Labor Markets and Great Recession

alexander_mas and David Card, Organizers

May 17-18, 2013

NBER

Conference Code of Conduct

Friday, May 17
1
Joseph G. Altonji, Yale University and NBER
Lisa Kahn, University of Rochester and NBER
Jamin Speer, University of Memphis

Cashier or Consultant? Entry Labor Market Conditions, Field of Study, and Career Success
2
Jesse Rothstein, University of California, Berkeley and NBER

Unemployment Insurance and Disability Insurance in the Great Recession
3
Marianne Bitler, University of California, Davis and NBER
Hilary W. Hoynes, University of California, Berkeley and NBER

The More Things Change, the More They Stay the Same: The Safety Net, Living Arrangements, and Poverty in the Great Recession
4
Thomas Lemieux, University of British Columbia and NBER
Florian Hoffmann, University of British Columbia

Unemployment in the Great Recession: A Comparison of Germany, Canada and the United States
5
Edward P. Lazear, Stanford University
Kathryn L. Shaw, Stanford University and NBER
Christopher T. Stanton, Harvard University and NBER

Making Do With Less: Working Harder During Recessions
6
Kory Kroft, University of Toronto and NBER
Fabian Lange, McGill University and NBER
Matthew J. Notowidigdo, University of Chicago and NBER
Lawrence F. Katz, Harvard University and NBER

Long-Term Unemployment and the Great Recession: The Role of Composition, Duration Dependence, and Non-Employment
7
Lucia Foster, U.S. Census Bureau
Cheryl Grim, U.S. Census Bureau
John C. Haltiwanger, University of Maryland and NBER

Reallocation in the Great Recession: Cleansing or Not?
8
Daron Acemoglu, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and NBER
David Autor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and NBER
David Dorn, University of Zurich
Gordon H. Hanson, Harvard University and NBER
Brendan Price, Federal Reserve Board

Import Competition and the Great US Employment Sag of the 2000s
9
Michael W. Elsby, University of Edinburgh
Donggyun Shin, Victoria University of Wellington
Gary Solon, University of Michigan and NBER

Wage Adjustment in the Great Recession