Organizers:

Eugenia F. Toma, University of Kentucky

Session Chairs:

Eugenia F. Toma, University of Kentucky

Papers:

"The Political Economy of School Choice: Support for Charter Schools Across States and School Districts"
Sean P. Corcoran, California State University - Sacramento
Christiana Stoddard, Montana State University

"Determining the Supply of Private Schools"
David D. Sjoquist, Georgia State University
Lakshimi Pandey, Georgia State University
Mary Beth Walker, Georgia State University

"School Finance Centralization, Private Schools and Support for Public Education"
Eugenia F. Toma, University of Kentucky (Contact Author)
Ron Zimmer, Rand Corporation
John Jones, Kentucky Legislative Research Committee

"Are Charter Schools More Efficient? Comparing the Technical, Allocative and Scale Efficiency of Texas Public Schools"
Lori L. Taylor, Texas A&M University
Shawna Grosskopf, Oregon State University
Kathy J. Hayes, Southern Methodist University (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Not yet assigned

Organizers:

David Brasington, Louisiana State University
John Merrifield, University of Texas - San Antonio

Session Chairs:

Jeffrey Zabel, Tufts University

Papers:

"High School Peer Effects and Student Outcomes"
David Garman, Tufts University
Jeffrey Zabel, Tufts University (Contact Author)

"Competition and Compensation in Education"
Lori L. Taylor, Texas A&M University (Contact Author)

"Cramming"
David N. Figlio, University of Florida (Contact Author)

"With a Little Help From My Friends: The Role of Teacher Networks in Teacher Transfer Decisions and Teacher Mobility"
Jeremy C. Luallen, University of Florida (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Not yet assigned

Organizers:

Kathy J. Hayes, Southern Methodist University

Papers:

"Mass Instruction or Higher Learning: the Effects of Collegiate Class Size on Student Outcomes"
Eric Bettinger, Case Western Reserve University
Bridget Long, Harvard Graduate School of Education

"The Effects of Schooling and School Teachers on Parental Time in Education Production"
Jeff DeSimone, University of South Florida (Contact Author)
Angela K. Dills, Clemson University

"Teacher Cream Skimming: Do Charter Schools Attract the Most Effective Teacher?"
Lori L. Taylor, Texas A&M University (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Not yet assigned