Economics of Indigenous Peoples and Institutions
Organized by Randall Akee and Emilia Simeonova
November 8, 2018
NBER, 1050 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA
Thursday, November 8
8:30 am
Continental Breakfast
9:00 am
Welcome and Introductions
Randall Akee and Jim Poterba
9:15 am
Overview of Topics I
Political Issues Research Opportunities (Research Presentation on Public Law 280)
Joe Kalt and Miriam Jorgensen

Economics of Indigenous Peoples and Institutions: A Short Overview

Randall Akee, Harvard University and NBER
9:45 am
Panel Presentation of Research on Political Institutions

Property Rights, Place-Based Policies, and Economic Development (slides)

Laurel Wheeler, Duke University

Discussant:
Ebonya L. Washington, Columbia University and NBER

A Distal Theory of Policy Design: How State Regulatory Environments Condition the Impact of Indian Gaming

Thaddieus Conner, New Mexico State University
Aimee Franklin, University of Oklahoma
Christian Martinez, New Mexico State University

Discussant:
Jonathan B. Taylor, Taylor Policy Group
10:45 am
Break
11:00 am
Overview of Topics II
Health Issues and Research Opportunities (Research on Existing Work)
Emilia Simeonova
11:30 am
Panel Presentation of Research on Health Issues

The Impact of Public Health Insurance on Medical Utilization in a Vulnerable Population: Evidence from COFA Migrants (slides)

Victoria Fan, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
Timothy Halliday, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
Megan Inada, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
Randall Akee, Harvard University and NBER
Jill Miyamura, Hawaii Health Information Corporation
Tetine Sentell, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa

Discussant:
Patrick Button, Tulane University and NBER

The Slaughter of the Bison and Reversal of Fortunes on the Great Plains

Donna Feir, University of Victoria and NBER
Rob Gillezeau, University of Toronto
Maggie Jones, Emory University and NBER

Discussant:
David Card, University of California, Berkeley and NBER
12:15 pm
Lunch
1:15 pm
Open Forum Discussion on NBER and Its Potential Role
Jim Poterba and David Card
1:45 pm
Overview of Topics III
Education and Labor Market Issues
Randall Akee

Indigenous Peoples’ Education and Labor Market Issues: A Short Overview

Randall Akee, Harvard University and NBER
2:15 pm
Panel Presentations

CDFIs and Credit in Indian Country

Valentina Dimitrova-Grazl, Virginia Military Institute

Discussant:
Robert T. Jensen, Yale University and NBER

The Effect of Quarantining Welfare on School Attendance in Indigenous Communities

Deborah A. Cobb-Clark, The University of Sydney
Nathan Kettlewell, University of Technology Sydney
Stefanie Schurer, The University of Sydney
Sven Silburn, Menzies School of Health Research

Discussant:
Marianne Bitler, University of California, Davis and NBER

Statistical Termination or Fewer Self-Identified Students: What Is Causing the Decline in American Indian and Alaska Native College Enrollments?

Jeffrey D. Burnette, Rochester Institute of Technology
Jason Younker, University of Oregon
David Wick, Rochester Institute of Technology

Discussant:
Richard J. Murnane, Harvard University and NBER
3:15 pm
Break
3:30 pm

Federal American Indian and Alaska Native Data Collections

Benjamin Simon, U.S. Department of the Interior
Richard Todd, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis
4:00 pm
Concluding Thoughts
4:15 pm
Adjourn