Job Loss Expectations, Realizations, and Household Consumption Behavior,"
NBER Working Papers
9508, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Melvin Stephens, 2004. "Job Loss Expectations, Realizations, and Household Consumption Behavior," The Review of Economics and Statistics, MIT Press, vol. 86(1), pages 253-269, February.
- Kerwin Kofi Charles & Melvin Stephens Jr., 2002.
"Abortion Legalization and Adolescent Substance Use,"
NBER Working Papers
9193, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Charles, Kerwin Kofi & Stephens, Melvin, Jr, 2006. "Abortion Legalization and Adolescent Substance Use," Journal of Law and Economics, University of Chicago Press, vol. 49(2), pages 481-505, October.
- Melvin Stephens Jr., 2002. "Paycheck Receipt and the Timing of Consumption," NBER Working Papers 9356, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Melvin Stephens Jr., 2002.
"'3rd of tha Month': Do Social Security Recipients Smooth Consumption Between Checks?,"
NBER Working Papers
9135, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Melvin Stephens Jr., 2003. ""3rd of tha Month": Do Social Security Recipients Smooth Consumption Between Checks?," American Economic Review, American Economic Association, vol. 93(1), pages 406-422, March.
- Melvin Stephens Jr., 2001.
"Worker Displacement and the Added Worker Effect,"
NBER Working Papers
8260, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Melvin Stephens, 2002. "Worker Displacement and the Added Worker Effect," Journal of Labor Economics, University of Chicago Press, vol. 20(3), pages 504-537, July.
- Melvin Stephens Jr. & Jennifer Ward-Batts, 2001.
"The Impact of Separate Taxation on the Intra-Household Allocation of Assets: Evidence from the UK,"
NBER Working Papers
8380, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Stephens, Melvin Jr & Ward-Batts, Jennifer, 2004. "The impact of separate taxation on the intra-household allocation of assets: evidence from the UK," Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier, vol. 88(9-10), pages 1989-2007, August.
- Kerwin Kofi Charles & Melvin Stephens Jr., 2001.
"Job Displacement, Disability, and Divorce,"
NBER Working Papers
8578, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Kerwin Kofi Charles & Melvin Stephens, 2004. "Job Displacement, Disability, and Divorce," Journal of Labor Economics, University of Chicago Press, vol. 22(2), pages 489-522, April.
Articles
- Clay, Karen & Lingwall, Jeff & Jr, Melvin Stephens, 2021. "Laws, educational outcomes, and returns to schooling evidence from the first wave of U.S. state compulsory attendance laws," Labour Economics, Elsevier, vol. 68(C).
- Melvin Stephens & Takashi Unayama, 2019.
"Estimating the Impacts of Program Benefits: Using Instrumental Variables with Underreported and Imputed Data,"
The Review of Economics and Statistics, MIT Press, vol. 101(3), pages 468-475, July.
- Melvin Stephens, Jr. & Takashi Unayama, 2015. "Estimating the Impacts of Program Benefits: Using Instrumental Variables with Underreported and Imputed Data," NBER Working Papers 21248, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Kerwin Kofi Charles & Yiming Li & Melvin Stephens, 2018. "Disability Benefit Take-Up and Local Labor Market Conditions," The Review of Economics and Statistics, MIT Press, vol. 100(3), pages 416-423, July.
- Melvin Stephens Jr & Takashi Unayama, 2015.
"Child Benefit Payments and Household Wealth Accumulation,"
The Japanese Economic Review, Japanese Economic Association, vol. 66(4), pages 447-465, December.
- Melvin Stephens Jr. & Takashi Unayama, 2014. "Child Benefit Payments and Household Wealth Accumulation," Discussion papers ron265, Policy Research Institute, Ministry of Finance Japan.
- Melvin Stephens Jr. & Dou-Yan Yang, 2014.
"Compulsory Education and the Benefits of Schooling,"
American Economic Review, American Economic Association, vol. 104(6), pages 1777-1792, June.
- Melvin Stephens, Jr. & Dou-Yan Yang, 2013. "Compulsory Education and the Benefits of Schooling," NBER Working Papers 19369, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Kerwin Kofi Charles & Melvin Stephens Jr., 2013.
"Employment, Wages, and Voter Turnout,"
American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, American Economic Association, vol. 5(4), pages 111-143, October.
- Kerwin Kofi Charles & Melvin Stephens Jr., 2011. "Employment, Wages and Voter Turnout," NBER Working Papers 17270, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Krupka, Erin L. & Stephens, Melvin, 2013. "The stability of measured time preferences," Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier, vol. 85(C), pages 11-19.
- Cook, Andrew & Gaynor, Martin & Stephens Jr, Melvin & Taylor, Lowell, 2012.
"The effect of a hospital nurse staffing mandate on patient health outcomes: Evidence from California's minimum staffing regulation,"
Journal of Health Economics, Elsevier, vol. 31(2), pages 340-348.
- Andrew Cook & Martin Gaynor & Melvin Stephens, Jr. & Lowell Taylor, 2012. "The Effect of a Hospital Nurse Staffing Mandate on Patient Health Outcomes: Evidence from California’s Minimum Staffing Regulation," The Centre for Market and Public Organisation 12/283, The Centre for Market and Public Organisation, University of Bristol, UK.
- Stephens, Melvin & Unayama, Takashi, 2012. "The impact of retirement on household consumption in Japan," Journal of the Japanese and International Economies, Elsevier, vol. 26(1), pages 62-83.
- Melvin Stephens & Takashi Unayama, 2011.
"The Consumption Response to Seasonal Income: Evidence from Japanese Public Pension Benefits,"
American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, American Economic Association, vol. 3(4), pages 86-118, October.
- Melvin Stephens, Jr. & Takashi Unayama, 2010. "The Consumption Response to Seasonal Income: Evidence from Japanese Public Pension Benefits," NBER Working Papers 16342, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Kerwin Kofi Charles & Erik Hurst & Melvin Stephens, 2008. "Rates for Vehicle Loans: Race and Loan Source," American Economic Review, American Economic Association, vol. 98(2), pages 315-320, May.
- Melvin Stephens, 2008.
"The Consumption Response to Predictable Changes in Discretionary Income: Evidence from the Repayment of Vehicle Loans,"
The Review of Economics and Statistics, MIT Press, vol. 90(2), pages 241-252, May.
- Melvin Stephens Jr., 2003. "The Consumption Response to Predictable Changes in Discretionary Income: Evidence from the Repayment of Vehicle Loans," NBER Working Papers 9976, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Stephens Melvin, 2007. "Are There Treatment Duration Differences in the Seattle and Denver Income Maintenance Experiments?," The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy, De Gruyter, vol. 7(1), pages 1-43, November.
- Steven J. Haider & Melvin Stephens, 2007.
"Is There a Retirement-Consumption Puzzle? Evidence Using Subjective Retirement Expectations,"
The Review of Economics and Statistics, MIT Press, vol. 89(2), pages 247-264, May.
- Steven Haider & Melvin Stephens Jr., 2004. "Is There a Retirement-Consumption Puzzle? Evidence Using Subjective Retirement Expectations," NBER Working Papers 10257, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Stephens Melvin, 2006. "Paycheque Receipt and the Timing of Consumption," Economic Journal, Royal Economic Society, vol. 116(513), pages 680-701, July.
- Charles, Kerwin Kofi & Stephens, Melvin, Jr, 2006.
"Abortion Legalization and Adolescent Substance Use,"
Journal of Law and Economics, University of Chicago Press, vol. 49(2), pages 481-505, October.
- Kerwin Kofi Charles & Melvin Stephens Jr., 2002. "Abortion Legalization and Adolescent Substance Use," NBER Working Papers 9193, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Melvin Stephens, 2004.
"Job Loss Expectations, Realizations, and Household Consumption Behavior,"
The Review of Economics and Statistics, MIT Press, vol. 86(1), pages 253-269, February.
- Melvin Stephens, Jr., 2003. "Job Loss Expectations, Realizations, and Household Consumption Behavior," NBER Working Papers 9508, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Stephens, Melvin Jr & Ward-Batts, Jennifer, 2004.
"The impact of separate taxation on the intra-household allocation of assets: evidence from the UK,"
Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier, vol. 88(9-10), pages 1989-2007, August.
- Melvin Stephens Jr. & Jennifer Ward-Batts, 2001. "The Impact of Separate Taxation on the Intra-Household Allocation of Assets: Evidence from the UK," NBER Working Papers 8380, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Kerwin Kofi Charles & Melvin Stephens, 2004.
"Job Displacement, Disability, and Divorce,"
Journal of Labor Economics, University of Chicago Press, vol. 22(2), pages 489-522, April.
- Kerwin Kofi Charles & Melvin Stephens Jr., 2001. "Job Displacement, Disability, and Divorce," NBER Working Papers 8578, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Melvin Stephens Jr., 2003.
""3rd of tha Month": Do Social Security Recipients Smooth Consumption Between Checks?,"
American Economic Review, American Economic Association, vol. 93(1), pages 406-422, March.
- Melvin Stephens Jr., 2002. "'3rd of tha Month': Do Social Security Recipients Smooth Consumption Between Checks?," NBER Working Papers 9135, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Melvin Stephens, 2002.
"Worker Displacement and the Added Worker Effect,"
Journal of Labor Economics, University of Chicago Press, vol. 20(3), pages 504-537, July.
- Melvin Stephens Jr., 2001. "Worker Displacement and the Added Worker Effect," NBER Working Papers 8260, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Melvin Stephens, 2001. "The Long-Run Consumption Effects Of Earnings Shocks," The Review of Economics and Statistics, MIT Press, vol. 83(1), pages 28-36, February.
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NEP is an announcement service for new working papers, with a weekly report in each of many fields. This author has had 15 papers announced in NEP. These are the fields, ordered by number of announcements, along with their dates. If the author is listed in the directory of specialists for this field, a link is also provided.- NEP-LAB: Labour Economics (5) 2001-05-02 2001-11-05 2004-02-01 2011-08-15 2013-09-28. Author is listed
- NEP-LMA: Labor Markets - Supply, Demand, and Wages (5) 2013-09-28 2016-12-04 2018-02-26 2018-06-25 2019-11-04. Author is listed
- NEP-MAC: Macroeconomics (4) 2004-02-01 2006-08-12 2015-06-13 2018-06-25
- NEP-HEA: Health Economics (3) 2001-11-05 2018-02-26 2019-11-04
- NEP-EDU: Education (2) 2013-09-28 2016-12-04
- NEP-HIS: Business, Economic and Financial History (2) 2012-10-27 2016-12-04
- NEP-PUB: Public Finance (2) 2001-07-17 2015-09-18
- NEP-URE: Urban and Real Estate Economics (2) 2012-10-27 2013-09-28
- NEP-AGE: Economics of Ageing (1) 2018-06-25
- NEP-AGR: Agricultural Economics (1) 2018-06-25
- NEP-BEC: Business Economics (1) 2006-08-12
- NEP-CBA: Central Banking (1) 2006-08-12
- NEP-CDM: Collective Decision-Making (1) 2011-08-15
- NEP-CFN: Corporate Finance (1) 2001-11-05
- NEP-DCM: Discrete Choice Models (1) 2001-11-05
- NEP-DEM: Demographic Economics (1) 2013-09-28
- NEP-DGE: Dynamic General Equilibrium (1) 2004-02-01
- NEP-ECM: Econometrics (1) 2020-09-28
- NEP-EXP: Experimental Economics (1) 2018-02-26
- NEP-MIC: Microeconomics (1) 2004-02-01
- NEP-POL: Positive Political Economics (1) 2011-08-15
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