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Preliminary Program

2017 Annual Meeting

Chicago IL

January 6 – 8

The 2017 Annual Meeting was held in Chicago, IL (January 6-8, 2017 - Friday, Saturday, & Sunday). View Photos from the meeting.

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Sessions

Events

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All Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday

AM/PM AM PM

Friday, January 6

United States Health Care From Various Perspectives (I1)

Paper Session

Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 2:30 PM – 4:30 PM

Hyatt Regency Chicago, Regency A

Hosted By: American Economic Association

Chair: Amy Finkelstein, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Using Data Science to Examine the Link Between University R&D and Innovation (O3, C1)

Paper Session

Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 2:30 PM – 4:30 PM

Swissotel Chicago, Zurich F

Hosted By: American Economic Association

Chair: Dan Black, University of Chicago

AFA Panel: The New Financial Regulatory Environment and Its Implications for Financial Markets (G0)

Panel Discussion

Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 2:30 PM – 4:30 PM

Sheraton Grand Chicago, Sheraton Ballroom V

Hosted By: American Finance Association

Chair: Deborah Lucas, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Behavioral Corporate Finance (G3)

Paper Session

Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 2:30 PM – 4:30 PM

Sheraton Grand Chicago, Sheraton Ballroom IV

Hosted By: American Finance Association

Chair: Ulrike Malmendier, University of California-Berkeley

CEOs (G3)

Paper Session

Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 2:30 PM – 4:30 PM

Sheraton Grand Chicago, Chicago Ballroom IX

Hosted By: American Finance Association

Chair: Charles Hadlock, Michigan State University

Derivatives (G1)

Paper Session

Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 2:30 PM – 4:30 PM

Sheraton Grand Chicago, Chicago Ballroom X

Hosted By: American Finance Association

Chair: Jun Pan, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

High Frequency Trading (G1)

Paper Session

Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 2:30 PM – 4:30 PM

Sheraton Grand Chicago, Chicago Ballroom VI

Hosted By: American Finance Association

Chair: Mao Ye, University of Illinois-Urbana-Champaign

Macroeconomic Models of the Equity Premium (G1)

Paper Session

Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 2:30 PM – 4:30 PM

Sheraton Grand Chicago, Sheraton Ballroom II

Hosted By: American Finance Association

Chair: Sydney Ludvigson, New York University

Private Equity (G2)

Paper Session

Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 2:30 PM – 4:30 PM

Sheraton Grand Chicago, Chicago Ballroom VIII

Hosted By: American Finance Association

Chair: Ayako Yasuda, University of California-Davis

R&D, Patents and Innovation (G3)

Paper Session

Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 2:30 PM – 4:30 PM

Sheraton Grand Chicago, Sheraton Ballroom III

Hosted By: American Finance Association

Chair: David Robinson, Duke University

House Price Determination (D8, R3)

Paper Session

Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 2:30 PM – 4:30 PM

Sheraton Grand Chicago, Huron

Hosted By: American Real Estate and Urban Economics Association

Chair: Paul Ernesto Carrillo, George Washington University

Mortgage Contracts and Lending (G2, R2)

Paper Session

Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 2:30 PM – 4:30 PM

Sheraton Grand Chicago, Ontario

Hosted By: American Real Estate and Urban Economics Association

Chair: Tomasz Piskorski, Columbia University

Urban Economic Issues (R2, R1)

Paper Session

Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 2:30 PM – 4:30 PM

Sheraton Grand Chicago, Erie

Hosted By: American Real Estate and Urban Economics Association

Chair: Daniel McMillen, University of Illinois-Urbana-Champaign

Empirical Analysis of Institutions Across Countries and Regions (D2, F4)

Paper Session

Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 2:30 PM – 4:30 PM

Sheraton Grand Chicago, Michigan AB

Hosted By: Association for Comparative Economic Studies

Chair: Michael Alexeev, Indiana University

Vested Interests, Financialized Capitalism and Regulation (F5, B5)

Paper Session

Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 2:30 PM – 4:30 PM

Swissotel Chicago, St Gallen 2

Hosted By: Association for Evolutionary Economics

Chair: Eugenia Correa, National Autonomous University of Mexico

Poverty, Shared Prosperity, and Vulnerability (I0, H0)

Paper Session

Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 2:30 PM – 4:30 PM

Swissotel Chicago, St Gallen 3

Hosted By: Association for Social Economics

Chair: Quentin Wodon, World Bank

Economics of Violence and Its Prevention: Self, Interpersonal, Intergroup (D7)

Paper Session

Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 2:30 PM – 4:30 PM

Sheraton Grand Chicago, Jackson Park

Hosted By: Association of Christian Economists

Chair: Julie Schaffner, Tufts University

Demand for Water Quality (Q5)

Paper Session

Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 2:30 PM – 4:30 PM

Swissotel Chicago, Zurich G

Hosted By: Association of Environmental and Resource Economists

Chair: Al McGartland, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Law, Banking and Growth (G2, K4)

Paper Session

Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 2:30 PM – 4:30 PM

Sheraton Grand Chicago, Colorado

Hosted By: Association of Financial Economists & American Economic Association

Chair: Lemma Senbet, University of Maryland

The Financial, Innovation, Demographic and International Obstacles to China’s Growth (O0, F0)

Panel Discussion

Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 2:30 PM – 4:30 PM

Sheraton Grand Chicago, Mississippi

Hosted By: Chinese Economists Society

Chair: Jun Ma, University of Alabama

Consumption (E2)

Paper Session

Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 2:30 PM – 4:30 PM

Hyatt Regency Chicago, Field

Hosted By: Econometric Society

Chair: Marco Di Maggio, Harvard University and NBER

Dynamic Mechanism Design (D0)

Paper Session

Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 2:30 PM – 4:30 PM

Hyatt Regency Chicago, Dusable

Hosted By: Econometric Society

Chair: Tibor Alejandro Heumann, Yale University

Health and Development (O0)

Paper Session

Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 2:30 PM – 4:30 PM

Hyatt Regency Chicago, Addams

Hosted By: Econometric Society

Chair: David Atkin, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

New Approaches in Macroeconomic Theory (E0)

Paper Session

Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 2:30 PM – 4:30 PM

Hyatt Regency Chicago, McCormick

Hosted By: Econometric Society

Chair: Xavier Gabaix, Harvard University

Recent Advances and Applications in Market Design (I0)

Paper Session

Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 2:30 PM – 4:30 PM

Hyatt Regency Chicago, Water Tower

Hosted By: Econometric Society

Chair: Parag Pathak, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Topics in E-commerce (C0)

Paper Session

Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 2:30 PM – 4:30 PM

Hyatt Regency Chicago, Burnham

Hosted By: Econometric Society

Chair: Francesco Decarolis, Boston University and Einaudi Institute for Economics and Finance

How are Consumers Responding to the ACA Marketplaces? (I1)

Paper Session

Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 2:30 PM – 4:30 PM

Hyatt Regency Chicago, Plaza A

Hosted By: Health Economics Research Organization

Chair: Jonathan Gruber, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

The Political Economy of Development Economics - A Historical Perspective (B0, O1)

Paper Session

Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 2:30 PM – 4:30 PM

Hyatt Regency Chicago, Soldier Field

Hosted By: History of Economics Society

Chair: Mauro Boianovsky, University of Brasilia

Inter- and Intra-Household Inequality (B5, D1)

Paper Session

Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 2:30 PM – 4:30 PM

Swissotel Chicago, Montreux 3

Hosted By: International Association for Feminist Economics

Chair: Lee Badgett, University of Massachusetts-Amherst

Bank Pricing and Risk Management (G2)

Paper Session

Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 2:30 PM – 4:30 PM

Sheraton Grand Chicago, Missouri

Hosted By: International Banking, Economics, and Finance Association

Chair: Larry Wall, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta

Europe’s Struggles: From Cohabitation to Consolidation… or the Other Way Around (F2, G1)

Paper Session

Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 2:30 PM – 4:30 PM

Sheraton Grand Chicago, Arkansas

Hosted By: International Trade and Finance Association

Chair: Thierry Warin, HEC Montreal

Dimensions of Inequality in the United States (J0)

Paper Session

Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 2:30 PM – 4:30 PM

Hyatt Regency Chicago, Columbian

Hosted By: Labor and Employment Relations Association

Chair: Heather Boushey, Washington Center for Equitable Growth

Towards a Secure Retirement: Challenges and Solutions (J2)

Paper Session

Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 2:30 PM – 4:30 PM

Hyatt Regency Chicago, Gold Coast

Hosted By: Labor and Employment Relations Association

Chair: Charles Jeszeck, U.S. Government Accountability Office

The United States and Global Economic Outlook (E6)

Panel Discussion

Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 2:30 PM – 4:30 PM

Swissotel Chicago, Zurich D

Hosted By: National Association for Business Economics

Chair: Stuart P.M. Mackintosh, Group of Thirty

Practical Perspectives on Growth Rate and Discount Rate Methodologies (K1, D0)

Panel Discussion

Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 2:30 PM – 4:30 PM

Sheraton Grand Chicago, Wrigleyville

Hosted By: National Association of Forensic Economics

Chair: James Rodgers, Pennsylvania State University

Education, Race/Ethnicity and Inequality (I0, J6)

Paper Session

Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 2:30 PM – 4:30 PM

Hyatt Regency Chicago, Wright

Hosted By: National Economic Association

Chair: Jamein P. Cunningham, Portland State University

Omicron Delta Epsilon Faculty Advisor Session (A1)

Paper Session

Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 2:30 PM – 4:30 PM

Sheraton Grand Chicago, Mayfair

Hosted By: Omicron Delta Epsilon

Chair: Stacey Jones, Seattle University

Housing Market Dynamics (R2, R3)

Paper Session

Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 2:30 PM – 4:30 PM

Sheraton Grand Chicago, Ohio

Hosted By: Society for Economic Dynamics

Chair: Johannes Stroebel, New York University

Finance and Development in Emerging Economies (O1, F3)

Panel Discussion

Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 2:30 PM – 4:30 PM

Hyatt Regency Chicago, Randolph 1

Hosted By: Society for the Study of Emerging Markets

Chair: Ali M. Kutan, Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville

Trade and Income (F1, J0)

Paper Session

Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 2:30 PM – 4:30 PM

Sheraton Grand Chicago, Grant Park

Hosted By: Society of Government Economists

Chair: Bonni van Blarcom, Library of Congress

Current Dynamics of Global Capitalism (B5, E6)

Panel Discussion

Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 2:30 PM – 4:30 PM

Swissotel Chicago, Montreux 2

Hosted By: Union for Radical Political Economics

Chair: Scott Carter, University of Tulsa

Stability and Change in Capitalism (B5)

Paper Session

Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 2:30 PM – 4:30 PM

Swissotel Chicago, Monte Rosa

Hosted By: Union for Radical Political Economics

Chair: Don Goldstein, Allegheny College

AEA Richard T. Ely Lecture

Session/Event

Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 4:45 PM – 5:45 PM

Hyatt Regency Chicago, Grand Ballroom F

Hosted By: American Economic Association

Chair: Alvin E. Roth, Stanford University

LERA Plenary and Featured Speaker: What the Big Data Revolution Tells Us About the Real World of Labor Markets and Labor Institutions (J0)

Paper Session

Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 4:45 PM – 5:45 PM

Hyatt Regency Chicago, Regency C

Hosted By: Labor and Employment Relations Association

Chair: Katharine G. Abraham, University of Maryland

AEA Business Meeting

Session/Event

Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 6:00 PM – 6:30 PM

Hyatt Regency Chicago, Grand Ballroom F

Hosted By: American Economic Association

Saturday, January 7

ASE Presidential Breakfast - Fee Event

Session/Event (Invitation Only)

Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 7:45 AM – 10:00 AM

Swissotel Chicago, Montreux 1 & 2

Hosted By: Association for Social Economics

Applications of Structural Estimation to Finance (G1)

Paper Session

Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 8:00 AM – 10:00 AM

Hyatt Regency Chicago, Grand Suite 3

Hosted By: American Economic Association

Chair: Toni Whited, University of Michigan