

Evan Riehl
Associate Professor, Economics Department and ILR School, Cornell University
Evan Riehl is an Associate Professor in the Economics Department and ILR School at Cornell University. He holds a Ph.D. in economics from Columbia University and a B.A. from Washington University in St. Louis. His research is in labor economics with a focus on higher education.
Recent work by Evan Riehl
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A trade-off between informativeness and equality in high-stakes standardised testing
Evidence from Brazil's transition to a national college admission exam shows that higher-stakes testing widened socioeconomic test score gaps, yet also improved the exam's ability to predict students' college success.
Published 20.08.24
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The impacts of large-scale affirmative action at elite universities
Evidence from an elite university in Brazil that began reserving 45% of its admission slots for low-income and minority applicants shows that the policy increased early-career earnings for disadvantaged students, yet it also reduced the earnings of t...
Published 08.07.24