Open by invitation only. Please register by emailing: Prof. Sebastian Galiani at sgaliani@udesa.edu.ar

09:00 - 10:15

Monetary Incentives for Teachers and School Performance: Evidence for Chile

Dante Contreras, Universidad de Chile (joint with Lorena Flores, Félix Lobato and Víctor Macías)

Pre-Primary School and Primary School Performance

Sebastian Galiani, Universidad de San Andrés, Argentina (joint with Samuel Berlinski and Paul Gertler)

Discussants:

Miguel Urquiola, Columbia University

Emiliana Vegas, The World Bank

10:15 - 10:30

Coffee Break

10:30 - 11:45

Incentives to Improve Teaching: Lessons from Latin America

Emiliana Vegas, The World Bank

Missing in Action: Teacher Absence in Developing Countries

Halsey Rogers, The World Bank

Discussants:

Sebastian Galiani, Universidad de San Andrés, Argentina

Daniel Ortega Instituto de Estudios Superiores de Administracion (IESA, Venezuela)

11:45 - 12:00

Coffee Break

12:00 - 13:30

Private and Social Returns to Schooling in Venezuela. Evidence from a Natural Experiment

Daniel Ortega, Instituto de Estudios Superiores de Administracion (IESA, Venezuela)

Ranking schools: The influence of Noise and Socioeconomic Status on Standard Performance Measures

Miguel Urquiola, Columbia University (joint with Alejandra Mizala, Pilar Romaguera, and Timothy Vogelsang)

Discussants:

Dante Contreras, Universidad de Chile

Emiliana Vegas, The World Bank