Working Papers and Ongoing Research

 Working Papers

"The Effect of Charter Schools on Identification, Service Provision, and Achievement of Students with Disabilities" with Andrew Johnson.  (link) Under revision.

“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). Under revision.

“Measuring Teacher Effectiveness for Gifted and Talented and High-Testing Students ” (with Seth Walker and Katharine Strunk) Under revision.

"Spillovers from Public Health Policies in Schools: Evidence from COVID Mask Mandates" (with Matthew Guzman, Neil Filosa, Tara Kilbride, and Nat Malkus) NBER WP 33849 (link)

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

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

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

"Gender, Race, and Ethnicity Differences in the Returns to College Major" (with Michael Lovenheim , Patrick Massey, Kevin Stange, and Rodney Andrews)

"The Return to University Courses" (with Michael Lovenheim, Kevin Stange, and Jian Zou)

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.