Economics of Education Program Meeting

Caroline M. Hoxby, Organizer

November 19-20, 2015

NBER, 1050 Mass Ave., Cambridge, MA

Thursday, November 19
9:15 am	The Long-Run Effects of Disruptive Peers
11:00 am	Towards Consistent Estimates of Children’s Time Allocation on Skill Development
11:30 am	Achievement Gap Estimates and Deviations from Cardinal Comparability
1:30 pm	The Effects of the New Orleans Post-Katrina School Reforms on Student Academic Outcomes
2:30 pm	Quantifying the Supply Response of Private Schools to Public Policies
3:45 pm	The Path to College Education: Are Verbal Skills More Important than Math Skills?
Friday, November 20
8:45 am	Aid and Encouragement: Does a Letter Increase Enrollment Among UI Recipients?
9:40 am	Public and Private Learning in the Market for Teachers: Evidence from the Adoption of Value-Added Measures
10:45 am	Ready for Boarding? The Ambiguous Effects of a Boarding School for Disadvantaged Students
12:35 pm	Returns to Elite College Education: a Quasi-experimental Analysis
1:40 pm	The Best Things in Life are Free, But Some Students Need Bursaries: Financial Aid and College Outcomes
2:30 pm	The Effects of Targeted Recruitment and Comprehensive Supports for Low-Income High Achievers at Elite Universities: Evidence from Texas Flagships