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Working Papers

2009

1. Do Better Schools Lead to More Growth? Cognitive Skills, Economic Outcomes, and Causation
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
   Also in CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo Group Munich (2009) View citations
2. Schooling, Cognitive Skills, and the Latin American Growth Puzzle
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations

2008

3. Harming the Best: How Schools Affect the Black-White Achievement Gap
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations

2007

4. Does Pollution Increase School Absences?
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
5. School Choice: Traditional Mechanisms and Extending the Poor's Ability to Choose
   TÜSİAD-Koç University Economic Research Forum Working Papers, TUSIAD-Koc University Economic Research Forum
6. Schools and Location: Tiebout, Alonso, and Government Policy
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
7. The Role of School Improvement in Economic Development
   CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo Group Munich View citations
   Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2007) View citations
8. The role of education quality for economic growth
   Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations

2006

9. Do Students Care about School Quality? Determinants of Dropout Behavior in Developing Countries
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
   See also Journal Article in Journal of Human Capital (2008)
10. Opportunities, Race, and Urban Location: the Influence of John Kain
    Berkeley Program on Housing and Urban Policy, Working Paper Series, Berkeley Program on Housing and Urban Policy
    Also in Harvard Institute of Economic Research Working Papers, Harvard - Institute of Economic Research (2004)
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2004) View citations
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Urban Economics (2004)
11. Quality-Consistent Estimates of International Returns to Skill
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
12. School Quality and the Black-White Achievement Gap
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
13. The Effects of Education Quality on Income Growth and Mortality Decline
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
    See also Journal Article in Economics of Education Review (2007)

2005

14. Charter School Quality and Parental Decision Making With School Choice
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Public Economics (2007)
15. Does Educational Tracking Affect Performance and Inequality? Differences-in-Differences Evidence across Countries
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo Group Munich View citations
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) (2005) View citations
    Ifo Working Paper Series, Ifo Institute for Economic Research at the University of Munich (2005) View citations
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2005) View citations
    See also Journal Article in Economic Journal (2006)
16. The Market for Teacher Quality
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations

2004

17. Borrowing Constraints, College Aid, and Intergenerational Mobility
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
18. Does School Accountability Lead to Improved Student Performance?
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
19. Some Simple Analytics of School Quality
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations

2002

20. Efficiency and Equity in Schools around the World
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
    See also Journal Article in Economics of Education Review (2003)
21. New Evidence about Brown v. Board of Education: The Complex Effects of School Racial Composition on Achievement
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
22. Publicly Provided Education
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
    See also Chapter (2002)
23. Redistribution through Education and Other Transfer Mechanisms
    Royal Economic Society Annual Conference 2002, Royal Economic Society View citations
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2001) View citations
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Monetary Economics (2003)
24. The Failure of Input-based Schooling Policies
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
    See also Journal Article in Economic Journal (2003)
25. The Long Run Importance of School Quality
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations

2001

26. Disruption versus Tiebout Improvement: The Costs and Benefits of Switching Schools
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Public Economics (2004)
27. Does Peer Ability Affect Student Achievement?
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Applied Econometrics (2003)
28. Why Public Schools Lose Teachers
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations

1999

29. Do Higher Salaries Buy Better Teachers?
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
30. Schooling, Inequality, and the Impact of Government
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations

1998

31. Does Special Education Raise Academic Achievement for Students with Disabilities?
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
32. Teachers, Schools, and Academic Achievement
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
    See also Journal Article in Econometrica (2005)

1997

33. Redistribution through Education: The case of pure material cost
    Departmental Working Papers, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Department of Economics

1996

34. Aggregation and the Estimated Effects of School Resources
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
    Also in RCER Working Papers, University of Rochester - Center for Economic Research (RCER) (1995) View citations
    See also Journal Article in The Review of Economics and Statistics (1996)
35. Assessing the Effects of School Resources on Student Performance: An Update
    RCER Working Papers, University of Rochester - Center for Economic Research (RCER) View citations
36. The Productivity Collapse in Schools
    Wallis Working Papers, University of Rochester - Wallis Institute of Political Economy
37. Understanding the 20th Century Growth in U.S. School Spending
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations

1995

38. School Quality, Acheivement Bias, and Dropout Behavoiir in Egypt
    Working Papers, World Bank - Living Standards Measurement View citations
39. Schooling, Labor Force Quality, and Economic Growth
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations

1994

40. Understanding the 20th Century Explosion in U.S. School Costs
    RCER Working Papers, University of Rochester - Center for Economic Research (RCER) View citations

1993

41. Dropping Out of school: Further Evidence on the Role of School Quality in Developing Countries
    RCER Working Papers, University of Rochester - Center for Economic Research (RCER) View citations

1992

42. Health and Schooling: Evidence and Policy Implications for Developping Countries
    RCER Working Papers, University of Rochester - Center for Economic Research (RCER)
    See also Journal Article in Economics of Education Review (1997)
43. Self-Financing Educational Investments: The Quality Imperative in Developing Countries
    RCER Working Papers, University of Rochester - Center for Economic Research (RCER) View citations

1991

44. The Causes and Effects of Grade Repetition: Evidence from Brazil
    RCER Working Papers, University of Rochester - Center for Economic Research (RCER) View citations

1988

45. WHAT CAN BE DONE WITH BAD SCHOOL PERFORMANCE DATA?
    RCER Working Papers, University of Rochester - Center for Economic Research (RCER)

Undated

46. Interpreting Recent Research on Schooling in Developing Countries
    Wallis Working Papers, University of Rochester - Wallis Institute of Political Economy View citations
    See also Journal Article in World Bank Research Observer (1995)
47. Rationalizing School Spending: Efficiency, Externalities and Equity, and their Connection to Rising Costs
    Wallis Working Papers, University of Rochester - Wallis Institute of Political Economy View citations
    See also Chapter (1996)
48. The Evidence on Class Size
    Wallis Working Papers, University of Rochester - Wallis Institute of Political Economy View citations

Journal Articles

2008

1. Do Students Care about School Quality? Determinants of Dropout Behavior in Developing Countries
   Journal of Human Capital, 2008, 2, (1), 69-105
   See also Working Paper (2006)
2. Incentives for Efficiency and Equity in the School System
   Perspektiven der Wirtschaftspolitik, 2008, 9, (3), 5-27
   Also in Perspektiven der Wirtschaftspolitik, 2008, 9, (s1), 5-27 (2008)
3. The Role of Cognitive Skills in Economic Development
   Journal of Economic Literature, 2008, 46, (3), 607-68 View citations

2007

4. Charter school quality and parental decision making with school choice
   Journal of Public Economics, 2007, 91, (5-6), 823-848 View citations
   See also Working Paper (2005)
5. The complementarity of Tiebout and Alonso
   Journal of Housing Economics, 2007, 16, (2), 243-261 View citations
6. The effects of education quality on income growth and mortality decline
   Economics of Education Review, 2007, 26, (6), 771-788 View citations
   See also Working Paper (2006)

2006

7. Alternative school policies and the benefits of general cognitive skills
   Economics of Education Review, 2006, 25, (4), 447-462 View citations
8. Choice, charters, and public school competition
   Economic Commentary, 2006, (Mar 15)
   Also in Proceedings, 2005, 27-32 (2005)
9. Does Educational Tracking Affect Performance and Inequality? Differences- in-Differences Evidence Across Countries
   Economic Journal, 2006, 116, (510), C63-C76 View citations
   See also Working Paper (2005)
10. School accountability and student performance
    Regional Economic Development, 2006, (Mar), 51-61

2005

11. Teachers, Schools, and Academic Achievement
    Econometrica, 2005, 73, (2), 417-458 View citations
    See also Working Paper (1998)
12. The Economics of School Quality
    German Economic Review, 2005, 6, (3), 269-286 View citations
13. The economic value of improving local schools
    Proceedings, 2005, 59-72

2004

14. Disruption versus Tiebout improvement: the costs and benefits of switching schools
    Journal of Public Economics, 2004, 88, (9-10), 1721-1746 View citations
    See also Working Paper (2001)
15. Opportunities, race, and urban location: the influence of John Kain
    Journal of Urban Economics, 2004, 56, (1), 70-79
    See also Working Paper (2006)
16. Panel Discussion
    American Economic Review, 2004, 94, (2), 302-306
17. The Effect of School Accountability Systems on the Level and Distribution of Student Achievement
    Journal of the European Economic Association, 2004, 2, (2-3), 406-415 View citations
18. What if there are no 'best practices'?
    Scottish Journal of Political Economy, 2004, 51, (2), 156-172 View citations

2003

19. Does peer ability affect student achievement?
    Journal of Applied Econometrics, 2003, 18, (5), 527-544 View citations
    See also Working Paper (2001)
20. Efficiency and equity in schools around the world
    Economics of Education Review, 2003, 22, (5), 481-502 View citations
    See also Working Paper (2002)
21. Redistribution through education and other transfer mechanisms
    Journal of Monetary Economics, 2003, 50, (8), 1719-1750 View citations
    See also Working Paper (2002)
22. The Failure of Input-Based Schooling Policies
    Economic Journal, 2003, 113, (485), F64-F98 View citations
    See also Working Paper (2002)
23. The toughest battleground: schools
    Proceedings, 2003, (Oct), 21-35

2002

24. Improving educational quality: how best to evaluate our schools
    Conference Series ; [Proceedings], 2002, (Jun), 193-247 View citations
25. Inferring Program Effects for Special Populations: Does Special Education Raise Achievement for Students with Disabilities?
    The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2002, 84, (4), 584-599 View citations

2001

26. Black-White Achievement Differences and Governmental Interventions
    American Economic Review, 2001, 91, (2), 24-28 View citations

2000

27. Schooling, Labor-Force Quality, and the Growth of Nations
    American Economic Review, 2000, 90, (5), 1184-1208 View citations

1998

28. Conclusions and controversies about the effectiveness of school resources
    Economic Policy Review, 1998, (Mar), 11-27 View citations

1997

29. Health and schooling: Evidence and policy implications for developing countries
    Economics of Education Review, 1997, 16, (3), 271-282 View citations
    See also Working Paper (1992)
30. Recent developments in the economics of education: Edited by and. England, Brookfield, VT: Edward Elgar, 1994. pp. v + 653. Price: U.S. $187.95 (cloth)
    Economics of Education Review, 1997, 16, (3), 346-347

1996

31. Aggregation and the Estimated Effects of School Resources
    The Review of Economics and Statistics, 1996, 78, (4), 611-27 View citations
    See also Working Paper (1996)
32. Measuring Investment in Education
    Journal of Economic Perspectives, 1996, 10, (4), 9-30 View citations

1995

33. Interpreting Recent Research on Schooling in Developing Countries
    World Bank Research Observer, 1995, 10, (2), 227-46 View citations
    See also Working Paper
34. Who chooses to teach (and why)?
    Economics of Education Review, 1995, 14, (2), 101-117 View citations

1994

35. Causes and Consequences of Grade Repetition: Evidence from Brazil
    Economic Development and Cultural Change, 1994, 43, (1), 117-48 View citations

1993

36. Keeping college affordable: Government and educational opportunity: By Michael S. McPherson and Morton O. Schapiro. Washington, DC: The Brookings Institution, 1991
    Economics of Education Review, 1993, 12, (2), 187-188

1992

37. Improving educational outcomes while controlling costs
    Carnegie-Rochester Conference Series on Public Policy, 1992, 37, (1), 205-238 View citations
38. The Trade-Off between Child Quantity and Quality
    Journal of Political Economy, 1992, 100, (1), 84-117 View citations

1990

39. Commercial Land Use Regulation and Local Government Finance
    American Economic Review, 1990, 80, (2), 176-80 View citations
40. Walter Y. Oi: Reflections on his career and his legacy
    Carnegie-Rochester Conference Series on Public Policy, 1990, 33, (1), 9-12

1989

41. Expenditures, Efficiency, and Equity in Education: The Federal Government's Role
    American Economic Review, 1989, 79, (2), 46-51 View citations

1986

42. Non-labor-supply responses to the income maintenance experiments
    Conference Series ; [Proceedings], 1986, 106-130
43. The Economics of Schooling: Production and Efficiency in Public Schools
    Journal of Economic Literature, 1986, 24, (3), 1141-77 View citations

1985

44. Life-Cycle Earning Capacity and the OJT Investment Model
    International Economic Review, 1985, 26, (2), 365-85

1981

45. Education policy research--An industry perspective
    Economics of Education Review, 1981, 1, (2), 193-223

1980

46. What Is the Price Elasticity of Housing Demand?
    The Review of Economics and Statistics, 1980, 62, (3), 449-54 View citations

1979

47. The dynamics of the housing market: A stock adjustment model of housing consumption
    Journal of Urban Economics, 1979, 6, (1), 90-111 View citations

1978

48. The Dynamics of Postwar Industrial Location
    The Review of Economics and Statistics, 1978, 60, (4), 515-22 View citations

1973

49. Regional Differences in the Structure of Earnings
    The Review of Economics and Statistics, 1973, 55, (2), 204-13 View citations

1971

50. Teacher Characteristics and Gains in Student Achievement: Estimation Using Micro Data
    American Economic Review, 1971, 61, (2), 280-88 View citations

Edited books

2006

1. Handbook of the Economics of Education, vol 2
   Handbook of the Economics of Education, Elsevier
2. Handbook of the Economics of Education, vol 1
   Handbook of the Economics of Education, Elsevier

Chapters

2006

1. Preface
   Elsevier
   Also in Elsevier (2006)
2. School Resources
   Elsevier View citations
3. Teacher Quality
   Elsevier View citations

2003

4. Does Public School Competition Affect Teacher Quality?
   A chapter in The Economics of School Choice, 2003, pp 23-48 View citations

2002

5. Publicly provided education
   Chapter 30 in Handbook of Public Economics, 2002, vol. 4, pp 2045-2141 View citations
   See also Working Paper (2002)

1996

6. Rationalizing School Spending: Efficiency, Externalities, and Equity, and Their Connection to Rising Costs
   A chapter in Individual and Social Responsibility: Child Care, Education, Medical Care, and Long-Term Care in America, 1996, pp 59-106 View citations
   See also Working Paper

Editor

1. Handbook of the Economics of Education
   Elsevier
2. Handbook of the Economics of Education
   Elsevier