Departments and Research Centers

Education Policy Initiative

The Education Policy Initiative (EPI) is a program within the Ford School that brings together nationally-recognized education policy scholars focused on the generation and dissemination of policy-relevant education research.

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Causal Inference in Education Research Seminar (CIERS)

Public sector unions and the provision of public goods

Nov 11, 2015, 8:30-10:00 am EST

Weill Hall, Room 3240

A presentation by Andrew Litten, PhD student in Economics and Public Policy

Causal Inference in Education Research Seminar (CIERS)

A talk by Steven Hemelt, University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill

Dec 2, 2015, 8:30-10:00 am EST

Weill Hall, Room 3240

A presentation by Steven Hemelt, University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill

Causal Inference in Education Research Seminar (CIERS)

Mathematics course taking and earnings: Evidence from shocks to teacher labor supply

Dec 9, 2015, 8:30-10:00 am EST

Weill Hall, Room 3240

A presentation by Alfredo Sosa, PhD student in Economics and Education

Causal Inference in Education Research Seminar (CIERS)

State responses to federal education grants: Evidence from the Recovery Act

Dec 16, 2015, 8:30-10:00 am EST

Weill Hall, Room 3240

A presentation by Andrew Litten, PhD student in economics and public policy

Causal Inference in Education Research Seminar (CIERS)

Influencing college application, admission, and matriculation behavior through summer outreach programs

Oct 21, 2015, 8:30-10:00 am EDT

Weill Hall, Room 3240

A presentation by Sylvia Robles, Harvard University

Causal Inference in Education Research Seminar (CIERS)

Gender of the instructor and persistence in STEM

Nov 18, 2015, 8:30-10:00 am EST

Weill Hall, Room 3240

A presentation by Daniela Morar, doctoral student in Economics

Causal Inference in Education Research Seminar (CIERS)

Persistence in STEM majors & peer effects in randomized study groups

Aug 5, 2015, 11:30 am-1:00 pm EDT

Weill Hall, Room 3240

A presentation by Daniela Morar, PhD student in Economics and Carrie Wenjing Xu, PhD student in Economics and School of Information

Causal Inference in Education Research Seminar (CIERS)

Regression discontinuity in college math recommendations

Jan 27, 2016, 8:30-10:00 am EST

Weill Hall, Room 3240

A presentation by Julian HSU, PhD student in Economics

Causal Inference in Education Research Seminar (CIERS)

Advanced course options in Michigan public high schools

Feb 3, 2016, 8:30-10:00 am EST

Weill Hall, Room 3240

A presentation by Sarah Cannon, Education Policy Initiative Postdoctoral Fellow

Causal Inference in Education Research Seminar (CIERS)

Integrating early life shocks and human capital investments

Feb 10, 2016, 8:30-10:00 am EST

Weill Hall, Room 3240

A presentation by Valentina Duque, Research Fellow Population Studies Center, Insitutute for Social Research

Causal Inference in Education Research Seminar (CIERS)

Figuring out fadeout: Exploring the persistence of treatment effects in early childhood education programs

Feb 17, 2016, 8:30-10:00 am EST

Weill Hall, Room 3240

A presentation by CJ Libassi, Public Policy

Causal Inference in Education Research Seminar (CIERS)

The impact of local labor market shocks on education outcomes: Evidence from plant closings in Michigan

Feb 24, 2016, 8:30-10:00 am EST

Weill Hall, Room 3240

A presentation by Daniel Hubbard, PhD student in Economics

Causal Inference in Education Research Seminar (CIERS)

Variation in instructor effectiveness in higher education

Apr 27, 2016, 8:30-10:00 am EDT

Weill Hall, Room 3240

A presentation by Kevin Stange, Professor of Public Policy

Causal Inference in Education Research Seminar (CIERS)

The echo of a promise: The impact of state-designated Michigan promise zones

Aug 10, 2016, 11:30 am-1:00 pm EDT

Weill Hall, Room 3240

A presentation by Meredith Billings, PhD candidate in education

Causal Inference in Education Research Seminar (CIERS)

Texting students to help achieve their goals

Apr 13, 2016, 8:30-10:00 am EDT

Weill Hall, Room 3240

A presentation by Phil Oreopoulos, Professor of Economics at University of Toronto

Causal Inference in Education Research Seminar (CIERS)

Fiscal competition and coordination: Evidence from China

Apr 20, 2016, 8:30-10:00 am EDT

Weill Hall, Room 3240

A presentation by Xiaoyang Ye, PhD student in Higher Education

Causal Inference in Education Research Seminar (CIERS)

Medical school salaries at Michigan

Mar 16, 2016, 8:30-10:00 am EDT

Weill Hall, Room 3240

A presentation by Paul Courant, Professor of Public Policy & Jeffrey Smith, Professor of Economics and Public Policy

Causal Inference in Education Research Seminar (CIERS)

The impact of information: Evaluating a financial aid promise on college applications

Jun 15, 2016, 11:30 am-1:00 pm EDT

Weill Hall, Room 3240

A presentation by Katherine Michelmore, postdoctoral fellow in public policy

Causal Inference in Education Research Seminar (CIERS)

Those who can? Preliminary work on college course selection, academic achievement, and the choice to teach

Jul 29, 2015, 11:30 am-1:00 pm EDT

Weill Hall, Room 3240

A presentation by Daniel Hubbard, PhD student in Economics

Causal Inference in Education Research Seminar (CIERS)

College course choices: A structural model of college major progression

Nov 12, 2014, 8:30-10:00 am EST

Weill Hall, 3rd Floor Seminar Room

A presentation by Julian Hsu, PhD candidate in economics and public policy at the University of Michigan.

EPI Speaker Series

Are High-Quality Schools Enough to Close the Achievement Gap?: Evidence from a Bold Social Experiment in Harlem

Jan 20, 2010, 4:00-5:30 pm EST

Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy Annenberg Auditorium. 1120 Weill Hall 735 South State St., Ann Arbor, MI

Free and open to the public. For more information call (734) 647-4091. Roland Fryer is the Robert M.

Policy Talks @ the Ford School

CANCELED: Mike Duggan, Mayor of Detroit

Mar 12, 2015, 4:00-5:30 pm EDT

CANCELED

CLOSUP and EPI welcome Mayor of Detroit Mike Duggan for a Policy Talks @ the Ford School lecture.

EPI Speaker Series

APPAM 2017 Fall Research Conference

Nov 2-4, 2017, 8:00 am-5:00 pm EDT

Hyatt Regency, Regency Ballroom West Tower

Join EPI's scholars at 27 roundtables, panels and poster sessions, and help us to celebrate Susan Dynarski's selection as the recipient of APPAM's Spencer Award for transformative work in education policy research.

Causal Inference in Education Research Seminar (CIERS)

Impact of high school mathematics credits on income: Evidence to shocks to teachers' labor supply

Nov 2, 2016, 8:30-10:00 am EDT

Weill Hall, Room 3240

A presentation by Alfredo Sosa, PhD Candidate in education and economics

Causal Inference in Education Research Seminar (CIERS)

Effects of rural education finance reform on education expenditure in China

Jan 7, 2015, 8:30-10:00 am EST

Weill Hall, Room 3240

A presentation by Wei Ha, Research Professor of Education, Peking University

Causal Inference in Education Research Seminar (CIERS)

Virtual schooling: New evidence from Florida

Mar 11, 2015, 8:30-10:00 am EDT

Weill Hall, Room 3240

A presentation by Brian Jacob, Professor Public Policy and Education.

Causal Inference in Education Research Seminar (CIERS)

The effects of targeted recruitment and comprehensive supports of low-income high achievers at elite universities: Evidence from Texas flagships

Mar 25, 2015, 8:30-10:00 am EDT

Weill Hall, Room 3240

A presentation by Scott Imberman, Associate Professor of Economics, Michigan State University

Causal Inference in Education Research Seminar (CIERS)

Do middle schools harm student achievements in the long run? Quasi-experimental evidence from Michigan

Apr 1, 2015, 8:30-10:00 am EDT

Weill Hall, Room 3240

A presentation by Xiaoyang Ye, PhD student in Higher Education.

Causal Inference in Education Research Seminar (CIERS)

Examining ECON 401: Is it effective as a filter class?

Apr 8, 2015, 8:30-10:00 pm EDT

Weill Hall, Room 3240

A presentation by Julian Hsu, PhD candidate in economics and public policy at the University of Michigan.

Improving Equality of Opportunity in America: New Insights from Big Data

Jun 21, 2018, 4:00-5:20 pm EDT

Weill Hall, Betty Ford Classroom (1110)

This talk will show how children’s chances of climbing the income ladder vary across neighborhoods, analyze the sources of racial disparities in intergenerational mobility, and discuss the role of higher education in creating greater income mobility.