I am the resident education economist at the Finnish Institute for Educational Research. My research is empirical, and mostly centered around educational selection. I also hang around at the local econ department, and teach intermediate and advanced microeconomics courses there. keywords: economics of education, curriculum tracking, intergenerational mobility, gender differences, student finance, school choice, college admissions JEL: C33, I20, I21, I22, I23, I24, I28, J08, J16, J24, J31