CESifo Area Conference on Economics of Education 2022
CESifo, Munich
Scientific organizers: Professor Erik A. Hanushek and Professor Ludger Woessmann
This conference will bring together network members to discuss their recent research and also encourage broader interaction, particularly between researchers on both sides of the Atlantic. The event will be held as an on-site event in Munich.
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08:45 – 09:00
Welcome and Introduction
ERIC A. HANUSHEK (Stanford University) and LUDGER WOESSMANN (ifo Institute & LMU Munich)Session 1 – Plenary Session – Ludwig Erhard Room
CESifo Young Affiliate Award Candidates I
Chair: Eric A. Hanushek09:00 - 09:45
Childcare, Social Skills, and the Labor Market
MIKKO SILLIMAN (Harvard University) and Juuso Mäkinen09:45 - 10:30
The Impact of Increased Exposure of Diversity on Suburban Students' Outcomes: An Analysis of the METCO Voluntary Desegregation Program
ELIZABETH SETREN (Tufts University)10:30 - 11:00
Break
Session 2a – Parallel Session – Ludwig Erhard Room
College Tuition and Aid
Chair: Jeffrey A. Smith11:00 – 11:45
The Power of Certainty: Experimental Evidence on the Effective Design of Free Tuition Programs
Elizabeth Burland, SUSAN DYNARSKI (Harvard University), Katherine Michelmore, Stephanie Owen, and Shwetha Raghuraman
Discussant: Andrew Barr11:45 – 12:30
Connecting Students with Financial Aid: The Impact of Information on Aid Renewal and Postsecondary Persistence
ERIC BETTINGER (Stanford University), Bridget Terry Long, and Monica Lee
Discussant: Sarah E. TurnerSession 2b – Parallel Session – Peggy and Richard Musgrave Room
School Tracking and School Segregation
Chair: Sandra McNally11:00 – 11:45
Self-, Peer- and Teacher Perceptions under School Tracking
OFER MALAMUD (Northwestern University), Andreea Mitrut. Cristian Pop-Eleches, and Miguel Urquiola
Discussant: tba11:45 – 12:30
The Latinx Great Migration and its Effects on School Segregation
HEDVIG HORVÁTH (UCL Institute of Education) and Jamie McCasland
Discussant: Elizabeth Setren12:30 – 13:30
Lunch
Session 3a – Parallel Session – Ludwig Erhard Room
Teacher Incentives
Chair: Richard J. Murphy13:30 – 14:15
Employee Evaluation and Skill Investments: Evidence from Public School Teachers
ERIC S. TAYLOR (Harvard University)
Discussant: Hedvig Horváth14:15 – 15:00
The Importance of Hidden Types, Hidden Actions, and Human Capital Accumulation in Determining Teacher Quality: Evidence from a Dynamic Structural Model Estimated using an Incentive Pay Experiment
NIRAV MEHTA (University of Western Ontario)
Discussant: Abhijeet SinghSession 3b – Parallel Session – Peggy and Richard Musgrave Room
Cultural Peer Composition
Chair: Philipp Lergetporer13:30 – 14:15
Cultural Integration in the Classroom: The Role of Students, Parents, and Teachers
Alexandra de Gendre, KRZYSZTOF KARBOWNIK (Emory University), Nicolas Salamanca, and Yves Zenou
Discussant: Markus Nagler14:15 – 15:00
On the Early-Life Origins of In-Group Bias: The Role of Peer Group Diversity and Cultural Distance
Dan Anderberg, Gordon B. Dahl, CHRISTINA FELFE (University of Würzburg), Helmut Rainer, and Thomas Siedler
Discussant: Paul Hufe15:00 – 15:30
Break
Session 4a – Parallel Session – Ludwig Erhard Room
Discrimination and Social Norms
Chair: Krzysztof Karbownik15:30 – 16:15
Discrimination on the Child Care Market: A Nationwide Correspondence Study
Henning Hermes, PHILIPP LERGETPORER (Technical University of Munich), Fabian Mierisch, Frauke Peter, and Simon Wiederhold
Discussant: Mikko Silliman16:15 – 17:00 Losing My Religion
RICHARD J. MURPHY (The University of Texas at Austin) and Shqiponja Telhaj
Discussant: Karin EdmarkSession 4b – Parallel Session – Peggy and Richard Musgrave Room
Small-group Instruction
Chair: Nirav Mehta15:30 – 16:15
Small and Large-Group Instruction and Didactic Methods in Mathematics for Low-Performing Adolescents: Results from a Randomized Field Experiment
LARS J. KIRKEBØEN (Statistics Norway), Trude Gunnes, Lena Lindenskov, and Marte Rønning
Discussant: Sandra McNally16:15 – 17:00 Small Group Instruction to Improve Student Performance in Mathematics in Early Grades: Results from a Randomized Field Experiment
Hans Bonesrønning, Henning Finseraas, Ines Hardoy, Jon Marius Vaag Iversen, Ole Henning Nyhus, Vibeke Opheim, Kari Vea Salvanes, ASTRID MARIE JORDE SANDSØR (University of Oslo), and Pål Schøne
Discussant: Eric S. Taylor17:00 – 17:15 Break Session 5 – Plenary Session – Ludwig Erhard Room
CESifo Young Affiliate Award Candidates II
Chair: Ludger Woessmann17:15 – 18:00 Substitution Effects in College Admissions
MIKKEL HØST GANDIL (University of Oslo)19:00 Conference Dinner
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Session 6a – Parallel Session – Ludwig Erhard Room
Global Schooling
Chair: Eric Bettinger09:00 – 09:45
Improving Schooling Productivity through Computer-aided Instruction: Experimental Evidence from Rajasthan
ABHIJEET SINGH (Stockholm School of Economics) and Karthik Muralidharan
Discussant: Ofer Malamud09:45 – 10:30
Global Universal Basic Skills: Current State and Implications for World Development
Sarah Gust, Eric A. Hanushek, and LUDGER WOESSMANN (ifo Institute & LMU Munich)
Discussant: Simon WiederholdSession 6b – Parallel Session – Peggy and Richard Musgrave Room
Postdoc Compensation and College Capital
Chair: Andrew Barr09:00 – 09:45
Waivers for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program: Who Would Benefit from Takeup?
Diego A. Briones, Nathaniel Ruby, and SARAH E. TURNER (University of Virginia)
Discussant: Jeffrey A. Smith09:45 – 10:30
The Effects of College Capital Projects on Student Outcomes
Stephen Gibbons, Claudia Hupkau, SANDRA MCNALLY University of Surrey), and Henry G. Overman
Discussant: Jacob French10:30 – 11:00
Break
Session 7a – Parallel Session – Ludwig Erhard Room
School Subjects and Long-run Outcomes
Chair: Simon Wiederhold11:00 – 11:45
Tutoring in (Online) Higher Education: Experimental Evidence from the Covid-Pandemic
MARKUS NAGLER (Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg), David Hardt, and Johannes Rincke11:45 – 12:30
Estimating the Impact of Academic Upper Secondary Education using Variation in Local Supply
KARIN EDMARK (Stockholms Universitet)
Discussant: Nirav MehtaSession 7b – Parallel Session – Peggy and Richard Musgrave Room
College Advising
Chair: Sarah E. Turner11:00 – 11:45
Understanding Socioeconomic Differences in College Outcomes
JACOB FRENCH (New York University)
Discussant: Susan Dynarski11:45 – 12:30
The Bottom Line on College Advising: Large Increases in Degree Attainment
ANDREW BARR (Texas A&M University) and Benjamin Castleman
Discussant: Camille Terrier12:30 – 13:30
Lunch
Session 8 – Plenary Session – Ludwig Erhard Room
Keynote Lecture
Chair: Eric A. Hanushek13:30 – 14:30
Understanding Labor Market Frictions in Developing Countries
IMRAN RASUL (University College London)14:30 – 14:45
Break
Session 9a – Parallel Session – Ludwig Erhard Room
Maternal Work
Chair: Karin Edmark14:45 – 15:30
Early Child Care and Maternal Labor Supply: A Field Experiment
Henning Hermes, Marina Krauß, Philipp Lergetporer, Frauke Peter, and SIMON WIEDERHOLD (Catholic University Eichstätt-Ingolstadt)
Discussant: Eric Bettinger15:30 – 16:15
Welfare Reform: Consequences for the Children
Marianne Simonsen, Lars Skipper, and JEFFREY A. SMITH (University of Wisconsin)
Discussant: Mikkel Høst GandilSession 9b – Parallel Session – Peggy and Richard Musgrave Room
School Curricula
Chair: Camille Terrier14:45 – 15:30 Teaching Self-Regulation
DANIEL SCHUNK (Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz), Eva M. Berger, Henning Hermes, Kirsten Winkel, and Ernst Fehr
Discussant: Astrid Marie Jorde Sandsør15:30 – 16:15 Crime and Basic Skills
Stephen Machin, Sandra McNally, and MATTEO SANDI (The London School of Economics and Political Science)
Discussant: Giulio Zanella16:15 – 16:45
Break
Session 10a – Parallel Session – Ludwig Erhard Room
University Access
Chair: Susan Dynarski16:45 – 17:30 Expanding University Access: Lessons from the UK Experience in 1960-2004
Andrea Ichino, Aldo Rustichini, and GIULIO ZANELLA (University of Bologna)
Discussant: Lars J. Kirkebøen17:30 – 18:15 Self-censoring in College Applications
Rustamdjan Hakimov, Renke Schmacker, and CAMILLE TERRIER (Queen Mary University London)
Discussant: Richard J. MurphySession 10b – Parallel Session – Peggy and Richard Musgrave Room
School Investments
Chair: Abhijeet Singh16:45 – 17:30 Genetic Endowments, Educational Outcomes and the Mediating Influence of School Investments
Benjamin W. Arold, PAUL HUFE (University of Bristol), and Marc Stoeckli
Discussant: Krzysztof Karbownik17:30 – 18:15 Lifetime consequences of lost instructional time in the classroom: Evidence from shortened school years
KAMILA CYGAN-REHM (Leibniz Institute for Educational Trajectories (LIfBi))18:15 – 19:00 Concluding Wine Reception