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NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH, INC.

Economics of Education Program Meeting

Caroline M. Hoxby, Organizer

November 19-20, 2015

NBER
2^nd Floor Conference Room
1050 Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge, MA

PROGRAM

Thursday, November 19
9:15 am	Scott E. Carrell, University of California at Davis and NBER Mark Hoekstra, Texas A&M University and NBER Elira Kuka, Southern Methodist University The Long-Run Effects of Disruptive Peers
	Methods Symposium
10:15 am	Sample Selection Corrections Rob Garlick, Duke University Joshua M. Hyman, University of Connecticut Data vs Methods: Quasi-Experimental Evaluation of Alternative Sample Selection Corrections for Missing College Entrance Exam Score Data
10:45 am	Break
11:00 am	A Novel, Discontinuity-Based Test for Endogeneity Gregorio S. Caetano, University of Rochester Joshua Kinsler, University of Rochester Hao Teng, University of Rochester Towards Consistent Estimates of Children’s Time Allocation on Skill Development
11:30 am	Information in Cardinal versus Ordinal Test Scores Eric Nielsen, Federal Reserve Board Achievement Gap Estimates and Deviations from Cardinal Comparability
12:00 noon	The Frailty of Regression Kink Methods George Bulman, University of California at Santa Cruz Caroline M. Hoxby, Stanford University and NBER The Returns to the Federal Tax Credits for Higher Education
12:30 pm	Lunch
1:30 pm	Douglas N. Harris, Tulane University Matthew Larsen, University of California at Davis The Effects of the New Orleans Post-Katrina School Reforms on Student Academic Outcomes
2:30 pm	Michael Dinerstein, University of Chicago Troy D. Smith, Stanford University Quantifying the Supply Response of Private Schools to Public Policies
3:30 pm	Break
3:45 pm	Esteban M. Aucejo, London School of Economics Jonathan James, California Polytechnic State University The Path to College Education: Are Verbal Skills More Important than Math Skills?
4:45 pm	Adjourn
6:15 pm	Dinner Taylor Room at Le Meridien, 20 Sidney Street, Cambridge, MA
Friday, November 20
8:15 am	Continental Breakfast
8:45 am	Andrew C. Barr, Texas A&M University Sarah Turner, University of Virginia and NBER Aid and Encouragement: Does a Letter Increase Enrollment Among UI Recipients?
9:40 am	Michael D. Bates, Michigan State University Public and Private Learning in the Market for Teachers: Evidence from the Adoption of Value-Added Measures
10:30 am	Break
10:45 am	Marc Gurgand, Paris School of Economics Clement de Chaisemartin, University of Warwick Ready for Boarding? The Ambiguous Effects of a Boarding School for Disadvantaged Students
11:35 am	Lunch
12:35 pm	Massimo Anelli, Bocconi University Returns to Elite College Education: a Quasi-experimental Analysis
1:25 pm	Break
1:40 pm	Richard Murphy, University of Texas at Austin Gillian Wyness, UCL Institute of Education Testing Means-Tested Aid
2:30 pm	Rodney Andrews, University of Texas at Dallas and NBER Scott A. Imberman, Michigan State University and NBER Michael Lovenheim, Cornell University and NBER The Effects of Targeted Recruitment and Comprehensive Supports for Low-Income High Achievers at Elite Universities: Evidence from Texas Flagships
3:30 pm	Adjourn