Friday, November 19

9:30 am

Continental Breakfast

10:00 am

Tasks, Automation, and the Rise in US Wage Inequality (slides)

Daron Acemoglu, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and NBER
Pascual Restrepo, Yale University and NBER

Discussant:
Thomas Lemieux, University of British Columbia and NBER

10:55 am

Break

11:00 am

Who Values Human Capitalists' Human Capital? The Earnings and Labor Supply of US Physicians

Joshua D. Gottlieb, University of Chicago and NBER
Maria Polyakova, Stanford University and NBER
Kevin Rinz, Washington Center for Equitable Growth
Hugh Shiplett, University of New Brunswick
Victoria Udalova, U.S. Census Bureau

Discussant:
Janet Currie, Princeton University and NBER

11:55 am

Break

12:00 pm

Power and Dignity In the Low-Wage Labor Market: Theory and Evidence from Walmart Workers

Arindrajit Dube, University of Massachusetts Amherst and NBER
Suresh Naidu, Columbia University and NBER
Adam D. Reich, Columbia University

Discussant:
Andrew Garin, Carnegie Mellon University and NBER

12:55 pm

Lunch

2:00 pm

The Effects of Letters of Recommendation in the Youth Labor Market

Sara Heller, University of Michigan and NBER
Judd B. Kessler, University of Pennsylvania and NBER

Discussant:
Alicia S. Modestino, Northeastern University

2:55 pm

Break

3:00 pm

National Wage Setting

Jonathon Hazell, London School of Economics
Christina Patterson, University of Chicago and NBER
Heather Sarsons, University of British Columbia and NBER
Bledi Taska, SkyHive

Discussant:
Matthew Gentzkow, Stanford University and NBER

3:55 pm

Break

4:00 pm

Location, Location, Location

David Card, University of California, Berkeley and NBER
Jesse Rothstein, University of California, Berkeley and NBER
Moises Yi, U.S. Census Bureau

Discussant:
Rebecca Diamond, Stanford University and NBER

4:55 pm

Adjourn