Paper: "Getting Teachers Back to School: Teacher Incentives and Student Outcomes" Abstract: This paper studies the effects of a large-scale pay-for-performance program that attached teacher...
Paper: "A Model of Banking Without Fiat Money" Abstract: This paper presents a model in which private banknotes have value because they serve as a...
Paper: "Returns to Fields of Study and the Gender Earnings Gap" Abstract: This paper studies the interplay between preferences, gender return differentials, and market design...
Paper: "The Transmission of Keynesian Supply Shocks" Abstract: Sectoral supply shocks can trigger shortages in aggregate demand when strong sectoral complementarities are at play. US data...
Paper: Cultural Distance and Ethnic Civil Conflict Abstract: Ethnically diverse countries are more prone to conflict, but why do some groups engage in conflict while...
Coautor: Sheng-Jun Xu Abstract: In the United States, a significant portion of inmates in local jails is detained awaiting trial. Given the direct and indirect...