Selected Bibliography for Kevin M. Murphy

George J. Stigler Distinguished Service Professor of Economics

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Published Works  

"Gary Becker Remembered." James J. Heckman, Edward P. Lazear and Kevin M. Murphy; Journal of Political Economy, 2018, 126(S1), pp. S1-S6.

"A Theory of Intergenerational Mobility." Gary S. Becker, Scott Duke Kominers, Kevin M. Murphy and Jörg L. Spenkuch; Journal of Political Economy, 2018, 126(S1), pp. S7-S25.

"The Manipulation of Children’s Preferences, Old-Age Support, and Investment in Children’s Human Capital." Gary S. Becker, Kevin M. Murphy and Jörg L. Spenkuch; Journal of Labor Economics, 2016, 34(S2), pp. S3-S30.

"Human Capital Investment, Inequality, and Economic Growth." Kevin M. Murphy and Robert H. Topel; Journal of Labor Economics, 2016, 34(S2), pp. S99-S127.

"Black and White Fertility, Differential Baby Booms: The Value of Equal Education Opportunity." Robert Tamura, Curtis Simon and Kevin M. Murphy; Journal of Demographic Economics, 2016, 82(1), pp. 27-109.

"Gary Becker as Teacher." Kevin M. Murphy; American Economic Review, 2015, 105(5), pp. 71-73.

"Measuring Crack Cocaine and Its Impact." Roland G. Fryer, Paul S. Heaton, Steven D. Levitt and Kevin M. Murphy; Economic Inquiry, 2013, 51(3), pp. 1651-81.

Gary S. Becker and Kevin M. Murphy. "Have We Lost the War on Drugs? After More Than Four Decades of a Failed Experiment, the Human Cost Has Become Too High. It Is Time to Consider the Decriminalization of Drug Use and the Drug Market." Wall Street Journal, Jan 5, 2013, C.1.

"Some Basic Economics of National Security." Kevin M. Murphy and Robert H. Topel; American Economic Review, 2013, 103(3), pp. 508-11.

"How Exclusivity Is Used to Intensify Competition for Distribution -- Reply to Zenger." Benjamin Klein and Kevin M. Murphy; Antitrust Law Journal, 2011, 77(2), pp. 691-99.

"Explaining the Worldwide Boom in Higher Education of Women." Gary S. Becker, William H. J. Hubbard and Kevin M. Murphy; Journal of Human Capital, 2010, 4(3), pp. 203-41.

"The Market for College Graduates and the Worldwide Boom in Higher Education of Women." Gary S. Becker, William H. J. Hubbard and Kevin M. Murphy; American Economic Review, 2010, 100(2), pp. 229-33.

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

"Fertility Decline, Baby Boom, and Economic Growth." Kevin M. Murphy, Curtis Simon and Robert Tamura; Journal of Human Capital, 2008, 2(3), pp. 262-302.

"Exclusive Dealing Intensifies Competition for Distribution." Benjamin Klein and Kevin M. Murphy; Antitrust Law Journal, 2008, 75(2), pp. 433-66.

"The Upside of Income Inequality." Gary S. Becker and Kevin M. Murphy; American: A Magazine of Ideas, 2007, 1(4), pp. 20-23.

"Social Value and the Speed of Innovation." Kevin M. Murphy and Robert H. Topel; American Economic Review, 2007, 97(2), pp. 433-37.

"Competition in Two-Sided Markets: The Antitrust Economics of Payment Card Interchange Fees." Benjamin Klein, Andres V. Lerner, Kevin M. Murphy and Lacey L. Plache; Antitrust Law Journal, 2006, 73(3), pp. 571-626.

"The Value of Health and Longevity." Kevin M. Murphy and Robert H. Topel; Journal of Political Economy, 2006, 114(5), pp. 871.

"The Market for Illegal Goods: The Case of Drugs." Gary S. Becker, Kevin M. Murphy and Michael Grossman; Journal of Political Economy, 2006, 114(1), pp. 38-60.

"Persuasion in Politics." Kevin M. Murphy and Andrei Shleifer; American Economic Review, 2004, 94(2), pp. 435.

"Entrepreneurial Ability and Market Selection in an Infant Industry: Evidence from the Japanese Cotton Spinning Industry." Atsushi Ohyama, Serguey Braguinsky and Kevin M. Murphy; Review of Economic Dynamics, 2004, 7(2), pp. 354-81.

"School Performance and the Youth Labor Market." Kevin M. Murphy and Sam Peltzman; Journal of Labor Economics, 2004, 22( 2), pp. 299.

"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.

Measuring the Gains from Medical Research: An Economic Approach Kevin M. Murphy and Robert H. Topel; Chicago and London: University of Chicago Press, 2003.

"Current Unemployment, Historically Contemplated." Chinhui Juhn, Kevin M. Murphy and Robert H. Topel; Brookings Papers on Economic Activity, 2002, (1), pp. 79-116.

"The Economics of Copyright "Fair Use" in a Networked World." Benjamin Klein, Andres V. Lerner and Kevin M. Murphy; American Economic Review, 2002, 92(2), pp. 205-08.

Gary S. Becker and Kevin M. Murphy. "Prosperity Will Rise out of the Ashes." Wall Street Journal, Oct 29, 2001, A22.

"Wage Differentials in the 1990s: Is the Glass Half-Full or Half-Empty?," Kevin M. Murphy and Finis Welch, in The Causes and Consequences of Increasing Inequality. F. Welch, Chicago and London: University of Chicago Press, 2001, pp. 341-64.

"Industrial Change and the Demand for Skill," Kevin M. Murphy and Finis Welch, in The Causes and Consequences of Increasing Inequality. F. Welch, Chicago and London: University of Chicago Press, 2001, pp. 263-84.

Social Economics : Market Behavior in a Social Environment Gary S. Becker and Kevin M. Murphy; Cambridge, Mass.: Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2000.

"A Competitive Perspective on Internet Explorer." Steven J. Davis and Kevin M. Murphy; American Economic Review, 2000, 90(2), pp. 184-87.

"Population and Economic Growth." Gary S. Becker, Edward L. Glaeser and Kevin M. Murphy; American Economic Review, 1999, 89(2), pp. 145-49.

"Comment: Asking the Right Questions in the Medicare Reform Debate," Kevin M. Murphy, in Medicare Reform: Issues and Answers. A. J. Rettenmaier and T. R. Saving, Chicago and London: University of Chicago Press, 1999, pp. 175-81.

The Economic Value of Medical Research Kevin M. Murphy and Robert H. Topel; Lasker Foundation, 1999.

"Perspectives on the Social Security Crisis and Proposed Solutions." Kevin M. Murphy and Finis Welch; American Economic Review, 1998, 88(2), pp. 142-50.

"Wages, Skills, and Technology in the United States and Canada," Kevin M. Murphy, W. Craig Riddell and Paul M. Romer, in General Purpose Technologies and Economic Growth. E. Helpman, Cambridge and London: MIT Press, 1998, pp. 283-309.

"The Application of Daubert or Frye Analysis to Expert Testimoney in the "Soft Sciences"." Kevin M. Murphy and Matthew J. Cuccias; Federation of Insurance & Corporate Counsel Quarterly, 1997, 47(3), pp. 331.

"Wage Inequality and Family Labor Supply." Chinhui Juhn and Kevin M. Murphy; Journal of Labor Economics, 1997, 15(1), pp. 72-97.

"Vertical Integration as a Self-Enforcing Contractual Arrangement." Benjamin Klein and Kevin M. Murphy; American Economic Review, 1997, 87(2), pp. 415-20.

"Quality and Trade." Kevin M. Murphy and Andrei Shleifer; Journal of Development Economics, 1997, 53(1), pp. 1-15.

"Unemployment and Nonemployment." Kevin M. Murphy and Robert Topel; American Economic Review, 1997, 87(2), pp. 295-300.

"Social Status, Education, and Growth." Chaim Fershtman, Kevin M. Murphy and Yoram Weiss; Journal of Political Economy, 1996, 104(1), pp. 108-32.

"Employment and the 1990-1991 Minimum-Wage Hike." Donald Deere, Kevin M. Murphy and Finis Welch; American Economic Review, 1995, 85(2), pp. 232-37.

"Sense and Nonsense on the Minimum Wage." Donald Riche Deere, Kevin M. Murphy and Finis Welch; Regulation, 1995, 18(1), pp. 47-56.

"Inequality in Labor Market Outcomes: Contrasting the 1980s and Earlier Decades." Chinhui Juhn and Kevin M. Murphy; Federal Reserve Bank of New York Economic Policy Review, 1995, 1(1), pp. 26-32.

"Cattle Cycles." Sherwin Rosen, Kevin M. Murphy and Jose A. Scheinkman; Journal of Political Economy, 1994, 102(3), pp. 468-92.

"An Empirical Analysis of Cigarette Addiction." Gary S. Becker, Michael Grossman and Kevin M. Murphy; American Economic Review, 1994, 84(3), pp. 396-418.

"Relative Wages and Skill Demand, 1940-1990," Chinhui Juhn and Kevin M. Murphy, in Labor Markets, Employment Policy, and Job Creation. L. C. Solmon and A. R. Levenson, Milkin Institute Series in Economics and Education. Boulder and London: Westview Press, 1994, pp. 343-60.

"Occupational Change and the Demand for Skill, 1940-1990." Kevin M. Murphy and Finis Welch; American Economic Review, 1993, 83(2), pp. 122-26.

"Inequality and Relative Wages." Kevin M. Murphy and Finis Welch; American Economic Review, 1993, 83(2), pp. 104-09.

"Wage Inequality and the Rise in Returns to Skill." Chinhui Juhn, Kevin M. Murphy and Brooks Pierce; Journal of Political Economy, 1993, 101(3), pp. 410-42.

"A Simple Theory of Advertising as a Good or Bad." Gary S. Becker and Kevin M. Murphy; Quarterly Journal of Economics, 1993, 108(4), pp. 941-64.

"Industrial Change and the Rising Importance of Skill," Kevin M. Murphy and Finis Welch, in Uneven Tides: Rising Inequality in America. S. Danziger and P. Gottschalk, New York: Russell Sage Foundation, 1993, pp. 101-32.

"Why Is Rent-Seeking So Costly to Growth?" Kevin M. Murphy, Andrei Shleifer and Robert W. Vishny; American Economic Review, 1993, 83(2), pp. 409-14.

"The Structure of Wages." Kevin M. Murphy and Finis Welch; Quarterly Journal of Economics, 1992, 107(1), pp. 285-326.

"Changes in Relative Wages, 1963-1987: Supply and Demand Factors." Lawrence F. Katz and Kevin M. Murphy; Quarterly Journal of Economics, 1992, 107(1), pp. 35-78.

"The Division of Labor, Coordination Costs, and Knowledge." Gary S. Becker and Kevin M. Murphy; Quarterly Journal of Economics, 1992, 107(4), pp. 1137-60.

"Wages of College Graduates," Kevin M. Murphy and Finis Welch, in The Economics of American Higher Education. W. E. Becker and D. R. Lewis, Norwell, Mass. and Dordrecht: Kluwer Academic, 1992, pp. 121-40.

"The Transition to a Market Economy: Pitfalls of Partial Reform." Kevin M. Murphy, Andrei Shleifer and Robert W. Vishny; Quarterly Journal of Economics, 1992, 107(3), pp. 889-906.

"Rational Addiction and the Effect of Price on Consumption." Gary S. Becker, Michael Grossman and Kevin M. Murphy; American Economic Review, 1991, 81(2), pp. 237-41.

"The Role of International Trade in Wage Differentials," Kevin M. Murphy and Finis Welch, in Workers and Their Wages: Changing Patterns in the United States. M. H. Kosters, AEI Studies, no. 520 Washington, D.C.: AEI Press, 1991, pp. 39-69.

"Accounting for the Slowdown in Black-White Wage Convergence," Chinhui Juhn, Kevin M. Murphy and Brooks Pierce, in Workers and Their Wages: Changing Patterns in the United States. M. H. Kosters, AEI Studies, no. 520 Washington, D.C.: AEI Press, 1991, pp. 107-43.

"The Allocation of Talent: Implications for Growth." Kevin M. Murphy, Andrei Shleifer and Robert W. Vishny; Quarterly Journal of Economics, 1991, 106(2), pp. 503-30.

"Why Has the Natural Rate of Unemployment Increased over Time?" Chinhui Juhn, Kevin M. Murphy, Robert H. Topel, Janet L. Yellen and Martin Neil Baily; Brookings Papers on Economic Activity, 1991, 1991(2), pp. 75-142.

"Empirical Age-Earnings Profiles." Kevin M. Murphy and Finis Welch; Journal of Labor Economics, 1990, 8(2), pp. 202-29.

"Human Capital, Fertility, and Economic Growth." Gary S. Becker, Kevin M. Murphy and Robert Tamura; Journal of Political Economy, 1990, 98(5), pp. S12-S37.

"The Cyclical Behavior of the Gross Flows of U S Workers: Comments." Kevin M. Murphy; Brookings Papers on Economic Activity, 1990, (2), pp. 148-52.

"Efficiency Wages Reconsidered: Theory and Evidence," Kevin M. Murphy and Robert H. Topel, in Advances in the Theory and Measurement of Unemployment. Y. Weiss and G. Fishelson, New York: St. Martin's Press, 1990, pp. 204-40.

"Building Blocks of Market Clearing Business Cycle Models." Kevin M. Murphy, Andrei Shleifer and Robert W. Vishny; NBER Macroeconomics Annual, 1989, pp. 247-87.

"Industrialization and the Big Push." Kevin M. Murphy, Andrei Shleifer and Robert W. Vishny; Journal of Political Economy, 1989, 97(5), pp. 1003-26.

"Income Distribution, Market Size, and Industrialization." Kevin M. Murphy, Andrei Shleifer and Robert W. Vishny; Quarterly Journal of Economics, 1989, 104(3), pp. 537-64.

"The Family and the State." Gary S. Becker and Kevin M. Murphy; Journal of Law and Economics, 1988, 31(1), pp. 1-18.

"A Theory of Rational Addiction." Gary S. Becker and Kevin M. Murphy; Journal of Political Economy, 1988, 96(4), pp. 675-700.

"Vertical Restraints as Contract Enforcement Mechanisms." Benjamin Klein and Kevin M. Murphy; Journal of Law and Economics, 1988, 31(2), pp. 265-97.

"Cohort Size and Earnings in the USA," Kevin M. Murphy, Mark Plant and Finis R. Welch, in Economics of Changing Age Distributions in Developed Countries. R. D. Lee, W. B. Arthur and G. Rodgers, New York: Oxford University Press, 1988, pp. 39-58.

"Unemployment, Risk, and Earnings: Testing for Equalizing Wage Differences in the Labor Market," Kevin M. Murphy and Robert H. Topel, in Unemployment and the Structure of Labor Markets. K. Lang, New York and Oxford: Blackwell, 1987, pp. 103-40.

"The Evolution of Unemployment in the United States: 1968-1985." Kevin M. Murphy and Robert H. Topel; NBER Macroeconomics Annual, 1987, 2, pp. 11-58.

Specialization and Human Capital; Kevin M. Murphy; Ph.D Dissertation, University of Chicago, 1986.

"Estimation and Inference in Two-Step Econometric Models." Kevin M. Murphy and Robert H. Topel; Journal of Business and Economic Statistics, 1985, 3(4), pp. 370-79.

"Governmental Regulation of Cigarette Health Information." Lynne Schneider, Benjamin Klein and Kevin M. Murphy; Journal of Law and Economics, 1981, 24(3), pp. 575-612.