Kirabo Jackson

Kirabo Jackson, a labor economist who studies education and social policy issues, is Associate Professor of Human Development and social policy at Northwestern University. He was Assistant Professor in the department of labor economics at Cornell University between 2007 and 2010 and then moved to Northwestern, where he subsequently earned tenure in 2012. Kirabo has analyzed several important aspects of education policy such as the importance of public school funding on student outcomes through adulthood, the effects of college-preparatory programs on students' college and labor market outcomes, the effects of educational tracking on students' academic achievement, and the effects of single-sex education on students' academic performance. However, the bulk of Kirabo's work has focused on better understanding teacher labor markets. Kirabo's extensive work on teachers analyzes the role of peer learning in teacher effectiveness, how student demographics directly affect the distribution of teacher quality across schools, how a teacher's effectiveness depends on the schooling context within which they operate, how best to measure teacher quality, and other related topics.

All Publications

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Investing in Adolescents Investing in Adolescents

High School Climate and Organizational Context Shape Student Development and Educational Attainment

Report Apr 2023
NBER 28194 Cover Who Benefits From Attending Effective Schools?

Examining Heterogeneity in High School Impacts

Working Paper Dec 2020
Linking Social-Emotional Learning to Long-Term Success Linking Social-Emotional Learning to Long-Term Success

Student Survey Responses Show Effects in High School and Beyond

Article Oct 2020
 School Effects on Socio-emotional Development, School-Based Arrests, and Educational Attainment School Effects on Socio-emotional Development, School-Based Arrests, and Educational Attainment Working Paper Feb 2020
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