Education Program meets.

• Position: Program and Working Group Meetings

The NBER's Program on Education, directed by Caroline Hoxby of Stanford University, met in Washington on November 15-16, 2012. The following papers were discussed:

* Guido Schwerdt, Ifo Institute for Economic Research, and Martin West, Harvard University, "The Effects of Test-based Retention on Student Outcomes over Time: Regression Discontinuity Evidence from Florida"

* Benjamin Castleman, Harvard University, and Bridget Long, Harvard University and NBER, "Looking Beyond Enrollment: The Causal Effect of Need-Based Grants on College Access, Persistence, and Graduation"

* Lindsay Daugherty and Francisco Martorell, RAND Corporation, and Isaac McFarlin, University of Michigan, "Percent Plans, Automatic Admissions, and College Enrollment Outcomes"

* Sarah Cohodes and Joshua Goodman, Harvard University, "First Degree Earns: The Impact of College Quality on College Graduation Rates"

* Maria Fitzpatrick, Cornell University, and Michael Lovenheim, Cornell University and NBER, "Early Retirement Incentives and Student Achievement"

* Caroline Hoxby, and Sarah Turner, University of Virginia and NBER, "Expanding College Opportunities for Low-Income, High-Achieving Students"

* Joshua Angrist and Parag Pathak, MIT and NBER, and Christopher Walters, MIT...