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

Layoffs and Productivity at a Bangladeshi Sweater Factory
Commentator: Namrata Kala, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and NBER
9:45 am
Break
9:50 am

Helping and Antisocial Behavior in the Workplace
Commentator: Maria Guadalupe, INSEAD
10:35 am
Break
10:50 am

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

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

I'll Pay You Later: Relational Contracts in the Oil Industry
Commentator: Joyee Deb, New York University
2:10 pm
Break
2:15 pm

Talent Hoarding in Organizations
Commentator: Lisa B. Kahn, University of Rochester and NBER
3:00 pm
Break
3:15 pm

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

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

Liability for Non-Disclosure in Equity Financing
Commentator: Teddy Mekonnen, Brown University
9:45 am
Break
9:50 am

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

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

An Organizational Theory of State Capacity
Commentator: Dana Foarta, Stanford University
12:25 pm
Lunch - Room University BC
1:10 pm

Hobbesian Wars and Separation of Powers
Commentator: Heikki Rantakari, University of Rochester
1:55 pm
Break
2:00 pm

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