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Michael F Dinerstein

Associate Professor of Economics
Economics

Selected Publications


TEACHER LABOR MARKET POLICY AND THE THEORY OF THE SECOND BEST

Journal Article Quarterly Journal of Economics · May 1, 2025 We estimate a matching model of teachers and elementary schools with rich data on teachers’ applications and principals’ ratings from a large, urban district in North Carolina. Both teachers’ and principals’ preferences deviate from those that would maximi ... Full text Cite

Competition and Entry in Agricultural Markets: Experimental Evidence from Kenya

Journal Article American Economic Review · December 1, 2020 African agricultural markets are characterized by low farmer revenues and high consumer food prices. Many have worried that this wedge is partially driven by imperfect competition among intermediaries. This paper provides experimental evidence fro ... Full text Cite