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Short-id: pba1489

Working Papers

2025

1. Increasing Degree Attainment Among Low-Income Students: The Role of Intensive Advising and College Quality
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

2022

2. Can Information and Advising Affect Postsecondary Participation and Attainment for Non-Traditional Students? Evidence from a Large-Scale Experiment with the U.S. Army
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
3. Investing in Infants: The Lasting Effects of Cash Transfers to New Families
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (32)
   See also Journal Article Investing in Infants: the Lasting Effects of Cash Transfers to New Families, The Quarterly Journal of Economics, President and Fellows of Harvard College (2023) (2023)

2021

4. You Can’t Handle The Truth: The Effects Of The Post-9/11 Gi Bill On Higher Education And Earnings
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (2)

2017

5. A Letter and Encouragement: Does Information Increase Post-Secondary Enrollment of UI Recipients?
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
   Also in CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2017) View citations (1)
   See also Journal Article A Letter and Encouragement: Does Information Increase Postsecondary Enrollment of UI Recipients?, American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, American Economic Association (2018) View citations (30) (2018)

2014

6. Out of Work and Into School: Labor Market Policies and College Enrollment During the Great Recession
   CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (7)
   See also Journal Article Out of work and into school: Labor market policies and college enrollment during the Great Recession, Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier (2015) View citations (59) (2015)

Journal Articles

2025

1. Can information and advising affect postsecondary participation and attainment for military personnel? Evidence from a large‐scale experiment with the U.S. Army
   Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 2025, 44, (1), 73-96

2023

2. Fighting Crime in the Cradle: The Effects of Early Childhood Access to Nutritional Assistance
   Journal of Human Resources, 2023, 58, (1), 43-73 View citations (9)
3. Investing in Infants: the Lasting Effects of Cash Transfers to New Families
   The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2023, 137, (4), 2539-2583
   See also Working Paper Investing in Infants: The Lasting Effects of Cash Transfers to New Families, NBER Working Papers (2022) View citations (32) (2022)
4. The Effect of Early Childhood Education on Adult Criminality: Evidence from the 1960s through 1990s
   American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, 2023, 15, (1), 37-69 View citations (14)

2022

5. Breaking the Cycle? Intergenerational Effects of an Antipoverty Program in Early Childhood
   Journal of Political Economy, 2022, 130, (12), 3253 - 3285 View citations (19)

2021

6. The effect of reduced student loan borrowing on academic performance and default: Evidence from a loan counseling experiment
   Journal of Public Economics, 2021, 202, (C) View citations (7)

2019

7. Exploring Variation in College Counselor Effectiveness
   AEA Papers and Proceedings, 2019, 109, 227-31 View citations (1)
8. Fighting for Education: Financial Aid and Degree Attainment
   Journal of Labor Economics, 2019, 37, (2), 509 - 544 View citations (13)

2018

9. A Letter and Encouragement: Does Information Increase Postsecondary Enrollment of UI Recipients?
   American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, 2018, 10, (3), 42-68 View citations (30)
   See also Working Paper A Letter and Encouragement: Does Information Increase Post-Secondary Enrollment of UI Recipients?, NBER Working Papers (2017) (2017)
10. ISIL's Execution Videos: Audience Segmentation and Terrorist Communication in the Digital Age
    Studies in Conflict and Terrorism, 2018, 41, (12), 946-967

2016

11. Enlist or enroll: Credit constraints, college aid, and the military enlistment margin
    Economics of Education Review, 2016, 51, (C), 61-78 View citations (9)
12. Property Taxes and Politicians: Evidence From School Budget Elections
    National Tax Journal, 2016, 69, (3), 517-544

2015

13. From the Battlefield to the Schoolyard: The Short- Term Impact of the Post- 9/11 GI Bill
    Journal of Human Resources, 2015, 50, (3), 580-613 View citations (25)
14. Out of work and into school: Labor market policies and college enrollment during the Great Recession
    Journal of Public Economics, 2015, 124, (C), 63-73 View citations (59)
    See also Working Paper Out of Work and Into School: Labor Market Policies and College Enrollment During the Great Recession, CESifo Working Paper Series (2014) View citations (7) (2014)

2013

15. Expanding Enrollments and Contracting State Budgets
    The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, 2013, 650, (1), 168-193 View citations (2)