Sarah Komisarow, Assistant Professor in the Sanford School of Public Policy

Sarah Komisarow is an Assistant Professor of Public Policy and Economics in the Sanford School of Public Policy, a Faculty Affiliate of the Center for Child & Family Policy, and a Faculty Scholar at the Duke University Population Research Institute. She is an applied microeconomist with research interests in the economics of education and K-12 education policy. She graduated from Duke University with a B.A. in Public Policy Studies in 2008 and from the University of Chicago with a M.A. and Ph.D. in Economics in 2012 and 2016, respectively. Her personal website can be accessed here: https://sites.google.com/site/sarahkomisarow/home

Contact Info:

Office Location:	232 Rubenstein Hall, Box 90312, Durham, NC 27708
Email Address:
Web Page:	https://www.sites.google.com/site/sarahkomisarow/

Education:

Ph.D.	The University of Chicago	2016
M.A.	The University of Chicago	2012
B.A.	Duke University	2008

Recent Publications   (More Publications)

1. Gonzalez, R; Jabri, R; Komisarow, S, When does crime respond to punishment?: Evidence from drug-free school zones, Journal of Urban Economics, vol. 147 (May, 2025) [doi]  [abs]
2. Komisarow, S; Hemelt, SW, SCHOOL-BASED HEALTH CARE AND ABSENTEEISM: EVIDENCE FROM TELEMEDICINE, Education Finance and Policy, vol. 19 no. 2 (March, 2024), pp. 252-282 [doi]  [abs]
3. Komisarow, S; Gonzalez, R, CAN COMMUNITY CRIME MONITORING REDUCE STUDENT ABSENTEEISM?, Education Finance and Policy, vol. 18 no. 2 (March, 2023), pp. 319-350 [doi]  [abs]
4. Komisarow, S, COMPREHENSIVE SUPPORT AND STUDENT SUCCESS: CAN OUT OF SCHOOL TIME MAKE A DIFFERENCE?, Education Finance and Policy, vol. 17 no. 4 (September, 2022), pp. 579-607 [doi]  [abs]
5. Komisarow, S; Pakhtigian, EL, Are power plant closures a breath of fresh air? Local air quality and school absences, Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, vol. 112 (March, 2022) [doi]  [abs]