Session 1: 9am-10am
Economic History
Evan Taylor, University of Michigan
The Effect of Social Connectedness on Crime: Evidence from the Great Migration
Ariell Zimran, Northwestern University
Coffee Break: 10am - 10:15am
Session 2: 10:15am - 11:15am
Policy Changes and Health
Corinne Low, University of Pennsylvania (Wharton)
The Impact of Extended Reproductive Time Horizons: Evidence from Israel’s Expansion of Access to IVF
Daniel Hungerman, Notre Dame
The Incidental Fertility Effects of School Condom Distribution Programs
Session 3: 11:15am - 12:15pm
Intra-household Dynamics and Human Capital Investment
Manuela Angelucci, University of Michigan
Hanzhe Zhang, Michigan State University
Human Capital Investments and the Marriage Market
Lunch and Poster Session: 12:15-1:45pm
Morgan Henderson, University of Michigan, “Fewer Votes, Fewer Jobs? Public Employment and Immigrant Disenfranchisement”
Alexander Persaud, University of Michigan, “Adult Height and Mortality in a Flattened Labor Market: Evidence from Colonial Suriname.”
Tony Han, Ohio State University, “Does Medicare Part D Abet Advantageous Selection by Medicare Advantage Plans?”
Matthew Melnyk, University of Toronto, “Two-Factor Matching and Time Use in Labor and Marriage Markets”
Adam Miettinen, University of Toronto, “Early Labour Market Integration in Canada, 1901-1911”
Jennifer Ward-Batts, Wayne State University, “Compulsory Schooling in Turkey, Educational Attainment, and the Gender Gap”
Minh Nguyen, University of Illinois at Chicago, “Trade liberalization and the investment in human capital in a developing country: Evidence from the U.S.-Vietnam Bilateral Trade Agreement”
Aldo Hernandez, University of Western Ontario, “Estimating the Short-Run Effect on Market-Access of the Construction of Better Transportation Infrastructure in Mexico”
Session 4: 1:45pm-2:45pm
Keynote Address by Alessandra Voena, University of Chicago: "Bride Price and Female Education"
Session 5: 2:45pm-3:45pm, ISR 6050
Determinants of Female Labor Supply and Demand
Michel Serafinelli, University of Toronto
Politico-economic Regime and Attitudes: Female Workers under State-Socialism
Amanda Chuan, University of Pennsylvania (Wharton)
Labor Market Outcomes and the reverse Gender Gap in College Enrollment
Coffee Break: 3:45-4:00pm, ISR Atrium
Session 6: 4:00pm-5:00pm, ISR 6050
Responsiveness and Resilience of Labor
Hosein Joshaghani, University of Chicago
Sector Specific Human Capital and the Effects of Job Displacement
Mike Zabek, University of Michigan
Population Decline and Shocks in Local Labor Markets