Trans-Atlantic Public Economics Seminar

Hilary W. Hoynes, Camille Landais, and Johannes Spinnewijn, Organizers

June 4-5, 2018

London School of Economics

Conference Code of Conduct

Monday, June 4
8:30 am
Continental Breakfast
9:00 am
SESSION 1
Social Insurance
Chair: Johannes Spinnewijn, London School of Economics

The Long-Run Effects of Wage Replacement and Job Protection: Evidence from Two Maternity Leave Reforms in Great Britain (slides)
Discussants: Sarah Cattan, Institute for Fiscal Studies: IFS
Uta Schönberg, University College London

Fatal Attraction? Extended Unemployment Benefits, Labor Force Exits, and Mortality
Discussants: Martin S. Feldstein, Harvard University
Attila S. Lindner, University College London
11:30 am
Break
11:45 am
SESSION 2
Inequality and the Business Cycle
Chair: Xavier Jaravel, London School of Economics

Labor Income Dynamics over the Business Cycle
Discussants: Fabian Kindermann, University of Regensburg
Camille Landais, London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)
1:00 pm
Lunch
2:00 pm
SESSION 3
Early-Life Education and Skills
Chair: Joana Naritomi, London School of Economics

Early-Life Education and Late-Life Outcomes: Exposure to Pre-School 1943-46 and Well-Being After Age 50
Discussants: Jenna E. Stearns, University of California, Davis
Eric French, University of Cambridge

Inequality in Noncognitive Skills: a Cross-Cohort Comparison
Discussants: Hilary W. Hoynes, University of California, Berkeley and NBER
Gabriel Ulyssea, University College London
4:30 pm
Break
5:00 pm
Keynote: Richard Blundell, University College London
Household Behavior and the Dynamics of Inequality
6:00 pm
Adjourn
6:30 pm
Group Dinner at Ivy Market Grill, Covent Garden, 1A Henrietta St, London
Tuesday, June 5
8:30 am
Continental Breakfast
9:00 am
SESSION 4
Taxation and Labor Market Responses
Chair: Daniel Reck, London School of Economics

Do Place-Based Tax Incentives Create Jobs? (slides)
Discussants: Xavier Jaravel, London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)
Dominik Sachs, University of St. Gallen

Inheritance Taxation and Wealth Effects on the Labor Supply of Heirs
Discussants: James M. Poterba, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Stefan Staubli, University of Calgary and NBER
11:30 am
Break
11:45 am
SESSION 5
Education and Spillovers
Chair: Hilary Hoynes, University of California at Berkeley and NBER

Fiscal and Education Spillovers from Charter Expansion
Discussants: Joseph P. Ferrie, Northwestern University and NBER
Jörn-Steffen Pischke, London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) and NBER
1:00 pm
Lunch
2:00 pm
Keynote: Raj Chetty, Stanford University and NBER (background paper)
3:00 pm
Break
3:30 pm
SESSION 6
Consumption Inequality and Measurement
Chair: Camille Landais, London School of Economics

Measurement Error in Imputed Consumption
Discussants: Johannes Spinnewijn, London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)
Joana Naritomi, London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)

Inequality in the Joint Distribution of Consumption and Time Use
Discussants: Lorenz Kueng, Swiss Finance Institute
Daniel Reck, University of Maryland, College Park and NBER
6:00 pm
Adjourn