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Working Papers

2021

1. Estimating test-score growth for schools and districts with a gap year in the data
   Working Papers, Department of Economics, University of Missouri
2. The Compositional Effect of Rigorous Teacher Evaluation on Workforce Quality
   University of California at San Diego, Economics Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, UC San Diego View citations (2)
   Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2016) View citations (3)
   Working Papers, Department of Economics, University of Missouri (2019) View citations (6)
   University of California at San Diego, Economics Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, UC San Diego (2016) View citations (2)
   CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2016) View citations (2)
   See also Journal Article The Compositional Effect of Rigorous Teacher Evaluation on Workforce Quality, Education Finance and Policy, MIT Press (2021) View citations (2) (2021)

2020

3. The Effect of the Community Eligibility Provision on the Ability of Free and Reduced-Price Meal Data to Identify Disadvantaged Students
   Working Papers, Department of Economics, University of Missouri View citations (2)

2018

4. Accounting for Student Disadvantage in Value-Added Models
   Working Papers, Department of Economics, University of Missouri View citations (1)
   See also Journal Article Accounting for Student Disadvantage in Value-Added Models, Journal of Educational and Behavioral Statistics (2019) View citations (1) (2019)

2015

5. Does Attending a Low-Achieving School Affect High-Performing Student Outcomes?
   Working Papers, Department of Economics, University of Missouri

2014

6. Selecting Growth Measures for School and Teacher Evaluations
   Working Papers, Department of Economics, University of Missouri View citations (1)
   Also in Working Papers, Department of Economics, University of Missouri (2012) View citations (17)

2012

7. Teacher Preparation Programs and Teacher Quality: Are There Real Differences Across Programs?
   Working Papers, Department of Economics, University of Missouri View citations (7)
   See also Journal Article Teacher Preparation Programs and Teacher Quality: Are There Real Differences Across Programs?, Education Finance and Policy, MIT Press (2015) View citations (9) (2015)
8. Test Measurement Error and Inference from Value-Added Models
   Working Papers, Department of Economics, University of Missouri View citations (18)
   See also Journal Article Test Measurement Error and Inference from Value-Added Models, The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy, De Gruyter (2012) View citations (17) (2012)

2011

9. Population Movements in the Presence of Agglomeration and Congestion Effects: Local Policy and the Social Optimum
   Working Papers, Department of Economics, University of Missouri

Journal Articles

2023

1. Academic mobility in U.S. public schools: Evidence from nearly 3 million students
   Journal of Public Economics, 2023, 228, (C)
2. Field interest and the choice of college major
   Economics Bulletin, 2023, 43, (2), 688 - 699
3. Free and reduced-price meal enrollment does not measure student poverty: Evidence and policy significance
   Economics of Education Review, 2023, 94, (C) View citations (1)

2021

4. The Compositional Effect of Rigorous Teacher Evaluation on Workforce Quality
   Education Finance and Policy, 2021, 16, (1), 7-41 View citations (2)
   See also Working Paper The Compositional Effect of Rigorous Teacher Evaluation on Workforce Quality, University of California at San Diego, Economics Working Paper Series (2021) View citations (2) (2021)

2019

5. Accounting for Student Disadvantage in Value-Added Models
   Journal of Educational and Behavioral Statistics, 2019, 44, (2), 144-179 View citations (1)
   See also Working Paper Accounting for Student Disadvantage in Value-Added Models, Working Papers (2018) View citations (1) (2018)

2015

6. Teacher Preparation Programs and Teacher Quality: Are There Real Differences Across Programs?
   Education Finance and Policy, 2015, 10, (4), 508-534 View citations (9)
   See also Working Paper Teacher Preparation Programs and Teacher Quality: Are There Real Differences Across Programs?, Working Papers (2012) View citations (7) (2012)

2012

7. Test Measurement Error and Inference from Value-Added Models
   The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy, 2012, 12, (1), 37 View citations (17)
   See also Working Paper Test Measurement Error and Inference from Value-Added Models, Working Papers (2012) View citations (18) (2012)