Chao Fu


Research:


Fields: Labor Economics, Empirical Microeconomics, Applied Theory


Publications

  • "Training, Search and Wage Dynamics", Review of Economic Dynamics, Vol 14 (Oct 2011) 650-666

    Working Paper Version: pdf Online Appendix: pdf

  • "Assumptions Matter: Model Uncertainty and the Deterrent Effect of Capital Punishment" (with Steven Durlauf and Salvador Navarro), American Economic Review: Papers and Proceedings, 2012, 102(3): 1-7

  • "Capital Punishment and Deterrence: Understanding Disparate Results" (with Steven Durlauf and Salvador Navarro), Journal of Quantitative Criminology, Forthcoming

    Working Paper Version: pdf


    Working Papers

  • "Equilibrium Tuition, Applications, Admissions and Enrollment in the College Market" (Revise and Resubmit)

    Recent version (Feb. 2013): pdf

  • "College-Major Choice to College-Then-Major Choice" (with Paola Bordon) pdf

  • "Structural Estimation of a Becker-Ehrlich Equilibrium Model of Crime: Allocating Police across Cities to Reduce Crime" (with Kenneth Wolpin) pdf

    Work in Progress

  • "Program Evaluation When Externalities Exist and a Control Group Does Not: The Case of Post-Katrina Rebuilding Grants" (with Jesse Gregory)

  • "Ability Tracking, Parental Effort and Student Achievement" (with Nirav Mehta)

  • "Parent Reputation, Student Effort and Student Achievement" (with Juan Pantano)