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Ben Backes

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15

Publications

439

Citations

12

H-Index

2012

Active since

Affiliations

American Institutes for Research(Current)

Brookings Institution

University of California San Diego

University of Missouri

The New Teacher Project

Ben Backes is an author at American Institutes for Research specializing in education, education policy, and higher education.

Top concepts

EducationEducation PolicyHigher EducationTeacher EducationPublic PolicySecondary EducationElementary EducationRaceSocial SciencesEducational Assessment

Publications per year

2012–2018

15

Publications

15

Do Affirmative Action Bans Lower Minority College Enrollment and Attainment?: Evidence from Statewide Bans

Ben Backes · The Journal of Human Resources · 2012 · 95 citations

Postsecondary Education, Educational Segregation, Discrimination +21

Is the pen mightier than the keyboard? The effect of online testing on measured student achievement

Ben Backes, James Cowan · Economics of Education Review · 2018 · 55 citations

Student Achievement, Performance Studies, Educational Psychology +7

Is it worth it? Postsecondary education and labor market outcomes for the disadvantaged

Ben Backes, Harry J. Holzer, Erin Dunlop Velez · IZA Journal of Labor Policy · 2015 · 51 citations · Full text

Educational Outcomes, Postsecondary Education, Educational Attainment +17

The Effect of Banning Affirmative Action on College Admissions Policies and Student Quality

Kate Antonovics, Ben Backes · The Journal of Human Resources · 2014 · 40 citations

Discrimination, Education, College Admissions Policies +19

Were Minority Students Discouraged from Applying to University of California Campuses after the Affirmative Action Ban?

Kate Antonovics, Ben Backes · Education Finance and Policy · 2013 · 33 citations · Full text

Ethnicity, Urm Application Behavior, Racial Prejudice +21

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