U of T : Economics : Publications of Philip Oreopoulos

The Importance of a Helping Hand in Education and in Life

Journal of the Economic Science Association, forthcoming
Philip Oreopoulos

s it too optimistic to assume light touch interventions can improve people’s wellbeing? Insights from a field RCT in Canada

Canadian Journal of Educational Administration and Policy, 2023
Emily Larson, Yihan Xu, Philip Oreopoulos, Sasha Tregebov

The Promise of Tutoring for PreK-12 Learning: A systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of the Experimental Evidence

American Educational Research Journal, 2023
Andre J. Nickow, Philip Oreopoulos, Vincent Quan

The Promises and Pitfalls of Using (Mostly) Low- Touch Coaching Interventions to Improve College Student Outcomes

Economic Journal, 2023
Philip Oreopoulos and Uros Petronijevic

Low-Touch Attempts to Improve Time Management among Traditional and Online College Students

Journal of Human Resources, 2022
Philip Oreopoulos, Richard W. Patterson, Uros Petronijevic, Nolan Pope

What limits college success? A review and further analysis of Holzer and Baum’s ‘Making College Work’

Journal of Economic Literature, 2021
Philip Oreopoulos

Upgrading Education with Technology: Insights from Experimental Research

Journal of Economic Literature, 2020
Maya Escueta, Vincent Quan, Andre J. Nickow, Philip Oreopoulos

Long-run benefits from comprehensive student support programs: Evidence from Pathways to Education

American Economic Review: Insights, 2020
Adam Lavecchia, Philip Oreopoulos, Robert S. Brown

Improving non-academic student outcomes using online and text-message coaching

Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2020
Philip Oreopoulos, Uros Petronijevic, Christine Logel, Graham Beattie

Thrivers and divers: Using non-academic measures to predict college success and failure

Economics of Education Review, 2019
Graham Beattie, Jean-William Laliberte, Catherine Michaud-Leclerc, Philip Oreopoulos

Introduction: Labor markets and public policies in the United States and Canada

Journal of Labor Economics, 2019
David Card and Philip Oreopoulos

Goal Setting, Academic Reminders, and College Success: A Large-Scale Field Experiment

Journal of Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2019
Christopher R. Dobronyi, Philip Oreopoulos, Uros Petronijevic

Using Behavioral Insights To Increase Parental Engagement: The Parents and Children Together (PACT) Intervention

Journal of Human Resources, 2019
Ariel Kalil, Susan Mayer, Philip Oreopoulos, Sebastian Gallegos

Keeping College Options Open: A Field Experiment to Help All High School Seniors Through the College Application Process

Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 2019
Philip Oreopoulos and Reuben Ford

Do Large Employers Treat Racial Minorities More Fairly? A New Analysis of Canadian Field Experiment Data

Canadian Public Policy, 2018
Rupa Banerjee, Jeffrey G. Reitz, Philip Oreopoulos

Thrivers and divers: Using non-academic measures to predict college success and failure

Economics of Education Review, 2018
Graham Beattie, Jean-William Laliberte, Philip Oreopoulos

Neighborhood Socioeconomic Position and Risks of Major Chronic Diseases and All-Cause Mortality

British Medical Journal Open, 2018
Daniel Kim, Brandon Zagorski, Richard Glazier, Ichiro Kawachi, Philip Oreopoulos

Student Coaching: How Far Can Technology Go?

Journal of Human Resources, 2018
Philip Oreopoulos and Uros Petronijevic

Applying Behavioral Economics to Public Policy in Canada

Canadian Journal of Economics, 2017
Robert French and Philip Oreopoulos

Behavioral Barriers Transitioning to College

Labour Economics, 2017
Robert French and Philip Oreopoulos

Pathways to Education: An Integrated Approach to Helping At-Risk High School Students

Journal of Political Economy, 2017
Philip Oreopoulos, Robert S. Brown, Adam Lavecchia

What Can We Learn from Charter School Lotteries?

Journal of Economic Perspectives, 2016
Julia Chabrier, Sarah Cohodes, Philip Oreopoulos

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Behavioral Economics of Education: Progress and Possibilities

in Handbook of Economics of Education (edited by Eric A. Hanushek, Stephen J. Machin, Ludger Woessmann), 2016
Adam Lavecchia, Heidi Liu, Philip Oreopoulos

Leaving Boys Behind: Gender Disparities in Academic Achievement

Journal of Human Resources, 2015
Nicole Fortin, Philip Oreopoulos, Shelley Phipps

When opportunity knocks, who answers? New evidence on college achievement awards

Journal of Human Resources, 2014
Joshua Angrist, Philip Oreopoulos, Tyler Williams

A community college instructor like me: Race and ethnicity interactions in the classroom

American Economic Review, 2014
Robert W. Fairlie, Florian Hoffmann, Philip Oreopoulos

Information and College Access: Evidence from a Randomized Field Experiment

Scandinavian Journal of Economics, 2013
Philip Oreopoulos and Ryan Dunn

Who Benefits from College? A Review of Research on the Returns to Higher Education

Future of Children, 2013
Philip Oreopoulos and Uros Petronijevic

Helping Complete College Financial Aid Applications: Evidence from a Randomized Trial with H&R Block

Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2012
Eric Bettinger, Bridget Long, Philip Oreopoulos, Lisa Sanbonmatsu

The Short- and Long-Term Career Effects of Graduating in a Recession

American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 2012
Philip Oreopoulos, Till Von Wachter, Andrew Heisz

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Peer effects on high school aspirations: Evidence from a sample of close and not-so-close friends

Economics of Education Review, 2011
Toni Mora and Philip Oreopoulos

Why Do Skilled Immigrants Struggle in the Labor Market? A Field Experiment with Thirteen Thousand RÃ©sumÃ©s

American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, 2011
Philip Oreopoulos

Priceless: The Nonpecuniary Benefits of Schooling

Journal of Economic Perspectives, 2011
Philip Oreopoulos and Kjell Salvanes

Returns to Education in Developed Countries

in International Encyclopedia in Education Third Edition (edited by E. Barker, M. McGaw and P. Peterson), 2010
Morley K. Gunderson and Philip Oreopoulos

Ability, Gender, and Performance Standards: Evidence from Academic Probation

American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 2010
Jason Lindo, Nick Sanders, Philip Oreopoulos

A Professor Like Me: The Influence of Instructor Gender on University Achievement

Journal of Human Resources, 2009
Florian Hoffmann and Philip Oreopoulos

Professor Qualities and Student Achievement

Review of Economics and Statistics, 2009
Florian Hoffmann and Philip Oreopoulos

Would More Compulsory Schooling Help Disadvantaged Youth? Evidence from Recent Changes to School Leaving Laws

in The Problems of Disadvantaged Youth: An Economic Perspective (edited by Jonathan Gruber), 2009
Philip Oreopoulos

Incentives and Services for College Achievement: Evidence from a Randomized Trial

American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 2009
Philip Oreopoulos, Joshua Angrist, Daniel Lang

Neighbourhood Effects in Canada: A Critique

Canadian Public Policy, 2008
Philip Oreopoulos

The Intergenerational Effects of Worker Displacement

Journal of Labor Economics, 2008
Philip Oreopoulos, Marianne Page, Ann Stevens

Short, Medium, and Long Term Consequences of Poor Infant Health: An Analysis using Siblings and Twins

Journal of Human Resources, 2008
Philip Oreopoulos, Mark Stabile, Randy Walld, Leslie Roos

Do Dropouts Drop Out Too Soon? Wealth, Health, and Happiness from Compulsory Schooling

Journal of Public Economics, 2007
Philip Oreopoulos

Average Treatment Effects of Education when Compulsory School Laws Really Matter

American Economic Review, 2006
Philip Oreopoulos

The Compelling Effects of Compulsory Schooling: Evidence from Canada

Canadian Journal of Economics, 2006
Philip Oreopoulos

The Intergenerational Effects of Compulsory Schooling

Journal of Labor Economics, 2006
Philip Oreopoulos, Marianne Page, Ann Stevens

Does Education Improve Citizenship: Evidence from the U.S. and the U.K.

Journal of Public Economics, 2005
Kevin Milligan, Enrico Moretti, Philip Oreopoulos

The Long Run Consequences of Growing Up in a Poor Neighborhood

Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2003
Philip Oreopoulos

The Fiscal Impact of U.S. Immigration: A Generational Accounting Perspective

Tax Policy and the Economy, 2000
Alan Auerbach and Philip Oreopoulos

Analyzing the Fiscal Impact of U.S. Immigration

American Economic Review, Papers and Proceedings, 1999
Alan Auerbach and Philip Oreopoulos

Canada: On the Road to Fiscal Balance

in Generational Accounting Around the World (edited by Alan J. Auerbach, Laurence J. Kotlikoff and Willi Leibfritz), 1999
Philip Oreopoulos

Applying the Generational Accounting Approach to Canada: Findings and Fallacies

in Government Finances and Generational Equity (edited by Miles Corak), 1998
Philip Oreopoulos and Francois Vaillancourt