Emin Dokumaci is an assistant scientist at the Wisconsin Center for Education Research. His work is on the identification problem of the effect of schools on students’ achievement levels and their policy implications. In particular, he works on the development of new value-added models. Currently, he and Prof. Robert H. Meyer are working on “A Differential Effects Value-Added Model with Multivariate Shrinkage,” and “Mean and Variance Value-Added Indicators with Multilevel Shrinkage: Application to a Multi-District Statewide Value-Added System.” He works on VARC projects where his expertise in needed. Some of the VARC projects which he is part of are (i) Value Added and Growth Model Demonstration Project, (ii) Milwaukee Classroom Value-Added Initiative, and lately, (iii) An Integrated Qualitative and Quantitative Evaluation of the SAGE Program.

In August 2007, Dokumaci received his Ph.D. in economics from Department of Economics, University of Wisconsin-Madison, where he also served as a teaching assistant for graduate econometrics and graduate microeconomics courses. Prior to joining WCER as an assistant scientist, he worked as a project assistant for research projects on value-added models while pursuing his doctoral studies. His research interests are broad, and as such he has working papers on the economics of education, economic theory, and applied theory. He has published in Games and Economic Behavior.

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Current Projects

Statewide Value-Added Project

Completed Projects

An Integrated Qualitative and Quantitative Evaluation of the SAGE Program

School Quality in Public and Private Schools in Wisconsin

Value Added and Growth Model Demonstration Project