Ben Ost

792 total citations
23 papers, 471 citations indexed

About

Ben Ost is a scholar working on Education, Economics and Econometrics and Accounting. According to data from OpenAlex, Ben Ost has authored 23 papers receiving a total of 471 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in Education, 5 papers in Economics and Econometrics and 3 papers in Accounting. Recurrent topics in Ben Ost's work include School Choice and Performance (13 papers), Higher Education Research Studies (12 papers) and Innovations in Educational Methods (6 papers). Ben Ost is often cited by papers focused on School Choice and Performance (13 papers), Higher Education Research Studies (12 papers) and Innovations in Educational Methods (6 papers). Ben Ost collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and United Kingdom. Ben Ost's co-authors include Joyce Main, Jeffrey C. Schiman, Douglas Webber, Jason Ward, Javaeria A. Qureshi, Benjamin Feigenberg, Anuj Gangopadhyaya, Jin Luo, Eric A. Hanushek and Steven G. Rivkin and has published in prestigious journals such as The Review of Economics and Statistics, Journal of Public Economics and Journal of Labor Economics.

In The Last Decade

Ben Ost

21 papers receiving 445 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Ben Ost United States	11	320	90	89	65	41	23	471
Peter Bergman United States	13	289 0.9×	47 0.5×	52 0.6×	79 1.2×	20 0.5×	38	463
Uros Petronijevic Canada	9	281 0.9×	131 1.5×	41 0.5×	113 1.7×	30 0.7×	13	466
Angela Boatman United States	10	384 1.2×	76 0.8×	54 0.6×	44 0.7×	18 0.4×	22	477
Michela Carlana Italy	8	185 0.6×	64 0.7×	70 0.8×	159 2.4×	98 2.4×	20	397
Janice E. Kelly-Reid United States	11	246 0.8×	34 0.4×	50 0.6×	73 1.1×	36 0.9×	30	403
Ban Cheah	7	261 0.8×	85 0.9×	60 0.7×	107 1.6×	23 0.6×	15	432
Shaun M. Dougherty United States	14	470 1.5×	64 0.7×	144 1.6×	87 1.3×	46 1.1×	52	656
Steven W. Hemelt United States	11	354 1.1×	93 1.0×	48 0.5×	75 1.2×	17 0.4×	39	452
Catherine M. Millett United States	11	323 1.0×	54 0.6×	77 0.9×	71 1.1×	34 0.8×	39	514
Matea Pender United States	10	352 1.1×	66 0.7×	103 1.2×	95 1.5×	30 0.7×	19	473

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ben Ost

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20 of 20 papers shown

Ost, Ben, et al.. (2025). OK Boomer: Generational differences in teacher quality. Journal of Public Economics. 243. 105318–105318. 1 indexed citations

Hanushek, Eric A., et al.. (2023). The Effects of Comprehensive Educator Evaluation and Pay Reform on Achievement. SSRN Electronic Journal.

Hanushek, Eric A., et al.. (2023). Attracting and Retaining Highly Effective Educators in Hard-to-Staff Schools. SSRN Electronic Journal. 1 indexed citations

Ost, Ben, et al.. (2023). College Networks and Re-employment of Displaced Workers. Finance and Economics Discussion Series. 1–51.

Feigenberg, Benjamin, Ben Ost, & Javaeria A. Qureshi. (2023). Omitted Variable Bias in Interacted Models: A Cautionary Tale. The Review of Economics and Statistics. 107(5). 1260–1274. 10 indexed citations

Ward, Jason & Ben Ost. (2019). The Effect of Large-scale Performance-Based Funding in Higher Education. Education Finance and Policy. 16(1). 92–124. 24 indexed citations

Qureshi, Javaeria A. & Ben Ost. (2018). The Role of Families in Student Sorting to Teachers. The Journal of Human Resources. 55(2). 470–503. 2 indexed citations

Ost, Ben, et al.. (2018). The effect of graduating with honors on earnings. Labour Economics. 55. 149–162. 12 indexed citations

Ost, Ben, et al.. (2018). ACADEMIC PROBATION, STUDENT PERFORMANCE, AND STRATEGIC COURSE‐TAKING. Economic Inquiry. 56(3). 1646–1677. 13 indexed citations

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Ost, Ben, et al.. (2017). The Returns to College Persistence for Marginal Students: Regression Discontinuity Evidence from University Dismissal Policies. Journal of Labor Economics. 36(3). 779–805. 47 indexed citations

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Ost, Ben, et al.. (2017). The impact of mass layoffs on the educational investments of working college students. Labour Economics. 51. 1–12. 5 indexed citations

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Ost, Ben, Anuj Gangopadhyaya, & Jeffrey C. Schiman. (2016). Comparing standard deviation effects across contexts. Education Economics. 25(3). 251–265. 2 indexed citations

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Ost, Ben, et al.. (2016). The Impact of Mass Layoffs on the Educational Investments of Working College Students. SSRN Electronic Journal. 2 indexed citations

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Ost, Ben, et al.. (2015). Disruptive peers and the estimation of teacher value added. Economics of Education Review. 49. 180–192. 22 indexed citations

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Ost, Ben & Jeffrey C. Schiman. (2015). Grade-specific experience, grade reassignments, and teacher turnover. Economics of Education Review. 46. 112–126. 26 indexed citations

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Ost, Ben. (2014). How Do Teachers Improve? The Relative Importance of Specific and General Human Capital. American Economic Journal Applied Economics. 6(2). 127–151. 8 indexed citations

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Main, Joyce & Ben Ost. (2014). The Impact of Letter Grades on Student Effort, Course Selection, and Major Choice: A Regression-Discontinuity Analysis. The Journal of Economic Education. 45(1). 1–10. 38 indexed citations

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Main, Joyce & Ben Ost. (2011). The Impact of Letter Grades on Student Course Selection and Major Choice: Evidence from a Regression-Discontinuity Design. eCommons (Cornell University). 5 indexed citations

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Ost, Ben. (2010). Differences in Persistence Patterns Between Life and Physical Science Majors: The Role of Grades, Peers, and Preparation. eCommons (Cornell University). 3 indexed citations

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Ost, Ben. (2010). The role of peers and grades in determining major persistence in the sciences. Economics of Education Review. 29(6). 923–934. 203 indexed citations

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