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NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH, INC. 

Public Policies in Canada and the United States 

Supported by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation and Employment and Social Development Canada

Philip Oreopoulos and David Card, Organizers 

October 27-28, 2016 

Palais des congrès de Gatineau
50, Maisonneuve Blvd
Gatineau, QC  J8X 4H4, Canada

PROGRAM

Thursday, October 27
12:30 pm	Registration
1:00 pm	Opening remarks
Session 1: Social Safety Net
1:15 pm	Introduction: Philip Oreopoulos, University of Toronto and NBER Hilary W. Hoynes, University of California at Berkeley and NBER Mark Stabile, INSEAD and NBER Small Differences that Matter: Differences in the Social Safety Net and the Implications for Women and Children
	Kevin S. Milligan, University of British Columbia and NBER Tammy Schirle, Wilfrid Laurier University Push and Pull: Disability Insurance, Regional Labor Markets, and Benefit Generosity in Canada and the United
	Michael Baker, University of Toronto and NBER Janet Currie, Princeton University and NBER Hannes Schwandt, University of Zurich Inequality in Mortality Over the Life Course: A Comparison of the U.S. and Canada Discussant: Claude Lavoie, Finance Canada
3:15 pm	Break
Session 2: Skills Development
3:30 pm	Introduction: Philip Oreopoulos, University of Toronto and NBER Marc Frenette, Statistics Canada Judith Scott-Clayton, Columbia University and NBER Philip Oreopoulos, University of Toronto and NBER Carolyn Tsao, Harvard University Why are Community College Completion Rates So Different Between Canada and the United States and Does Lead to Differences in Earnings?
	Steven F. Lehrer, Queen's University and NBER Michael Kottelenberg, Huron University College New Evidence on How Skills Influence Human Capital Acquisition and Early Labour Market Return to Human Capital between Canada and the United States Discussant: Alexis Conrad, Employment and Social Development Canada
4:55 pm	Adjourn
Friday, October 28
8:30 am	Continental Breakfast
Session 3: Labour Market
9:00 am	Introduction: Philip Oreopoulos, University of Toronto and NBER
	Fabian Lange, McGill University Kory Kroft, University of Toronto and NBER Matthew J. Notowidigdo, Northwestern University and NBER Matthew Tudball, University of Toronto Long Time Out: Unemployment and Joblessness in Canada and the United States
	Stephen Jones, McMaster University Craig Riddell, University of British Columbia Unemployment, Marginal Attachment and Labour Force Participation in Canada and the United States
	David Albouy, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and NBER Chandler Lutz, Copenhagen Business School Casey Warman, Dalhousie University and NBER Local Labor Markets in Canada and the United States Discussant: Jonathan Will, Employment and Social Development Canada
10:45 am	Break
Session 4: Immigration
11:00 am	Introduction: Philip Oreopoulos, University of Toronto and NBER Ana Damas De Matos, HEC Montréal Daniel Parent, HEC Montreal Canada and High Skill Immigration in the U.S.: Way Station or Farm System?
	Andrew J. Clarke, University of Melbourne Ana Ferrer, University of Waterloo Mikal Skuterud, University of Waterloo A Comparative Analysis of the Labour Market Performance of University-Educated Immigrants in Australia, Canada, and the United States: Does Policy Matter? Discussant: Fraser Valentine, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada
12:25 pm	Lunch
Session 5: Income Inequality
1:30 pm	Introduction: Philip Oreopoulos, University of Toronto and NBER David A. Green, University of British Columbia Rene Morissette, Statistics Canada Benjamin M. Sand, York University Geographic Spillovers of Booms: The Effects of Canada's Resource Boom on Canada-US Differences in Wages
	Audra Bowlus, University of Western Ontario Haoming Liu, National University of Singapore Chris Robinson, University of Western Ontario Different Paths? Human Capital Prices, Wages and Inequality in Canada and the US
	Marie Connolly, Université du Québec à Montréal Miles Corak, University of Ottawa Catherine Haeck, Universitè du Québec à Montréal Intergenerational Income Mobility in Canada and the United States Discussant: Doug Murphy, Employment and Social Development Canada
3:15 pm	Summary: Lessons learned from conference David Card, University of California at Berkeley and NBER Craig Riddell, University of British Columbia
3:45 pm	Closing Remarks: Philip Oreopoulos, University of Toronto and NBER
4:00 pm	Adjourn
Meeting format: Introductions, 5 minutes; Authors, 20 minutes; Discussants, 10 minutes, general discussion 20 minutes