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I am a Reader (Associate Professor) in Economics at Queen Mary University of London.
My research lies at the intersection of economics of education and market design. I am particularly interested in how the design of educational institutions—from school admissions and teacher assignments to university applications and admissions—shapes students' opportunities and outcomes, with a particular focus on inequalities in education. I use economic theory and empirical methods (experimental and quasi-experimental) to identify policies that can make education systems more effective and equitable.
I have been awarded an ERC Starting Grant to work on access to higher education, examining how students decide where to apply, how universities select applicants, and how information and admissions policies can be designed to improve equality of opportunity and student success.
I am affiliated with J-PAL, CEPR, IFS, CEP (LSE), CESifo, IZA, and MIT Blueprint Labs.
I am also a member of the French Scientific Council of Education (CSEN), an independent scientific advisory body to the French Ministry of Education. Our mission is to bridge the gap between research and policy by synthesising scientific findings and providing evidence-based recommendations to improve educational outcomes for all.
Between January and August 2027, I will be on sabbatical visiting LSE.
E-mail: c.terrier@qmul.ac.uk
Curriculum Vitae: pdf
WORKING PAPERS
WORKING PAPERS
“Market Design for Distributional Objectives in (Re)assignment: An Application to Improve the Distribution of Teachers in Schools”, with Julien Combe, Umut Dur, Olivier Tercieux, and Utku Unver
Revision requested, American Economic Review
"Confidence and College Applications: Evidence from a Randomized Intervention", with Renke Schmacker and Rustamdjan Hakimov
Revision requested, Journal of Political Economy
Accepted for presentation at EC'23
[PDF, May 25] [AEA RCT registry-0007218]
"Congestion Costs in Decentralized Markets", with Rafael Lalive and Tobias Lehmann
Revision requested, Journal of the European Economic Association
"Homophily and The Transmission of Behavioral Traits in Networks", with Palaash Bhargava, Daniel Chen, and Matthias Sutter
PUBLICATIONS
PUBLICATIONS
“From Immediate Acceptance to Deferred Acceptance: Effects on School Admissions and Achievement in England”, with Parag Pathak and Kevin Ren
American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, Vol 18(1), pages 44-87, 2026. [PDF] [Slides]
“Closing the Gap Between Vocational and General Education? Evidence from University Technical Colleges in England”, with Stephen Machin, Sandra McNally, and Guglielmo Ventura
Journal of Human Resources, July 2025. [PDF] [Slides] [VoxEU summary]
“The Design of Teacher Assignment: Theory and Evidence”, with Julien Combe and Olivier Tercieux
The Review of Economic Studies, Vol 89, Issue 6, Nov 2022. [PDF] [Supplementary material]
“Fiscal and Education Spillovers from Charter School Expansion”, with Matthew Ridley
Journal of Human Resources, Vol 60(4), July 2025 [PDF] [Supplementary material]
Winner of the 2019 Distinguished CESifo Affiliate Award.
“COVID-19 within families amplifies the prosociality gap between adolescents of high and low socioeconomic status”, with Daniel Chen and Matthias Sutter
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), 2021, 118(46). [PDF] [Supplementary material]
"Boys Lag Behind: How Teachers' Gender Biases Affect Student Achievement"
Economics of Education Review, 2020. [PDF]
Winner of the Best 2020 Paper Award - Economics of Education Review
RESEARCH IN PROGRESS
RESEARCH IN PROGRESS
"It Takes a Class: Peer Learning and Students Social Networks", with Rustamdjan Hakimov and Fanny Landaud
AEA RCT registry-0008916
POLICY WORK
POLICY WORK
"Lorsque les idéologies envahissent les esprits, les scientifiques ont le devoir de s’engager pour appeler à la prise en compte de la réalité et des faits." OpEd Le Monde, 28 June 2024
"Le constat sans appel de l’étendue de l’inégalité des chances en France devrait provoquer un électrochoc" OpEd Le Monde, 22 April 2023
"Equité scolaire, un idéal lointain ?", Table ronde, Journées de l'Economie, 15 Novembre 2022
"Matching practices for Primary and Secondary Schools – England.", Matching in Practice, 2020
"How Does Charter Expansion Affect School District Finances and Student Achievement? New Evidence from Massachusetts", Education Next, 24 September 2018
"Mesurer l’impact des politiques publiques est un exercice indispensable", Le Monde, 5 July 2018
"Faut-il sauver les algorithmes d'affectation ? Affelnet, affectation des enseignants et Parcoursup", Terra Nova, 6 June 2018
"Il faudra prendre avec beaucoup de prudence les résultats affichés par Parcoursup à la fin de l’été", Le Monde, 23 May 2018
“Effectiveness of CEOs in the Public Sector: Evidence from Further Education Colleges in England”, Policy Note n°5 - December 2017 – Centre for Vocational Education Research. Press coverage: Times Education Supplement
"Améliorer la mobilité des enseignants : un nouvel algorithme ne pénalisant pas les académies les moins attractives", Education & Formations, Vol. 92, pp. 57-75, 2016
"Why French school curriculum and timetable reforms forced teachers onto the streets", The Conversation, 22 May 2015
"Matching practices of teachers to schools in France", Matching in Practice, 2014
"L’attractivité des concours de recrutement des enseignants du second degré public : une étude rétrospective", DEPP, June 2014
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