Financing Higher Education
John Y. Campbell and Kaye G. Husbands, Organizers
April 4-5, 2024
Riverfront Room, Royal Sonesta Hotel, Cambridge, MA and Zoom
| Thursday, April 4 | ||||
| Luncheon, Charles A Room, Royal Sonesta Hotel | ||||
| Welcome | ||||
| 2:09 pm |
Session 1: Tuition and the Demographic Challenge Chair: Kaye Husbands Fealing, Georgia Institute of Technology |
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| 2:10 pm |
Peter Hinrichs, Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland How Much Can Families Afford to Pay for College?
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| Break | ||||
| 3:30 pm |
Jacob L. Vigdor, University of Washington and NBER The Ebbing Tide: How Will Higher Education Adapt to Demographic Change?
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| Break | ||||
| 4:44 pm |
Session 2: Endowment, Debt, and Financial Management Chair: James Poterba, MIT and NBER |
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| 4:45 pm |
Christopher Avery, Harvard University and NBER Ronald G. Ehrenberg, Cornell University and NBER Catharine Hill, Ithaka S+R Douglas A. Webber, Federal Reserve Board Endowment Spending Rules
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| 5:45 pm |
Panel Discussion: Financial Management Challenges in Higher Education Robert Brown, Boston University Benjamin Hermalin, University of California Lisa Lynch, Brandeis University and NBER |
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| Adjourn and Dinner | ||||
| Friday, April 5 | ||||
| Breakfast | ||||
| 8:44 am |
Session 2: Endowment, Debt, and Financial Management (continued) Chair: James Poterba, MIT and NBER |
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| 8:45 am |
John Y. Campbell, Harvard University and NBER Jeremy C. Stein, Harvard University and NBER Alex A. Wu, Harvard University Economic Budgeting for Endowment-Dependent Universities
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| 9:45 am |
Matteo Binfarè, University of Missouri Kyle Zimmerschied, University of Missouri The Role of Debt in Financing Higher Education
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| Break | ||||
| 11:14 am |
Session 3: Financing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Chair: John Campbell, Harvard University and NBER |
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| 11:15 am |
Nikki Edgecombe, Columbia University Elise Swanson, Harvard University Thomas Brock, Columbia University Maria Cormier, Community College Research Center, Teachers College, Columbia University Christopher Avery, Harvard University and NBER Carmen Huynh, Community College Research Center, Teachers College, Columbia University Financing Community Colleges: Current Landscape and Future Directions
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| Lunch | ||||
| 1:15 pm |
Riley K. Acton, Miami University Kalena Cortes, Texas A&M University and NBER Camila Morales, University of Texas at Dallas Distance to Opportunity: Higher Education Deserts and College Enrollment Choices
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| 2:15 pm |
James Ward, Ithaka S+R Daniel Corral, University of Toronto Catharine Hill, Ithaka S+R Resetting Tuition at Minority Serving Institutions: Implications for Enrollment and Institutional Finances
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| Closing Discussion | ||||
| Adjourn | ||||