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Friday

Conference Activities  •  1/3/2025
  
8 - 10 amConcurrent Sessions
 
1.1  Healthcare and Labor Markets (Symposium)—Parc 55
Chair: Cici McNamara, Georgia Institute of Technology
Presenters: Garrett Anstreicher, University of Nebraska-Lincoln and Alexander Strand, Social Security AdministrationCommunity Health Centers and Social Security Disability Insurance Applications
Kathryn Johnson and Claudia Persico, American UniversityBroadband Internet Access, Economic Growth, and Suicide
Seungwhan Chun and Marco Duarte, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill and Cici McNamara, Georgia Institute of TechnologyEvaluating Substitutes for Antitrust: The Case of COPA Laws
Qing Gong, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill; Min He, Nankai University; Lin Lin, East China Normal University; and Bo Wang, Nankai UniversityMedicare on the Back Burner? Provider Labor Supply Responses to ACA-Driven Changes in Patient Payer Mix
Abay Asfaw and Anasua Bhattacharya, National Institute for Occupational Safety and HealthDoes Longest-held Occupation Predict Mortality Risk? Evidence from a 29-year Follow-up Study of Elderly U.S. Adults
Discussants: Lucie Schmidt, Smith College
Jiee Zhong, Miami University
Lynn M. Hua, Georgia State University
Danea Horn, University of California, San Francisco
Yun Taek Oh, University of Nevada Reno
 
1.2  Immigration (Symposium)—Parc 55
Chair: Joelle Saad-Lessler, Stevens Institute of Technology
Presenters: Joelle Saad-Lessler, Stevens Institute of Technology and Florence Neymotin, Nova Southeastern University, Huizenga College of BusinessSurprising Impacts of Immigration?
Steve Sauerwald, University of Houston and Peter Norlander, Loyola University of ChicagoWhen Trump Said Jump: Political Directors and the Recruitment of Foreign Workers
Kusum Mundra, Rutgers University Newark and Omid Bagheri, Kent State UniversityH-1B Program, Entry Visa Type and Skilled Immigrant Earnings
Discussants: Ethan Lewis, Dartmouth College
Phanindra V. Wunnava, Middlebury College and IZA
Jorge Medina, Stevens Institute of Technology
  
10:15 am ‑ 12:15 pmConcurrent Sessions
 
2.1  Data Mining Union and Franchise Agreements (Symposium)—Parc 55
Chair: David Weil, Brandeis University
Presenters: Swayamsiddha Sarangi, University of UtahMinimum Wages and Vertical Restraints
Ulrich Atz, New York University; Peter Norlander, Loyola University of Chicago; Sergio Pinto, University of Maryland; and Marshall Steinbaum, University of UtahThe Balance of Power in Franchising
Ulrich Atz, New York UniversityBusiness Franchising and Voluntary Disclosures
Michael H.F. Thorburn, Stanford Law SchoolGreening the Workplace: Climate Action Through Collective Bargaining Agreements
 
2.2  Diversity and the Workplace (Symposium)—Parc 55
Chair: Christian E. Weller, University of Massachusetts Boston
Presenters: Yukiko Asai, University of Chicago and Hideo Owan, University of TokyoGender Gaps in Self-Evaluations: Evidence from Employment Records
Matthew Gudgeon, Tufts University; Andrew Jordan, Washington University in St Louis; and Taeho Kim, University of TorontoDo Teams Perform Differently Under Black and Hispanic Leaders? Evidence from the Chicago Police Department
Lin Xiu and Yufei Ren, University of Minnesota Duluth; Feng Lv, Nankai University; and Thomas Lange, Abu Dhabi UniversityUnveiling the Shield: Female Leadership Mitigating Workplace Sexism's Effect on Performance
Wenchen Wang, Illinois Institute of Technology and Ting Zhang, University of BaltimoreExamining Wage Gaps and Employment: Gender and Race Perspectives
Discussant: Discussant Opportunity Available, Interested? Contact LERA
  
2:30 ‑ 4:30 PMConcurrent Sessions
 
3.1  Caregiving, Work, and Wages (Symposium)—Parc 55
Chair: Teresa Ghilarducci, The New School for Social Research
Presenters: Jessica Forden, The New School for Social Research and Anastasia Christina Wilson, Hobart and William Smith CollegesCapital and the Direct Care Sector
Emilia Brito, California Center for Population Research, UCLAThe Caregiving Penalty: Caring for Sick Parents and the Gender Pay Gap
Aida Farmand, University of California Berkeley; Siavash Radpour, Stockton University; and Jessica Forden, The New School for Social ResearchImpacts of Sandwich caregiving on Labor Market Outcomes
Kate Bahn, WorkRise @ The Urban Institute and Lauren Fung, The Urban InstituteCare Work as a Driver of Inequality and Policies to Reverse the Devaluation of Care
Discussants: Martin Garcia Vazquez, Washington University in Saint Louis
Lenore Palladino, University of Massachusetts Amherst
 
Chair: Tingting Zhang, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Presenters: Morris M. Kleiner, University of Minnesota and Yun Taek Oh, University of Nevada RenoDoes Universal Licensing Recognition Improve Patient Access? Evidence from Healthcare Utilization
Marc Law, University of Vermont; Mindy Marks and Tomer Stern, Northeastern UniversityTeacher Testing Standards and the New Teacher Pipeline
Kihwan Bae and Edward J. Timmons, West Virginia UniversityThe Impact of Occupational Licensing on For-Profit Programs
Peter Q. Blair, Harvard University and Bobby Chung, University of South FloridaDoes Occupational Licensing Reduce Job Loss During Recessions?
Discussants: Davud Rostam-Afschar, University of Mannheim
Vitor Melo, West Virginia University
Wenchen Wang, Illinois Institute of Technology
Ethan Ellis, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities

Saturday

Conference Activities  •  1/4/2025
  
8 ‑ 10 amConcurrent Sessions
 
4.1  Care Occupations, Gender, and Markets (Symposium)—Parc 55
Chair: Aida Farmand, University of California Berkeley
Presenters: Jessica Forden, The New School for Social Research and Kate Bahn, WorkRise @ The Urban InstituteOccupational Crowding, Care Work, and Monopsony
Barbara Schuster, Momentum InstitutUnraveling the Gender Wage Gap: The Influence of Monopsony Power and Labor Market Concentration
Won Fy Lee, First 5 California; Aaron Sojourner, W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research; Elizabeth E. Davis, University of Minnesota; and Jonathan Borowsky, University of Minnesota Twin CitiesEffect of Child Care Regulations on Child Care Markets: Evidence from Policy Discontinuity at the Border
Martin Garcia Vazquez, Washington University in Saint LouisThe Equilibrium Effects of State-mandated Minimum Staff-to-child Ratios
Discussants: Michelle Holder, City University of New York
Ofronama Biu, Urban institute
 
4.2  Quality and Innovation in the Labor Markets (Symposium)—Parc 55
Chair: Polona Domadenik Muren, University of Ljubljana
Presenters: Richard A. Benton, Climate Jobs Institute at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and Andrew Weaver, University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignFinancialization and Job Quality
Clair Brown, University of California BerkeleyRanking Fifty Countries by the Quality of Their Labor Market Policies
Ting Zhang, University of Baltimore and Laurie A. Schintler, George Mason UniversityAI Integration and Labor Relations: Navigating Skill Adaptation in an Evolving Workforce
Polona Domadenik Muren and Hana Koncan, University of LjubljanaAI on the Workplace: The Role of Workers' Participation in Decision Making
Discussant: Tingting Zhang, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
  
10:15 AM ‑ 12:15 PMConcurrent Sessions
 
5.1  Immigration and Immigration Policies (Symposium)—Parc 55
Chair: Giovanni Peri, University of California, Davis
Presenters: Kevin Shih, UC Riverside and Selen Ozdogan, CUNY Graduate CenterImmigration and Education: Early Insights from the Buslift to NYC
Mark Borgschulte, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Yuci Chen, W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research; and Eduardo Medina-Cortina, Cornerstone ResearchU.S. Immigration and Labor Market Effects of the Mexican Drug War
Michael Clemens, George Mason University and Ethan Lewis, Dartmouth CollegeThe Effect of Low-skill Immigration Restrictions on U.S. Firms and Workers: Evidence from a Randomized Lottery
Christian Ambrosius, Freie Universität Berlin; Juliana Quigua, University of Oxford; and Andrea Velasquez, University of Colorado DenverExternalities of U.S. Immigration Enforcement Policies: Evidence from El Salvador
Discussants: Mark Borgschulte, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Eduardo Medina-Cortina, Cornerstone Research
 
5.2  Labor Monopsony, Firms, and Demographic Gaps (Symposium)—Parc 55
Chair: Todd Sorensen, University of California Merced
Presenters: Justin Bloesch, Cornell University and Birthe Larsen, Copenhagen Business SchoolWhen do Firms Profit from Wage Setting Power?
Zhanhan Yu, University of Glasgow and Alfonso Flores-Lagunes, Syracuse UniversityMonopsony in Academia and the Gender Pay Gap: Evidence from California
Samuel Dodini and Alexander Willen, Norwegian School of EconomicsThe Power to Discriminate
Ujjwol Paudel, Arizona State UniversityLabor Market Power in the U.S. Food Retailing Industry
Discussants: Julia Li Zhu, San Diego State University
Jason Sockin, Cornell University
  
2:30 ‑ 4:30 PMConcurrent Sessions
 
6.1  Income and the Workplace (Symposium)—Parc 55
Chair: Clair Brown, University of California Berkeley
Presenters: Florence Neymotin and William Hawks, Nova Southeastern University, Huizenga College of BusinessMinimum Wages and Foster Care Placement Disruption
Richard Mansfield, Jeronimo Carballo and Charles Adam Pfander, University of Colorado-BoulderU.S. Worker Mobility Across Establishments within Firms: Scope, Prevalence, and Effects on Worker Earnings
Yingchun Wang, University of Houston Downtown; Jason D. Shaw, Nanyang Technological University; and Atul Mitra, University of Northern IowaThe Merit Raise Conundrum: Unpacking the Role of Self-Esteem and Social Comparison
Yuliya Vanzhulova Tavares, Queen Mary University of LondonHow Do Algorithmic Gig and Cloud Work Shape the Economic Perspective of Job Quality?
Discussant: Discussant Opportunity Available, Interested? Contact LERA
 
6.2  Unions and Racial/Ethnic Inequality (Symposium)—Parc 55
Chair: Aaron Sojourner, W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research
Presenters: Christian E. Weller, University of Massachusetts Boston and David Madland, Center for American ProgressDocumenting the Racial Wealth Gap by Union Membership
Teresa Ghilarducci, The New School for Social ResearchHow Unions Help Workers Build Wealth and Avoid Debt
Kyle Moore, Economic Policy InstituteIntergenerational Wealth and Health Effects of Union Membership Across Race
Samuel Dodini and Alexander Willen, Norwegian School of Economics and Julia Li Zhu, San Diego State UniversityThe Role of Labor Unions in Immigrant Integration
Discussants: Dania V. Francis, University of Massachusetts Amherst
Nari Rhee, University of California Berkeley

Sunday

Conference Activities  •  1/5/2025
  
8 ‑ 10 amConcurrent Sessions
 
Chair: Alina Malkova, Florida Institute of Technology
Presenters: Cynthia Bansak, St. Lawrence University; Susan Averett, Lafayette College; Grace Condon, Boston Consulting Group; and Eva Dziadula, University of Notre DameThe Gendered Impact of In-State Tuition Policies on Undocumented Immigrants' College Enrollment, Graduation, and Employment
Mary Kaltenberg and Eric Osborn, Pace UniversityNew York State of Mind: The impact of Pre-K 3 on the Female Workforce Participation Rate
Alina Malkova, Florida Institute of TechnologyThe Power of Skills: Unleashing Entrepreneurial Potential through Vocational Education
Afrouz Azadikhah Jahromi, Widener UniversityJob Displacement and Gender Inequality in the Distribution of Earning Losses
Discussants: Eric Osborn, Pace University
Sonia Karami, Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond
 
7.2  Licensing (Symposium)—Parc 55
Chair: Vitor Melo, West Virginia University
Presenters: Tingting Zhang, University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignThe Impact of Recognizing Foreign Occupational Credentials on Long-Term Labor Market Outcomes in Canada
Wenchen Wang, Illinois Institute of TechnologyUniversal Licensing Recognition (ULR), Whether Illinois Should Adopt It?
Kihwan Bae, West Virginia UniversityEffects of Occupational Licensing on Migrants' Labor Supply: Evidence from Military Spouses in the U.S.
Morris M. Kleiner, University of Minnesota and Wenchen Wang, Illinois Institute of TechnologyThe Labor Market Effects of Occupational Licensing in the Public Sector
Discussants: Samuel Dodini, Norwegian School of Economics
Yun Taek Oh, University of Nevada Reno
  
10:15 AM ‑ 12:15 PMConcurrent Sessions
 
8.1  Labor Market Power and Rent-Sharing (Symposium)—Parc 55
Chair: Hyunseob Kim, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
Presenters: Alex Xi He, University of Maryland and Sophia Xue, Georgia State UniversityAcquired Minds: How M&As Shape Inventors’ Career Trajectories and Innovation
Antonio Falato, Federal Reserve Board of Governors; Daniel Gallego, Northwestern University; Hyunseob Kim, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago; and Till M. von Wachter, University of California Los AngelesThe Labor Market Impact of Shareholder Power: Worker-Level Evidence
Gregor Schubert, University of California Los Angeles; Anna Stansbury, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; and Bledi Taska, SkyHiveEmployer Concentration and Outside Options
Yong Suk Lee, University of Notre DameEffects of Right-to-Work on Unionization, Labor Demand, and Automation
Joseph Tatarka, University of ChicagoRight to Work in the Era of Generative Artificial Intelligence
Discussants: Andy Garin, Carnegie Mellon University
Alex Xi He, University of Maryland
Sydnee Caldwell, University of California Berkeley
 
8.2  Impact of Contracts on the Workplace (Symposium)—Parc 55
Chair: Florence Neymotin, Nova Southeastern University, Huizenga College of Business
Presenters: Kuochih Huang, National Chung Cheng UniversityUnpaid Overtime, Compensating Utility, and Wage Theft
Tony Mazzucco, Town of Norwood/Valdosta State UniversityWho Uses the Massachusetts Joint Labor Management Committee: A Case Study in Participants
Enrique Lopezlira and Aida Farmand, University of California BerkeleyThe Effects of Project Labor Agreements on Affordable Housing Construction Costs in California
Discussants: Yingchun Wang, University of Houston Downtown
David Levine, University of California Berkeley
Joelle Saad-Lessler, Stevens Institute of Technology
  
1 ‑ 3 pmConcurrent Sessions
 
Chair: Anna Stansbury, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Presenters: Daniel Schneider, Harvard University and David Weil, Brandeis UniversityLabor Standards Compliance and Worker Complaints: New Data and Insights
Matthew S. Johnson, Duke University; Nicholas Bloom, Stanford University; David Levine, University of California Berkeley; and Alison Pei, Duke UniversityManagement Practices, Workplace Injuries, and the Effects of Safety Regulations
Jeffrey Paul Clemens, University of California San Diego and Michael Strain, American Enterprise InstituteDoes Wage Theft Vary by Demographic Group? Evidence from Minimum Wage Increases
Anna Stansbury, Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyIncentives to Comply with the Minimum Wage in the U.S. and the U.K.
Discussants: Matthew Knepper, University of Georgia
Ioana Marinescu, University of Pennsylvania
Brad Hershbein, W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research
Michael Reich, University of California Berkeley
 
Chair: Illenin Kondo, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis
Presenters: Donn Feir, University of Victoria, NBER, IZA; Maggie R. Jones, U.S. Census Bureau; and Kelly Foley, University of SaskatchewanHeterogeneous Returns to Active Labour Market Programs for Indigenous Populations
Natalie Duncombe, U.S. Government Accountability OfficeMissing Routine Work: Automation and the Life Cycle
Teega Zeida, Brock UniversityOptimal Labor and Business Taxes in Presence of Income Reclassification
Kathrin Ellieroth, Colby College and Amanda Michaud, Federal Reserve Bank of St. LouisQuits, Layoffs, and Labor Supply
Co-Chairs: Elena Falcettoni, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and Illenin Kondo, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis