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Overview

Eric Bettinger is affiliated with Stanford University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on social sciences with a particular emphasis on education. The subfields of study in which they have published include Education, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, Social Psychology, Sociology and Political Science, and Safety Research.

Bettinger's research topics cover various aspects of education and social sciences. Key topics include:

  • Higher Education Research Studies
  • School Choice and Performance
  • Financial Literacy, Pension, Retirement Analysis
  • Education, Achievement, and Giftedness
  • Grit, Self-Efficacy, and Motivation
  • Intergenerational and Educational Inequality Studies
  • Psychological and Educational Research Studies

Significant recent papers authored or co-authored by Bettinger include:

  • Online education platforms scale college STEM instruction with equivalent learning outcomes at lower cost, 2020, Science Advances
  • How can we inspire nations of learners? An investigation of growth mindset and challenge-seeking in two countries, 2020, American Psychologist
  • Are the Effects of Informational Interventions Driven by Salience?, 2020, SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Virtual advising for high-achieving high school students, 2020, Economics of Education Review
  • Does Edtech Substitute for Traditional Learning? Experimental Estimates of the Educational Production Function, 2020, SSRN Electronic Journal

The scientist frequently publishes in the following venues:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal (10 publications)
  • AEA Randomized Controlled Trials (5 publications)
  • Journal of Policy Analysis and Management (3 publications)
  • Economics of Education Review (2 publications)
  • Zurich Open Repository and Archive (University of Zurich) (2 publications)

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Bettinger include:

  • Guilherme Lichand
  • Nina Cunha
  • Ricardo Madeira
  • Uschi Backes-Gellner
  • Patrick Lehnert

Eric Bettinger has contributed to book publications, with one known title published by Edward Elgar Publishing Limited eBooks:

  • New Directions in the Economics of Higher Education, 2020

Best Publications

  • The Role of Application Assistance and Information in College Decisions: Results from the H&R Block FAFSA Experiment*

    Eric P. Bettinger;Bridget Terry Long;Philip Oreopoulos;Lisa Sanbonmatsu

  • Vouchers for Private Schooling in Colombia: Evidence from a Randomized Natural Experiment

    Joshua Angrist;Eric Bettinger;Erik Bloom;Elizabeth King

  • Addressing the Needs of Underprepared Students in Higher Education: Does College Remediation Work?

    Eric P. Bettinger;Bridget Terry Long

  • The Effects of Student Coaching: An Evaluation of a Randomized Experiment in Student Advising.

    Eric P. Bettinger;Rachel B. Baker

  • Do Faculty Serve as Role Models? The Impact of Instructor Gender on Female Students

    Eric P. Bettinger;Bridget Terry Long

  • Long-Term Educational Consequences of Secondary School Vouchers: Evidence from Administrative Records in Colombia

    Joshua Angrist;Eric Bettinger;Michael Kremer

  • How Financial Aid Affects Persistence

    Eric Bettinger

  • The Effect of Charter Schools on Charter Students and Public Schools.

    Eric P. Bettinger

  • Student Supports: Developmental Education and Other Academic Programs

    Eric P. Bettinger;Angela Boatman;Bridget Terry Long

  • Remediation at the community college: Student participation and outcomes

    Eric P. Bettinger;Bridget Terry Long

  • Virtual Classrooms: How Online College Courses Affect Student Success

    Eric P. Bettinger;Lindsay Fox;Susanna Loeb;Eric S. Taylor

  • Does Cheaper Mean Better? The Impact of Using Adjunct Instructors on Student Outcomes

    Eric P. Bettinger;Bridget Terry Long

  • Paying to Learn: The Effect of Financial Incentives on Elementary School Test Scores

    Eric P. Bettinger

  • Patience among children

    Eric Bettinger;Robert Slonim

  • The Long-Run Impacts of Financial Aid: Evidence from California's Cal Grant

    Eric Bettinger;Oded Gurantz;Laura Kawano;Bruce Sacerdote

  • The Effect of Labor Market Information on Community College Students’ Major Choice

    Rachel Baker;Eric Bettinger;Brian Jacob;Ioana Marinescu

  • Increasing perseverance in math: Evidence from a field experiment in Norway

    Eric Perry Bettinger;Eric Perry Bettinger;Sten Runar Ludvigsen;Sten Runar Ludvigsen;Mari Rege;Ingeborg Foldøy Solli

  • Online education platforms scale college STEM instruction with equivalent learning outcomes at lower cost

    Igor Chirikov;Igor Chirikov;Tatiana Semenova;Natalia Maloshonok;Eric Bettinger

  • Improving College Performance and Retention the Easy Way: Unpacking the ACT Exam

    Eric P Bettinger;Brent J Evans;Devin G Pope

  • The Role of Simplification and Information in College Decisions: Results from the H&R Block FAFSA Experiment

    Eric P. Bettinger;Bridget Terry Long;Philip Oreopoulos;Lisa Sanbonmatsu

  • Addressing the Needs of Under-Prepared Students in Higher Education: Does College Remediation Work?

    Eric Bettinger;Bridget Long

Frequent Co-Authors

Bridget Terry Long
Bridget Terry Long Harvard University
Susanna Loeb
Susanna Loeb Brown University
David S. Yeager
David S. Yeager The University of Texas at Austin
Brian A. Jacob
Brian A. Jacob University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Carol S. Dweck
Carol S. Dweck Stanford University
Robert Crosnoe
Robert Crosnoe The University of Texas at Austin
Gregory M. Walton
Gregory M. Walton Stanford University
Chandra Muller
Chandra Muller The University of Texas at Austin

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