CRIW Conference
Organized by Charles R. Hulten and Valerie A. Ramey
October 16-17, 2015
Hyatt Regency Bethesda

Friday, October 16

9:45 am

The Outlook for Labor Quality Growth in the US

Mary Daly, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco
John Fernald, INSEAD
Bart Hobijn, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago

10:20 am

Education, Participation, and the Revival of U.S. Economic Growth

Dale Jorgenson, Harvard University
Mun Ho, Resources for the Future
Jon Samuels, Bureau of Economic Analysis

1:30 pm

The Requirements of Jobs: Evidence from a Nationally Representative Survey

Maury Gittleman, Bureau of Labor Statistics
Kristen Monaco, Bureau of Labor Statistics
Nicole Nestoriak, Bureau of Labor Statistics

3:15 pm

Wage Inequality and Cognitive Skills: Re-Opening the Debate

Stijn Broecke, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
Glenda Quintini, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
Marieke Vandeweyer, KU Leuven

4:00 pm

Recent Flattening in the Higher Education Wage Premium: Polarization, Deskilling, or Both?

Robert G. Valletta, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco

Saturday, October 17

1:00 pm

Accounting for the Rise in College Tuition

Grey Gordon, Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond
Aaron Hedlund, Purdue University

1:45 pm

School Spending and Student Performance in OECD Countries, 1998-2011

Edward N. Wolff, New York University and NBER