SCHOOL ACCOUNTABILITY
Dynarski, Susan, Hubbard, Daniel, Jacob, Brian and Robles, Sylvia (2018). “Estimating the Effects of a Large Network of Charter Schools Managed by a For-profit Operator” Working paper. [Working paper version]
Dynarski, S., Frank, K., Schneider, B., and Jacob B. (2017) "Are Expectations Alone Enough? Estimating The Effect Of A Mandatory College-Prep Curriculum In Michigan." Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis. [Paper]
Brian Jacob and Jesse Rothstein (2016) "The Measurement of Student Ability in Modern Assessment Systems" The National Bureau of Economic Research. [Paper]
Dobbie, W., Rockoff, J., Dee. T.S., and Brian Jacob (2016) "The Causes And Consequences Of Test Score Manipulation: Evidence From The New York Regents Examinations." The National Bureau of Economic Research. [Working paper version]
Dee, T.S., Jacob, B.A., and Nathaniel L. Schwartz (2012). “The Effects of No Child Left Behind on Education Finance and Practice.” Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis. [Abstract]
Dee, Thomas S., Dobbie, Will, Jacob, Brian, McCrary, Justin and Rockoff, Jonah (2011). “Manipulation on the NYS Regents Exam.” Working paper. [Working paper version]
Dee, Thomas S. and Jacob, Brian A. (2011). “The Impact of No Child Left Behind on Student Achievement.” Journal of Policy Analysis and Management. 30(3): 418-446. [Working paper version] For a non-technical summary of this work, see Education Next.
Jacob, Brian A. and Jonah Rockoff (2011).“Organizing Schools to Improve Student Achievement: Start Times, Grade Configurations and Teacher Assignments.” The Hamilton Project, Brookings Institution. [Paper]
Dee, T.S. and Jacob, Brian A. (2010). “The Impact of No Child Left Behind on Students, Teachers and Schools.” Brookings Papers on Economic Activity. (Fall 2010): 149-207. [Paper]
Jacob, B. and Lefgren, L. (2009). "The Effect of Grade Retention on High School Completion." American Economic Journal: Applied Economics. 1(3): 33-58. [Abstract]
Dee, T.S. and Jacob, B.A. (2007). “Do High School Exit Exams Influence Educational Attainment or Labor Market Performance?” In Adam Gamoran, ed., Standards-Based Reform and the Poverty Gap: Lessons for No Child Left Behind. Washington, D.C.: Brookings University Press. [Working paper version]
Jacob, B. (2006). “Test-Based Accountability and Student Achievement: An Investigation of Differential Performance on NAEP and State Assessments.” NBER Working Paper #12817. [Working paper version]
Jacob, B. (2005). “Accountability, Incentives and Behavior: Evidence from School Reform in Chicago.” Journal of Public Economics. 89(5-6): 761-796. [Abstract]
Jacob, B. and Lefgren, L. (2004). “Remedial Education and Student Achievement: A Regression-Discontinuity Analysis.” Review of Economics and Statistics. LXXXVI (1): 226-244.
Jacob, B. and Levitt, S. (2003). “Rotten Apples: An Investigation of the Prevalence and Predictors of Teacher Cheating.” Quarterly Journal of Economics. 118(3): 843-877. For a non-technical summary of this work, see Education Next.
SCHOOL CHOICE
Jacob, Brian A., McCall, Brian and Kevin Stange (Forthcoming). in the Journal of Labor Economics “College as Country Club: Do Colleges Cater to Students’ Preferences for Consumption?”. [Working paper version]
Jacob, Brian A. and Jens Ludwig (2011). “Educational Interventions: Their Effects on the Achievement of Poor Children.” In Neighborhood and Life Chances: How Place Matters in Modern America. Harriet B. Newburger, Eugenie L. Birch, and Susan M. Wachter, Eds. Philadelphia, PA: University of Pennsylvania Press.
Cullen, J. and Jacob, B. (2008). “Is Gaining Access to a Selective Elementary School Gaining Ground? Evidence from Randomized Lotteries.” In Jonathan Gruber, ed. An Economics Perspective on the Problems of Disadvantaged Youth. Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press. [Working paper version]
Jacob, B. and Lefgren, L. (2007). “What Do Parents Value in Education? An Empirical Investigation of Parents’ Revealed Preferences for Teachers.” Quarterly Journal of Economics. 122(4): 1603-1637. For a non-technical summary of this work, see Education Next.
Cullen, J., Jacob, B. and Levitt, S. (2006). “The Effect of School Choice on Student Outcomes: Evidence from Randomized Lotteries.” Econometrica. 74(5): 1191-1230. [Working paper version]
Cullen, J., Jacob, B. and Levitt, S. (2005). “The Impact of School Choice on Student Outcomes: An Analysis of the Chicago Public Schools.” Journal of Public Economics. 89(5-6): 729-760.
Dynarski, Susan, Hubbard, Daniel, Jacob, Brian and Robles, Sylvia (2018). “Estimating the Effects of a Large Network of Charter Schools Managed by a For-profit Operator” Working paper. [Working paper version]
Dynarski, S., Frank, K., Schneider, B., and Jacob B. (2017) "Are Expectations Alone Enough? Estimating The Effect Of A Mandatory College-Prep Curriculum In Michigan." Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis. [Paper]
Brian Jacob and Jesse Rothstein (2016) "The Measurement of Student Ability in Modern Assessment Systems" The National Bureau of Economic Research. [Paper]
Dobbie, W., Rockoff, J., Dee. T.S., and Brian Jacob (2016) "The Causes And Consequences Of Test Score Manipulation: Evidence From The New York Regents Examinations." The National Bureau of Economic Research. [Working paper version]
Dee, T.S., Jacob, B.A., and Nathaniel L. Schwartz (2012). “The Effects of No Child Left Behind on Education Finance and Practice.” Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis. [Abstract]
Dee, Thomas S., Dobbie, Will, Jacob, Brian, McCrary, Justin and Rockoff, Jonah (2011). “Manipulation on the NYS Regents Exam.” Working paper. [Working paper version]
Dee, Thomas S. and Jacob, Brian A. (2011). “The Impact of No Child Left Behind on Student Achievement.” Journal of Policy Analysis and Management. 30(3): 418-446. [Working paper version] For a non-technical summary of this work, see Education Next.
Jacob, Brian A. and Jonah Rockoff (2011).“Organizing Schools to Improve Student Achievement: Start Times, Grade Configurations and Teacher Assignments.” The Hamilton Project, Brookings Institution. [Paper]
Dee, T.S. and Jacob, Brian A. (2010). “The Impact of No Child Left Behind on Students, Teachers and Schools.” Brookings Papers on Economic Activity. (Fall 2010): 149-207. [Paper]
Jacob, B. and Lefgren, L. (2009). "The Effect of Grade Retention on High School Completion." American Economic Journal: Applied Economics. 1(3): 33-58. [Abstract]
Dee, T.S. and Jacob, B.A. (2007). “Do High School Exit Exams Influence Educational Attainment or Labor Market Performance?” In Adam Gamoran, ed., Standards-Based Reform and the Poverty Gap: Lessons for No Child Left Behind. Washington, D.C.: Brookings University Press. [Working paper version]
Jacob, B. (2006). “Test-Based Accountability and Student Achievement: An Investigation of Differential Performance on NAEP and State Assessments.” NBER Working Paper #12817. [Working paper version]
Jacob, B. (2005). “Accountability, Incentives and Behavior: Evidence from School Reform in Chicago.” Journal of Public Economics. 89(5-6): 761-796. [Abstract]
Jacob, B. and Lefgren, L. (2004). “Remedial Education and Student Achievement: A Regression-Discontinuity Analysis.” Review of Economics and Statistics. LXXXVI (1): 226-244.
Jacob, B. and Levitt, S. (2003). “Rotten Apples: An Investigation of the Prevalence and Predictors of Teacher Cheating.” Quarterly Journal of Economics. 118(3): 843-877. For a non-technical summary of this work, see Education Next.
SCHOOL CHOICE
Jacob, Brian A., McCall, Brian and Kevin Stange (Forthcoming). in the Journal of Labor Economics “College as Country Club: Do Colleges Cater to Students’ Preferences for Consumption?”. [Working paper version]
Jacob, Brian A. and Jens Ludwig (2011). “Educational Interventions: Their Effects on the Achievement of Poor Children.” In Neighborhood and Life Chances: How Place Matters in Modern America. Harriet B. Newburger, Eugenie L. Birch, and Susan M. Wachter, Eds. Philadelphia, PA: University of Pennsylvania Press.
Cullen, J. and Jacob, B. (2008). “Is Gaining Access to a Selective Elementary School Gaining Ground? Evidence from Randomized Lotteries.” In Jonathan Gruber, ed. An Economics Perspective on the Problems of Disadvantaged Youth. Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press. [Working paper version]
Jacob, B. and Lefgren, L. (2007). “What Do Parents Value in Education? An Empirical Investigation of Parents’ Revealed Preferences for Teachers.” Quarterly Journal of Economics. 122(4): 1603-1637. For a non-technical summary of this work, see Education Next.
Cullen, J., Jacob, B. and Levitt, S. (2006). “The Effect of School Choice on Student Outcomes: Evidence from Randomized Lotteries.” Econometrica. 74(5): 1191-1230. [Working paper version]
Cullen, J., Jacob, B. and Levitt, S. (2005). “The Impact of School Choice on Student Outcomes: An Analysis of the Chicago Public Schools.” Journal of Public Economics. 89(5-6): 729-760.