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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 One Big Beautiful Bill Act’s New Accountability Standard

Tia Caldwell, Jordan Matsudaira, and Clare McCann

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PEER Center Comments on Reconciliation Rulemaking

By Stephanie Cellini, Jordan Matsudaira, Clare McCann

 

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The Migration of College Graduates

Johnathan Conzelmann, Steven W. Hemelt, Brad Hershbein, Andrew Simon, Kevin Stange

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Virtual Event: Reconciliation and the Regulatory Process

Stephanie Cellini, Clare McCann, and Jordan Matsudaira

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

By Jordan Matsudaira

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Workforce Pell: Expensive for Taxpayers and Risky for Students

By Stephanie Riegg Cellini

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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 Education and Economics Research (PEER) Center generates actionable research to drive policy improvements in postsecondary education. PEER 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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