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Special StudiesThe Economics of Early Childhood Development: Lessons for Economic Policy Conference
Co-Hosted by
The Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis and
The McKnight Foundation and
in cooperation with the University of Minnesota
October 17, 2003
| 8:00 a.m. | Registration, Continental Breakfast |
| 8:30 | Welcome |
| Jim Lyon, First Vice President, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, and Rip Rapson, President, the McKnight Foundation | |
| Overview of Conference | |
| Art Rolnick, Director of Research, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis | |
| 8:45 | From Neurons to Neighborhoods: The Science of Early Childhood Development |
| Jack P. Shonkoff, Dean, Heller School for Social Policy and Management, Brandeis University | |
| 9:30 | The Economics of Early Childhood Development: A Three-Study Comparison |
| W. Steven Barnett, Professor of Economics and Education, Rutgers University | |
| 10:15 | Discussant—Robert Michael, Professor, Harris School of Public Policy Studies, University of Chicago |
| 10:30 | Break |
| 11:00 | A Fresh Start for Head Start |
| Janet Currie, Professor of Economics, University of California, Los Angeles | |
| 11:45 | Discussant—Pedro Carneiro, Professor of Economics, University College, London |
| 12:30 p.m. | Luncheon |
| 1:15 | Early Child Development—The Canadian Experience |
| J. Fraser Mustard, Founding President and Fellow, the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research | |
| 2:00 | Interpreting the Evidence of Family Influence on Child Development |
| James Heckman, Henry Schultz Distinguished Service Professor of Economics and Director of Social Program Evaluation at the Harris School of Public Policy, University of Chicago, with Flavio Cunha of the University of Chicago | |
| 2:45 | Discussant—John P. Laitner, Professor of Economics, University of Michigan |
| 3:00 | Break |
| 3:30 | Public Funding of Early Childhood Development— Too Little or Too Much? |
| Moderator—Scott R. McConnell, Professor of Educational Psychology, University of Minnesota | |
—A State of Minnesota Perspective: |
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—A Business Perspective: |
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| 4:45 | Summary and Closing Remarks—Rolnick |
| 5:00 | Reception |
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