Publications
Some U.S. Evidence on how the Distribution of Educational Outcomes can be Changed
In Ludger Woessmann and Paul E. Peterson (ed.). Schools and the Equal Opportunity Problem, Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, pp. 159-190. 2007Charter School Quality and Parental Decision Making with School Choice
(with John F. Kain, Steven G. Rivkin, and Gregory F. Branch). Journal of Public Economics, 91(5-6), pp. 823-848. Jun-07
Is the 'Evidence-Based Approach' a Good Guide to School Finance Policy?
Paper commissioned by Washington Learns. Mar-07Pay, Working Conditions, and Teacher Quality
(with Steven G. Rivkin). Future of Children, 17(1), pp. 69-96. Spring 2007
The Economic Benefits of Improved Teacher Quality
In Nils C. Soquel and Pierre Jaccard (ed.). Governance and Performance of Education Systems, Dordrecht, Netherlands: Springer, pp. 107-135. 2007Handbook of the Economics of Education, Volume 2
(co-editor with Finis Welch). Amsterdam: North Holland, 742 pages. 2006Handbook of the Economics of Education, Volume 1
(co-editor with Finis Welch). Amsterdam: North Holland, 700 pages. 2006School Resources
In Eric A. Hanushek and Finis Welch (Ed.). Handbook of the Economics of Education, Volume 2, Amsterdam: North Holland, pp. 865-908. 2006
Courting Failure: How School Finance Lawsuits Exploit Judges' Good Intentions and Harm our Children
(editor). Stanford: Education Next Books, 366 pages. 2006Is There Hope for Expanded School Choice?
In Robert C. Enlow and Lenore T. Ealy. Liberty and Learning: Milton Friedman’s Voucher Idea at Fifty, Washington, DC: Cato Institute, pp. 67-79. 2006Alternative School Policies and the Benefits of General Cognitive Skills
Economics of Education Review, 25(4), pp. 447-462. Aug-06The Complementarity of Tiebout and Alonso
(with Kuzey Yilmaz). Journal of Housing Economics, 16(2), pp. 243-261. Aug-06
Institutional Models in Education: Legal Framework and Methodological Aspects for a New Approach to the Problem of School Governance
(co-editor with Enrico Gori, Daniele Vidoni and Charles Glenn). Nijmegen, Netherlands: Wolf Legal Publishers, 243 pages. 2006Introduction: Good Intentions Captured – School Funding Adequacy and the Courts
in Eric A. Hanushek (ed.). Courting Failure: How School Finance Lawsuits Exploit Judges’ Good Intentions and Harm Our Children, Stanford, CA: Education Next Books, pp. xiii-xxxii. 2006Science Violated: Spending Projections and the "Costing Out" of an Adequate Education
in Eric A. Hanushek (ed.). Courting Failure: How School Finance Lawsuits Exploit Judges' Good Intentions and Harm Our Children, Stanford, CA: Education Next Books, pp. 257-311. 2006
Early Returns from School Accountability
(with Margaret E. Raymond). in Paul E. Peterson (ed.). Generational Change: Closing the Test Score Gap, Lanham, MD: Rowman and Littlefield, pp. 143-166. 2006School Accountability and Student Performance
(with Margaret E. Raymond). Regional Economic Development, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, 2(1) , pp. 51-61. Mar-06Does Educational Tracking Affect Performance and Inequality? Differences-in-Differences Evidence across Countries
(with Ludger Woessmann). The Economic Journal, 116(150), pp. C63-C76. Mar-06
More Accountability or More Resources: The US Experience with NCLB
(with Margaret E. Raymond). In Enrico Gori, Daniele Vidoni, Eric A. Hanushek and Charles Glenn (ed.). Institutional Models in Education: Legal Framework and Methodological Aspects for a New Approach to the Problem of School Governance, (Nijmegen, Netherlands: Wolf Legal Publishers), pg. 69-80. 2006Choice, Charters, and Public School Competition
Economic Commentary, Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, 15-Mar-06. 15-Mar-06Comment [on Murnane, Willett, Bub, and McCartney]
In Gary Burtless and Janet Rothenberg Pack(ed.). Brookings-Wharton Papers on Urban Affairs, Washington, DC: Brookings Institution, pp. 128-131. 2006Remedial Math: Rather than Spend More on Schools, We Should Spend More Wisely
The New Democrat, 7(6) , pp. 25-27. November/December 1995The Economic Value of Improving Public Schools
Proceedings of Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland Research Conference, November 18-19, 2004, Cleveland: Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, pp. 59-72. 2005Pseudo-Science and a Sound Basic Education: Voodoo Statistics in New York
Education Next, 5(4). Fall 2005Economic Outcomes and School Quality
Education Policy Series, Volume 4. Paris: International Institute for Educational Planning and International Academy of Education}. 2005Education and Training
(with Michael Mertaugth). In Nicholas Barr (ed.). Labor Markets and Social Policy in Central and Eastern Europe: The Accession and Beyond, Washington, DC: The World Bank, pp. 207-251. 2005Does School Accountability Lead to Improved Student Performance?
(with Margaret E. Raymond). Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 24(2), pp. 298-327. Spring 2005
Teachers, Schools, and Academic Achievement
(with Steven G. Rivkin and John F. Kain). Econometrica, 73(2), pp. 417-458. Mar-05
The Market for Teacher Quality
(with John F. Kain, Daniel M. O'Brien, and Steven G. Rivkin). NBER Working Paper 11154, National Bureau of Economic Research. Feb-05
Why the Federal Government Should be Involved in School Accountability
Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 24(1), pp. 168-172. Winter 2005Developing Value-Added Measures for Teachers and Schools
(with Caroline M. Hoxby). Reforming Education in Arkansas, (Stanford: Hoover Institution Press), pp. 99-104. 2005Rewarding Teachers
(with Caroline M. Hoxby). Reforming Education in Arkansas, (Stanford: Hoover Institution Press), pp. 155-166. 2005The Revolving Door
(with John F. Kain and Steven G. Rivkin). Education Next, 4(1), pp. 77-82. Winter 2004
Disruption versus Tiebout Improvement: The Costs and Benefits of Switching Schools
(with John F. Kain and Steven G. Rivkin). Journal of Public Economics, 88(9), pp. 1722-1746. Aug-04