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'''Christopher R. Walters''' is an ] ], ] and ]. He is ] of ] at the ].<ref name=NB>{{cite web|url=https://www.nber.org/people/christopher_walters?page=1&perPage=50|title=Christopher R. Walters - NBER}}</ref><ref name=es>{{cite web|url=https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=O8pjnvwAAAAJ&hl=en|title=Christopher R. Walters - Google Scholar}}</ref> '''Christopher R. Walters''' is an ] ], ] and ]. He is ] of ] at the ].<ref name=NB>{{cite web|url=https://www.nber.org/people/christopher_walters?page=1&perPage=50|title=Christopher R. Walters - NBER}}</ref><ref name=es>{{cite web|url=https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=O8pjnvwAAAAJ&hl=en|title=Christopher R. Walters - Google Scholar}}</ref>


Walters is most known for his work in ], the ], and applied econometrics. His research has been published in academic journals, including the '']'', '']'', '']'', and '']''.<ref name=es/> He is a Research Associate at the ], a Research Fellow at the ], and a co-Editor of the '']''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aeaweb.org/journals/app/editors|title=Editors - American Economic Journal: Applied Economics}}</ref> Walters is most known for his work in ], the ], and applied econometrics. His research has been published in academic journals, including the '']'', '']'', '']'', and '']''.<ref name=es/> He is a research associate at the ], a research fellow at the ], and a co-Editor of the '']''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aeaweb.org/journals/app/editors|title=Editors - American Economic Journal: Applied Economics}}</ref>


==Education== ==Education==
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==Career== ==Career==
Walters began his academic career in 2013 as an ] of Economics at the University of California, Berkeley. He was promoted to ] of Economics in 2018 and Professor of Economics in 2024 at the same institution.<ref name=NB/> Walters began his academic career in 2013 as an ] of economics at the University of California, Berkeley. He was promoted to ] of economics in 2018 and professor of economics in 2024 at the same institution.<ref name=NB/>


==Research== ==Research==
Walters' research has focused on the economics of education, evaluating the effectiveness of charter schools, early childhood education programs, and school choice initiatives. His studies have often used randomized lotteries and economic choice models to assess the impact of educational interventions on student outcomes and the links between these effects and educational choices. He explored charter schools, particularly the KIPP network, which employed a "No Excuses" model, showing positive impacts on student achievement, especially for disadvantaged groups like limited English proficiency (LEP) and special needs students. His work suggested these schools were more effective in urban settings.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nber.org/papers/w15740|title=Who Benefits from KIPP?}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=10.1257/app.5.4.1|title=Explaining Charter School Effectiveness}}</ref> In his research on early childhood education, he analyzed Head Start, finding it beneficial for children who otherwise wouldn't attend preschool, particularly when offering full-day services and home visits.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://academic.oup.com/qje/article-abstract/131/4/1795/2468877|title=Evaluating Public Programs with Close Substitutes: The Case of Head Start}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=10.1257/app.20140184|title=Inputs in the Production of Early Childhood Human Capital: Evidence from Head Start}}</ref> His research on school choice, specifically the Louisiana Scholarship Program, showed negative effects due to low-quality private schools entering the program.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=10.1257/app.20160634|title=Free to Choose: Can School Choice Reduce Student Achievement?}}</ref> Additionally, he studied the long-term impacts of a universal preschool program in Boston, finding positive effects on college attendance and behavioral outcomes, but no significant impact on test scores.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://academic.oup.com/qje/article-abstract/138/1/363/6701924?redirectedFrom=fulltext|title=The Long-Term Effects of Universal Preschool in Boston}}</ref> He evaluated India's Integrated Child Development Services, showing that increasing staffing improved educational and health outcomes for children.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/abs/10.1086/728109|title=Augmenting State Capacity for Child Development: Experimental Evidence from India}}</ref> Walters' research has focused on the economics of education, evaluating the effectiveness of charter schools, early childhood education programs, and school choice initiatives. His studies have often used randomized lotteries and economic choice models to assess the impact of educational interventions on student outcomes and the links between these effects and educational choices. He explored charter schools, particularly the KIPP network, which employed a "No Excuses" model, showing positive impacts on student achievement, especially for disadvantaged groups like limited English proficiency (LEP) and special needs students. His work suggested these schools were more effective in urban settings.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nber.org/papers/w15740|title=Who Benefits from KIPP?|date=2010 |doi=10.3386/w15740 |last1=Angrist |first1=Joshua |last2=Dynarski |first2=Susan |last3=Kane |first3=Thomas |last4=Pathak |first4=Parag |last5=Walters |first5=Christopher |series=Working Paper Series }}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|url=https://www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=10.1257/app.5.4.1|title=Explaining Charter School Effectiveness|date=2013 |doi=10.1257/app.5.4.1 |last1=Angrist |first1=Joshua D. |last2=Pathak |first2=Parag A. |last3=Walters |first3=Christopher R. |journal=American Economic Journal: Applied Economics |volume=5 |issue=4 |pages=1–27 |hdl=1721.1/96157 }}</ref> In his research on early childhood education, he analyzed Head Start, finding it beneficial for children who otherwise wouldn't attend preschool, particularly when offering full-day services and home visits.<ref>{{cite journal|url=https://academic.oup.com/qje/article-abstract/131/4/1795/2468877|title=Evaluating Public Programs with Close Substitutes: The Case of Head Start|date=2016 |doi=10.1093/qje/qjw027 |last1=Kline |first1=Patrick |last2=Walters |first2=Christopher R. |journal=The Quarterly Journal of Economics |volume=131 |issue=4 |pages=1795–1848 }}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|url=https://www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=10.1257/app.20140184|title=Inputs in the Production of Early Childhood Human Capital: Evidence from Head Start|date=2015 |doi=10.1257/app.20140184 |last1=Walters |first1=Christopher R. |journal=American Economic Journal: Applied Economics |volume=7 |issue=4 |pages=76–102 }}</ref> His research on school choice, specifically the Louisiana Scholarship Program, showed negative effects due to low-quality private schools entering the program.<ref>{{cite journal|url=https://www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=10.1257/app.20160634|title=Free to Choose: Can School Choice Reduce Student Achievement?|date=2018 |doi=10.1257/app.20160634 |last1=Abdulkadiroğlu |first1=Atila |last2=Pathak |first2=Parag A. |last3=Walters |first3=Christopher R. |journal=American Economic Journal: Applied Economics |volume=10 |pages=175–206 }}</ref> Additionally, he studied the long-term impacts of a universal preschool program in Boston, finding positive effects on college attendance and behavioral outcomes, but no significant impact on test scores.<ref>{{cite journal|url=https://academic.oup.com/qje/article-abstract/138/1/363/6701924?redirectedFrom=fulltext|title=The Long-Term Effects of Universal Preschool in Boston|date=2023 |doi=10.1093/qje/qjac036 |last1=Gray-Lobe |first1=Guthrie |last2=Pathak |first2=Parag A. |last3=Walters |first3=Christopher R. |journal=The Quarterly Journal of Economics |volume=138 |pages=363–411 }}</ref> He evaluated India's Integrated Child Development Services, showing that increasing staffing improved educational and health outcomes for children.<ref>{{cite journal|url=https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/abs/10.1086/728109|title=Augmenting State Capacity for Child Development: Experimental Evidence from India|date=2024 |doi=10.1086/728109 |last1=Ganimian |first1=Alejandro J. |last2=Muralidharan |first2=Karthik |last3=Walters |first3=Christopher R. |journal=Journal of Political Economy |volume=132 |issue=5 |pages=1565–1602 }}</ref>


Walters' research also spans key areas of labor economics and econometrics, with a focus on experimental methods, causal inference, and policy evaluation. In econometrics, he explored the use of instrumental variables (IV) and control function (CF) methods to estimate local average treatment effects (LATE), and studied settings with multiple instruments and heterogeneity in treatment effects.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=10.1257/aer.20190221|title=The Causal Interpretation of Two-Stage Least Squares with Multiple Instrumental Variables}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0304407624000642|title=Policy evaluation with multiple instrumental variables}}</ref> His work in labor economics used experiments and empirical Bayes methods to study employer- and job-level discrimination by race and gender.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.3982/ECTA17489|title=Reasonable Doubt: Experimental Detection of Job-Level Employment Discrimination}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=10.1257/pandp.20211079|title=Adaptive Correspondence Experiments}}</ref> His findings also revealed significant heterogeneity in discrimination across employers, while also offering practical tools to monitor discrimination efficiently.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nber.org/papers/w29053|title=Systemic Discrimination Among Large U.S. Employers}}</ref> Walters' research also spans key areas of labor economics and econometrics, with a focus on experimental methods, causal inference, and policy evaluation. In econometrics, he explored the use of instrumental variables (IV) and control function (CF) methods to estimate local average treatment effects (LATE), and studied settings with multiple instruments and heterogeneity in treatment effects.<ref>{{cite journal|url=https://www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=10.1257/aer.20190221|title=The Causal Interpretation of Two-Stage Least Squares with Multiple Instrumental Variables|date=2021 |doi=10.1257/aer.20190221 |last1=Mogstad |first1=Magne |last2=Torgovitsky |first2=Alexander |last3=Walters |first3=Christopher R. |journal=American Economic Review |volume=111 |issue=11 |pages=3663–3698 }}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|url=https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0304407624000642|title=Policy evaluation with multiple instrumental variables|journal=Journal of Econometrics |date=July 2024 |volume=243 |issue=1 |doi=10.1016/j.jeconom.2024.105718 |last1=Mogstad |first1=Magne |last2=Torgovitsky |first2=Alexander |last3=Walters |first3=Christopher R. }}</ref> His work in labor economics used experiments and empirical Bayes methods to study employer- and job-level discrimination by race and gender.<ref>{{cite journal|url=https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.3982/ECTA17489|title=Reasonable Doubt: Experimental Detection of Job-Level Employment Discrimination|date=2021 |doi=10.3982/ECTA17489 |last1=Kline |first1=Patrick |last2=Walters |first2=Christopher |journal=Econometrica |volume=89 |issue=2 |pages=765–792 }}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|url=https://www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=10.1257/pandp.20211079|title=Adaptive Correspondence Experiments|date=2021 |doi=10.1257/pandp.20211079 |last1=Avivi |first1=Hadar |last2=Kline |first2=Patrick |last3=Rose |first3=Evan |last4=Walters |first4=Christopher |journal=AEA Papers and Proceedings |volume=111 |pages=43–48 }}</ref> His findings also revealed significant heterogeneity in discrimination across employers, while also offering practical tools to monitor discrimination efficiently.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nber.org/papers/w29053|title=Systemic Discrimination Among Large U.S. Employers|date=2021 |doi=10.3386/w29053 |last1=Kline |first1=Patrick |last2=Rose |first2=Evan |last3=Walters |first3=Christopher |series=Working Paper Series }}</ref>


==Selected articles== ==Selected articles==
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Christopher R. Walters
BornUnited States
NationalityAmerican
Academic background
EducationB.A., Economics and Philosophy
Ph.D., Economics
Alma materUniversity of Virginia
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Academic work
InstitutionsUniversity of California, Berkeley

Christopher R. Walters is an American economist, academic and author. He is Professor of Economics at the University of California, Berkeley.

Walters is most known for his work in labor economics, the economics of education, and applied econometrics. His research has been published in academic journals, including the Quarterly Journal of Economics, American Economic Review, Econometrica, and Journal of Political Economy. He is a research associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research, a research fellow at the Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), and a co-Editor of the American Economic Journal: Applied Economics.

Education

Walters completed his B.A. in Economics and Philosophy from the University of Virginia in 2008. Later in 2013, he obtained his Ph.D. in Economics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Career

Walters began his academic career in 2013 as an assistant professor of economics at the University of California, Berkeley. He was promoted to associate professor of economics in 2018 and professor of economics in 2024 at the same institution.

Research

Walters' research has focused on the economics of education, evaluating the effectiveness of charter schools, early childhood education programs, and school choice initiatives. His studies have often used randomized lotteries and economic choice models to assess the impact of educational interventions on student outcomes and the links between these effects and educational choices. He explored charter schools, particularly the KIPP network, which employed a "No Excuses" model, showing positive impacts on student achievement, especially for disadvantaged groups like limited English proficiency (LEP) and special needs students. His work suggested these schools were more effective in urban settings. In his research on early childhood education, he analyzed Head Start, finding it beneficial for children who otherwise wouldn't attend preschool, particularly when offering full-day services and home visits. His research on school choice, specifically the Louisiana Scholarship Program, showed negative effects due to low-quality private schools entering the program. Additionally, he studied the long-term impacts of a universal preschool program in Boston, finding positive effects on college attendance and behavioral outcomes, but no significant impact on test scores. He evaluated India's Integrated Child Development Services, showing that increasing staffing improved educational and health outcomes for children.

Walters' research also spans key areas of labor economics and econometrics, with a focus on experimental methods, causal inference, and policy evaluation. In econometrics, he explored the use of instrumental variables (IV) and control function (CF) methods to estimate local average treatment effects (LATE), and studied settings with multiple instruments and heterogeneity in treatment effects. His work in labor economics used experiments and empirical Bayes methods to study employer- and job-level discrimination by race and gender. His findings also revealed significant heterogeneity in discrimination across employers, while also offering practical tools to monitor discrimination efficiently.

Selected articles

  • Angrist, J. D., Pathak, P. A., & Walters, C. R. (2013). Explaining charter school effectiveness. American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 5(4), 1-27.
  • Kline, P., & Walters, C. R. (2016). Evaluating public programs with close substitutes: The case of Head Start. The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 131(4), 1795-1848.
  • Abdulkadiroğlu, A., Pathak, P. A., & Walters, C. R. (2018). Free to choose: Can school choice reduce student achievement?. American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 10(1), 175-206.
  • Abdulkadiroğlu, A., Pathak, P. A., Schellenberg, J., & Walters, C. R. (2020). Do parents value school effectiveness?. American Economic Review, 110(5), 1502-1539.
  • Kline, P., Rose, E., & Walters, C. R. (2022). Systemic discrimination among large US employers. The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 137(4), 1963-2036.

References

  1. ^ "Christopher R. Walters - NBER".
  2. ^ "Christopher R. Walters - Google Scholar".
  3. "Editors - American Economic Journal: Applied Economics".
  4. Angrist, Joshua; Dynarski, Susan; Kane, Thomas; Pathak, Parag; Walters, Christopher (2010). "Who Benefits from KIPP?". Working Paper Series. doi:10.3386/w15740.
  5. Angrist, Joshua D.; Pathak, Parag A.; Walters, Christopher R. (2013). "Explaining Charter School Effectiveness". American Economic Journal: Applied Economics. 5 (4): 1–27. doi:10.1257/app.5.4.1. hdl:1721.1/96157.
  6. Kline, Patrick; Walters, Christopher R. (2016). "Evaluating Public Programs with Close Substitutes: The Case of Head Start". The Quarterly Journal of Economics. 131 (4): 1795–1848. doi:10.1093/qje/qjw027.
  7. Walters, Christopher R. (2015). "Inputs in the Production of Early Childhood Human Capital: Evidence from Head Start". American Economic Journal: Applied Economics. 7 (4): 76–102. doi:10.1257/app.20140184.
  8. Abdulkadiroğlu, Atila; Pathak, Parag A.; Walters, Christopher R. (2018). "Free to Choose: Can School Choice Reduce Student Achievement?". American Economic Journal: Applied Economics. 10: 175–206. doi:10.1257/app.20160634.
  9. Gray-Lobe, Guthrie; Pathak, Parag A.; Walters, Christopher R. (2023). "The Long-Term Effects of Universal Preschool in Boston". The Quarterly Journal of Economics. 138: 363–411. doi:10.1093/qje/qjac036.
  10. Ganimian, Alejandro J.; Muralidharan, Karthik; Walters, Christopher R. (2024). "Augmenting State Capacity for Child Development: Experimental Evidence from India". Journal of Political Economy. 132 (5): 1565–1602. doi:10.1086/728109.
  11. Mogstad, Magne; Torgovitsky, Alexander; Walters, Christopher R. (2021). "The Causal Interpretation of Two-Stage Least Squares with Multiple Instrumental Variables". American Economic Review. 111 (11): 3663–3698. doi:10.1257/aer.20190221.
  12. Mogstad, Magne; Torgovitsky, Alexander; Walters, Christopher R. (July 2024). "Policy evaluation with multiple instrumental variables". Journal of Econometrics. 243 (1). doi:10.1016/j.jeconom.2024.105718.
  13. Kline, Patrick; Walters, Christopher (2021). "Reasonable Doubt: Experimental Detection of Job-Level Employment Discrimination". Econometrica. 89 (2): 765–792. doi:10.3982/ECTA17489.
  14. Avivi, Hadar; Kline, Patrick; Rose, Evan; Walters, Christopher (2021). "Adaptive Correspondence Experiments". AEA Papers and Proceedings. 111: 43–48. doi:10.1257/pandp.20211079.
  15. Kline, Patrick; Rose, Evan; Walters, Christopher (2021). "Systemic Discrimination Among Large U.S. Employers". Working Paper Series. doi:10.3386/w29053.
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