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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James Spletzer (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics)

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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Slate Magazine recently discussed former AEA president, George Akerlof's classic behavioral research and a 2012 American Economic Review study conducted by German and Swiss researchers to explore how gifting can motivate some employees more than cash incentives do in the workplace.

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