Final Conference of the Marie Curie RTN Network: "Economics of Education and Education Policy in Europe"
Hosted by
The Centre for Economic Performance, LSE
London, 13-14 March 2009
Supported by
FP6 Marie Curie RTN (Contract no. MRTM-CT-2003-504796)
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Programme
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Friday 13 March
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9.00-9.30
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Coffee/Registration
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Session 1
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9.30-10.15
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Faculty Quality and PhD Student Outcomes - Evidence from Dismissed Mathematicians in Nazi Germany
*Fabian Waldinger (Centre for Economic Performance, LSE)
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10.15-11.00
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Teacher and Peer Effects in Higher Education: Evidence From a French University
*Thibault Brodaty (Center for Research in Economics and Statistics (CREST)
Marc Gurgand (Paris Jourdan Sciences Economiques (PSE))
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11.00-11.30
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Coffee/Tea
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Session 2
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11.30-13.00:
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Keynote
Derek Neal (University of Chicago)
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13.00-14.00
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Lunch
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Session 3
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14.00-14.45
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Understanding the Income Gradient in College Attendance in Mexico: The Role of Heterogeneity in Expected Returns to College
*Katja Kaufman (IGIER, Universitā Bocconi)
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14.45-15.30
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Does Date of Birth Influence Educational and Labour Market Outcomes? Evidence from France
*Julien Grenet (Paris Jourdan Sciences Economiques (PSE))
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15.30-16.00
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Coffee/Tea
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Session 4
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16.00-16.45
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Valuing School Quality Using Boundary Discontinuities
Stephen Gibbons, (Centre for Economic Performance (CEP), LSE)
*Steve Machin (University College London, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE and CEPR)
Olmo Silva (Centre for Economic Performance (CEP), LSE)
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16.45-17.30
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The Long Run Consequences of Being Graded in Elementary School
*Anna Sjögren (Institute for Labour Market Policy Evaluation (IFAU))
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17.30-18.15
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If You Pay Peanuts do You Get Monkeys? A Cross Country Comparison of Teacher Pay and Pupil Performance
*Peter Dolton (Royal Holloway, University of London)
Oscar Marcenaro-Gutierrez (Centre for Economic Performance, LSE)
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18.15-19.00
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Management meeting
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20.00
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Dinner
Sofra Restaurant, Coven Garden
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Saturday 14 March
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Session 5
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10.00-10.45
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Same Work, Lower Grade? Student Ethnicity and Teachers' Subjective Assessments
*Reyn Van Ewijk (University of Amsterdam)
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10.45-11.30
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How Do Teachers Respond to Incentive Schemes? Findings from a Laboratory Experiment
*Stefanie Lehmann (Centre for Economic Performance, LSE and Bonn Graduate School of Economics)
Christoph Winkler (Freie Universität Berlin and University of Trier)
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11.30-12.00
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Coffee/Tea
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Session 6
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12.00-13.00
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The Causal Effect of Instructional Time on Achievements in Math, Science and Reading: International Evidence
Victor Lavy (Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Royal Holloway University of London and CEPR)
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13.00-14.00
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Lunch
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Session 7
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14.00-14.45 )
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Earnings and Occupational Status Returns to Lifelong Learning
Jo Blanden (CEP, London School of Economics; University of Surrey)
*Franz Buscha
Patrick Sturgis
Peter Urwin
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14.45-15.30
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The Intergenerational Transmission of Cognitive and Non-Cognitive Skills
Erik Gronqvist (Institute for Labour Market Policy Evaluation (IFAU))
* Björn Öckert (Institute for Labour Market Policy Evaluation (IFAU))
Jonas Vlachos (Stockholm University and CEPR)
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15.30-16.00
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Coffee/tea
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Session 8
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16.00-16.45
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Birth Order, Gender and Educational Attainment
*Kim Young-Joo (University of Essex)
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16.45-17.30
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On Gender Gaps and Self-fulfilling Expectations: Theory, Policies and Some Empirical Evidence
*Juan Dolado (Universidad Carlos III de Madrid and CEPR)
Cecilia Garcia-Penalosa (GREQAM)
Sara de la Rica (Universidad del Pais Vasco)
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End of programme
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* Indicates the presenter
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Organisers
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Jo Blanden (CEP, London School of Economics; University of Surrey)
Steve Machin (University College London, CEP, London School of Economics and CEPR)
Sandra McNally (CEP, London School of Economics)
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