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Working Papers

2017

1. Effects of teacher quality on student achievement / Impacto de la calidad del profesorado en el rendimiento académico de los estudiantes / Impacte de la qualitat del professorat en el rendiment acadèmic dels estudiants
   IEB Reports, Institut d'Economia de Barcelona (IEB)

2016

2. Multifaceted Aid for Low-Income Students and College Outcomes: Evidence from North Carolina
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (2)
   Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2016) View citations (2)
   See also Journal Article MULTIFACETED AID FOR LOW‐INCOME STUDENTS AND COLLEGE OUTCOMES: EVIDENCE FROM NORTH CAROLINA, Economic Inquiry, Western Economic Association International (2018) View citations (14) (2018)
3. Raising the Bar for College Admission: North Carolina’s Increase in Minimum Math Course Requirements
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
   See also Journal Article Raising the Bar for College Admission: North Carolina's Increase in Minimum Math Course Requirements, Education Finance and Policy, MIT Press (2019) View citations (2) (2019)

2015

4. 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 (4)
5. The Growing Segmentation of the Charter School Sector in North Carolina
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (3)
   See also Journal Article The Growing Segmentation of the Charter School Sector in North Carolina, Education Finance and Policy, MIT Press (2017) View citations (9) (2017)

2012

6. 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)
7. The Aftermath of Accelerating Algebra: Evidence from a District Policy Initiative
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (8)
   See also Journal Article The Aftermath of Accelerating Algebra: Evidence from District Policy Initiatives, Journal of Human Resources, University of Wisconsin Press (2015) View citations (26) (2015)

2010

8. Scaling the Digital Divide: Home Computer Technology and Student Achievement
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (28)
   See also Journal Article SCALING THE DIGITAL DIVIDE: HOME COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY AND STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT, Economic Inquiry, Western Economic Association International (2014) View citations (57) (2014)

2008

9. Public School Choice and Integration: Evidence from Durham, North Carolina
   Working papers, University of Connecticut, Department of Economics View citations (8)
   Also in Center for Policy Research Working Papers, Center for Policy Research, Maxwell School, Syracuse University (2008) View citations (1)

2007

10. Are Teacher Absences Worth Worrying About in the U.S.?
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (15)
11. How and Why do Teacher Credentials Matter for Student Achievement?
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (86)
12. 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 (132)
    See also Journal Article Teacher Credentials and Student Achievement in High School: A Cross-Subject Analysis with Student Fixed Effects, Journal of Human Resources, University of Wisconsin Press (2010) View citations (131) (2010)

2006

13. Teacher-Student Matching and the Assessment of Teacher Effectiveness
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (208)
    See also Journal Article Teacher-Student Matching and the Assessment of Teacher Effectiveness, Journal of Human Resources, University of Wisconsin Press (2006) View citations (210) (2006)
14. The Academic Achievement Gap in Grades 3 to 8
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (5)
    See also Journal Article The Academic Achievement Gap in Grades 3 to 8, The Review of Economics and Statistics, MIT Press (2009) View citations (39) (2009)
15. 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 (19)
    See also Journal Article Would higher salaries keep teachers in high-poverty schools? Evidence from a policy intervention in North Carolina, Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier (2008) View citations (89) (2008)

2005

16. Federal Oversight, Local Control, and the Specter of "Resegregation" in Southern Schools
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (11)
    See also Journal Article Federal Oversight, Local Control, and the Specter of "Resegregation" in Southern Schools, American Law and Economics Review, American Law and Economics Association (2006) View citations (14) (2006)

1998

17. 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

18. School District Responses to Fiscal Constraints
    Working Papers, Duke University, Department of Economics View citations (1)
19. 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 The Dallas school accountability and incentive program: an evaluation of its impacts on student outcomes, Economics of Education Review, Elsevier (1999) View citations (51) (1999)

1987

20. City Taxes and Property Tax Bases
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (12)
    See also Journal Article City Taxes and Property Tax Bases, National Tax Journal, National Tax Association (1988) View citations (25) (1988)

Undated

21. Charter Schools and the Public Interest
    Mathematica Policy Research Reports, Mathematica Policy Research

Journal Articles

2024

1. Pre-K enrollments and teaching environments in North Carolina elementary schools
   Children and Youth Services Review, 2024, 164, (C)

2023

2. Racial Differences in Student Access to High-Quality Teachers
   Education Finance and Policy, 2023, 18, (4), 738-752 View citations (2)

2020

3. Long-term effects of early childhood programs through eighth grade: Do the effects fade out or grow?
   Children and Youth Services Review, 2020, 112, (C) View citations (2)
4. The Fiscal Externalities of Charter Schools: Evidence from North Carolina
   Education Finance and Policy, 2020, 15, (1), 191-208 View citations (10)

2019

5. EXPERIMENTATION FALLS SHORT AS A JUSTIFICATION FOR MORE CHARTER SCHOOLS
   Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 2019, 38, (4), 1074-1076
6. HOW CHARTER SCHOOLS THREATEN THE PUBLIC INTEREST
   Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 2019, 38, (4), 1063-1071 View citations (3)
7. Raising the Bar for College Admission: North Carolina's Increase in Minimum Math Course Requirements
   Education Finance and Policy, 2019, 14, (3), 492-521 View citations (2)
   See also Working Paper Raising the Bar for College Admission: North Carolina’s Increase in Minimum Math Course Requirements, NBER Working Papers (2016) (2016)

2018

8. MULTIFACETED AID FOR LOW‐INCOME STUDENTS AND COLLEGE OUTCOMES: EVIDENCE FROM NORTH CAROLINA
   Economic Inquiry, 2018, 56, (1), 278-303 View citations (14)
   See also Working Paper Multifaceted Aid for Low-Income Students and College Outcomes: Evidence from North Carolina, IZA Discussion Papers (2016) View citations (2) (2016)
9. School turnaround in North Carolina: A regression discontinuity analysis
   Economics of Education Review, 2018, 62, (C), 302-320 View citations (5)

2017

10. Accountability pressure: Regression discontinuity estimates of how No Child Left Behind influenced student behavior
    Economics of Education Review, 2017, 58, (C), 55-67 View citations (2)
11. NCLB: RESPONSE TO JACOB
    Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 2017, 36, (2), 477-480
12. NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND: A DEEPLY FLAWED FEDERAL POLICY
    Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 2017, 36, (2), 461-469 View citations (2)
13. Returns to Teacher Experience: Student Achievement and Motivation in Middle School
    Education Finance and Policy, 2017, 12, (2), 241-279 View citations (27)
14. The Growing Segmentation of the Charter School Sector in North Carolina
    Education Finance and Policy, 2017, 12, (4), 536-563 View citations (9)
    See also Working Paper The Growing Segmentation of the Charter School Sector in North Carolina, NBER Working Papers (2015) View citations (3) (2015)

2015

15. The Aftermath of Accelerating Algebra: Evidence from District Policy Initiatives
    Journal of Human Resources, 2015, 50, (1), 159-188 View citations (26)
    See also Working Paper The Aftermath of Accelerating Algebra: Evidence from a District Policy Initiative, NBER Working Papers (2012) View citations (8) (2012)

2014

16. From Birth to School: Early Childhood Initiatives and Third‐Grade Outcomes in North Carolina
    Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 2014, 33, (1), 162-187 View citations (9)
17. SCALING THE DIGITAL DIVIDE: HOME COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY AND STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT
    Economic Inquiry, 2014, 52, (3), 1103-1119 View citations (57)
    See also Working Paper Scaling the Digital Divide: Home Computer Technology and Student Achievement, NBER Working Papers (2010) View citations (28) (2010)

2013

18. School-Based Accountability and the Distribution of Teacher Quality Across Grades in Elementary School
    Education Finance and Policy, 2013, 8, (4), 528-559 View citations (5)

2012

19. Education and Poverty: Confronting the Evidence
    Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 2012, 31, (2), 203-227 View citations (14)

2011

20. Teacher Mobility, School Segregation, and Pay-Based Policies to Level the Playing Field
    Education Finance and Policy, 2011, 6, (3), 399-438 View citations (25)
21. Weighted student funding in the Netherlands: A model for the U.S.?
    Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 2011, 30, (3), 470-498 View citations (9)

2010

22. Education Inspectorate Systems in New Zealand and the Netherlands
    Education Finance and Policy, 2010, 5, (3), 378-392 View citations (1)
23. Status versus growth: The distributional effects of school accountability policies
    Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 2010, 29, (3), 426-450 View citations (9)
24. 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 (131)
    See also Working Paper Teacher Credentials and Student Achievement in High School: A Cross-Subject Analysis with Student Fixed Effects, NBER Working Papers (2007) View citations (132) (2007)

2009

25. Are Teacher Absences Worth Worrying About in the United States?
    Education Finance and Policy, 2009, 4, (2), 115-149 View citations (39)
26. The Academic Achievement Gap in Grades 3 to 8
    The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2009, 91, (2), 398-419 View citations (39)
    See also Working Paper The Academic Achievement Gap in Grades 3 to 8, NBER Working Papers (2006) View citations (5) (2006)

2008

27. Commemorating Richard Musgrave (1910-2007)
    FinanzArchiv: Public Finance Analysis, 2008, 64, (2), 145-170 View citations (1)
28. Handbook of Research in Education Finance and Policy
    Education Finance and Policy, 2008, 3, (1), 149-150 View citations (58)
29. Reflections on Equity, Adequacy, and Weighted Student Funding
    Education Finance and Policy, 2008, 3, (4), 402-423 View citations (3)
30. Teacher Bonuses and Teacher Retention in Low-Performing Schools
    Public Finance Review, 2008, 36, (1), 63-87 View citations (7)
31. Undergraduate and doctoral education in public policy: What? Why? Why not? Whereto?
    Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 2008, 27, (4), 1009-1026
32. 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 (89)
    See also Working Paper Would Higher Salaries Keep Teachers in High-Poverty Schools? Evidence from a Policy Intervention in North Carolina, NBER Working Papers (2006) View citations (19) (2006)

2007

33. 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 (26)
34. Teacher credentials and student achievement: Longitudinal analysis with student fixed effects
    Economics of Education Review, 2007, 26, (6), 673-682 View citations (148)

2006

35. Federal Oversight, Local Control, and the Specter of "Resegregation" in Southern Schools
    American Law and Economics Review, 2006, 8, (2), 347-389 View citations (14)
    See also Working Paper Federal Oversight, Local Control, and the Specter of "Resegregation" in Southern Schools, NBER Working Papers (2005) View citations (11) (2005)
36. Teacher-Student Matching and the Assessment of Teacher Effectiveness
    Journal of Human Resources, 2006, 41, (4) View citations (210)
    See also Working Paper Teacher-Student Matching and the Assessment of Teacher Effectiveness, NBER Working Papers (2006) View citations (208) (2006)
37. The Impacts of Charter Schools on Student Achievement: Evidence from North Carolina
    Education Finance and Policy, 2006, 1, (1), 50-90 View citations (117)

2005

38. Public sector management in New Zealand: Lessons and challenges
    Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 2005, 24, (1), 193-196
39. Who teaches whom? Race and the distribution of novice teachers
    Economics of Education Review, 2005, 24, (4), 377-392 View citations (66)

2004

40. 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 (30)

2002

41. Implementing value-added measures of school effectiveness: getting the incentives right
    Economics of Education Review, 2002, 21, (1), 1-17 View citations (79)
42. School Vouchers: A Critical View
    Journal of Economic Perspectives, 2002, 16, (4), 3-24 View citations (91)

2001

43. Intergenerational conflict reconsidered: county demographic structure and the demand for public education
    Economics of Education Review, 2001, 20, (4), 343-357 View citations (65)
44. School-Based Educational Accountability Systems: The Promise and the Pitfalls
    National Tax Journal, 2001, 54, (2), 385-400 View citations (8)
45. The uneven playing field of school choice: Evidence from new zealand
    Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 2001, 20, (1), 43-64 View citations (27)

1999

46. 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 (51)
    See also Working Paper The Dallas School Accountability and Incentive Program: An Evaluation of Its Impacts on Student Outcomes, Working Papers (1996) View citations (2) (1996)

1998

47. Evidence on Discrimination in Mortgage Lending
    Journal of Economic Perspectives, 1998, 12, (2), 41-62 View citations (172)

1997

48. Federal Housing Assistance, Residential Relocation, and Educational Opportunities: Evidence from Baltimore
    American Economic Review, 1997, 87, (2), 272-77 View citations (22)

1996

49. Biased Ballots? The Impact of Ballot Structure on North Carolina Elections in 1992
    Public Choice, 1996, 87, (3-4), 259-80
50. 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

51. Fiscal impacts of local population growth: A conceptual and empirical analysis
    Regional Science and Urban Economics, 1994, 24, (6), 661-686 View citations (41)
52. State Tax Structure and Multiple Policy Objectives
    National Tax Journal, 1994, 47, (4), 747-72 View citations (15)
53. The Case for Equalizing Aid
    National Tax Journal, 1994, 47, (1), 211-24 View citations (41)

1993

54. 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
55. 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 (32)

1992

56. Mimicking of Local Tax Burdens Among Neighboring Counties
    Public Finance Review, 1992, 20, (4), 450-467 View citations (54)
57. Population Growth, Density and the Costs of Providing Public Services
    Urban Studies, 1992, 29, (2), 273-295 View citations (40)

1991

58. Causes and consequences of the changing urban form: Introduction
    Regional Science and Urban Economics, 1991, 21, (2), 157-162 View citations (6)
59. Property tax revaluation and tax levy growth revisited
    Journal of Urban Economics, 1991, 30, (1), 83-99 View citations (12)
60. The State Aid Decision: Changes in State Aid to Local Governments, 1982-1987
    National Tax Journal, 1991, 44, (4), 477-96 View citations (2)

1990

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

1989

63. The Determinants of State Assistance to Central Cities
    National Tax Journal, 1989, 42, (4), 413-28 View citations (2)

1988

64. City Taxes and Property Tax Bases
    National Tax Journal, 1988, 41, (4), 503-23 View citations (25)
    See also Working Paper City Taxes and Property Tax Bases, NBER Working Papers (1987) View citations (12) (1987)

1987

65. City property taxes: the effects of economic change and competitive pressures
    New England Economic Review, 1987, (Jul), 22-36 View citations (1)

1982

66. Equal Credit Opportunity: Women and Mortgage Credit
    American Economic Review, 1982, 72, (2), 166-70 View citations (19)
67. Property tax revaluation and tax levy growth
    Journal of Urban Economics, 1982, 11, (1), 73-84 View citations (18)
68. Who supports tax limitations: Evidence from massachusetts' proposition 2½
    Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 1982, 2, (2), 256-279 View citations (1)

Books

1999

1. The Challenge of Fiscal Disparities for State and Local Governments
   Books, Edward Elgar Publishing View citations (3)

1998

2. local government tax and land use policies in the united states
   Books, Edward Elgar Publishing View citations (44)

Chapters

1998

1. Effects of taxes on economic activity
   Chapter 4 in local government tax and land use policies in the united states, 1998, pp 82-115
2. Introduction
   Chapter 1 in local government tax and land use policies in the united states, 1998, pp 1-22
3. Land use regulation as a fiscal tool
   Chapter 3 in local government tax and land use policies in the united states, 1998, pp 55-81
4. Tax policies to promote economic development
   Chapter 5 in local government tax and land use policies in the united states, 1998, pp 116-130 View citations (1)
5. Theoretical controversies: land and property taxation
   Chapter 2 in local government tax and land use policies in the united states, 1998, pp 25-54