Economics of Education Program Meeting
Organized by Caroline M. Hoxby
April 28-29, 2022
Stanford, CA and on Zoom.us
Thursday, April 28
8:30 am
Continental Breakfast
9:00 am

Taking It to the Limit: Effects of Increased Student Loan Availability on Attainment, Earnings, and Financial Well-Being (slides)

Sandra E. Black, University of Texas at Austin and NBER
Jeffrey T. Denning, University of Texas at Austin and NBER
Lisa J. Dettling, Federal Reserve Board of Governors
Sarena Goodman, Federal Reserve Board of Governors
Lesley J. Turner, University of Chicago and NBER
9:50 am

College Major Restrictions and Student Stratification

Zachary Bleemer, Princeton University and NBER
Aashish Mehta, University of California, Santa Barbara
10:40 am
Break
10:55 am

From Retributive to Restorative: An Alternative Approach to Justice (slides)

Anjali Adukia, University of Chicago and NBER
Benjamin Feigenberg, University of Illinois Chicago and NBER
Fatemeh Momeni, University of Chicago
11:45 am

Pension Reform and Teacher Labor Supply

Andrew Johnston, University of Texas at Austin and NBER
Jonah E. Rockoff, Columbia University and NBER
12:35 pm
Lunch
1:25 pm

Variation in High School Grading: Evidence from Alberta, Canada

David Johnson, Wilfrid Laurier University
2:15 pm

Elite Universities and the Intergenerational Transmission of Human and Social Capital

Andres Barrios Fernandez, Universidad de los Andes
Christopher Neilson, Yale University and NBER
Seth D. Zimmerman, Yale University and NBER
3:05 pm
Adjourn and Reception at SIEPR
6:00 pm
Dinner at Osteria Toscana Restaurant, 247 Hamilton Ave, Palo Alto
Friday, April 29
8:30 am
Continental Breakfast
9:00 am

What Does a Good Teacher Sound Like? Using Machine Learning and Voice to Predict Teacher Effectiveness

William Arbour, University of Toronto
Marlène Koffi, University of Toronto and NBER
Philip Oreopoulos, University of Toronto and NBER
9:50 am

School and Crime

Todd R. Jones, Mississippi State University
Ezra Karger, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
10:40 am
Break
10:55 am

Wheels of Change: Transforming Girls’ Lives with Bicycles

Nishith Prakash, Northeastern University
Kritika Narula, Yale University
Nathan Fiala, University of Connecticut
Ana Garcia-Hernandez, University of Rosario
11:45 am

Subjective versus Objective Incentives and Employee Productivity

Christina L. Brown, University of Chicago
Tahir Andrabi, Pomona College
12:35 pm
Lunch
1:25 pm

The Effect of State Teacher Evaluation Reforms on Achievement and Attainment

Josh Bleiberg, Brown University
Eric Brunner, University of Connecticut
Erica Harbatkin, Florida State University
Matthew A. Kraft, Brown University and NBER
Matthew Springer, University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
2:15 pm

Race and the Mismeasure of School Quality

Joshua Angrist, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and NBER
Peter Hull, Brown University and NBER
Parag A. Pathak, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and NBER
Christopher R. Walters, University of Chicago and NBER
3:05 pm
Adjourn