| Job displacement, disability, and divorce KK Charles, M Stephens, Jr Journal of Labor Economics 22 (2), 489-522, 2004 | 557 | 2004 |
| Worker displacement and the added worker effect M Stephens, Jr Journal of Labor Economics 20 (3), 504-537, 2002 | 557 | 2002 |
| “3rd of tha month”: do social security recipients smooth consumption between checks? M Stephens Jr American Economic Review 93 (1), 406-422, 2003 | 437 | 2003 |
| Compulsory education and the benefits of schooling M Stephens Jr, DY Yang American Economic Review 104 (6), 1777-1792, 2014 | 342 | 2014 |
| Is there a retirement-consumption puzzle? Evidence using subjective retirement expectations SJ Haider, M Stephens Jr The review of economics and statistics 89 (2), 247-264, 2007 | 339 | 2007 |
| Job loss expectations, realizations, and household consumption behavior M Stephens Jr Review of Economics and statistics 86 (1), 253-269, 2004 | 313 | 2004 |
| The long-run consumption effects of earnings shocks M Stephens Jr Review of Economics and Statistics 83 (1), 28-36, 2001 | 295 | 2001 |
| Paycheque receipt and the timing of consumption M Stephens Jr The Economic Journal 116 (513), 680-701, 2006 | 215 | 2006 |
| The consumption response to predictable changes in discretionary income: Evidence from the repayment of vehicle loans M Stephens Jr The Review of Economics and Statistics 90 (2), 241-252, 2008 | 193 | 2008 |
| Employment, wages, and voter turnout KK Charles, M Stephens Jr American Economic Journal: Applied Economics 5 (4), 111-143, 2013 | 144 | 2013 |
| The consumption response to seasonal income: Evidence from Japanese public pension benefits M Stephens Jr, T Unayama American Economic Journal: Applied Economics 3 (4), 86-118, 2011 | 144 | 2011 |
| The effect of a hospital nurse staffing mandate on patient health outcomes: evidence from California's minimum staffing regulation A Cook, M Gaynor, M Stephens Jr, L Taylor Journal of health economics 31 (2), 340-348, 2012 | 140 | 2012 |
| Rates for vehicle loans: race and loan source KK Charles, E Hurst, M Stephens Jr American Economic Review 98 (2), 315-320, 2008 | 112 | 2008 |
| Abortion legalization and Adolescent Substance use KK Charles, M Stephens, Jr The Journal of Law and Economics 49 (2), 481-505, 2006 | 88* | 2006 |
| The stability of measured time preferences EL Krupka, M Stephens Jr Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization 85, 11-19, 2013 | 77 | 2013 |
| Do schooling laws matter? Evidence from the introduction of compulsory attendance laws in the United States K Clay, J Lingwall, M Stephens National Bureau of Economic Research, 2012 | 71 | 2012 |
| Disability benefit take-up and local labor market conditions KK Charles, Y Li, M Stephens Jr Review of Economics and Statistics 100 (3), 416-423, 2018 | 69 | 2018 |
| The impact of separate taxation on the intra-household allocation of assets: evidence from the UK M Stephens Jr, J Ward-Batts Journal of Public Economics 88 (9-10), 1989-2007, 2004 | 67 | 2004 |
| The impact of retirement on household consumption in Japan M Stephens Jr, T Unayama Journal of the Japanese and International Economies 26 (1), 62-83, 2012 | 61 | 2012 |
| Disability, job displacement and divorce KK Charles, M Stephens Journal of Labor Economics 22 (2), 489-522, 2004 | 48 | 2004 |
