NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC
RESEARCH, INC. |
SUMMER INSTITUTE 2004 |
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Labor Studies Workshop |
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Richard Freeman and Lawrence F. Katz, Organizers |
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Royal Sonesta Hotel |
5 Cambridge Parkway |
Cambridge, MA |
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August 2 - 6, 2004 |
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PROGRAM |
MONDAY
AUGUST 2: |
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8:15 a.m. |
Coffee
and Pastries |
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CHANGES
IN THE WAGE STRUCTURE AND INEQUALITY |
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8:45 a.m. |
JOSHUA ANGRIST,
MIT and NBER |
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VICTOR
CHERNOZHUKOV and IVÁN FERNÁDEZ-VAL, MIT |
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9:45 a.m. |
Break |
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10:00
a.m. |
DAVID
AUTOR, MIT and NBER |
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LAWRENCE
KATZ, Harvard University and NBER |
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MELISSA
KEARNEY, Wellesley College and NBER |
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Trends in U.S. Wage Inequality: Re-Assessing the
Revisionists |
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11:00
a.m. |
Break |
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11:15
a.m. |
NICOLE
FORTIN, University of British Columbia |
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12:15
p.m. |
Lunch |
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1:15 a.m. |
BRUCE
MEYER, Northwestern University and NBER |
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JAMES
X. SULLIVAN, University of Notre Dame |
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Trends
in Consumption and Income of Poor Families |
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2:15 p.m. |
Break |
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2:30 p.m. |
AIMEE
CHIN, University of Houston |
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CHINHUI
JUHN, University of Houston and NBER |
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PETER
THOMPSON, Carnegie Mellon University |
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3:30 p.m. |
LEX
BORGHANS and BAS TER WEEL, Maastricht University |
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BRUCE
WEINBERG, Ohio State University |
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People
People |
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4:30 p.m. |
Adjourn |
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TUESDAY
AUGUST 3: |
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8:15 a.m. |
Coffee
and Pastries |
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RACE,
GENDER, AND THE LABOR MARKET |
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8:45 a.m. |
JUDITH
HELLERSTEIN, University of Maryland and NBER |
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DAVID NEUMARK,
Public Policy Institute of California and NBER |
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Workplace Segregation in the United States: Race,
Ethnicity and Skill |
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9:45 a.m. |
Break |
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10:00
a.m. |
DAVID AUTOR,
MIT AND NBER |
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DAVID
SCARBOROUGH, Unicru, Inc. |
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11:00
a.m. |
Break |
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11:15
a.m. |
JUSTIN WOLFERS,
Stanford University and NBER |
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Do
Financial Markets Discriminate? |
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12:15
p.m. |
Lunch |
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ECONOMICS
OF CRIME AND DRUGS |
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1:15 p.m. |
ROLAND
FRYER, Harvard University and NBER |
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STEVEN
LEVITT and KEVIN M. MURPHY, University of Chicago and NBER |
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PAUL
HEATON, University of Chicago |
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Understanding
the Prevalence and Impact of Crack Cocaine |
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2:15 p.m. |
Break |
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2:30 p.m. |
BRIAN JACOB,
Harvard University and NBER |
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LARS
LEFGREN, Brigham Young University |
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ENRICO
MORETTI, UC, Los Angeles and NBER |
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The Dynamics of Criminal Behavior: Evidence from
Weather Shocks |
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3:30 p.m. |
DAVID
S. LEE, UC, Berkeley and NBER |
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JUSTIN
McCRARY, University of Michigan |
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The
Deterrence Effect of Criminal Sanctions |
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4:30 p.m. |
Adjourn |
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6:00 p.m. |
Clambake,
Harvard Faculty Club, 20 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MA |
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WEDNESDAY
AUGUST 4: |
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8:15 a.m. |
Coffee
and Pastries |
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LIFE-CYCLE
EARNINGS MODELS |
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9:00 a.m. |
STEVEN HAIDER,
Michigan State University |
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GARY
SOLON, University of Michigan |
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10:00
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Break |
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10:15
a.m. |
FATIH
GUVENEN, University of Rochester |
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Learning Your Earning: Are Labor Income Shocks Really
Very Persistent? |
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JOINT
SESSION WITH CHILDREN |
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11:30
a.m. |
ELIZABETH
OLTMANS ANANAT, MIT |
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JONATHAN
GRUBER, MIT and NBER |
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PHILIP
LEVINE, Wellesley College and NBER |
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DOUGLAS
STAIGER, Dartmouth College and NBER |
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Abortion Legalization and Adult Outcomes: The
"Marginal Child" at Age 30 |
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12:30
p.m. |
Lunch |
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1:30 p.m. |
MARK
DUGGAN, University of Maryland and NBER |
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MELISSA
KEARNEY, Wellesley College and NBER |
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The Welfare-to-Disability
Shift: Are the Poor Better Off? |
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2:30 p.m. |
MICHAEL
BAKER, University of Toronto and NBER |
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KEVIN
MILLIGAN, University of British Columbia and NBER |
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How Does
Job-Protected Maternity Leave Affect Mothers Employment |
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and
Infant Health? |
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3:30 p.m. |
Break |
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4:00 p.m. |
KATHLEEN
BEEGLE, The World Bank |
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RAJEEV
DEHEJIA, Columbia University and NBER |
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ROBERTA
GATTI, The World Bank |
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The Education, Labor Market, and Health Consequences of
Child Labor |
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5:00 p.m. |
Adjourn |
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THURSDAY,
AUGUST 5: |
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8:15 a.m. |
Coffee and
Pastries |
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JOINT
SESSION WITH EDUCATION |
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9:00 a.m. |
BRUCE
SACERDOTE, Dartmouth College and NBER |
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What
Happens When We Randomly Assign Children to Families? |
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A
Study of Korean-American Adoptees |
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10:00
a.m. |
ERIC
HANUSHEK, Stanford University and NBER |
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DANIEL
OBRIEN, University of Texas at Dallas |
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STEVEN
RIVKIN, Amherst College and NBER |
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11:00
a.m. |
Break |
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11:30
a.m. |
DAVID
EVANS, Harvard University |
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EDWARD
MIGUEL, UC, Berkeley and NBER |
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Orphans
and Schooling in Africa: A Longitudinal Analysis |
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12:30
p.m. |
Lunch |
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1:30 p.m. |
DANIEL
HAMERMESH, University of Texas at Austin and NBER |
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STEPHEN
DONALD, University of Texas at Austin |
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The
Effect of College Curriculum on Earnings: Accounting for |
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Non-ignorable
Non-response Bias |
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2:30 p.m. |
STEPHEN
MACHIN, University College London |
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SANDRA
MCNALLY, London School of Economics |
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The
Literacy Hour |
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3:30 p.m. |
Break |
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4:00 p.m. |
JOSEPH
ALTONJI, Yale University and NBER |
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CHRISTOPHER
TABER, Northwestern University and NBER |
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The
Effect of Private School Vouchers on Public School Students |
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through
Cream Skimming |
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5:00 p.m.. |
Adjourn |
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FRIDAY,
AUGUST 6: |
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8:00 a.m. |
Coffee
and Pastries |
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JOINT
SESSION WITH PERSONNEL ECONOMICS |
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8:30 a.m. |
Welcome
and Introduction, EDWARD P. LAZEAR |
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8:45 a.m. |
ANN
BARTEL, Columbia University and NBER |
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CASEY ICHNIOWSKI,
Columbia University and NBER |
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KATHRYN
SHAW, Stanford University and NBER |
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9:30 a.m. |
Break |
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9:45 a.m. |
JED
DeVARO, Cornell University |
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10:30
a.m. |
MICHAEL
WALDMAN, Cornell University |
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SUMAN
GHOSH, Florida Atlantic University |
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Standard
Promotion Practices Versus Up-or-Out Contracts |
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11:15 a.m. |
Break |
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11:45
a.m. |
CANICE
PENDERGAST, University of Chicago and NBER |
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12:30
p.m. |
Lunch |
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1:30 p.m. |
MORRIS KLEINER,
University of Minnesota and NBER |
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2:15 p.m. |
ULRIKE
MALMENDIER, Stanford University |
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CEO
Superstars |
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2:45 p.m. |
Break |
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3:15 p.m. |
MICHAEL
GIBBS, University of Chicago |
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CINDY
ZHGHI, Bureau of Labor Statistics |
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Why
Are Jobs Designed the Way They Are? |
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4:00 p.m. |
ILLOONG
KWON, University of Michigan |
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EVA
MEYERSSON MILGROM, Stanford University |
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4:45 p.m. |
Adjourn |
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5/12/04 |
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