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Friday

Conference Activities  •  1/5/2018
  
8 - 10 amConcurrent Sessions
 
Chair: Teresa Ghilarducci, The New School for Social Research
Presenters: Heather Boushey, Washington Center for Equitable Growth—Care Work: Paying for Women's Uncompensated Work
Darrick Hamilton, The New School—Baby Bonds and Wealth Building for the Excluded
Richard McGahey, Institute for New Economic Thinking—Universal Basic Income: Labor Market Floor or Welfare State Displacement
Pavlina Tcherneva, Bard College and the Levy Economics Institute—Universal Job Guarantee: Beyond Full Employment and Toward Institutional Change
Discussants: Andrew L. Stern, Columbia University
Teresa Ghilarducci, The New School for Social Research
 
Chair: William Spriggs, Howard University
Presenters: James Feigenbaum, Boston University; Vanessa Williamson, Brookings Institution; and Alexander Hertel-Fernandez, Columbia University—Right to Work and Small "d" Democracy
William M. Rodgers III, Rutgers University—Right to Work and Racial and Gender Wages
Kristen E. Broady, Howard University and Patrick L. Mason, Florida State University—Right to Work: Is Race Endogenous?
Discussants: Peter Q. Blair, Clemson University
Brad Markell, AFL-CIO Industrial Union Council
  
10:15 am ‑ 12:15 pmConcurrent Sessions
 
Chair: Alan B. Krueger, Princeton University
Presenters: Edward E. Leamer, Jerry Nickelsburg, Till M. von Wachter and Frederic Zimmerman, University of California, Los Angeles—Assessing the Differential Impacts of Minimum Wage Increases in Labor Market Areas in California
Sylvia A. Allegretto, Anna Godoy and Michael Reich, University of California, Berkeley—The New Higher Minimum Wages: Effects in Seven Cities
Mark C. Long, Robert Plotnick, Ekaterina Jardim (Roshchina), Jacob Vigdor and Hilary Wething, University of Washington—Measuring Minimum Wage Effects on the Entire Low-wage Job Market: Evidence From Seattle
Discussants: Jeffrey Paul Clemens, University of California, San Diego
Laura Giuliano, University of Miami
Ben Zipperer, Economic Policy Institute
 
Chair: Susan N. Houseman, W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research
Presenters: Katharine G. Abraham and John C. Haltiwanger, University of Maryland; Kristin Sandusky and James R. Spletzer, U.S. Census Bureau—Is the Gig Economy Growing? Divergent Trends in Alternative Self-Employment Series
Emilie Jackson, Adam Looney and Shanthi Ramnath, U.S. Department of Treasury—The Rise of Alternative Work Arrangements: Evidence and Implications for Tax Filing and Benefit Coverage
David Dorn, University of Zurich; Johannes F. Schmieder, Boston University; and James R. Spletzer, U.S. Census Bureau—Domestic Outsourcing of Labor Services in the United States: 1996-2015
Discussants: Arindrajit Dube, University of Massachusetts-Amherst
Alexandre Mas, Princeton University
Barbara Robles, Federal Reserve Board
  
12:30 ‑ 2:15 pmConcurrent Sessions
 
3.1  Labor Policy Developments in the Trump Era (Workshop)—MPD, Independence Ballroom I
Chair: Heidi Shierholz, Economic Policy Institute
Panelists: Celine McNicholas, Economic Policy Institute—Remarks from Labor Counsel at EPI
David Weil, Brandeis University—Remarks from the Former Wage and Hour Administrator, US DOL
Teresa Ghilarducci, The New School for Social Research—Remarks from Professor of Economics and Policy Analysis
Harry Holzer, Georgetown Public Policy Institute—Remarks from Senior Fellow in Economic Studies
 
Chair: Katharine G. Abraham, University of Maryland
Presenters: Ting Zhang and Dan Gerlowski, University of Baltimore—Welfare to Work Propensities: Administrative Record Evidence
Neha Nanda, Carolyn Corea and Bruno Gasperini, IMPAQ International—Startups FOR Unemployment? A Randomized Control Trial Study in Florida
Ling Li and Perry Singleton, Syracuse University—The Effect of Workplace Inspections on Worker Safety
Thomas Hegland, University of Maryland—Payroll Subsidies and Employment: Evidence From Nursing Homes
Discussants: Dania V. Francis, University of Massachusetts-Amherst
Till M. von Wachter, University of California, Los Angeles
  
2:30 ‑ 4:30 pmConcurrent Sessions
 
4.1  Labor Market Changes and Wealth Inequality (Symposium)—PCC, 202-A
Chair: Mark Price, Keystone Research Center
Presenters: Jeffrey P. Thompson, Federal Reserve Board; Alice M. Henriques, Board of Governors, Federal Reserve System; Lindsay Jacobs and Kevin Moore, Federal Reserve Board of Governors—Retirement Adequacy and Wealth Distribution Among Early Savers
Christian E. Weller and Michele Tolson, University of Massachusetts-Boston—Building Wealth While Balancing Paid and Unpaid Work
Jennifer Erin Brown, National Institute on Retirement Security—Improving the Saver’s Credit for Low and Moderate Income Workers
David Madland and Alex Rowell, Center for American Progress and Christian E. Weller, University of Massachusetts-Boston—Labor Unions and Wealth Inequality
Discussants: Teresa Ghilarducci, The New School for Social Research
Kate Bahn, Center for American Progress
4:45 ‑ 5:45 pm
Chair: Harry C. Katz, President and Program Co-Chair—Introductions and Welcome
Presenter: Nancy Folbre, University of Massachusetts-Amherst—The Care Penalty and the Power Premium: Earnings Inequality in the U.S.
6 ‑ 7 pm
LERA Welcome Reception—PCC, 204-B
Co-Chairs: Jeannette Wicks-Lim, University of Massachusetts-Amherst and Susan N. Houseman, W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research

Saturday

Conference Activities  •  1/6/2018
  
8 ‑ 10 amConcurrent Sessions
 
5.1  Potential Biases in Measurement of Wage Inequality (Symposium)—PCC, 203-A
Chair: Samuel L. Myers Jr., University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Presenters: Michael S. Gideon, Misty L. Heggeness and Marta Murray-Close, U.S. Census Bureau and Samuel L. Myers Jr., University of Minnesota Twin Cities—Examining the Black-White Earnings Differential with Administrative Records
William A. Darity, Jr., Duke University; Darrick Hamilton, The New School; Samuel L. Myers Jr., University of Minnesota Twin Cities; Gregory N. Price, Morehouse College; and Man Xu, University of Minnesota Twin Cities—Are Blacks Lazy?
John M. Abowd, U.S. Census Bureau and Cornell University and Kevin L. McKinney, University of California, Los Angeles—Earnings Inequality and the Role of the Firm
Discussants: William Spriggs, Howard University
Charles M. Hokayem, Centre College
Bradley L. Hardy, American University
 
5.2  Race and Gender in Employment and Education (Symposium)—PCC, 203-B
Chair: Marta Lachowska, W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research
Presenters: Jorge M. Aguero, University of Connecticut; Mindy Marks, Northeastern University; and Neha Raykar, Public Health Foundation of India—The Wage Penalty for Motherhood in Developing Countries
Todd Elder, Michigan State University and Yuqing Zhou, University of California, Los Angeles—Black-White Gaps in Noncognitive Skills
Natalia Nollenberger, IE University and Nuria Rodriguez-Planas, Queens College, City University of New York—Let the Girls Learn! It Is Not Only About Math ... It's About Gender Social Norms
Tymon Sloczynski, Brandeis University—Average Gaps and Oaxaca-Blinder Decompositions
Discussants: Brantly Callaway, Temple University
Ina Ganguli, University of Massachusetts-Amherst
  
10:15 am ‑ 12:15 pmConcurrent Sessions
 
Chair: Brad Markell, AFL-CIO Industrial Union Council
Presenters: Valerie Wilson and Janelle Jones, Economic Policy Institute—A Demographic Analysis of Trends in Work Hours, Unemployment and Labor Market Disconnection
Robert Pollin, Heidi Garrett-Peltier and Jeannette Wicks-Lim, University of Massachusetts-Amherst—Clean Energy Investments for New York State: An Economic Framework for Promoting Climate Stabilization and Expanding Good Job Opportunities
Mark Paul and William A. Darity, Jr., Duke University and Darrick Hamilton, The New School—Full Employment and An Economic Bill of Rights for the 21st Century
Discussants: Randy Albelda, University of Massachusetts-Boston
William Spriggs, Howard University
Dean Baker, Center for Economic and Policy Research
Brian Callaci, University of Massachusetts-Amherst
 
6.2  The Role of the Employer in the Labor Market (Symposium)—PCC, 203-B
Chair: Susan N. Houseman, W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research
Presenters: Ekaterina Jardim (Roshchina) and Emma van Inwegen, University of Washington—How Do Firms Respond to a Minimum Wage Hike?
Marta Lachowska, W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research; Alexandre Mas, Princeton University; and Stephen A. Woodbury, Michigan State University—Sources of Displaced Workers' Long-term Earnings Losses
Constanca Esteves-Sorenson, Yale University; R. Vincent Pohl, University of Georgia; and Ernesto Freitas, Nova University of Lisbon—Wage Premiums, Shirking Deterrence, Gift Exchange, and Employee Quality: Firm Evidence
Matthew S. Johnson, Duke University—Regulation by Shaming: Deterrence Effects of Publicizing Violations of Workplace Safety and Health Laws
Discussants: Jesse Rothstein, University of California, Berkeley
Alexandre Mas, Princeton University
  
12:30 ‑ 2:15 pmConcurrent Sessions
 
Chair: William Spriggs, Howard University
Panelists: Damon Silvers, AFL-CIO
Brad Markell, AFL-CIO Industrial Union Council
Daniel Marschall, Working for America
Lawrence Mishel, Economic Policy Institute
 
Chair: Susan J. Schurman, Rutgers University
Presenters: Robert Lerman, Urban Institute—New Developments in United States Apprenticeship
Matthew T. Hora and Ross Benbow, University of Wisconsin-Madison—How Educator-employer Social Networks and Cross-sector Partnerships Impact the Teaching and Training of Non-cognitive Skills
Sara Haviland and Michelle Van Noy, Rutgers University—The Great Balancing Act: Community Colleges Serving Students' and Employers' Needs at the Intersection of the Employment Relationship
Jennifer Craft Morgan, Georgia State University—Employer and Education Institution Partnerships to Improve Jobs for Frontline Workers Summary
Discussants: Peter Cappelli, University of Pennsylvania
Cheryl Feldman, District 1199C Training & Upgrading Fund
  
2:30 ‑ 4:30 pmConcurrent Sessions
 
8.1  Dimensions of Wealth Inequality (Symposium)—PCC, 203-A
Chair: Harry C. Katz, President and Program Co-Chair
Presenters: Jonathan Fisher, Stanford University; David Johnson, University of Michigan; Timothy Smeeding, University of Wisconsin-Madison; and Jeffrey P. Thompson, Federal Reserve Board—Inequality in 3-D: Income, Consumption, and Wealth
Richard A. Benton, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and Lisa A. Keister, Duke University—The Lasting Effect of Intergenerational Wealth Transfers: Human Capital, Family Formation, and Wealth
Jesper Roine, Stockholm School of Economics and Daniel Waldenström, Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN) and Paris School of Economics—Long Run Developments of Income and Wealth Inequality: Do They Move Together?
Edward Nathan Wolff, New York University—Has Middle Class Wealth Recovered?
Discussants: Salvatore Morelli, City University of New York
Alice M. Henriques, Board of Governors, Federal Reserve System

Sunday

Conference Activities  •  1/7/2018
  
8 ‑ 10 amConcurrent Sessions
 
Chair: Eugenia Vazquez Correa, National Autonomous University of Mexico
Presenters: Ipshita Pal, St. Johns University—Effect of New Jersey's Paid Family Leave Policy of 2009 on Maternal Health and Well-Being
Liwen Chen, University of South Carolina—Breaking the Glass-Ceiling? Supervisor-worker Gender Match, Organizational Gender Composition and Gender Wage Disparity
Rebecca Lillian Lehrman, Duke University—Whose Career Comes First? Evaluating Attitudes Toward Traditional Career Prioritization Among Medical Couples
Yana Rodgers, Rutgers University and Nidhiya Menon, Brandeis University—Women's Empowerment in the Labor Market: Why is it Smart Economics?
Discussants: Alicia Giron, National Autonomous University of Mexico
Eileen Appelbaum, Center for Economic and Policy Research
  
1 ‑ 3 pmConcurrent Sessions
 
Chair: Lonnie Golden, Penn State Abington
Presenters: David G. Blanchflower, Dartmouth University—How to Measure Underemployment and Some of its Consequences?
Stuart Glosser, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater—Flows into and out of Part-time for Economic Reasons
Etienne Lalé, University of Quebec in Montreal—The Rise of Part-time Employment
Jaeseung Kim, University of Chicago and Lonnie Golden, Penn State Abington—Irregular Work Scheduling and its Consequences
Discussants: David Howell, The New School
Ryan Finnigan, University of California, Davis
 
Chair: Susan N. Houseman, W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research
Presenters: Justin Pierce, Federal Reserve Board and Peter Schott, Yale University—Investment Responses to Trade Liberalization: Evidence from U.S. Industries and Establishments
Douglas L. Campbell, New Economic School—Relative Prices, Hysteresis and the Decline of American Manufacturing
David Autor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; David Dorn, University of Zurich; Gordon H. Hanson, UC San Diego; Gary Pisano and Pian Shu, Harvard University—Trade and Innovation — Comparing Evidence from Three Different Sources of Import Competition
Discussants: Ann Harrison, University of Pennsylvania
Brian K. Kovak, Carnegie Mellon University
Nikolas Zolas, U.S. Census Bureau