Development of the American Economy Program Meeting
Organized by Leah Platt Boustan and William J. Collins
March 19-20, 2021
on Zoom.us
Friday, March 19
1:00 pm

Competition and Discrimination in Public Accommodations: Evidence from the Green Books (slides)

Lisa D. Cook, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
Maggie E.C. Jones, Emory University and NBER
Trevon Logan, The Ohio State University and NBER
David Rosé, Wilfrid Laurier University
1:50 pm
Break
2:00 pm

Race, Risk, and the Emergence of Federal Redlining

Price V. Fishback, University of Arizona and NBER
Jessica LaVoice, Bowdoin College
Allison Shertzer, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia
Randall Walsh, University of Pittsburgh and NBER
2:50 pm
Break
3:00 pm

International Banks: Re-Agents of Globalization?

Wilfried Kisling, University of Oxford
Christopher M. Meissner, University of California, Davis and NBER
Chenzi Xu, University of California, Berkeley and NBER
3:50 pm
Adjourn
Saturday, March 20
1:00 pm

The Economic Effects of the English Parliamentary Enclosures

Leander Heldring, Northwestern University and NBER
James A. Robinson, University of Chicago and NBER
Sebastian Vollmer, University of Goettingen
2:00 pm

Colonial Origins, Property Rights, and the Organization of Agricultural Production: the US Midwest and Argentine Pampas Compared (slides)

Gary D. Libecap, University of California, Santa Barbara and NBER
Martin Fiszbein, Boston University and NBER
Eric C. Edwards, University of California Davis
2:50 pm
Break
3:00 pm

The Impact of the WWI Agricultural Boom and Bust on Female Opportunity Cost and Fertility

Carl Kitchens, Florida State University and NBER
Luke P. Rodgers, Florida State University
3:50 pm
Adjourn