Labor Studies Program Meeting
Organized by David Autor and Alexandre Mas
November 9, 2018
The Gleacher Center, Room 600, 450 North Cityfront Plaza Drive, Chicago, IL
Thursday, November 8
6:30 pm
Dinner
Sheraton Grand Chicago
301 E North Water Street
Chicago, IL

Dinner Talk: Stefano DellaVigna, University of California at Berkeley and NBER
Are Referees and Editors in Economics Gender Neutral?
Friday, November 9
8:00 am
Continental Breakfast
8:30 am

Scabs: The Social Suppression of Labor Supply

Emily Breza, Harvard University and NBER
Supreet Kaur, University of California, Berkeley and NBER
Nandita Krishnaswamy, Columbia University
9:15 am

Labor Market Search With Imperfect Information and Learning

John Conlon, Carnegie Mellon University
Laura Pilossoph, Duke University and NBER
Matthew J. Wiswall, University of Wisconsin - Madison and NBER
Basit Zafar, University of Michigan and NBER
9:55 am
Break
10:10 am

How Much Should we Trust Estimates of Firm Effects and Worker Sorting?

Stephane Bonhomme, University of Chicago
Kerstin Holzheu, Sciences Po
Thibaut Lamadon, University of Chicago and NBER
Elena Manresa, Princeton University
Magne Mogstad, University of Chicago and NBER
Bradley Setzler, The Pennsylvania State University and NBER
10:55 am

Quasi-Experimental Shift-Share Research Designs

Kirill Borusyak, University of California, Berkeley and NBER
Peter Hull, Brown University and NBER
Xavier Jaravel, London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)
11:35 am
Lunch- 250 Lounge (2nd Floor)
12:35 pm

How Much Does Your Boss Make? The Effects of Salary Comparisons

Zoë B. Cullen, Harvard University and NBER
Ricardo Perez-Truglia, University of California, Los Angeles and NBER
1:20 pm

Can Displaced Labor be Retrained? Evidence from Quasi-Random Assignment to Trade Adjustment Assistance

Benjamin G. Hyman, University of California, Los Angeles
2:00 pm
Break
2:10 pm

Is Occupational Licensing a Barrier to Interstate Migration? (slides)

Janna Johnson, University of Minnesota
Morris M. Kleiner, University of Minnesota and NBER
2:55 pm

Demand for Leisure and Flexible Work Arrangements

John A. List, University of Chicago and NBER
Magne Mogstad, University of Chicago and NBER
3:35 pm
Adjourn