SI 2021 Development of the American Economy

Christopher M. Meissner, John Parman, Allison Shertzer, Leah Platt Boustan, and William J. Collins, Organizers

July 12-15, 2021

Conference Code of Conduct

Monday, July 12
12:00 noon

The Racial Wealth Gap, 1860-2020
12:45 pm
Break
1:00 pm

Self-Emancipation and Progressive Politics: The Legacy of Civil War Refugee Camps
1:45 pm
Break
2:00 pm

Long Shadow of Racial Discrimination: Evidence from Housing Covenants (slides)
2:45 pm
Break with breakout rooms
3:15 pm

Waves of Empowerment: Black Radio and the Civil Rights Movement (slides)
4:00 pm
Break
4:30 pm

Collective Bargaining Rights, Policing, and Civilian Deaths (slides)
5:15 pm
Adjourn and Happy Half-Hour
Tuesday, July 13
12:00 noon

The Intergenerational Incidence of Government Old-Age Support: Evidence from the Early Social Security Era
12:45 pm
Break
1:00 pm

Mobility for All: Representative Intergenerational Mobility Estimates over the 20th Century
1:45 pm
Break
2:00 pm

Automation and the Future of Young Workers: Evidence from Telephone Operation in the Early 20th Century (slides)
2:45 pm
Break with breakout rooms
3:15 pm

A Gift of Health: The Duke Endowment’s Impact on Hospital Care and Mortality (slides)
4:15 pm
Break
4:30 pm
Egg-Timer Sessions (10 minutes each)

Differences in Black and White Access to New Deal Work Relief

A Vaccination Scar: The Cutter Incident and Medical Mistrust in America (slides)

Income Shocks and Housing Spillovers: Evidence from the World War I Veterans' Bonus

Learning is Caring: Soil Heterogeneity, Social Learning and the Formation of Close-knit Communities (slides)

The Price of Nails since 1695: What Can We Learn form Prices of a Simple, Manufactured Product? (slides)
5:30 pm
Adjourn and Happy Half-Hour
Wednesday, July 14
12:00 noon

Export-Led Decay: The Trade Channel in the Gold Standard Era (slides)
12:45 pm
Break
1:00 pm

The Distributional Consequences of Trade: Evidence from the Repeal of the Corn Laws (slides)
1:45 pm
Break
2:00 pm

Monetizing the Economy: National Banks and Local Economic Development
2:45 pm
Break with breakout rooms
3:15 pm

Politics, Regulation, and Economic Stability: Evidence from Progressive Era Bankruptcy and Banking Reforms
4:00 pm
Break
4:30 pm

Access to Finance and Technological Innovation: Evidence from Antebellum America
5:15 pm
Adjourn and Happy Half-Hour
Thursday, July 15
12:00 noon

How the 1963 Equal Pay Act and 1964 Civil Rights Act Shaped the U.S. Gender Gap
12:45 pm
Break
1:00 pm

The Economics of Gender-Specific Minimum-Wage Legislation (slides)
1:45 pm
Break
2:00 pm

The Costs of Employment Segregation: Evidence from the Federal Government under Woodrow Wilson
2:45 pm
Break with breakout rooms
3:15 pm

Old Boys' Clubs and Upward Mobility Among the Educational Elite (slides)
4:00 pm
Break
4:30 pm

Who Benefits from Meritocracy?
5:15 pm
Adjourn and Happy Half-Hour