Research

Publications

Journal Articles

Zhan, Crystal, 2023. “Book Matters: The Effect of Cocky’s Reading Express on Student Performance,” Economics of Education Review, 94, 102395. [Link]

Sheldon, Tamara and Crystal Zhan, 2022. “The Impact of Natural Disasters on Domestic Migration,” Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, 115, 102726. [Link]

Gordanier, John, Orgul Ozturk, and Crystal Zhan, 2022. “Pencils Down? Computerized Testing and Student Achievement,” Education Finance and Policy, 1-21. [Link]

Amuedo-Dorantes, Catalina and Crystal Zhan, 2021. “The Determinants of Immigrant Health Insurance in the United States: Understanding the Role of Health Care in Origin Societies,” Health Economics, 30(6): 1498-1516. [Link] [Online Appendix]

Zhan, Crystal, 2021. “Wage distributions in origin societies and occupational choices of immigrant generations in the USA,” Journal of Population Economics, 35: 89-133. [Link] 

Gordanier, John, Orgul Ozturk, Breyon Williams, and Crystal Zhan, 2020. “Free Lunch for All! The Effect of Community Eligibility Provision Program on Student Outcomes,” Economics of Education Review, 77. [Link]

Jones, Daniel and Crystal Zhan, 2020. “Ethnic Diversity and Citizens’ Support for Local Public Good Provision.” Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 174: 108-130. [Link]

Sheldon, Tamara and Crystal Zhan, 2019. “The Impact of Natural Disasters on US Home Ownership,” Journal of the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists, 6(6): 1169-1203. [Link] [Online Appendix]

Zhan, Crystal, 2018. “School Choice Programs and Location Choices of Private Schools,” Economic Inquiry, 56(3): 1622-1645 [Link]

Zhan, Crystal, 2016. “Institutions, Social Norms, and Educational Attainment,” Education Economics, 25(1): 22-44. [Link]

Zhan, Crystal, 2015. “Money vs. Prestige: Cultural Attitudes and Occupational Choices,” Labour Economics, 32: 44-56. [Link]

Zhan, Crystal, 2015. “Schools and Neighborhoods: Residential Location Choice of Immigrant Parents in the Los Angeles Metropolitan Area,” Journal of Population Economics, 28: 737-783. [Link]

Book Chapters

Sheldon, Tamara and Crystal Zhan, 2022. “A Better Place to Call Home: Natural Disasters, Climate Risk, and Regional Migration,” in Robert Sauer, ed., World Scientific Encyclopedia of Global Migration (Singapore: World Scientific Publishing) [Link]

Working Papers

Disaster Preparedness and Experience: Evidence from Sales of Emergency Supplies Before and After Hurricanes. (Joint with Eren Bilen and Tamara Sheldon) [Link]

Mission Statements, Location Choices, and the Supply of Charter Schools. (Joint with Orgul Ozturk) [Link]

Economic Preferences and the Self-selection of Immigrants. (Joint with Sumit Deole) [Link]

Wildfires, Smoke Pollution, and Household Purchasing Behaviors. (Joint with Tamara Sheldon) Draft available upon request. 

Pride and Prejudice: LGBTQ-Related Curricular Laws and School Choices. (Joint with Chen Zhou) Draft available upon request.