📢 #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

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...

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

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

"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...

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)

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

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.