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Robert J. Thornton

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First Name:Robert
Middle Name:J.
Last Name:Thornton
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RePEc Short-ID:pth336
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Terminal Degree:1970 (from RePEc Genealogy)

Affiliation

Economics Department
College of Business and Economics
Lehigh University

Bethlehem, Pennsylvania (United States)
http://cbe.lehigh.edu/economics
RePEc:edi:eclehus (more details at EDIRC)

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Working papers

  1. Strobl, Eric & Thornton, Robert, 2002. "Do Large Employers Pay More in Developing Countries? The Case of Five African Countries," IZA Discussion Papers 660, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
  2. Rodgers, J.D. & Brookshire, M.L. & Thornton, R.J., 1995. "Forecasting Earning Using Age-Earnings Profiles and Longitudinal Data," Papers 10-95-1a, Pennsylvania State - Department of Economics.
  3. Thornton, R.J. & Rodgers, J.D. & Brookshire, M.L., 1995. "Age-Earning Profiles," Papers 10-95-2, Pennsylvania State - Department of Economics.
  4. Rodgers, J.D. & Thornton, R.J., 1995. "Making Operational the Concept of Maintenance Consumption," Papers 11-95-15, Pennsylvania State - Department of Economics.
  5. Rodgers, J.D. & Brookshire, M.L. & Thornton, R.J., 1995. "A Comparison of Age-Earnings Profiles from the U.S. Census Bureau and the PSID and their Uses in Forecasting Earnings," Papers 04-95-08, Pennsylvania State - Department of Economics.
  6. Brookshire, M.L. & Rodgers, J.D. & Thornton, R.J., 1994. "A Comparison of Age-Earnings Profiles from the U.S. Census Bureau and thePDSI and their Use in Forecasting Earnings," Papers 11-94-17, Pennsylvania State - Department of Economics.

Articles

  1. Edward J. Timmons & Robert J. Thornton, 2019. "There and Back Again: The De‐Licensing and Re‐Licensing of Barbers in Alabama," British Journal of Industrial Relations, London School of Economics, vol. 57(4), pages 764-790, December.
  2. Judith A. McDonald & Robert J. Thornton, 2016. "Estimating gender wage gaps: A data update," The Journal of Economic Education, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 47(2), pages 140-141, April.
  3. Regmi, Krishna & Nikolsko-Rzhevskyy, Alex & Thornton, Robert, 2015. "To be or not to be: An optimum currency area for South Asia?," Journal of Policy Modeling, Elsevier, vol. 37(6), pages 930-944.
  4. Cheng Chen & Shin-Yi Chou & Robert J. Thornton, 2015. "The Effect of Household Technology on Weight and Health Outcomes among Chinese Adults: Evidence from China's "Home Appliances Going to the Countryside" Policy," Journal of Human Capital, University of Chicago Press, vol. 9(3), pages 364-401.
  5. Judith A. McDonald & Robert J. Thornton, 2015. "“Coercive Cooperation”? Ontario'S Pay Equity Act Of 1988 And The Gender Pay Gap," Contemporary Economic Policy, Western Economic Association International, vol. 33(4), pages 606-618, October.
  6. Robert J. Thornton & Michael L. Brookshire, 2013. "NAFE and the Ethics Question," Journal of Forensic Economics, National Association of Forensic Economics, vol. 24(1), pages 19-23, April.
  7. John O. Ward & Robert J. Thornton, 2013. "Can Statements of Ethical Principles and Codes of Practice Make a Difference? The Results of a NAFE Survey," Journal of Forensic Economics, National Association of Forensic Economics, vol. 24(1), pages 25-39, April.
  8. Robert J. Thornton & Edward J. Timmons, 2013. "Licensing One of the World's Oldest Professions: Massage," Journal of Law and Economics, University of Chicago Press, vol. 56(2), pages 371-388.
  9. Brendan Kennelly & Robert Thornton & J. Richard Aronson & Vincent G. Munley, 2012. "Whither the Irish Economy: Introduction and Overview," The World Economy, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 35(10), pages 1215-1219, October.
  10. Robert Thornton, 2011. "In Memoriam, Eli Schwartz, Lehigh University," Journal of Forensic Economics, National Association of Forensic Economics, vol. 22(2), pages 141-142, August.
  11. Judith A. McDonald & Robert J. Thornton, 2011. "Estimating Gender Wage Gaps," The Journal of Economic Education, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 42(4), pages 405-413, October.
  12. Edward J. Timmons & Robert J. Thornton, 2010. "The Licensing of Barbers in the USA," British Journal of Industrial Relations, London School of Economics, vol. 48(4), pages 740-757, December.
  13. Tsai, Wehn-Jyuan & Liu, Jin-Tan & Chou, Shin-Yi & Thornton, Robert, 2009. "Does educational expansion encourage female workforce participation? A study of the 1968 reform in Taiwan," Economics of Education Review, Elsevier, vol. 28(6), pages 750-758, December.
  14. Luisito Bertinelli & Olivier Cardi & Teoman Pamukçu & Eric Strobl & Robert Thornton, 2009. "The determinants of excess worker turnover in Luxembourg," International Journal of Manpower, Emerald Group Publishing Limited, vol. 30(3), pages 253-268, June.
  15. Robert J. Thornton, 2009. "What's Your College Degree Worth? A Research Project for the Labor Economics Course," The Journal of Economic Education, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 40(2), pages 166-172, April.
  16. Edward Timmons & Robert Thornton, 2008. "The Effects of Licensing on the Wages of Radiologic Technologists," Journal of Labor Research, Springer, vol. 29(4), pages 333-346, December.
  17. Judith A. McDonald & Robert J. Thornton, 2007. "Do New Male and Female College Graduates Receive Unequal Pay?," Journal of Human Resources, University of Wisconsin Press, vol. 42(1).
  18. Simon Medcalfe & Robert J. Thornton, 2006. "Monopsony and Teachers' Salaries in Georgia," Journal of Labor Research, Transaction Publishers, vol. 27(4), pages 537-554, October.
  19. James D. Rodgers & Robert J. Thornton, 2005. "Recent Publications of Interest to Forensic Economists," Journal of Forensic Economics, National Association of Forensic Economics, vol. 18(2), pages 243-258, April.
  20. Robert J. Thornton, 2004. "Retrospectives: How Joan Robinson and B. L. Hallward Named Monopsony," Journal of Economic Perspectives, American Economic Association, vol. 18(2), pages 257-261, Spring.
  21. Robert J. Thornton & Jennifer A. Thornton, 2004. "Erring on the Margin of Error," Southern Economic Journal, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 71(1), pages 130-135, July.
  22. Eric Strobl & Robert Thornton, 2004. "Do Large Employers Pay More? The Case Of Five Developing African Countries," Journal of Economic Development, Chung-Ang Unviersity, Department of Economics, vol. 29(1), pages 137-161, June.
  23. James D. Rodgers & Robert Thornton, 2002. "Assessing Economic Damages in Personal Injury and Wrongful Death Litigation: The State of Pennsylvania," Journal of Forensic Economics, National Association of Forensic Economics, vol. 15(3), pages 335-355, September.
  24. Mark Cassidy & Eric Strobl & Robert Thornton, 2002. "Gender Pay Differentials and Equality Legislation in the Republic of Ireland," Canadian Public Policy, University of Toronto Press, vol. 28(s1), pages 149-169, May.
  25. James Dearden & Larry Taylor & Robert Thornton, 2001. "A Benchmark Profile of Economics Departments in 15 Private Universities," The Journal of Economic Education, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 32(4), pages 387-396, January.
  26. Judith A. McDonald & Robert J. Thornton, 2001. "Comparable Worth in Academe: Professors at Ontario Universities," Canadian Public Policy, University of Toronto Press, vol. 27(3), pages 357-373, September.
  27. Robert Thornton & John Ward, 1999. "The Economist in Tort Litigation," Journal of Economic Perspectives, American Economic Association, vol. 13(2), pages 101-112, Spring.
  28. Frank P. Corcione & Robert J. Thornton, 1998. "Forecasting Earnings Losses Of The Disabled With The LPE Method," Journal of Forensic Economics, National Association of Forensic Economics, vol. 11(2), pages 115-120, April.
  29. Judith A. McDonald & Robert J. Thornton, 1998. "Private-Sector Experience with Pay Equity in Ontario," Canadian Public Policy, University of Toronto Press, vol. 24(2), pages 185-208, June.
  30. Robert J. Thornton & Frank Slesnick, 1997. "New Estimates Of Life Expectancies For Persons With Medical Risks," Journal of Forensic Economics, National Association of Forensic Economics, vol. 10(3), pages 285-290, September.
  31. James D. Rodgers & Michael L. Brookshire & Robert J. Thornton, 1996. "Forecasting Earnings Using Age-Earnings Profiles And Longitudinal Data," Journal of Forensic Economics, National Association of Forensic Economics, vol. 9(2), pages 169-210, April.
  32. Robert J. Thornton, 1996. "Labor Shortages as America Approaches the Twenty-first Century," Journal of Forensic Economics, National Association of Forensic Economics, vol. 9(1), pages 71-72, December.
  33. Frank Slesnick & Robert Thornton, 1994. "Life Expectancies for Persons With Medical Risks," Journal of Forensic Economics, National Association of Forensic Economics, vol. 7(2), pages 197-207, April.
  34. Robert J. Thornton, 1993. "Succeeding as an Expert Witness," Journal of Forensic Economics, National Association of Forensic Economics, vol. 6(2), pages 173-174, April.
  35. Robert J. Thornton, 1992. "A Hedonics Primer for Economists and Attorneys," Journal of Forensic Economics, National Association of Forensic Economics, vol. 6(1), pages 71-72, December.
  36. Eli Schwartz & Robert Thornton, 1991. "The Effect of Taxes and Inflation on the Real Interest Rate," Journal of Forensic Economics, National Association of Forensic Economics, vol. 5(1), pages 71-73, December.
  37. Frank P. Corcione & Robert J. Thornton, 1991. "Female Work Experience: Voluntary Versus Involuntary Labor Force Activity," Journal of Forensic Economics, National Association of Forensic Economics, vol. 4(2), pages 163-174, April.
  38. Robert J. Thornton & Perry A. Zirkel, 1990. "The Consistency and Predictability of Grievance Arbitration Awards," ILR Review, Cornell University, ILR School, vol. 43(2), pages 294-307, January.
  39. Robert J. Thornton, 1989. "Pitfalls in Estimating the Loss of Employer-Paid Fringe Benefits," Journal of Forensic Economics, National Association of Forensic Economics, vol. 3(1), pages 77-78, December.
  40. E. Schwartz & R. Thornton, 1989. "Toward a Utility-Based Theory of Loss in Wrongful Death Cases," Journal of Forensic Economics, National Association of Forensic Economics, vol. 2(2), pages 67-74, April.
  41. Thornton, Robert J & Innes, Jon T, 1988. "The Status of Master's Programs in Economics," Journal of Economic Perspectives, American Economic Association, vol. 2(1), pages 171-178, Winter.
  42. Robert J. Thornton & Eli Schwartz, 1987. "The Uneasy Case for the Personal Maintenance Deduction," Journal of Forensic Economics, National Association of Forensic Economics, vol. 1(1), pages 11-18, August.
  43. James Luizer & Robert Thornton, 1986. "Concentration in the Labor Market for Public School Teachers," ILR Review, Cornell University, ILR School, vol. 39(4), pages 573-584, July.
  44. Thornton, Robert J & Innes, Jon T, 1985. "On Simpson's Paradox in Economic Statistics," Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, Department of Economics, University of Oxford, vol. 47(4), pages 387-394, November.
  45. Thornton, Robert J., 1985. "Teacher strikes and the courts : David L. Colton and Edith E. Graber. Lexington, MA: Lexington Books, 1982. pp. 132. Price: U.S.$21.00 (cloth)," Economics of Education Review, Elsevier, vol. 4(2), pages 152-153, April.
  46. Robert J. Thornton, 1982. "Teacher Unionism and Collective Bargaining in England and Wales," ILR Review, Cornell University, ILR School, vol. 35(3), pages 377-391, April.
  47. Eli Schwartz & Robert Thornton, 1980. "Overinvestment in College Training?," Journal of Human Resources, University of Wisconsin Press, vol. 15(1), pages 121-123.
  48. Robert J. Thornton & Andrew R. Weintraub, 1979. "Licensing in the Barbering Profession," ILR Review, Cornell University, ILR School, vol. 32(2), pages 242-249, January.
  49. Thornton, Robert J., 1978. "Miners, Quarrymen and Saltworkers. Edited by Raphael Samuel. London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Ltd., 1977. Pp. xvi, 363," The Journal of Economic History, Cambridge University Press, vol. 38(3), pages 816-817, September.
  50. Robert J. Thornton, 1975. "Monopsony and Teachers' Salaries: Some Contrary Evidence," ILR Review, Cornell University, ILR School, vol. 28(4), pages 574-575, July.
  51. Robert J. Thornton, 1972. "Book Review: Labor Economics: Microeconomic Foundations of Employment and Inflation Theory," ILR Review, Cornell University, ILR School, vol. 25(3), pages 444-445, April.

Chapters

  1. Robert J. Thornton & Judith A. McDonald, 2015. "The Gender Gap in Starting Salaries for New College Graduates," Research in Labor Economics, in: Gender in the Labor Market, volume 42, pages 205-229, Emerald Group Publishing Limited.
  2. John O. Ward & Robert J. Thornton, 2009. "The transatlantic dialogue: An introduction," Contemporary Studies in Economic and Financial Analysis, in: Personal Injury and Wrongful Death Damages Calculations: Transatlantic Dialogue, pages 1-10, Emerald Group Publishing Limited.
  3. Frank Slesnick & James Payne & Robert J. Thornton, 2005. "Research and Practice Issues in Personal Injury and Wrongful Death Damages Analysis," Contemporary Studies in Economic and Financial Analysis, in: Developments in Litigation Economics, pages 159-203, Emerald Group Publishing Limited.
  4. Patrick A. Gaughan & Robert J. Thornton, 2005. "Litigation Economics," Contemporary Studies in Economic and Financial Analysis, in: Developments in Litigation Economics, pages 1-7, Emerald Group Publishing Limited.
  5. Vincent G. Munley & Robert J. Thornton, 2002. "1. The irish economy in transition," Contemporary Studies in Economic and Financial Analysis, in: The Irish Economy in Transition: Successes, Problems, and Prospects, pages 1-4, Emerald Group Publishing Limited.

Books

  1. J. Richard Aronson & Harriet L. Parmet & Robert J. Thornton (ed.), 2010. "Variations in Economic Analysis," Springer Books, Springer, number 978-1-4419-1182-7, December.
  2. David Greenaway & Robert C. Hine & Anthony P. O’Brien & Robert J. Thornton (ed.), 1991. "Global Protectionism," Palgrave Macmillan Books, Palgrave Macmillan, number 978-1-349-11724-6.

Editorship

  1. Contemporary Studies in Economic and Financial Analysis, Emerald Publishing Ltd.
  2. Contemporary Studies in Economic and Financial Analysis, Emerald Group Publishing Limited.

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  1. NEP-AFR: Africa (1) 2003-01-12
  2. NEP-DEV: Development (1) 2003-01-12
  3. NEP-IAS: Insurance Economics (1) 2003-01-12
  4. NEP-LAB: Labour Economics (1) 2003-01-12

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