How Does Minority Political Representation Affect School District Administration and Student Outcomes?
American Journal of Political Science
2021

Professors Stéphane Lavertu and Vladimir Kogan investigates how the racial and ethnic composition of California school boards affects school district administration and student achievement. 

Read More
The Democratic Deficit in U.S. Education Governance
American Political Science Review
2021

Professors Stéphane Lavertu and Vladimir Kogan compare voters and students in four states on several policy-relevant dimensions.

Read More
Rent-Seeking through Collective Bargaining: Teachers Unions and Education Production
Economics of Education Review
2020

Professor Stéphane Lavertu explores how teachers unions affect education production by comparing outcomes between districts allocating new tax revenue amidst collective bargaining negotiations and districts allocating tax revenue well before.

Read More
The Impact of the Earned Income Tax Credit on Household Finances
Journal of Policy Analysis and Management
2018

Associate Professor Lauren Jones analyzes how expansions to the federal and state Earned Income Tax Credits (EITC) affected household finances over the past two decades.

Read More
Wage and Employment Growth in America’s Drug Epidemic: Is All Growth Created Equal?
American Journal of Agricultural Economics
2018

Associate Professor Lauren Jones examines the narrative whereby opioid overdoses among white, male, less-educated, rural workers have been caused by reduced economic opportunities borne by such people.

Read More
Timing Is Money: Does Lump‐Sum Payment Of The Earned Income Tax Credit Affect Savings And Debt?
Economic Inquiry
2019

Associate Professor Lauren Jones investigates whether savings and debt among EITC‐eligible families reflect the timing of payments.

Read More
Child Cash Benefits and Family Expenditures: Evidence from the National Child Benefit
Canadian Journal of Economics
2019

Associate Professor Lauren Jones studies how income may improve child outcomes.

Read More
A Balancing Act: Disproportionate Sampling of Organic Foods
Journal of Food Products Marketing
2015

Professor Neal Hooker demonstrates that there is little statistical difference, and even a net gain in predictive power, when using a balanced sample to test factors that influence a firm’s decision to market organic food.

Read More
What Initiatives Are British Food Retailers Taking to Improve Children’s Health and Nutrition?
Journal of Food Products Marketing
2016

Professor Neal Hooker explores efforts targeting children’s health and nutrition.

Read More
Subscribe to Peer Reviewed Research