Current Projects and Working Papers
Do Charter Schools Keep their Best Teachers and Improve Quality: Retention and Rewards for Teachers in New Orleans
with Nathan Barrett, Deven Carlson, and Douglas N. Harris
Forthcoming in EEPA
A Bridge to Graduation: Testing the Effects of An Alternative Pathway for Students Who Fail Exit Exams
with Kalena Cortes and Catherine Mata
The Effects of School Closure on the Teacher Labor Market: Evidence from Portfolio Management in New Orleans
with Nathan Barrett and Deven Carlson
The Effects of Public Quality Ratings on Parents' Early Childhood Program Preference
with Lindsay Bell-Weixler, Matt Larsen, and Cathy Balfe
New Orleans Student Commute Times by Car, Public Transit, and School Bus
with Jon Valant
with Nathan Barrett, Deven Carlson, and Douglas N. Harris
Forthcoming in EEPA
A Bridge to Graduation: Testing the Effects of An Alternative Pathway for Students Who Fail Exit Exams
with Kalena Cortes and Catherine Mata
The Effects of School Closure on the Teacher Labor Market: Evidence from Portfolio Management in New Orleans
with Nathan Barrett and Deven Carlson
The Effects of Public Quality Ratings on Parents' Early Childhood Program Preference
with Lindsay Bell-Weixler, Matt Larsen, and Cathy Balfe
New Orleans Student Commute Times by Car, Public Transit, and School Bus
with Jon Valant
School Choice and Charter Schools
The Provision of Pre-K in the Absence of Centralized School Management
with Lindsay Weixler and Alica Gerry
American Education Research Journal
You Can't Always Get What you Want: Capacity Constraints in a Choice-Based School System
with Jon Valant and Joshua Cowen
Education Finance and Policy
What’s in Your Portfolio? How Parents Rank Traditional Public, Private, and Charter Schools in Post-Katrina New Orleans’ Citywide System of School Choice.
with Joshua Cowen and Jason Imbrogno
Education Finance and Policy
Lessons from Hurricane Katrina: The Employment Effects of the Mass Dismissal of New Orleans Teachers
with Nathan Barrett and Katharine O. Strunk
Educational Researcher
New Orleans Student Commute Times by Car, Public Transit, and School Bus
with Jon Valant
Urban Institute
The Road to School: How Students Travel to School in the Choice-rich Cities of Denver, Detroit, New Orleans, New York City, and Washington DC
with Kristin Blagg, Matthew Chingos, Sean P. Corcoran, Sarah A. Cordes, Joshua Cowen, Patrick Denice, Betheny Gross, Carolyn Sattin-Bajaj, Amy Ellen Schwartz, and Jon Valant
Urban Institute
Many Options in New Orleans Choice System
with Paula Arce-Trigatti, Douglas N. Harris, and Huriya Jabbar
Education Next, 15(4)
Does the Age that Children Start Kindergarten Matter?
with Gary Painter
Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 28(2)
with Lindsay Weixler and Alica Gerry
American Education Research Journal
You Can't Always Get What you Want: Capacity Constraints in a Choice-Based School System
with Jon Valant and Joshua Cowen
Education Finance and Policy
What’s in Your Portfolio? How Parents Rank Traditional Public, Private, and Charter Schools in Post-Katrina New Orleans’ Citywide System of School Choice.
with Joshua Cowen and Jason Imbrogno
Education Finance and Policy
Lessons from Hurricane Katrina: The Employment Effects of the Mass Dismissal of New Orleans Teachers
with Nathan Barrett and Katharine O. Strunk
Educational Researcher
New Orleans Student Commute Times by Car, Public Transit, and School Bus
with Jon Valant
Urban Institute
The Road to School: How Students Travel to School in the Choice-rich Cities of Denver, Detroit, New Orleans, New York City, and Washington DC
with Kristin Blagg, Matthew Chingos, Sean P. Corcoran, Sarah A. Cordes, Joshua Cowen, Patrick Denice, Betheny Gross, Carolyn Sattin-Bajaj, Amy Ellen Schwartz, and Jon Valant
Urban Institute
Many Options in New Orleans Choice System
with Paula Arce-Trigatti, Douglas N. Harris, and Huriya Jabbar
Education Next, 15(4)
Does the Age that Children Start Kindergarten Matter?
with Gary Painter
Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 28(2)
College Access
Apply Yourself: Racial and Ethnic Differences in College Application Behavior
with Sandra E. Black and Kalena Cortes
Education Finance and Policy
Efficacy vs. Equity: What Happens When States Tinker with College Admissions in a Race-Blind Era?
with Sandra E. Black and Kalena Cortes
Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis
Can Admissions Percent Plans Lead to Better Collegiate Fit for Minority Students?
with Kalena Cortes
American Economic Review: Papers & Proceedings
Academic Undermatching of High-Achieving Minority Students: Evidence from “Race-Neutral” and Holistic Admissions Policies
with Sandra E. Black and Kalena Cortes
American Economic Review: Papers & Proceedings
Can You Leave High School Behind?
with Sandra Black, Jennifer Cullinane, and Rachel Veron
Economics of Education Review
with Sandra E. Black and Kalena Cortes
Education Finance and Policy
Efficacy vs. Equity: What Happens When States Tinker with College Admissions in a Race-Blind Era?
with Sandra E. Black and Kalena Cortes
Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis
Can Admissions Percent Plans Lead to Better Collegiate Fit for Minority Students?
with Kalena Cortes
American Economic Review: Papers & Proceedings
Academic Undermatching of High-Achieving Minority Students: Evidence from “Race-Neutral” and Holistic Admissions Policies
with Sandra E. Black and Kalena Cortes
American Economic Review: Papers & Proceedings
Can You Leave High School Behind?
with Sandra Black, Jennifer Cullinane, and Rachel Veron
Economics of Education Review
Teacher Quality and Preparation
When Tenure Ends: The Short-run Effects of the Elimination of Louisiana's Teacher Retirement Protections on Teacher Exit and Retirement
with Nathan Barrett and Katharine O. Strunk
Education Economics
Lessons from Hurricane Katrina: The Employment Effects of the Mass Dismissal of New Orleans Teachers
with Nathan Barrett and Katharine O. Strunk
Education Researcher
Evaluating Teachers in the Big Easy: How Organizational Context Shapes Policy Responses in New Orleans
with Julie A. Marsh, Susan Bush-Mecenas, Katharine O. Strunk, and Alice Huguet
Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis
Teacher Quality Difference between Teacher Preparation Programs: How Big? How Reliable? Which Programs are Different?
with Paul von Hippel, Cynthia Osborne, Nicholas Mills, and Laura Bellow
Economics of Education Review
Teacher Preparation for Profit or Prestige: Analysis of a Diverse Market
with Cynthia Osborne, Nick Mills, and Laura Bellows
Journal of Teacher Education
The Politics and Statistics of Value-Added Modeling for Accountability of Teacher Preparation Programs
with Cynthia Osborne, Nick Mills, and Amanda Dillon
Journal of Teacher Education
with Nathan Barrett and Katharine O. Strunk
Education Economics
Lessons from Hurricane Katrina: The Employment Effects of the Mass Dismissal of New Orleans Teachers
with Nathan Barrett and Katharine O. Strunk
Education Researcher
Evaluating Teachers in the Big Easy: How Organizational Context Shapes Policy Responses in New Orleans
with Julie A. Marsh, Susan Bush-Mecenas, Katharine O. Strunk, and Alice Huguet
Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis
Teacher Quality Difference between Teacher Preparation Programs: How Big? How Reliable? Which Programs are Different?
with Paul von Hippel, Cynthia Osborne, Nicholas Mills, and Laura Bellow
Economics of Education Review
Teacher Preparation for Profit or Prestige: Analysis of a Diverse Market
with Cynthia Osborne, Nick Mills, and Laura Bellows
Journal of Teacher Education
The Politics and Statistics of Value-Added Modeling for Accountability of Teacher Preparation Programs
with Cynthia Osborne, Nick Mills, and Amanda Dillon
Journal of Teacher Education
International Education
The Influence of Conditional Cash Transfers on Eligible Children and Their Siblings
with Adam Parker
Education Economics
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with Adam Parker
Education Economics
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Improving Identification of Demand-side Obstacles to Schooling: Findings from Revealed and Stated Preference Models in Two SSA Countries
World Development
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World Development
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The Influence of Price on School Enrollment under Uganda’s Policy of Free Primary Education
Economics of Education Review
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Economics of Education Review
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Access to Education & Demand for Education
In Encyclopedia of Education Economics and Finance. Dominic Brewer and Lawrence Picus (Eds.) Thousand Oaks, California: SAGE Publications.
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In Encyclopedia of Education Economics and Finance. Dominic Brewer and Lawrence Picus (Eds.) Thousand Oaks, California: SAGE Publications.
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Determinants of School for Boys and Girls in Nigeria Under a Policy of Free Primary Education
Economics Education Review
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Economics Education Review
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Are Markets Good for Girls? The World Bank and Neo-liberal Education Reforms in Developing Countries
Whitehead Journal of Diplomacy and International Relations
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Whitehead Journal of Diplomacy and International Relations
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Do Private Markets Improve the Quality or Quantity of Primary Schooling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
National Center for the Study of Privatization in Education Occasional Paper #136
USAID EdData Working Paper
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National Center for the Study of Privatization in Education Occasional Paper #136
USAID EdData Working Paper
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The Effect of Costs on Primary Schooling for Boys and Girls in Nigeria
USAID EdData Working Paper.
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USAID EdData Working Paper.
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Growth, Girls’ Education, and Female Labor: A Longitudinal Analysis
Journal of Developing Areas, 41(2), 45-68.
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Journal of Developing Areas, 41(2), 45-68.
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Other Market-Based Reforms
Cash and Counseling: A Model for Self-directed Care Programs to Empower Individuals with Serious Mental Illnesses
with Amanda Barczyk
Social Work in Mental Health
with Amanda Barczyk
Social Work in Mental Health
