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Active since
2003
Affiliations
Texas A&M University(Current)
IZA - Institute of Labor Economics
National Bureau of Economic Research
The University of Texas at Austin
Princeton University
Kalena E. Cortes is an author at Texas A&M University specializing in education, secondary education, and education policy.
Top concepts
EducationEducation PolicySecondary EducationHigher EducationSociologyRaceEthnicityLawPublic PolicyMathematics Teaching
Publications per year
2003–2023
Are Refugees Different from Economic Immigrants? Some Empirical Evidence on the Heterogeneity of Immigrant Groups in the United States
Kalena E. Cortes · The Review of Economics and Statistics · 2004 · 433 citations
Ethnicity, Human Migration, Time Horizons +23
The effects of age at arrival and enclave schools on the academic performance of immigrant children
Kalena E. Cortes · Economics of Education Review · 2005 · 124 citations
Human Migration, Ethnicity, Academic Performance +9
Race/Ethnicity and Nativity Differences in Alcohol and Tobacco Use During Pregnancy
Krista M. Perreira, Kalena E. Cortes · American Journal of Public Health · 2006 · 109 citations · Full text
Intensive Math Instruction and Educational Attainment: Long-Run Impacts of Double-Dose Algebra
Kalena E. Cortes, Joshua Goodman, Takako Nomi · The Journal of Human Resources · 2015 · 86 citations · Full text
Student Outcome, Stem Education, Mathematics Education +15
College selectivity and the Texas top 10% law
Sunny Xinchun Niu, Marta Tienda, Kalena E. Cortes · Economics of Education Review · 2005 · 82 citations
Public Policy, Education Law, Education Policy +5
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