Peer-Reviewed Research

Zuo, George W., Kilmer, Beau, and Nicosia, Nancy. 2024. "Examining Mortality Among Arrestees: Disparities by Race, Sentencing Disposition, and Place". JAMA Health Forum, 5(7): e241794. (Link) 

Pope, Nolan G. and George W. Zuo. 2023. "Suspending Suspensions: The Education Production Consequences of School Suspension Policies," The Economic Journal, 133(653): 2025-54. (Link)

Zuo, George W. 2021. "Wired and Hired: Employment Effects of Subsidized Broadband Internet for Low-Income Americans." American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, 13 (3): 447-82. (Link)

Zuo, George W. "Examining the Local Economic Impacts of the Community Development Block Grant." 2024. Cityscape, 26(3): 53-65. (Link) 

Haller, Melissa, Jeffrey Wenger, Melanie Zaber, and George Zuo. 2022. “A Consumption-Based Definition of the Middle Class.” Social Indicators Research, 164: 1249-70. (Link)

Working Papers

"Building Blocks of Prosperity: The Job Impacts of Federal Block Grants for Developing Low-Income Communities”, revisions requested at American Economic Journal: Economic Policy (SSRN) 

“From Hot Spots to Safe Spots: The Impact of WiFi-Connected Community Centers on Youth Crime” with Taylor Landon, under review (SSRN)

“Constructing Moves to Opportunity: Evidence from the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit” with Henry Downes and John Soriano (Draft)

Works in progress

"Hassle Costs and Social Insurance Take-Up: Evidence from Broadband Subsidies and Disability Insurance" with David Powell, under review

"Skills that Pay: Unpacking Subject-Specific Competencies to Predict Economic Wellbeing" with Nolan Pope and Cameron Conrad

"The Recidivism Impacts of Defense Counsel at Bail Hearings" with Shamena Anwar, Shawn Bushway, and John Engberg

"The Effects of Moving to LIHTC-Subsidized Housing on Labor Market Outcomes" with Stephanie Karol, Henry Downes, and John Soriano

"The Causal Impacts of Places on Working-Age Mortality" with Christine Mulhern

“Giving Teachers a Break? Impacts of Teacher Preparation Periods on Student Achievement and Teacher Turnover” with Nathan Petek, Nolan Pope, and Sebastian Montano Correa

Other Publications

RAND Reports and Working Papers

Zuo, George, Sai Katragadda, Gopal Trital, and Jeffrey Wenger. 2024. "Charting Employers’ Human Capital Investments in Frontline Retail Workers: Evidence from SEC Filings." RAND Report RRA A3193-1. Santa Monica, CA: RAND Corporation. (Link)

Ward, Jason M., George Zuo, and Yael Katz. 2023. “Supporting Housing Affordability in New York City Through Increased Housing Production: A Policy Brief.” RAND Report RRA-2775-1. Santa Monica, CA: RAND Corporation. (Link)

“The Impact of Affordable and Accessible Broadband on SSDI and SSI Participation" with David Powell (MRDRC)

Zuo, George, Sy Doan, and Julia H. Kaufman. 2023. “How Do Teachers Spend Professional Learning Time, and Does It Connect to Classroom Practice? Findings from the 2022 American Instructional Resources Survey.” RAND Report RRA134-18. Santa Monica, CA: RAND Corporation. (Link)

Zuo, George, Alice Huguet, and Elizabeth Steiner. “Principal Perspectives on School Staffing Struggles: Findings from the 2022 Learn Together Survey.” RAND Report RRA827-14. Santa Monica, CA: RAND Corporation. (Link)

Prado Tuma, Andrea, George Zuo, Joshua Eagan, Julia H. Kaufman, Sy Doan, Sabrina Lee, and Aarya Suryavanshi. 2022. “What K–12 English Language Arts and Mathematics Instructional Materials Were Newly Purchased and Used for the 2021–2022 School Year? Findings from the 2022 American Instructional Resources Survey.” RAND Report RRA134-15. Santa Monica, CA: RAND Corporation. (Link)

Commentaries

Howard, Don and George Zuo. 2024. "Why being good to your workers is good for your stock price." World Economic Forum. (Link)

Wenger, Jeffrey and George Zuo. 2024. "We used AI to analyze 24 years of retailers’ SEC disclosures—and found the one factor that would have doubled investor returns." Fortune. (Link)

Zuo, George. 2024. "How renting in L.A. could go from bad to worse." The Los Angeles Times. (Link) 

Zuo, George. 2022. "The Inflation Pain You Don't See". The Wall Street Journal. (Link)

Zuo, George. 2021. "Renters' last chance for pandemic aid before evictions resume". The Los Angeles Times. (Link)

Research Grants

"Examining Digital Equity in the United States"

Role: Principal Investigator

$260,000

“Skills that Pay: Unpacking Subject-Specific Competencies to Predict Economic Wellbeing”

Role: Co-Principal Investigator

$150,000

“Can Moves to Opportunity Be Constructed? Evidence from the LIHTC”

Role: Principal Investigator

$268,091

“Byte Back: A Pilot RCT on Digital Upskilling for Low-Tech Workers”

Role: Principal Investigator

$188,066

"Measuring Firm Investments in Workers: Early Evidence from SEC Human Capital Disclosure Mandates”

Role: Co-Principal Investigator

$250,000

“Increasing Housing Affordability in New York City”

Role: Co-Principal Investigator

$185,000

“The Impact of Affordable and Accessible Broadband on SSDI and SSI Receipt”

Role: Principal Investigator

$125,000