These are 2008 AEA Conference Papers; please see also the full 2008 ASSA Preliminary Program Schedule.
Conference papers will be uploaded as they become available from the authors.

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Katherine G. Abraham (University of Maryland)

Saturday, January 5, 2:30 PM

Saturday, January 5, 2:30 PM
Session: Reconciliation of Seemingly Inconsistent Data Series (AEA)
Presiding: David Johnson (U.S. Census Bureau)

Household vs. Establishment Measures of Employment: Problems in Measuring Self-employment and Job Changing, and the Role of Multiple Jobs
Katherine G. Abraham (University of Maryland)
John C. Haltiwanger (University of Maryland and U.S. Census Bureau)
Kristin Sandusky (U.S. Census Bureau)
James Spletzer (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics)

Alternative Measures of Compensation and Wages: Conceptual Issues and Implications for Policy Makers
George L. Perry (Brookings Institution)

The CPI vs. the PCE Price Index: The Recent BEA-BLS Reconciliation--Some Lessons for the Federal Reserve and Other Policy Makers
Laurence H. Meyer (Macroeconomic Advisers)


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June 2013 AER

Spring 2013 JEP

May 2013 AEJ: Policy

May 2013 AEJ: Micro

April 2013 AEJ: Macro

April 2013 AEJ: Applied

March 2013 JEL

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An article in the Journal of Economic Perspectives entitled, "The Growth of Finance" by Harvard Business School professors, Robin Greenwood and David Scharfstein, was recently explored by the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal.

U.S. News & World Report cites Princeton-based Burton Malkiel's article in the Journal of Economic Perspectives as a preferred source of "sound financial advice" for investors.

The Huffington Post reports on a study addressing the influence of lifestyle factors on shrinking height in the elderly published in the April issue of AEJ: Applied Economics.

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