Publications
Why Standard Measures of Human Capital are Misleading
KDI Journal of Economic Policy, 37(2), pp. 22-39. 2015Teach all young people universal basic skills by 2030 – it will give huge boost to GDP
(with Ludger Woessmann). The Conversation UK. 18-May-15The Economic Impact of Educational Quality
(with Ludger Woessmann). In Pauline Dixon, Steve Humble, and Chris Counihan (ed.). Handbook of International Development and Education, Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar Publishing, pp. 6-19. 2015Universal Basic Skills: What countries stand to gain
(with Ludger Woessmann). Paris: OECD Publishing, 110 pages. 2015Universal basic skills should become the primary development goal
(with Ludger Woessmann). VoxEU. 24-May-15The Knowledge Capital of Nations: Education and the Economics of Growth
(with Ludger Woessmann)., Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 262 pages. 2015Economics of Education
In Paul B. Baltes and Neil J. Smelser (ed.). International Encyclopedia of the Social and Behavioral Sciences, vol. 6, Amsterdam: Elsevier Science, pp. 4200-4208. 2001An Evaluation System Linked to Retention and Reward Is Vital
Room for Debate, New York Times, 2-Mar. Mar-15Returns to Skills around the World: Evidence from PIAAC
(with Guido Schwerdt, Simon Wiederhold, and Ludger Woessmann). European Economic Review, 73, pp. 103-130. Jan-15The UFT’s wasteful class-size push: Research says teacher quality trumps quantity
New York Daily News. 14-Dec-14Finding the Right Focus
In María de Ibarrola and D.C. Phillips (ed.). Leaders in Educational Research, Rotterdam: Sense Publishers, pp. 93-105. 2014Achievement Gap
In Denis C. Phillips (ed.). Encyclopedia of Educational Theory and Philosophy, Los Angeles: SAGE Reference, pp, 4-7. 2014Is Location Fate? Distributional Aspects of Schooling
In Gregory K. Ingram and Daphne A. Kenyon (ed.). Education, Land, and Location, Cambridge, MA: Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, pp. 25-61. 2014U.S. Students from Educated Families Lag in International Tests
(with Paul E. Peterson and Ludger Woessmann). Education Next, 14(4), pp. 8-18. Fall 2014Institutional Structures of the Education System and Student Achievement: A Review of Cross-country Economic Research
(with Ludger Woessmann). In Rolf Strietholt, Wilfried Bos, Jan-Eric Gustafsson, and Monica Rosen (ed.) . Educational Policy Evaluation through International Comparative Assessments, Munster, Germany: Waxman, pp. 145-175. 2014Borrowing Constraints, College Aid, and Intergenerational Mobility
(with Charles Ka Yui Leung and Kuzey Yilmaz). Journal of Human Capital, 8(1), pp. 1-41. Spring 2014Boosting Teacher Effectiveness
In Chester E. Finn Jr. and Richard Sousa (ed.). What lies ahead for america's children and their schools, Stanford, CA: Hoover Institution Press, 23-35. 2014The Economic Relevance of Early Childhood Development
In Jörg F. Maas, Simone C. Ehmig, Carolin Seelmann (Ed.). Prepare for Life! Raising Awareness for Early Literacy Education, Stiftung Lesen, Mainz, DE, pp. 249-253. 2014America’s schools earn a ‘C’ on their report card
(with Paul E. Peterson). The Daily Caller. 6-Dec-13School resources and educational outcomes in developing countries: A review of the literature from 1990 to 2010
(with Paul W. Glewwe, Sarah D. Humpage, and Renato Ravina). In Paul Glewwe (ed.). Education Policy in Developing Countries, Chicago: University of Chicago Press, pp. 13-64. 2013
Economic Growth in Developing Countries: The Role of Human Capital
Economics of Education Review, 37, pp. 204–212. Dec-13Schools and location: Tiebout, Alonso, and governmental finance policy
(with Kuzey Yilmaz). Journal of Public Economic Theory, 15(6), pp. 829-855. Dec-13