Rene Crespin

Thank you Trevon and @franciscaantman.bsky.social for organizing the AEA SMPC where I presented my first draft of this paper!

07.01.2026 19:57 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

My JMP is forthcoming at AEJ:EconPolicy!

Grateful to my diss. cmttee and many who read drafts—@imbernomics.bsky.social @erzoluttmer.bsky.social @joshua-goodman.com @erickaweathers.bsky.social @asheassa.bsky.social @kirabojackson.bsky.social @stephenlross.bsky.social
Excited for upcoming projects!

07.01.2026 19:54 — 👍 32    🔁 6    💬 4    📌 0

📢 #EdWorkingPapers: Do families value school climate?

In Chicago, publishing school social climate ratings raised home prices near better-rated schools. Higher-income families continue to respond after 1st year, highlighting info access gaps.

🔍 @crespin.bsky.social
📄 edworkingpapers.com/ai25-1243

14.08.2025 14:05 — 👍 3    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0

The G.I. Bill, Standardized Testing, and Socioeconomic Origins of the U.S. Educational Elite Over a Century Ran Abramitzky, Jennifer K. Kowalski, Santiago Pérez, and Joseph Price NBER Working Paper No. 33164 November 2024 JEL No. 123, 124, N32 ABSTRACT We compile, transcribe, and standardize historical records for 2.5 million students at 65 elite (private and public) U.S. colleges. By combining these data with more recent survey and administrative data, we assemble the largest dataset on the socioeconomic backgrounds of students at American colleges spanning the last 100 years. We document the following: First, despite a large increase in the share of lower-income students in the overall college-going population, the representation of these students at elite private or public colleges has remained at similarly low levels throughout the last century. Second, the representation of upper-income students at elite colleges decreased after World War II, but this group has regained its high representation since the 1980s. Third, while there has been no increase in the economic diversity of elite private and public colleges, these colleges have become more racially and geographically diverse. Fourth, two major policy changes in the history of American higher education, namely the G.I. Bill after World War II and the introduction of standardized tests for admissions, had little success in increasing the representation of lower- and middle-income students at elite colleges.

Holy crap this is an astounding piece of historical research

Will post ungated link later today unless someone beats me to it

www.nber.org/system/files...

18.11.2024 12:47 — 👍 1381    🔁 468    💬 66    📌 75

Economic Inequality Join the conversation

One more for the inequality researchers. Writing a book and looking to read research/work from scholars thinking deeply on the topic of socioeconomic inequality. Please reply if you'd like to be added. Viewing this as a really convenient bibliography (thanks @bsky.app): go.bsky.app/L6iReaW

18.11.2024 05:40 — 👍 74    🔁 29    💬 30    📌 3

Thank you for making this list! Could you add me too?

18.11.2024 12:11 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Screenshot of Guardian Article: Italy revives policy of failing badly behaved pupils to bring back respect

Italy brings back 'Grades for Conduct':

Teachers in Italian middle-schools now have to grade the behavior of students in school. 🏫

Grades will show up on students' report cards. 📃

Whats the evidence this kind of policy? 📉📈

#Econsky #Edusky

13.11.2024 12:41 — 👍 29    🔁 6    💬 4    📌 4

Social Interactions, Information, and Preferences for Schools: Experimental Evidence from Los Angeles Founded in 1920, the NBER is a private, non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to conducting economic research and to disseminating research findings among academics, public policy makers, an...

"Parents underestimate school quality and overestimate peer quality....The experimental evidence shows parents value school effectiveness even conditional on peer quality and that social interactions strongly influence school choice." www.nber.org/papers/w3301...

30.09.2024 10:04 — 👍 5    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0

The introduction of Universal Pre-K in various states and cities was linked to an increase in business applications and the overall number of business establishments.

(also effects on enrollment and maternal labor supply, as in other studies)

27.09.2024 23:35 — 👍 93    🔁 44    💬 0    📌 1

The American Society of Hispanic Economists (ASHE) is accepting applications for three awards (Due 𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟭𝟱, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰, 𝟱:𝟬𝟬 𝗽.𝗺 PT)
1. the ASHE Dissertation Award
2. the ASHE Teaching Award
3. the ASHE Service Award
More info here: t.co/ErEtzZNKEr

05.09.2024 01:30 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Deeply honored and humbled to receive the 2023 American Society of Hispanic Economists Annual Dissertation Award. A huge thank you to @ASHE_ASSA and to all who have been part of this journey.

18.10.2023 01:44 — 👍 18    🔁 2    💬 2    📌 0