Thursday, December 12
8:30am
Breakfast
9:00am

Innovation, Licensing, and Competition: Evidence from Genetically Engineered Crops

GianCarlo Moschini, Iowa State University
Edward D. Perry, Kansas State University

Discussant:
Paul Scott, New York University
10:00am
Break
10:15am

Input and Output Market Power with Non-neutral Productivity: Livestock and Labor in Meatpacking (slides)

Azzeddine Azzam, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Jordi Jaumandreu, Boston University
Rigoberto A. Lopez, University of Connecticut

Discussant:
Matthew Weinberg, The Ohio State University
11:15am
Break
11:30 am

Mexican Migration Flows and Agricultural Labor Markets in the U.S.

Julian Arteaga, The World Bank
Ashish Shenoy, University of California, Davis

Discussant:
Ethan G. Lewis, Dartmouth College and NBER
12:30pm
Lunch
1:30pm

Geospatial Heterogeneity in Inflation: A Market Concentration Story

Seula Kim, Pennsylvania State University
Michael A. Navarrete, National Bureau of Economic Research

Discussant:
Colin J. Hottman, Federal Reserve Board of Governors
2:30pm
Break
2:45pm

The Incidence of Grocery Taxes in U.S. Food and Factor Markets

Jianqiang Zhao, Cornell University
Christopher B. Barrett, Cornell University
Yuqing Zheng, University of Kentucky
Harry Kaiser, Cornell University

Discussant:
Christopher Conlon, New York University and NBER
3:45pm
Break
4:00 pm

Market Manipulation by a Monopsony Cartel: Evidence from the U.S. Meatpacking Industry

Jingyi Huang, Brandeis University

Discussant:
Gaurab Aryal, Boston University
5:00pm
Adjourn