Esteban M. Aucejo

Curriculum Vitae

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Publications

• "College Attrition and the Dynamics of Information Revelation" (with Peter Arcidiacono, Arnaud Maurel, and Tyler Ransom) (Accepted, Journal of Political Economy)

• "Estimating Students' Valuation for College Experiences" (with Jacob French, and Basit Zafar) (Journal of Public Economics, Volume 224, August 2023, 104926)

• “Where versus What: College Value-Added and Returns to Field of Study in Further Education" (with Claudia Hupkau, and Jenifer Ruiz-Valenzuela) (Journal of Human Resources, 2022, https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.0620-10978R1)

• "Teachers and the Gender Gap in Reading Achievement" (with Jane Cooley Fruehwirth, Sean Kelly, and Zachary Mozenter) (Journal of Human Capital, 16.3 (2022): 372-403)

• "Teacher Effectiveness and Classroom Composition: Understanding Match Effects in the Classroom" (with Patrick Coate, Jane Cooley Fruehwirth, Sean Kelly, and Zachary Mozenter) (Economic Journal, Volume 132, Issue 648, Pages 3047–3064, 2022)

• "Does Evaluation Change Teacher Effort and Performance? Quasi-Experimental Evidence from a Policy of Retesting Students" (with Teresa Romano, and Eric S. Taylor) (Review of Economics and Statistics, 104(3): 417-430, 2022)

• "The Path to College Education: The Role of Math and Verbal Skills" (with Jonathan James) (Journal of Political Economy, Volume 129, no. 10, October 2021, Pages 2905–2946)

• "The Impact of COVID-19 on Student Experiences and Expectations: Evidence from a Survey" (with Jacob French, Maria Paola Ugalde Araya, and Basit Zafar) (Journal of Public Economics, Volume 191, November 2020, 104271)

• "Catching Up to Girls: Understanding the Gender Imbalance in Educational Attainment within Race" (with Jonathan James) (Journal of Applied Econometrics, Volume 34, Issues 4, Pages 502-525, February 2019)

• "Identification on Regressions with Missing Covariate Data" (with Federico Bugni and Joe Hotz) (Econometric Theory, Volume 33, Issue 1, Pages 196-241, February 2017)

• "Assessing the Effect of School Days and Absences on Test Score Performance" (with Teresa Romano) (Economics of Education Review, Volume 55, Pages 70–87, December 2016)

• "University Differences in the Graduation of Minorities in STEM Fields: Evidence from California" (with Peter Arcidiacono and Joe Hotz) (American Economic Review, 106(3): 525-562, 2016)

• "Affirmative Action and University Fit: Evidence from Proposition 209" (with Peter Arcidiacono, Patrick Coate and Joe Hotz) (IZA Journal of Labor Economics, 3:7 September 2014, special issue on affirmative action)

• "Racial Segregation Patterns in Selective Universities" (with Peter Arcidiacono, Andrew Hussey, and Ken Spenner) (Journal of Law and Economics, Volume 56, November 2013)

• "What Happens After Enrollment? An Analysis of the Time Path of Racial Differences in GPA and Major Choice?" (with Peter Arcidiacono and Ken Spenner) (IZA Journal of Labor Economics, 1:5, October 2012) 

• "Does Affirmative Action Lead to Mismatch? A New Test and Evidence" (with Peter Arcidiacono, Hanming Fang and Ken Spenner) (Quantitative Economics, Volume 2, Issue 3, pages 303-333, November 2011) 

Working Papers

• "The Effect of Feedback on Student Performance" (with Kelvin Wong) (R&R, Journal of Public Economics)

• "The Importance of Matching Effects for Labor Productivity: Evidence from Teacher-Student Interactions" (with Tom Ahn, and Jonathan James) (R&R, Review of Economics and Statistics 

• "Assessing the Heterogeneous Effects of Remedial Education" (with Stephanie El Khoury) (R&R, Journal of Human Capital)

• "Assessing the Costs of Balancing College and Work Activities: The Gig Economy Meets Online Education" (with Spencer Perry, and Basit Zafar)

Current Research Projects

• "The Role of Study Habits on Academic Performance" (with Stephanie El Khoury and Tomas Larroucau)

• "Understanding Gaps in College Outcomes by First-Generation Status" (with Jacob French, Maria Paola Ugalde Araya, and Basit Zafar)

• "Compensating Differentials in the Labor Market for Teachers" (with Jonathan James, Vincenzo Scrutinio and Shqiponja Telhaj)

Other Publications/Reports

• "School-to-School Differences in Instructional Practice: Descriptive Evidence from the MET Data" (with Sean Kelly, Zachary Mozenter, and Jane Cooley Fruehwirth) (Teacher College Record, Volume 122 Number 11, 2020, p. 1-38)

• "Using Global Observation Protocol to Inform Research on Teacher Effectiveness and School Improvement: Strengths and Emerging Limitations" (with Sean Kelly, Robert Bringe, and Jane Cooley Fruehwirth) (Education Policy Analysis Archives, 28, 62. https://doi.org/10.14507/epaa.28.5012 )

• "Assessing Racial Disparities in Postsecondary Education" (with Zach Tobin), prepared for the 64th Economic Conference at the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston: Racial Disparities in Today’s Economy