2008 Sessions for Randall Reback

 
Saturday
10:00 - 11:45 a.m.
SEA*
Session 3H*
Costs, Benefits, and Returns to Education

Organizers:

Christopher Jepsen, University of Kentucky

Session Chairs:

Kenneth R. Troske, University of Kentucky

Papers:

"Toward Policy Relevant Benchmarks for Interpreting Effect Sizes: Combining Effects with Costs"
Douglas Harris, University of Wisconsin (Contact Author)

"The Financing, Provision, and Consequences of School-Site Mental Health Services for Young Children in the US"
Randall Reback, Barnard College (Contact Author)

"The Labor-Market Returns for Community College Degrees, Diplomas, and Certificates"
Christopher Jepsen, University of Kentucky (Contact Author)

Discussants:

David N. Figlio, University of Florida
Kenneth R. Troske, University of Kentucky


 
Saturday
2:00 - 3:45 p.m.
SEA*
Session 3J*
Local Public Finance

Organizers:

Lawrence W. Kenny, University of Florida

Session Chairs:

Lawrence W. Kenny, University of Florida

Papers:

"Inter-District Choice and Residential Segregation"
Eric J. Brunner, Quinnipiac University
Sung-Woo Cho, Columbia University
Randall Reback, Barnard College

"The Responsiveness of Property Tax Revenue to Changes in Home Values"
Byron Lutz, Federal Reserve Board (Contact Author)

"Property Tax Volatility and Voter Support for Tax Limits"
Nathan B. Anderson, University of Illinois at Chicago
Andreas Pape, Binghamton University

"The Roles of Shifts in the Median Voter and of Surging Housing Values in Determining Property Tax Rates"
David A. Denslow, Jr., University of Florida
James Dewey, University of Florida
Lawrence W. Kenny, University of Florida

Discussants:

Kim Rueben, Urban Institute
Russell S. Sobel, West Virginia University


 
Sunday
1:00 - 2:45 p.m.
SEA*
Session 13N*
Local Public Economics

Organizers:

Byron Lutz, Federal Reserve Board

Session Chairs:

Byron Lutz, Federal Reserve Board

Papers:

"The Value of School Facilities: Evidence from a Dynamic Regression Discontinuity Design"
Stephanie Riegg Cellini, The George Washington University (Contact Author)
Jesse Rothstein, Princeton University
Fernando Ferreira, University of Pennsylvania

"Examining the Relationship Between Property Tax Delinquencies and Housing Foreclosures"
Jane Dokko, Federal Reserve Board (Contact Author)
Nathan B. Anderson, University of Illinois at Chicago

"Individual Calculations for the Public Good: Voting for Business Improvement Districts"
Leah Brooks, University of Toronto (Contact Author)
William Strange, University of Toronto

Discussants:

Byron Lutz, Federal Reserve Board
Randall Reback, Barnard College
Hui Shan, Federal Reserve Board


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