CEPEO Annual Lecture 2026: The effects of school phone bans – evidence from the US
Join the Centre for Education Policy and Equalising Opportunities' fifth Annual Lecture, delivered by Brian A. Jacob.
CEPEO Annual Lecture 2026: The effects of school phone bans – evidence from the US
09 Jul 2026, 17:45 – 20:00
Professor Jacob will draw together evidence from across his research portfolio to provide insights into the effects of school phone bans: evidence from the U.S.
Related links
- Centre for Education Policy and Equalising Opportunities (CEPEO)
- Department of Learning and Leadership
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Professor Brian A. Jacob
Walter H. Annenberg Professor of Education Policy and Professor of Economics in the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy
University of Michigan
His primary fields of interest are labour economics, program evaluation, child welfare and the economics of education.
Jacob’s research covers a wide variety of topics including school choice, teacher labour markets, foster care and juvenile detention. His work has appeared in top economics journals including the American Economic Review, the Quarterly Journal of Economics, and the Review of Economics and Statistics. He is a research associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research.
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Ticketing
Pre-booking essential
Cost
Free
Open to
All
Availability
Yes
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