Economics of Education Program Meeting
Organized by Caroline M. Hoxby, Robert McMillan, and Jonah E. Rockoff
December 4-5, 2025
Royal Sonesta Hotel, Ballroom A, 40 Edwin H. Land Blvd., Cambridge, MA, Zoom
Thursday, December 4
8:30 am
Continental Breakfast
9:20 am

Easy A's, Less Pay: The Long-Term Effects of Grade Inflation (slides)

Jeffrey T. Denning, University of Texas at Austin and NBER
Rachel L. Nesbit, RAND Corporation
Nolan G. Pope, University of Maryland, College Park and NBER
Merrill Warnick, University of Georgia
10:10 am

A Coherence Measure for the Quality of Students' Course Selections and (Late) College Dropout

Zhengren Zhu, Vassar College
11:00 am
Break
11:20 am

Disparate Impacts of Teacher Certification Exams

Christa Deneault, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
Evan Riehl, Cornell University and NBER
Jian Zou, Cornell University
12:10 pm
Lunch - Ballroom B
1:20 pm

Selection and Performance in Teachers' Unions

Morgan Foy, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
2:10 pm

School Competition, Classroom Formation, and Academic Quality

Angela Crema, University of Rochester
3:00 pm
Break
3:20 pm

The Disparate Impacts of Academic Probation

Serena Canaan, Simon Fraser University
Stefanie J. Fischer, Monash University
Pierre Mouganie, Simon Fraser University
Geoffrey C. Schnorr, United States Military Academy at West Point
4:10 pm

Overall Effects of Targeted School Vouchers on College Enrollment and Graduation: Evidence from Ohio

Matthew Chingos, The Urban Institute
David N. Figlio, University of Rochester and NBER
Krzysztof Karbownik, Emory University and NBER
5:00 pm
Adjourn
6:00 pm
Reception and Group Dinner at the Royal Sonesta Hotel, Skyline Suites
Friday, December 5
8:30 am
Continental Breakfast
9:00 am

Who Chooses and Who Benefits? The Design of Public School Choice Systems (slides)

Christopher Campos, University of Chicago and NBER
Jesse Bruhn, Brown University and NBER
Eric Chyn, University of Texas at Austin and NBER
Antonia Vazquez, University of Texas at Austin
9:50 am

Can Academic Redshirting Shrink the Education Gender Gap? Causal Evidence on Student Achievement and Mental Health (slides)

Timea Laura Molnar, Central European University
10:40 am
Break
10:55 am

Identifying a Cumulative Learning Technology: Evidence from Online Learning

Hammad Shaikh, University of Stavanger Business School
11:45 am
Lunch - Ballroom B
12:45 pm

Cash for Class: The Effect of Paying Students for Full-Time Community College Enrollment

Paco Martorell, University of California, Davis
Scott E. Carrell, University of Texas at Austin and NBER
Elizabeth Friedmann, University of California, Davis
Wenni Yang, University of California, Davis
Alice Li, U.S. Department of Justice
1:35 pm

Wealth Accumulation in College Savings Accounts and Educational Opportunities

Alexey Vasilenko, Vanderbilt University
2:25 pm
Break
2:40 pm

Understanding Gaps in College Outcomes by First-Generation Status

Esteban M. Aucejo, Arizona State University and NBER
Jacob French, New York University
Paola Ugalde Araya, Louisiana State University
Basit Zafar, University of Michigan and NBER
3:30 pm
Adjourn