Details about Caroline Hoxby

Homepage:	http://economics.stanford.edu/faculty/hoxby
Postal address:	Department of Economics Stanford University Stanford CA 94305
Workplace:	Department of Economics, Stanford University, (more information at EDIRC) National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), (more information at EDIRC)

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Working Papers

2019

1. Measuring Opportunity in U.S. Higher Education
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (2)

2015

2. The Effects of the Tax Deduction for Postsecondary Tuition: Implications for Structuring Tax-Based Aid
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (7)
   Also in Economics Working Papers, Hoover Institution, Stanford University (2015) View citations (10)
   See also Journal Article The effects of the tax deduction for postsecondary tuition: Implications for structuring tax-based aid, Economics of Education Review, Elsevier (2016) View citations (22) (2016)
3. The Missing "One-Offs": The Hidden Supply of High-Achieving, Low Income Students
   Research Papers, Stanford University, Graduate School of Business
   Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2012) View citations (160)
   See also Journal Article The Missing "One-Offs": The Hidden Supply of High-Achieving, Low-Income Students, Brookings Papers on Economic Activity, Economic Studies Program, The Brookings Institution (2013) View citations (128) (2013)
4. The Returns to the Federal Tax Credits for Higher Education
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (23)
   See also Journal Article The Returns to the Federal Tax Credits for Higher Education, Tax Policy and the Economy, University of Chicago Press (2015) View citations (26) (2015)
   Chapter The Returns to the Federal Tax Credits for Higher Education, NBER Chapters, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2015) View citations (27) (2015)
5. What High-Achieving Low-Income Students Know About College
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (112)
   See also Journal Article What High-Achieving Low-Income Students Know about College, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (2015) View citations (122) (2015)

2014

6. The Economics Of Online Postsecondary Education: MOOCs, Nonselective Education, And Highly Selective Education
   Discussion Papers, Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research View citations (23)
   Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2014) View citations (23)
   See also Journal Article The Economics of Online Postsecondary Education: MOOCs, Nonselective Education, and Highly Selective Education, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (2014) View citations (23) (2014)

2012

7. Endowment Management Based on a Positive Model of the University
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (4)
   See also Chapter Endowment Management Based on a Positive Model of the University, NBER Chapters, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2013) (2013)
8. The Hated Property Tax: Salience, Tax Rates, and Tax Revolts
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (117)

2010

9. The governance and performance of universities: Evidence from Europe and the US
   ULB Institutional Repository, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles View citations (127)
   Also in Scholarly Articles, Harvard University Department of Economics (2010) View citations (129)
   See also Journal Article The governance and performance of universities: evidence from Europe and the US, Economic Policy, CEPR, CESifo, Sciences Po (2010) View citations (112) (2010)

2009

10. Charter Schools in New York City: Who Enrolls and How They Affect Their Students' Achievement
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (97)
11. The Changing Selectivity of American Colleges
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (159)
    See also Journal Article The Changing Selectivity of American Colleges, Journal of Economic Perspectives, American Economic Association (2009) View citations (157) (2009)
12. The Governance and Performance of Research Universities: Evidence from Europe and the U.S
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (30)

2008

13. Why reform Europe's universities
    ULB Institutional Repository, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles View citations (9)
    Also in ULB Institutional Repository, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles (2007) View citations (36)
    Bruegel Policy Brief, Bruegel (2007) View citations (32)

2006

14. Cost Should Be No Barrier: An Evaluation of the First Year of Harvard's Financial Aid Initiative
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (21)

2005

15. Competition Among Public Schools: A Reply to Rothstein (2004)
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (14)

2004

16. A Revealed Preference Ranking of U.S. Colleges and Universities
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (29)
    See also Journal Article A Revealed Preference Ranking of U.S. Colleges and Universities, The Quarterly Journal of Economics, President and Fellows of Harvard College (2013) View citations (30) (2013)
17. Political Jurisdictions in Heterogeneous Communities
    Scholarly Articles, Harvard University Department of Economics View citations (199)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2000) View citations (10)
    Harvard Institute of Economic Research Working Papers, Harvard - Institute of Economic Research (2002) View citations (8)
    See also Journal Article Political Jurisdictions in Heterogeneous Communities, Journal of Political Economy, University of Chicago Press (2004) View citations (218) (2004)
18. Robin Hood and His Not-So-Merry Plan: Capitalization and the Self-Destruction of Texas' School Finance Equalization Plan
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (10)

2003

19. Do and Should Financial Aid Packages Affect Students' College Choices?
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (13)
    See also Chapter Do and Should Financial Aid Packages Affect Students' College Choices?, NBER Chapters, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2004) View citations (70) (2004)

2002

20. School Choice and School Productivity (or Could School Choice be a Tide that Lifts All Boats?)
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (68)
    See also Chapter School Choice and School Productivity. Could School Choice Be a Tide that Lifts All Boats?, NBER Chapters, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2003) View citations (174) (2003)
21. The Cost of Accountability
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (8)

2000

22. Benevolent Colluders? The Effects of Antitrust Action on College Financial Aid and Tuition
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (12)
23. Peer Effects in the Classroom: Learning from Gender and Race Variation
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (765)
24. Would School Choice Change the Teaching Profession?
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (14)
    See also Journal Article Would School Choice Change the Teaching Profession?, Journal of Human Resources, University of Wisconsin Press (2002) View citations (44) (2002)

1999

25. Explaining Rising Income and wage Inequality Among the College Educated
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (30)
26. The Productivity of Schools and Other Local Public Goods Providers
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (35)

1998

27. All School Finance Equalizations Are Not Created Equal
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (15)
    See also Journal Article All School Finance Equalizations are Not Created Equal, The Quarterly Journal of Economics, President and Fellows of Harvard College (2001) View citations (134) (2001)
28. Overidentification Tests with Grouped Data
    NBER Technical Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (39)
29. The Effects of Class Size and Composition on Student Achievement: New Evidence from Natural Population Variation
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (23)

1997

30. How the Changing Market Structure of U.S. Higher Education Explains College Tuition
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (67)

1995

31. Is There an Equity-Efficiency Trade-Off in School Finance? Tiebout and a Theory of the Local Public Goods Producer
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (9)

1994

32. Do Private Schools Provide Competition for Public Schools?
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (192)
33. Does Competition Among Public Schools Benefit Students and Taxpayers?
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (48)
    See also Journal Article Does Competition among Public Schools Benefit Students and Taxpayers?, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (2000) View citations (442) (2000)

Undated

34. Expanding College Opportunities for High-Achieving, Low Income Students
    Discussion Papers, Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research

Journal Articles

2018

1. Online Postsecondary Education and the Higher Education Tax Benefits: An Analysis with Implications for Tax Administration
   Tax Policy and the Economy, 2018, 32, (1), 45 - 106
   See also Chapter Online Postsecondary Education and the Higher Education Tax Benefits: An Analysis with Implications for Tax Administration, NBER Chapters, 2018, 45-106 (2018) (2018)

2016

2. The effects of the tax deduction for postsecondary tuition: Implications for structuring tax-based aid
   Economics of Education Review, 2016, 51, (C), 23-60 View citations (22)
   See also Working Paper The Effects of the Tax Deduction for Postsecondary Tuition: Implications for Structuring Tax-Based Aid, NBER Working Papers (2015) View citations (7) (2015)

2015

3. The Returns to the Federal Tax Credits for Higher Education
   Tax Policy and the Economy, 2015, 29, (1), 13 - 88 View citations (26)
   See also Working Paper The Returns to the Federal Tax Credits for Higher Education, NBER Working Papers (2015) View citations (23) (2015)
   Chapter The Returns to the Federal Tax Credits for Higher Education, NBER Chapters, 2015, 13-88 (2015) View citations (27) (2015)
4. What High-Achieving Low-Income Students Know about College
   American Economic Review, 2015, 105, (5), 514-17 View citations (122)
   See also Working Paper What High-Achieving Low-Income Students Know About College, NBER Working Papers (2015) View citations (112) (2015)

2014

5. The Economics of Online Postsecondary Education: MOOCs, Nonselective Education, and Highly Selective Education
   American Economic Review, 2014, 104, (5), 528-33 View citations (23)
   See also Working Paper The Economics Of Online Postsecondary Education: MOOCs, Nonselective Education, And Highly Selective Education, Discussion Papers (2014) View citations (23) (2014)

2013

6. A Revealed Preference Ranking of U.S. Colleges and Universities
   The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2013, 128, (1), 425-467 View citations (30)
   See also Working Paper A Revealed Preference Ranking of U.S. Colleges and Universities, NBER Working Papers (2004) View citations (29) (2004)
7. The Missing "One-Offs": The Hidden Supply of High-Achieving, Low-Income Students
   Brookings Papers on Economic Activity, 2013, 44, (1 (Spring)), 1-65 View citations (128)
   See also Working Paper The Missing "One-Offs": The Hidden Supply of High-Achieving, Low Income Students, Research Papers (2015) (2015)

2010

8. The governance and performance of universities: evidence from Europe and the US
   (Distance to frontier, selection, and economic growth)
   Economic Policy, 2010, 25, (61), 7-59 View citations (112)
   See also Working Paper The governance and performance of universities: Evidence from Europe and the US, ULB Institutional Repository (2010) View citations (127) (2010)

2009

9. The Changing Selectivity of American Colleges
   Journal of Economic Perspectives, 2009, 23, (4), 95-118 View citations (157)
   See also Working Paper The Changing Selectivity of American Colleges, NBER Working Papers (2009) View citations (159) (2009)

2007

10. Does Competition Among Public Schools Benefit Students and Taxpayers? Reply
    American Economic Review, 2007, 97, (5), 2038-2055 View citations (33)

2004

11. Political Jurisdictions in Heterogeneous Communities
    Journal of Political Economy, 2004, 112, (2), 348-396 View citations (218)
    See also Working Paper Political Jurisdictions in Heterogeneous Communities, Scholarly Articles (2004) View citations (199) (2004)
12. Productivity in Education: The Quintessential Upstream Industry
    Southern Economic Journal, 2004, 71, (2), 209-231
13. Pulled Away or Pushed Out? Explaining the Decline of Teacher Aptitude in the United States
    American Economic Review, 2004, 94, (2), 236-240 View citations (84)

2002

14. Would School Choice Change the Teaching Profession?
    Journal of Human Resources, 2002, 37, (4), 846-891 View citations (44)
    See also Working Paper Would School Choice Change the Teaching Profession?, NBER Working Papers (2000) View citations (14) (2000)

2001

15. All School Finance Equalizations are Not Created Equal
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2001, 116, (4), 1189-1231 View citations (134)
    See also Working Paper All School Finance Equalizations Are Not Created Equal, NBER Working Papers (1998) View citations (15) (1998)

2000

16. Does Competition among Public Schools Benefit Students and Taxpayers?
    American Economic Review, 2000, 90, (5), 1209-1238 View citations (442)
    See also Working Paper Does Competition Among Public Schools Benefit Students and Taxpayers?, NBER Working Papers (1994) View citations (48) (1994)
17. The Effects of Class Size on Student Achievement: New Evidence from Population Variation
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2000, 115, (4), 1239-1285 View citations (489)

1999

18. The productivity of schools and other local public goods producers
    Journal of Public Economics, 1999, 74, (1), 1-30 View citations (100)

1998

19. How Much Does School Spending Depend on Family Income? The Historical Origins of the Current School Finance Dilemma
    American Economic Review, 1998, 88, (2), 309-14 View citations (28)
20. What do America's \\"traditional\\" forms of school choice teach us about school choice reforms?
    Economic Policy Review, 1998, 4, (Mar), 47-59 View citations (5)

1996

21. Are Efficiency and Equity in School Finance Substitutes or Complements?
    Journal of Economic Perspectives, 1996, 10, (4), 51-72 View citations (53)
22. How Teachers' Unions Affect Education Production
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 1996, 111, (3), 671-718 View citations (154)

Books

2019

1. Productivity in Higher Education
   NBER Books, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (5)

2014

2. How the Financial Crisis and Great Recession Affected Higher Education
   NBER Books, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (21)

2008

3. Higher aspirations- an agenda for reforming European universities
   Bruegel Blueprints, Bruegel View citations (55)

2004

4. College Choices: The Economics of Where to Go, When to Go, and How to Pay For It
   NBER Books, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (204)

2003

5. The Economics of School Choice
   NBER Books, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (197)

Edited books

2019

1. Productivity in Higher Education
   National Bureau of Economic Research Books, University of Chicago Press View citations (5)

2015

2. How the Financial Crisis and Great Recession Affected Higher Education
   National Bureau of Economic Research Books, University of Chicago Press View citations (20)

2007

3. The Economics of School Choice
   National Bureau of Economic Research Books, University of Chicago Press View citations (15)

2004

4. College Choices
   National Bureau of Economic Research Books, University of Chicago Press

Chapters

2018

1. Introduction to "Productivity in Higher Education"
   A chapter in Productivity in Higher Education, 2018, pp 1-15 View citations (2)
2. Online Postsecondary Education and the Higher Education Tax Benefits: An Analysis with Implications for Tax Administration
   A chapter in Tax Policy and the Economy, Volume 32, 2018, pp 45-106
   See also Journal Article Online Postsecondary Education and the Higher Education Tax Benefits: An Analysis with Implications for Tax Administration, University of Chicago Press (2018) (2018)
3. The Productivity of US Postsecondary Institutions
   A chapter in Productivity in Higher Education, 2018, pp 31-66 View citations (4)

2017

4. Online Postsecondary Education and Labor Productivity
   A chapter in Education, Skills, and Technical Change: Implications for Future US GDP Growth, 2017, pp 401-460 View citations (4)

2016

5. Front matter to "Productivity in Higher Education"
   A chapter in Productivity in Higher Education, 2016

2015

6. The Returns to the Federal Tax Credits for Higher Education
   A chapter in Tax Policy and the Economy, Volume 29, 2015, pp 13-88 View citations (27)
   See also Working Paper The Returns to the Federal Tax Credits for Higher Education, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2015) View citations (23) (2015)
   Journal Article The Returns to the Federal Tax Credits for Higher Education, University of Chicago Press (2015) View citations (26) (2015)

2014

7. Did the Fiscal Stimulus Work for Universities?
   A chapter in How the Financial Crisis and Great Recession Affected Higher Education, 2014, pp 263-320 View citations (2)

2013

8. Endowment Management Based on a Positive Model of the University
   A chapter in How the Financial Crisis and Great Recession Affected Higher Education, 2013, pp 15-41
   See also Working Paper Endowment Management Based on a Positive Model of the University, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2012) View citations (4) (2012)
9. Introduction to "How the Financial Crisis and Great Recession Affected Higher Education"
   A chapter in How the Financial Crisis and Great Recession Affected Higher Education, 2013, pp 1-13 View citations (2)

2004

10. Do and Should Financial Aid Packages Affect Students' College Choices?
    A chapter in College Choices: The Economics of Where to Go, When to Go, and How to Pay For It, 2004, pp 239-302 View citations (70)
    See also Working Paper Do and Should Financial Aid Packages Affect Students' College Choices?, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2003) View citations (13) (2003)
11. Introduction to "College Choices: The Economics of Where to Go, When to Go, and How to Pay For It"
    A chapter in College Choices: The Economics of Where to Go, When to Go, and How to Pay For It, 2004, pp 1-12 View citations (295)

2003

12. Introduction to "The Economics of School Choice"
    A chapter in The Economics of School Choice, 2003, pp 1-22 View citations (67)
13. School Choice and School Productivity. Could School Choice Be a Tide that Lifts All Boats?
    A chapter in The Economics of School Choice, 2003, pp 287-342 View citations (174)
    See also Working Paper School Choice and School Productivity (or Could School Choice be a Tide that Lifts All Boats?), National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2002) View citations (68) (2002)

1998

14. Tax Incentives for Higher Education
    A chapter in Tax Policy and the Economy, Volume 12, 1998, pp 49-82 View citations (13)