@article{THESIS, recid = {3358}, author = {Torcasso, Jake}, title = {Essays on the Measurement and Origins of Inequality}, publisher = {University of Chicago}, school = {Ph.D.}, address = {2021-08}, number = {THESIS}, pages = {184}, abstract = {This thesis contains three essays related to the measurement and origins of inequality. Thefirst two essays consider the Chicago public schools during the early 20th century. In the first essay, I evaluate the impact of school quality on child outcomes. Then I consider the impact of racial turnover on school funding. In the third and last chapter, I show how to adjust for effort when estimating latent skills from measures of academic performance.}, url = {http://knowledge.uchicago.edu/record/3358}, doi = {https://doi.org/10.6082/uchicago.3358}, }