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Working Papers

2016

1. Raising the Bar for College Admission: North Carolina’s Increase in Minimum Math Course Requirements
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

2015

2. Public Universities, Equal Opportunity, and the Legacy of Jim Crow: Evidence from North Carolina
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)

2012

3. Algebra for 8th Graders: Evidence on its Effects from 10 North Carolina Districts
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)
4. The Aftermath of Accelerating Algebra: Evidence from a District Policy Initiative
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (8)

2010

5. Scaling the Digital Divide: Home Computer Technology and Student Achievement
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (16)

2008

6. Public School Choice and Integration: Evidence from Durham, North Carolina
   Center for Policy Research Working Papers, Center for Policy Research, Maxwell School, Syracuse University
   Also in Working papers, University of Connecticut, Department of Economics (2008) View citations (5)

2007

7. Are Teacher Absences Worth Worrying About in the U.S.?
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (13)
8. How and Why do Teacher Credentials Matter for Student Achievement?
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (60)
9. Teacher Credentials and Student Achievement in High School: A Cross-Subject Analysis with Student Fixed Effects
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (44)
   See also Journal Article in Journal of Human Resources (2010)

2006

10. Teacher-Student Matching and the Assessment of Teacher Effectiveness
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (138)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Human Resources (2006)
11. The Academic Achievement Gap in Grades 3 to 8
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article in The Review of Economics and Statistics (2009)
12. Would Higher Salaries Keep Teachers in High-Poverty Schools? Evidence from a Policy Intervention in North Carolina
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (13)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Public Economics (2008)

2005

13. Federal Oversight, Local Control, and the Specter of "Resegregation" in Southern Schools
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (8)
    See also Journal Article in American Law and Economics Review (2006)

1998

14. The Effects of MTO on Educational Opportunities in Baltimore: Early Evidence
    JCPR Working Papers, Northwestern University/University of Chicago Joint Center for Poverty Research

1996

15. School District Responses to Fiscal Constraints
    Working Papers, Duke University, Department of Economics View citations (1)
16. The Dallas School Accountability and Incentive Program: An Evaluation of Its Impacts on Student Outcomes
    Working Papers, Duke University, Department of Economics View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article in Economics of Education Review (1999)

1987

17. City Taxes and Property Tax Bases
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (11)

Journal Articles

2012

1. Education and Poverty: Confronting the Evidence
   Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 2012, 31, (2), 203-227 View citations (4)

2011

2. Teacher Mobility, School Segregation, and Pay-Based Policies to Level the Playing Field
   Education Finance and Policy, 2011, 6, (3), 399-438 View citations (14)

2010

3. Education Inspectorate Systems in New Zealand and the Netherlands
   Education Finance and Policy, 2010, 5, (3), 378-392
4. Status versus growth: The distributional effects of school accountability policies
   Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 2010, 29, (3), 426-450 View citations (8)
5. Teacher Credentials and Student Achievement in High School: A Cross-Subject Analysis with Student Fixed Effects
   Journal of Human Resources, 2010, 45, (3) View citations (86)
   See also Working Paper (2007)

2009

6. Are Teacher Absences Worth Worrying About in the United States?
   Education Finance and Policy, 2009, 4, (2), 115-149 View citations (14)
7. The Academic Achievement Gap in Grades 3 to 8
   The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2009, 91, (2), 398-419 View citations (18)
   See also Working Paper (2006)

2008

8. Commemorating Richard Musgrave (1910-2007)
   FinanzArchiv: Public Finance Analysis, 2008, 64, (2), 145-170 View citations (1)
9. Handbook of Research in Education Finance and Policy
   Education Finance and Policy, 2008, 3, (1), 149-150 View citations (2)
10. Reflections on Equity, Adequacy, and Weighted Student Funding
    Education Finance and Policy, 2008, 3, (4), 402-423 View citations (2)
11. Teacher Bonuses and Teacher Retention in Low-Performing Schools
    Public Finance Review, 2008, 36, (1), 63-87 View citations (2)
12. Undergraduate and doctoral education in public policy: What? Why? Why not? Whereto?
    Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 2008, 27, (4), 1009-1026
13. Would higher salaries keep teachers in high-poverty schools? Evidence from a policy intervention in North Carolina
    Journal of Public Economics, 2008, 92, (5-6), 1352-1370 View citations (42)
    See also Working Paper (2006)

2007

14. School choice, racial segregation, and test-score gaps: Evidence from North Carolina's charter school program&ast
    Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 2007, 26, (1), 31-56 View citations (17)
15. Teacher credentials and student achievement: Longitudinal analysis with student fixed effects
    Economics of Education Review, 2007, 26, (6), 673-682 View citations (87)

2006

16. Federal Oversight, Local Control, and the Specter of "Resegregation" in Southern Schools
    American Law and Economics Review, 2006, 8, (2), 347-389 View citations (11)
    See also Working Paper (2005)
17. Teacher-Student Matching and the Assessment of Teacher Effectiveness
    Journal of Human Resources, 2006, 41, (4) View citations (148)
    See also Working Paper (2006)
18. The Impacts of Charter Schools on Student Achievement: Evidence from North Carolina
    Education Finance and Policy, 2006, 1, (1), 50-90 View citations (54)

2005

19. Public sector management in New Zealand: Lessons and challenges
    Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 2005, 24, (1), 193-196
20. Who teaches whom? Race and the distribution of novice teachers
    Economics of Education Review, 2005, 24, (4), 377-392 View citations (52)

2004

21. Do school accountability systems make it more difficult for low-performing schools to attract and retain high-quality teachers?
    Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 2004, 23, (2), 251-271 View citations (24)

2002

22. Implementing value-added measures of school effectiveness: getting the incentives right
    Economics of Education Review, 2002, 21, (1), 1-17 View citations (53)
23. School Vouchers: A Critical View
    Journal of Economic Perspectives, 2002, 16, (4), 3-24 View citations (73)

2001

24. Intergenerational conflict reconsidered: county demographic structure and the demand for public education
    Economics of Education Review, 2001, 20, (4), 343-357 View citations (51)
25. The uneven playing field of school choice: Evidence from new zealand
    Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 2001, 20, (1), 43-64 View citations (20)

1999

26. The Dallas school accountability and incentive program: an evaluation of its impacts on student outcomes
    Economics of Education Review, 1999, 18, (1), 1-16 View citations (41)
    See also Working Paper (1996)

1998

27. Evidence on Discrimination in Mortgage Lending
    Journal of Economic Perspectives, 1998, 12, (2), 41-62 View citations (112)

1997

28. Federal Housing Assistance, Residential Relocation, and Educational Opportunities: Evidence from Baltimore
    American Economic Review, 1997, 87, (2), 272-77 View citations (11)

1996

29. Biased Ballots? The Impact of Ballot Structure on North Carolina Elections in 1992
    Public Choice, 1996, 87, (3-4), 259-80
30. The price of federalism by Paul E. Peterson. Washington, DC: The Brookings Institution, 1995, 231 pp., $36.95 cloth, $15.95 paper
    Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 1996, 15, (3), 469-472

1994

31. Fiscal impacts of local population growth: A conceptual and empirical analysis
    Regional Science and Urban Economics, 1994, 24, (6), 661-686 View citations (24)

1993

32. Mayors and Money: Fiscal Policy in New York and Chicago, by Ester R. Fuchs. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1922, 361 pp. Price: $47.50 cloth, $16.95 paper
    Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 1993, 12, (3), 608-611
33. State responses to the TRA86 revenue windfalls: A new test of the flypaper effect
    Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 1993, 12, (1), 82-103 View citations (26)

1991

34. Causes and consequences of the changing urban form: Introduction
    Regional Science and Urban Economics, 1991, 21, (2), 157-162 View citations (4)
35. Property tax revaluation and tax levy growth revisited
    Journal of Urban Economics, 1991, 30, (1), 83-99 View citations (10)

1990

36. Introduction to symposium on managing local development
    Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 1990, 9, (4), 484-486
37. State Assistance to Local Governments: Changes during the 1980s
    American Economic Review, 1990, 80, (2), 171-75 View citations (3)

1987

38. City property taxes: the effects of economic change and competitive pressures
    New England Economic Review, 1987, (Jul), 22-36

1982

39. Equal Credit Opportunity: Women and Mortgage Credit
    American Economic Review, 1982, 72, (2), 166-70 View citations (13)
40. Property tax revaluation and tax levy growth
    Journal of Urban Economics, 1982, 11, (1), 73-84 View citations (17)
41. Who supports tax limitations: Evidence from massachusetts' proposition 2½
    Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 1982, 2, (2), 256-279 View citations (1)