Maria Marta Ferreyra

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Associate Professor of Economics

Teaching and Research Interests:

• Applied Microeconomics, Economics of Education, Industrial Organization. Focuses on the effects of large-scale reforms in K-12 education, such as school choice, school finance reform, public school accountability, and charter schools.

Useful Links:

• Vita

Published Papers: 

• Learning About New Products: An Empirical Study of Physicians' Behavior
  Economic Inquiry, Forthcoming.
  (With: Grigory Kosenok)
  
  
• An Empirical Framework for Large-Scale Policy Analysis, with an Application to School Finance Reform in Michigan
  American Economic Journal: Economic Policy Vol. 1, February 2009; 147-180.
  
  
• School Finance Reform: Assessing General Equilibrium Effects
  Journal of Public Economics 92, June 2008; 1326-1351.
  (With: Dennis Epple)
  
  
• Estimating the Effects of Private School Vouchers in Multi-District Economies
  American Economic Review 97, June 2007; 789-817.
  
  

Working Papers: 

• Charter School Entry
  March, 2009.
  (With: Dennis Epple, Brett Gordon)
  
  
• Contracting for Educational Achievement
  January, 2009.
  (With: Pierre Liang)
  
  

Awards:

• Teaching Award, Undergraduate Business Administration, Tepper School of Business - 2006
• Berkman Faculty Development Grant, Carnegie Mellon University - 2004-05 and 2007-08
• Robock Award for Empirical Work in Economics, with Derek Neal University of Wisconsin-Madison - 2001
• Department of Economics Teaching Award, University of Wisconsin-Madison - 1997-1998
• Rotary International Scholarship - 1996

Courses Taught:

• Economics of Education (47-874)
  (Ph.D. Program)
  • 2007, Mini 3 (Section: A)
  
  
• Regression Analysis (70-208)
  (BSBA Program)
  • 2008, Spring (Section: A)
  • 2008, Spring (Section: B)
  
  
• Principles of Economics (73-100)
  (B.S. in Economics Program)
  • 2009, Spring (Section: A)
  • 2009, Spring (Section: B)