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Working Papers

Short- and Long-Term Effects of Universal Preschool: Evidence from the Arab Population in Israel

(with Elad DeMalach) CESifo Working Paper No. 10904

Fostering Soft Skills in Active Labor Market Programs: Evidence from a Large-Scale RCT

(with Yannay Shannan) IZA DP No. 15104. Summary in VoxEu

Job Search Assistance for Older Unemployed in The Digital Era: Evidence from A Large Scale RCT 

(with Ari Kutai and Itay Saporta-Eksten)

Narrowing Distances between Workers from Disadvantaged Areas and Jobs

(with Naomi Gershoni and Itay Saporta-Eksten)

Publications

Immigration and the Short- and Long-Term Impact of Improved Prenatal Conditions

(with Victor Lavy and Adi Shani) Forthcoming at The Economic Journal

Differential Performance in High Versus Low Stakes Tests: Evidence from the Gre Test 

(with Yigal Atali and Zvika Neeman), The Economic Journal, Vol. 129, pp. 2916–2948, October 2019.

Prenatal Sex Selection and Girls’ Well-Being: Evidence from India
(with Luojia Hu), The Economic Journal, Vol. 125, pp. 1227-1261, September 2015.

Parental Leave and Mothers' Careers: The Relative Importance of Job Protection and Cash Benefits 

(with Rafael Lalive, Andreas Steinhauer and Josef Zweimüller), Review of Economic Studies, Vol. 81 No. 1, pp. 219-265, 2014.

Trends in Prenatal Sex Selection and Girls’ Nutritional Status in India 

(with Luojia Hu), CESifo Economic Studies, Vol. 58 No. 2, pp. 348-372, June 2012.

Inside the Black Box of Ability Peer Effects: Evidence from Variation in Low Achievers in the Classroom 

(with Victor Lavy and Daniele Paserman), The Economic Journal, Vol. 122 No. 559, pp. 208-237, March 2012.

Mechanisms and Impacts of Gender Peer Effects at School 

(with Victor Lavy), American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, Vol. 3 No.2, pp. 1-33, April 2011.

Multiple Experiments for the Causal Link between the Quantity and Quality of Children 

(with Josh Angrist and Victor Lavy), Journal of Labor Economics, Vol. 28 No. 4, pp. 773-824, October 2010.

Targeted Remedial Education for Underperforming Teenagers: Costs and Benefits 

(with Victor Lavy), Journal of Labor Economics, Vol. 23 No. 4, pp. 839-874, October 2005.

Publications in Hebrew

Impact of the Preschool Law on Arab Women’s Labor Supply 

(in Hebrew), Economic Quarterly, Vol. 53, No. 3, pp. 517-553, September 2006.

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