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Hessel Oosterbeek

@hesseloosterbeek.bsky.social

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Econ prof at University of Amsterdam. Primarily interested in economics of education. oosterbeek.economists.nl

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Ludger Woessmann @woessmann.bsky.social · Oct 30

📢 We are hiring 📢

ifo is looking to fill 5 positions, incl. one

6-year Postdoc 👩‍🎓

to join our team at the ifo Center for the Economics of Education!

👉https://econjobmarket.org/positions/11131
Deadline: 24 Nov 2024

Please spread the word! #EconSky

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Bas van der Klaauw @basvdklaauw.bsky.social · Feb 20

The deadline (February 28) of COMPIE 2024 is soon. Join us in Amsterdam June 24-26!

Call for papers: knowledge4policy.ec.europa.eu/sites/defaul...

COMPIE 2024 conference - (COunterfactual Methods for Policy Impact Evaluation)

Local organization joint with @nadineketel.bsky.social

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Nadine Ketel @nadineketel.bsky.social · Feb 14

The deadline for COMPIE is approaching (28 Feb)! Join us in Amsterdam for a great event, with keynotes Martha Bailey and @cdechaisemartin.bsky.social

Local organization with @basvdklaauw.bsky.social & supported by Tinbergen Institute

Call for papers: knowledge4policy.ec.europa.eu/sites/defaul...

knowledge4policy.ec.europa.eu

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Hessel Oosterbeek @hesseloosterbeek.bsky.social · Nov 13

Joint with three great coauthors: @nadineketel.bsky.social, @sovagos.bsky.social @BasvdKlaauw.bsky.social. 9/9

Hessel Oosterbeek @hesseloosterbeek.bsky.social · Nov 13

Our results even indicate that lottery losers score better on attitudes towards diversity. It seems therefore that exposure to more diverse peers (and teachers) boosts attitudes towards diversity without harming any other outcome. 8/9

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Hessel Oosterbeek @hesseloosterbeek.bsky.social · Nov 13

Concerns of parents about their children’s school assignment therefore appear to be based on characteristics of schools (which parents can observe) and not on the effects schools have academic or non-academic outcomes (which parents do not observe). 7/9

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Hessel Oosterbeek @hesseloosterbeek.bsky.social · Nov 13

Our key result is that we also find no negative effects on any of the other outcomes including attitudes towards school, behavior inside and outside school, school satisfaction, civic engagement, personality traits and friends. 6/9

Hessel Oosterbeek @hesseloosterbeek.bsky.social · Nov 13

Despite the less attractive school characteristics, losing the admission lottery has no negative effects on students’ academic outcomes. Lottery losers are equally likely to graduate from the academic track on time and equally likely enroll in university. 5/9

Hessel Oosterbeek @hesseloosterbeek.bsky.social · Nov 13

Losing the admission lottery results in placement in a school with less attractive characteristics. Distance to school increases, it’s more likely that the school offers lower tracks, more teachers are in lower pay scales and more peers are lower performing or from lower income families. 4/9

Hessel Oosterbeek @hesseloosterbeek.bsky.social · Nov 13

We combine unique survey data with data from the school match and register data to answer this question. We focus on students in the academic track. 3/9

Hessel Oosterbeek @hesseloosterbeek.bsky.social · Nov 13

Secondary schools in Amsterdam use DA with ties broken by lottery numbers. 20% of the students are not assigned to the school they rank first. Is that detrimental for outcomes that parents and students care about? 2/9

Reposted by Bas van der Klaauw, Pieter A. Gautier

Hessel Oosterbeek @hesseloosterbeek.bsky.social · Nov 13

We have a new working paper: “The (Un)importance of School Assignment”. 1/9
www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/wuizq...

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Ludger Woessmann @woessmann.bsky.social · Nov 3

🚨Volume 7 is out!

Handbook of the Economics of Education
Edited w/ Rick Hanushek & Steve Machin

Great overview chapters on cutting-edge topics in the economics of education by top scholars

Have a look!

👉https://www.sciencedirect.com/handbook/handbook-of-the-economics-of-education/vol/7
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Hessel Oosterbeek @hesseloosterbeek.bsky.social · Nov 2

This what you are looking for? econ.lse.ac.uk/staff/spisch...

Hessel Oosterbeek @hesseloosterbeek.bsky.social · Sep 21

First school in Amsterdam having strict cellphone policy: no phone all day
www.at5.nl/artikelen/22...

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