Education Finance
and Accountability Program (EFAP) & Association for
Education Finance and Policy (AEFP)
"The mission of the Association for Education Finance and Policy (AEFP) is to promote understanding of means by which resources are generated, distributed and used to enhance human learning." For more information about the AEFP, visit their About AEFP page.
AEFP
Outstanding Dissertation Awards to EFAP graduate students and faculty:
2012,
Phuong Nguyen-Hoang (Ph.D. from Syracuse University in Public
Administration; Dissertation title: "Three Essays on Education Policy and
Finance"); Associate Professor, University of Iowa, School of Urban and Regional
Planning and Public Policy Center.
2008,
Emily Pas Isenberg (Ph.D. from Syracuse University in Economics; Dissertation
title: "Essays on Teacher Labor Markets and Educational Disparities"); Senior
Researcher, American Institutes for Research.
2003,
Robert Bifulco (Ph.D. from Syracuse University in Public Administration;
Dissertation title: "Do Whole-School Reform Models Boost Student
Performance: Evidence from New York City"); Associate
Dean, Chair and Professor, Public Administration and International Affairs,
Senior Research Associate for the Center For Policy Research, The Maxwell
School, Syracuse University.
2001,
Anna Lukemeyer (Ph.D. from Syracuse University in Public Administration;
Dissertation title: "Education Finance Equity: Judicial Treatment of Key
Issues and Impact of That Treatment on Reform"); Associate Professor,
University of Nevada-Las Vegas.
1998,
Ross H. Rubenstein (Ph.D. from New York University in Public
Administration; Dissertation title: "School-Level Budgeting and Resource
Allocation in the Chicago Schools: Processes and Results"); Professor and Dan E. Sweat Distinguished Chair in Educational and
Community Policy, Georgia State University.
AEFP conference presentations by
EFAP faculty and graduate students:
2021
Katherine Michelmore (Syracuse University), "Large-Scale Policies to Reduce Income Gaps in College Enrollment: Evidence from the HAIL Scholarship and the Go Blue Guarantee"
Michah W. Rothbart (Syracuse University), "Public Pre-Kindergarten Availability and Children’s School Readiness: Which Students Benefit?"
2020
Michah W. Rothbart (Syracuse University), "The Impact of
Pork-Barrel Capital Funding in Schools"
Michah W. Rothbart (Syracuse University), "Achievement Gaps from
Day 1? Evidence on school readiness by economic disadvantage and race."
2019
Michah W. Rothbart (Syracuse University), "Paying for Free
Lunch: The Impact of the Universal Free Meals on Revenues, Spending, and
Student Health"
Michah W. Rothbart (Syracuse University), "Stretched to the
limit? Overcrowded schools, shared buildings, and underserved students"
2016
Michah W. Rothbart (Syracuse University), "The Impact of School Choice on Public
School Budgets: Evidence from Open Enrollment in New York City"
2013
Wael S. Moussa (Syracuse
University), "The Effects of September 11th, 2001 on the Academic
Achievement of Arab Students: Evidence from New York City Public Schools."
(Co-Authors: Alexander N. Bogin, Syracuse University, Christian Buerger,
Syracuse University)
Robert Bifulco (Syracuse
University), "The Effects of School Desegregation on Teenage
Fertility." (Co-Authors: Leonard M. Lopoo, Syracuse University, Sun Jung
Oh, Syracuse University)
Phuong Nguyen-Hoang (University of Iowa), "Hedonic Vices." (Poster Session) (Co-author: John Yinger, Syracuse University)
2012
William Duncombe (Syracuse
University), "Does School District Consolidation Affect Housing
Prices?" (Co-author: John Yinger, Syracuse University)
Alexander Bogin (Syracuse University), "No Base
Left Behind: The Effect of Base Closings on School Spending." (Poster
Session)(Co-author: Phuong Nguyen, University of Iowa, Ryan Yeung, Rutgers
University-Camden)
2011
Ross Rubenstein (Syracuse
University), "Examining the Say Yes to Education Program’s Initial Impacts
on Family Choices and Economic Development in Syracuse." (Co-author Robert
Bifulco, Syracuse University)
Robert Bifulco (Syracuse
University), "The Influence of Finance Policies on Charter School
Locations." (Co-author Christian Buerger, Syracuse University)
William Duncombe (Syracuse
University), "State Property Tax Relief and Local Response: A
Reexamination of New York’s STAR Program." (Co-author John Yinger,
Syracuse University)
Kalena E. Cortes (Syracuse
University) and Lei Zhang, (Clemson University), "College Admission
Tournament and High School Student Achievement: Evidence from Texas Top 10%
Plan."
Ryan Yeung (Syracuse
University), "The Effect of East Asian Immigrant Composition on Student Achievement."
2010
Jesse Bricker (Syracuse
University), "The Role of Specific Subjects in Education Functions:
Evidence from Morning Classes in Chicago Public High School." (Co-authors
Kalena E. Cortes and Chris Rohlfs, Syracuse University)
Jeffrey Weinstein (Syracuse University),
"The Impact of School Racial Compositions on Neighborhood Racial
Compositions: Evidence from School Redistricting."
Robert Bifulco (Syracuse
University), "Student Integration, Perceptions, and Attitudes: A Glimpse
Inside Interdistrict Magnet Schools." (Co-authors Christian Buerger,
Syracuse University, and Casey Cobb, University of Connecticut)
Phuong Nguyen-Haong (Syracuse
University), "Removal of Property Tax Limits: Evidence from New
York."
Il Hwan Chung (Syracuse
University), "Impact of State Aid Reform on Property Values: A Case Study
of Marylandʹs Bridge to Excellence in Public Schools Act." (Co-authors
William Duncombe and John Yinger, Syracuse University)
Kalena Cortes (Syracuse
University), "Ranking Up by Moving Out: The Effect
of the Texas Top 10% Plan on Property Values." (Co-author Andrew l.
Friedson, Syracuse University)
Kalena Cortes (Syracuse
University), "The Role of Specific Subjects in Education Production
Functions: Evidence from Morning Classes in Chicago Public High Schools."
(Co-authors Jesse Bricker and Chris Rohlfs, Syracuse University)
Ryan Yeung (Syracuse
University), "Athletics, Athletic Leadership and Academic
Achievement."
2009
Robert Bifulco (Syracuse
University), "The Effect of Classmate Characteristics on Individual
Evidence from the Add Health." (Co-authors Jason Fletcher, Yale
University and Stephen Ross, University of Connecticut)
Robert Bifulco (Syracuse
University), "Can Interdistrict Choice Boost Student Achievement? The Case
of Connecticut's Interdistrict Magnet School."
Cynthia S. Searcy (Georgia State
University) and William Duncombe (Syracuse University), "An
Examination of the Financial Health of Georgia's Start-up Charter
Schools."
John Yinger (Syracuse
University), "Hedonic Markets and Explicit Demands: Bid-Function
Envelopes for School Quality."
Julie Anna Golebiewski (Syracuse
University), "Grade A Athletes? An Evaluation of Statewide "No Pass,
No Play."
Ryan Yeung (Syracuse
University), "The Cost of Race."
2008
Kalena Cortes (Syracuse
University) and Sally Kwak (University of Hawaii-Manoa), "The
Distributional Consequences of Changes in Financial Aid Packages."
William Duncombe and John Yinger (Syracuse University), "Dollars Without Sense: The
Mismatch Between the No Child Left Behind Act Accountability System and Title 1
Funding."
William Duncombe and John Yinger (Syracuse University), "The Use of Cost Functions in Education Finance
Research: Examining Validity and Reliability."
Julie Anna Golebiewski and John Yinger (Syracuse University), "Education Foundation Contributions and the Demand for
Student Performance."
Larry Miller and Ross Rubenstein (Syracuse University), "Examining the Nature and Magnitude of
Intra-District Resource Disparities in Four Mid-Sized New York State School Districts."
Phuong Nguyen and John Yinger (Syracuse University), "Court Mandated Education Finance Reform in
Massachusetts: A Look Into Its Second Phase."
Ross Rubenstein (Syracuse University), Leanna Stiefel (New York University), and Amy Ellen Schwartz (New York
University), "Can Reorganizing K-8 Education Improve Academic Performance?
The Impact of Grade Span on Student Achievement."
Ryan Yeung (Syracuse University), "Are
School Uniforms a Good Fit? Results from the ECLS-K and the NELS."
2007
Sonali Ballal and Ross Rubenstein (Syracuse University), "The Effect of Tax and Expenditure Limitations on
Public Education Spending: A Meta Analysis."
Kalena Cortes (Syracuse University), "College
Quality and the Texas Top 10% Plan: Implications for Minority Students."
William Duncombe and John Yinger (Syracuse University), "Incentives Created by the California Education
Finance System."
William Duncombe and John Yinger (Syracuse University), "The Flypaper Effect Revisited: Are Matching Grants
Really More Stimulative Than Lump Sum Grants for Education?"
Julie Anna Golebiewski and John Yinger (Syracuse University), "Twice as Nice: An Educational Cost Model with Two
Performance Indices."
Emily Pas (Syracuse University), "The
Effect of Health Disparities on the Black-White Test Score Gap in Elementary
School."
Ross Rubenstein (Syracuse University), Amy Ellen Schwartz (New York University), Leanna Stiefel (New York University), and Jeffrey Zabel (Tufts University), "It’s Not Just Span: Size, Services,
Spending and Grade Span in K-8 School Organization."
Ross Rubenstein and Larry Miller (Syracuse University), "Examining the Nature and Magnitude of Intra-District
Resource Disparities in "The Big Four” New York State School Districts."
Wen Wang (East Carolina
University), William Duncombe, and John Yinger (Syracuse University), "School Facilities Funding
and Capital Outlay Distribution in the States."
Ryan Yeung (Syracuse University), Brad Gunton
(New York University), Dylan Kalbacher (New York University), Jed Seltzer (New
York University), and Hannah Wesolowski (New York University), "SCHIP-ing Away
at Student Absenteeism: Does the State Children’s Health Insurance Program
Improve Children’s Attendance in School?"