Economics of Education
Organized by Caroline M. Hoxby
November 16-17, 2017
Cambridge
Thursday, November 16
10:30 am

How Does For-profit College Attendance Affect Student Loans, Defaults and Earnings?

Luis Armona, Harvard University
Rajashri Chakrabarti, Federal Reserve Bank of New York
Michael Lovenheim, Cornell University and NBER
11:20 am

School Boards and Student Segregation

Hugh Macartney, Duke University
John D. Singleton, University of Rochester and NBER
12:10 pm
Lunch
2:00 pm

Educational Investment Responses to Economic Opportunity: Evidence from Indian Road Construction

Anjali Adukia, University of Chicago and NBER
Sam E. Asher, Imperial College London
Paul Novosad, Dartmouth College and NBER
2:50 pm
Break
3:10 pm

Gender Peer Effects, Non-Cognitive Skills and Marriage Market Outcomes: Evidence from Single-Sex Schools in the UK

Lina M. Cardona, The World Bank
Katja Kaufmann, Mannheim University
4:00 pm

Increasing Community College Completion Rates among Low-Income Students: Evidence from a Randomized Controlled Trial Evaluation of a Case Management Intervention

William N. Evans, University of Notre Dame and NBER
Melissa Schettini Kearney, University of Notre Dame and NBER
Brendan C. Perry, University of Notre Dame
James X. Sullivan, University of Notre Dame
4:50 pm
Adjourn
5:00 pm
Shuttle vans depart the NBER for the Royal Sonesta Hotel
6:00 pm
Group Dinner - Bambara Restaurant at Hotel Marlowe (across the street from the Royal Sonesta Hotel)
Friday, November 17
8:00 am
Continental Breakfast
8:30 am

Upping the Ante: The Equilibrium Effects of Unconditional Grants to Private Schools

Tahir Andrabi, Pomona College
Jishnu Das, Georgetown University and NBER
Asim Khwaja, Harvard University and NBER
Selcuk Ozyurt, York University
Niharika Singh, University of Notre Dame
9:20 am

Housing Disease and Public School Finances

Matthew S. Davis, University of Pennsylvania
Fernando Ferreira, University of Pennsylvania and NBER
10:10 am
Break
10:25 am

School Accountability and the Dynamics of Human Capital Formation

Michael Gilraine, Simon Fraser University and NBER
11:15 am

Special Education and English Language Learner Students in Boston Charter Schools: Impact and Classification

Elizabeth Setren, Tufts University and NBER
12:05 pm
Lunch
1:05 pm

Segregation, Student Achievement, and Postsecondary Attainment: Evidence from the Introduction of Race-Blind Magnet School Lotteries

Jason B. Cook, University of Utah
1:55 pm

The Effects of Earnings Disclosure on College Enrollment Decisions

Justine S. Hastings, University of Washington
Christopher Neilson, Yale University and NBER
Seth D. Zimmerman, Yale University and NBER
2:45 pm
Adjourn