ECON 3112: Seminar in Labor Economics
For a printable schedule, see the syllabus page. All workshops meet in Littauer M-16, North Yard, Wednesdays, 4:30-5:45pm unless noted. Papers are posted 1-2 weeks before the presentation. If you cannot access a paper on the website, please email: gpetrakis@fas.harvard.edu
Fall 2018 Schedule of Speakers
Date/Location |
Speaker | Title |
September 5 |
Raj Chetty (Harvard University) |
"The Opportunity Atlas: Mapping the Childhood Roots of Economic Success" |
September 12 |
Zoe Cullen (HBS) |
"How Much Does Your Boss Make? The Effects of Salary Comparisons" |
September 19 |
Ellora Derenoncourt (Harvard University, Job Market talk) |
"Can You Move to Opportunity? Evidence from the Great Migration" |
Monday, September 24 |
Val Bolotnyy (Harvard University, Job Market talk) |
"Why Do Women Earn Less Than Men? Evidence from the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority" |
September 26 |
Priya Shanmugam (Harvard University, Job Market talk) |
"Medical Decision-Making under Cognitive Constraints" |
Monday, October 1 |
Ashley Craig (Harvard University, Job Market talk) |
"Optimal Taxation with Employer Uncertainty" |
October 3 |
Oren Danieli (Harvard University, Job Market talk) |
"Outside Options in the Labor Market" |
October 10 |
Matteo Paradisi (Harvard University, Job Market talk) |
"The Transitional Labor Market Consequences of Pension Reform" |
Monday, October 15 |
Linh To (Harvard University, Job Market talk) |
"The Signaling Role of Parental Leave" |
October 17 |
No Meeting | Department Seminar |
Monday, October 20 |
Ariella Kahn-Lang (Harvard University, Job Market talk) |
"Missing Black Males? The Impact of Non-Reporting on the Measurement of Black Male Outcomes" |
October 24 |
Silvia Robles (University of Michigan, Post Doc) |
"Using Wait-list Cutoffs to Measure the Effect of Course Scarcity on Community College Students" |
October 31 |
Michela Carlana (HKS) |
"Revealing Stereotypes: Evidence from Immigrants in Schools" |
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Johannes Schmieder (Boston University) |
"Evaluating Active Labor Market Policies using a Spatial Regression Discontinuity Design" |
November 14 |
No Meeting |
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Kevin Lang (Boston University) |
"The Determinants of Teachers' Occupational Choice" |
November 21 |
No Meeting |
Thanksgiving |
November 28 |
Henry Farber (Princeton University) |
"How Important are Right-to-Work Laws? Free-Riding and the Decline of Unions in the U.S." |
December 5 |
Henrik Kleven (Princeton University) |
"The EITC and the Extensive Margin: A Reappraisal" |
Course Summary:
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