Professional Background
George & Abby O'Neill Professor of Economics and Education and Director, Community College Research Center
Director, National Center for Postsecondary Research
Educational Background
B.A. Harvard University, Magna Cum Laude in Economics
Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, EconomicsScholarly Interests
Labor economics, education policy, and community colleges.
Selected Publications
Calcagno, J.C., Crosta, P., Bailey, T. & Jenkins, D. (2007, September). Does age of
Bailey, T.R., & Morest, V.S. (2006). Defending the Community College Equity Agenda. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press.
Bailey, T., Jenkins, D., & Leinbach, D. T. (2006, September [updated]). Is student success labeled institutional failure? Student goals and graduation rates in the accountability debate at community colleges (CCRC Working Paper No. 1).
Scott, M., Bailey, T.R., & Kienzl, G.S. (2006, May). Relative success: Determinants of college graduation rates in public and private colleges. Research in
Alfonso, M., Bailey, T., & Scott, M. (2005, April). Educational outcomes of occupational sub-baccalaureate students: Evidence from the 1990s. Economics of Education Review, 24(2), 197-212.
Hughes, K., Karp, M.M., Fermin, B, & Bailey, T.R. (2005, October ). Pathways to College Access and Success.
Bailey, T. (2005, October ). Implications of Educational Inequality for the Future Workforce. Paper prepared for The Social Costs of Inadequate Education symposium, Teachers College, Columbia University. Bailey, T.R., &
Alfonso, M. (2005). Paths to persistence: An analysis of research on program effectiveness at community colleges [Monograph]. Lumina Foundation for Education New Agenda Series, 6(1).
Bailey, T., Jenkins, D., & Leinbach, T. (2005, January). Community college low-income and minority student completion study: descriptive statistics from the 1992 high school cohort.
Bailey, T. & Morest, V.S. (2004, February). The organizational efficiency of multiple missions for community colleges.
Bailey, T., Hughes, K., & Moore, D. (2004). Working Knowledge: Work-Based Learning and Education Reform.

Thomas R Bailey
George & Abby O'Neill Professor of Economics and Education
Director, Community College Research Center
Director, National Center for Postsecondary Research
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Web site: http://ccrc.tc.columbia.edu