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Working Papers

2024

1. Can Technology Facilitate Scale? Evidence from a Randomized Evaluation of High Dosage Tutoring
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)

2021

2. Not Too Late: Improving Academic Outcomes Among Adolescents
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (13)
3. Scope Challenges to Social Impact
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (2)

2020

4. The Effect of Mentoring on School Attendance and Academic Outcomes: A Randomized Evaluation of the Check & Connect Program
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (2)

2018

5. The Effects of Sexism on American Women: The Role of Norms vs. Discrimination
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (39)

2017

6. Sibling Spillovers
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (5)
   Also in CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2017) View citations (10)
7. The Economics of Scale-Up
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (29)

2015

8. Motivation and Incentives in Education: Evidence from a Summer Reading Experiment
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
   See also Journal Article Motivation and incentives in education: Evidence from a summer reading experiment, Economics of Education Review, Elsevier (2016) View citations (5) (2016)
9. Thinking, Fast and Slow? Some Field Experiments to Reduce Crime and Dropout in Chicago
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (9)

2014

10. Does Reading During the Summer Build Reading Skills? Evidence from a Randomized Experiment in 463 Classrooms
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (2)
11. Early Life Environment and Racial Inequality in Education and Earnings in the United States
    Working Paper Series, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago View citations (9)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2014) View citations (12)
12. The (Surprising) Efficacy of Academic and Behavioral Intervention with Disadvantaged Youth: Results from a Randomized Experiment in Chicago
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (44)

2013

13. Do Lottery Payments Induce Savings Behavior: Evidence from the Lab
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article Do lottery payments induce savings behavior? Evidence from the lab, Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier (2015) View citations (21) (2015)
14. The Effects of Poor Neonatal Health on Children's Cognitive Development
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (8)
    See also Journal Article The Effects of Poor Neonatal Health on Children's Cognitive Development, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (2014) View citations (127) (2014)

2011

15. Decreasing Delinquency, Criminal Behavior, and Recidivism by Intervening on Psychological Factors Other than Cognitive Ability: A Review of the Intervention Literature
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (15)
    See also Chapter Decreasing Delinquency, Criminal Behavior, and Recidivism by Intervening on Psychological Factors Other Than Cognitive Ability: A Review of the Intervention Literature, NBER Chapters, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2010) (2010)
16. Studying Discrimination: Fundamental Challenges and Recent Progress
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (107)
    See also Journal Article Studying Discrimination: Fundamental Challenges and Recent Progress, Annual Review of Economics, Annual Reviews (2011) View citations (107) (2011)

2010

17. Making Savers Winners: An Overview of Prize-Linked Savings Products
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (16)

2009

18. Birth Cohort and the Black-White Achievement Gap: The Roles of Access and Health Soon After Birth
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (86)
19. Is Lottery Gambling Addictive?
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (2)

2008

20. Birth cohort and the black-white achievement gap: the role of health soon after birth
    Working Paper Series, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
21. Parental Education and Parental Time With Children
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (533)

2007

22. Does Teacher Testing Raise Teacher Quality? Evidence from State Certification Requirements
    Working Papers, Princeton University, School of Public and International Affairs, Education Research Section. View citations (1)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2005) View citations (13)
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2003) View citations (29)
    See also Journal Article Does teacher testing raise teacher quality? Evidence from state certification requirements, Economics of Education Review, Elsevier (2008) View citations (56) (2008)
23. Peer Effects in the Workplace: Evidence from Random Groupings in Professional Golf Tournaments
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (16)
    See also Journal Article Peer Effects in the Workplace: Evidence from Random Groupings in Professional Golf Tournaments, American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, American Economic Association (2009) View citations (346) (2009)
24. Prejudice and The Economics of Discrimination
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (21)

2005

25. Lucky Stores, Gambling, and Addiction: Empirical Evidence from State Lottery Sales
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (2)

2002

26. The Impact of Internet Subsidies in Public Schools
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (19)
    See also Journal Article The Impact of Internet Subsidies in Public Schools, The Review of Economics and Statistics, MIT Press (2006) View citations (103) (2006)

2001

27. Desegregation and Black Dropout Rates
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (40)
    See also Journal Article Desegregation and Black Dropout Rates, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (2004) View citations (157) (2004)
28. Does Money Matter? Regression-Discontinuity Estimates from Education Finance Reform in Massachusetts
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (83)

Journal Articles

2016

1. Motivation and incentives in education: Evidence from a summer reading experiment
   Economics of Education Review, 2016, 55, (C), 1-20 View citations (5)
   See also Working Paper Motivation and Incentives in Education: Evidence from a Summer Reading Experiment, NBER Working Papers (2015) (2015)

2015

2. Do lottery payments induce savings behavior? Evidence from the lab
   Journal of Public Economics, 2015, 126, (C), 1-24 View citations (21)
   See also Working Paper Do Lottery Payments Induce Savings Behavior: Evidence from the Lab, NBER Working Papers (2013) View citations (2) (2013)

2014

3. The Effects of Poor Neonatal Health on Children's Cognitive Development
   American Economic Review, 2014, 104, (12), 3921-55 View citations (127)
   See also Working Paper The Effects of Poor Neonatal Health on Children's Cognitive Development, NBER Working Papers (2013) View citations (8) (2013)

2013

4. Taste‐based or Statistical Discrimination: The Economics of Discrimination Returns to its Roots
   Economic Journal, 2013, 123, (11), F417-F432 View citations (155)

2011

5. Studying Discrimination: Fundamental Challenges and Recent Progress
   Annual Review of Economics, 2011, 3, (1), 479-511 View citations (107)
   See also Working Paper Studying Discrimination: Fundamental Challenges and Recent Progress, NBER Working Papers (2011) View citations (107) (2011)

2009

6. Climate Change and Birth Weight
   American Economic Review, 2009, 99, (2), 211-17 View citations (148)
7. Peer Effects in the Workplace: Evidence from Random Groupings in Professional Golf Tournaments
   American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 2009, 1, (4), 34-68 View citations (346)
   See also Working Paper Peer Effects in the Workplace: Evidence from Random Groupings in Professional Golf Tournaments, NBER Working Papers (2007) View citations (16) (2007)
8. The Race between Education and Technology: A Review Article
   Journal of Human Capital, 2009, 3, (2), 177-196 View citations (1)

2008

9. Does teacher testing raise teacher quality? Evidence from state certification requirements
   Economics of Education Review, 2008, 27, (5), 483-503 View citations (56)
   See also Working Paper Does Teacher Testing Raise Teacher Quality? Evidence from State Certification Requirements, Working Papers (2007) View citations (1) (2007)
10. Gambling at Lucky Stores: Empirical Evidence from State Lottery Sales
    American Economic Review, 2008, 98, (1), 458-73 View citations (70)
11. Prejudice and Wages: An Empirical Assessment of Becker's The Economics of Discrimination
    Journal of Political Economy, 2008, 116, (5), 773-809 View citations (250)

2006

12. The Impact of Internet Subsidies in Public Schools
    The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2006, 88, (2), 336-347 View citations (103)
    See also Working Paper The Impact of Internet Subsidies in Public Schools, NBER Working Papers (2002) View citations (19) (2002)

2004

13. Desegregation and Black Dropout Rates
    American Economic Review, 2004, 94, (4), 919-943 View citations (157)
    See also Working Paper Desegregation and Black Dropout Rates, NBER Working Papers (2001) View citations (40) (2001)
14. Teacher Testing, Teacher Education, and Teacher Characteristics
    American Economic Review, 2004, 94, (2), 241-246 View citations (21)

Chapters

2010

1. Decreasing Delinquency, Criminal Behavior, and Recidivism by Intervening on Psychological Factors Other Than Cognitive Ability: A Review of the Intervention Literature
   A chapter in Controlling Crime: Strategies and Tradeoffs, 2010, pp 367-406
   See also Working Paper Decreasing Delinquency, Criminal Behavior, and Recidivism by Intervening on Psychological Factors Other than Cognitive Ability: A Review of the Intervention Literature, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2011) View citations (15) (2011)