Publications:
Public Alternatives and Educational Markets: Evidence from Welfare Residential Schools in India
- with Vinitha R. Varghese and Naveen Kumar- Journal of School Choice, 1–22. 2026
Strengthening Work Requirements? Forecasting Impacts of Reforming Cash Assistance
- with Gabrielle Pepin and Kane Schrader- Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, Volume 44, Issue 2, 2025
Retention and Exemption Decisions Under the Read by Grade Three Law
- with Tara Kilbride and Seth Walker- EPIC Research Report, ERIC, 2024.
The German economy: successes and challenges related to its reforms and the Eurozone
- Cuadernos Econonómicos de ICE, (92), 2016. Journal of the Spanish Ministry of Economy
State-level Legislative Efforts to Improve Diabetes Care and thereby Mitigate Complications
- with Karen Fitzner, Elizabeth AF Heckinger, and Michael Morrone - Journal of Diabetic Complications and Medicine, 2016
Work in progress:
When Schools Come and Go: Decomposing Average School Performance across the US through Market Dynamics
- with Doug Harris
Do Charter Schools and Traditional Public Schools Have Different Academic Performance Standards?
- with Jamie Carroll and Julianne Meiu, supported by MIT Blueprint Lab Grant
Changing Cash Assistance Rules in the US: Effects on State Budgets and Well-Being of Low-Income Families.
- with Gabrielle Pepin and Kane Schrader, supported by Grant #2310-45233 from the Russell Sage Foundation
Institutional Influence vs. Teacher Impact: Understanding Charter School Effectiveness in Michigan
- with Christopher White, supported by MIT Blueprint Lab Grant
Working Papers:
Can we empirically identify the causal effects of statewide early literacy reforms? And are their effects similar across states?
What are the benefits and costs of granting more job protection to teachers?
What happens when large-scale teacher retirement policies take place?
In the presence of robust labor protection, are schools more influenced by competition when expanding school inputs rather than removing and reallocating existing ones?
The effects of the minimum wage on thegeographical distribution of social securitydisability insurance beneficiaries
What happens when there are differential trends in the gap between Social Security Disability (SSDI) payments and minimum wage incomes across the US?