Agenda
| Thursday, September 21, 2017 | ||
| 11:30 a.m. | Buffet lunch | |
| Welcome Raphael Bostic, 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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| 12:45 | "Divergent Paths: A New Perspective on Earnings Differences between Black and White Men Since 1940  Presenter: Patrick Bayer, Duke University Coauthor: Kerwin Charles Discussant: Lisa Kahn, Yale University |
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| 1:45 | "The Effect of the Affordable Care Act on the Labor Supply, Savings, and Social Security of Older Americans" Presenter: Eric French, University College London Discussant: Karen Kopecky, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta |
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| 2:45 | Break | |
| 3:15 |
"Marriage, Labor Supply, and the Social Safety Net" Presenter: Luigi Pistaferri, Stanford University Coauthors: Hamish Low, Costas Meghir, and Alessandra Voena Discussant: Andreas Mueller, Columbia University |
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| 4:15 | "Rent Sharing, Earnings Dynamics, and Transmission of Firm and Market Level Shocks" Presenter: Magne Mogstad, University of Chicago Discussant: John Kennan, University of Wisconsin-Madison |
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| 5:15 | Break | |
| 5:30 | "Trading Down and the Business Cycle" Presenter: Arlene Wong, Princeton University Coauthors: Nir Jaimovich and Sergio Rebelo Discussant: Erik Hurst, University of Chicago |
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| 6:45 | Reception | |
| 7:15 | Dinner | |
| Friday, September 22, 2017 | ||
| 8:00 a.m. | Continental breakfast | |
| Session 2 Moderator: Richard Rogerson, Princeton University |
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| 8:30 | "Skill Prices, Occupations, and Changes in the Wage Structure for Low Skilled Men" Presenter: Chris Taber, University of Wisconsin-Madison Discussant: John Robertson, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta |
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| 9:30 | "High Wage Workers Work for High Wage Firms"  Presenter: Katarina Borovickova, New York University Coauthor: Robert Shimer Discussant: John Abowd, U.S. Census Bureau [Presentation ] |
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| 10:30 | Break | |
| 11:00 | "Worker Mobility and the Diffusion of Knowledge" Presenter: Kyle Herkenhoff, University of Minnesota Coauthors: Jeremy Lise, Guido Menzio, and Gordon Phillips Discussant: Thibaut Lamadon, University of Chicago |
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| Noon | "Multidimensional Skills, Sorting, and Human Capital Accumulation" Presenter: Jeremy Lise, University of Minnesota Coauthor: Fabien Postel-Vinay Discussant: Rasmus Lentz, University of Wisconsin-Madison |
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| Closing remarks Robert Shimer, University of Chicago |
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