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Working Papers

2025

1. Universal Pre-K as Economic Stimulus: Evidence from Nine States and Large Cities in the U.S
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

2021

2. Does Education Prevent Job Loss During Downturns? Evidence from Exogenous School Assignments and COVID-19 in Barbados
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (2)
3. The Distribution of School Spending Impacts
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (22)

2020

4. School Effects on Socio-emotional Development, School-Based Arrests, and Educational Attainment
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (15)
   See also Journal Article School Effects on Socioemotional Development, School-Based Arrests, and Educational Attainment, American Economic Review: Insights, American Economic Association (2020) View citations (27) (2020)
5. Who Benefits From Attending Effective High Schools?
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

2019

6. What is a Good School, and Can Parents Tell?: Evidence on The Multidimensionality of School Output
   IDB Publications (Working Papers), Inter-American Development Bank View citations (5)
   Also in Working Papers, Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Working Group (2018) View citations (6)
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2018) View citations (5)

2018

7. 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 (10)
8. Do School Spending Cuts Matter? Evidence from The Great Recession
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (14)
9. Does School Spending Matter? The New Literature on an Old Question
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (27)
10. The Short and Long-Run Effects of Attending The Schools that Parents Prefer
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (12)

2017

11. Reducing Inequality Through Dynamic Complementarity: Evidence from Head Start and Public School Spending
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (8)
    See also Journal Article Reducing Inequality through Dynamic Complementarity: Evidence from Head Start and Public School Spending, American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, American Economic Association (2019) View citations (54) (2019)

2016

12. 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 Can Online Off-the-Shelf Lessons Improve Student Outcomes? Evidence from a Field Experiment, American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, American Economic Association (2018) View citations (16) (2018)
13. 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 (7)
14. 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 (12)
    See also Journal Article What Do Test Scores Miss? The Importance of Teacher Effects on Non–Test Score Outcomes, Journal of Political Economy, University of Chicago Press (2018) View citations (123) (2018)

2015

15. 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 (43)
    See also Journal Article The Effects of School Spending on Educational and Economic Outcomes: Evidence from School Finance Reforms, The Quarterly Journal of Economics, President and Fellows of Harvard College (2016) View citations (195) (2016)

2014

16. 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 (15)

2013

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

2012

18. Do College-Prep Programs Improve Long-Term Outcomes?
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)
19. 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 (33)
20. Teacher Quality at the High-School Level: The Importance of Accounting for Tracks
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (10)
    See also Journal Article Teacher Quality at the High School Level: The Importance of Accounting for Tracks, Journal of Labor Economics, University of Chicago Press (2014) View citations (26) (2014)

2011

21. 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 School competition and teacher labor markets: Evidence from charter school entry in North Carolina, Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier (2012) View citations (21) (2012)
22. 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 Single-sex schools, student achievement, and course selection: Evidence from rule-based student assignments in Trinidad and Tobago, Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier (2012) View citations (51) (2012)

2010

23. 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 Can higher-achieving peers explain the benefits to attending selective schools? Evidence from Trinidad and Tobago, Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier (2013) View citations (25) (2013)
24. 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 Do Social Connections Reduce Moral Hazard? Evidence from the New York City Taxi Industry, American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, American Economic Association (2011) View citations (32) (2011)
25. Match Quality, Worker Productivity, and Worker Mobility: Direct Evidence From Teachers
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (22)
    See also Journal Article Match Quality, Worker Productivity, and Worker Mobility: Direct Evidence from Teachers, The Review of Economics and Statistics, MIT Press (2013) View citations (90) (2013)
26. One for the Road: Public Transportation, Alcohol Consumption, and Intoxicated Driving
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article One for the road: Public transportation, alcohol consumption, and intoxicated driving, Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier (2011) View citations (33) (2011)
27. The Effects of an Incentive-Based High-School Intervention on College Outcomes
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (10)

2009

28. Ability-grouping and Academic Inequality: Evidence From Rule-based Student Assignments
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (3)
29. Teaching Students and Teaching Each Other: The Importance of Peer Learning for Teachers
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (136)
    See also Journal Article Teaching Students and Teaching Each Other: The Importance of Peer Learning for Teachers, American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, American Economic Association (2009) View citations (136) (2009)

2006

30. 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)

Journal Articles

2021

1. Can Introducing Single-Sex Education into Low-Performing Schools Improve Academics, Arrests, and Teen Motherhood?
   Journal of Human Resources, 2021, 56, (1), 1-39 View citations (5)

2020

2. School Effects on Socioemotional Development, School-Based Arrests, and Educational Attainment
   American Economic Review: Insights, 2020, 2, (4), 491-508 View citations (27)
   See also Working Paper School Effects on Socio-emotional Development, School-Based Arrests, and Educational Attainment, NBER Working Papers (2020) View citations (15) (2020)

2019

3. Reducing Inequality through Dynamic Complementarity: Evidence from Head Start and Public School Spending
   American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, 2019, 11, (4), 310-49 View citations (54)
   See also Working Paper Reducing Inequality Through Dynamic Complementarity: Evidence from Head Start and Public School Spending, NBER Working Papers (2017) View citations (8) (2017)

2018

4. 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 (16)
   See also Working Paper Can Online Off-The-Shelf Lessons Improve Student Outcomes? Evidence from A Field Experiment, NBER Working Papers (2016) View citations (1) (2016)
5. 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 (123)
   See also Working Paper What Do Test Scores Miss? The Importance of Teacher Effects on Non-Test Score Outcomes, NBER Working Papers (2016) View citations (12) (2016)

2016

6. 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 (195)
   See also Working Paper The Effects of School Spending on Educational and Economic Outcomes: Evidence from School Finance Reforms, NBER Working Papers (2015) View citations (43) (2015)

2015

7. Checklists and Worker Behavior: A Field Experiment
   American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 2015, 7, (4), 136-68 View citations (10)

2014

8. DO COLLEGE-PREPARATORY PROGRAMS IMPROVE LONG-TERM OUTCOMES?
   Economic Inquiry, 2014, 52, (1), 72-99 View citations (7)
9. Teacher Effects and Teacher-Related Policies
   Annual Review of Economics, 2014, 6, (1), 801-825 View citations (79)
10. Teacher Quality at the High School Level: The Importance of Accounting for Tracks
    Journal of Labor Economics, 2014, 32, (4), 645 - 684 View citations (26)
    See also Working Paper Teacher Quality at the High-School Level: The Importance of Accounting for Tracks, NBER Working Papers (2012) View citations (10) (2012)

2013

11. 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 (25)
    See also Working Paper Can Higher-Achieving Peers Explain the Benefits to Attending Selective Schools?: Evidence from Trinidad and Tobago, NBER Working Papers (2010) View citations (1) (2010)
12. Match Quality, Worker Productivity, and Worker Mobility: Direct Evidence from Teachers
    The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2013, 95, (4), 1096-1116 View citations (90)
    See also Working Paper Match Quality, Worker Productivity, and Worker Mobility: Direct Evidence From Teachers, NBER Working Papers (2010) View citations (22) (2010)

2012

13. 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 (21)
    See also Working Paper School Competition and Teacher Labor Markets: Evidence from Charter School Entry in North Carolina, NBER Working Papers (2011) View citations (1) (2011)
14. 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 (51)
    See also Working Paper Single-Sex Schools, Student Achievement, and Course Selection: Evidence from Rule-Based Student Assignments in Trinidad and Tobago, NBER Working Papers (2011) View citations (4) (2011)

2011

15. 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 (32)
    See also Working Paper Do Social Connections Reduce Moral Hazard? Evidence from the New York City Taxi Industry, NBER Working Papers (2010) View citations (12) (2010)
16. One for the road: Public transportation, alcohol consumption, and intoxicated driving
    Journal of Public Economics, 2011, 95, (1-2), 106-121 View citations (33)
    Also in Journal of Public Economics, 2011, 95, (1), 106-121 (2011) View citations (33)
    See also Working Paper One for the Road: Public Transportation, Alcohol Consumption, and Intoxicated Driving, NBER Working Papers (2010) View citations (3) (2010)

2010

17. 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 (83)
18. 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 (110)

2009

19. 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 (99)
20. 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 (136)
    See also Working Paper Teaching Students and Teaching Each Other: The Importance of Peer Learning for Teachers, NBER Working Papers (2009) View citations (136) (2009)