IESR Labor Conference 2017

Monday, August 7th

8:30 Registration

8:40-9:20 For-Profit Charter Schools & Student Learning                                                                             

Presented by Brian Jacob; discussed by Shu Cai

9:30-10:10 Marriage, Childrearing, and Gender Wage Differentials within the Firm: Evidence from China 

Presented by Yi Chen; Discussed by Zhuan Pei

10:10-10:50 Should UI Eligibility Be Expanded to Low-Earning Workers? Evidence on Employment, Transfer Receipt, and Income from Administrative Data                                                                    

Presented by Pauline Leung; discussed by Sisi Zhang

11:00-12:00 Panel discussion How to publish as a young researcher

13:00-13:40 Propelled: The Effects of Grants on Graduation and Earnings                                         

Presented by Jeffrey Denning: Discussed by Ning Jia

13:40-14:20 Schooling, migration, and economic growth in a developing country                          

Presented by Mengqi Niu; discussed by Gordon Dahl

14:20-14:30 Break

14:30-15:10 Self-Harm, Despair, and First-World Problems                                                                 

Presented by Lars Lefgren; discussed by Wei Ha

15:10-15:50 How do preference Submission and matching policies affect the match between college and student: evidence from China's NCEE                                                                                                     

Presented by Yan Song; discussed by Jeffrey Denning

16:00-16:40 China's Family income inequality changes in 1988-2009: Labor market vs. marriage patterns 

Presented by Shuaizhang Feng; discussed by Abigail Wozniak

16:40-17:30 Quasi-experimental evidence of a school equalization reform on housing prices in Beijing 

Presented by Wei Ha; discussed by Lars Lefgren

Tuesday, August 8th

8:40-9:20 Human capital and Directed Technology Change: Evidence from China's college enrollment expansion                                                                                                                                              

Presented by Xiaoyu Xia; discussed by Pauline Leung

9:30-10:10 What Explains the Rising Share of U.S. Men in Registered Nursing?            

Presentated by Abigail Wozniak; discussed by Yi Chen

10:10-10:50 Rising income inequality and instability - Putting the Pieces Together                           

Presented by Sisi Zhang; discussed by Lars Lefgren

10:50-11:00 Break

11:00-12:00 Methods session: Regression Discontinuity Design: A Guide to the State of the Art     

Presented by Brigham Frandsen

13:00-13:40  Heterogeneous Effects of State Merit Scholarship Programs: Do Program Features Matter? 

Presented by Ning Jia; discussed by Brigham Frandsen

13:40-14:20 Local Polynomial Order in Regression Discontinuity Designs                                    

Presented by Zhuan Pei; discussed by Yan Song

14:20-14:30 Break

14:30-15:10 Trade Liberalization and Human Capital Acquisition: Evidence from China                                         

Presented by Shu Cai; discussed by Brian Jacob

15:10-15:50  Intergenerational Spillovers in Disability Insurance                                                        

Presented by Gordon Dahl; discussed by Shuaizhang Feng