Works in Progress

Goulas, S., W. Lee & R. Megalokonomou. The Impact of Being Recognized as Top Performer on School and Career Outcomes

Toney, J., W. Lee. & S. Myers. The Long-Run Effects of Historic Red-Lining on Contemporary Racial Disparities in Home Mortgage Loan Denial Rates

Lee. W. Effect of Parental Preference for Child Sex on Child Outcomes: Evidence from Korea. Under Review

Publications

Lee, W., A. Sojourner., E. Davis. & J. Borowsky . Effects of Child Care Vouchers on Price, Quantity, and Provider Turnover in Private Care Markets. Forthcoming at Journal of Human Capital [Upjohn Working paper], [Upjohn Brief], [Upjohn Research Highlights]

Song, I., S. Ha., W. Lee. & M. Kim. (2023) An Examination of the Impact of Health Insurance Enrollment in Reducing Racial Health Disparities Journal of Economics and Finance

McNeely, C., B. Alemu., W, Lee. & West, I. (2021) Exploring an Unexamined Source of Racial Disparities in Juvenile Court Involvement: Unexcused Absenteeism Policies in U.S. Schools AERA Open 7(1):1–17

Lee, W., C. McNeely., B. Alemu., J. Rosenbaum. & L. Renner. (2020) Can Court Diversion Improve School Attendance among Elementary Students? Evidence from Five School Districts Journal of Research on Educational Effectiveness 13(4):625-651

McNeely. C, W. Lee., J. Rosenbaum., B. Alemu & Renner. L. (2019) Long-Term Effects of Truancy Diversion on School Attendance: A Quasi-Experimental Study with Linked Administrative Data. Prevention Science 20(7):996-1008
  • won Research on Adolescence Social Policy Publication Award for Best Article in a Peer-Reviewed Journal, 2020 Society for Research on Adolescence, San Diego [meeting canceled].

Davis, E., W. Lee & A. Sojourner. (2019) Family-Centered Measures of Access to Early Care and Education Early Childhood Research Quarterly 47:472-486 [IZA Working paper version], [UMN News], [Litchfield Independent Review], [The Journal], [Aitkin Independent Age], [Southerminn], [Minnesota Daily], [Washington Post], [Duluth News Tribune]

Myers. S & W. Lee. (2018) Racial Disparities, Homeownership, and Mortgage Lending in the Post-Great Recession Period: the Case of the Minneapolis-St. Paul Metropolitan Area Journal of Economics, Race, and Policy 1(2):47-59

Lee. W., W. Gartner., H. Song., B. Marlowe., J. Choi & B. Jamiyansuren. (2018) Effect of Extrinsic Cues on Willingness to pay of Wine: Evidence from Hong Kong Blind Tasting Experiment British Food Journal 120(11):2582-2598 [BottomLineInc], [ScienceDaily]

Lee, W & W. Gartner. (2015) Effect of Wine Policy on Emerging Cold-Hardy Wine Industry in Northern States Wine Economics and Policy 4(1):35-44

Kaliyan, K., M. Vance, D. Tiffany & W. Lee. (2014) Life Cycle Assessment of Corn Stover Torrefaction Plant Integrated with a Corn Ethanol Plant and a Coal Fired Power Plant Biomass and Bioenergy 63:92-100

Tiffany. D., W. Lee, M. Vance & N. Kaliyan. (2013) Economic analysis of biomass torrefaction plants integrated with corn ethanol plants and coal-fired power plants Advances in Energy Research 1(2):127-146

Policy Reports

Lee, W, Sojourner. A., Elizabeth E. D., & Borowsky J (2024) Efects of Subsidies on the Child Care Market: Large Increases in Capacity, Small Increases in Price. W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research

Woodworth, J., Raymond, M., & W. Lee. (2024) A Closer Look: Examining the Impact and Effectiveness of Online Charter Schools. Center for Research on Education Outcomes at Stanford University

Lee, W., J. Woodworth., & G. Lee. (2023) Bridging the Gap: Identifying Gap-Busting Charter Schools for Educational Equity. Center for Research on Education Outcomes at Stanford University

Raymond, M., J. Woodworth., W. Lee & S. Bachofer. (2023) As a Matter of Fact: The National Charter School Study III Center for Research on Education Outcomes, Stanford University [Economist], [74million], [WSJ], [WSJ Potomac Watch], [New York Post], [Education Week], [74million], [New York Magazine]

Raymond, M. E., & Lee, W. F. (2023) City Studies: Project Meta-Analysis - Cohort 2 Cities. Center for Research on Education Outcomes at Stanford University

Raymond, M. E., & Lee, W. F. (2022) City Studies: Project Meta-Analysis - Cohort 1 Cities. Center for Research on Education Outcomes at Stanford University

Malik, R., Hamm, K., Lee, W., Davis, E & Sojourner, A. (2020) The Coronavirus Will Make Child Care Deserts Worse and Exacerbate Inequality Center for American Progress, Washington D.C. [Technical Appendix], [childcaredeserts.org]

McNeely, C., Lee, W. F., Alemu, B., Rosenbaum, J. & Renner, L. M. (2018)Evaluation of Ramsey County’s Truancy Intervention Programs: Policy Implications for Court Diversion Programs (Minn-LInK brief No. 37). Center for Advanced Studies in Child Welfare, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN.

Myers. S., W. Lee & J. Toney. (2015) Responsible Banking in the Twin Cities Roy Wilkins Center for Justice and Inequality, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN. [StarTribune], [KARE11]