Publications

2011
Western B. Data Appendix for Unions, Norms, and the Rise in American Wage Inequality. 2011. PDF
Western B. Unions, Norms, and the Rise in Ul.S. Wages Inequality. American Sociological Review. 2011;76(4):513-537. PDF
2008
Western B. From Prison to Work: Overcoming Barriers to Reentry. The Brookings Institution; 2008. PDF
Western B, Bloome D, Percheski C. Inequality Among American Families with Children, 1975 to 2005.; 2008. PDF
Western B. Reentry: Reversing Mass Imprisonment. [Internet]. 2008. Website
2007
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Western B. Introduction to Gresham Sykes’s The Society of Captives . In: The Society of Captives: A Study of a Maximum Security Prison. Princeton University Press; 2007. Website
Western B, Jacobs E. Report on the Evaluation of the ComALERT Prisoner Reentry Program.; 2007. PDF
Western B. Testimony to the Joint Economic Committee, October 7, 2007. Joint Economic Committee. 2007. PDF
2006
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Western B. Punishment and Inequality in America. Russell Sage Foundation; 2006. Website Introduction - PDF
2005
Western B, Garip F. Bayesian Analysis of Comparative Survey Data. Princeton University; 2005. migration.txt PDF
Western B, Pettit B. Black-White Earnings Inequality, Employment Rates, and Incarceration. American Journal of Sociology [Internet]. 2005;111:553-578. Website PDF
2004
Western B, Kleykamp M. A Bayesian Change Point Model for Historical Time Series Analysis. Princeton University; 2004. PDF
Western B, Lynch S. Bayesian Predictive Checks for Nonstandard Models. Sociological Methods and Research [Internet]. 2004;32(3):301-335. Website PDF
2002
Western B. The Impact of Incarceration on Wage Mobility and Inequality. American Sociological Review [Internet]. 2002;67:526-546. Website PDF
Western B, Farber HS. Ronald Reagan and the Politics of Declining Union Organization. British Journal of Industrial Relations [Internet]. 2002;40:385-402. Website
2001
Western B, Farber HS. Accounting for the Decline of Unions in the Private Sector, 1973-1998. Journal of Labor Research [Internet]. 2001;22:459-486. . Website
Western B. Bayesian Thinking about Macrosociology. American Journal of Sociology [Internet]. 2001;107:353-78. Website
1998
Western B. Causal Heterogeneity in Comparative Research: A Bayesian Hierarchical Modeling Approach. American Journal of Political Science [Internet]. 1998;42:1233-1259. Website