LAC Public and Labor Conference 2025 (All times Eastern)
Roux Institute, 100 Fore St., Portland ME
All sessions in Room 132
June 5th
8:30-9:00 Breakfast
9:00am-9:15am Welcome
9:15am-10:45am Session I (Education)
The Time Costs of Academic Credit Hours Evidence from USAFA
Presenting Author: Aaron Albert, U.S. Air Force Academy
Discussant: Evelyn Skoy, Hamilton College
Is More Better? Evaluating Interventions to Increase Female Students’ Interest in Economics
Presenting Author: Evelyn Skoy, Hamilton College
Discussant: Stephanie Owen, Colby College
Implicit Gender-STEM Stereotypes and College Major Choice
Presenting Author: Stephanie Owen, Colby College
Discussant: Aaron Albert, U.S. Air Force Academy
10:45am-11am Coffee Break
11am-12:30pm Session II (Behavioral and Experimental)
Unintended Digital Precaution in Extreme Weather
Presenting Author: Alex Yu, Wake Forest University
Discussant: Martin Abel, Bowdoin College
Beliefs, Signal Quality, and Information Sources: Experimental Evidence on Air Quality in Pakistan
Presenting Author: Sanval Nasim, Colby College
Discussant: Jessica LaVoice, Bowdoin College
AI Bias for Creative Writing: Subjective Assessments vs Willingness to Pay
Presenting Author: Martin Abel, Bowdoin College
Discussant: Sanval Nasim, Colby College
12:30pm-1:30pm Lunch
1:30pm-3:30pm Session III (Political Economy)
Community-Driven Development and Incumbent Advantage
Presenting Author: Curtis Morrill, Bates College
Discussant: Sam Bird, Bates College
Aspirations, Beliefs, and Behavior: Economic Outcomes from a Randomized Religious Intervention
Presenting Author: Sam Bird, Bates College
Discussant: Ahmad Shah Mobariz, St. Olaf College
Power of the Pulpit: The Effects of MLK, Jr.'s Speeches on the Civil Rights Movement
Presenting Author: Erick Gong, Middlebury College
Discussant: Curtis Morrill, Bates College
Treatymaking and Indigenous Agriculture in North America
Presenting Author: Kulsoom Hisam, St. Olaf College
Discussant: Erick Gong, Middlebury College
3:30pm-3:45pm Break
4:00pm-5:30pm Keynote: “The Intergenerational Effects of Permanent Legal Status”
Elizabeth Cascio, Dartmouth
6:30pm-8:30pm Dinner, Porthole
June 6th
8:30-9:00 Breakfast
9:00am-10:30am Session IV (Education and Labor)
It Takes a Village: The Impact of the New York City Community School Initiative on Student Behavior
Presenting Author: Mariyana Zapryanova, Smith College
Discussant: Matthew Larsen, Lafayette College
Contemporaneous Effects of Remote Learning on Crime
Presenting Author: Matthew Larsen, Lafayette College
Discussant: Mike Levere, Colgate University
Improving Economic Outcomes for Disadvantaged Youth with Disabilities: Evidence from PROMISE
Presenting Author: Mike Levere, Colgate University
Discussant: Austin Smith, Bates College
10:30am-10:45am Coffee Break
10:45am-12:15pm Session V (Family and Gender)
The Impact of Austerity on Gender Inequality in Time Allocation in the United States
Presenting Author: Anamika Sen, Bates College
Discussant: Margaret Lay, Mount Holyoke College
The Labor Supply of Childcare Workers
Presenting Author: Anna Weber, West Point
Discussant: Anamika Sen, Bates College
Lasting Effects of Gender Apartheid on Attitudes toward Women
Presenting Author: Ahmad Shah Mobariz, St. Olaf College
Discussant: Anna Weber, West Point
12:15pm-1:15pm Lunch
1:15pm-3:15pm Session VI (Health)
Health Effects of Urgent Care Center Entry: The Case of WellNow
Presenting Author: Eliane Barker, Hamilton College
Discussant: Lucie Schmidt, Smith College
Fertility and Labor Supply in the Time of Zika
Presenting Author: Margaret Lay, Mount Holyoke College
Discussant: Raymond Caraher, Colby College
Abortion Restrictions and the Provisioning of Maternal Healthcare
Presenting Author: Raymond Caraher, Colby College
Discussant: Kyle Coombs, Bates College
Asking or Suing to Pay the Bills: Relationship between Crowdfunding and Personal Injury Lawsuits after Unexpected Medical Bills
Presenting Author: Kyle Coombs, Bates College
Discussant: Eliane Barker, Hamilton College
4:00pm-6pm Happy Hour, Shipyard Brewing
2025 Planning Committee: Kyle Coombs, Jessica LaVoice, and Stephanie Owen
2025 Paper Selection Committee: Aaron Albert, Kyle Coombs, Pinar Keskin, Leah Lakdawala, Jessica LaVoice, Mike Levere, Stephanie Owen, and Lucie Schmidt
Participant List
Martin Abel, Bowdoin College
Aaron Albert, US Air Force Academy
Eliane Barker, Hamilton College
Sam Bird, Bates College
Ray Caraher, Colby College
Elizabeth Cascio, Dartmouth College
Angela Cools, Davidson College
Kyle Coombs, Bates College & Vassar College
Sandra Goff, Bates College
Erick Gong, Middlebury College
Kulsoom Hisam, St. Olaf College
Pinar Keskin, Wellesley College
Matthew Larsen, Lafayette College
Jessica LaVoice, Bowdoin College
Gretchen Lay, Mount Holyoke College
Mike Levere, Colgate University
Jen Meredith, Colby College
Curtis Morrill, Bates College
Sanval Nasim, Colby College
Stephanie Owen, Colby College
Hannah Ruebeck, Hamilton College
Ben Scharadin, Colby College
Lucie Schmidt, Smith College
Anamika Sen, Bates College
Ahmad Shah Mobariz, St. Olaf College
Evelyn Skoy, Hamilton College
Austin Smith, Bates College
Lilly Springer, University of Kansas
Anna Weber, West Point
Alex Yu, Wake Forest University
Mariyana Zapryanova, Smith College