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Jan 27, 2017

Jacob publication: "The measurement of student ability in modern assessment systems"

A paper by Brian Jacob and Jesse Rothstein (U-C Berkeley), "The Measurement of Student Ability in Modern Assessment[...]
Link to:Faculty publication on Michigan merit curriculum now in educational policy journal
Jan 27, 2017

Faculty publication on Michigan merit curriculum now in educational policy journal

A paper by Brian Jacob , Susan Dynarski , Kenneth Frank, and Barbara Schneider titled, “ Are Expectations Alone Enough[...]
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Dec 07, 2016

Dynarski on "Fulfilling the promise of community college: The ASAP demonstrations"

Community colleges throughout the United States have low graduation rates, yet preliminary evidence from a new[...]
Link to:Stange on a new measure of college quality, effects of sector and peers on degree attainment
Oct 19, 2016

Stange on a new measure of college quality, effects of sector and peers on degree attainment

“A New Measure of College Quality to Study the Effects of College Sector and Peers on Degree Attainment,” a journal[...]
Link to:Jacob on Educational Test Score Manipulation in NBER Working Paper
Oct 12, 2016

Jacob on Educational Test Score Manipulation in NBER Working Paper

“The Causes and Consequences of Test Score Manipulation: Evidence from the New York Regents Examinations” a journal[...]

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Link to:Thomas Kalil: U.S. Science and Technology Policy in the Past, Present and Future
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Apr
18
Causal Inference in Education Research Seminar (CIERS)

Efficient Coverage of Community College Taxing Districts

About CIERS : The objective of the Causal Inference in Education Research Seminar (CIERS) is to engage students and[...]
2018 - 8:30 am to 10:00 am
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Apr
11
EPI Speaker Series

What female economists learned bringing research to White House policy making

Three influential female economists discuss bringing research to bear on policymaking at the White House.
2018 - 4:00 pm to 5:30 pm
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Apr
11
Causal Inference in Education Research Seminar (CIERS)

Poor Little Rich Kids? The Determinants of the Intergenerational Transmission of Wealth

Working paper co-authors include Paul J. Devereux, Petter Lundborg and Kaveh Majlesi Abstract : Wealth is highly[...]
2018 - 8:30 am to 10:00 am
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Feb
21
Causal Inference in Education Research Seminar (CIERS)

Home Literacy Environment of Spanish-Speaking Latino Families

About CIERS : The objective of the Causal Inference in Education Research Seminar (CIERS) is to engage students and[...]
2018 - 8:30 am to 10:00 am
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Feb
14
Causal Inference in Education Research Seminar (CIERS)

Guns and Pro-Social Behavior

About the talk : Evidence from psychology shows that perceptions of our environment are influenced by the actions we[...]
2018 - 8:30 am to 10:00 am
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Related Courses

PUBPOL 534
Economics of Developing Countries
Fall
2015
U-M Class#: 
27082
Credits: 
3
Instructor: 
Dean Yang
Section: 
001
Days: 
Tu / Th
Time: 
10:00am - 11:30am
Location: 
1210 WEILL
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