Event – CESifo Area Conference

CESifo Area Conference on Economics of Education 2022

Keynote Speaker: Imran Rasul (University College London)

2 – 3 September 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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Friday, 2 September 2022

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. Hanushek
09:00 - 09:45	Childcare, Social Skills, and the Labor Market MIKKO SILLIMAN (Harvard University) and Juuso Mäkinen
09:45 - 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. Smith
11:00 – 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 Barr
11:45 – 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. Turner
	Session 2b – Parallel Session – Peggy and Richard Musgrave Room School Tracking and School Segregation Chair: Sandra McNally
11:00 – 11:45	Self-, Peer- and Teacher Perceptions under School Tracking OFER MALAMUD (Northwestern University), Andreea Mitrut. Cristian Pop-Eleches, and Miguel Urquiola Discussant: tba
11:45 – 12:30	The Latinx Great Migration and its Effects on School Segregation HEDVIG HORVÁTH (UCL Institute of Education) and Jamie McCasland Discussant: Elizabeth Setren
12:30 – 13:30	Lunch
	Session 3a – Parallel Session – Ludwig Erhard Room Teacher Incentives Chair: Richard J. Murphy
13:30 – 14:15	Employee Evaluation and Skill Investments: Evidence from Public School Teachers ERIC S. TAYLOR (Harvard University) Discussant: Hedvig Horváth
14:15 – 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 Singh
	Session 3b – Parallel Session – Peggy and Richard Musgrave Room Cultural Peer Composition Chair: Philipp Lergetporer
13:30 – 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 Nagler
14:15 – 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 Hufe
15:00 – 15:30	Break
	Session 4a – Parallel Session – Ludwig Erhard Room Discrimination and Social Norms Chair: Krzysztof Karbownik
15:30 – 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 Silliman
16:15 – 17:00	Losing My Religion RICHARD J. MURPHY (The University of Texas at Austin) and Shqiponja Telhaj Discussant: Karin Edmark
	Session 4b – Parallel Session – Peggy and Richard Musgrave Room Small-group Instruction Chair: Nirav Mehta
15:30 – 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 McNally
16:15 – 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. Taylor
17:00 – 17:15	Break
	Session 5 – Plenary Session – Ludwig Erhard Room CESifo Young Affiliate Award Candidates II Chair: Ludger Woessmann
17:15 – 18:00	Substitution Effects in College Admissions MIKKEL HØST GANDIL (University of Oslo)
19:00	Conference Dinner

Saturday, 3 September 2022

	Session 6a – Parallel Session – Ludwig Erhard Room Global Schooling Chair: Eric Bettinger
09:00 – 09:45	Improving Schooling Productivity through Computer-aided Instruction: Experimental Evidence from Rajasthan ABHIJEET SINGH (Stockholm School of Economics) and Karthik Muralidharan Discussant: Ofer Malamud
09:45 – 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 Wiederhold
	Session 6b – Parallel Session – Peggy and Richard Musgrave Room Postdoc Compensation and College Capital Chair: Andrew Barr
09:00 – 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. Smith
09:45 – 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 French
10:30 – 11:00	Break
	Session 7a – Parallel Session – Ludwig Erhard Room School Subjects and Long-run Outcomes Chair: Simon Wiederhold
11:00 – 11:45	Tutoring in (Online) Higher Education: Experimental Evidence from the Covid-Pandemic MARKUS NAGLER (Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg), David Hardt, and Johannes Rincke
11:45 – 12:30	Estimating the Impact of Academic Upper Secondary Education using Variation in Local Supply KARIN EDMARK (Stockholms Universitet) Discussant: Nirav Mehta
	Session 7b – Parallel Session – Peggy and Richard Musgrave Room College Advising Chair: Sarah E. Turner
11:00 – 11:45	Understanding Socioeconomic Differences in College Outcomes JACOB FRENCH (New York University) Discussant: Susan Dynarski
11:45 – 12:30	The Bottom Line on College Advising: Large Increases in Degree Attainment ANDREW BARR (Texas A&M University) and Benjamin Castleman Discussant: Camille Terrier
12:30 – 13:30	Lunch
	Session 8 – Plenary Session – Ludwig Erhard Room Keynote Lecture Chair: Eric A. Hanushek
13:30 – 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 Edmark
14:45 – 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 Bettinger
15:30 – 16:15	Welfare Reform: Consequences for the Children Marianne Simonsen, Lars Skipper, and JEFFREY A. SMITH (University of Wisconsin) Discussant: Mikkel Høst Gandil
	Session 9b – Parallel Session – Peggy and Richard Musgrave Room School Curricula Chair: Camille Terrier
14:45 – 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 Sandsør
15:30 – 16:15	Crime and Basic Skills Stephen Machin, Sandra McNally, and MATTEO SANDI (The London School of Economics and Political Science) Discussant: Giulio Zanella
16:15 – 16:45	Break
	Session 10a – Parallel Session – Ludwig Erhard Room University Access Chair: Susan Dynarski
16:45 – 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. Kirkebøen
17:30 – 18:15	Self-censoring in College Applications Rustamdjan Hakimov, Renke Schmacker, and CAMILLE TERRIER (Queen Mary University London) Discussant: Richard J. Murphy
	Session 10b – Parallel Session – Peggy and Richard Musgrave Room School Investments Chair: Abhijeet Singh
16:45 – 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 Karbownik
17:30 – 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