Economics of Education Program Meeting
Organized by Caroline M. Hoxby
November 15-16, 2012
Hamilton Crowne Plaza, Washington, DC

Thursday, November 15

1

The Effects of Test-based Retention on Student Outcomes over Time: Regression Discontinuity Evidence from Florida

Guido Schwerdt, Ifo Institute for Economic Research
Martin West, Harvard University and NBER

2

Looking Beyond Enrollment: The Causal Effect of Need-Based Grants on College Access, Persistence, and Graduation

Benjamin L. Castleman, University of Virginia
Bridget T. Long, Harvard University and NBER

3

Percent Plans, Automatic Admissions and College Enrollment Outcomes

Isaac McFarlin Francisco Martorell, University of California, Davis
Lindsay Daugherty, RAND Corporation

4

First Degree Earns: The Impact of College Quality on College Graduation Rates

Joshua Goodman, Boston University and NBER
Sarah R. Cohodes, University of Michigan and NBER

5

Early Retirement Incentives and Student Achievement

Maria Fitzpatrick, Cornell University and NBER
Michael Lovenheim, Cornell University and NBER

6

Race and College Success: Evidence From Missouri

Peter Arcidiacono, Duke University and NBER
Cory Koedel, University of Missouri

7

The Short-Term Effects of the Kalamazoo Promise Scholarship on Student Outcomes

Marta Lachowska, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago

8

The Effect of College Education on Health

Kasey Buckles, University of Notre Dame and NBER
Ofer Malamud, Northwestern University and NBER
Melinda S. Morrill, North Carolina State University and NBER
Abigail K. Wozniak, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis

9

The Aggregate Effect of School Choice: Evidence From a Two-stage Experiment in India

Karthik Muralidharan, University of California, San Diego and NBER