Wednesday, July 28
Format: 35 minutes presentation, 5 minutes Q&A, 5 minutes break
1:00 pm

The Signaling Role of Parental Leave

Linh T. Tô, Boston University
Moderator: Kathryn Shaw, Stanford University and NBER
1:45 pm

Why is Workplace Sexual Harassment Underreported?: The Value of Unemployment Amid the Threat of Retaliation

Gordon Dahl, University of California, San Diego and NBER
Matthew M. Knepper, University of Georgia
Moderator: Kathryn Shaw, Stanford University and NBER
2:30 pm

"Drive and Wave": The Response to LAPD Police Reforms After Rampart

Canice Prendergast, University of Chicago
Moderator: Kathryn Shaw, Stanford University and NBER
3:15 pm
Break
3:30 pm

On the Role of Learning, Human Capital, and Performance Incentives for Wages

Braz Camargo, Sao Paulo School of Economics
Fabian Lange, McGill University and NBER
Elena Pastorino, Stanford University and NBER
Moderator: Lisa Kahn, University of Rochester and NBER
4:15 pm

The Evolution of Skill Use Within and Between Jobs

Costas Cavounidis, University of Warwick
Vittoria Dicandia, Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland
Kevin Lang, Boston University and NBER
Raghav Malhotra, University of Leicester
Moderator: Lisa Kahn, University of Rochester and NBER
5:00 pm
Adjourn
Thursday, July 29
Format: 30 minutes presentation, 5 minutes Q&A, 5 minutes break
10:00 am

Managers and Productivity in the Public Sector

Alessandra Fenizia, The George Washington University and NBER
Moderator: Daniele Paserman. Boston University and NBER
10:40 am

Civil Service Reform and Organizational Practices: Evidence from the Pendleton Act

Diana Moreira, University of California, Davis and NBER
Santiago Pérez, University of California, Davis and NBER
Moderator: Daniele Paserman. Boston University and NBER
11:20 am

Promotions and Productivity: The Role of Meritocracy and Pay Progression in the Public Sector

Gianmarco Leon-Ciliotta, Universitat Pompeu Fabra
Erika Deserranno, Northwestern University
Philipp M. Kastrau, IDinsight
Moderator: Charles Brown, University of Michigan and NBER
12:00 pm

Incentive Complexity, Bounded Rationality and Effort Provision

Johannes Abeler, University of Oxford
David B. Huffman, University of Pittsburgh
Collin Raymond, Purdue University
Moderator: Charles Brown, University of Michigan and NBER
12:40 pm
Break
1:20 pm

The Dynamics of Referral Hiring and Racial Inequality: Evidence from Brazil

Conrad Miller, University of California, Berkeley and NBER
Ian M. Schmutte, University of Georgia
Moderator: Iwan Barankay, University of Pennsylvania
2:00 pm

Worker Skills and Organizational Spillovers: Evidence from Linked Training and Communications Data

Miguel Espinosa, Bocconi University
Christopher T. Stanton, Harvard University and NBER
Moderator: Iwan Barankay, University of Pennsylvania
2:40 pm
Break
3:00 pm

Knowledge Teams, Careers and Gender

Cagatay Bircan, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
Guido Friebel, Goethe University Frankfurt
Tristan Stahl, Goethe University Frankfurt
Moderator: Ghazala Azmat, Sciences Po
3:40 pm

"Potential" and the Gender Promotion Gap

Alan M. Benson, University of Minnesota
Danielle Li, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and NBER
Kelly Shue, Yale University and NBER
Moderator: Ghazala Azmat, Sciences Po
4:20 pm

The Old Boys' Club: Schmoozing and the Gender Gap

Zoe B. Cullen, Harvard University and NBER
Ricardo Perez-Truglia, University of California, Los Angeles and NBER
Moderator: Ghazala Azmat, Sciences Po
5:00 pm
Adjourn followed by a virtual happy hour including brief remarks in honor of Edward Lazear (Stanford memorial service)