| A simple model of educational standards RM Costrell The American Economic Review, 956-971, 1994 | 397 | 1994 |
| Peaks, cliffs, and valleys: The peculiar incentives in teacher retirement systems and their consequences for school staffing RM Costrell, M Podgursky Education Finance and Policy 4 (2), 175-211, 2009 | 179 | 2009 |
| Remediation in higher education: A symposium DW Breneman, RM Costrell, WN Haarlow, DH Ponitz, L Steinberg Fordham Report 2 (9), 1-57, 1998 | 170 | 1998 |
| Teacher pension incentives, retirement behavior, and potential for reform in Arkansas RM Costrell, JB McGee Education Finance and Policy 5 (4), 492-518, 2010 | 119 | 2010 |
| Incentives and equity under standards-based reform JR Betts, RM Costrell, HJ Walberg, M Phillips, T Chin Brookings papers on education policy, 9-74, 2001 | 113 | 2001 |
| What do cost functions tell us about the cost of an adequate education? R Costrell, E Hanushek, S Loeb Peabody Journal of Education 83 (2), 198-223, 2008 | 100 | 2008 |
| Distribution of benefits in teacher retirement systems and their implications for mobility RM Costrell, M Podgursky Education Finance and Policy 5 (4), 519-557, 2010 | 89 | 2010 |
| Can centralized educational standards raise welfare? RM Costrell Journal of Public Economics 65 (3), 271-293, 1997 | 82 | 1997 |
| Distribution of ability and earnings in a hierarchical job assignment model RM Costrell, GC Loury Journal of Political Economy 112 (6), 1322-1363, 2004 | 70 | 2004 |
| Exploring the costs of accountability J Peyser, R Costrell Education Next 4 (2), 22-29, 2004 | 48 | 2004 |
| Methodology in the “job quality” debate RM Costrell Industrial Relations: A Journal of Economy and Society 29 (1), 94-110, 1990 | 43 | 1990 |
| Test-based accountability: The promise and the perils T Loveless, RM Costrell, L Cuban Brookings papers on education policy, 7-45, 2005 | 39 | 2005 |
| The fiscal impact of the Milwaukee Parental Choice Program: 2010–2011 update and policy options RM Costrell | 31 | 2010 |
| Golden handcuffs RM Costrell, MJ Podgursky Economics publications (MU), 2010 | 29 | 2010 |
| An economic analysis of college admission standards RM Costrell Education Economics 1 (3), 227-242, 1993 | 27 | 1993 |
| Teacher retirement benefits RM Costrell, MJ Podgursky Economics publications (MU), 2009 | 26 | 2009 |
| who gains, who loses? the fiscal impact of the Milwaukee Parental Choice Program. RM Costrell Education Next 9 (1), 62-70, 2009 | 25 | 2009 |
| Peaks, cliffs, & valleys: the peculiar incentives of teacher pensions RM Costrell, M Podgursky Education Next 8 (1), 22-29, 2008 | 21 | 2008 |
| Efficiency and equity in the time pattern of teacher pension benefits: An analysis of four state systems RM Costrell, M Podgursky Urban Institute, 2016 | 19 | 2016 |
| Profitability and aggregate investment under demand uncertainty RM Costrell The Economic Journal 93 (369), 166-181, 1983 | 19 | 1983 |
