Program Outline

The conference will be held via Zoom on May 1, 2021. All times are EDT.

Conference participants will receive an e-mail invitation to register for the event.

1-1:15pm – Welcome and Introductions

1:15-1:55pm – Presentations (Parallel Sessions)

2:05-2:45pm – Presentations (Parallel Sessions)

3:00-3:45pm – Mentoring Panel

4-4:50pm – Presentations (Parallel Sessions)

5:00-5:40pm – Keynote

5:40-6:00pm – Closing Remarks

Details: Parallel Sessions

Session 1a, 1:15 to 1:55, Labor Markets

· Betsy Button, The Computer Science Gender Wage Gap

· Harriet Brookes Gray, The Impact of Weather Shocks on Employment Outcomes: Evidence from South Africa

· Keun Young Ko, Gender Discrimination in the Hiring Process in Tech Industry

· Crystal Xue, Examining the Effects of Population Heterogeneity on Economic Convergence Estimates through Wage Imputation

Session 1b, 1:15 to 1:55, Economic Decisions within Households

· Jonathan Deng, Performing Gender: Modeling the Effects of Unemployment and Unemployment Insurance on Housework within Married Couples

· Sarah Hussain, The Intersection of Gender Norms and Intra-Household Bargaining Power: Evidence from Garment Workers in Bangladesh

· Isabel Rose Eitel Pastoor, An Overview of Women’s Household Bargaining Power in Sub-Saharan Africa: Standardized Results from 21 Countries

· Yujing Zhou, Migrating for a Brighter Future? The Impact of Parental Migration Decision on Children’s Education in China

Session 2a, 2:05 to 2:45, Politics, Political Engagement, and Policing

· Carol Gao, Crime Displacement and Optimal Policing

· Irene Catlin Hedeman, The Effects of Increased Access to Mail-In and Absentee Voting due to COVID-19 on Voter Turnout in the 2020 Presidential Election

· Nada Shalash, Political Participation After a Mass Protest Movement: Evidence from the Arab Spring

· Leah Sine, How a Governor’s Gender and Political Party Affect a State’s Economy During the COVID-19 Crisis

Session 2b, 2:05 to 2:45, The Many Determinants of Willingness to Pay

· Emily Bian, Black Lives Matter: The Consumer Impacts of Corporate Activism

· Abigail Hauer, College Sexual Assault and Net Price of Tuition: The Hedonic Approach

· Emily Kiernan, The Venmo Effect: The Impact of Digital Payment Platforms on Consumer Willingness to Pay

· Victoria Pysher, Many Donate, You Should Donate; Jump Through Hoops, Will You Still Donate?

Session 3a, 4 to 4:50, Trade

· Samantha Goncalves, How Do COVID-19 Related Export Restrictions Imposed on the US Affect Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Prices?

· Faeez Imtiaz Juneja, Evaluating the Political Economy of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor in 2020

· Amanda Lu, To Agree or Not to Agree: Assessing the Immediate Impacts of the Paris Agreement on Bilateral Trade

· Jimmy Mendez, Competitive Rise and Decline of Countries and Industries

· Hanjatiana Nirina Randriana, The Impact of Trade Liberalization on Informality: Evidence from Egypt and Kenya

Session 3b, 4 to 4:50, Discrimination and Anti-Discrimination

· Kyle Irvine, The Mental Health Effects of State and Local Sexual Orientation Anti-Discrimination Laws: Evidence from BRFSS

· Rayna Phelps, Labor Market Tightness and Firms’ Demand for Discrimination

· Isabel Queen, Beauty Thesis: How Skin Tone and Beauty Interact in Labor Outcomes

· Ho June (Sean) Rhee, “Coughing while Asian”: The Spread of Xenophobia through Media and the Impact of Anti-Asian Hate on AAPI Identity and Mental Health during the COVID-19 Pandemic

· Hannah Whipple, The Effect of Racial Covenants on Modern Day Foreclosure: Evidence from Hennepin County