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Working Papers

2005

1. 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)
2. The Market for Teacher Quality
   Discussion Papers, Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research View citations (139)
   Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2005) View citations (144)

2002

3. 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)

2001

4. A pioneer's perspective on the spatial mismatch literature
   Proceedings, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
   See also Journal Article A Pioneer's Perspective on the Spatial Mismatch Literature, Urban Studies, Urban Studies Journal Limited (2004) View citations (7) (2004)
5. 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)
6. 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 (439) (2003)
7. 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 (173) (2004)

1999

8. Do Higher Salaries Buy Better Teachers?
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (71)

1998

9. Does Special Education Raise Academic Achievement for Students with Disabilities?
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (10)
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 (696) (2005)

1996

11. Cost-Effective Alternatives to Atlanta's Costly Rail Rapid Transit System
    Harvard Institute of Economic Research Working Papers, Harvard - Institute of Economic Research View citations (1)
12. Equality of Educational Opportunity
    Harvard Institute of Economic Research Working Papers, Harvard - Institute of Economic Research View citations (1)

1993

13. The Impacts of Congestion Pricing on Transit and Carpool Demand and Supply
    Harvard Institute of Economic Research Working Papers, Harvard - Institute of Economic Research

1992

14. The Cumulative Impacts of Slavery, Jim Crow, and Housing Market Discrimination on Black Welfare
    Harvard Institute of Economic Research Working Papers, Harvard - Institute of Economic Research View citations (2)

1991

15. Moving to the Suburbs: Do Relocating Companies Leave Their Black Employees Behind?
    Harvard Institute of Economic Research Working Papers, Harvard - Institute of Economic Research
    See also Journal Article Moving to the Suburbs: Do Relocating Companies Leave Their Black Employees Behind?, Journal of Labor Economics, University of Chicago Press (1996) View citations (86) (1996)
16. THE USE AND MISUSE OF TRAVEL FORECASTING MODELS IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES: THE TEHERAN EXPERIENCE
    Harvard Institute of Economic Research Working Papers, Harvard - Institute of Economic Research

Journal Articles

2014

1. Corrigendum to “Teachers, Schools, and Academic Achievement”
   Econometrica, 2014, 82, (4), 1543-1543

2009

2. 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)
3. 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)

2007

4. 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)

2005

5. Teachers, Schools, and Academic Achievement
   Econometrica, 2005, 73, (2), 417-458 View citations (696)
   See also Working Paper Teachers, Schools, and Academic Achievement, NBER Working Papers (1998) View citations (72) (1998)

2004

6. A Pioneer's Perspective on the Spatial Mismatch Literature
   Urban Studies, 2004, 41, (1), 7-32 View citations (7)
   See also Working Paper A pioneer's perspective on the spatial mismatch literature, Proceedings (2001) (2001)
7. 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)
8. Why Public Schools Lose Teachers
   Journal of Human Resources, 2004, 39, (2) View citations (173)
   See also Working Paper Why Public Schools Lose Teachers, NBER Working Papers (2001) View citations (23) (2001)

2003

9. Does peer ability affect student achievement?
   Journal of Applied Econometrics, 2003, 18, (5), 527-544 View citations (439)
   See also Working Paper Does Peer Ability Affect Student Achievement?, NBER Working Papers (2001) View citations (34) (2001)

2002

10. 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)

2001

11. A Tale of Two Cities: Relationships Between Urban Form, Car Ownership and Use and Implications for Public Policy
    Journal of Transport Economics and Policy, 2001, 35, (1), 31-70 View citations (5)

1999

12. Secrets of success: assessing the large increases in transit ridership achieved by Houston and San Diego transit providers
    Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, 1999, 33, (7-8), 601-624 View citations (47)

1996

13. Equality of education opportunity revisited
    New England Economic Review, 1996, (May), 87-114 View citations (4)
14. Moving to the Suburbs: Do Relocating Companies Leave Their Black Employees Behind?
    Journal of Labor Economics, 1996, 14, (3), 472-504 View citations (86)
    See also Working Paper Moving to the Suburbs: Do Relocating Companies Leave Their Black Employees Behind?, Harvard Institute of Economic Research Working Papers (1991) (1991)

1992

15. The Use of Straw Men in the Economic Evaluation of Rail Transport Projects
    American Economic Review, 1992, 82, (2), 487-93 View citations (6)

1991

16. Commutes, quits, and moves
    Journal of Urban Economics, 1991, 29, (2), 153-165 View citations (51)

1989

17. The Economics of Architecture and Urban Design: Some Preliminary Findings
    Real Estate Economics, 1989, 17, (2), 261-266 View citations (12)

1983

18. America's Persistent Housing Crises: Errors in Analysis and Policy
    The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, 1983, 465, (1), 136-148

1979

19. Simulation of Housing Market Dynamics
    Real Estate Economics, 1979, 7, (4), 505-538 View citations (2)

1978

20. The Impact of Urban Development on Auto Ownership and Transit Use
    Real Estate Economics, 1978, 6, (3), 305-326 View citations (1)

1977

21. Reply to Michelle White's comment on "Cumulative Urban Growth and Urban Density Functions"
    Journal of Urban Economics, 1977, 4, (1), 113-117

1974

22. Cumulative urban growth and urban density functions
    Journal of Urban Economics, 1974, 1, (1), 61-98 View citations (31)
23. Housing Market Discrimination, Homeownership, and Savings Behavior: Reply
    American Economic Review, 1974, 64, (1), 230-31 View citations (2)
24. Reply to Stanley Masters' Comment on "Housing Segregation, Negro Employment, and Metropolitan Decentralization"
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 1974, 88, (3), 513-519 View citations (2)
25. What Should Housing Policies Be?
    Journal of Finance, 1974, 29, (2), 683-98

1973

26. A Simple Model of Housing Production and the Abandonment Problem
    Real Estate Economics, 1973, 1, (1), 79-106 View citations (3)

1972

27. Housing Market Discrimination, Homeownership, and Savings Behavior
    American Economic Review, 1972, 62, (3), 263-77 View citations (55)

1971

28. Rejoinder
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 1971, 85, (1), 161-162

1970

29. Evaluating the Quality of the Residential Environment
    Environment and Planning A, 1970, 2, (1), 23-32 View citations (8)

1968

30. Housing Segregation, Negro Employment, and Metropolitan Decentralization
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 1968, 82, (2), 175-197 View citations (643)

1966

31. The Big Cities’ Big Problem
    Challenge, 1966, 15, (1), 5-8 View citations (1)

1965

32. Forecasting Car Ownership and Use
    Urban Studies, 1965, 2, (2), 163-185 View citations (2)

1964

33. THE DEVELOPMENT OF URBAN TRANSPORTATION MODELS
    Papers in Regional Science, 1964, 14, (1), 147-173 View citations (1)
34. Urban Form, Car Ownership and Public Policy: an Appraisal of Traffic in Towns
    Urban Studies, 1964, 1, (2), 174-203 View citations (7)

1963

35. AN ECONOMETRIC MODEL OF METROPOLITAN DEVELOPMENT
    Papers in Regional Science, 1963, 11, (1), 123-143 View citations (4)

1962

36. THE JOURNEY‐TO‐WORK AS A DETERMINANT OF RESIDENTIAL LOCATION
    Papers in Regional Science, 1962, 9, (1), 137-160 View citations (21)

Books

1975

1. Housing Markets and Racial Discrimination: A Microeconomic Analysis
   NBER Books, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (80)

1972

2. Empirical Models of Urban Land Use: Suggestions on Research Objectives and Organization
   NBER Books, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)
3. The Detroit Prototype of the NBER Urban Simulation Model
   NBER Books, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (32)

Chapters

1987

1. Computer simulation models of urban location
   Chapter 21 in Handbook of Regional and Urban Economics, 1987, vol. 2, pp 847-875 View citations (3)

1975

2. A Theory of Urban Housing Markets and Spatial Structure
   A chapter in Housing Markets and Racial Discrimination: A Microeconomic Analysis, 1975, pp 9-55 View citations (1)
3. Appendix A: Home Interview Schedules
   A chapter in Housing Markets and Racial Discrimination: A Microeconomic Analysis, 1975, pp 301-316
4. Appendix B: Estimation of Value for Owner-Occupied Dwelling Units
   A chapter in Housing Markets and Racial Discrimination: A Microeconomic Analysis, 1975, pp 317-319
5. Appendix C: Owning and Saving Versus Renting and Consuming
   A chapter in Housing Markets and Racial Discrimination: A Microeconomic Analysis, 1975, pp 320-323
6. Appendix D: Weighted Expenditure Models
   A chapter in Housing Markets and Racial Discrimination: A Microeconomic Analysis, 1975, pp 324-335
7. Appendix E: The Effect of Weighting on Attribute Prices
   A chapter in Housing Markets and Racial Discrimination: A Microeconomic Analysis, 1975, pp 336-339
8. Appendix F: Rent and Value Models with Factor- Analytic Measures of Residential Quality
   A chapter in Housing Markets and Racial Discrimination: A Microeconomic Analysis, 1975, pp 340-356
9. Appendix G: Attribute Demand Equations by Tenure Type
   A chapter in Housing Markets and Racial Discrimination: A Microeconomic Analysis, 1975, pp 357-373
10. Appendix H: Vacancy Rates Among Sampled Dwelling Units
    A chapter in Housing Markets and Racial Discrimination: A Microeconomic Analysis, 1975, pp 374-376
11. Characteristics of the Study Area and of the Data
    A chapter in Housing Markets and Racial Discrimination: A Microeconomic Analysis, 1975, pp 92-117
12. Determinants of Housing Expenditures
    A chapter in Housing Markets and Racial Discrimination: A Microeconomic Analysis, 1975, pp 154-189 View citations (1)
13. Home Ownership, Home Purchase, and Household Mobility
    A chapter in Housing Markets and Racial Discrimination: A Microeconomic Analysis, 1975, pp 118-136
14. Introduction to "Housing Markets and Racial Discrimination: A Microeconomic Analysis"
    A chapter in Housing Markets and Racial Discrimination: A Microeconomic Analysis, 1975, pp 1-8 View citations (38)
15. Joint Estimation of the Demand for Attributes
    A chapter in Housing Markets and Racial Discrimination: A Microeconomic Analysis, 1975, pp 256-282
16. Major Findings on the Structure of Urban Housing Markets and the Effects of Racial Discrimination
    A chapter in Housing Markets and Racial Discrimination: A Microeconomic Analysis, 1975, pp 283-300
17. Racial Discrimination and Home Ownership
    A chapter in Housing Markets and Racial Discrimination: A Microeconomic Analysis, 1975, pp 137-153
18. Racial Discrimination in Urban Housing Markets
    A chapter in Housing Markets and Racial Discrimination: A Microeconomic Analysis, 1975, pp 56-91 View citations (20)
19. The Demand for Individual Housing Attributes
    A chapter in Housing Markets and Racial Discrimination: A Microeconomic Analysis, 1975, pp 231-255 View citations (2)
20. The Value of Housing Attributes
    A chapter in Housing Markets and Racial Discrimination: A Microeconomic Analysis, 1975, pp 190-230

1972

21. An Overview of the Model
    A chapter in The Detroit Prototype of the NBER Urban Simulation Model, 1972, pp 24-55
22. Appendix A: Programming Considerations and Printed Output from the Model
    A chapter in The Detroit Prototype of the NBER Urban Simulation Model, 1972, pp 175-191
23. Appendix B: The Choice of Housing Types Made by San Francisco Households
    A chapter in The Detroit Prototype of the NBER Urban Simulation Model, 1972, pp 192-211
24. Appendix C: Analytics of the Two-stage Procedure for Estimating Gross Price Effects
    A chapter in The Detroit Prototype of the NBER Urban Simulation Model, 1972, pp 212-215
25. Appendix D: A Summary of Major Variables and Program Operations
    A chapter in The Detroit Prototype of the NBER Urban Simulation Model, 1972, pp 216-224
26. Atlanta Region Metropolitan Planning Study
    A chapter in Empirical Models of Urban Land Use: Suggestions on Research Objectives and Organization, 1972, pp 45-52
27. Bay Area Simulation Study
    A chapter in Empirical Models of Urban Land Use: Suggestions on Research Objectives and Organization, 1972, pp 60-67
28. Bay Area Transportation Study
    A chapter in Empirical Models of Urban Land Use: Suggestions on Research Objectives and Organization, 1972, pp 68-77
29. Bibliography
    A chapter in The Detroit Prototype of the NBER Urban Simulation Model, 1972, pp 225-228
30. Detroit Regional Transportation and Land-Use Study
    A chapter in Empirical Models of Urban Land Use: Suggestions on Research Objectives and Organization, 1972, pp 53-59
31. Detroit and the Modeled City
    A chapter in The Detroit Prototype of the NBER Urban Simulation Model, 1972, pp 73-82
32. Gross Price Effects and Estimation of Submarket Demand Parameters
    A chapter in The Detroit Prototype of the NBER Urban Simulation Model, 1972, pp 129-162
33. Introduction to "Empirical Models of Urban Land Use: Suggestions on Research Objectives and Organization"
    A chapter in Empirical Models of Urban Land Use: Suggestions on Research Objectives and Organization, 1972, pp 3-5
34. Land-Use Modeling: Current Problems and Future Directions
    A chapter in Empirical Models of Urban Land Use: Suggestions on Research Objectives and Organization, 1972, pp 78-95
35. Land-Use-Transportation Planning Studies
    A chapter in Empirical Models of Urban Land Use: Suggestions on Research Objectives and Organization, 1972, pp 6-16
36. Modeling Demographic Behavior: The Employment Location, Movers, and Vacancy Submodels
    A chapter in The Detroit Prototype of the NBER Urban Simulation Model, 1972, pp 83-102
37. Modeling the Housing Market: Demand Allocation, Filtering, Supply, and Market-clearing Submodels
    A chapter in The Detroit Prototype of the NBER Urban Simulation Model, 1972, pp 103-128
38. Puget Sound Regional Transportation Study
    A chapter in Empirical Models of Urban Land Use: Suggestions on Research Objectives and Organization, 1972, pp 30-37
39. Relation of the NBER Model to Existing Models
    A chapter in The Detroit Prototype of the NBER Urban Simulation Model, 1972, pp 9-23
40. Selected Sources And Index to "Empirical Models of Urban Land Use: Suggestions on Research Objectives and Organization"
    A chapter in Empirical Models of Urban Land Use: Suggestions on Research Objectives and Organization, 1972, pp 96-100
41. Southeastern Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission Study
    A chapter in Empirical Models of Urban Land Use: Suggestions on Research Objectives and Organization, 1972, pp 38-44
42. Status of the Modeling Effort
    A chapter in The Detroit Prototype of the NBER Urban Simulation Model, 1972, pp 163-174
43. Survey of Land-Use Modeling: An Overview
    A chapter in Empirical Models of Urban Land Use: Suggestions on Research Objectives and Organization, 1972, pp 17-29
44. The NBER Urban Simulation Model
    A chapter in The Detroit Prototype of the NBER Urban Simulation Model, 1972, pp 1-8 View citations (25)
45. Theoretical Issues and Practical Alternatives in Model Design
    A chapter in The Detroit Prototype of the NBER Urban Simulation Model, 1972, pp 56-72

1965

46. The Commuting and Residential Decisions of Central Business District Workers
    A chapter in Transportation Economics, 1965, pp 245-274