2023

Lavy, Victor, Rachkovski, Genia and Boiko, Adi (2023) Effects and mechanisms of CEO quality in public education. The Economic Journal . doi:10.1093/ej/uead026 ISSN 0013-0133. (In Press)

2022

Lavy, Victor, Lotti, Giulia and Yan, Zizhong (2022) Empowering mothers and enhancing early childhood investment : effect on adults outcomes and children cognitive and non-cognitive skills. Journal of Human Resources, 57 (3). pp. 821-867. doi:10.3368/jhr.57.3.0917-9083R2 ISSN 0022-166X.

Lavy, Victor and Goldstein, Yoav (2022) Gifted children programs’ short and long-term impact : higher education, earnings, and the knowledge-economy. Working Paper. Coventry: University of Warwick. Department of Economics. Warwick economics research papers series (WERPS) (1396). (Unpublished)

Lavy, Victor, Sand, Edith and Shayo, Moses (2022) Discrimination between religious and non-religious groups : evidence from high-stakes exams. Economic Journal, 132 (646). pp. 2308-2324. doi:10.1093/ej/ueac014 ISSN 0013-0133.

Lavy, Victor, Kott, Assaf and Rachkovski, Genia (2022) Does remedial education at late childhood pay off after all? Long-run consequences for university schooling, labor market outcomes and inter-generational mobility. Journal of Labor Economics, 40 (1). pp. 239-282. doi:10.1086/713742 ISSN 0734-306X.

Abramitzky, Ran, Lavy, Victor and Segev, Maayan (2022) The effect of changes in the skill premium on college degree attainment and the choice of major. Journal of Labor Economics . doi:10.1086/722565 ISSN 0734-306X.

2021

Lavy, Victor (2021) The long-term consequences of free school choice. Journal of the European Economic Association, 19 (3). pp. 1734-1781. doi:10.1093/jeea/jvab001 ISSN 1542-4766.

Abramitzky, Ran, Lavy, Victor and Pérez, Santiago (2021) The long-term spillover effects of changes in the return to schooling. Journal of Public Economics, 196 . 104369. doi:10.1016/j.jpubeco.2021.104369 ISSN 0047-2727.

2020

Lavy, Victor (2020) Teachers’ pay for performance in the long-run : the dynamic pattern of treatment effects on students’ educational and labor market outcomes in adulthood. Review of Economic Studies, 87 (5). pp. 2322-2355. doi:10.1093/restud/rdaa002 ISSN 0034-6527.

Lavy, Victor (2020) The long-term consequences of free school choice. Working Paper. Coventry, UK: University of Warwick. Department of Economics. (Unpublished)

Lavy, Victor (2020) Expanding school resources and increasing time on task : effects on students’ academic and noncognitive outcomes. Journal of the European Economic Association, 18 (1). pp. 232-265. doi:10.1093/jeea/jvy054 ISSN 1542-4766.

2019

Angrist, Joshua D., Lavy, Victor, Leder-Luis, Jetson and Shany, Adi (2019) Maimonides rule redux. American Economic Review : Insights , 1 (3). pp. 309-324. doi:10.1257/aeri.20180120 ISSN 0002-8282.

Lavy, Victor and Sand, Edith (2019) The effect of social networks on students’ academic and non-cognitive behavioural outcomes : evidence from conditional random assignment of friends in school. The Economic Journal, 129 (617). pp. 439-480. doi:10.1111/ecoj.12582 ISSN 0013-0133.

2018

Lavy, Victor and Sand, Edith (2018) On the origins of the gender human capital gap : short and long term effect of teachers’ stereotypes. Journal of Public Economics, 167 . pp. 263-279. doi:10.1016/j.jpubeco.2018.09.007 ISSN 0047-2727.

Lavy, Victor and Danzer, Natalia (2018) Paid parental leave and children's schooling outcomes. Economic Journal, 128 (608). pp. 81-117. doi:10.1111/ecoj.12493 ISSN 0013-0133.

2016

Ebenstein, Avraham, Lavy, Victor and Roth, Sefi (2016) The long-run economic consequences of high-stakes examinations : evidence from transitory variation in pollution. American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 8 (4). pp. 36-65. doi:10.1257/app.20150213 ISSN 1945-7782.

2015

Lavy, Victor and Sand, Edith (2015) On the origins of gender human capital gaps : short and long term consequences of teachers’ stereotypical biases. Working Paper. Coventry: University of Warwick. Department of Economics. Warwick economics research papers series (WERPS) (1085). (Unpublished)

Lavy, Victor (2015) Do differences in schools' instruction time explain international achievement gaps? Evidence from developed and developing countries. The Economic Journal, 125 (588). F397-F424. doi:10.1111/ecoj.12233 ISSN 0013-0133.

Lavy, Victor and Zablotsky, Alexander (2015) Women's schooling and fertility under low female labor force participation : evidence from mobility restrictions in Israel. Journal of Public Economics, 124 . pp. 105-121. doi:10.1016/j.jpubeco.2015.02.009 ISSN 0047-2727.

Lavy, Victor (2015) What makes an effective teacher? Quasi-experimental evidence. CESifo Economic Studies, 62 (1). pp. 88-125. doi:10.1093/cesifo/ifv001 ISSN 1610-241X.

2014

Abramitzky, Ran and Lavy, Victor (2014) How responsive is investment in schooling to changes in redistributive policies and in returns? Econometrica, Volume 82 (Number 4). pp. 1241-1272. doi:10.3982/ECTA10763 ISSN 0012-9682.

2013

Abramitzky, Ran and Lavy, Victor (2013) How responsive is investment in schooling to changes in redistributive policies and in returns? Working Paper. Coventry, UK: Department of Economics, University of Warwick. CAGE Online Working Paper Series, Volume 2013 (Number 150).

2012

Lavy, Victor (2012) Expanding school resources and increasing time on task : effects of a policy experiment in Israel on student academic achievement and behavior. Working Paper. Coventry, UK: Department of Economics, University of Warwick. CAGE Online Working Paper Series, Volume 2012 (Number 95).

Lavy, Victor, Silva, Olmo and Weinhardt, Felix (2012) The good, the bad, and the average : evidence on ability peer effects in schools. Journal of Labor Economics, Vol.30 (No.2). pp. 367-414. doi:10.1086/663592 ISSN 0734-306X.

Lavy, Victor, Paserman, M. Daniele and Schlosser, Analia (2012) Inside the black box of ability peer effects : evidence from variation in the proportion of low achievers in the classroom. Economic Journal, Vol.122 (No.559). pp. 208-237. doi:10.1111/j.1468-0297.2011.02463.x ISSN 0013-0133.

2011

Gould, E. D., Lavy, Victor and Paserman, M. D. (2011) Sixty years after the magic carpet ride : the long-run effect of the early childhood environment on social and economic outcomes. The Review of Economic Studies, Vol.78 (No.3). pp. 938-973. doi:10.1093/restud/rdq038 ISSN 0034-6527.

Abramitzky, Ran and Lavy, Victor (2011) How responsive is investment in schooling to changes in redistribution policies and in returns. Working Paper. Cambridge, MA: The National Bureau of Economic Research. NBER Working Papers (No.17093). (Unpublished)

Lavy, Victor and Schlosser, Analía (2011) Mechanisms and impacts of gender peer effects at school. American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, Vol.3 (No.2). pp. 1-33. doi:10.1257/app.3.2.1 ISSN 1945-7782.

Lavy, Victor and Zablotsky, Alexander (2011) Mother's schooling and fertility under low female labor force participation : evidence from a natural experiment. Working Paper. Cambridge, MA: The National Bureau of Economic Research. NBER Working Papers (No.16856). (Unpublished)

Lavy, Victor (2011) What makes an effective teacher? Quasi-experimental evidence. Working Paper. Cambridge, MA: The National Bureau of Economic Research. NBER Working Papers (No.16885). (Unpublished)

2010

Angrist, Joshua, Lavy, Victor and Schlosser, Analia (2010) Multiple experiments for the causal link between the quantity and quality of children. Journal of Labor Economics, Vol.28 (No.4). pp. 773-824. doi:10.1086/653830 ISSN 0734-306X.

Lavy, Victor (2010) Do differences in school's instruction time explain international achievement gaps in math, science, and reading? Evidence from developed and developing countries. Working Paper. Cambridge, MA: The National Bureau of Economic Research. NBER Working Papers (No.16227). (Unpublished)

2009

Lavy, Victor (2009) Performance pay and teachers' effort, productivity, and grading ethics. American Economic Review, Vol.99 (No.5). pp. 1979-2011. doi:10.1257/aer.99.5.1979 ISSN 0002-8282.

Angrist, Joshua and Lavy, Victor (2009) The effects of high stakes high school achievement awards : evidence from a randomized trial. American Economic Review, Vol.99 (No.4). pp. 1384-1414. doi:10.1257/aer.99.4.1384 ISSN 0002-8282.

Lavy, Victor (2009) Effects of free choice among public schools. Review of Economic Studies, Vol.77 (No.3). pp. 1164-1191. doi:10.1111/j.1467-937X.2009.00588.x ISSN 0034-6527.

Gould, Eric D., Lavy, Victor and Daniele Paserman, M. (2009) Does immigration affect the long-term educational outcomes of natives? Quasi-experimental evidence. The Economic Journal, Vol.119 (No.540). pp. 1243-1269. doi:10.1111/j.1468-0297.2009.02271.x ISSN 00130133.

2008

Lavy, Victor (2008) Does raising the principal's wage improve the school's outcomes? Quasi-experimental evidence from an unusual policy experiment in Israel. Scandinavian Journal of Economics, Vol.110 (No.4). pp. 639-662. doi:10.1111/j.1467-9442.2008.00555.x ISSN 0347-0520.

Lavy, Victor (2008) Do gender stereotypes reduce girls' or boys' human capital outcomes? Evidence from a natural experiment. Journal of Public Economics, Vol.92 (No.10-11). pp. 2083-2105. doi:10.1016/j.jpubeco.2008.02.009 ISSN 0047-2727.

Lavy, Victor (2008) Gender differences in market competitiveness in a real workplace : evidence from performance-based pay tournaments among teachers. Working Paper. Cambridge, MA: The National Bureau of Economic Research. NBER Working Papers (No.14338). (Unpublished)