The LEHD program maintains an active research program oriented on the use of longitudinally linked employer-employee data. This includes activities such as developing new prototypes for data products, research comparing administrative and survey data, and working to expand use of administrative data in the federal statistical system. LEHD economists share their research at academic conferences and publish in peer-reviewed journals and other scholarly outlets.
Research using LEHD microdata is also carried out by qualified academic researchers under approved projects using a secure network of Federal Statistical Research Data Centers (FSRDCs). Please use the following link to view more information on accessing LEHD data through the FSRDCs. A detailed set of technical documents describing the available dataset is available in the LEHD Snapshot documentation.
Recent Working Papers
The following set of working papers highlight recent research of LEHD staff and FSRDC researchers using LEHD data. Older working papers can be found in the CES discussion paper series
. Prior to 2008, a separate LEHD Technical Paper series
was maintained.
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Industry Wage Differentials: A Firm-Based ApproachDavid Card; Jesse Rothstein; Moises Yi (23-40
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The Gender Pay Gap and its Determinants across the Human Capital DistributionAriel J. Binder; Amanda Eng; Kendall Houghton; Andrew Foote (23-31
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Where Have All the "Creative Talents" Gone? Employment Dynamics of US InventorsUfuk Akcigit; Nathan Goldschlag (23-17
)
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Maternal and Infant Health Inequality: New Evidence from Linked Administrative DataKate Kennedy-Moulton; Sarah Miller; Petra Persson; Maya Rossin-Slater; Laura Wherry; Gloria Aldana (22-55
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LEHD Snapshot Documentation, Release S2021_R2022Q4Matthew Graham; Erika McEntarfer; Kevin McKinney; Stephen Tibbets; Lee Tucker (22-51
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Diversity and Labor Market Outcomes in the Economics ProfessionLucia Foster; Erika McEntarfer; Danielle H. Sandler (22-26
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Location, Location, LocationDavid Card; Jesse Rothstein; Moises Yi (21-32
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Comparing Earnings Outcome Differences Between All Graduates and Title IV GraduatesAndrew Foote (21-19
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Cyclical Worker Flows: Cleansing vs. SullyingJohn Haltiwanger; Henry Hyatt; Erika McEntarfer; Matthew Staiger (21-10
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U.S. Long-Term Earnings Outcomes by Sex, Race, Ethnicity, and Place of BirthKevin L. McKinney; John M. Abowd; Hubert P. Janicki (21-07
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Meet the Economists
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Andrew Foote
, Ph.D., University of California, Davis
- Henry Hyatt
, Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley
- Hubert Janicki
, Ph.D., Arizona State University
- Erika McEntarfer
, Ph.D., Virginia Tech
- Kevin McKinney
, Ph.D., University of California, Santa Barbara
- Cody Orr
, Ph.D., Michigan State University
- Kristin Sandusky, Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- Lee Tucker
, Ph.D., Boston University
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Larry Warren
, Ph.D., University of Iowa
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Moises Yi
, Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley