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Working Papers
2024
- Are Community College Students Increasingly Choosing High-Paying Fields of Study? Evidence from Massachusetts
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
2017
- Long-Term Trends in Private School Enrollments by Family Income
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (5)
- The Consequences of Educational Voucher Reform in Chile
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (5)
2014
- Improving Educational Outcomes in Developing Countries: Lessons from Rigorous Impact Evaluations
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (82)
- Income-based Inequality in Educational Outcomes: Learning from State Longitudinal Data Systems
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
2013
- U.S High School Graduation Rates: Patterns and Explanations
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (87)
See also Journal Article U.S. High School Graduation Rates: Patterns and Explanations, Journal of Economic Literature, American Economic Association (2013) View citations (86) (2013)
2011
- High-School Exit Examinations and the Schooling Decisions of Teenagers: A Multi-Dimensional Regression-Discontinuity Analysis
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (3)
- How Performance Information Affects Human-Capital Investment Decisions: The Impact of Test-Score Labels on Educational Outcomes
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (12)
2010
- Distribution of Student Achievement in Chile: Baseline Analysis for the Evaluation of the Subvención Escolar Preferencial
World Bank Publications - Reports, The World Bank Group
2009
- Do Financial Incentives Help Low-Performing Schools Attract and Keep Academically Talented Teachers? Evidence from California
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (3)
See also Journal Article Do financial incentives help low-performing schools attract and keep academically talented teachers? Evidence from California, Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. (2010) View citations (15) (2010)
2008
- Educating Urban Children
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (4)
- The Consequences of High School Exit Examinations for Struggling Low-Income Urban Students: Evidence from Massachusetts
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (4)
- Trends in the Black-White Achievement Gap:Clarifying the Meaning of Within- and Between-School Achievement Gaps
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)
2007
- Do Teacher Absences Impact Student Achievement? Longitudinal Evidence from One Urban School District
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (10)
2005
- Expanding School Enrollment by Subsidizing Private Schools: Lessons from Bogotá
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (2)
- Improving the Performance of the Education Sector: The Valuable, Challenging, and Limited Role of Random Assignment Evaluations
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)
See also Journal Article Improving the Performance of the Education Sector: The Valuable, Challenging, and Limited Role of Random Assignment Evaluations, Economics of Innovation and New Technology, Taylor & Francis Journals (2007) View citations (3) (2007)
2001
- The Skill Content of Recent Technological Change: An Empirical Exploration
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (71)
See also Journal Article The Skill Content of Recent Technological Change: An Empirical Exploration, The Quarterly Journal of Economics, President and Fellows of Harvard College (2003) View citations (3121) (2003)
2000
- Upstairs, Downstairs: Computer-Skill Complementarity and Computer-Labor Substitution on Two Floors of a Large Bank
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (24)
1999
- Do the Cognitive Skills of School Dropouts Matter in the Labor Market?
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (12)
See also Journal Article Do the Cognitive Skills of School Dropouts Matter in the Labor Market?, Journal of Human Resources, University of Wisconsin Press (2000) View citations (20) (2000)
- Who Benefits from Obtaining a GED? Evidence from High School and Beyond
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (4)
See also Journal Article Who Benefits from Obtaining a GED? Evidence from High School and Beyond, The Review of Economics and Statistics, MIT Press (2000) View citations (37) (2000)
1998
- Estimating the Impact of the GED on the Earnings of Young Dropouts Using a Series of Natural Experiments
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (6)
1997
- Does Acquisition of a GED Lead to More Training, Post-Secondary Education, and Military Service for School Dropouts?
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (9)
1995
- Are Lots of College Graduates Taking High School Jobs? A Reconsiderationof the Evidence
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (8)
- The Growing Importance of Cognitive Skills in Wage Determination
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (560)
See also Journal Article The Growing Importance of Cognitive Skills in Wage Determination, The Review of Economics and Statistics, MIT Press (1995) View citations (566) (1995)
1981
- What Do Effective Teachers of Inner-City Children have in Common?
Mathematica Policy Research Reports, Mathematica Policy Research View citations (37)
Journal Articles
2016
- The Impact of Test Score Labels on Human-Capital Investment Decisions
Journal of Human Resources, 2016, 51, (2), 357-388 View citations (17)
2013
- U.S. High School Graduation Rates: Patterns and Explanations
Journal of Economic Literature, 2013, 51, (2), 370-422 View citations (86)
See also Working Paper U.S High School Graduation Rates: Patterns and Explanations, NBER Working Papers (2013) View citations (87) (2013)
2011
- Extending the regression-discontinuity approach to multiple assignment variables
Journal of Econometrics, 2011, 161, (2), 203-207 View citations (82)
2010
- Do financial incentives help low-performing schools attract and keep academically talented teachers? Evidence from California
Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 2010, 29, (3), 451-478 View citations (15)
See also Working Paper Do Financial Incentives Help Low-Performing Schools Attract and Keep Academically Talented Teachers? Evidence from California, NBER Working Papers (2009) View citations (3) (2009)
- Teachers' Views on No Child Left Behind: Support for the Principles, Concerns about the Practices
Journal of Economic Perspectives, 2010, 24, (3), 151-66 View citations (2)
2008
- Do worker absences affect productivity? The case of teachers
International Labour Review, 2008, 147, (1), 71-89 View citations (11)
2007
- Improving the Performance of the Education Sector: The Valuable, Challenging, and Limited Role of Random Assignment Evaluations
Economics of Innovation and New Technology, 2007, 16, (5), 307-322 View citations (3)
See also Working Paper Improving the Performance of the Education Sector: The Valuable, Challenging, and Limited Role of Random Assignment Evaluations, NBER Working Papers (2005) View citations (1) (2005)
- Randomized Trials of Education and Medical Practices: Strengths and Limitations
Economics of Innovation and New Technology, 2007, 16, (5), 303-306 View citations (3)
2006
- For now, middle-skilled jobs are the most vulnerable
CESifo Forum, 2006, 7, (02), 38-38
2005
- Learning Why More Learning Takes Place in Some Classrooms Than Others
German Economic Review, 2005, 6, (3), 309-330 
Also in German Economic Review, 2005, 6, (3), 309-330 (2005)
2004
- The devil's in the details: evidence from the GED on large effects of small differences in high stakes exams
Economics of Education Review, 2004, 23, (4), 339-349 View citations (1)
2003
- The Skill Content of Recent Technological Change: An Empirical Exploration
The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2003, 118, (4), 1279-1333 View citations (3121)
Also in Proceedings, 2003, (Nov) (2003) View citations (3053)
See also Working Paper The Skill Content of Recent Technological Change: An Empirical Exploration, NBER Working Papers (2001) View citations (71) (2001)
- Who benefits from a GED? Evidence for females from High School and Beyond
Economics of Education Review, 2003, 22, (3), 237-247 View citations (18)
2002
- Improving urban public schools: suggestions for teacher union leaders
Conference Series ; [Proceedings], 2002, 47, (Jun), 297-303 View citations (5)
- Upstairs downstairs: how introducing computer technology changed skills and pay on two floors of Cabot Bank
Regional Review, 2002, 12, (Q 2), 22-30 View citations (2)
- Upstairs, Downstairs: Computers and Skills on Two Floors of a Large Bank
ILR Review, 2002, 55, (3), 432-447 View citations (134)
2001
- Do different dimensions of male high school students' skills predict labor market success a decade later? Evidence from the NLSY
Economics of Education Review, 2001, 20, (4), 311-320 View citations (66)
- Will Standards-Based Reforms Improve the Education of Students of Color?
National Tax Journal, 2001, 54, (2), 401-16 View citations (5)
2000
- Do the Cognitive Skills of School Dropouts Matter in the Labor Market?
Journal of Human Resources, 2000, 35, (4), 748-754 View citations (20)
See also Working Paper Do the Cognitive Skills of School Dropouts Matter in the Labor Market?, NBER Working Papers (1999) View citations (12) (1999)
- Estimating the Labor Market Signaling Value of the GED
The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2000, 115, (2), 431-468 View citations (96)
- How important are the cognitive skills of teenagers in predicting subsequent earnings?
Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 2000, 19, (4), 547-568 View citations (160)
- Who Benefits from Obtaining a GED? Evidence from High School and Beyond
The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2000, 82, (1), 23-37 View citations (37)
See also Working Paper Who Benefits from Obtaining a GED? Evidence from High School and Beyond, NBER Working Papers (1999) View citations (4) (1999)
1999
- Do Male Dropouts Benefit from Obtaining a GED, Postsecondary Education, and Training?
Evaluation Review, 1999, 23, (5), 475-503 View citations (27)
1998
- Standards, information, and the demand for student achievement
Economic Policy Review, 1998, 4, (Mar), 117-124 View citations (1)
1997
- Does a Ged Lead to More Training, Post-Secondary Education, and Military Service for School Dropouts?
ILR Review, 1997, 51, (1), 100-116 View citations (9)
1996
- With What Skills Are Computers a Complement?
American Economic Review, 1996, 86, (2), 258-62 View citations (103)
1995
- The Growing Importance of Cognitive Skills in Wage Determination
The Review of Economics and Statistics, 1995, 77, (2), 251-66 View citations (566)
See also Working Paper The Growing Importance of Cognitive Skills in Wage Determination, NBER Working Papers (1995) View citations (560) (1995)
1994
- Comment: Stimulating employer-provided general training
Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 1994, 13, (1), 75-81
1992
- U.S. Earnings Levels and Earnings Inequality: A Review of Recent Trends and Proposed Explanations
Journal of Economic Literature, 1992, 30, (3), 1333-81 View citations (670)
1990
- The Effects of Salaries and Opportunity Costs on Length of Stay in Teaching: Evidence from North Carolina
Journal of Human Resources, 1990, 25, (1), 106-124 View citations (64)
1989
- The Effects of Salaries and Opportunity Costs on Duration in Teaching: Evidence from Michigan
The Review of Economics and Statistics, 1989, 71, (2), 347-52 View citations (54)
- Will There Be Enough Teachers?
American Economic Review, 1989, 79, (2), 242-46 View citations (6)
1987
- Changes in teacher salaries during the 1970s: The role of school district demographics
Economics of Education Review, 1987, 6, (4), 379-388 View citations (1)
1985
- Comparing Public and Private Schools: The Puzzling Role of Selectivity Bias
Journal of Business & Economic Statistics, 1985, 3, (1), 23-35 View citations (40)
1984
- A Review Essay-Comparisons of Public and Private Schools: Lessons from the Uproar
Journal of Human Resources, 1984, 19, (2), 263-277 View citations (12)
- Production and innovation when techniques are tacit: The case of education
Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 1984, 5, (3-4), 353-373 View citations (11)
- Selection and Survival in the Teacher Labor Market
The Review of Economics and Statistics, 1984, 66, (3), 513-18 View citations (11)
1982
- How clients' characteristics affect organization performance: Lessons from education
Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 1982, 2, (3), 403-417
1981
- Home Resources and Children's Achievement
The Review of Economics and Statistics, 1981, 63, (3), 369-77 View citations (37)
- Learning by doing, vintage, and selection: Three pieces of the puzzle relating teaching experience and teaching performance
Economics of Education Review, 1981, 1, (4), 453-465 View citations (11)
- New evidence on the relationship between mother's education and children's cognitive skills
Economics of Education Review, 1981, 1, (2), 245-252 View citations (7)
- Organizing an anarchy: Lee Sproull, Stephen Weiner, and David Wolf. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1978. Pp. 240. $18.00 (cloth)
Economics of Education Review, 1981, 1, (1), 137-140
- Teacher Mobility Revisited
Journal of Human Resources, 1981, 16, (1), 3-19 View citations (11)
1979
- The Effects of a Negative Income Tax on School Performance: Results of an Experiment
Journal of Human Resources, 1979, 14, (4), 463-476 View citations (14)
Also in Journal of Human Resources, 1972, 7, (4), 463-476 (1972)
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