Economics of Education Program Meeting

Caroline M. Hoxby, Organizer

May 9-10, 2024

Gleacher Center, Room 400, 450 North Cityfront Plaza Drive, Chicago, IL and Zoom

Conference Code of Conduct

Thursday, May 9
Continental Breakfast
10:00 am

When Your Bootstraps Are Not Enough: How Demand and Supply Interact to Generate Learning in Settings of Extreme Poverty
Break
11:10 am

The Effects of Business School Education on Manager Career Outcomes ​
12:00 pm

The Effect of Student Loan Payment Burdens on Borrower Outcomes
Lunch - Room 450
2:00 pm

Signaling Specific Skills and the Labor Market of College Graduates
2:50 pm

Cognitive Endurance, Talent Selection, and the Labor Market Returns to Human Capital
Break
4:00 pm

College Application Mistakes and the Design of Information Policies at Scale
Adjourn
Reception and Dinner - Room 500
Friday, May 10
Lunch - Room 450
Continental Breakfast
8:30 am

Experimentally Validating Welfare Evaluation of School Vouchers
9:20 am

The Long Term Effects of Teacher Wage Differentials (slides)
Break
10:30 am

The Effects of College Desegregation on Academic Achievement and Students’ Social Interactions: Evidence from Turnstile Data
11:20 am

Something Works in U.S. Jails: Misconduct and Recidivism Effects of the IGNITE Program
Lunch
1:20 pm

Reading for Life: Lasting Impacts of a Literacy Intervention in Uganda
2:10 pm

The Returns to College Major Choice: Average and Distributional Effects, Career Trajectories, and Earnings Variability
Adjourn