Robert J. Willis

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• University of Michigan / Economics Department
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author of:

• What Have We Learned from the Economics of the Family?
  American Economic Review, American Economic Association (1987)
  by Willis, Robert J
  (ReDIF-article, aea:aecrev:v:77:y:1987:i:2:p:68-81)
• The Economics of Fatherhood
  American Economic Review, American Economic Association (2000)
  by Robert J. Willis
  (ReDIF-article, aea:aecrev:v:90:y:2000:i:2:p:378-382)
• Mental Retirement
  Journal of Economic Perspectives, American Economic Association (2010)
  by Susann Rohwedder & Robert J. Willis
  (ReDIF-article, aea:jecper:v:24:y:2010:i:1:p:119-38)
• Financial Decision Making and Cognition in a Family Context
  Economic Journal, Royal Economic Society (2010)
  by James P. Smith & John J. McArdle & Robert Willis
  (ReDIF-article, ecj:econjl:v:120:y:2010:i:548:p:f363-f380)
• Dynamic Aspects of Earning Mobility
  Econometrica, Econometric Society (1978)
  by Lillard, Lee A & Willis, Robert J
  (ReDIF-article, ecm:emetrp:v:46:y:1978:i:5:p:985-1012)
• Critical path analysis and resource constrained project scheduling -- Theory and practice
  European Journal of Operational Research, Elsevier (1985)
  by Willis, R. J.
  (ReDIF-article, eee:ejores:v:21:y:1985:i:2:p:149-155)
• On managerial rewards and self-selection: Risk taking in public enterprises : A comment on A. Bergson, "Managerial risks and rewards in public enterprises"
  Journal of Comparative Economics, Elsevier (1979)
  by James, Estelle & Neuberger, Egon & Willis, Robert
  (ReDIF-article, eee:jcecon:v:3:y:1979:i:4:p:395-406)
• Wage determinants: A survey and reinterpretation of human capital earnings functions
  Handbook of Labor Economics, Elsevier (1987)
  by Willis, Robert J.
  (ReDIF-chapter, eee:labchp:1-10)
• Theory confronts data: how the HRS is shaped by the economics of aging and how the economics of aging will be shaped by the HRS
  Labour Economics, Elsevier (1999)
  by Willis, Robert J.
  (ReDIF-article, eee:labeco:v:6:y:1999:i:2:p:119-145)
• The economics of fertility in developed countries
  Handbook of Population and Family Economics, Elsevier (1993)
  by Joseph Hotz, V. & Klerman, Jacob Alex & Willis, Robert J.
  (ReDIF-chapter, eee:popchp:1-07)
• Dementia risk and financial decision making by older households: the impact of information
  Finance and Economics Discussion Series, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.) (2013)
  by Joanne W. Hsu & Robert J. Willis
  (ReDIF-paper, fip:fedgfe:2013-45)
• An Economic Analysis Of Divorce Settlements
  University of Chicago - Economics Research Center, Chicago - Economics Research Center (1989)
  by Weiss, Y. & Willis, R.J.
  (ReDIF-paper, fth:chicer:89-5)
• Transfers Among Divorced Couples: Evidence And Interpretation
  University of Chicago - Economics Research Center, Chicago - Economics Research Center (1990)
  by Weiss, Y. & Willis, R.J.
  (ReDIF-paper, fth:chicer:90-4)
• Daughters, Education, and Family Budgets: Taiwan Experiences
  University of Chicago - Economics Research Center, Chicago - Economics Research Center (1992)
  by Parish, W.L. & Willis, R.J.
  (ReDIF-paper, fth:chicer:92-8)
• Life Cycles, Institutions, and Population Growth: A Theory of the Equilibrium Interest Rate in an Overlapping Generations Model
  University of Chicago - Population Research Center, Chicago - Population Research Center ()
  by Robert J. Willis
  (ReDIF-paper, fth:chiprc:83-16)
• Children as Collective Goods in Divorce Settlements. (Revised 10/84)
  University of Chicago - Population Research Center, Chicago - Population Research Center ()
  by Yoram Weiss & Robert J. Willis
  (ReDIF-paper, fth:chiprc:84-4)
• A Theory of the Equilibrium Interest Rate in an Overlapping Generations Model: Life Cycles, Institutions, and Population Growth
  University of Chicago - Population Research Center, Chicago - Population Research Center ()
  by Robert J. Willis
  (ReDIF-paper, fth:chiprc:85-8)
• Wage Determinants: A Survey & Reinterpretation of Human Capital Earnings Functions
  University of Chicago - Population Research Center, Chicago - Population Research Center ()
  by Robert J. Willis
  (ReDIF-paper, fth:chiprc:85-9)
• What Have We Learned from the Economics of the Family?
  University of Chicago - Population Research Center, Chicago - Population Research Center ()
  by Robert J. Willis
  (ReDIF-paper, fth:chiprc:87-1)
• An Economic Analysis of Divorce Settlements
  University of Chicago - Population Research Center, Chicago - Population Research Center ()
  by Yoram Weiss & Robert J. Willis
  (ReDIF-paper, fth:chiprc:89-5)
• Transfers Among Divorced Couples: Evidence and Interpretation
  University of Chicago - Population Research Center, Chicago - Population Research Center ()
  by Yoram Weiss & Robert J. Willis
  (ReDIF-paper, fth:chiprc:90-4a)
• Daughters, Education and Family Budgets: Taiwan Experiences
  University of Chicago - Population Research Center, Chicago - Population Research Center ()
  by William Parish & Robert J. Willis
  (ReDIF-paper, fth:chiprc:92-8a)
• Match Quality, New Information and Marital Dissolution
  University of Chicago - Population Research Center, Chicago - Population Research Center ()
  by Yoram Weiss & Robert J. Willis
  (ReDIF-paper, fth:chiprc:95-13)
• Intergenerational Educational Mobility: Efects of Family and State in Malaysia
  Papers, RAND - Labor and Population Program (1993)
  by Lillard, L.A. & Willis, R.J.
  (ReDIF-paper, fth:randlp:93-38)
• The Economics of Fertility in Developed Countries : A Survey
  Papers, RAND - Labor and Population Program (1996)
  by Hotz, V-J & Kerman, J-A & Willis, R-J
  (ReDIF-paper, fth:randlp:96-09)
• Intergenerational Educational Mobility, Effects of Family and State in Malaysia
  Papers, RAND - Reprint Series (1995)
  by Lillard, L.A. & Willis, R.J.
  (ReDIF-paper, fth:randrs:95-02)
• Motives for Intergenerational Transfers. Evidence from Malaysia
  Papers, RAND - Reprint Series (1997)
  by Lillard, L-A & Willis, R-J
  (ReDIF-paper, fth:randrs:97-04)
• Match Quality, New Information and Marital Dissolution
  Papers, Tel Aviv - the Sackler Institute of Economic Studies (1995)
  by Weiss, Y. & Willis, R.J.
  (ReDIF-paper, fth:teavsa:33-95)
• The costs and Consequences of Early Fatherhood: The Impact on Young Men, Young Women and Their Children
  Working Papers, Harris School of Public Policy Studies, University of Chicago (1995)
  by Michael J. Brien & Robert J. Willis
  (ReDIF-paper, har:wpaper:9502)
• Cognition and Economic Outcomes in the Health and Retirement Survey
  IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2009)
  by McArdle, John J. & Smith, James P. & Willis, Robert
  (ReDIF-paper, iza:izadps:dp4269)
• Statistical Analysis of Choice Experiments and Surveys
  Marketing Letters, Springer (2005)
  by Daniel McFadden & Albert Bemmaor & Francis Caro & Jeff Dominitz & Byung-Hill Jun & Arthur Lewbel & Rosa Matzkin & Francesca Molinari & Norbert Schwarz & Robert Willis & Joachim Winter
  (ReDIF-article, kap:mktlet:v:16:y:2005:i:3:p:183-196)
• Statistical analysis of choice experiments and surveys
  Munich Reprints in Economics, University of Munich, Department of Economics (2005)
  by McFadden, Daniel L. & Bemmaor, Albert C. & Caro, Francis G. & Dominitz, Jeff & Jun, Byung-hill & Lewbel, Arthur & Matzkin, Rosa L. & Molinari, Francesca & Schwarz, Norbert & Willis, Robert J. & Winter
  (ReDIF-paper, lmu:muenar:19251)
• Cognition and Wealth: The Importance of Probabilistic Thinking
  Working Papers, University of Michigan, Michigan Retirement Research Center (2001)
  by Lee Lillard & Robert J. Willis
  (ReDIF-paper, mrr:papers:wp007)
• Informal Caregiving for Diabetes and Diabetic Complications Among Elderly Americans
  Working Papers, University of Michigan, Michigan Retirement Research Center (2001)
  by Kenneth M. Langa & Sandeep Vijan & Rodney A. Hayward & Michael E. Chernew & Caroline S. Blaum & Mohammed U. Kabeto & David R. Weir & Steven J. Katz & Robert J. Willis & Mark Fendrick
  (ReDIF-paper, mrr:papers:wp013)
• The Economic Consequences of Widowhood
  Working Papers, University of Michigan, Michigan Retirement Research Center (2002)
  by David R. Weir & Robert J. Willis & Purvi A. Sevak
  (ReDIF-paper, mrr:papers:wp023)
• Who Becomes a Stockholder? Expectations, SUbjective Uncertainty, and Asset Allocation
  Working Papers, University of Michigan, Michigan Retirement Research Center (2003)
  by Gábor Kézdi & Robert J. Willis
  (ReDIF-paper, mrr:papers:wp039)
• Widowhood, Divorce, and Loss of Health Insurance Among Near Elderly Women: Evidence from the Health and Retirement Study
  Working Papers, University of Michigan, Michigan Retirement Research Center (2003)
  by David R. Weir & Robert J. Willis
  (ReDIF-paper, mrr:papers:wp040)
• Probabilistic Thinking and Early Social Security Claiming
  Working Papers, University of Michigan, Michigan Retirement Research Center (2006)
  by Adeline Delavande & Michael Perry & Robert Willis
  (ReDIF-paper, mrr:papers:wp129)
• Managing the Risk of Life
  Working Papers, University of Michigan, Michigan Retirement Research Center (2007)
  by Adeline Delavande & Robert Willis
  (ReDIF-paper, mrr:papers:wp167)
• Preparation for Retirement, Financial Literacy and Cognitive Resources
  Working Papers, University of Michigan, Michigan Retirement Research Center (2008)
  by Adeline Delavande & Susann Rohwedder & Robert Willis
  (ReDIF-paper, mrr:papers:wp190)
• Occupational Learning, Financial Knowledge, and the Accumulation of Retirement Wealth
  Working Papers, University of Michigan, Michigan Retirement Research Center (2010)
  by Brooke Helppie & Kandice A. Kapinos & Robert J. Willis
  (ReDIF-paper, mrr:papers:wp237)
• Comment on "Lifecycle Asset Allocation Strategies and the Distribution of 401(k) Retirement Wealth"
  NBER Chapters, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2009)
  by Robert J. Willis
  (ReDIF-chapter, nbr:nberch:11309)
• Cognition and Economic Outcomes in the Health and Retirement Survey
  NBER Chapters, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2011)
  by John J. McArdle & James P. Smith & Robert Willis
  (ReDIF-chapter, nbr:nberch:11942)
• Comment on "Economic Preparation for Retirement"
  NBER Chapters, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2011)
  by Robert J. Willis
  (ReDIF-chapter, nbr:nberch:12432)
• Comment on "'Healthy, Wealthy and Wise?' Revisited: An Analysis of the Causal Pathways from Socioeconomic Status to Health"
  NBER Chapters, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2011)
  by Robert J. Willis
  (ReDIF-chapter, nbr:nberch:12444)
• Comment on "Understanding the SES Gradient in Health Among the Elderly: The Role of Childhood Circumstances"
  NBER Chapters, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2014)
  by Robert J. Willis
  (ReDIF-chapter, nbr:nberch:12977)
• Expectations, Aging and Cognitive Decline
  NBER Chapters, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2014)
  by Gábor Kézdi & Robert J. Willis
  (ReDIF-chapter, nbr:nberch:12980)
• Economic Theory of Fertility Behavior
  NBER Chapters, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1974)
  by Robert J. Willis
  (ReDIF-chapter, nbr:nberch:2962)
• Contraception and Fertility: Household Production under Uncertainty
  NBER Chapters, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1976)
  by Robert T. Michael & Robert J. Willis
  (ReDIF-chapter, nbr:nberch:3960)
• Estimation of a Stochastic Model of Reproduction: An Econometric Approach
  NBER Chapters, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1976)
  by James J. Heckman & Robert J. Willis
  (ReDIF-chapter, nbr:nberch:3961)
• Comment on "Work Disability: The Effects of Demography, Health, and Disability Insurance"
  NBER Chapters, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2010)
  by Robert J. Willis
  (ReDIF-chapter, nbr:nberch:8191)
• Comment on "The Rise of 401(k) Plans, Lifetime Earnings, and Wealth at Retirement"
  NBER Chapters, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2010)
  by Robert J. Willis
  (ReDIF-chapter, nbr:nberch:8207)
• Contraception and Fertility: Household Production Under Uncertainty
  NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1973)
  by Robert T. Michael & Robert J. Willis
  (ReDIF-paper, nbr:nberwo:0021)
• Estimation of a Stochastic Model of Reproduction: An Econometric Approach
  NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1974)
  by James J. Heckman & Robert J. Willis
  (ReDIF-paper, nbr:nberwo:0034)
• A Beta-Logistic Model for the Analysis of Sequential Labor Force Participation by Married Women
  NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1975)
  by James J. Heckman & Robert J. Willis
  (ReDIF-paper, nbr:nberwo:0112)
• Dynamic Aspects of Earnings Mobility
  NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1976)
  by Lee A. Lillard & Robert J. Willis
  (ReDIF-paper, nbr:nberwo:0150)
• Education and Self-Selection
  NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1978)
  by Robert J. Willis & Sherwin Rosen
  (ReDIF-paper, nbr:nberwo:0249)
• The Old Age Security Hypothesis and Population Growth
  NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1979)
  by Robert J. Willis
  (ReDIF-paper, nbr:nberwo:0372)
• Cognition and Economic Outcomes in the Health and Retirement Survey
  NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2009)
  by John J. McArdle & James P. Smith & Robert Willis
  (ReDIF-paper, nbr:nberwo:15266)
• Household Stock Market Beliefs and Learning
  NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2011)
  by Gábor Kézdi & Robert J. Willis
  (ReDIF-paper, nbr:nberwo:17614)
• Estimating Second Order Probability Beliefs from Subjective Survival Data
  NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2012)
  by Péter Hudomiet & Robert J. Willis
  (ReDIF-paper, nbr:nberwo:18258)
• Is it all worth it? The experiences of new PhDs on the job market, 2007-2010
  NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2014)
  by Brooke Helppie McFall & Marta Murray-Close & Robert J. Willis & Uniko Chen
  (ReDIF-paper, nbr:nberwo:20654)
• Informal Caregiving for Diabetes and Diabetic Complications Among Elderly Americans
  Journals of Gerontology: Series B, Gerontological Society of America (2002)
  by Kenneth M. Langa & Sandeep Vijan & Rodney A. Hayward & Michael E. Chernew & Caroline S. Blaum & Mohammed U. Kabeto & David R. Weir & Steven J. Katz & Robert J. Willis & A. Mark Fendrick
  (ReDIF-article, oup:geronb:v:57:y:2002:i:3:p:s177-s186)
• The Cognitive Demands of Work and the Length of Working Life: The Case of Computerization
  Discussion Papers, Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research (2013)
  by Robert Willis
  (ReDIF-paper, sip:dpaper:13-015)
• Motives for interqenerational transfers: Evidence from Malaysia
  Demography, Springer;Population Association of America (PAA) (1997)
  by Lee Lillard & Robert Willis
  (ReDIF-article, spr:demogr:v:34:y:1997:i:1:p:115-134)
• Dementia Risk and Financial Decision Making by Older Households: The Impact of Information
  Journal of Human Capital, University of Chicago Press (2013)
  by Joanne W. Hsu & Robert Willis
  (ReDIF-article, ucp:jhucap:doi:10.1086/674105)
• Transfers among Divorced Couples: Evidence and Interpretation
  Journal of Labor Economics, University of Chicago Press (1993)
  by Weiss, Yoram & Willis, Robert J
  (ReDIF-article, ucp:jlabec:v:11:y:1993:i:4:p:629-79)
• Match Quality, New Information, and Marital Dissolution
  Journal of Labor Economics, University of Chicago Press (1997)
  by Weiss, Yoram & Willis, Robert J
  (ReDIF-article, ucp:jlabec:v:15:y:1997:i:1:p:s293-329)
• Children as Collective Goods and Divorce Settlements
  Journal of Labor Economics, University of Chicago Press (1985)
  by Weiss, Yoram & Willis, Robert J
  (ReDIF-article, ucp:jlabec:v:3:y:1985:i:3:p:268-92)
• Human Capital and the Rise and Fall of Families: Comment
  Journal of Labor Economics, University of Chicago Press (1986)
  by Willis, Robert J
  (ReDIF-article, ucp:jlabec:v:4:y:1986:i:3:p:s40-47)
• A Theory of Out-of-Wedlock Childbearing
  Journal of Political Economy, University of Chicago Press (1999)
  by Robert J. Willis
  (ReDIF-article, ucp:jpolec:v:107:y:1999:i:s6:p:s33-s64)
• A New Approach to the Economic Theory of Fertility Behavior
  Journal of Political Economy, University of Chicago Press (1973)
  by Willis, Robert J
  (ReDIF-article, ucp:jpolec:v:81:y:1973:i:2:p:s14-64)
• A Beta-logistic Model for the Analysis of Sequential Labor Force Participation by Married Women
  Journal of Political Economy, University of Chicago Press (1977)
  by Heckman, James J & Willis, Robert J
  (ReDIF-article, ucp:jpolec:v:85:y:1977:i:1:p:27-58)
• Reply to Mincer and Ofek [The Distribution of Lifetime Labor Force Participation of Married Women]
  Journal of Political Economy, University of Chicago Press (1979)
  by Heckman, James J & Willis, Robert J
  (ReDIF-article, ucp:jpolec:v:87:y:1979:i:1:p:203-11)
• Education and Self-Selection
  Journal of Political Economy, University of Chicago Press (1979)
  by Willis, Robert J & Rosen, Sherwin
  (ReDIF-article, ucp:jpolec:v:87:y:1979:i:5:p:s7-36)
• Daughters, Education, and Family Budgets Taiwan Experiences
  Journal of Human Resources, University of Wisconsin Press (1993)
  by William L. Parish & Robert J. Willis
  (ReDIF-article, uwp:jhriss:v:28:y:1993:i:4:p:863-898)
• Intergenerational Educational Mobility: Effects of Family and State in Malaysia
  Journal of Human Resources, University of Wisconsin Press (1994)
  by Lee A. Lillard & Robert J. Willis
  (ReDIF-article, uwp:jhriss:v:29:y:1994:4:1:p:1126-1166)
• Reducing Panel Attrition: A Search for Effective Policy Instruments
  Journal of Human Resources, University of Wisconsin Press (2001)
  by Daniel H. Hill & Robert J. Willis
  (ReDIF-article, uwp:jhriss:v:36:y:2001:i:3:p:416-438)
• Stock market crash and expectations of American households
  Journal of Applied Econometrics, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. (2011)
  by Péter Hudomiet & Gábor Kézdi & Robert J. Willis
  (ReDIF-article, wly:japmet:v:26:y:2011:i:3:p:393-415)
• Prospects for Widow Poverty
  Pension Research Council Working Papers, Wharton School Pension Research Council, University of Pennsylvania ()
  by David Weir & Robert Willis
  (ReDIF-paper, wop:pennpr:98-14)