The Economic Impacts of World War II
William J. Collins, Andreas Ferrara, and Price V. Fishback, Organizers
April 4-5, 2024
Format: 30 mins for presentation, 10 mins for discussant, 10 mins for Q&A.
| Thursday, April 4 | ||||
| Lunch | ||||
| Opening remarks/introductions | ||||
| 1:00 pm |
Jacob Greenspon, University of Oxford Gordon H. Hanson, Harvard University and NBER Local Energy Access and Industry Location - Evidence from World War II Emergency Pipelines
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| 2:00 pm |
Gillian Brunet, Smith College Eric Hilt, Wellesley College and NBER Matthew S. Jaremski, Utah State University and NBER Assessing the Effects of the WWII Bond Drives on Household Savings
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| 3:00 pm |
Taylor Jaworski, University of Colorado Boulder and NBER Dongkyu C. Yang, University of Colorado Boulder Did War Mobilization Cause Regional Development?
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| 4:00 pm |
Joseph P. Ferrie, Northwestern University and NBER Claudia Goldin, Harvard University and NBER Claudia Olivetti, Dartmouth College and NBER Katie R. Genadek, University of Minnesota Rosie's Kids: Exposure to Preschool 1942-46 and Later-Life Outcomes
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| Adjourn | ||||
| Dinner at Royal Sonesta Hotel (Parkview Room) | ||||
| Friday, April 5 | ||||
| Continental Breakfast | ||||
| 9:00 am |
Speaker: Alexander Field, Santa Clara University Economic Consequences of U.S. Mobilization for the Second World War |
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| 10:00 am |
Nicolas L. Ziebarth, Auburn University and NBER Christopher Vickers, Auburn University The Labor Earnings Distribution during World War II
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| 11:00 am |
William J. Collins, Vanderbilt University and NBER Ariell Zimran, Vanderbilt University and NBER Who Benefited from World War II Service and the GI Bill? New Evidence on Heterogeneous Effects for US Veterans
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| Lunch | ||||
| 1:30 pm |
Shigeru Fujita, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia Valerie A. Ramey, Stanford University and NBER Tal Roded, University of California, San Diego Why Did the Unemployment Rate Rise So Little at the End of WWII?
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| 2:30 pm |
Adriana Lleras-Muney, University of California, Los Angeles and NBER Joseph Price, Brigham Young University and NBER Tommy Morgan, University of Tennessee William Wygal, University of California at Los Angeles The Effects of WWII on the Longevity of the Black Population in the US
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| 3:30 pm |
Sergio E. Barrera, Virginia Tech Andreas Ferrara, University of Pittsburgh and NBER Price V. Fishback, University of Arizona and NBER Misty L. Heggeness, University of Kansas Racial Inequities Among World War II Veterans in Old Age
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| Adjourn | ||||
| 4:22 pm |
Michael D. Bordo, Rutgers University and NBER Marc D. Weidenmier, Chapman University and NBER World War II and Economic Distortions |
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