Research
Peer-Reviewed Publications:
Forthcoming. "Zooming to Class?: Experimental Evidence on College Students' Online Learning During COVID-19" (with Lucas Gebhart, Dallas Gilmore, and Ryan Moschitto) American Economic Review: Insights (Link, IZA Working Paper 14356)
Media Coverage: Brookings Institution, The DePaulia, Deseret News, Dagens Nyheter (Norwegian), Monday Morning Economist, 2023 Economic Report to the President
2022. "Veteran Educators or For-Profiteers? Tuition Responses to Changes in the Post 9/11 GI Bill" (with Matthew Baird, Trey Miller, and Jennie Wenger) Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 41(4): 1012-1039. (Link, IZA Working Paper 13701).
Media Coverage: Wall Street Journal, Inside Higher Education, 2023 Economic Report to the President, White House Council of Economic Advisors
2021. “A Neighborly Welcome?: Charter School Entrance and Public School Competition on the Capital Margin" (with Christopher Fawson) Public Choice, 188: 75--94. (Link)
2020. "Randomized Peers and Occupation Choice: Evidence from West Point" (with Todd Jones) Journal of Public Economics, 184. (Link)
2020. "Employer-Sponsored Education Assistance and Graduate Program Choice, Cost, and Finance" (with Greg Gilpin) Research in Higher Education 61: 431-458. (Link)
2019. "Does Time to Work Limit Time to Play?: Estimating a Time Allocation Model for High School Students by Household Socioeconomic Status" (with Laura Crispin) Contemporary Economic Policy, 37(3): 524--544. (Link)
2019. "[Job] Locked and [Un]loaded: Evidence of the Effect of the Affordable Care Act Dependency Mandate on Job Lock in the U.S. Army." (with Wyatt Frasier) Journal of Health Economics, 65: 103-116. (Link) (Upjohn Institute Working Paper 19-300).
Media Coverage: Vox's The Weeds Podcast (starts at 46:00 mins)
2019. "The Effect of Same Gender or Same Race Role Models on Occupation Choice: Evidence from Randomly Assigned Mentors at West Point" (with Elizabeth McGovney) Journal of Human Resources, 54(2): 430-467. (Link).
Media Coverage: Interview for JHR Threads, New York Times
2017. "The Effect of the Business Cycle on Freshman Financial Aid" (with Elizabeth Clelan). Contemporary Economic Policy, 35(2): 253-268. (Link)
2017. "To Apply or Not to Apply: FAFSA Completion and Financial Aid Gaps". Research in Higher Education, 58(1): 1-39. (Link)
Media Coverage: Money Magazine, CNBC, Yahoo! Finance, Journalist's Resource, Brookings Institution
Other Publications:
2023. "Why do We-or don't we-fight?" (with Jordan M. Becker). International Studies Review, 25(3). (Link)
2023. "What’s Next for the Post 9/11 GI Bill after the closure of the 90/10 Loophole?" Postsecondary Equity & Economics Research Project. (Link).
2020. "Where Have All the GI Bill Dollars Gone?: Veteran Usage and Expenditure of the Post 9/11 GI Bill." Brookings Research Paper in Accountability in Higher Education. (Link)
Working Papers:
"Navigating Higher Education Insurance: An Experimental Study on Demand and Adverse Selection" (with Sidhya Balakrishnan, Eric Bettinger, Dubravka Ritter, Doug Webber, and Jonathan Hartley) (NBER Working Paper 32260, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia Working Paper 24-07) (Submitted)
Media Coverage: White House-Council of Economic Advisors
"Does Free Community College Change Who Enlists in the Military? Qualitative and Quantitative Evidence from Tennessee Promise " (with Michael B. Brown, Celeste Carruthers, Jenna Kramer, and Aaron Phipps) (Draft Available Upon Request) (Submitted)
"Sensitivity of Charitable Giving to Realized Income Changes: Evidence from Military Bonuses and the Combined Federal Campaign" (with Carl Wojtaszek) (IZA Working Paper 14955) (Submitted)
First Generation Students and Peer Effects" (with Todd Jones) (IZA Discussion Paper 16198) (Submitted)
“Do Pell Grants Affect Student Labor Supply?: Evidence from a Regression Kink Design" (Upjohn Institute Working Paper 22-363) (IZA Discussion Paper 15061) (Submitted)
Media Coverage: Brookings Institution
"For Profit and Traditional Higher Education: Does Institutional Control Affect Tuition Pricing and Financial Aid Allocation?" (Link) (Submitted)
Research In Progress:
"Making Lemonade Out of Lemons?: The Effects of Unexpected Deployment Extensions on Re-enlistment" (with Lucas Gebhart and Michael Kleine)
"The Effects of JROTC Participation on Academic Outcomes and Military Enlistments"
"The Cost of Bad Timing: The Effect of Military Exit Timing on Veteran Educational Attainment" (with Carl Wojtaszek and Aaron Phipps)
"The Effects of Skill Based Hiring Policy on Applicant Composition and Hiring" (with Nate Lloyd and Michael Hogue)
"Long Run Career Effects of Same-Gender and Race Mentorship" (with Bennet Hellman)
Experimental Evidence of Blind Grading in the Classroom (with Tami Ren)