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48
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21462
World Ranking
1478
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893

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2003 - Fellows of the Econometric Society

Overview

Dennis Epple is affiliated with Carnegie Mellon University in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields within the social sciences and environmental science, with a particular focus on education, economics, and related subfields.

The scientist's main fields of study include:

  • Social Sciences
  • Environmental Science

Within these broader areas, their subfields of study consist of:

  • Education
  • Economics and Econometrics
  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Safety Research
  • Accounting

The central topics covered in their work are:

  • School Choice and Performance
  • Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare
  • Higher Education Research Studies
  • Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth
  • Corporate Taxation and Avoidance
  • Fire effects on ecosystems
  • Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics

The scientist has published in the following venues with multiple contributions:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Journal of Public Economics
  • Journal of Human Capital
  • International Economic Review

Recent papers include:

  • "The emergence of private high schools in India: The impact of public-private competition on public school students" (2022, Journal of Public Economics)
  • "How Effective Are Colleges in Educating a Diverse Student Body? Evidence from West Point" (2022, Journal of Human Capital)
  • "Charter School Practices and Student Selection: An Equilibrium Analysis" (2021, SSRN Electronic Journal)
  • "Majority choice of taxation and redistribution in a federation" (2022, Journal of Public Economics)
  • "College Achievement and Attainment Gaps: Evidence from West Point Cadets" (2020, SSRN Electronic Journal)

Frequent coauthors collaborating with the scientist include:

  • Richard Romano
  • Holger Sieg
  • Stephen Calabrese
  • Darío Cestau
  • Carl Wojtaszek

Dennis Epple received the award of Fellow of the Econometric Society in 2003.

Best Publications

  • The Acquisition, Transfer, and Depreciation of Knowledge in Service Organizations: Productivity in Franchises

    Eric D. Darr;Linda Argote;Dennis Epple

  • The persistence and transfer of learning in industrial settings

    Linda Argote;Sara L. Beckman;Dennis Epple

  • Learning curves in manufacturing.

    Linda Argote;Dennis Epple

  • Competition between Private and Public Schools, Vouchers, and Peer-Group Effects

    Richard E. Romano;Dennis Epple

  • Hedonic Prices and Implicit Markets: Estimating Demand and Supply Functions for Differentiated Products

    Dennis Epple

  • Estimating Equilibrium Models of Local Jurisdictions

    Dennis Epple;Holger Sieg

  • Organizational Learning Curves: A Method for Investigating Intra-Plant Transfer of Knowledge Acquired Through Learning by Doing

    Dennis Epple;Linda Argote;Rukmini Devadas

  • Mobility and Redistribution

    Dennis Epple;Thomas Romer

  • Ends against the middle: Determining public service provision when there are private alternatives

    Dennis Epple;Richard E. Romano

  • The Implications of Competition among Jurisdictions: Does Tiebout Need Politics?

    Dennis Epple;Allan Zelenitz

  • Public Provision of Private Goods

    Dennis Epple;Richard E. Romano

  • Peer Effects in Education: A Survey of the Theory and Evidence

    Dennis Epple;Richard E. Romano

  • An Empirical Investigation of the Microstructure of Knowledge Acquisition and Transfer Through Learning by Doing

    Dennis Epple;Linda Argote;Kenneth Murphy

  • Equilibrium among local jurisdictions: toward an integrated treatment of voting and residential choice

    Dennis Epple;Radu Filimon;Thomas Romer

  • Admission, Tuition, and Financial Aid Policies in the Market for Higher Education

    Dennis Epple;Richard Romano;Holger Sieg

  • Equilibrium and Local Redistribution in an Urban Economy when Households Differ in both Preferences and Incomes

    Dennis Epple;Glenn J. Platt

  • School Vouchers: A Survey of the Economics Literature

    Dennis Epple;Richard E. Romano;Miguel Urquiola

  • EDUCATIONAL VOUCHERS AND CREAM SKIMMING

    Dennis Epple;Richard Romano

  • Neighborhood Schools, Choice, and the Distribution of Educational Benefits

    Dennis N. Epple;Richard Romano

  • Ability Tracking, School Competition, and the Distribution of Educational Benefits

    Dennis Epple;Elizabeth Newlon;Richard Romano

  • Chapter 12 – The Persistence and Transfer of Learning in Industrial Settings

    Linda Argote;Sara L. Beckman;Dennis Epple

Frequent Co-Authors

John Engberg
John Engberg RAND Corporation
David N. Figlio
David N. Figlio University of Rochester
Lester B. Lave
Lester B. Lave Carnegie Mellon University
Bennett T. McCallum
Bennett T. McCallum Carnegie Mellon University
Lowell J. Taylor
Lowell J. Taylor Carnegie Mellon University
William A. Wallace
William A. Wallace Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Lars Peter Hansen
Lars Peter Hansen University of Chicago
Michael H. Riordan
Michael H. Riordan Columbia University
Chester S. Spatt
Chester S. Spatt Carnegie Mellon University

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