STEP UP ‘What works in education?’ – 2023

08:30 – 08:50

Arrival and registration, Welcome refreshments

Welcome to Country – Mr. Lloyd Walker

Welcome to the 2023 STEP UP conference @ UNSW Business School

Carlos Pimienta (Head of the School of Economics, UNSW Sydney)
Frederick Anseel (Senior Deputy Dean of UNSW Business School, UNSW Sydney)

09:00 – 09:45

Same-Sex Role Model Effects in Education

Presenter: Nico Salamanca (University of Melbourne)
Discussant: Rigissa Megalokonomou (Monash University)

09:45 – 10:30

Rethinking the Gender Wage Gap: Education Performance, Firm Sorting and Earnings Growth Dynamics

Presenter: Silvia Griselda (e61)
Discussant: Tina Rampino (University of Queensland)

10:30 – 11:00

Morning Tea

11:00 – 11:45

The Role of Fun in the Education Production Function: A RCT

Presenter: Akshay Shanker (University of Sydney)
Discussant: Adeline Delavande (University of Technology Sydney)

11:45 – 12:30

Gender, Socio-economic Status, and Numeracy Test Scores

Presenter: Jaai Parasnis (Monash University)
Discussant: Richard Holden (UNSW Sydney)

09:00 – 09:45

The Effects of Free Secondary School Track Choice

Presenter: Gregor Pfeifer (University of Sydney)
Discussant: Nalini Prasad (UNSW Sydney)

09:45 – 10:30

Safer in School? Compulsory Schooling Reduces Maltreatment and Associated Harms

Presenter: Adam A. Dzulkipli (Monash University)  
Discussant: Ieda Matavelli (UNSW Sydney)

10:30 – 11:00

Morning Tea

11:00 – 11:45

Response to Competition: Gender Gaps, Stability, and STEM Choice

Presenter: Jane Zhang (UNSW Sydney)

11:45 – 12:30

KEYNOTE: Economics and Education: Economics Education in Australia

Presenter: Jacqui Dwyer (Reserve Bank of Australia)