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Coordinated Admissions Program by Andrews, Rodney J.

“…In the wake of challenges to affirmative action, access to oversubscribed elite public universities remains a contentious issue. Much of the research on these…”
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Recruiting and supporting low-income, high-achieving students at flagship universities by Andrews, Rodney J., Imberman, Scott A., Lovenheim, Michael F.

“…We study an intervention designed to overcome multiple hurdles faced by low-income, high-ability college students to determine if and how it affects students’…”
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Local natural resources and crime: Evidence from oil price fluctuations in Texas by Andrews, Rodney J., Deza, Monica

“…•An increase in the value of local oil reserves increases murder, robbery and larceny.•Increases in the value of local oil reserves attract young males.•We…”
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Quantile treatment effects of college quality on earnings by Andrews, Rodney J, Li, Jing, Lovenheim, Michael F

“…We use administrative data from Texas to estimate how graduating from a state flagship or a community college relative to a nonflagship university affects the…”
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Price Regulation, Price Discrimination, and Equality of Opportunity in Higher Education: Evidence from Texas by Andrews, Rodney J., Stange, Kevin M.

“…We assess the importance of price regulation and price discrimination to low-income students’ access to opportunities in public higher education. In 2003,…”
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Identifying Confirmatory Bias in the Field: Evidence From a Poll of Experts by Andrews, Rodney J., Logan, Trevon D., Sinkey, Michael J.

“…Laboratory experiments have established the existence of cognitive biases, but their explanatory power in real-world economic settings has been difficult to…”
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The effects of the Kalamazoo Promise on college choice by Andrews, Rodney J., DesJardins, Stephen, Ranchhod, Vimal

“…On November 10, 2005, then Superintendent of the Kalamazoo Public School System, Janice Brown announced—to the surprise of Kalamazoo’s residents—the beginning…”
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Estimating the responsiveness of college applications to the likelihood of acceptance and financial assistance: Evidence from Texas by Andrews, Rodney J., Ranchhod, Vimal, Sathy, Viji

“…This paper investigates the impact of Texas’s Top Ten Percent Rule—which grants automatic to any public college in Texas for Texas high school graduates who…”
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Mild coal extraction for the production of anode coke from Blue Gem coal by Andrews, Rodney J., Rantell, Terry, Jacques, David, Hower, James C., Steven Gardner, J., Amick, Mike

“…The quality and availability of petroleum coke used in the manufacture of carbon anodes for aluminum production is a growing concern to the industry. Coke…”
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Family health, children's own health, and test score gaps by Andrews, Rodney J, Logan, Trevon D

“…Gaps in educational performance between whites and racial minorities are not present at early ages but do emerge early in the schooling years and increase over…”
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The Persistent Myths of “Acting White” and Race Neutral Alternatives to Affirmative Action in Admissions by Andrews, Rodney J., Swinton, Omari H.

“…This paper discusses the persistent myths that cloud our understanding of two politically charged themes that have been featured in discussions of the…”
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Bergstrom et al. 1986: A correction by Andrews, Rodney J.

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Comments on “Black Americans in the 21st Century: Should We be Optimistic or Concerned?” by Andrews, Rodney J.

“…In “Black Americans in the 21st Century: Should we be Optimistic or Concerned?”, Dr. Angel Harris discusses a number of facts about the myriad gaps in…”
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The Returns to College Major Choice: Average and Distributional Effects, Career Trajectories, and Earnings Variability. Working Paper 30331 by Andrews, Rodney J, Imberman, Scott A, Lovenheim, Michael F, Stange, Kevin M

“…There is a growing body of research examining the labor market returns to college major, motivated by the large returns to skill in the labor market. Prior…”
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The impact of legal challenges to affirmative action on educational choice by Andrews, Rodney J

“…The first chapter of the dissertation explores the impact of the United State's Supreme Court's 2003 decisions in Gratz v. Bollinger and Grutter v. Bollinger…”
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The Effects of Texas's Targeted Pre-Kindergarten Program on Academic Performance. NBER Working Paper No. 18598 by Andrews, Rodney J, Jargowsky, Paul, Kuhne, Kristin

“…There has been a resurgence in research that investigates the efficacy of early investments as a means of reducing gaps in academic performance. However, the…”
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Quantile Treatment Effects of College Quality on Earnings: Evidence from Administrative Data in Texas. NBER Working Paper No. 18068 by Andrews, Rodney J, Li, Jing, Lovenheim, Michael F

“…This paper uses administrative data on schooling and earnings from Texas to estimate the effect of college quality on the distribution of earnings. We proxy…”
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