Research

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Publications

McAdams, John M., 2016, "The Effect of School Starting Age Policy on Crime: Evidence from U.S. Microdata," Economics of Education Review 54, pp. 227-241. [ published article (gated) | accepted draft (ungated) | blog post at Policy Analysis for California Education ]

Working Papers

Non-Compete Agreements: A Review of the Literature

No Pass, No Drive Laws, School Attendance, and Vehicular Fatalities

Reassessing the Effect of Compulsory Attendance Laws on Education: Evidence for the U.S. from an Event Study

Estimating the Returns to Schooling using Compulsory Attendance Laws: The Role of Policy Endogeneity

Research in Progress

If You Build It? Advanced Placement Access, Participation, and Post-Secondary Outcomes

Other Work

Betts, Julian, Andrew Zau, John McAdams, and Dallas Dotter, 2011, “Career and Technical Education in San Diego: A Statistical Analysis of Course Availability, Students’ Course-Taking Patterns, and Relationships with High School and Postsecondary Outcomes,” Policy Report to the U.S. Department of Education, National Assessment of Career and Technical Education. [ manuscript ]