Publications
Journal Articles
"Depth or Diversity? Examining the Longer Run Impacts of College Curriculum Breadth” (joint with Jessica Pan and Poh Lin Tan), Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2025, 238: Article 107212.
"Do College Admissions Criteria Matter? Evidence from Discretionary vs. Grade-Based Admission Policies" (joint with Rais Kamis and Jessica Pan), Economics of Education Review, 2023, 92: Article 102347.
"Do Ethnically-Congruent Teachers Really Matter Little for Hispanic Students? A Re-Examination of the Data", Economics Letters, 2021, 206: Article 109976.
"Do You Speak My Language? The Effect of Sharing a Teacher's Native Language on Student Achievement", Southern Economic Journal, 2021, 88(1): 245-273.
"Impact of Immigrant Peers on Native Students’ Achievement: Evidence from Australia, Canada, & the US", Australian Economic Review, 2021, 54(1): 94-116.
"Breadth of University Curriculum and Labor Market Outcomes" (joint with Jessica Pan and Poh Lin Tan), Labour Economics, 2020, 65: Article: 101873.
"The Effect of Immigration Shocks on Native Fertility Outcomes: Evidence from a Natural Experiment", IZA Journal of Development and Migration, 2018, 8(18): 1-34.
"Immigrant Educators and Students’ Academic Achievement", Labour Economics, 2018, 51(C): 152-169.
Book Chapters
"The Evolution of Admissions Policies in Singapore's Higher Education System" (joint with Jessica Pan). In Bastedo, Michael N. (Ed.) Holistic Admissions as a Global Phenomenon: Improving Higher Education Practices and Policies, 2026. New York: Routledge (refereed).
"From Meritocracy to Parentocracy, and Back" (joint with Vincent Chua). In Lee, Yew-Jin (Ed.) Education in Singapore: People-Making and Nation-Building, 2022. Singapore: Springer (refereed).
Working Papers
"Should We Border? The Impact of Immigrant Students and the Role of Institutional Arrangements" (joint with Raphael Leong)