research

Publications

1. Munteanu, Andrei. 2026. “School Choice, Student Sorting and Academic Performance.” Review of Economics and Statistics. Forthcoming. PDFPress CoverageBib

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

2. Scholtz, Christa, and Andrei Munteanu. 2023. “How Cooperative Is “Cooperative Federalism”? The Political Limits to Intergovernmental Cooperation under a De Facto Concurrency Rule.” Constitutional Political Economy 34 (1): 111–134. PDFBib

   @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. Mitrut, Andreea, Gabriel Kreindler, Margareta Matache, Andrei Munteanu, and Cristian Pop-Eleches. 2025. “Education and Selection into Ethnic Identification: Evidence from Roma People in Romania.” R&R, American Economic Journal: Applied Economics. PDFBib

   @unpublished{mitrut2025roma,
     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},
     year = {2025},
     note = {R\&R, <i>American Economic Journal: Applied Economics</i>},
   }

2. Ainsworth, Robert, Rajeev Dehejia, Andrei Munteanu, Cristian Pop-Eleches, and Miguel Urquiola. 2025. “Malleable Minds: The Effects of STEM- vs. Humanities-Focused Curricula.” Submitted. PDFBib

   @unpublished{ainsworth2025malleable,
     title = {Malleable Minds: {T}he Effects of {STEM}- vs. Humanities-Focused Curricula},
     author = {Ainsworth, Robert and Dehejia, Rajeev and Munteanu, Andrei and Pop-Eleches, Cristian and Urquiola, Miguel},
     year = {2025},
     note = {Submitted},
   }

3. Galama, Titus, Andrei Munteanu, and Kevin Thom. 2025. “Intergenerational Persistence in the Effects of Compulsory Schooling in the US.” Submitted. PDFBib

   @unpublished{galama2025intergenerational,
     title = {Intergenerational Persistence in the Effects of Compulsory Schooling in the {US}},
     author = {Galama, Titus and Munteanu, Andrei and Thom, Kevin},
     year = {2025},
     note = {Submitted},
   }

4. Munteanu, Andrei, and Xian Zhang. 2026. “The Unintended Consequences of Shortening High School: Evidence from Ontario.” Submitted. PDFBib

   @unpublished{munteanu2026ontario,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

Policy Work

1. Hoyos, Rafael, Andrei Munteanu, and Cristian Pop-Eleches. 2026. “The Impact of School Grants on Disadvantaged Students: Experimental Evidence from Romania.” HTMLPDFBib

   @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},
   }