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Using Centralized Assignment to Boost Enrollment and Manage School Closures — NSF Award to Massachusetts Institute of Technology (

This research investigates the causal effects of school capacity and school closures on student enrollments, school attendance, and learning in US public schools, using a combination of innovative economic theory and sophisticated statistical methods. Public school enrollments have been declining across the US, especia

Award titleUsing Centralized Assignment to Boost Enrollment and Manage School Closures
Award ID2447111
AwardeeMassachusetts Institute of Technology
CityCAMBRIDGE
StateMA
Amount obligated$486,038
Principal investigatorJoshua Angrist
ProgramEconomics
Start date07/01/2025
AbstractThis research investigates the causal effects of school capacity and school closures on student enrollments, school attendance, and learning in US public schools, using a combination of innovative economic theory and sophisticated statistical methods. Public school enrollments have been declining across the US, especially in large urban school districts. This research aims to provide school districts with new evidence on the causal effects of changes in school capacity and school closures. Its r
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