The Atlanta Fed's Center for Human Capital Studies will host its ninth annual employment conference, "The Changing Nature of Inequality across Firms, Geography, and Generations," on October 11 and 12 at the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta.
The conference is by invitation only and space is limited, so please register as soon as possible to guarantee your spot. The conference hotel is the Loew's Atlanta Hotel. Please register by September 10 to receive the conference rate. If you have any questions, contact Lisa Piggott or Melinda Pitts.
Agenda
| Thursday, October 11, 2018 | Conference information | |
| 11:30 a.m. | 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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| 1:00 | Dancing with the Stars: Innovation through Interactions  Presenter: Stefanie Stantcheva, Harvard University Discussant: Chris Tonetti, Stanford University |
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| 2:00 | Inequality of Educational Opportunity? Schools as Mediators of the Intergenerational Transmission of Income Presenter: Jesse Rothstein, University of California–Berkeley Discussant: Veronica Guerrieri, University of Chicago |
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| 3:00 | Break | |
| 3:30 |
The Fall of the Labor Share and the Rise of Superstar Firms Presenter: David Dorn, University of Zurich Co-authors: David Autor, Lawrence Katz, Christina Patterson, and John Van Reene Discussant: Loukas Karabarbounis, University of Minnesota |
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| 4:30 | Location as an Asset Presenter: Esteban Rossi Hansberg, Princeton University Co-authors: Adrien Bilal Discussant: Tommaso Porzio, University of California–San Diego |
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| Reception and dinner |
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| 6:00 |
"The Opportunity Atlas: Mapping the Childhood Roots of Economic Success" Speaker: Raj Chetty, Harvard University |
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| Friday, October 12, 2018 | ||
| 8:00 a.m. | Continental breakfast | |
| Session 2 Moderator: Richard Rogerson, Princeton University |
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| 8:30 | Spatial Variation in Higher Education Financing and the Supply of College Graduates Presenter: John Kennan, University of Wisconsin–Madison Discussant: Amanda Agan, Rutgers University |
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| 9:30 | Lifetime Incomes in the United States over Six Decades Presenter: Fatih Guvenen, University of Minnesota Co-author: Greg Kaplan, Jae Song, Justin Weidner Discussant: Chris Foote, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston |
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| 10:30 | Break | |
| 11:00 | Labor Market Concentration and Concentration in US Labor Markets: Evidence from Online Vacancy Data Presenter: Ioana Marinescu, University of Pennsylvania Co-authors: José Azar, Marshall Steinbaum, Bledi Taska Discussant: Lisa Kahn, University of Rochester |
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| Noon | Closing remarks David Altig, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta |
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| Bag lunch | ||
Conference Organizers:
Richard Rogerson, Princeton University
Robert Shimer, University of Chicago
Melinda Pitts, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta