Daniel M. Leeds

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I am a Ph.D. Candidate in Economics at the University of Michigan. My fields are Labor Economics, Economics of Education, and Public Finance. My research focuses primarily on higher education and on determinants of college access.

Dissertation

Three Essays on the College Application Process (Abstract)

• [Job Market Paper] "The Impact of Admissions Policies and Test Prep on SAT Scores"
• "Strategic Senioritis and High School Outcomes: Evidence from the Texas Top Ten Percent Law" (with Lindsay Daugherty, Paco Martorell, and Isaac McFarlin, Jr.)
• "Iowa's National Scholars Award and the Efficiency of Merit Aid: A Regression Discontinuity Analysis" (with Stephen L. DesJardins)

Work in Progress

• "Are Sunk Costs Irrelevant? Evidence from Playing Time in the National Basketball Association" (with Michael A. Leeds and Akira Motomura) submitted for publication