Katharine G. Abraham, Susanto Basu, Nicholas Bloom, and Carol A. Corrado, Organizers
Royal Sonesta Hotel, 40 Edwin H. Land Blvd., Cambridge, MA
| Monday, July 15 |
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8:30 am
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Coffee and Pastries
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9:00 am
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Fading Stars (slides)
(discussant slides)
| Discussant: |
John Van Reenen, London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) and NBER |
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9:45 am
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Monopsony and Concentration in the Labor Market: Evidence from Vacancy and Employment Data (slides)
(discussant slides)
| Discussant: |
Steven J. Davis, Stanford University and NBER |
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10:30 am
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Break
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11:00 am
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Megafirms and Monopsonists: Not the Same Employers, Not the Same Workers (slides)
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11:20 am
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The Impact of Artificial Intelligence on the Labor Market
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11:40 am
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Management and Inequality (slides)
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12:00 pm
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Lunch
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1:00 pm
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Measurement Matters: Financial Reporting and Productivity
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1:20 pm
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Measuring Productivity: Lessons from Tailored Surveys and Productivity Benchmarking (slides)
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1:40 pm
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Dispersion in Dispersion: Measuring Establishment-Level Differences in Productivity (slides)
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2:00 pm
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Break
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2:30 pm
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How Prevalent Is Downward Rigidity in Nominal Wages? Evidence from Payroll Records in Washington State (slides)
(discussant slides)
| Discussant: |
Erika McEntarfer, Stanford University |
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3:15 pm
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Economic Shocks and Worker Inequality: Evidence from the Great Recession (slides)
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4:00 pm
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Adjourn
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| Tuesday, July 16 |
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8:30 am
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Coffee and Pastries
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Morning Session Joint with Macroeconomics and Productivity
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9:00 am
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The Effects of Foreign MNEs on Workers and Firms in the United States (slides)
(discussant slides)
| Discussant: |
Emanuele Colonnelli, University of Chicago and NBER |
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9:45 am
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Technological Innovation and Labor Income Risk (slides)
(discussant slides)
| Discussant: |
Adrien Matray, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta |
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10:30 am
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Break
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11:00 am
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Immigration, Innovation, and Growth (slides)
(discussant slides)
| Discussant: |
Ethan G. Lewis, Dartmouth College and NBER |
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11:45 am
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The Life-cycle Growth of Plants: The Role of Productivity, Demand and Wedges
| Discussant: |
Virgiliu Midrigan, New York University and NBER |
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12:30 pm
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Lunch
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1:30 pm
Charles B
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The use and Misuse of Income Data and Extreme Poverty in the United States (slides)
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2:00 pm
Charles B
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Measuring Labor-Force Participation and the Incidence and Duration of Unemployment (slides)
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2:30 pm
Charles B
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Top Wealth in the United States: New Estimates and Implications for Taxing the Rich
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3:00 pm
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Break
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3:15 pm
Charles B
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Estimating Who Benefits From Productivity Growth: Direct and Indirect Effects of City Manufacturing TFP Growth on Wages, Rents, and Inequality
(discussant slides)
| Discussant: |
Teresa C. Fort, Dartmouth College and NBER |
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4:00 pm
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Adjourn
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5:15 pm
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Reception, Royal Sonesta Hotel
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