CATANZARO “Magna Graecia” University IWAEE 2015 Programme SUNDAY 14th JUNE 17:30 Registration Opens 19:00 Welcome Drinks 21:00 Reception Dinner (Grand Hotel Paradiso, Catanzaro Lido) MONDAY 15th JUNE 9:00-9:15 Welcome 9:15-10:15 Keynote Lecture Susan Dynarski 10:15-10:45 Coffee Break 10:45-12:25 Contributed Sessions A 12:30-13:30 Lunch 13:30-14:45 Poster Session A 14:50-16:30 Contributed Sessions B 16:30-17:00 Coffee Break 17:00-18:00 Keynote Lecture Helena Skyt Nielsen 20:30- Gala Dinner TUESDAY 16th JUNE 9:00-10:40 Contributed Sessions C 10:40-11:00 Coffee Break 11:00-12:00 Keynote Lecture Peter Arcidiacono 12:00-13:15 Contributed Sessions D 13:15-14:15 Lunch 1 CATANZARO “Magna Graecia” University 14:15-15:30 Poster Session B 15:30-17:15 Contributed Sessions E 17:20 - Coffee Break and Farewell 20:00 - Informal Dinner (Catanzaro Lido) 2 CATANZARO “Magna Graecia” University MONDAY 15th JUNE 9:00-9:15 WELCOME 9:15-10:15 ROOM 1 “What Have We Learned About Inequality in Education” Professor Susan Dynarski, University of Michigan. 10:15-10:45 COFFEE BREAK 10:45-12:25 CONTRIBUTED SESSION A1 ROOM: 1 Schools and Student Performance CHAIR: Birgitta Rabe Better Buildings, Better Scores? The Short-Run Effect of a Large School Construction Programme Anwen Zhang (University of Cambridge) Does the Transition into Daylight Saving Time Affect Student Performance? Stefanie Herber (University of Bamberg) with Guido Heineck and Johanna Sophie Quis Increasing Instruction Time in School Does Increase Learning But Not for Everyone Anne Brink Nandrup (Aarhus University) with Simon Calmar Andersen and Maria Knoth Humlum School Quality and Parental Investments into Children Birgitta Rabe (University of Essex) with Ellen Greaves, Iftikhar Hussain and Imran Rasul Manon Garrouste Morten Kraegpoeth 10:45-12:25 CONTRIBUTED SESSION A2 ROOM: 2 Earnings/Labour Market CHAIR: Kostas Mavromaras Laterborns Don’t Give Up. The Temporary Effects of Birth Order on European Earnings Marco Bertoni (University of Padova) with Giorgio Brunello The Impact of Education Expansion on Education and Earnings: Evidence from Hong Kong Dongshu Ou (Chinese University of Hong Kong) Education: Risk Enhancing or Insurance Mechanism Judith Delaney (University College London) Improving the Employment Rates and Productivity of People With a Disability Through Vocational Education and Training Kostas Mavromaras (NILS-Flinders University) with Cain Polidano 12:30-13:30 LUNCH Jon Jerrim 3 CATANZARO “Magna Graecia” University 13:30-14:45 POSTER SESSION A ROOM: 1 Educating Children to Save: An Experimental Approach to Financial Education of Pupils in Primary Schools Matteo Migheli (University of Torino) with Flavia Coda Moscarola Horizontal Skills Mismatch and Vocational Education Juerg Schweri (Swiss Federal Institute for Vocational Education) with Aninna Eymann The Role of Information in the Application for Merit Based Scholarships: Evidence from a Randomized Field Experiment Stefanie P. Herber (University of Bamberg) Peer Effects on Risk Behaviour: The Importance of Group Identity Francesca Gioia (University of Edinburgh) How Does Education Improve Cognitive Skills? Sarah Dahmann (DIW Berlin) Information on Ability and Provision of Incentives: RDD Estimates on the Effect of Assignment to College Remediation Emma Duchini (Universitat Pompeu Fabra) The Effect of Private Schooling on the Gender Gap in Science Clementine Van Effenterre (Paris School of Economics) with Thomas Breda and Son Thierry Ly Inequalities in Educational Outcomes: How Important is the Family? Julia Bredtmann (Aarhus University and RWI-Essen) with Nina Smith 14:50-16:30 CONTRIBUTED SESSION B1 ROOM: 1 Education and Behaviour CHAIR: Maria De Paola Do Stricter Teen Driving Laws Reduce Juvenile Crime and Substance Abuse? Marian Vidal-Fernandez (UNSW) and Rashmi Barua Quasi-Experimental Evidence on the Effect of Education on Attitudes Towards Same-Sex Relationships Luca Nunziata (University of Padua) and Beatrice d’Hombres Bilingual Schooling and Earnings: Evidence from a Language-in-Education Reform Antonio Di Paolo (Universitat de Barcelona) with Lorenzo Cappellari Who Performs Better Under Time Pressure? Results from a Field Experiment Maria De Paola (University of Calabria) with Francesca Gioia 4 CATANZARO “Magna Graecia” University 14:50-16:30 CONTRIBUTED SESSION B2 ROOM: 2 Tracking, Streaming and Choice CHAIR: Roxanne Korthals The Role of Time Preferences in Educational Decision Making Songul Tolan (DIW Berlin) with Daniel Kemptner Study Progression in Higher Education: The Impact of ex-Post Selection Koen Declerq (University of Leuven) with Frank Verboven Geographical Constraints in Track Choices: A French Study Using High School Openings Meryam Zaiem (INED & CREST) with Manon Garrouste and Son Thierry Ly Does Early Educational Tracking Increase Inequality? Short and Long Term International Evidence Roxanne Korthals (Maastricht University) with Olivier Marie and Dinand Webbink 16:30-17:00 COFFEE BREAK 17:00-18:00 ROOM 1 “The Effect of Teacher Aides in the Classroom: Evidence from a Randomized Trial” Professor Helena Skyt Nielsen, Aarhus University 20:30 GALA DINNER 5 CATANZARO “Magna Graecia” University TUESDAY 16th JUNE 9:00-10:40 CONTRIBUTED SESSION C1 ROOM: 1 Resources/Class Size CHAIR: Brian McCall Student Aid. Academic Achievement, and Labour Market Behavior: Grants or Loans? Elena Mattana (CORE, Louvain) with Juanna Joensen When Do Smaller Classes Improver Students’ Long Term Outcomes Astrid Marie Jorde Sandsor (University of Oslo) with Torberg Falch and Bjarne Strom Experimental Estimates from Observational Data: The Case of Class Size Michael Gilraine (University of Toronto) Do Public Tuition Subsidies Promote College Enrolment? Evidence from Community College Taxing Districts in Texas Brian McCall (University of Michigan) with Paco Martorell and Isaac McFarlin 9:00-10:40 CONTRIBUTED SESSION C2 ROOM: 2 School/University Choice CHAIR: Jennifer Graves Preference for College and Educational Inequality: Do Students Lack Information? Evidence from a Randomized Controlled Trial Vaishali Zambre (DIW Berlin) with Frauke H. Peter The Effect of More Science in High School on University Major Choices Marta De Philippis (LSE) The Gravity of Quality: Research Quality and Universities Attractivity in Italy Stefano Verzillo (Università degli Studi di Milano) with Massimiliano Bratti How Students Incorporate Sector-Specific Economic Conditions into Educational Choices Jennifer Graves (Universidad Autonoma de Madrid) with Zoe Kuehn 10:40-11:00 COFFEE BREAK 11:00-12:00 ROOM: 1 “University Influences on the Choice of College Major” Professor Peter Arcidiacono, Duke University 6 CATANZARO “Magna Graecia” University 12:00-13:15 CONTRIBUTED SESSION D1 ROOM: 1 Gender and Education CHAIR: Ulf Zoelitz Gender Differences in the Effects of School-Starting Age on Cognitive and Non-Cognitive Skills Julie Moschion (Melbourne Institute) with Jessica Pan Ability and Gender Streaming in High School STEM: Evidence from Israel Naomi Friedman-Sokuler (Ben Gurion University) with Moshe Justman Surrounded by Women: How Changes in the Gender Composition Affect Student Performance and Careers in Academia Ulf Zoelitz (IZA) 12:00-13:15 CONTRIBUTED SESSION D2 ROOM: 2 Parents and Education CHAIR: Sarah Sander Nielsen The Effects of Free Childcare on Labor Supply and Children Anne Busse (University of Heidelberg) with Christina Gathmann. The Causal Effect of Parent’s Schooling on Children’s Schooling in Europe: A New IV Approach Enkelejda Havari (European Commission) with Marco Savegnago Maternal Employment, Child Care, and Long-Run Child Outcomes Sarah Sander Nielsen (SFI, Danish National Centre for Social Research) with Paul Bingley and Vibeke Myrup Jensen 13:15-14:15 LUNCH 14:15-15:30 POSTER SESSION B ROOM: 1 Social Incentives in Schools Valentin Wagner (University of Dusseldorf) Does Higher Learning Intensity Affect Student Well-Being? Evidence from the National Educational Panel Study Johanna Sophie Quis (University of Bamberg) Labor Market Effects of Tertiary Education Based on Vocational Credentials Sylvi Rzepka (RWI-Essen) How a Universal Music Education Program Affects Time Use and Behavior Adrian Hille (DIW Berlin) Effect Heterogeneity of the 2009 Italian Education Reform Arash Naghavi (University of Konstanz) with Babak Jahanshahi 7 CATANZARO “Magna Graecia” University All You Need is Love… The Effect of Mother’s and Father’s Migration on the Education of Children Left Behind Simona Fiore (University of Bologna) Post-Schooling Outcomes of University Graduates: A Tax Data Linkage Approach Ross Finnie (University of Ottawa) with Dejan Pavlic, Nemanja Jevtovic and Stephen Childs Dynamics of Migration During Education: Evidence from Indonesia Deniz Sumengen (SUNY-Stony Brook) 15:30-17:15 CONTRIBUTED SESSION D1 ROOM: 1 Schools CHAIR: Tom Ahn The Effects of Sickness Absence in School on Educational Achievements, Mortality and Income Daniel Kamhoefer (University of Duisburg-Essen) with Sarah Cattan, Martin Karlsson and Therese Nilsson Destructive Creation: School Turnover and Educational Attainment Nicolas Grau (University of Chile) with Daniel Hojman and Alejandra Mizala School Choice and Segregation: Determinants and Decomposition Thomas Wouters (KU Leuven) NCLB Accountability Pressure, Working Conditions and Student Achievement: Evidence from North Carolina Thomas Ahn (University of Kentucky) with Jacob Vigdor Massimiliano Bratti 15:30-17:15 CONTRIBUTED SESSION D2 ROOM: 2 Skills and Education CHAIR: Katja Goerlitz Fertility, Health and Education of UK Immigrants: The Role of English Language Skill Yu Aoki (University of Aberdeen) with Lualhati Santiago An International Comparison of Earnings Inequality and Skill Distributions Sabina Albrecht (University of Amsterdam) Adult Skills and Labor Market Conditions During Teenage Years: Cross-Country Evidence from ALL and PIAAC Marianne Haraldsvik (NTNU) with Bjarne Strom Do Firms Substitute Workers with Different Skills as a Consequence of a Negative Labor Supply Shock Katja Goerlitz (Free University Berlin) 17:30 - COFFEE BREAK AND FAREWELL 8 .