Josh Kinsler

• PhD, Economics, Duke University, 2007
• BS, Engineering, University of Virginia, 1999

• Economics of Education
• Labor Economics
• Econometrics

Journal Articles

• Emilia Del Bono, Josh Kinsler, and Ronni Pavan (2026). Skill Formation and the Trouble with Child Non-Cognitive Skill Measures. Quantitative Economics
• Peter Arcidiacono, Josh Kinsler, and Tyler Ransom (2023). What the Students for Fair Admissions Cases Reveal About Racial Preferences, Journal of Political Economy Microeconomics, 1(4), 615-668
• Emilia Del Bono, Josh Kinsler, and Ronni Pavan (2022). Identification of Dynamic Latent Factor Models of Skill Formation with Translog Production. Journal of Applied Econometrics, 37(6), 1256-1265
• Arcidiacono, Peter, Josh Kinsler, and Tyler Ransom (2022). Divergent: The Time Path of Legacy and Athlete Admissions at Harvard.  Journal of Human Resources, 59(3)
• Peter Arcidiacono, Josh Kinsler, and Tyler Ransom (2022). Asian American Discrimination in Harvard Admissions. European Economic Review, 144
• Peter Arcidiacono, Josh Kinsler, and Tyler Ransom (2022). Recruit to Reject? Harvard and African American Applicants. Economics of Education Review, 88
• Peter Arcidiacono, Josh Kinsler, and Tyler Ransom (2022). Legacy and Athlete Preferences at Harvard. Journal of Labor Economics, 40(1), 133-155
• Josh Kinsler and Ronni Pavan (2021). Local Distortions in Parental Beliefs over Child Skill.  Journal of Political Economy, 129(1), 81-100
• Gregorio Caetano , Josh Kinsler, and Hao Teng (2019). Towards Causal Estimates of Child’s Time Allocation on Skill. Journal of Applied Econometrics, 34(4): 588-605
• Peter Arcidiacono, Josh Kinsler, and Joe Price. Productivity Spillovers in Team Production: Evidence from Professional Basketball. Journal Of Labor Economics. 35(1): 191-225
• Josh Kinsler. 2016. Teacher Complementarities in Test Score Production: Evidence from Primary School. Journal Of Labor Economics, 34(1):29-61.
• Josh Kinsler and Ronni Pavan. 2015. The Specificity of General Human Capital: Evidence from College Major Choice. Journal Of Labor Economics, 33(4):933-972.
• Josh Kinsler. 2013. School Discipline: A Source or Salve for the Racial Achievement Gap. International Economic Review, 54(1):355-383.
• Peter Arcidiacono, Gigi Foster, Natalie Goodpaster, and Josh Kinsler. 2012. Estimating Spillovers using Panel Data, with an Application to the Classroom. Quantitative Economics, 3(3):421-470.
• Josh Kinsler. 2012. Beyond Levels and Growth: Estimating Teacher Value-Added and its Persistence. Journal Of Human Resources, 47(3):722-753.
• Josh Kinsler. 2012. Assessing Rothstein’s Critique of Teacher Value-Added Models. Quantitative Economics, 3(2):333-362.
• Josh Kinsler and Ronni Pavan. 2011. Family Income and Higher Education Choices: The Importance of Accounting for College Quality. Journal Of Human Capital, 5(4):453-477.
• Josh Kinsler. 2011. Understanding the Black-White School Discipline Gap. Economics Of Education Review, 30(6):1370-1383.

• Post-Doctoral Fellowship, National Academy of Education/Spencer Foundation, 2011

• Assistant Professor of Economics, University of Rochester, 2007-2015