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Alexander Bick

Federal Reserve Banks - Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis

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1.

Mind the Gap: AI Adoption in Europe and the US

CESifo Working Paper No. 12584
Number of pages: 71 Posted: 03 Apr 2026
Alexander Bick, Adam Blandin, David Deming, Nicola Fuchs-Schündeln and Jonas Jessen
Federal Reserve Banks - Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, Vanderbilt University, Academic Dean, Harvard University - Harvard Kennedy School (HKS), WZB Berlin Social Science Center and WZB Berlin Social Science Center
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generative AI, technology adoption, labor productivity

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Work from Home Before and After the COVID-19 Outbreak

Number of pages: 71 Posted: 17 Feb 2021
Alexander Bick, Adam Blandin and Karel Mertens
Federal Reserve Banks - Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, Vanderbilt University and Federal Reserve Banks - Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
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working from home, telecommuting, telework, remote work, COVID-19, pandemic

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Work from Home Before and after the Covid-19 Outbreak

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Work from Home Before and after the Covid-19 Outbreak

FRB of Dallas Working Paper No. 2017
Number of pages: 72 Posted: 30 Jun 2020 Last Revised: 28 Aug 2021
Alexander Bick, Adam Blandin and Karel Mertens
Federal Reserve Banks - Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, Vanderbilt University and Federal Reserve Banks - Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
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work from home, telecommuting, telework, remote work, COVID-19, pandemic

Work from Home Before and after the Covid-19 Outbreak

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP15000
Number of pages: 43 Posted: 28 Jul 2020 Last Revised: 27 May 2022
Alexander Bick, Adam Blandin and Karel Mertens
Federal Reserve Banks - Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, Vanderbilt University and Federal Reserve Banks - Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
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Real-Time Labor Market Estimates During the 2020 Coronavirus Outbreak

Number of pages: 25 Posted: 15 Sep 2020 Last Revised: 27 Jan 2021
Alexander Bick and Adam Blandin
Federal Reserve Banks - Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis and Vanderbilt University
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Real-time, labor market, employment, unemployment, COVID-19

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The Rapid Adoption of Generative AI

Number of pages: 46 Posted: 04 Nov 2024
Adam Blandin, Alexander Bick and David Deming
Vanderbilt University, Federal Reserve Banks - Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis and Academic Dean, Harvard University - Harvard Kennedy School (HKS)
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Hours Worked in Europe and the US: New Data, New Answers

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Hours Worked in Europe and the US: New Data, New Answers

McMaster University, WORKING PAPER SERIES, 2016-09
Number of pages: 46 Posted: 17 Feb 2017
Alexander Bick, Bettina Brüggemann and Nicola Fuchs-Schündeln
Federal Reserve Banks - Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, McMaster University and Goethe University Frankfurt
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educational composition, demographic groups, employment rates

Hours Worked in Europe and the US: New Data, New Answers

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 6068
Number of pages: 46 Posted: 14 Oct 2016
Alexander Bick, Bettina Brüggemann and Nicola Fuchs-Schündeln
Federal Reserve Banks - Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, McMaster University and Goethe University Frankfurt
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labor supply, employment, hours worked, Europe-US hours gap, demographic structure

Hours Worked in Europe and the Us: New Data, New Answers

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10179
Number of pages: 47 Posted: 06 Sep 2016 Last Revised: 18 Nov 2021
Alexander Bick, Bettina Brüggemann and Nicola Fuchs-Schündeln
Federal Reserve Banks - Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, McMaster University and Goethe University Frankfurt
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Europe-US hours gap, hours worked, employment, labor supply, demographic structure

Hours Worked in Europe and the US: New Data, New Answers

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP11483
Number of pages: 48 Posted: 06 Sep 2016
Alexander Bick, Bettina Brüggemann and Nicola Fuchs-Schündeln
Federal Reserve Banks - Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, McMaster University and Goethe University Frankfurt
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demographic structure, employment, Europe-US hours gap, hours worked, Labor Supply

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Taxation and Labor Supply of Married Couples Across Countries: A Macroeconomic Analysis

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Taxation and Labor Supply of Married Couples Across Countries: A Macroeconomic Analysis

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10504
Number of pages: 42 Posted: 22 Jan 2017 Last Revised: 18 Nov 2021
Alexander Bick and Nicola Fuchs-Schündeln
Federal Reserve Banks - Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis and Goethe University Frankfurt
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hours worked, two-earner households, taxation

Taxation and Labor Supply of Married Couples Across Countries: A Macroeconomic Analysis

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 6325
Number of pages: 41 Posted: 28 Feb 2017
Alexander Bick and Nicola Fuchs-Schündeln
Federal Reserve Banks - Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis and Goethe University Frankfurt
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taxation, two-earner households, hours worked

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Work from Home and Interstate Migration

Bick, A., Blandin, A., Mertens, K., Rubinton, H., 2024; Work from Home and Interstate Migration, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Working Paper 2024-012. URL https://doi.org/10.20955/wp.2024.012
Number of pages: 49 Posted: 24 May 2024
Alexander Bick, Adam Blandin, Karel Mertens and Hannah Rubinton
Federal Reserve Banks - Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, Vanderbilt University, Federal Reserve Banks - Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas and Federal Reserve Banks - Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
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Interstate Migration, Work from Home, Remote Work, Labor Mobility

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The Quantitative Role of Child Care for Female Labor Force Participation and Fertility

Number of pages: 43 Posted: 07 Oct 2010 Last Revised: 08 May 2014
Alexander Bick
Federal Reserve Banks - Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
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Child Care, Fertility, Life-cycle Female Labor Supply

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Employer Reallocation During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Validation and Application of a Do-It-Yourself CPS

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Employer Reallocation During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Validation and Application of a Do-It-Yourself CPS

Number of pages: 56 Posted: 22 Dec 2020 Last Revised: 11 May 2021
Alexander Bick and Adam Blandin
Federal Reserve Banks - Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis and Vanderbilt University
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Labor market survey, COVID-19 recession, nominal wage rigidity

The Labor Market Impact of a Pandemic: Validation and Application of a Do-it-Yourself CPS

FRB of Dallas Working Paper No. 2031
Number of pages: 54 Posted: 28 Dec 2020
Alexander Bick and Adam Blandin
Federal Reserve Banks - Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis and Vanderbilt University
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labor market survey, real-time data, nominal wage rigidity

Employer Reallocation During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Validation and Application of a Do-it-Yourself CPS

FRB St. Louis Working Paper No. 2022-12
Number of pages: 72 Posted: 13 May 2022
Alexander Bick and Adam Blandin
Federal Reserve Banks - Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis and Vanderbilt University
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Online Survey, Employment, Employer Separations, Employer Reallocation

Employer Reallocation During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Validation and Application of a Do-it-Yourself CPS

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP17288
Number of pages: 74 Posted: 02 Jun 2022
Alexander Bick and Adam Blandin
Federal Reserve Banks - Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis and Vanderbilt University
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Measuring Trends in Work From Home: Evidence from Six U.S. Datasets 

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Measuring Trends in Work From Home: Evidence from Six U.S. Datasets 

Number of pages: 51 Posted: 17 Oct 2024
Adam Blandin, Alexander Bick, Tristan Caplan and Aidan Caplan
Vanderbilt University, Federal Reserve Banks - Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, Vanderbilt University and Vanderbilt University
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Work from Home, Remote Work, Telecommuting, Commuting, Data Set Comparisons

Measuring Trends in Work From Home: Evidence from Six U.S. Datasets 

Number of pages: 35 Posted: 04 Feb 2025
Alexander Bick, Adam Blandin, Aidan Caplan and Tristan Caplan
Federal Reserve Banks - Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, Vanderbilt University, Vanderbilt University and Vanderbilt University
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Remote Work, Telecommuting, Commuting, Data Set Comparisons, Work From Home

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Why are Average Hours Worked Lower in Richer Countries?

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Why are Average Hours Worked Lower in Richer Countries?

CESifo Working Paper No. 8251
Number of pages: 50 Posted: 05 May 2020
Alexander Bick, Nicola Fuchs-Schündeln, David Lagakos and Hitoshi Tsujiyama
Federal Reserve Banks - Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, Goethe University Frankfurt, University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Department of Economics and Goethe University Frankfurt
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hours worked, income effects, taxation

Why are Average Hours Worked Lower in Richer Countries?

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13156
Number of pages: 51 Posted: 20 Apr 2020 Last Revised: 18 Nov 2021
Alexander Bick, Nicola Fuchs-Schündeln, David Lagakos and Hitoshi Tsujiyama
Federal Reserve Banks - Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, Goethe University Frankfurt, University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Department of Economics and Goethe University Frankfurt
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income effects, hours worked, taxation

Why are Average Hours Worked Lower in Richer Countries?

NBER Working Paper No. w26554
Number of pages: 49 Posted: 16 Dec 2019 Last Revised: 23 Jul 2023
Alexander Bick, Nicola Fuchs-Schündeln, David Lagakos and Hitoshi Tsujiyama
Federal Reserve Banks - Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, Goethe University Frankfurt, University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Department of Economics and Goethe University Frankfurt
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Why are Average Hours Worked Lower in Richer Countries?

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP14180
Number of pages: 50 Posted: 17 Dec 2019
Alexander Bick, Nicola Fuchs-Schündeln, David Lagakos and Hitoshi Tsujiyama
Federal Reserve Banks - Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, Goethe University Frankfurt, University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Department of Economics and Goethe University Frankfurt
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Long-Term Changes in Married Couples' Labor Supply and Taxes: Evidence from the Us and Europe Since the 1980s

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Long-Term Changes in Married Couples' Labor Supply and Taxes: Evidence from the Us and Europe Since the 1980s

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11824
Number of pages: 38 Posted: 24 Sep 2018 Last Revised: 18 Nov 2021
Alexander Bick, Bettina Brüggemann, Nicola Fuchs-Schündeln and Hannah Paule-Paludkiewicz
Federal Reserve Banks - Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, McMaster University, Goethe University Frankfurt and Deutsche Bundesbank
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taxation, two-earner households, hours worked

Long-Term Changes in Married Couples' Labor Supply and Taxes: Evidence from the Us and Europe Since the 1980s

CESifo Working Paper No. 7267
Number of pages: 38 Posted: 21 Feb 2019
Alexander Bick, Bettina Brüggemann, Nicola Fuchs-Schündeln and Hannah Paule-Paludkiewicz
Federal Reserve Banks - Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, McMaster University, Goethe University Frankfurt and Deutsche Bundesbank
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taxation, two-earner households, hours worked

Long-term Changes in Married Couples' Labor Supply and Taxes: Evidence from the US and Europe Since the 1980s

NBER Working Paper No. w24995
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 17 Sep 2018 Last Revised: 19 Apr 2023
Alexander Bick, Bettina Brüggemann, Nicola Fuchs-Schündeln and Hannah Paule-Paludkiewicz
Federal Reserve Banks - Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, McMaster University, Goethe University Frankfurt and Deutsche Bundesbank
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Long-Term Changes in Married Couples' Labor Supply and Taxes: Evidence from the US and Europe Since the 1980s

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP13183
Number of pages: 39 Posted: 24 Sep 2018
Alexander Bick, Bettina Brüggemann, Nicola Fuchs-Schündeln and Hannah Paule-Paludkiewicz
Federal Reserve Banks - Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, McMaster University, Goethe University Frankfurt and Deutsche Bundesbank
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hours worked, taxation, Two-Earner Households

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Hours and Wages

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Hours and Wages

FRB St. Louis Working Paper No. 2022-5
Number of pages: 53 Posted: 22 Mar 2022
Alexander Bick, Adam Blandin and Richard Rogerson
Federal Reserve Banks - Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) and Princeton University
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weekly hours, hourly wages

Hours and Wages

NBER Working Paper No. w26722
Number of pages: 87 Posted: 03 Feb 2020 Last Revised: 08 Jul 2023
Alexander Bick, Adam Blandin and Richard Rogerson
Federal Reserve Banks - Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, Vanderbilt University and Princeton University - Princeton School of Public and International Affairs
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Hours and Wages

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP17068
Number of pages: 89 Posted: 29 Mar 2022
Alexander Bick, Adam Blandin and Richard Rogerson
Federal Reserve Banks - Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, Vanderbilt University and Princeton University - Princeton School of Public and International Affairs
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How do Hours Worked Vary with Income? Cross-Country Evidence and Implications

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How do Hours Worked Vary with Income? Cross-Country Evidence and Implications

NBER Working Paper No. w21874
Number of pages: 73 Posted: 20 Jan 2016 Last Revised: 09 Apr 2023
Alexander Bick, Nicola Fuchs-Schündeln and David Lagakos
Federal Reserve Banks - Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, Goethe University Frankfurt and University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Department of Economics
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How Do Average Hours Worked Vary with Development? Cross-Country Evidence and Implications

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP11092
Number of pages: 56 Posted: 17 Feb 2016
Alexander Bick, Nicola Fuchs-Schündeln and David Lagakos
Federal Reserve Banks - Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, Goethe University Frankfurt and University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Department of Economics
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hours worked, labor supply

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Data Revisions of Aggregate Hours Worked: Implications for the Europe-U.S. Hours Gap

Number of pages: 12 Posted: 15 Jan 2019 Last Revised: 17 Jul 2019
Alexander Bick, Bettina Brüggemann and Nicola Fuchs-Schündeln
Federal Reserve Banks - Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, McMaster University and Goethe University Frankfurt
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Revisiting the Effect of Household Size on Consumption Over the Life-Cycle

Number of pages: 39 Posted: 16 Mar 2011 Last Revised: 08 May 2014
Alexander Bick and Sekyu Choi
Federal Reserve Banks - Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis and Autonomous University of Barcelona - Department of Economics
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Consumption, Life-Cycle Models, Households

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The Rapid Adoption of Generative AI

NBER Working Paper No. w32966
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 24 Sep 2024 Last Revised: 25 Sep 2024
Alexander Bick, Adam Blandin and David Deming
Federal Reserve Banks - Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, Vanderbilt University and Academic Dean, Harvard University - Harvard Kennedy School (HKS)
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Heterogeneity in Work From Home: Evidence from Six U.S. Datasets 

Number of pages: 29 Posted: 04 Feb 2025
Aidan Caplan, Adam Blandin, Alexander Bick and Tristan Caplan
Vanderbilt University, Vanderbilt University, Federal Reserve Banks - Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis and Vanderbilt University
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Remote Work, Telecommuting, Commuting, Data Set Comparisons, Work From Home

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Hours Worked and Lifetime Earnings Inequality

NBER Working Paper No. w32997
Number of pages: 56 Posted: 30 Sep 2024
Alexander Bick, Adam Blandin and Richard Rogerson
Federal Reserve Banks - Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, Vanderbilt University and Princeton University - Princeton School of Public and International Affairs
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Structural Change in Labor Supply and Cross-Country Differences in Hours Worked

NBER Working Paper No. w29099
Number of pages: 60 Posted: 02 Aug 2021 Last Revised: 06 Jul 2023
Alexander Bick, Nicola Fuchs-Schündeln, David Lagakos and Hitoshi Tsujiyama
Federal Reserve Banks - Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, Goethe University Frankfurt, University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Department of Economics and Goethe University Frankfurt
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After 40 Years, How Representative Are Labor Market Outcomes in the NLSY79?

NBER Working Paper No. w32361
Number of pages: 60 Posted: 23 Apr 2024
Alexander Bick, Adam Blandin and Richard Rogerson
Federal Reserve Banks - Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, Vanderbilt University and Princeton University - Princeton School of Public and International Affairs
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Mind the Gap: AI Adoption in Europe and the U.S

NBER Working Paper No. w34995
Number of pages: 70 Posted: 30 Mar 2026
Alexander Bick, Adam Blandin, David Deming, Nicola Fuchs-Schündeln and Jonas Jessen
Federal Reserve Banks - Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, Vanderbilt University, Academic Dean, Harvard University - Harvard Kennedy School (HKS), Goethe University Frankfurt and IZA
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Taxation and Labor Supply of Married Women Across Countries: A Macroeconomic Analysis

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP9115
Number of pages: 58 Posted: 28 Sep 2012
Alexander Bick and Nicola Fuchs-Schündeln
Federal Reserve Banks - Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis and Goethe University Frankfurt
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Hours Worked, Taxation, Two-Earner Households