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Rules and Discretion in the Evaluation of Students and Schools: The Case of the New York Regents Examinations

Columbia Business School Research Paper

Number of pages: 42 Posted: 24 Aug 2011

Thomas S. Dee, Brian A. Jacob, Jonah E. Rockoff and Justin McCrary

, University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, Columbia University - Columbia Business School, Finance and Columbia University - Law School

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College as Country Club: Do Colleges Cater to Students' Preferences for Consumption?

NBER Working Paper No. w18745

Number of pages: 87 Posted: 26 Jan 2013 Last Revised: 21 Mar 2022

Brian A. Jacob, Brian P. McCall and Kevin Stange

University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, School of Education and University of Michigan at Ann Arbor - Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy

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How Important are Fixed Effects and Time Trends in Estimating Returns to Schooling? Evidence Froma Replication of Jacobson, Lalonde and Sullivan, 2005

Andrew Young School of Policy Studies Research Paper Series No. 18-04

Number of pages: 18 Posted: 09 May 2018

Susan M. Dynarski, Susan M. Dynarski, Brian A. Jacob and Daniel Kreisman

National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)University of Michigan at Ann Arbor - Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, University of Michigan at Ann Arbor and Georgia State University

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Human Capital Effects of Anti-Poverty Programs: Evidence from a Randomized Housing Voucher Lottery

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Human Capital Effects of Anti-Poverty Programs: Evidence from a Randomized Housing Voucher Lottery

Kreisman Working Papers Series in Housing Law and Policy No. 31

Number of pages: 67 Posted: 21 Nov 2015

Brian A. Jacob, Max Kapustin and Jens Ludwig

University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, University of Michigan at Ann Arbor and Georgetown University - Public Policy Institute (GPPI)

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Human Capital Effects of Anti-Poverty Programs: Evidence from a Randomized Housing Voucher Lottery

NBER Working Paper No. w20164

Number of pages: 63 Posted: 02 Jun 2014 Last Revised: 05 Feb 2022

Brian A. Jacob, Max Kapustin and Jens Ludwig

University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, University of Michigan at Ann Arbor and Georgetown University - Public Policy Institute (GPPI)

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The Effect of Labor Market Information on Community College Students’ Major Choice

NBER Working Paper No. w23333

Number of pages: 65 Posted: 25 Apr 2017 Last Revised: 04 Apr 2021

Rachel Baker, Eric Bettinger, Brian A. Jacob and Ioana Elena Marinescu

University of California, Irvine, Stanford University, University of Michigan at Ann Arbor and University of Pennsylvania - School of Social Policy & Practice

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Teacher Applicant Hiring and Teacher Performance: Evidence from Dc Public Schools

NBER Working Paper No. w22054

Number of pages: 75 Posted: 07 Mar 2016 Last Revised: 06 Apr 2022

Brian A. Jacob, Jonah E. Rockoff, Eric S. Taylor, Ben Lindy and Rachel Rosen

University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, Columbia University - Columbia Business School, Finance, Harvard University - Harvard Graduate School of Education, Teach For America and MDRC

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The Measurement of Student Ability in Modern Assessment Systems

NBER Working Paper No. w22434

Number of pages: 42 Posted: 25 Jul 2016 Last Revised: 20 Apr 2022

Brian A. Jacob and Jesse Rothstein

University of Michigan at Ann Arbor and University of California, Berkeley, The Richard & Rhoda Goldman School of Public Policy

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The Effects of Housing and Neighborhood Conditions on Child Mortality

NBER Working Paper No. w17369

Number of pages: 30 Posted: 30 Aug 2011 Last Revised: 18 Dec 2021

Brian A. Jacob, Jens Ludwig and Douglas L. Miller

University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, Georgetown University - Public Policy Institute (GPPI) and University of California, Davis - Department of Economics

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Measuring Instructor Effectiveness in Higher Education

NBER Working Paper No. w22998

Number of pages: 49 Posted: 03 Jan 2017

Pieter De Vlieger, Brian A. Jacob and Kevin Stange

University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, University of Michigan at Ann Arbor and University of Michigan at Ann Arbor - Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy

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How Important are Fixed Effects and Time Trends in Estimating Returns to Schooling? Evidence from a Replication of Jacobson, Lalonde and Sullivan, 2005

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11935

Number of pages: 19 Posted: 17 Dec 2018

Susan M. Dynarski, Susan M. Dynarski, Brian A. Jacob and Daniel Kreisman

National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)University of Michigan at Ann Arbor - Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, University of Michigan at Ann Arbor and Georgia State University

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Are Expectations Alone Enough? Estimating the Effect of a Mandatory College-Prep Curriculum in Michigan

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Are Expectations Alone Enough? Estimating the Effect of a Mandatory College-Prep Curriculum in Michigan

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 5848

Number of pages: 74 Posted: 03 May 2016

Brian A. Jacob, Susan M. Dynarski, Susan M. Dynarski, Kenneth A. Frank and Barbara L. Schneider

University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)University of Michigan at Ann Arbor - Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, Bedford Institute of Oceanography and Michigan State University - College of Education

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Are Expectations Alone Enough? Estimating the Effect of a Mandatory College-Prep Curriculum in Michigan

NBER Working Paper No. w22013

Number of pages: 74 Posted: 01 Mar 2016 Last Revised: 24 Feb 2022

Brian A. Jacob, Susan M. Dynarski, Susan M. Dynarski, Ken Frank and Barbara L. Schneider

University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)University of Michigan at Ann Arbor - Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, Michigan State University and Michigan State University - College of Education

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Estimating the Effects of a Large For-Profit Charter School Operator

NBER Working Paper No. w24428

Number of pages: 83 Posted: 26 Mar 2018 Last Revised: 01 Apr 2022

Susan M. Dynarski, Susan M. Dynarski, Daniel Hubbard, Brian A. Jacob and Silvia Robles

National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)University of Michigan at Ann Arbor - Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, University of Michigan at Ann Arbor - Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, University of Michigan at Ann Arbor and University of Michigan at Ann Arbor - Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy

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The Causes and Consequences of Test Score Manipulation: Evidence from the New York Regents Examinations

NBER Working Paper No. w22165

Number of pages: 67 Posted: 11 Apr 2016

Thomas Dee, Will Dobbie, Brian A. Jacob and Jonah E. Rockoff

Stanford University, Princeton University, University of Michigan at Ann Arbor and Columbia University - Columbia Business School, Finance

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The Return to Hours Worked within and Across Occupations: Implications for the Gender Wage Gap

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The Return to Hours Worked within and Across Occupations: Implications for the Gender Wage Gap

NBER Working Paper No. w25739

Number of pages: 40 Posted: 15 Apr 2019 Last Revised: 01 May 2022

Jeffrey Denning, Brian A. Jacob, Lars John Lefgren and Christian vom Lehn

Brigham Young University, University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, Brigham Young University - Department of Economics and Brigham Young University

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The Return to Hours Worked within and Across Occupations: Implications for the Gender Wage Gap

IZA Discussion Paper No. 14325

Number of pages: 55 Posted: 08 May 2021

Jeffrey Denning, Brian A. Jacob, Lars John Lefgren and Christian vom Lehn

Brigham Young University, University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, Brigham Young University - Department of Economics and Brigham Young University

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When Evidence is Not Enough: Findings from a Randomized Evaluation of Evidence-Based Literacy Instruction (Ebli)

NBER Working Paper No. w21643

Number of pages: 53 Posted: 19 Oct 2015 Last Revised: 20 Feb 2022

Brian A. Jacob

University of Michigan at Ann Arbor

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Differentiated Accountability and Education Production: Evidence from Nclb Waivers

NBER Working Paper No. w23461

Number of pages: 76 Posted: 05 Jun 2017 Last Revised: 07 Feb 2022

Steven W. Hemelt and Brian A. Jacob

University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill and University of Michigan at Ann Arbor

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Economics of Foster Care

NBER Working Paper No. w29906

Number of pages: 25 Posted: 04 Apr 2022 Last Revised: 20 May 2022

Anthony Bald, Joseph J. Doyle, Max Gross and Brian A. Jacob

Harvard University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Economics, Finance, Accounting (EFA), Mathematica and University of Michigan at Ann Arbor

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Pretrial Juvenile Detention

NBER Working Paper No. w29861

Number of pages: 47 Posted: 21 Mar 2022 Last Revised: 26 Mar 2022

E. Jason Baron, Brian A. Jacob and Joseph Ryan

Duke University, University of Michigan at Ann Arbor and University of Michigan School of Social Work

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The Psychosocial Effects of the Flint Water Crisis on School-Age Children

NBER Working Paper No. w29341

Number of pages: 86 Posted: 11 Oct 2021 Last Revised: 04 Mar 2022

Sam Trejo, Gloria Yeomans-Maldonado and Brian A. Jacob

Princeton University, Children’s Learning Institute and University of Michigan at Ann Arbor

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University of Michigan at Ann Arbor

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Economics of Foster Care

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Pretrial Juvenile Detention

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The Psychosocial Effects of the Flint Water Crisis on School-Age Children

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