SI 2023 Economic Growth

Ufuk Akcigit, Francisco J. Buera, and David Lagakos, Organizers

July 13-14, 2023

Parkview Room

Royal Sonesta Hotel, Edwin H. Land Blvd., Cambridge, MA and zoom.us

Conference Code of Conduct

Thursday, July 13
8:30 am
Coffee and Pastries
9:00 am

Automation and Rent Dissipation: Implications for Within-Group Inequality, Productivity, and Welfare (slides)
Discussant: Richard Rogerson, Princeton University and NBER
10:00 am
Break
10:15 am

Technological Factor Productivity (slides)
Discussant: John C. Haltiwanger, University of Maryland, College Park and NBER
11:15 am
Break
11:30 am

Misallocation in Firm Production: A Nonparametric Analysis Using Procurement Lotteries
Discussant: Mark Bils, University of Rochester and NBER
12:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm

Supplier Churn and Growth: A Micro-to-Macro Analysis
Discussant: Ezra Oberfield, Cornell University and NBER
2:30 pm
Break
2:45 pm

How Task-Biased is Capital-Embodied Innovation?
Discussant: Julieta Caunedo, Cornell University
3:45 pm
Break
4:00 pm

On The Role of Trademarks: From Micro Evidence to Macro Outcomes
Discussant: Leena Rudanko, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia
5:00 pm
Adjourn
Friday, July 14
8:30 am
Coffee and Pastries
9:00 am

Fighting for Growth: Labor Scarcity and Technological Progress During the British Industrial Revolution
Discussant: Gordon H. Hanson, Harvard University and NBER
10:00 am
Break
10:15 am

Committing to Grow: Privatizations and Firm Dynamics in East Germany
Discussant: Chang-Tai Hsieh, University of Chicago and NBER
11:15 am
Break
11:30 am

Climate Change, Population Growth, and Population Pressure
Discussant: David Hémous, University of Zurich
12:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm

Innovation Networks and R&D Allocation (slides)
Discussant: Alireza Tahbaz-Salehi, Northwestern University
2:30 pm
Break
2:45 pm

The Expansion of Varieties in the New Age of Advertising (slides)
Discussant: Joseph S. Vavra, University of Chicago and NBER
3:45 pm
Break
4:00 pm

How Much Will Global Warming Cool Global Growth?
Discussant: Benjamin Jones, Northwestern University and NBER
5:00 pm
Adjourn