selected scholarly activity
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academic article
- How school principals influence student learning. Empirical Economics. 54:851-882. 2018
- School starting age and cognitive development. National Bureau of Economic Research bulletin on aging and health. 2017
- The analysis of international large-scale assessments to address causal questions in education policy. Paper commissioned by the National Academy of Education. 2017
- How important are school principals in the production of student achievement?. Canadian Journal of Economics. 47:634-663. 2014
- Funding Special Education by Total District Enrollment: Advantages, Disadvantages, and Policy Considerations. Education Finance and Policy. 8:316-331. 2013
- Middle school or junior high? How grade-level configurations affect academic achievement. Canadian Journal of Economics. 46:469-496. 2013
- School-Entry Policies and Skill Accumulation Across Directly and Indirectly Affected Individuals. Journal of Human Resources. 47:643-683. 2012
- Funding Special Education by Capitation: Evidence from State Finance Reforms. Education Finance and Policy. 6:168-201. 2011
- Who Benefits From Kindergarten? Evidence From the Introduction of State Subsidization. Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis. 33:3-22. 2011
- Disabled or young? Relative age and special education diagnoses in schools. Economics of Education Review. 29:857-872. 2010
- What makes a leader? Relative age and high school leadership. Economics of Education Review. 27:173-183. 2008
- Aligning School Finance With Academic Standards: A Weighted-Student Formula Based on a Survey of Practitioners. Public Policy Institute of California. 2007
- The Persistence of Early Childhood Maturity: International Evidence of Long-Run Age Effects*. Quarterly Journal of Economics. 121:1437-1472. 2006
- Age at school entry: How old is old enough?. IZA World of Labor.