Eric P. Bettinger is an American economist and currently works as the Conley-DeAngelis Family Professor of Education at the Stanford Graduate School of Education. [1] He ranks among the world's leading education economists. [2]
Eric Bettinger earned a B.A. in economics from Brigham Young University in 1996 and a Ph.D. in economics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 2000. After his graduation, he became a professor at Case Western Reserve University. Since 2008, Bettinger has been a professor of education at the Stanford Graduate School of Education as well as a professor of economics (by courtesy) at the Stanford School of Business. Moreover, he is affiliated with the National Bureau of Economic Research and the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab. Other affiliations include the Stanford Center for Education Policy Analysis, the Lemann Center for Entrepreneurship and Educational Innovation in Brazil, the Stanford Center for International Development, the Center for the Analysis of Postsecondary Education and Employment and the Center for the Analysis of Postsecondary Readiness at Teacher's College. [3] Bettinger received an honorary doctorate from the University of Zurich in April 2022. [4]
Eric Bettinger's current research interests include the economics of education, educational policy, higher education, and comparative education. [5] According to IDEAS/RePEc, Bettinger belongs to the 5% of most highly cited economists worldwide. [6] Key findings of his research include: