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These seminars are held either on the LSE Campus in London or the University of Sheffield. Please see below for exact times and locations.

For further information and papers, when available, please contact:
cver@lse.ac.uk, Tel: +44(0)20-7955-7048.

External visitors to LSE seminars are required to register for these events by emailing cver@lse.ac.uk

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Wednesday  23 September 2015  14:00 - 15:30

Current policy issues and how research can help

Frank Bowley (Department for Business, Innovation and Skills)

SAL LG.04, Lower Ground Floor, Sir Arthur Lewis Building, LSE, 32 Lincoln's Inn Fields, London WC2A 3PH


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Wednesday  28 October 2015  14:00 - 15:30

The labour market effects of academic and vocational education over the life cycle. Evidence from two British cohorts

Giorgio Brunello (University of Venice)

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SAL 1.04, 1st Floor Conference Room, Sir Arthur Lewis Building, LSE, 32 Lincoln's Inn Fields, London WC2A 3PH
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Wednesday  25 November 2015  15:30 - 17:00
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Unfortunately the speaker had to cancel - the next seminar will be at LSE on 4 December

SEMINAR CANCELLED

Sheffield University, Lecture Theatre 2, Sir Henry Stephenson Building, Mappin Street, Sheffield S1 4DT


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Friday  04 December 2015  11:30 - 13:00
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Discrimination as a Self-Fulfilling Prophecy: Evidence from French Grocery Stores

Amanda Pallais (Harvard) , joint with Joint CEP Labour/CVER seminar

SAL 1.04, 1st Floor Conference Room, Sir Arthur Lewis Building, LSE, 32 Lincoln's Inn Fields, London WC2A 3PH
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Wednesday  27 January 2016  14:00 - 15:30

The Benefits of Alternatives to Conventional College: Labor-Market Returns to Proprietary Schooling

Chris Jepsen (University College Dublin)

SAL 1.04, 1st Floor Conference Room, Sir Arthur Lewis Building, LSE, 32 Lincoln's Inn Fields, London WC2A 3PH
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Thursday  28 January 2016  14:00 - 15:30

CVER / OECD Report Launch - Building Skills for All: Review of England

 

SAL 1.04, 1st Floor Conference Room, Sir Arthur Lewis Building, LSE, 32 Lincoln's Inn Fields, London WC2A 3PH
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Wednesday  24 February 2016  15:30 - 17:00
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Course Choice and Achievement Effects of a Vocational Education and Training Voucher Scheme

Duncan McVicar (Queen's University Belfast)

Sheffield University, Lecture Theatre 2, Sir Henry Stephenson Building, Mappin Street, Sheffield S1 4DT


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Wednesday  06 April 2016  14:00 - 15:30

Vocational Schooling versus Apprenticeship Training. Evidence from Vacancy Data

Matthias Parey (Essex)

SAL 1.04, 1st Floor Conference Room, Sir Arthur Lewis Building, LSE, 32 Lincoln's Inn Fields, London WC2A 3PH
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Wednesday  27 April 2016  15:30 - 17:00
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Skill Gaps in the Workplace: Measurement, Determinants and Impact

Seamus McGuinness (ESRI, Dublin)

Sheffield University, Lecture Theatre 2, Sir Henry Stephenson Building, Mappin Street, Sheffield S1 4DT


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Friday  27 May 2016  11:30 - 13:00
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Recovering Ex Ante Returns and Preferences for Occupations using Subjective Expectations Data

Joe Hotz (Duke University)

SAL 1.04, 1st Floor Conference Room, Sir Arthur Lewis Building, LSE, 32 Lincoln's Inn Fields, London WC2A 3PH
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Wednesday  26 October 2016  14:00 - 15:30

Entry Through the Narrow Door: The Costs of Just Failing High Stakes Exams

Jeni Ruiz Valenzuela (CEP, LSE) , joint with Steve Machin and Sandra McNally

SAL 1.04, 1st Floor Conference Room, Sir Arthur Lewis Building, LSE, 32 Lincoln's Inn Fields, London WC2A 3PH
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Wednesday  30 November 2016  14:00 - 15:30

Connecting the Young: In-school Work and Post-Graduation Outcomes in Booms and Great Recessions

Lena Hensvik (IFAU)

SAL 1.04, 1st Floor Conference Room, Sir Arthur Lewis Building, LSE, 32 Lincoln's Inn Fields, London WC2A 3PH
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Wednesday  25 January 2017  14:00 - 15:30

Labor market responses to a negative labor supply shock - Quasi-experimental evidence for Germany

Katja Goerlitz (FU Berlin)

SAL 1.04, 1st Floor Conference Room, Sir Arthur Lewis Building, LSE, 32 Lincoln's Inn Fields, London WC2A 3PH
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Friday  24 February 2017  11:30 - 13:00
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Heterogeneous Beliefs and School Choice Mechanisms

Christopher Neilson (Princeton University)

SAL 1.04, 1st Floor Conference Room, Sir Arthur Lewis Building, LSE, 32 Lincoln's Inn Fields, London WC2A 3PH
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Wednesday  29 March 2017  15:30 - 17:00
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Returns to Education for High-School Dropouts: Lifecycle Heterogeneity and the Importance of Experience

Matt Dickson (University of Bath)

Sheffield University, Lecture Theatre 2, Sir Henry Stephenson Building, Mappin Street, Sheffield S1 4DT


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Wednesday  26 April 2017  15:30 - 17:00
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The effect of choice options in training curricula on the demand for and supply of apprentices

Andries de Grip (Maastricht)

Sheffield University, Lecture Theatre 2, Sir Henry Stephenson Building, Mappin Street, Sheffield S1 4DT


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Wednesday  24 May 2017  14:00 - 15:30

The longer the better? The impact of the 2012 apprenticeship reform in England on achievement and other outcomes

Stefan Speckesser (Institute for Employment Studies and CVER) , joint with Vahé Nafilyan (King’s College and CVER)

SAL 1.04, 1st Floor Conference Room, Sir Arthur Lewis Building, LSE, 32 Lincoln's Inn Fields, London WC2A 3PH
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Wednesday  28 June 2017  14:00 - 15:30

Apprenticeship education, training firms, and future labor market outcomes

Andrea Weber (WU Vienna) , joint with Jasper Haller

SAL 1.04, 1st Floor Conference Room, Sir Arthur Lewis Building, LSE, 32 Lincoln's Inn Fields, London WC2A 3PH
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Wednesday  25 October 2017  15:30 - 17:00
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General education, vocational education and skill mismatches: short-run versus long-run effects

Dieter Verhaest (KU Leuven)

Sheffield University, Lecture Theatre 2, Sir Henry Stephenson Building, Mappin Street, Sheffield S1 4DT


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Wednesday  22 November 2017  14:00 - 15:30

Estimating the value-added of English Further Education Providers

Jeni Ruiz Valenzuela (CEP, LSE)

SAL 1.04, 1st Floor Conference Room, Sir Arthur Lewis Building, LSE, 32 Lincoln's Inn Fields, London WC2A 3PH
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Wednesday  13 December 2017  14:00 - 15:30

Does Job Information Reduce Occupational Gender Segregation? Evidence from a Nationwide Reform in Germany

Jürg Schweri (Swiss Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training SFIVET)

SAL 1.04, 1st Floor Conference Room, Sir Arthur Lewis Building, LSE, 32 Lincoln's Inn Fields, London WC2A 3PH
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Wednesday  10 January 2018  14:00 - 15:30

Tackling Youth Unemployment: Evidence from a Labor Market Experiment in Uganda

Oriana Bandiera (LSE)

SAL 1.04, 1st Floor Conference Room, Sir Arthur Lewis Building, LSE, 32 Lincoln's Inn Fields, London WC2A 3PH
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Wednesday  24 January 2018  14:00 - 15:30

Gender, Willingness to Compete and Career Choices along the Whole Ability Distribution

Stefan Wolter (University of Bern)

SAL 1.04, 1st Floor Conference Room, Sir Arthur Lewis Building, LSE, 32 Lincoln's Inn Fields, London WC2A 3PH
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Wednesday  21 March 2018  15:30 - 17:00
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Alternative Pathways to Higher Education

Craig Holmes (University of Oxford)

Sheffield University, Room G14, 9 Mappin Street Building, Sheffield S1 4DT


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Wednesday  25 April 2018  14:00 - 15:30

Additional Career Assistance and Educational Outcomes for Students in Lower Track Secondary Schools

Bernd Fitzenberger (Berlin University)

SAL 1.04, 1st Floor Conference Room, Sir Arthur Lewis Building, LSE, 32 Lincoln's Inn Fields, London WC2A 3PH
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Wednesday  30 May 2018  14:00 - 15:30

The Effect of Attending a Career and Technical High School on Human Capital Accumulation

Shaun Dougherty (University of Connecticut)

SAL 1.04, 1st Floor Conference Room, Sir Arthur Lewis Building, LSE, 32 Lincoln's Inn Fields, London WC2A 3PH
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Wednesday  26 September 2018  14:00 - 15:30

Protectionism and Deskilling: Evidence From The Brexit Vote

Stephen Machin (LSE and CEP)

SAL 1.04, 1st Floor Conference Room, Sir Arthur Lewis Building, LSE, 32 Lincoln's Inn Fields, London WC2A 3PH
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Wednesday  24 October 2018  15:30 - 17:00
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The Shelf Life of Incumbent Workers during Accelerating Technological Change: Evidence from a Training Regulation Reform

Jens Mohrenweiser (Bournemouth University)

SAL 1.04, 1st Floor Conference Room, Sir Arthur Lewis Building, LSE, 32 Lincoln's Inn Fields, London WC2A 3PH
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Wednesday  28 November 2018  14:00 - 15:30

Employment protection and worker training: Evidence from Italy

Massimiliano Bratti (University of Milan)

SAL 1.04, 1st Floor Conference Room, Sir Arthur Lewis Building, LSE, 32 Lincoln's Inn Fields, London WC2A 3PH
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Wednesday  12 December 2018  14:00 - 15:30

Estimating the Dynamic Effects of a Job Training Program with Multiple Alternatives

Kai Liu (University of Cambridge)

SAL LG.04, Lower Ground Floor, Sir Arthur Lewis Building, LSE, 32 Lincoln's Inn Fields, London WC2A 3PH


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Wednesday  30 January 2019  14:00 - 15:30

The Impact of Dual Vocational Education on the Labor Market Insertion of Youth: Evidence from Madrid

Antonio Cabrales (UCL)

SAL 1.04, 1st Floor Conference Room, Sir Arthur Lewis Building, LSE, 32 Lincoln's Inn Fields, London WC2A 3PH
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Wednesday  27 February 2019  14:30 - 16:00
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Supply Shocks in the Market for Apprenticeships: Evidence from a German High School Reform

Gerard Pfann (IZA & Maastricht University)

SAL 2.04, 2nd Floor Conference Room, Sir Arthur Lewis Building, LSE, 32 Lincoln's Inn Fields, London WC2A 3PH


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Wednesday  20 March 2019  15:30 - 17:00
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Mandatory integration agreements for unemployed job seekers: a randomized controlled field experiment in Germany

Gerard Van den Berg (Amsterdam)

Sheffield University, Lecture Theatre 2, Sir Henry Stephenson Building, Mappin Street, Sheffield S1 4DT


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Wednesday  26 June 2019  14:00 - 15:30

External effects of apprenticeships

Thomas Cornelissen (University of York)

SAL 3.05, 3rd Floor Conference Room, Sir Arthur Lewis Building, LSE, 32 Lincoln's Inn Fields, London WC2A 3PH


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Wednesday  16 October 2019  15:30 - 17:00
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The Impact of Dual Apprenticeship Programs on Early Labour Market Outcomes: A Dynamic Approach

Brecht Neyt (Ghent University)

Sheffield University, Room G04, 9 Mappin Street Building, Mappin Street, Sheffield S1 4DT


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Wednesday  23 October 2019  12:30 - 14:00
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Special Education Seminar: The Labor Market Returns to Advanced Degrees

Joseph Altonji (Yale University)

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SAL 2.04, 2nd Floor Conference Room, Sir Arthur Lewis Building, LSE, 32 Lincoln's Inn Fields, London WC2A 3PH


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Wednesday  13 November 2019  14:00 - 15:30

The Effects of Youth Labor Market Reforms: Evidence from Italian Apprenticeships

Lorenzo Cappellari (Università Cattolica, Milan)

SAL 2.04, 2nd Floor Conference Room, Sir Arthur Lewis Building, LSE, 32 Lincoln's Inn Fields, London WC2A 3PH


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Wednesday  11 December 2019  14:00 - 15:30

Wages, Experience and Training of Women over the Lifecycle

Monica Costa Dias (Institute for Fiscal Studies)

SAL 1.04, 1st Floor Conference Room, Sir Arthur Lewis Building, LSE, 32 Lincoln's Inn Fields, London WC2A 3PH
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Wednesday  15 January 2020  14:00 - 15:30

Success in apprenticeship - the role of cognitive and non-cognitive skills

Stefan Wolter (University of Bern)

SAL 1.04, 1st Floor Conference Room, Sir Arthur Lewis Building, LSE, 32 Lincoln's Inn Fields, London WC2A 3PH
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Wednesday  12 February 2020  14:00 - 15:30

Can Training Grants Improve Firm Performance? Regression-Discontinuity Evidence

Pedro Martins (QMUL)

SAL 2.04, 2nd Floor Conference Room, Sir Arthur Lewis Building, LSE, 32 Lincoln's Inn Fields, London WC2A 3PH


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Wednesday  11 March 2020  15:30 - 17:00
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SEMINAR CANCELLED

Thijs Bol (University of Amsterdam)

Venue to be Confirmed,


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Wednesday  22 April 2020  14:00 - 15:30

POSTPONED

Miguel Espinosa (Universitat Pompeu Fabra)

SAL 1.04, 1st Floor Conference Room, Sir Arthur Lewis Building, LSE, 32 Lincoln's Inn Fields, London WC2A 3PH
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Wednesday  20 May 2020  14:00 - 15:30

The Effects of Career and Technical Education: Evidence from the Connecticut Technical High School System

Shaun Dougherty (University of Connecticut)

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Wednesday  14 October 2020  14:00 - 15:00
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Closing the Gap Between Vocational and General Education? Evidence from University Technical Colleges in England

Guglielmo Ventura (CVER and CEP) , joint with Steve Machin, Sandra McNally and Camille Terrier

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Wednesday  04 November 2020  14:00 - 15:00
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Labour Market Returns to Vocational Education: The Role of Counterfactual Choices

Sönke Hendrik  Matthewes (WZB Berlin) , joint with Guglielmo Ventura

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Wednesday  02 December 2020  14:00 - 15:00
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Where versus What: College Value-Added and Returns to Field of Study in Further Education

Jeni Ruiz Valenzuela (CEP, LSE) , joint with Esteban Aucejo and Claudia Hupkau

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Wednesday  16 December 2020  12:00 - 13:00
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Management Practices in Further Education and Sixth Form Colleges

Luis Schmidt (CVER and CEP, LSE) , joint with Sandra McNally and Anna Valero

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Wednesday  10 February 2021  14:00 - 15:00
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The Returns to College(s): Estimating Value-Added and Match Effects in Higher Education

Jack Mountjoy (University of Chicago)

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Wednesday  24 February 2021  14:00 - 15:00
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Assessing the Implementation and Impact of CTE in NYC – Early Impacts on Short-term Academic Outcomes

Rebecca Unterman (MRDC)

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Wednesday  24 March 2021  14:00 - 15:00
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The Effect of College Capital Projects on Students' Outcomes

Claudia Hupkau (CUNEF and CEP/CVER)

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Wednesday  28 April 2021  14:00 - 15:00
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Worker Skills and Organizational Spillovers: Evidence from Linked Training and Communications Data

Miguel Espinosa (Universitat Pompeu Fabra)

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Wednesday  12 May 2021  14:00 - 15:00
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Labor market returns to adult education

Hanna Virtanen (ETLA Economic Research)

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