Research

Publications

1. Asker, E., Brunner, E., & Ross, S. (2024). JUE insight: The impact of school

spending on civic engagement: Evidence from school finance reforms. Journal of

Urban Economics, 143, 103688. 

Working Papers

1. Asker, E., Dhongde, S., & Shonchoy, A. “COVID-19 and Mortality among Infants:

Evidence from India”. (Revise and Resubmit, Journal of Health Economics)

2. Asker, E. “The Effect of Compulsory Education on Age at First Marriage and

Teenage Fertility: Evidence from a Difference-in-Discontinuity Design.” (Revise

and Resubmit, Education Finance and Policy)

3. Asker, E., Dhongde, S., Bulkunde, R. “Multidimensional Economic Hardships

during the Covid-19 Pandemic in the United States.”

4. Asker, E., Scafidi, B., Thompson, J. “School Funding and Civic Engagement: An

Examination of California’s Local Control Funding.”

5. Asker, E., Dhongde, S., Wang, L. “Maternity Leave Policy and Child Health in

India.”