Eric Bettinger

Professor of Economics (by courtesy)
Conley DeAngelis Family Professor and Professor of Education, Graduate School of Education
Senior Fellow, Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research
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Stanford GSB Affiliations

Research Statement

Dr. Bettinger’s current research focuses on factors that improve students’ access to and success in college. Some of these factors include the role of teacher characteristics and class sizes in college, the role of need-based financial aid, and the complexity of the college application process. Bettinger has also conducted significant research on the effects of financial incentives for students and on the effects of voucher programs on both academic and non-academic outcomes of participating students.

Journal Articles

Eric Bettinger, Andreas Fidjeland
Education Economics
May 2024 Vol. 32 Issue 5 Pages 703–720
Eric Bettinger, Robert Fairlie, Anastasia Kapuza, Elena Kardanova, Prashant Loyalka, Andrey Zakharov
Journal of Policy Analysis and Management
March 2023 Vol. 42 Issue 2 Pages 552–570
Leonardo Rosa, Eric Bettinger, Martin Carnoy, Pedro Dantas
Economics of Education Review
April 2022 Vol. 87
Mari Rege, Paul Hanselman, Ingeborg Foldøy Solli, Carol S. Dweck, Sten Ludvigsen, Eric Bettinger, Robert Crosnoe, Chandra Muller, Gregory Walton, Angela Duckworth, David S. Yeager
American Psychologist
July 2021 Vol. 76 Issue 5 Pages 755–767
Oded Gurantz, Matea Pender, Zachary Mabel, Cassandra Larson, Eric Bettinger
Economics of Education Review
April 2020 Vol. 75
Eric Bettinger, Brent J. Evans
Journal of Policy and Management
March 26, 2019 Vol. 38 Issue 3 Pages 579-599
Rachel Baker, Eric Bettinger, Brian Jacob, Ioana Marinescu
Economics of Education Review
August 2018 Vol. 65 Pages 18-30
Eric Bettinger, Sten Ludvigsen, Mari Rege, Ingeborg F. Solli
Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization
February 2018 Vol. 146 Pages 1-15
Eric Bettinger, Lindsay Fox, Susanna Loeb, Eric S. Taylor
American Economic Review
September 2017 Vol. 107 Issue 9 Pages 2855-75
Eric Bettinger, Christopher Doss, Susanna Loeb, Aaron Rogers, Eric Taylor
Economics of Education Review
June 2017 Vol. 58 Pages 68-85
Eric Bettinger, Jing Liu, Susanna Loeb
Journal of Policy Analysis and Management
June 27, 2016 Vol. 35 Issue 4 Pages 932-954
Eric Bettinger, Bridget Terry Long, Eric S. Taylor
Economics of Education Review
June 2016 Vol. 52 Pages 63-76

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