VIRTUAL EVENT: Class rank and long-run outcomes

In this webinar, Dr Richard Murphy from the University of Texas will discuss his paper which considers an unavoidable feature of the school environment, class rank. 

He will also discuss the necessary assumptions for the identification of rank effects and propose new solutions to identification challenges.

Using administrative data on all public-school students in Texas, Richard's paper show that students with a higher third-grade academic rank, conditional on achievement and classroom fixed effects, have higher subsequent test scores, are more likely to take AP classes, graduate from high school, enroll in and graduate from college, and ultimately have higher earnings 19 years later. 

CEPEO seminar series

The Centre for Education Policy and Equalising Opportunities (CEPEO) hosts a research seminar series where guest speakers present cutting edge research. 

Join policymakers, researchers and practitioners to explore the pressing questions of our time in education policy and equalising opportunities.

Links

• Tweet with #CEPEOSeminarSeries
• CEPEO seminar series
• Paper: Class Rank and Long-Run Outcomes (National Bureau of Economic Research website)
• Centre for Education Policy and Equalising Opportunities
• Department of Learning and Leadership

Image: Phil Meech for UCL Institute of Education