Journal Articles: |
Are Refugees Different from Economic Immigrants? Some Empirical Evidence on the Heterogeneity of Immigrant Groups in the United States.
The Review of Economics and Statistics, May 2004, 86(2): 465-480. |
The Effects of Age at Arrival and Enclave Schools on the Academic Performance of Immigrant Children.
Economics of Education Review, April 2006, 25(2): 121-132. |
College Selectivity and the Texas Top 10% Law: How Constrained Are the Options? (with Marta Tienda and Sunny Niu).
Economics of Education Review, June 2006, 25(3): 259-272. |
Race/Ethnicity and Nativity Differences in Alcohol and Tobacco Use During Pregnancy (with Krista M. Perreira).
American Journal of Public Health, September 2006, 96(9): 1629-1636. |
Do Bans on Affirmative Action Hurt Minority Students? Evidence from the Texas Top 10% Plan.
Economics of Education Review, December 2010, 29(6): 1110-1124. |
The Role of Specific Subjects in Education Production Functions: Evidence from Morning Classes
in Chicago Public High Schools (with Jesse Bricker and Christopher Rohlfs).
The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy, June 2012, 12(1): Article 27 (Contributions). |
Achieving the DREAM: The Effect of IRCA on Immigrant Youth Postsecondary Educational Access.
American Economic Review: Papers & Proceedings, May 2013, 103(3): 428-432. |
Educating Bright Students in Urban Schools (with Wael Moussa and Jeffrey Weinstein).
Economics of Education Review, December 2013, 37: 286-297. |
Ranking Up by Moving Out: The Effect of the Texas Top 10% Plan on Property Values (with Andrew I. Friedson).
National Tax Journal, March 2014, 67(1): 51-76 (winner of the 2014 Richard Musgrave Prize for best article). |
Ability-Tracking, Instructional Time and Better Pedagogy: The Effect of Double-Dose Algebra on Student Achievement (with Joshua Goodman).
American Economic Review: Papers & Proceedings, May 2014, 104(5): 400-405. |
Intensive Math Instruction and Educational Attainment: Long-Run Impacts of Double-Dose Algebra (with Joshua Goodman and Takako Nomi).
The Journal of Human Resources, Winter 2015, 50(1): 108-158. |
Academic Undermathcing of High-Achieving Minority Students: Evidence from Race-Neutral and Holistic Admissions Policies (with Sandra E. Black and Jane A. Lincove).
American Economic Review: Papers & Proceedings, May 2015, 105(5): 604-610. |
Can Admissions Percent Plans Lead to Better Collegiate Fit for Minority Students? (with Jane A. Lincove).
American Economic Review: Papers & Proceedings, May 2016, 106(5): 348-354. (Also available: IZA Discussion Paper No. 9598) |
Efficacy vs. Equity: What Happens When States Tinker with College Admissions in a Race-Blind Era? (with Sandra E. Black and Jane A. Lincove).
Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, June 2016, 38(2): 336-363. (Also available: NBER Working Paper No. 20804) |
Match or Mismatch? Automatic Admissions and College Preferences of Low- and High-Income Students (with Jane A. Lincove).
Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, March 2019, 41(1): 98-123. (Also available: NBER Working Paper No. 22559) |
| Apply Yourself: Racial and Ethnic Differences in College Application (with Sandra E. Black and Jane A. Lincove). Education Finance and Policy, forthcoming. (Also available: NBER Working Paper No. 21368) |
| Too Little or Too Much? Actionable Advice in an Early-Childhood Text Messaging Experiment (with Hans Fricke, Susanna Loeb, David Song, and Benjamin York). Education Finance and Policy, forthcoming. (Also available: NBER Working Paper No. 24827) |
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| Other Publications: |
Text Messages to Parents Can Help Boost Children's Reading Skills (with Hans Fricke).
The Conversation, August 31, 2018. |
The Refugee/Asylum Seeker (with Aimee Chin).
Chapter in the Handbook of the Economics of International Immigration, Volume 1, Barry Chiswick and Paul Miller (eds), 2014. |
A Double Dose of Algebra (with Joshua Goodman and Takako Nomi).
Education Next, Winter 2013, 13(1): 70-76. |
College Attendance and the Texas Top 10 Percent Law: Permanent Contagion or Transitory Promise? (with Marta Tienda and Sunny Niu).
Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, Princeton University, November 2003. |
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| Working Papers: |
| When Behavioral Barriers are Too High or Low - How Timing Matters for Parenting Interventions (with Hans Fricke, Susanna Loeb, David Song, and Benjamin York). Available: NBER Working Paper No. 25964. |
| Publication, Compensation, and the Public Affairs Discount: Does Gender Play a Role? (with Lori L. Taylor and Travis C. Hearn). Available: NBER Working Paper No. 26022. |
Wage Effects on Immigrants from an Increase in the Minimum Wage Rate: An Analysis by Immigrant Industry Concentration.
IZA Working Paper No. 1064. |
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| Work in Progress: |
| Texts4Teens: Middle School Parent Engagement Text Messaging Study (with Brian Holzman, Macarena Santana, and Susanna Loeb). |
| The Effect of Newcomer Schools on Immigrant Students Educational Attainment (with Aimee Chin, Brian Holzman, and Stephanie Potochnick). |
| Affirmative Action, Mismatch, and STEM: The Effect of the Texas Top 10% Plan on STEM Major Outcomes (with Anthony Lising Antonio and Oded Gurantz). |
| The Long-Run Impacts of Mexican American School Desegregation in the United States (with Francisca Antman). |
| College Admission Tournament and High School Student Achievement: Evidence from the Texas Top 10% Plan (with Lei Zhang). |
| Why Does Mentoring Matter? The Effect of Non-Financial Support on College Enrollment and Persistence (with Celeste K. Carruthers and Carolyn J. Heinrich). |
| Encouraging Students to Take Risks: Differential Effects by Race and Gender of a First Year Grade Exclusion Policy (with Rachel B. Baker). |
| Uniform Admissions, Unequal Access: Did the Top Ten Percent Plan Increase Access to Selective Flagship Institutions? (with Daniel Klasik). |
| Why Are Female Undergraduates More Risk Adverse to Bad Grades? (with Muriel Nierderle and Rene Kizilcec). |
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| Media Coverage: |
| Inside Higher Ed (Scott Jaschik), January 12, 2009, "The 10% Fight Is Back." |
| The Chronicle of Higher Education (Peter Schmidt), August 9, 2010, The Ticker, "Texas Admissions-Policy Shift Hurt Lower-Ranked Minority Students." |
| Houston Chronicle (Rick Casey), August 17, 2010, "Sales Point: Nice House in Bad ISD." |
| Education Week (Erik Robelen), November 1, 2012, "Study Finds Benefits to a 'Double Dose' of Algebra." |
| TAMUtimes (Lesley Henton), December 14, 2012, "Extra Algebra Class Improves Both Math and Verbal Skills in High Schoolers." |
| Atlanta Journal Constitution (Maureen Downey), January 31 2013, "A Double Dose of Algebra Improves Math and Verbal Skills as Well as College Enrollment." |
| Diverse Issues in Higher Education (Jamaal Abdul-Alim), January 5, 2015, "Relying on Above-Average Scores on Entrance Exams Hinders Diversity." |
| The Washington Post (Jeff Guo), January 6, 2015, "For Black Students, SAT Scores Matter a Lot - A New Study Suggests Affirmative Action Policies in College Admissions Might Be a Good Idea." |
| The Washington Post (Ana Swanson), September 10, 2015, "The Big Myth About Refugees - Refugees Can Be an Investment, Rather Than a Burden." |
| Education Week (Marva Hinton), July 23, 2018, "More Isn't Always Better in Texting Preschool Parents, Study Finds." |
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