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(Participation by invitation only)
Prof. Uschi Backes-Gellner and Prof. Stefan C. Wolter with the support of the Jacobs Foundation organize a meeting of distinguished researchers of experimental research in the field of economics of education.
To discuss the advantages but also the barriers of experimental research amongst a small group of international specialists of experimental research in the field of economics of education.
The conference identifies a small number of scientifically and politically successful experiments and the responsible researches that would constitute the input for a second conference, which would have the character of an advocacy conference for potential experimental research and takes place in May 2011.
November 25-27, 2010
For further questions or information please contact simone.tuor@isu.uzh.ch
| 12:30 | Arrival of Participants and Buffet Lunch |
| 13:30 | Conference Opening |
| 14:00-16:00 |
Session (1): "Vouchers and Participation"
Session Chair: Simone N. Tuor, University of Zurich |
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Dinand Webbink, TIER, University of Amsterdam, Netherlands "The Effect of Vouchers for Teacher Training on Participation in Training - Results from a Natural Experiment" |
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Stefan C. Wolter, University of Bern, Switzerland "Labor Market Effects of Adult Education Vouchers: Evidence from a Randomized Field Experiment" |
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| 16:00-16:30 | Coffee Break |
| 16:30-17:30 |
Session (2): "External Incentives for Students"
Session Chair: Simon Janssen, University of Zurich |
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Eric Bettinger, Stanford University, USA "Paying to Learn: The Effect of Financial Incentives on Elementary School Test Scores" (Preliminary Title) |
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| 17:30-18:30 | Open Discussion I: Experiments as Counter-Arguments Session Chair: Stefan C. Wolter, University of Bern |
| 19:30 | Dinner |
| 09:00-11:00 |
Session (3): "School Choice and Academic Pathways I"
Session Chair: Samuel Mühlemann, University of Bern |
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Reuben Ford, SRDC, Canada "Acting Earlier in High School to Increase Access to Post-Secondary Education: Changing Career Information, Student Aid and Academic Pathways" |
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Jean-Pierre Voyer, SRDC, Canada "Willingness to Pay for PSE: a Laboratory Experiment to Investigate the Importance of Price Sensitivity and Loan Aversion among Underrepresented Groups" |
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| 11:00-11:30 | Coffee Break |
| 11:30-12:30 | Open Discussion II: Obstacles to Experiments Session Chair: Uschi Backes-Gellner, University of Zurich |
| 12:30-14:30 | Lunch Break |
| 14:30-15:30 |
Session (4a): "School Choice and Academic Pathways II"
Session Chair: Rainer Winkelmann, University of Zurich |
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Joshua Angrist, MIT, USA "Using Lotteries to Estimate the Effects of School Choice" (Video Conference) |
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| 15:30-16:30 |
Session (4b): "Peer Effects and Educational Outcomes I"
Session Chair: Rainer Winkelmann, University of Zurich |
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Victor Lavy, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel "Peer Effects in the Classroom – Evidence from Randomized Experiments" |
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| 19:30 | Dinner |
| 09:00-11:00 |
Session (5): "Peer Effects and Educational Outcomes II"
Session Chair: Uschi Backes-Gellner, University of Zurich |
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Gerald Eisenkopf, University of Konstanz, Germany "The Benefits of Coeducation – Evidence from a Natural Experiment in Switzerland" |
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Hessel Oosterbeek, TIER, University of Amsterdam, Netherlands "Ability Peer Effects in the Classroom: Evidence from a Randomized Experiment" |
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| 11:00-11:30 | Coffee Break |
| 11:30-12:30 |
Session (6): "Labor Market Programmes"
Session Chair: Stefan C. Wolter, University of Bern |
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Michael Lechner, University of St.Gallen, Switzerland "Targeting Labour Market Programmes – Results from a Randomized Experiment" |
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| 12:30-13:00 | Closing Reception |
| 13:00-14:00 | Lunch and Departure of Participants |
