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Research

Education

"The Performance and Competitive Effects of School Autonomy", Journal of Political Economy, 117(4), 745-783, August 2009. Older version.

"Reading, Writing, and the Rankings of Rich Nations: Education and the Age Profile of Literacy into Adulthood", with Elizabeth Cascio and Nora Gordon. Journal of Economic Perspectives, 22(3), 47-70, Summer 2008.
NBER Working Paper 14073. Summary by Elizabeth Cascio that appeared in FRBSF Economic Letter 2008-22 (July 18, 2008): Can Young Americans Compete in a Global Economy?

"Do Recessions Keep Students in School? The Impact of Youth Unemployment on Enrolment in Post-Compulsory Education in England", forthcoming, Economica. IZA Discussion Paper 550.

"Selective Schools and Academic Achievement". Under review. IZA Discussion Paper 3182. Web Appendix.
A UK policy piece based on this paper was recently mentioned in articles in The Guardian and The Telegraph (here and here).

Education and Health

"The Impact of Education on Mortality and Health: Evidence from UK Compulsory Schooling Laws", with Heather Royer, in progress.

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Teaching

Fall 2009: "Economics of the Labor Market" (undergraduate, Princeton University).

Spring 2009: "Empirical Public Economics" (graduate, University of Florida).

Spring 2008: "Econometric Models and Methods" (graduate, University of Florida).

Spring 2008 and earlier: "Economics of Education" (undergraduate, University of Florida).

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