Conference on Innovation in Education
Conference held November 17-18, 2005, at the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland
Papers Presented
- Long-Term Consequences of Vouchers
Joshua Angrist, Professor of Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Eric Bettinger, Assistant Professor of Economics, Weatherhead School of Management, Case Western Reserve University
Michael Kremer, Gates Professor of Developing Societies, Harvard University and Senior Fellow, Brookings Institution - An Economic Evaluation of the Cleveland Scholarship and Tutoring Program (presentation | paper)
Clive Belfield, Assistant Professor of Economics, Queens College, City University of New York - Growing Pains: The School Consolidation Movement and Student Outcomes
Christopher Berry, Assistant Professor of Economics, Harris School, University of Chicago - Workforce Quality and Public School Reform
Michael Moskow, President and CEO, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago - Charter School Quality (presentation | paper)
Eric Hanushek, Paul and Jean Hanna Senior Fellow, Hoover Institution, Stanford University
John F. Kain, Professor of Economics and Political Economy, University of Texas at Dallas
Daniel M. O'Brien, Assistant Professor of Economics, University of Texas at Dallas
Steven G. Rivkin, Associate Professor of Economics, Amherst College - The Effect of High Stakes High School Achievement Awards: Evidence from a Group Randomized Trial
Joshua Angrist, Professor of Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. - Vouchers, Small Schools, Charter Schools: What Have We Learned and Where Do We Go From Here?
Tom Mooney, President, Ohio Federation of Teachers
Helen Ladd, Professor of Public Policy Studies and Professor of Economics, Duke University
Eric Hanushek, Paul and Jean Hanna Senior Fellow, Hoover Institution, Stanford University
Paolo DeMaria, Associate Superintendent, Center for School Finance, Ohio Department of EducationHelen Ladd - An Assessment of HOPE-Style Merit Scholarships
Chris Cornwell, Professor of Economics, Terry College of Business, University of Georgia
Lance Lochner, Associate Professor of Economics, University of Western Ontario - Targeted vs. Universal Pre-K (paper 1 | paper 2)
Art Rolnick, Senior Vice President and Director of Research, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis - Student Behavior and Outcomes
Todd Stinebrickner, Associate Professor of Economics and Graduate Director, The University of Western Ontario - The Incentive Impact of Merit Scholarships: Evidence from Kenya
Michael Kremer, Gates Professor of Developing Societies, Harvard University and Senior Fellow, Brookings Institution
Edward Miguel, Associate Professor of Economics, University of California, Berkeley
Rebecca Thornton, Ph.D. candidate, Department of Economics, Harvard University - The DPS/DCTA Professional Compensation System for Teachers
Brad Jupp, Senior Academic Policy Advisor, Denver Public Schools