Research

Working Papers

 "Market Structure and College Access in the US" link (latest version: 9-6-24)

"The Effect of Federal Science and Engineering Research Funding on University STEM Education," with Devaki Ghose (World Bank) and Ekaterina Khmelnitskaya (UBC - Sauder) link

"How Does the Price of College Affect Major Choice?," with Ruipu Gao (Tulane) link (under review)

"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

Published and Forthcoming

"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  
"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
 
 
"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,, Volume 54, Issue 1, pp 3–36.  https://doi.org/10.1007/s11151-018-9635-y

"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)

"Political Views and College Choices in a Polarized America," with Riley Acton (Miami) and Paola Ugalde (LSU)

"The Emergence of Computer Science Degree Programs in the US," with Devaki Ghose (World Bank) and Ekaterina Khmelnitskaya (UBC - Sauder)

 ''University Leadership,'' with Allison Luedtke (St. Olaf), Jaime Davila (St. Olaf), and Kaya Gendreau