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Symposium Agenda


Economics of Childhood: When to Invest?

The Inaugural Symposium of the Pritzker Consortium
on Early Childhood Development

May 15, 2006

9:30 am

BREAKFAST RECEPTION

10:00

OPENING REMARKS
J.B. Pritzker
Founder, The Children's Initiative, a project of the J.B. and M.K. Pritzker Family Foundation

PRESENTATION
James Heckman
Henry Schultz Distinguished Service Professor of Economics, University of Chicago

PANEL DISCUSSION
Bill Kurtis, moderator
Anchor of three A&E Network series, including the Emmy Award-winning "Investigative Reports"

Q&A SESSION

11:30

ADJOURN

PANELISTS

Craig Ramey
Distinguished Professor of Health Studies and Founding Director of the Center for Health and Behavior, Georgetown University

Cybele Raver
Associate Professor at the Harris School of Public Policy Studies and Director of the Center for Human Potential and Public Policy, University of Chicago

Larry Schweinhart
President of High/Scope Educational Research Foundation

Diane C. Swonk
Senior Managing Director & Chief Economist, Mesirow Financial

   

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