SI 2020 Development of the American Economy

Kris James Mitchener, John Parman, and Allison Shertzer, Organizers

July 6-9, 2020

on Zoom.us

Conference Code of Conduct

Monday, July 6
12:00 pm
Marcella Alsan, Harvard University and NBER
Katherine Eriksson, University of California, Davis and NBER
Gregory Niemesh, Miami University and NBER

Understanding the Success of the Know-Nothing Party (slides)
12:45 pm
Break
1:00 pm
Brian Beach, Vanderbilt University and NBER
Walker Hanlon, Northwestern University and NBER

Censorship, Family Planning, and the Historical Fertility Transition (slides)
1:45 pm
Break
2:00 pm
Philipp Ager, University of Mannheim
James J. Feigenbaum, Boston University and NBER
Casper Worm Hansen, University of Copenhagen
Hui Ren Tan, National University of Singapore

How the Other Half Dies: Immigration and Mortality in US Cities (slides)
2:45 pm
Break
3:15 pm
Kilian Rieder, CEPR

Should Monetary Policy Lean Against the Wind? Quasi-experimental Evidence from Federal Reserve Policies in 1920-21 (slides)
4:00 pm
Break
4:15 pm
Pooyan Amir-Ahmadi, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Gustavo S. Cortes, University of Florida
Marc D. Weidenmier, Chapman University and NBER

Regional Monetary Policies and the Great Depression (slides)
5:00 pm
Adjourn and Happy Hour
Tuesday, July 7
12:00 pm
Richard Hornbeck, University of Chicago and NBER
Martin Rotemberg, New York University

Railroads, Reallocation, and the Rise of American Manufacturing (slides)
12:45 pm
Break
1:00 pm
Christian Dippel, Western University and NBER
Dustin Frye, University of Wisconsin - Madison

The Effect of Land Allotment on Native American Households during the Assimilation Era (slides)
1:45 pm
Break
2:00 pm
Cory B. Smith, University of Maryland

Land Concentration and Long-Run Development in the Frontier United States (slides)
2:45 pm
Break
3:15 pm
Karen Clay, Carnegie Mellon University and NBER
Joshua A. Lewis, University of Montreal
Edson R. Severnini, Carnegie Mellon University and NBER
Xiao Wang, Carnegie Mellon University

The Value of Health Insurance during a Crisis: Effects of Medicaid Implementation on Pandemic Influenza Mortality (slides)
4:00 pm
Break
4:15 pm
Egg-Timer Sessions (10 minutes each)
Jesús Fernández-Villaverde, University of Pennsylvania and NBER
Mark Koyama, George Mason University
Youhong Lin, Xiamen University
Tuan-Hwee Sng, National University of Singapore

Fractured-Land and Political Fragmentation (slides)
Ellora Derenoncourt, Princeton University and NBER
Claire Montialoux, University of California at Berkeley

Minimum Wages and Racial Inequality (slides)
William J. Collins, Vanderbilt University and NBER
Ariell Zimran, Vanderbilt University and NBER

Working Their Way Up? US Immigrants' Changing Labor Market Assimilation in the Age of Mass Migration (slides)
Theodore F. Figinski, U.S. Department of the Treasury
Erin E. Troland, Federal Reserve Board of Governors

Health Insurance and Hospital Supply: Evidence from 1950s Coal Country (slides)
Andrew Garin, Carnegie Mellon University and NBER
Jonathan L. Rothbaum, U.S. Census Bureau

Was the Arsenal of Democracy an Engine of Mobility? Public Investment and the Roots of Mid-century Manufacturing Opportunity (slides)
5:15 pm
Adjourn and Happy Hour
Wednesday, July 8
12:00 pm
Scott Kim, University of Pennsylvania
Petra Moser, New York University and NBER

Women in Science. Lessons from the Baby Boom (slides)
12:45 pm
Break
1:00 pm
Réka Juhász, University of British Columbia and NBER
Mara P. Squicciarini, Bocconi University
Nico Voigtländer, University of California, Los Angeles and NBER

Technology Adoption and Productivity Growth During the Industrial Revolution: Evidence from France (slides)
1:45 pm
Break
2:00 pm
Tania Babina, Columbia University and NBER
Asaf Bernstein, University of Colorado at Boulder and NBER
Filippo Mezzanotti, Northwestern University

Crisis Innovation (slides)
2:45 pm
Break
3:15 pm
Wolfgang Keller, University of Colorado at Boulder and NBER
Carol H. Shiue, University of Colorado at Boulder and NBER

Capital Markets and Colonial Institutions in China (slides)
4:00 pm
Break
4:15 pm
Mathieu Pedemonte, Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland

Fireside Chats: Communication and Consumer Expectations in the Great Depression (slides)
5:00 pm
Adjourn and Happy Hour
Thursday, July 9
12:00 pm
Michele Rosenberg
Federico Masera, University of New South Wales

Tell Me What You Grow and I’ll Tell You What You Think: Westward Expansion and the Politics of Slavery in the US South (slides)
12:45 pm
Break
1:00 pm
Matti Mitrunen, University of Helsinki

Structural Change and Intergenerational Mobility: Evidence from the FinnishWar Reparations (slides)
1:45 pm
Break
2:00 pm
Belinda Archibong, Columbia University and NBER
Nonso Obikili, United Nations

Prison Labor: The Price of Prisons and the Lasting Effects of Incarceration (slides)
2:45 pm
Break
3:15 pm
Andreas Ferrara, University of Pittsburgh and NBER

World War II and Black Economic Progress (slides)
4:00 pm
Break
4:15 pm
Nicola Bianchi, Northwestern University and NBER
Michela Giorcelli, University of California, Los Angeles and NBER

Dynamics and Spillovers of Management Interventions: Evidence from the Training Within Industry Program (slides)
5:00 pm
Adjourn and Happy Hour