"What Have We Learned? RC28's Contributions to Knowledge about Social Stratification." Research in Social Stratification and Mobility 24:1-20 (2006)

"What has Sociology to Contribute to the Study of Inequality Trends? An Historical and Comparative Perspective." American Behavioral Scientist 50:603-618. (2007)

"Cumulative Advantage as a Mechanism for Inequality: A Review of Theoretical and Empirical Developments." Annual Review of Sociology 32:271-297. (2006)

Is This a Great Country? Upward Mobility and the Chance for Riches in Contemporary America Research in Social Stratification and Mobility 25:89-95 (2007)

"Gender-Specific Trends in the Value of Education and the Emerging Gender Gap in College Completion." Demography 43:1-24 (2006)

Work and Pay in Flexible and Regulated Labor Markets: A Generalized Perspective on Institutional Evolution and Inequality Trends in Europe and the U.S. Research in Social Stratification and Mobility 24:311-332 (2006)

The Growing Female Advantage in College Completion: The Role of Family Background and Academic Achievement American Sociological Review 71:515-541. (2006)

Gender Inequalities in Education. Annual Review of Sociology 34:319-337. (2008)

Non-Working Time, Income Inequality, and Quality of Life Comparisons: The Case of the U.S. vs. the Netherlands Social Forces 87:679-712 (2008)

Family Determinants of the Changing Gender Gap in Educational Attainment: A Comparison of the U.S. and Germany Schmoeller's Jahrbuch. forthcoming (2009)

Teacher Effects on Academic and Social Outcomes During Elementary School. Forthcoming, Sociology of Education (2009)

Working Papers

The Black Gender Gap in Educational Attainment: Historical Trends and Racial Comparisons. (2009)

Social/Behavioral Skills and the Gender Gap in Early Educational Achievement. (2009)

Segregation in Social Networks Based on Acquaintanceship and Trust. (2008)

Compensation Benchmarking, Leapfrogs, and the Surge in Executive Pay. Conditional Acceptance, American Journal of Sociology (2009)