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The Dynamics of Criminal Behavior: Evidence from Weather Shocks

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Citation 60

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The Dynamics of Criminal Behavior: Evidence from Weather Shocks

Number of pages: 60 Posted: 12 Jan 2005

Brian Jacob, Lars John Lefgren and Enrico Moretti

Harvard University - Harvard Kennedy School (HKS), Brigham Young University - Department of Economics and University of California, Berkeley - Department of Economics

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The Dynamics of Criminal Behavior: Evidence from Weather Shocks

NBER Working Paper No. w10739

Number of pages: 59 Posted: 22 Sep 2004 Last Revised: 06 Nov 2022

Brian Jacob, Lars John Lefgren and Enrico Moretti

Harvard University - Harvard Kennedy School (HKS), Brigham Young University - Department of Economics and University of California, Berkeley - Department of Economics

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Citation 10

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Do High School Exit Exams Influence Educational Attainment or Labor Market Performance?

NBER Working Paper No. w12199

Number of pages: 56 Posted: 25 May 2006 Last Revised: 02 Nov 2022

Thomas S. Dee and Brian Jacob

and Harvard University - Harvard Kennedy School (HKS)

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Citation 7

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Principals as Agents: Subjective Performance Measures in Education

Number of pages: 68 Posted: 15 Jul 2005

Brian Jacob and Lars John Lefgren

Harvard University - Harvard Kennedy School (HKS) and Brigham Young University - Department of Economics

Downloads 291 (180,461)

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What Do Parents Value in Education? An Investigation of Parents' Revealed Preferences for Teachers

KSG Working Paper No. RWP05-043

Number of pages: 65 Posted: 12 Dec 2005

Brian Jacob and Lars John Lefgren

Harvard University - Harvard Kennedy School (HKS) and Brigham Young University - Department of Economics

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The Impact of School Choice on Student Outcomes: An Analysis of the Chicago Public Schools

NBER Working Paper No. w7888

Number of pages: 50 Posted: 11 Sep 2000 Last Revised: 23 Jul 2022

Julie Berry Cullen, Brian Jacob and Steven D. Levitt

University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Department of Economics, Harvard University - Harvard Kennedy School (HKS) and University of Chicago

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Remedial Education and Student Achievement: A Regression-Discontinuity Analysis

NBER Working Paper No. w8918

Number of pages: 48 Posted: 03 May 2002 Last Revised: 14 Nov 2022

Brian Jacob and Lars John Lefgren

Harvard University - Harvard Kennedy School (HKS) and Brigham Young University - Department of Economics

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Citation 22

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The Effect of School Choice on Student Outcomes: Evidence from Randomized Lotteries

NBER Working Paper No. w10113

Number of pages: 53 Posted: 05 Dec 2003 Last Revised: 21 Aug 2022

Julie Berry Cullen, Brian Jacob and Steven D. Levitt

University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Department of Economics, Harvard University - Harvard Kennedy School (HKS) and University of Chicago

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Citation 26

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Catching Cheating Teachers: The Results of an Unusual Experiment in Implementing Theory

NBER Working Paper No. w9414

Number of pages: 34 Posted: 16 Jan 2003 Last Revised: 23 Sep 2022

Brian Jacob and Steven D. Levitt

Harvard University - Harvard Kennedy School (HKS) and University of Chicago

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The Effect of Grade Retention on High School Completion

NBER Working Paper No. w13514

Number of pages: 54 Posted: 16 Oct 2007 Last Revised: 05 Dec 2022

Brian Jacob and Lars John Lefgren

Harvard University - Harvard Kennedy School (HKS) and Brigham Young University - Department of Economics

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Citation 5

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Improving Educational Outcomes for Poor Children

NBER Working Paper No. w14550

Number of pages: 51 Posted: 15 Jan 2009 Last Revised: 05 Oct 2022

Brian Jacob and Jens Ludwig

Harvard University - Harvard Kennedy School (HKS) and Georgetown University - Public Policy Institute (GPPI)

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Can You Recognize an Effective Teacher When You Recruit One?

NBER Working Paper No. w14485

Number of pages: 56 Posted: 17 Nov 2008 Last Revised: 30 Jan 2022

Jonah E. Rockoff, Brian Jacob, Thomas J. Kane and Douglas Staiger

Columbia University - Columbia Business School, Finance, Harvard University - Harvard Kennedy School (HKS), University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) - School of Public Policy & Social Research and Dartmouth College - Department of Economics

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Citation 14

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Principals as Agents: Subjective Performance Measurement in Education

NBER Working Paper No. w11463

Number of pages: 67 Posted: 08 Aug 2005 Last Revised: 29 Oct 2022

Brian Jacob and Lars John Lefgren

Harvard University - Harvard Kennedy School (HKS) and Brigham Young University - Department of Economics

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The Impact of Teacher Training on Student Achievement: Quasi-Experimental Evidence from School Reform Efforts in Chicago

NBER Working Paper No. w8916

Number of pages: 41 Posted: 25 Apr 2002 Last Revised: 13 Nov 2022

Brian Jacob and Lars John Lefgren

Harvard University - Harvard Kennedy School (HKS) and Brigham Young University - Department of Economics

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Citation 7

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Educational Expectations and Attainment

NBER Working Paper No. w15683

Number of pages: 60 Posted: 25 Jan 2010 Last Revised: 10 May 2023

Brian Jacob and Tamara Wilder

Harvard University - Harvard Kennedy School (HKS) and affiliation not provided to SSRN

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Rotten Apples: An Investigation of the Prevalence and Predictors of Teacher Cheating

NBER Working Paper No. w9413

Number of pages: 69 Posted: 03 Jan 2003 Last Revised: 22 Sep 2022

Brian Jacob and Steven D. Levitt

Harvard University - Harvard Kennedy School (HKS) and University of Chicago

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Citation 48

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The Impact of No Child Left Behind on Student Achievement

NBER Working Paper No. w15531

Number of pages: 76 Posted: 24 Nov 2009 Last Revised: 10 Jun 2023

Thomas S. Dee and Brian Jacob

and Harvard University - Harvard Kennedy School (HKS)

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Citation 8

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What Do Parents Value in Education? An Empirical Investigation of Parents' Revealed Preferences for Teachers

NBER Working Paper No. w11494

Number of pages: 64 Posted: 29 Aug 2005 Last Revised: 28 Nov 2022

Brian Jacob and Lars John Lefgren

Harvard University - Harvard Kennedy School (HKS) and Brigham Young University - Department of Economics

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Citation 14

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Public Housing, Housing Vouchers and Student Achievement: Evidence from Public Housing Demolitions in Chicago

NBER Working Paper No. w9652

Number of pages: 58 Posted: 27 Apr 2003 Last Revised: 17 Nov 2022

Brian Jacob

Harvard University - Harvard Kennedy School (HKS)

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Citation 36

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Where the Boys Aren'T: Non-Cognitive Skills, Returns to School and the Gender Gap in Higher Education

NBER Working Paper No. w8964

Number of pages: 29 Posted: 30 May 2002 Last Revised: 31 Dec 2022

Brian Jacob

Harvard University - Harvard Kennedy School (HKS)

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Citation 20

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Accountability, Incentives and Behavior: The Impact of High-Stakes Testing in the Chicago Public Schools

NBER Working Paper No. w8968

Number of pages: 71 Posted: 30 May 2002 Last Revised: 02 Jan 2023

Brian Jacob

Harvard University - Harvard Kennedy School (HKS)

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Citation 24

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The Impact of Research Grant Funding on Scientific Productivity

NBER Working Paper No. w13519

Number of pages: 73 Posted: 24 Oct 2007 Last Revised: 11 Dec 2022

Brian Jacob and Lars John Lefgren

Harvard University - Harvard Kennedy School (HKS) and Brigham Young University - Department of Economics

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Citation 34

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Rational Ignorance in Education: A Field Experiment in Student Plagiarism

NBER Working Paper No. w15672

Number of pages: 43 Posted: 25 Jan 2010 Last Revised: 29 Apr 2023

Thomas S. Dee and Brian Jacob

and Harvard University - Harvard Kennedy School (HKS)

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Citation 1

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Are Idle Hands the Devil's Workshop? Incapacitation, Concentration and Juvenile Crime

NBER Working Paper No. w9653

Number of pages: 54 Posted: 27 Apr 2003 Last Revised: 18 Nov 2022

Brian Jacob and Lars John Lefgren

Harvard University - Harvard Kennedy School (HKS) and Brigham Young University - Department of Economics

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Citation 31

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The Effect of Gun Shows on Gun-Related Deaths: Evidence from California and Texas

NBER Working Paper No. w14371

Number of pages: 53 Posted: 08 Oct 2008 Last Revised: 09 Oct 2022

Mark Duggan, Randi Hjalmarsson and Brian Jacob

University of Maryland - Department of Economics, University of Maryland - School of Public Policy and Harvard University - Harvard Kennedy School (HKS)

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The Effects of Housing Assistance on Labor Supply: Evidence from a Voucher Lottery

NBER Working Paper No. w14570

Number of pages: 65 Posted: 29 Dec 2008 Last Revised: 26 Oct 2022

Brian Jacob and Jens Ludwig

Harvard University - Harvard Kennedy School (HKS) and Georgetown University - Public Policy Institute (GPPI)

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Citation 17

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Is Gaining Access to Selective Elementary Schools Gaining Ground? Evidence from Randomized Lotteries

NBER Working Paper No. w13443

Number of pages: 61 Posted: 28 Sep 2007 Last Revised: 27 Mar 2022

Julie Berry Cullen and Brian Jacob

University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Department of Economics and Harvard University - Harvard Kennedy School (HKS)

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Citation 1

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Test-Based Accountability and Student Achievement: An Investigation of Differential Performance on Naep and State Assessments

NBER Working Paper No. w12817

Number of pages: 69 Posted: 12 Jan 2007 Last Revised: 09 Jan 2022

Brian Jacob

Harvard University - Harvard Kennedy School (HKS)

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The Persistence of Teacher-Induced Learning Gains

NBER Working Paper No. w14065

Number of pages: 44 Posted: 09 Jun 2008 Last Revised: 08 Dec 2022

Brian Jacob, Lars John Lefgren and David Sims

Harvard University - Harvard Kennedy School (HKS), Brigham Young University - Department of Economics and Brigham Young University

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Do Principals Fire the Worst Teachers?

NBER Working Paper No. w15715

Number of pages: 58 Posted: 08 Feb 2010 Last Revised: 11 Jun 2023

Brian Jacob

Harvard University - Harvard Kennedy School (HKS)

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New Evidence on Teacher Labor Supply

NBER Working Paper No. w16802

Number of pages: 35 Posted: 28 Feb 2011 Last Revised: 31 May 2023

Mimi Engel and Brian Jacob

affiliation not provided to SSRN and Harvard University - Harvard Kennedy School (HKS)

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The Effect of Employment Protection on Worker Effort: Evidence from Public Schooling

NBER Working Paper No. w15655

Number of pages: 59 Posted: 25 Jan 2010 Last Revised: 12 Apr 2023

Brian Jacob

Harvard University - Harvard Kennedy School (HKS)

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The Effects of School Size on Parental Involvement and Social Capital: Evidence from the ELS 2002

BROOKINGS PAPERS ON EDUCATION POLICY 2006-2007, Tom Loveless and Frederick Hess, eds., Brookings Institution Press, 2007

Posted: 09 Oct 2009

Brian Jacob, Thomas S. Dee and Wei Ha

Harvard University - Harvard Kennedy School (HKS), and United Nations - Eastern and Southern Africa Regional Office

Brian Jacob

Harvard University - Harvard Kennedy School (HKS)

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