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Thursday, April 4 | |
Lunch
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Opening remarks/introductions
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1:00 pm |
Local Energy Access and Industry Location - Evidence from World War II Emergency Pipelines
Discussant:
Martin Fiszbein, Boston University and NBER |
Break
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2:00 pm |
Assessing the Effects of the WWII Bond Drives on Household Savings
Discussant:
Ahmed Rahman, Lehigh University |
Break
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3:00 pm |
Did War Mobilization Cause Regional Development?
Discussant:
Andrew Garin, Carnegie Mellon University and NBER |
Break
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4:00 pm |
Rosie's Kids: Exposure to Preschool 1942-46 and Later-Life Outcomes
Discussant:
Anna Aizer, Brown University and NBER |
Adjourn
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Dinner at Royal Sonesta Hotel (Parkview Room)
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Friday, April 5 | |
Continental Breakfast
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9:00 am |
Speaker: Alexander Field, Santa Clara University
Economic Consequences of U.S. Mobilization for the Second World War |
Break
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10:00 am |
The Labor Earnings Distribution during World War II
Discussant:
Andrew A. Bossie, New Jersey City University |
Break
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11:00 am |
Who Benefited from World War II Service and the GI Bill? New Evidence on Heterogeneous Effects for US Veterans
Discussant:
Daniel K. Fetter, Dartmouth College and NBER |
Lunch
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1:30 pm |
Why Did the Unemployment Rate Rise So Little at the End of WWII?
Discussant:
Robert J. Gordon, Northwestern University and NBER |
Break
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2:30 pm |
The Effects of WWII on the Longevity of the Black Population in the US
Discussant:
Robert A. Margo, Boston University and NBER |
Break
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3:30 pm |
Racial Inequities Among World War II Veterans in Old Age
Discussant:
Melissa A. Thomasson, Miami University and NBER |
Adjourn
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4:22 pm |
World War II and Economic Distortions |