Workshop Objective
The objective of the workshop is to highlight the issues on finding consensus on the standards for benefit-cost analysis of preventive interventions for children, youth, and families.
DAY 1: November 18, 2013
10:15 am–10:30 am |
Welcome and Introduction Jeanne Brooks-Gunn, Committee Chair, Columbia University |
10:30 am–11:30 am |
Session 1: Overview of Benefit-Cost Analyses of Preventive Interventions for Children Speakers: Margaret Kuklinski, University of Washington, Seattle Charles Michalopoulos, MDRC Session Moderator: Janet Currie, Princeton University |
11:30 am–12:45 pm |
Session 2: Costing Interventions Speakers: Henry Levin, Columbia University Max Crowley, Duke University |
Session Moderator: Jorge Delva, University of Michigan |
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1:45 pm–3:00 pm |
Session 3: Valuing Outcomes of Intervention Speakers: Steve Aos, Washington State Institute for Public Policy Damon Jones, The Pennsylvania State University Session Moderator: Roseanne Flores, Hunter College, CUNY |
3:15 pm–4:30 pm |
Session 4: Standards of Rigor for Program Evaluations Speakers: Rebecca Maynard, University of Pennsylvania Thomas Cook, Northwestern University Jens Ludwig, University of Chicago Session Moderator: J. David Hawkins, University of Washington, Seattle |
4:30 pm–4:45 pm |
Recap of Day 1 Session Moderator: Jeanne Brooks-Gunn, Committee Chair, Columbia University |
DAY 2: November 19, 2013
9:00 am–10:15 am |
Session 5: Other BCA Standards Speakers: Richard Zerbe, University of Washington, Seattle Anirban Basu, University of Washington, Seattle Lynn Karoly, RAND Corporation Session Moderator: Melanie Lutenbacher, Vanderbilt University |
10:30 am–11:45 am |
Session 6: Translating Results to Inform Policy and Practice Speakers: Jacqueline Jones, Independent Consultant, Formerly of U.S. Department of Education and New Jersey Department of Education Linda Smith, Administration for Children and Families Kathy Stack, U.S. Office of Management and Budget Session Moderator: Gary VanLandingham, Pew Center on the States |
12:00 pm–1:30 pm |
Session 7: Concluding Thoughts (Roundtable Discussion) Session Moderator: Jeanne Brooks-Gunn, Committee Chair, Columbia University Discussants: Janet Currie, Princeton University Jorge Delva, University of Michigan Roseanne Flores, Hunter College, CUNY J. David Hawkins, University of Washington, Seattle |