1st European Symposium (16-17 November 2004, Brussels)

“Making Efficient Use of Investment in Education and Training”

The first European Symposium on Economics of Education, organized by the European Expert Network on Economics of Education (EENEE) on behalf of the European Commission, took place in Brussels on November 16/17th, 2004. Its general theme was, “Making Efficient Use of Investment in Education and Training”. At the Symposium, the EENEE network members met with representatives from education ministries of all EU Member States and from four Directorate-Generals of the European Commission to present latest scientific results and to open a dialogue between research and policy-makers.

The announcement of the symposium provides a description of the objectives and topics of the symposium. Below, you will find the programme of the symposium, with links to the presentations and papers. For a summary of the presentations and discussions, please click here.

First European Symposium

“Making Efficient Use of Investment in
Education and Training”

Organized by the European Expert Network on Economics of Education (EENEE)
on behalf of the European Commission

16.-17. November 2004, Brussels

Tuesday, 16. November 2004

 

Introduction

14:30 Welcome, EENEE Coordinator [Presentation]
Ludger Woessmann (Ifo Institute, Munich)

14:40 The Success of the Lisbon Strategy Hinges on Efficient Use of Resources in Education and Training [Speech]
Klaus Van der Pas (Director General, DG EAC)

Evaluating Investment in Education and Training

Chair: Servaas Deroose (Director, DG ECFIN)
Three presentations of 20 minutes each followed by 10 minutes of open discussion:

 

15:00 The Fiscal Returns to Schooling in the EU [Presentation]
Angel de la Fuente (Institute for Economic Analysis, Barcelona)

15:30 Effectiveness of Educational Interventions: Correlation and Causation [Presentation]
Dinand Webbink (University of Amsterdam)

16:00 Do Markets Invest Enough in Adult Lifelong Training? [Presentation]
Giorgio Brunello (University of Padova)

16:30 Coffee break

Debate: Relevance of Research on Investment in Education & Training to Policy-Makers

Chair: Antonis Kastrissianakis (Director, DG EMPL)
One presentation of 10 minutes followed by 50 minutes of open discussion:

 

17:00 Institutional Reforms to Increase Investment and Improve Governance in Education/Training [Presentation]
[Presentation of the “European Framework – Making Best Use of Resources” - Part 1]
David-Pascal Dion (DG EAC)

19:00 Dinner

Wednesday, 17. November 2004

Incentives and Accountability of Educational Institutions

Chair: Reiner Gerold (Director, DG RTD)
Four presentations of 20 minutes each followed by 10 minutes of open discussion:

 

9:30 Decentralisation Works If Combined with External Examination [Presentation] [Article]
Ludger Woessmann (Ifo Institute at the University of Munich)

10:00 Accountability, Choice and Efficiency in Schools [Presentation]
Eric A. Hanushek (Hoover Institution, Stanford University)

10:30 Private/Public Funding and Operation of Universities: A View from Greece [Presentation] [Article]
George Psacharopoulos (Athens)

11:00 How to Manage Higher Educational Institutions [Presentation]
David N. Figlio (University of Florida)

11:30 Coffee break

Debate: Relevance of Research on Incentives and Accountability to Policy-Makers

Chair: David Coyne (Director, DG EAC)
One presentation of 10 minutes followed by 50 minutes of open discussion:

 

12:00 Incentives Changes to Improve Quality and Enhance Attractiveness in Educational Institutions [Presentation]
[Presentation of the “European Framework – Making Best Use of Resources” – Part 2]
David-Pascal Dion (DG EAC)

Conclusions: Priorities for Future Action

13:00 Enhancing Cooperation between Research and Policy Making: Closing the Knowledge Gap and the Implementation Gap
David Coyne (Director, DG EAC; EENEE)