Fertility and Declining Population Growth in High-Income Countries

Melissa Schettini Kearney and Phillip B. Levine, Organizers

June 6-7, 2024

Royal Sonesta Hotel, Cambridge, MA

Conference Code of Conduct

Thursday, June 6
11:20am
Introductory Remarks
11:30am

Population Growth, Ideas and the Speed of History
Discussant: David N. Weil, Brown University and NBER
12:20pm
Lunch
1:20pm

The Costs of Building Walls: Immigration and the Fiscal Burden of Aging in Europe
Discussant: Karen Dynan, Harvard University and NBER
1:50pm

CBO's Demographic Outlook: 2024 to 2054
Discussant: Karen Dynan, Harvard University and NBER
2:20pm
Break
2:30pm

Having It All? Broadband Technology and The Growing Divide Between High and Low Skilled Women*
Discussant: Lisa J. Dettling, Federal Reserve Board of Governors
3:20pm
Break
3:30pm

From Bosses to Babies: Unraveling the Gendered Link between Self-Employment Types and Fertility in Italy
Discussant: Bruce Sacerdote, Dartmouth College and NBER
4:20pm
Break
4:30pm

The Unintended Consequences of Relaxing Birth Quotas: Theory and Evidence
Discussant: Hanming Fang, University of Pennsylvania and NBER
5:00pm

Gender Imbalance, Marriage Stability, and Divorce Rate: Evidence from China
Discussant: Hanming Fang, University of Pennsylvania and NBER
5:30pm
Adjourn
6:30pm
Dinner
Bambara Restaurant in the Hotel Marlowe, 25 Edwin H. Land Blvd., Cambridge
Remarks by Michael Geruso, University of Texas at Austin and NBER
Friday, June 7
8:15am
Breakfast
8:45am

Misallocative Growth
Discussant: James Feyrer, Dartmouth College
9:35am
Break
9:45am

Child Penalty amid Declining Fertility: Evidence from Korea (slides)
Discussant: Elira Kuka, The George Washington University and NBER
10:15am

Fertility and Expectations: Evidence from a Survey Linked to Administrative Data in Denmark
Discussant: Elira Kuka, The George Washington University and NBER
10:45am
Break
11:00am

Education, Gender, and Family Formation
Discussant: Matthias Doepke, Northwestern University
11:30am

Workplace Peer Effects in Fertility Decisions
Discussant: Matthias Doepke, Northwestern University
12:00pm
Lunch
1:00pm

Countries for Old Men: An Analysis of the Age Wage Gap
Discussant: Laura K. Gee, Tufts University
1:50pm
Break
2:00pm

Fortunate Families? The Effects of Wealth on Marriage and Fertility
Discussant: David Simon, University of Connecticut and NBER
2:50pm
Closing Remarks
3:00pm
Adjourn