Krzysztof Karbownik
Integrating Minorities in the Classroom: The Role of Students, Parents, and Teachers
Topics: Families and CommunitiesWe develop a multi-agent model of the education production function where investments of students, parents, and teachers are linked to the presence of minorities in the classroom. We then test the key implications of this model using rich survey data and a mandate to randomly assign students to… more →
Competitive Effects of Charter Schools
Topics: School ChoiceTags: Charter schoolsUsing a rich dataset that merges student-level school records with birth records, and leveraging three alternative identification strategies, we explore how increase in access to charter schools in twelve districts in Florida affects students remaining in traditional public schools (TPS). We… more →
Sibling Spillovers May Enhance the Efficacy of Targeted School Policies
Topics: Student LearningTags:Public policies often target individuals but within-family externalities of such interventions are understudied. Using a regression discontinuity design, we document how a third grade retention policy affects both the target children and their younger siblings. The policy improves test scores of… more →