Seth Gershenson

American University - School of Public Affairs

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4400 Massachusetts Avenue, NW

Washington, DC 20016

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The Long-Run Impacts of Same-Race Teachers

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The Long-Run Impacts of Same-Race Teachers

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10630
Number of pages: 65 Posted: 26 Mar 2017 Last Revised: 16 Apr 2023
Seth Gershenson, Cassandra Hart, Constance Lindsay and Nicholas W. Papageorge
American University - School of Public Affairs, University of California, Davis, American University and Johns Hopkins University Department of Economics
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teachers, long-run effects, educational attainment, racial gaps

The Long-Run Impacts of Same-Race Teachers

NBER Working Paper No. w25254
Number of pages: 64 Posted: 12 Nov 2018 Last Revised: 03 Jul 2023
Seth Gershenson, Cassandra Hart, Joshua Hyman, Constance Lindsay and Nicholas W. Papageorge
American University - School of Public Affairs, University of California, Davis, University of Connecticut - Department of Public Policy, American University and Johns Hopkins University Department of Economics
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The Impact of Teacher Demographic Representation on Student Attendance and Suspensions

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9554
Number of pages: 43 Posted: 26 Dec 2015
Stephen Holt and Seth Gershenson
American University and American University - School of Public Affairs
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representative bureaucracy, student absences, elementary education, teacher workforce

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Who Believes in Me? The Effect of Student-Teacher Demographic Match on Teacher Expectations

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Who Believes in Me? The Effect of Student-Teacher Demographic Match on Teacher Expectations

American University School of Public Affairs Research Paper No. 2633993
Number of pages: 43 Posted: 22 Jul 2015
Seth Gershenson, Stephen Holt and Nicholas Papageorge
American University - School of Public Affairs, American University and Johns Hopkins University
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Educational Attainment; Expectations; Stigmatization; Mismatch

Who Believes in Me? The Effect of Student-Teacher Demographic Match on Teacher Expectations

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9202
Number of pages: 44 Posted: 04 Sep 2015
Seth Gershenson, Stephen Holt and Nicholas W. Papageorge
American University - School of Public Affairs, State University of New York (SUNY) - Rockefeller College of Public Affairs & Policy and Johns Hopkins University Department of Economics
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educational attainment, expectations, stigmatization, mismatch

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Stereotype Threat, Role Models, and Demographic Mismatch in an Elite Professional School Setting

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Stereotype Threat, Role Models, and Demographic Mismatch in an Elite Professional School Setting

AccessLex Institute Research Paper No. 18-08
Number of pages: 45 Posted: 30 Jul 2018 Last Revised: 19 Apr 2023
Christopher Birdsall, Seth Gershenson and Raymond Zuniga
Boise State University, American University - School of Public Affairs and Virginia Tech - Center for Public Administration and Policy
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Demographic Mismatch, Law School, Gender, Race

Stereotype Threat, Role Models, and Demographic Mismatch in an Elite Professional School Setting

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10459
Number of pages: 40 Posted: 10 Jan 2017
Christopher Birdsall, Seth Gershenson and Raymond Zuniga
Boise State University, American University - School of Public Affairs and American University
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demographic mismatch, law school, gender, race

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Identifying and Producing Effective Teachers

IZA Discussion Paper No. 14096
Number of pages: 40 Posted: 16 Feb 2021 Last Revised: 18 Oct 2022
Seth Gershenson
American University - School of Public Affairs
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incentive pay, teacher effectiveness, teacher supply, value-added models

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Teacher Expectations Matter

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Teacher Expectations Matter

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10165
Number of pages: 71 Posted: 06 Sep 2016
Nicholas W. Papageorge, Seth Gershenson and Kyungmin Kang
Johns Hopkins University Department of Economics, American University - School of Public Affairs and Johns Hopkins University
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education, educational attainment, teachers, subjective expectations, human capital accumulation

Teacher Expectations Matter

NBER Working Paper No. w25255
Number of pages: 59 Posted: 12 Nov 2018 Last Revised: 05 Jul 2023
Nicholas W. Papageorge, Seth Gershenson and Kyung Min Kang
Johns Hopkins University Department of Economics, American University - School of Public Affairs and Johns Hopkins University
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Linking Teacher Quality, Student Attendance, and Student Achievement

American University School of Public Affairs Research Paper No. 2014-0015
Number of pages: 43 Posted: 21 Nov 2014
Seth Gershenson
American University - School of Public Affairs
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student absences, teacher effectiveness, value added models, non-cognitive skills

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The Pro Bono Penalty: Extracurricular Activities and Demographic Disparities in Bar Exam Success

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The Pro Bono Penalty: Extracurricular Activities and Demographic Disparities in Bar Exam Success

AccessLex Institute Research Paper No. 22-01, American University School of Public Affairs Research Paper No. 4036860
Number of pages: 33 Posted: 23 Feb 2022
Christopher Birdsall and Seth Gershenson
Boise State University and American University - School of Public Affairs
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Law School; Bar exam; extracurricular activities; pro bono work

The Pro Bono Penalty: Extracurricular Activities and Demographic Disparities in Bar Exam Success

IZA Discussion Paper No. 15089
Number of pages: 35 Posted: 19 May 2022 Last Revised: 14 Apr 2023
Christopher Birdsall and Seth Gershenson
Boise State University and American University - School of Public Affairs
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bar exam, law school, extracurricular activities, pro bono work

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The Short- and Long-Run Impacts of Secondary School Absences

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12613
Number of pages: 56 Posted: 23 Sep 2019
Jing Liu, Monica Lee and Seth Gershenson
Brown University, Stanford University and American University - School of Public Affairs
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student absences, achievement gaps, education production function

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LATE for the Meeting: Gender, Peer Advising, and College Success

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LATE for the Meeting: Gender, Peer Advising, and College Success

Upjohn Institute working paper No. 16-262, American University School of Public Affairs Research Paper No. 2016-08
Number of pages: 55 Posted: 30 Sep 2016
Jimmy Ellis and Seth Gershenson
American University and American University - School of Public Affairs
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higher education; peer advising; mentoring; gender gap; demographic mismatch; retention

Late for the Meeting: Gender, Peer Advising, and College Success

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9956
Number of pages: 47 Posted: 01 Jun 2016
Jimmy Ellis and Seth Gershenson
American University and American University - School of Public Affairs
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higher education, peer advising, mentoring, gender gap, retention, demographic mismatch

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Quantile Regression Estimates of the Effect of Student Absences on Academic Achievement

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11912
Number of pages: 24 Posted: 19 Nov 2018
Seth Gershenson, Jessica McBean and Long Tran
American University - School of Public Affairs, American University and American University - Department of Public Administration and Policy
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student attendance, chronic absence, education production function, quantile regression

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Performance Standards and Employee Effort: Evidence from Teacher Absences

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Performance Standards and Employee Effort: Evidence from Teacher Absences

Upjohn Institute Working Paper No. 15-217, American University School of Public Affairs Research Paper No. 2015-002
Number of pages: 42 Posted: 22 Jan 2015 Last Revised: 16 Jun 2015
Seth Gershenson
American University - School of Public Affairs
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Performance standards, employee effort, teacher absences, accountability, No Child Left Behind

Performance Standards and Employee Effort: Evidence from Teacher Absences

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9203
Number of pages: 49 Posted: 04 Sep 2015
Seth Gershenson
American University - School of Public Affairs
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performance standards, employee effort, teacher absences, accountability, NCLB

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Stress Test: Examining the Evolution of Teachers' Mental Health Over Time

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13361
Number of pages: 43 Posted: 15 Jun 2020 Last Revised: 09 Sep 2022
Stephen Holt, Rui Wang and Seth Gershenson
American University, Department of Economics and American University - School of Public Affairs
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teacher quality, accountability, mental health, teacher retention

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Making the Grade: The Effect of Teacher Grading Standards on Student Outcomes

IZA Discussion Paper No. 15556
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 22 Sep 2022
Seth Gershenson, Stephen Holt and Adam Tyner
American University - School of Public Affairs, American University and Fordham University
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teachers, grade inflation, student achievement

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Short-Run Externalities of Civic Unrest: Evidence from Ferguson, Missouri

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10091
Number of pages: 43 Posted: 08 Aug 2016
Seth Gershenson and Michael Hayes
American University - School of Public Affairs and Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey - Department of Public Policy and Administration
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civic unrest, Ferguson, achievement gaps, natural experiment, externalities

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Spillover Effects of Black Teachers on White Teachers' Racial Competency: Mixed Methods Evidence from North Carolina

IZA Discussion Paper No. 16258
Number of pages: 33 Posted: 24 Jun 2023
Seth Gershenson, Constance Lindsay, Nicholas W. Papageorge, Romaine Campbell and Jessica Rendon
American University - School of Public Affairs, American University, Johns Hopkins University Department of Economics, Harvard University and American University
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peer effects, knowledge spillovers, teacher effectiveness, teacher diversity, achievement gaps, education production function

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The Implications of Summer Learning Loss for Value-Added Estimates of Teacher Effectiveness

American University School of Public Affairs Research Paper No. 2014-13
Number of pages: 40 Posted: 19 Nov 2014
Seth Gershenson and Michael Hayes
American University - School of Public Affairs and Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey - Department of Public Policy and Administration
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Value-added models, teacher quality, summer learning loss

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From Referrals to Suspensions: New Evidence on Racial Disparities in Exclusionary Discipline

IZA Discussion Paper No. 14619
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 11 Aug 2021 Last Revised: 16 Apr 2023
Jing Liu, Michael Hayes and Seth Gershenson
University of Maryland, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey - Department of Public Policy and Administration and American University - School of Public Affairs
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exclusionary discipline, office referrals, intentional discrimination

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Do Summer Time-Use Gaps Vary by Socioeconomic Status?

American Educational Research Journal, December 2013, Vol. 50, No. 6, pp. 1219–1248
Number of pages: 47 Posted: 31 Jan 2014 Last Revised: 13 Feb 2014
Seth Gershenson
American University - School of Public Affairs
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time-use, summer learning loss, parental involvement, child development, achievement gap

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Are Student Absences Worth the Worry in U.S. Primary Schools?

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9558
Number of pages: 49 Posted: 26 Dec 2015
Seth Gershenson, Alison Jacknowitz and Andrew Brannegan
American University - School of Public Affairs, American University - Kogod School of Business and Aspire Public Schools
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student absences, attendance, achievement gaps, education production function

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The Effect of Community Traumatic Events on Student Achievement: Evidence from the Beltway Sniper Attacks

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The Effect of Community Traumatic Events on Student Achievement: Evidence from the Beltway Sniper Attacks

IZA Discussion Paper No. 8958
Number of pages: 52 Posted: 06 Apr 2015
Seth Gershenson and Erdal Tekin
American University - School of Public Affairs and Georgia State University - Department of Economics
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crime, student, school, sniper, trauma, terrorism, achievement, shooting, guns, homicides

The Effect of Community Traumatic Events on Student Achievement: Evidence from the Beltway Sniper Attacks

NBER Working Paper No. w21055
Number of pages: 56 Posted: 30 Mar 2015 Last Revised: 14 Jul 2023
Seth Gershenson and Erdal Tekin
American University - School of Public Affairs and American University
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Re-Conceptualizing Gaps by Socioeconomic Status in Parental Time with Children

American University School of Public Affairs Research Paper No. No. 2015-001
Number of pages: 27 Posted: 11 Feb 2015
Katie Vinopal and Seth Gershenson
American University - School of Public Affairs and American University - School of Public Affairs
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Time Use, Parental Involvement, Household Structure

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Conceptualizing Grade Inflation

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13291
Number of pages: 11 Posted: 01 Jun 2020
Adam Tyner and Seth Gershenson
affiliation not provided to SSRN and American University - School of Public Affairs
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grade inflation, achievement gaps, grading standards

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Expecting the Expected? Documenting the Death Effect on Baseball Card Prices

Number of pages: 27 Posted: 11 Mar 2023
Michele Aquino and Seth Gershenson
American University and American University - School of Public Affairs
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pricing anomalies, baseball cards, efficient market hypothesis, alternative investments, collectibles, rational expectations

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High Times: The Effect of Medical Marijuana Laws on Student Time Use

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9887
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 25 Apr 2016
Yu-Wei Luke Chu and Seth Gershenson
Victoria University of Wellington - Te Herenga Waka - School of Economics & Finance and American University - School of Public Affairs
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time use, medical marijuana, unintended consequences

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Should Value-Added Models Control for Student Absences?

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Should Value-Added Models Control for Student Absences?

American University School of Public Affairs Research Paper No. 2015-003
Number of pages: 13 Posted: 11 Feb 2015
Seth Gershenson
American University - School of Public Affairs
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teacher effectiveness, value added models, student absences, teacher evaluation

Should Value-Added Models Control for Student Absences?

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9978
Number of pages: 14 Posted: 07 Jun 2016
Seth Gershenson
American University - School of Public Affairs
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teacher effectiveness, value added models, student absences, teacher evaluation

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The Causal Effect of Commute Time on Labor Supply: Evidence from a Natural Experiment Involving Substitute Teachers

Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, 54 (2013) 127–140
Number of pages: 41 Posted: 31 Jan 2014 Last Revised: 13 Feb 2014
Seth Gershenson
American University - School of Public Affairs
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Commuting, Commuting costs, Commuting preferences, Labor supply, Gender

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Disparate Pathways: Understanding Racial Disparities in Teaching

IZA Discussion Paper No. 16928
Number of pages: 54 Posted: 19 Apr 2024
David Blazar, Max Anthenelli, Wenjing Gao, Ramon Goings and Seth Gershenson
University of Maryland, College Park, University of Maryland, College Park, University of Maryland, College Park, University of Maryland, College Park and American University - School of Public Affairs
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teacher diversity, teacher labor markets

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What Differences a Day Can Make: Quantile Regression Estimates of the Distribution of Daily Learning Gains

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9305
Number of pages: 19 Posted: 04 Sep 2015
Michael Hayes and Seth Gershenson
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey - Department of Public Policy and Administration and American University - School of Public Affairs
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education production function, school year length, quantile regression, ECLS-K

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When Paywall Goes Awol: The Demand for Open Access Education Research

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12158
Number of pages: 18 Posted: 21 May 2019
Seth Gershenson, Morgan Polikoff and Rui Wang
American University - School of Public Affairs, University of Southern California - Rossier School of Education and Shanghai University of Finance and Economics
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open access, academic journal

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Experimental Estimates of the Student Attendance Production Function

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11911
Number of pages: 33 Posted: 19 Nov 2018
Long Tran and Seth Gershenson
American University - Department of Public Administration and Policy and American University - School of Public Affairs
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education production function, student attendance, chronic absence, class size

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Re-Conceptualizing Gaps by Socioeconomic Status in Parental Time with Children

American University School of Public Affairs Research Paper No. 2015-001
Number of pages: 27 Posted: 16 Oct 2019
Seth Gershenson and Katie Vinopal
American University - School of Public Affairs and Ohio State University (OSU) - John Glenn School of Public Affairs
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Time Use, Parental Involvement, Household Structure

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The Intergenerational Transmission of Teaching

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12201
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 21 May 2019
Alberto Jacinto and Seth Gershenson
American University and American University - School of Public Affairs
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intergenerational mobility, occupational choice, teacher labor supply

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Who Refers Whom? The Effects of Teacher Characteristics on Disciplinary Office Referrals

IZA Discussion Paper No. 15663
Number of pages: 40 Posted: 05 Nov 2022
Michael Hayes, Jing Liu and Seth Gershenson
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey - Department of Public Policy and Administration, University of Texas at Austin and American University - School of Public Affairs
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exclusionary discipline, teacher effectiveness, office referrals

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Do Grow-Your-Own Programs Work? Evidence from the Teacher Academy of Maryland

IZA Discussion Paper No. 16983
Number of pages: 63 Posted: 08 May 2024
David Blazar, Wenjing Gao, Seth Gershenson, Ramon Goings and Francisco Lagos
University of Maryland, College Park, University of Maryland, College Park, American University - School of Public Affairs, University of Maryland, College Park and University of Granada - Faculty of Economics and Business Administration
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earnings, occupational choice, college major choice, high school curricula, teaching

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"When Anything Can Happen”: Anticipated Adversity and Postsecondary Decision-Making

NBER Working Paper No. w29472
Number of pages: 69 Posted: 15 Nov 2021 Last Revised: 13 Jul 2023
Stefanie DeLuca, Nicholas W. Papageorge, Joseph Boselovic, Seth Gershenson, Andrew Gray, Kiara Nerenberg, Jasmine Sausedo and Allison Young
Johns Hopkins University, Johns Hopkins University Department of Economics, Johns Hopkins University, American University - School of Public Affairs, Washington University in St. Louis, Johns Hopkins University, Johns Hopkins University and Johns Hopkins University
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Spillover Effects at School: How Black Teachers Affect Their White Peers’ Racial Competency

NBER Working Paper No. w31847
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 13 Nov 2023
Seth Gershenson, Constance Lindsay, Nicholas W. Papageorge, Romaine Campbell and Jessica H. Rendon
American University - School of Public Affairs, UNC School of Education, Johns Hopkins University Department of Economics, Harvard University and American University, School of Public Affairs
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