Education
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Young Scholars: Primed and ready for launch
The annual Postdoctoral Fellows Conference, where up-and-coming economists present their work, is a hallmark of ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ's Young Scholars Program.
May 27, 2021
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Keeping score on the world of college sports
Panelists at the 2021 ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Economic Summit didn't shy away from talking about cutting teams, the prospect of unionized student athletes and the idea of nixing the NCAA.
March 10, 2021
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³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Economic Summit highlights money, tech and sports
Mellody Hobson, Raphael Bostic, Jeff Raikes and Satya Nadella were among the speakers at the 2021 Summit.
March 10, 2021
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China's national exam that determines where a student goes to college influences students’ economic prospects for years to come, according to research by Hongbin Li and colleagues.
February 23, 2021
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³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ senior fellows Pascaline Dupas and Muriel Niederle join more than 90 other economists in producing a study showing how women economists are treated differently than men.
February 09, 2021
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What’s behind the increase in ADHD?
New ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ research on ADHD diagnoses and drug treatment among youths highlights a significant issue in the diagnostic process [...]
January 12, 2021
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New study of gun violence in schools identifies long-term harms
Research from ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ’s Maya Rossin-Slater finds that students exposed to school shootings face 'lasting, persistent' adversity in their educational and long-term economic outcomes.
January 04, 2021
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Economics needs more women as field impacts public policy
“We cannot make progress on some of the most important issues facing our society today without a diverse set of voices contributing to the research and discussion."
December 08, 2020
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Teacher licensing laws keep out least qualified teachers
³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ’s Bradley Larsen wades into the policy debate over the value of teacher certification with evidence that tougher requirements can help weed out less-capable candidates.
December 07, 2020
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The pandemic has proven the need for new technologies to improve online learning, and ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ's Thomas Dee says investors should be backing innovative startups instead [...]
November 29, 2020
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Trailblazing economist and presidential adviser Edward Lazear dies at 72
The ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ senior fellow founded the field of personnel economics.
November 24, 2020
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³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ senior fellow Eric Hanushek writes about the impact of school closures — the subject of his analysis in an OECD report and discussed by education ministers of the G-20.
September 10, 2020
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Research by ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Senior Fellow Thomas Dee shows that Black students with Black teachers score higher on reading tests than those who did not.
August 29, 2020
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³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Senior Fellow Sean Reardon discusses how the pandemic might be affecting parents' decisions of whether to enroll their children in public or private schools.
August 16, 2020
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"The pandemic did not only lay bare the implications of the digital divide, it also created a laboratory for studying how best to bridge the divide," says Greg Rosston.
August 14, 2020
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³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Graduate School of Business Dean Jonathan Levin & Associate Dean Sarah Soule discuss the school's action plan for increasing racial equity, pointing out the need for [...]
July 28, 2020
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"There is little data about how the school closings in the spring affected children from different racial or socioeconomic backgrounds," said ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Senior Fellow Sean Reardon.
July 27, 2020
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“People who have the economic wherewithal to be with their kids and the resources to create safe and developmentally richer environments are going to be hugely advantaged [...]"
July 23, 2020
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Q&A: The economic impact of suspending visas for international students
³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ's Ran Abramitzky says the federal policy to revoke student visas for those whose classes will be fully online hurts the U.S. economy, innovation, and productivity.
July 10, 2020
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Jonathan Levin, ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Senior Fellow and dean of ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ’s Graduate School of Business, discusses how the coronavirus pandemic will shape M.B.A. programs in September—and beyond.
June 11, 2020