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Browsing Centers, Institutes, Programs by Author "Ost, Ben"
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Differences in Persistence Patterns Between Life and Physical Science Majors: The Role of Grades, Peers, and Preparation
(2010-02-28)Using longitudinal administrative data from a large elite research university, this paper separately analyzes the determinants of persistence for life and physical science majors. My results confirm much of the previous ... -
How Do Teachers Improve? The Relative Importance of Specific and General Human Capital
(2009-11-29)One of the most consistent findings in the literature on teacher quality is that teachers improve with experience, especially in the first several years. This study extends this research by separately identifying the effect ... -
The Impact of Letter Grades on Student Course Selection and Major Choice: Evidence from a Regression-Discontinuity Design
(2013-01-01)This research examines the effect of undergraduate course letter grades on future course selection and major choice. Using a Regression-Discontinuity design, we exploit the fact that the probability of earning a particular ... -
The Impact of Mass Layoffs on the Educational Investments of Working College Students
(2016-01-01)Analyzing how working students weather personal economic shocks is increasingly important as the fraction of college students working substantial hours has increased dramatically over the past few decades. Using administrative ... -
The Returns to College Persistence for Marginal Students: Regression Discontinuity Evidence from University Dismissal Policies
(2016-01-01)We estimate the returns to college using administrative data on college enrollment matched to administrative data on weekly earnings. Utilizing the fact that colleges dismiss low-performing students based on exact GPA ...
