CALL FOR PAPERS
NBER/Conference on Research in Income and Wealth
"Education, Skills, and Technical Change: Implications for Future
U.S. GDP Growth"
Charles Hulten and Valerie Ramey, Organizers
Charles Hulten and Valerie Ramey invite you to submit papers to be
presented at a conference on the issues education, skill formation,
and technical change. The conference will provide economists,
statisticians and analysts from government, academia, business, and
non-profit organizations the opportunity to discuss and explore
measurement challenges and data developments in these areas. The
conference will be held in Washington, D.C. in October 2015.
Location: Washington D.C.
Date: October 16-17, 2015
About the Sponsor: The Conference on Research in Income and Wealth
(CRIW) was founded in 1936 to advance the cause of measurement in
economics. CRIW brings together economists from government, academe,
business, and non-profit organizations to discuss problems of mutual interest.
Background
Future economic growth in high-income countries will depend on the
continued evolution of the Knowledge Economy and the associated
technical innovations. Transforming innovations usually require a
parallel transformation of the work force in order to supply the
skills needed to implement and operate the new technology and
business models. Preparing students for the 21st century world of
work is thus a national priority. A work force that cannot play this
role may limit the rate of innovation and affect the growth in living
standards. At the same time, innovation can be very disruptive and
the benefits shared unequally across the income distribution. A
technology-related wage-premium for education can channel benefits to
those at the upper end of the educational distribution, while
technological obsolescence may depress wages and employment at the
lower end (exacerbated by the effects of globalization and the
outsourcing of lower-end jobs).
Purpose
The purpose of this conference is to provide a forum where
economists, data providers and data analysts can meet to present
research on the link between education, skill formation, and
technical change and future economic growth. This conference invites
economists and data providers to present papers that take stock of
our existing state of knowledge and work to help set an agenda for
future research.
Conference participants will explore through theoretical and
empirical analysis. This interdisciplinary conference will be
composed of presentations by leading researchers in economics,
education, and statistics. Presenting authors will have their papers
formally discussed by participants drawn from academia, government,
business and non-academic research institutions.
Paper submission topics include:
* The historical role of educational skill-building in the
process of economic growth
* Technical change and the shifting demand for skills
* How well does the education system prepare college graduates
for the world of work?
* The average versus marginal wage premium to education
* Measuring educational output and the productivity of U.S. schools
* The reliability and use of test scores and assessments like the
SAT, PISA, and the NAEP as measures of educational quality and attainment
* Vocational training and apprenticeships as a preparation for
the workplace
* Data and research gaps
Abstracts are invited for submission to the conference organizers by
December 15. Please upload your extended abstract to:
<http://papers.nber.org/confsubmit/backend/cfp?id=CRIWf15>http://papers.nber.org/confsubmit/backend/cfp?id=CRIWf15
The extended abstract should explain clearly what you will do and (if
appropriate) what data you plan to use. Decisions will be made by
mid-January. Conference versions of papers will be due approximately
1 month prior to the conference date. We anticipate that papers will
have discussants.
The papers from the conference will become part of an NBER/CRIW
Conference volume to be published by the NBER/University of Chicago
Press. All papers will be subject to review by the editors and
referees from the NBER and the University of Chicago Press.
Received on Wed Oct 15 2014 - 12:15:09 EDT
