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Working Papers

2022

1. Boundary Discontinuity Methods and Policy Spillovers
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)

2019

2. How Prevalent Is Downward Rigidity in Nominal Wages? Evidence from Payroll Records in Washington State
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (47)
   Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2019) View citations (47)

2018

3. Linking Administrative Data to Understand Effects of Seattle’s $15 Minimum Wage Ordinance
   OSF Preprints, Center for Open Science
4. Minimum Wage Increases and Individual Employment Trajectories
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (22)

2017

5. Minimum Wage Increases, Wages, and Low-Wage Employment: Evidence from Seattle
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (68)

2015

6. Public Universities, Equal Opportunity, and the Legacy of Jim Crow: Evidence from North Carolina
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (4)

2014

7. The Impact of No Child Left Behind's Accountability Sanctions on School Performance: Regression Discontinuity Evidence from North Carolina
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (17)
8. When Incentives Matter Too Much: Explaining Significant Responses to Irrelevant Information
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (4)
   See also Journal Article When Incentives Matter Too Much: Explaining Significant Responses to Irrelevant Information, Journal of Human Capital, University of Chicago Press (2021) (2021)

2012

9. Algebra for 8th Graders: Evidence on its Effects from 10 North Carolina Districts
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)
10. The Aftermath of Accelerating Algebra: Evidence from a District Policy Initiative
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (8)
    See also Journal Article The Aftermath of Accelerating Algebra: Evidence from District Policy Initiatives, Journal of Human Resources, University of Wisconsin Press (2015) View citations (26) (2015)

2010

11. Scaling the Digital Divide: Home Computer Technology and Student Achievement
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (28)
    See also Journal Article SCALING THE DIGITAL DIVIDE: HOME COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY AND STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT, Economic Inquiry, Western Economic Association International (2014) View citations (57) (2014)

2008

12. Is the Melting Pot Still Hot? Explaining the Resurgence of Immigrant Segregation
    Scholarly Articles, Harvard University Department of Economics View citations (92)
    Also in Harvard Institute of Economic Research Working Papers, Harvard - Institute of Economic Research (2005) View citations (14)
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2005) View citations (15)
    Working Papers, U.S. Census Bureau, Center for Economic Studies (2004) View citations (6)
    See also Journal Article Is the Melting Pot Still Hot? Explaining the Resurgence of Immigrant Segregation, The Review of Economics and Statistics, MIT Press (2008) View citations (97) (2008)
13. When Are Ghettos Bad? Lessons from Immigrant Segregation In the United States
    Scholarly Articles, Harvard University Department of Economics View citations (140)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2007) View citations (11)
    See also Journal Article When are ghettos bad? Lessons from immigrant segregation in the United States, Journal of Urban Economics, Elsevier (2008) View citations (141) (2008)

2007

14. Are Teacher Absences Worth Worrying About in the U.S.?
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (15)
15. How and Why do Teacher Credentials Matter for Student Achievement?
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (86)
16. Is Urban Decay Bad? Is Urban Revitalization Bad Too?
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Is urban decay bad? Is urban revitalization bad too?, Journal of Urban Economics, Elsevier (2010) View citations (18) (2010)
17. Segregation and the Black-White Test Score Gap
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (9)
18. Teacher Credentials and Student Achievement in High School: A Cross-Subject Analysis with Student Fixed Effects
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (132)
    See also Journal Article Teacher Credentials and Student Achievement in High School: A Cross-Subject Analysis with Student Fixed Effects, Journal of Human Resources, University of Wisconsin Press (2010) View citations (131) (2010)
19. The Katrina Effect: Was There a Bright Side to the Evacuation of Greater New Orleans?
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (31)
    See also Journal Article The Katrina Effect: Was There a Bright Side to the Evacuation of Greater New Orleans?, The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy, De Gruyter (2007) View citations (31) (2007)

2006

20. Do Rising Tides Lift All Prices? Income Inequality and Housing Affordability
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article Do rising tides lift all prices? Income inequality and housing affordability, Journal of Housing Economics, Elsevier (2008) View citations (23) (2008)
21. Fifty Million Voters Can't Be Wrong: Economic Self-Interest and Redistributive Politics
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (8)
22. Should Sixth Grade be in Elementary or Middle School? An Analysis of Grade Configuration and Student Behavior
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
23. Teacher-Student Matching and the Assessment of Teacher Effectiveness
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (208)
    See also Journal Article Teacher-Student Matching and the Assessment of Teacher Effectiveness, Journal of Human Resources, University of Wisconsin Press (2006) View citations (210) (2006)
24. The Academic Achievement Gap in Grades 3 to 8
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (5)
    See also Journal Article The Academic Achievement Gap in Grades 3 to 8, The Review of Economics and Statistics, MIT Press (2009) View citations (39) (2009)
25. The New Promised Land: Black-White Convergence in the American South, 1960-2000
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (8)
26. Would Higher Salaries Keep Teachers in High-Poverty Schools? Evidence from a Policy Intervention in North Carolina
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (19)
    See also Journal Article Would higher salaries keep teachers in high-poverty schools? Evidence from a policy intervention in North Carolina, Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier (2008) View citations (89) (2008)

2005

27. Federal Oversight, Local Control, and the Specter of "Resegregation" in Southern Schools
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (11)
    See also Journal Article Federal Oversight, Local Control, and the Specter of "Resegregation" in Southern Schools, American Law and Economics Review, American Law and Economics Association (2006) View citations (14) (2006)

2004

28. Liquidity Constraints and Housing Prices: Theory and Evidence from the VA Mortgage
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (6)

1999

29. The Rise and Decline of the American Ghetto
    Scholarly Articles, Harvard University Department of Economics View citations (437)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1997) View citations (17)
    See also Journal Article The Rise and Decline of the American Ghetto, Journal of Political Economy, University of Chicago Press (1999) View citations (455) (1999)

Journal Articles

2024

1. Local minimum wage laws, boundary discontinuity methods, and policy spillovers
   Journal of Public Economics, 2024, 234, (C) View citations (1)

2023

2. Opening the Black Box: Behavioral Responses of Teachers and Principals to Pay-for-Performance Incentive Programs
   Journal of Human Capital, 2023, 17, (3), 315 - 348

2022

3. Minimum-Wage Increases and Low-Wage Employment: Evidence from Seattle
   American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, 2022, 14, (2), 263-314 View citations (35)

2021

4. When Incentives Matter Too Much: Explaining Significant Responses to Irrelevant Information
   Journal of Human Capital, 2021, 15, (4), 629 - 664
   See also Working Paper When Incentives Matter Too Much: Explaining Significant Responses to Irrelevant Information, NBER Working Papers (2014) View citations (4) (2014)

2017

5. The Impact of a City-Level Minimum-Wage Policy on Supermarket Food Prices in Seattle-King County
   IJERPH, 2017, 14, (9), 1-12 View citations (1)

2015

6. The Aftermath of Accelerating Algebra: Evidence from District Policy Initiatives
   Journal of Human Resources, 2015, 50, (1), 159-188 View citations (26)
   See also Working Paper The Aftermath of Accelerating Algebra: Evidence from a District Policy Initiative, NBER Working Papers (2012) View citations (8) (2012)

2014

7. SCALING THE DIGITAL DIVIDE: HOME COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY AND STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT
   Economic Inquiry, 2014, 52, (3), 1103-1119 View citations (57)
   See also Working Paper Scaling the Digital Divide: Home Computer Technology and Student Achievement, NBER Working Papers (2010) View citations (28) (2010)

2011

8. Representation versus assimilation: How do preferences in college admissions affect social interactions?
   Journal of Public Economics, 2011, 95, (1-2), 1-15 View citations (37)
   Also in Journal of Public Economics, 2011, 95, (1), 1-15 (2011) View citations (33)
9. Teacher Mobility, School Segregation, and Pay-Based Policies to Level the Playing Field
   Education Finance and Policy, 2011, 6, (3), 399-438 View citations (25)

2010

10. DOES THE RIVER SPILL OVER? ESTIMATING THE ECONOMIC RETURNS TO ATTENDING A RACIALLY DIVERSE COLLEGE
    Economic Inquiry, 2010, 48, (3), 537-557 View citations (18)
11. Is urban decay bad? Is urban revitalization bad too?
    Journal of Urban Economics, 2010, 68, (3), 277-289 View citations (18)
    See also Working Paper Is Urban Decay Bad? Is Urban Revitalization Bad Too?, NBER Working Papers (2007) View citations (1) (2007)
12. Teacher Credentials and Student Achievement in High School: A Cross-Subject Analysis with Student Fixed Effects
    Journal of Human Resources, 2010, 45, (3) View citations (131)
    See also Working Paper Teacher Credentials and Student Achievement in High School: A Cross-Subject Analysis with Student Fixed Effects, NBER Working Papers (2007) View citations (132) (2007)
13. What Should the World Do about Port-au-Prince? An Economic Assessment
    CESifo Forum, 2010, 11, (02), 86-91

2009

14. Are Teacher Absences Worth Worrying About in the United States?
    Education Finance and Policy, 2009, 4, (2), 115-149 View citations (39)
15. The Academic Achievement Gap in Grades 3 to 8
    The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2009, 91, (2), 398-419 View citations (39)
    See also Working Paper The Academic Achievement Gap in Grades 3 to 8, NBER Working Papers (2006) View citations (5) (2006)

2008

16. Distinguishing Spurious and Real Peer Effects: Evidence from Artificial Societies, Small-Group Experiments, and Real Schoolyards
    Review of Law & Economics, 2008, 4, (3), 695-714 View citations (1)
17. Do rising tides lift all prices? Income inequality and housing affordability
    Journal of Housing Economics, 2008, 17, (3), 212-224 View citations (23)
    See also Working Paper Do Rising Tides Lift All Prices? Income Inequality and Housing Affordability, NBER Working Papers (2006) View citations (4) (2006)
18. Is the Melting Pot Still Hot? Explaining the Resurgence of Immigrant Segregation
    The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2008, 90, (3), 478-497 View citations (97)
    See also Working Paper Is the Melting Pot Still Hot? Explaining the Resurgence of Immigrant Segregation, Scholarly Articles (2008) View citations (92) (2008)
19. Teacher Bonuses and Teacher Retention in Low-Performing Schools
    Public Finance Review, 2008, 36, (1), 63-87 View citations (7)
20. The Economic Aftermath of Hurricane Katrina
    Journal of Economic Perspectives, 2008, 22, (4), 135-54 View citations (94)
21. The negative impacts of starting middle school in sixth grade
    Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 2008, 27, (1), 104-121 View citations (10)
22. When are ghettos bad? Lessons from immigrant segregation in the United States
    Journal of Urban Economics, 2008, 63, (3), 759-774 View citations (141)
    See also Working Paper When Are Ghettos Bad? Lessons from Immigrant Segregation In the United States, Scholarly Articles (2008) View citations (140) (2008)
23. Would higher salaries keep teachers in high-poverty schools? Evidence from a policy intervention in North Carolina
    Journal of Public Economics, 2008, 92, (5-6), 1352-1370 View citations (89)
    See also Working Paper Would Higher Salaries Keep Teachers in High-Poverty Schools? Evidence from a Policy Intervention in North Carolina, NBER Working Papers (2006) View citations (19) (2006)

2007

24. Teacher credentials and student achievement: Longitudinal analysis with student fixed effects
    Economics of Education Review, 2007, 26, (6), 673-682 View citations (148)
25. The Katrina Effect: Was There a Bright Side to the Evacuation of Greater New Orleans?
    The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy, 2007, 7, (1), 40 View citations (31)
    See also Working Paper The Katrina Effect: Was There a Bright Side to the Evacuation of Greater New Orleans?, NBER Working Papers (2007) View citations (31) (2007)

2006

26. Federal Oversight, Local Control, and the Specter of "Resegregation" in Southern Schools
    American Law and Economics Review, 2006, 8, (2), 347-389 View citations (14)
    See also Working Paper Federal Oversight, Local Control, and the Specter of "Resegregation" in Southern Schools, NBER Working Papers (2005) View citations (11) (2005)
27. Liquidity constraints and housing prices: Theory and evidence from the VA Mortgage Program
    Journal of Public Economics, 2006, 90, (8-9), 1579-1600 View citations (14)
28. Teacher-Student Matching and the Assessment of Teacher Effectiveness
    Journal of Human Resources, 2006, 41, (4) View citations (210)
    See also Working Paper Teacher-Student Matching and the Assessment of Teacher Effectiveness, NBER Working Papers (2006) View citations (208) (2006)

2005

29. Do People Value Racial Diversity? Evidence from Nielsen Ratings
    The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy, 2005, 5, (1), 24 View citations (18)
30. Downtown America: A History of the Place and the People who Made It. By Alison Isenberg. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2004. Pp. xviii, 441. $32.50, cloth; $20.00, paper
    The Journal of Economic History, 2005, 65, (1), 274-275
31. Who teaches whom? Race and the distribution of novice teachers
    Economics of Education Review, 2005, 24, (4), 377-392 View citations (66)

2004

32. Community Composition and Collective Action: Analyzing Initial Mail Response to the 2000 Census
    The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2004, 86, (1), 303-312 View citations (111)
33. Do school accountability systems make it more difficult for low-performing schools to attract and retain high-quality teachers?
    Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 2004, 23, (2), 251-271 View citations (30)
34. Other People's Taxes: Nonresident Voters and Statewide Limitation of Local Government
    Journal of Law and Economics, 2004, 47, (2), 453-76 View citations (12)

2003

35. Residential segregation and preference misalignment
    Journal of Urban Economics, 2003, 54, (3), 587-609 View citations (17)
36. Retaking the SAT
    Journal of Human Resources, 2003, 38, (1) View citations (24)
37. Thy neighbor's jobs: geography and labor market dynamics
    Regional Science and Urban Economics, 2003, 33, (6), 663-693 View citations (1)

2002

38. Interpreting ethnic fragmentation effects
    Economics Letters, 2002, 75, (2), 271-276 View citations (77)
39. Locations, Outcomes, and Selective Migration
    The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2002, 84, (4), 751-755 View citations (14)
40. The Pursuit of Opportunity: Explaining Selective Black Migration
    Journal of Urban Economics, 2002, 51, (3), 391-417 View citations (31)

1999

41. The Rise and Decline of the American Ghetto
    Journal of Political Economy, 1999, 107, (3), 455-506 View citations (455)
    See also Working Paper The Rise and Decline of the American Ghetto, Scholarly Articles (1999) View citations (437) (1999)

Chapters

2024

1. The Ebbing Tide: How Will Higher Education Adapt to Demographic Change?
   A chapter in Financing Institutions of Higher Education, 2024