Hema Shah
hema-shah-econ.bsky.social
Hema Shah
@hema-shah-econ.bsky.social
Economics PhD candidate at Duke // UVA alum // on the 2025-26 job market // labor, education, children & families
https://www.hema-shah-econ.com/
Looking forward to seeing you all at #2025APPAM!

You can find me presenting in panels on Thursday and Saturday! Message me if you'd like to meet up😀
November 11, 2025 at 12:46 PM
I show that impacts on selective college enrollment are largest among high achievers

A 1σ increase in teacher value added increases flagship university enrollment by over 3 percentage points among students in the top ventile of lagged achievement!

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October 29, 2025 at 4:18 PM
I model college enrollment using a nested logit model, allowing for the effects of value added to vary across students with different lagged achievement levels

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October 29, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Headed to my first #AEFP this week! Looking forward to meeting many scholars whose work I admire🙂

Find me in Thursday’s poster session presenting my job market paper, “High School Teachers and College-Relevant Skill Production: Evidence from ACT Score Value Added.” Sneak peek below!
March 12, 2025 at 12:23 PM