4/11

2pm-3:15pm

TROY 2018

Higher schooling attainment is associated with better cognitive function at older ages, but it remains unclear whether the relationship is causal. This talk will present and discuss recent results that aim to pin down the causal part of this association using nonparametric bounds. Evidence will be shown for the United States using two data sets, and for six low-and-middle income countries for which harmonized data from the Consortium to Establish a Registry for Alzheimer’s Disease (CERAD) exists. The evidence indicates that increases in schooling have long-lasting effects on memory decades later in life for older adults in most countries analyzed, while interesting heterogeneities also arise.

Dr. Flores-Lagunes is Vice President and Director of Research at the W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research. His research focuses on the evaluation of job training programs, of government programs aimed at providing a safety net for the population, the economics of education, and health economics. Prior to joining the Upjohn Institute Dr. Flores-Lagunes was a professor of economics at the Maxwell School and a senior research associate in the Center for Policy Research, both at Syracuse University. Previously, he held faculty appointments at the State University of New York at Binghamton, the University of Florida, and the University of Arizona. He has been a visiting fellow in both the Industrial Relations Section and the Department of Economics of Princeton University, and visiting scholar and lecturer at Cornell, Ohio State, LISER (Luxembourg), and the Central Bank of Mexico.