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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Steven Rivkin (Amherst College)

Friday, January 4, 8:00 AM

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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May 2013 AEJ: Policy

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An article in the Journal of Economic Perspectives entitled, "The Growth of Finance" by Harvard Business School professors, Robin Greenwood and David Scharfstein, was recently explored by the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal.

U.S. News & World Report cites Princeton-based Burton Malkiel's article in the Journal of Economic Perspectives as a preferred source of "sound financial advice" for investors.

The Huffington Post reports on a study addressing the influence of lifestyle factors on shrinking height in the elderly published in the April issue of AEJ: Applied Economics.

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