Research

Journal Articles

Measurement and Development of Noncognitive Skills in Adolescence: Evidence from Chicago Public Schools and the OneGoal Program

Kautz, Tim and Wladimir Zanoni. (2024)

Journal of Human Capital, 18(2): 272-303

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Shorter Can Be Better: Balancing Length and Predictive Power when Measuring Noncognitive Skills to Predict Academic Outcomes

Feng, Shuaizhang, Yu Gan, Yujie Han, and Tim Kautz. (2024)

Economics Letters, 236: 111598

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Large Studies Reveal How Reference Bias Limits Policy Applications of Self-Report Measures

Lira, Benjamin, Joseph M. O'Brien, Pablo A. Peña, Brian M. Galla, Sidney D'Mello, David S. Yeager, Amy Defnet, Tim Kautz, Kate Munkacsy, and Angela L. Duckworth. (2022)

Scientific Reports, 12: 19189

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Comparing the Reliability and Predictive Power of Child, Teacher, and Guardian Reports of Noncognitive Skills

Feng, Shuaizhang, Yujie Han, James J. Heckman, and Tim Kautz. (2022)

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 119(6): e2113992119

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Design-Based Ratio Estimators and Central Limit Theorems for Clustered, Blocked RCTs

Schochet, Peter Z., Nicole E. Pashley, Luke W. Miratrix, and Tim Kautz. (2022)

Journal of the American Statistical Association, 117(540): 2135-2146

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Megastudies Improve the Impact of Applied Behavioural Science

Milkman, Katherine L., Dena Gromet, Hung Ho, Joseph S. Kay, ... Tim Kautz, ... and Angela L. Duckworth. (2021)

Nature, 600: 478-483

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Students Attending School Remotely Suffer Socially, Emotionally, and Academically

Duckworth, Angela L., Tim Kautz, Amy Defnet, Emma Satlof-Bedrick, Sean Talamas, Benjamin Lira Luttges, and Laurence Steinberg. (2021)

Educational Researcher, 50(7): 479-482

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Improving the Outcomes of Youth with Medical Limitations: Evidence from the National Job Corps Study

Hock, Heinrich, Dara Lee Luca, Tim Kautz, and David Stapleton. (2021)

Journal of Economics & Management Strategy, 32(3): 636-656

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Asymdystopia: The Threat of Small Biases in Evaluations of Education Interventions that Need to be Powered to Detect Small Impacts

Deke, John, Thomas Wei, and Tim Kautz. (2021)

Journal of Research on Educational Effectiveness, 14(1): 207-240

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Sensitivity of Self-Reported Non-Cognitive Skills to Survey Administration Conditions

Chen, Yuanyuan, Shuaizhang Feng, James J. Heckman, and Tim Kautz. (2020)

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 117(2): 931-935

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Hard Evidence on Soft Skills

Heckman, James J. and Tim Kautz. (2012)

Labour Economics, 19(4): 451-64

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AIDS and Declining Support for Dependent Elderly People in Africa: Retrospective Analysis Using Demographic and Health surveys

Kautz, Tim, Eran Bendavid, Jay Bhattacharya, and Grant Miller. (2010)

British Medical Journal, 340: c2841

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Book Chapters

Some Contributions of Economics to the Study of Personality

Heckman, James J., Tomas Jagelka, and Tim Kautz. (2021)

In Handbook of Personality, Vol. 4, edited by O.P. John and R.W. Robins. New York, NY: Guilford Press. pp. 853-892

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Achievement Tests and the Role of Character in American Life

Heckman, James J. and Tim Kautz. (2014)

In The Myth of Achievement Tests: The GED and the Role of Character in American Life, edited by J.J. Heckman, J.E. Humphries, and T. Kautz. Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press. pp. 3-56

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Who Are The GEDs

Heckman, James J., John Eric Humphries, and Tim Kautz. (2014)

In The Myth of Achievement Tests: The GED and the Role of Character in American Life, edited by J.J. Heckman, J.E. Humphries, and T. Kautz. Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press. pp. 139-170

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The Economic and Social Benefits of GED Certification

Heckman, James J., John Eric Humphries, and Tim Kautz. (2014)

In The Myth of Achievement Tests: The GED and the Role of Character in American Life, edited by J.J. Heckman, J.E. Humphries, and T. Kautz. Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press. pp. 171-267

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Fostering and Measuring Skills: Interventions that Improve Character and Cognition

Heckman, James J. and Tim Kautz. (2014)

In The Myth of Achievement Tests: The GED and the Role of Character in American Life, edited by J.J. Heckman, J.E. Humphries, and T. Kautz. Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press. pp. 293-317

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What Should be Done?

Heckman, James J., John Eric Humphries, and Tim Kautz. (2014)

In The Myth of Achievement Tests: The GED and the Role of Character in American Life, edited by J.J. Heckman, J.E. Humphries, and T. Kautz. Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press. pp. 431-436

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Personality Psychology and Economics

Almlund, Mathilde, Angela Lee Duckworth, James J. Heckman, and Tim Kautz. (2011)

In Handbook of the Economics of Education, Vol. 4, edited by E. Hanushek, S. Machin, and L. Woessman. Amsterdam: Elsevier. pp. 1-181

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Selected Policy Reports & Briefs

Integrating Employment and Mental Health Services: Implementation of the Individual Placement and Support Model for Adults with Justice Involvement

Kauff, Jacqueline, Jennifer Herard, Tim Kautz, Julia Lyskawa, Gina Lewis, Leah Pranschke, and Martine Reynolds. (2024)

OPRE Report 2024-155. Washington, DC: Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation, Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

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Exploring How People's Characteristics, Contexts, and Life Events Predict Early Adult Participation in Supplemental Security Income

Kautz, Tim, Charles Tilley, and David Stapleton. (2024)

OPRE Report 2024-076. Washington, DC: Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation, Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

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Can A Participant-Centered Approach to Setting and Pursuing Goals Help Adults with Low Incomes Become Economically Stable? Impacts of Four Employment Coaching Programs 21 Months after Enrollment

Moore, Quinn, April Wu, Tim Kautz, Christina Kent, Sheena McConnell, Nicardo McInnis, Ankita Patnaik, and Owen Schochet. (2024)

OPRE Report 2024-061. Washington, DC: Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation, Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

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Using Bayesian Methods to Conduct Subgroup Analysis in Evaluations of Employment Programs

Kautz, Tim, Christina Kent, and Dan Thal. (2024)

OPRE Report 2024-027. Washington, DC: Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation, Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

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The Predictive Power of Measures of Self-Regulation Skills Among Adults with Low Incomes

Kautz, Tim and Julius Anastasio. (2024)

OPRE Report 2024-008. Washington, DC: Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation, Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

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Can a Participant-Centered Approach to Setting and Pursuing Goals Help Adults with Low Incomes Become Economically Stable?

Moore, Quinn, Tim Kautz, Sheena McConnell, Owen Schochet, and April Wu. (2023)

OPRE Report 2023-139. Washington, DC: Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation, Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

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Using a Survey of Social and Emotional Learning and School Climate to Inform Decisionmaking

Kautz, Tim, Kathleen Feeney, Hanley Chiang, Sarah Lauffer, Maria Bartlett, and Charles Tilley. (2021)

Washington, DC: Regional Educational Laboratory Mid-Atlantic, National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance, Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education

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Selecting and Testing Measures of Self-Regulation Skills Among Low-Income Populations

Kautz, Tim, and Quinn Moore. (2020)

OPRE Report 2020-138. Washington, DC: Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation, Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

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Changing the Principal Supervisor Role to Better Support Principals: Evidence from the Principal Supervisor Initiative

Goldring, Ellen, Melissa A. Clark, Mollie Rubin, Laura K. Rogers, Jason A. Grissom, Brian Gill, Tim Kautz, Moira McCullough, Michael Neel, and Alyson Burnett. (2020)

Princeton, NJ: Mathematica

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Development of a School Survey and Index as a School Performance Measure in Maryland: A REL-MSDE Research Partnership

Kautz, Tim, Charles Tilley, Christine Ross, and Natalie Larkin. (2020)

Washington, DC: Regional Educational Laboratory Mid-Atlantic, National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance, Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education

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The Effects of a Principal Professional Development Program Focused on Instructional Leadership

Herrmann, Mariesa, Melissa Clark, Susanne James-Burdumy, Christina Tuttle, Tim Kautz, Virginia Knechtel, Dallas Dotter, Claire Smither Wulsin, and John Deke. (2019)

NCEE Report 2020-0002. Washington, DC: National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance, Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education

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Advancing the Measurement of Non-Cognitive Skills: Evidence from Chicago Public Schools

Heckman, James J., Tim Kautz, and Charles Tilley. (2019)

Princeton, NJ: Mathematica

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Evaluation of Employment Coaching for TANF and Related Populations: Evaluation Design Report

Moore, Quinn, Sheena McConnell, Alan Werner, Tim Kautz, Kristen Joyce, Kelley Borradaile, and Bethany Bolland. (2019)

OPRE Report 2019-65. Washington, DC: Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation, Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

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Measuring Self-Regulation Skills in Evaluations of Employment Programs for Low-Income Populations: Challenges and Recommendations

Kautz, Tim, and Quinn Moore. (2018)

OPRE Report 2018-83. Washington, DC: Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation, Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

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Selecting Benchmark and Sensitivity Analyses

Kautz, Tim, and Russel Cole. (2017)

Evaluation Technical Assistance Brief. Rockville, MD: Office of Adolescent Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

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Asymdystopia: The Threat of Small Biases in Evaluations of Education Interventions that Need to be Powered to Detect Small Impacts

Deke, John, Thomas Wei, and Tim Kautz. (2017)

NCEE Report 2018-4002. Washington, DC: National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance, Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education

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Comparing Impact Findings from Design-based and Model-based Methods: An Empirical Investigation

Kautz, Tim, Peter Z. Schochet, and Charles Tilley. (2017)

NCEE Report 2017-4026. Washington, DC: National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance, Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education

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Fostering and Measuring Skills: Improving Cognitive and Non-Cognitive Skills to Promote Lifetime Success

Kautz, Tim, James J. Heckman, Ron Diris, Bas ter Weel, and Lex Borghans. (2014)

Paris, France: Organisation of Economic Co-operation and Development

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Geographic Variation in Drug Prices and Spending in the Part D Program

Macurdy, Thomas, Jonathan Gibbs, Tim Kautz, Thomas Deleire, and Margaret O'Brian-Strain. (2009)

Baltimore: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

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Edited Volumes

The Myth of Achievement Tests: The GED and the Role of Character in American Life

Heckman, James J., John Eric Humphries, and Tim Kautz. (2014)

Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press

Works in Progress

Remote Schooling Depresses Course Grades for the Most Vulnerable Students

Lira, Benjamin, Maria Bartlett, Tim Kautz, and Angela L. Duckworth

Under review

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