The Economic Education Lab

The Team, April 2024 The EEL Team, April 2024

The overarching goal of the Economic Education Lab (EEL) is to improve teaching and learning of economics at the college level. We develop new assessments of economics skills, academic mindset, and how students study. We collect data at Cornell and around the world and analyze it using modern econometric methods. We study everything from gender gaps in performance to the determinants of long-term retention of knowledge to peer-to-peer learning. We recently started econ-assessments.org and the Economic Education Network for Experiments (EENE). And we love to collaborate, so get in touch if you want to work with us!

Recent News

Conference April 3, 2025

Looking forward to CTREE 2025
We're excited to bring a big team and present a lot of new work this year!
Doug McKee George Orlov Joaquin Arroyo Kayla Shan Max Ma Annie Miao Kevin Lu Vidya Balaji

Conference June 11, 2024

The First Annual EENE Meeting
Reflecting on our first year and making plans for our next at the first annual EENE meeting
Doug McKee George Orlov Vidya Balaji Kareena Stowers

Conference April 22, 2024

CTREE 2024 Coming Soon
As usual, we have a lot going on at CTREE this year.
Doug McKee George Orlov Celina Owiyo Martin Duque Max Yap

Active Projects

EENE
The Economic Education Network for Experiments (EENE)

EENE is a new collaboration of instructors around the world that cooperate to run synchronized studies in their classrooms.

AMS
The Academic Mindset Study (AMS)

The AMS is an observational study of how academic mindset evolves during the term built on data from over 4,000 students in over 70 courses...

econ-assessments
econ-assessments.org

econ-assessments.org is a web site where economics instructors can set up standard online assessments for their students.

Cornell Suite
The Cornell Suite of Economic Assessments

The Cornell Suite is a set of standard assessments that can be used by economics instructors to evaluate student learning in many economics courses.

Skills Retention
What Do Students Remember after the Course is over?

We examine the retention of economics skills in the months and years after course completion.

Math Skills
Improving Math Skills Using Concurrent Support Courses for Introductory Microeconomics

We use experimental data to estimate the impact of two types of one-credit supplemental support courses on student performance in Introductory Microeconomics.

Legacy of COVID
The Legacy of COVID

How do students who went to high school during the COVID-19 pandemic fare in college economics courses compared to earlier cohorts?

Model Visualization
Model Visualization in Introductory and Intermediate Microeconomics

Using model visualization software developed for EconGraphs.org, we have created more than 30 interactive exercises for introductory and intermediate-level microeconomics courses.

Who Cares
Who Cares about Economics?

We analyze the determinants and consequences of intrinsic motivation using data from 27 economics courses.

Peer Effects
The Effect of Peers on Effort and Achievement

We estimate causal effects of peers on effort and achievement using data on 382 students randomly assigned to 107 groups within three large undergraduate economics...

Student Stress
Student Stress and Its Impact on Learning During the COVID-19 Pandemic

We use data collected in Spring 2020, Fall 2020, and Spring 2021 to determine how the learning of economics students was affected by perceived stress...

Office Hours
Determinants and Consequences of Office Hours Attendance

We are modeling how students decide when to attend office hours and what effect the visits have on their course performance.