Selected Bibliography for Robert H. Topel

Isidore Brown and Gladys J. Brown Distinguished Service Professor

Published Works

"Agency, Activism, and the Expansion of the Regulatory State." Robert Topel; Research in Labor Economics, 2023, 50, pp. 255-83.

"Contractual Discounts and Competition: Interpreting Unilateral Conduct under Section 2 of the Sherman Act." Robert H. Topel; International Journal of the Economics of Business, 2018, 25(1), pp. 131-46.

"Calibrating the Social Value of Prospective New Goods: The Case of Hydrogen Fuel Cell Electric Vehicles." Robert H. Topel; AIP Conference Proceedings, 2018, 1924(1), pp. 020010.

"Health Economics: A Selective Historical Review for the 125th Anniversary of the Journal of Political Economy." Robert H. Topel; Journal of Political Economy, 2017, 125(6), pp. 1868-78.

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

Distributional Aspects of Energy and Climate Policies Mark A. Cohen, Don Fullerton and Robert H. Topel; Cheltenham: Edward Elgar, 2013.

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

"Job Mobility, Search, and Earnings Growth: A Reinterpretation of Human Capital Earnings Functions." Robert Topel; Research in Labor Economics, 2012, 35, pp. 401-35.

"On the Economics of Climate Policy." G. S. Becker, K. M. Murphy and R. H. Topel; B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis and Policy, 2011, 10(2).

"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.

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

"The Social Value of Education and Human Capital," Fabian Lange and Robert Topel, in Handbook of the Economics of Education. E. Hanushek and F. Welch, Elsevier, 2006, pp. 459-509.

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

"Comment on 'Where Did the Productivity Growth Go? Inflation Dynamics and the Distribution of Income'." Robert Topel; Brookings Papers on Economic Activity, 2005, 2005(2), pp. 135-44.

"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.

"Work, Wages, and Welfare: Comment," Robert Topel, in The New World of Welfare. R. M. Blank and R. Haskins, Washington, D.C.: Brookings Institution Press, 2001, pp. 97-100.

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

"Labor Markets and Economic Growth," Robert Topel, in Handbook of Labor Economics. O. Ashenfelter and D. Card, Amsterdam; New York and Oxford: Elsevier Science North-Holland, 1999, pp. 2943-84.

"Why Is the U S Unemployment Rate So Much Lower? Comment." Robert Topel; NBER Macroeconomics Annual, 1999, 13, pp. 67-72.

Labor Statistics Measurement Issues John C. Haltiwanger, Marilyn Manser and Robert H. Topel; Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1998.

"Analytical Needs and Empirical Knowledge in Labor Economics," Robert Topel, in Labor Statistics Measurement Issues. J. Haltiwanger, M. E. Manser and R. Topel, Chicago and London: University of Chicago Press, 1998, pp. 51-70.

The Welfare State in Transition: Reforming the Swedish Model Richard B. Freeman, Robert H. Topel and Birgitta Swedenborg; Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1997.

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

"The Welfare State in Transition: Introduction," Richard B. Freeman, Robert Topel and Birgitta Swedenborg, in The Welfare State in Transition: Reforming the Swedish Model. R. B. Freeman, R. Topel and B. Swedenborg, Chicago and London: University of Chicago Press, 1997, pp. 1-32.

"Wage Policy and Restructuring: The Swedish Labor Market since 1960," Per-Anders Edin and Robert Topel, in The Welfare State in Transition: Reforming the Swedish Model. R. B. Freeman, R. Topel and B. Swedenborg, Chicago and London: University of Chicago Press, 1997, pp. 155-201.

"Factor Proportions and Relative Wages: The Supply-Side Determinants of Wage Inequality." Robert H. Topel; Journal of Economic Perspectives, 1997, 11(2), pp. 55-74.

"Economic Impact of International Migration and the Economic Performance of Migrants," Robert J. LaLonde and Robert H. Topel, in Handbook of Population and Family Economics. M. R. Rosenzweig and O. Stark, Amsterdam; New York and Oxford: Elsevier Science North-Holland, 1997, pp. 799-850.

"Favoritism in Organizations." Canice Prendergast and Robert H. Topel; Journal of Political Economy, 1996, 104(5), pp. 958-78.

"Labor Markets and Economic Growth: Lessons from Korea's Industrialization, 1970-1990," Dae-Il Kim and Robert H. Topel, in Differences and Changes in Wage Structures. R. B. Freeman and L. F. Katz, Chicago and London: University of Chicago Press, 1995, pp. 227-64.

"Why the Natural Rate of Unemployment Has Risen." Robert H. Topel; Jobs & capital, 1994, 3, pp. p. 18-21.

"Wage Inequality and Regional Labour Market Performance in the US," Robert H. Topel, in Labour Market and Economic Performance: Europe, Japan and the USA. T. Tachibanaki, New York: St. Martin's Press; London: Macmillan Press, 1994, pp. 93-127.

"Regional Labor Markets and the Determinants of Wage Inequality." Robert H. Topel; American Economic Review, 1994, 84(2), pp. 17-22.

"What Have We Learned from Empirical Studies of Unemployment and Turnover?" Robert Topel; American Economic Review, 1993, 83(2), pp. 110-15.

"Discretion and Bias in Performance Evaluation." Canice Prendergast and Robert Topel; European Economic Review, 1993, 37(2-3), pp. 355.

"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.

"Unemployment and Insurance," Robert H. Topel, in Social Insurance Issues for the Nineties: Proceedings of the Third Conference of the National Academy of Social Insurance. P. N. Van de Water, Dubuque, Iowa: Kendall/Hunt, 1992, pp. 135-56.

"Job Mobility and the Careers of Young Men." Robert H. Topel and Michael P. Ward; Quarterly Journal of Economics, 1992, 107(2), pp. 439-79.

"The Assimilation of Immigrants in the U S Labor Market," Robert J. LaLonde and Robert H. Topel, in Immigration and the Work Force: Economic Consequences for the United States and Source Areas. G. J. Borjas and R. B. Freeman, Chicago and London: University of Chicago Press, 1992, pp. 67-92.

"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.

"Specific Capital, Mobility, and Wages: Wages Rise with Job Seniority." Robert Topel; Journal of Political Economy, 1991, 99(1), pp. 145-76.

"Employment Risk, Diversification, and Unemployment." George R. Neumann and Robert H. Topel; Quarterly Journal of Economics, 1991, 106(4), pp. 1341-65.

"Labor Market Adjustments to Increased Immigration," Robert J. LaLonde and Robert H. Topel, in Immigration, Trade, and the Labor Market. J. M. Abowd and R. B. Freeman, Chicago and London: University of Chicago Press, 1991, pp. 167-99.

"Immigrants in the American Labor Market: Quality, Assimilation, and Distributional Effects." Robert J. LaLonde and Robert H. Topel; American Economic Review, 1991, 81(2), pp. 297-302.

"Wage Dispersion between and within U.S. Manufacturing Plants, 1963-86." Steve J. Davis, John Haltiwanger, Lawrence F. Katz and Robert Topel; Brookings Papers on Economic Activity. Microeconomics, 1991, 1991, pp. 115-200.

"Financing Unemployment Insurance: History, Incentives, and Reform," Robert Topel, in Unemployment Insurance : The Second Half-Century. W. L. Hansen, J. F. Byers and J. L. Thal, Madison: University of Wisconsin Press, 1990, pp. 108-35.

"Specific Capital and Unemployment: Measuring the Costs and Consequences of Job Loss." Robert Topel; Carnegie-Rochester Conference Series on Public Policy, 1990, 33, pp. 181-214.

"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.

"Industry Rents: Evidence and Implications." Lawrence F. Katz, Lawrence H. Summers, Robert E. Hall, Charles L. Schultze and Robert H. Topel; Brookings Papers on Economic Activity. Microeconomics, 1989, 1989, pp. 209-90.

"Review of 'Handbook of Labor Economics'." Robert H. Topel; Journal of Economic Literature, 1988, 26( 4), pp. 1790.

"Sectoral Uncertainty and Unemployment," Robert H. Topel and Laurence Weiss, in Employment, Unemployment and Labor Utilization. R. A. Hart, Winchester, Mass. and London: Allen and Unwin, 1988, pp. 344-63.

"Some Recent Developments in Labor Economics and Their Implications for Macroeconomics: Comment." Robert H. Topel; Journal of Money, Credit and Banking, 1988, 20(3), pp. 523-26.

"Housing Investment in the United States." Robert Topel and Sherwin Rosen; Journal of Political Economy, 1988, 96(4), pp. 718-40.

"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.

"Job Mobility, Search, and Earnings Growth: A Reinterpretation of Human Capital Earnings Functions," Robert Topel, in Research in Labor Economics. R. G. Ehrenberg, A Research Annual Greenwich, Conn., and London: JAI Press, 1986, pp. 199-233.

"Local Labor Markets." Robert H. Topel; Journal of Political Economy, 1986, 94(3), pp. S111-S43.

"Efficient Labor Contracts with Employment Risk." Robert H. Topel and Finis Welch; The Rand Journal of Economics, 1986, 17(4).

"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.

"Experience Rating of Unemployment Insurance and the Incidence of Unemployment." Robert H. Topel; Journal of Law and Economics, 1984, 27(1), pp. 61-90.

"Equilibrium Earnings, Turnover, and Unemployment: New Evidence." Robert H. Topel; Journal of Labor Economics, 1984, 2(4), pp. 500-22.

"On Layoffs and Unemployment Insurance." Robert H. Topel; American Economic Review, 1983, 73(4), pp. 541-59.

"Review of 'Employment Hazards'." Robert H. Topel; Journal of Economic Literature, 1982, 20( 1), pp. 133.

"Inventories, Layoffs, and the Short-Run Demand for Labor." Robert H. Topel; American Economic Review, 1982, 72(4), pp. 769-87.

Layoffs, Inventories, and the Demand for Labor; Robert Topel; Ph.D Dissertation, University of California, Los Angeles, 1980.

"Unemployment Insurance: Survey and Extensions." Robert Topel and Finis Welch; Economica, 1980, 47(187), pp. 351-79.