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 and Political Science (LSE)
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 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, College Park 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 and Political Science (LSE)
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, Open Philanthropy

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