Monday, July 16
8:30 am
Coffee and Pastries
9:00 am

Driving the Gig Economy (slides)

Katharine G. Abraham, University of Maryland, College Park and NBER
John C. Haltiwanger, University of Maryland, College Park and NBER
Kristin Sandusky, U.S. Census Bureau
James Spletzer, U.S. Census Bureau, retired

Discussant:
Lawrence F. Katz, Harvard University and NBER
9:45 am

The Evolving U.S. Occupational Structure (slides)

Enghin Atalay, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia
Phai Phongthiengtham, University of Wisconsin - Madison
Sebastian Sotelo, University of Michigan and NBER
Daniel I. Tannenbaum, University of Nebraska–Lincoln

Discussant:
Pascual Restrepo, Yale University and NBER
10:30 am
Break
11:00 am

Measuring the Effects of Firm Uncertainty on Economic Activity: New Evidence from One Million Documents

Kyle Handley, University of California, San Diego and NBER
J. Frank Li, University of British Columbia
11:20 am

The Distributional Effects of Minimum Wages: Evidence from Linked Survey and Administrative Data

Kevin Rinz, Washington Center for Equitable Growth
John L. Voorheis, U.S. Census Bureau
11:40 am

Aggregate Labor Market Fluidity

Henry R. Hyatt, U.S. Census Bureau
Seth Murray, Federal Reserve Board of Governors
Kristin Sandusky, U.S. Census Bureau
12:00 n

Estimating Unequal Gains across U.S. Consumers with Supplier Trade Data

Colin J. Hottman, Federal Reserve Board of Governors
Ryan Monarch, Syracuse University
12:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm

More Than They Realize: The Income of the Wealthy (slides)

Jenny Bourne, Carleton College
C. Eugene Steuerle, Urban Institute
Brian Raub, Internal Revenue Service

Discussant:
John Sabelhaus, The Brookings Institution
2:15 pm

The Nature of Household Labor Income Risk

Seth Pruitt, Arizona State University
Nicholas Turner, Federal Reserve Board of Governors

Discussant:
Fatih Guvenen, University of Minnesota and NBER
3:00 pm
Break
3:15 pm

What Are the Price Effects of Trade? Evidence from the U.S. and Implications for Quantitative Trade Models

Xavier Jaravel, London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)
Erick Sager, Federal Reserve Board of Governors

Discussant:
Teresa C. Fort, Dartmouth College and NBER
4:00 pm
Adjourn
Tuesday, July 17
8:30 am
Coffee and Pastries
Morning Joint with Macro-Productivity
9:00 am

The Missing Profits of Nations (slides)

Thomas R. Tørsløv, University of Copenhagen
Ludvig S. Wier, University of Copenhagen
Gabriel Zucman, University of California, Berkeley and NBER

Discussant:
Mihir A. Desai, Harvard University and NBER
9:45 am

Accounting for Factorless Income

Loukas Karabarbounis, University of Minnesota and NBER
Brent Neiman, University of Chicago and NBER

Discussant:
Matthew Rognlie, Northwestern University and NBER
10:30 am
Break
11:00 am

Credit Supply and Productivity Growth

Nicola Pierri, International Monetary Fund
Francesco Manaresi, Banca d'Italia

Discussant:
Raffaella Sadun, Harvard University and NBER
11:45 am

Firm-Level Political Risk: Measurement and Effects (slides)

Tarek Alexander Hassan, Boston University and NBER
Stephan Hollander, Tilburg University
Laurence van Lent, Frankfurt School of Finance and Management
Ahmed Tahoun, London Business School

Discussant:
Scott R. Baker, Northwestern University and NBER
12:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm

An Innovative Approach for Estimating Input to Industry Price Indexes (slides)

Jonathan C. Weinhagen, Bureau of Labor Statistics
1:50 pm

A New Vehicles Transaction Price Index: Offsetting the Effects of Price Discrimination and Product Cycle Bias with a Year-Over-Year Index (slides)

Brendan K. Williams, Bureau of Labor Statistics
Erick Sager, Federal Reserve Board of Governors
2:10 pm
Break
2:30 pm

Measuring Aggregate Housing Wealth: New Insights from an Automated Valuation Model (slides)

Joshua Gallin, Federal Reserve Board of Governors
Eric Nielsen, Federal Reserve Board of Governors
Raven Molloy, Federal Reserve Board of Governors
Kamila Sommer, Federal Reserve Board of Governors
Paul A. Smith, Federal Reserve Board of Governors

Discussant:
Michael Luca, Johns Hopkins University and NBER
3:15 pm

Are Medical Care Prices Still Declining? A Systematic Examination of Quality-Adjusted Price Index Alternatives for Medical Care (slides)

Seidu Dauda, World Bank Group
Abe Dunn, Bureau of Economic Analysis
Anne E. Hall

Discussant:
David M. Cutler, Harvard University and NBER
4:00 pm
Adjourn
5:15 pm
Reception at the Royal Sonesta Hotel (Grand Ballroom Foyer)