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Paul J. Wolfson
Senior Statistical Research Associate
E-Mailpaul.j.wolfson@tuck.dartmouth.edu
Phone603-646-0519
DegreeBA, The University of Chicago, 1978; PhD, Yale University, 1989
AREAS OF EXPERTISEEconometrics; time series analysis; statistical graphics; Fortran, APL, Perl, SAS, TSP, and Stata programming languages
Selected Publications
"A Simple Keynesian Model with Flexible Wages: A Succinct Synthesis," Journal of Macroeconomics, January 1994; "Its Bark Is Worse Than Its Bite: The Wage and Employment Effects of the Minimum Wage in the U.S.," Australian Economic Papers, June 1999; "The Supermarket Industry at the Start of the 21st Century: Key Findings from the 2000 Supermarket Panel," Journal of Food Distribution Research, July 2001; "The Minimum Wage, Employment and the AS-IF Methodology," Empirical Economics, August 2001; "The Minimum Wage: Consequences for Prices and Quantities in Low Wage Labor Markets," The Journal of Business and Economic Statistics, July 2004; with C. Helfat and D. Harris, "The Pipeline to the Top: Women and Men in the Top Executive Ranks of U.S. Corporations," Academy of Management Perspectives, 20(4), November 2006
Working Papers
With D. Belman, "The Effect of Legislated Minimum Wage Increases on Employment and Hours: A Dynamic Analysis"; with D. Belman and K. Monaco, "Earnings and Hours of Work in a Weakly Regulated Labor Market: The Case of Truck Drivers"
Professional Activities
Academic positions: Visiting Assistant Professor, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University, 1987–88, 1993–94, 1995–96; Assistant Professor, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, 1988–96; Visiting Assistant Professor, Carlson School of Management, 1996–98, Assistant Director, Retail Food Industry Center, 1998–2000, University of Minnesota; Tuck School of Business, 2000–present