Josh Kinsler

Department of Economics
Associate Professor
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B414 Amos Hall620 S. Lumpkin St.Athens, GA, 30602
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Education
PhD, Economics, Duke University, 2007
BS, Engineering, University of Virginia, 1999
Prior Professional Positions
University of Rochester, Assistant Professor of Economics, 2007 to 2015
Awards
Post-Doctoral Fellowship, National Academy of Education/Spencer Foundation, 2011
Research Interests
- Economics of Education
- Labor Economics
- Econometrics
Selected Publications
Journal Articles
- Productivity Spillovers in Team Production: Evidence from Professional Basketball. Journal Of Labor Economics, forthcoming.
- 2016. Teacher Complementarities in Test Score Production: Evidence from Primary School. Journal Of Labor Economics, 34(1):29-61.
- 2015. The Specificity of General Human Capital: Evidence from College Major Choice. Journal Of Labor Economics, 33(4):933-972.
- 2013. School Discipline: A Source or Salve for the Racial Achievement Gap. International Economic Review, 54(1):355-383.
- 2012. Estimating Spillovers using Panel Data, with an Application to the Classroom. Quantitative Economics, 3(3):421-470.
- 2012. Beyond Levels and Growth: Estimating Teacher Value-Added and its Persistence. The Journal Of Human Resources,47(3):722-753.
- 2012. Assessing Rothstein's Critique of Teacher Value-Added Models. Quantitative Economics, 3(2):333-362.
- 2011. Family Income and Higher Education Choices: The Importance of Accounting for College Quality. Journal Of Human Capital, 5(4):453-477.
- 2011. Understanding the Black-White School Discipline Gap. Economics Of Education Review, 30(6):1370-1383.