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Event: Workshop

III Workshop on Economics of Education: Improving Quality in Education

Starts: September 12, 2012 Ends: September 13, 2012

Sala de Recepcions - Faculty of Economics and Business. University of Barcelona. C/Tinent Coronel Valenzuela, 1-11. Barcelona

Presentation

How can output quality be improved in the educational process? What specific inputs are relevant when educational quality is under scrutiny? A significant amount of research has been carried out in recent years around these questions. This research, in direct connection with the design of educational policies, should be taken into special consideration in the current context of budgetary restrictions. The intended aim of this workshop is double: on the one hand, to establish and share the theoretical and methodological knowledge frontier in the analysis of the determinants of educational quality. On the other hand, to have access to a diversity of applied studies in which different methodologies are used.

Original research papers that cast some light on these issues, especially those from an economic perspective, will be brought together at the Workshop. Although the focus is set on empirical papers, theoretical studies are also welcome. The accepted papers (10) will be presented in plenary sessions that will complement the two keynote speakers’ presentations.

Organising Institutions

Institu d'Economia de Barcelona logotipo Universitat de Barcelona logotipo

Sponsors

Keynote Speakers

Anna Vignoles (Institute of Education-University of London & Institute for Fiscal Studies)
Victor Lavy (Hebrew University of Jerusalem & University of Warwick & NBER)
Scientific Committee

Jorge Calero (Universitat de Barcelona & IEB)

Josep-Oriol Escardíbul (Universitat de Barcelona & IEB)

Victor Lavy (Hebrew University of Jerusalem & University of Warwick & NBER)

Toni Mora (Universitat Internacional de Catalunya & IEB)

Raúl Ramos (Universitat de Barcelona & AQR-IREA)

Josep Lluís Raymond (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona & IEB)

Anna Vignoles (Institute of Educatin & Institute for Fiscal Studies)

Organizing Committee

Jorge Calero (Universitat de Barcelona & IEB)

Josep-Oriol Escardíbul (Universitat de Barcelona & IEB)

Topics of interest

School quality

Class & school size

Educational production function

Teaching & teacher conditions

Higher education

Student achievement

School effectiveness

ICT

Deadlines

Deadline for submission of papers: May 20, 2012

Deadline for acceptance of papers: June 20, 2012

Early registration: May 1 to July 23, 2012

Late registration: July 24 to September 7, 2012

Submission

The registration fee covers documentation, coffee breaks and working lunches. Participants whose papers have been accepted are exempt from this payment. Free accommodation will also be provided for them. Papers should be sent to ieb.workshop@ub.edu. Only papers presented in PDF format will be considered and no longer than 30 pages.

Registration for non-presenters

The registration fee is:

Until 23 July 2012: 300,00 €

From 24 July 2012: 350,00 €

Due to the limited capacity of the room, applications arriving first will be given priority

 

Procedure for non-presenters

Procedure:

Fill this form and send it by e-mail to ieb.workshop@ub.edu (due to the limited capacity of the room, applications arriving first will be given priority).

Acceptance will be notified by e-mail. The registration fee includes documentation, coffee breaks and working lunches (please, look at the deadline payment: €300,00 or €350,00).

Then, to fulfil the registration you will have to pay the conference fee AT THE WEBPAGE OF THE EVENT, AT “ONLINE REGISTRATION”, THE LAST OPTION OF THE MENU.

Once the payment is completed, the receipt should be sent by e-mail (ieb.workshop@ub.edu) in no more than two days from the communication of acceptance.

Your registration will be confirmed by e-mail as soon as we receive the receipt of the payment.