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NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC
RESEARCH, INC. |
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SUMMER INSTITUTE 2006 |
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Labor Studies Workshop |
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Richard Freeman and Lawrence Katz, Organizers |
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Royal Sonesta Hotel |
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Ballroom A |
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Cambridge, MA |
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PROGRAM |
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MONDAY
JULY 24: |
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8:15 am |
Coffee
and Pastries |
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8:45 am |
ANDERS
BJORKLUND, Stockholm University |
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MARKUS
JANTTI, Abo Akademi University |
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GARY SOLON,
University of Michigan and NBER |
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9:45 am |
Break |
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10:00
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PAUL
BEAUDRY, University of British Columbia and NBER |
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MARK
DOMS, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco |
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ETHAN
LEWIS, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia |
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The IT Revolution at the City
Level: |
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Testing a Model of Endogenous
Biased Technology Adoption |
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11:00 am |
Break |
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11:15
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ABDURRAHMAN
AYDEMIR, Statistics Canada |
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GEORGE
BORJAS, Harvard University and NBER |
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Attenuation
Bias in Measuring the Wage Impact of Immigration |
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12:15
pm |
Lunch- Ballroom B |
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1:15 pm |
ADRIANA
KUGLER, University of Houston and NBER |
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MUTLU
YUKSEL, University of Houston |
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Effects of Low-Skilled Immigration on U.S. Natives:
Evidence from Hurricane Mitch |
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2:15 pm |
Break |
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2:30 pm |
GEORGE
BORJAS, Harvard University and NBER |
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RACHEL
FRIEDBERG, Brown University and NBER |
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3:30 pm |
KRISTIN
BUTCHER, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago |
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ANNE
PIEHL, Rutgers University and NBER |
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4:30 pm |
Adjourn |
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TUESDAY
JULY 25: |
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8:15 am |
Coffee
and Pastries |
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8:45 am |
JOHN DINARDO,
University of Michigan and NBER |
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JUSTIN
MCCRARY, University of Michigan |
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LISA
SANBONMATSU, NBER |
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Constructive Proposals for
Dealing with Attrition: An Empirical Example |
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9:45 am |
Break |
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10:00
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CLAUDIA
OLIVETTI, Boston University |
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BARBARA
PETRONGOLO, London School of Economics |
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Unequal Pay or Unequal
Employment? A Cross-Country Analysis of Gender Gaps |
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11:00
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Break |
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11:15
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CATHERINE
WEINBERGER, UC, Santa Barbara |
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PETER
KUHN, UC, Santa Barbara and NBER |
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The Narrowing of the U.S. Gender Earnings Gap,
1959-1999: A Cohort-Based Analysis |
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12:15
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Lunch-
- Ballroom B |
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1:15 pm |
ALAN KRUEGER,
Princeton University and NBER |
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DAVID
SCHKADE, UC, San Diego |
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Sorting in the Labor Market: Do Gregarious Workers
Flock to Interactive Jobs? |
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2:15 pm |
Break |
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2:30 pm |
DARON
ACEMOGLU and AMY FINKELSTEIN, MIT and NBER |
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Input and Technology Choice in Regulated
Industries: Evidence from the Health Care Sector |
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3:30
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RAJ
CHETTY, UC, Berkeley and NBER |
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ANDREA WEBER,
Institute for Advanced Studies, Vienna |
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DAVID
CARD, UC, Berkeley and NBER |
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Does Cash-in-Hand Matter? New Evidence from the Labor Market |
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4:30 pm |
Adjourn |
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WEDNESDAY
JULY 26: |
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8:30 am |
Coffee and Pastries |
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9:00 am |
JUSTIN
WOLFERS, University of Pennsylvania and NBER |
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JOHN
DONOHUE, Yale University and NBER |
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Uses and Abuses of Empirical Evidence in the Death
Penalty Debate |
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10:00
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Break |
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10:15
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GORDON
DAHL, University of Rochester and NBER |
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STEFANO
DELLAVIGNA, UC Berkeley and NBER |
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11:15
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Break |
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11:30
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DAVID
CARD, UC Berkeley and NBER |
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ALEX
MAS, UC Berkeley and NBER |
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JESSE
ROTHSTEIN, Princeton University and NBER |
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Tipping
and the Dynamics of Segregation in Neighborhoods and Schools |
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12:30
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Lunch-
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JOINT
SESSION WITH CHILDREN |
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1:30 pm |
BRIAN
JACOB, Harvard University and NBER |
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JENS
LUDWIG, Georgetown University and NBER |
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The Effects of Family Income on Youth
Outcomes: Evidence from a Randomized Housing-Voucher Lottery |
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2:30 pm |
ADAM
ASHCRAFT, Federal Reserve Bank of New York |
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KEVIN
LANG, Boston University and NBER |
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3:30 pm |
Break |
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4:00 pm |
DOUG
ALMOND, Columbia University and NBER |
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KEN
CHAY, UC Berkeley and NBER |
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HILARY
HOYNES, UC Davis and NBER |
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DIANE WHITMORE
SCHANZENBACH, University of Chicago |
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The Great Society and Child and
Family Well-Being: Impacts of the Introduction of the Food Stamp Program |
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5:00 pm |
Adjourn |
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6:00 pm |
Clambake, Harvard Faculty Club, 20 Quincy Street,
Cambridge, MA |
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THURSDAY,
JULY 27: |
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JOINT
SESSION WITH EDUCATION |
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8:30 am |
Coffee
and Pastries |
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9:00 am |
JOSH
ANGRIST, MIT and NBER |
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DANIEL LANG, University of Toronto |
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PHILIP OREOPOULOS, University of Toronto and NBER |
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Incentives and Services for
College Achievement: Evidence from a Randomized Trial |
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10:00
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SCOTT CARRELL, Dartmouth College |
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RICHARD FULLERTON and JAMES
WEST, U.S. Air Force Academy |
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ROBERT GILCHRIST, Adams State
College |
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Peer and
Leadership Effects in Academic and Athletic Performance |
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11:00
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Break |
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11:30
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MATT GENTZKOW, University of Chicago |
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JESSE SHAPIRO, University of
Chicago and NBER |
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Does Television
Rot Your Brain? New Evidence from the Coleman Study |
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12:30
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Lunch-
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1:30 pm |
RAEGEN MILLER, Harvard
University |
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RICHARD MURNANE, Harvard
University and NBER |
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JOHN WILLETT, Harvard University |
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The Effect of
Teacher Absences of Student Achievement |
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2:30 pm
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MAGNUS
LOFSTROM, University of Texas at Dallas |
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JOHN TYLER,
Brown University and NBER |
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Does the GED Credentialing
Program Encourage Students to Drop Out of High School? Evidence from Texas |
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3:30 pm |
Break |
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4:00 pm |
EFRAIM
BENMELECH, Harvard University |
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CLAUDE BERREBI,
RAND Corporation |
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Attack Assignments in Terror
Organizations and the Productivity of Suicide Bombers |
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5:00 pm |
Adjourn |
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FRIDAY,
JULY 28: |
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JOINT
SESSION WITH PERSONNEL ECONOMICS |
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8:30 am |
Welcome
and Introduction, KATHRYN SHAW |
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8:45 am |
XAVIER
GABAIX, MIT and NBER |
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AUGUSTIN
LANDIER, New York University |
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9:45 am |
Break |
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10:00 am |
FREDERICK
ANDERSSON, Cornell University |
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MATTHEW
FREEDMAN, University of Maryland |
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JOHN
HALTIWANGER, University of Maryland and NBER |
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JULIA
LANE, NORC |
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KATHRYN
SHAW, Stanford University and NBER |
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Reaching for the Stars: Who Pays
for Talent in Innovative Industries |
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11:00
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Break |
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11:15
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PAUL
OYER, Stanford University and NBER |
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Ability and
Employer Learning: Evidence from the Economist Labor Market |
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12:15
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Lunch-
Ballroom B |
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1:15 pm |
VINCENTE
CUÑAT, Universitat Pompeu Fabra |
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MARIA
GUADALUPE, Columbia University |
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Globalization
and the Provision of Incentives Inside the Firm: The Effect of Foreign
Competition |
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2:15 pm |
Break |
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2:30 pm |
ALEXANDRE MAS and ENRICO MORETTI, UC, Berkeley and NBER |
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3:30 pm |
Break |
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3:45 pm |
TILL VON WACHTER, Columbia University |
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DANIEL SULLIVAN, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago |
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Mortality, Socio-Economic Status, and Mass-Layoffs: An Analysis using Administrative Data |
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4:45 pm |
Adjourn |
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5/8/06 |
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