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System Applied Microeconomics Conference
May 13–June 18, 2020
Hosted by the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
The Federal Reserve System Committee on Applied Microeconomics was formed in 2001 and held its inaugural meeting at the San Francisco Fed. The committee's purpose is to provide a structure in which Federal Reserve applied microeconomists can interact and allow their individual activities to enhance each other's work. An annual research conference allows economists to share their current research and to learn about their microeconomic System colleagues' research. Previous conference agendas are available.
If you have any question, please contact Lisa Piggott, Research Department, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, lisa.r.piggott@atl.frb.org.
Welcome to Applied Micro 2020: The Virtual Edition!
Agenda and registration links below.
On each date two papers will be presented (from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.). Each presenter will have 30 minutes, followed by 15 minutes of Q&A. There are no assigned discussants.
The first paper and discussion will be followed by a five-minute break, with the second presentation starting about 2:50 p.m.
At 3:35 p.m., the floor will be open for anyone to bring up issues, questions, or thoughts related to the COVID-19 pandemic. This period will allow people to seek feedback on data they are looking for or suggest collaboration on topics of common interest.
Attendees will be muted during the presentations but will be able to use Zoom’s chat option. If coauthors of presenters are in the audience, we request that they answer clarifying questions during the presentation via the chat window.
You must register for each meeting separately. Click on the links below to register for the meetings you would like to attend.
The System Applied Micro 2021 conference will be held at the Boston Fed May 5–7, 2021.
Virtual Agenda
| Wednesday, May 13 | |
| 12:15–1:30 p.m. |
"Restricted Data in the FSRDCs: New Developments" Melissa Banzhaf, Atlanta Research Data Center [Presentation  ] |
| Thursday, May 14 | |
| 2–4 p.m. |
"Test Questions, Economic Outcomes, and Inequality" Presenter: Eric Nielsen, Federal Reserve Board [Presentation ]"The Obama Effect: The Effect of Black Electoral Victory on Racial Prejudice and Inequality" Presenter: Jung Sakong, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago [Presentation ] |
| 2:00 | "The Geography of Jobs and the Gender Wage Gap" Presenter: Yichen Su, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas [Presentation ]Coauthor: Sitian Liu "Gender Targeting in U.S. Newspaper Ads: 1940–2000" Presenter: Enghin Atalay, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia [Presentation ]Coauthor: Lisa B. Kahn |
| Thursday, May 28 | |
| 2–4 p.m. |
"Leverage over the Firm Life-cycle, Firm Growth, and Aggregate Fluctuations" Presenter: Veronika Penciakova, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta [Presentation ]Coauthors: Emin Dinlersoz, Sebnem Kalemli-Ozcan, and Henry Hyatt "Job-to-Job Flows and the Consequences of Job Separations" Presenter: Bruce Fallick, Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland [Presentation ]Coauthors: John Haltiwanger, Erika McEntarfer, and Matthew Staiger |
| Friday, June 12 | |
| 2–4 p.m. |
"Fraud Exposure and Precautionary Credit Market Behavior" Presenter: Ying Lei Toh, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City [Presentation ]Coauthor: Nathan Blascak "Do Lenders Still Discriminate? A Robust Methodology for Detecting Differences in Menus" Presenter: Paul Willen, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston [Presentation ]Coauthor: David Hao Zhang |
| Thursday, June 18 | Register to attend Session 5 |
| 2–4 p.m. |
"Formative Experiences and the Price of Gasoline" Presenter: Christopher Severen, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia [Presentaion] ]Coauthor: Arthur A. van Benthem "The Intergenerational Effects of the Vietnam Draft on Risky Health Behaviors" Presenter: Alvaro Mezza, Federal Reserve Board [Presentation ]Coauthor: Monica Deza |