Agenda
| Thursday, September 22, 2016 | |
| Noon | Lunch |
| Welcome Dennis Lockhart, President and Chief Executive Officer, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta |
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| Session 1 Moderator: Melinda Pitts, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta |
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| 1:15 | "Leisure Luxuries and the Labor Supply of Young Men" Presenter: Mark Bils, University of Rochester Coauthors: Mark Aguiar, Kerwin Charles, and Erik Hurst Discussant: John Kennan, University of Wisconsin |
| 2:15 | "The End of Men and Rise of Women in the High-Skilled Labor Market"  Presenter: Nir Jaimovich, University of Southern California Coauthors: Matias Cortes and Henry Siu Discussant: Lisa Kahn, Yale University |
| 3:15 | Break |
| 3:35 |
"The Allocation of Talent and U.S. Economic Growth"  Presenter: Chang-Tai Hsieh, University of Chicago Coauthors: Chad Jones, Erik Hurst, and Pete Klenow Discussant: Gabe Chodorow-Reich, Harvard University |
| 4:35 | "The Outlook for U.S. Labor Quality Growth" Presenter: John Fernald, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco Coauthors: Canyon Bosler, Mary Daly, and Bart Hobijn Discussant: Tim Dunne, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta |
| 5:45 | Reception and dinner |
| Friday, September 23, 2016 | |
| 8:00 a.m. | Continental breakfast |
| Session 2 Moderator: Richard Rogerson, Princeton University |
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| 8:30 | "Wage Dispersion and Search Behavior: The Importance of Non-Wage Job Values" Presenter: Robert Hall, Stanford University Coauthor: Andreas Mueller Discussant: Rasmus Lentz, University of Wisconsin |
| 9:30 | "Ranking Firms Using Revealed Preference" Presenter: Isaac Sorkin, Stanford University Discussant: Andreas Mueller, Columbia University |
| 10:30 | Break |
| 10:50 | "Job Search Behavior among the Employed and Non-Employed" Presenter: Aysegul Sahin, Federal Reserve Bank of New York Coauthors: Giorgio Topa, Andreas Mueller, and Jason Faberman Discussant: Rob Valletta, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco |
| Closing remarks | |
| Noon | Bag lunch |