SUNDAY MAY 29

19:30 Dinner

MONDAY MAY 30

09:00-10:00 Keynote presentation

Chair: Bjarne Strøm

Stefan Wolter: The more, the better? Can more instruction time help students in their transition into apprenticeship and the labor market?

10:10-11:30 Session 1A

Chair: Simon Bensnes

Susanne Syren, Roope Uusitalo, Olli-Pekka Malinen, and Vesa Närhi: Effects of class size on classroom disruption

Discussant: Hans Bonesrønning

Rune Sørensen, Jon Marius Iversen, Johan From, and Hans Bonesrønning: Culture and school performance: Evidence from second generation immigrants to Norway

Discussant: Roope Uusitalo

10:10-11:30 Session 1B

Chair: Hege Gjefsen

Anders Stenberg and Jan Sauermann: Short- and Long-Term Effects of Vocational vs. General Schooling: Evidence from Sweden

Discussant: Torberg Falch

Ivan Zilic: General versus Vocational Education: Lessons from a Quasi-Experiment in Croatia

Discussant: Nicholas Sheard

11:40-13:00 Session 2A

Chair: Rune Sørensen

Astrid Marie Sandsør: Grade Variance

Discussant: Monica Langella

Mira Fischer and Dirk Sliwka: Determinants of the Motivation to Learn: Confidence in Levels and Confidence in Gains

Discussant: Sarah C. Dahmann

11:40-13:00 Session 2B

Chair: Nicholas Sheard

Hege Gjefsen: Wages, Teacher Qualifications and Student Achievement

Discussant: Anders Stenberg

Shqiponja Telhaj, Timothy Besley, and Stephen Machin: Are Public Sector CEOs Different? Leadership Wages and Performance in Schools

Discussant: Fredrik Carlsen

13:00-14:00 Lunch

14:10-16:10 Session 3A

Chair: Ole Nyhus

Karl Fritjof Krassel, Nicolai Kristensen, Eskil Heinesen, and Paul Bingley: Accumulated Instruction Time and Pupil Achievements

Discussant: Stefan Wolter

Sarah C. Dahmann: How does Education Improve Cognitive Skills? Instructional Time versus Timing of Instruction

Discussant: Shqiponja Telhaj

Simon Bensnes: Preparation time and test scores. The effect of random variation in exam preparation time on exam scores and later outcomes

Discussant: Chris van Klaveren

14:10-16:10 Session 3B

Chair: Colin Green

Sabina Albrecht: An International Comparison of Earnings Inequality and Skill Distributions

Discussant: Hildegunn Stokke

Marta Martínez-Matute, Juan Francisco Jimeno, Aitor Lacuesta, and Ernesto Villanueva: Education, Labour Market Experience and Cognitive Skills: A First Approximation to the PIAAC Results

Discussant: Jon Marius Iversen

Maria Ferreira, Annemaria Künn-Nelen, and Andries de Grip: Work-Related Learning and Skills Development in Europe: Does Initial Skills Mismatch Matter?

Discussant: Gillian Wyness

16:10-16:30 Coffee

16:30-17:10 Session 4

Chair: Marianne Haraldsvik

Chris van Klaveren, Ilja Cornelisz, and Sebastian Vonk: The Effect of Adaptive versus Static Practicing on Student Learning – Evidence from a Randomized Field Experiment

Discussant: Simon Bensnes

19:30 Dinner

TUESDAY MAY 31

9:00-10:00 Keynote presentation

Chair: Torberg Falch

Roope Uusitalo: Long-term trend in cognitive and non-cognitive skills

10:10-11:30 Session 5A

Chair: Lars-Erik Borge

Elena Meroni, Sara Flisi, Valentina Goglio, and Esperanza Vera-Toscano: Changes in adult literacy skills across European countries. The role of age and cohort effects

Discussant: Marianne Haraldsvik

Lisa Leschnig, Guido Schwerdt, and Katarina Zigova: Central School Exams and Adult Skills: Evidence from PIAAC

Discussant: Bjarne Strøm

10:10-11:30 Session 5B

Chair: Karl Fritjof Krassel

Ronan Le Saout and Elise Coudin: How do internships improve student major choices and early labor market outcomes?

Discussant: Julien Jacqmin

Gillian Wyness and Richard Murphy: Testing Means-Tested Aid

Discussant: Hege Gjefsen

11:30-12:30 Lunch

12:40-14:40 Session 6

Chair: Anders Stenberg

Monica Langella: University costs and university participation. Evidence from the UK

Discussant: Lars-Erik Borge

Julien Jacqmin and Mathieu Lefebvre: Does sector-specific experience matter? The case of European higher education ministers

Discussant: Ole Nyhus

Bjarne Strøm and Astrid Marie Sandsør: Municipality mergers

Discussant: Colin Green

14:40-15:00 Coffee and end of workshop