STEP UP ‘What works in education?’ - 2019

08:30 – 09:00

Arrival and registration, Welcome refreshments

09:00– 09:15

Welcome to country
Opening remarks: Alex Steel (Pro Vice-Chancellor Education, UNSW Sydney)

09:15 – 10:45

SESSION 1: Choosing University

9:15 – 9:45

Persistency in Teachers’ Grading Biases and Effect on Longer Term Outcomes: University Admission Exams and Choice of Field of Study
Rigissa Megalokonomou (University of Queensland), Victor Lavi (University of Warwick)

9:45 –10:15

Peers from Venus and Mars: High-Achieving Men Affect Major Choices and Labor Market Outcomes
Jan Feld (Victoria University of Wellington), Ulf Zölitz (University of Zurich)

10:14 – 10:45

 The Role of Parental Education and Household Income in Children’s Aspirations for Higher Education: A Causal Estimation
Tina Rampino (University of Queensland)

10:45 – 11:15

Morning Tea

11:15 – 12:45

SESSION 2: When Your Peers (Do Not) Help

11:15 – 11:45

Can Access to Infant Health Care Offset Damages from Fetal Scarring?
Krzysiek Karbownik (Emory University), Aline Bütikofer (Norwegian School of Economics), Ingrid Mikkelsen Semb (University of Oslo)

11:45 -12:15

The Impact of Child Work on Cognitive Development: Results from Four Low to Middle Income Countries
Mike Keane (UNSW Sydney), Sonya Krutikova (IFS), Tim Neil (UNSW Sydney)

12:15– 12:45

Fun in Education
Richard Holden (UNSW Sydney), Isabella Dobrescu (UNSW Sydney),  Alberto Motta (UNSW Sydney), Chun Yee Wong (International University of Japan)

12:45– 14:15

Lunch break

14:15 – 15:45

SESSION 3: Performance and Information

14:15 – 14:45

Rank Incentives and Social Learning: Evidence from a Randomized Natural Experiment
Alberto Motta (UNSW Sydney), Isabella Dobrescu (UNSW Sydney), Marco Faravelli (University of Queensland), Rigissa Megalokonomou (University of Queensland)

14:45 – 15:15

Skill Accumulation with Malleable Ability: Evidence from a Growth Mindset Intervention
Adeline Delavande (University of Technology Sydney), Emilia Del Bono (University of Essex), Angus Holford (University of Essex), Sonkurt Sen (University of Essex)

15:15 – 15:45

The Impact of Providing Information on School Quality on School Composition
Cain Polidano (Melbourne Institute), Gigi Foster (UNSW Sydney), Julie Moschion (Melbourne Institute)

15:45 – 16:15

Afternoon Tea

16:15 – 17:30

Keynote lecture: Immigrants and the Educational Performance of Natives
David Figlio (Northwestern University)

17:30 – 18:15

Roundtable Discussion: Current challenges in Education

Merlin Crossley (Deputy Vice-Chancellor Academic, UNSW Sydney)

Jacqui Dwyer (Head of Information Department, RBA)

Sally Egan (Director of Centre for Education Statistics & Evaluation, NSW Dept. of Education)

Pasi Sahlberg (Deputy Director of Gonski Institute for Education, UNSW Sydney)

Chair: Richard Holden (UNSW Sydney)

18:15 – 18:30

Closing remarks

Mark King (Director Education Delivery, UNSW Sydney)

Isabella Dobrescu (UNSW Sydney)