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Working Papers

2024

1. Elite Universities and the Intergenerational Transmission of Human and Social Capital
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers
   Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2024) View citations (1)
   CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE (2024) View citations (1)
2. Parents' Earnings and the Returns to Universal Pre-Kindergarten
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (2)

2021

3. Firm Sorting, College Major, and the Gender Earnings Gap
   Working Papers, Princeton University, Department of Economics, Industrial Relations Section. View citations (1)
   Also in Working Papers Central Bank of Chile, Central Bank of Chile (2021) View citations (1)
4. Old Boys' Clubs and Upward Mobility Among the Educational Elite
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (2)
   See also Journal Article Old Boys’ Clubs and Upward Mobility Among the Educational Elite, The Quarterly Journal of Economics, President and Fellows of Harvard College (2023) (2023)
5. Smart Matching Platforms and Heterogeneous Beliefs in Centralized School Choice
   Working Papers, Princeton University. Economics Department. View citations (3)
   Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2021) View citations (7)
   See also Journal Article Smart Matching Platforms and Heterogeneous Beliefs in Centralized School Choice, The Quarterly Journal of Economics, President and Fellows of Harvard College (2022) View citations (14) (2022)
6. Smart Matching Platforms and Heterogeneous Beliefs in Centralized School ChoiceSmart Matching Platforms and Heterogeneous Beliefs in Centralized School Choice
   Working Papers, Princeton University, Department of Economics, Industrial Relations Section. View citations (4)

2020

7. Centralized School Choice with Unequal Outside Options
   Working Papers, Princeton University, Department of Economics, Industrial Relations Section. View citations (10)
   See also Journal Article Centralized School choice with unequal outside options, Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier (2022) View citations (7) (2022)

2019

8. Equilibrium Effects of Asymmetric Information on Consumer Credit Markets
   Working Papers, Princeton University. Economics Department.

2018

9. Heterogeneous Beliefs and School Choice Mechanisms
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (5)
   Also in Working Papers, Princeton University, Department of Economics, Industrial Relations Section. (2017) View citations (9)
   See also Journal Article Heterogeneous Beliefs and School Choice Mechanisms, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (2020) View citations (44) (2020)
10. The Equilibrium Effects of Information Deletion: Evidence from Consumer Credit Markets
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (10)

2017

11. The Costs of and Net Returns to College Major
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (18)
    See also Chapter The Costs of and Net Returns to College Major, NBER Chapters, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2018) View citations (8) (2018)

2016

12. Elite Colleges and Upward Mobility to Top Jobs and Top Incomes
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
    See also Journal Article Elite Colleges and Upward Mobility to Top Jobs and Top Incomes, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (2019) View citations (108) (2019)

2015

13. (Un)Informed College and Major Choice: Evidence from Linked Survey and Administrative Data
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (7)
    See also Journal Article (Un)informed college and major choice: Evidence from linked survey and administrative data, Economics of Education Review, Elsevier (2016) View citations (54) (2016)
14. The Effects of Earnings Disclosure on College Enrollment Decisions
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (78)
    Also in Working Papers, Princeton University. Economics Department. (2015) View citations (12)

2014

15. Are Some Degrees Worth More than Others? Evidence from College Admission Cutoffs in Chile
    Working Papers, Princeton University. Economics Department. View citations (3)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2013) View citations (179)

2012

16. The Effect of School Choice on Intrinsic Motivation and Academic Outcomes
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (22)
    Also in Working Papers, Princeton University. Economics Department. (2012) View citations (3)

2011

17. The Effect of School Construction on Test Scores, School Enrollment, and Home Prices
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (6)
    See also Journal Article The effect of school construction on test scores, school enrollment, and home prices, Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier (2014) View citations (46) (2014)
18. The Returns to Four-Year College for Academically Marginal Students
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (1)

Journal Articles

2023

1. Old Boys’ Clubs and Upward Mobility Among the Educational Elite
   The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2023, 137, (2), 845-909
   See also Working Paper Old Boys' Clubs and Upward Mobility Among the Educational Elite, NBER Working Papers (2021) View citations (2) (2021)

2022

2. Centralized School choice with unequal outside options
   Journal of Public Economics, 2022, 210, (C) View citations (7)
   See also Working Paper Centralized School Choice with Unequal Outside Options, Working Papers (2020) View citations (10) (2020)
3. Smart Matching Platforms and Heterogeneous Beliefs in Centralized School Choice
   The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2022, 137, (3), 1791-1848 View citations (14)
   See also Working Paper Smart Matching Platforms and Heterogeneous Beliefs in Centralized School Choice, Working Papers (2021) View citations (3) (2021)

2020

4. Heterogeneous Beliefs and School Choice Mechanisms
   American Economic Review, 2020, 110, (5), 1274-1315 View citations (44)
   See also Working Paper Heterogeneous Beliefs and School Choice Mechanisms, NBER Working Papers (2018) View citations (5) (2018)

2019

5. Elite Colleges and Upward Mobility to Top Jobs and Top Incomes
   American Economic Review, 2019, 109, (1), 1-47 View citations (108)
   See also Working Paper Elite Colleges and Upward Mobility to Top Jobs and Top Incomes, NBER Working Papers (2016) (2016)

2016

6. (Un)informed college and major choice: Evidence from linked survey and administrative data
   Economics of Education Review, 2016, 51, (C), 136-151 View citations (54)
   See also Working Paper (Un)Informed College and Major Choice: Evidence from Linked Survey and Administrative Data, NBER Working Papers (2015) View citations (7) (2015)

2015

7. Connecting Student Loans to Labor Market Outcomes: Policy Lessons from Chile
   American Economic Review, 2015, 105, (5), 508-13 View citations (13)

2014

8. The Returns to College Admission for Academically Marginal Students
   Journal of Labor Economics, 2014, 32, (4), 711 - 754 View citations (163)
9. The effect of school construction on test scores, school enrollment, and home prices
   Journal of Public Economics, 2014, 120, (C), 18-31 View citations (46)
   See also Working Paper The Effect of School Construction on Test Scores, School Enrollment, and Home Prices, IZA Discussion Papers (2011) View citations (6) (2011)

Chapters

2018

1. The Costs of and Net Returns to College Major
   A chapter in Productivity in Higher Education, 2018, pp 133-176 View citations (8)
   See also Working Paper The Costs of and Net Returns to College Major, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2017) View citations (18) (2017)