Highlighted Publications




 

Yim (2026) asks whether being assigned to early morning college classes changes students’ academic outcomes and long-term academic paths. He analyzes administrative data from Purdue University covering several thousand freshman course enrollments after the university introduced a system that effectively randomized class times across course sections. The study links course schedules to grades, later STEM course enrollment, major choice, and expected earnings by major. Yim find

Clemens, Montenegro, and Pritchett (2019) ask whether international migration can help match countries with shrinking labor forces to those with rapidly growing working-age populations. They examine global demographic projections and economic data on labor supply, migration flows, and wage differences across countries. Their analysis shows that many high-income countries will experience large declines in working-age populations, while many lower-income countries will see larg

Jensen and Zhang (2024) study whether the death of a parent affects the labor market outcomes of adult children. They ask whether parental loss leads to changes in earnings, employment, or work behavior. They analyze large administrative data linking Danish adults to their parents, tracking employment and earnings before and after a parent’s death. They find that parental death causes measurable declines in labor market performance. Adult children experience short-term earnin

Hensvik and Jävervall (2024) ask whether increased school competition reduces parental “voice,” measured through formal complaints about schools. They analyze administrative complaint data from Sweden’s national education authorities and link it to changes in local school competition following the expansion of independent schools under the voucher system. They find that greater competition is associated with fewer parental complaints to regulators. A one–standard deviation in