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Working Papers

2022

1. A Partial Identification Approach to Identifying the Determinants of Human Capital Accumulation: An Application to Teachers
   University of Western Ontario, Departmental Research Report Series, University of Western Ontario, Department of Economics
   Also in CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2022)

2020

2. Optimal Contracting with Altruistic Agents
   University of Western Ontario, Centre for Human Capital and Productivity (CHCP) Working Papers, University of Western Ontario, Centre for Human Capital and Productivity (CHCP)
3. Optimal Contracting with Altruistic Agents: A Structural Model of Medicare Payments for Dialysis Drugs
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

2018

4. Measuring Quality for Use in Incentive Schemes: The Case of "Shrinkage" Estimators
   CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo
   Also in EconStor Preprints, ZBW - Leibniz Information Centre for Economics (2018)
   University of Western Ontario, Centre for Human Capital and Productivity (CHCP) Working Papers, University of Western Ontario, Centre for Human Capital and Productivity (CHCP) (2017)
   See also Journal Article Measuring quality for use in incentive schemes: The case of “shrinkage” estimators, Quantitative Economics, Econometric Society (2019) View citations (3) (2019)
5. Social Interactions, Mechanisms, and Equilibrium: Evidence from a Model of Study Time and Academic Achievement
   CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo
   Also in University of Western Ontario, Centre for Human Capital and Productivity (CHCP) Working Papers, University of Western Ontario, Centre for Human Capital and Productivity (CHCP) (2015) View citations (6)
   University of Western Ontario, Centre for Human Capital and Productivity (CHCP) Working Papers, University of Western Ontario, Centre for Human Capital and Productivity (CHCP) (2017) View citations (1)
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2015) View citations (6)
   Working Papers, Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Working Group (2017) View citations (1)
   See also Journal Article Social Interactions, Mechanisms, and Equilibrium: Evidence from a Model of Study Time and Academic Achievement, Journal of Political Economy, University of Chicago Press (2024) View citations (1) (2024)
6. The Potential Output Gains from Using Optimal Teacher Incentives: An Illustrative Calibration of a Hidden Action Model
   EconStor Preprints, ZBW - Leibniz Information Centre for Economics View citations (1)
   Also in University of Western Ontario, Centre for Human Capital and Productivity (CHCP) Working Papers, University of Western Ontario, Centre for Human Capital and Productivity (CHCP) (2017) View citations (1)
   CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2017) View citations (1)
   See also Journal Article The potential output gains from using optimal teacher incentives: An illustrative calibration of a hidden action model, Economics of Education Review, Elsevier (2018) View citations (1) (2018)
7. Time-Use and Academic Peer Effects in College
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)
   Also in Working Papers, Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Working Group (2018) View citations (1)
   University of Western Ontario, Centre for Human Capital and Productivity (CHCP) Working Papers, University of Western Ontario, Centre for Human Capital and Productivity (CHCP) (2018) View citations (1)
   See also Journal Article TIME‐USE AND ACADEMIC PEER EFFECTS IN COLLEGE, Economic Inquiry, Western Economic Association International (2019) View citations (6) (2019)

2017

8. Primary Care Access and Emergency Department Utilization: Theory and Evidence from Canada
   Working Papers, Canadian Centre for Health Economics View citations (1)
9. Targeting the Wrong Teachers? Linking Measurement with Theory to Evaluate Teacher Incentive Schemes
   University of Western Ontario, Centre for Human Capital and Productivity (CHCP) Working Papers, University of Western Ontario, Centre for Human Capital and Productivity (CHCP)
   See also Journal Article Measuring quality for use in incentive schemes: The case of “shrinkage” estimators, Quantitative Economics, Econometric Society (2019) View citations (3) (2019)

2016

10. Competition in Public School Districts: Charter School Entry, Student Sorting, and School Input Determination
    EconStor Preprints, ZBW - Leibniz Information Centre for Economics
    Also in University of Western Ontario, Centre for Human Capital and Productivity (CHCP) Working Papers, University of Western Ontario, Centre for Human Capital and Productivity (CHCP) (2012) View citations (7)
    2012 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics (2012) View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article COMPETITION IN PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICTS: CHARTER SCHOOL ENTRY, STUDENT SORTING, AND SCHOOL INPUT DETERMINATION, International Economic Review, Department of Economics, University of Pennsylvania and Osaka University Institute of Social and Economic Research Association (2017) View citations (11) (2017)

2015

11. An Economic Approach to Generalize Findings from Regression-Discontinuity Designs
    University of Western Ontario, Centre for Human Capital and Productivity (CHCP) Working Papers, University of Western Ontario, Centre for Human Capital and Productivity (CHCP)
    See also Journal Article An Economic Approach to Generalizing Findings from Regression-Discontinuity Designs, Journal of Human Resources, University of Wisconsin Press (2019) View citations (1) (2019)
12. How social interactions determine input choices and outcomes in equilibrium: Evidence from a model of study time and academic achievement
    2015 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics View citations (3)

2014

13. Targeting the Wrong Teachers: Estimating Teacher Quality for Use in Accountability Regimes
    University of Western Ontario, Centre for Human Capital and Productivity (CHCP) Working Papers, University of Western Ontario, Centre for Human Capital and Productivity (CHCP)

Journal Articles

2024

1. Social Interactions, Mechanisms, and Equilibrium: Evidence from a Model of Study Time and Academic Achievement
   Journal of Political Economy, 2024, 132, (3), 824 - 866 View citations (1)
   See also Working Paper Social Interactions, Mechanisms, and Equilibrium: Evidence from a Model of Study Time and Academic Achievement, CESifo Working Paper Series (2018) (2018)

2023

2. Optimal Contracting with Altruistic Agents: Medicare Payments for Dialysis Drugs
   American Economic Review, 2023, 113, (6), 1530-71

2020

3. After-Hours Incentives and Emergency Department Visits: Evidence from Ontario
   Canadian Public Policy, 2020, 46, (2), 253-263 View citations (2)
4. Stirring the pot: Switching from blended fee‐for‐service to blended capitation models of physician remuneration
   Health Economics, 2020, 29, (11), 1435-1455 View citations (1)
5. Team-based primary care practice and physician's services: Evidence from Family Health Teams in Ontario, Canada
   Social Science & Medicine, 2020, 264, (C)

2019

6. An Economic Approach to Generalizing Findings from Regression-Discontinuity Designs
   Journal of Human Resources, 2019, 54, (4), 953-985 View citations (1)
   See also Working Paper An Economic Approach to Generalize Findings from Regression-Discontinuity Designs, University of Western Ontario, Centre for Human Capital and Productivity (CHCP) Working Papers (2015) (2015)
7. Measuring quality for use in incentive schemes: The case of “shrinkage” estimators
   Quantitative Economics, 2019, 10, (4), 1537-1577 View citations (3)
   See also Working Paper Targeting the Wrong Teachers? Linking Measurement with Theory to Evaluate Teacher Incentive Schemes, University of Western Ontario, Centre for Human Capital and Productivity (CHCP) Working Papers (2017) (2017)
   Working Paper Measuring Quality for Use in Incentive Schemes: The Case of "Shrinkage" Estimators, CESifo Working Paper Series (2018) (2018)
8. Production of physician services under fee‐for‐service and blended fee‐for‐service: Evidence from Ontario, Canada
   Health Economics, 2019, 28, (12), 1418-1434 View citations (3)
9. TIME‐USE AND ACADEMIC PEER EFFECTS IN COLLEGE
   Economic Inquiry, 2019, 57, (1), 162-171 View citations (6)
   See also Working Paper Time-Use and Academic Peer Effects in College, NBER Working Papers (2018) View citations (1) (2018)

2018

10. Ability Tracking, School and Parental Effort, and Student Achievement: A Structural Model and Estimation
    Journal of Labor Economics, 2018, 36, (4), 923 - 979 View citations (16)
11. Family physician remuneration schemes and specialist referrals: Quasi‐experimental evidence from Ontario, Canada
    Health Economics, 2018, 27, (10), 1533-1549 View citations (6)
12. The potential output gains from using optimal teacher incentives: An illustrative calibration of a hidden action model
    Economics of Education Review, 2018, 66, (C), 67-72 View citations (1)
    See also Working Paper The Potential Output Gains from Using Optimal Teacher Incentives: An Illustrative Calibration of a Hidden Action Model, EconStor Preprints (2018) View citations (1) (2018)

2017

13. COMPETITION IN PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICTS: CHARTER SCHOOL ENTRY, STUDENT SORTING, AND SCHOOL INPUT DETERMINATION
    International Economic Review, 2017, 58, (4), 1089-1116 View citations (11)
    See also Working Paper Competition in Public School Districts: Charter School Entry, Student Sorting, and School Input Determination, EconStor Preprints (2016) (2016)