CSWEP East
Eastern Economic Association (EEA) - 48th Annual Conference
Friday, May 6, 1:00 - 2:20pm
The Economics of COVID-19 and Vaccine Compliance (JEL Code: I)
Session Chair: Belinda Archibong, Barnard College
Session Organizer: Terry-Ann Craigie, Smith College
Impact of COVID-19 on Labor Supply: Evidence from Time Use
Gregory Coleman, Pace University & NBER; Dhaval Dave, Bentley University
‘We Are Not Guinea Pigs’: The Effects of Negative News on Vaccine Compliance
Belinda Archibong, Barnard College; Francis Annan, Georgia State University
Fetal Origins of COVID-19: Evidence from Peru
Patricia Ritter, University of Connecticut; Ricardo A. Sanchez, Peru Ministry of Education
Discussants: Patricia Ritter, University of Connecticut; Gregory Coleman, Pace University & NBER; Belinda Archibong, Barnard College
Friday, May 6, 2:30 – 3:50pm
Migration and Remittances (JEL Code: F)
Session Chair: Nicole Simpson, Colgate University
Session Organizer: Terry-Ann Craigie, Smith College
Should I Stay or Should I Go? The Impact of Granting Legal Driving Privileges to Undocumented Immigrants on Hit and Run Accidents
Eva Dziadula, University of Notre Dame
Buying Lottery Tickets for Foreign Workers: Search Cost Externalities Induced by H-1B Policy
Chad Sparber, Colgate University, IZA; Rishi Sharma, Colgate University
Parametric versus Semiparametric Analyses of Immigrant Remittances
Amelie Constant, Princeton University, UNU-MERIT, GLO; Agnieszka Postepska, University of Groningen and GLO
The Resiliency of Remittances during the Pandemic: The Importance of Sending Country Economic Conditions
Cynthia Bansak, IZA, GLO, St Lawrence University; Norbert Oros, Sciences Po; Nicole B. Simpson, IZA, GLO, Colgate University
Discussants: Chad Sparber, Colgate University; Eva Dziadula, University of Notre Dame; Nicole Simpson, Colgate University; Amelie Constant, Princeton University
Friday, May 6, 4:00 - 5:20pm
Health Insurance, State Laws, and Health Outcomes (JEL Code: I)
Session Chair: Dhaval Dave, Bentley University
Session Organizer: Terry-Ann Craigie, Smith College
Health Insurance Coverage and Health Outcomes among Transgender Adults in the U.S.
Travis Campbell, University of Massachusetts Amherst; Yana Rodgers, Rutgers University
Recreational Marijuana Laws and Adult Tobacco Use
Dhaval Dave, Bentley University; Yang Liang, San Diego State University; Michael Pesko, Georgia State University; Serena Phillips, Georgia State University; Joseph J. Sabia, San Diego State University & IZA
Chronic Disease and Minimum Wage: Disparities in Diagnoses among Black and Hispanic Workers
Molly Jacobs, University of Florida; Lee Ann Johnson, University of Virginia
Discussants: Molly Jacobs, University of Florida; Yana Rodgers, Rutgers University; Dhaval Dave, Bentley University
Saturday, May 7, 7:00 – 8:00am
CSWEP Breakfast
Saturday, May 7, 8:00 - 9:20am
Topics in Labor Economics (JEL Code: J)
Session Chair: Gabrielle Pepin, W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research
Session Organizer: Terry-Ann Craigie, Smith College
Suppliers and Demanders of Flexibility: The Demographics of Gig Work
Keith Chen, UCLA Anderson School of Management; Judy Chevalier, Yale University; Peter E. Rossi, UCLA Anderson School of Management; Lindsey Currier, Uber Technologies
Occupational Sorting, Multidimensional Skill Mismatch, and the Child Penalty among Working Mothers
Gabrielle Pepin, W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research; Bryce Vanderberg, Michigan State University
Gender and the Labor Market
Amy Guisinger, Lafayette College; Kristina Sargent, Middlebury College
Discussants: Amy Guisinger, Lafayette College; Kristina Sargent, Middlebury College; Bryce Vanderberg, Michigan State University
Saturday, May 7, 9:30 – 10:50am
Education, Child Health, and Inequality (JEL Code: I)
Session Chair: Sadia Priyanka, Connecticut College
Session Organizer: Terry-Ann Craigie, Smith College
Markets and Child Nutrition in Rural Burkina Faso
Laura Meinzen-Dick, Villanova University; Steve Vosti, University of California-Davis
Long-term effects of an education stipend program on domestic violence: Evidence from Bangladesh
Raisa Sara, Sam Houston State University; Sadia Priyanka, Connecticut College
Does grade retention policy lead to education and income inequality?
Jiee Zhong, Texas A&M University
Discussants: Jiee Zhong, Texas A&M University; Laura Meinzen-Dick, Villanova University; Sadia Priyanka, Connecticut College
If you have questions, specific suggestions regarding career topics to be covered, potential panelists, or ideas on how CSWEP can offer resources in career development at the Eastern meetings, please contact CSWEP using info@cswep.org.
Terry-Ann Craigie, Eastern Representative
Associate Professor of Economics
Connecticut College
270 Mohegan Avenue
New London, CT 06320
(860) 439-2638
tcraigie@conncoll.edu