SI 2016 Economics of Education

Caroline M. Hoxby, Organizer

July 27, 2016

Royal Sonesta Hotel

Conference Code of Conduct

Wednesday, July 27
8:30 am
Rebecca Diamond, Stanford University and NBER
Petra Persson, Stanford University and NBER

The Long-term Consequences of Teacher Discretion in Grading of High-Stakes Tests
9:45 am
Eric Nielsen, Federal Reserve Board

The Income-Achievement Gap and Adult Outcome Inequality
11:00 am
Karthik Muralidharan, University of California, San Diego and NBER
Alejandro J. Ganimian, New York University

Experimental Evidence on Technology-led Education in India
1:15 pm
C. Kirabo Jackson, Northwestern University and NBER

The Causal Effect of Single-Sex Education on Academic Outcomes and Crime: New Evidence from Trinidad and Tobago
2:15 pm
Rodney Andrews, University of Texas at Dallas
Kevin M. Stange, University of Michigan and NBER

Price Regulation and Equality of Opportunity in Higher Education: Evidence from Tuition Deregulation in Texas
3:30 pm
George Bulman, University of California, Santa Cruz and NBER
Robert Fairlie, University of California, Los Angeles and NBER
Sarena Goodman, Federal Reserve Board
Adam Isen, Johns Hopkins University

Parental Income and College Outcomes: Evidence from Lottery Wins