Preferences for schools are important determinants of equitable access to high-quality
education, effects of expanded choice on school improvement, and school choice …

In this paper I use detailed administrative data to study the effects of targeted school
vouchers on the outcomes of poor children in Chile. A difference-in-differences analysis …

This paper studies how welfare outcomes in centralized school choice depend on the
assignment mechanism when participants are not fully informed. Using a survey of school …

This paper studies families' preferences for peers in the school and the implications of those
preferences for the distribution of academic outcomes. I develop an equilibrium model of …

We study the total, market-level effects of charter schools, and their mechanisms, on a
national level and across multiple outcomes. Using a generalized difference-in-differences …

This paper studies the potential small and large scale effects of a policy designed to produce
more informed consumers in the market for primary education. We develop and test a …

The quality of the match between students and schools affects learning, but little is known
about the magnitude of these effects or how they respond to changes in market structure. I …

Charter school funding is typically set by formulas that provide the same amount for students
regardless of advantage or need. I present evidence that this policy skews the distribution of …

Using unique data from Pakistan, we estimate a model of demand for differentiated products
in 112 rural education markets with significant choice among public and private schools …

This paper examines how the equilibrium effects of a public option on the private market
impact its optimal design. I develop a model in which a policymaker can choose the quality …