Highlighted Publications

Do State-Level Gains in NAEP Scores Predict Better Long-Term Economic and Social Outcomes?

This study asks whether changes in state NAEP math scores predict long-term economic and social outcomes for the students who experienced them. The authors link state-level 8th-grade NAEP math results from 1990–2019 to later-life data from the Census, American Community Survey, and FBI crime records. They find that a one–standard deviation increase in 8th-grade math scores is associated with about an 8% rise in adult earnings, higher educational attainment, and lower rates of

Education

6 days ago

Why Do the Nordic Countries Have Such Low Income Inequality?

This article asks why Nordic countries maintain much lower income inequality than the U.S. and U.K. Using cross-country comparisons, OECD...

Taxes, Economic Policy, and Labor

Sep 1

Does Code Louisville Improve Earnings and Employment Outcomes Compared to Traditional Job Training Programs?

This study asks whether Code Louisville, a federally supported sectoral-style training program in computer coding, improves participants’...

Taxes, Economic Policy, and Labor

Aug 23

How Does Lowering the Vote Threshold for School Bonds Affect Local Education Funding?

This article examines how lowering the vote threshold to approve local school bonds affects education funding. Using a...