Phillip Levine
Phillip Levine | |
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| Born | 1963 (age 60–61) |
| Nationality | American |
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| Field | Economics |
| Institution | Wellesley College |
| Alma mater | Cornell University Princeton University |
| Information at IDEAS / RePEc | |
Phillip B. Levine (born 1963)[1] is the Katharine Coman and A. Barton Hepburn Professor of Economics at Wellesley College. He is known for his research on the effect of interventions intended to benefit disadvantaged youth, as well as factors that affect the rate of teenage childbearing in the United States.[2][3][4] His research has included a study reporting a beneficial effect of Sesame Street on academic achievement in elementary school children.[5][6] He is also the founder of MyinTuition, a tool that aims to calculate the actual amount a prospective college student will have to pay in tuition, based on students' income, investments, and homeownership. He was inspired to create the tool when he had difficulty determining whether his sons would qualify for financial aid in college. It was originally launched at Wellesley in 2013,[7] and was being used by 31 colleges across the United States as of January 2018.[8][9]
References
[edit]- ^ "Levine, Phillip B." Library of Congress.
- ^ "Phillip Levine". Wellesley College. Retrieved 2018-01-23.
- ^ Yglesias, Matthew (2012-05-14). "Why Are Teen Moms Poor?". Slate. ISSN 1091-2339. Retrieved 2018-01-23.
- ^ Wilson, Jacque (2014-01-13). "Study: '16 and Pregnant,' 'Teen Mom' led to fewer teen births". CNN. Retrieved 2018-01-23.
- ^ Long, Heather (2015-06-08). "Kids who watch 'Sesame Street' do better in school". CNNMoney. Retrieved 2018-01-23.
- ^ Tankersley, Jim (2015-06-07). "Study: Kids can learn as much from 'Sesame Street' as from preschool". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2018-01-23.
- ^ Fernandes, Deirdre (2017-07-05). "Tuition calculator helps soften the sticker shock". Boston Globe. Retrieved 2018-01-23.
- ^ Anderson, Tom (2017-04-24). "The 3-minute tool to calculate your actual college costs". CNBC. Retrieved 2018-01-23.
- ^ Anderson, Nick (2018-01-17). "These 31 colleges — including Yale — are now using a fast and easy financial aid calculator". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2018-01-23.
External links
[edit]- Faculty page
- Phillip Levine publications indexed by Google Scholar
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