Research

Working Papers

“Political Views and College Choices in a Polarized America,” with Riley Acton (Miami) and Paola Ugalde (LSU) IZA Discussion Paper No. 18099; Annenberg Institute EdWorkingPaper No. 25-1280

Non-technical Summary: ProMarket

Media Coverage: Chronicle of Higher Education, Decode Econ, Inside Higher Ed, Stats + Stories Podcast, The 74

“Market Structure and College Access in the US” link

“Federal Research Funding and STEM Education,” with Devaki Ghose and Ekaterina Khmelnitskaya link

“How Does the Price of College Affect Major Choice?” with Ruipu Gao (Tulane) link

Published and Forthcoming: Peer-Reviewed Journals

“The Effect of Vaccine Mandates on Disease Spread: Evidence from College COVID-19 Mandates,” with Riley Acton (Miami), Wenjia Cao (MSU), Scott Imberman (MSU), Michael Lovenheim (Cornell). Journal of Human Resources. Link

Media Coverage: Chronicle of Higher Education, Inside Higher Ed, MarketWatch, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Forbes, Higher Ed Dive, The Economist

“Progressivity of Pricing at US Public Universities,” with Sarah Turner (UVA), Economics of Education Review, 2022, Volume 88. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econedurev.2022.102239  |  NBER WP #29829: https://www.nber.org/papers/w29829

Media Coverage: Hechinger Report, Higher Ed Dive, Christian Science Monitor

“The Influence of Peer Institutions on Colleges’ Decisions: Evidence from Fall 2020 Reopening Plans,” with Riley Acton (Miami) and Allison Luedtke (St. Olaf). Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 2022, Volume 195, pp. 288–302. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jebo.2022.01.016

“Missed Exams and Lost Opportunities: Who Could Gain from Expanded College Admission Testing?,” with Sarah Turner (UVA), AERA Open, 2019, Volume 5, Issue 2, pp. 1–20. https://doi.org/10.1177%2F2332858419855030

“Network Structure and Consolidation in the U.S. Airline Industry, 1990–2015,” with Federico Ciliberto (UVA) and Jonathan W. Williams (UNC-Chapel Hill), The Review of Industrial Organization, February 2019, Volume 54, Issue 1, pp. 3–36. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11151-018-9635-y

Other Publications

“COVID and Higher Education,” with Riley Acton (Miami). Chapter for AEFP Live Handbook on Education Finance and Policy Research. link

“College Pricing in the US,” with Sarah Turner (UVa). Chapter for AEFP Live Handbook on Education Finance and Policy Research. link

“Transitioning from High School to College: Differences across Virginia,” with Jessie Romero (Richmond Fed) and Sarah Turner (UVA). Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond Economic Brief, 2017, 17-12. https://www.richmondfed.org/publications/research/economic_brief/2017/eb_17-12

Work in Progress

“College Financial Aid Policies,” with Chao Fu (UW-Madison) and John Stromme (Vanderbilt)

“Distance to College as a Barrier to Application: Documenting Evidence and Exploring Solutions” (with Riley Acton, Kalena Cortes, Lois Miller, & Camila Morales)