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Caroline M. Hoxby is the Scott and Donya Bommer Professor of Economics at Stanford University and a Senior Fellow of the Hoover Institution and the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research. Her research spans the field of education economics, including K-12 as well as college. She has been an NBER affiliate since 1994.
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Higher education has played a central role in reducing income inequality and the intergenerational persistence of socioeconomic status in the US during the...

Over 6 million children in the United States attend public schools located within 250 meters of a major roadway. In The Effects of Daily Air Pollution on...

Proximity to a community college impacts college enrollment and degree completion, particularly for minority and low-income students. Consequently,...