NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH
CONFERENCE ON
THE ECONOMICS OF SCHOOL CHOICE
Caroline M. Hoxby, Organizer
February 22-24, 2001
Cheeca Lodge
Islamorada, Florida
PRELIMINARY PROGRAM
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 22:
7:00 PM Reception and Dinner
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 23:
8:00 AM Continental Breakfast
8:30 AM ERIC A. HANUSHEK, Stanford University and NBER
STEVE G. RIVKIN, Amherst College
Does Public School Competition Affect Teacher Quality?
Discussant: JOSEPH ALTONJI, Northwestern University and NBER
9:30 AM Coffee Break
9:45 AM PAUL E. PETERSON, Harvard University
School Vouchers: Results from Randomized Experiments
(Joint with WILLIAM G. HOWELL, PATRICK J. WOLF, & DAVID E. CAMPBELL)
Discussant: DEREK NEAL, University of Wisconsin and NBER
10:45 AM THOMAS NECHYBA, Duke University and NBER
Introducing School Choice into Multi-District Public School Districts
Discussant: CHARLES MANSKI, Northwestern University and NBER
11:45 AM Coffee Break
12:00 PM CAROLINE M. HOXBY, Harvard University and NBER
School Choice and School Productivity (or, Could School Choice be a Tide that Lifts All Boats?)
Discussant: JOHN CHUBB, Edison Schools
1:00 PM Lunch
2:00 PM RAQUEL FERNANDEZ, New York University and NBER
RICHARD ROGERSON, University of Pennsylvania and NBER
Discussant: ANANTH SESHADRI, University of Wisconsin - Madison
3:00 PM Break
3:15 PM DAVID FIGLIO, University of Florida and NBER
MARIANNE PAGE, UC, Davis
Can School Choice and School Accountability Successfully Coexist?
Discussant: HELEN LADD, Duke University
4:15 PM Adjourn
7:00 PM Reception and Dinner
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 24:
8:00 AM Continental Breakfast
8:30 AM JULIE BERRY CULLEN, University of Michigan and NBER
STEVE G. RIVKIN, Amherst College
The Role of Special Education in School Choice
Discussant: RICHARD MURNANE, Harvard University and NBER
9:30 AM DENNIS N. EPPLE, Carnegie Mellon University and NBER
RICHARD E. ROMANO, University of Florida
Neighborhood Schools, Choice and the Distribution of Educational Benefits
Discussant: MICHAEL KREMER, Harvard University and NBER
10:30 AM Coffee Break
10:45 AM Panel Discussion: The Uses and Abuses of Research on School Choice in the Policy Debate
TOM KANE, Harvard University and NBER
JANE HANNAWAY, The Urban Institute
CHESTER FINN, The Fordham Foundation
11:45AM Lunch and Adjourn 2/2/01