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Working Papers

2024

1. The Lasting Impacts of Middle School Principals
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

2023

2. Attracting and Retaining Highly Effective Educators in Hard-to-Staff Schools
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
3. The Effects of Comprehensive Educator Evaluation and Pay Reform on Achievement
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

2017

4. Illusory Gains from Chile's Targeted School Voucher Experiment
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (3)

2016

5. Decentralized Governance and the Quality of School Leadership
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (4)
6. Dynamic Effects of Teacher Turnover on the Quality of Instruction
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (20)
7. Performance Information and Personnel Decisions in the Public Sector: The Case of School Principals
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)

2014

8. The Evolution of Charter School Quality
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (9)

2013

9. Instruction Time, Classroom Quality, and Academic Achievement
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (25)

2012

10. Estimating the Effect of Leaders on Public Sector Productivity: The Case of School Principals
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (89)

2010

11. Constrained Job Matching: Does Teacher Job Search Harm Disadvantaged Urban Schools?
    Discussion Papers, Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research View citations (29)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2010) View citations (28)
12. Disruption, Achievement and the Heterogeneous Benefits of Smaller Classes
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (5)
13. Divergent historical experiences and inequality in academic achievement: the case of Poland
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany
14. Econometric Methods for Research in Education
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (6)
    Also in IFS Working Papers, Institute for Fiscal Studies (2010) View citations (6)
    See also Chapter Econometric Methods for Research in Education, Handbook of the Economics of Education, Elsevier (2011) View citations (48) (2011)

2008

15. Harming the Best: How Schools Affect the Black-White Achievement Gap
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article Harming the best: How schools affect the black-white achievement gap, Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. (2009) View citations (41) (2009)

2007

16. Does Pollution Increase School Absences?
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article Does Pollution Increase School Absences?, The Review of Economics and Statistics, MIT Press (2009) View citations (150) (2009)

2006

17. School Quality and the Black-White Achievement Gap
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (28)

2005

18. Charter School Quality and Parental Decision Making With School Choice
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (18)
    Also in Discussion Papers, Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research (2005) View citations (18)
    See also Journal Article Charter school quality and parental decision making with school choice, Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier (2007) View citations (93) (2007)
19. The Market for Teacher Quality
    Discussion Papers, Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research View citations (140)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2005) View citations (145)

2002

20. New Evidence about Brown v. Board of Education: The Complex Effects of School Racial Composition on Achievement
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (71)
    See also Journal Article New Evidence about Brown v. Board of Education: The Complex Effects of School Racial Composition on Achievement, Journal of Labor Economics, University of Chicago Press (2009) View citations (127) (2009)
21. What is the Tradeoff Between Smaller Classes and Teacher Quality?
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (33)

2001

22. Disruption versus Tiebout Improvement: The Costs and Benefits of Switching Schools
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (16)
    See also Journal Article Disruption versus Tiebout improvement: the costs and benefits of switching schools, Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier (2004) View citations (131) (2004)
23. Does Peer Ability Affect Student Achievement?
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (34)
    See also Journal Article Does peer ability affect student achievement?, Journal of Applied Econometrics, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. (2003) View citations (439) (2003)
24. Why Public Schools Lose Teachers
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (23)
    See also Journal Article Why Public Schools Lose Teachers, Journal of Human Resources, University of Wisconsin Press (2004) View citations (174) (2004)

1999

25. Do Higher Salaries Buy Better Teachers?
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (71)

1998

26. Does Special Education Raise Academic Achievement for Students with Disabilities?
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (10)
27. Teachers, Schools, and Academic Achievement
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (72)
    See also Journal Article Teachers, Schools, and Academic Achievement, Econometrica, Econometric Society (2005) View citations (696) (2005)

1996

28. Aggregation and the Estimated Effects of School Resources
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (223)
    Also in RCER Working Papers, University of Rochester - Center for Economic Research (RCER) (1995) View citations (9)
    See also Journal Article Aggregation and the Estimated Effects of School Resources, The Review of Economics and Statistics, MIT Press (1996) View citations (225) (1996)
29. Understanding the 20th Century Growth in U.S. School Spending
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (10)

1994

30. Understanding the 20th Century Explosion in U.S. School Costs
    RCER Working Papers, University of Rochester - Center for Economic Research (RCER) View citations (6)

Journal Articles

2010

1. Generalizations about Using Value-Added Measures of Teacher Quality
   American Economic Review, 2010, 100, (2), 267-71 View citations (235)
2. The Quality and Distribution of Teachers under the No Child Left Behind Act
   Journal of Economic Perspectives, 2010, 24, (3), 133-50 View citations (5)

2009

3. Class Size Reduction and Student Achievement: The Potential Tradeoff between Teacher Quality and Class Size
   Journal of Human Resources, 2009, 44, (1) View citations (93)
4. Corrigendum to "Disruption versus Tiebout improvement: The costs and benefits of switching schools" [Journal of Public Economics Volume 88 (2004), pages 1721-1746]
   Journal of Public Economics, 2009, 93, (11-12), 1283-1284 View citations (2)
5. Does Pollution Increase School Absences?
   The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2009, 91, (4), 682-694 View citations (150)
   See also Working Paper Does Pollution Increase School Absences?, NBER Working Papers (2007) View citations (3) (2007)
6. Harming the best: How schools affect the black-white achievement gap
   Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 2009, 28, (3), 366-393 View citations (41)
   See also Working Paper Harming the Best: How Schools Affect the Black-White Achievement Gap, NBER Working Papers (2008) View citations (2) (2008)
7. New Evidence about Brown v. Board of Education: The Complex Effects of School Racial Composition on Achievement
   Journal of Labor Economics, 2009, 27, (3), 349-383 View citations (127)
   See also Working Paper New Evidence about Brown v. Board of Education: The Complex Effects of School Racial Composition on Achievement, NBER Working Papers (2002) View citations (71) (2002)

2007

8. Charter school quality and parental decision making with school choice
   Journal of Public Economics, 2007, 91, (5-6), 823-848 View citations (93)
   See also Working Paper Charter School Quality and Parental Decision Making With School Choice, NBER Working Papers (2005) View citations (18) (2005)

2006

9. School accountability and student performance - discussion
   Regional Economic Development, 2006, (Mar), 62-63

2005

10. Teachers, Schools, and Academic Achievement
    Econometrica, 2005, 73, (2), 417-458 View citations (696)
    See also Working Paper Teachers, Schools, and Academic Achievement, NBER Working Papers (1998) View citations (72) (1998)

2004

11. Disruption versus Tiebout improvement: the costs and benefits of switching schools
    Journal of Public Economics, 2004, 88, (9-10), 1721-1746 View citations (131)
    See also Working Paper Disruption versus Tiebout Improvement: The Costs and Benefits of Switching Schools, NBER Working Papers (2001) View citations (16) (2001)
12. Why Public Schools Lose Teachers
    Journal of Human Resources, 2004, 39, (2) View citations (174)
    See also Working Paper Why Public Schools Lose Teachers, NBER Working Papers (2001) View citations (23) (2001)

2003

13. A Notion at Risk: Edited by Richard D. Kahlenberg. New York, NY: A Century Foundation Book. 2000. pp. x+356. Price: $15.95 (paper)
    Economics of Education Review, 2003, 22, (6), 643-644 View citations (1)
14. Does peer ability affect student achievement?
    Journal of Applied Econometrics, 2003, 18, (5), 527-544 View citations (439)
    See also Working Paper Does Peer Ability Affect Student Achievement?, NBER Working Papers (2001) View citations (34) (2001)

2002

15. Inferring Program Effects for Special Populations: Does Special Education Raise Achievement for Students with Disabilities?
    The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2002, 84, (4), 584-599 View citations (67)

2001

16. Tiebout sorting, aggregation and the estimation of peer group effects
    Economics of Education Review, 2001, 20, (3), 201-209 View citations (47)

2000

17. School Desegregation, Academic Attainment, and Earnings
    Journal of Human Resources, 2000, 35, (2), 333-346 View citations (41)

1997

18. Understanding the Twentieth-Century Growth in U.S. School Spending
    Journal of Human Resources, 1997, 32, (1), 35-68 View citations (26)

1996

19. Aggregation and the Estimated Effects of School Resources
    The Review of Economics and Statistics, 1996, 78, (4), 611-27 View citations (225)
    See also Working Paper Aggregation and the Estimated Effects of School Resources, NBER Working Papers (1996) View citations (223) (1996)

1995

20. Black/White Differences in Schooling and Employment
    Journal of Human Resources, 1995, 30, (4), 826-852 View citations (43)

1993

21. Education and economic growth Some cross-sectional evidence from Brazil
    Journal of Development Economics, 1993, 41, (1), 45-70 View citations (40)

1992

22. Improving educational outcomes while controlling costs
    Carnegie-Rochester Conference Series on Public Policy, 1992, 37, (1), 205-238 View citations (10)

Chapters

2011

1. Econometric Methods for Research in Education
   Elsevier View citations (48)
   See also Working Paper Econometric Methods for Research in Education, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2010) View citations (6) (2010)

2006

2. Has School Desegregation Improved Academic and Economic Outcomes for Blacks?
   Elsevier View citations (26)
3. Teacher Quality
   Elsevier View citations (50)

2003

4. Does Public School Competition Affect Teacher Quality?
   A chapter in The Economics of School Choice, 2003, pp 23-48 View citations (36)
5. The Role of Special Education in School Choice
   A chapter in The Economics of School Choice, 2003, pp 67-106 View citations (4)