Organizational Economics Meeting

Robert S. Gibbons, Organizer

April 15-17, 2021

on Zoom.us

Conference Code of Conduct

Thursday, April 15
10:45 am
Gather
11:00 am
Rocco Macchiavello, London School of Economics
Ameet Morjaria, Northwestern University and NBER

Acquisitions, Management and Efficiency: Evidence from Rwanda's Coffee Industry
Commentator: Maria Guadalupe, INSEAD
11:45 am
Break
11:50 am
Felix Zhiyu Feng, University of Washington
Curtis Taylor, Duke University
Mark Westerfield, University of Washington
Feifan Zhang, Duke University

Setbacks, Shutdowns, and Overruns (slides)
Commentator: Ayça Kaya, University of Miami
12:35 pm
Break/Gather
12:50 pm
Devesh Rustagi, University of Warwick

The Interdependence of Formal Rules and Civic Capital in Commons Management
Commentator: Andrea Prat, Columbia University and NBER
1:35 pm
Break/Gather
1:50 pm
Steven Callander, Stanford University
Dana Foarta, Stanford University
Takuo Sugaya, Stanford University

Market Competition and Political Influence: An Integrated Approach
Commentator: Alessandro Lizzeri, Princeton University and NBER
2:35 pm
Break
2:40 pm
Renee Bowen, Georgetown University and NBER
Ilwoo Hwang, University of Miami
Stefan Krasa, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Agenda-Setter Power Dynamics: Learning in Multi-Issue Bargaining
Commentator: Rachel Kranton, Duke University
3:25 pm
Gather
3:40 pm
Adjourn
Friday, April 16
10:45 am
Gather
11:00 am
Stephen Michael Impink, HEC Paris
Andrea Prat, Columbia University and NBER
Raffaella Sadun, Harvard University and NBER

Communication within Firms: Evidence from CEO Turnovers
Commentator: Antoinette Schoar, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and NBER
11:45 am
Break
11:50 am
Miguel Espinosa, Bocconi University
Christopher T. Stanton, Harvard University and NBER

Worker Skills and Organizational Spillovers: Evidence from Linked Training and Communications Data
Commentator: Ray Reagans, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
12:35 pm
Break/Gather
12:50 pm
Laurence Prusak, Columbia University

The Practice of Knowledge Management in Organizations
Commentator: Robert S. Gibbons, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and NBER
1:35 pm
Break/Gather
1:50 pm
Serguey Braguinsky, University of Maryland and NBER
Atsushi Ohyama, Hitotsubashi University
Tetsuji Okazaki, Meiji Gakuin University
Chad Syverson, University of Chicago and NBER

Product Innovation, Product Diversification, and Firm Growth: Evidence from Japan's Early Industrialization (slides)
Commentator: Silke J. Forbes, Tufts University
2:35 pm
Break
The following presentation will not be livestreamed
2:40 pm
Susan Helper, Case Western Reserve University and NBER
Abdul Munasib, Bureau of Economic Analysis

Economies of Scope and Relational Contracts (slides)
Commentator: Rocco Macchiavello, London School of Economics
3:25 pm
Gather
3:40 pm
Adjourn
Saturday, April 17
10:45 am
Gather
11:00 am
Erika Deserranno, Northwestern University
Gianmarco León, Universitat Pompeu Fabra
Philipp M. Kastrau, IDinsight

Promotions and Productivity: The Role of Meritocracy and Pay Progression in the Public Sector
Commentator: Zoe B. Cullen, Harvard University and NBER
11:45 am
Break
11:50 am
Chong-En Bai, Tsinghua University
Ruixue Jia, University of California, San Diego and NBER
Hongbin Li, Stanford University
Xin Wang, Chinese University of Hong Kong

Entrepreneurial Reluctance: Talent and Firm Creation in China
Commentator: Alexia Delfino, Bocconi University
12:35 pm
Break/Gather
12:50 pm
German Gieczewski, Princeton University
Svetlana Kosterina, University of Pittsburgh

Endogenous Experimentation in Organizations
Commentator: Yingni Guo, Northwestern University
1:35 pm
Break/Gather
1:50 pm
Jordi Brandts, Institut d'Anàlisi Econòmica
David J. Cooper, University of Iowa

Managerial Leadership, Truth-Telling and Efficient Coordination
Commentator: Niko Matouschek, Northwestern University
2:35 pm
Break
2:40 pm
Manaswini Rao, University of Delaware
Ashish Shenoy, University of California, Davis

Got (Clean) Milk? Governance, Incentives, and Collective Action in Indian Dairy Cooperatives (slides)
Commentator: Angelino Viceisza, Spelman College and NBER
3:25 pm
Gather
3:40 pm
Adjourn