Author Page for Katharine G. Abraham

Statistics Under the Spotlight: Improving the Consumer Price Index

Number of pages: 26 Posted: 04 Mar 1997

William A. Barnett, Katharine G. Abraham, Robert J. Gordon, Jack E. Triplett, David W. Wilcox and Kirk M. Wolter

University of Kansas - Department of Economics, University of Maryland - Joint Program in Survey Methodology and Department of Economics, Northwestern University - Department of Economics, The Brookings Institute, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and University of Chicago - National Opinion Research Center (NORC)

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The Consequences of Long Term Unemployment: Evidence from Matched Employer-Employee Data

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The Consequences of Long Term Unemployment: Evidence from Matched Employer-Employee Data

US Census Bureau Center for Economic Studies Paper No. CES-WP-16-40

Number of pages: 40 Posted: 20 Sep 2016

Katharine G. Abraham, Kristin Sandusky, John Haltiwanger and James Spletzer

University of Maryland - Joint Program in Survey Methodology and Department of Economics, Government of the United States of America - Bureau of the Census, University of Maryland - Department of Economics and U.S. Census Bureau - Center for Economic Studies

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The Consequences of Long-Term Unemployment: Evidence from Linked Survey and Administrative Data

NBER Working Paper No. w22665

Number of pages: 48 Posted: 26 Sep 2016 Last Revised: 07 Jun 2023

Katharine G. Abraham, John Haltiwanger, Lee Kristin Sandusky and James Spletzer

University of Maryland - Joint Program in Survey Methodology and Department of Economics, University of Maryland - Department of Economics, U.S. Census Bureau and U.S. Census Bureau - Center for Economic Studies

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The Consequences of Long Term Unemployment: Evidence from Matched Employer-Employee Data

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10223

Number of pages: 41 Posted: 01 Oct 2016

Katharine G. Abraham, John Haltiwanger, Lee Kristin Sandusky and James Spletzer

University of Maryland - Joint Program in Survey Methodology and Department of Economics, University of Maryland - Department of Economics, U.S. Census Bureau and United States Department of Labor

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Work and Retirement Plans Among Older Americans

Upjohn Institute Staff Working Paper No. 04-105

Number of pages: 38 Posted: 28 Sep 2004

Katharine G. Abraham and Susan N. Houseman

University of Maryland - Joint Program in Survey Methodology and Department of Economics and W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research

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Explaining the Decline in the U.S. Employment-to-Population Ratio: A Review of the Evidence

NBER Working Paper No. w24333

Number of pages: 76 Posted: 21 Feb 2018 Last Revised: 28 Jun 2023

Katharine G. Abraham and Melissa S. Kearney

University of Maryland - Joint Program in Survey Methodology and Department of Economics and University of Maryland - Department of Economics

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Measuring the Gig Economy: Current Knowledge and Open Issues

NBER Working Paper No. w24950

Number of pages: 54 Posted: 17 Sep 2018 Last Revised: 05 Mar 2023

Katharine G. Abraham, John Haltiwanger, Lee Kristin Sandusky and James Spletzer

University of Maryland - Joint Program in Survey Methodology and Department of Economics, University of Maryland - Department of Economics, U.S. Census Bureau and U.S. Census Bureau - Center for Economic Studies

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Firms' Use of Outside Contractors: Theory and Evidence

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Firms' Use of Outside Contractors: Theory and Evidence

NBER Working Paper No. w4468

Number of pages: 42 Posted: 23 May 2001 Last Revised: 18 Sep 2022

Katharine G. Abraham and Susan K. Taylor

University of Maryland - Joint Program in Survey Methodology and Department of Economics and University of Maryland

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Firms' Use of Outside Contractors: Theory and Evidence

JOURNAL OF LABOR ECONOMICS, Vol. 14, No. 3, July 1996

Posted: 07 Feb 1997

Katharine G. Abraham and Susan K. Taylor

University of Maryland - Joint Program in Survey Methodology and Department of Economics and University of Maryland

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Changes in Unemployment Duration and Labor Force Attachment

NBER Working Paper No. w8513

Number of pages: 62 Posted: 29 Sep 2001 Last Revised: 10 Oct 2022

Katharine G. Abraham and Robert Shimer

University of Maryland - Joint Program in Survey Methodology and Department of Economics and University of Chicago - Department of Economics

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Exploring Differences in Employment between Household and Establishment Data

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Exploring Differences in Employment between Household and Establishment Data

US Census Bureau Center for Economic Studies Paper No. CES-WP-09-09

Number of pages: 60 Posted: 06 Aug 2009

Katharine G. Abraham, John Haltiwanger, Lee Kristin Sandusky and James Spletzer

University of Maryland - Joint Program in Survey Methodology and Department of Economics, University of Maryland - Department of Economics, U.S. Census Bureau and United States Department of Labor

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Exploring Differences in Employment between Household and Establishment Data

NBER Working Paper No. w14805

Number of pages: 60 Posted: 24 Mar 2009 Last Revised: 16 Dec 2022

Katharine G. Abraham, John Haltiwanger, Lee Kristin Sandusky and James Spletzer

University of Maryland - Joint Program in Survey Methodology and Department of Economics, University of Maryland - Department of Economics, U.S. Census Bureau and United States Department of Labor

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Does Employment Protection Inhibit Labor Market Flexibility? Lessons from Germany, France, and Belgium

NBER Working Paper No. w4390

Number of pages: 60 Posted: 12 Apr 2004 Last Revised: 01 Jan 2023

Katharine G. Abraham and Susan N. Houseman

University of Maryland - Joint Program in Survey Methodology and Department of Economics and W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research

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Experience, Performance, and Earnings

NBER Working Paper No. w0278

Number of pages: 34 Posted: 23 Apr 2004 Last Revised: 07 Oct 2022

James L. Medoff and Katharine G. Abraham

Harvard University - Department of Economics and University of Maryland - Joint Program in Survey Methodology and Department of Economics

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Flexible Staffing Arrangements and Employers' Short-Term Adjustment Strategies

NBER Working Paper No. w2617

Number of pages: 39 Posted: 03 May 2004 Last Revised: 28 Aug 2022

Katharine G. Abraham

University of Maryland - Joint Program in Survey Methodology and Department of Economics

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Cyclical Unemployment: Sectoral Shifts or Aggregate Disturbances?

NBER Working Paper No. w1410

Number of pages: 47 Posted: 11 Apr 2004 Last Revised: 10 Nov 2022

Katharine G. Abraham and Lawrence F. Katz

University of Maryland - Joint Program in Survey Methodology and Department of Economics and Harvard University - Department of Economics

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Job Duration, Seniority, and Earnings

NBER Working Paper No. w1819

Number of pages: 71 Posted: 08 Jun 2004 Last Revised: 23 Dec 2022

Katharine G. Abraham and Henry S. Farber

University of Maryland - Joint Program in Survey Methodology and Department of Economics and Princeton University

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Short-Time Compensation as a Tool to Mitigate Job Loss? Evidence on the U.S. Experience during the Recent Recession

Upjohn Institute Working Paper No. 12-181

Number of pages: 36 Posted: 30 Apr 2012 Last Revised: 16 Jun 2015

Katharine G. Abraham and Susan N. Houseman

University of Maryland - Joint Program in Survey Methodology and Department of Economics and W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research

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Labor Adjustment Under Different Institutional Structures: A Case Study of Germany and the United States

NBER Working Paper No. w4548

Number of pages: 61 Posted: 26 Jul 2000 Last Revised: 07 Dec 2022

Susan N. Houseman and Katharine G. Abraham

W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research and University of Maryland - Joint Program in Survey Methodology and Department of Economics

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Contract Work at Older Ages

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Contract Work at Older Ages

Number of pages: 59 Posted: 16 Apr 2020

Katharine G. Abraham, Brad Hershbein and Susan N. Houseman

University of Maryland - Joint Program in Survey Methodology and Department of Economics, W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research and W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research

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Contract Work at Older Ages

NBER Working Paper No. w26612

Number of pages: 59 Posted: 06 Jan 2020 Last Revised: 20 Mar 2022

Katharine G. Abraham, Brad Hershbein and Susan N. Houseman

University of Maryland - Joint Program in Survey Methodology and Department of Economics, W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research and W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research

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Job Security and Work Force Adjustment: How Different are U.S. And Japanese Practices?

NBER Working Paper No. w3155

Number of pages: 38 Posted: 14 Jul 2000 Last Revised: 17 Aug 2022

Katharine G. Abraham and Susan N. Houseman

University of Maryland - Joint Program in Survey Methodology and Department of Economics and W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research

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The Role of Seniority at U.S. Work Places: A Report on Some New Evidence

NBER Working Paper No. w0618

Number of pages: 19 Posted: 28 Jun 2001 Last Revised: 11 Sep 2022

James L. Medoff and Katharine G. Abraham

Harvard University - Department of Economics and University of Maryland - Joint Program in Survey Methodology and Department of Economics

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Can Productive Capacity Differentials Really Explain Earnings Differentials Associated with Demographic Characteristics? Case of Experience

NBER Working Paper No. w0363

Number of pages: 62 Posted: 22 Feb 2001 Last Revised: 31 Dec 2022

James L. Medoff and Katharine G. Abraham

Harvard University - Department of Economics and University of Maryland - Joint Program in Survey Methodology and Department of Economics

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Financial Aid and Students' College Decisions: Evidence from the District of Columbia's Tuition Assistance Grant Program

NBER Working Paper No. w10112

Number of pages: 36 Posted: 26 Nov 2003 Last Revised: 20 Aug 2022

Katharine G. Abraham and Melissa A. Clark

University of Maryland - Joint Program in Survey Methodology and Department of Economics and Princeton University - Department of Economics

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Non-Response in the American Time Use Survey: Who is Missing from the Data and How Much Does it Matter?

NBER Working Paper No. t0328

Number of pages: 41 Posted: 02 Oct 2006 Last Revised: 27 May 2023

Katharine G. Abraham, Aaron Maitland and Suzanne Bianchi

University of Maryland - Joint Program in Survey Methodology and Department of Economics, University of Maryland and University of Maryland

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Unemployment, Unsatisfied Demand for Labor, and Compensation Growth in the United States, 1956-1980

NBER Working Paper No. w0781

Number of pages: 50 Posted: 27 Apr 2000 Last Revised: 20 Feb 2022

James L. Medoff and Katharine G. Abraham

Harvard University - Department of Economics and University of Maryland - Joint Program in Survey Methodology and Department of Economics

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Involuntary Terminations Under Explicit and Implicit Employment Contracts

NBER Working Paper No. w0634

Number of pages: 60 Posted: 08 Jun 2004 Last Revised: 26 Sep 2022

James L. Medoff and Katharine G. Abraham

Harvard University - Department of Economics and University of Maryland - Joint Program in Survey Methodology and Department of Economics

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The Independent Contractor Workforce: New Evidence on Its Size and Composition and Ways to Improve Its Measurement in Household Surveys

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The Independent Contractor Workforce: New Evidence on Its Size and Composition and Ways to Improve Its Measurement in Household Surveys

Upjohn Institute Working Paper 23-38, February 2023

Number of pages: 54 Posted: 28 Feb 2023

Katharine G. Abraham, Brad Hershbein, Susan N. Houseman and Beth C. Truesdale

University of Maryland - Joint Program in Survey Methodology and Department of Economics, W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research, W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research and Harvard University - Department of Sociology

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The Independent Contractor Workforce: New Evidence on its Size and Composition and Ways to Improve its Measurement in Household Surveys

NBER Working Paper No. w30997

Number of pages: 54 Posted: 06 Mar 2023 Last Revised: 11 Apr 2023

Katharine G. Abraham, Brad Hershbein, Susan N. Houseman and Beth C. Truesdale

University of Maryland - Joint Program in Survey Methodology and Department of Economics, W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research, W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research and Harvard University - Department of Sociology

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Length of Service, Terminations and the Nature of the Employment Relationship

NBER Working Paper No. w1086

Number of pages: 32 Posted: 09 Jun 2004 Last Revised: 22 Dec 2022

Katharine G. Abraham and James L. Medoff

University of Maryland - Joint Program in Survey Methodology and Department of Economics and Harvard University - Department of Economics

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Length of Service and the Operation of Internal Labor Markets

NBER Working Paper No. w1085

Number of pages: 26 Posted: 09 Jun 2004 Last Revised: 21 Dec 2022

Katharine G. Abraham and James L. Medoff

University of Maryland - Joint Program in Survey Methodology and Department of Economics and Harvard University - Department of Economics

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Earnings Inequality in Germany

NBER Working Paper No. w4541

Number of pages: 51 Posted: 16 May 2000 Last Revised: 30 Nov 2022

Katharine G. Abraham and Susan N. Houseman

University of Maryland - Joint Program in Survey Methodology and Department of Economics and W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research

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Framing Effects, Earnings Expectations, and the Design of Student Loan Repayment Schemes

NBER Working Paper No. w24484

Number of pages: 42 Posted: 12 Apr 2018 Last Revised: 27 May 2023

Katharine G. Abraham, Emel Filiz-Ozbay, Erkut Ozbay and Lesley Turner

University of Maryland - Joint Program in Survey Methodology and Department of Economics, University of Maryland - College Park, University of Maryland and University of Maryland

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Years of Service and Probability of Promotion

NBER Working Paper No. w1191

Number of pages: 31 Posted: 05 Jul 2004 Last Revised: 05 Oct 2022

Katharine G. Abraham and James L. Medoff

University of Maryland - Joint Program in Survey Methodology and Department of Economics and Harvard University - Department of Economics

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Behavioral Effects of Student Loan Repayment Plan Options on Borrowers’ Career Decisions: Theory and Experimental Evidence

NBER Working Paper No. w24804

Number of pages: 33 Posted: 16 Jul 2018 Last Revised: 10 Apr 2023

Katharine G. Abraham, Emel Filiz-Ozbay, Erkut Ozbay and Lesley Turner

University of Maryland - Joint Program in Survey Methodology and Department of Economics, University of Maryland - College Park, University of Maryland - Department of Economics and University of Maryland

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How Social Processes Distort Measurement: The Impact of Survey Nonresponse on Estimates of Volunteer Work

NBER Working Paper No. w14076

Number of pages: 47 Posted: 12 Jun 2008 Last Revised: 19 Jun 2022

Katharine G. Abraham, Sara Helms McCarty and Stanley Presser

University of Maryland - Joint Program in Survey Methodology and Department of Economics, Samford University and University of Maryland - Department of Sociology

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Probing for Informal Work Activity

NBER Working Paper No. w24880

Number of pages: 59 Posted: 06 Aug 2018 Last Revised: 26 Jun 2022

Katharine G. Abraham and Ashley Amaya

University of Maryland - Joint Program in Survey Methodology and Department of Economics and RTI International

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Measuring Human Capital

NBER Working Paper No. w30136

Number of pages: 29 Posted: 13 Jun 2022 Last Revised: 06 May 2023

Katharine G. Abraham and Justine Mallatt

University of Maryland - Joint Program in Survey Methodology and Department of Economics and Government of the United States of America - Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA)

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