Friday, April 28
8:30 am
Continental Breakfast
9:00 am

Eclipse of Rent-Sharing: The Effects of Managers’ Business Education on Wages and the Labor Share in the US and Denmark

Daron Acemoglu, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and NBER
Alex X. He, University of Maryland
Daniel le Maire, University of Copenhagen

Discussant:
Anna M. Stansbury, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
9:50 am
Break
10:05 am

How Replaceable is a Low-Wage Job?

Evan K. Rose, University of Chicago and NBER
Yotam Shem-Tov, University of California, Los Angeles and NBER

Discussant:
Attila S. Lindner, University College London
10:55 am
Break
11:10 am

Why Firms Lay Off Workers instead of Cutting Wages: Evidence from Matched Survey-Administrative Data

Antoine Bertheau, Norwegian School of Economics
Marianna Kudlyak, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco
Birthe Larsen, Copenhagen Business School
Morten Bennedsen, Institut Européen d'Administration des Affaires

Discussant:
Steven J. Davis, Stanford University and NBER
12:00 n
Lunch
1:00 pm

Help Really Wanted? The Impact of Age Stereotypes in Job Ads on Applications from Older Workers

Ian Burn, University of Liverpool
Daniel Firoozi, Claremont McKenna College
Daniel Ladd, University of California, Irvine
David Neumark, University of California, Irvine and NBER

Discussant:
Joanna Lahey, Texas A&M University and NBER
1:50 pm
Break
2:05 pm

Age of Immigrant Arrival and Career Mobility

Sari Pekkala Kerr, Wellesley College
William R. Kerr, Harvard University and NBER
Kendall E. Smith, London Business School

Discussant:
Elisa Jácome, Northwestern University and NBER
2:55 pm
Break
3:10 pm

The Intergenerational Transmission of Employers and the Earnings of Young Workers

Matthew Staiger, Opportunity Insights

Discussant:
M. Daniele Paserman, Boston University and NBER
4:00 pm
Adjourn