Camila Morales
Biographic Data
| ID | 6370029 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Camila Morales |
| GIVEN NAMES | Camila |
| FAMILY NAME | Morales |
| SIGNATURE | MORALES C |
| AFFILIATIONS | The University of Texas at Dallas |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-6800-6949 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Distance to degrees
Leveraging rich data on the universe of Texas high school graduates, we estimate how the relationship between geographic access to public two- and four-year postsecondary institutions and postsecondary outcomes varies across race-ethnicity and socioeconomic status. We find that students are sensitive to the distance they must travel to access public colleges and universities, but there are heterogeneous effects across students – particularly with…
Immigration enforcement and labor supply
The effects of a newcomer program on the academic achievement of English Learners
School districts serving newcomer English Learners (ELs) generally offer short‐term intensive English programs designed to teach foundational language skills and guide students’ integration into the U.S. school system. Despite the growing popularity of newcomer programs, however, there is limited rigorous evidence of their efficacy. In this paper, we present evidence on the causal effect of an intensive English program on the academic achievement…
Do refugee students affect the academic achievement of peers? Evidence from a large urban school district
Policy debate on refugee resettlement focuses on perceived adverse effects on local communities, with sparse credible evidence to ascertain its impact. In this paper, I present evidence on the impact of refugee integration in public schools by examining whether attending school with refugees affects the academic outcomes of non-refugee students. Leveraging variation in the share of refugees within schools and across grades, I find that a 1 percen…
The effects of a newcomer program on the academic achievement of English Learners
School districts serving newcomer English Learners (ELs) generally offer short‐term intensive English programs designed to teach foundational language skills and guide students’ integration into the U.S. school system. Despite the growing popularity of newcomer programs, however, there is limited rigorous evidence of their efficacy. In this paper, we present evidence on the causal effect of an intensive English program on the academic achievement…
Do refugee students affect the academic achievement of peers? Evidence from a large urban school district
Policy debate on refugee resettlement focuses on perceived adverse effects on local communities, with sparse credible evidence to ascertain its impact. In this paper, I present evidence on the impact of refugee integration in public schools by examining whether attending school with refugees affects the academic outcomes of non-refugee students. Leveraging variation in the share of refugees within schools and across grades, I find that a 1 percen…
Immigration enforcement and labor supply
The effects of a newcomer program on the academic achievement of English Learners
School districts serving newcomer English Learners (ELs) generally offer short‐term intensive English programs designed to teach foundational language skills and guide students’ integration into the U.S. school system. Despite the growing popularity of newcomer programs, however, there is limited rigorous evidence of their efficacy. In this paper, we present evidence on the causal effect of an intensive English program on the academic achievement…
Distance to degrees
Leveraging rich data on the universe of Texas high school graduates, we estimate how the relationship between geographic access to public two- and four-year postsecondary institutions and postsecondary outcomes varies across race-ethnicity and socioeconomic status. We find that students are sensitive to the distance they must travel to access public colleges and universities, but there are heterogeneous effects across students – particularly with…
Academic achievement (2 works) · Demographic economics (2 works) · Economics (2 works) · Global Educational Reforms and Inequalities (2 works) · Mathematics education (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Psychology (2 works) · American Community Survey (1 work) · Community college (1 work) · Computer Science (1 work)