

Qinyou Hu
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@QinyouH
Applied Microeconomist @UTSABusiness @AaltoBIZ. Proud alum of @RiceEcon and @DukeEcon. Education | Health | Family. "I am rooted, but I flow"



🆕 Mismeasuring learning: Beware of psychometric test scores @heckmanequation (@UChi_Economics @HarrisPolicy) & Jin Zhou (@CityUHongKong) challenge the practice of treating test scores as measures of the same underlying ability across levels: voxdev.org/topic/educatio…









🆕 Understanding and tackling school bullying 📢 Today on #VoxDevTalks w/ @timsvengali, @sulealan_econ (@CornellBPP @BilkentEconDept) discusses how teaching students socio-emotional skills can help reduce violence and improve learning: voxdev.org/topic/educatio…




Why Don't Struggling Students Do Their Homework? In a new study we use a field experiment to identify a structural model of learning. We find that low productivity, not low motivation, is the stronger predictor of academic struggles. Importantly, school quality augments productivity and accelerates skill production. For those interested, the study is available here: ideas.repec.org/p/feb/framed/0…





As is matters to all of us - more on doctors' quality in this IZA DP by @RitaGinja and Julie Riise - both @EconBergen, Barton Willage @UDelaware and @ALPWille @NHHnor: *'Does Your Doctor Matter?* #valueadded #healthbehaviors #mortalityrate docs.iza.org/dp17726.pdf .




