LAC Labor and Public Conference 2021 (All times Eastern)
Wednesday June 2
10:30-10:45 Welcome
10:45-12:15 Session 1: Family (Chair: Tara Watson, Williams College)
The Effect of Children’s Safety on Parenting Strategy
Jorgen Harris, Occidental College
Discussant: Kathrin Ellieroth, Colby College
The Effects of Increased Sentencing Severity on Fertility and Family Formation
Siobhan O’Keefe, Davidson College
Discussant: Mariyana Zapryanova, Smith College
Safer Sex? The Effect of AIDS Risk on Birth Rates
Melissa Spencer, University of Richmond
Discussant: Caitlin Myers, Middlebury College
12:15-1:15 Lunch Break
1:15-2:45 Session 2: Education/Advancement (Chair: Melanie Khamis, Wesleyan University)
Peer Institutions and Colleges’ Fall 2020 Reopening Decisions
Riley Acton, Miami University
Discussant: Jon Rork, Reed College
The Impact of Increased Exposure to Diversity on Suburban Students' Outcomes: An Analysis of the METCO Voluntary Desegregation Program
Elizabeth Setren, Tufts University
Discussant: Chantal Smith, Washington and Lee University
The Black-White Recognition Gap in Award Nominations
Nayoung Rim, US Naval Academy
Discussant: Logan Lee, Grinnell College
2:45-3:00 Break
3:00-4:30 Session 3 - Environment/Education (Chair: Tom Kinnaman, Bucknell University)
School District Revenue Shocks, Resource Allocations, and Student Achievement: Evidence from the Universe of U.S. Wind Energy Installations
Joshua Hyman, Amherst College
Discussant: Elizabeth Cascio, Dartmouth College
Lead Exposure and Student Outcomes: A Study of Flint Schools
Jessica Sauve-Syed, Furman University
Discussant: Jessica Reyes, Amherst College
Land Use Supervision and Environmental Pollution: The Role of Officials' Promotion
Xiaoxue Zhao, Wesleyan University
Discussant: Bevin Ashenmiller, Occidental College
4:30-5:45 Keynote address: “Problems with and Solutions to Two-way Fixed Effects in
Difference-in-Differences with Differential Timing," Scott Cunningham, Baylor University
6:30-7:30 Social Hour
Thursday June 3
10:45-12:15 Session 4: Public/Development - (Chair: Pinar Keskin, Wellesley College)
Protest Matters: The Redistributive Effects of Protests on Intergovernmental Transfers
Belinda Archibong, Barnard College
Discussant: Emily Conover, Hamilton College
Supply and Demand Responses to a Tax on Rental Housing: Evidence from Iran
Carlos Hurtado, University of Richmond
Discussant: Eric Ohrn, Grinnell College
Pull Up a Chair: Municipal Council Size and Local Taxes in Brazil
Evan Kresch, Oberlin College
Discussant: Bill Gentry, Williams College
12:15-1:15 Lunch Break
1:15-2:45 Session 5: Labor (Chair: MIke Levere, Mathematica)
Life-Cycle Labor Supply Response to the Earnings Test
Anudeep Gill, Washington and Jefferson College
Discussant: Gretchen Lay, Mt. Holyoke College
A higher minimum wage promotes workplace safety: Evidence from the restaurant industry
Dan Schwab, College of the Holy Cross
Discussant: Chad Sparber, Colgate University
Can Temporary Wage Incentives Increase Formal Employment? Experimental Evidence from Mexico
Martin Abel, Middlebury College
Discussant: Susan Godlonton, Williams College
2:45-3:45 Panel with Editors
moderated by Esra Kose, Bucknell University and Kevin Williams, Occidental College
Bill Gentry, Williams College (National Tax Journal)
Tara Watson, Williams College (Journal of Human Resources)
Ethan Lewis, Dartmouth College (Journal of Labor Economics)
4:00-5:30 Session 6: Health (Chair: Lara Shore-Sheppard, Williams College)
The Mortality Effects of Community Mental Health Centers
Jessica LaVoice, Bowdoin College
Discussant: Melissa Thomasson, Miami University
When Capacity Constraints Bind: Evidence from Reproductive Health Clinic Closures
Andrea Kelly, Grinnell College
Discussant: Phillip Levine, Wellesley College
Pregnancy Loss and Female Labor Market Outcomes
Maggie Liu, Smith College
Discussant: Jessamyn Schaller, Claremont-McKenna College
5:30-5:45 Wrap-up
2021 LAC Conference Screening Committee:
Terry-Ann Craigie, Bill Gentry, Matthew Gibson, Sara LaLumia, Esra Kose, Jessamyn Schaller, Lucie Schmidt, Dan Schwab, Chad Sparber, Jessie Wang, Kevin Williams