Workshop

2017 GCER-CEMMAP Conference in Applied Microeconomics

Organiser

Pedro Carneiro

Date & Time

From: 11 May 2017
Until: 12 May 2017

Type

Workshop

Venue

Georgetown University
Georgetown University Main Campus,
3700 O St., N.W.,
Washington, D.C. 20057,
(202) 687.0100
Venue Address:
Georgetown University School of Continuing Studies, 640 Massachusetts Ave NW, Washington, DC 20001.
Speakers:
Mary Ann Bronson, Georgetown University
Rossella Calvi, Rice University
Will Dobbie, Princeton University
Limor Golan, Washington University St Louis
Adam Kapor, Columbia University
Karen Kopecky, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
Jeremy Lise, University of Minnesota
Norbert Schady, Inter-American Development Bank

Programme:

Day 1

Noon: Lunch & Conference Check-in

1:00-2:00 P.M. Limor Golan: What is the source of the intergenerational correlation in earnings?

2:00-3:00 P.M. Karen Kopecky: Old, frail, and uninsured: Accounting for puzzles in the U.S. long-term care insurance market

3:00-3:15 P.M Break

3:15-4:15 P.M. Norbert Schady: Teacher Quality and Learning Outcomes in Kindergarten

4:15-5:15 P.M. Adam Kapor: Heterogeneous Beliefs and School Choice Mechanisms

Day 2

8:15-9:00 A.M. Breakfast

9:00-10:00 A.M. Jeremy Lise: Household Sharing and Commitment: Evidence from Panel Data on Individual Expenditures and Time Use

10:00-11:00 A.M. Mary Ann Bronson: Joint vs. Individual Taxation and Lifecycle Human Capital Investments

11:00-11:10 A.M. Break

11:10-12:10 A.M. Rossella Calvi: Why Are Older Women Missing in India? The Age Profile of Bargaining Power and Poverty

12:10 P.M. – 1:10 P.M. Will Dobbie: Racial Bias in Bail Decisions

1:10 P.M. Lunch