Published Papers

• The Economic Impact of Access to Public Four-Year Colleges (with Joshua Goodman and Michael Hurwitz).  Conditionally accepted at Journal of Human Resources.

• HBCU Enrollment and Longer-Term Outcomes (with Ashley Edwards, Justin Ortagus, and Andria Smythe).  Conditionally accepted at American Economic Journal: Economic Policy.

• Assessing Atlanta's Place-Based College Scholarship (with Carycruz Bueno and Lindsay Page). Conditionally accepted at AERA Open.

• Using Existing School Messaging Platforms to Inform Parents About Their Child's Attendance (with Tareena Musaddiq and Alexa Prettyman).  Journal of Research on Educational Effectiveness.  2024, 17(4): 770-805.

• Do STEM Students Vote?  (with D'Wayne Bell, Jing Feng, and John Holbein).  American Educational Research Journal, 2024, 61(1): 48-73.

• Labor Market Signaling and the Value of College: Evidence From Resumes and the Truth (with Daniel Kreisman and Bondi Arifin).  Journal of Human Resources, 2023, 58(6): 1820-1849.

• Best and Brightest? The Impact of Student Visa Restrictiveness on Who Attends College in the U.S. (with Mingyu Chen and Jessica Howell).   Labour Economics, 2023, 84.

• Applicants to Historically Black Colleges and Universities (with Ashley Edwards, Justin Ortagus, and Andria Smythe). AEA Papers and Proceedings, 2023, 113: 440-45.

• Distinctively Black Names and Educational Outcomes (with Daniel Kreisman), Journal of Political Economy, April 2023, 231(4).

• Returns to Different Postsecondary Investments: Institution Type, Academic Program, and Credentials (with Michael Lovenheim).   Handbook of Economics of Education, 2023, Vol. 6: 187-318.

• Hungry for Success?  SNAP Timing, High-Stakes Exam Performance, and College Attendance (with Timothy Bond, Jillian Carr, and Analissa Packham).  American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, 2022, 14(4): 51-79. 

• The Impact of College Outreach on High Schoolers' College Choices - Results From Over 1,000 'Experiments' (with Jessica Howell and Michael Hurwitz), Education, Finance, & Policy, 2022, 17(1): 105-128.

• O Brother, Where Start Thou?: Sibling Spillovers on College and Major Choice in Four Countries (with lots of people).  Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2021, 136(3): 1831-1886.

  • [US Only] O Brother, Where Start Thou?: Sibling Spillovers in College Enrollment (with Joshua Goodman, Michael Hurwitz, and Christine Mulhern)

• College Credit on the Table? Advanced Placement Course and Exam Taking (with Ishtiaque Fazlul and Todd Jones), Economics of Education Review, 2021, 84:102-155.

• College Entrance Exam-Taking Strategies in Georgia (with Michael Bloem and Weixiang Pan).  Southern Economic Journal, 2021, 88(2): 587-627.

• The Impact of Prior Learning Assessments on College Completion and Financial Outcomes (with Angela Boatman, Michael Hurwitz, and Jason Lee), 2020, Journal of Human Resources, 55(4): 1161-1193.

• Sibling Effects on High School Exam Taking and Performance (with Oded Gurantz and Michael Hurwitz), 2020, Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 178: 534-549.

• Take Two! SAT Retaking and College Enrollment Gaps (with Joshua Goodman and Oded Gurantz), American Economic Journal - Economic Policy, 2020, 12(2): 115-158. 

• Heat and Learning (with Joshua Goodman, Michael Hurwitz, and Jisung Park), American Economic Journal - Economic Policy, 2020, 12(2): 306-339.

• The Impact of Highly Publicized Campus Scandals on College Outcomes (with Patrick Rooney), Contemporary Economic Policy, 2019, 37(3): 492-508. 

• Shifting College Majors in Response to Advanced Placement Exam Scores (with Christopher Avery, Michael Hurwitz and Oded Gurantz), Journal of Human Resources, Fall 2018, 53(4): 918-956.

• The Sequential College Application Process, Education Finance and Policy, Fall 2018, 13(4): 545-575.

• Updating Human Capital Decisions: Evidence From SAT Score Shocks and College Applications (with Timothy Bond, George Bulman, and Xiaoxiao Li), Journal of Labor Economics, July 2018, 36(3): 807-839.

• Every Little Bit Counts: The Impact of High Speed Internet on the Transition to College, Review of Economics and Statistics (with Lisa Dettling and Sarena Goodman), May 2018, 100(2): 260-273.

• Student Responsiveness to Earnings Data in the College Scorecard (with Michael Hurwitz), Economic Inquiry, April 2018, 56(2): 1220-1243.

• Competition Among Colleges for Students Across the Nation (with Matea Pender and Jessica Howell),Southern Economic Journal, January 2018, 84(3): 849-878. 

• Access to Four-Year Public Colleges and Degree Completion (with Joshua Goodman and Michael Hurwitz), Journal of Labor Economics, July 2017, 35(3): 829-867.

• College Enrollment and Completion Among Nationally Recognized High-Achieving Hispanic Students (with Oded Gurantz and Michael Hurwitz), Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, Winter 2017, 36(1): 126-153.

• Giving College Credit Where it is Due: Advanced Placement Exam Scores and College Outcomes (with Michael Hurwitz and Christopher Avery), Journal of Labor Economics, January 2017, 35(1): 67-147.

• A New Measure of College Quality to Study the Effects of College Sector and Peers on Degree Attainment (with Kevin Stange), Education Finance and Policy, Fall 2016, 11(4): 369-403.

• The Effect of State Policy on College Choice and Match (with Joshua Goodman and Michael Hurwitz), in Matching Students to Opportunity, Edited by Kelly, A. J. Howell, and C. Sattin-Bajaj, 2016, Harvard Education Press: Cambridge.

• The Relationship Between Siblings' College Choices: Evidence From One Million SAT-Taking Families, (with Joshua Goodman, Michael Hurwitz, and Julia Fox), Economics of Education Review, October 2015, 48: 75-85.

• Strategic Disclosure: The Case of Business School Rankings,Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization (with Michael Luca), April 2015, 112: 17-25.

• Screening Mechanisms and Student Responses in the College Market, Economics of Education Review (with Michael Hurwitz and Jessica Howell), February 2015, 44:17-28.

• Student Age and the Collegiate Pathway, Journal of Policy Analysis and Management (with Michael Hurwitz and Jessica Howell), Winter 2015, 34(1): 59-84.

• The Maine Question: How is Four-Year College Enrollment Affected by Mandatory College Entrance Exams?, Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, (with Michael Hurwitz, Jessica Howell, and Sunny Niu) March 2015, 37(1): 138-159.

• The Effect of College Applications on Enrollment, B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy, Contributions, December 2013, 14(1): 151-188.

• Ova and Out: Using Twins to Estimate the Educational Returns to Attending a Selective College, Economics of Education Review, October 2013, 36: 166-180.

• Peers, Pressure, and Performance at the National Spelling Bee, Journal of Human Resources, Spring 2013, 48(2): 265-285.

• Salience in Quality Disclosure: Evidence from the U.S. News College Rankings, Journal of Economics and Management Strategy (with Michael Luca), Spring 2013, 22(1): 58-77.

• The Full Extent of Academic Undermatch, Economics of Education Review (with Matea Pender and Jessica Howell), February 2013, 32: 247-261.