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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Wiji Arulampalam (University of Warwick)

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Friday, January 4, 8:00 AM
Session: Understanding School Performance (AEA)
Presiding: Richard Murnane (Harvard University)

School Quality and the Black-White Achievement Gap
Eric Hanushek (Stanford University)
Steven Rivkin (Amherst College)

Are Public Sector CEOs Different? Leadership Wages and Performance in Schools
Timothy Besley (London School of Economics)
Stephen Machin (University College London)

Pupil-Teacher Gender Interaction Effects on Scholastic Outcomes in England and the USA
Andreas Ammermueller (Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW), Germany)
Peter Dolton (Royal Holloway College)

Am I missing Something? The effects of absence from class on student performance
Wiji Arulampalam (University of Warwick)
Jeremy Smith (University of Warwick)
Robin Naylor (University of Warwick)
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