Economics of Place-Based Policies Pre-Conference
Organized by Cécile Gaubert, Gordon H. Hanson, and David Neumark
Supported by Arnold Ventures
September 13, 2024
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Friday, September 13
Welcoming Remarks
10:40 am

Place-Based Policies in the US and EU in comparative perspecitve: a review

Peter R. Berkowitz, Directorate General for Regional and Urban Policy
Michael Storper, London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)

Discussant:
Chiara Criscuolo, International Finance Corporation (IFC)
11:10 am

Tribal Casinos and Economic Success

Randall Akee, University of California, Los Angeles and NBER
Maggie R. Jones, U.S. Census Bureau
Emilia Simeonova, Johns Hopkins University and NBER

Discussant:
Donn L. Feir, University of Victoria and NBER
11:40 am

The Potential of Public Employment Reallocation as a Place-Based Policy

Dimitria Freitas, TUD Dresden University of Technology

Discussant:
Cailin R. Slattery, University of California, Berkeley
12:10 pm

The Place Based Policy Supply Chain

Gordon H. Hanson, Harvard University and NBER
Dani Rodrik, Harvard University and NBER
Rohan Sandhu, Harvard University

Discussant:
Rebecca Lester, Stanford University
Break
1:00 pm

Do Place-Based Industrial Interventions Help ``Left-Behind'' Workers? Lessons from WWII and Beyond

Andrew Garin, Carnegie Mellon University and NBER

Discussant:
Nicola Bianchi, Northwestern University and NBER
1:30 pm

Place-Based Policies: Lessons from Theory

Pablo D. Fajgelbaum, University of California, Los Angeles and NBER
Cecile Gaubert, University of California, Berkeley and NBER

Discussant:
Edward L. Glaeser, Harvard University and NBER
2:00 pm

Lessons Learned and Ignored in U.S. Place-Based Policymaking

Matthew Freedman, University of California, Irvine
David Neumark, University of California, Irvine and NBER

Discussant:
Jed Kolko, Independent economist
2:30 pm

The Targeting of Place-Based Policies: The New Markets Tax Credit Versus Opportunity Zones

Kevin Corinth, American Enterprise Institute
David Coyne, U.S. Department of the Treasury
Naomi E. Feldman, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Craig Johnson, U.S. Department of the Treasury

Discussant:
Patrick J. Kennedy, University of California, Los Angeles and NBER
Adjourn