Economics of Education Program Meeting
Organized by Caroline M. Hoxby, Robert McMillan, and Jonah E. Rockoff
December 3-4, 2026
Royal Sonesta Hotel, Ballroom A, 40 Edwin H. Land Blvd., Cambridge, MA, Zoom

Thursday, December 3

9:00 am

Continental Breakfast

9:30 am

The Network Origins of Pluralistic Ignorance: Theory and Evidence from Study Effort Stigma

Vasu Chaudhary, Northwest University
Krishna Dasaratha, Boston University
William E. Murdock, Lazard
Dev Patel, Brown University

10:20 am

The Effects of Course-Integrated AI Tutoring on Student Performance and Engagement: A Randomized University Trial

Jing Liu, University of Maryland, College Park
Tracy Sweet, University of Maryland, College Park
Marty Haoyuan Chen, University of Maryland, College Park
Jonathan Engelberg, University of Maryland, College Park

11:10 am

Break

11:25 am

Disentangling School and Peer Effects: A Non-linear Approach with School Lotteries

Minseon Park, University of Michigan
Mariana Laverde, Boston College
Suk Joon Son, The University of Tokyo

12:15 pm

Lunch

1:25 pm

Success Begets Success: The Dynamic Treatment Effects of Student Financial Aid

Arkādijs Zvaigzne, Stockholm School of Economics in Riga

2:15 pm

Graduating into Disruption: Labor Market Outcomes for AI-Exposed College Majors

Cody T. Orr, Center for Economic Studies, U.S. Census Bureau
Lee C. Tucker, U.S. Census Bureau
Lawrence Warren, U.S. Census Bureau

2:45 pm

Degrees for GPTs: The Effects of Generative AI on Skill Demand and Supply

Tucker W. Smith, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
Samuel Dodini, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
Yaling Xu, Norwegian School of Economics

3:15 pm

Break

3:35 pm

The Short- and Long-Term Impacts of Expanding Public Education for Disabled Students

Laura Caron, Haverford College

4:05 pm

Special Education Substantially Improves Learning: Evidence from Three States

Stephanie G. Coffey, Saint Anselm College
Joshua Goodman, Boston University and NBER
Amy Ellen Schwartz, New York University
Leanna Stiefel, New York University
Marcus A. Winters, Boston University
Yunee H. Yoon, Boston University

4:35 pm

Adjourn

5:30 pm

Reception and Dinner at the Royal Sonesta Hotel

Friday, December 4

8:30 am

Continental Breakfast

9:00 am

Tracking Inequality: Teachers and the Allocation of Educational Opportunities

Michela Carlana, Bocconi University
Francesca Miserocchi, Tilburg University
Eleonora Patacchini, Cornell University

9:50 am

Friends in Higher Places: Social Fit and University Choice

Nagisa Tadjfar, University of British Columbia
Kartik Vira, Institute for Fiscal Studies: IFS

10:40 am

Break

10:55 am

The Broken Job Ladder: AI, Vanishing Apprenticeships, and the Role of Universities

Miao Ben Zhang, University of Southern California

11:45 am

Lunch

12:45 pm

The Returns to College(s): Evaluating College Value-Added

Jack Mountjoy, The University of Chicago and NBER
Brent R. Hickman, University of Utah

1:35 pm

Choosing Segregation? The Determinants of Racial Gaps in School Choice and the Integrating Effects of Peer Exposure

Viola Corradini, Columbia University
Clemence M. Idoux, University of California, San Diego and NBER

2:25 pm

Break

2:40 pm

College Affirmative Action and Students' Outcomes: A Matter of the Dose

Yi Chen, ShanghaiTech University
Chao Fu, University of Wisconsin - Madison and NBER
Hongbin Li, Stanford University
Teng Li, Sun Yat-sen University
Siyan Tang, Sun Yat-sen University

3:30 pm

Adjourn