Research

Publications:

"To Charter or Not to Charter: Developing a Testable Model of Charter Authorization and Renewal Decision," (with Douglas Harris) Journal of School Choice: International Research and Reform, 8:3, 362-380, 2014 (Publication)

"Comparing the Incidence of Taxes and Social Spending in Brazil and the United States," (with Sean Higgins, Nora Lustig, and Timothy M. Smeeding). Review of Income and Wealth, forthcoming 2015

Working Papers:

"The Impact of School Takeovers and Closures: Evidence from New Orleans," (Job Market Paper)

"Authorizing and Closing Charter Schools: Governance in a Portfolio Model," (with Douglas Harris)

Presentations:

Ruble, W. (2015) The Effect of Contracting Out Low Performing Schools on Student Performance. In paper session, "Improving Chronically Low-Performing Public Schools: The Role of Public Policy Interventions" at Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management (APPAM) in Miami, FL

Ruble, W. (2015) Authorizing and Closing Charter Schools. Presented at The Urban Education Future? Lessons from New Orleans 10 Years After Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans. (Session Organizer) View Video of Presentation

Ruble, W. (2015) The Effects of Restarting and Closing Schools. Presented at The Urban Education Future? Lessons from New Orleans 10 Years After Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans. (Session Organizer) View Video of Presentation

Ruble, W. (2015). The Impacts of School Restarts and Closures on Student Achievement: Evidence from New Orleans. In paper session, “The impacts of turning around low performing schools: In theory and in practice” at Association of Education Finance and Policy (AEFP), Washington, D.C. (Session Organizer)

Ruble, W. (2014). The Role of Market Demand, Student Achievement, and Other Factors on Charter School Application and Renewal Decisions in New Orleans. In paper session, “Louisiana: The State of School Choice” at the 3^rd Annual International School Choice & Reform Academic Conference, Fort Lauderdale.