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

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

For research dating before 2020, please visit our archive.