Childrens Program and Education Program Meetings
Organized by Janet Currie and Caroline M. Hoxby
May 15-16, 2014
NBER, 1050 Mass. Ave., Cambridge, MA

Thursday, May 15

1

Inputs in the Production of Early Childhood Human Capital: Evidence from Head Start

Christopher R. Walters, University of Chicago and NBER

2

Intergovernmental (Dis)incentives, Free-Riding, Teacher Salaries and Teacher Pensions

Maria D. Fitzpatrick, Cornell University and NBER

3

How Do School Accountability Reforms Affect Teachers? Evidence from New York City

Rebecca Dizon-Ross, University of Chicago and NBER

4

Do Employers Prefer Workers Who Attend For-Profit Colleges? Evidence from a Field Experiment

Rajeev Darolia, University of Kentucky
Cory Koedel, University of Missouri
Francisco Martorell, University of California, Davis
Katie Wilson, RAND Corporation

5

Borrowing Trouble? Student Loans, the Cost of Borrowing, and Implications for the Effectiveness of Need-Based Grant Aid

Benjamin M. Marx, Georgia State University
Lesley Turner, University of Chicago and NBER

6

Investing in Schools: Capital Spending, Facility Conditions, and Student Achievement

Francisco Martorell, University of California, Davis
Isaac McFarlin Kevin M. Stange, University of Michigan and NBER