Jorge Rodríguez

In honor of teacher appreciation day, I want to highlight the large but often hidden impact that teachers have on students through their informal mentorship Students who have a teacher as their primary mentor are substantially more likely to go to college sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Full paper here: dropbox.com/scl/fi/v1kurch… Comments welcome!

Using a structural model of teacher behavior, we find that the MVPF of Carrera Docente is below one, though alternative incentive designs can generate meaningful welfare gains.

Do input-based teacher incentives improve student achievement? Our paper (JOLE) on Chile's Carrera Docente: small average effects, but strong responses where marginal incentives are highest. Welfare gains fall short of costs. 🧵

🚨 Sponsorship ANID Postdoc 2027 Postdoc in Economics of Education at Universidad de los Andes (Santiago, Chile). Sponsorship + guidance + bridge contract (from July 2026). 📆 May 8 📧 hdl@uandes.cl #EconTwitter #Postdoc #ANID #Chile #Academia

1/ Trabalho interessante sobre o caso de Portugal para a discussão sobre redução da jornada de trabalho no Brasil parisschoolofeconomics.eu/app/uploads/20… Mas uma grande diferença do Brasil é o grande mercado informal, tanto de empresas como trabalhadores. Ajuste possivelmente se dará ali

⏰🚨 Last days to submit! IV Workshop on Economics of Education Aug 18–21, 2026 | Valle Nevado, Chile Keynotes: Joshua Goodman & @ChrisANeilson 📅 Deadline: March 2, 2026 📩 Submit: bit.ly/49QSsd3 📸 Photos from last year’s edition👇 #EconomicsOfEducation

📢 Call for Papers: IV Workshop on Economics of Education 🇨🇱 ⚠️Few days left to submit 🗓️ Aug 18-21, 2026 | Valle Nevado, Chile (ski resort in the Andes) 👤 Keynote: Joshua Goodman and Christopher Neilson 📝 Submit by: March 6, 2026 🔗 Submit here: bit.ly/49QSsd3

📢 Call for Papers: IV Workshop on Economics of Education 🏔️🇨🇱 One week left! 🗓️ Aug 18-21, 2026 | Valle Nevado, Chile (ski resort in the Andes!) 👤 Keynotes: Josh Goodman and Chris Neilson 📝 Submit by March 2, 2026 🔗 Submit here: bit.ly/49QSsd3 @hdl_uandes @uandes

🎬 A look back at last year’s Workshop on Economics of Education in Valle Nevado 🏔️🇨🇱 Four days of inspiring discussions, academic exchange, and collaboration in the Andes 🤝📚 📢 Submissions are now open for the upcoming edition: bit.ly/49QSsd3 #Workshop #Education

📢 Call for Papers: IV Workshop on Economics of Education 🏔️🇨🇱 🗓️ Aug 18-21, 2026 | Valle Nevado, Chile (ski resort in the Andes!) 👤 Keynote: Joshua Goodman and Christopher Neilson 📝 Submit by: March 6, 2025 🔗 Submit here: bit.ly/49QSsd3

🚨📢 Call for papers - IV Workshop on Economics of Education, Valle Nevado 🇨🇱⛷️ 📅 August 18-21 📍Valle Nevado, Chile Keynotes by Josh Goodman (@BUWheelock) and Chris Neilson (@Yale) Submit by March 6 👇 bit.ly/49QSsd3 @hdl_uandes @uandes @ChrisANeilson

@SylviaEyzaguirr ¿Tal vez ya que hubo más proporción de desempleados en ese segmento y el crecimiento de salarios condicional en trabajar no subió tanto o se mantuvo constante allí? Esto asumiendo que ingresos del trabajo incluyen 0s cuando persona está sin trabajo

Estos gráficos son los más impresionantes! Disminuyo el ingreso del trabajo en el decil más pobre. Qué explica este fenómeno?

I don’t understand this proposal. We already struggle graduating high-skilled workers in STEM and related fields. Taxing successful fields while making college free for less successful fields seems like a recipe for getting less of the former and more of the latter (& further loss of public support for higher ed). We have evidence of income-contingent re-payment from Australia. There, people do reduce labor supply to reduce their repayment, though this response seems to be outweighed by insurance benefits. But this does not take into account the much larger scope of major choice we have in US context.

Recently accepted by #QJE, “Marginal Returns to Public Universities,” by Jack Mountjoy: doi.org/10.1093/qje/qj…

School boards control budgets, leadership & policy, but are often dismissed as inconsequential. In a new @nberpubs WP Min, John, Seth & I ask a simple Q: Does who gets elected actually matter? Short answer: yes-but their importance is easy to miss. 🧵 nber.org/papers/w34590