AEAweb: AEA Sessions in 2008 ASSA Conference

These are 2008 AEA Conference Papers; please see also the full 2008 ASSA Preliminary Program Schedule.
Conference papers will be uploaded as they become available from the authors.

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Jennifer Imazeki (San Diego State University)

Sunday, January 6, 10:15 AM

Sunday, January 6, 10:15 AM

Session: The Effects of Targeted Financial Incentives on Public-Sector Labor Market Decisions (AEA)

Presiding: Eric Hanushek (Hoover Institution, Stanford University)

The Effects of Workforce-Contingent Financial Aid on New Teachers' Employment Decisions
Richard Murnane (Harvard University)
Jennifer Steele (Harvard University)
John Willett (Harvard University)

Educational Debt Burden and Early Career Choice: Long-run Evidence from a Financial Aid Experiment
Erica Field (Harvard University)

Differential Pay within School Districts: Is Combat Pay Effective?
Jennifer Imazeki (San Diego State University)

Would Higher Salaries Keep Teachers in High-Poverty Schools? Evidence from a Policy Intervention in North Carolina
Charles Clotfelter (Duke University)
Elizabeth Glennie (Duke University)
Helen Ladd (Duke University)
Jacob Vigdor (Duke University)

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