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Homepage:	http://hanushek.stanford.edu
Phone:	650-736-0942
Postal address:	Hoover Institution Stanford University Stanford, CA 94305
Workplace:	National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), (more information at EDIRC) Hoover Institution on War Revolution & Peace, (more information at EDIRC) CESifo, (more information at EDIRC)

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Working Papers

2024

Age and Cognitive Skills: Use It or Lose It
Papers, arXiv.org View citations (3)
Balancing Federalism: The Impact of Decentralizing School Accountability
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
Employer Learning and the Dynamics of Returns to Universities: Evidence from Chinese Elite Education during University Expansion
Post-Print, HAL
Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2019) View citations (5)
See also Journal Article Employer Learning and the Dynamics of Returns to Universities: Evidence from Chinese Elite Education during University Expansion, Economic Development and Cultural Change, University of Chicago Press (2024) (2024)
Patience and Subnational Differences in Human Capital: Regional Analysis with Facebook Interests
VfS Annual Conference 2024 (Berlin): Upcoming Labor Market Challenges, Verein für Socialpolitik / German Economic Association
Also in CAGE Online Working Paper Series, Competitive Advantage in the Global Economy (CAGE) (2024)
The Lasting Impacts of Middle School Principals
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

2023

Attracting and Retaining Highly Effective Educators in Hard-to-Staff Schools
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
Can Patience Account For Subnational Differences in Student Achievement? Regional Analysis with Facebook Interests
IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2023)
Rationality and Competition Discussion Paper Series, CRC TRR 190 Rationality and Competition (2023)
CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2023)
Contexts of Convenience: Generalizing from Published Evaluations of School Finance Policies
CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo
Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2023)
See also Journal Article Contexts of Convenience: Generalizing from Published Evaluations of School Finance Policies, Evaluation Review (2024) (2024)
Global Universal Basic Skills: Current Deficits and Implications for World Development
Rationality and Competition Discussion Paper Series, CRC TRR 190 Rationality and Competition View citations (2)
Also in CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2022) View citations (3)
IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2022) View citations (3)
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2022) View citations (3)
CAGE Online Working Paper Series, Competitive Advantage in the Global Economy (CAGE) (2022) View citations (3)
See also Journal Article Global universal basic skills: Current deficits and implications for world development, Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier (2024) View citations (3) (2024)
Incidence and Outcomes of School Finance Litigation: 1968-2021
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)
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 View citations (1)
Where Do STEM Graduates Stem From? The Intergenerational Transmission of Comparative Skill Advantages
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2023)
CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2021) View citations (4)

2022

U.S. School Finance: Resources and Outcomes
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

2007

Does Pollution Increase School Absences?
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (3)
See also Journal Article Does Pollution Increase School Absences?, The Review of Economics and Statistics, MIT Press (2009) View citations (152) (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 (50)
Also in CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2007) View citations (46)
The role of education quality for economic growth
Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (175)

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 Do Students Care about School Quality? Determinants of Dropout Behavior in Developing Countries, Journal of Human Capital, University of Chicago Press (2008) View citations (61) (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 (388)
Also in 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)
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)
See also Journal Article Does Educational Tracking Affect Performance and Inequality? Differences- in-Differences Evidence Across Countries, Economic Journal, Royal Economic Society (2006) View citations (410) (2006)
Quality-Consistent Estimates of International Returns to Skill
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (76)
School Quality and the Black-White Achievement Gap
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (28)
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 The effects of education quality on income growth and mortality decline, Economics of Education Review, Elsevier (2007) View citations (66) (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 Charter school quality and parental decision making with school choice, Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier (2007) View citations (93) (2007)
The Market for Teacher Quality
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (145)
Also in Discussion Papers, Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research (2005) View citations (140)

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 Does school accountability lead to improved student performance?, Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. (2005) View citations (119) (2005)
Opportunities, Race, and Urban Location: The Influence of John Kain
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (10)
Also in Harvard Institute of Economic Research Working Papers, Harvard - Institute of Economic Research (2004) View citations (10)
Berkeley Program on Housing and Urban Policy, Working Paper Series, Berkeley Program on Housing and Urban Policy (2004) View citations (10)
See also Journal Article Opportunities, race, and urban location: the influence of John Kain, Journal of Urban Economics, Elsevier (2004) View citations (8) (2004)
Some Simple Analytics of School Quality
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (28)

2002

Comments
LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library
Efficiency and Equity in Schools around the World
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (25)
See also Journal Article Efficiency and equity in schools around the world, Economics of Education Review, Elsevier (2003) View citations (107) (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 New Evidence about Brown v. Board of Education: The Complex Effects of School Racial Composition on Achievement, Journal of Labor Economics, University of Chicago Press (2009) View citations (127) (2009)
Publicly Provided Education
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (200)
See also Chapter Publicly provided education, Handbook of Public Economics, Elsevier (2002) View citations (192) (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 Redistribution through education and other transfer mechanisms, Journal of Monetary Economics, Elsevier (2003) View citations (54) (2003)
The Failure of Input-based Schooling Policies
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (31)
See also Journal Article The Failure of Input-Based Schooling Policies, Economic Journal, Royal Economic Society (2003) View citations (472) (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 Disruption versus Tiebout improvement: the costs and benefits of switching schools, Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier (2004) View citations (131) (2004)
Does Peer Ability Affect Student Achievement?
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (34)
See also Journal Article Does peer ability affect student achievement?, Journal of Applied Econometrics, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. (2003) View citations (440) (2003)
Why Public Schools Lose Teachers
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (23)
See also Journal Article Why Public Schools Lose Teachers, Journal of Human Resources, University of Wisconsin Press (2004) View citations (176) (2004)

1999

Do Higher Salaries Buy Better Teachers?
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (71)
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 Teachers, Schools, and Academic Achievement, Econometrica, Econometric Society (2005) View citations (703) (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 (223)
Also in RCER Working Papers, University of Rochester - Center for Economic Research (RCER) (1995) View citations (9)
See also Journal Article Aggregation and the Estimated Effects of School Resources, The Review of Economics and Statistics, MIT Press (1996) View citations (225) (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 (12)
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 (90)

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 Health and schooling: Evidence and policy implications for developing countries, Economics of Education Review, Elsevier (1997) View citations (36) (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 Interpreting Recent Research on Schooling in Developing Countries, The World Bank Research Observer, World Bank (1995) View citations (213) (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 Rationalizing School Spending: Efficiency, Externalities, and Equity, and Their Connection to Rising Costs, NBER Chapters, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1996) View citations (4) (1996)
The Evidence on Class Size
Wallis Working Papers, University of Rochester - Wallis Institute of Political Economy View citations (101)

Journal Articles

2024

A World Unprepared: Missing Skills for Development
EconPol Forum, 2024, 25, (02), 43-46
Contexts of Convenience: Generalizing from Published Evaluations of School Finance Policies
Evaluation Review, 2024, 48, (3), 461-494
See also Working Paper Contexts of Convenience: Generalizing from Published Evaluations of School Finance Policies, CESifo Working Paper Series (2023) (2023)
Employer Learning and the Dynamics of Returns to Universities: Evidence from Chinese Elite Education during University Expansion
Economic Development and Cultural Change, 2024, 73, (1), 339 - 379
See also Working Paper Employer Learning and the Dynamics of Returns to Universities: Evidence from Chinese Elite Education during University Expansion, Post-Print (2024) (2024)
Global universal basic skills: Current deficits and implications for world development
Journal of Development Economics, 2024, 166, (C) View citations (3)
See also Working Paper Global Universal Basic Skills: Current Deficits and Implications for World Development, Rationality and Competition Discussion Paper Series (2023) View citations (2) (2023)
Globale Bildungsdefizite: Wie fehlende Grundkompetenzen Entwicklungschancen hemmen
ifo Schnelldienst, 2024, 77, (01), 31-34
Patience and the North-South Divide in Student Achievement in Italy and the United States
EconPol Forum, 2024, 25, (03), 53-56
Performance Information and Personnel Decisions in the Public Sector: The Case of School Principals
Journal of Human Resources, 2024, 59, (1), 109-140
See also Working Paper Performance Information and Personnel Decisions in the Public Sector: The Case of School Principals, NBER Working Papers (2016) View citations (1) (2016)
Testing
Journal of Human Resources, 2024, 59, (2), 349-388
See also Working Paper Testing, CAGE Online Working Paper Series (2018) (2018)

2023

Academic mobility in U.S. public schools: Evidence from nearly 3 million students
Journal of Public Economics, 2023, 228, (C)
Incidence and Outcomes of School Finance Litigation: 1968â€“2021
Public Finance Review, 2023, 51, (6), 748-781

2022

Long-run Trends in the U.S. SES-Achievement Gap
Education Finance and Policy, 2022, 17, (4), 608-640
See also Working Paper Long-Run Trends in the U.S. SES-Achievement Gap, IZA Discussion Papers (2020) (2020)
Patience, Risk-Taking, and Human Capital Investment Across Countries
The Economic Journal, 2022, 132, (646), 2290-2307 View citations (16)

2021

Addressing cross-national generalizability in educational impact evaluation
International Journal of Educational Development, 2021, 80, (C) View citations (2)
See also Working Paper Addressing Cross-National Generalizability in Educational Impact Evaluation, Working Papers (2019) View citations (2) (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 (5)
See also Working Paper A quantitative look at the economic impact of the European Union's educational goals*, Munich Reprints in Economics (2020) View citations (4) (2020)
Der Einfluss von Geduld und Risikobereitschaft auf internationale Unterschiede in schulischen Leistungen
ifo Schnelldienst, 2020, 73, (10), 33-36
The Evolution of Charter School Quality
Economica, 2020, 87, (345), 158-189 View citations (4)
See also Working Paper The Evolution of Charter School Quality, NBER Working Papers (2014) View citations (9) (2014)

2019

Testing, Accountability, and the American Economy
The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, 2019, 683, (1), 110-128 View citations (1)
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 (57)
See also Working Paper The Value of Smarter Teachers: International Evidence on Teacher Cognitive Skills and Student Performance, NBER Working Papers (2014) View citations (32) (2014)

2018

Extern vergleichende Prüfungen verbessern die Schülerleistungen
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 (53)
See also Working Paper Coping with Change: International Differences in the Returns to Skills, CAGE Online Working Paper Series (2017) View citations (52) (2017)
Defining Productivity in Education: Issues and Illustrations
The American Economist, 2017, 62, (2), 165-183 View citations (4)
Economic Gains from Educational Reform by US States
Journal of Human Capital, 2017, 11, (4), 447 - 486 View citations (10)
See also Working Paper Economic Gains from Educational Reform by US States, Munich Reprints in Economics (2017) View citations (10) (2017)
For long-term economic development, only skills matter
IZA World of Labor, 2017, 343 View citations (4)
General Education, Vocational Education, and Labor-Market Outcomes over the Lifecycle
Journal of Human Resources, 2017, 52, (1), 48-87 View citations (185)
See also Working Paper General Education, Vocational Education, and Labor-Market Outcomes over the Lifecycle, Munich Reprints in Economics (2017) View citations (190) (2017)
Knowledge Capital and Aggregate Income Differences: Development Accounting for US States
American Economic Journal: Macroeconomics, 2017, 9, (4), 184-224 View citations (35)
See also Working Paper Knowledge Capital and Aggregate Income Differences: Development Accounting for US States\, Munich Reprints in Economics (2017) View citations (35) (2017)

2016

Dynamic effects of teacher turnover on the quality of instruction
Economics of Education Review, 2016, 55, (C), 132-148 View citations (20)
See also Working Paper Dynamic Effects of Teacher Turnover on the Quality of Instruction, Working Papers (2016) View citations (16) (2016)
Will more higher education improve economic growth?
Oxford Review of Economic Policy, 2016, 32, (4), 538-552 View citations (48)

2015

Das zentrale Entwicklungsziel sollten Grundkompetenzen für alle Kinder sein
ifo Schnelldienst, 2015, 68, (10), 27-31
Land-use Controls, Fiscal Zoning, and the Local Provision of Education
Public Finance Review, 2015, 43, (5), 559-585 View citations (8)
Returns to skills around the world: Evidence from PIAAC
European Economic Review, 2015, 73, (C), 103-130 View citations (335)
See also Working Paper Returns to Skills around the World: Evidence from PIAAC, CESifo Working Paper Series (2014) View citations (6) (2014)
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 (25)
See also Working Paper Borrowing Constraints, College Aid, and Intergenerational Mobility, RCER Working Papers (2014) View citations (25) (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 (157)
See also Working Paper Does school autonomy make sense everywhere? Panel estimates from PISA, Munich Reprints in Economics (2013) View citations (151) (2013)
Economic growth in developing countries: The role of human capital
Economics of Education Review, 2013, 37, (C), 204-212 View citations (189)
Schools and Location: Tiebout, Alonso, and Governmental Finance Policy
Journal of Public Economic Theory, 2013, 15, (6), 829-855 View citations (16)

2012

Das Pro und Contra der dualen Berufsausbildung über den Erwerbslebenszyklus in einer sich wandelnden Welt
ifo Schnelldienst, 2012, 65, (01), 40-42
Do better schools lead to more growth? Cognitive skills, economic outcomes, and causation
Journal of Economic Growth, 2012, 17, (4), 267-321 View citations (471)
See also Working Paper Do better schools lead to more growth? Cognitive skills, economic outcomes, and causation, Munich Reprints in Economics (2012) View citations (480) (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 (114)
See also Working Paper Schooling, educational achievement, and the Latin American growth puzzle, Munich Reprints in Economics (2012) View citations (110) (2012)
The Distribution of Teacher Quality and Implications for Policy
Annual Review of Economics, 2012, 4, (1), 131-157 View citations (87)

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 (61)
See also Working Paper How much do educational outcomes matter in OECD countries?, Munich Reprints in Economics (2011) View citations (75) (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 Overview of the symposium on performance pay for teachers, Munich Reprints in Economics (2011) View citations (6) (2011)
Private Schools and Residential Choices: Accessibility, Mobility, and Welfare
The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy, 2011, 11, (1), 34 View citations (21)
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 Sample selectivity and the validity of international student achievement tests in economic research, Munich Reprints in Economics (2011) View citations (14) (2011)
The economic value of higher teacher quality
Economics of Education Review, 2011, 30, (3), 466-479 View citations (159)
See also Working Paper The Economic Value of Higher Teacher Quality, NBER Working Papers (2010) View citations (10) (2010)

2010

Generalizations about Using Value-Added Measures of Teacher Quality
American Economic Review, 2010, 100, (2), 267-71 View citations (235)
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 (152)
See also Working Paper Does Pollution Increase School Absences?, NBER Working Papers (2007) View citations (3) (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 (41)
See also Working Paper Harming the Best: How Schools Affect the Black-White Achievement Gap, NBER Working Papers (2008) View citations (2) (2008)
New Evidence about Brown v. Board of Education: The Complex Effects of School Racial Composition on Achievement
Journal of Labor Economics, 2009, 27, (3), 349-383 View citations (127)
See also Working Paper New Evidence about Brown v. Board of Education: The Complex Effects of School Racial Composition on Achievement, NBER Working Papers (2002) View citations (71) (2002)
Quality-Consistent Estimates of International Schooling and Skill Gradients
Journal of Human Capital, 2009, 3, (2), 107-143 View citations (63)
School policy: implications of recent research for human capital investments in South Asia and other developing countries
Education Economics, 2009, 17, (3), 291-313 View citations (23)

2008

Do Students Care about School Quality? Determinants of Dropout Behavior in Developing Countries
Journal of Human Capital, 2008, 2, (1), 69-105 View citations (61)
See also Working Paper Do Students Care about School Quality? Determinants of Dropout Behavior in Developing Countries, NBER Working Papers (2006) View citations (29) (2006)
Getting Down to Facts: School Finance and Governance in California
Education Finance and Policy, 2008, 3, (1), 1-19 View citations (1)
Incentives for Efficiency and Equity in the School System
Perspektiven der Wirtschaftspolitik, 2008, 9, (s1), 5-27 View citations (2)
The Role of Cognitive Skills in Economic Development
Journal of Economic Literature, 2008, 46, (3), 607-68 View citations (887)
See also Working Paper The Role of Cognitive Skills in Economic Development, Discussion Papers (2008) View citations (883) (2008)

2007

Charter school quality and parental decision making with school choice
Journal of Public Economics, 2007, 91, (5-6), 823-848 View citations (93)
See also Working Paper Charter School Quality and Parental Decision Making With School Choice, NBER Working Papers (2005) View citations (18) (2005)
The Role of Education Quality in Economic Growth (Part II)
Voprosy obrazovaniya / Educational Studies Moscow, 2007, (3), 115-185 View citations (115)
Also in Voprosy obrazovaniya / Educational Studies Moscow, 2007, (2), 86-116 (2007) View citations (114)
The complementarity of Tiebout and Alonso
Journal of Housing Economics, 2007, 16, (2), 243-261 View citations (63)
The effects of education quality on income growth and mortality decline
Economics of Education Review, 2007, 26, (6), 771-788 View citations (66)
See also Working Paper The Effects of Education Quality on Income Growth and Mortality Decline, NBER Working Papers (2006) View citations (20) (2006)

2006

Alternative school policies and the benefits of general cognitive skills
Economics of Education Review, 2006, 25, (4), 447-462 View citations (6)
Choice, charters, and public school competition
Economic Commentary, 2006, (Mar)
Also in Proceedings, 2005, 27-32 (2005)
Does Educational Tracking Affect Performance and Inequality? Differences- in-Differences Evidence Across Countries
Economic Journal, 2006, 116, (510), C63-C76 View citations (410)
See also Working Paper Does educational tracking affect performance and inequality? differences-in-differences evidence across countries, Munich Reprints in Economics (2006) View citations (388) (2006)
School accountability and student performance
Regional Economic Development, 2006, (Mar), 51-61 View citations (6)
Schooling, Labor-force Quality, and the Growth of Nations
Voprosy obrazovaniya / Educational Studies Moscow, 2006, (1), 154-193
Also in American Economic Review, 2000, 90, (5), 1184-1208 (2000) View citations (755)

2005

Does school accountability lead to improved student performance?
Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 2005, 24, (2), 297-327 View citations (119)
See also Working Paper Does School Accountability Lead to Improved Student Performance?, NBER Working Papers (2004) View citations (16) (2004)
Rejoinder
Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 2005, 24, (1), 177-178
Teachers, Schools, and Academic Achievement
Econometrica, 2005, 73, (2), 417-458 View citations (703)
See also Working Paper Teachers, Schools, and Academic Achievement, NBER Working Papers (1998) View citations (72) (1998)
The Economics of School Quality
German Economic Review, 2005, 6, (3), 269-286 View citations (29)
Also in German Economic Review, 2005, 6, (3), 269-286 (2005) View citations (30)
The economic value of improving local schools
Proceedings, 2005, 59-72
Why the federal government should be involved in school accountability
Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 2005, 24, (1), 168-172

2004

Disruption versus Tiebout improvement: the costs and benefits of switching schools
Journal of Public Economics, 2004, 88, (9-10), 1721-1746 View citations (131)
See also Working Paper Disruption versus Tiebout Improvement: The Costs and Benefits of Switching Schools, NBER Working Papers (2001) View citations (16) (2001)
Opportunities, race, and urban location: the influence of John Kain
Journal of Urban Economics, 2004, 56, (1), 70-79 View citations (8)
See also Working Paper Opportunities, Race, and Urban Location: The Influence of John Kain, NBER Working Papers (2004) View citations (10) (2004)
Panel Discussion
American Economic Review, 2004, 94, (2), 302-306
The Effect of School Accountability Systems on the Level and Distribution of Student Achievement
Journal of the European Economic Association, 2004, 2, (2-3), 406-415 View citations (40)
United States lessons about school accountability
ifo DICE Report, 2004, 2, (04), 27-32 View citations (2)
What if there are no ‘best practices’?
Scottish Journal of Political Economy, 2004, 51, (2), 156-172 View citations (9)
Why Public Schools Lose Teachers
Journal of Human Resources, 2004, 39, (2) View citations (176)
See also Working Paper Why Public Schools Lose Teachers, NBER Working Papers (2001) View citations (23) (2001)

2003

Does peer ability affect student achievement?
Journal of Applied Econometrics, 2003, 18, (5), 527-544 View citations (440)
See also Working Paper Does Peer Ability Affect Student Achievement?, NBER Working Papers (2001) View citations (34) (2001)
Efficiency and equity in schools around the world
Economics of Education Review, 2003, 22, (5), 481-502 View citations (107)
See also Working Paper Efficiency and Equity in Schools around the World, NBER Working Papers (2002) View citations (25) (2002)
Redistribution through education and other transfer mechanisms
Journal of Monetary Economics, 2003, 50, (8), 1719-1750 View citations (54)
See also Working Paper Redistribution through Education and Other Transfer Mechanisms, Royal Economic Society Annual Conference 2002 (2002) View citations (5) (2002)
The Failure of Input-Based Schooling Policies
Economic Journal, 2003, 113, (485), F64-F98 View citations (472)
See also Working Paper The Failure of Input-based Schooling Policies, NBER Working Papers (2002) View citations (31) (2002)
The toughest battleground: schools
Proceedings, 2003, (Oct), 21-35

2002

Improving educational quality: how best to evaluate our schools
Conference Series ; [Proceedings], 2002, 47, (Jun), 193-247 View citations (14)
Inferring Program Effects for Special Populations: Does Special Education Raise Achievement for Students with Disabilities?
The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2002, 84, (4), 584-599 View citations (67)
Introduction to the JHR's Special Issue on Designing Incentives to Promote Human Capital
Journal of Human Resources, 2002, 37, (4), 693-695 View citations (2)

2001

Black-White Achievement Differences and Governmental Interventions
American Economic Review, 2001, 91, (2), 24-28 View citations (8)
The Confusing World of Educational Accountability
National Tax Journal, 2001, 54, (2), 365-84 View citations (5)

1998

Conclusions and controversies about the effectiveness of school resources
Economic Policy Review, 1998, 4, (Mar), 11-27 View citations (42)
What money can't buy: Family income and children's life chances
Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 1998, 17, (3), 535-538

1997

Health and schooling: Evidence and policy implications for developing countries
Economics of Education Review, 1997, 16, (3), 271-282 View citations (36)
See also Working Paper Health and Schooling: Evidence and Policy Implications for Developping Countries, RCER Working Papers (1992) View citations (1) (1992)
Recent developments in the economics of education: Edited by and. England, Brookfield, VT: Edward Elgar, 1994. pp. v + 653. Price: U.S. $187.95 (cloth)
Economics of Education Review, 1997, 16, (3), 346-347
Understanding the Twentieth-Century Growth in U.S. School Spending
Journal of Human Resources, 1997, 32, (1), 35-68 View citations (26)

1996

Aggregation and the Estimated Effects of School Resources
The Review of Economics and Statistics, 1996, 78, (4), 611-27 View citations (225)
See also Working Paper Aggregation and the Estimated Effects of School Resources, NBER Working Papers (1996) View citations (223) (1996)
Making schools work: Improving performance and controlling costs, by Eric A. Hanushek. Washington, DC: The Brookings Institution, 1994, 195 pp., $34.95 cloth, $14.95 paper
Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 1996, 15, (2), 309-312
Measuring Investment in Education
Journal of Economic Perspectives, 1996, 10, (4), 9-30 View citations (123)

1995

Interpreting Recent Research on Schooling in Developing Countries
The World Bank Research Observer, 1995, 10, (2), 227-46 View citations (213)
See also Working Paper Interpreting Recent Research on Schooling in Developing Countries, Wallis Working Papers View citations (172)
Who chooses to teach (and why)?
Economics of Education Review, 1995, 14, (2), 101-117 View citations (59)

1994

Causes and Consequences of Grade Repetition: Evidence from Brazil
Economic Development and Cultural Change, 1994, 43, (1), 117-48 View citations (47)

1993

Keeping college affordable: Government and educational opportunity: By Michael S. McPherson and Morton O. Schapiro. Washington, DC: The Brookings Institution, 1991
Economics of Education Review, 1993, 12, (2), 187-188

1992

Improving educational outcomes while controlling costs
Carnegie-Rochester Conference Series on Public Policy, 1992, 37, (1), 205-238 View citations (10)
The Trade-Off between Child Quantity and Quality
Journal of Political Economy, 1992, 100, (1), 84-117 View citations (386)

1990

Alternative Assessments of the Performance of Schools: Measurement of State Variations in Achievement
Journal of Human Resources, 1990, 25, (2), 179-201 View citations (54)
Commercial Land Use Regulation and Local Government Finance
American Economic Review, 1990, 80, (2), 176-80 View citations (10)
Review: Social Science Research and Policy
Journal of Human Resources, 1990, 25, (2), 275-311 View citations (2)
The policy research markets
Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 1990, 9, (2), 146-154 View citations (1)
Walter Y. Oi: Reflections on his career and his legacy
Carnegie-Rochester Conference Series on Public Policy, 1990, 33, (1), 9-12

1989

Background material and data on progranis within the jurisdiction of the committee on ways and means, 1989 Edition. Committee on Ways and Means, U.S. House of Representatives. Washington, DC: US. Government Printing Office, March 15, 1989, 1,318 pp, Price: $31.00
Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 1989, 8, (4), 691-694
Expenditures, Efficiency, and Equity in Education: The Federal Government's Role
American Economic Review, 1989, 79, (2), 46-51 View citations (12)

1986

Formula budgeting: The economics and analytics of fiscal policy under rules
Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 1986, 6, (1), 1-19 View citations (2)
Non-labor-supply responses to the income maintenance experiments
Conference Series ; [Proceedings], 1986, 30, 106-130 View citations (2)
The Economics of Schooling: Production and Efficiency in Public Schools
Journal of Economic Literature, 1986, 24, (3), 1141-77 View citations (868)

1985

Life-Cycle Earning Capacity and the OJT Investment Model
International Economic Review, 1985, 26, (2), 365-85

1982

The continuing hope: A rejoinder
Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 1982, 1, (1), 53-54
Throwing money at schools
Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 1982, 1, (1), 19-41 View citations (4)

1981

Alternative Models of Earnings Determination and Labor Market Structures
Journal of Human Resources, 1981, 16, (2), 238-259 View citations (10)
Education policy research--An industry perspective
Economics of Education Review, 1981, 1, (2), 193-223 View citations (2)

1980

What Is the Price Elasticity of Housing Demand?
The Review of Economics and Statistics, 1980, 62, (3), 449-54 View citations (101)

1979

Conceptual and Empirical Issues in the Estimation of Educational Production Functions
Journal of Human Resources, 1979, 14, (3), 351-388 View citations (328)
The dynamics of the housing market: A stock adjustment model of housing consumption
Journal of Urban Economics, 1979, 6, (1), 90-111 View citations (33)

1978

An Explicit Model of Intra-Metropolitan Mobility
Land Economics, 1978, 54, (4), 411-429 View citations (29)
The Dynamics of Postwar Industrial Location
The Review of Economics and Statistics, 1978, 60, (4), 515-22 View citations (6)

1976

Education, Occupation, and Earnings: Achievement in the Early Career by William H. Sewell; Robert M. Hauser
Journal of Human Resources, 1976, 11, (3), 420-422

1973

Regional Differences in the Structure of Earnings
The Review of Economics and Statistics, 1973, 55, (2), 204-13 View citations (15)

1971

Teacher Characteristics and Gains in Student Achievement: Estimation Using Micro Data
American Economic Review, 1971, 61, (2), 280-88 View citations (137)

Books

2015

The Knowledge Capital of Nations: Education and the Economics of Growth, vol 1
MIT Press Books, The MIT Press View citations (221)

Edited books

2011

Handbook of the Economics of Education, vol 4
Handbook of the Economics of Education, Elsevier View citations (1637)
Handbook of the Economics of Education, vol 3
Handbook of the Economics of Education, Elsevier View citations (546)

2006

Handbook of the Economics of Education, vol 1
Handbook of the Economics of Education, Elsevier View citations (616)
Handbook of the Economics of Education, vol 2
Handbook of the Economics of Education, Elsevier View citations (616)

2003

The Economics of Schooling and School Quality, vol Two volume set
Books, Edward Elgar Publishing View citations (9)

1995

Modern Political Economy
Cambridge Books, Cambridge University Press View citations (63)
Modern Political Economy
Cambridge Books, Cambridge University Press View citations (63)

Chapters

2022

Residential location and education in the United States
Chapter 5 in Handbook of Real Estate and Macroeconomics, 2022, pp 106-136 View citations (2)
See also Working Paper Residential Location and Education in the United States, City University of Hong Kong, Department of Economics and Finance, Global Research Unit (2020) (2020)

2017

Education and the Growth-Equity Trade-Off
A chapter in Education, Skills, and Technical Change: Implications for Future US GDP Growth, 2017, pp 293-312

2016

Education and the Nationsâ€™s Future
Chapter 8 in Blueprint for America, 2016

2015

The economic impact of educational quality
Chapter 2 in Handbook of International Development and Education, 2015, pp 6-19 View citations (3)

2011

Introduction
Elsevier View citations (6)
The Economics of International Differences in Educational Achievement
Elsevier View citations (268)
Also in University of Munich, Department of Economics
See also Working Paper The Economics of International Differences in Educational Achievement, CESifo (2010) View citations (76) (2010)

2006

Preface
Elsevier
Also in Elsevier (2006)
School Resources
Elsevier View citations (80)
Teacher Quality
Elsevier View citations (50)

2003

Does Public School Competition Affect Teacher Quality?
A chapter in The Economics of School Choice, 2003, pp 23-48 View citations (36)

2002

Publicly provided education
Chapter 30 in Handbook of Public Economics, 2002, vol. 4, pp 2045-2141 View citations (192)
See also Working Paper Publicly Provided Education, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2002) View citations (200) (2002)

1996

Rationalizing School Spending: Efficiency, Externalities, and Equity, and Their Connection to Rising Costs
A chapter in Individual and Social Responsibility: Child Care, Education, Medical Care, and Long-Term Care in America, 1996, pp 59-106 View citations (4)
See also Working Paper Rationalizing School Spending: Efficiency, Externalities and Equity, and their Connection to Rising Costs, University of Rochester - Wallis Institute of Political Economy View citations (5)

Undated

Education and economic growth
University of Munich, Department of Economics
Introduction
University of Munich, Department of Economics

Editor

Handbook of the Economics of Education
Elsevier
Handbook of the Economics of Education
Elsevier