Assistant Professor of Economics at UT Austin working on education topics. Also runs @EconomicsofHE
Austin, TX
Joined August 2018
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How has the UK HE system fared over the last decade? Answer: the lack of index linking has left it in a very fragile state. @gillwyness_econ and I outline key metrics in the run up to the UK election
blogs.ucl.ac.uk/cepeo/2024/0…
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🚨#JMP Alert🚨
Hi #econtwitter! I am happy to share my JMP: "Scaling up: Advanced Placement (AP) Incentive Program".
You can find the full paper here: handenurcelebi.github.io/API…, and I will share some of the highlights below. 1/5
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Working on this was mind-bending a bit--thinking through what these rank papers actually do was a fun and difficult exercise.
@RichMurphy_Econ and I often referenced this gif after working on the paper.
@RichMurphy_Econ and @FelixWeinhardt were great to work with!
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How do means tested undergraduate bursaries affect academic achievement and graduation rates?
Awesome new paper in Journal of Labor Economics by @RichMurphy_Econ and @gillwyness_econ
This link gives the first 50 people a free copy...
journals.uchicago.edu/doi/ep…
In light of today’s ruling, here is a piece I wrote with @gillwyness_econ providing an economic perspective on affirmative action in @IZAWorldofLabor wol.iza.org/opinions/judging…
For some English context, it's been shown repeatedly students from disadvantaged backgrounds do better at university than their more advantaged peers with the same entry qualifications
sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
ifs.org.uk/publications/soci…
ifs.org.uk/publications/hete…
suttontrust.com/our-research…
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The first workshop I organized regarding Access to HE and Labour Market transition. Amazing speakers and nice location and view 😎
cipes.pt/dynamics-inequality… – at Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal
Here is really nice biographical writeup from my ramblings about my own counterfactuals, my family, US-UK educational systems, and how they have influenced my research. Oh, and honkytonk. #EconomicsOfEducation #Multiverse
“What if” questions are at the heart of Richard Murphy’s teaching and research: utex.as/42wNETZ
Rodney was such a friendly and brilliant soul. He made me feel so welcome after my move to Texas. What a guy.
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Congrats to @RichMurphy_Econ! He gets voted for tenure by the Econ Department the same day the Queen dies… Nature is healing (?)
Ever wondered what would happen if teacher pay scales disappeared overnight? Ellen Greaves, @profsimonb and I find in higher wage labor markets teachers experience relatively higher pay progression, retention, and student performance 1/5 (open access @ sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
Teacher labour markets are typically highly regulated.
What happens after a radical deregulation as in England in 2013?
Happy that our paper now out: sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
By Ellen Greaves @BristolUniEcon @RichMurphy_Econ and myself.
Blog: bit.ly/3F64JcD
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Consistent with a compensating wage hypothesis, all of these effects are larger for schools with more disadvantaged students. We also find that after pay-scales are removed, a gender wage gap emerges. 4/5
Subject preferences aren’t fixed @miss_snuffy @smcommission. Our research sets out how subject choice are due to social norms and market failures (journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10…) It’s the govt role to fix these market failures. Here’s a thread on how STEM gender gaps can be closed
Girls shun physics A-level as they dislike ‘hard maths’, says social mobility head theguardian.com/education/20…
Parental Beliefs: @alexeble shows that the STEM gender beliefs of the parents of your schoolmates impacts your STEM performance nitter.cf/alexeble/status/151644…
Why do certain beliefs persist in the face of strong evidence that contradicts them?
How do some societal inequalities persist across generations?
This 🧵 explains a new paper I have with @trifen_hu studying these questions through the lens of #gender
nature.com/articles/s41562-0…
These are only the papers that instantly came to mind, if #EconTwitter knows of any others do let the Chair of the UK's Social Mobility Commission know @miss_snuffy @smcommission