Friday the 13th: The Empirics of Bad Luck
利用英国劳动力调查数据，研究13号出生或黑色星期五出生的人，在就业、收入和婚姻方面是否比其他人更不幸，结果发现几乎没有显著差异。
Summary We use the UK Labor Force survey to investigate whether the socio‐economic outcomes of people born on the 13 th day of the month, and of those born on Friday the 13 th , differ from the outcomes of people born on more auspicious days. In many European countries, including the UK, number 13 is considered unlucky and Friday the 13 th is seen as an especially unlucky day. We find little evidence that people born on the 13 th or those born on Friday the 13 th are significantly less likely to be employed, earn lower wages or that they are more likely to stay unmarried compared to people born on other days.