Taub Center Conference
International Conference on the Socioeconomic Impact of Education
The Taub Center Herbert M. Singer Conference Series
Socioeconomic Impact of Education
On Sunday, September 18, 2011, the Taub Center hosted a unique symposium with three of the leading researchers worldwide in the field of education. The speakers presented cutting-edge research – in a non-academic setting – on education’s effect on societies and economies and on ways to improve educational systems. The findings were presented to senior Israeli policymakers and to the general public, followed by a high-level discussion pertaining directly to Israel.
Session 1 Chair: Ayal Kimhi, Hebrew University, Taub Center Deputy Director and Chair of the Taub Center Labor Policy Program
2:30 pm Introduction
Greg Rosshandler, Chair of the Taub Center Board
Dov Lautman, Israel Prize Laureate, Taub Center Board Member
Dan Ben-David, Tel-Aviv University, Taub Center Executive Director
3:00pm Impact of Educational Attainment and Skills
Robert Topel (University of Chicago)
Session 2 Chair: Yossi Shavit, Tel-Aviv University, Chair of the Taub Center Education Policy Program
4:00pm Impact of Educational Quality
Eric Hanushek , Stanford University
4:45pm Improving the Education System – What Works?
Adam Gamoran (Part 1; Part 2), University of Wisconsin-Madison
Roundtable Chair: Stanley Fischer , Governor of the Bank of Israel
6:00pm Implications for Israel
Presentation: Dan Ben-David , Tel-Aviv University, Taub Center Executive Director
Participants: Adam Gamoran, University of Wisconsin
Eric Hanushek, Stanford University
Robert Topel, University of Chicago
Amnon Rubinstein , IDC Herzliya, Israel Prize Laureate, former Minister of Education
Q & A with the audience
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