
Robert G. Valletta
Senior Vice President and Associate Director of Research
Labor, Applied econometrics, Regional studies
CV (pdf, 163.88 kb)
Profiles: Google Scholar | RePEc
Working Papers
UI Generosity and Job Acceptance: Effects of the 2020 CARES Act
2021-13 | with Petrosky-Nadeau | May 2023
abstract (+)Unemployment Paths in a Pandemic Economy
2020-18 | with Petrosky-Nadeau | September 2020
abstract (+)Computer Use and the U.S. Wage Distribution, 1984-2003
2006-34 | October 2006
abstract (+)Why Has the U.S. Beveridge Curve Shifted Back? New Evidence Using Regional Data
2005-25 | December 2005
abstract (+)Published Articles (Refereed Journals and Volumes)
The Economic Status of People with Disabilities and their Families since the Great Recession
In The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, 695(1), ed. by J. Romich, T. Smeeding, and M.Strain | Russell Sage Foundation , 2021. 123-142 | with Daly, Bengali, and Lofton
abstract (+)Medicaid Expansion and the Unemployed
Journal of Labor Economics Vol. 39, No. S2, April 2021, S575-617 | with Buchmueller and Levy
abstract (+)Cyclical and Market Determinants of Involuntary Part-Time Employment
Journal of Labor Economics 38(1), January 2020, 67-93 | with Bengali and van der List | No
abstract (+)Recent Flattening in the Higher Education Wage Premium: Polarization, Skill Downgrading, or Both?
In NBER-CRIW conference volume, “Education, Skills, and Technical Change: Implications for Future U.S. GDP Growth”, ed. by Charles Hulten and Valerie Ramey | University of Chicago Press, 2019. 313-342
abstract (+)Scraping By: Income and Program Participation After the Loss of Extended Unemployment Benefits
Journal of Policy Analysis and Management 36(4), Fall 2017, 880-908 | with Rothstein
abstract (+)Work, Health, and Insurance: A Shifting Landscape for Employers and Workers Alike
Health Affairs 36(2), 2017, 214-221 | with Buchmueller
abstract (+)Do Extended Unemployment Benefits Lengthen Unemployment Spells? Evidence from Recent Cycles in the U.S. Labor Market
Journal of Human Resources 50(4), Fall 2015, 873-909 | with Farber
abstract (+)The Effect of Extended Unemployment Insurance Benefits: Evidence from the 2012-2013 Phase-Out
American Economic Review 105(5), May 2015, 171-176 | with Farber and Rothstein
abstract (+)Lost in Translation? Teacher Training and Outcomes in High School Economics Classes
Contemporary Economic Policy 32(4), 2014, 695-709 | with Hoff and Lopus
abstract (+)Recent extensions of U.S. unemployment benefits: search responses in alternative labor market states
IZA Journal of Labor Policy 3, September 2014, 1-25
abstract (+)House Lock and Structural Unemployment
Labour Economics 25, December 2013, 86-97
abstract (+)The Economic Security Index: A New Measure for Research and Policy Analysis
Review of Income and Wealth, 2013 | with Hacker, Huber, Nichols, Rehm, Schlesinger, and Craig
abstract (+)A Search and Matching Approach to Labor Markets: Did the Natural Rate of Unemployment Rise?
Journal of Economic Perspectives 26(3), Summer 2012, 3-26 | with Daly, Hobijn, and Sahin
abstract (+)wp11-05bkJanuary2011.pdf – January 2011 version
JEP-slides.pdf – Slides with updated results covering data through August 7, 2012
The Labor Market in the Great Recession: an Update to September 2011
Brookings Papers on Economic Activity 103, 2012, 353-371 | with Elsby, Hobijn, and Şahin
abstract (+)EHSV_BPEAFall2011Slides.pdf – Presentation as given at Brookings Panel
The Effect of an Employer Health Insurance Mandate on Health Insurance Coverage and the Demand for Labor: Evidence from Hawaii
American Economic Journal: Economic Policy 3, 2011, 25-51 | with Buchmueller and DiNardo
abstract (+)Climate Change and Housing Prices: Hedonic Estimates for Ski Resorts in Western North America
Land Economics 87, 2011, 75-91 | with Butsic and Hanak
abstract (+)Cross-National Trends in Earnings Inequality and Instability
Economics Letters 99(2), May 2008, 215-219 | with Daly
abstract (+)The Ins and Outs of Poverty in Advanced Economies: Government Policy and Poverty Dynamics in Canada, Germany, Great Britain, and the United States
Review of Income and Wealth 52, 2006, 261-284
abstract (+)Inequality and Poverty in the United States: The Effects of Rising Dispersion of Men’s Earnings and Changing Family Behavior
Economica 73(289), February 2006, 75-98 | with Daly
abstract (+)Union Effects on Health Insurance Provision and Coverage in the United States
Industrial and Labor Relations Review 55(4), July 2002, 610-627 | with Buchmueller and DiNardo
abstract (+)The Bootstrap and Multiple Imputations: Harnessing Increased Computing Power for Improved Statistical Tests
Journal of Economic Perspectives 15(4), Fall 2001, 129-142 | with Brownstone
abstract (+)Declining Job Security
Journal of Labor Economics part 2, October 1999
The Effect of Health Insurance on Married Female Labor Supply
Journal of Human Resources 34(1), Winter 1999, 42-70 | with Buchmueller
abstract (+)Modeling Earnings Measurement Error: A Multiple Imputations Approach
Review of Economics and Statistics, November 1996 | with Brownstone
Seniority, Sectoral Decline, and Employee Retention: An Analysis of Layoff Unemployment Spells
Journal of Labor Economics, October 1996 | with Idson
The Effects of Employer-Provided Health Insurance on Worker Mobility
Industrial and Labor Relations Review 49, April 1996 | with Buchmueller
Union Effects on Municipal Employment and Wages: A Longitudinal Approach
Journal of Labor Economics 11(3), July 1993
Job Tenure and Joblessness of Displaced Workers
Journal of Human Resources 26(4), Fall 1991
The Impact of Unionism on Municipal Expenditures and Revenues
Industrial and Labor Relations Review 42(3), April 1989
FRBSF Publications
Falling College Wage Premiums by Race and Ethnicity
Economic Letter 2023-22 | August 28, 2023 | with Bengali, Sander, and Zhao
Finding a Soft Landing along the Beveridge Curve
Economic Letter 2022-24 | August 29, 2022 | with Bok, Petrosky-Nadeau, and Yilma
Unemployment Insurance Withdrawal
Economic Letter 2022-09 | April 11, 2022 | with Albert, Lofton, and Petrosky-Nadeau
Searching for Maximum Employment
Economic Letter 2022-02 | February 7, 2022 | with Albert
Did the $600 Unemployment Supplement Discourage Work?
Economic Letter 2020-28 | September 21, 2020 | with Petrosky-Nadeau
An Unemployment Crisis after the Onset of COVID-19
Economic Letter 2020-12 | May 18, 2020 | with Petrosky-Nadeau
Unemployment: Lower for Longer?
Economic Letter 2019-21 | August 19, 2019 | with Petrosky-Nadeau
Sustainability and Trade-offs of a Hot Economy: Fed Listens at the San Francisco Fed
SF Fed Blog | May 2019 | with Todd
U.S. Economic Prospects: The Short and the Long of It
FRBSF Leadership Speeches | Dec 2018
The Prime-Age Workforce and Labor Market Polarization
Economic Letter 2018-21 | September 10, 2018 | with Barlow
Involuntary Part-Time Work: Yes, It’s Here to Stay
SF Fed Blog | Apr 2018
Work, Health, and Insurance: An Evolving Relationship
FRBSF Leadership Speeches | Feb 2017
Trend Job Growth: Where’s Normal?
Economic Letter 2016-32 | October 24, 2016 | with Bidder and Mahedy
Involuntary Part-Time Work: Here to Stay?
Economic Letter 2015-19 | June 8, 2015 | with van der List
Higher Education, Wages, and Polarization
Economic Letter 2015-02 | January 12, 2015
What’s Behind the Increase in Part-Time Work?
Economic Letter 2013-24 | August 26, 2013 | with Bengali
Will Labor Force Participation Bounce Back?
Economic Letter 2013-14 | May 13, 2013 | with Bengali and Daly
Long-term Unemployment: What Do We Know?
Economic Letter 2013-03 | February 4, 2013
Worker Skills and Job Quality
Economic Letter 2012-13 | April 30, 2012 | with Neumark
Why Is Unemployment Duration So Long?
Economic Letter 2012-03 | January 30, 2012 | with Kuang
Recent Layoffs in a Fragile Labor Market
Economic Letter 2011-30 | September 26, 2011 | with Kuang
Is Structural Unemployment on the Rise?
Economic Letter 2010-34 | November 8, 2010 | with Kuang
Extended Unemployment and UI Benefits
Economic Letter 2010-12 | April 19, 2010 | with Kuang
New Highs in Unemployment Insurance Claims
Economic Letter 2009-28 | September 8, 2009 | with Cleary and Kwok
Employer Health Benefits and Insurance Expansions: Hawaii’s Experience
Economic Letter 2009-21 | June 29, 2009 | with Buchmueller and DiNardo
Sectoral Reallocation and Unemployment
Economic Letter 2008-32 | October 17, 2008 | with Cleary
Regional Variation in the Potential Economic Effects of Climate Change
Economic Letter 2008-26 | August 22, 2008 | with Butsic and Hanak
The Costs and Value of New Medical Technologies: Symposium Summary
Economic Letter 2007-18 | July 6, 2007
Anxious Workers
Economic Letter 2007-13 | June 1, 2007
Educational Attainment, Unemployment, and Wage Inflation
Economic Review | 2007 | with Daly and Jackson
Health Insurance Costs and Declining Coverage
Economic Letter 2006-25 | September 29, 2006 | with Buchmueller
Job Matching: Evidence from the Beveridge Curve
Economic Letter 2006-08 | April 21, 2006 | with Hodges
Age and Education Effects on the Unemployment Rate
Economic Letter 2005-15 | July 15, 2005 | with Hodges
Help-Wanted Advertising and Job Vacancies
Economic Letter 2005-02 | January 21, 2005
The Computer Evolution
Economic Letter 2004-19 | July 23, 2004 | with MacDonald
Performance of Urban Information Technology Centers: The Boom, the Bust, and the Future
Economic Review | 2004 | with Daly
Is There a Digital Divide?
Economic Letter 2003-38 | December 26, 2003 | with MacDonald
Is Our IT Manufacturing Edge Drifting Overseas?
Economic Letter 2003-30 | October 10, 2003
Earnings Inequality and Earnings Mobility in the U.S.
Economic Letter 2003-28 | September 26, 2003 | with Daly
Extended Unemployment in California
Economic Letter 2003-05 | February 28, 2003
Recent Trends in Unemployment Duration
Economic Letter 2002-35 | November 22, 2002
On the Move: California Employment Law and High-Tech Development
Economic Letter 2002-24 | August 16, 2002
Measuring Available and Underutilized Labor Resources
Economic Letter 2000-06 | March 3, 2000