1 RON W. ZIMMER PH.D. 230 Appleton Place Peabody College Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN 37203 615-322-0722 [email protected]August 15, 2015 PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Employment Associate Professor, Peabody College, Vanderbilt University, 2010- Associate Professor, Michigan State University, 2008-2010 RAND Corporation, 1999-2008 Senior Policy Researcher, 2007-08 Policy Researcher, 2003-2007 Associate Policy Researcher, 1999-2003 Visiting Assistant Professor, University of Kentucky Martin School of Public Policy, 1998-99 Wilbur Smith Associates, Economist, 1997-98 Other Professional Appointments Co-Editor, Education Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 2012-2015 Editorial Board, Economics of Education Review, 2012- Board Member, International School Choice and Reform Conference, 2014- Board Member, Association for Education Finance and Policy, 2012-2015 Co-Chair Publications Committee, Association for Education Finance and Policy, 2013-2015 Co-Section Editor Handbook of Research in Education Finance and Policy, Routledge, 2013-14 Conference Schedule Committee, Association for Education Finance and Policy, 2012-13 Research Affiliate, Tennessee Consortium, 2013- Research Affiliate, New Orleans Research Consortium, 2013- DGS, of the Department of Leadership, Policy, and Organizations, Vanderbilt University, Fall 2011, Fall 2012, July 2014- Tennessee Governor Haslam’s Voucher Task Force, 2011-2012 Associate Editor, Economics of Education Review, 2009-2012 AERA Proposal Review Section 4 Chair, Division L, 2009-10 EDUCATION Ph.D., Public Policy, University of Kentucky, Martin School of Public Policy, December 1997 Master of Science, Economics, University of Kentucky, Department of Economics, May 1994 Bachelor of Science, Economics and Business, Illinois Wesleyan University, May 1992 EXTERNAL GRANTS “An Extended Evaluation of Tennessee’s Achievement School District”, Co-PI, Walton Family Foundation $350,000, 2014-18
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“Examining Tennessee’s Achievement School District”, Co-PI, U.S. Department of Education
through Tennessee Higher Education Commission, $350,000, 2013-15
“Examining Post-Secondary Outcomes of Chicago Charter Students” PI, Joyce Foundation,
$116,000., 2010-14
“The Effects of Chartering Authorities on Student Achievement.” PI, Bill and Melinda Gates
Foundation (through the University of Washington), $15,000. 2009-10
“Learning to Use Economic Methods to Answer Questions about Education: An Interdisciplinary
Pre-Doctoral Research Training Program” Co-Author, Institute of Education Sciences,
$4,900,000. 2009-14
“Estimation and Inference in Education Research when Actions by Participants Impact Validity
and Availability of Data”, Co-PI, Research Methods Competition, Institute of Education
Sciences, $963,000. 2009-12
“Evaluating Chicago’s High School Reform”, Collaboration with Stanford Research Institute,
Consortium on Chicago School Research, & RAND. Co-PI, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation,
$4,100,000 (RAND’s share: $800,000). 2008-09
“Determinants of Student Outcomes in an Urban School District”, Co-PI, Federal Department of
Education, Institute of Education Sciences, $2,060,000, 2007-10
“National Charter School Evaluation: Adding Clarity to the Debate,” Co-PI, Bill and Melinda
Gates Foundation, $300,000, Smith Richardson Foundation, $260,000, Stranahan Foundation,
$50,000, Joyce Foundation, $100,000, William Penn Foundation, $109,000, Philadelphia School
District, $25,000, 2007-09
“Evaluation of Pittsburgh’s After School Programs”, PI, Pittsburgh Public Schools, $149,000,
2006-07
“Evaluation of Philadelphia Privatization of Schools”, Co-PI, Annenberg Foundation, $12,000,
William Penn Foundation, $49,000, Philadelphia School District, $40,000, 2005-07
“Charter School Competitive Effects” Co-PI, Smith Richardson Foundation, $125,000, 2004-05
“Evaluation of Nonclassroom-Based California Charter Schools”, Co-PI, California Legislative
Analyst Office, $334,000
“California Charter School Evaluation” Co-PI, California Legislative Analyst Office, $662,000,
2002-03
“Private Giving to Public Schools and Districts in Los Angeles County”, 2000-2001, Co-PI, John
Randolph and Dora Haynes Foundation, $150,000
“The Labor Market for Attorneys in the State of California: Past, Present, and Future”, University
of California, Office of the President, $111,000, Co-Author
“Evaluation of Michigan Centralized Funding Model”, 2000-2001, Co-PI, National Center for
Education Statistics, $5,000
“Kentucky’s Road Fund Tax Structure”, Co-PI, Kentucky Transportation Cabinet, $45,000
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RESEARCH
Journal Articles
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Ron Zimmer, Brian Gill, Jonathon Attridge, and Kaitlin Obenauf. (2014).“Charter School
Authorizers and Student Achievement” Education, Finance, and Policy, (9), 59-85.
*John Engberg, Dennis Epple, Jason Imbrogno, Holger Sieg, and Ron Zimmer. (2014).
“Identification and Estimating of Treatment Effects when Program Participation is Partially
Determined by Lotteries: The Case of Magnet Programs” Journal of Labor Economics, Vol.
32(1): 27-63. Also, NBER Working Paper, 14842.
*Billie Davis, John Engberg, Dennis Epple, Holger Sieg, and Ron Zimmer. (2013). “Evaluating
the Gifted Program of an Urban School District using a Modified Regression Discontinuity
Design” Annals of Economics and Statistics, Vol.111/112, 2013. Also, NBER Working Paper,
16414
*J.S. Butler, Doug Carr, Eugenia Toma, and Ron Zimmer. (2013). “School Attributes and
Distance: Tradeoffs in the School Choice Decision.” Journal of Policy Analysis and
Management, 32(4). Also NCSPE Working Paper, 186.
Ron Zimmer and Cassandra Guarino. (2013). “Is There Empirical Evidence Consistent with the
Claim That Charter Schools “Push Out” Low Performing Students?” Educational Evaluation
and Policy Analysis, (35)4: 461–480.
Ron Zimmer, Brian Gill, Kevin Booker, Stéphane Lavertu, and John Witte. (2012). “Examining
charter school achievement in seven states.” Economics of Education Review, Vol. 31 (2): 213-
224.
*John Engberg, Brian Gill, Gema Zamarro, and Ron Zimmer. (2012). “Closing Schools in a
Shrinking District: Do Student Outcomes Depend on Which Schools are Closed? Journal of
Urban Economics, Vol. 71(2): 189-203.
Kevin Booker, Tim Sass, Brian Gill, and Ron Zimmer. (2011). “The Effects of Charter High
Schools on Educational Attainment.” Journal of Labor Economics, Vol. 29(2) pp. 377-415,
Also, NCSPE Working Paper, 169.
Ron Zimmer, Richard Buddin, John Jones, and Na Liu. (2011). “What type of school capital
projects are voters willing to support?” Public Budgeting and Finance, Vol. 31(1).
Kevin Booker, Tim Sass, Brian Gill, and Ron Zimmer. (2010). “The Unknown World of
Charter High Schools. With no one paying any attention, they may be boosting high school
graduation and college attendance rates.” Education Next.
Ron Zimmer, Rachel Christina, and Laura Hamilton. (2010). “After-School Tutoring in the
Context of No Child Left Behind: Effectiveness of Two Programs in Pittsburgh Public Schools.”
Economics of Education Review, Vol. 21 (1).
Ron Zimmer and Richard Buddin. (2009). “Is Charter School Competition in California
Improving the Performance of Traditional Public Schools?” Public Administration Review, Vol.
69(5), pp. 831-845, 2009. Also, NCSPE Working Paper, 122.
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*John Jones, Eugenia F. Toma, and Ron Zimmer. (2008). “Student attendance and school and
district size.” Economics of Education Review, Vol. 27(2), pp. 140-148, 2008.
Ron Zimmer and Richard Buddin. (2007). "Getting Inside the Black Box: Examining how the
Operation of Charter Schools Affect Performance." Peabody Journal, Vol. 82(2-3), pp. 231-273.
Ron Zimmer and Richard Buddin. (2006). “Charter School Performance in Urban Districts,”
Journal of Urban Economics, Vol. 60(2), pp. 307-326. Also, NCSPE Working Paper, 118.
Richard Buddin and Ron Zimmer. (2005). “Student achievement in charter schools: A complex picture.” Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, Vol. 24 (2).
Ron Zimmer and John Jones. (2005). “Unintended Consequence of Centralized Public School
Funding in Michigan Education.” Southern Economic Journal, Vol. 71 (3), pp. 534-544.
Cathy Krop and Ron Zimmer. (2005). “Charter School Type Matters When Examining Funding
and Facilities: Evidence From California.” Education Policy Analysis Archives, Vol. 13 (50).
Richard Buddin, Brian Gill, and Ron Zimmer. (2004). “Examining the Federal Impact Aid’s
Reimbursement to Local School Districts.” Contemporary Economic Policy, Vol. 22 (4).
Ron Zimmer. (2003). “A New Twist in the Tracking Debate.” Economics of Education Review,
Vol. 22 (3), pp. 307-315.
Ron Zimmer, Cathy Krop, and Dominic Brewer. (2003). “Private Resources in Public Schools:
Evidence from a Pilot Study.” Journal of Education Finance, Vol. 28.
Ron Zimmer, Richard Buddin, and Brian Gill. (2002). “Distribution Effects and Distorted
Incentives: A case study of the funding formulas of the federal Impact Aid program.” Journal of
Education Finance, Vol. 27.
John Jones and Ron Zimmer. (2001). “Capital Outlays Impact on Educational Attainment.”
Economics of Education Review, Vol. 20 (6).
Ron Zimmer and Eugenia F. Toma. (2000). “Peer Effects in Private and Public Schools.”
Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, Vol. 19 (1).
Peer Reviewed Monographs
Ron Zimmer, Brian Gill, Kevin Booker, Stephane Lavertu, Tim Sass, and John Witte. (2009).
Charter Schools in Eight States: Effects on Achievement, Attainment, Integration, and
Competition. RAND: MG-869
Kevin Booker, Tim Sass, Brian Gill and Ron Zimmer. (2008). “Going Beyond Test Scores:
Evaluating Charter School Impact on Educational Attainment in Chicago and Florida.” RAND
WR-610-BMG.
Kevin Booker, Brian Gill, and Ron Zimmer. (2008). “The Impact of Chicago Charter Schools on
Student Achievement and Attainment.” RAND: TR-585.
Ron Zimmer, Suzanne Blanc, Jolley Christman, and Brian Gill. (2008). “Evaluation of
Philadelphia’s Charter Schools.” RAND WR-550 EDU.
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Ron Zimmer, Brian Gill, Paula Razquin, Kevin Booker, and J.R. Lockwood III. (2007).
“National Longitudinal Study of No Child Left Behind: Title I Parental School Choice,
Supplemental Educational Services, and Student Achievement.” prepared for the U.S.
Department of Education.
Gill, Brian, Ron Zimmer, Jolley Christman, and Suzanne Blanc. (2007). State Takeover,
Restructuring, Private Management, and Student Achievement in Philadelphia. RAND MG-533-
RFA.
Ron Zimmer, Rachel Christina, Laura Hamilton, and Deanna Weber Prine. (2007). “Evaluation
of Two-Out-Of-School Programs in Pittsburgh Public Schools: No Child Left Behind’s
Supplemental Educational Services and State of Pennsylvania’s Educational Assistance Program.
RAND: WR-451-PPS.
Ron Zimmer and Richard Buddin. (2006). “Making Sense of Charter Schools: Evidence from
California.” RAND Occasional Papers, OP157.
Brian Gill, Laura Hamilton, JR Lockwood, Julie Marsh, Ron Zimmer, Deanna Hill, and Shana
Pribesh. (2005). Inspiration, Perspiration, and Time: Operations and Achievement in Edison
schools. RAND: MG-351-EDU.
Julie Marsh, Kerri Kerr, Gina Schuyler Ikemoto, Hilary Darilek, Marika J. Suttorp, Ron Zimmer,
and Heather Barney. (2005). Instructional Improvement Efforts of Districts Partnered with the
Institute for Learning. RAND: MG-361.
Cassandra Guarino, Ron Zimmer, Cathy Krop, and Derrick Chau. (2005). Nonclassroom-based
Charter Schools in California and the Impact of SB 740. RAND: MG-323-EDU.
Ron Zimmer, Richard Buddin, Derrick Chau, Brian Gill, Cassie Guarino, Laura Hamilton, Cathy
Krop, Dan McCaffrey, Melinda Sandler, and Dominic Brewer. (2003). Charter School Operation
and Performance: Evidence from California. RAND: MR-1700.
Tora Bikson, Megan Beckett, Dominic Brewer, Susan Gates, Cassandra Guarino, Karen Ross,
Robert Schoeni, and Ron Zimmer. (2003). The Labor Market for Attorneys in the State of
California: Past, Present, and Future, RAND: MR-1710-UC.
Richard Buddin, Brian Gill, and Ron Zimmer. (2001). Impact Aid and the Education of Military
Children, RAND: MR-1272-OSD.
Ron Zimmer, Cathy Krop, Tessa Kaganoff, Karen Ross, and Dominic Brewer. (2001). Private
Giving to Public Schools and Districts in Los Angeles County: A Pilot Study. RAND: MR-
1429-EDU.
Susan M. Gates, Catherine H. Augustine, Roger Benjamin, Tora K. Bikson, Tessa Kaganoff,
Dina G. Levy, Joy S. Moini, and Ron Zimmer. (2001). Ensuring Quality and Productivity in
Higher Education: An Analysis of Assessment Practices, ASHE-ERIC/Higher Education
Report.
Invited Book Chapters:
*indicates authorship is an alphabetic order
*Dennis Epple, Richard Romano, and Ron Zimmer. “Charter Schools: A Survey of Research
on their Characteristics and Effectiveness” in Eric Hanushek, Steve Machin, and Ludger
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Woessman (Eds) Handbook of Economics of Education, North-Holland, under review. Also
NBER Working Paper 21256.
Ron Zimmer and Eric Bettinger. (2015) “Getting Beyond the Rhetoric: Surveying the Evidence
of Vouchers and Tax Credits.” In Ladd, H.F. and Peg Goertz (Eds.) Handbook of Research in
Education Finance and Policy, Vol. 2. Lawrence Erlbaum Association.
Ron Zimmer and Jonathon Attridge. (2014). “Do Educational Peer Effects Exist? Why Is It So
Hard To Know?” in D. Brewer, & L. Picus (Eds.), Encyclopedia of education economics &
finance. Thousand Oaks, (pp. 523-526), CA: SAGE Publications, Inc.
Ron Zimmer, Brian Gill, Kevin Booker, Stephane Lavertu, and John Witte. (2011). “ Do charter
schools “cream skim” students and increase racial-ethnic segregation?” In Berends, M., Springer,
M.G., Ballou, D., and Walberg, H. (Eds.) School Choice and School Improvement, Harvard
Press.
Ron Zimmer, Cassandra Guarino, and Richard Buddin. (2010). “School Choice: Options and
Outcomes,” book chapter in Urban and Regional Policy and Its Effect, Vol. 3, edited by N.
Pindus and H. Wolman, Brookings Institution.
Ron Zimmer and Richard Buddin. (2010). “The Economics of Charter Schools.”, in The
International Encyclopedia of Education, 3rd Edition, edited by Barry McGaw, Penelope Peterson
and Eva Baker, Elsevier Publishers.
*Brian Gill, Laura Hamilton, and Ron Zimmer. (2009). “Perspectives on Educational
Management Organizations” In Berends, M., Springer, M.G., Ballou, D., and Walberg, H. (Eds.)
Handbook of Research on School Choice Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
Ron Zimmer and Eric Bettinger. (2007). “Getting Beyond the Rhetoric: Surveying the Evidence
of Vouchers and Tax Credits.” In Ladd, H.F. and Fiske, E.B. (Eds.) Handbook of Research in
Education Finance and Policy. Lawrence Erlbaum Association.
Also published in The International Encyclopaedia of Education, 3rd Edition, edited by
Barry McGaw, Penelope Peterson and Eva Baker, Elsevier Publishers, (2010).
Ron Zimmer and Richard Buddin. (2007). “Charter School Outcomes in California.” In
Berends, M., Springer, M.G., and Walberg, H.J. (Eds). Charter Schools: Their Outcomes and
Growth. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
Eugenia F. Toma, Ron Zimmer, and John Jones. (2006). “Beyond Achievement: Enrollment
Consequences of Charter Schools in Michigan.” In Advances in Applied Microeconomics,
Volume 14, Improving School Accountability: Check-Ups or Choice Eds., Timothy Gronberg and
Dennis W. Jansen, Elsevier Publishers.
Book Reviews:
Richard Buddin and Ron Zimmer. (2004). Review of two school choice books: “The Political
Dynamics of School Choice: Negotiating contested terrain,” Lance D. Fusarelli and “Economics
of School Choice,” Ed., Caroline Hoxby, Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, Vol. 23
(4).
Ron Zimmer and Dominic Brewer. (2002). Review of Jos L. Blank (eds.) “Public Provision and
Performance,” Economics of Education Review, Vol. 21.
Working Papers:
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Kai Hong, Ron Zimmer, and John Engberg. “How Does Grade Configuration Impact Student
Achievement?” under review.
Ron Zimmer, Adam Kho, Gary Henry, and Jonathon Attridge. State Takeover of Low-
Performing Schools: Does Takeover Affect Student Mobility and Access? The Case of
Tennessee’s Achievement School District
Lindsay Bell Weixler, Nathan Barrett, Jennifer Jennings, Ron Zimmer, and Doug Harris. “Has
the Switch to a Choice System Changed the Distribution of Students’ Racial, Economic, and
Achievement Characteristics Across Schools?”
Ron Zimmer and John Engberg “Can broad inferences be drawn from lottery analyses of school
choice programs? An exploration of appropriate sensitivity analyses” Revise and Resubmit at the
Journal of School Choice
Kai Hong and Ron Zimmer. “Does Investing in School Capital Infrastructure Improve Student
Achievement?” Revise and Resubmit at Economics of Education Review
Kevin Booker, Brian Gill, Tim Sass, and Ron Zimmer. “Charter High School’s Effect on
Educational Attainment and Earnings”, 2014 Available at: http://www.mathematica-