Labor Studies Program Meeting

David Autor and Alexandre Mas, Organizers

April 28, 2023

Format: 30 minutes for presenters, 10 minutes for discussants, 10 minutes for general discussion

Conference Code of Conduct

Friday, April 28
8:30 am
Continental Breakfast
9:00 am
Daron Acemoglu, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and NBER
Alex X. He, University of Maryland
Daniel le Maire, University of Copenhagen

Eclipse of Rent-Sharing: The Effects of Managers’ Business Education on Wages and the Labor Share in the US and Denmark
Discussant: Anna M. Stansbury, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
9:50 am
Break
10:05 am
Evan K. Rose, University of Chicago and NBER
Yotam Shem-Tov, University of California, Los Angeles and NBER

How Replaceable is a Low-Wage Job?
Discussant: Attila S. Lindner, University College London
10:55 am
Break
11:10 am
Antoine Bertheau, Norwegian School of Economics
Marianna Kudlyak, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco
Birthe Larsen, Copenhagen Business School
Morten Bennedsen, Institut Européen d'Administration des Affaires

Why Firms Lay Off Workers instead of Cutting Wages: Evidence from Matched Survey-Administrative Data
Discussant: Steven J. Davis, Stanford University and NBER
12:00 n
Lunch
1:00 pm
Ian Burn, University of Liverpool
Daniel Firoozi, Claremont McKenna College
Daniel Ladd, University of California, Irvine
David Neumark, University of California, Irvine and NBER

Help Really Wanted? The Impact of Age Stereotypes in Job Ads on Applications from Older Workers
Discussant: Joanna Lahey, Texas A&M University and NBER
1:50 pm
Break
2:05 pm
Sari Pekkala Kerr, Wellesley College
William R. Kerr, Harvard University and NBER
Kendall E. Smith, London Business School

Age of Immigrant Arrival and Career Mobility
Discussant: Elisa Jácome, Northwestern University and NBER
2:55 pm
Break
3:10 pm
Matthew Staiger, Opportunity Insights

The Intergenerational Transmission of Employers and the Earnings of Young Workers
Discussant: M. Daniele Paserman, Boston University and NBER
4:00 pm
Adjourn