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Workplace:	Department of Economics, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, (more information at EDIRC) Department of Economics, University of Warwick, (more information at EDIRC)

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Working Papers

2012

1. Expanding School Resources and Increasing Time on Task: Effects of a Policy Experiment in Israel on Student Academic Achievement and Behavior
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
   Also in CAGE Online Working Paper Series, Competitive Advantage in the Global Economy (CAGE) (2012)
2. The Friends Factor: How Students’ Social Networks Affect Their Academic Achievement and Well-Being?
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

2011

3. How Responsive is Investment in Schooling to Changes in Redistribution Policies and in Returns
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
4. Inside the Black Box of Ability Peer Effects: Evidence from Variation in the Proportion of Low Achievers in the Classroom
   Boston University - Department of Economics - Working Papers Series, Boston University - Department of Economics View citations (3)
   See also Journal Article in Economic Journal (2012)
5. Mother’s Schooling and Fertility under Low Female Labor Force Participation: Evidence from a Natural Experiment
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)
6. What Makes an Effective Teacher? Quasi-Experimental Evidence
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

2010

7. Do Differences in School's Instruction Time Explain International Achievement Gaps in Maths, Science and Language? Evidence from Developed and Developing Countries
   CEE Discussion Papers, Centre for the Economics of Education, LSE
8. Do Differences in Schools’ Instruction Time Explain International Achievement Gaps? Evidence from Developed and Developing Countries
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
9. Sixty Years after the Magic Carpet Ride: The Long-Run Effect of the Early Childhood Environment on Social and Economic Outcomes
   Boston University - Department of Economics - Working Papers Series, Boston University - Department of Economics
   Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2009) View citations (7)

2009

10. The Good, the Bad and the Average: Evidence on the Scale and Nature of Ability Peer Effects in Schools
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (13)

2008

11. Gender Differences in Market Competitiveness in a Real Workplace: Evidence from Performance-based Pay Tournaments among Teachers
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (8)
12. Inside the Black of Box of Ability Peer Effects: Evidence from Variation in the Proportion of Low Achievers in the Classroom
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (17)

2007

13. Mechanisms and Impacts of Gender Peer Effects at School
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (32)
    See also Journal Article in American Economic Journal: Applied Economics (2011)

2006

14. Do Students Care about School Quality? Determinants of Dropout Behavior in Developing Countries
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (6)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Human Capital (2008)
15. From Forced Busing to Free Choice in Public Schools: Quasi-Experimental Evidence of Individual and General Effects
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (2)
16. New Evidence on the Causal Link between the Quantity and Quality of Children
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) View citations (8)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2005) View citations (32)
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2006) View citations (5)

2005

17. Does Immigration Affect the Long-Term Educational Outcomes of Natives? Quasi-Experimental Evidence
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) View citations (27)
    Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2005)
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2004) View citations (15)
    See also Journal Article in Economic Journal (2009)

2004

18. Do Gender Stereotypes Reduce Girls' Human Capital Outcomes? Evidence from a Natural Experiment
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (7)
19. Performance Pay and Teachers' Effort, Productivity and Grading Ethics
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (19)
    See also Journal Article in American Economic Review (2009)
20. Targeted Remedial Education for Under-Performing Teenagers: Costs and Benefits
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (7)
    Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2004) View citations (9)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Labor Economics (2005)
21. The Effect of High Stakes High School Achievement Awards: Evidence from a School-Centered Randomized Trial
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) View citations (6)

2003

22. Immigrating to Opportunity: Estimating the Effect of School Quality Using a Natural Experiment on Ethiopians in Israel
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers
    See also Journal Article in The Quarterly Journal of Economics (2004)
23. Paying for Performance: The Effect of Teachers' Financial Incentives on Students' Scholastic Outcomes
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (6)

2002

24. The Effect of High School Matriculation Awards: Evidence from Randomized Trials
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (31)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2002) View citations (40)

2001

25. New Evidence on Classroom Computers and Pupil Learning
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) View citations (4)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1999) View citations (8)
    See also Journal Article in Economic Journal (2002)

1998

26. Does Teacher Training Affect Pupil Learning? Evidence from Matched Comparisons in Jerusalem Public Schools
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Labor Economics (2001)
27. Simulation of Multinomial Probit Probabilities and Imputation of Missing Data
    Virginia Economics Online Papers, University of Virginia, Department of Economics View citations (5)

1997

28. Child nutrition, child health, and school enrollment: a longitudinal analysis
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (2)
    Also in CARESS Working Papres, University of Pennsylvania Center for Analytic Research and Economics in the Social Sciences View citations (4)
29. Using Maimonides' Rule to Estimate the Effect of Class Size on Student Achievement
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (13)

1996

30. Public Policy and Anthropometric Outcomes in the Cote d'Ivoire
    Working Papers, RAND - Reprint Series View citations (31)
    Also in Working Papers, Yale - Economic Growth Center (1991) View citations (1)
    Working Papers, RAND - Labor and Population Program (1995)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Public Economics (1996)
31. Quality of Health Care, Survivial and Health Outcomes in Ghana
    Working Papers, RAND - Reprint Series View citations (9)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Health Economics (1996)
32. The Effect of Teen Childbearing and Single Parenthood on Childhood Disabilities and Progress in School
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (5)

1995

33. Changing Patterns of Illiteracy in Morocco: Assement Methods Compared
    Working Papers, World Bank - Living Standards Measurement View citations (2)
34. Health Care in Jamaica. Quality, Outcomes, and Labor Supply
    Working Papers, World Bank - Living Standards Measurement View citations (2)
35. School Quality, Acheivement Bias, and Dropout Behavoiir in Egypt
    Working Papers, World Bank - Living Standards Measurement View citations (5)
36. The Impact of the Quality of Health Care on Children's Nutrition and Survival in Ghana
    Working Papers, World Bank - Living Standards Measurement View citations (4)

1993

37. 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 (3)
38. Willingness to Pay for the Quality and Intensity of Midical Care; Low- Income Households in Ghana
    Working Papers, World Bank - Living Standards Measurement View citations (8)

1992

39. Investment in Human Capital; Schooling Supply Contraints in Rural Ghana
    Working Papers, World Bank - Living Standards Measurement View citations (3)
40. Public Policy and Anthropometric Outcomes in Cote d'Ivoire
    Working Papers, World Bank - Living Standards Measurement View citations (10)

1991

41. Willingness to Pay For the Quality and Intensity of Medical Care: Evidence from Low Income Households in Ghana
    Berkeley Program on Housing and Urban Policy, Working Paper Series, Berkeley Program on Housing and Urban Policy View citations (4)
    Also in Department of Economics, Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, Institute for Business and Economic Research, UC Berkeley (1991) View citations (3)
    Economics Working Papers, University of California at Berkeley (1991) View citations (2)

1990

42. Alleviating transitory food crisis in Africa: international altruism and trade
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (1)
43. Does food aid depress food production? The disincentive dilemma in the African context
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (4)
44. Firms'responses to relative price changes in Cote d'Ivoire: the implications for export subsidies and devaluations
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank

Undated

45. Child Health and Schooling Achievement: Association, Causality and Household Allocations
    CARESS Working Papres, University of Pennsylvania Center for Analytic Research and Economics in the Social Sciences View citations (14)

Journal Articles

2012

1. Inside the Black Box of Ability Peer Effects: Evidence from Variation in the Proportion of Low Achievers in the Classroom
   Economic Journal, 2012, 122, (559), 208-237
   See also Working Paper (2011)
2. The Good, the Bad, and the Average: Evidence on Ability Peer Effects in Schools
   Journal of Labor Economics, 2012, 30, (2), 367 - 414 View citations (5)

2011

3. Corrigendum: Mechanisms and Impacts of Gender Peer Effects at School
   American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 2011, 3, (3), 268-268 View citations (1)
4. Mechanisms and Impacts of Gender Peer Effects at School
   American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 2011, 3, (2), 1-33 View citations (2)
   See also Working Paper (2007)

2010

5. Multiple Experiments for the Causal Link between the Quantity and Quality of Children
   Journal of Labor Economics, 2010, 28, (4), 773-824 View citations (40)

2009

6. Does Immigration Affect the Long-Term Educational Outcomes of Natives? Quasi-Experimental Evidence
   Economic Journal, 2009, 119, (540), 1243-1269 View citations (11)
   See also Working Paper (2005)
7. Performance Pay and Teachers' Effort, Productivity, and Grading Ethics
   American Economic Review, 2009, 99, (5), 1979-2011 View citations (1)
   See also Working Paper (2004)
8. The Effects of High Stakes High School Achievement Awards: Evidence from a Randomized Trial
   American Economic Review, 2009, 99, (4), 1384-1414 View citations (26)

2008

9. Do Students Care about School Quality? Determinants of Dropout Behavior in Developing Countries
   Journal of Human Capital, 2008, 2, (1), 69-105 View citations (4)
   See also Working Paper (2006)
10. Do gender stereotypes reduce girls' or boys' human capital outcomes? Evidence from a natural experiment
    Journal of Public Economics, 2008, 92, (10-11), 2083-2105 View citations (8)
11. Does Raising the Principal's Wage Improve the School's Outcomes? Quasi-experimental Evidence from an Unusual Policy Experiment in Israel
    Scandinavian Journal of Economics, 2008, 110, (4), 639-662

2005

12. Targeted Remedial Education for Underperforming Teenagers: Costs and Benefits
    Journal of Labor Economics, 2005, 23, (4), 839-874 View citations (7)
    See also Working Paper (2004)

2004

13. Immigrating to Opportunity: Estimating The Effect of School Quality Using a Natural Experiment On Ethiopians in Israel
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2004, 119, (2), 489-526 View citations (34)
    See also Working Paper (2003)

2002

14. Evaluating the Effect of Teachers' Group Performance Incentives on Pupil Achievement
    Journal of Political Economy, 2002, 110, (6), 1286-1317 View citations (45)
15. New Evidence on Classroom Computers and Pupil Learning
    Economic Journal, 2002, 112, (482), 735-765 View citations (43)
    See also Working Paper (2001)

2001

16. Child Health and School Enrollment: A Longitudinal Analysis
    Journal of Human Resources, 2001, 36, (1), 185-205 View citations (67)
17. Does Teacher Training Affect Pupil Learning? Evidence from Matched Comparisons in Jerusalem Public Schools
    Journal of Labor Economics, 2001, 19, (2), 343-69 View citations (23)
    See also Working Paper (1998)

1999

18. Using Maimonides' Rule To Estimate The Effect Of Class Size On Scholastic Achievement
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 1999, 114, (2), 533-575 View citations (224)

1998

19. Disparities between Arabs and Jews in School Resources and Student Achievement in Israel
    Economic Development and Cultural Change, 1998, 47, (1), 174-92

1997

20. The Effect of a Change in Language of Instruction on the Returns to Schooling in Morocco
    Journal of Labor Economics, 1997, 15, (1), S48-76 View citations (27)

1996

21. Household Responses to Public Health Services: Cost and Quality Tradeoffs
    World Bank Research Observer, 1996, 11, (1), 3-22 View citations (16)
22. Public policy and anthropometric outcomes in the Cote d'Ivoire
    Journal of Public Economics, 1996, 61, (2), 155-192 View citations (24)
    See also Working Paper (1996)
23. Quality of health care, survival and health outcomes in Ghana
    Journal of Health Economics, 1996, 15, (3), 333-357 View citations (60)
    See also Working Paper (1996)
24. School supply constraints and children's educational outcomes in rural Ghana
    Journal of Development Economics, 1996, 51, (2), 291-314 View citations (34)

1995

25. Export and output supply functions with endogenous domestic prices
    Journal of International Economics, 1995, 38, (1-2), 119-141 View citations (3)

1992

26. Alleviating Transitory Food Crises in Sub-Saharan Africa: International Altruism and Trade
    World Bank Economic Review, 1992, 6, (1), 125-38 View citations (2)

1989

27. Wage Rigidity: Micro and Macro Evidence on Labor Market Adjustment in the Modern Sector
    World Bank Economic Review, 1989, 3, (1), 97-117 View citations (2)

1988

28. Aid and growth in Sub-Saharan Africa: The recent experience
    European Economic Review, 1988, 32, (9), 1777-1795 View citations (22)

1987

29. Anticipated Development Assistance, Temporary Relief Aid, and
    Economic Journal, 1987, 97, (386), 446-58 View citations (8)
30. Does Concessionary Aid Lead to Higher Investment Rates in Low-Income Countries?
    The Review of Economics and Statistics, 1987, 69, (1), 152-56 View citations (7)

1986

31. Seasonal fertility cycles in rural Egypt: Behavioral and biological linkages
    Demography, 1986, 23, (1), 13-30

1985

32. Cropping Pattern, Mechanization, Child Labor, and Fertility Behavior in a Farming Economy: Rural Egypt
    Economic Development and Cultural Change, 1985, 33, (4), 777-91 View citations (20)

1983

33. Demand for international reserves and exchange-rate intervention policy in an adjustable-peg economy
    Journal of Monetary Economics, 1983, 11, (1), 89-101 View citations (4)

1982

34. On Sharing the Gains from International Trade: The Political Economy of Oil Consuming Nations and Oil Producing Nations
    International Economic Review, 1982, 23, (3), 711-21 View citations (1)

1981

35. On estimating efficiency differentials between the public and private sectors in a developing economy--Iraq
    Journal of Comparative Economics, 1981, 5, (3), 235-250
36. Total factor productivity, non-neutral technical change and economic growth: A parametric study of a developing economy
    Journal of Development Economics, 1981, 8, (1), 93-109