Publications

Working Papers

This paper explores the role of social interactions on a youth’s decision to begin smoking. Specifically, we estimate the effect …
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Opportunities to estimate the causal effect of school spending on student achievement are infrequent and have been based, almost …
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Work In Progress

Over the past half-century, court-ordered increases in public school spending dramatically changed the level and distribution of school …

In this paper, we provide new evidence on the distribution of claims in the Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) program across …

Over the past half-century, court-ordered increases in public school spending dramatically changed the level and distribution of school …

Research Keywords

Administrative Data Cigarette Taxes Disability Insurance Education Education Finance Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance Flood Insurance Health Insurance High School Completion Housing Inequality Labor Market Returns Long-run Outcomes Military Service Premiums Property Tax Property Values Regression Discontinuity School Finance Reform Smoking Smoking Initiation Social Interactions Student Achievement Tax Data Teachers Unions Test Scores Union Bargaining Wage Premium