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Working Papers
2023
- Attracting and Retaining Highly Effective Educators in Hard-to-Staff Schools
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
- Global Universal Basic Skills: Current Deficits and Implications for World Development
Rationality and Competition Discussion Paper Series, CRC TRR 190 Rationality and Competition 
Also in CAGE Online Working Paper Series, Competitive Advantage in the Global Economy (CAGE) (2022) View citations (3) IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2022) View citations (3) CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2022) View citations (3) NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2022) View citations (3)
- Incidence and Outcomes of School Finance Litigation: 1968-2021
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
- The Effects of Comprehensive Educator Evaluation and Pay Reform on Achievement
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
- Understanding Trends in Chinese Skill Premiums, 2007-2018
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
- Where Do STEM Graduates Stem From? The Intergenerational Transmission of Comparative Skill Advantages
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc 
Also in CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2021) View citations (4) IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2023)
2022
- U.S. School Finance: Resources and Outcomes
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
2021
- The Intergenerational Transmission of Cognitive Skills: An Investigation of the Causal Impact of Families on Student Outcomes
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (6)
Also in ROA Research Memorandum, Maastricht University, Research Centre for Education and the Labour Market (ROA) (2021) View citations (4) Research Memorandum, Maastricht University, Graduate School of Business and Economics (GSBE) (2021) View citations (6) IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2021) View citations (6)
2020
- A quantitative look at the economic impact of the European Union's educational goals*
Munich Reprints in Economics, University of Munich, Department of Economics View citations (3)
See also Journal Article in Education Economics (2020)
- Can Greater Access to Education Be Inequitable? New Evidence from India’s Right to Education Act
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
- Culture and Student Achievement: The Intertwined Roles of Patience and Risk-Taking
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (5)
Also in CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2020) View citations (5) IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2020) View citations (5) Rationality and Competition Discussion Paper Series, CRC TRR 190 Rationality and Competition (2020)
- Long-Run Trends in the U.S. SES-Achievement Gap
IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) 
Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2019) View citations (12) CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2020)  NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2020) 
See also Journal Article in Education Finance and Policy (2022)
- Residential Location and Education in the United States
GRU Working Paper Series, City University of Hong Kong, Department of Economics and Finance, Global Research Unit 
See also Chapter (2022)
- The economic impacts of learning losses
OECD Education Working Papers, OECD Publishing View citations (55)
2019
- Addressing Cross-National Generalizability in Educational Impact Evaluation
Working Papers, Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Working Group View citations (2)
Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2019) View citations (2)
See also Journal Article in International Journal of Educational Development (2021)
- Employer Learning and the Dynamics of Returns to Universities: Evidence from Chinese Elite Education during University Expansion
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (4)
- The Unwavering SES Achievement Gap: Trends in U.S. Student Performance
Working Paper Series, Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Government View citations (16)
2018
- Testing
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc 
Also in CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2018)  Rationality and Competition Discussion Paper Series, CRC TRR 190 Rationality and Competition (2018)  IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2018)  CAGE Online Working Paper Series, Competitive Advantage in the Global Economy (CAGE) (2018)
2017
- Coping with Change: International Differences in the Returns to Skills
CAGE Online Working Paper Series, Competitive Advantage in the Global Economy (CAGE) View citations (44)
Also in Working Paper Series of the Department of Economics, University of Konstanz, Department of Economics, University of Konstanz (2016) View citations (5) NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2016) View citations (5) Working Papers, eSocialSciences (2016) View citations (5) Munich Reprints in Economics, University of Munich, Department of Economics (2017) View citations (47) IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2016) View citations (5) CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2016) View citations (5)
See also Journal Article in Economics Letters (2017)
- Economic Gains from Educational Reform by US States
Munich Reprints in Economics, University of Munich, Department of Economics View citations (9)
See also Journal Article in Journal of Human Capital (2017)
- General Education, Vocational Education, and Labor-Market Outcomes over the Lifecycle
Munich Reprints in Economics, University of Munich, Department of Economics View citations (159)
Also in Discussion Papers, Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research (2011) View citations (71) IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2011) View citations (74) VfS Annual Conference 2012 (Goettingen): New Approaches and Challenges for the Labor Market of the 21st Century, Verein für Socialpolitik / German Economic Association (2012) View citations (1) NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2011) View citations (74) Economics Working Papers, Hoover Institution, Stanford University (2015) View citations (3) CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2011) View citations (75)
See also Journal Article in Journal of Human Resources (2017)
- Knowledge Capital and Aggregate Income Differences: Development Accounting for US States\
Munich Reprints in Economics, University of Munich, Department of Economics View citations (25)
Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2015) View citations (12) VfS Annual Conference 2016 (Augsburg): Demographic Change, Verein für Socialpolitik / German Economic Association (2016) View citations (2) CAGE Online Working Paper Series, Competitive Advantage in the Global Economy (CAGE) (2016) View citations (1)
See also Journal Article in American Economic Journal: Macroeconomics (2017)
2016
- Dynamic Effects of Teacher Turnover on the Quality of Instruction
Working Papers, eSocialSciences View citations (16)
Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2016) View citations (16)
See also Journal Article in Economics of Education Review (2016)
- Economic Gains for U.S. States from Educational Reform
Economics Working Papers, Hoover Institution, Stanford University 
Also in CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2015) View citations (4) NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2015) View citations (4) IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2015) View citations (5)
- Knowledge capital, growth, and the East Asian miracle Access to schools achieves only so much if quality is poor
Munich Reprints in Economics, University of Munich, Department of Economics View citations (2)
- Performance Information and Personnel Decisions in the Public Sector: The Case of School Principals
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)
Also in University of California at San Diego, Economics Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, UC San Diego (2016) View citations (1)
2015
- Human Capital Quality and Aggregate Income Differences: Development Accounting for U.S. States
IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (16)
Also in CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2015) View citations (16) Economics Working Papers, Hoover Institution, Stanford University (2015) View citations (15)
2014
- Borrowing Constraints, College Aid, and Intergenerational Mobility
RCER Working Papers, University of Rochester - Center for Economic Research (RCER) View citations (21)
Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2004) View citations (28) MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany (2014) View citations (20)
See also Journal Article in Journal of Human Capital (2014)
- International Evidence on Teacher Cognitive Skills and Student Performance
CID Working Papers, Center for International Development at Harvard University View citations (23)
- Returns to Skills around the World: Evidence from PIAAC
CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (5)
Also in OECD Education Working Papers, OECD Publishing (2013) View citations (31) Economics Working Papers, Hoover Institution, Stanford University (2013) View citations (27) NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2013) View citations (29) VfS Annual Conference 2014 (Hamburg): Evidence-based Economic Policy, Verein für Socialpolitik / German Economic Association (2014) View citations (5) IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2013) View citations (23)
See also Journal Article in European Economic Review (2015)
- The Evolution of Charter School Quality
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (9)
See also Journal Article in Economica (2020)
- The Impact of Teacher Skills on Student Performance across Countries
VfS Annual Conference 2014 (Hamburg): Evidence-based Economic Policy, Verein für Socialpolitik / German Economic Association
- The Value of Smarter Teachers: International Evidence on Teacher Cognitive Skills and Student Performance
CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (30)
Also in Discussion Papers in Economics, University of Munich, Department of Economics (2014) View citations (30) NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2014) View citations (32)
See also Journal Article in Journal of Human Resources (2019)
2013
- Does school autonomy make sense everywhere? Panel estimates from PISA
Munich Reprints in Economics, University of Munich, Department of Economics View citations (131)
Also in CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2011) View citations (36) ADB Economics Working Paper Series, Asian Development Bank (2012) View citations (4) NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2011) View citations (18) IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2011) View citations (17)
See also Journal Article in Journal of Development Economics (2013)
- Struggling Schools, Principals, and Teachers
Economics Working Papers, Hoover Institution, Stanford University
2012
- Do better schools lead to more growth? Cognitive skills, economic outcomes, and causation
Munich Reprints in Economics, University of Munich, Department of Economics View citations (433)
Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2009) View citations (157) Discussion Papers, Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research (2009) View citations (150) CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2009) View citations (143) IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2009) View citations (157)
See also Journal Article in Journal of Economic Growth (2012)
- Estimating the Effect of Leaders on Public Sector Productivity: The Case of School Principals
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (81)
- Is the U.S. catching up?: International and state trends in student achievement
Munich Reprints in Economics, University of Munich, Department of Economics View citations (2)
- Land Use Controls and the Provision of Education
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
- School Resources and Educational Outcomes in Developing Countries: A Review of the Literature from 1990 to 2010
Working Papers, University of Minnesota, Center for International Food and Agricultural Policy View citations (4)
Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2011) View citations (78)
- Schooling, educational achievement, and the Latin American growth puzzle
Munich Reprints in Economics, University of Munich, Department of Economics View citations (98)
See also Journal Article in Journal of Development Economics (2012)
- The economic benefit of educational reform in the European Union
Munich Reprints in Economics, University of Munich, Department of Economics View citations (9)
2011
- Are U.S. students ready to compete?: The latest on each state’s international standing
Munich Reprints in Economics, University of Munich, Department of Economics View citations (1)
- How much do educational outcomes matter in OECD countries?
Munich Reprints in Economics, University of Munich, Department of Economics View citations (69)
Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2010) View citations (21) NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2010) View citations (21) CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2010) View citations (21)
See also Journal Article in Economic Policy (2011)
- Overview of the symposium on performance pay for teachers
Munich Reprints in Economics, University of Munich, Department of Economics View citations (6)
See also Journal Article in Economics of Education Review (2011)
- Sample selectivity and the validity of international student achievement tests in economic research
Munich Reprints in Economics, University of Munich, Department of Economics View citations (14)
Also in CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2010) View citations (2) IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2010) View citations (2) NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2010) View citations (2)
See also Journal Article in Economics Letters (2011)
- Teaching math to the talented
Munich Reprints in Economics, University of Munich, Department of Economics View citations (2)
2010
- Constrained Job Matching: Does Teacher Job Search Harm Disadvantaged Urban Schools?
Discussion Papers, Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research View citations (26)
Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2010) View citations (25)
- Household Location and Schools in Metropolitan Areas with Heterogeneous Suburbs: Tiebout, Alonso, and Government Policy
Discussion Papers, Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research View citations (13)
Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2010) View citations (18)
- School Choice: Traditional Mechanisms and Extending the PoorÂ’s Ability to Choose
Regional and Urban Modeling, EcoMod 
Also in Koç University-TUSIAD Economic Research Forum Working Papers, Koc University-TUSIAD Economic Research Forum (2007)
- The Economic Value of Higher Teacher Quality
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (10)
See also Journal Article in Economics of Education Review (2011)
- The Economics of International Differences in Educational Achievement
IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (70)
Also in CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2010) View citations (71) NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2010) View citations (71) Discussion Papers, Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research (2010) View citations (67)
See also Chapter (2011)
2009
- Schooling, Cognitive Skills, and the Latin American Growth Puzzle
CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (23)
Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2009) View citations (25) IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2009) View citations (23)
2008
- Education and economic growth: It’s not just going to school, but learning something while there that matters
Munich Reprints in Economics, University of Munich, Department of Economics View citations (7)
- Harming the Best: How Schools Affect the Black-White Achievement Gap
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (2)
See also Journal Article in Journal of Policy Analysis and Management (2009)
- The Role of Cognitive Skills in Economic Development
Discussion Papers, Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research View citations (793)
Also in Munich Reprints in Economics, University of Munich, Department of Economics (2008) View citations (802)
See also Journal Article in Journal of Economic Literature (2008)
2007
- Does Pollution Increase School Absences?
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (3)
See also Journal Article in The Review of Economics and Statistics (2009)
- Schools and Location: Tiebout, Alonso, and Government Policy
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (10)
- The Role of School Improvement in Economic Development
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (48)
Also in CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2007) View citations (44)
- The role of education quality for economic growth
Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (158)
2006
- Do Students Care about School Quality? Determinants of Dropout Behavior in Developing Countries
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (29)
See also Journal Article in Journal of Human Capital (2008)
- Does educational tracking affect performance and inequality? differences-in-differences evidence across countries
Munich Reprints in Economics, University of Munich, Department of Economics View citations (365)
Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2005) View citations (21) Discussion Papers, Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research (2005) View citations (20) ifo Working Paper Series, ifo Institute - Leibniz Institute for Economic Research at the University of Munich (2005) View citations (36) CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2005) View citations (24) Discussion Papers, Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research (2005) View citations (41) NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2005) View citations (42)
See also Journal Article in Economic Journal (2006)
- Quality-Consistent Estimates of International Returns to Skill
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (75)
- School Quality and the Black-White Achievement Gap
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (26)
- The Effects of Education Quality on Income Growth and Mortality Decline
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (20)
See also Journal Article in Economics of Education Review (2007)
2005
- Charter School Quality and Parental Decision Making With School Choice
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (18)
Also in Discussion Papers, Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research (2005) View citations (18)
See also Journal Article in Journal of Public Economics (2007)
- The Market for Teacher Quality
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (141)
Also in Discussion Papers, Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research (2005) View citations (136)
2004
- Does School Accountability Lead to Improved Student Performance?
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (16)
See also Journal Article in Journal of Policy Analysis and Management (2005)
- Opportunities, Race, and Urban Location: The Influence of John Kain
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (8)
Also in Berkeley Program on Housing and Urban Policy, Working Paper Series, Berkeley Program on Housing and Urban Policy (2004) View citations (8) Harvard Institute of Economic Research Working Papers, Harvard - Institute of Economic Research (2004) View citations (8)
See also Journal Article in Journal of Urban Economics (2004)
- Some Simple Analytics of School Quality
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (28)
2002
- Efficiency and Equity in Schools around the World
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (25)
See also Journal Article in Economics of Education Review (2003)
- 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 (71)
See also Journal Article in Journal of Labor Economics (2009)
- Publicly Provided Education
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (198)
See also Chapter (2002)
- Redistribution through Education and Other Transfer Mechanisms
Royal Economic Society Annual Conference 2002, Royal Economic Society View citations (5)
Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2001) View citations (5)
See also Journal Article in Journal of Monetary Economics (2003)
- The Failure of Input-based Schooling Policies
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (32)
See also Journal Article in Economic Journal (2003)
- The Long Run Importance of School Quality
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (10)
2001
- Disruption versus Tiebout Improvement: The Costs and Benefits of Switching Schools
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (16)
See also Journal Article in Journal of Public Economics (2004)
- Does Peer Ability Affect Student Achievement?
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (34)
See also Journal Article in Journal of Applied Econometrics (2003)
- Why Public Schools Lose Teachers
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (23)
See also Journal Article in Journal of Human Resources (2004)
1999
- Do Higher Salaries Buy Better Teachers?
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (68)
- Schooling, Inequality, and the Impact of Government
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (9)
1998
- Does Special Education Raise Academic Achievement for Students with Disabilities?
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (10)
- Teachers, Schools, and Academic Achievement
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (72)
See also Journal Article in Econometrica (2005)
1997
- Redistribution through Education: The case of pure material cost
Departmental Working Papers, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Department of Economics View citations (1)
1996
- Aggregation and the Estimated Effects of School Resources
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (217)
Also in RCER Working Papers, University of Rochester - Center for Economic Research (RCER) (1995) View citations (9)
See also Journal Article in The Review of Economics and Statistics (1996)
- Assessing the Effects of School Resources on Student Performance: An Update
RCER Working Papers, University of Rochester - Center for Economic Research (RCER) View citations (82)
- The Productivity Collapse in Schools
Wallis Working Papers, University of Rochester - Wallis Institute of Political Economy View citations (11)
- Understanding the 20th Century Growth in U.S. School Spending
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (10)
1995
- School Quality, Acheivement Bias, and Dropout Behavoiir in Egypt
Working Papers, World Bank - Living Standards Measurement View citations (5)
- Schooling, Labor Force Quality, and Economic Growth
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (89)
1994
- Understanding the 20th Century Explosion in U.S. School Costs
RCER Working Papers, University of Rochester - Center for Economic Research (RCER) View citations (6)
1993
- 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 (4)
1992
- Health and Schooling: Evidence and Policy Implications for Developping Countries
RCER Working Papers, University of Rochester - Center for Economic Research (RCER) View citations (1)
See also Journal Article in Economics of Education Review (1997)
- Self-Financing Educational Investments: The Quality Imperative in Developing Countries
RCER Working Papers, University of Rochester - Center for Economic Research (RCER) View citations (1)
1991
- The Causes and Effects of Grade Repetition: Evidence from Brazil
RCER Working Papers, University of Rochester - Center for Economic Research (RCER) View citations (1)
1988
- WHAT CAN BE DONE WITH BAD SCHOOL PERFORMANCE DATA?
RCER Working Papers, University of Rochester - Center for Economic Research (RCER)
Undated
- Interpreting Recent Research on Schooling in Developing Countries
Wallis Working Papers, University of Rochester - Wallis Institute of Political Economy View citations (172)
See also Journal Article in The World Bank Research Observer (1995)
- 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 (5)
See also Chapter (1996)
- The Evidence on Class Size
Wallis Working Papers, University of Rochester - Wallis Institute of Political Economy View citations (101)
Journal Articles
2022
- Long-run Trends in the U.S. SES-Achievement Gap
Education Finance and Policy, 2022, 17, (4), 608-640 
See also Working Paper (2020)
- Patience, Risk-Taking, and Human Capital Investment Across Countries
The Economic Journal, 2022, 132, (646), 2290-2307 View citations (3)
2021
- Addressing cross-national generalizability in educational impact evaluation
International Journal of Educational Development, 2021, 80, (C) View citations (1)
See also Working Paper (2019)
2020
- A quantitative look at the economic impact of the European Union’s educational goals
Education Economics, 2020, 28, (3), 225-244 View citations (4)
See also Working Paper (2020)
- The Evolution of Charter School Quality
Economica, 2020, 87, (345), 158-189 View citations (3)
See also Working Paper (2014)
- The Influence of Patience and Risk-Taking on International Differences in School Performance
ifo Schnelldienst, 2020, 73, (10), 33-36
2019
- Testing, Accountability, and the American Economy
The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, 2019, 683, (1), 110-128
- The Value of Smarter Teachers: International Evidence on Teacher Cognitive Skills and Student Performance
Journal of Human Resources, 2019, 54, (4), 857-899 View citations (33)
See also Working Paper (2014)
2018
- External Comparative Exams Improve Student Performance
ifo Schnelldienst, 2018, 71, (20), 16-19
2017
- Coping with change: International differences in the returns to skills
Economics Letters, 2017, 153, (C), 15-19 View citations (45)
See also Working Paper (2017)
- Defining Productivity in Education: Issues and Illustrations
The American Economist, 2017, 62, (2), 165-183 View citations (2)
- Economic Gains from Educational Reform by US States
Journal of Human Capital, 2017, 11, (4), 447 - 486 View citations (9)
See also Working Paper (2017)
- For long-term economic development, only skills matter
IZA World of Labor, 2017, 343 View citations (3)
- General Education, Vocational Education, and Labor-Market Outcomes over the Lifecycle
Journal of Human Resources, 2017, 52, (1), 48-87 View citations (150)
See also Working Paper (2017)
- Knowledge Capital and Aggregate Income Differences: Development Accounting for US States
American Economic Journal: Macroeconomics, 2017, 9, (4), 184-224 View citations (25)
See also Working Paper (2017)
2016
- Dynamic effects of teacher turnover on the quality of instruction
Economics of Education Review, 2016, 55, (C), 132-148 View citations (16)
See also Working Paper (2016)
- Will more higher education improve economic growth?
Oxford Review of Economic Policy, 2016, 32, (4), 538-552 View citations (39)
2015
- Land-use Controls, Fiscal Zoning, and the Local Provision of Education
Public Finance Review, 2015, 43, (5), 559-585 View citations (7)
- Returns to skills around the world: Evidence from PIAAC
European Economic Review, 2015, 73, (C), 103-130 View citations (293)
See also Working Paper (2014)
- The Key Development Goal should be Basic Skills for all Children
ifo Schnelldienst, 2015, 68, (10), 27-31
- Time in Education: Introduction
Economic Journal, 2015, 125, (588), F394-F396 View citations (5)
- Why Standard Measures of Human Capital are Misleading
KDI Journal of Economic Policy, 2015, 37, (2), 22-37 View citations (7)
2014
- Borrowing Constraints, College Aid, and Intergenerational Mobility
Journal of Human Capital, 2014, 8, (1), 1 - 41 View citations (21)
See also Working Paper (2014)
- Corrigendum to “Teachers, Schools, and Academic Achievement”
Econometrica, 2014, 82, (4), 1543-1543
2013
- Does school autonomy make sense everywhere? Panel estimates from PISA
Journal of Development Economics, 2013, 104, (C), 212-232 View citations (132)
See also Working Paper (2013)
- Economic growth in developing countries: The role of human capital
Economics of Education Review, 2013, 37, (C), 204-212 View citations (165)
- Schools and Location: Tiebout, Alonso, and Governmental Finance Policy
Journal of Public Economic Theory, 2013, 15, (6), 829-855 View citations (13)
2012
- Do better schools lead to more growth? Cognitive skills, economic outcomes, and causation
Journal of Economic Growth, 2012, 17, (4), 267-321 View citations (434)
See also Working Paper (2012)
- Dual Education: Europe’s Secret Recipe?
CESifo Forum, 2012, 13, (03), 29-34 View citations (1)
- Schooling, educational achievement, and the Latin American growth puzzle
Journal of Development Economics, 2012, 99, (2), 497-512 View citations (97)
See also Working Paper (2012)
- The Distribution of Teacher Quality and Implications for Policy
Annual Review of Economics, 2012, 4, (1), 131-157 View citations (78)
- The Pros and Cons of the Dual System of Vocational Education versus those of the Active Lifecycle in a Changing World
ifo Schnelldienst, 2012, 65, (01), 40-42
2011
- How much do educational outcomes matter in OECD countries?
(Accountability and flexibility in public schools: Evidence from Boston’s charters and pilots)
Economic Policy, 2011, 26, (67), 427-491 View citations (55)
See also Working Paper (2011)
- Overview of the symposium on performance pay for teachers
Economics of Education Review, 2011, 30, (3), 391-393 View citations (6)
See also Working Paper (2011)
- Private Schools and Residential Choices: Accessibility, Mobility, and Welfare
The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy, 2011, 11, (1), 1-34 View citations (20)
- Sample selectivity and the validity of international student achievement tests in economic research
Economics Letters, 2011, 110, (2), 79-82 View citations (14)
See also Working Paper (2011)
- The economic value of higher teacher quality
Economics of Education Review, 2011, 30, (3), 466-479 View citations (135)
See also Working Paper (2010)
2010
- Generalizations about Using Value-Added Measures of Teacher Quality
American Economic Review, 2010, 100, (2), 267-71 View citations (222)
- The Quality and Distribution of Teachers under the No Child Left Behind Act
Journal of Economic Perspectives, 2010, 24, (3), 133-50 View citations (5)
2009
- Corrigendum to "Disruption versus Tiebout improvement: The costs and benefits of switching schools" [Journal of Public Economics Volume 88 (2004), pages 1721-1746]
Journal of Public Economics, 2009, 93, (11-12), 1283-1284 View citations (2)
- Does Pollution Increase School Absences?
The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2009, 91, (4), 682-694 View citations (138)
See also Working Paper (2007)
- Harming the best: How schools affect the black-white achievement gap
Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 2009, 28, (3), 366-393 View citations (35)
See also Working Paper (2008)
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2007
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2006
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2005
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2004
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2003
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2002
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1998
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1996
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1995
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1994
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1993
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1992
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1990
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1986
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1985
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1982
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1981
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1980
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1978
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1976
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2006
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2017
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2016
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2011
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2006
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2002
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1996
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Undated
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University of Munich, Department of Economics
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University of Munich, Department of Economics
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