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

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Cosmetology Schools Everywhere

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Graduate Program Accountability

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A High School Earnings Benchmark

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Information Alone Is Not Enough

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Economic Value of Master's Degrees

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HBCUs and Black Students’ Outcomes

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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 Equity and Economics Research (PEER) Center is housed at èßäÉçÇøapp University, and co-directed by Dr. Jordan Matsudaira, Professor in the School of Public Affairs at èßäÉçÇøapp University, 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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