The Program on Education Policy and Governance's collected research, within the Conference Paper Series and the Working Paper Series.
2025
Supply-Side Responses in School Choice
PEPG 25-19
Chandon Adger - Unaffiliated Researcher
Gabriel Olivier - Virginia Tech
The Effects of Universal School Vouchers on Private School Tuition and Enrollment
PEPG 25-17
Douglas N. Harris - Tulane University
Gabriel Olivier - Tulane University
Still worth the trip? School busing effects in Boston and New York
PEPG 25-16
Joshua Angrist - Massachusetts Institute of Technology and NBER
Guthrie Gray-Lobe - University of Chicago and NBER
Clemence M. Idoux - University of California San Diego and NBER
Parag A. Pathak - Massachusetts Institute of Technology and NBER
The Attraction of Magnet Schools: Evidence from Embedded Lotteries in School Assignment
PEPG 25-15
Umut Dur - North Carolina State University
Robert G. Hammond - University of Alabama
Matthew A. Lenard - Florida State University
Melinda Morrill - North Carolina State University
Thayer Morrill - North Carolina State University
Colleen Paeplow - Wake County Public School System
The Spillover Impacts of Charter Schools
PEPG 25-14
Angela Crema - Yale School of Management
John D. Singleton - University of Rochester, Hoover Institution, and NBER
Factors Driving School Choice in North Carolina During the COVID-19 Pandemic
PEPG 25-13
Anna J. Egalite - North Carolina State University
Brian Kisida - University of Missouri
Daniel H. Bowen - Texas A&M University
The Expansion of Eligibility in Indiana’s Voucher Program and Impacts on Student Participation and Sorting
PEPG 25-12
R. Joseph Waddington - University of Notre Dame
Mark Berends - University of Notre Dame
Megan J. Austin - American Institutes for Research
Joseph J. Ferrare - University of Washington Bothell
Ron Zimmer - University of Kentucky
COVID-19 Disruptions and Choice: Student Movement and Academic Outcomes in Indiana During the Pandemic
PEPG 25-11
Julie W. Dallavis - University of Notre Dame
Stephen M. Ponisciak - University of Notre Dame
Who Homeschools and What Does ‘Success’ Mean to Them? Experimental Evidence from a National Sample
PEPG 25-10
Angela R. Watson - Johns Hopkins University
Matthew H. Lee - Kennesaw State University
The Path Toward Evaluating the Impacts of Education Savings Accounts on Academic Achievement Outcomes
PEPG 25-09
Susha Roy - RAND
Heather L. Schwartz - RAND
Alexis Gable - RAND
Paying for Private Education: Who Benefits in Arizona
PEPG 25-08
Dave Wells - Grand Canyon Institute
Who Participates, What Do They Buy, and How Do They Score? Evidence from the Arkansas Education Freedom Accounts Program
PEPG 25-07
Daion L. Daniels - University of Arkansas
Alison Heape Johnson - University of Arkansas
Josh B. McGee - University of Arkansas
Patrick J. Wolf - University of Arkansas
The Effects of Ohio’s EdChoice Voucher Program on College Enrollment and Graduation
PEPG 25-06
Matthew M. Chingos - Urban Institute
David N. Figlio - University of Rochester
Krzysztof Karbownik - Emory University
Different Paths to College Success: The Impact of Massachusetts’ Charter Schools on College Trajectories
PEPG 25-05
Sarah Cohodes - University of Michigan and NBER
Astrid Pineda - Columbia University
Expansion of Education Freedom in Donald Trump's Second Term
PEPG 25-04
Jim Blew - Defense of Freedom Institute
The Politics of Private School Vouchers: Evidence from Three Statewide Referenda
PEPG 25-03
Parker Baxter - University of Colorado Denver
Vladimir Kogan - Ohio State University
Michael T. Hartney - Boston College and Hoover Institution
Public Opinion on Education Savings Accounts, School Vouchers, and Charter Schools: Data from Two Survey Series
PEPG 25-02
Paul DiPerna - EdChoice
Markets and Monopolies: The Faces of School Choice in 2025
PEPG 25-01
Derrell Bradford - 50CAN
Past research
Social Capital, Families, Friendships, and Inter-generational Mobility
PEPG 24-01
Paul E. Peterson - Harvard University
Angela K. Dills - Western Carolina University
M. Danish Shakeel - The University of Buckingham
Evolution vs. Creationism in the Classroom: The Lasting Effects of Science Education
PEPG 22-01
Benjamin W. Arold - ETH Zurich
Public Opinion, Attitude Stability, and Education Policy
PEPG 21-04
David M. Houston - George Mason University
Michael B. Henderson - Louisiana State University
Paul E. Peterson - LMU Munich and ifo
Martin R. West - Harvard University
The Unintended Effects of Common Core State Standards on Non-Targeted Subjects
PEPG 21-03
Benjamin W. Arold - LMU Munich and ifo
M. Danish Shakeel - Harvard University
The Populist-Burkean Dimension in U.S. Public Opinion
PEPG 21-02
M. Danish Shakeel - Harvard University
Paul E. Peterson - Harvard University
A Half Century of Progress in U. S. Student Achievement: Agency and Flynn Effects; Ethnic and SES Differences
PEPG 21-01
M. Danish Shakeel - University of Buckingham
Paul E. Peterson - Harvard University
Changes in the Performance of Students in Charter and District Sectors of U.S. Education: An Analysis of Nationwide Trends
PEPG 20-04
M. Danish Shakeel - Harvard University
Paul E. Peterson - Harvard University
Who Benefits from Local Financing of Public Services? A Causal Analysis
PEPG 20-03
Carlos X. Lastra-Anadón - IE University & Stanford University
Paul E. Peterson - Harvard University
This replaces working paper PEPG 19-03.
Experimentally Estimated Impacts of School Vouchers on Educational Attainments of Moderately and Severely Disadvantaged Students
PEPG 20-02
Albert Cheng - University of Arkansas
Paul E. Peterson - Harvard University
This replaces working paper PEPG 19-02.
Long-Run Trends in the U.S. SES-Achievement Gap
PEPG 20-01
Eric A. Hanushek - Hoover Institution of Stanford University
Paul E. Peterson - Harvard University
Laura M. Talpey - Hoover Institution of Stanford University
Ludger Woessmann - Ifo Institute at the University of Munich