Historical Labor Markets and Inequality
Organized by Martha J. Bailey, Leah Platt Boustan, and William J. Collins
April 1, 2023
NBER, 2nd floor, 1050 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA and Zoom
FORMAT: We plan for authors to present their work for 30 minutes or less, then 10 minutes for the discussant's comments, and the remaining 10 minutes for open questions/discussion.
Friday, March 31
6:30 pm
Dinner at Royal Sonesta Hotel - Riverfront Room
Saturday, April 1
Meeting at NBER, 1050 Massachusetts Avenue:
8:30 am
Coffee and Pastries
9:00 am

Wage Inequality in American Manufacturing, 1820-1940: New Evidence (slides)

Jeremy Atack, Vanderbilt University and NBER
Robert A. Margo, Boston University and NBER
Paul Rhode, University of Michigan and NBER

Discussant:
Martin Fiszbein, Boston University and NBER
9:50 am

Marital Matching in the 19th and Early 20th Century U.S.

Martha J. Bailey, University of California, Los Angeles and NBER
Peter Z. Lin, University of California, Los Angeles

Discussant:
Claudia Olivetti, Dartmouth College and NBER
10:40 am
Break
11:00 am

Factory Automation and Declining Trust in Institutions in the 1970s and 1980s

Leah Platt Boustan, Princeton University and NBER
Jiwon Choi, Brandeis University
David Clingingsmith, Case Western Reserve University

Discussant:
Pascual Restrepo, Yale University and NBER
11:50 am
Lunch
1:00 pm

Income Gains and the Homeownership Boom 1940-1960

William J. Collins, Vanderbilt University and NBER
Gregory Niemesh, Miami University and NBER

Discussant:
Richard B. Baker, The College of New Jersey
1:50 pm

A Real Great Compression: Inflation and Inequality in the 1940s (slides)

Carola Frydman, Northwestern University and NBER
Raven Molloy, Federal Reserve Board of Governors

Discussant:
James J. Feigenbaum, Boston University and NBER
2:40 pm
Break
3:00 pm

Union Army Widows and the Historical Take-up of Social Benefits

Laura Salisbury, York University and NBER

Discussant:
Lauren Hoehn-Velasco, Georgia State University
3:50 pm

The Incubator of Human Capital: The NBER and the Rise of the Human Capital Paradigm

Claudia Goldin, Harvard University and NBER
Lawrence F. Katz, Harvard University and NBER

Discussant:
Kevin Lang, Boston University and NBER
4:40 pm
Adjourn