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Bettinger, Eric
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Associate Professor of Economics (by courtesy), Stanford Graduate School of Business
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Dr. Bettinger's current research focuses on factors that improve students' access to and success in college. Some of these factors include the role of teacher charactistics and class sizes in college, the role of need-based financial aid, and the complexity of the college application process. Bettinger has also conducted significant research on the effects of financial incentives for students and on the effects of voucher programs on both academic and non-academic outcomes of participating students.
Simplifying the FAFSA: A Randomized Experiment with H&R Block. With B. Long, P. Oreopoulos, L. Sanbonmatsu.
Class Size in College. With B. Long.
Paying Elementary School Students to Perform: Coshocton Incentive Program
Education
- Ph.D. Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2000
- B.A. Economics, Brigham Young University, 1996. Magna cum Laude, Honors
Time at Stanford
Since September 2008:
Associate Professor of Education and Economics
Professional Experience
Associate Professor of Education. Stanford University School of Education. (present)
Faculty Research Fellow. National Bureau of Economic Research. (Mar 2003–present)
Associate Professor of Economics. Case Western Reserve Weatherhead School of Management. July 2006 to August 2008.
Assistant Professor of Economics. Case Western Reserve Weatherhead School of Management. July 2000 to June 2006.
Courses Taught
- Economics of Higher Education (Educ 347)
Recent Publications
Bettinger, Eric and Bridget Long, "Do College Instructors Matter? The Effects of Adjuncts on Students’ Interests and Success." Forthcoming at Review of Economics and Statistics.
Bettinger, Eric and Bridget Long, "Addressing the Needs of Under-Prepared Students in Higher Education: Does College Remediation Work?" Forthcoming at Journal of Human Resources.
Bettinger, Eric and Robert Slonim (2006), “Using Experimental Economics to Measure the Effects of a Natural Educational Experiment on Altruism," Journal of Public Economics 90(8-9): 1625-1648.
Angrist, Joshua, Eric Bettinger, and Michael Kremer (2006), "Long-Term Educational Consequences of Secondary School Vouchers: Evidence from Administrative Records in Colombia," American Economic Review 96(3): 847-862.
Bettinger, Eric and Bridget Long (2005) "Female Role Models for Female College Students," American Economic Review Papers and Proceedings 95(2): 152-157.
Bettinger, Eric P (2005), "The Effect of Charter Schools on Charter Students and Public Schools," Economics of Education Review, 24(2) pp. 133-147.
