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Working Papers

2023

1. Measuring Returns to Experience Using Supervisor Ratings of Observed Performance: The Case of Classroom Teachers
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

2016

2. Teacher Turnover, Teacher Quality, and Student Achievement in DCPS
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (9)

2013

3. Do First Impressions Matter? Improvement in Early Career Teacher Effectiveness
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (3)
4. Incentives, Selection, and Teacher Performance: Evidence from IMPACT
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (9)
   See also Journal Article Incentives, Selection, and Teacher Performance: Evidence from IMPACT, Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. (2015) View citations (58) (2015)

2012

5. Measuring Test Measurement Error: A General Approach
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (6)

2011

6. How Teacher Turnover Harms Student Achievement
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (6)

2010

7. Measure for Measure: The relationship between measures of instructional practice in middle school English Language Arts and teachers' value-added scores
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (11)
8. Recruiting Effective Math Teachers: How Do Math Immersion Teachers Compare?: Evidence from New York City
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
9. The Role of Teacher Quality in Retention and Hiring: Using Applications-to-Transfer to Uncover Preferences of Teachers and Schools
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (7)
   See also Journal Article The role of teacher quality in retention and hiring: Using applications to transfer to uncover preferences of teachers and schools, Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. (2011) View citations (36) (2011)

2008

10. Teacher Preparation and Student Achievement
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (11)
    Also in Working Papers, eSocialSciences (2008) View citations (8)
11. The Narrowing Gap in New York City Teacher Qualifications and its Implications for Student Achievement in High-Poverty Schools
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (54)
    See also Journal Article The narrowing gap in New York City teacher qualifications and its implications for student achievement in high-poverty schools, Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. (2008) View citations (48) (2008)
12. Who Leaves? Teacher Attrition and Student Achievement
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (25)

2005

13. How Changes in Entry Requirements Alter the Teacher Workforce and Affect Student Achievement
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (14)
    See also Journal Article How Changes in Entry Requirements Alter the Teacher Workforce and Affect Student Achievement, Education Finance and Policy, MIT Press (2006) View citations (68) (2006)

2003

14. Analyzing the Determinants of the Matching Public School Teachers to Jobs: Estimating Compensating Differentials in Imperfect Labor Markets
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (23)

Journal Articles

2024

1. Teacher salaries, a policy brief
   Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 2024, 43, (3), 944-953

2021

2. Is Effective Teacher Evaluation Sustainable? Evidence from District of Columbia Public Schools
   Education Finance and Policy, 2021, 16, (2), 313-346 View citations (2)

2015

3. Incentives, Selection, and Teacher Performance: Evidence from IMPACT
   Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 2015, 34, (2), 267-297 View citations (58)
   See also Working Paper Incentives, Selection, and Teacher Performance: Evidence from IMPACT, NBER Working Papers (2013) View citations (9) (2013)

2013

4. Analyzing the Determinants of the Matching of Public School Teachers to Jobs: Disentangling the Preferences of Teachers and Employers
   Journal of Labor Economics, 2013, 31, (1), 83 - 117 View citations (45)
5. Measuring Test Measurement Error
   Journal of Educational and Behavioral Statistics, 2013, 38, (6), 629-663 View citations (6)
6. Policy Makers and Researchers Schooling Each Other: Lessons in Educational Policy from New York
   Education Finance and Policy, 2013, 8, (3), 275-286 View citations (1)

2011

7. Teacher Layoffs: An Empirical Illustration of Seniority versus Measures of Effectiveness
   Education Finance and Policy, 2011, 6, (3), 439-454 View citations (29)
8. The effectiveness and retention of teachers with prior career experience
   Economics of Education Review, 2011, 30, (6), 1229-1241 View citations (4)
9. The role of teacher quality in retention and hiring: Using applications to transfer to uncover preferences of teachers and schools
   Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 2011, 30, (1), 88-110 View citations (36)
   See also Working Paper The Role of Teacher Quality in Retention and Hiring: Using Applications-to-Transfer to Uncover Preferences of Teachers and Schools, NBER Working Papers (2010) View citations (7) (2010)

2008

10. The Impact of Assessment and Accountability on Teacher Recruitment and Retention
    Public Finance Review, 2008, 36, (1), 88-111 View citations (9)
11. The narrowing gap in New York City teacher qualifications and its implications for student achievement in high-poverty schools
    Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 2008, 27, (4), 793-818 View citations (48)
    See also Working Paper The Narrowing Gap in New York City Teacher Qualifications and its Implications for Student Achievement in High-Poverty Schools, NBER Working Papers (2008) View citations (54) (2008)

2006

12. How Changes in Entry Requirements Alter the Teacher Workforce and Affect Student Achievement
    Education Finance and Policy, 2006, 1, (2), 176-216 View citations (68)
    See also Working Paper How Changes in Entry Requirements Alter the Teacher Workforce and Affect Student Achievement, NBER Working Papers (2005) View citations (14) (2005)
13. The Imperative of 480 Schools
    Education Finance and Policy, 2006, 1, (3), 279-287

2005

14. Explaining the Short Careers of High-Achieving Teachers in Schools with Low-Performing Students
    American Economic Review, 2005, 95, (2), 166-171 View citations (77)
15. The draw of home: How teachers' preferences for proximity disadvantage urban schools
    Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 2005, 24, (1), 113-132 View citations (63)

2001

16. Who Would Be Left Behind by Enhanced Private School Choice?
    Journal of Urban Economics, 2001, 50, (2), 288-312 View citations (20)

2000

17. Educational finance to support high learning standards: a synthesis
    Economics of Education Review, 2000, 19, (4), 305-318 View citations (1)

1997

18. The changing structure of teacher compensation, 1970-1994
    Economics of Education Review, 1997, 16, (4), 371-384 View citations (4)

1995

19. An Analysis of Elementary and Secondary School Choice
    Journal of Urban Economics, 1995, 38, (2), 236-251 View citations (29)

1992

20. Primary and secondary school choice among public and religious alternatives
    Economics of Education Review, 1992, 11, (4), 317-337 View citations (43)
21. The intrastate equality of public primary and secondary education resources in the U.S., 1980-1987
    Economics of Education Review, 1992, 11, (1), 19-30 View citations (4)

1991

22. Modeling Charitable Giving Using a Box-Cox Standard Tobit Model
    The Review of Economics and Statistics, 1991, 73, (3), 460-70 View citations (27)

1989

23. Voluntary contributions to state nongame wildlife programs
    Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, 1989, 16, (1), 38-44 View citations (2)

1988

24. Estimates of Tax-Deferred Retirement Savings Behavior
    National Tax Journal, 1988, 41, (4), 561-572 View citations (5)

1984

25. The nonexcludable publicness of primary and secondary public education
    Journal of Public Economics, 1984, 24, (3), 331-351 View citations (14)

1983

26. The Demand for School Lunches: An Analysis of Individual Participation in the School Lunch Program
    Journal of Human Resources, 1983, 18, (2), 213-230 View citations (10)