PRELIMINARY PROGRAM OF THE ALLIED SOCIAL SCIENCE ASSOCIATIONS JANUARY 2-5, 2010, ATLANTA, GA
NOTE: Everyone must register for the meeting, including speakers.
Location of Sessions for 2010 in Atlanta
Jan. 2, 6:30 pm, Hilton Atlanta, Grand Ballroom AASE
Economics for the Good Society (E3)
Presiding:
Betsy Jane Clary
(College of Charleston)
Homoeconomicus: The Impact of the Economic Crisis on Economic Theory
Joseph E. Stiglitz (Columbia University)
Jan. 3, 8:00 am, Hilton Atlanta, Room 210AAEA
Information, Prices and Healthy Lifestyle Choices of Adults (Q1)
Presiding:
Abe Tegene
(Economice Research Service/USDA)
Consumers' Willingness to Pay for GM Foods with Product-Enhancing Nutritional Attributes and Information Effects
Greg Colson (University of Georgia)
Wallace Huffman (Iowa State University)
Measuring the Impact of Nutrition Labels on Food Purchasing Decisions: A Field Experiment with Scanner Data
Joshua P. Berning (University of Conneticut)
Hayley H. Chouinard (Washington State University)
Jill J. McCluskey (Washington State University)
Reading Food Labels, Food Prices and Adult Lifestyle Choices: Regular Physical Activity and Healthy Weight/BMI
Yanni Chen (Iowa State University)
Wallace Huffman (Iowa State University)
Adult Obesity and the Price and Availability of Food in the United States
Lisa Powell (University of Illinois-Chicago)
Euna Han (University of Illinois-Chicago)
Discussants: Jayson Lusk (Oklahoma State University)
Zhuo Chen (Centers for Disease Control)
Jan. 3, 8:00 am, Hilton Atlanta, Room 212ACES
Labor Market Institutions and Informality (P5)
Presiding:
Nicola Fuchs-Schuendeln
(Goethe University-Frankfurt)
The Informal Sector, Minimum Wages, and Enforcement: New Evidence from Brazil
Brooke Helppie (University of Michigan)
Katherine Terrell (University of Michigan)
Risk Attitudes, Time Preferences and the Incidence of Informality among Workers: Evidence from a Transition Country
Thomas Dohmen (Maastricht University)
Hartmut Lehmann (University of Bologna)
Melanie Khamis (IZA)
The Evolution of Labor Market Institutions and Informality in Transition Countries
Hartmut Lehmann (University of Bologna)
Alexander Muravyev (IZA)
A Model of the Informal Economy with an Application to Ukraine
Simon Commander (European Bank for Reconstruction and Development )
Natalia Isachenkova (Kingston University)
Yulia Radionova (University College London)
Discussants: David Jaeger (City University of New York)
Jan Svejnar (University of Michigan)
Milan Vodopivec (World Bank)
Ira N Gang (Rutgers University)
Jan. 3, 8:00 am, Atlanta Marriott Marquis, International BAEA
The Maturity Structure of Sovereign Debt (F3)
Presiding:
Dirk Niepelt
(Gerzensee, Bern and IIES, Stockholm)
Default and the Maturity Structure in Sovereign Bonds
Cristina Arellano (University of Minnesota & Federal Reserve Board-Minnesota)
Ananth Ramanarayanan (Federal Reserve Bank-Dallas)
Maturity, Indebtedness, and Default Risk
Satyajit Chatterjee (Federal Reserve Bank-Philadelphia)
Burcu Eyigungor (Koc University)
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Debt dilution, overborrowing, and sovereign default risk
Juan Carlos Hatchondo (Federal Reserve Bank-Richmond)
Leonardo Martinez (Federal Reserve Bank-Richmond)
Cesar Sosa-Padilla (University of Maryland)
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Debt-Maturity without Commitment
Dirk Niepelt (Gerzensee, Bern and IIES, Stockholm)
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Discussants: Satyajit Chatterjee (Federal Reserve Bank-Philadelphia)
Ananth Ramanarayanan (Federal Reserve Bank-Dallas)
Dirk Niepelt (Gerzensee, Bern & IIES, Stockholm)
Leonardo Martinez (Federal Reserve Bank-Richmond)
Jan. 3, 8:00 am, Atlanta Marriott Marquis, M304AEA
Perspectives on Social Security, Saving, and Retirement (H5)
Presiding:
Dayanand Manoli
(University of California-Los Angeles)
The Link between Pensions and Retirement Behavior: Lessons from California Teachers
Kristine Brown (University of Illinois-Urbana-Champaign)
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Pension Benefits & Retirement Decisions: Income vs. Price Elasticities
Dayanand Manoli (University of California-Los Angeles)
Kathleen Mullen (RAND Corporation)
Mathis Wagner (University of Chicago)
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The Perception of Social Security Incentives for Labor Supply and Retirement: The Median Voter Knows More Than You'd Think
Jeffrey B. Liebman (Harvard University)
Erzo F. P. Luttmer (Harvard University)
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Fatalism, Locus of Control, and Retirement Saving
Miles Kimball (University of Michigan)
Tyler Shumway (University of Michigan)
Children and Household Wealth
John Karl Scholz (University of Wisconsin)
Ananth Seshadri (University of Wisconsin-Madison)
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Discussants: Courtney Coile (Wellesley College)
Eric French (Federal Reserve Bank-Chicago)
Giovanni Mastrobuoni (Collegio Carlo Alberto)
Kathleen Mullen (RAND)
Jeff Brown (University of Illinois-Urbana-Champaign)
Jan. 3, 8:00 am, Atlanta Marriott Marquis, A701AEA
Credit Constraints, House Prices and Agglomeration (E5)
Presiding:
John Duca
(Federal Reserve Bank-Dallas)
The Impact of Hurricanes on Housing Prices: Evidence from US Coastal Cities
Anthony Murphy (Hertford College, Oxford University)
Eric Strobl (Ecole Polytechnique)
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House Prices and Credit Constraints: Making Sense of the US Experience
John V. Duca (Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas and Southern Methodist University)
John Muellbauer (Nuffield College, University of Oxford )
Anthony Murphy (Hertford College, University of Oxford )
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Macroeconomic Implications of Agglomeration
Morris A. Davis (University of Wisconsin-Madison)
Jonas Fisher (Federal Reserve Bank-Chicago)
Toni Whited (University of Rochester )
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Discussants: Morris A. Davis (University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Business)
Clifford R. Kern (Binghampton University)
Stuart S. Rosenthal (Syracuse University)
Jan. 3, 8:00 am, Atlanta Marriott Marquis, A702AEA
K-12 Economic and Financial Literacy Education (00)
Presiding:
Richard MacDonald
(St. Cloud State University)
Human Capital in the Classroom: Teacher Comprehension and Student Achievement
Roger B. Butters (University of Nebraska-Lincoln)
Tammie Fischer (University of Nebraska-Lincoln)
Evaluation of Financial Fitness for Life Program and Future Outlook in the Mississippi Delta
Rebecca Campbell Smith (Mississippi State University)
Erin Sharp (Mississippi State University)
Joshua D. Pitts (Mississippi State University)
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Does AP Improve Student Achievement in Economics?
John Swinton (Georgia College & State University)
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An Evaluation of EnterpriseMath: Impact of Economics and Financial Literacy on Math Achievement and Attitudes
Jennifer Pitzer (University of Cincinnati)
George Vredeveld (University of Cincinnati)
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Discussants: Paul W. Grimes (Mississippi State University)
James O'Neill (University of Delaware)
William Bosshardt (Florida Atlantic University)
Matthew Nicklay (St. Cloud State University)
Jan. 3, 8:00 am, Atlanta Marriott Marquis, Atrium Ballroom AAEA
What's Happening to Unemployment in the Current Recession? (E32) (Panel Discussion)
Presiding:
Christopher Pissarides
(London School of Economics)
Robert Shimer (University of Chicago)
Steven J. Davis (University of Chicago)
Lawrence Katz (Harvard University)
Christopher Pissarides (London School of Economics)
Jan. 3, 8:00 am, Atlanta Marriott Marquis, A704AEA
Financial Institutions 1 (G2)
Presiding:
Rick Harris
(Wake Forest University)
Liar's Loans? Effects of Origination Channel and Information Falsification on Mortgage Delinquency
Wei Jiang (Columbia University)
Ashlyn Nelson (Stanford University)
Edward Vytlacil (Yale University)
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On the Real Effects of Bank Bailouts: Micro-Evidence from Japan
Mariassunta Giannetti (Stockholm School of Economics)
Andrei Simonov (Michigan State University)
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Being a Foreigner Among Domestic Banks; Asset or Liability?
Stijn Claessens (International Monetary Fund)
Neeltje van Horen (Dutch Central Bank)
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A Market-Based Measure of Credit Quality and Banks' Performance During the Subprime Crisis
Martin Knaup (Tilburg University)
Wolf B. Wagner (Tilburg University)
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CoVaR
Tobias Adrian (Federal Reserve Bank-New York)
Markus Brunnermeier (Princeton University)
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Does Payday Lending Impact Neighborhood Crime Rates?
Heather Michelle Luea (Tennessee State University)
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Jan. 3, 8:00 am, Atlanta Marriott Marquis, A705AEA
Export Dynamics (F1)
Presiding:
Emanuel Ornelas
(London School of Economics)
An Empirical Model of Search and Learning in Export Markets
James Tybout (Pennsylvania State University)
Jonathan Eaton (New York University)
Marcela Eslava (Universidad de los Andes)
Maurice Kugler (Harvard University)
C. J. Krizan (U.S. Bureau of the Census)
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Export Entrepreneurs: Evidence from Peru
Caroline Freund (World Bank)
Marta Pierola (World Bank)
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Firm Selection, Growth and Learning
Costas Arkolakis (Yale University)
Theodore Papageorgiou (Pennsylvania State University)
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Sequential Exporting
Emanuel Ornelas (London School of Economics)
Facundo Albornoz (University of Birmingham)
Hector F. Calvo-Pardo (University of Southampton)
Gregory Corcos (Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration)
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Discussants: Beata Javorcik (University of Oxford)
Nina Pavnick (Dartmouth College)
Natalia Ramondo (University of Texas-Austin)
Kalina Manova (Stanford University)
Jan. 3, 8:00 am, Atlanta Marriott Marquis, M303AEA
Labor Mobility (J6)
Presiding:
Andrey Launov
(University of Mainz)
Estimating Incentive and Welfare Effects of Non-Stationary Unemployment Benefits
Andrey Launov (University of Mainz)
Irene Schumm (University of Wuerzburg)
Klaus Waelde (University of Mainz)
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Internal Migration and Income Inequality in China: Evidence from Village Panel Data
Wei Ha (UNICEF-ESARO)
Junsen Zhang (Chinese University of Hong Kong)
Junjian Yi (Chinese University of Hong Kong)
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Locus of Control and Job Search Strategies
Marco Caliendo (IZA Bonn)
Deborah Cobb-Clark (Australian National University )
Arne Uhlendorff (IZA Bonn)
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The Cyclicality of Effective Wages Within Employer-Employee Matches in a Rigid Labor Market
Silke Anger (DIW Berlin)
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Vacancy Posting, Job Separation and Unemployment Fluctuations
Regis Barnichon (Federal Reserve Board)
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Employer Learning Under Asymmetric Information: The Role of Job Mobility
Ye Zhang (Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis)
Jan. 3, 8:00 am, Atlanta Marriott Marquis, A703AEA
Topics in Knowledge Spillovers (O3)
Presiding:
Prithwiraj Choudhury
(Harvard Business School)
Looking Inside a Multinational R&D Center in an Emerging Market: Cross-border Employee Mobility, Social Networks and Knowledge Creation
Prithwiraj Choudhury (Harvard Business School)
From Beijing to Bentonville: Do Multinational Retailers Link Markets?
Keith Head (University of British Columbia)
Deborah Swenson (University of California-Davis)
Ran Jing (University of International Business and Economics and University of British Columbia)
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Knowledge Spillovers and Firm Size Heterogeneity
Jie Cai (University of New South Wales and University of British Columbia)
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Borders and Distance in Knowledge Spillovers: Dying over Time or Dying with Age?
Yao Li (University of Western Ontario)
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Jan. 3, 8:00 am, Atlanta Marriott Marquis, International CAEA
Work, Fertility, and Family Formation (00)
Presiding:
H. Peters
(Cornell University)
Low-Skilled Immigration and Work-Fertility Tradeoffs Among High-Skilled U.S. Natives
Delia Furtado (University of Connecticut)
Heinrich Hock (Florida State University)
Alternative Paths to Parenthood: ART Versus Adoption
Gulcin Gumus (Florida International University)
Jungmin Lee (Florida International University)
The Effect of Slavery on Family Formation
Melinda Miller (United States Naval Academy)
Booms, Busts, and Divorce
Melinda Morrill (North Carolina State University)
Judith K. Hellerstein (University of Maryland)
Discussants: Una Osill (Purdue University-Indianapolis)
Lisa Gennetian (Brookings Institution)
Howard Bodenhorn (Clemson University)
Betsey Stevenson (University of Pennsylvania)
Jan. 3, 8:00 am, Atlanta Marriott Marquis, L401AEA
The Firm and Regulation (L2)
Presiding:
Stephen Strand
(Carleton College)
Measuring the Degree of Competition Between Nonprofits and For-Profits: The Case of Fitness Centers
Teresa D. Harrison (Drexel University)
Katja Seim (University of Pennsylvania)
Delegation in Multi-Establishment Firms: The Structure of I.T. Systems Purchasing Authority
Kristina Steffenson McElheran (Harvard Business School)
Efficacy and Durability of Terrorist Organizations: New Evidence from the ITERATE Database, 1968-2007
S. Brock Blomberg (Claremont McKenna University)
Rozylyn C. Engel (U.S. Military Academy)
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Estimating Network Effects in the DVD Market
Gautam Gowrisankaran (University of Arizona)
Marc Rysman (Boston University)
The Importance of Hold Up in Contracting: Evidence from a Field Experiment
Antoinette Schoar (Masssachusetts Institute of Technology)
Rajkamal Iyer (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
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Add-on Pricing, Consumer Myopia and Regulatory Intervention
Ulrich Schuewer (Goethe University-Frankfurt)
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Jan. 3, 8:00 am, Atlanta Marriott Marquis, Marquis Ballroom - Salon AAEA
Deficit (E6) (Panel Discussion)
Presiding:
Peter Diamond
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
Alan Auerbach (University of California-Berkeley)
Thomas Sargent (New York University)
Martin Feldstein (NBER and Harvard University)
Robert Barro (Harvard University)
Jan. 3, 8:00 am, Atlanta Marriott Marquis, M302AEA
Methods and Applications (C1)
Presiding:
David Colander
(Middlebury College)
Heterogeneity in income processes
Andriy Norets (Princeton University)
Sam Schulhofer-Wohl (Princeton University)
A Neurochemical Theory of Decision Making Under Risk
Songfa Zhong (Hong Kong University of Science and Technology)
Soo Hong Chew (Hong Kong University of Science and Technology)
Salomon Israel (Hebrew University)
Richard Ebstein ( Hebrew University)
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Median Unbiased Estimation of Structural Change Models: An Application to PPP
Hatice Ozer-Balli (Massey University)
David H. Papell (University of Houston)
Christian J. Murray (University of Houston)
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Risk Sensitive Allocations With Multiple Goods in International Finance: Existence, Survivorship, and Dynamics
Riccardo Colacito (University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill)
Mariano Massimiliano Croce (University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill)
Can You Trust the Good Guys?
Sebastian Fehrler (University of Zurich)
Michael Kosfeld (University of Frankfurt)
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Field Experiment on Incentive of Compilation and Behavioral Evaluation in Peer Review System
Takuya Nakaizumi (Kanto Gakuin University)
Mitsuharu Watanabe (Kanto Gakuin University)
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Jan. 3, 8:00 am, Atlanta Marriott Marquis, M102AEA
Circumstance and Selection in Early Childhood Health (J1)
Presiding:
Hoyt Bleakley
(University of Chicago)
Son Preference and Early Childhood Investments in China
Douglas Almond (Columbia University)
Hongbin Li (Tsinghua University)
Lingsheng Meng (University of Maryland)
The Marginal Child throughout the Life Cycle: Evidence from Early Law Variation
Elizabeth Ananat (Duke University & NBER)
Joanna Lahey (Texas A&M University)
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Health, Human Capital, and Development
Hoyt Bleakley (University of Chicago & NBER)
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The Effects of Experiencing the Great Depression as a Child on Socioeconomic and Health Outcomes
Price Fishback (University of Arizona & NBER)
Melissa Tomasson (Miami University in Ohio & NBER)
Vulnerable Mothers and Vulnerable Sons: Low-Cognitive-Achievement Mothers Discriminate Against Low Birth Weight Sons More Than Low Birth Weight Daughters.
Karen Norberg (Washington University-St. Louis & NBER)
Discussants: Ren Mu (Texas A&M University)
Joe Ferrie (Northwestern University & NBER)
Pascaline Dupas (University of California-Los Angeles)
Rodney Andrews (University of Texas-Dallas)
Diane Schanzenbach (University of Chicago)
Jan. 3, 8:00 am, Atlanta Marriott Marquis, M104AEA
Housing and Labor Markets (J2)
Presiding:
Fernando Ferreira
(University Pennsylvania)
Dynamic Asset Pricing in a System of Local Housing Markets
Patrick Bayer (Duke University)
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Local Multipliers
Enrico Moretti (University of California-Berkeley)
Changes in Transportation Infrastructure and Commuting Patterns in U.S. Metropolitan Areas, 1960-2000
Nathaniel Baum-Snow (Brown University)
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Place Based Policies, Heterogeneity, and Agglomeration
Patrick Kline (University of California-Berkeley)
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Jan. 3, 8:00 am, Atlanta Marriott Marquis, A708AEA
Energy, Environmental, Regional (Q5)
Presiding:
Michael Bonnal
(University of Tennessee-Chattanooga)
An Examination of the Effects of Environmental Regulations on Retail Gasoline Price Seasonality
Michael Connelly Davis (Missouri S&T)
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Good for the Air, Bad for the Water: The Effect of Ethanol Production on Water Pollution
Barrett E. Kirwan (University of Maryland)
Stacy Sneeringer (Wellesley College)
Bedrock Depth and the Formation of the Manhattan Skyline, 1890-1915
Jason Barr (Rutgers University)
Troy Tassier (Fordham University)
Rossen Trendafilov (Fordham University)
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The Value of Climate Amenities: Evidence from U.S. Migration Decisions
Paramita Sinha (RTI International)
Maureen Cropper (University of Maryland-College Park)
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The Lesser of Two Evils: An Empirical Investigation of FDI-Pollution Tradeoff
Myeong Hwan Kim (Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne)
Nodir Adilov (Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne)
Dialects, Cultural Identity, and Economic Exchange
Oliver Falck (IFO Institute for Economic Research)
Stephan Heblich (Max Planck Institute of Economics)
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Jan. 3, 8:00 am, Atlanta Marriott Marquis, M105AEA
Internationalization of Firms (F1)
Presiding:
Ryuhei Wakasugi
(Kyoto University)
Firm Heterogeneity and Different Modes of Internationalization: Evidence from Japanese Firms
Ryuhei Wakasugi (Kyoto University)
Ayumu Tanaka (Kyoto University)
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Quantitative Evaluation of Determinants of Export and FDI: Firm-Level Evidence from Japan
Yasuyuki Todo (University of Tokyo)
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Firm Heterogeneity and FDI with Matching Frictions
Hitoshi Sato (Institute of Developing Economies)
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Intra-Firm Trade and Contract Completeness: Evidence from Japanese Affiliate Firms
Toshiyuki Matsuura (Keio University)
Banri Ito (Senshu University)
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Discussants: Lee Branstetter (Carnegie Mellon University)
Isao Kamata (University of Wisconsin-Madison)
Hiroshi Mukunoki (Gakushuin University)
Shuichiro Nishioka (West Virginia University)
Jan. 3, 8:00 am, Atlanta Marriott Marquis, M103AEA
Development 1 (O1)
Presiding:
Suhas Ketkar
(Vanderbilt University)
Adjustment Costs, the Marginal Product of Capital, and the Lucas Paradox
Robert S. Chirinko (University of Illinois-Chicago)
Debdulal Mallick (Deakin University)
Women, Children and Patience: Experimental Evidence from Indian Villages
Michal Bauer (Charles University)
Julie Chytilova (Charles University)
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Trade and Geography in the Origins of Islam
Stelios Michalopoulos (Tufts University)
Giovanni Prarolo (University of Bologna)
Alireza Naghavi (University of Bologna)
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On the Waterfront: An Empirical Study of Corruption in Ports
Sandra M Sequeira (Harvard University)
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Voter Rationality and Politician Incentives: Exploiting Luck in Indian and Pakistani Elections
Madiha Afzal (University of Maryland)
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Social Learning and Parameter Uncertainty in Irreversible Investments: Evidence from Greenhouse Adoption in Northern China
Honglin Wang (Hong Kong Monetary Authority)
Fan Yu (Claremont McKenna College)
Thomas Reardon (Michigan State University)
Scott Rozelle (Stanford University)
Jikun Huang (Center for Chinese Agricultural Policy)
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Jan. 3, 8:00 am, Atlanta Marriott Marquis, A707AEA
Ideas, Location and Innovation Policy (O3)
Presiding:
Julia Lane
(National Science Foundation)
Regional Disadvantage: How Non-compete Agreements Impact Careers, Entrepreneurship, and Innovative Dynamics
Lee Fleming (Harvard University)
Matt Marx (Harvard University)
Jasjit Singh (INSEAD)
Debbie Strumsky (University of North Carolina-Charlotte)
The Foundations of Regional Scientific Advantage: The Impact of Federal Stem Cell Policy on the Geography of Scientific Discovery
Jeffrey Furman (Boston University)
Fiona Murray (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
Scott Stern (Northwestern University)
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Modeling the Innovative Process: Policy Implications
Suzanne Scotchmer (University of California-Berkeley)
Estimating the Effect of Exposure to Superstar Scientists: Evidence from Academia and the Biopharmaceutical Sector
Pierre Azoulay (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
Joshua Graff Zivin (University of California-San Diego)
Discussants: Carol Corrado (Conference Board)
Dan Black (University of Chicago)
Julia Lane (National Science Foundation)
Wes Cohen (Duke University)
Jan. 3, 8:00 am, Atlanta Marriott Marquis, A706AEA
National Defense Policy: Analysis and Implications (H1)
Presiding:
Mike Hanlon
(University of Washington)
Can Hearts and Minds Be Bought? The Economics of Counterinsurgency in Iraq
Eli Berman (University of California-San Diego)
Jacob N Shapiro (Princeton University)
Joseph H Felter (Stanford University)
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The Impact of Reconstruction Spending on the Labor Market for Insurgents
Radha Iyengar (London School of Economics)
Jonathan Monten (Yale University)
Matt Hansen (National Bureau of Economic Research)
Violent Rebellions and Criminal States
Mike Hanlon (University of Washington)
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The Humanitarian Impact of Economic Sanctions
Ioana M Petrescu (American Enterprise Institute)
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The Industrial Organization of Rebellion: The Logic of Forced Labor and Child Soldiering
Chris Blattman (Yale University)
Bernd Beber (Columbia University)
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Discussants: Justin Wolfers (University of Pennsylvania)
Stefano Dellavigna (University of California-Berkeley)
Michael McBride (University of California-Irvine)
Robert McNab (Naval Postgraduate School)
Edward Miguel (University of California-Berkeley)
Jan. 3, 8:00 am, Hilton Atlanta, Room 211AERE
Sustainability and Natural Resources (Q5)
Presiding:
Y. Hossein Farzin
(University of California-Davis)
An Econometric Analysis of the Clean Development Mechanism and Sustainable Development
Junie Zhang (University of California-San Diego)
Community-Based Conservation After External Funding Ends: The Role of Social Networks in Sustaining or Dissipating Impacts
Erin Sills (North Carolina State University)
Simone Bauch (North Carolina State University)
Subhrendu K. Pattanayak (Duke University)
Multiple-Species Fishing Across Time and Space
Quinn Weninger (Iowa State University)
Luc Veyssiere (Iowa State University)
Bridging Versus Bonding Social Capital and the Management of the Firewood Commons
Kathy Baylis (University of Illinois)
Yazhen Gong (University of British Columbia)
Shun Wang (University of British Columbia)
Discussants: Bruce Mizrach (Rutgers University)
Paul Ferraro (Georgia State University)
Kurt Schnier (Georgia State University)
Michael Bennett (Peking University)
Jan. 3, 8:00 am, Hilton Atlanta, Grand Salon DAFA
Derivatives: Option Pricing (G1)
Presiding:
Michael Johannes
(Columbia University)
Option Pricing on Cash Mergers
Alan Bester (University of Chicago)
Victor Hugo Martinez (City University of New York-Baruch College)
Ioanid Rosu (University of Chicago)
Exploring Time-Varying Jump Intensities: Evidence from S&P 500 Returns and Options
Peter F. Christofferson (McGill University)
Kris Jacobs (McGill University)
Chayawat Ornthanalai (McGill University)
Expected Option Returns and the Structure of Jump Risk Premia
Nicole Branger (University of Muenster)
Alexandra Hansis (House of Finance )
Christian Schlag (Goethe University-Frankfurt)
Discussants: Ajay Subramanian (Georgia State University)
David Bates (University of Iowa)
Mikhail Chernov (London Business School)
Jan. 3, 8:00 am, Hilton Atlanta, Grand Ballroom CAFA
Investment and Product Markets (G1)
Presiding:
Christopher Hennessy
(University of California-Berkeley)
Political Uncertainty and Corporate Investment Cycles
Brandon Julio (London Business School)
Youngsuk Yook (University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill)
The Real Effects of Financial Constraints: Evidence from a Financial Crisis
Murillo Campello (University of Illinois-Urbana-Champaign)
John R. Graham (Duke University)
Campbell R. Harvey (Duke University)
Investment and Capital Constraints: Reparations Under the American Jobs Creation Act
Mitchell A. Petersen (Northwestern University)
Michael W. Faulkender (University of Maryland)
Discussants: Toni Whited (University of Rochester)
Vikrant Vig (London Business School)
Michael Roberts (University of Pennsylvania)
Jan. 3, 8:00 am, Hilton Atlanta, Grand Ballroom AAFA
Volatility (G1)
Presiding:
Jeffrey Russell
(University of Chicago)
Why Do Foreign Firms Have Less Idiosyncratuc Risk than U.S. Firms?
Sohnke M. Bartram (Lancaster University)
Gregory W. Brown (University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill)
Rene M Stulz (Ohio State University)
The Volatility of the Firm's Assets
Jaewon Choi (New York University)
Matthew P. Richardson (New York University)
What is the Shape of the Risk-Return Relation?
Alberto G.P. Rossi (University of California-San Diego)
Allan G. Timmermann (University of California-San Diego)
Discussants: Omid Sabbaghi (University of Detroit Mercy)
Robert Chirinko (University of Illinois-Chicago)
Claudia Moise (Case Western Reserve University)
Jan. 3, 8:00 am, Hilton Atlanta, Grand Ballroom DAFA
Executive Compensation (G3)
Presiding:
Dirk Jenter
(Stanford University)
Managerial Attributes and Executive Compensation
John R. Graham (Duke University)
Si Li (Wilfrid Laurier University)
Jiaping Qiu (McMaster University)
Are All CEOs above Average? An Empirical Analysis of Compensation Peer Groups and Pay Design
John M. Bizjak (Portland State University)
Michael L. Lemmon (University of Utah)
Thanh Lai Nguyen (University of Utah)
Is Executive Compensation Shaped by Public Attitudes?
Camelia M. Kuhnen (Northwestern University)
Alexandra Niessen (University of Cologne)
Discussants: Carola Frydman (Massachusetts Institute of Technology )
Jun Yang (Indiana University-Bloomington)
David Yermack (New York University)
Jan. 3, 8:00 am, Hilton Atlanta, Grand Salon EAFA
Behavioral Finance-Theory and Experiment (G1)
Presiding:
Nicholas Barberis
(Yale University)
The Gambler's and Hot-Hand Fallacies: Theory and Application
Matthew Rabin (University of California-Berkeley)
Dimitri Vayanos (London School of Economics & Political Science )
Price Formation with Confirmation Bias
Stephane Villeneuve (University of Toulouse 1)
Sebastien Pouget (University of Toulouse 1)
Stocking Up: Executive Optimism and Share Retention
Rik Sen (Hong Kong University of Science and Technology)
Robert Tumarkin (New York University)
Discussants: Bing Han (University of Texas-Austin)
Nicholas Barberis (Yale University)
Ulrike Malmendier (University of California-Berkeley)
Jan. 3, 8:00 am, Hilton Atlanta, Grand Ballroom BAFA
Commodities (G12)
Presiding:
Lasse Pedersen
(New York University)
Limits to Arbitrage and Hedging: Evidence from Commodity Markets
Viral V. Acharya (New York University)
Lars A. Lochstoer (Columbia University)
Tarun Ramadorai (University of Oxford)
An Anatomy of Commodity Futures Returns: Time-Varying Risk Premiums
Frans A. de Roon (Tilburg University,)
Theo E. Nijman (Tilburg University)
Marta Szymanowska (Erasmus University Rotterdam)
Rob van den Goorbergh (ABP Investments)
Digging into Commodities
Harrison G. Hong (Princeton University)
Motohiro Yogo (University of Pennsylvania)
Discussants: Gary Gorton (Yale University )
Hendrik Bessembinder (University of Utah )
Erkko Etula (Federal Reserve Bank of New York)
Jan. 3, 8:00 am, Hilton Atlanta, Room 205AFEE
Institutional Approaches to Freedom
Presiding:
John Henry
(University of Missouri-Kansas City)
Governance and Freedom in a Complex Global Economy
James Ronald Stanfield (Colorado State University)
Michael C. Carroll (Bowling Green State University)
From Managerial Capitalism to Information System Capitalism: The Necessity for the Guidance of Political Economy
Ingrid Rima (Temple University)
Full Employment with Liberty: Commons, Keynes, and the Post-Keynesian Institutionalists
Charles J. Whalen (Cornell University)
Spontaneous Conformity: North, South, East, and West
Mathew Forstater (University of Missouri-Kansas City)
From Economic Freedom to Economic and Social Poverty: Institutional Approaches to the Business Enterprise, Structural Change, and the Role for Government
Michael J. Murray (Central College)
Jan. 3, 8:00 am, Hilton Atlanta, Room 201AFEE
Markets: Social Provisioning and Public Services (H1)
Presiding:
Phani Wunnava
(Middlebury College)
The Pursuit of Happiness in Free Markets
Andrew E. Michael (Intercollege Larnaca)
Security of Expectations and Freedom of Choice in the Health Insurance Market
Stephen P. Paschall (Lovett Bookman Harmon Marks LLP)
Does the Market System Address Adequately Rural Service Delivery Rigidities?
Wayne Edwards (University of Alaska-Anchorage & Dartmouth College)
Self-Regulated Markets for Professional Legal Services: The Case of Tax Intermediaries
Enrico Schobel (University of Erfurt)
Replacing the Flawed Neoliberal Analysis of Capitalism and Freedom with an Analysis that Promotes Sustainable Growth, Poverty Reduction, Equal Opportunity and Individual Freedom
Robert Ashford (Syracuse University)
Jan. 3, 8:00 am, Hilton Atlanta, Room 203AREUEA
REITs (G2)
Presiding:
David Downs
(Virginia Commonwealth University)
Asset Liquidation Value and Financing Choice The Curious Case of REITs
Crocker Liu (Cornell University)
Peter Liu (Cornell University)
Zhipeng Zhang (Boston College)
How Does Corporate Governance Affect the Quality of Investor Information? The Curious Case of REITs
Robert Edelstein (University of California-Berkeley)
Paul Anglin (University of Guelph)
Yanmin Gao (University of Alberta)
Desmond Tsang (McGill University)
Markov Switching Dynamics in REIT Returns: Univariate and Multivariate Evidence on Forecasting Performance"
Yildiray Yildirim (Syracuse University)
Bradford Case (NAREIT)
Massimo Guidolin (Federal Reserve Bank-St. Louis)
Secured Debt and Corporate Performance: Evidence from REITs
Brent W. Ambrose (Pennsylvania State University)
Shaun Bond (University of Cincinnati)
Joseph T.L. Ooi (National University of Singapore)
Discussants: Tobias Mulhofer (Indiana University)
Carlos Slawson (Louisanna State University)
Simon Stevenson (City University)
Steffen Sebastian (University of Regensburg)
Jan. 3, 8:00 am, Hilton Atlanta, Room 204AREUEA
House Price and Risk (R3)
Presiding:
Karl "Chip" Case
(Wellesley College)
New Cross-Sectional Price Indices for All Areas in the United States
Paul E. Carrillo (George Washington University)
Dirk W. Early (Southwestern University)
Edgar Olsen (University of Virginia)
The Residential Land Price Deflation in Japan: A Lost Two Decades
James D. Shilling (DePaul University )
Yuichiro Kawaguchi (Waseda University)
Dynamic House Price Indexes: Theoretical Foundations and a s New Estimator
Nancy Wallace (University of California-Berkeley)
Richard Stanton (University of California-Berkeley)
Risk and House Price Returns
John Cotter (University College Dublin)
Stuart Gabriel (University of California-Los Angeles)
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Jan. 3, 8:00 am, Hilton Atlanta, Room 206AREUEA
Agglomeration (R14)
Presiding:
Robert Helsley
(University of California-Berkeley)
Elements of Skill: Traits, Abilities, and Agglomeration
Marigee Bacolod (University of California-Irvine)
Bernardo S. Blum (University of Tornoto)
William C. Strange (University of Tornoto)
What Are Cities Worth? Land Rents, Local Productivity, and the Capitalization of Amenity Values
David Albouy (University of Michigan)
The Manifestation of Agglomeration: Intrametropolitan
Christian L. Redfearn (University of Southern California)
When and Where Do Cities Grow Upwards? An Intra-Metropolitan Analysis of the Factors Determining Building Density
Leah Brooks (University of Tornoto)
Byron Lutz (Federal Reserve Board )
Discussants: Jeffrey Lin (Federal Reserve Bank-Philadelphia)
Gerald Carlino (Federal Reserve Bank-Philadelphia)
Anthony Yezer (George Washington University)
Katherine O. Regan (New York University)
Jan. 3, 8:00 am, Hilton Atlanta, Room 405ES
Reputation and Learning (C7)
Presiding:
Xi Weng
(University of Pennsylvania)
Reputation Online: An Adverse-Selection Model without "Committed" Types
In-Uck Park (University of Bristol)
Bruno Jullien (Toulouse School of Economics)
Reputational Incentives and Dynamics
Moritz Meyer-ter-Vehn (University of California-Los Angeles)
Simon Board (University of California-Los Angeles)
The Use of Information in Relational Contracts
Jin Li (Northwestern University)
Yuk-fai Fong (Northwestern University)
Assortative Learning
Xi Weng (University of Pennsylvania)
Jan Eeckhout (University of Pennsylvania & UPF Barcelona)
Jan. 3, 8:00 am, Hilton Atlanta, Room 403ES
Macroeconomics and Development (O1)
Presiding:
Hyeok Jeong
(Vanderbilt University)
How Does Arithmetic Demystify Growth Success?
Shu-shiuan Lu (National Tsing Hua University)
Finance and Development: A Tale of Two Sectors
Joseph Kaboski (Ohio State University)
Yongseok Shin (Washington University)
Francisco J. Buera (University of California-Davis)
Accounting for Plant-Level Misallocation
Virgiliu Midrigan (New York University)
Daniel Xu (New York University)
Bank Ownership and Expansion of the Financial System in Thailand
Juliano Assuncao (PUC-Rio)
Sergey Mityakov (Clemson University)
Robert Townsend (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
Discussants: Chang-Tai Hsieh (University of Chicago)
Roberto Rigobon (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
Jan De Loecker (Princeton University)
Timothy G. Conley (University of Chicago)
Jan. 3, 8:00 am, Hilton Atlanta, Room 406ES
Monetary Policy and Credit Frictions (E3)
Presiding:
Willi Semmler
(New School University)
Optimal Monetary Policy in a Model with Agency Costs
Timothy Stephen Fuerst (Bowling Green State University)
Charles Carlstrom (Federal Reserve Bank-Cleveland)
Matthias Paustian (Bank of England)
Financial Development and Economic Volatility: A Unified Explanation
Pengfei Wang (Hong Kong University of Science and Technology)
Yi Wen (Federal Reserve Bank-St. Louis & Tsinghua University, Beijing)
Global Dynamics in a Model with Search and Matching in Labor and Capital Markets: An Empirical Application
Ekkehard Ernst (Internatioanl Labour Organization)
Semmler, Willi (New School University)
Stefan Mittnik (University of Munich)
Jan. 3, 8:00 am, Hilton Atlanta, Room 407ES
Advances in Bayesian Nonparametrics (C1)
Presiding:
Matthew Harding
(Stanford University)
Understanding Choice Intensity: A Poisson Mixture Model with Logit-based Random Utility Selective Mixing
Matthew C. Harding (Stanford University)
Martin Burda (University of Toronto)
Jerry Hausman (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
Estimation and Comparison of Nonparametric Panel Models
Siddhartha Chib (Washington University-St. Louis)
Edward Greenberg (Washington University-St. Louis)
Nonparametric Vector Autoregressions and the Post-War U.S. Economy
Ivan Jeliazkov (University of California-Irvine)
Bayesian Semiparametric Stochastic Volatility Modelin
Mark J. Jensen (Federal Reserve Bank-Atlanta)
John M. Maheu (University of Toronto and RCEA)
Jan. 3, 8:00 am, Hilton Atlanta, Room 402ES
Wage and Income Inequality (J3)
Presiding:
Robert Valletta
(Federal Reserve Bank-San Francisco)
Consumption and Income Inequality in the U.S.: 1972-2005
James X. Sullivan (University of Notre Dame)
Bruce D. Meyer (University of Chicago and NBER)
Cross Sectional Volatility of Individual Income Processes
Damba Lkhagvasuren (Concordia University)
Keeping up with the Joneses in McMansions: Changes in Wealth Inequality between High-School and College Graduates
Takashi Yamashita (Nova Southeastern University)
The Structure of the Temp Wage Gap in Slack Labor Markets
Elke Jutta Jahn (University of Aarhus, IAB Nuremberg, & IZA Bonn)
Discussants: Takashi Yamashita (Nova Southeastern University)
Seik Kim (University of Washington)
James X. Sullivan (University of Notre Dame)
Robert G. Valletta (Federal Reserve Bank-San Francisco)
Jan. 3, 8:00 am, Hilton Atlanta, Room 404ES
Legislative Bargaining (H1)
Presiding:
Salvatore Nunnari
(CalTech)
Electoral and Policy Dynamics in US Politics
Tasos Kalandrakis (University of Rochester)
John Duggan (University of Rochester)
A Dynamic Theory of Parliamentary Democracy
Pohan Fong (City University of Hong Kong)
David P. Baron (Stanford University)
Daniel Diermeier (Northwestern University)
An Experimental Investigation of Malapportionment in Bicameral Legislatures
Emanuel Vespa (New York University)
Political Institutions and the Dynamics of Public Investment
Salvatore Nunnari (CalTech)
Marco Battaglini (Princeton University)
Thomas Palfrey (Caltech)
Jan. 3, 8:00 am, Hilton Atlanta, Room 401ES
Structural Breaks and Parameter Instabilities (C2)
Presiding:
Ulrich Mueller
(Princeton University)
Identifying the Sources of Instabilities in Macroeconomic Fluctuations
Barbara Rossi (Duke University)
Atsushi Inoue (North Carolina State University)
Inference Regarding Multiple Structural Changes in Linear Models with Endogenous Regressors
Otilia Boldea (Tilburg University)
Alastair R. Hall (University of Manchester)
Sanggohn Han (Hyundai Research Institute)
Pre and Post Break Parameter Inference
Ulrich K. Mueller (Princeton University)
Graham Elliott (University of California-San Diego)
Estimating Structural Change in Regression Quantiles
Zhongjun Qu (Boston University)
Tatsushi Oka (Boston University)
Identifying Euler Equation Models via Stability Restrictions
Sophocles Mavroeidis (Brown University)
Leandro Magnusson (Tulane University)
Jan. 3, 8:00 am, Hilton Atlanta, Room 208IAFFE
Gendered Labor Markets, Agriculture Production and Household Structures (In Middle East Asia) (O1)
Presiding:
Linda Lucas
(University of South Florida)
Impact of Gendered Labor Markets in the Rural Philippines
Lina Salazar (American University)
Agnes Quisumbing (International Food Policy Research Institute)
Does Gender Matter? Household Structure and Off-Farm Labour Market Participation in Rural Turkey
Fatma Gul Unal (Bard College at Simons Rock)
Women's Labor in the Islamic Republic of Iran: Losers and Survivors (1976-2006)
Sohrab Behdad (Denison University)
Farhad Nomani (American University of Paris)
Discussants: Linda Lucas (University of South Florida)
Jan. 3, 8:00 am, Hilton Atlanta, Room 301IBEFA
The Role of Central Bank Communication: Expectations and Financial Market Reactions in a Time of Crisis (E5)
Presiding:
Alan Blinder
(Princeton University)
Does the Public Understand the ECB? A Survey for the Netherlands
Carin Van Der Cruijsen (De Nederlandsche Bank)
David-Jan Jansen (De Nederlandsche Bank)
Jakob de Haan (University of Groningen CESifo)
When Can Central Banks Anchor Expectations? How to Escape From a Financial Crisis?
Andrew Hughes Hallett (George Mason University, University of St. Andrews & Center for Economic Policy Research)
Giovannie di Bartolomeo (University of Teramo)
Nicola Acocella (University of Rome La Sapienza)
What is the ECB Reaction Function? A Dynamic Probit Analysis.
Carlo Rosa (Louvain)
The Reception of Public Signals in Financial Markets: What if Central Bank Communication Becomes Stale?
Michael Ehrmann (European Central Bank)
David Sondermann (University of Munster)
A Failure to Communicate? Central Banks Signalling of Interest Rate Changes in Good Times and in Bad
Pierre Siklos (Wilfrid Laurier University, Viessmann European Research Centre and Centre for International Governance Innovation )
Discussants: Willene A. Johnson (Komaza, Inc.)
Ke Pang (Wilfrid Laurier University)
A.G. Malliaris (Loyola University-Chicago)
Jose Lopez (Federal Reserve Bank-San Francisco)
Jan. 3, 8:00 am, Hyatt Regency, DunwoodyLERA
Sociotechnical Systems: Moving from the 20th to the 21st Century
Presiding:
Betty Barrett
(University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)
Tails and Dogs! Who's Wagging Whom? The Inversion of 'Technical Conversion Processes' and 'IT Technical Systems'
Pamela Posey (STS Roundtable)
Peter Jay Sorenson (STS Roundtable)
The Social Impact of Taxicab Technologies
Robert Bruno (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)
Bargaining Technology: Union Engineers Address Transformation
Monica Bielski Boris (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)
Discussants: Bert Painter (Royal Roads University)
Jan. 3, 8:00 am, Hyatt Regency, BakerLERA
Collective Bargaining Under International Law: US Obligations and US Practice
Presiding:
Sheldon Friedman
(AFL-CIO)
Academic Perspective
Roy J. Adams (University of Saskatchewan)
Employer Perspective
Stefan Marculewicz (Miles & Stockbridge)
Labor Perspective
Ana Avendano (AFL-CIO)
The Global Compact and the Right to Bargain: The American Experience
Tayo Fashoyin (International Labor Organization)
US DOL Perspective
Sandra Polaski (United States Department of Labor)
Jan. 3, 8:00 am, Hyatt Regency, GreenbriarLERA
Educational Reform from the Inside: Teachers' Union - School Administration Partnerships
Presiding:
Saul Rubinstein
(Rutgers University)
Union-Management Partnership at ABC Unified School District
Laura Rico (ABC Federation of Teachers)
Gary Smuts (ABC Unified School District)
Union-Management Partnership at Toledo Public School District
Francine Lawrence (Toledo Federation of Teachers)
John Foley (Toledo Public School District)
Union-Management Partnership at Plattsburgh City School District
James Short (Plattsburgh City School District)
Roderick Sherman (Plattsburgh Teachers Association)
Discussants: Cheryl Teare (AFT Union Leadership Insitute)
Joan Devlin (AFT Center for School Improvement)
Jan. 3, 8:00 am, Hilton Atlanta, Room 213NEA/ASHE
Income and Growth (O1)
Presiding:
Sue Stockly
(Eastern New Mexico University)
Financial Development and the Distribution of Income in Latin America and the Caribbean
Gustavo Canavire-Bacarreza (Georgia State University)
Felix Rioja (Georgia State University)
The Widening Gap Between GDP and GNP: Implications for Developing Countries
Antonio Avalos (California State University-Fresno)
The Architecture of Growth: Product Space, Small World Networks and Growth Acceleration
Raja Kali (University of Arkansas)
Javier Reyes (University of Arkansas)
Josh McGee (University of Arkansas)
Stuart Shirrell (University of Arkansas)
Income Inequality in the U.S.: The Kuznets Hypothesis Revisited
Andre Varella Mollick (The University of Texas-Pan American)
Discussants: Vicki Bogan (Cornell University)
Javier Arturo Reyes (University of Arkansas)
Luisa Blanco Raynal (Pepperdine University)
David Molina (University of North Texas)
Jan. 3, 8:00 am, Hilton Atlanta, Room 306SGE
New Approaches to Economic Measurement in Productivity Analysis and National and International Accounting (O4)
Presiding:
Steven Payson
(Bureau of Economic Analysis)
Globalization and Price Volatility: Evidence from U.S. Trade Flows
John Tang (US Census Bureau)
Intangible Capital and Structural Change: Theory and Evidence
Natasha Xingyuan Che (Georgetown University)
Asset Revaluations and Industry Net Rates of Return in a User-Cost Framework
Brian K Sliker (Bureau of Economic Analysis)
Measuring the Near-Market Government Output
Bruce Baker (Bureau of Economic Analysis)
Discussants: W. Charles Sawyer (Texas Christian University)
Leo Sveikauskas (Bureau of Labor Statis)
Brian Sloboda (U.S. Postal Service)
Katharine Abraham (University of Maryland)
Jan. 3, 8:00 am, Atlanta Marriott Marquis, M109TPUG
Empirical Studies of Airline Industry (L9)
Presiding:
Volodymyr Bilotkach
(University of California-Irvine)
Airline Strategic Alliances in Overlapping Markets: Should Policymakers Be Concerned?
Philip Gayle (Kansas State University)
Nonlinear Pricing Strategies and Market Concentration in the Airline Industry
Manuel A. Hernandez (Texas A&M University)
Steven N. Wiggins (Texas A&M University)
Do Consumers Benefit from Price Assurance Guarantees? Evidence from On-Line Travel Agents
Nicholas Rupp (East Carolina University)
Dynamic Effects of Multimarket Contact on Non-Price Product Characteristics: Evidence from an Airline Merger
Volodymyr Bilotkach (University of California-Irvine)
Discussants: Volodymyr Bilotkach (University of California-Irvine)
Nicholas Rupp (East Carolina University)
Philip Gayle (Kansas State University)
Steven Puller (Texas A&M University)
Jan. 3, 8:00 am, Hilton Atlanta, Room 408URPE
Journals, Rankings, and Heterodox Economics (B5)
Presiding:
Cyrus Bina
(University of Minnesota-Morris )
The Relative Contribution of Heterodox Economic Journals to Building Heterodox Economics and to Pluralism in Economics
Frederic S. Lee (University of Missouri-Kansas City)
La Sapienza, On the Evaluation of Economic Research: The Case of Italy
Marcella Corsi (Universita degli Studi di Roma)
Carlo D'Ippoliti (Universita degli Studi di Roma)
Federico Lucidi (Universita degli Studi di Roma)
Institutionalism in Polish Science After 1989: Diagnosis and Recommendations
Agnieszka Ziomek (Poznan University of Economics)
Increasing the Impact of Heterodox Work: Insights from RoSE
Martha Starr (American University)
Discussants: Jack Reardon (Hamline University)
Paul Davidson (Journal of Post Keynesian Economics)
Jan. 3, 8:00 am, Hilton Atlanta, Room 409URPE
Heterodox Environmental Economics (Q5)
Presiding:
Eban Goodstein
(Center for Environmental Policy-Bard College)
Has the Left Missed the Boat on Climate Change?
Robin Hahnel (American University)
The Greenhouse Development Rights Framework
Paul Baer (Georgia Institute of Technology)
The Political Economy of Environmental Science and Uncertainty
Paul Bartlett (St. Peter's College)
Recent Environmental Case Studies in Florida
Richard Weisskoff (University of Miami)
Discussants: Kristen Sheeran (Economics for Equity and the Environment Network)
Eban Goodstein (Center for Environmental Policy-Bard College)
Jan. 3, 10:15 am, Hilton Atlanta, Room 210AAEA
Land Use and Climate Change: A Global Perspective on Mitigation Options (Q4)
Presiding:
Ralph Alig
(United States Forest Service)
A General Equilibrium Analysis of Biofuel Pathways
Jayson Beckman (Economic Research Service/USDA)
Carol A. Jones (Economic Research Service/USDA)
Ronald Sands (Economic Research Service/USDA)
Biofuels and Land Use Change: The Interaction of Mitigation and Climate Impacts and Adaptation
John M. Reilly (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
Jerry Melillo (Marine Biological Laboratory)
Sergey Paltsev (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
David Kicklighter (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
Angelo Gurgel (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
Technology Change, Income Growth, and the Cost of Emission Reductions from Deforestation in Tropical Countries
Brent Sohngen (Ohio State University)
Suk-won Choi (National Center for Atmospheric Research)
Steven Rose (Electric Power Research Institute)
Discussants: Ralph Alig (United States Forest Service)
Jan. 3, 10:15 am, Hilton Atlanta, Room 212ACES
Comparative Political Economy (P5)
Presiding:
Belton Fleisher
(Ohio State University)
Equality, the Disinterested Government, and Economic Growth: The Case of China
Yang Yao (Peking University)
Daxing He (Peking University)
Government Control of the Media
Scott Gehlbach (University of Wisconsin-Madison)
Konstantin Sonin (New Economic School-Moscow)
Revealed Informal Activity
Ralitza Dimova (Brunel University)
Ira N Gang (Rutgers University)
John Landon-Lane (Rutgers University)
Chinese State's Economic Cooperation Through Investment: Is it Synergetic with Chinese Outward Foreign Direct Investment?
Sumon Kumar Bhaumik (Brunel University)
Catherine Yap Co (University of Nebraska-Omaha)
Discussants: Julan Du (Chinese University of Hong Kong)
Gerard Roland (University of California-Berkeley)
Kathryn Anderson (Vanderbilt University)
Zhiqiang Liu (State University of New York-Buffalo)
Jan. 3, 10:15 am, Atlanta Marriott Marquis, A701AEA
Risk and Retention in the Workplace: The Effect of Gender and Incentives (00)
Presiding:
Linda Bell
(Haverford College)
Women's Labor Choices in Promotion Tournaments: Experimental Evidence
Kerry Pannell (Depauw University)
Dorothea Herreiner (Loyola Marymount University)
Learning Through the Lens of Your Job: The Effect of Employer-Financed Education on Retention
Colleen Flaherty Manchester (University of Minnesota)
The Effects of Gender Composition of Top Management on the Economic Fallout
Cynthia Bansak (St. Lawrence University)
Mary Graham (Clarkson University)
Allan Zebedee (Clarkson University)
Discussants: Lise Vesterlund (University of Pittsburgh)
John Bishop (Cornell University)
Judy Hellerstein (University of Maryland)
Jan. 3, 10:15 am, Atlanta Marriott Marquis, M302AEA
International Trade 1 (F1)
Presiding:
Vikram Kumar
(Davidson College)
Matching and Inequality in the World Economy
Arnaud Costinot (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
Jonathan Vogel (Columbia University)
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Quality Heterogeneity across Firms and Export Destinations
Kalina Manova (Stanford University)
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Income Differences and Prices of Tradables
Ina Simonovska (University of Minnesota)
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Accounting for Intermediates: Production Sharing and Trade in Value Added
Robert C Johnson (Princeton University)
Guillermo Noguera (University of California-Berkeley)
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Offshoring and the Onshore Composition of Tasks and Skills
Sascha O Becker (Stirling University)
Karolina Ekholm (Stockholm University)
Marc A Muendler (University of California-San Diego)
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Business Travel as an Input to International Trade
Jennifer Pamela Poole (University of California-Santa Cruz)
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Jan. 3, 10:15 am, Atlanta Marriott Marquis, M304AEA
Energy Use in Developing Countries (Q4)
Presiding:
A. Mushfiq Mobarak
(Yale University)
Household Energy Use in Developing Countries: Anti-Poverty Programs and Appliance Acquisition
Alan Fuchs (University of California-Berkeley)
Paul Gertler (University of California-Berkeley)
Orie Shelef (University of California-Berkeley)
Catherine Wolfram (University of California-Berkeley)
Development Effects of Electrification: Evidence from the Geologic Placement of Hydropower Plants in Brazil
Molly Lipscomb (University of Notre Dame)
A. Mushfiq Mobarak (Yale University)
Tania Barham (University of Colorado-Boulder)
Demand for Fuel Economy in the Indian Passenger Vehicle Market
Randy Chugh (University of Maryland-College Park)
Maureen Cropper (University of Maryland-College Park)
Urvashi Narain (World Bank)
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Costly Blackouts? Measuring Productivity and Environmental Effects of Electricity Shortages
Karen Fisher-Vanden (Pennsylvania State University)
Erin Mansur (Yale University)
Juliana Wang (Yale University)
Discussants: Manuela Angelucci (University of Arizona)
Taryn Dinkelman (Princeton University)
Jan. 3, 10:15 am, Atlanta Marriott Marquis, International CAEA
Incorporating Behavioral Assumptions into Industrial Organization (L2)
Presiding:
David Laibson
(Harvard University)
Who Thinks About the Competition? Managerial Ability and Strategic Entry in US Local Telephone Markets
Avi Goldfarb (University of Toronto)
Mo Xiao (University of Arizona)
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Using Rationalizable Bounds for Conditional Choice Probabilities as Control Variables
Andres Aradillas-Lopez (Princeton University)
To Review or Not To Review? Limited Strategic Thinking at the Movie Box Office
Alexander L. Brown (Texas A&M University)
Colin F. Camerer (California Institute of Technology)
Dan Lovallo (University of Sydney)
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Fishing for Fools
Ulrike Malmendier (University of California-Berkeley )
Adam Szeidl (University of California-Berkeley )
Discussants: Stephen R. Ryan (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
Adam Rosen (University College London)
Stefano Dellavigna (University of California-Berkeley)
Xavier Gabaix (New York University)
Jan. 3, 10:15 am, Atlanta Marriott Marquis, A702AEA
Topics in Markets and Firms (L0)
Presiding:
Reuben Kyle
(Middle Tennessee State University)
Measuring the Impact of Time of Use Rates on Peak and Off-peak Energy Consumption: Results from a Randomized Controlled Experiment
K. H. Tiedemann (BC Hydro)
I. M. Sulyma (BC Hydro)
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Gaming and Strategic Ambiguity in Incentive Provision
Florian Ederer (University of California-Los Angeles)
Richard Holden (University of Chicago)
Margaret Meyer (University of Oxford)
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Survival and Financing of Black Owned Start-ups in the U.S.
Yunwei Gai (Babson College)
Maria Minniti (Southern Methodist University)
Tariff Choice with Consumer Learning and Switching Costs
Ronald Goettler (University of Chicago)
Karen Clay (Carnegie Mellon University)
The Effect of Heterogeneity on the Performance of Employees and Organizational Divisions of the Firm
Fidan Ana Kurtulus (University of Massachusetts-Amherst)
Ability, Adverse Learning and Agency Costs: Evidence from Retail Banking
Douglas H. Frank (INSEAD)
Tomasz Obloj (INSEAD)
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Jan. 3, 10:15 am, Atlanta Marriott Marquis, Atrium Ballroom AAEA
Remembering Arthur S. Goldberger (Panel Discussion)
Presiding:
James Heckman
(University of Chicago)
Lawrence Klein (University of Pennsylvania)
Glen Cain (University of Wisconsin)
Kate Antonovics (University of California-San Diego)
Gary Chamberlain (Harvard University)
Charles Manski (Northwestern University)
Harry Kelejian (University of Maryland)
Jan. 3, 10:15 am, Atlanta Marriott Marquis, A704AEA
Trade Collapses (F4) (Panel Discussion)
Presiding:
Paolo Pesenti
(Federal Reserve Bank-New York)
Marc Auboin (World Trade Organization)
Jonathan Eaton (New York University)
Kei-Mu Yi (Federal Reserve Bank-Philadelphia)
Joe Kaboski (Ohio State University)
Jan. 3, 10:15 am, Atlanta Marriott Marquis, International BAEA
Financial Institutions 2 (G2)
Presiding:
Peter Liu
(Cornell University)
Securitization and Distressed Loan Renegotiation: Evidence From the Subprime Mortgage Crisis
Tomasz Piskorski (Columbia Business School)
Amit Seru (University of Chicago)
Vikrant Vig (London Business School)
Financial Intermediary Leverage and Value-at-Risk
Tobias Adrian (Federal Reserve Bank-New York)
Hyun Song Shin (Princeton University)
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The Costs of Being Private: Evidence from the Loan Market
Anthony Saunders (New York University)
Sascha Steffen (Goehte University-Frankfurt)
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Are Mutual Fund Fees Competitive? What IQ-Related Behavior Tells Us
Mark Grinblatt (University of California-Los Angeles)
Seppo Ikaheimo (Helsinki School of Economics)
Matti Keloharju (Helsinki School of Economics)
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The Dark Side of Bank Wholesale Funding
Rocco Huang (Federal Reserve Bank-Philadelphia)
Lev Ratnovski (International Monetary Fund)
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Financial Leverage, Corporate Investment and Stock Returns
Ali K. Ozdagli (Federal Reserve Bank of Boston)
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Jan. 3, 10:15 am, Atlanta Marriott Marquis, A705AEA
Adapting to Climate Change: Lessons from History (N5)
Presiding:
Hoyt Bleakley
(University of Chicago)
Adjusting to Climatic Variation: Historical Perspectives from North American Agricultural Development
Paul Rhode (University of Michigan)
Alan Olmstead (University of California-Davis)
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The Enduring Impact of the American Dust Bowl: Short and Long-run Adjustments to Environmental Catastrophe
Richard Hornbeck (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
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The Little Ice Age and Health: Europe from the Early Middle Ages to the Nineteenth Century
Richard H. Steckel (Ohio State University)
Adapting to Warmer Weather: Lessons from U.S. History
Hoyt Bleakley (University of Chicago)
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Discussants: Hoyt Bleakley (University of Chicago)
Paul Rhode (University of Arizona)
Richard Hornbeck (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
Sok Chul Hong (Sogang University)
Jan. 3, 10:15 am, Atlanta Marriott Marquis, Marquis Ballroom - Salon AAEA
Growth in a Partially De-Globalized World (O1)
Presiding:
Philippe Aghion
(Harvard University)
Limits of Political Globalization
Daron Acemoglu (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
Pierre Yared (Columbia University)
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Making Room for China in the World Economy
Dani Rodrik (Harvard University)
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Which Parts of Globalization Matter for Catch-up Growth?
Paul Romer (Stanford University)
Discussants: A. Michael Spence (Stanford University)
Philippe Aghion (Harvard University)
Jan. 3, 10:15 am, Atlanta Marriott Marquis, L401AEA
Managerial Incentives and Executive Compensation (G3)
Presiding:
Oliver Hart
(Harvard University)
Growing Out of Trouble? Managerial Responses to Risk of Corporate Liability
Todd A. Gormley (University of Pennsylvania)
David A. Matsa (Northwestern University)
Managerial Incentives and Value Creation: Evidence from Private Equity
Phillip Leslie (Stanford University)
Paul Oyer (Stanford University)
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Competition for Managers, Corporate Governance and Incentive Compensation
Viral V. Acharya (New York University)
Marc Gabarro (London Business School)
Paolo Volpin (London Business School)
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Dynamic Incentive Accounts
Alex Edmans (University of Pennsylvania)
Xavier Gabaix (New York University)
Tomasz Sadzik (New York University)
Yuliy Sannikov (Princeton University)
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Discussants: Sendhil Mullainathan (Harvard University)
Steven N. Kaplan (University of Chicago)
Michael Weisbach (Ohio State University)
Oliver Hart (Harvard University)
Jan. 3, 10:15 am, Atlanta Marriott Marquis, A708AEA
Race and Self-Employment: Capital Markets and Institutions (J7)
Presiding:
Alicia Robb
(University of California-Santa Cruz)
Financial Capital Injections Among New Black and White Business Ventures: Evidence from the Kauffman Firm Survey
Alicia Robb (University of California-Santa Cruz)
Rob Fairlie (University of California-Santa Cruz)
David Robinson (Duke University)
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How do Credit Card Interest Rates Impact Entrepreneurship
Ronnie Chatterji (Duke University)
Robert Seamans (University of California-Berkeley)
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The Role of Information and Institutions in Understanding the Black-White Gap in Self-Employment
Ruth Uwaifo (Georgia Institute of Technology)
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Discussants: Mariassunta Giannetti (Stockholm School of Economics)
Sandy Darity (Duke University)
Vicki Bogan (Cornell University)
Jan. 3, 10:15 am, Atlanta Marriott Marquis, A707AEA
Demand and Supply for Government Bonds (E4)
Presiding:
Dimitri Vayanos
(London School of Economics)
Bond Positions, Expectations, and the Yield Curve
Monika Piazzesi (Stanford University)
Martin Schneider (Stanford University)
Bond Supply and Excess Bond Returns
Dimitri Vayanos (London School of Economics)
Robin Greenwood (Harvard Business School)
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Repo Market Effects of the Term Securities Lending Facility
Michael Fleming (Federal Reserve Bank-New York)
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Discussants: Stijn Van Nieuwerburgh (New York University)
Annette Vissing-Jorgensen (Northwestern University)
Arvind Krishnamurthy (Northwestern University)
Jan. 3, 10:15 am, Atlanta Marriott Marquis, Marquis Ballroom - Salon CAEA
Personal Bankruptcy and Home Foreclosure (K3)
Presiding:
Michelle White
(University of California-San Diego)
Race, Gender and Political Ideology in Personal Bankruptcy Outcomes
Sumit Agarwal (Federal Reserve Bank-Chicago)
Souphala Chomsisengphet (Office of the Comptroller of the Currency)
Robert McMenamin (Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago)
Paige Marta Skiba (Vanderbilt University )
Did Bankruptcy Reform Contribute to the Mortgage Crisis?
Wenli Li (Federal Reserve Bank-Philadelphia)
Michelle White (University of California-San Diego)
Ning Zhu (University of California-Davis)
The Regulation of Non-Judicial Debt Collection and the Consumer's Choice Among Repayment, Bankruptcy and Informal Bankruptcy
Amanda Dawsey (University of Montana-Missoula)
Richard Hynes (University of Virginia)
Lawrence Ausubel (University of Maryland)
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How the 2005 Bankruptcy Reform Increased Foreclosures & Lowered the Cost of Auto Credit
Donald Morgan (Federal Reserve Bank-Chicago)
Benjamin Iverson (Harvard University)
Matthew Botsch (University of California-Berkeley)
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Effects of Foreclosure Laws and Bankruptcy Asset Exemptions on Mortgage Default and Foreclosure Rates
Jevgenijs Steinbuks (University of Cambridge)
Gregory Elliehausen (George Washington University)
Chintal Desai (University of Texas-Pan-American)
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Discussants: Marianne Bertrand (University of Chicago)
Itzhak Ben-David (Ohio State University)
Edward Morrison (Columbia University)
Brian Melzer (Northwestern University)
Susan Carter (Vanderbilt University)
Jan. 3, 10:15 am, Atlanta Marriott Marquis, Marquis Ballroom - Salon DAEA
Capital Flows, Contagion and Regulatory Responses (F3)
Presiding:
Nobuhiro Kiyotaki
(Princeton University)
Contagion, Liberalization, and the Optimal Structure of Globalization
Joseph E. Stiglitz (Columbia University)
Decoupling and Contagion
Anton Korinek (University of Maryland)
Agustin Roitman (University of Maryland)
Carlos Vegh (University of Maryland)
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Overborrowing and Systemic Externalities in the Business Cycle
Javier Bianchi (University of Maryland)
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Excessive Volatility in Capital Flows: A Pigouvian Taxation Approach
Olivier Jeanne (Johns Hopkins University)
Anton Korinek (University of Maryland)
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Discussants: Marcus Miller (Warwick University)
Olivier Jeanne (Johns Hopkins University)
Alessandro Rebucci (Inter-American Development Bank)
Nobuhiro Kiyotaki (Princeton University)
Jan. 3, 10:15 am, Atlanta Marriott Marquis, A703AEA
Research in Economic Education (00)
Presiding:
William Greene
(New York University)
Achievement Goals, Locus of Control, and Academic Success and Effort in Introductory and Intermediate Microeconomics
Lester Hadsell (State University of New York-Oneonta)
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The Effectiveness of Peer Tutoring on Student Achievement at the University Level
Vincent G. Munley (Lehigh University)
Eoghan Garvey (National University of Ireland, Galway)
Michael J. McConnell (Economic Research Service/USDA)
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Do Online Homework Tools Improve Student Results in Microeconomics Principles Courses?
William Lee (St. Mary's College of California)
Richard Courtney (St. Mary's College of California)
Steven J. Balassi (St. Mary's College of California)
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The Efficacy of Collaborative Learning Recitation Sessions on Student Outcomes
Kim Huynh (Indiana University)
David Jacho-Chavez (Indiana University)
James K. Self (Indiana University)
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Discussants: Wendy Stock (Montana State University)
Sam Allgood (University of Nebraska-Lincoln)
Tisha Emerson (Baylor University)
Georg Schaur (University of Tennessee)
Jan. 3, 10:15 am, Atlanta Marriott Marquis, A706AEA
Evaluating Alternative School Models Using Lotteries (I2)
Presiding:
Parag Pathak
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
How New York City's Charter Schools Affect Achievement
Caroline Hoxby (Stanford University)
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Accountability and Flexibility in Public Schools: New Evidence from Boston's Charters and Pilots
Josh Angrist (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
Atila Abdulkadiroglu (Duke University)
Susan Dynarski (University of Michigan)
Thomas Kane (Harvard University)
Parag Pathak (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
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Identification of Causal Effects when Program Participation is Partially Determined by Lotteries: The Case of Oversubscribed Magnet Programs
Dennis Epple (Carnegie-Mellon University)
Holger Sieg (Carnegie-Mellon University)
Livin in the Zone: An Analysis of a Bold Experiment in Harlem
Roland Fryer (Harvard University)
Discussants: Holger Sieg (Carnegie-Mellon University)
Susan Dynarski (University of Michigan)
Jonah Rockoff (Columbia University)
Josh Angrist (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
Jan. 3, 10:15 am, Atlanta Marriott Marquis, M104AEA
Law and Economics 1 (K1)
Presiding:
James Leitzel
(University of Chicago)
Forgive and Forget: Who Gets Credit after Bankruptcy and Why?
Ethan Cohen-Cole (Federal Reserve Bank-Boston)
Burcu Duygan-Bump (Federal Reserve Bank-Boston)
Judit Montoriol-Garriga (Federal Reserve Bank-Boston)
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Everybody Stay Cool, This Is a Robbery!
Giovanni Mastrobuoni (Collegio Carlo Alberto)
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Measuring the Influence of Media Coverage on Court Decisions
Claire Lim (Stanford University)
James Snyder (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
David Stromberg (Stockholm University)
WHO BRIBES? Evidence from the United Nations Oil-for-Food Program
Yujin Jeong (George Washington University)
Robert J. Weiner (George Washington University)
Democracy, Judicial Attitudes and Heterogeneity: the Civil Versus Common Law Tradition
Carmine Guerriero (University of Amsterdam)
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Diluting Deterrence: Extra-Legal Actors and the Courts
Amalavoyal Chari (Cornell University)
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Jan. 3, 10:15 am, Atlanta Marriott Marquis, M103AEA/ACAES
The Economics of the ASEAN Economic Community (F1)
Presiding:
Manoranjan Dutta
(Rutgers University)
An Empirical Assessment of the ASEAN Economic Community
Hiro Lee (Osaka University)
Michael G. Plummer (Johns Hopkins University, SAIS-Bologna)
Governance and Regional Economic Integration: What Stakes for ASEAN and Asia?
Masahiro Kawai (Asian Development Bank Institute)
Robert F. Owen (University of Nantes)
ASEAN FTAs: Are They Useful to Business and a Building Block towards the AEC?
Ganeshan Wignaraja (Asian Development Bank)
FDI Flow Volatility and ASEAN Members: An Exploratory Approach
James P. Gander (University of Utah)
Steve Reynolds (University of Utah)
Richard Fowles (University of Utah)
Discussants: Mordechai E. Kreinin (Michigan State University)
Ayhan Kose (International Monetary Fund)
Kanda Naknoi ()
Mardi Dungey (University of Cambridge)
Jan. 3, 10:15 am, Hilton Atlanta, Room 211AEA/AERE
Combining Environmental and Development Goals: Strategies for Moving Forward (Panel Discussion)
Presiding:
Kathleen Segerson
(University of Connecticut )
Christopher Barrett (Cornell University)
Ariel Dinar (University of California-Riverside)
Paul Ferraro (Georgia State University)
Charles Perrings (Arizona State University)
Ma Zhong (Renmin University, China)
David Zilberman (University of California-Berkeley)
Jan. 3, 10:15 am, Hilton Atlanta, Room 204AEA/AREUEA
The Future of the GSEs (L3)
Presiding:
Kevin Warsh
(Federal Reserve Board)
Do the GSEs Expand the Supply of Mortgage Credit?
Stuart A. Gabriel (University of California-Los Angeles)
Stuart S. Rosenthal (Syracuse University)
GSE Affordable Housing Goals and Subprime Mortgage Lending
W. Scott Frame (Federal Reserve Bank-Atlanta)
Kristopher Gerardi (Federal Reserve Bank-Atlanta)
James Wilcox (University of California-Berkeley)
The Role of the Government in Financing Mortgages in the United States and the Need for a Government Bond Insurer
Diana Hancock (Federal Reserve Board )
Wayne Passmore (Federal Reserve Board )
The Future Role of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac in the US Mortgage Market
Dwight Jaffee (University of California-Berkeley)
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Discussants: Brent Ambrose (Pennsylvania State University)
Shane Sherlund (Federal Reserve Board)
Robert Van Order (George Washington University)
Anthony Sanders (George Mason University)
Jan. 3, 10:15 am, Hilton Atlanta, Room 205AEA/HERO
Health System Reform: Essential for Universal Insurance Coverage?
Presiding:
Donald Yett
(University of Southern California)
Impact of Medical Home Intervention on Health Care Utilization and Spending
Meredith Rosenthal (Harvard University)
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Economics of Comparative Effectiveness
Dana Goldman (Rand)
Darius Lakdawalla (Rand)
Tomas Philipson (University of Chicago)
Pharmaceutical Industry Drug Quality and Regulation: Evidence from the U.S. and Italy
Vicenzo Atilla (University of Rome)
Jay Bhattacharya (Stanford University)
Lorenzo Carbonari (University of Rome)
Discussants: James Rebitzer (Boston University)
Amitabh Chandra (Harvard University)
Rusty Tchernis (Indiana University)
Jan. 3, 10:15 am, Hilton Atlanta, Grand Salon CAEA/SPM
Economics of Crime (K4)
Presiding:
Dominick Salvatore
(Fordham University)
On the Allocation of Criminal Activity and Policy to Ensure Its Social Benefits
William Baumol (New York University)
On the Measure and Economic Analysis of Crime
Antonio Costa (United Nations Office of Drugs and Crime)
New Directions in the Economic Analysis of Crime
Isaac Ehrlich (University of Buffalo)
Whodunit? Financial Crime and Near-Crime in the Economic Collapse
Richard Freeman (Harvard University)
Understanding Why Crime Exploded in the 1960s, and the Implications for Future Crime
Steven Levitt (University of Chicago)
Jan. 3, 10:15 am, Atlanta Marriott Marquis, M109AEA/TPUG
Externalities, Space and Rents in Transportation (L9)
Presiding:
Jeffrey Osleeb
(University of Connecticut)
Do Energy Efficiency Standards Increase Social Welfare?
Wallace E. Oates (University of Maryland)
Ian W.H. Parry (Resources for the Future)
David Evans (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency)
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Spatial Heterogeneity and the Geographic Distribution of Airport Noise
Jeffrey P. Cohen (University of Hartford)
Cletus C. Coughlin (Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis)
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Union Wage Premiums Following Intrastate Deregulation: Evidence from the U.S. Trucking Industry
Steven Trick (University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee)
James Peoples (University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee)
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Geography, Rates, and Pricing in Railroad Markets
Wesley W. Wilson (University of Oregon)
Discussants: Ken Button (George Mason University)
Wim Vijverberg (City University of New York)
John Brown (Georgia Southern University)
Jan. 3, 10:15 am, Hilton Atlanta, Room 408AEA/URPE
Debating Aggregate Supply and Aggregate Demand (A2)
Presiding:
Duncan Foley
(New School for Social Research)
Two Into One Won't Go: A Critical View of the Popular AD/AS Model
Roy Grieve (University of Strathclyde)
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Critique of Aggregate Demand and Aggregate Supply: Mankiw's Presentation
Fred Moseley (Mount Holyoke College)
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Response to Grieve and Critique
William Scarth (McMaster College)
Response to Moseley and Critique
Mark Taylor (Warwick University)
Discussants: David Collander (Middlebury College)
Michele Naples (College of New Jersey)
Jan. 3, 10:15 am, Hilton Atlanta, Grand Salon DAFA
Corporate Risk Management (G3)
Presiding:
James Weston
(Rice University)
The Real Effects of Derivative Markets: Evidence from Electric Utilities
Francisco Perez-Gonzalez (Stanford University)
Hayong Yun (University of Notre Dame)
Foreign Currency Exposure and Hedging: Evidence from Foreign Acquisitions
Sohnke M Bartram (Lancaster University)
Natasha Burns (University of Texas-San Antonio)
Jean Helwege (Pennsylvania State University)
Managerial Biases and Corporate Risk Management
Tim Rene Adam (Humboldt University of Berlin)
Chitru S Fernando (University of Oklahoma)
Evgenia V Golubeva (University of Oklahoma)
Discussants: Jess Cornaggia (University of Texas-Dallas)
George Allayannis (University of Virginia)
Darius Miller (Southern Methodist University)
Jan. 3, 10:15 am, Hilton Atlanta, Grand Ballroom AAFA
Managerial Terminations and Determinants of Executive Compensation Plans (G3)
Presiding:
Ivo Welch
(Brown University)
Beating the Target: A Closer Look at Annual Incentive Plans
Daniel Sungyeon Kim (Indiana University-Bloomington)
Jun Yang (Indiana University-Bloomington)
Peer Choice in CEO Compensation
Ana M. Albuquerque (Boston University)
Gus De Franco (University of Toronto)
Rodrigo S. Verdi (University of Pennsylvania)
The Executive Turnover Risk Premium
Florian S. Peters (University of Zurich)
Alexander F. Wagner (University of Zurich)
Who Disciplines Bank Managers?
Klaus Schaeck (University of Southampton)
Stephanie Stolz (International Monetary Fund )
Martin Chiak (International Monetary Fund )
Andrea Michaela Maechler (International Monetary Fund)
Discussants: Dirk Jenter (Stanford University)
Dirk Jenter (Stanford University)
Jay Hartzell (University of Texas-Austin)
Adam Ashcraft (Federal Reserve Bank-Atlanta)
Jan. 3, 10:15 am, Hilton Atlanta, Grand Ballroom BAFA
Behavioral Finance-Individual Investors (G1)
Presiding:
Terrance Odean
(University of California-Berkeley)
Learning from the Outcomes of Others: Evidence from the Stock Market
Markku Kaustia (Helsinki School of Economics)
Samuli Knupfer (London Business School)
Do Smart Investors Outperform Dumb Investors?
Mark Grinblatt (University of California-Los Angeles)
Matti Keloharju (Helsinki School of Economics)
Juhani Linnainmaa (University of Chicago)
In Search of Attention
Zhi Da (University of Notre Dame)
Joseph Engelberg (University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill)
Pengjie Gao (University of Notre Dame)
Retail Investors and the Adjustment of Stock Prices to Earnings Information
Daniel J. Taylor (Stanford University)
Discussants: Simon Gervais (Duke University)
Mark Seasholes (Hong Kong University of Science and Technology )
Shimon Kogan (University of Texas-Austin)
Ronnie Sadka (Boston College)
Jan. 3, 10:15 am, Hilton Atlanta, Grand Ballroom DAFA
Fixed Income-Term Structure (G1)
Presiding:
Pietro Veronesi
(University of Chicago)
A New Perspective on Gaussian DTSMs
Scott Joslin (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
Kenneth J. Singleton (Stanford University)
Haoxiang Zhu (Stanford University)
Do Central Bank Liquidity Facilities Affect Interbank Lending Rates?
Jens Henrik Eggert Christensen (Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco)
Jose A. Lopez (Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco)
Glenn D Rudebusch (Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco)
A Monetary Explanation of the Term Structure of Interest Rates and Bond Risk Premia
Hwagyun Kim (Texas A&M University )
Agnes J. Moon (University of Southern California)
Decomposing the Yield Curve
John H. Cochrane (University of Chicago)
Monika Piazzesi (University of Chicago)
Discussants: Gregory Duffee (Johns Hopkins University)
Francis Longstaff (University of California, Los Angeles)
Andrea Buraschi (Imperial College London)
Pierre Collin-Dufresne (Columbia University)
Jan. 3, 10:15 am, Hilton Atlanta, Grand Salon EAFA
Banking and Financial Institutions (G2)
Presiding:
Bruce Carlin
(University of California-Los Angeles)
The Effects of Bank Market Structure and Organizational Form on Entrepreneurial Incentives
Kose John (New York University)
David Gaddis Ross (Columbia University)
Securitization Without Risk Transfer
Viral V Acharya (New York University)
Philipp Schnabl (New York University)
Gustavo Suarez (Federal Reserve Board)
The Effects of the Organizational Structure On Assest Management
Massimo Massa (INSEAD)
Lei Zhang (Nanyang Technological University)
Discussants: Gustavo Manso (Massachusetts Institute of Technology )
Christa Bouwman (Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Case Western Reserve University)
David Robinson (Duke University)
Jan. 3, 10:15 am, Hilton Atlanta, Grand Ballroom CAFA
Forecasting Returns (G1)
Presiding:
Raplh Koijen
(University of Chicago)
Are Stocks Really Less Volatile in the Long Run?
Lubos Pastor (University of Chicago)
Robert F. Stambaugh (University of Pennsylvania)
What Does Equity Sector Orderflow Tell Us About the Economy?
Alessandro Beber (University of Amsterdam)
Michael W. Brandt (Duke University)
Kenneth A. Kavajecz (University of Wisconsin-Madison)
Forecasting Stock Market Returns: The Sum of the Parts is More than the Whole
Miguel A. Ferreira (New University of Lisbon)
Pedro Santa-Clara (New University of Lisbon)
Discussants: Luis Viciera (Harvard University)
Burton Hollifield (Carnegie Mellon University)
Jules van Binsbergen (Stanford University)
Jan. 3, 10:15 am, Hilton Atlanta, Room 305AFE
Corporate Governance (G3)
Presiding:
David Yermack
(New York University)
Monitoring Managers: Does it Matter?
Francesca Cornelli (London Business School)
Zbigniew Kominek (European Bank for Reconstruction Development)
Alexander Ljungqvist (New York University)
Corporate Governance, Finance, and the Real Economy
Paolo Fulghieri (University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill)
Matti Suominen (Helsinki School of Economics and Business)
Board Room Brawls: An Empirical Analysis of Disputes Involving Directors
Anup Agrawal (University of Alabama)
Mark A. Chen (Georgia State university)
Discussants: Simon Johnson (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
Robert Marquez (Boston University)
David Yermack (New York University)
Jan. 3, 10:15 am, Atlanta Marriott Marquis, M102AFEA
African Economic Crisis and Decades of Reform: Lessons and Options for the Future (O1)
Presiding:
Diery Seck
(Center for Research on Political Economy)
Diasporas and Economic Development: Lessons for Africa
Una O. Osili (Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis)
Competitiveness and Its Determinants: Evidence From Four African Countries
Peter Ondiege (African Development Bank)
Desire Vencatachellum (African Development Bank)
Leonce Ndikumana (African Development Bank)
Managing Diversity for Development : Policy Syndromes, Institutions and Growth in African Economies
Augustin Fosu (UNU-WIDER, Helsinki, Finland )
Access to Finance and Private Sector Development: Evidence From Survey Data on Mauritius
Peter Ondiege (African Development Bank)
Desire Vencatachellum (African Development Bank )
Laureline Pla (African Development Bank)
Discussants: Elizabeth Asiedu (University of Kansas-Lawrence)
Edward Ghartey (University of the West Indies-MONA)
Fekru Debebe (Rider University)
Sylvain Boko (Wake Forest University)
Jan. 3, 10:15 am, Hilton Atlanta, Room 201AFEE
How Markets Work: Forms, Functions, Strategies
Presiding:
William Redmond
(Indiana State University)
Why Free Markets Can Sometimes Turn into 'Peacock Markets': The Evolution of Credit Cards
Joshua Frank (Center for Responsible Lending)
Actually Existing Markets: The Case of Neoliberal Australia
Lynne Chester (Curtin University of Technology)
Third-Party Certification in Food Market-Chains: What is Being Served?"
Jose Felipe de Almeida (Universidade Federal do Parana)
Huascar Pessali (Universidade Federal do Parana)
Nilson de Paula (Universidade Federal do Parana)
Rules and Roles of the Marketplace: Self-Organization in the Market
William Redmond (Indiana State University)
Market as a Weapon: Domination by Virtue of a Constellation of Interests
Anton Oleinik (Memorial University of Newfoundland)
Jan. 3, 10:15 am, Hilton Atlanta, Room 303AIEFS
Trade, Finance and Development (F4)
Presiding:
Kusum Ketkar
(University of Phoenix)
Macroeconomic Shocks, Monetary Policy and Exchange Rate Targeting in India
Sushanta K. Mallick (Queen Mary College, University of London)
Trade, Labor Institutions and Flexibility Theory: Evidence from India
Kunal Sen (University of Manchester)
Income and Wealth of Recent Migrants to the United States
Suhas L. Ketkar (Vanderbilt University)
Impact of Tourism on Music Culture in Goa, India
Ranjeeta Basu (California State University-San Marcos )
Mtafiti Imara (California State University-San Marcos)
Crisis to Crisis: FDI Redux
Bonnie Buchanan (Seattle University)
Quan V Le (Seattle University)
Meenakshi Rishi (Seattle University)
Effects of India's Trade Policy on Rice Production and Exports
Nancy Clarkson (University of Denver)
Kishore Kulkarni (Metropolitan College of Denver)
Discussants: Ajit Singh (Queens College, Cambridge University)
Chandhana Chakraborty (Montclair State University)
Wayne Nafziger (Kansas State University)
Amit Batabayal (Rochester Institute of Technology)
Kankana Mukherjee (Babson College)
Vandana Rao (Marymount College)
Jan. 3, 10:15 am, Hilton Atlanta, Room 203AREUEA
Housing Demand (R2)
Presiding:
Edward Coulson
(Pennsylvania State University)
Urban Economic Base as a Catalyst for Movements in Real Estate Prices
Edward Coulson (Pennsylvania State University)
Crocker Liu (Cornell University)
Sriram Villupuram (Colorado State University)
How Sensitive are Housing Tenure Decisions to Tax Subsidies? The Role of Lending Standards and Market Conditions
Christian A.L. Hilber (London School of Economics)
Tracy M. Turner (Kansas State University)
Affordability and Risk of American Homes
Liang Peng (University of Colorado-Boulder)
Thomas Thibodeau (University of Colorado-Boulder)
Reconciling Micro and Macro Estimates of Substitution Between Housing and Non-Housing Consumption by Relaxing Homotheticity Restriction
Jiro Yoshida (University of Tokyo)
Thomas Davidoff (University of California-Berkeley)
Discussants: Dan McMillen (University of Illinois)
Douglas Krupka (University of Michigan)
Allen Goodman (Wayne State University)
Morris Davis (University of Wisconsin-Madison)
Jan. 3, 10:15 am, Hilton Atlanta, Room 404ASCE
The Cuban Economy (P2)
Presiding:
Arthur M. Diamond, Jr.
(University of Nebraska-Omaha)
Economic and Social Balance of 50 Years of Cuban Revolution
Carmelo Mesa-Lago (University of Pittsburgh)
A Comparative Analisis of Purchasing Power in Cuba
Mario Gonzalez-Corzo (Lehman College, City University of New York)
An Alternative Consumption Estimate for Cuba in the Communist Period
Bryan Roberts (Department of Homeland Security)
John Devereux (Queens College and Graduate Center, City University of New York)
Luis Locay (University of Miami)
Challenges for Economic Measurement and Policies in a Bimonetary Economy
Andrew Wolfe (International Monetary Fund)
Gabriel Di Bella (International Monetary Fund)
Discussants: Arthur M. Diamond, Jr. (University of Nebraska-Omaha)
Luis Locay (University of Miami)
Jan. 3, 10:15 am, Hilton Atlanta, Room 214ASE
The Financial Crisis: Where Do We Go From Here? (E5)
Presiding:
Martha Starr
(American University)
Securitization, Social Distance, and Financial Crises
David A. Zalewski (Providence College)
Financial Instabilities, Asset Prices, and the Financial Crisis of 2007-09: Theories and Policies
Marc Hayford (Loyola University Chicago)
A. G. Malliaris (Loyola University Chicago)
The U.S. Contribution to the Global Financial Crisis: Causes, Wrong Turns, and Ways Forward
Edward J. Kane (Boston College)
Discussants: John Tiemstra (Calvin College)
L. Randall Wray (University of Missouri-Kansas City)
Jan. 3, 10:15 am, Hilton Atlanta, Room 302ASGE
Economic Downturns and the Nonprofit Sector: What Do We Know about Charitable Giving, Foundations, and Nonprofit Organizations? (L3) (Panel Discussion)
Presiding:
Eleanor Brown
(Pomona College)
James Ferris (University of Southern California)
Lester Salamon (Johns Hopkins University)
Stephanie Geller (Johns Hopkins University)
Melissa Brown (Indiana University)
Patrick Rooney (Indiana University)
Jan. 3, 10:15 am, Hilton Atlanta, Room 209CS
Productivity
Presiding:
Karen Clay
(Carnegie Mellon University)
Making Sense of the Manufacturing Belt: Determinants of U.S. Industrial Location, 1880-1920
Alexander Klein (University of Warwick)
Nicholas Crafts (University of Warwick)
Railroads and the Productivity Miracle of the 1930s
Alexander J. Field (Santa Clara University)
Ideas, Technology, and Economic Change: The Impact of the Printing Press
Jeremiah Dittmar (University of California-Berkeley)
Intercontinental Trade, Industrious Revolution and Growth Before the Industrial Revolution
Guillaume Daudin (OFCE)
Discussants: Paul David (Stanford University)
Xavier Duran (Northwestern University)
Karen Clay (Carnegie Mellon University)
Rick Sullivan (Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City)
Jan. 3, 10:15 am, Atlanta Marriott Marquis, M107EHA
Labor
Presiding:
Melinda Miller
(U.S. Naval Academy)
"To Set Devils Free": Manumission in Nineteenth-Century Virginia
Howard Bodenhorn (Clemson University and NBER)
The Choice of Labor Supply in Early America
Philip R.P. Coelho (Ball State University)
Robert A. McGuire (University of Akron)
Was Mechanization De-Skilling?
James Bessen (Boston University)
Discussants: Marianne Hinds Wannamaker (University of Tennessee)
Gillian Hamilton (University of Toronto)
Robert Margo (Boston University)
Jan. 3, 10:15 am, Hilton Atlanta, Room 402ES
The Economics of the Financial Crises (G0)
Presiding:
Gary Gorton
(Yale University)
Macroeconomics with a Financial Sector
Markus K. Brunnermeier (Princeton University)
The Failure Mechanics of Dealer Banks
Darrell Duffie (Stanford University)
Discussants: John Geanakoplos (Yale University)
Jan. 3, 10:15 am, Hilton Atlanta, Room 405ES
Industrial Organization I (L1)
Presiding:
Juan Esteban Carranza
(University of Wisconsin-Madison)
The Leader's Curse in the Airline Industry
Sarit Markovich (Northwestern University and IDC, Hertzliya)
Guy Arie ( Northwestern University)
Mauricio Varela (Northwestern University)
Does Input Quality Drive Measured Differences in Firm Productivity?
Valerie Smeets (University of Aarhus )
Jeremy Fox (University of Chicago)
Product Adoption and Innovation in the Tractor Industry Between 1920 and 1955
Juan Esteban Carranza (University of Wisconsin-Madison)
Jean-Francois Houde (University of Wisconsin)
Salvador Navarro (University of Wisconsin)
Discussants: Steven Puller (Texas A&M University)
Jan De Loecker (Princeton University)
Mark Jacobsen (University of California-San Diego)
Jan. 3, 10:15 am, Hilton Atlanta, Room 406ES
Beliefs, Memories and Frames (D0)
Presiding:
Roland Benabou
(Princeton University)
Mnemonomics: The Sunk Cost Fallacy as a Memory Kludge
Jeff Ely (Northwestern University)
Sandeep Baliga (Northwestern University)
Need I Remind You? Monitoring with Collective Memory
Kareen Rozen (Yale University and Cowles Foundation)
David Miller (University of California-San Diego)
Depth of Reasoning and Higher Order Beliefs
Tomasz Strzalecki (Harvard University)
Strategic Sophistication: An Experimental Test
Paul J. Healy (Ohio State University)
S. Georganas (Ohio State University)
R. Weber (Carnegie Mellon University)
Jan. 3, 10:15 am, Hilton Atlanta, Room 407ES
Matching and Market Design (D0)
Presiding:
Soohyung Lee
(University of Maryland)
Why Deferred Acceptance?: An Experimental Look at Strategy in Two-Sided Matching Markets
Clayton Featherstone (Stanford University)
Eric Mayefsky (Stanford University)
Decentralized Matching with Aligned Preferences
Muriel Niederle (Stanford University)
Leeat Yariv (Caltech)
Inefficiencies in Trade Networks
Matthew Elliott (Stanford University)
Do Roses Speak Louder than Words? Signaling in Internet Dating Markets
Soohyung Lee (University of Maryland)
Muriel Niederle (Stanford University)
Hye-Rim Kim (Korea Marriage Culture Institute)
Woo-Keum Kim (Korea Marriage Culture Institute)
Jan. 3, 10:15 am, Hilton Atlanta, Room 401ES
New Development in Microeconometrics (C1)
Presiding:
Roger Klein
(Rutgers University)
Specification Test for Missing Functional Data
Federico Andres Bugni (Duke University)
Small Bandwidth Asymptotics for Density-Weighted Average Derivatives
Matias Damian Cattaneo (University of Michigan)
Richard K. Crump (University of California-Berkeley)
Michael JanssonRoger (University of California-Berkeley)
Triangular Semiparametric Models Featuring Two Dependent Endogenous Binary Outcomes
Roger W. Klein (Rutgers University)
Chan Shen (Georgetown University)
Frank Vella (Georgetown University)
Approximation of Conditional Densities by Smooth Mixtures of Regressions
Andriy Norets (Princeton University)
Specification Tests for Strong Identification
Bertille Antoine (Simon Fraser University)
Eric Renault (University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill)
Jan. 3, 10:15 am, Hilton Atlanta, Room 403ES
Poverty, Social Policy, and Development (O1)
Presiding:
Angus Deaton
(Princeton University)
A One-Child Policy: A Macroeconomic Analysis
Pei-Ju Liao (Institute of Economics, Academia Sinica)
Political Violence and Social Networks: Experimental Evidence from a Nigerian Election
Pedro C. Vicente (Trinity College Dublin and University of Oxford)
Marcel Fafchamps (University of Oxford)
The Impact of Providing Psycho-Social Support to Indigent Families and Increasing Their Access to Social Services: Evaluating Chile Solidario
Rita Ginja (University College London)
Pedro Carneiro (University College London, IFS, & CEMMAP)
Emanuela Galasso (World Bank)
Estimation of Poverty Transition Matrices with Noisy Data
Nayoung Lee (University of Southern California and Chinese University of Hong Kong)
Geert Ridder (University of Southern California)
John Strauss (University of Southern California)
Discussants: Alice Schoonbroodt (University of Southampton)
Federico Finan (University of California-Los Angeles)
Sergio Urzua (Northwestern University)
Angus Deaton (Princeton University)
Jan. 3, 10:15 am, Hilton Atlanta, Room 308ESA
Using Experiments to Understand Social Context and Norms (C9)
Presiding:
Yan Chen
(University of Michigan)
Who Cooperates? Evidence from a Large-Scale Experiment
Jean-Robert Tyran (University of Copenhagen)
Erik Wengstrom (University of Copenhagen)
How Laws Affect Behavior
Roberto Galbiati (CNRS-EconomiX Paris)
Pietro Vertova (University of Bergamo)
When in Rome: Applying a Method for Eliciting Social Norms
Erin Krupka (IZA Bonn)
Roberto Weber (Carnegie Mellon University)
Rachel Croson (University of Texas-Dallas)
Behavioral Spillovers in Multiple Games: An Experimental Study
Jenna Bednar (University of Michigan)
Yan Chen (University of Michigan)
Tracy Xiao Liu (University of Michigan)
Scott Page (University of Michigan)
Discussants: erin Krupka (IZA Bonn)
Jean-Robert Tyran (University of Copenhagen)
Yan Chen (University of Michigan)
Pietro Vertova (University of Bergamo)
Jan. 3, 10:15 am, Atlanta Marriott Marquis, M105HES
The Integration of Micro and Macroeconomics From a Historical Perspective (B2)
Presiding:
John Davis
(Marquette University)
Not Going Away: Representative-agent Model and Microfoundations in Recent Macroeconomics
Pedro Garcia Duarte (Universidade de Sao Paulo)
The Rise and Fall of Walrasian Economics: the Keynes Effect
D. Wade Hands (University of Pudget Sound)
Microfoundational Programs
Kevin D. Hoover (Duke University)
How Cowles Neutered Keynes and Laid the Groundwork for Neoclassical Macroeconomics
Philip E. Mirowski (Notre Dame University)
Discussants: Perry Mehrling (Barnard College)
Jan. 3, 10:15 am, Hilton Atlanta, Room 208IAEE
Energy Security for Renewable and Non-renewables (Q4)
Presiding:
Mine Yucel
(Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas)
The Determinants of Energy Vulnerability and Security: An Empirical Analysis
Gail Cohen (U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee)
Frederick Joutz (George Washington University)
Prakash Loungani ( International Monetary Fund)
Reassessing the Oil Security Premium
Stephen P. A. Brown (Resources for the Future)
Hillard G. Huntington (Stanford University)
Measuring Security of Supply
Christian Winzer (University of Cambridge)
Karsten Neuhoff (University of Cambridge)
Daniel Ralph (University of Cambridge)
Do Higher Wind Power Penetration Levels Pose a Challenge to Electric Power Security?: Evidence from the ERCOT Power Grid in Texas
Kevin F. Forbes (Catholic University of America)
Marco Stampini (African Development Bank)
Ernest M. Zampelli (Catholic University of America)
Discussants: Andre Plourde (University of Alberta)
Kenneth Medlock ( Rice University)
Wumi Iledare ( Louisiana State University )
Xiaoyi Mu (University of Dundee )
Jan. 3, 10:15 am, Hilton Atlanta, Room 301IBEFA
The Andrew Brimmer Policy Forum: National Economic and Financial Policies of President Barack Obama. Evaluations One Year on the Trail (E6)
Presiding:
Andrew Brimmer
(Brimmer & Company and University of Massachusetts-Amherst)
Presidential Economic Policies
Christina D. Romer (Council of Economic Advisers)
Federal Reserve Monetary Policy in the Short-and Long-Run
Donald L. Kohn (Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System)
Macroeconomic Policy in the "Great Recession" of 2007-09: Retrospect and Prospect
Allen Sinai (Decision Economics, Inc.)
Contemporary Fiscal Policies: An Evaluation
Martin Feldstein (Harvard University)
The Federal Reserve and the Abatement of Systemic Risks in Capital Markets
Andrew F. Brimmer (Brimmer & Company and University of Massachusetts-Amherst)
Discussants: James K. Galbraith (University of Texas-Austin)
Margaret C. Simms (Urban Institute)
Mahmood A. Zaidi (University of Minnesota)
Jan. 3, 10:15 am, Hilton Atlanta, Room 206IOS
Economic Issues in EU Competition Policy (L4)
Presiding:
Stephen Martin
(Purdue University)
Endogenous Market Structures and Competition Policy
Federico Etro (University of Milan)
Going Once, Going Twice, Reported! Cartel Activity and the Effectiveness of Leniency Programs in Experimental Auctions
Jeroen Hinloopen (University of Amsterdam)
Behavioural Economics and Operationalising the Prohibition of Unfair Pricing Under Article 82EC
Pinar Akman (University of East Anglia)
Luke Garrod (University of East Anglia)
Comparative Use of Economics in Antitrust and Competition Policy
Stephen Martin (Purdue University)
Discussants: Jeroen Hinloopen (University of Amsterdam)
Federico Etro (University of Milan)
Stephen Martin (Purdue University)
Pinar Akman (University of East Anglia)
Jan. 3, 10:15 am, Hyatt Regency, GreenbriarLERA
Employment and Healthcare: Empirical Studies of Supply and Demand Side Issues
Presiding:
Christine Bishop
(Brandeis University)
Exploring the Mechanisms Linking Nursing Education and Patient Outcomes
Dana Weinberg (Queens College City University of New York)
The Impact of Within-Nursing Unit Variation in Patient Care Hours on Post-Discharge Utilization and Costs
Olga Yakusheva (Marquette University)
Time for Preventive Care: The Influence of Working Time on Individual Receipt of Routine Healthcare
Mary K. Hamman (Michigan State University)
The Effect of Maternal Work Conditions on Child Development
Christina Felfe (Universitat St. Gallen)
Discussants: James Marton (Georgia State University)
Jan. 3, 10:15 am, Hyatt Regency, DunwoodyLERA
Change to Win: Accomplishments, Shortcomings, and Labor Strategy for the Future
Presiding:
Janice Fine
(Rutgers University)
Change to Win's Perspective
Chris Chafe (Change to Win)
Change to Win: A Journalist's Perspective
Steven Greenhouse (New York Times)
Change to Win: A Scholar's Perspective
Richard Hurd (Cornell University)
Learning from Change to Win: Labor Strategy for the Future
Stephen Lerner (SEIU)
Jan. 3, 10:15 am, Hyatt Regency, BakerLERA
The Potential Problems of Presidential Executive Orders: Early Access to ADR (J5) (Panel Discussion)
Presiding:
Erik Young
(University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)
Lamont Stallworth (Loyal University of Chicago)
David B. Lipsky (Cornell University)
William B. Gould (Stanford University)
Grady Murdock (Littler Mendelson, P.C.)
Larry Rute (Associates in Dispute Resolution LLC)
Jan. 3, 10:15 am, Hilton Atlanta, Room 213NEA
Racial/Ethnic Economic Inequality in the US and China
Presiding:
Samuel Myers
(University of Minnesota)
The Returns to a Black College Education: Propensity Score Matching Estimates
William E Spriggs (Howard University)
Omari Swinton (Howard University)
Gregory Price (Morehouse College)
Does Ethnicity Matter for Access to Childhood and Adolescent Health Capital in China? Evidence from the Wage-Height Relationship in the 2006 Chinese Health and Nutrition Survey
Gregory Price (Morehouse College)
Juliet Elu (Morehouse College)
An Empirical Analysis of Income Inequality between a Minority and the Majority in Urban China: The Case of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region
Li Shi (Beijing Normal University)
Ding Sai (Institute of Ethnology and Anthropology - Chinese Academy of Social Sciences)
Shangri-la Ethnic Diversity and Area Development
Rong Ba Zha Xi (YunNan University for Nationalities)
Discussants: Wang DeQiang (YunNan University for Nationalities and YunNan Ethnic Research Institute)
Li Shi (Beijing Normal University)
William E Spriggs (Howard University)
Samuel L. Myers (University of Minnesota)
Jan. 3, 10:15 am, Atlanta Marriott Marquis, M303ODE
The John R. Commons Award Lecture: Claudia Goldin on "The Career-Family Conundrum" (J2)
Presiding:
Robert Rycroft
(University of Mary Washington)
Jan. 3, 10:15 am, Hilton Atlanta, Room 304PSSI
Do Resources Induce War? (H5)
Presiding:
Michael Intriligator
(University of California-Los Angeles)
Migration and Terrorism in the Host Country
Kusum Mundra (Rutgers University-Newark)
War and Natural Resource Exploitation
Dominic Rohner (University of Zurich and University of York)
Frederick van der Ploeg (University of Oxford and University of Amsterdam)
Generating Conflict: The Effects of Transitory and Permanent Shocks
Carlos Seiglie (Rutgers University-Newark)
Climate Change and Armed Conflict in Africa
Marshall Burke (Stanford University )
John Dykema (Harvard University)
David Lobell (Stanford University)
Edward Miguel (University of California-Berkeley)
Shanker Satyanath (New York University)
The Economic Consequences of the September 11 Terrorist Attacks
Adam Rose (University of Southern California)
S. Brock Blomberg (Claremont McKenna College)
Discussants: Solomon Polachek (Binghamton University)
Walter Isard (Cornell University)
Claude Berrebi (Rand Corporation)
TBA TBA ()
Jan. 3, 10:15 am, Hilton Atlanta, Room 306SGE
Measurement Issues in the Labor Market (J6)
Presiding:
Jeffrey Groen
(Bureau of Labor Statistics)
Seasonal Differences in Employment between Survey and Administrative Data
Jeffrey A. Groen (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
What Can Occupational Employment Statistics Data Tell Us About Growing Wage Inequality?
Elizabeth Weber Handwerker (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
James R. Spletzer (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
Understanding Earnings Instability: How Important Are Employment Fluctuations and Job Changes?
Sule Celik (University of Houston)
Chinhui Juhn (University of Houston)
Kristin McCue (US Census Bureau)
Jesse Thompson (University of Houston)
Variation in the Cost of Job Loss by Worker Characteristics: Evidence using Matched Data from California, 1991-2000
Till von Wachter (Columbia University)
Elizabeth Weber Handwerker (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
Discussants: R. Jason Faberman (Federal Reserve Bank-Philadelphia)
John Haltiwanger (University of Maryland)
Stephanie Aaronson (Federal Reserve Board)
Kenneth Couch (University of Connecticut)
Jan. 3, 10:15 am, Hilton Atlanta, Room 409URPE/IAFFE
Gender and the Economic Crisis: Impacts and Responses (B5)
Presiding:
Fatma Gul Unal
(Bard College at Simon's Rock & Levy Institute of Economics)
End of the Celtic Tiger: Gendered Impacts of the Economic Recession
Nata Duvvury (National University of Ireland-Galway)
Gender, Trade Liberalization and the EPA: Implications for the Caribbean in the Current Economic Crisis
Leith L. Dunn (The University of the West Indies)
The Current Economic Crisis in the US: Implications for Women and Their Families
Heather Boushey (Center for American Progress)
The Global Economic Crisis, Its Gender Implications, and Policy Responses
Stephanie Seguino (University of Vermont)
Discussants: Fatma Gul Unal (Bard College at Simon's Rock & Levy Institute of Economics)
Ulla Grapard (Colgate University)
Jan. 3, 10:30 am, Atlanta Marriott Marquis, Atrium Ballroom BAEA
Chairman Bernanke Presentation (E52)
Presiding:
Robert Hall
(Stanford University)
Ben S. Bernanke (Federal Reserve Board)
Jan. 3, 12:30 pm, Hilton Atlanta, Room 210AAEA
Entry Fixed Costs to Trade: Estimates, Dynamics, and Policy (F1)
Presiding:
Mark Gibson
(Washington State University)
Importing by Firms and Unilateral Trade Liberalization
Mark J. Gibson (Washington State University)
Timothy A. Graciano (Washington State University)
New Exporter Dynamics
Kim J. Ruhl (New York University)
Johnathan Willis (Federal Reserve Bank-Kansas City)
Location of U.S. State's Overseas Offices
Andrew J. Cassey (Washington State University)
Discussants: Terry Rowe (University of Minnesota)
Jan. 3, 12:30 pm, Atlanta Marriott Marquis, Imperial BallroomAEA/AFA
Joint Luncheon
Presiding:
Darrell Duffie
(Stanford University)
Robert Shiller (Yale University)
Jan. 3, 12:30 pm, Atlanta Marriott Marquis, A704AEA/EEA
Lecture
Presiding:
James Poterba
(MIT and NBER)
Empirical Evidence and Tax Policy Design: Lessons from the Mirrlees Review
Richard Blundell (University College London)
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Jan. 3, 12:30 pm, Atlanta Marriott Marquis, M105AEA/HES
Complexity in the History of Economic Thought (B2)
Presiding:
Mauro Boianovsky
(Universidade de Brasilia)
Chaos Theory Before Lorenz
J. Barkley Rosser Jr. (James Madison University)
The Emergence of Agent-based Modeling in Economics
John B. Davis (Marquette University)
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Inherent Vice: Complexity vs. Behavioral Explanations of Macroeconomic Crisis
Philip E. Mirowski (Notre Dame University)
The Sins of the Sons of Samuelson
David Colander (Middlebury College)
Casey Rothschild (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
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Discussants: Wade Hands (University of Pudget Sound)
Elias Khalil (Monash University)
Judy Klein (Mary Baldwin College)
Michael Makowsky (Towson University)
Jan. 3, 12:30 pm, Hilton Atlanta, Room 303AIEFS
Macroeconomic Perspectives (O4)
Presiding:
Meenakshi Rishi
(Seattle University)
Modeling Inflation in India: The Role of Money
Kundan Kishore (University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee)
Household Demand for Micro Financial Services in Sri Lanka
Thankom Arun (University of Central Lancashire)
Mirko Bendig (University of Gottingen)
English Medium and the Return to Human Capital: Women in the IT Sector
Shailendra Gajanan (University of Pittsburgh)
Evidence from Economic Growth and Government Size
Atrayee Ghosh-Roy (University of Minnesota-Mankato)
Growth Rate, Unemployment and Structural Change in a Small Economy
Benani Nandi (AT&T Shannon Labs)
Constitution and the Economic Model for the Republic of Nepal
Keshab Bhattarai (University of Hull)
Discussants: Ranjeeta Basu (California State University-San Marcos)
Char Sudhanva (Life University)
Nishith Prakash (Dartmouth College)
Kishore Kullkarni (Metropolitan State College of Denver)
Zahara Siddique (IZA)
Renu Kallianpur (Axa Advisors)
Jan. 3, 12:30 pm, Hilton Atlanta, Room 203AREUEA
Mortgage Securitization and Risk (G2)
Presiding:
Cynthia Holmes
(York University)
Testing for Adverse Selection in the Securitization of Commercial Mortgages
Joseph B. Nichols (Federal Reserve Board )
Lamont Black (Federal Reserve Board )
Sean Chu (Federal Reserve Board )
Andrew M. Cohen (Federal Reserve Board )
Moral Hazard and Adverse Selection for Subprime Lending
Jonathan Dombrow (DePaul University )
Gail Lee (O'Connor Group)
James D. Shilling (DePaul University)
Adverse Selection and Moral Hazard in Loan Securitization
Abdullah Yavas (University of Wisconsin-Madison)
Yan Chang (Freddie Mac)
Sumit Agarwal (Federal Reserve Bank-Chicago)
Discussants: Chester Spatt (Carnegie Mellon University)
Rafal Wojakowski (Lancaster University)
Anthony Sanders (George Mason University)
Jan. 3, 12:30 pm, Hilton Atlanta, Room 302ASGE/IAFFE
Gender, Paternalism, and Inter-familial Transfers (D1)
Presiding:
Mary King
(Portland State University)
Paternalism and Development: Expanding the Analysis of Welfare Regimes in Southern Europe and Asia
Tonia L. Warnecke (Rollins College)
Alex De Ruyter (University of Birmingham)
Gender, Social Integration and Remittances: Evidence From Germany
Elke Holst (DIW Berlin and University of Flensburg)
Andrea Schafer (University of Bremen)
Mechthild Schrooten (University of Applied Science Bremen and DIW Berlin)
Migration and Time Use of the Left-behind Married Women, Children and Elderly in Rural China
Hongqin Chang (Xi'an Jiaotong University)
Siao-yuan Dong (University of Winnipeg)
Fiona MacPhail (University of Northern British Columbia)
An Analysis of Fertility in Japan: Will the Husband's Share in Housework and Childcare Affect Birth Probabilities and the Timing of Childbearing in Japan?
Hitomi Komatsu (American University)
Discussants: Eudine Barriteau (University of the West Indies-Cave Hill Campus)
Eleanor Brown (Pomona College)
Jan. 3, 12:30 pm, Atlanta Marriott Marquis, M107EHA
Institutions
Presiding:
Gillian Hamilton
(University of Toronto)
White Flight and Black Home Ownership in Metropolitan America, 1940-1980
Leah P Boustan (University of California-Los Angeles)
Robert Margo (Boston University)
The Impact of the HOLC on Local Housing Markets in the 1930s
Kenneth Snowden (University of North Carolina-Greensboro)
Charles Courtemanche (University of North Carolina-Greensboro)
Can Endowments Explain Regional Inequality? State Governments and the Provision of Public Goods in Brazil, 1889-1930
Andre C. Martinez Fritscher (Banco de Mexico)
Aldo Musacchio (Harvard University)
Institutions and Economic Growth in Asia
Dongwoo Yoo (Ohio State University)
Richard Steckel (Ohio State University)
Discussants: Tara Watson (Williams College)
Price Fishback (University of Arizona)
Karen Clay (Carnegie Mellon University)
Carol Shiue (University of Colorado)
Jan. 3, 12:30 pm, Hilton Atlanta, Room 301IBEFA
Banking in Crisis I: Causes and Issues (G1)
Presiding:
George Kaufman
(Loyola University Chicago)
Activity-Based Valuation of Bank Holding Companies
Charles Calomiris (Columbia University)
Doron Nissim (Columbia University)
Creditor Rights, Information Sharing, and Bank Risk Taking
Joel Houston (University of Florida)
Chen Lin (City University of Hong Kong)
Ping Lin (Lingnan University, Hong Kong)
Yue Ma (Lingnan University, Hong Kong)
Securitized Banking and the Run on Repo
Gary Gorton (Yale University)
Andrew Metrick (Yale University)
What Determines a Bank's Reputation?
Anthony Saunders (New York University)
Sacha Steffen (University of Mannheim)
Discussants: Benton Gup (University of Alabama)
Robert R. Bliss (Wake Forest University)
Richard Rosen (Federal Reserve Bank-Chicago)
David S. Kidwell (DSKidwell Associates)
Jan. 3, 12:30 pm, Hilton Atlanta, Room 206IOS
Labor Decisions and Firm Performance (L2)
Presiding:
Francine Lafontaine
(University of Michigan)
Efficiency Effects of Adjustment Costs: A New Statistic and Evidence from Chile
Amil Petrin (University of Minnesota)
Jagadeesh Sivadasan (University of Michigan)
Labor Contracts and Flexibility: Evidence from a Labor Market Reform in Spain
Victor Aguirregabiria (University of Toronto)
Cesar Alonso-Borrego (Universidad Carlos III de Madrid)
The Evolution of Inequality in Productivity and Wages: Panel Data Evidence
Giulia Faggioa (London School of Economics)
Kjell G. Salvanes (Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration)
John Van Reenen (London School of Economics, NBER & CEPR)
Discussants: Jeremy Fox (University of Chicago)
Mark Roberts (Pennsylvania State University)
Chad Syverson (University of Chicago)
Jan. 3, 12:30 pm, Atlanta Marriott Marquis, M103NAEE
Delivery Mechanisms in Economics Education (A2)
Presiding:
Ken Rebeck
(St. Cloud State University)
Student Performance in Traditional vs. Online Format: Evidence from an MBA Level Introductory Economics Class
Oskar Harmon (University of Connecticut)
James Lambrinos (Union University)
Do Supplemental Online Recorded Lectures Help Students Learn Microeconomics?
Jennjou Chen (National Chengchi University )
Tsui-Fang Lin (National Taipei University)
Starting Point -Teaching and Learning Economics
Mark H. Maier (Glendale Community College)
KimMarie McGoldrick (University of Richmond )
Scott Simkins (NC A&T State University)
Discussants: Brian Peterson (Central College)
Gail Hoyt (University of Kentucky)
Judith Shapiro (London School of Economics)
Jan. 3, 12:30 pm, Hilton Atlanta, Room 213NEA
Perspectives on Wealth Accumulation and Race in the United States
Presiding:
Jessica Nembhard
(John Jay College & City University of New York)
Jan. 3, 12:30 pm, Atlanta Marriott Marquis, M303ODE
AEA/ODE Graduate Student Session (A1)
Presiding:
Mary Ellen Benedict
(Bowling Green State University)
Credit Shocks and Macroeconomic Fluctuations: A Credit Conditions Index
Zheng Zeng (Southern Methodist University)
Reaching for the Stars: The Impact of Star Physicians on a Diffusion of a Medical Technology
Laura Shinn (Temple University)
The Impact of Population Density on Technology, Productivity of Human Capital and Growth
Juan-Pedro Garces (University of Connecticut)
Statistical Analysis of Spatial and Racial Densities of Bank and Payday Lenders in Urban Areas
Megan Cornell (University of Missouri-Kansas City)
Discussants: Puman Oyuang (Syracuse University)
Jialu Liu (Indiana University)
Jian Hu (Southern Methodist University)
Sara Wang (University of Florida)
Jan. 3, 12:30 pm, Hilton Atlanta, Room 306SGE
Measuring Poverty in the U. S.: Toward Modernizing Official Statistics (I3)
Presiding:
Rebecca Blank
(U.S. Department of Commerce)
Setting and Annual Updating of Poverty Thresholds
Thesia Garner (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
David Betson (University of Notre Dame)
Improving the Estimate of Family Resources in a Modernized Poverty Measure
Trudi Renwick ( U.S. Census Bureau)
Experimental Modern Poverty Measures: 2008
Kathleen Short (U.S. Census Bureau)
Discussants: Barbara Bergmann (University of Maryland and American University)
Sheldon Danziger (University of Michigan)
Jan. 3, 12:30 pm, Hilton Atlanta, Grand Salon CURPE
What Should Be Done About the Banks? (G2) (Panel Discussion)
Presiding:
Fred Moseley
(Mount Holyoke College)
Dean Baker (Center for Economic and Policy Research)
William Black (University of Missouri-Kansas City)
Gerald Epstein (University of Massachusetts-Amherst)
Dorene Isenberg (University of Redlands)
Robert Johnson (Essential Action)
Randall Wray (University of Missouri-Kansas City)
Jan. 3, 2:30 pm, Hilton Atlanta, Room 210AAEA
Microfinance, Rural Finance and Development: Multiple Products for Multiple Challenges (Q1)
Presiding:
Claudio Gonzalez-Vega
(Ohio State University)
Economies of Scope of Lending and Mobilizing Deposits in Rural Microfinance Institutions: A Semiparametric Analysis
Valentina Hartarska (Auburn University)
Christopher F. Parmeter (Virginia Polytechnic Institute)
Denis Nadolnyak (Auburn University)
Index Insurance and the Optimal Management of Loan Portfolios in Rural Microfinance Institutions in the Presence of Systematic Risk
Mario Miranda (Ohio State University)
Cladio Gonzalez-Vega (Ohio State University)
Marcello Villafani-Ibarnegaray (Ohio State University)
Arsenic Mitigation in Bangladesh: A Household Labor Market Approach
Richard Carson (University of San Diego)
Phoebe Koundouri (Athens University of Economics and Business)
Celine Nauges (University of Toulouse)
Discussants: Calum Turvey (Cornell University)
Jing Zhang (University of Minnesota)
Jan. 3, 2:30 pm, Hilton Atlanta, Room 212ACES
Startup Growth, Finance, and the Business Environment: Comparative International Evidence (P5)
Presiding:
Eric Bartelsman
(Vrije University-Amsterdam)
Entrepreneurial Finance Around the World: The Impact of the Business Environment on Financing Constraints
Larry W. Chavis, (University of North Carolina)
Leora F. Klapper (World Bank)
Inessa Love (World Bank)
Growth in Post-Soviet Russia: A Tale of Two Transitions
Daniel Berkowitz (University of Pittsburgh)
David N. DeJong (University of Pittsburgh)
Expansion of financial services in Mexico: Using the Popular Credit Law to understand the important of trust and social capital
Jose Martinez (University of North Texas )
Chris Woodruff (University of California-San Diego)
Startup Growth, Finance, and the Business Environment: Evidence from Universal Firm-Level Data in Eight Economies
J. David Brown (United States Census Bureau )
John S. Earle (Upjohn Institute for Employment Research & Central European University )
Discussants: Alicia Robb (University of California-Santa Cruz )
Peter Murrell (University of Maryland)
Josef Brada (Arizona State University)
Simon Johnson (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
Jan. 3, 2:30 pm, Atlanta Marriott Marquis, M302AEA
Law and Economics 2 (K4)
Presiding:
Naci Mocan
(Louisiana State University)
Intended and Unintended Consequences of Prison Reform
Naci Mocan (Louisiana State University)
Richard Boylan (Rice University)
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Enforcement Spillovers
Johannes Rincke (University of Munich)
Christian Traxler (Max Planck Institute for Research on Collective Goods)
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The Economics of Rape Reporting: Will Victims Pay for Police Involvement?
Emily Owens (Cornell University)
Jordan Matsudaira (Cornell University)
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Optimal Compensation for Regulatory Takings
Paul Pecorino (University of Alabama)
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Discussants: Hope Corman (Rider University)
Sara Markowitz (Emory University)
Lars Lefgren (Brigham Young University)
Marco Castaneda (Tulane University)
Jan. 3, 2:30 pm, Atlanta Marriott Marquis, A701AEA
Multi-Sided Platforms: Theory and Measurement (L1)
Presiding:
Michael Katz
(New York University)
Why Do Intermediaries Divert Search?
Andrei Hagiu (Harvard Business School)
Bruno Jullien (Toulouse School of Economics)
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A Price Theory of Multi-Sided Platforms
E. Glen Weyl (Harvard Society of Fellows and Toulouse School of Economics)
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Competition between Exchanges: Lessons from the Battle of the Bund
Estelle Cantillon (Universite Libre de Bruxelles)
Pai-Ling Yin (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
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Platform Pricing at Sportscard Conventions
Ginger Zhe Jin (University of Maryland)
Marc Rysman (Boston University)
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Discussants: Michael L. Katz (New York University)
Luis M. B. Cabral (New York University)
Jerry A. Hausman (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
Greg Lewis (Harvard University)
Jan. 3, 2:30 pm, Atlanta Marriott Marquis, M304AEA
International Trade 2 (F1)
Presiding:
Michael Clemens
(Center for Global Development)
A Model of International Cities: Implications for Real Exchange Rates
Mario J. Crucini (Vanderbilt University)
Hakan Yilmazkuday (Temple University)
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Tough Love: Do Czech Suppliers Learn from Their Relationships with Multinationals?
Beata Javorcik (University of Oxford )
Mariana Spatareanu (Rutgers University)
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Corruption, Delays, and the Pattern of Trade
Quoc-Anh Do (Singapore Management University)
Karine Serfaty-de Medeiros (OC&C Strategy Consultants)
A Multi-Sector Specific Factors Model of the U.S. Economy with Skilled and Unskilled Labor as Mobile Factors
Can Dogan (Lamar University)
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Financial Development and the Patterns of International Capital Flows
Juergen vonHagen (University of Bonn and Indiana University)
Haiping Zhang (Singapore Management University)
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How Sensitive Is Foreign Investment in China to Wage Differences? Skill Intensity, Product Market Competition, and Networks
Xuepeng Liu (Kennesaw State University)
Mary E. Lovely (Syracuse University)
Jan Ondrich (Syracuse University)
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Jan. 3, 2:30 pm, Atlanta Marriott Marquis, A703AEA
Banks and the Real Economy: Evidence from the Crisis of 2007-2009 (G3)
Presiding:
Heitor Almeida
(University of Illinois)
Liquidity Management in the Financial Crisis
Victoria Ivashina (Harvard Business School)
David Scharfstein (Harvard Business School)
The Real Effects of Financial Constraints: Evidence from a Financial Crisis
Murillo Campello (University of Illinois)
John Graham (Duke University)
Campbell Harvey (Duke University)
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Aggregate Risk and the Choice Between Cash and Lines of Credit
Viral Acharya (New York University)
Heitor Almeida (University of Illinois)
Murillo Campello (University of Illinois)
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Costly External Finance, Corporate Investment, and the Subprime Mortgage Credit Crisis
Ran Duchin (University of Michigan)
Oguzhan Ozbas (University of Southern California)
Berk Sensoy (University of Southern California)
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Discussants: Philip Strahan (Boston College)
Peter Tufano (Harvard Business School)
Ran Duchin (University of Michigan)
Amir Sufi (University of Chicago)
Jan. 3, 2:30 pm, Atlanta Marriott Marquis, International CAEA
Financial Markets 1 (G1)
Presiding:
Abigail Hornstein
(Wesleyan University)
Rollover Risk during the Crisis
Angelo Ranaldo (Swiss National Bank)
Asani Sarkar (Federal Reserve Bank-New York)
Consumption Volatility Risk
Oliver Boguth (University of British Columbia)
Lars-Alexander Kuehn (Carnegie Mellon University)
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Assessing the Effectiveness of the Paulson "Teaser Freezer" Plan: Evidence from the ABX Index
Eliana Balla (Federal Reserve Bank-Richmond)
Breck Robinson (Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond & University of Delaware)
Robert Carpenter (Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond & University of Maryland-Baltimore County)
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Financial Intermediation, Asset Prices, and Macroeconomic Dynamics
Tobias Adrian (Federal Reserve Bank-New York)
Emanuel Moench (Federal Reserve Bank-New York)
Hyun Song Shin (Princeton University)
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Your House or Your Credit Card, Which Would You Choose? Personal Delinquency Tradeoffs and Precautionary Liquidity Motives
Ethan Cohen-Cole (Federal Reserve Bank-Boston)
Jonathan Morse (Federal Reserve Bank-Boston)
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A Trans-Niagara Tale of Informed Traders
Paul Moon Sub Choi (Cornell University & State University of New York-Binghamton )
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Jan. 3, 2:30 pm, Atlanta Marriott Marquis, International BAEA
Agriculture and Energy: New Direct and Indirect Links Can Lead to Unintended Consequences (Q4)
Presiding:
William H. Meyers
(University of Missouri )
Economy-Wide Implications from U.S. Bioenergy Expansion
Mark Gehlhar (Economic Research Service/USDA)
Agapi Somwaru (Economic Research Service/USDA)
Peter Dixon (Monash University)
Maureen Rimmer (Monash University)
Ashley Winston (Monash University)
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Ethanol Policy Effects on US Natural Gas Prices and Quantities
Jarrett Whistance (University of Missouri)
Wyatt Thompson (University of Missouri)
Seth Meyer (University of Missouri)
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Is Biofuel the Culprit: OPEC food and fuel
Gal Hochman (University of California-Berkeley)
Deepak Rajagopal (University of California-Berkeley)
David Zilberman (University of California-Berkeley)
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Discussants: Vincent Smith (Montana State University)
Jan. 3, 2:30 pm, Atlanta Marriott Marquis, M104AEA
Information, Uncertainty, Networks (D8)
Presiding:
Jennifer Reinganum
(Vanderbilt University)
Initiating Bargaining
David Goldreich (University of Toronto)
Lukasz Pomorski (University of Toronto)
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Financial Value of Reputation: Evidence from the eBay Auctions of Gmail Invitations
Qin Lei (Southern Methodist University)
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Group Cooperation under Uncertainty
Min Gong (University of Pennsylvania)
Jonathan Baron (University of Pennsylvania)
Howard Kunreuther (University of Pennsylvania)
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Exploring Higher Order Risk Effects
Harris Schlesinger (University of Alabama)
Cary Deck (University of Arkansas)
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Reputable Friends as Watchdogs: Social Incentives and Modes of Governance
Petra Persson (Columbia University)
Samuel Lee (New York University)
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Jan. 3, 2:30 pm, Atlanta Marriott Marquis, A704AEA
On the Price of Capital: International Macro Perspectives (F4)
Presiding:
Angus Deaton
(Princeton University)
The Mystery of Capital Prices
Laura Alfaro (Harvard Business School)
Giovanni Peri (University of California-Davis)
Alan M. Taylor (University of California-Davis)
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The Elasticity of Trade: Estimates and Evidence
Ina Simonovska (University of Minnesota)
Michael Waugh (Federal Reserve Bank-Minneapolis )
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International Capital Mobility Through the Lens of the Neoclassical Model: Puzzles, Private Flows, and Global Imbalances
Laura Alfaro (Harvard Business School)
Sebnem Kalemli-Ozcan (University of Houston)
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Discussants: James Feyrer (Dartmouth College)
Kim Ruhl (New York University)
Francesco Caselli (London School of Economics)
Jan. 3, 2:30 pm, Atlanta Marriott Marquis, Marquis Ballroom - Salon AAEA
Growth or Stagnation after Recession? (F4)
Presiding:
Dominick Salvatore
(Fordham University)
Sustaining the recovery. Challenges on the supply and the demand side
Olivier Blanchard (International Monetary Fund)
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Growth and Crisis in the World Economy
Dale Jorgenson (Harvard University)
Global Imbalances and the Genesis of the Great Recession of 2007
Kenneth Rogoff (Harvard University)
Robust Growth or Anemic Recovery in the U.S. and the Global Economy
Joseph Stiglitz (Columbia University)
Jan. 3, 2:30 pm, Atlanta Marriott Marquis, L401AEA
Empirical Health (I1)
Presiding:
Daniel Millimet
(Southern Methodist University)
The Effect of School Accountability Policies on Children's Health
Patricia M. Anderson (Dartmouth College & NBER)
Kristin F. Butcher (Wellesley College)
Diane Whitmore Schanzenbach (University of Chicago)
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You'll Never Be Fat Again: Deceptive Advertising of OTC Weight Loss Products
John Cawley (Cornell University)
Rosemary Avery (Cornell University)
Matthew Eisenberg (Cornell University)
Education, Knowledge and the Evolution of Disparities in Health
Anna Aizer (Brown University)
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Estimation of Treatment Effects Without an Exclusion Restriction: with an Application to the Analysis of the School Breakfast Program
Daniel L. Millimet (Southern Methodist University )
Rusty Tchernis (Georgia State University)
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Discussants: David Figlio (Northwestern University)
Darius N. Lakdawalla (RAND Corporation)
Jody L. Sindelar (Yale University)
Jason Fletcher (Yale University)
Jan. 3, 2:30 pm, Atlanta Marriott Marquis, A708AEA
Evidence on AEA and NSF Mentoring Programs (00)
Presiding:
William Darity, Jr.
(Duke University)
Can Mentoring Help Female Assistant Professors? The Case of CSWEP's CeMENT Program
Francine Blau (Cornell University)
Rachel Croson (University of Texas-Dallas)
Janet Currie (Columbia University)
Donna Ginther (University of Kansas)
The Impact of Pipeline Mentoring Programs
Charles Becker (Duke University)
Gregory Price (Moorehouse College)
Discussants: Hank Farber (Princeton University)
Claudia Goldin (Harvard University)
Mark Lopez (Pew Hispanic Center)
Rhonda Sharpe (Bennett College for Women)
Jan. 3, 2:30 pm, Atlanta Marriott Marquis, Marquis Ballroom - Salon CAEA
Measuring Disaster Risk (F3)
Presiding:
Geert Bekaert
(Columbia University)
Stock Market Crashes and Depressions
Robert Barro (Harvard University)
Jose Ursua (Harvard University)
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Disasters Implied by Equity Index Options
David Backus (New York University)
Mike Chernov (London Business School)
Ian Martin (Stanford University)
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Can Rare Events Explain the Equity Premium Puzzle?
Christian Julliard (Carnegie Mellon University)
Anisha Gosh (London School of Economics)
Crash Risk in Currency Markets
Emmanuel Farhi (Harvard University)
Samuel P. Fraiberger (New York University)
Xavier Gabaix (New York University)
Romain Ranciere (International Monetary Fund)
Adrien Verdelhan (Boston University)
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Discussants: Jessica Wachter (University of Pennsylvania)
David Bates (University of Iowa)
Hanno Lustig (University of California-Los Angeles)
Geert Bekaert (Columbia University)
Jan. 3, 2:30 pm, Atlanta Marriott Marquis, Atrium Ballroom AAEA
Mortgages (G2)
Presiding:
Susan Woodward
(Sand Hill Econometrics)
The Equilibrium Distribution of Prices Paid by Imperfectly Informed Customers
Susan Woodward (Sand Hill Econometrics)
Robert Hall (Stanford University)
Past Failures and Potential Success of Mandated Mortgage Disclosures: Evidence from a Randomized Experiment and Qualitative Interviews with Real Consumers
Janis Pappalardo (Federal Trade Commission)
Jim Lacko (Federal Trade Commission)
Securitization and Moral Hazard: Evidence from a Lender Cut-off Rule
Ryan Bubb (Office of Management & Budget)
Alex Kaufman (Harvard University)
Jan. 3, 2:30 pm, Atlanta Marriott Marquis, A705AEA
Field Experiments on Consumer Purchase Behavior (D1)
Presiding:
David Reiley
(Yahoo! Research)
Experiments in Choice
Tom Chang (University of Southern California)
Sendhil Mullainathan (Harvard University)
Eldar Shafir (Princeton University)
How Does Popularity Information Affect Choices? A Field Experiment
Catherine Tucker (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
Juanjuan Zhang (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
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Does Retail Advertising Work? Measuring the Effects of Advertising on Sales via a Controlled Experiment on Yahoo!
Randall Lewis (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
David Reiley (Yahoo! Research)
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Discussants: Alan Sorensen (Stanford University)
Jonathan Zinman (Dartmouth College)
Sendhil Mullainathan (Harvard University)
Jan. 3, 2:30 pm, Atlanta Marriott Marquis, A706AEA
Over 50 Years of NSF Support for Economics: 35 Years Through Economics Program Officer Daniel Newlon (O3) (Panel Discussion)
Presiding:
Ernst Berndt
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
Daniel H. Newlon (retired from National Science Foundation)
Edward P. Lazear (Stanford University)
Barbara M. Fraumeni (University of Southern Maine)
Charles R. Plott (California Institute of Technology)
Jan. 3, 2:30 pm, Atlanta Marriott Marquis, Marquis Ballroom - Salon DAEA
How Should the Financial Crisis Change How We Teach Economics? (00) (Panel Discussion)
Presiding:
David Colander
(Middlebury College)
Benjamin Friedman (Harvard University)
Raghuram Rajan (University of Chicago)
Robert Shiller (Yale University)
Alan Blinder (Princeton University)
Jan. 3, 2:30 pm, Atlanta Marriott Marquis, A707AEA
The Massachusetts Health Reform Experiment: Early Experiences (I1)
Presiding:
Jonathan Gruber
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
How Sensitive are Low Income Individuals to Price Differences Across Health Plan Choices?
Jonathan Gruber (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
David Chan (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
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Disentangling the Effects of Health Reform in Massachusetts: How Important Are the Special Provisions for Young Adults?
Sharon Long (Urban Institute)
Karen Stockley (Urban Institute)
Alshadye Yemane (Urban Institute)
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The Impact of Copayments on Low Income Populations
Amitabh Chandra (Harvard University )
Jonathan Gruber (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
Robin McKnight (Wellesley College)
Discussants: Joseph Newhouse (Harvard University)
Thomas Buchmueller (University of Michigan)
Jan. 3, 2:30 pm, Hilton Atlanta, Room 208AEA/CEANA
Financial Markets and the Macro Economy
Presiding:
Serena Ng
(Columbia University)
Credit Frictions and Monetary Policy Analysis
Michael Woodford (Columbia University)
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Financial Intermediation and Credit Policy
Nobuhiro Kiyotaki (Princeton University)
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Financial Factors in Business Cycles
Lawrence J. Christiano (Northwestern University)
Roberto Motto (European Central Bank)
Massimo Rostagno (European Central Bank)
The Macroeconomic Effects of Housing Wealth, Housing Finance, and Limited Risk Sharing in General Equilibrium
Jack Favilukis (London School of Economics)
Sydney C. Ludvigson (New York University)
Stijn van Nieuwerburgh (New York University)
Discussants: Tao Zha (Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta)
John Leahy (New York University)
Jan. 3, 2:30 pm, Hilton Atlanta, Room 201AEA/IAEE
Climate Policy for a Post-Kyoto World (Q)
Presiding:
Carlo Bollino
(University of Perugia, Italy)
Global Climate Policy Scenarios: An Update
John Weyant (Stanford University)
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Climate Change Policy After Copenhagen
Robert N. Stavins (Harvard University)
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Rethinking Climate Treaty Negotiations
Scott Barrett (Columbia University)
Jan. 3, 2:30 pm, Hilton Atlanta, Room 211AERE
Transportation (Q5)
Presiding:
Ian Parry
(Resources for the Future)
Learning, Externalities, and Hybrid Vehicle Adoption
Garth Heutel (Harvard University)
Erich Muehlegger (Harvard University)
Valuing RINs Under Uncertainty
Lihong McPhail (Iowa State University)
Bruce Babcock (Iowa State University)
Unintended Consequences of Allowing Solo Hybrid Drivers into HOV Lanes
Antonio Bento (Cornell University)
Low Carbon Fuel Standards and Carbon Caps with Capacity Constraints: Running Out of Gas?
Jonathan Hughes (University of California-Davis & University of Colorado-Boulder)
Stephen Holland (University of North Carolina-Greensboro and NBER)
Christopher Knittel (University of California-Davis and NBER)
Discussants: James Sallee (University of Chicago)
James Bushnell (University of California-Berkeley)
Ryan Kellogg (University of Michigan)
Mark Jacobson (University of California-San Diego)
Jan. 3, 2:30 pm, Hilton Atlanta, Grand Ballroom AAFA
Information and Beliefs in Price Formation (G1)
Presiding:
Lauren Cohen
(Harvard University)
Don't Believe the Hype: Local Media Slant, Local Advertising, and Firm Value
Umit G. Gurun (University of Texas-Dallas)
Alexander W. Butler (Rice University)
Trust and Credit
Jefferson Duarte (Rice University)
Stephan Siegel (University of Washington)
Lance A. Young (University of Washington)
New Evidence on the First Financial Bubble
Rik G.P. Frehen (University of Maastricht)
William N. Goetzmann (Yale University)
K. Geert Rouwenhorst (Yale University)
Global, Local, and Contagious Investor Sentiment
Malcolm P. Baker (Harvard University)
Jeffrey A. Wurgler (New York University)
Yu Yuan (University of Iowa)
Discussants: Dong Lou (London School of Economics & Political Science)
Nagpurnanand Prabhala (University of Maryland)
Markus Brunnermeier (Princeton University)
Byoung-Hyoun Hwang (Emory University)
Jan. 3, 2:30 pm, Hilton Atlanta, Grand Ballroom CAFA
Credit Risk (G1)
Presiding:
Ilya Strebulaev
(Stanford University)
Do Regulations Based on Credit Ratings Affect a Firm's Cost of Capital?
Darren J. Kisgen (Boston College)
Philip E. Strahan (Boston College)
Correlation in Corporate Defaults: Contagion or Conditional Independence?
David Lando (Copenhagen Business School)
Mads Stenbo Nielsen (Copenhagen Business School)
On Correlation and Default Clustering in Credit Markets
Antje Berndt (Carnegie Mellon University)
Peter H. Ritchken (Case Western Reserve University)
Zhiqiang Sun (National City Bank)
Discussants: Sergei Davydenko (University of Toronto)
Mikhail Chernov (London Business School)
Hui Chen (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
Jan. 3, 2:30 pm, Hilton Atlanta, Grand Ballroom BAFA
Asset Pricing Theory (G1)
Presiding:
Nicolae Garleanu
(University of California-Berkeley)
Equilibrium Credit Spreads and the Macroeconomy
Joao F. Gomes (University of Pennsylvania)
Lukas Schmid (Duke University)
Comovement and Volatility Risk Premia
Andrea Buraschi (Imperial College London)
Fabio Trojani (Swiss Finance Institute)
Andrea Vedolin (Swiss Finance Institute)
An Institutional Theory of Momentum and Reversal
Dimitri Vayanos (London School of Economics & Political Science )
Paul Woolley (London School of Economics & Political Science)
Discussants: Dmitry Livdan (University of California-Berkeley)
Ian Martin (Stanford University)
Jennifer Huang (University of Texas-Austin)
Jan. 3, 2:30 pm, Hilton Atlanta, Grand Salon EAFA
Anomalies and Efficiency (G1)
Presiding:
Joshua Coval
(Harvard University)
Does Public Financial News Resolve Asymmetric Information?
Paul C. Tetlock (Columbia University)
The Weekend Effect in Equity Option Returns
Christopher S. Jones (University of Southern California)
Joshua Shemesh (University of Southern California)
Individual Investor Trading and Return Patterns Around Earnings Announcements
Ron Kaniel (Duke University)
Shiming Liu (San Francisco State University)
Gideon Saar (Cornell University)
Sheridan Titman (University of Texas-Austin)
Discussants: Eric Kelley (University of Arizona)
Allen Poteshman (University of Illinois-Urbana-Champaign)
Roberto Gutierrez (University of Oregon)
Jan. 3, 2:30 pm, Hilton Atlanta, Grand Ballroom DAFA
Capital Structure: Financial Distress and Financial Flexibility (G3)
Presiding:
Mitchell Petersen
(Northwestern University)
Investment and Financing under Reserve Asset Substitution
Indraneel Chakraborty (University of Pennsylvania)
Financial Flexibility and Capital Structure Policy: Evidence from Pro-active Leverage Increases
David J. Denis (Purdue University)
Stephen B. McKeon (Purdue University)
Capital Structure and Employee Pay: An Empirical Analysis
Thomas J. Chemmanur (Boston College)
Yingmei Cheng (Florida State University)
Tianming Zhang (Florida State University)
Discussants: Mark Carey (Federal Reserve Board)
Michael Faulkender (University of Maryland)
Michael Roberts (University of Pennsylvania)
Jan. 3, 2:30 pm, Hilton Atlanta, Grand Salon DAFA
Borrowing and Lending (G2)
Presiding:
Antoinette Schoar
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT))
Bank Capital, Borrower Power, and Loan Rates
João A.C. Santos (Federal Reserve Banks)
Andrew Winton (University of Minnesota-Twin Cities)
What Lies Beneath: A Look Inside CLO Collateral
Effi Benmelech (Harvard University)
Jennifer Dlugosz (Federal Reserve Board)
Victoria Ivashina (Harvard University)
Supply Side Effects of Bank Lending to Consumers During the 2008 Financial Crisis
Manju Puri (Duke University)
Joerg Rocholl (European School of Management and Technology)
Sascha Steffen (University of Mannheim)
Competition and Specialization in Credit Markets
Rebecca Zarutskie (Duke University)
Discussants: Daniel Paravisini (Columbia University)
Paul Willen (Federal Reserve Bank of Boston)
Jose-Luis Peydro Alcalde (European Central Bank)
Nicola Cetorelli (Government of the United States of America)
Jan. 3, 2:30 pm, Hilton Atlanta, Grand Salon CAFEE
Neoliberalism, Financial Markets and Freedom (E6)
Presiding:
Robert Prasch
(Middlebury College)
The Great Crisis and the Dismal Science
James K. Galbraith (University of Texas)
Finance, Oligarchy and Economic Decline: Why Enslaving Finance Promotes Real Freedom
Marcellus Andrews (Barnard College)
Discussants: Martha Starr (American University)
Jan. 3, 2:30 pm, Hilton Atlanta, Room 206AREUEA
Affordability and Wealth (R31)
Presiding:
Edgar Olsen
(University of Virginia)
The Effect of Unaffordable Housing on Employment Growth and Business Formation: Evidence from California Cities
Ritashree Chakrabarti (Clark University)
Junfu Zhang (Clark University)
Home Mortgage Refinance and Wealth Accumulation
Yan Chang (Freddie Mac)
Frank E. Nothaft (Freddie Mac)
Public Housing Vouchers and Labor Supply: Evidence from the Welfare-to-Work Housing Voucher Experiment
Amanda Ross (Syracuse University)
Gary V. Engelhardt (Syracuse University)
Michael D. Eriksen (University of Georgia)
Who Captures the Benefits from the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Program?
Gregory S. Burge (University of Oklahoma)
Discussants: Jenny Schuetz (University of Southern California)
Ellen Merry (Federal Reserve Board)
Scott Davis (Center for Naval Analyses)
Dirk Early (Southwestern University)
Jan. 3, 2:30 pm, Hilton Atlanta, Room 204AREUEA
Issues in Public Economics (H7)
Presiding:
Leah Brooks
(University of Toronto)
Federal Aid and Local Economies
Gerald A. Carlino (Federal Reserve Bank-Philadelphia)
Robert Inman (University of Pennsylvania)
Cities and Suburbs: Expenditure Patterns in the Urban Fiscal System
Steven G. Craig (University of Houston)
Janet E. Kohlhase (University of Houston)
D. Andrew Austin (Congressional Research Services)
Stephanie Botello (Houston Baptist University)
Are You In or Out? Business Improvement Districts and the Decision to Supplement Public Services
Rachel Meltzer (New York University)
The Effect of Location Based Tax Incentives on Establishment Location and Employment Across Industry Sectors
Andrew Hanson (Georgia Sate University)
Shawn Rohlin (Syracuse University)
Discussants: Byron Lutz (Federal Reserve Board )
Jessica Hennessey (Furman University)
Robert Inman (University of Pennsylvania)
Leslie Papke (Michigan State University)
Jan. 3, 2:30 pm, Hilton Atlanta, Room 203AREUEA
Residential Mortgage Securitization (G2)
Presiding:
Peter Zorn
(Freddie Mac)
Optimal securitization with Moral Hazard
Barney Hartman-Glaser (University of California-Berkeley)
Tomasz Piskoski (Columbia University)
Alexei Tchistyi (University of California-Berkeley)
Securitization and Mortgage Default
Ronel Elul (Federal Reserve Bank-Philadelphia)
Optimal Sizing and Pricing of Credit-Sensitive Mortgage Backed Securities
Man Cho (KDI School of Public Policy & Management)
Yang T. Yang (Integrated Financial Engineering Inc.)
Cary LIn (National Tsing Hua University)
What Role Did Diversification Play in the RMBS Meltdown? A Post-Mortem using Bear Stearns Alt-A Securitizations
Michael LaCour-Little (California State University-Fullerton)
Major Coleman, IV (University of California-Irvine)
Kerry D. Vandell (University of California-Irvine)
Discussants: Jacob Sagi (Vanderbilt University)
Paul Calem (Federal Reserve Board)
Scott Frame (Federal Reserve Bank-Atlanta)
John Veum (Freddie Mac)
Jan. 3, 2:30 pm, Atlanta Marriott Marquis, M103ARIA
Economics of Insurance Markets (D8)
Presiding:
Martin Grace
(Georgia State University)
Genetic Adverse Selection in Life and Long Term Care Insurance: Evidence from Huntington Disease
Emily Oster ( University of Chicago and NBER)
Ray Dorsey (University of Rochester)
Kimberly Quaid (Indiana University Purdue University-Indianapolis)
Ira Shoulson (University of Rochester)
Point-Record Incentives, Asymmetric Information and Dynamic Data
Georges Dionne (HEC Montreal)
Jean Pinquet (Université Paris X-Nanterre and Ecole Polytechnique, Paris)
Mathieu Maurice (HEC Montreal)
Charles Vanasse (TD Asset Management)
On the Paradoxical Relation between Group Support and Subsidiary Insolvency in the Insurance Industry
George Zanjani (Georgia State University)
Discussants: Scott E Harrington (University of Pennsylvania)
Richard D. Phillips (Georgia State University)
James Hilliard (University of Georgia)
Jan. 3, 2:30 pm, Hilton Atlanta, Room 214ASE
Public Policy from a Post Keyensian Perspective (D6)
Presiding:
Steve Pressman
(Monmouth University)
Single-Payer Health Care
Alexandra Bernasek (Colorado State University)
Making College Affordable Again: a Post Keynesian Perspective
Robert Scott (Monmouth University)
A Base Level Income for Retirement Programs
Richard P.F. Holt (Southern Oregon University)
Keynes, FamilyAllowances, and Post Keynesian Anti-Poverty Policy
Steve Pressman (Monmouth University)
Discussants: Kellin Stanfield (Depauw University)
Fred Lee (University of Missouri Kansas City)
Jan. 3, 2:30 pm, Hilton Atlanta, Room 303ES
Labor Markets, Search and Human Capital (J6)
Presiding:
Daron Acemoglu
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
Labor Market Search: New Evidence and Unresolved Issues
Steven Davis (University of Chicago)
Human Capital in the Theory of Unemployment
Robert Shimer (University of Chicago)
Discussants: Giuseppe Moscarini (Yale University)
Jan. 3, 2:30 pm, Hilton Atlanta, Room 305ES
Advances in Econometrics (C1)
Presiding:
Edward J. Vytlacil
(Yale University)
Bayesian Aspects of Treatment Choice
Gary Chamberlain (Harvard University)
Identification of Treatment Response with Social Interactions
Charles Manski (Northwestern University)
Discussants: Keisuke Hirano (University of Arizona)
Guido Imbens (Harvard University)
Jan. 3, 2:30 pm, Hilton Atlanta, Room 308ESA
Risk, Ambiguity, and Beliefs (C9)
Presiding:
James Cox
(Georgia State University)
Estimating Ambiguity Aversion in a Portfolio Choice Experiment
David Ahn (University of California-Berkeley)
Syngjoo Choi (University College London)
Douglas Gale (New York University)
Shachar Kariv (University of California-Berkeley)
Subjective Bayesian Beliefs
Constantinos Antoniou (Durham University)
Glenn W Harrison (University of Central Florida)
Morten Lau (University of Newcastle)
Daniel Read (Durham University)
Uncertainty in the Theory of Deterrence: Experimental Evidence
Gary Charness (University of California-Santa Barbara )
Greg Deangelo (University of Colorado-Denver)
Is There a Plausible Theory for Decision under Risk?
James C. Cox (Georgia State University)
Vjollca Sadiraj (Georgia State University)
Bodo Vogt (University of Magdeburg)
Utteeyo Dasgupta (Franklin and Marshall College)
Discussants: Vjollca Sadiraj (Georgia State University)
Kurt Schnier (Georgia State University)
Monica Capra (Emory University)
Daniel Houser (George Mason University)
Jan. 3, 2:30 pm, Hilton Atlanta, Room 205HERO
Private Health Insurance in the U.S.: Costs, Choices, and Reforms
Presiding:
Max Schanzenbach
(Northwestern University)
The Impact of Tort Reform on Employer Health Insurance Premiums
Ronen Avraham (University of Texas)
Leemore Dafny (Northwestern University)
Max Schanzenbach (Northwestern University)
Can Health Plans Keep You Healthy? Evidence from a Plan With Incentives for Prevention
Gautam Gowrisankaran (University of Arizona)
Steven Kymes (Washington University )
Karen Norberg (Washington University)
Michael Chernew (Harvard University)
Dustin Stwalley (Washington University)
Adverse Selection, Welfare and the Optimal Pricing of Employer Sponsored Health Plans
Caroline S Carlin (University of Minnesota)
Robert Town (University of Minnesota)
Discussants: Anthony LoSasso (University of Illinois-Chicago)
Robert Kaestner (University of Illinois-Chicago)
Martin Gaynor (Carnegie Mellon University)
Jan. 3, 2:30 pm, Hilton Atlanta, Room 301IBEFA
Banking in Crisis II: Causes and Issues (G1)
Presiding:
James Brox
(University of Waterloo)
Tests of Ex Ante versus Ex Post Theories of Collateral using Private and Public Information
Allen N. Berger (South Carolina University)
W. Scott Frame (Federal Reserve Bank-Atlanta)
Vasso Ioannidou (Tilburg University)
Underwriting Standards for Residential Mortgages
James Wilcox (University of California-Berkely)
Amplifiers of Global Financial Risk Into Local Banking Systems. Evidence From Latin America.
Arturo Galindo (Inter-American Development Bank)
Alejandro Izquierdo (Inter-American Development Bank)
Liliana Rojas-Suarez (Center for Global Development)
On the Real Effects of Bank Bailouts: Micro Evidence from Japan
Mariassunta Giannetti (Stockholm School of Economics)
Discussants: Douglas Evanoff (Federal Reserve Bank-Chicago)
Harvey Rosenblum (Federal Reserve Bank-Dallas)
Linda Goldberg (Federal Reserve Bank-New York)
George von Furstenberg (Indiana University)
Jan. 3, 2:30 pm, Atlanta Marriott Marquis, M105ISIR
Inventories, Investment and Aggregate Fluctuations (E2)
Presiding:
Aubhik Khan
(Ohio State University)
The Cross-section of Firms over the Business Cycle: New Facts and a DSGE Exploration
Ruediger Bachmann (University of Michigan)
Christian Bayer (IGIER, Universita Bocconi)
Estimating Firm-Level Risk
Francois Gourio (Boston University)
Input and Output Inventories in the UK
John D. Tsoukalas (University of Nottingham)
Time-to-Build and the Seasonal Fluctuations
Satyajit Chatterjee (Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia)
B. Ravikumar (University of Iowa)
Jan. 3, 2:30 pm, Atlanta Marriott Marquis, M102ISNIE
Organizations and Markets (L2)
Presiding:
Scott Masten
(University of Michigan)
s Happens: Relational Adaptation in Contracts, Firms, and Other Governance Structures
George Baker (Harvard University and NBER)
Robert Gibbons (Massachusetts Institute of Technology and NBER)
Kevin J. Murphy (University of Southern California)
The Market for Advice
William Fuchs (University of Chicago)
Luis Garicano (University of Chicago)
What's the Financial Value of a Social Network? Evidence from Membership Sales at the NYSE
Giacomo de Giorgi (Stanford University)
Petra Moser (Stanford University)
Discussants: Thomas N. Hubbard (Northwestern University)
Marina Halac (Columbia University)
Stephen Craig Pirrong (University of Houston)
Jan. 3, 2:30 pm, Hilton Atlanta, Room 209ITFA
WTO: Past, Present, and the Future (F1) (Panel Discussion)
Presiding:
Max Kreinin
(Michigan State University)
Michael Plummer (Johns Hopkins University, SAIS-Bologna)
Don P. Clark (University of Tennessee)
J. David Richardson (Syracuse University)
Robert Baldwin (University of Wisconsin-Madison)
Max Kreinin (University of Michigan)
Michael Michaeli (Hebrew University-Jersualem)
Jan. 3, 2:30 pm, Hyatt Regency, BakerLERA
Beyond the Recovery: Keeping Jobs and Working Families at the Center of the Nation's Economic Agenda (J8) (Panel Discussion)
Presiding:
Charles Whalen
(Utica College)
Heather Boushey (Center for American Progress)
Beth Almeida (National Institute on Retirement Security)
William Spriggs (Howard University)
Lisa Jordan (United Steelworkers)
Robert Chiaravalli (Strategic Labor & Human Resources, LLC)
Jan. 3, 2:30 pm, Hyatt Regency, DunwoodyLERA
Internal Change Agents in Labor-Management Systems
Presiding:
Thomas Schneider
(Restructuring Associates, Inc.)
Internal Change Agents Helping to Drive Transformation in UAW-Ford Quality and Safety Operating Systems
Dan Brooks (United Auto Workers)
Marilyn Bingaman (Ford)
Internal Change Agents and Socio-Technical Principles
Douglas Gamble (Socio-Technical Systems Roundtable)
The Role of a Change Agent within a Labor Union
Gary Hattell (Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service)
A Future Vision for Change Agents in Labor-Management Systems
Adrienne E. Eaton (Rutgers University)
Jan. 3, 2:30 pm, Hyatt Regency, GreenbriarLERA
Labor Creating Social and Economic Impact: The Role of Central Labor Bodies
Presiding:
Cathy Howell
(AFL-CIO)
Increasing Organizational Capacity in State and Local Labor Federations: Lessons from the Labor Leadership Institute
Susan J. Schurman (Rutgers University)
Examining the Role of Affiliate Unions in Building Labor's Power through Central Labor Councils and State Federations
Monica Bielski Boris (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)
Jeff Grabelsky (Cornell University)
Impact of Organizational Change for Central Labor Councils: New Alliance in Pennsylvania
Sean Flaherty (Franklin and Marshall College)
Building Regional Power in Atlanta Through Labor and Community Coalitions
Deborah Scott (Georgia Stand Up)
Discussants: Charlie Fleming (Atlanta Labor Council)
Jan. 3, 2:30 pm, Atlanta Marriott Marquis, A601MEEA
Poster (A1)
Presiding:
Hassan Aly
(Ohio State University)
Determinants of Vertical Specialization of Production
Zulal Sogutlu-Denaux (Valdosta State University)
Mesut Saygili (Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey)
Hulya Saygili (Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey)
Measuring Knowledge Creation in the Arab Countries: A New Assessment Yardstick
Nagla Rizk (American University-Cairo)
Is There a Bank Lending Channel of Monetary Policy in Selected MENA Countries? A Comparative Analysis
Adel Boughrara (University of Sousse)
Samir Ghazouani (University of 7 November at Carthage)
Water Supply and Sanitation in MENA - How Can the Private Sector Contribute to Meet the Millennium Development Goals? Empirical Evidence from Amman
Rahel Schomaker (German Univ of Administrative Sciences)
Andreas Knorr (German Univ of Administrative Sciences)
Saving Investment Association in Turkey
Huseyin Kaya (Bahcesehir University)
Panel Cointegration Analysis of Consumer Confidence and Economic Growth in Emerging Economies
Sadullah Celik (Marmara University)
Examining Government Expenditure and Economic Growth: Case Study of Saudi Arabia
Ghazi A. Joharji (American University)
A Re-examination of Income Convergence Among Arab Countries
Hala El-Ramly (American University-Cairo)
The Impact of Trade on Social Development
Umut Gunduz (Istanbul Technical University)
Obama's Middle-East Inheritance: War and Oil
Cyrus Bina (University of Minnesota)
Does FDI Crowd in or Crowd Out Domestic Investment? The Case of Egypt
Ahmed Kamaly (American University-Cairo)
The Causal Relation Between Savings and Economic Growth: Some Evidence from MENA Countries
Bassam AbuAl-Foul (American University-Sharjah)
Jan. 3, 2:30 pm, Hilton Atlanta, Room 302NAFE
Forensic Economics I (K4)
Presiding:
William M.G. Pearson
(Spectrum Economics, Inc.)
Personal Consumption and Human Capital Wealth
David H. Ciscel (Christian Brothers University)
David C. Sharp (Nathan Associates Inc.)
Worklife Tables Updated to Reflect the Last Decade's Data
Gary R Skoog (Legal Econometrics Inc. and DePaul University)
James E. Ciecka (DePaul University)
Pitfalls in Determining the Reasonable Royalty in Patent Cases
Steven J. Shapiro (New York Institute of Technology)
Discussants: Kurt V. Krueger (John Ward Economics)
Lawrence Spizman (State University of New York-Oswego)
A. Frank Adams III (Kennesaw State University)
Jan. 3, 2:30 pm, Hilton Atlanta, Room 213NEA
Health Issues Related to Criminal Participation
Presiding:
Samuel Myers
(University of Minnesota)
Analyzing the
Link Between Breastfeeding and Criminal Activity
Nicholas J Hill (Jackson State University)
Crime and Location of Private Physician Practices
Adrian Price (Xavier University)
Healthcare Organizations and Crime: The Impact of Criminal Activity as Deterrence to Healthcare Access
Vincent Mangum (Tougaloo College)
Discussants: Darrel Gaskins (University of Maryland)
Maury Granger (Jackson State University)
Jan. 3, 2:30 pm, Atlanta Marriott Marquis, M303SABE
Using Field Experiments in Economics (C9)
Presiding:
John List
(University of Chicago)
The Demand for Discrimination: A Field Experiment on Labor Market Discrimination Based on Ethnic Stereotypes
Jean-Robert Tyran (University of Copenhagen)
Morten Hedegaard (University of Copenhagen)
Legal Threat, Moral Appeal and Social Information: Testing Enforcement Strategies in the Field
Rupert Sausgruber (University of Innsbruck)
Gerlinde Fellner (University of Vienna)
Christian Traxler (MPI Bonn)
How Many Economists Does It Take to Change a Light Bulb? A Natural Field Experiment on Technology Adoption
John A. List (University of Chicago)
David H. Herberich (University of Chicago and University of Maryland)
Alternative Allocation Mechanisms for Incentive Contracts: Field Experimental Evidence from Malawi
B. Kelsey Jack (Harvard University)
Jan. 3, 2:30 pm, Hilton Atlanta, Room 306SGE
Studies of Regional Differences and the Effects of Regional Government Programs (R1)
Presiding:
John Ruser
(Bureau of Labor Statistics)
Agglomeration in Small Urban Areas
Leo Sveikauskas (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
Joel Elvery (Cleveland State University)
Tribal Casinos Effects on American Indian Households' Income and Poverty
Robin Anderson (US Census Bureau)
Factors Influencing Children's Participation in Medicaid Managed Care
Brett O'Hara (US Census Bureau)
Reconciling the System of National Accounts for the U.S.
Baoline Chen (Bureau of Economic Analysis)
Discussants: Carol A. Robbins (Bureau of Economic Analysis)
Steven Payson (Bureau of Economic Analysis)
Thesia Garner (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
Brooks Robinson (U.S. Pacific Command)
Jan. 3, 2:30 pm, Atlanta Marriott Marquis, M107TPUG
Are Public Utilities Addressing the Environment in a Good Way? (L9)
Presiding:
Herbert Thompson
(Ohio University)
The Effects of Electricity Real-Time Prices on the Environment: A Comparison when Prices are Generated Using Normal and Extreme Value Distributions
Peter M. Schwarz (University of North Carolina-Charlotte)
The Development of Small Hydropower at Public Utilities: A Benefit-Cost Analysis
Lea Kosnik (University of Missouri-St. Louis)
A Cost Comparison of Traditional Storm Water Infrastructure versus Green/Grey Combination
Jeffrey P. Cohen (University of Harford)
Richard Field (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency)
Discussants: Peter M Schwarz (University North Carolina-Charlotte)
Jeffrey P Cohen (University of Hartford)
Lea Kosnik (University of Missouri-St. Louis)
Herbert G. Thompson (Ohio University)
Jan. 3, 2:30 pm, Hilton Atlanta, Room 409URPE
Class, Race, and Well-Being in the United States (I3)
Presiding:
Paddy Quick
(St. Francis College)
Cohort Analysis of Economic Well-Being in the United States
Selcuk Eren (Levy Economics Institute)
Ajit Zacharias (Levy Economics Institute)
Why Does the Racial Wage Gap Persist? Evidence from the 2007 Survey of Current Finances
Bob Williams (Guilford University)
Class Conflict and Industrial Location: The Case of Kansas City
Erik Olsen (University of Missouri-Kansas City)
Class, Crisis, and Agriculture: Corn Belt Family Farms, 1870 to the Present
Elizabeth Ramey (Hobart and William Smith Colleges)
Discussants: Paddy Quick (St. Francis College)
Gerald Friedman (University of Massachusetts-Amherst)
Laurie Nisonoff (Hampshire College)
Jan. 3, 2:30 pm, Hilton Atlanta, Room 408URPE
Heterodox Analysis of Financial Crises: Causes and Consequences (G1)
Presiding:
Arjun Jayadev
(University of Massachusetts-Boston & Columbia University)
Heterodox Approaches to the Financial Crisis: Complementarities and Contradictions
Ozgur Orhangazi (Roosevelt University)
Agent Behaviour as a Source of Financial Stability
Mathieu Dufour (University of Massachusetts-Amherst & Dalhousie University)
Distributional Consequences of Financial Crisis
Armagan Gezici (Keene State College)
Monetary Policy and Long-Term Interest Rates
Hasan Comert (University of Massachusetts-Amherst)
Discussants: Arjun Jayadev (University of Massachusetts-Boston & Columbia University)
Fatma Gul Unal (Bard College-Simon's Rock)
Jan. 3, 4:45 pm, Atlanta Marriott Marquis, Imperial BallroomAEA
Richard T. Ely Lecture (L11)
Presiding:
Robert Hall
(Stanford University)
Hal Varian (University of California-Berkeley)Computer Mediated Transactions
Jan. 3, 5:15 pm, Hilton Atlanta, Room 301IBEFA
Annual Membership Meeting and Presidential Address
Jan. 3, 7:00 pm, Hilton Atlanta, Grand Salon DAAEA
T.W. Schultz Memorial Dinner and Keynote Address
Presiding:
Wallace Huffman
(Iowa State University)
Dale Jorgenson (Harvard University)
Jan. 3, 8:00 pm, Atlanta Marriott Marquis, A704AEA
The Economics Humor Session in Honor of Caroline Postelle Clotfelter (A10)
Presiding:
Kenneth West
(University of Wisconsin)
Busted Dreams and Cheatin' Hearts: The Credit Crisis, Nashville-Style
James J. Heckman (University of Chicago)
Merle Hazard (www.merlehazard.com)
The Economics of Faking Ecstasy
Yoram Bauman (University of Washington)
Hugo Mialon (Emory University)
Economists Do It with Models
Merle Hazard (Shayne and Company)
Jodi N. Beggs (Harvard University)
What to Expect When You're Expecting the Nobel Prize
Yoram Bauman (www.standupeconomist.com)
Jan. 4, 7:45 am, Hilton Atlanta, Grand Ballroom BASE
Presidential Breakfast
Presiding:
Betsy Clary
(College of Charleston)
Morris Altman (Victoria University of Wellington)In the Pursuit of Freedom: The Behavioral and Institutional Foundations for the Formation and Actualization of Preferences
Jan. 4, 8:00 am, Hilton Atlanta, Room 210AAEA
The Political Economy of Food Policies: The Role of Political Institutions (Q1)
Presiding:
Jo Swinnen
(University of Leuven)
Political Institutions, Governance Structures and Food Policy
Gordon C. Rausser (University of California-Barkeley)
Johan Swinnen (University of Leuven)
Political Institutions and Food Policy in Africa
Robert H. Bates (Harvard University)
Steven Block (Tufts University)
Constitutional Reforms and Food Policy
Alessandro Olper (University of Milano)
Discussants: Harry de Gorter (Cornell University)
Jan. 4, 8:00 am, Hilton Atlanta, Crystal A&FACES
Fiscal and Monetary Policy in Emerging Market Economies During Crises (P5)
Presiding:
Kazimierz Meredyk
(University in Bialystok)
Repercussions of the Global Systemic Crisis on Monetary Policies of the Euro-Candidates
Hubert Gabrisch (Halle Institute for Economic Research)
Lucjan T Orlowski (Sacred Heart University)
Inflation Targeting: Its Not Broke, It Doesn't Need Fixing, But Will It Survive?
Pierre L Siklos (Wilfrid Laurier University)
Fiscal Policy Multipliers in a Credit Crunch: A DSGE Analysis
Werner Roeger (European Commission)
J. int't Veld (European Commission)
Banking Crises, Output Loss, and Fiscal Policy
Istvan Szekely (European Commission)
Werner Roeger (European Commission)
Alessandro Turrini (European Commission)
Discussants: Evzen Kocenda (Charles University & CERGE)
Ali M. Kutan (Southern Illinois University)
William T. Gavin (Federal Reserve Bank-St. Louis)
David Kemme (University of Memphis)
Jan. 4, 8:00 am, Atlanta Marriott Marquis, International CAEA
Determinants of Educational Success of Young Children (I2)
Presiding:
David Mustard
(University of Georgia)
Competitive Effects of Means Tested School Vouchers
David Figlio (Northwestern University and NBER)
Cassandra Hart (Northwestern University)
Molly Metzger (Northwestern University)
Do Non-cognitive Skills Explain the Gender Gap in Educational Achievement?
Christopher M. Cornwell (University of Georgia)
David B. Mustard (University of Georgia)
Jessica Van Parys (University of Georgia)
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Information Asymmetry and Equilibrium Monitoring in Education
Dennis Epple (Carnegie Mellon University)
Maria Ferreyra (Carnegie Mellon University)
Brett R. Gordon (Columbia University)
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What a Difference a Day Makes: Estimating Daily Learning Gains During Kindergarten and First Grade Using a Natural Experiment
Maria D. Fitzpatrick (Stanford University)
Sarah Hastedt
Discussants: Rajashri Chakrabarti (Federal Reserve Bank of New York)
Sarah E. Turner (University of Virginia)
Christopher M. Cornwell (University of Georgia)
Jan. 4, 8:00 am, Atlanta Marriott Marquis, M304AEA
Trade and the Internal Organization of Firms (F2)
Presiding:
Stephen Redding
(London School of Economics)
Profiting from Government Stakes in a Command Economy: Evidence from Chinese Asset Sales
Charles Calomiris (Columbia Graduate School of Business)
Ray Fisman (Columbia Graduate School of Business)
Yongxiang Wang (Columbia Graduate School of Business)
The Organization of Firms Across Countries
Nicholas Bloom (Stanford University)
Raffaella Sadun (London School of Economics)
John Van Reenen (London School of Economics)
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Outsourcing Professional Services and Wage Inequality: Theory and Evidence
Chiara Criscuolo (London School of Economics)
Luis Garicano (London School of Economics)
Intra-firm Trade and Product Contractability
Andrew B. Bernard (Dartmouth College)
J. Bradford Jensen (Georgetown University)
Stephen J. Redding (London School of Economics)
Peter K. Schott (Yale University)
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Discussants: Kathryn Shaw (Stanford University)
Bob Gibbons (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
Paul Oyer (Stanford University)
Keith Head (University of British Columbia)
Jan. 4, 8:00 am, Atlanta Marriott Marquis, A701AEA
Impacts of Gender Differences in Risk Aversion (00)
Presiding:
Nancy Jianakoplos
(Colorado State University)
Female Hires and the Success of Start-up Firms
Andrea Weber (RWI Essen)
Christine Zulehner (University of Vienna)
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Portfolio Choice and Risk Attitudes: A Household Bargaining Approach
Stephen Lich-Tyler (University of North Carolina)
Tansel Yilmazer (University of Missouri)
Gender Differences in Wealth at Retirement
Urvi Neelakantan (University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign)
Yunhee Chang (University of Mississippi)
Discussants: Mary Ann Feldman (University of North Carolina)
Robert Pollack (Washington University-St. Louis)
Olivia Mitchell (University of Pennsylvania)
Jan. 4, 8:00 am, Atlanta Marriott Marquis, M302AEA
Access to Clean Water in Developing Countries (O1)
Presiding:
A. Mushfiq Mobarak
(Yale University)
Making Water Safe: Price, Persuasion, Peers, Promoters, or Product Design?
Michael Kremer (Harvard University)
Edward Miguel (University of California-Berkeley)
Sendhil Mullainathan (Harvard University)
Clair Null (Emory University)
Alix Peterson Zwane (Google.org)
Negotiation over Water Quality: Evidence from Brazilian Water Basin Committees
Molly Lipscomb (University of Notre Dame)
A. Mushfiq Mobarak (Yale University)
Reality Versus Propaganda in the Formation of Beliefs about Privatization
Rafael Di Tella (Harvard School of Business)
Sebastian Galiani (Washington University-St. Louis)
Ernest Schargrodsky (Universidad Torcuato Di Tella)
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Willingness to Pay for Clean Water: Evidence from Field Experiments in Northern Ghana.
James Berry (Cornell University)
Greg Fischer (London School of Economics)
Raymond Guiteras (University of Maryland)
Discussants: David Atkin (Princeton University)
Rick Hornbeck (Harvard University)
Sheila Olmstead (Yale University)
Jenny Aker (Tufts University)
Jan. 4, 8:00 am, Atlanta Marriott Marquis, A702AEA
Migrants and Immigrants: Impact, Behavior and Economic Outcomes (J6)
Presiding:
Ruth Uwaifo Oyelere
(Georgia Institute of Technology)
The Intergenerational Effects of Paternal Migration on Schooling: What Can We Learn from Children's Time Allocations?
Francisca Antman (University of Colorado-Boulder)
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Migrant Remittances and Household Labor Supply in the Post-Conflict Tajikistan
Olga Shemyakina (Georgia Instiute of Technology)
Patricia Justino (Institute of Development Studies)
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Explaining the Generational Gap of Migrant Households
Salvador Contreras (University of Texas-Pan American)
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Welfare Usage in the U.S. Does immigrant birthplace and Immigration Status Matter?
Maharouf Oyolola (University of Vermont)
Ruth Uwaifo (Georgia Institute of Technology)
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Discussants: John Giles (Michigan State University)
Chung Yu Ho (Georgia Institute of Technology)
Luisa Blanco (Pepperdine University)
Catalina Amuedo-Dorantes (San Diego State University )
Jan. 4, 8:00 am, Atlanta Marriott Marquis, A706AEA
Household Economics (G2)
Presiding:
Sendhil Mullainathan
(Harvard University)
"Can Psychological Aggregation Manipulations Affect Portfolio RiskTaking?"
John Beshears (Harvard University)
James Choi (Yale University)
Brigitte Madrian (Harvard University)
David Laibson (Harvard University)
Do Consumers Choose the Right Credit Contracts?"
Sumit Agarwal (Federal Reserve Bank-Chicago)
Souphala Chomsisengphet (Office of the Comptroller of the Currency)
Chunlin Liu (University of Nevada-Reno)
Nicholas Souleles (University of Pennsylvania)
Twin Picks: Disentangling the Determinants of Risk-Taking in Household Financial
Laurent Calvet (HEC)
Paolo Sodini (Stockholm School of Economics)
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The Market for Financial Advice: An Audit Study
Sendhil Mullainathan (Harvard University)
Markus Noeth (University of Hamburg)
Antoinette Schoar (Massuchesetts Institute of Technology)
Discussants: Andrew W. Lo (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
Enrichetta Ravina (Columbia University)
Deborah Lucas (Northwestern University)
John Campbell (Harvard University)
Jan. 4, 8:00 am, Atlanta Marriott Marquis, A705AEA
The Role of Markets in Law and Economics (K1)
Presiding:
David Abrams
(University of Pennsylvania)
Predicting Crime
Justin Wolfers (University of Pennsylvania)
Eric Zitzewitz (Dartmouth College)
Todd Henderson (University of Chicago)
Empirical Evidence of Prosecutorial Charging Manipulation: And What it Tells Us About What Prosecutors are Trying to Do
JJ Prescott (University of Michigan)
Building Criminal Capital vs Specific Deterrence: The Effect of Incarceration Length on Recidivism
David S Abrams (University of Pennsylvania)
Discussants: Paige Marta Skiba (Vanderbilt University)
Jeremy Tobacman (University of Pennsylvania and NBER)
Emily Owens (Cornell University)
Jan. 4, 8:00 am, Atlanta Marriott Marquis, Atrium Ballroom AAEA
Growth Diagnostics in Practice (O5)
Presiding:
Dani Rodrik
(Harvard University)
Ghana
Leonardo Garrido (African Development Bank)
Gaston Gohou (African Development Bank)
Tonia Kandiero (African Development Bank)
Iza Lejarraga (African Development Bank)
Abebe Shimeles (African Development Bank)
What is the weakest link for entrepreneurial activity in Burundi?
Rodrigo Wagner (Harvard University)
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Diagnostics in Transition: Analyzing the Constraints to Economic Growth in Moldova
Ariel BenYishay (Millennium Challenge Corporation)
Franck S. Wiebe (Millennium Challenge Corporation)
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Competitiveness and Growth in Argentina: Appropriability, Misallocation or Disengagement?
Gabriel Sanchez (Inter-American Development Bank)
Ines Butler (IERAL, Argentina)
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Discussants: Philippe Aghion (Harvard University)
Justin Yifu Lin (World Bank)
Jan. 4, 8:00 am, Atlanta Marriott Marquis, M104AEA
Competition and Market Structure (L1)
Presiding:
Fiona Scott Morton
(Yale University)
"One Discriminatory Rent" or "Double Jeopardy": Multi-component Negotiation for New Car Purchases
Meghan Busse (Northwestern University)
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Entry and Exit in the Market for Real Estate Agents
Panle Jia (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
Revisiting the Income Effect: Gasoline Prices and Grocery Purchases
Justine Hastings (Yale University)
Expanding Choice In Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance: Who Gains and Why
Leemore Dafny (Northwestern University)
Kate Ho (Columbia University)
Mauricio Varela (Northwestern University)
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Jan. 4, 8:00 am, Atlanta Marriott Marquis, A703AEA
Sufficient Statistics for Policy Evaluation: A Forum on Combining Structural and Quasi-Experimental Methods (C5)
Presiding:
Lawrence Katz
(Harvard University)
Sufficient Statistics for Welfare Analysis:A Bridge Between Structural and Reduced-Form Methods
Raj Chetty (University of California-Berkeley)
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Estimating Welfare in Insurance Markets Using Variation in Prices
Liran Einav (Stanford University)
Amy Finkelstein (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
Mark R. Cullen (Yale University School of Medicine)
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Slutsky Meets Marschak: First-Order Identification of Multi-Product Production
Eric Glen Weyl (Harvard University)
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Discussants: Ariel Pakes (Harvard University)
James J. Heckman (University of Chicago)
Jonathan Gruber (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
Jan. 4, 8:00 am, Atlanta Marriott Marquis, Marquis Ballroom - Salon AAEA
Performance-Based Financial Incentives in Education (I2)
Presiding:
Steven Levitt
(University of Chicago)
The Effect of Financial Incentives on High School Achievement: Evidence from a Randomized Experiment
Steven Levitt (University of Chicago)
John List (University of Chicago)
Sally Sadoff (University of Chicago)
Paying to Learn: The Effect of Financial Incentives on Elementary School Test Scores
Eric Bettinger (Stanford University)
Incentives in Education: Evidence from Randomized Experiments in Urban School Districts
Roland Fryer (Harvard University)
Discussants: Brian Jacob (University of Michigan)
Susanna Loeb (Stanford University)
Steven Rivkin (Amherst College)
Jan. 4, 8:00 am, Atlanta Marriott Marquis, Atrium Ballroom BAEA
Lectures in Macroeconomics (E0)
Presiding:
Alan Blinder
(Princeton University)
Disentangling the Channels of the 2008-2009 Recession
James H. Stock (Harvard University)
Mark W. Watson (Princeton University)
A Life Cycle Model of Trans-Atlantic Employment Experiences
Sagiri Kitao (University of Southern California)
Lars Ljungqvist (Stockholm School of Economics)
Thomas J. Sargent (New York University)
Jan. 4, 8:00 am, Atlanta Marriott Marquis, L508AEA
Education (I2)
Presiding:
Scott Carrell
(University of California-Davis)
Magnet Schools and Student Achievement: Evidence from a Randomized Natural Experiment in China
Hongliang Zhang (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
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Examining the Effect of No Child Left Behind (NCLB) on Public School Incentives and Response: Evidence from Wisconsin
Rajashri Chakrabarti (Federal Reserve Bank-New York)
Joydeep Roy (EPI & Georgetown University)
How Responsive is Higher Education? The Linkages between Higher Education and the Labor Market
Daniel Lee Hicks (University of California-Berkeley)
Ashok Deo Bardhan (University of California-Berkeley)
Dwight M. Jaffee (University of California-Berkeley)
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The Influence of Peers on Student Proficiency in Elementary School
Marcus A. Winters (Manhattan Institute for Policy Research)
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A Framework for the Analysis of Dynamic Treatment Effects: Grade Retention and Test Scores
Salvador Navarro (University of Wisconsin-Madison)
Jane Cooley (University of Wisconsin-Madison)
Yuya Takahashi (University of Wisconsin-Madison)
Do Female Faculty Influence Female Students' Choice of College Major, and Why?
Basit Zafar (Federal Reserve Bank-New York)
Yi Qian (Northwestern University)
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Jan. 4, 8:00 am, Atlanta Marriott Marquis, Marquis Ballroom - Salon CAEA
New Evidence on the Adequacy of Retirement Saving (J1)
Presiding:
Erik Hurst
(University of Chicago)
Are All Americans Saving 'Optimally' for Retirement?
John Karl Scholz (University of Wisconsin)
William Gale (Brookings Institution)
Ananth Seshadri (University of Wisconsin)
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Economic Preparation for Retirement: Then and Now
Michael Hurd (RAND Corporation)
Susann Rohwedder (RAND Corporation)
What Happens to Consumption When Children Fly the Coop? A Test of the Permanent Income Hypothesis
Norma Coe (Boston College)
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Tapping Assets in Retirement: Which Assets, How, and When?
James Poterba (Massachusetts Institute of Technology & NBER)
Steven Venti (Dartmouth College)
David Wise (Harvard University and NBER)
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Discussants: Janice Eberly (Northwestern University )
Erik Hurst (University of Chicago)
Gary Engelhardt (Syracuse University)
Sarah Holden (Investment Company Institute)
Jan. 4, 8:00 am, Atlanta Marriott Marquis, Marquis Ballroom - Salon DAEA
Financial Crises and Government Policy (G1)
Presiding:
Itay Goldstein
(University of Pennsylvania)
Fear of Fire Sales and the Credit Freeze
Douglas Diamond (University of Chicago)
Raghuram Rajan (University of Chicago)
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Contingent Debt Currency
Markus Brunnermeier (Princeton University)
Guido Lorenzoni (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
Arvind Krishnamurthy (Northwestern University)
Using Market Prices as a Guide for Government Intervention
Philip Bond (University of Pennsylvania)
Itay Goldstein (University of Pennsylvania)
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Discussants: Charles Kahn (University of Illinois)
Christine Parlour (University of California-Berkeley)
Adriano Rampini (Duke University)
Jan. 4, 8:00 am, Atlanta Marriott Marquis, A707AEA
Industrial Organization and Environmental Policy (L5)
Presiding:
Stephen Ryan
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
Pollution Permits and the Evolution of Market Structure
Stephen P. Ryan (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
Meredith Fowlie (University of Michigan)
Mar Reguant-Rido (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
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The Impact of Climate Change on Household Welfare
Ryan Kellogg (University of Michigan)
David Albouy (University of Michigan)
Walter Graf (University of Michigan)
Hendrik Wolff (University of Washington)
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Profiting from Regulation: An Event Study of the European Carbon Market
Erin Mansur (Yale University)
James Bushnell (University of California-Berkeley)
Howard Chong (University of California-Berkeley)
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Allocating Emissions Permits: Theory and Evidence
Meredith Fowlie (University of Michigan)
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Discussants: Jeremy Fox (University of Chicago)
Arthur Campbell (Massuchusetts Institute of Technology)
Chris Knittel (University of California-Davis)
Stephen Holland (University of North Carolina-Greensboro)
Jan. 4, 8:00 am, Atlanta Marriott Marquis, A708AEA
International Finance (F3)
Presiding:
Juergen von Hagen
(University of Bonn)
Export Responses to Real Exchange Rate Fluctuations
Mariana Colacelli (Columbia University)
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Foreign Lenders in Emerging Economies
Raoul Minetti (Michigan State University)
Matteo Iacoviello (Boston College)
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Serial Default and Debt Renegotiation
Tamon Asonuma (Boston University)
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Accounting for Crises
Venky Nagar (University of Michigan)
Gwen Yu (University of Michigan)
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Evidence for Relational Contracts in Sovereign Bank Lending
Cosmin Liviu Ilut (Duke University)
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Jan. 4, 8:00 am, Atlanta Marriott Marquis, M102AEA
Dissertation Session (00)
Presiding:
Ngina Chiteji
(Skidmore College)
Housing Prices, Race, and Demographic Change
Marcus D. Casey (University of Illinois-Urbana-Champaign)
Family Structure and Stability Effects on Child Cognitive Performance
Terry-Ann Craigie (Princeton University)
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Intertia and Overwithholding: Explaining the Prevalence of Income Tax Refunds
Damon Jones (Stanford University)
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The Economic Impact of Microcredit on Poor Households: A Study of Flagship Programs in Bangladesh
Vange Mariet Ocasio (Colorado State University)
Discussants: Marie Mora (University of Texas-Pan American)
Kerwin Charles (University of Chicago )
Mark Hugo Lopez (Pew Hispanic Center)
Sue Stockly (Eastern New Mexico University)
Jan. 4, 8:00 am, Atlanta Marriott Marquis, M101AEA
Demographic and Family Economics (D1)
Presiding:
David Frisvold
(Emory University)
Altruistic and Exchange Motives in Education Investment on Children: Evidence from Pension Reform in Urban China
Ren Mu (Texas A&M University)
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Cheaper Child Care, More Children
Eva Mork (IFAU & IZA)
Helena Svaleryd (IFN)
Anna Sjogren (IFAU & IFN)
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Transfers and Development – Easy Come, Easy Go?
Luc Christiaensen (United Nations University)
Lei Pan (Wageningen University)
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Booms, Busts, and Divorce
Judith K. Hellerstein (University of Maryland)
Melinda Morrill (North Carolina State University)
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WHY ARE MORE BOYS BORN DURING WAR? EVIDENCE FROM GERMANY AT MID CENTRUY
Michael Kvasnicka (RWI Essen)
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Social Norms and Productivity
Ethan Cohen-Cole (Federal Reserve Bank-Boston)
Alexandre Mas (University of California-Berkeley)
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Jan. 4, 8:00 am, Hilton Atlanta, Room 207AEA/KAEA
Global Financial Crisis, Regional Integration and Policy Responses in East Asia (F3)
Presiding:
Yoonbai Kim
(University of Kentucky)
The Global Crisis and Capital Flows to Emerging Markets
Phillip R. Lane, III (Trinity College Dublin and CEPR )
Comparison of Asian Crisis 1997-98 and Global Crisis of 2008-09
Takatoshi Ito (Tokyo University)
Capital Inflows and Liquidity Crunch during the 2007-09 Global Economic Crisis
Shang-Jin Wei (Columbia University)
Hui Tong (International Monetary Fund )
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Surfing the Waves of Globalization: Asia and Financial Globalization in the Context of the Trilemma
Menzie Chinn (University of Wisconsin)
Joshua Aizenman (University of California-Santa Cruz)
Hiro Ito (Portland State University)
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Discussants: Hui Tong (International Monetary Fund)
Woochan Kim (KDI School of Public Policy & Management)
Kwanho Shin (Korea University)
Cheol S. Eun (Georgia Tech)
Hyun Song Shin (Princeton University)
Jan. 4, 8:00 am, Hilton Atlanta, Room 211AERE
Land Use and Water Use (Q2)
Presiding:
Sarah Jacobson
(Georgia State University)
The Effects of CRP Participation on Later Land Use
Sarah Jacobson (Georgia State University)
Participation on Payments for Ecosystem Services Programmes in Developing Countries: The Chinese Sloping Land Conversion Programme
Katrina Mullan (North Carolina State University)
Andreas Kontoleon (University of Cambridge)
An Empirical Analysis of a 'Smart Subsidy'
Nathaniel Higgins (University of Maryland)
Lori Lynch (University of Maryland)
Accouting for Instream Flow Impacts of Agricultural Water Use
Yusuke Kuwayama (University of Illinois-Urbana-Champaign)
Nicholas Brozovic (University of Illinois-Urbana-Champaign)
Discussants: John Horowitz (University of Maryland)
Jintao Xu (Peking University)
Antonio Bento (Cornell University)
Juan Robalin (Central America Tropical Agricultural Research and Higher Education Center)
Jan. 4, 8:00 am, Hilton Atlanta, Grand Salon DAFA
Behavioral Finance-Corporate (G3)
Presiding:
Jeffrey Wurgler
(New York University)
Under New Management: Equity Issues and the Attribution of Past Returns
Malcolm P. Baker (Harvard University)
Yuhai Xuan (Harvard University)
Why Do Firms Pay Cash in Acquisitions? Evidence From a Catering Perspective
Lei Zhang (Nanyang Technological University)
Do Cultural Differences Between Contracting Parties Matter? Evidence from Syndicated Bank Loans
Mariassunta Giannetti (Stockholm School of Economics)
Yishay Yafeh (Hebrew University of Jerusalem)
Discussants: Avanidhar Subrahmanyam (University of California, Los Angeles)
Jarrad Harford (University of Washington)
Enrichetta Ravina (Columbia University)
Jan. 4, 8:00 am, Hilton Atlanta, Grand Salon EAFA
Bankruptcy and Distress (G3)
Presiding:
Amit Seru
(University of Chicago)
The Changing Nature of Chapter 11
Sreedhar T. Bharath (University of Michigan-Ann Arbor)
Venkatesh Panchapagesan (Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.)
Ingrid M Werner (Ohio State University)
Recovery Rates and Macroeconomic Conditions: The Role of Loan Covenants
Zhipeng Zhang (Boston College)
Do Creditor Rights Increase Employment Risk? Evidence from Debt Covenants
Antonio Falato (Government of the United States of America)
Nellie Liang (Government of the United States of America)
Discussants: Hulya Eraslan (Johns Hopkins University)
Michael Roberts (University of Pennsylvania)
Sudheer Chava (Texas A&M University)
Jan. 4, 8:00 am, Hilton Atlanta, Grand Ballroom CAFA
Portfolio Choice-- Dynamic Allocation (G1)
Presiding:
Anthony Lynch
(New York University)
Dynamic Trading with Predictable Returns and Transaction Costs
Nicolae Bogdan Garleanu (University of California, Berkeley)
Lasse Heje Pedersen (New York University)
Strategic Allocation: The Role of Corporate Bond Indices?
Antonios A Sangvinatsos (University of Southern California)
Dynamic Asset Allocation with Ambiguous Return Predictability
Hui Chen (Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT))
Nengjiu Ju ( Hong Kong University of Science & Technology (HKUST))
Jianjun Miao ( Boston University )
Discussants: Hong Liu (Washington University, St. Louis)
Jack Favilukis (London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE))
Martin Schneider (Stanford University)
Jan. 4, 8:00 am, Hilton Atlanta, Grand Ballroom AAFA
Structured Finance; CDS, ABS, MBS, etc. (G1)
Presiding:
Francis Longstaff
(University of California-Los Angeles)
Did Structured Credit Fuel the LBO Boom?
Anil Shivdasani (University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill)
Yihui Wang (University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill)
Securitization, Transparency, and Liquidity
Marco Pagano (University of Naples Federico II)
Paolo F. Volpin (London Business School)
Did Subjectivity Play a Role in CDO Credit Ratings?
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