Ph.D. - Economics
Georgia State University - 2020
Professional Preparation
B.S. - Economics
Georgia State University - 2013
Georgia State University - 2013
Research Areas
Research Interests
Economics of Education, Immigration Economics, and Labor EconomicsPublications
Rubalcaba, J., Bucheli, J., and Morales, C. (2024). Immigration enforcement and labor supply: Hispanic youth in mixed-status families. Journal of Population Economics. - publications
Morales, C. (2024). Dual Language Immersion Programs and Student Achievement in Early Elementary Grades. Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis. - publications
Kosiewicz, H., Morales, C., and Cortes, K. (2024). The “Missing English Learner” in Higher Education: How Identification, Assessment, and Placement Shape the Educational Outcomes of English Learners in Community Colleges. Higher Education: Handbook of Theory and Research. - publications
Morales, C. (2022). Do refugee students affect the academic achievement of peers? Evidence from a large urban school district. Economics of Education Review. - publications
Awards
Jean Flanigan Outstanding Dissertation Award (Honorable Mention) - Association for Education Finance and Policy [2021]
New Scholar Award - Association for Education Finance and Policy [2020]
Outstanding Dissertation Award - American Society of Hispanic Economists [2019]
Excellence in Teaching Award - Georgia State University [2019]
Appointments
Assistant Professor of Economics
The University of Texas at Dallas [2020–Present]
The University of Texas at Dallas [2020–Present]
Research Director
UT Dallas Education Research Center and Texas Schools Project [2023–Present]
UT Dallas Education Research Center and Texas Schools Project [2023–Present]
Faculty Affiliate
Georgia Policy Labs, Georgia State University [2020–Present]
Georgia Policy Labs, Georgia State University [2020–Present]
Early Career Visiting Scholar
Northwestern University [2022–2024]
Northwestern University [2022–2024]