About

I am a PhD candidate in Economics at Yale University. My fields of interest are Labor Economics and Urban Economics, with a focus on Economics of Education.

Publications

Is the rise in high school graduation rates real? High-stakes school accountability and strategic behavior

with Douglas Harris, Lihan Liu and Nathan Barrett Labour Economics 82, Article 102355 (2023). Link

Abstract: This paper examines the impact of No Child Left Behind on graduation rates, by comparing districts below and above state graduation rate targets. It finds that districts below targets experience larger growth in graduation rates after the NCLB reform. Further, it analyzes detailed data on graduation codes in Louisiana, to show that strategic behaviors like non-verifiable exits and remedial courses are not the main drivers of the increase in graduation rates.