Monday, July 15
8:30 am
Coffee and Pastries
9:00 am

Fading Stars (slides)


(discussant slides)
Germán Gutiérrez, University of Washington
Thomas Philippon, New York University and NBER

Discussant:
John Van Reenen, London School of Economics and NBER
9:45 am

Monopsony and Concentration in the Labor Market: Evidence from Vacancy and Employment Data (slides)


(discussant slides)
Brad Hershbein, W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research
Claudia Macaluso, Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond
Chen Yeh, Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond

Discussant:
Steven J. Davis, Stanford University and NBER
10:30 am
Break
11:00 am

Megafirms and Monopsonists: Not the Same Employers, Not the Same Workers (slides)

Matthew Dey, Bureau of Labor Statistics
Elizabeth Weber Handwerker, Congressional Research Service
11:20 am

The Impact of Artificial Intelligence on the Labor Market

Michael Webb, Stanford University
11:40 am

Management and Inequality (slides)

Nicholas Bloom, Stanford University and NBER
Scott W. Ohlmacher, Federal Reserve Board of Governors
Cristina J. Tello-Trillo, U.S. Census Bureau
Melanie Wallskog, Duke University
12:00 pm
Lunch
1:00 pm

Measurement Matters: Financial Reporting and Productivity

John M. Barrios, Yale University and NBER
Petro Lisowsky, Boston University
Michael Minnis, University of Chicago
1:20 pm

Measuring Productivity: Lessons from Tailored Surveys and Productivity Benchmarking (slides)

David Atkin, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and NBER
Amit Khandelwal, Yale University and NBER
Adam Osman, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
1:40 pm

Dispersion in Dispersion: Measuring Establishment-Level Differences in Productivity (slides)

Cindy Cunningham, Bureau of Labor Statistics
Lucia Foster, U.S. Census Bureau
Cheryl Grim, U.S. Census Bureau
John C. Haltiwanger, University of Maryland and NBER
Sabrina Pabilonia, Bureau of Labor Statistics
Jay Stewart, Bureau of Labor Statistics
Zoltan Wolf, U.S. Census Bureau
2:00 pm
Break
2:30 pm

How Prevalent Is Downward Rigidity in Nominal Wages? Evidence from Payroll Records in Washington State (slides)


(discussant slides)
Ekaterina S. Jardim, Amazon.com
Gary Solon, University of Michigan and NBER
Jacob L. Vigdor, University of Washington and NBER

Discussant:
Erika McEntarfer, Bureau of Labor Statistics
3:15 pm

Economic Shocks and Worker Inequality: Evidence from the Great Recession (slides)

Hugh Macartney, Duke University
Eric Nielsen, Federal Reserve Board of Governors
Viviana Rodriguez, University of Texas at San Antonio
4:00 pm
Adjourn
Tuesday, July 16
8:30 am
Coffee and Pastries
Morning Session Joint with Macroeconomics and Productivity
9:00 am

The Effects of Foreign MNEs on Workers and Firms in the United States (slides)


(discussant slides)
Bradley Setzler, Pennsylvania State University and NBER
Felix Tintelnot, Duke University and NBER

Discussant:
Emanuele Colonnelli, University of Chicago and NBER
9:45 am

Technological Innovation and Labor Income Risk (slides)


(discussant slides)
Leonid Kogan, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and NBER
Dimitris Papanikolaou, Northwestern University and NBER
Lawrence Schmidt, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Jae Song, Social Security Administration

Discussant:
Adrien Matray, Princeton University and NBER
10:30 am
Break
11:00 am

Immigration, Innovation, and Growth (slides)


(discussant slides)
Konrad B. Burchardi, IIES, Stockholm University
Thomas Chaney, University of Southern California
Tarek Alexander Hassan, Boston University and NBER
Lisa Tarquinio, University of Western Ontario
Stephen J. Terry, University of Michigan and NBER

Discussant:
Ethan G. Lewis, Dartmouth College and NBER
11:45 am

The Life-cycle Growth of Plants: The Role of Productivity, Demand and Wedges

Marcela Eslava, Universidad de los Andes
John C. Haltiwanger, University of Maryland and NBER

Discussant:
Virgiliu Midrigan, New York University and NBER
12:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm

The use and Misuse of Income Data and Extreme Poverty in the United States (slides)

Bruce D. Meyer, University of Chicago and NBER
Derek Wu, University of Virginia
Victoria R. Mooers, Columbia University
Carla Medalia, U.S. Census Bureau
2:00 pm

Measuring Labor-Force Participation and the Incidence and Duration of Unemployment (slides)

Hie Joo Ahn, Federal Reserve Board of Governors
James D. Hamilton, University of California, San Diego and NBER
2:30 pm

Top Wealth in the United States: New Estimates and Implications for Taxing the Rich

Matthew Smith, Department of the Treasury
Owen M. Zidar, Princeton University and NBER
Eric Zwick, University of Chicago and NBER
3:00 pm
Break
3:15 pm

Estimating Who Benefits From Productivity Growth: Direct and Indirect Effects of City Manufacturing TFP Growth on Wages, Rents, and Inequality


(discussant slides)
Richard Hornbeck, University of Chicago and NBER
Enrico Moretti, University of California, Berkeley and NBER

Discussant:
Teresa C. Fort, Dartmouth College and NBER
4:00 pm
Adjourn
5:15 pm
Reception, Royal Sonesta Hotel