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Camila Morales

Peer-Reviewed Publications

Do Refugee Students Affect the Academic Achievement of Peers? Evidence from a Large Urban School District. Economics of Education Review (2022).

Dual Language Immersion Programs and Student Achievement in Early Elementary Grades. Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis (2024).

Immigration Enforcement and Labor Supply: Hispanic Youth in Mixed-Status Families. (with Joaquin Rubalcaba and Jose Bucheli). Journal of Population Economics (2024).

The Effects of a Newcomer Program on the Academic Achievement of English Learners. (with Monica Mogollon). Journal of Policy Analysis and Management (2024).

Media Coverage: The Education Gadfly Podcast

Distance to Degrees: How College Proximity Shapes Student’s Enrollment Choices and Attainment Across Race-Ethnicity and Socioeconomic Status. (with Riley Acton, Kalena Cortes, and Lois Miller). NBER Working Paper No. 33337; Annenberg
Institute EdWorkingPaper No. 24-1055; IZA Discussion Paper No. 17338. Forthcoming at Economics of Education Review.

Media Coverage: EdSurge, Inside Higher Ed, Texas Tribune

Book Chapters

The "Missing English Learner" in Higher Education: How Identification, Assessment, and Placement Shape the Educational Outcomes of English Learners in Community Colleges. (with Holly Kosiewicz and Kalena Cortes). Higher Education: Handbook of Theory and Research (2024), Volume 39. (Laura W. Perna, Eds.)

Distance to Opportunity: Higher Education Deserts and College Enrollment Choices. (with Riley Acton and Kalena Cortes). Financing Institutions of Higher Education (John Campbell & Kaye Husbands Fealing, Eds.)

Media Coverage: The Education Gadfly Podcast

Working Papers

"Unlocking Occupational Opportunity: The Labor Market Effects of DACA." (with Aimee Chin and Kalena Cortes). NBER Working Paper No. 34685.

"Community College Bachelor's Degrees: How CCB Graduates' Earnings Compare to AAs and BAs." (with Riley Acton ⓡ Kalena Cortes ⓡ Julia Turner ⓡ Lois Miller). NBER Working Paper No. 34684; EdWorkingPaper: 26-1397.

Media Coverage: Texas Standard; CalMatters

Select Works in Progress

"English Learners in Community Colleges." (with Holly Kosiewicz and Lynn Morgan).

"Exploring the Long-Term Outcomes of Students in Bilingual Education Programs." (with Trey Miller, Lynn Morgan, and Gema Zamarro).

"Estimating the Value of a New Postsecondary Credential: An Audit Study of Community College Bachelor's Degrees" (with Riley Acton, Kalena Cortes, Lois Miller, and Julia Turner).

"Distance to College as a Barrier to Application: Documenting Evidence and Exploring Solutions" (with Riley Acton, Emily
Cook, Kalena Cortes, and Lois Miller).

Policy Briefs and Reports

The Changing Landscape of States’ English Learner Reclassification Policies (with Alonzo Lepper) Link to Brief
The Academic Outcomes of English Learners Impacted by the COVID-19 Pandemic (with K. Juree Capers) Link to Brief
K-8 Pandemic Learning Trends: Reading & Math (with Sofia Bahena) Link to brief
The Effect of Dual Language Immersion Programs on Student Outcomes (with Tim Sass) Link to brief
Effects of an Intensive English Program on Students' Math and English Scores (with Tim Sass) Link to brief
Refugee Students and Peer Effects (with Tim Sass) Link to brief
Grade Retention Policies and Student Success (with Kate Canton and Daniel Kreisman) Link to brief

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