Organizational Economics Working Group

Robert S. Gibbons, Organizer

April 1-2, 2022

Conference Code of Conduct

Friday, April 1
8:30 am
Continental Breakfast
9:00 am
Robert Akerlof, University of Warwick
Anik Ashraf, LMU Munich
Rocco Macchiavello, London School of Economics
Atonu Rabbani, University of Dhaka

Layoffs and Productivity at a Bangladeshi Sweater Factory
Commentator: Namrata Kala, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and NBER
9:45 am
Break
9:50 am
Michael Haylock, University of Tübingen
Patrick Kampkötter, University of Tübingen
Michael Kosfeld, Goethe University Frankfurt
Ferdinand von Siemens, Goethe University Frankfurt

Helping and Antisocial Behavior in the Workplace
Commentator: Maria Guadalupe, INSEAD
10:35 am
Break
10:50 am
Florian Englmaier, University of Munich
Stefan Grimm, LMU Munich
Dominik Grothe, LMU Munich
David Schindler, Tilburg University
Simeon Schudy, LMU Munich

The Value of Leadership: Evidence from a Large-Scale Field Experiment
Commentator: Laura E. Boudreau, Columbia University and NBER
11:35 am
Break
11:40 am
Gary Hamel, London Business School

Reversing the Productivity Slump: Why We need a Revolution in Management
Commentators: Oliver D. Hart, Harvard University and NBER
Bengt R. Holmström, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and NBER
12:35 pm
Lunch - Room University BC
1:25 pm
Elena Paltseva, Stockholm School of Economics
Gerhard Toews, New Economic School
Marta Troya-Martinez, New Economic School

I'll Pay You Later: Relational Contracts in the Oil Industry
Commentator: Joyee Deb, Yale University
2:10 pm
Break
2:15 pm
Ingrid Haegele, LMU Munich

Talent Hoarding in Organizations
Commentator: Lisa B. Kahn, University of Rochester and NBER
3:00 pm
Break
3:15 pm
Bo Cowgill, Columbia University
Jonathan M.V. Davis, University of Oregon
Pablo Montagnes, Emory University
Patryk Perkowski, Columbia University

Matchmaking Principals: Theory and Evidence from Internal Labor Markets
Commentator: Parag A. Pathak, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and NBER
4:00 pm
Break
4:05 pm
Mariagiovanna Baccara, Washington University in St.Louis
SangMok Lee, Washington University in St. Louis
Leeat Yariv, Princeton University and NBER

Task Allocation and On-the-job Training
Commentator: Chiara Margaria, Boston University
4:50 pm
Adjourn
Saturday, April 2
8:30 am
Continental Breakfast
9:00 am
Albert Choi, University of Michigan
Kathryn E. Spier, Harvard University and NBER

Liability for Non-Disclosure in Equity Financing
Commentator: Teddy Mekonnen, Brown University
9:45 am
Break
9:50 am
Florian Ederer, Boston University and NBER
Bruno Pellegrino, Columbia University

A Tale of Two Networks: Common Ownership and Product Market Rivalry
Commentator: Luigi Zingales, University of Chicago and NBER
10:35 am
Break
10:50 am
Xiang Ding, Georgetown University
Teresa C. Fort, Dartmouth College and NBER
Stephen J. Redding, Princeton University and NBER
Peter K. Schott, Yale University and NBER

Structural Change Within Versus Across Firms: Evidence from the United States
Commentator: Chad Syverson, University of Chicago and NBER
11:35 am
Break
11:40 am
Erik Snowberg, University of Utah and NBER
Michael Ting, Columbia University

An Organizational Theory of State Capacity
Commentator: Dana Foarta, Stanford University
12:25 pm
Lunch - Room University BC
1:10 pm
Weijia Li, Monash University
Gérard Roland, University of California, Berkeley and NBER
Yang Xie, University of California, Riverside

Hobbesian Wars and Separation of Powers
Commentator: Heikki Rantakari, University of Rochester
1:55 pm
Break
2:00 pm
Alain de Janvry, University of California, Berkeley
Guojun He, University of Hong Kong
Elisabeth Sadoulet, University of California, Berkeley
Shaoda Wang, University of Chicago and NBER
Qiong Zhang, Renmin University of China

Subjective Performance Evaluation, Influence Activities, and Bureaucratic Work Behavior: Evidence from China
Commentator: Nancy Qian, Northwestern University and NBER
2:45 pm
Adjourn