Research

Publications

Is It Worth It? Postsecondary Education and Labor Market Outcomes for the Disadvantaged (with Harry Holzer and Erin Dunlop Velez, IZA Journal of Labor Policy 4(1), 2015) PDF

The Effect of Banning Affirmative Action on Human Capital Accumulation Prior to College Entry (with Kate Antonovics, IZA Journal of Labor Economics 3(5), 2014) PDF

The Effect of Banning Affirmative Action on College Admissions Policies and Student Quality (with Kate Antonovics, Journal of Human Resources 49(2): 295-322, 2014) PDF

Were Minority Students Discouraged From Applying to University of California Campuses After the Affirmative Action Ban? (with Kate Antonovics, Education Finance and Policy 8(2):208-250, 2013) PDF

Do Affirmative Action Bans Lower Minority College Enrollment and Attainment? Evidence From Statewide Bans (Journal of Human Resources 47(2):435-455, 2012) PDF

Work in Progress

Examining Spillover Effects from Teach For America Corps Members in Miami-Dade County Public Schools (with Michael Hansen, Victoria Brady, and Zeyu Xu) PDF

Spilling Over or Watering Down? Administrators’ Perceptions of Teach For America in a High-Density Setting (with Michael Hansen and Jeff Nelson)