3 papers
econ.EM2025
Policy-relevant causal effect estimation using instrumental variables with interference
Didier Nibbering, Matthijs Oosterveen
Many policy evaluations using instrumental variable (IV) methods include individuals who interact with each other, potentially violating the standard IV assumptions. This paper def…
econ.EM2025
Teacher bias or measurement error?
Thomas van Huizen, Madelon Jacobs, Matthijs Oosterveen
Subjective teacher evaluations play a key role in shaping students' educational trajectories. Previous studies have shown that students of low socioeconomic status (SES) receive wo…
econ.GN2025
The quality of school track assignment decisions by teachers
Joppe de Ree, Matthijs Oosterveen, Dinand Webbink
This paper analyzes the effects of educational tracking and the quality of track assignment decisions. We motivate our analysis using a model of optimal track assignment under unce…