Thursday, May 22
10:00 AM
Continental Breakfast
10:30 AM
Opening Remarks
10:40 AM

Would a Larger Population Increase Long-Run Incomes?

Maya R. Eden, Brandeis University
Kevin J. Kuruc, University of Texas at Austin

E Pluribus, Pauciores (Out of Many, Fewer): Diversity and Birth Rates

David H. Solomon, Boston College
Discussant: TBA
12:00 PM
Lunch
Egg Timer Papers
1:00 PM

One Cohort at a Time: A New Perspective on the Declining Gender Pay Gap

Jaime Arellano-Bover, Yale University
Nicola Bianchi, Northwestern University and NBER
Salvatore Lattanzio, Bank of Italy
Matteo Paradisi, Einaudi Institute for Economics and Finance
1:10 PM

Bachelors Without Bachelor’s: Gender Gaps in Education and Declining Marriage Rates

Clara Jade. Chambers, Yale University
Benjamin Goldman, Cornell University
Joseph Winkelmann
1:20 PM

The Demand for Grandchildren: Children as Family Public Goods

Janice Compton, University of Manitoba
Robert A. Pollak, Washington University in St Louis and NBER
1:30 PM

Closing the Door, Shrinking the Cradle: Immigration Quotas and Fertility Decline

Rania Gihleb, University of Pittsburgh
Osea Giuntella, University of Pittsburgh and NBER
Patrick M. Szurkowski
1:40 PM

Life-Cycle Fertility Patterns and the Rise in Childlessness among Recent Cohorts of Women

Melissa Schettini Kearney, University of Maryland and NBER
Phillip B. Levine, Wellesley College and NBER
1:50 PM
Break
2:10 PM

Social Institutions and Low Birth Rates

Christine Ho, Singapore Management University
Yutao Wang, Singapore Management University

Field of Study and Future Fertility

Adam Altmejd, Stockholm University
John Eric Humphries, Yale University and NBER
Juanna S. Joensen, University of Chicago
Gregory Veramendi, Royal Holloway University of London
Discussant: TBA
3:50 PM

Negotiating Parenthood: An Account of the Changing Relationship between Women's Work and Fertility

Matthias Doepke, Northwestern University and NBER
Fabian Kindermann, University of Regensburg

Gendered Family Preferences: Higher Education and Intergenerational Divergence in Eight Low Fertility Countries

Chen Peng, Università Commerciale Luigi Bocconi
Alicia Adsera, Princeton University
Arnstein Aassve, Bocconi University
Letizia Mencarini, Università Commerciale Luigi Bocconi
Discussant: TBA
5:10 PM
Adjourn
6:00 PM
Dinner
Friday, May 23
8:30 AM
Continental Breakfast
9:00 AM

Housing and Fertility

Janis Skrastins, Washington University in St Louis
Dimas M. Fazio, National University of Singapore
Bernadus Doornik, Banco Central do Brasil
Tarun Ramadorai, Imperial College London

Did the Modern Mortgage Set the Stage for the U.S. Baby Boom?

Lisa J. Dettling, Federal Reserve Board of Governors
Melissa Schettini Kearney, University of Maryland and NBER
Discussant: TBA
10:20 AM
Break
10:40 AM

Intergenerational Impact of Birth-control Policies on Fertility: The Role of Norms

Rufei Guo, Wuhan University
Lin Lin, Renmin University of China
Junjian Yi, Peking University
Hanyu Zhu, Peking University

Sibling Peer Effects in Fertility

Qinyou Hu, Aalto University
Kristiina Huttunen, Aalto University
Lars Lefgren, Brigham Young University and NBER
Riley Wilson, Brigham Young University
Discussant: TBA
12:00 PM
Lunch
1:00 PM

Religion and Demography: Papal Influences on Fertility

Lakshmi Iyer, University of Notre Dame
Paloma Lopez de mesa Moyano, Emory University
Vivek S. Moorthy, College of the Holy Cross

Movies, Censorship, and the Sexual Revolution

Tianyi Wang, University of Toronto and NBER
Hui Ren Tan, National University of Singapore
Discussant: TBA
2:20 PM
Closing Remarks
2:30 PM
Adjourn