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Orley Ashenfelter

 
 

My research encompasses a wide range of interests, from labor economics to law and economics. I have explored the impact of schooling on earnings, measured cross-national differences in wage rates, and incorporated the use of natural experiments and random assignment trials for the evaluation of training programs and retirement.

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Publications

Statistics and Econometrics (with Levine and Zimmerman)

Every major econometric method is illustrated, using real life examples applied to real data. Explores subjects such as sample design, which are critical to practical application econometrics. Other topics include: Basic Probability, Random Variables and Probability Distributions, Multivariate Distributions, Inference in Simple Linear Regression, Multiple Regression, Dummy Dependent Variable, Analysis of Time Series Data, and Panel Data Models.
Handbook of Labor Economics

This book presents a systematic and empirical analysis of labor economics consistent with a systematic and parsimonious theoretical understanding of the diverse phenomenon that make up the labor market (three volume set).