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Workshop on the Economics of Education
Day One — Friday, February 23, 2018 |
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12:00–1:00 | Lunch |
1:00–2:00 | Peter Hinrichs, Cleveland Fed (website) “Affirmative Action and Racial Segregation” |
2:15–3:15 | Michael Dinerstein, University of Chicago (website) “Allocative Efficiency in K-12 Education” |
3:30–4:30 | Eric Nielsen, Federal Reserve Board (website) “The Role of Enrichment Activities on Child Development: A Corner Solution Approach” |
4:30–6:00 | Reception |
6:00 | Dinner and Keynote Address from Brian Jacob, University of Michigan (website) “Can Technology Help Close Education Gaps?” |
Day Two — Saturday, February 24, 2018 |
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8:00–8:30 | Breakfast |
8:30–9:30 | Scott Imberman, Michigan State University (website) “Racial Gaps in Special Education Identification” |
9:45–10:45 | Jane Cooley Fruewirth, University of North Carolina (website) “Teacher Effectiveness and Classroom Composition” |
11:00–12:00 | Ron Zimmer, University of Kentucky (website) “The Schools Turnaround Leaves Behind: Systemic Effects of Recruiting High-Performing Teachers for School Turnaround” |
12:00–1:00 | Lunch |
Please contact Dionissi Aliprantis with questions regarding the conference.
Co-Sponsors: Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland and University of Kentucky

