Investments in Early Career Scientists
Donna K. Ginther, Kaye G. Husbands, and Bruce A. Weinberg, Organizers
April 29, 2022
Washington, DC and on Zoom.us
| Friday, April 29 | ||
| 8:30 am | Continental Breakfast | |
| 9:00 am | Welcome: Donna K. Ginther, Roy A. Roberts Distinguished Professor, Department of Economics and Director, Institute for Policy & Social Research, University of Kansas, and Research Associate, National Bureau of Economic Research | |
| 9:10 am | Keynote: Michael Lauer, MD Deputy Director for Extramural Research, the National Institutes of Health | |
| Price Shocks and Research Careers | ||
| 10:00 am |
Ina Ganguli, University of Massachusetts Amherst and NBER Raviv Murciano-Goroff, Boston University Price Shocks and Scientific Production: Evidence from Minimum Wages and University Procurement Contracts |
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| 10:45 am | Break | |
| 11:00 am |
Breno Braga, The Urban Institute Gaurav Khanna, University of California, San Diego Sarah Turner, University of Virginia and NBER Minimum Wages for the Scientific Workforce: How a Fair Labor Standards Proposal Impacted Postdoctoral Researchers |
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| 11:45 am |
Stephanie D. Cheng, Edgeworth Economics Elisabeth Perlman, U.S. Census Bureau Joseph Staudt, U.S. Census Bureau Wei Yang Tham, University of Toronto The Effect of Funding Delays on the Research Workforce: Evidence From Tax Records |
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| 12:30 pm | Lunch | |
| 1:00 pm | Keynote: Nik Ogryzko, UK Research and Innovation (slides) | |
| Postdocs, Mentors and Industry Jobs | ||
| 1:45 pm |
Joshua L. Rosenbloom, Iowa State University and NBER What Explains Science's Expended Reliance on Postdoctoral Researchers? |
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| 2:30 pm |
Marc J. Lerchenmueller, University of Mannheim Leo Schmallenbach, University of Mannheim Karin Hoisl, Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition The Effect of Mentor Gender on the Evaluation of Proteges |
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| 3:15 pm | Break | |
| 3:30 pm |
Xuan Jiang, Jinan University Joseph Staudt, U.S. Census Bureau Bruce A. Weinberg, The Ohio State University and NBER A Tale of Two Markets? Knowledge, Skill, and STEM Career Outcomes |
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| 4:15 pm | Concluding Remarks and Next Steps: Donna Ginther | |
| 4:30 pm | Adjourn | |