Working Papers and Ongoing Research

 Working Papers

“The Returns to College Major Choice: Mean Effects, Career Trajectories, and Earnings Variability” with Rodney Andrews, Michael Lovenheim and Kevin Stange. NBER WP No. 30331 (link). Under revision.

“The Path of Student Learning Delay During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Evidence from Michigan” (with Bryant Hopkins, Tara Kilbride, Katharine Strunk, and Dongming Yu) NBER WP No. 31188 (link) Under revision.

“Trends in Special Education Identification During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Evidence from Michigan” (with Marisa Fisher, Matthew Guzman, Bryant Hopkins, Katharine Strunk, and Adrea Truckenmiller) NBER WP No. 31261 (link) Under revision.

"Special Education Identification, Service Provision, and Achievement in Charter Schools" with Andrew Johnson.  (link) Under revision.

Works in Progress (titles are tentative and subject to change)

“The Long-Term Effects of Neighborhoods on Children: Evidence from Hurricane Katrina Evacuees” (with Gloria Aldana, Andrew Barr, and Bruce Sacerdote)

“Sibling Health Shocks and Occupational Choice” (with N. Meltem Daysal, Todd Elder, and Judith Hellerstein)

“The Call is Coming from Inside the School!: To What Extent Can Cell Phone Data Be Used To Determine If Schools Are Open?” (with Nate Brown, Dan Goldhaber, Nick Huntington-Klein, and Katharine Strunk)

“The Effect of School Mask Mandates on Community COVID-19 Spread” (with Neil Filosa, Matthew Guzman, Tara Kilbride, and Nat Malkus).

“The Measurement and Distribution of Teacher Value-Added for Gifted and High Achieving Students: Evidence from Los Angeles” (with Seth Walker and Katharine Strunk)

Permanently Unemployed Papers

"Risky Business? The Effect of Majoring in Business on Earnings and Educational Attainment." NBER WP 23575 (link) with Rodney Andrews and Michael Lovenheim.