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	Research. Research Interests. Labor Economics, Economics of Education Research Statement Publications. Schools, School Quality and Academic Achievement: Evidence from the Philippines (with J. Tobias), in Economics of Education Review, Dec 2006, pp 619-32. Cohort Changes in the Transition from School to Work: What Changed and What Consequences did it have for Wages? (with J. Hotz), in Economics of Education Review, Aug 2006, pp 351-73. Do Alternative Opportunities Matter? The Role of Female Labor Markets in the Decline of Teacher Quality, 1960-1990, in Review of Economics and Statistics, Nov 2007, pp 737-51. Who Teaches and Where They Choose to Teach: Male vs Female College Graduates of the 1990s, in Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, Sept 2007, pp 155-68. Why Children Work, Attend School or Stay Idle: The Roles of Ability and Household Wealth (with P. Ranjan), in Economic Development and Cultural Change, July 2008, pp 791-828. Skills in the City (with B. Blum and W. Strange), in Journal of Urban Economics, March 2009, pp 136-153. Two Sides of the Same Coin: U.S. “Residual Inequality” and the Gender Gap (with B. Blum), in Journal of Human Resources, forthcoming. Urban Interactions: Soft Skills vs. Specialization (with B. Blum and W. Strange), in Journal of Economic Geography, March 2009, pp 227-262. Working papers Beyond Incentives: Do Schools Use Accountability Rewards Productively? (with J. DiNardo and M. Jacobson) Elements of Skill: Traits, Intelligences, and Agglomeration (with B. Blum and W. Strange)
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