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The Postsecondary Education & Economics Research (PEER) Center is an initiative focused on promoting more equitable outcomes in higher education.

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The Devil Is in the Details with High Graduate Student Loan Borrowing

By Jordan Matsudaira

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Cosmetology Schools Everywhere

By Stephanie Riegg Cellini and Bianca Onwukwe

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Graduate Program Accountability

ByÌýCelese Carruthers

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A High School Earnings Benchmark

By Stephanie Riegg Cellini and Kathryn J. Blanchard

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Information Alone Is Not Enough

ByÌýDominique J. Baker, Stephanie Riegg Cellini, Judith Scott-Clayton, and Lesley J. Turner

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Economic Value of Master's Degrees

By Veronica Minaya andÌýAdela Soliz

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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 EducationÌýand Economics Research (PEER) Center generates actionable research to drive policy improvements in postsecondary education. PEER is housed at Â鶹Æƽâ°æ, and co-directed by Dr. Jordan Matsudaira, Professor in the School of Public Affairs at Â鶹Æƽâ°æ, and , 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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