The Aggregate Effect of School Choice: Evidence from a Two-stage Experiment in India

Tuesday, October 21, 2014
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM
(Pacific)

THE INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION INITIATIVE (IEI) Presents:

Karthik Muralidharan, Associate Professor of Economics at UCSD

“The Aggregate Effect of School Choice: Evidence from a two-stage experiment in India”

WHEN: Tuesday, October 21, 2014, 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM

WHERE: Encina Hall (2nd floor), Central Conference Room

Refreshments will be served.

Open to the public

About the Speaker: Karthik Muralidharan is an associate professor of economics at the University of California, San Diego where he joined the faculty as an assistant professor in 2008. Born and raised in India, he is a Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), an Affiliate at the Bureau for Research and Economic Analysis of Development (BREAD), a Member of the Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL) network, an Affiliate at the Center for Effective Global Action (CEGA), and a Research Affiliate with Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA). Prof. Muralidharan's primary research interests include development, public, and labor economics.

Sponsored by:

Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, Stanford Graduate School of Education, Rural Education Action Program, Center for Education Policy Analysis

Contact: Natalie Johnson nsydneyj@stanford.edu