Keynote Speaker

Joseph G. Altonji is the Thomas DeWitt Cuyler Professor of Economics at Yale University and a Research Associate of the National Bureau of Economic Research. He is also an elected fellow and past president of the Society of Labor Economists and President of the Eastern Economic Association. He specializes in labor economics and applied econometrics. His interests include labor market fluctuations, labor supply, consumption behavior, the economics of education, economic links among family members, race and gender in the labor market, wage determination, and econometric methods.

Conference Schedule

10:00 – 10:05: Welcome
10:05 – 11:05: Session 1
- Qing Gong (UNC): “Financial Incentives and the Delivery of Inpatient Care: Evidence from A Physician Remuneration Reform”
- Luca Maini (UNC): “Profiting from Most-Favored Customer Procurement Rules: Evidence from Medicaid”
- Alejandro Gutiérrez-Li (NCSU): “Immigrant Entrepreneurship in the United States: The Role of Pre-migration Work Experience”
11:05 – 11:15: Break
11:15 – 12:15: Session 2
- Pengpeng Xiao (Duke and IFS): “The Careers and Wages of Women: Commuting, Sorting and Skills”
- Margie McElroy (Duke): “The Joint Determination of Outcomes in the Marriage and Labor Markets”
- Matt Johnson (Duke Sanford): “When Labor Enforcement and Immigration Enforcement Collide: Deterring Worker Complaints Worsens Workplace Safety”
12:15 – 12:25: Break

12:25 – 1:25: Lunch Session (graduate student papers)
- Jonathan Moreno Medina (Duke): “Local Crime News Bias: Extent, Causes
  and Consequences”
- Jacob Klimek (UNC): “Maternal Health Investment over the Life Cycle and Birth Outcomes”
- John Westall (NCSU): “The Labor Market Consequences of Principal Performance Pay”
- Attila Gyetvai (Duke): “Job Mobility Within and Across Occupations”
1:25 – 1:35: Break
1:35 – 2:20: Keynote
- Joe Altonji (Yale): “Marriage Dynamics, Earnings Dynamics, and Lifetime Family Income”
2:20 – 2:30: Break
2:30 – 3:30: Session 3
- Jason Baron (Duke and Michigan): “The Causal Effects of Foster Care Placement Types on Long-Term Outcomes”
- Peter Arcidiacono (Duke): “Equilibrium Grade Inflation with Implications for Female Interest in STEM Majors”
- Melinda Morrill (NC State): “The Attraction of Magnet Schools: Evidence from Embedded Lotteries in School Assignment”
3:30 – 3:40: Break
3:40 – 4:40: Session 4
- Rob Garlick (Duke): “Aspirations, Assets, and Anti-Poverty Policy”
- Paige Weber (UNC): “Dynamic Responses to Carbon Pricing in the Electricity
  Sector”
- Chris Timmins (Duke): “Does Racial Bias Distort Neighborhood Choice? The Impacts of Discrimination on Welfare and Revealed Preference in the Rental Housing Market”
4:40 – 5:00: Happy Hour and Social

Organizers:

Andrés Hincapié (UNC)

Arnaud Maurel (Duke)

Melinda Morrill (NC State)