Paul A. LaFontaine

American Bar Foundation

Paul A. LaFontaine is a researcher for the American Bar Foundation and the Center for Social Program Evaluation at the University of Chicago. His current research focuses on U.S. educational trends and the evaluation of social programs aimed at low skilled workers. In 2006, he published a paper co-authored with Professor James Heckman evaluating the economic benefits of the GED certification program in the Journal of Labor Economics.

Articles by Paul A. LaFontaine:

Educated in America: College graduates and high school dropouts
13 February 2008, 213419 reads

Paul A. LaFontaine

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