An American economist and Professor at Stanford University (formerly Harvard) specializing in the economics of education. Her research spans school competition, vouchers, peer effects in education, and particularly the college application behavior of high-achieving, low-income students.
Demonstrated that high-achieving low-income students are systematically 'undermatched' — applying to less selective colleges than their credentials warrant; produced influential research on how school competition affects educational quality; major voice on market mechanisms in education.
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