68th International Atlantic Economic Conference

October 08 - 11, 2009 | Boston, USA

A20-3 College Education: Effort, Ability, and the Role of College Major

Friday, October 9, 2009: 4:15 PM-6:15 PM
Organizer:
Maryanne Clifford, Eastern Connecticut State University—USA
Chair:
Jennifer Brown, Eastern Connecticut State University—USA
Disaggregating Education Production
Robert Houston JR, Eastern Kentucky University—USA
High School Curricular and Extracurricular Activities and Thetransition to College
Neil Olitsky, University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth—USA
Identifying at Risk Students
Marsha Davis, Eastern Connecticut State University—USA
Differences in Expected Starting Salaries by Gender and Race of Bachelor Degree Recipients
Rhona Free, Eastern Connecticut State University—USA; Jennifer Brown, Eastern Connecticut State University—USA; Maryanne Clifford, Eastern Connecticut State University—USA
Discussants:
Jennifer Brown, Eastern Connecticut State University—USA ; Robert Houston JR, Eastern Kentucky University—USA ; Maryanne Clifford, Eastern Connecticut State University—USA and Neil Olitsky, University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth—USA