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Working Papers

2018

1. Do Parents Know Best?: The Short and Long-Run Effects of Attending The Schools that Parents Prefer
   IDB Publications (Working Papers), Inter-American Development Bank View citations (5)
2. Do School Spending Cuts Matter? Evidence from The Great Recession
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (5)
3. Does School Spending Matter? The New Literature on an Old Question
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (3)
4. The Short and Long-Run Effects of Attending The Schools that Parents Prefer
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (2)
5. What is a Good School, and Can Parents Tell? Evidence on the Multidimensionality of School Output
   Working Papers, Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Working Group
   Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2018)

2017

6. Reducing Inequality Through Dynamic Complementarity: Evidence from Head Start and Public School Spending
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (5)
   See also Journal Article in American Economic Journal: Economic Policy (2019)

2016

7. Can Online Off-The-Shelf Lessons Improve Student Outcomes? Evidence from A Field Experiment
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)
   See also Journal Article in American Economic Journal: Economic Policy (2018)
8. The Effect of Single-Sex Education on Test Scores, School Completion, Arrests, and Teen Motherhood: Evidence from School Transitions
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (6)
9. What Do Test Scores Miss? The Importance of Teacher Effects on Non-Test Score Outcomes
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (6)
   See also Journal Article in Journal of Political Economy (2018)

2015

10. Privately Managed Public Secondary Schools and Academic Achievement in Trinidad and Tobago: Evidence from Rule-Based Student Assignments
    IDB Publications (Working Papers), Inter-American Development Bank View citations (6)
11. The Effects of School Spending on Educational and Economic Outcomes: Evidence from School Finance Reforms
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (14)
    See also Journal Article in The Quarterly Journal of Economics (2016)

2014

12. The Effect of School Finance Reforms on the Distribution of Spending, Academic Achievement, and Adult Outcomes
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (7)

2013

13. Reducing Moral Hazard in Employment Relationships: Experimental Evidence on Managerial Control and Performance Pay
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

2012

14. Do College-Prep Programs Improve Long-Term Outcomes?
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)
15. Non-Cognitive Ability, Test Scores, and Teacher Quality: Evidence from 9th Grade Teachers in North Carolina
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (21)
16. Teacher Quality at the High-School Level: The Importance of Accounting for Tracks
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (5)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Labor Economics (2014)

2011

17. School Competition and Teacher Labor Markets: Evidence from Charter School Entry in North Carolina
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Public Economics (2012)
18. Single-Sex Schools, Student Achievement, and Course Selection: Evidence from Rule-Based Student Assignments in Trinidad and Tobago
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Public Economics (2012)

2010

19. Can Higher-Achieving Peers Explain the Benefits to Attending Selective Schools?: Evidence from Trinidad and Tobago
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Public Economics (2013)
20. Do Social Connections Reduce Moral Hazard? Evidence from the New York City Taxi Industry
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (12)
    See also Journal Article in American Economic Journal: Applied Economics (2011)
21. Match Quality, Worker Productivity, and Worker Mobility: Direct Evidence From Teachers
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (12)
    See also Journal Article in The Review of Economics and Statistics (2013)
22. One for the Road: Public Transportation, Alcohol Consumption, and Intoxicated Driving
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Public Economics (2011)
23. The Effects of an Incentive-Based High-School Intervention on College Outcomes
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (8)

2009

24. Ability-grouping and Academic Inequality: Evidence From Rule-based Student Assignments
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (3)
25. Teaching Students and Teaching Each Other: The Importance of Peer Learning for Teachers
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (66)
    See also Journal Article in American Economic Journal: Applied Economics (2009)

2006

26. 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 (15)

Journal Articles

2019

1. Reducing Inequality through Dynamic Complementarity: Evidence from Head Start and Public School Spending
   American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, 2019, 11, (4), 310-49
   See also Working Paper (2017)

2018

2. Can Online Off-the-Shelf Lessons Improve Student Outcomes? Evidence from a Field Experiment
   American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, 2018, 10, (3), 226-54 View citations (2)
   See also Working Paper (2016)
3. What Do Test Scores Miss? The Importance of Teacher Effects on Non–Test Score Outcomes
   Journal of Political Economy, 2018, 126, (5), 2072 - 2107 View citations (9)
   See also Working Paper (2016)

2016

4. The Effects of School Spending on Educational and Economic Outcomes: Evidence from School Finance Reforms
   The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2016, 131, (1), 157-218 View citations (63)
   See also Working Paper (2015)

2015

5. Checklists and Worker Behavior: A Field Experiment
   American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 2015, 7, (4), 136-68 View citations (5)

2014

6. DO COLLEGE-PREPARATORY PROGRAMS IMPROVE LONG-TERM OUTCOMES?
   Economic Inquiry, 2014, 52, (1), 72-99 View citations (2)
7. Teacher Effects and Teacher-Related Policies
   Annual Review of Economics, 2014, 6, (1), 801-825 View citations (25)
8. Teacher Quality at the High School Level: The Importance of Accounting for Tracks
   Journal of Labor Economics, 2014, 32, (4), 645 - 684 View citations (9)
   See also Working Paper (2012)

2013

9. Can higher-achieving peers explain the benefits to attending selective schools? Evidence from Trinidad and Tobago
   Journal of Public Economics, 2013, 108, (C), 63-77 View citations (11)
   See also Working Paper (2010)
10. Match Quality, Worker Productivity, and Worker Mobility: Direct Evidence from Teachers
    The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2013, 95, (4), 1096-1116 View citations (34)
    See also Working Paper (2010)

2012

11. School competition and teacher labor markets: Evidence from charter school entry in North Carolina
    Journal of Public Economics, 2012, 96, (5), 431-448 View citations (11)
    See also Working Paper (2011)
12. Single-sex schools, student achievement, and course selection: Evidence from rule-based student assignments in Trinidad and Tobago
    Journal of Public Economics, 2012, 96, (1), 173-187 View citations (33)
    See also Working Paper (2011)

2011

13. Do Social Connections Reduce Moral Hazard? Evidence from the New York City Taxi Industry
    American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 2011, 3, (3), 244-67 View citations (14)
    See also Working Paper (2010)
14. One for the road: Public transportation, alcohol consumption, and intoxicated driving
    Journal of Public Economics, 2011, 95, (1-2), 106-121 View citations (13)
    Also in Journal of Public Economics, 2011, 95, (1), 106-121 (2011) View citations (13)
    See also Working Paper (2010)

2010

15. A Little Now for a Lot Later: A Look at a Texas Advanced Placement Incentive Program
    Journal of Human Resources, 2010, 45, (3) View citations (60)
16. Do Students Benefit from Attending Better Schools? Evidence from Rule-based Student Assignments in Trinidad and Tobago
    Economic Journal, 2010, 120, (549), 1399-1429 View citations (58)

2009

17. Student Demographics, Teacher Sorting, and Teacher Quality: Evidence from the End of School Desegregation
    Journal of Labor Economics, 2009, 27, (2), 213-256 View citations (62)
18. Teaching Students and Teaching Each Other: The Importance of Peer Learning for Teachers
    American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 2009, 1, (4), 85-108 View citations (76)
    See also Working Paper (2009)