SI 2026 Economics of Education
Organized by Caroline M. Hoxby
July 29, 2026
Royal Sonesta Hotel, 40 Edwin H. Land Blvd., Cambridge, MA
Room: Parkview
Wednesday, July 29
8:00 am
Coffee and Pastries
8:30 am

Kumon Up: The Effects of Private Tutoring Centers on Student Achievement

Joshua Goodman, Boston University and NBER
Samuel Nitkin, Boston University
9:20 am

Content Relatability and Standardized Testing: Evidence from Texas

Steven Lee, Williams College
Matthew P. Schaelling, Brigham Young University
10:10 am
Break
10:30 am

Skills That Pay: Subject-Specific Test Scores and Long-Run Outcomes

Cameron Conrad, RAND Corporation
Nolan G. Pope, University of Maryland, College Park and NBER
George W. Zuo, RAND Corporation
10:50 am

The Anatomy of a High-Return Question: Text, Skills, and the Economics of Achievement Measurement

Jonathan Moreno-Medina, University of Texas at San Antonio
Eric Nielsen, Federal Reserve Board of Governors
Viviana Rodriguez, University of Texas at San Antonio
11:40 am

Blindly Discriminating: The GI Bill and Racial Inequality

Christiane Szerman, London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)
Lukas Althoff, Stanford University and NBER
12:00 pm
Lunch
Joint Session with Labor Studies
1:00 pm

The Tax Consequences and Economic Impact of NIL and Revenue Sharing Payments to Student Athletes

Andrew Barr, Texas A&M University and NBER
Laura Kawano, University of Michigan
Mason Parris-Bacon, Dartmouth College
Bruce Sacerdote, Dartmouth College and NBER
Michael Stevens, U.S. Department of the Treasury
1:50 pm

The Generative AI Learning Penalty: Evidence from Chinese K12 Education

David Strömberg, Stockholm University
Victor Lei, The university of Hong Kong
Yanhui Wu, The University of Hong Kong (HKU)
2:40 pm
Break
3:00 pm

The Effects of School Smartphone Restrictions in the United States

Hunt Allcott, Stanford University and NBER
E. Jason Baron, Duke University and NBER
Thomas Dee, Stanford University and NBER
Angela L. Duckworth, University of Pennsylvania
Matthew Gentzkow, Stanford University and NBER
Brian Jacob, University of Michigan and NBER
3:50 pm

The Effects of Charter Schools on Economic Mobility

Raj Chetty, Harvard University and NBER
Sarah Cohodes, University of Michigan and NBER
John N. Friedman, Brown University and NBER
Thomas J. Kane, Harvard University and NBER
Sonya Porter, U.S. Census Bureau
(This paper will not be available virtually)
4:40 pm
Adjourn