Peter Bergman

Columbia University

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Stemming Learning Loss During the Pandemic: A Rapid Randomized Trial of a Low-Tech Intervention in Botswana

Number of pages: 34 Posted: 05 Aug 2020 Last Revised: 21 Aug 2020
Noam Angrist, Noam Angrist, Peter Bergman, Caton Brewster and Moitshepi Matsheng
University of Oxford, Columbia University, Independent and Independent
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Education; Technology; Human Capital

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Parent-Child Information Frictions and Human Capital Investment: Evidence from a Field Experiment

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 5391
Number of pages: 65 Posted: 24 Jun 2015
Peter Bergman
Columbia University
Downloads 469 (102,482)
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information frictions, experiment, parents

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Leveraging Technology to Engage Parents at Scale: Evidence from a Randomized Controlled Trial

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 6493
Number of pages: 55 Posted: 20 Jun 2017
Peter Bergman and Eric Chan
Columbia University and Columbia University - Teachers' College
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Education, Information, Experiments

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Hiring as Exploration

Number of pages: 60 Posted: 13 Jul 2020 Last Revised: 20 Aug 2020
Danielle Li, Lindsey Raymond and Peter Bergman
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Columbia University
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Hiring, Machine Learning, Contextual Bandits, Labor Market Discrimination, Algorithmic Bias, Algorithmic Learning, Reinforcement Learning

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Technology Adoption in Education: Usage, Spillovers and Student Achievement

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 6101
Number of pages: 47 Posted: 09 Nov 2016
Peter Bergman
Columbia University
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education, technology adoption

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School’s Out: Experimental Evidence on Limiting Learning Loss Using 'Low-Tech' in a Pandemic

Number of pages: 48 Posted: 24 Nov 2020 Last Revised: 11 Dec 2020
Noam Angrist, Noam Angrist, Peter Bergman and Moitshepi Matsheng
University of Oxford, Columbia University and Independent
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Education; Technology; Human Capital; Randomized Trials; COVID-19

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The Risks and Benefits of School Integration for Participating Students: Evidence from a Randomized Desegregation Program

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11602
Number of pages: 45 Posted: 02 Jul 2018
Peter Bergman
Columbia University
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desegregation, education, inequality

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The Impact of Defaults on Technology Adoption, and Its Underappreciation by Policymakers

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 6721
Number of pages: 38 Posted: 09 Jan 2018
Peter Bergman and Todd Rogers
Columbia University and Harvard University - Harvard Kennedy School (HKS)
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adoption, defaults, technology

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Broken Tax Breaks? Evidence from a Tax Credit Information Experiment with 1,000,000 Students

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10997
Number of pages: 45 Posted: 18 Sep 2017
Peter Bergman, Jeffrey T Denning and Day Manoli
Columbia University, Brigham Young University, Department of Economics and University of Texas at Austin
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tax benefits for college

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Housing Search Frictions: Evidence from Detailed Search Data and a Field Experiment

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Housing Search Frictions: Evidence from Detailed Search Data and a Field Experiment

CESifo Working Paper No. 8080
Number of pages: 74 Posted: 10 Feb 2020
Peter Bergman, Eric W. Chan and Adam Kapor
Columbia University, University of Texas at Austin - Department of Accounting and Princeton University
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housing, school choice, residential choice

Housing Search Frictions: Evidence from Detailed Search Data and a Field Experiment

NBER Working Paper No. w27209
Number of pages: 74 Posted: 26 May 2020 Last Revised: 07 May 2023
Peter Bergman, Eric Chan and Adam Kapor
Columbia University, Babson College and Princeton University
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Is This Technology Useless? How Seemingly Irrelevant Factors Affect Adoption and Efficacy

HKS Working Paper No. RWP17-021
Number of pages: 33 Posted: 20 Jun 2017
Peter Bergman and Todd Rogers
Columbia University and Harvard University - Harvard Kennedy School (HKS)
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Better Together? Social Networks in Truancy and the Targeting of Treatment

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Better Together? Social Networks in Truancy and the Targeting of Treatment

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 6848
Number of pages: 41 Posted: 13 Mar 2018
Magdalena Bennett and Peter Bergman
Columbia University and Columbia University
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social networks, peer effects, education

Better Together? Social Networks in Truancy and the Targeting of Treatment

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11267
Number of pages: 41 Posted: 29 Jan 2018
Magdalena Bennett and Peter Bergman
Columbia University and Columbia University
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social networks, peer effects, education

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The Effects of School Integration: Evidence from a Randomized Desegregation Program

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 6119
Number of pages: 43 Posted: 18 Nov 2016
Peter Bergman
Columbia University
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The Effects of Making Performance Information Public: Evidence from Los Angeles Teachers and a Regression Discontinuity Design

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 5383
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 09 Jun 2015
Peter Bergman and Matthew Hill
Columbia University and RAND Corporation
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Using Predictive Analytics to Track Students: Evidence from a Seven-College Experiment

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Using Predictive Analytics to Track Students: Evidence from a Seven-College Experiment

CESifo Working Paper No. 9157
Number of pages: 55 Posted: 01 Jul 2021
Peter Bergman, Elizabeth Kopko and Julio Rodriguez
Columbia University, Columbia University and Columbia University
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Using Predictive Analytics to Track Students: Evidence from a Seven-College Experiment

IZA Discussion Paper No. 14500
Number of pages: 55 Posted: 26 Jun 2021
Peter Bergman, Elizabeth Kopko and Julio Rodriguez
Columbia University, Columbia University and Columbia University
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A Seven-College Experiment Using Algorithms to Track Students: Impacts and Implications for Equity and Fairness

NBER Working Paper No. w28948
Number of pages: 60 Posted: 28 Jun 2021 Last Revised: 04 Mar 2023
Peter Bergman, Elizabeth Kopko and Julio Rodriguez
Columbia University, Columbia University and Columbia University
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Simplification and Defaults Affect Adoption and Impact of Technology, But Decision Makers Do Not Realize This

HKS Working Paper No. RWP17-021
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 20 Aug 2018
Peter Bergman, Jessica Lasky-Fink and Todd Rogers
Columbia University, Harvard University - Harvard Kennedy School (HKS) and Harvard University - Harvard Kennedy School (HKS)
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Defaults, Education, Human Behavior

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School&Apos;S Out: Experimental Evidence on Limiting Learning Loss Using "Low-Tech" in a Pandemic

IZA Discussion Paper No. 14009
Number of pages: 40 Posted: 11 Jan 2021
Noam Angrist, Noam Angrist, Peter Bergman and Moitshepi Matsheng
University of Oxford, Columbia University and Independent
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Creating Moves to Opportunity: Experimental Evidence on Barriers to Neighborhood Choice

NBER Working Paper No. w26164
Number of pages: 112 Posted: 20 Aug 2019 Last Revised: 29 Jun 2023
Peter Bergman, Raj Chetty, Stefanie DeLuca, Nathaniel Hendren, Lawrence F. Katz and Christopher Palmer
Columbia University, Harvard University, Johns Hopkins University, Harvard University - Department of Economics, Harvard University - Department of Economics and MIT Sloan
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School's Out: Experimental Evidence on Limiting Learning Loss Using “Low-Tech” in a Pandemic

NBER Working Paper No. w28205
Number of pages: 40 Posted: 21 Dec 2020 Last Revised: 25 Jan 2023
Noam Angrist, Noam Angrist, Peter Bergman and Moitshepi Matsheng
University of Oxford, Columbia University and Independent
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Education for All? A Nationwide Audit Study of School Choice

NBER Working Paper No. w25396
Number of pages: 54 Posted: 26 Dec 2018 Last Revised: 24 May 2023
Peter Bergman and Isaac McFarlin Jr.
Columbia University and University of Florida
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Hiring as Exploration

NBER Working Paper No. w27736
Number of pages: 61 Posted: 31 Aug 2020 Last Revised: 15 Apr 2023
Danielle Li, Lindsey Raymond and Peter Bergman
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Sloan School of Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Columbia University
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