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The Postsecondary Equity & Economics Research (PEER) Center is an initiative focused on promoting more equitable outcomes in higher education.
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How a Bachelor's Degree Earnings Threshold Could Be Used for Graduate Program Accountability

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Using a High School Earnings Benchmark to Measure College Student Success

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Why Information Alone Is Not Enough to Improve Higher Education Outcomes

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The Economic Value of Master's Degrees

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The Role of Historically Black Colleges and Universities in the Educational and Economic Outcomes of Black Students

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Research

The Center will bring together leading economics and education policy scholars to generate new evidence to promote more equitable outcomes in higher education.
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Background

The Postsecondary Equity and Economics Research (PEER) Center is housed at American University, and co-directed by Dr. Jordan Matsudaira, Professor in the School of Public Affairs at American University, and Dr. Stephanie Cellini, Professor of Public Policy and Economics at The George Washington University. Matsudaira previously served as the first-ever Chief Economist of the U.S. Department of Education and as Chief Economist of the Council of Economic Advisors. Cellini previously served with the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Education and Labor and the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs at the White House.

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