OCS Conference Funding Submission

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Name: Zachary McDermott

Degree Program: PHD IN PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION

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Conference Host Organization/Institution: Association for Education Finance & Policy (AEFP)

Conference/Competition Name: Association for Education Finance & Policy Conference

Conference Term: Spring Conference Start Date: 2021-03-17 Conference End Date: 2021-03-19

What were your takeaways from this conference/case competition?
Got helpful feedback on my research paper that is part of my dissertation and my planned job talk paper.

How will your participation in this conference/case competition support your professional development?
It allowed me to connect with other researchers using similar data and other using similar methods to make sure the way I am conducting my analysis is rigorous and comprehensive.

What are some next steps or action items this conference/case competition inspired?
Certain sensitivity analysis such as different robustness based on sample restrictions as well as using different forcing variables for the RD analysis.

What are some tips or best practices that you would like to share with other Wagner students who attend a conference/case competition?
This is a great conference to go to every year if you do work in education, especially if you do work that focuses on education and another subfield. Diverse groups of audience members and presenters.

Wagner Areas of Impact: Education, Finance