research

Publications

1. AEJ:Applied

   Education and Selection into Ethnic Identification: Evidence from Roma People in Romania

   Andreea Mitrut, Gabriel Kreindler, Margareta Matache, Andrei Munteanu, and Cristian Pop-Eleches2026

   American Economic Journal: Applied Economics

   Conditionally acceptedNBER Working Paper 34383

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     title = {Education and Selection into Ethnic Identification: {E}vidence from {R}oma People in {R}omania},
     author = {Mitrut, Andreea and Kreindler, Gabriel and Matache, Margareta and Munteanu, Andrei and Pop-Eleches, Cristian},
     journal = {American Economic Journal: Applied Economics},
     year = {2026},
     note = {NBER Working Paper 34383},
   }

2. REStat

   School Choice, Student Sorting, and Academic Performance

   Andrei Munteanu2026

   Review of Economics and Statistics 108(4), 897–913

   PDFPress CoverageBib

   @article{munteanu2026schoolchoice,
     title = {School Choice, Student Sorting, and Academic Performance},
     author = {Munteanu, Andrei},
     journal = {Review of Economics and Statistics},
     volume = {108},
     number = {4},
     pages = {897--913},
     year = {2026},
     press = {https://www.palladiummag.com/2025/08/29/why-romania-excels-in-international-olympiads/},
   }

3. CPE

   How Cooperative Is “Cooperative Federalism”? The Political Limits to Intergovernmental Cooperation under a De Facto Concurrency Rule

   Christa Scholtz, and Andrei Munteanu2023

   Constitutional Political Economy 34(1), 111–134

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   @article{munteanu2023federalism,
     title = {How Cooperative Is ``Cooperative Federalism''? {T}he Political Limits to Intergovernmental Cooperation under a De Facto Concurrency Rule},
     author = {Scholtz, Christa and Munteanu, Andrei},
     journal = {Constitutional Political Economy},
     volume = {34},
     number = {1},
     pages = {111--134},
     year = {2023},
   }

Working Papers

1. WP

   STEM versus Humanities: High School Curriculum and the Malleability of Beliefs, Preferences, and Values

   Robert Ainsworth, Rajeev Dehejia, Andrei Munteanu, Cristian Pop-Eleches, and Miguel Urquiola2025

   SubmittedNBER Working Paper 34502

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   @unpublished{ainsworth2025malleable,
     title = {{STEM} versus Humanities: {H}igh School Curriculum and the Malleability of Beliefs, Preferences, and Values},
     author = {Ainsworth, Robert and Dehejia, Rajeev and Munteanu, Andrei and Pop-Eleches, Cristian and Urquiola, Miguel},
     year = {2025},
     note = {NBER Working Paper 34502},
   }

2. WP

   The Unintended Consequences of Shortening High School: Evidence from Ontario

   Andrei Munteanu, and Xian Zhang2026

   Submitted

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   @unpublished{munteanu2026ontario,
     title = {The Unintended Consequences of Shortening High School: {E}vidence from {O}ntario},
     author = {Munteanu, Andrei and Zhang, Xian},
     year = {2026},
   }

3. WP

   Intergenerational Persistence in the Effects of Compulsory Schooling in the US

   Titus Galama, Andrei Munteanu, and Kevin Thom2024

   SubmittedTinbergen Institute Discussion Paper 24-006/V

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   @unpublished{galama2025intergenerational,
     title = {Intergenerational Persistence in the Effects of Compulsory Schooling in the {US}},
     author = {Galama, Titus and Munteanu, Andrei and Thom, Kevin},
     year = {2024},
     note = {Tinbergen Institute Discussion Paper 24-006/V},
   }

Policy Work

1. WB WPS

   The Impact of School Grants on Disadvantaged Students: Experimental Evidence from Romania

   Rafael de Hoyos, Andrei Munteanu, and Cristian Pop-Eleches2026

   World Bank Policy Research Working Paper WPS11408

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   @techreport{dehoyos2026schoolgrants,
     title = {The Impact of School Grants on Disadvantaged Students: {E}xperimental Evidence from {R}omania},
     author = {{de Hoyos}, Rafael and Munteanu, Andrei and Pop-Eleches, Cristian},
     institution = {World Bank},
     year = {2026},
     type = {Policy Research Working Paper},
     series = {Policy Research Working Paper},
     number = {WPS11408},
     url = {http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099201206032658803},
   }

2. CIRANO

   L’évolution des rendements salariaux des compétences au Québec : une analyse transversale et longitudinale

   Raquel Fonseca, Catherine Haeck, and Andrei Munteanu2026

   CIRANO Rapport de projet 9186

   Produit pour le ministère des Finances du Québec

   Bib

   @techreport{fonseca2026cirano,
     title = {L'évolution des rendements salariaux des compétences au {Q}uébec : une analyse transversale et longitudinale},
     author = {Fonseca, Raquel and Haeck, Catherine and Munteanu, Andrei},
     institution = {CIRANO},
     year = {2026},
     type = {Rapport de projet},
     series = {Rapport de projet},
     number = {9186},
     note = {Produit pour le ministère des Finances du Québec},
   }