Published Peer Reviewed Research Papers

1. Gazze, Ludovica, Persico, Claudia and Spirovska, Sandra. (2022). “The Spillover Effects of Pollution: How Exposure to Lead Affects Everyone in the Classroom.” (forthcoming) Journal of Labor Economics

2. Aizer, Anna and Persico, Claudia. (2022). “The COVID Pandemic and Child Well-Being: Lessons for Policymakers.” Recession Remedies: Lessons Learned from the U.S. Economic Policy Response to COVID-19. Brookings Institution Press.

3. Heissel, Jennifer, Persico, Claudia and Simon, David. . (2022) “Does Pollution Drive Achievement? The Effect of Traffic Pollution on Academic Performance.” The Journal of Human Resources, 57 (3): 747-776. WP link

4. Suhay, Elizabeth, Soni, Aparna, Persico, Claudia and Marcotte, Dave. (2022). “Americans’ Trust in Government and Health Behavior amidst the COVID-19 Pandemic.” (in press) Russell Sage Foundation Journal of the Social Sciences.

5. Persico, Claudia and Johnson, Kathryn. (2021). “The Effects of Increased Pollution on COVID-19 Cases and Deaths.” Journal of Environmental Economics and Management (link) Vol. 107, 102431. 

6. Persico, Claudia and Venator, Joanna. 2021. “The Effects of Local Industrial Pollution on Students and Schools.” The Journal of Human Resources. 56 (2): 406-445. WP link.

7. Elder, Todd, David Figlio, Scott Imberman, and Persico, Claudia. 2021. “School Segregation and Racial Gaps in Special Education Identification” Journal of Labor Economics. 38 (S1): S151-S197. WP link

8. Persico, Claudia, Figlio, David, Roth, Jeffrey. 2020. “The Developmental Consequences of Superfund Sites”. The Journal of Labor Economics. 38 (4): 1055-1097. WP link

9. Elder, Todd, David Figlio, Scott Imberman, and Persico, Claudia. 2020. “The Role of Neonatal Health in the Incidence of Childhood Disability .” The American Journal of Health Economics 6, no. 2 (March 1, 2020): 216–50. WP link

10. Jackson, C. Kirabo, Johnson Rucker C., and Persico, Claudia. 2016. “The Effects of School Spending on Educational and Economic Outcomes: Evidence From School Finance Reforms,” Quarterly Journal of Economics. 131 (1): 157-218.

Working Papers

1. Johnson, Kathryn and Persico, Claudia. (2024). “Broadband Internet Access, Economic Growth, and Wellbeing.” NBER Working Paper No. 32517.

2. Marcotte, Dave and Persico, Claudia. (2022). “Air Quality and Suicide.” NBER Working Paper No. 30626.

3.  Persico, Claudia. (2020). “Can Pollution Cause Poverty? The Effects of Pollution on Educational, Health and Economic Outcomes” NBER WP No. 30559

Other Publications

1. Jackson, Kirabo and Persico, Claudia. (2023) “Point column on school spending: Money matters.” Journal of Public Policy Analysis and Management. 42:1118-1124

2. Jackson, Kirabo and Persico, Claudia. (2023) “Counterpoint – Don’t let the perfect be the enemy of the good.” Journal of Policy Analysis and Management. 42:1133-1135

3. Persico, Claudia. (2021) “How Exposure To Pollution Quietly Shapes The American Workforce And Economy.” Progressive Policy Institute, Innovation Frontier Project. p. 1-23

4. Persico, Claudia. (2021) “Now is the time to invest in school infrastructure.” Brookings Institution, Brown Center Chalkboard.

5. Elder, Todd, David Figlio, Scott Imberman, and Claudia Persico. (2021). “Segregation and Racial Gaps in Special Education.” Education Next, Vol. 21, No. 2, 2021.

6. Persico, Claudia. (2019) “How exposure to pollution affects educational outcomes and inequality.” Brookings Institution, Brown Center Chalkboard.

7. Persico, Claudia. (2017) “Inequality before birth: Effects of in utero pollution exposure on children’s development.” Institute for Research on Poverty Policy Brief, University of Wisconsin-Madison.

8. Jackson, C.K., Johnson R.C., and Persico, C. “Boosting Educational Attainment and Adult Earnings: Does School Spending Matter After All?” Education Next, Vol. 15, No. 4, 2015.