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Journal Publications
Book Chapters
Op-Eds, Policy Briefs, and Monographs
Commissioned Papers
Working Papers and Manuscripts Under Review
APPAM Presentations

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Journal Publications

Goldhaber, Dan and Anthony, Emily. (Forthcoming.) Can Teacher Quality be Effectively Assessed? National Board Certification as a Signal of Effective Teaching. Review of Economics and Statistics.

Goldhaber, Dan. (Forthcoming). National Board Teachers Are More Effective, But Are They In The Classrooms Where They’re Needed The Most? Education Finance and Policy.

Goldhaber, Dan, Cramer, Lauren, and Choi, Hyung-Jai. (Forthcoming). A Descriptive Analysis of the Distribution of NBPTS Certified Teachers in North Carolina. Economics of Education Review.

Eide, Eric and Goldhaber, Dan. (2005). Grade Retention: What Are the Costs and Benefits? Journal of Education Finance, 31(2), 195-214.

Goldhaber, Dan and Player, Daniel. (2005). What Different Benchmarks Suggest About How Financially Attractive it is to Teach in Public Schools. Journal of Education Finance, 30(3), 211-230.

Goldhaber, Dan, Anthony, Emily, and Perry, David. (2004, Winter). NBPTS Certification: Who Applies and What Factors are Associated with Success? Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 26(4), 259-280.

Eide, Eric, Goldhaber, Dan, and Brewer, Dominic. (2004). The Teacher Labour Market and Teacher Quality. Oxford Review of Economic Policy, 20, 230-244.

Goldhaber, Dan and Hannaway, Jane. (2004). Accountability with a Kicker: Preliminary Observations on the Florida A+ Accountability Plan. Phi Delta Kappan, 85(8), 598-605. [Reprinted in Annual Editions: Education 05/06 32nd Edition (2005). Edited by Fred Schultz. McGraw-Hill/Dushkin: Dubuque, IA, pp. 69-75.]

Goldhaber, Dan and Eide, Eric. (2003). Methodological Thoughts on Measuring the Impact of Private Sector Competition on the Educational Workplace. Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 25(2), 217-232.

Goldhaber, Dan. (2002). Teacher Quality and Teacher Pay Structure: What Do We Know, and What are the Options? Georgetown Public Policy Review, 7(2), 81-94.

Goldhaber, Dan. (2002). The Mystery of Good Teaching. Education Next, 2(1), 50-55.

Goldhaber, Dan and Eide, Eric. (2002). What Do We Know (and Need to Know) About the Impact of School Choice Reforms on Disadvantaged Students? Harvard Educational Review, 72(2),157-176.

Goldhaber, Dan. (2000). School Choice: Do We Know Enough? Educational Researcher, 29(8), 21-22.

Goldhaber, Dan and Brewer, Dominic. (2000). Does Teacher Certification Matter? High School Teacher Certification Status and Student Achievement. Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 22(2), 129-145.

Goldhaber, Dan. (1999). School Choice: An Examination of the Empirical Evidence on Achievement, Parental Decision Making, and Equity. Educational Researcher, 28(9), 16-25.

Goldhaber, Dan, Brewer, Dominic, and Anderson, Deborah. (1999). A Three-Way Error Components Analysis of Educational Productivity. Education Economics, 7(3), 199-208.

Goldhaber, Dan, Brewer, Dominic, Eide, Eric, and Rees, Daniel. (1999). Testing for Sample Selection in the Milwaukee School Choice Experiment. Economics of Education Review, 18: 259-267.

Goldhaber, Dan and Brewer, Dominic. (1998). When Should We Reward Degrees for Teachers? Phi Delta Kappan, 80(2), 134-138.

Goldhaber, Dan and Brewer, Dominic. (1997). Why Don't Schools and Teachers Seem to Matter? Assessing the Impact of Unobservables on Educational Productivity. Journal of Human Resources, 32(3), 505-523.

Goldhaber, Dan. (1997). School Choice as Educational Reform. Phi Delta Kappan, 79(2), 143-147.

Ehrenberg, Ronald, Goldhaber, Dan, and Brewer, Dominic. (1995). Do Teachers' Race, Gender, and Ethnicity Matter? Evidence from NELS88. Industrial and Labor Relations Review, 48(3), 547-561. Also published as National Bureau of Economic Research Working Paper No. 4669, March 1994.

Book Chapters

Goldhaber, Dan. (In progress, 2006). Teacher Licensure Tests and Student Achievement: Is Teacher Testing an Effective Policy? In Duncan Chaplin and Jane Hannaway (Eds.), Learning from Longitudinal Data in Education. Washington, DC: UI Press.

Goldhaber, Dan. (2006). Are Teachers Unions Good for Students? In Jane Hannaway and Andrew Rotherham (Eds.), Collective Bargaining in Education: Negotiating Change in Today's Schools. Cambridge, MA: Harvard Education Press.

Goldhaber, Dan, Henig, Jeff, Guin, Kacey, Weiss, Janet, and Hess, Frederick. (2005). School Choice and ‘Non-Choosers’: The Role of Context in Influencing the Effects of Competition. In Julian Betts and Tom Loveless (Eds.), Getting ChoiceRight: Ensuring Equity and Efficiency in Education Policy. Washington, DC: Brookings Institution Press.

Betts, Julian, Goldhaber, Dan, and Rosenstock, Larry. (2005). “Supply Side Responses to Systems of School Choice.” In Julian Betts and Tom Loveless (Eds.), Getting Choice Right: Ensuring Equity and Efficiency in Education Policy. Washington, DC: Brookings Institution Press.

Goldhaber, Dan. (2004). Why Do We License Teachers? In Frederick Hess, Andrew Rotherham, and Kate Walsh (Eds.), A Qualified Teacher in Every Classroom: Appraising Old Answers and New Ideas (pp. 81-100). Cambridge, MA: Harvard Education Press.

Goldhaber, Dan and Liu, Albert. (2003). Occupational Choices and the Academic Proficiency of the Teacher Workforce. In William Fowler (Ed.), Developments in School Finance 2001–02 (pp. 53-75). Washington, DC: NCES.

Goldhaber, Dan. (2001). How Has Teacher Compensation Changed? In William Fowler (Ed.), Selected Papers in School Finance 2000 (pp. 11-40). Washington, DC: NCES.

Goldhaber, Dan. (2001). The Interface Between Public and Private Schooling: Market Pressure and the Impact on Performance. In David Monk, Herbert J. Walberg, and Margaret Wang (Eds.), Improving Educational Productivity (pp. 47-75). Greenwich, CT: Information Age Publishing.

Goldhaber, Dan, Brewer, Dominic and Eide, Eric. (1999). School Choice in Milwaukee: Are Private Schools Creaming Off the Best Students? In William Fowler(Ed.), Developments in School Finance 1998 (pp. 33-45). Washington, DC: NCES.

Goldhaber, Dan and Brewer, Dominic. (1999). Teacher Licensing and Student Achievement. In Marci Kanstoroom and Chester E. Finn, Jr. (Eds.), Better Teachers, Better Schools (pp. 83-102). Washington, DC: The Thomas B. Fordham Foundation.

Goldhaber, Dan. (1999). An Alternative Measure of Inflation in Teacher Salaries. In William Fowler, Jr. (Ed.), Selected Papers in School Finance 1997–99 (pp. 29-54). Washington, DC: NCES.

Goldhaber, Dan and Brewer, Dominic. (1997). “Evaluating the Effect of Teacher Degree Level on Educational Performance.” In William Fowler (Ed.), Developments in School Finance 1996 (pp. 197-210). Washington, DC: NCES.

Brewer, Dominic and Goldhaber, Dan. (1996). Educational Achievement and Teacher Qualifications: New Evidence from Microlevel Data. In Bruce S. Cooper and Sheree T. Speakman (Eds.), Advances In Educational Productivity Volume 6: Optimizing Education Resources (pp. 243-264). Greenwich, CT: JAI Press.

Op-Eds, Policy Briefs, and Monographs

DeArmond, Michael and Goldhaber, Dan. (2005). The Back Office: The Neglected Side of Teacher Quality. EdWeek, 24(22),31-32.

Goldhaber, Dan and Anthony, Emily. (2004). National Board Certification Successfully Identifies Effective Teachers. Center on Reinventing Public Education.

Goldhaber, Dan, Anthony, Emily, and Perry, David. (2003). Making the Grade: Who Applies for and Earns Advanced Teacher Certification? Urban Institute: Learning Curve: Facts and Perspectives, No. 2.

Goldhaber, Dan and Anthony, Emily. (2003). Teacher Quality and Student Achievement. Eric Clearinghouse on Urban Education.

Goldhaber, Dan, Eide, Eric, and Liu, Albert. (2003). Concerns in Education: Teacher Compensation and Teacher Quality. Arlington, VA: Educational Research Service.

Goldhaber, Dan and Anthony, Emily. (2003). Teacher Quality and Student Achievement. New York: Teachers College, Institute for Urban and Minority Education, ERIC Clearinghouse on Urban Education.

Commissioned Papers

Goldhaber, Dan. “Policy Options for Increasing the Quality of Teachers.” Prepared for the Aspen Institute Program on Education and Society’s Senior Congressional Education Staff Program, August 2005.

Goldhaber, Dan. “Designing Analyses to Assess Some Potential Benefits of Alternative Route to Licensure Programs.” Prepared for the U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences (IES) National Center for Education Evaluation, January 2004.

Goldhaber, Dan. “Teacher Licensure and the Quality of Teacher Workforce: Some Thoughts on the Gateway Governing Entry into the Teaching Profession.” Prepared for Changing Governance Systems to Improve Teaching Quality, a conference sponsored by the Education Commission of the States (ECS), March 2003.

Goldhaber, Dan and Player, Daniel. “Analytical Framework for Assessing the Potential Return on a Federal Investment in the Alliance for Excellent Education’s Every Child a Graduate.” Prepared for the Alliance for Excellent Education, February 2003.

Goldhaber, Dan. “States, School Districts, And The Goal Of Teacher Quality: Using Title II To Ensure That No Child Is Left Behind.” Prepared for the National Council on Teacher Quality, May 2002.

Goldhaber, Dan. “Teacher Licensure Policy: The Debate and an Agenda.” Prepared for Building Capacity for Educational Policy Research: Barriers to Conducting Cross-State Comparative Studies, a conference sponsored by Georgia State University, 2002.

Goldhaber, Dan. “School Choice As Education Reform: What Do We Know?” Eric Clearinghouse on Urban Education, 2001.

Goldhaber, Dan. “Criteria of an Effective Teacher Licensure System.” For the National Research Council Committee on Assessment and Teacher Quality, 1999.

Working Papers and Manuscripts Under Review

Goldhaber, Dan. Everyone’s Doing It, But What Does Teacher Testing Tell Us About Teacher Effectiveness? Submitted to Journal of Human Resources (April 2006).

Gross, Betheny, Booker, Kevin, and Goldhaber, Dan. Boosting Student Achievement? Testing the Impact of Comprehensive School Reform in Texas.

Gross, Betheny, Rainey, Lydia and Goldhaber, Dan. Seeing Success: The Impact of Implementing CSR Designs on Student Outcomes.

Goe, Laura, Goldhaber, Dan, Trapani, Catherine, and Steinberg, Jonathan. The Distribution of Teacher Characteristics and Qualifications in North Carolina Elementary Schools.

Goldhaber, Dan and Liu, Albert. Teacher Salary Structure and the Decision to Teach in Public Schools: An Analysis of Recent College Graduates.

APPAM Presentations

Goldhaber, Dan, and Hansen, Michael. (2007). Race, Gender, and Teacher Testing: How Objective a Tool is Teacher Licensure Testing and How Does it Impact Student Achievement? Presented at APPAM Fall Research Conference, November 8-10, in Washington D.C.

Goldhaber, Dan. (2006). Teacher Licensure Tests and Student Achievement: Is Teacher Testing an Effective Policy? Presented at APPAM Fall Research Conference, November 2-4, in Madison, Wisconsin.

Goldhaber, Dan, Chung, Hyung-Jai, DeArmond, Michael, and Player, Daniel. (2005). Why do so few Public School Districts use Merit Pay? Presented at APPAM Fall Research Conference, November 3-5, in Washington D.C.

Goldhaber, Dan and Cramer, Lauren. (2003). Title: National Board Certification and Teacher Career Paths: Does NBPTS Certification Influence How Long Teachers Remain in the Profession and What They Teach? Presented at APPAM Fall Research Conference, November6-8, in Washington D.C.

Eide, Eric, Goldhaber, Dan, Hilmer, Mike, and Brewer, Dominic. (2002). An Examination of the Role of Student Race and Ethnicity in Higher Education Since 1972. Presented at APPAM Fall Research Conference, November 7-9, in Dallas, Texas.

Goldhaber, Dan, and Gitomer, Drew. (2002). NBPTS Certification and Student Achievement: Is There A Relationship? Presented at APPAM Fall Research Conference, November 7-9, in Dallas, Texas.

Goldhaber, Dan and Liu, Albert. (2002). Economic Returns to Individual Attributes for Those In and Outside the Teaching Profession. Presented at APPAM Fall Research Conference, November 7-9, in Dallas, Texas.

Sharkey, Nancy, and Goldhaber, Dan. (2002). Teacher Certification Status and Student Achievement: Lessons from Private Schools. Presented at APPAM Fall Research Conference, November 7-9, in Dallas, Texas.

Hannaway, Jane, Figlio, David, Rouse, Cecilia, and Goldhaber, Dan. (2001). The Effects of Vouchers on Participants, Non-Participants, and Schools: Evidence from Florida. Presented at APPAM Fall Research Conference, November 1-3, in Washington D.C.

Goldhaber, Daniel and Wenglinsky, Harold. (2001). National Board Certification: What Can We Conclude? Presented at APPAM Fall Research Conference, November 1-3, in Washington D.C.

Eide, Eric, Goldhaber, Dan, and Showalter, Mark.(2000). Does Private High School Attendance Lead to a More Selective College? Presented at APPAM Fall Research Conference, November 2-4, in Seattle, WA.

Goldhaber, Dan. and Brewer, Dominic. (1999), Does Certification Matter? High School Certification Status and Student Achievement. Presented at APPAM Fall Research Conference, November 4-6, in Washington D.C.

Brewer, Dominic, Goldhaber, Dan, and Eide, Eric. (1998). Can Diversity in College Admissions Be Maintained in California and Other States? An Examination of the Role of Race and Ethnicity in College Admission Since 1972. Presented at APPAM Fall Research Conference, October 29-31, in New York, New York.