Scott Carrell
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Scott Carrell
Distinguished Professor Emeritus, Department of Economics,
University of California, Davis
Scott Carrell is distinguished professor emeritus of economics in the Department of Economics at the University of California, Davis. He also serves as the cofaculty director of the California Education Laboratory in the UC Davis School of Education. He previously taught at Dartmouth College and the U.S. Air Force Academy. His research focuses on the economics of education. In addition, Carrell is a research associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research, a research fellow at Institute for the Study of Labor, and a co-editor for the Journal of Human Resources. Carrell received his PhD in economics from the University of Florida.
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Publications by Scott Carrell
California’s College Readiness Standards and Lessons from District Leaders
This report summarizes efforts to align California's K-12 and postsecondary education systems to address disparities in educational attainment. Based on district leaders' interviews and quantitative data, the report finds that rigorous academic…
This report details where California public high school students attend college and how college attendance and destinations vary by county. The report was created to fill the information gap on the college destinations of high school graduates in…