Christopher M. Meissner, John Parman, Allison Shertzer, Leah Platt Boustan, and William J. Collins, Organizers
| Monday, July 12 |
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12:00 noon
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The Racial Wealth Gap, 1860-2020
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12:45 pm
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Break
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1:00 pm
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Self-Emancipation and Progressive Politics: The Legacy of Civil War Refugee Camps
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1:45 pm
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Break
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2:00 pm
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Long Shadow of Racial Discrimination: Evidence from Housing Covenants (slides)
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2:45 pm
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Break with breakout rooms
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3:15 pm
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Waves of Empowerment: Black Radio and the Civil Rights Movement (slides)
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4:00 pm
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Break
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4:30 pm
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Collective Bargaining Rights, Policing, and Civilian Deaths (slides)
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5:15 pm
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Adjourn and Happy Half-Hour
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| Tuesday, July 13 |
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12:00 noon
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The Intergenerational Incidence of Government Old-Age Support: Evidence from the Early Social Security Era
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12:45 pm
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Break
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1:00 pm
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Mobility for All: Representative Intergenerational Mobility Estimates over the 20th Century
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1:45 pm
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Break
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2:00 pm
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Automation and the Future of Young Workers: Evidence from Telephone Operation in the Early 20th Century (slides)
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2:45 pm
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Break with breakout rooms
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3:15 pm
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A Gift of Health: The Duke Endowment’s Impact on Hospital Care and Mortality (slides)
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4:15 pm
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Break
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4:30 pm
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Egg-Timer Sessions (10 minutes each)
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Differences in Black and White Access to New Deal Work Relief
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A Vaccination Scar: The Cutter Incident and Medical Mistrust in America (slides)
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Income Shocks and Housing Spillovers: Evidence from the World War I Veterans' Bonus
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Learning is Caring: Soil Heterogeneity, Social Learning and the Formation of Close-knit Communities (slides)
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The Price of Nails since 1695: What Can We Learn form Prices of a Simple, Manufactured Product? (slides)
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5:30 pm
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Adjourn and Happy Half-Hour
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| Wednesday, July 14 |
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12:00 noon
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Export-Led Decay: The Trade Channel in the Gold Standard Era (slides)
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12:45 pm
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Break
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1:00 pm
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The Distributional Consequences of Trade: Evidence from the Repeal of the Corn Laws (slides)
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1:45 pm
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Break
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2:00 pm
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Monetizing the Economy: National Banks and Local Economic Development
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2:45 pm
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Break with breakout rooms
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3:15 pm
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Politics, Regulation, and Economic Stability: Evidence from Progressive Era Bankruptcy and Banking Reforms
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4:00 pm
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Break
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4:30 pm
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Access to Finance and Technological Innovation: Evidence from Antebellum America
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5:15 pm
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Adjourn and Happy Half-Hour
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| Thursday, July 15 |
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12:00 noon
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How the 1963 Equal Pay Act and 1964 Civil Rights Act Shaped the U.S. Gender Gap
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12:45 pm
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Break
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1:00 pm
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The Economics of Gender-Specific Minimum-Wage Legislation (slides)
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1:45 pm
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Break
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2:00 pm
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The Costs of Employment Segregation: Evidence from the Federal Government under Woodrow Wilson
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2:45 pm
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Break with breakout rooms
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3:15 pm
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Old Boys' Clubs and Upward Mobility Among the Educational Elite (slides)
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4:00 pm
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Break
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4:30 pm
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Who Benefits from Meritocracy?
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5:15 pm
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Adjourn and Happy Half-Hour
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