Education Program Meeting

Caroline M. Hoxby, Organizer

December 3-4, 2020

Conference Code of Conduct

Thursday, December 3
11:00 am
Christopher Neilson, Yale University and NBER
Matteo Bobba, Toulouse School of Economics
Gianmarco León, Universitat Pompeu Fabra
Marco G. Nieddu, University of Cagliari
Tim Ederer, Carnegie Mellon University

Teacher Compensation and Structural Inequality: Evidence from Centralized Teacher School Choice in Peru
12:00 n
Break
12:15 pm
Eric Brunner, University of Connecticut
Ben Hoen, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Joshua M. Hyman, Amherst College

School District Revenue Shocks, Resource Allocations, and Student Achievement: Evidence from the Universe of U.S. Wind Energy Installations
1:15 pm
Andrew Bacher-Hicks, Boston University
Joshua Goodman, Boston University and NBER
Christine Mulhern, RAND Corporation

Inequality in Household Adaptation to Schooling Shocks: Covid-Induced Online Learning Engagement in Real Time
2:15 pm
Break
2:30 pm
Michael Dinerstein, Duke University and NBER
Christopher Neilson, Yale University and NBER
Sebastian Otero, Columbia University

The Equilibrium Effects of Public Provision in Education Markets: Evidence from a Public School Expansion Policy
3:30 pm
Jesse M. Bruhn, Brown University and NBER
Scott A. Imberman, Michigan State University and NBER
Marcus A. Winters, Boston University

Regulatory Arbitrage in Teacher Hiring and Retention: Evidence from Massachusetts Charter Schools
4:30 pm
Adjourn
Friday, December 4
11:00 am
David N. Figlio, University of Rochester and NBER
Paola Giuliano, University of California, Los Angeles and NBER
Riccardo Marchingiglio, Northwestern University
Paola Sapienza, Stanford University and NBER
Umut Özek, RAND Corporation

Diversity in Schools: Immigrants and the Educational Performance of U.S. Born Students
12:00 n
Break
12:15 pm
Michael Gilraine, Simon Fraser University and NBER
Nolan G. Pope, University of Maryland and NBER

Making Teaching Last: Long- and Short-Run Value-Added (slides)
1:15 pm
Christina L. Brown, University of Chicago
Tahir Andrabi, Pomona College

Inducing Positive Sorting through Performance Pay: Experimental Evidence from Pakistani Schools
2:15 pm
Break
2:30 pm
Nolan G. Pope, University of Maryland and NBER
George W. Zuo, RAND Corporation

Suspending Suspensions: The Education Production Consequences of School Suspension Policies (slides)
3:30 pm
Rajashri Chakrabarti, Federal Reserve Bank of New York
Nicole Gorton, University of California, Los Angeles
Michael F. Lovenheim, Cornell University and NBER

State Investment in Higher Education: Effects on Human Capital Formation, Student Debt, and Long-term Financial Outcomes of Students
4:30 pm
Adjourn