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Derek Neal Professor and Chair in Economics Areas of Expertise:
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Background:
Neal's research interests are in education and the labor market. His current research focuses on measuring labor market inequality among black and white women in the United States. In related work, he is trying to understand the determinants of family structure and the forces driving black-white differences in family structure. In other work, he examines the performance of private versus public schools while paying particular attention to the performance of Catholic schools in large cities. He also studies the specificity of worker skills and the extent to which career specific skills and information (as opposed to firm-specific knowledge) drive the wage and mobility patterns observed among young workers. Neal has served as an Advisory Editor for Economics Letters and as a co-editor for the Journal of Human Resources. He now serves as the Editor-in-Chief for the Journal of Labor Economics.
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News clippings:
Gifted children 'left behind' under U.S. education law? HOUSTON CHRONICLE December 8, 2007 Critics say 'No Child' law hurts the gifted Will Conservatives Leave Education Reform Behind? NCLB Seen as Curbing Low, High Achievers' Gains Will Blagojevich's school reform plan work? |
Press releases:
Education workshop looks at black white achievement gap Economics research shows black-white achievement gap has stopped narrowing |
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Chronicle articles:
Workshop to scrutinize persistent achievement gap April 13, 2006 Research shows pre-'90s progress in narrowing achievement gap has stalled |
Additional materials:
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