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Working Papers

2021

1. Teacher Pension Enhancements and Staffing in an Urban School District
   Working Papers, Sinquefield Center for Applied Economic Research, Saint Louis University View citations (1)
   Also in Working Papers, Department of Economics, University of Missouri (2020)
   See also Journal Article Teacher pension enhancements and staffing in an urban school district, Journal of Pension Economics and Finance, Cambridge University Press (2022) (2022)

2020

2. How Teachers Value Pension Wealth: A Reexamination of the Illinois Experience
   Working Papers, Department of Economics, University of Missouri View citations (1)

2018

3. Pension Enhancements and Teacher Retirement Behavior
   Working Papers, Department of Economics, University of Missouri View citations (4)
4. Teacher Pension Plan Incentives, Retirement Decisions, and Workforce Quality
   Working Papers, Department of Economics, University of Missouri
   See also Journal Article Teacher Pension Plan Incentives, Retirement Decisions, and Workforce Quality, Journal of Human Resources, University of Wisconsin Press (2022) (2022)

2017

5. Labor Market Frictions and Production Efficiency in Public Schools
   Working Papers, Department of Economics, University of Missouri View citations (1)
   See also Journal Article Labor market frictions and production efficiency in public schools, Economics of Education Review, Elsevier (2017) View citations (1) (2017)
6. Pensions and Late-Career Teacher Retention
   Working Papers, Department of Economics, University of Missouri View citations (1)
   Also in Working Papers, Department of Economics, University of Missouri (2017) View citations (1)
   See also Journal Article Pensions and Late-Career Teacher Retention, Education Finance and Policy, MIT Press (2021) (2021)

2016

7. Benefit or Burden? On the Intergenerational Inequity of Teacher Pension Plans
   Working Papers, Department of Economics, University of Missouri View citations (7)
8. Determinants of Cashing Out: A Behavioral Analysis of Refund Claimants and Annuitants in the Illinois Teachers Retirement System
   Working Papers, Department of Economics, University of Missouri

2015

9. How Teachers Respond to Pension System Incentives: New Estimates and Policy Applications
   Working Papers, Department of Economics, University of Missouri
   Also in Working Papers, Department of Economics, University of Missouri (2015)
   See also Journal Article How Teachers Respond to Pension System Incentives: New Estimates and Policy Applications, Journal of Labor Economics, University of Chicago Press (2016) View citations (17) (2016)

2014

10. 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

11. Teacher Pension Systems, the Composition of the Teaching Workforce, and Teacher Quality
    Working Papers, Department of Economics, University of Missouri View citations (7)
    See also Journal Article Teacher Pension Systems, the Composition of the Teaching Workforce, and Teacher Quality, Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. (2013) View citations (18) (2013)
12. 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 (8) (2015)
13. Who Benefits from Pension Enhancements?
    Working Papers, Department of Economics, University of Missouri View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Who Benefits from Pension Enhancements?, Education Finance and Policy, MIT Press (2014) View citations (14) (2014)

2011

14. Pension-Induced Rigidities in the Labor Market for School Leaders
    Working Papers, Department of Economics, University of Missouri View citations (8)
    Also in CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2011) View citations (7)

2006

15. Is Teacher Pay Adequate?
    Working Papers, Department of Economics, University of Missouri View citations (1)

Journal Articles

2022

1. How Much Are Public School Teachers Willing to Pay for Their Retirement Benefits? Comment
   American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, 2022, 14, (3), 478-93
2. Teacher Pension Plan Incentives, Retirement Decisions, and Workforce Quality
   Journal of Human Resources, 2022, 57, (1), 272-303
   See also Working Paper Teacher Pension Plan Incentives, Retirement Decisions, and Workforce Quality, Working Papers (2018) (2018)
3. Teacher pension enhancements and staffing in an urban school district
   Journal of Pension Economics and Finance, 2022, 21, (4), 613-633
   See also Working Paper Teacher Pension Enhancements and Staffing in an Urban School District, Working Papers (2021) View citations (1) (2021)

2021

4. Pensions and Late-Career Teacher Retention
   Education Finance and Policy, 2021, 16, (1), 42-65
   See also Working Paper Pensions and Late-Career Teacher Retention, Working Papers (2017) View citations (1) (2017)

2017

5. Labor market frictions and production efficiency in public schools
   Economics of Education Review, 2017, 60, (C), 54-67 View citations (1)
   See also Working Paper Labor Market Frictions and Production Efficiency in Public Schools, Working Papers (2017) View citations (1) (2017)

2016

6. How Teachers Respond to Pension System Incentives: New Estimates and Policy Applications
   Journal of Labor Economics, 2016, 34, (4), 1075 - 1104 View citations (17)
   See also Working Paper How Teachers Respond to Pension System Incentives: New Estimates and Policy Applications, Working Papers (2015) (2015)

2015

7. Teacher Preparation Programs and Teacher Quality: Are There Real Differences Across Programs?
   Education Finance and Policy, 2015, 10, (4), 508-534 View citations (8)
   See also Working Paper Teacher Preparation Programs and Teacher Quality: Are There Real Differences Across Programs?, Working Papers (2012) View citations (7) (2012)

2014

8. Who Benefits from Pension Enhancements?
   Education Finance and Policy, 2014, 9, (2), 165-192 View citations (14)
   See also Working Paper Who Benefits from Pension Enhancements?, Working Papers (2012) View citations (1) (2012)

2013

9. Teacher Pension Systems, the Composition of the Teaching Workforce, and Teacher Quality
   Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 2013, 32, (3), 574-596 View citations (18)
   See also Working Paper Teacher Pension Systems, the Composition of the Teaching Workforce, and Teacher Quality, Working Papers (2012) View citations (7) (2012)

2011

10. Teacher Compensation Systems in the United States K-12 Public School System
    National Tax Journal, 2011, 64, (1), 165-92 View citations (9)

2010

11. Distribution of Benefits in Teacher Retirement Systems and Their Implications for Mobility
    Education Finance and Policy, 2010, 5, (4), 519-557 View citations (12)
12. Introduction to “Rethinking Teacher Retirement Benefit Systems”
    Education Finance and Policy, 2010, 5, (4), 393-401 View citations (1)

2009

13. Peaks, Cliffs, and Valleys: The Peculiar Incentives in Teacher Retirement Systems and Their Consequences for School Staffing
    Education Finance and Policy, 2009, 4, (2), 175-211 View citations (45)

2007

14. Teacher performance pay: A review
    Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 2007, 26, (4), 909-950 View citations (69)

2006

15. (Mis-)Measuring the Relative Pay of Public School Teachers
    Education Finance and Policy, 2006, 1, (4), 425-440 View citations (8)
16. K-12 public school finance in Missouri: an overview
    Regional Economic Development, 2006, (Mar), 31-50 View citations (2)

2004

17. The academic quality of public school teachers: an analysis of entry and exit behavior
    Economics of Education Review, 2004, 23, (5), 507-518 View citations (52)

2002

18. Returns to Seniority among Public School Teachers
    Journal of Human Resources, 2002, 37, (4), 892-912 View citations (24)

1998

19. Teacher recruitment and retention in public and private schools
    Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 1998, 17, (3), 393-417 View citations (19)

1995

20. Recruiting Smarter Teachers
    Journal of Human Resources, 1995, 30, (2), 326-338 View citations (36)
21. Rural Schools--Fewer Highly Trained Teachers and Special Programs, But Better Learning Environment
    Rural America/ Rural Development Perspectives, 1995, 10, (3)
22. What makes a good principal? How teachers assess the performance of principals
    Economics of Education Review, 1995, 14, (3), 243-252 View citations (8)

1994

23. Female Labor Supply Following Displacement: A Split-Population Model of Labor Force Participation and Job Search
    Journal of Labor Economics, 1994, 12, (4), 640-56 View citations (20)

1993

24. Teachers' Attitudes toward Merit Pay: Examining Conventional Wisdom
    ILR Review, 1993, 47, (1), 50-61 View citations (12)

1992

25. The Distributional Shape of Unemployment Duration: A Reconsideration
    The Review of Economics and Statistics, 1992, 74, (4), 712-17 View citations (3)
26. To Search or Not to Search: Female Labor Supply Following Job Displacement
    Eastern Economic Journal, 1992, 18, (1), 111-124

1991

27. The Distribution of Economic Losses among Displaced Workers: A Replication
    Journal of Human Resources, 1991, 26, (4), 742-755 View citations (8)

1990

28. Advance Notice and Job Search: The Value of an Early Start
    Journal of Human Resources, 1990, 25, (2), 147-178 View citations (19)

1987

29. Job Displacement and Earnings Loss: Evidence from the Displaced Worker Survey
    ILR Review, 1987, 41, (1), 17-29 View citations (98)
30. Labor Market Equilibrium and Sun-belt-Frostbelt Earnings Gaps
    Eastern Economic Journal, 1987, 13, (2), 107-113

1986

31. Unions, Establishment Size, and Intra-Industry Threat Effects
    ILR Review, 1986, 39, (2), 277-284 View citations (14)

1985

32. Plant shutdowns and job displacements: how do New England workers fare?
    New England Economic Indicators, 1985, (Jun), A3-A5 View citations (1)

1984

33. Book Review: International and Comparative Industrial Relations: Full Employment and Public Policy: The United States and Sweden
    ILR Review, 1984, 37, (3), 455-456

1983

34. Unions and Family Income Inequality
    Journal of Human Resources, 1983, 18, (4), 574-591 View citations (2)

Books

1996

1. Teacher Pay and Teacher Quality
   Books from Upjohn Press, W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research View citations (35)

Chapters

2016

1. Teacher Pensions
   Elsevier View citations (8)

2011

2. Teacher Compensation and Collective Bargaining
   Elsevier View citations (6)