Senior economist @RandCorporation. Engineer turned economist. Education policy, immigration/immigrant students. Opinions mine.
Washington, DC
Joined November 2010
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This is a great summary!
In a nutshell, I show that high school remediation could hurt college degree attainment.
Why?
Mostly because it hinders student access to advanced high school courses...especially for those with higher baseline achievement.
📢 New #EdWorkingPapers Policy and Practice Series summary features @uozek’s “The Effects of High School Remediation on Long-Run Educational Attainment”!
📄 edworkingpapers.com/policy-p…
#EdExchange
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📢 #EdWorkingPapers: How does the surge in US immigration enforcement affect students?
David Figlio and @uozek find that heightened immigration enforcement in 2025 reduced test scores for both US-born and foreign-born Spanish-speaking students.
📄buff.ly/ejMnGpY
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Examining the causal effects of cellphone bans in Florida on student test scores, suspensions, and absences, from David N. Figlio and @uozek nber.org/papers/w34388
Main takeaway: "cellphone bans could improve student outcomes, yet these benefits come at the cost of elevated suspension rates in the short term. The challenge that educators face is to minimize these short-term adverse effects until a new status quo is established in schools.
New evidence on the effect of cell phone bans in schools just dropped.
"Enforcement of cellphone bans in schools led to a significant increase in student suspensions in the short-term ... but disciplinary actions began to dissipate after the first year, potentially suggesting a new steady state after an initial adjustment period."
"We find significant improvements in student test scores in the second year of the ban after that initial adjustment period."
These negative effects take place despite the fact that students in remedial schedule receive additional instructional resources in remediation subject (as intended by the policy) such as:
- smaller classrooms
- additional instruction time
- higher value-added teachers
Here is a great non-techical summary of the paper that came out as part of Annenberg policy and practice series:
edworkingpapers.com/policy-p…
📢 #EdWorkingPapers: High school remediation lowers college degree attainment by 20%, per @uozek. Half the effect is due to reduced access to advanced courses in high school.
📄 bit.ly/456aTbO
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🚨📢 Just one week left to submit to the 3rd Workshop on Economics of Education, Valle Nevado, 🇨🇱. Fantastic papers and skiing ⛷️⛷️!!
When: Aug 19-22
Where: @Valle_Nevado
Keynotes by John Friedman (Brown) and Steve Pischke (LSE)
@hdl_uandes @uandes @econ_conf #econtwitter
🚨📢 3rd Workshop on Economics of Education, Valle Nevado, Chile ⛷️ (Aug 19-22)
2 weeks left to submit (March 2nd):
uandes.cl/workshop-on-econom…
Don't miss the opportunity to present and ski with world experts in econ of ed...
2024 Edition:
youtu.be/Qb3gw1IFjnk?si=bmcg…
#EconTwitter
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🚨📢 3rd Workshop on Economics of Education, Valle Nevado, 🇨🇱 (Aug 19-22)
Confirmed speakers
🎓 JOHN FRIEDMAN (Brown)
🎓 STEVE PISCHKE (LSE)
✅ Submissions by March 2nd, 2025. uandes.cl/workshop-on-econom…
2024 edition ⛷️
youtu.be/Qb3gw1IFjnk?si=jU-C…
#econtwitter @hdl_uandes @uandes
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@SDSUCHEPS & @SdsuEcon welcome David Figlio ( @UofR & @HooverInst) to present his working paper, “Bright Lines, Big Effects: Unintended Consequences of Student Proficiency Thresholds” (joint w/ @uozek)
Join us on Thursday 01/30, 3:30PM PT in AL 660 or at: sdsu.zoom.us/j/83130836835
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Professor @Erdal_Tekin_, the Charles W. Fotis, Sr. and Dorothea G. Fotis Family Distinguished Professor of Health Policy, will host the “Workshop on the Economics of Risky Behaviors” on June 11-12, 2025 in Madrid, Spain, for the 14th consecutive year. Prof. Tekin is also the editor-in-chief of "The Journal of Policy Analysis and Management"(@JPAM_DC).
Learn about the Workshop on the Economics of Risky Behaviors: bit.ly/4h8XvX2
#SPA90 #90AndJustGettingStarted #HealthPolicy
ALT SPA is 90 years old and we're just getting started... on health policy. Headshot of Professor Erdal Tekin next to the text: For the 14th year in a row, Professor, and editor-in-chief of “The Journal of Policy Analysis and Management”, Erdal Tekin, will host the annual “Workshop on the Economics of Risky Behaviors” in Madrid this June.
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📢Call for papers:
🚀3rd CESifo/ifo Junior Workshop on the Economics of Education🥳
12-13 May 2025, Munich
Keynote: @ALPWillen
PhD students & early postdocs, please apply!
cesifo.org/en/event/2025-05-…
Deadline: 16 Feb 2025
Co-organizer @CaterinaPavese1 @CESifoNetwork
Really glad to see that this @NSF-funded study found a great home. Joint work with @_ZeyuXu_, Jesse Levin, and Dong Lee.
Here is an earlier thread about the study: xitter.cf/uozek/status/163680812…
Closing early math gaps has big economic and equity impacts. @KyDeptofEd’s MAF is one of few state-led K-3 programs focused on math. New @NSF-funded study led by @ZeyuXu & @uozek shows major benefits for all students at $750 per pupil over 4 years. #STEAM bit.ly/424ovmu
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Some pics from this year’s edition! 📸 We had a great time, including:
@josefaaguirre @stnavdeev @JasonBaron4 @cqcampos @paulchristianWB @restradamtz @VeronicaFrisan1 @AramGrigoryan_ @benconomics @assafkott @mikeanton13 @ChrisANeilson @uozek @cristiansm84 @andres_bafer @_IdaGri
Looking forward to it!
With a new #IESfunded #NCER award, Laura Giuliano, David Card, Damon Clark (@nberpubs), and Umut Özek (@RANDcorporation) will study the long-run impacts of Florida’s test-based retention policy and a wide range of mechanisms. Learn more: ies.ed.gov/funding/grantsear…
ALT National Center for Education Research: Congratulations Grantee!
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Come and join us in the 3rd edition of the Workshop on Economics of Education at Valle Nevado, Chile (Aug 19-22)
The previous editions have been tons of fun! Great papers and discussions and fantastic ski!! 🎿⛷️
Submissions until March 2nd!! 👇🏻
📢 Call for Papers: 3rd Workshop on Economics of Education 🏔️
🗓️ Aug 19-22, 2025 | Valle Nevado, Chile (ski resort in the Andes!)
👤 Keynote: John Friedman (@...)
📊 Applied Econometrics Talk: Steve Pischke
📝 Submit by: March 2, 2025
🔗 Submit here: uandes.cl/workshop-on-econom…
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@RANDCorporation: Immigrant students boost English learners' academic performance buff.ly/3UGD9ff
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Who gets to take algebra in 8th grade is a contested matter in education. Some civil rights advocates blame schools for not giving low-income children "access" to it. Others say too few low-income children are ready to take it. Surveys by @RANDCorporation reveal... 🧵 (1/4)