Economics of Education Program Meeting
Organized by Caroline M. Hoxby, Robert McMillan, and Jonah E. Rockoff
December 5-6, 2024
Le Meridien, Hunsaker Ballroom, 20 Sidney St, Cambridge, MA, and Zoom
Thursday, December 5
8:30 am
Continental Breakfast
9:00 am

Putting School Surveys to the Test

Joshua Angrist, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and NBER
Peter Hull, Brown University and NBER
Russell Legate-Yang, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Parag A. Pathak, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and NBER
Christopher R. Walters, University of Chicago and NBER
9:50 am

Insurance versus Moral Hazard in Income-Contingent Student Loan Repayment

Tim de Silva, Stanford University
10:40 am
Break
10:55 am

Catholic Schools and Student Performance: Evidence from Chile’s School Admission Lottery

Isabela Munevar Escalante, Harvard University
11:45 am
Lunch - Luscomb Ballroom
12:45 pm

Student Loan Forgiveness

Michael Dinerstein, Duke University and NBER
Samuel Earnest, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Dmitri K. Koustas, University of Chicago
Constantine Yannelis, University of Cambridge
1:35 pm

Affirmative Action in Centralized College Admissions Systems

Nano Barahona, University of California, Berkeley and NBER
Cauê Dobbin, Georgetown University
Sebastian Otero, Columbia University and NBER
2:25 pm
Break
2:40 pm

Switching Schools: Effects of College Transfers

Lois Miller, University of South Carolina
3:30 pm

Equilibrium Gender Discrimination and Disadvantage in Student Evaluations of Teaching

Sara Ayllón, University of Girona
Lars Lefgren, Brigham Young University and NBER
Richard W. Patterson, Brigham Young University and NBER
Olga B. Stoddard, Brigham Young University and NBER
Nicolas Urdaneta, Duke University
4:20 pm
Adjourn
5:30 pm
Reception and Group Dinner at Le Meridien, Luscomb Ballroom
Friday, December 6
8:30 am
Continental Breakfast
9:00 am

Adapting for Scale: Experimental Evidence on Computer-aided Instruction in India

Karthik Muralidharan, University of California, San Diego and NBER
Abhijeet Singh, Stockholm School of Economics
9:50 am

DEI Statements Can Activate Stereotype Threat: Evidence from a Field Experiment

Amanda Chuan, Michigan State University
Andrew S. Johnson, Michigan State University
10:40 am
Break
10:55 am

Anticipated Gender Discrimination and College Major Choice

Louis-Pierre Lepage, Stockholm University
Xiaomeng Li, University of Michigan
Basit Zafar, University of Michigan and NBER
11:45 am
Lunch - Luscomb Ballroom
12:45 pm

How Much Do I Matter? Teacher Beliefs, Effort, and Education Production

Jalnidh Kaur, University of Glasgow
1:35 pm

What Jobs Come to Mind? Stereotypes about Fields of Study

John J. Conlon, Carnegie Mellon University
Dev A. Patel, Harvard University
2:25 pm
Break
2:40 pm

Different Paths to College Success: The Impact of Massachusetts’ Charter Schools on College Trajectories

Sarah Cohodes, University of Michigan and NBER
Astrid Pineda, Columbia University
3:30 pm
Adjourn