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Working Papers

2023

1. Spillover Effects at School: How Black Teachers affect their White Peers’ Racial Competency
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

2021

2. "When Anything Can Happen”: Anticipated Adversity and Postsecondary Decision-Making
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)

2019

3. The Intergenerational Transmission of Teaching
   IZA Discussion Papers, IZA Network @ LISER View citations (1)
4. The Short- and Long-Run Impacts of Secondary School Absences
   IZA Discussion Papers, IZA Network @ LISER View citations (2)
5. When Paywall Goes AWOL: The Demand for Open Access Education Research
   IZA Discussion Papers, IZA Network @ LISER

2018

6. Experimental Estimates of the Student Attendance Production Function
   IZA Discussion Papers, IZA Network @ LISER View citations (3)
7. Quantile Regression Estimates of the Effect of Student Absences on Academic Achievement
   IZA Discussion Papers, IZA Network @ LISER
8. Teacher Expectations Matter
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (7)
   Also in IZA Discussion Papers, IZA Network @ LISER (2016) View citations (4)
9. The Long-Run Impacts of Same-Race Teachers
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (24)
   Also in IZA Discussion Papers, IZA Network @ LISER (2017) View citations (22)

2016

10. High Times: The Effect of Medical Marijuana Laws on Student Time Use
    IZA Discussion Papers, IZA Network @ LISER View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article High times: The effect of medical marijuana laws on student time use, Economics of Education Review, Elsevier (2018) View citations (8) (2018)
11. LATE for the Meeting: Gender, Peer Advising, and College Success
    IZA Discussion Papers, IZA Network @ LISER View citations (5)
    Also in Upjohn Working Papers, W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research (2016) View citations (5)
12. Short-Run Externalities of Civic Unrest: Evidence from Ferguson, Missouri
    IZA Discussion Papers, IZA Network @ LISER
13. Should Value-Added Models Control for Student Absences?
    IZA Discussion Papers, IZA Network @ LISER View citations (2)
14. Stereotype Threat, Role Models, and Demographic Mismatch in an Elite Professional School Setting
    IZA Discussion Papers, IZA Network @ LISER View citations (1)

2015

15. Are Student Absences Worth the Worry in U.S. Primary Schools?
    IZA Discussion Papers, IZA Network @ LISER View citations (10)
    See also Journal Article Are Student Absences Worth the Worry in U.S. Primary Schools?, Education Finance and Policy, MIT Press (2017) View citations (31) (2017)
16. Performance Standards and Employee Effort: Evidence from Teacher Absences
    Upjohn Working Papers, W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research View citations (1)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, IZA Network @ LISER (2015)
    See also Journal Article Performance Standards and Employee Effort: Evidence From Teacher Absences, Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. (2016) View citations (6) (2016)
17. The Effect of Community Traumatic Events on Student Achievement: Evidence from the Beltway Sniper Attacks
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (4)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, IZA Network @ LISER (2015) View citations (6)
    See also Journal Article The Effect of Community Traumatic Events on Student Achievement: Evidence from the Beltway Sniper Attacks, Education Finance and Policy, MIT Press (2018) View citations (12) (2018)
18. The Impact of Teacher Demographic Representation on Student Attendance and Suspensions
    IZA Discussion Papers, IZA Network @ LISER View citations (6)
19. What Differences a Day Can Make: Quantile Regression Estimates of the Distribution of Daily Learning Gains
    IZA Discussion Papers, IZA Network @ LISER View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article What differences a day can make: Quantile regression estimates of the distribution of daily learning gains, Economics Letters, Elsevier (2016) View citations (4) (2016)
20. Who Believes in Me? The Effect of Student-Teacher Demographic Match on Teacher Expectations
    Upjohn Working Papers, W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research View citations (19)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, IZA Network @ LISER (2015) View citations (2)

Journal Articles

2020

1. Gender, peer advising, and college success
   Labour Economics, 2020, 62, (C) View citations (3)

2018

2. High times: The effect of medical marijuana laws on student time use
   Economics of Education Review, 2018, 66, (C), 142-153 View citations (8)
   See also Working Paper High Times: The Effect of Medical Marijuana Laws on Student Time Use, IZA Discussion Papers (2016) View citations (3) (2016)
3. Police shootings, civic unrest and student achievement: evidence from Ferguson
   Journal of Economic Geography, 2018, 18, (3), 663-685 View citations (5)
4. The Effect of Community Traumatic Events on Student Achievement: Evidence from the Beltway Sniper Attacks
   Education Finance and Policy, 2018, 13, (4), 513-544 View citations (12)
   See also Working Paper The Effect of Community Traumatic Events on Student Achievement: Evidence from the Beltway Sniper Attacks, NBER Working Papers (2015) View citations (4) (2015)

2017

5. Are Student Absences Worth the Worry in U.S. Primary Schools?
   Education Finance and Policy, 2017, 12, (2), 137-165 View citations (31)
   See also Working Paper Are Student Absences Worth the Worry in U.S. Primary Schools?, IZA Discussion Papers (2015) View citations (10) (2015)
6. Re-Conceptualizing Gaps by Socioeconomic Status in Parental Time with Children
   Social Indicators Research: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement, 2017, 133, (2), 623-643 View citations (3)

2016

7. Linking Teacher Quality, Student Attendance, and Student Achievement
   Education Finance and Policy, 2016, 11, (2), 125-149 View citations (28)
8. Performance Standards and Employee Effort: Evidence From Teacher Absences
   Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 2016, 35, (3), 615-638 View citations (6)
   See also Working Paper Performance Standards and Employee Effort: Evidence from Teacher Absences, Upjohn Working Papers (2015) View citations (1) (2015)
9. What differences a day can make: Quantile regression estimates of the distribution of daily learning gains
   Economics Letters, 2016, 141, (C), 48-51 View citations (4)
   See also Working Paper What Differences a Day Can Make: Quantile Regression Estimates of the Distribution of Daily Learning Gains, IZA Discussion Papers (2015) View citations (1) (2015)

2013

10. The causal effect of commute time on labor supply: Evidence from a natural experiment involving substitute teachers
    Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, 2013, 54, (C), 127-140 View citations (10)

2012

11. How do substitute teachers substitute? An empirical study of substitute-teacher labor supply
    Economics of Education Review, 2012, 31, (4), 410-430 View citations (6)