WORKSHOP PROGRAM Conference room G-101, Arne Rettedalshus

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1 WORKSHOP JUNE 14 th 16 th 2010 WORKSHOP PROGRAM Conference room G-101, Arne Rettedalshus

2 WORKSHOP JUNE 14 th 16 th 2010 Dear Participants Thank you for participating in the Workshop:. We are looking forward to these days and hope you will enjoy both social and professional. For any questions call Åse / General information Academic Program The first presentation will start at 0845 am Tuesday June 15 th, and the last presentation will end at 0440 pm Wednesday June 16 th. For details, see below. Each presentation will last 40 minutes. Following each presentation, there will be 15 minutes for discussion. The academic program will take place at the, Arne Rettedalshus room G-101. Electronic Equipment There will be a laptop and a beamer for use in the conference room. Please note that our conference laptop can only upload Power Point presentations that are compatible with Windows Office 2003 or earlier versions. PDF-files will also work. Hotel Accommodation All participants will stay at Skagen Brygge Hotel, which is centrally located in Stavanger a 15 minutes taxi ride from the University. Please take a taxi directly to the hotel when you arrive at the airport. The hotel provides you with wireless internet connection, free for all guests. Hotel address: Skagenkaien Phone number: Transport Tuesday and Wednesday morning a Maxi Taxi will pick you up at 0815 am outside the hotel. The Maxi Taxis will bring the workshop participants to Campus. They will also return you to the hotel after the workshop at 0450 pm both days. Web Page We have posted the workshop program at: Here you can download some of the papers that will be presented. If available, please Åse your paper for presentation.

3 Monday June 14 th Hiking trip to the Pulpit Rock We are very happy that so many of you are interested in the hiking trip. The day will pass as follows: 0900 Meeting outside Skagen Brygge Hotel. A short walk to the ferry which will bring us to Tau in 30 minutes On the ferry from Stavanger to Tau 1015 Our bus will bring us to the Pulpit Rock Mountain Lodge, approximately 30 minutes drive Hiking trip to the magnificent Pulpit Rock, 600 m above sea level. During the hike we will enjoy a brown bag lunch provided by us. Remember to bring your own water Hot meal at the Pulpit Rock Mountain Lodge 1715 On the bus to the ferry 1755 The ferry from Tau to Stavanger You must bring outfit for slightly changing weather conditions. Good shoes, sunglasses, sun cream, a hat (if very hot and sunny) and enough water.

4 Tuesday June 15 th The academic program will take place at the, Arne Rettedalshus room G-101. Each presentation will last 40 minutes. Following each presentation, there will be 15 minutes for discussion. Chair: Hilary Hoynes, University of California, Davis 0830 Coffee, fruit and cold drinks available Welcome, Mari Rege, The effects of school desegregation on crime Jens Ludwig, University of Chicago Neighbourhood Quality and Educational Achievements in England Olmo Silva, London School of Economics Break Sex and Science: How Professors and Peers Affect the Gender Gap in Math and Science Marianne Page, University of California Davis Lunch How classroom age composition affects pupil achievement: Evidence from multi-grade classes Marte Rønning, Statistics Norway, Edwin Leuven, ENSAE-CREST, France The Role of Teacher Quality in Retention and Hiring: Using Applications-to-Transfer to Uncover Preferences of Teachers and Schools Susanna Loeb, Stanford University Break Evidence from Non-Linear Difference-in-Differences Tarjei Havnes, University of Oslo What Linear Estimators Miss: Re-Examining the Effects of Family Income on Child Outcomes Magne Mogstad, Statistics Norway, Katrine Løken, University of Bergen 1930 Workshop dinner at Bølgen & Moi

5 Wednesday June 16 th The academic program will take place at the, Arne Rettedalshus room G-101. Each presentation will last 40 minutes. Following each presentation, there will be 15 minutes for discussion. Chair: Eric Bettinger, Stanford University 0830 Coffee, fruit and cold drinks available Maternity Leave and Children s Cognitive and Behavioral Kevin Milligan, University of British Columbia The Effect of Early Cognitive Ability on Earnings over the Life-Cycle Torberg Falch, Norwegian University of Science and Technology Break Childhood Obesity, Parents` Knowledge and Report Cards Heather Royer, University of California, Santa Barbara Lunch Childhood Exposure to the Food Stamp Program: Long-run Health and Economic Outcomes Diane Schanzenbach, University of Chicago Infertility Insurance Mandates and Infant Mortality Marianne Bitler, University of California, Irvine Break The Effect of Pre-School on Immigrants School Performance. Evidence from an Introduction of Free Pre-School in Two Districts in Oslo Kjetil Telle, Statistics Norway, Nina Drange, The Role of Information and Simplification in College Decisions: Results from the FAFSA Experiment Eric Bettinger, Stanford University 1930 Workshop dinner at Tango

6 List of Participants: Eric Bettinger, Stanford University, Marianne Bitler, University of California, Irvine Ingerid Bø, Torberg Falch, Norwegian University of Science and Technology Nina Drange, Venke Haaland, Tarjei Havnes, University of Oslo Hilary Hoynes, University of California, Davis Knud Knudsen, Edwin Leuven, ENSAE-CREST, France Susanna Loeb, Stanford University Jens Ludwig, University of Chicago Katrine Løken, University of Bergen Kevin Milligan, University of British Columbia Magne Mogstad, Statistics Norway Marianne Page, University of California Davis Mari Rege, Heather Royer, University of California, Santa Barbara Marte Rønning, Statistics Norway Diane Schanzenbach, University of Chicago Olmo Silva, London School of Economics Ingeborg F. Solli, Ingunn Størksen, Kjetil Telle, Statistics Norway Mark Votruba, Case Western Reserve University

7 Participants Eric Bettinger, Stanford University Marianne Bitler, University of California, Irvine Torberg Falch, Norwegian University of Science and Technology Tarjei Havnes, University of Oslo Susanna Loeb, Stanford University Jens Ludwig, University of Chicago Paper to be presented The Role of Information and Simplification in College Decisions: Results from the FAFSA Experiment (Tentative) Infertility Insurance Mandates and Infant Mortality The Effect of Early Cognitive Ability on Earnings over the Life-Cycle Evidence from Non-Linear Difference-in-Differences The Role of Teacher Quality in Retention and Hiring: Using Applications-to-Transfer to Uncover Preferences of Teachers and Schools The effects of school desegregation on crime Kevin Milligan, University of British Columbia Magne Mogstad, Statistics Norway With Katrine Løken, University of Bergen Maternity Leave and Children s Cognitive and Behavioral What Linear Estimators Miss: Re-Examining the Effects of Family Income on Child Outcomes Marianne Page, University of California Davis Heather Royer, University of California, Santa Barbara Marte Rønning, Statistics Norway, with Edwin Leuven, ENSAE-CREST, France Diane Schanzenbach, University of Chicago Olmo Silva, London School of Economics Kjetil Telle, Statistics Norway With Nina Drange, Sex and Science: How Professors and Peers Affect the Gender Gap in Math and Science Childhood Obesity, Parents Knowledge and Report Cards How classroom age composition affects pupil achievement: Evidence from multi-grade classes Childhood Exposure to the Food Stamp Program: Long-run Health and Economic Outcomes Neighborhood Quality and Educational Achievements in England The Effect of Pre-School on Immigrants School Performance. Evidence from an Introduction of Free Pre- School in Two Districts in Oslo