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Working Papers

2025

1. How Test Optional Policies in College Admissions Disproportionately Harm High Achieving Applicants from Disadvantaged Backgrounds
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
2. Standardized Test Scores and Academic Performance at Ivy-Plus Colleges
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

2024

3. Federal Pandemic Relief and Academic Recovery
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

2023

4. Are Hospital Quality Indicators Causal?
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)

2022

5. Overconfidence and Technology Adoption in Health Care
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
6. The Consequences of Remote and Hybrid Instruction During the Pandemic
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (17)
7. What Do Changes in State Test Scores Imply for Later Life Outcomes?
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (2)

2020

8. Have Income-Based Achievement Gaps Widened or Narrowed?
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)

2017

9. An Evaluation of Bias in Three Measures of Teacher Quality: Value-Added, Classroom Observations, and Student Surveys
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (11)
10. Identifying Sources of Inefficiency in Health Care
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (5)
    See also Journal Article Identifying Sources of Inefficiency in Healthcare*, The Quarterly Journal of Economics, President and Fellows of Harvard College (2020) View citations (22) (2020)
11. School District Reform in Newark: Within- and Between-School Changes in Achievement Growth
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
    See also Journal Article School District Reform in Newark: Within- and Between-School Changes in Achievement Growth, ILR Review, Cornell University, ILR School (2019) View citations (1) (2019)

2014

12. Validating Teacher Effect Estimates Using Changes in Teacher Assignments in Los Angeles
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (38)

2012

13. Knowledge, Tests, and Fadeout in Educational Interventions
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (29)

2011

14. School Choice, School Quality and Postsecondary Attainment
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (17)
    See also Journal Article School Choice, School Quality, and Postsecondary Attainment, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (2014) View citations (111) (2014)

2010

15. Identifying Provider Prejudice in Healthcare
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (19)
16. Information and Employee Evaluation: Evidence from a Randomized Intervention in Public Schools
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (12)
    See also Journal Article Information and Employee Evaluation: Evidence from a Randomized Intervention in Public Schools, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (2012) View citations (62) (2012)
17. Value-Added: It's Not Perfect But It Makes Sense
    Mathematica Policy Research Reports, Mathematica Policy Research

2009

18. Technology Diffusion and Productivity Growth in Health Care
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (33)
    See also Journal Article Technology Diffusion and Productivity Growth in Health Care, The Review of Economics and Statistics, MIT Press (2015) View citations (57) (2015)

2008

19. Can You Recognize an Effective Teacher When You Recruit One?
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (22)
    See also Journal Article Can You Recognize an Effective Teacher When You Recruit One?, Education Finance and Policy, MIT Press (2011) View citations (86) (2011)
20. Estimating Teacher Impacts on Student Achievement: An Experimental Evaluation
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (395)
21. Is There Monopsony in the Labor Market? Evidence from a Natural Experiment
    Working Papers, Princeton University, Department of Economics, Industrial Relations Section.
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1999) View citations (48)
    See also Journal Article Is There Monopsony in the Labor Market? Evidence from a Natural Experiment, Journal of Labor Economics, University of Chicago Press (2010) View citations (150) (2010)
22. National Board Certification and Teacher Effectiveness: Evidence from a Random Assignment Experiment
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (18)

2006

23. Abortion and Selection
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (10)
    See also Journal Article Abortion and Selection, The Review of Economics and Statistics, MIT Press (2009) View citations (85) (2009)
24. Preferences and Heterogeneous Treatment Effects in a Public School Choice Lottery
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (35)
25. The Political Economy of School Choice: Randomized School Admissions and Voter Participation
    Working Papers, Yale University, Department of Economics
26. What Does Certification Tell Us About Teacher Effectiveness? Evidence from New York City
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (55)
    See also Journal Article What does certification tell us about teacher effectiveness? Evidence from New York City, Economics of Education Review, Elsevier (2008) View citations (221) (2008)

2005

27. Parental Preferences and School Competition: Evidence from a Public School Choice Program
    Working Papers, Yale University, Department of Economics View citations (82)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2005) View citations (87)
28. School Quality, Neighborhoods and Housing Prices: The Impacts of school Desegregation
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (22)
29. Technology Adoption From Hybrid Corn to Beta Blockers
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (53)
    See also Chapter Technology Adoption from Hybrid Corn to Beta-Blockers, NBER Chapters, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2007) View citations (33) (2007)
    Journal Article Technology adoption from hybrid corn to beta blockers, Proceedings, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco (2005) View citations (44) (2005)
30. The Effect of Randomized School Admissions on Voter Participation
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
    See also Journal Article The effect of randomized school admissions on voter participation, Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier (2007) View citations (20) (2007)

2004

31. Fiscal Shenanigans, Targeted Federal Health Care Funds, and Patient Mortality
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Fiscal Shenanigans, Targeted Federal Health Care Funds, and Patient Mortality, The Quarterly Journal of Economics, President and Fellows of Harvard College (2005) View citations (65) (2005)
32. Testing a Roy Model with Productivity Spillovers: Evidence from the Treatment of Heart Attacks
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (3)

2002

33. Abortion as Insurance
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (11)

2001

34. Improving School Accountability Measures
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (46)
35. Prices, Wages and the U.S. NAIRU in the 1990s
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (57)

1999

36. Comparing Hospital Quality at For-Profit and Not-for-Profit Hospitals
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (13)
    See also Chapter Comparing Hospital Quality at For-Profit and Not- for-Profit Hospitals, NBER Chapters, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2000) View citations (47) (2000)
37. Estimating Returns to Schooling When Schooling is Misreported
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (163)
    Also in Working Papers, Princeton University, Department of Economics, Industrial Relations Section. (1999) View citations (181)
38. The Quality of Health Care Providers
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (72)

1997

39. Abortion Legalization and Child Living Circumstances: Who is the "Marginal Child?"
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (11)
    See also Journal Article Abortion Legalization and Child Living Circumstances: Who is the "Marginal Child"?, The Quarterly Journal of Economics, President and Fellows of Harvard College (1999) View citations (162) (1999)

1996

40. How Precise are Estimates of the Natural Rate of Unemployment?
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (126)
    See also Chapter How Precise Are Estimates of the Natural Rate of Unemployment?, NBER Chapters, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1997) View citations (245) (1997)
41. Roe V.Wade and American Fertility
    Working Papers, Wellesley College - Department of Economics View citations (5)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1996) View citations (15)
    See also Journal Article Roe v Wade and American fertility, American Journal of Public Health, American Public Health Association (1999) View citations (22) (1999)

1994

42. Instrumental Variables Regression with Weak Instruments
    NBER Technical Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (187)
    See also Journal Article Instrumental Variables Regression with Weak Instruments, Econometrica, Econometric Society (1997) View citations (4457) (1997)

Undated

43. America's Teacher Corps
    Mathematica Policy Research Reports, Mathematica Policy Research
44. Evaluating Teachers: The Important Role of Value-Added
    Mathematica Policy Research Reports, Mathematica Policy Research View citations (4)
45. Passing Muster: Evaluating Teacher Evaluation Systems
    Mathematica Policy Research Reports, Mathematica Policy Research

Journal Articles

2020

1. Curriculum Reform in The Common Core Era: Evaluating Elementary Math Textbooks Across Six U.S. States
   Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 2020, 39, (4), 966-1019
2. Identifying Sources of Inefficiency in Healthcare*
   (The Determinants of Productivity in Medical Testing: Intensity and Allocation of Care)
   The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2020, 135, (2), 785-843 View citations (22)
   See also Working Paper Identifying Sources of Inefficiency in Health Care, NBER Working Papers (2017) View citations (5) (2017)

2019

3. An experimental evaluation of three teacher quality measures: Value-added, classroom observations, and student surveys
   Economics of Education Review, 2019, 73, (C) View citations (11)
4. An instrumental variable procedure for estimating Cox models with non‐proportional hazards in the presence of unmeasured confounding
   Journal of the Royal Statistical Society Series C, 2019, 68, (4), 985-1005 View citations (3)
5. School District Reform in Newark: Within- and Between-School Changes in Achievement Growth
   ILR Review, 2019, 72, (2), 323-354 View citations (1)
   See also Working Paper School District Reform in Newark: Within- and Between-School Changes in Achievement Growth, NBER Working Papers (2017) (2017)

2016

6. Sources of Inefficiency in Healthcare and Education
   American Economic Review, 2016, 106, (5), 383-87 View citations (3)

2015

7. Technology Diffusion and Productivity Growth in Health Care
   The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2015, 97, (5), 951-964 View citations (57)
   See also Working Paper Technology Diffusion and Productivity Growth in Health Care, NBER Working Papers (2009) View citations (33) (2009)

2014

8. School Choice, School Quality, and Postsecondary Attainment
   American Economic Review, 2014, 104, (3), 991-1013 View citations (111)
   See also Working Paper School Choice, School Quality and Postsecondary Attainment, NBER Working Papers (2011) View citations (17) (2011)
9. Teacher Effects and Teacher-Related Policies
   Annual Review of Economics, 2014, 6, (1), 801-825 View citations (79)

2012

10. Information and Employee Evaluation: Evidence from a Randomized Intervention in Public Schools
    American Economic Review, 2012, 102, (7), 3184-3213 View citations (62)
    See also Working Paper Information and Employee Evaluation: Evidence from a Randomized Intervention in Public Schools, NBER Working Papers (2010) View citations (12) (2010)

2011

11. Can You Recognize an Effective Teacher When You Recruit One?
    Education Finance and Policy, 2011, 6, (1), 43-74 View citations (86)
    See also Working Paper Can You Recognize an Effective Teacher When You Recruit One?, NBER Working Papers (2008) View citations (22) (2008)

2010

12. Is There Monopsony in the Labor Market? Evidence from a Natural Experiment
    Journal of Labor Economics, 2010, 28, (2), 211-236 View citations (150)
    See also Working Paper Is There Monopsony in the Labor Market? Evidence from a Natural Experiment, Working Papers (2008) (2008)
13. Searching for Effective Teachers with Imperfect Information
    Journal of Economic Perspectives, 2010, 24, (3), 97-118 View citations (106)

2009

14. Abortion and Selection
    The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2009, 91, (1), 124-136 View citations (85)
    See also Working Paper Abortion and Selection, NBER Working Papers (2006) View citations (10) (2006)

2008

15. What does certification tell us about teacher effectiveness? Evidence from New York City
    Economics of Education Review, 2008, 27, (6), 615-631 View citations (221)
    See also Working Paper What Does Certification Tell Us About Teacher Effectiveness? Evidence from New York City, NBER Working Papers (2006) View citations (55) (2006)

2007

16. Productivity Spillovers in Health Care: Evidence from the Treatment of Heart Attacks
    Journal of Political Economy, 2007, 115, (1), 103-140 View citations (205)
17. The effect of randomized school admissions on voter participation
    Journal of Public Economics, 2007, 91, (5-6), 915-937 View citations (20)
    See also Working Paper The Effect of Randomized School Admissions on Voter Participation, NBER Working Papers (2005) (2005)

2006

18. Gender and Performance: Evidence from School Assignment by Randomized Lottery
    American Economic Review, 2006, 96, (2), 232-236 View citations (29)
19. School Quality, Neighborhoods, and Housing Prices
    American Law and Economics Review, 2006, 8, (2), 183-212 View citations (70)

2005

20. Fiscal Shenanigans, Targeted Federal Health Care Funds, and Patient Mortality
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2005, 120, (1), 345-386 View citations (65)
    See also Working Paper Fiscal Shenanigans, Targeted Federal Health Care Funds, and Patient Mortality, NBER Working Papers (2004) View citations (1) (2004)
21. Mortality among very low-birthweight infants in hospitals serving minority populations
    American Journal of Public Health, 2005, 95, (12), 2206-2212
22. Technology adoption from hybrid corn to beta blockers
    Proceedings, 2005 View citations (44)
    See also Working Paper Technology Adoption From Hybrid Corn to Beta Blockers, NBER Working Papers (2005) View citations (53) (2005)
    Chapter Technology Adoption from Hybrid Corn to Beta-Blockers, NBER Chapters, 2007, 545-570 (2007) View citations (33) (2007)

2004

23. Abortion Policy and Fertility Outcomes: The Eastern European Experience
    Journal of Law and Economics, 2004, 47, (1), 223-43 View citations (27)

2002

24. The Promise and Pitfalls of Using Imprecise School Accountability Measures
    Journal of Economic Perspectives, 2002, 16, (4), 91-114 View citations (172)

2001

25. Health insurance and female labor supply in Taiwan
    Journal of Health Economics, 2001, 20, (2), 187-211 View citations (40)

2000

26. Comparing the Quality of Health Care Providers
    Forum for Health Economics & Policy, 2000, 3, (1), 26 View citations (14)
    See also Chapter Comparing the Quality of Health Care Providers, NBER Chapters, 2000, 113-136 (2000) View citations (14) (2000)

1999

27. Abortion Legalization and Child Living Circumstances: Who is the "Marginal Child"?
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 1999, 114, (1), 263-291 View citations (162)
    See also Working Paper Abortion Legalization and Child Living Circumstances: Who is the "Marginal Child?", NBER Working Papers (1997) View citations (11) (1997)
28. Roe v Wade and American fertility
    American Journal of Public Health, 1999, 89, (2), 199-203 View citations (22)
    See also Working Paper Roe V.Wade and American Fertility, Working Papers (1996) View citations (5) (1996)

1997

29. Instrumental Variables Regression with Weak Instruments
    Econometrica, 1997, 65, (3), 557-586 View citations (4457)
    See also Working Paper Instrumental Variables Regression with Weak Instruments, NBER Technical Working Papers (1994) View citations (187) (1994)
30. The NAIRU, Unemployment and Monetary Policy
    Journal of Economic Perspectives, 1997, 11, (1), 33-49 View citations (352)

1996

31. Teen Motherhood and Abortion Access
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 1996, 111, (2), 467-506 View citations (98)

1994

32. How Hospital Ownership Affects Access to Care for the Uninsured
    RAND Journal of Economics, 1994, 25, (1), 171-185 View citations (62)

Chapters

2018

1. What Health Care Teaches Us about Measuring Productivity in Higher Education
   A chapter in Productivity in Higher Education, 2018, pp 17-29

2007

2. Technology Adoption from Hybrid Corn to Beta-Blockers
   A chapter in Hard-to-Measure Goods and Services: Essays in Honor of Zvi Griliches, 2007, pp 545-570 View citations (33)
   See also Journal Article Technology adoption from hybrid corn to beta blockers, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco (2005) View citations (44) (2005)
   Working Paper Technology Adoption From Hybrid Corn to Beta Blockers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2005) View citations (53) (2005)

2000

3. Comparing Hospital Quality at For-Profit and Not- for-Profit Hospitals
   A chapter in The Changing Hospital Industry: Comparing Not-for-Profit and For-Profit Institutions, 2000, pp 93-112 View citations (47)
   See also Working Paper Comparing Hospital Quality at For-Profit and Not-for-Profit Hospitals, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1999) View citations (13) (1999)
4. Comparing the Quality of Health Care Providers
   A chapter in Frontiers in Health Policy Research, Volume 3, 2000, pp 113-136 View citations (14)
   See also Journal Article Comparing the Quality of Health Care Providers, De Gruyter (2000) View citations (14) (2000)

1998

5. The Covariance Structure of Mortality Rates in Hospitals
   A chapter in Inquiries in the Economics of Aging, 1998, pp 205-227

1997

6. How Precise Are Estimates of the Natural Rate of Unemployment?
   A chapter in Reducing Inflation: Motivation and Strategy, 1997, pp 195-246 View citations (245)
   See also Working Paper How Precise are Estimates of the Natural Rate of Unemployment?, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1996) View citations (126) (1996)