Research
Research
My research interests include the economics of education, program evaluation, the intersection of school and work, and workforce development. While I am trained in econometrics, I also integrate theories from other disciplines, like sociology, and qualitative methods, like interviewing, to strengthen my work.
I aim for my research to have a public impact. Consequently, I have collaborated with state and local education agencies—such as the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education and the Connecticut Department of Education—in my research.
Returns to Federally Funded Job Training (with Arkadijs Zvaigzne)
Abstract: The United States will face numerous economic challenges related to workforce development in the coming decade. One solution to these economic issues is for the government to bolster local labor markets through federally funded workforce development. In the US, the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2014 governs federal workforce development. In this paper, we use an individual fixed effects approach and individual-level data from the US Department of Labor’s WIOA Individual Performance Records dataset to estimate the impact of receiving federal jobs training on worker employment and earnings on year after training.
Gopalakrishnan, A., Hayes, J., Bosquet, B., & Kamin, S. 2024. “Postsecondary and Labor Market Outcomes for Connecticut High School Graduates, 2007 – 2022.” Report to the Connecticut State Board of Education.