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Workshop: The social gradient in human capital formation

Uppsala, May 27-28, 2019

The 31st Annual Conference of the European Association of Labour Economists, EALE, was held in Uppsala, 19-21 September, 2019.

The conference was organized by the Uppsala Center of Labor Studies (UCLS) in cooperation with the Department of Economics at Uppsala University and the Institute for Evaluation of Labour Market and Education Policy (IFAU).

Keynote speakers: Barbara Petrongolo, Queen Mary University and Philipp Kircher, European University Institute and University of Edinburgh.

June 20–21, 2023

The functioning of the education system and the potential for policies to level the playing field are fundamental research questions in the economics of education. This conference aims at bringing together leading scholars in the field to provide better foundations for education policy. Important questions include, e.g., the drivers and consequences of school segregation, the implications of school choice and school governance, and the effects of school resources and teacher training.

Keynote speakers

David Figlio Professor of Economics and provost at Rochester University

Susan Dynarski Professor at Harvard University Graduate School of Education

The workshop will take place at Krusenberg herrgård, outside of Uppsala and is organized by IFAU in collaboration with UCLS.

The academic committee consists of Anna Sjögren and Björn Öckert at IFAU. Accommodation is provided at Krusenberg. The organizers will cover accommodation and travel costs (economy) for presenting authors and discussants. We expect to have 10-15 contributed and invited papers.

The conference is funded by FORTE: Swedish Research Council for Health, Working life and Welfare and by the Jan Wallander and Tom Hedelius foundation and the Tore Browaldh foundation.

For further information, contact Anna Sjögren at ifauuclseducationmeetings2023@ifau.uu.se.

The purpose of this conference day is to bring together national and international researchers in Economics, aiming to stimulate exchange of knowledge and interaction. We also expect to see participation from researchers at government agencies and analysts at ministries and other organizations. 

Professor Emeritus Anders Forslund and his contributions to the debate will be given special recognition during the day.

Programme 

Full programme is now available here.