Financial education affects financial knowledge and downstream behaviors
We study the rapidly growing literature on the causal effects of financial education programs
in a meta-analysis of 76 randomized experiments with a total sample size of over 160,000 …
in a meta-analysis of 76 randomized experiments with a total sample size of over 160,000 …
Methods for measuring school effectiveness
Many personal and policy decisions turn on perceptions of school effectiveness, defined
here as the causal effect of attendance at a particular school or set of schools on student test …
here as the causal effect of attendance at a particular school or set of schools on student test …
What is a good school, and can parents tell? Evidence on the multidimensionality of school output
DW Beuermann, CK Jackson… - The Review of …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
To explore whether schools' causal impacts on test scores measure their overall impact on
students, we exploit plausibly exogenous school assignments and data from Trinidad and …
students, we exploit plausibly exogenous school assignments and data from Trinidad and …
Why do households leave school value added on the table? The roles of information and preferences
R Ainsworth, R Dehejia, C Pop-Eleches… - American Economic …, 2023 - aeaweb.org
Romanian households could choose schools with one standard deviation worth of
additional value added. Why do households leave value added “on the table”? We study two …
additional value added. Why do households leave value added “on the table”? We study two …
The effect of grade retention on adult crime: Evidence from a test-based promotion policy
O Eren, MF Lovenheim… - Journal of Labor …, 2022 - journals.uchicago.edu
We present the first analysis of the effect of grade retention on adult criminal convictions,
exploiting test cutoffs for ninth-grade promotion in Louisiana. Eighth-grade retention …
exploiting test cutoffs for ninth-grade promotion in Louisiana. Eighth-grade retention …
Trade-offs of attending better schools: Achievement, self-perceptions and educational trajectories
R Fabregas - The Economic Journal, 2023 - academic.oup.com
This paper estimates the impacts of attending better middle schools on the test scores, on-
time graduation, self-reported socio-emotional skills, aspirations and high school track …
time graduation, self-reported socio-emotional skills, aspirations and high school track …
The returns to college (s): Relative value-added and match effects in higher education
J Mountjoy, BR Hickman - 2021 - nber.org
Students who attend different colleges in the US end up with vastly different economic
outcomes. We study the role of relative value-added across colleges within student choice …
outcomes. We study the role of relative value-added across colleges within student choice …
Who benefits from attending effective high schools?
CK Jackson, S Kiguel, SC Porter, JQ Easton - 2020 - journals.uchicago.edu
We estimate the longer-run effects of attending an effective high school (one that improves a
combination of test scores, survey measures of socio-emotional development, and …
combination of test scores, survey measures of socio-emotional development, and …
Extreme measures: A national descriptive analysis of closure and restructuring of traditional public, charter, and private schools
DN Harris, V Martinez-Pabon - Education Finance and Policy, 2023 - direct.mit.edu
We describe the levels, trends, and patterns of school closure and restructuring in the United
States from 1991 to 2019 across all sectors using a near census of K–12 schools. Focusing …
States from 1991 to 2019 across all sectors using a near census of K–12 schools. Focusing …
Race and the mismeasure of school quality
In large urban districts, schools enrolling more White students tend to have higher
performance ratings. We use an instrumental variables strategy leveraging centralized …
performance ratings. We use an instrumental variables strategy leveraging centralized …