Jonah Rockoff

- Paul Garrett Professor of Public Policy and Business Responsibility
- Economics Division
- Areas of Expertise
- Labor Markets Microeconomics Organizations & Markets
- Contact
- Office: 595 Kravis
- Phone: (212) 8549799
- E-mail: [email protected]
Jonah E. Rockoff is Paul Garrett Professor of Public Policy and Business Responsibility at the Columbia Graduate School of Business and Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research. Professor Rockoff's interests center on the finance and management of public schools. His most recent research focuses on systems for hiring new teachers, the effects of No Child Left Behind on students and schools, the impact of removing school desegregation orders, and how primary school teachers affect students' outcomes in early adulthood. He received his Ph.D. in Economics from Harvard University and a B.A. in Economics from Amherst College.
- Education
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B.A., Amherst College, 1997; Ph.D., Harvard, 2004.
- Joined CBS
- 2004
All Activities
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Journal Article
Johnston, Andrew C. and Jonah Rockoff
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“The Influence of Pensions on Labor Supply.”
2020 APPAM Fall Research Conference
(November 11, 2020).
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Journal Article
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“Teacher applicant hiring and teacher performance: Evidence from DC public schools.”
Journal of Public Economics
vol.
166
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(October 01, 2018):
81
-97
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Journal Article
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“Measuring the Impacts of Teachers: Reply to Rothstein.”
American Economic Review
vol.
107
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(June 01, 2017):
1685
-1717
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Journal Article
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“Value-Added Modeling: A Review.”
Economics of Education Review
vol.
47
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(August 01, 2015):
180
-195
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Journal Article
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“Teach for America.”
Teach for America
(January 01, 2015).
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Journal Article
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“Discussion of the American Statistical Association's Statement (2014) on using value-added models for educational assessment.”
Statistics and Public Policy
vol.
1
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no.
1
(December 22, 2014):
111
-113
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Journal Article
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“Prior test scores do not provide valid placebo tests of teacher switching research designs.”
American Economic Review
vol.
104
,
no.
9
(September 01, 2014):
2593
-2632
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Journal Article
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“Under Pressure: Job Security, Resource Allocation, and Productivity in Schools Under No Child Left Behind.”
American Economic Journal: Economic Policy
vol.
6
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(August 01, 2014):
207
-241
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Journal Article
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“Teacher Effects and Teacher-Related Policies.”
Annual Review of Economics
vol.
6
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(August 01, 2014):
801
-825
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Journal Article
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“Information and Employee Evaluation: Evidence from a Randomized Intervention in Public Schools.”
American Economic Review
vol.
102
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(December 01, 2012):
3184
-3213
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Journal Article
Herrmann, Mariesa and Jonah Rockoff
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“Worker Absence and Productivity: Evidence from Teaching.”
Journal of Labor Economics
vol.
30
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(October 01, 2012):
749
-782
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Journal Article
Rockoff, Jonah and Mariesa Herrmann
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“Does Menstruation Explain Gender Gaps in Work Absenteeism?”
Journal of Human Resources
vol.
47
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(March 01, 2012):
493
-508
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Journal Article
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“Can You Recognize an Effective Teacher When You Recruit One?”
Education Finance and Policy
vol.
6
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(January 01, 2011):
43
-74
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Journal Article
Lockwood, Benjamin and Jonah Rockoff
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“Stuck in the Middle: Impacts of Grade Configuration in Public Schools.”
Journal of Public Economics
vol.
94
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(December 01, 2010):
1051
-1061
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Journal Article
Rockoff, Jonah and Cecilia Speroni
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“Subjective and Objective Evaluations of Teacher Effectiveness: Evidence from New York City.”
Labour Economics
vol.
100
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(May 01, 2010):
261
-66
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Journal Article
Rockoff, Jonah and Douglas Staiger
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“Searching for Effective Teachers with Imperfect Information.”
Journal of Economic Perspectives
vol.
24
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(January 01, 2010):
97
-118
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Journal Article
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“Local Response to Fiscal Incentives in Heterogeneous Communities.”
Journal of Urban Economics
vol.
68
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(January 01, 2010):
138
-147
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Journal Article
Rockoff, Jonah and Lesley Turner
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“Short Run Impacts of Accountability on School Quality.”
American Economic Journal: Economic Policy
vol.
2
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(January 01, 2010):
119
-147
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Journal Article
Rockoff, Jonah and Cecilia Speroni
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“Subjective and Objective Evaluations of Teacher Effectiveness.”
American Economic Review
vol.
100
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(January 01, 2010):
261
-266
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Journal Article
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“Field Experiments in Class Size from the Early Twentieth Century.”
Journal of Economic Perspectives
vol.
23
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(January 01, 2009):
211
-230
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Journal Article
Rockoff, Jonah and Leigh Linden
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“Estimates of the Impact of Crime Risk on Property Values from Megan's Laws.”
American Economic Review
vol.
98
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(January 01, 2008):
1103
-1127
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Journal Article
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“The Narrowing Gap in New York City Teacher Qualifications and Its Implications for Student Achievement in High-Poverty Schools.”
Journal of Policy Analysis and Management
vol.
27
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(January 01, 2008):
793
-818
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Journal Article
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“What Does Certification Tell Us About Teacher Effectiveness? Evidence from New York City.”
Economics of Education Review
vol.
27
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(January 01, 2008):
615
-631
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Journal Article
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“The Impact of Individual Teachers on Student Achievement: Evidence from Panel Data.”
American Economic Review
vol.
94
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(May 01, 2004):
247
-252
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Working Paper
Johnston, Andrew C. and Jonah Rockoff
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Pension Reform and Teacher Labor Supply. April 25, 2022.
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Working Paper
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The Causes and Consequences of Test Score Manipulation: Evidence from the New York Regents Examinations. August 01, 2017.
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Working Paper
Geng, Tong and Jonah Rockoff
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Does Repeating a Grade Make Students (and Parents) Happier? Regression Discontinuity Evidence from New York City. February 01, 2017.
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Working Paper
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Evaluation report on the School of One i3 expansion. September 01, 2015.
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Working Paper
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Measuring the Impacts of the Teachers II: Teacher Value-Added and Student Outcomes in Adulthood. January 01, 2014.
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Working Paper
Herrmann, Mariesa and Jonah Rockoff
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Do Menstrual Problems Explain Gender Gaps in Absenteeism and Earnings? Evidence from the National Health Interview Survey. April 01, 2013.
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Working Paper
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School Segregation, Educational Attainment and Crime: Evidence from the End of Busing in Charlotte-Mecklenburg. October 01, 2012.
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Working Paper
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The Long-Term Impacts of Teachers: Teacher Value-Added and Student Outcomes in Adulthood. December 01, 2011.
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Working Paper
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School Principals and School Performance. December 01, 2009.
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Working Paper
Herrmann, Mariesa and Jonah Rockoff
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Biological Gender Differences, Absenteeism, and the Earnings Gap: Comment. January 01, 2009.
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Working Paper
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Does Mentoring Reduce Turnover and Improve Skills of New Employees? Evidence from Teachers in New York City. February 01, 2008.
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Working Paper
Prescott, J. J. and Jonah Rockoff
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Do Sex Offender Registration and Notification Laws Affect Criminal Behavior? January 01, 2008.
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Newspaper/Magazine Article
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“Fifty Ways to Leave a Child Behind: Idiosyncrasies and Discrepancies in States' Implementation of NCLB.”
Educational Researcher
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Forthcoming.
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Newspaper/Magazine Article
Liebman, James and Jonah Rockoff
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“Moving Mountains in New York City: Joel Klein's Legacy by the Numbers.”
Education Week
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December 01, 2010.
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Chapter
Ang, Andrew, Ann Bartel, Patrick Bolton, Wouter Dessein, Franklin Edwards, Lawrence Glosten, Geoffrey Heal, Gur Huberman, Charles Jones, Christopher Mayer, Frederic Mishkin, Eli Noam, Andrea Prat, Jonah Rockoff, Lynne Sagalyn, Stephen Zeldes, and Brian Thomas
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“1. Finance and Economics.”
In Columbia Business School
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1
-28
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Columbia University Press
,
2016.
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- Course
B6200: Managerial Economics
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Case Study
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Relevant Costs for Making Production Decisions.
New York
:
Columbia Business School
,
2011.
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Case Study
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Relevant Costs for Making Production Decisions: Was General Motors Making the Correct Choice in Producing High Volumes of Autos?
Columbia University
:
CaseWorks
,
2011.
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Case Study
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Relevant costs for making production decisions: Was General Motors making the correct choice in producing high volumes of autos?
New York
:
Columbia Business School
,
2010.
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- In the Media
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- In the Media
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- In the Media