Working Papers
1. Equilibrium in The Market for Public School Teachers: District Wage Strategies and Teacher Comparative Advantage (with Chao Fu and John Stromme) [appendix]
Revised & Resubmitted (2nd round), Journal of Political Economy
NBER Working Paper n. 28530
2. Frontier Knowledge in College and Student Success (with Song Ma)
Reject & Resubmit, American Economic Review
Previously circulated as "The Education-Innovation Gap"
NBER Working Paper n. 29853; CEPR Discussion Paper n. 17138; CESifo Working Paper n. 9653
Press coverage: O Globo (Brazil), 4/11/2022
3. How Does Wage Inequality Affect The Labor Movement? (with Zöe B. Cullen, Julia Gilman, and Nina Roussille)
Reject & Resubmit, The Quarterly Journal of Economics
NBER Working paper n. 33978; CEPR Discussion Paper n. 20566
4. The Political Consequences of Controversial Education Reform: Lessons from Wisconsin's Act 10 (with Wayne Sandholtz)
NBER Working Paper n. 33666; CESifo Working Paper n. 11817
5. Identity and Ideology in the Boardroom (with Minseon Park, John Singleton, and Seth Zimmerman)
6. Salaries, Pensions, and The Retention of Public-Sector Employees: Evidence from Wisconsin Teachers.
Coverage: Teacherpensions.org
Revised & Resubmitted (2nd round), Journal of Political Economy
NBER Working Paper n. 28530
2. Frontier Knowledge in College and Student Success (with Song Ma)
Reject & Resubmit, American Economic Review
Previously circulated as "The Education-Innovation Gap"
NBER Working Paper n. 29853; CEPR Discussion Paper n. 17138; CESifo Working Paper n. 9653
Press coverage: O Globo (Brazil), 4/11/2022
3. How Does Wage Inequality Affect The Labor Movement? (with Zöe B. Cullen, Julia Gilman, and Nina Roussille)
Reject & Resubmit, The Quarterly Journal of Economics
NBER Working paper n. 33978; CEPR Discussion Paper n. 20566
4. The Political Consequences of Controversial Education Reform: Lessons from Wisconsin's Act 10 (with Wayne Sandholtz)
NBER Working Paper n. 33666; CESifo Working Paper n. 11817
5. Identity and Ideology in the Boardroom (with Minseon Park, John Singleton, and Seth Zimmerman)
6. Salaries, Pensions, and The Retention of Public-Sector Employees: Evidence from Wisconsin Teachers.
Coverage: Teacherpensions.org
Peer-Reviewed Publications
7. Career Effects of Mental Health: Evidence from An Innovation in Treating Bipolar Disorder (with Michael S. Dahl and Petra Moser). Journal of Political Economy Microeconomics, forthcoming February 2027. [appendix]
NBER Working Paper n. 29031
Press coverage: Business Insider, 7/16/2015
8. What Works and For Whom? Effectiveness and Efficiency of School Capital Investments Across The U.S. (with Julien Lafortune and David Schönholzer). The Quarterly Journal of Economics, vol. 140(3), pp. 2329-2379 (2025). [appendix]
NBER Working Paper n. 32040
9. The Role of Bipolar Disorder and Family Wealth in Choosing Creative Occupations (with Michael S. Dahl and Petra Moser). Nature: Scientific Reports, vol. 14, n: 10703 (2024).
[Previously circulated as "Mental Health, Creativity, and Wealth"]
NBER Working Paper n. 29422
10. School Finance Equalization Increases Intergenerational Mobility. Journal of Labor Economics, vol. 41(1), pp. 1-38 (2023). [appendix]
NBER Working Paper n. 25600
Policy brief: Voxeu.org
11. Flexible Wages, Bargaining, and The Gender Gap (with Heather Sarsons). The Quarterly Journal of Economics, vol. 137(1), pp. 2015-266 (2022). [appendix]
NBER Working Paper n. 27894; IZA Discussion Paper No. 13754
Coverage: Jacobin
12. Effects of Copyrights on Science: Evidence from the WWII Book Republication Program (with Petra Moser). American Economic Journal: Microeconomics, vol. 13(4), pp. 218-260 (2021).
NBER Working Paper n. 24255, CEPR Discussion Paper n. 12651, NBER Digest, March 2018 Issue
Policy briefs & coverage: The Economist, Voxeu.org, Cato Institute, Marginal Revolution
13. The Labor Market for Teachers Under Different Pay Schemes. American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, vol. 13(2), pp. 65-102 (2021).
NBER Working Paper n. 24813
Winner of the AEJ Best Paper Award for American Economic Journal: Economic Policy (2024)
2016 NAEd/Spencer Dissertation Fellowship; Selected "Best Applied Paper" during the Econometric Society European Summer Meeting 2016
Policy briefs and press coverage: Cato Institute, The New York Times, Wall Street Journal (1/31/2017, 10/11/2018, 2/14/2019)
14. Healthcare and Federalism: a Political Economy Approach. Rivista di Politica Economica, SIPI Spa, issue 4, pp. 39-78 (2012).
NBER Working Paper n. 29031
Press coverage: Business Insider, 7/16/2015
8. What Works and For Whom? Effectiveness and Efficiency of School Capital Investments Across The U.S. (with Julien Lafortune and David Schönholzer). The Quarterly Journal of Economics, vol. 140(3), pp. 2329-2379 (2025). [appendix]
NBER Working Paper n. 32040
9. The Role of Bipolar Disorder and Family Wealth in Choosing Creative Occupations (with Michael S. Dahl and Petra Moser). Nature: Scientific Reports, vol. 14, n: 10703 (2024).
[Previously circulated as "Mental Health, Creativity, and Wealth"]
NBER Working Paper n. 29422
10. School Finance Equalization Increases Intergenerational Mobility. Journal of Labor Economics, vol. 41(1), pp. 1-38 (2023). [appendix]
NBER Working Paper n. 25600
Policy brief: Voxeu.org
11. Flexible Wages, Bargaining, and The Gender Gap (with Heather Sarsons). The Quarterly Journal of Economics, vol. 137(1), pp. 2015-266 (2022). [appendix]
NBER Working Paper n. 27894; IZA Discussion Paper No. 13754
Coverage: Jacobin
12. Effects of Copyrights on Science: Evidence from the WWII Book Republication Program (with Petra Moser). American Economic Journal: Microeconomics, vol. 13(4), pp. 218-260 (2021).
NBER Working Paper n. 24255, CEPR Discussion Paper n. 12651, NBER Digest, March 2018 Issue
Policy briefs & coverage: The Economist, Voxeu.org, Cato Institute, Marginal Revolution
13. The Labor Market for Teachers Under Different Pay Schemes. American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, vol. 13(2), pp. 65-102 (2021).
NBER Working Paper n. 24813
Winner of the AEJ Best Paper Award for American Economic Journal: Economic Policy (2024)
2016 NAEd/Spencer Dissertation Fellowship; Selected "Best Applied Paper" during the Econometric Society European Summer Meeting 2016
Policy briefs and press coverage: Cato Institute, The New York Times, Wall Street Journal (1/31/2017, 10/11/2018, 2/14/2019)
14. Healthcare and Federalism: a Political Economy Approach. Rivista di Politica Economica, SIPI Spa, issue 4, pp. 39-78 (2012).
Other Publications
15. Wisconsin's Act 10, Teacher Pay, and the Impact on Teachers' Labor Markets. Education Next, vol. 23(2) (2023).
16. Information, Confidence, and The Gender Gap in Bargaining (with Heather Sarsons). American Economic Association Papers & Proceedings, vol. 111, pp. 174-178 (2021).
17. School Capital Expenditure Rules and Distribution (with Julien Lafortune and David Schönholzer). American Economic Association Papers & Proceedings, vol. 111, pp. 450-454 (2021).
16. Information, Confidence, and The Gender Gap in Bargaining (with Heather Sarsons). American Economic Association Papers & Proceedings, vol. 111, pp. 174-178 (2021).
17. School Capital Expenditure Rules and Distribution (with Julien Lafortune and David Schönholzer). American Economic Association Papers & Proceedings, vol. 111, pp. 450-454 (2021).
Book Chapters
18. Teacher Compensation. In Live Handbook of Education Policy Research, in Douglas Harris (ed.), Association for Education Finance and Policy (2025).
19. Education and Innovation (with David Deming and Petra Moser). In The Role of Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Economic Growth, Michael J. Andrews, Aaron Chatterji, Josh Lerner & Scott Stern, editors. University of Chicago Press (2020).
19. Education and Innovation (with David Deming and Petra Moser). In The Role of Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Economic Growth, Michael J. Andrews, Aaron Chatterji, Josh Lerner & Scott Stern, editors. University of Chicago Press (2020).
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Selected Work in Progress
How Political Institutions Shape Education Spending: Supermajority Requirements in U.S. School Capital Investments (with Julien Lafortune and David Schönholzer)
Awarded a Spencer Foundation Small Grant
Soft Skills in Higher Education (with Song Ma)
The Influence of Female Leadership on the Careers of Younger Workers (with Nicola Bianchi, Hyejin Ku, and Matteo Paradisi)
Awarded a Spencer Foundation Small Grant
Soft Skills in Higher Education (with Song Ma)
The Influence of Female Leadership on the Careers of Younger Workers (with Nicola Bianchi, Hyejin Ku, and Matteo Paradisi)