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My research interests focus on the health economics, economics of education, experimental economics and empirical microeconometrics.

Several of my working papers are available to download from this page. All the documents are in pdf format and require Adobe Acrobat which can be downloaded here. I welcome any comments and suggestions.

Using Genetic Lotteries within Families to Examine the Causal Impact of Poor Health on Academic Achievement

Estimating Dynamic Treatment Effects from Project STAR

The Impact of Health on Academic Performance: New Evidence Using Genetic Markers

Class Size and Student Achievement: Experimental Estimates of Who Benefits and Who Loses from Reductions

Worker Sorting and Health Insurance Coverage: Evidence from Displaced Workers

Do Peers Affect Student Achievement in China's Secondary Schools?  

Raging Hormones in Puberty: Do They Influence Adolescent Risky Behavior?

Matching using Semiparametric Propensity Scores  

Randomization, Endogeneity and Laboratory Experiments: The Role of Cash Balances in Private Value Auctions

Bargaining in Legislatures: An Experimental Investigation of Open versus Closed Amendment Rules

Accounting for Unobserved Ability Heterogeneity within Education Production Functions