• 1. "Politically Charged: Partisan District Attorneys, Dismissal Rates, and Recidivism" (under review)

(with Tyler Ludwig)

1. "The Effect of Pre-arraignment Legal Representation on Criminal Case Outcomes" (with Johanna Lacoe and Steven Raphael). Journal of Quantitative Criminology. November 2024.

• Media: CalMatters

• Other version(s): NBER Working Paper #31289

2. "No Spending without Representation: School Boards and the Racial Gap in Education Finance."  American Economic Journal: Economic Policy 15(2). May 2023.

1. 1. • Winner:  Urban Economics Association  Prize for Best Student Paper (UEA Europe 2021) 

      • Media: Education Week, Boston Globe 

      • Other version(s): SSRN

3. "Unfinished Business? Academic and Labor Market Profile of Adults With Substantial College Credits But No Degree" (with Kelli Bird, Benjamin Castleman, and Benjamin Skinner). Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis. January 2022. 

1. "How the Expanded Child Tax Credit Helped California Families" (with Hilary Hoynes, Karla Palos Castellanos, and Aparna Ramesh). California Policy Lab. September 2022. 

2. "The Economic Impact on Women of the COVID-19 Pandemic" (with Jesse Rothstein, Till von Wachter, and Evan White). California Policy Lab. November 2022. 

3. "Providing Early Legal Counsel Reduces Jail Time and Improves Case Outcomes " (with Johanna Lacoe and Steven Raphael). California Policy Lab. June 2023. 

4. "Financial distress for student loan borrowers is about to get worse" (with Catie Lott and Evan White). California Policy Lab. December 2025. 

5. "Priced Out: Relocation Amidst California's Affordability Crisis" (with Evan White). California Policy Lab. March 2026. 

6. "The Economic Effects of Ending Emergency Allotments for CalFresh Participants" (with Nikta Akhavan, Erika Brown, Huizhi Gong, and Jesse Rothstein). California Policy Lab. May 2026.