Center of Human Capital
Journal of Human Capital
Conference Schedule
October 26-28, 2006
Buffalo/Niagara Marriott
Journal of Human Capital
Conference Schedule
October 26-28, 2006
Buffalo/Niagara Marriott
Conference Schedule
(as of 10/27/2006)
(as of 10/27/2006)
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Thursday, October 26th
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3:00pm - 12:00am
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Conference Check - In
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Buffalo Marriott
Front Desk |
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Friday, October 27th
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7:30am - 8:45am
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Continental Breakfast
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Ballroom
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8:00am - 8:45am
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Conference Check - In
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Ballroom
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8:45am - 9:00am
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Conference Opening
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Ballroom
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Session Chair: Raaj Sah (Chicago)
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9:00am - 10:00am
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"Do Students Care about School Quality?
Quality-Consistent Estimates of Dropout Behavior in Developing Countries" Presenter: Rick Hanushek (Stanford) Discussant: Michele Tertilt (Stanford) (download paper) |
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10:10am - 11:10am
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"The Changing Role of Family Income and Ability
in Determining Educational Achievement" Presenter: Lance Lochner (Western Ontario) Discussant: Solomon Polachek (Binghamton) (download paper) |
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11:20am - 12:20pm
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"Education and Religion"
Presenter: Ed Glaeser (Harvard) Discussant: Sam Peltzman (Chicago) (download paper) |
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12:30pm - 1:50pm
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LUNCH
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Session Chair: Lung-Fei Lee (Ohio State)
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2:00pm - 3:00pm
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"Patience Capital, Occupational Choice,
and the Spirit of Capitalism" Presenter: Matthias Doepke (UCLA) Discussant: Michele Boldrin (Washington Univ., St. Louis) (download paper) |
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3:10pm - 4:10pm
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"The Evolution of Income and Fertility Distributions
Over the Course of Economic Development" Presenters: Isaac Ehrlich (Buffalo) & Jinyoung Kim (Korea Univ.) Discussant: Francis Lui (Hong Kong Univ. of Science & Tech.) (download paper) |
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4:20pm - 5:20pm
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"Education and Consumption"
Presenters: Gary Becker (Chicago) & Kevin Murphy (Chicago) Discussant: Bob Hall (Stanford) (download paper) |
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6:00pm - 6:45pm
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Cheese and Wine Reception
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Ballroom
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6:45pm - 8:45pm
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CONFERENCE DINNER
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Ballroom
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Saturday, October 28th
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7:30am - 8:30am
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Continental Breakfast
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Ballroom
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8:00am - 8:30am
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Conference Check - In
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Ballroom
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Session Chair: Michael Grossman (CUNY Graduate Center)
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8:30am - 9:30am
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"Labor Market Consequences of
Human Capital Flows Into and Out of Puerto Rico" Presenter: George Borjas (Harvard) Discussant: Mark Bils (Rochester) (download paper) |
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9:40am - 10:40am
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"The Production of Cognitive Achievement
in Children: Home, School, and Racial Test Score Gaps" Presenter: Petra Todd (Univ. of Pennsylvania) Discussant: Robert Tamura (Clemson) (download paper) |
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10:50am - 11:50am
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"The Value of Life in General Equilibrium"
Presenters: Casey Mulligan (Chicago) & Tomas Philipson (Chicago) Discussant: Nancy Stokey (Chicago) (download paper) |
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11:50am - 12:00 noon
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Conference Closing
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12:00 noon
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CONFERENCE ENDS
Boxed lunches"to go" or meal vouchers at restaurant |
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