Publications
The Role of International Assessments of Cognitive Skills in the Analysis of Growth and Development
(with Ludger Woessmann), In Matthias von Davier, Eugenio Gonzalez, Irwin Kirsch, and Kentaro Yamamoto (Ed.). The Role of International Large-Scale Assessments: Perspectives from Technology, Economy, and Educational Research, Dordrecht, Netherlands: Springer, pp. 47-65. 2012Achievement growth: International and state trends in student achievement
(with Paul E. Peterson and Ludger Woessmann). PEPG Report No. 12-03. Jul-12Education quality and economic growth
(with Ludger Woessmann). World Bank, Washington, DC, 27 pages. Jul-07
A flawed analysis of unrepresentative state achievement data
Educational Policy, 26(3), pp. 360-368. May 2012Grinding the Antitesting Ax: More bias than evidence behind NRC panel's conclusions
Education Next, pp. 49-55. Spring 2012Weighted Student Funding: Liberals and conservatives are equally naïve
(with author, author and author). Journal, 48(2), Pages xxx-xxx..Allowing local schools to make more decisions may work in developed countries but is questionable in developing countries
(with Susanne Link, and Ludger Woessmann). VoxEU. 9-Jan-12The Economic Benefit of Educational Reform in the European Union
(with Ludger Woessmann). CESifo Economic Studies, 58(1), pp. 73–109. Mar-12
Estimating the Effect of Leaders on Public Sector Productivity: The Case of School Principals
(with Gregory F. Branch and Steven G. Rivkin). NBER Working Paper 17803, National Bureau of Economic Research. Jan-12Land Use Controls and the Provision of Education
(with Kuzey Yilmaz). NBER Working Paper 17730. Jan-12
Vocational education facilitates entry into the labour market but hurts employment at older ages
(with Ludger Woessmann and Lei Zhang). VoxEU. 21-Nov-11Why Can’t American Students Compete with the Rest of the World?
(with Paul E. Peterson). Newsweek, pp. 42-45. 5-Sep-11Are U.S. Students Ready to Compete?
(with Paul E. Peterson, Ludger Woessmann, and Carlos Xabel Lastra-Anadón). Education Next, 11(4), pp. 51-59. Fall 2011
Urban education, location, and opportunity in the United States
(with Kuzey Yilmaz). In Nancy Brooks, Kieran Donaghy, and Gerrit-Jan Knaap (ed.). Oxford Handbook of Urban Economics and Planning, Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 583-615. 2011Handbook of the Economics of Education, Volume 4
(co-editor with Stephen J. Machin and Ludger Woessmann). Amsterdam: North Holland, 708 pages. 2011Globally Challenged: Are U.S. Students Ready to Compete?
(with Paul E. Peterson, Ludger Woessmann, and Carlos Xabel Lastra-Anadón). PEPG Report No. 11-03, Cambridge, MA: Program on Education Policy and Governance, Harvard University. Aug-11
Private Schools and Residential Choices: Accessibility, Mobility, and Welfare
(with Sinan Sarpça and Kuzey Yilmaz). B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy (Contributions), 11(1) article 44, pp. 1-32. 2011
How Much Do Educational Outcomes Matter in OECD Countries?
(with Ludger Woessmann). Economic Policy, 26(67), pp. 427-491. Jul-11
The Economic Value of Higher Teacher Quality
Economics of Education Review, 30(3), pp. 466-479. Jun-11The NRC Judges Test-Based Accountability
(with author, author and author). Journal, 48(2), Pages xxx-xxx.. Education Next. 3-Jun-11Overview of the Symposium on Performance Pay for Teachers
(with Ludger Woessmann). Economics of Education Review, 30(3), pp. 391-393. Jun-11
The Upside of Class Size Reduction
(with author, author and author). Journal, 48(2), Pages xxx-xxx... 23-May-11Looking for a Friend in Court
(with author, author and author). Journal, 48(2), Pages xxx-xxx.. Education Next. 1-Apr-11Education reform solves state's budget crisis
(with George P. Shultz). San Francisco Chronicle, p. F-6. 10-Apr-11
The (Enormous) Economic Returns to a Good Teacher
(with author, author and author). Journal, 48(2), Pages xxx-xxx.. Education Next. 5-Apr-11Teaching Math to the Talented: Which Countries - and States - are Producing High-Achieving Students?
(with Paul E. Peterson and Ludger Woessmann). Education Next, pp. 10-18. Winter 2011
Paying Teachers Appropriately
In Darrel Drury and Justin Baer (ed.). The American Public School Teacher: Past, Present, and Future, (Cambridge, MA: Harvard Education Press), pp. 109-118. 2011Sample Selectivity and the Validity of International Student Achievement Tests in Economic Research
(with Ludger Woessmann). Economics Letters, 110(2), pp. 79-82. Feb-11