SI 2015 Economic Growth

Charles I. Jones and Peter J. Klenow, Organizers

July 10, 2015

Royal Sonesta Hotel

Conference Code of Conduct

Friday, July 10
9:00 am
9:00 am
Daron Acemoglu, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and NBER
Pascual Restrepo, Boston University and NBER

The Race between Machine and Man: Implications of Technology for Growth, Factor Shares and Employment
10:15 am
10:15 am
Alexander Monge-Naranjo, European University Institute
Juan M. Sanchez, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
Raul Santaeulalia-Llopis, Barcelona GSE

Natural Resources and Global Misallocation
11:30 am
11:30 am
Jose Asturias, U.S. Census Bureau
Manuel Garcia-Santana, World Bank
Roberto Ramos, Bank of Spain

Competition and the Welfare Gains from Transportation Infrastructure: Evidence from the Golden Quadrilateral of India
1:30 pm
1:30 pm
Gharad T. Bryan, London School of Economics
Melanie Morten, Stanford University and NBER

Economic Development and the Spatial Allocation of Labor: Evidence from Indonesia
2:45 pm
2:45 pm
Francisco J. Buera, Washington University in St. Louis and NBER
Ezra Oberfield, Princeton University and NBER

The Global Diffusion of Ideas
4:00 pm
4:00 pm
Alexander Bick, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
Nicola Fuchs-Schuendeln, Goethe University Frankfurt
David Lagakos, Boston University and NBER

Measuring and Explaining International Differences in Hours Worked