ES Executive Committee Meeting
Thursday, Jan. 5, 2017 1:30 PM – 10:00 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Water Tower
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.
Webcasts from selected AEA sessions and AEA Poster Presenter Videos are available, compliments of the AEA.
Thursday, January 5
AEA Executive Committee Meeting
Thursday, Jan. 5, 2017 3:00 PM – 10:30 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Comiskey
AEA Executive Committee Luncheon
Thursday, Jan. 5, 2017 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Soldier Field
AREUEA Board of Directors Meeting
Thursday, Jan. 5, 2017 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM
Sheraton Grand Chicago, Superior AB
Review of Black Political Economy Editorial Board Meeting
Thursday, Jan. 5, 2017 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Wright
CSWEP Board Meeting
Thursday, Jan. 5, 2017 7:30 PM – 10:30 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Picasso
National Economic Association Board Meeting
Thursday, Jan. 5, 2017 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Wright
AFEE Board Meeting
Thursday, Jan. 5, 2017 9:00 PM
Swissotel Chicago, St Gallen 1
AFA Student Travel Grant Panel
Thursday, Jan. 5, 2017 9:30 PM – 11:00 PM
Sheraton Grand Chicago, Sheraton Ballroom V
AREUEA Doctoral Session & Reception
Thursday, Jan. 5, 2017 10:00 PM
Sheraton Grand Chicago, Michigan AB
CSMGEP Annual Committee Meeting
Thursday, Jan. 5, 2017 10:00 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Haymarket
ES Presidential Address
Thursday, Jan. 5, 2017 10:30 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Crystal B
ASE Plenary Session and Reception
Thursday, Jan. 5, 2017 11:00 PM
Swissotel Chicago, Zurich A-C
Plenary Session and Reception (G1)
Thursday, Jan. 5, 2017 11:00 PM
Swissotel Chicago, Zurich A-C
- Chair: Quentin Wodon, World Bank
Tsinghua University, PBC School of Finance, Welcome Reception
Thursday, Jan. 5, 2017 11:00 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Michigan 3
Friday, January 6
ASSA Welcome Reception
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 12:00 AM – 2:00 AM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Grand Ballroom
AREUEA Real Estate Economics Breakfast
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
Sheraton Grand Chicago, Superior B
Institute for Defense Analyses Informational Breakfast
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Roosevelt 1A & 1B
AAEA Executive Board Meeting
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 1:00 PM – 10:00 PM
Swissotel Chicago, St Gallen 1
Shifts in Price Discovery in Commodity Markets: Implications for United States Agriculture (Q1, Q0)
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Swissotel Chicago, Montreux 1
- Chair: Getachew Nigatu, USDA Economic Research Service
AEA Committee on Economic Education Poster Session (A2)
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Toronto
- Chair: Steve Cobb, University of North Texas
AEA Poster Session
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 – Monday, Jan. 9, 2017
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Columbus Hall
Big Data in Household Finance (G1, D1)
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Plaza B
- Chair: Stefan Nagel, University of Michigan
Brexit: Six Months Later (F1, F4)
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Grand Ballroom AB
- Chair: Olivier Blanchard, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Econometrics of Uncertainty (E0, C0)
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Grand Suite 3
- Chair: Laurent Ferrara, Bank of France
Economics of Climate Change (Q5)
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Michigan 3
- Chair: Roberton Williams, University of Maryland
Evaluating Behavioral Policy Applications Using Administrative Data (H0)
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Regency A
- Chair: Tatiana Homonoff, New York University
Field Experiments Exploring Social Information (D8, C9)
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Michigan 1A & 1B
- Chair: Laura Katherine Gee, Tufts University
Firms, Productivity and Development (O1)
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Swissotel Chicago, Zurich E
- Chair: Christopher Woodruff, University of Warwick
Income Inequality Within and Across Firms (J3, E2)
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Regency C
- Chair: Christian Moser, Columbia University
Institutions and Economic Growth (N2, O4)
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Swissotel Chicago, Zurich C
- Chair: David Weiss, Tel Aviv University
Labor Markets and Crime (J2, K4)
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Crystal A
- Chair: Steven Levitt, University of Chicago
Migration, Access, and Educational Outcomes (J1)
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Grand Suite 5
- Chair: Marie T. Mora, University of Texas-Rio Grande Valley
Persistent Effects of Culture and Institutions (Z1, O1)
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Swissotel Chicago, Zurich A
- Chair: James A. Robinson, University of Chicago
Platform Competition and Market Design (L1, G2)
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Swissotel Chicago, Zurich B
- Chair: Marc Rysman, Boston University
Political Economy (D7)
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, New Orleans
- Chair: Katherine E. Casey, Stanford University
Pollution and Later-Life Mortality (Q5)
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Randolph 1
- Chair: Janet M. Currie, Princeton University and NBER
Race, Ethnicity and the Military (J0, N0)
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Atlanta
- Chair: Fernando Lozano, Pomona College
School Performance: Information, Choice and Interventions (I0)
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Acapulco
- Chair: Petra Todd, University of Pennsylvania
Subjective Well-Being and Utility (D6)
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Michigan 2
- Chair: Marc Fleurbaey, Princeton University
Understanding Moral Repugnance in Markets (D4)
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Grand Ballroom CD North
- Chair: Kimberly Krawiec, Duke University
AFA Panel: Capital Constraints, Public Policy and Minority Entrepreneurship (G0)
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Sheraton Grand Chicago, Sheraton Ballroom V
- Chair: Josh Lerner, Harvard University
AFA Poster Session (G0)
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Sheraton Grand Chicago, Chicago Ballroom VII
Affiliation and Delegated Portfolios (G1)
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Sheraton Grand Chicago, Chicago Ballroom IX
- Chair: Veronika Pool, Indiana University
Analysts (G1)
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Sheraton Grand Chicago, Sheraton Ballroom III
- Chair: Ing-Haw Cheng, Dartmouth College
Credit Risk (G1)
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Sheraton Grand Chicago, Sheraton Ballroom II
- Chair: Ilya Strebulaev, Stanford University
Debt and Crises (G2)
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Sheraton Grand Chicago, Chicago Ballroom X
- Chair: Efraim Benmelech, Northwestern University
Executive Compensation (G3)
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Sheraton Grand Chicago, Chicago Ballroom VIII
- Chair: Kelly Shue, University of Chicago
Liquidity and Trading in Bond and Derivatives Markets I (G1)
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Sheraton Grand Chicago, Chicago Ballroom VI
- Chair: Francis Longstaff, University of California-Los Angeles
Media and Finance (G1)
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Sheraton Grand Chicago, Sheraton Ballroom IV
- Chair: Kenneth Ahern, University of Southern California
AREUEA Hospitality Room
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 1:00 PM – 10:00 PM
Sheraton Grand Chicago, Tennessee
Housing Market in Singapore (R2, G1)
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Sheraton Grand Chicago, Huron
- Chair: Yongheng Deng, National University of Singapore
Issues in Mortgage Design (G2, J1)
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Sheraton Grand Chicago, Ontario
- Chair: Anthony Sanders, George Mason University
ASHEcon Board Meeting
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, San Francisco
Well-Being, Labor Market Institutions and Income Distribution Across Countries (I3, J5)
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Sheraton Grand Chicago, Michigan AB
- Chair: Josef C. Brada, Arizona State University
Corporations, Networks, Technology, and Access (L2, B5)
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Swissotel Chicago, St Gallen 2
- Chair: Ann E. Davis, Marist College
The Political Economy of Qualities: The Erosion of Ethics and Values in an Increasingly Iniquitous Global System (P0, H0)
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Swissotel Chicago, St Gallen 3
- Chair: Rajani Kanth, Harvard University
Altruism and Risk Sharing In Development Contexts (D6, O1)
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Swissotel Chicago, Montreux 2
- Chair: Daniel Hungerman, University of Notre Dame
Demand for Amenities and Cost of Regulation: Methods and Applications (Q5)
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Swissotel Chicago, Zurich G
- Chair: Alvin Murphy, Arizona State University
CSWEP Mentoring Breakfast for Junior Economists
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Regency B
Advances in Econometrics (C0)
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Water Tower
- Chair: Vitor Augusto Possebom, EESP-Getulio Vargas Foundation
Energy Economics (Q0)
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Dusable
- Chair: Mar Reguant, Northwestern University
Firms and Development (O0)
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Field
- Chair: David Atkin, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Networks: Games and Markets (C0)
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, McCormick
- Chair: Yannis Ioannides, Tufts University
The Diffusion of Knowledge (A1)
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Burnham
- Chair: Christopher Tonetti, Stanford University
Experiments on Employee and Group Behavior (C9, D7)
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Sheraton Grand Chicago, Missouri
- Chair: Timothy C. Salmon, Southern Methodist University
Contributed Papers in Health Economics (I0)
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Plaza A
- Chair: Michael Fitzmaurice, JMF Associates
Friedman, Chile, and the Chicago Boys (B2, B3)
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Soldier Field
- Chair: Andrew Farrant, Dickinson University
Dynamics of Low-Wage Labor Markets: Implication for Minimum Wage Policy (J3)
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Columbian
- Chair: Lawrence Mishel, Economic Policy Institute
Employment Goals and Publicly Financed Projects (H5)
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Gold Coast
- Chair: Samuel Myers, Jr., University of Minnesota
Topics in Transportation (L9, L5)
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Comiskey
- Chair: Bryan S. Weber, City University of New York-College of Staten Island
Issues in Radical Economics (B5)
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Swissotel Chicago, Monte Rosa
- Chair: Robin Hahnel, Portland State University
Post Keynesian Themes in Investment (B5, E2)
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Swissotel Chicago, Montreux 3
- Chair: Daniele Tavani, Colorado State University-Fort Collins
IAFFE Board of Directors Meeting
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Swissotel Chicago, Vevey 1
Economics of Food Waste (Q0)
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 3:15 PM – 5:15 PM
Swissotel Chicago, Montreux 1
- Chair: Metin Cakir, University of Minnesota
Cultivating Innovation in Asia (O3, O5)
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 3:15 PM – 5:15 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Randolph 1
- Chair: Calla Wiemer, University of the Philippines
Advances in Contests (C7, D4)
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 3:15 PM – 5:15 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Michigan 1A & 1B
- Chair: Ron Siegel, Pennsylvania State University
Asset Prices and the Macroeconomy (E4, G1)
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 3:15 PM – 5:15 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Crystal A
- Chair: Athanasios Orphanides, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Economics and Artificial Intelligence (O3, O4)
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 3:15 PM – 5:15 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Grand Ballroom CD North
- Chair: Avi Goldfarb, University of Toronto
Economics of Consumption (E2)
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 3:15 PM – 5:15 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, New Orleans
- Chair: Scott Fulford, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Economics of Higher Education (I2)
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 3:15 PM – 5:15 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Grand Suite 5
- Chair: Susan Dynarski, University of Michigan
Gender and the Economics Profession (J1, J4)
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 3:15 PM – 5:15 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Acapulco
- Chair: Shulamit Kahn, Boston University
Great Ideas for Making the Principles of Economics Relevant (A2)
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 3:15 PM – 5:15 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Regency D
- Chair: Gail Hoyt, University of Kentucky
Health Insurance (I1)
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 3:15 PM – 5:15 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Plaza A
- Chair: Owen Thompson, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Household Debt (G1, E4)
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 3:15 PM – 5:15 PM
Swissotel Chicago, Zurich E
- Chair: Luigi Guiso, Einaudi Institute for Economics and Finance
Institutions and Growth (O4)
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 3:15 PM – 5:15 PM
Swissotel Chicago, Zurich F
- Chair: Kevin Donovan, University of Notre Dame
Machine Learning in Econometrics (C1, C3)
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 3:15 PM – 5:15 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Crystal B
- Chair: Victor Chernozhukov, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Market Design: Theory and Practice (D4, C7)
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 3:15 PM – 5:15 PM
Swissotel Chicago, Zurich A
- Chair: Kevin M. Murphy, University of Chicago
Marriage Market: Formation, Selection, and Policy Effects (D1)
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 3:15 PM – 5:15 PM
Swissotel Chicago, Zurich B
- Chair: Manuela Angelucci, University of Michigan
Monetary and Financial Market Intervention Around the World (E5, F3)
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 3:15 PM – 5:15 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Regency A
- Chair: Ralph Koijen, London Business School
New Directions for Price Discrimination: Theory and Evidence (D8, D4)
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 3:15 PM – 5:15 PM
Swissotel Chicago, Zurich C
- Chair: Dirk Bergemann, Yale University
Nobels on Where Is the World Economy Headed? (F4, E6)
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 3:15 PM – 5:15 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Grand Ballroom AB
- Chair: Dominick Salvatore, Fordham University
Optimal Design of Unemployment Insurance: New Theories and Evidence (H2, J6)
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 3:15 PM – 5:15 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Grand Suite 3
- Chair: Johannes F. Schmieder, Boston University
Peer Effects in the Criminal Justice System (K4)
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 3:15 PM – 5:15 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Plaza B
- Chair: Philip Cook, Duke University and NBER
Productivity and Performance in Healthcare (D2, I1)
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 3:15 PM – 5:15 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Regency C
- Chair: Renata Lemos, World Bank
Risk-Taking Incentives and Risk Perceptions (D0, G0)
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 3:15 PM – 5:15 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Michigan 2
- Chair: Alexander F. Wagner, Swiss Finance Institute and University of Zurich
Spatial Economics (R1, J1)
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 3:15 PM – 5:15 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Michigan 3
- Chair: Stephen Redding, Princeton University
AFA Panel: Public Pension Funds (G0)
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 3:15 PM – 5:15 PM
Sheraton Grand Chicago, Sheraton Ballroom V
- Chair: Luis Viceira, Harvard Business School
Bank Supervision, Support and Resolution Policies (G2)
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 3:15 PM – 5:15 PM
Sheraton Grand Chicago, Chicago Ballroom VI
- Chair: Randall S. Kroszner, University of Chicago
Biases (G0)
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 3:15 PM – 5:15 PM
Sheraton Grand Chicago, Sheraton Ballroom II
- Chair: Renee Adams, University of New South Wales
Credit Ratings (G3)
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 3:15 PM – 5:15 PM
Sheraton Grand Chicago, Sheraton Ballroom III
- Chair: John Griffin, University of Texas-Austin
Dividend and Payout Policy (G3)
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 3:15 PM – 5:15 PM
Sheraton Grand Chicago, Chicago Ballroom X
- Chair: Gustavo Grullon, Rice University
Financial Institution Risk Management (G3)
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 3:15 PM – 5:15 PM
Sheraton Grand Chicago, Chicago Ballroom IX
- Chair: Michael Faulkender, University of Maryland
Information and Trading: New Approaches to Classical Problems (G1)
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 3:15 PM – 5:15 PM
Sheraton Grand Chicago, Sheraton Ballroom IV
- Chair: Haoxiang Zhu, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
International Finance and Exchange Rates (G1)
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 3:15 PM – 5:15 PM
Sheraton Grand Chicago, Chicago Ballroom VIII
- Chair: Hanno Lustig, Stanford University
Regulation, Taxes, and Commercial Real Estate Investment (G1, H2)
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 3:15 PM – 5:15 PM
Sheraton Grand Chicago, Huron
- Chair: Timothy Riddiough, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Retail Dynamics Under Financial and Regulatory Constraints (R0, R3)
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 3:15 PM – 5:15 PM
Sheraton Grand Chicago, Ontario
- Chair: John Clapp, University of Connecticut
State Policies and Local Economies (H7, R5)
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 3:15 PM – 5:15 PM
Sheraton Grand Chicago, Erie
- Chair: Edward Coulson, University of California-Irvine
Hispanic Household Economic Decisions (I0, J1)
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 3:15 PM – 5:15 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Atlanta
- Chair: Joseph Guzman, Michigan State University
New Research on Firms, Markets, and Institutions in Transitional and Emerging Economies (P2, O1)
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 3:15 PM – 5:15 PM
Sheraton Grand Chicago, Michigan AB
- Chair: Elizabeth Brainerd, Brandeis University
Development, Institutions and the Vested Interests (O1, O2)
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 3:15 PM – 5:15 PM
Swissotel Chicago, St Gallen 2
- Chair: Richard V. Adkisson, New Mexico State University
Investment, Austerity and the Business Cycle (E3, E6)
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 3:15 PM – 5:15 PM
Swissotel Chicago, Montreux 2
- Chair: Charles J. Whalen, Congressional Budget Office
On Ignorance in Economics (B0)
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 3:15 PM – 5:15 PM
Swissotel Chicago, St Gallen 3
- Chair: George DeMartino, University of Denver
Preferences and Valuation for Environmental Goods: Theory and Evidence (Q5)
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 3:15 PM – 5:15 PM
Sheraton Grand Chicago, Jackson Park
- Chair: Kristen Cooper, Gordon College
Natural Disasters, Weather and Air Pollution: Empirical Evidence and New Perspectives (Q5)
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 3:15 PM – 5:15 PM
Swissotel Chicago, Zurich G
- Chair: Matthew Neidell, Columbia University, IZA, and NBER
Asset Pricing Theory (G1)
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 3:15 PM – 5:15 PM
Sheraton Grand Chicago, Arkansas
- Chair: Karl Schmedders, University of Zurich
"Gatekeeper" (Judge, Physician) Fixed Effects: Recent Applications (A1)
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 3:15 PM – 5:15 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Field
- Chair: Joseph John Doyle, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Competition in Developing Countries (O0)
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 3:15 PM – 5:15 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Addams
- Chair: Rema Hanna, Harvard University
Information and Diffusion in Networks (A1)
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 3:15 PM – 5:15 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, McCormick
- Chair: Nicole Immorlica, Microsoft Research
New Perspectives on Labor Participation, Search and Employment (J0)
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 3:15 PM – 5:15 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Burnham
- Chair: Andreas I. Mueller, Columbia University
Recent Advances in Empirical Auctions (C0)
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 3:15 PM – 5:15 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Dusable
- Chair: Paulo Somaini, Stanford University
Structural Models in Education (I0)
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 3:15 PM – 5:15 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Water Tower
- Chair: Chao Fu, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Persistence, Adaptation, and Survival in Economic History (N3)
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 3:15 PM – 5:15 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Horner
- Chair: Melissa Dell, Harvard University
Bank Regulation and Lending (G2)
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 3:15 PM – 5:15 PM
Sheraton Grand Chicago, Missouri
- Chair: Santiago Carbo-Valverde, Bangor University, Funcas and CUNEF
International Macroeconomics and Finance (F3, F4)
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 3:15 PM – 5:15 PM
Sheraton Grand Chicago, Colorado
- Chair: Nelson Mark, University of Notre Dame
Financial Markets and Labor Markets (G1)
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 3:15 PM – 5:15 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Columbian
- Chair: Avanidhar Subrahmanyam, University of California-Los Angeles
Labor Market Effects of the Affordable Care Act (J2)
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 3:15 PM – 5:15 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Gold Coast
- Chair: Katherine Swartz, Harvard University
Advances in International Finance and Macroeconomics (E0, F3)
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 3:15 PM – 5:15 PM
Sheraton Grand Chicago, Mississippi
- Chair: Jesse Schreger, Harvard Business School
Responders of First or Last Resort: Central Bank Strategies in an Era of Ultra-Low Interest Rates (E5, E6)
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 3:15 PM – 5:15 PM
Swissotel Chicago, Zurich D
- Chair: Kevin L. Kliesen, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
Wage Inequality for Black, Hispanic and Native American Women (J3, I2)
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 3:15 PM – 5:15 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Wright
- Chair: Jermaine Toney, New School
State and Local Public Finance (H7, H2)
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 3:15 PM – 5:15 PM
Sheraton Grand Chicago, Ohio
- Chair: Zhou Yang, Robert Morris University
Omicron Delta Epsilon Graduate Student Session (A1)
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 3:15 PM – 5:15 PM
Sheraton Grand Chicago, Mayfair
- Chair: Stacey Jones, Seattle University
Tax Issues (H2, O0)
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 3:15 PM – 5:15 PM
Sheraton Grand Chicago, Grant Park
- Chair: Susan Fleck, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Airports, Pricing and Capacity (L9, L5)
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 3:15 PM – 5:15 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Comiskey
- Chair: Patrick McCarthy, Georgia Institute of Technology
Feminist Macroeconomics: Modelling and Measurement (B5, E0)
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 3:15 PM – 5:15 PM
Swissotel Chicago, Montreux 3
- Chair: Randy Albelda, University of Massachusetts-Boston
Marx, Sraffa, Rawls and the Limits of Mainstream Economics (B5, B3)
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 3:15 PM – 5:15 PM
Swissotel Chicago, Monte Rosa
- Chair: William McColloch, Keene State College
CSWEP Common Space
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 4:00 PM – 10:00 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Regency B
NAFE Winter Board of Directors' Meeting
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 4:00 PM – 7:15 PM
Sheraton Grand Chicago, Lincoln Boardroom
ACE Fellowship Luncheon and Business Meeting
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Sheraton Grand Chicago, Millennium Park
JEE Editor Luncheon
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 5:15 PM – 7:30 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Grand Suite 4
New Perspectives on Economics of Obesity and Health (Q0)
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 5:30 PM – 7:15 PM
Swissotel Chicago, Montreux 1
- Chair: Sean B. Cash, Tufts University
Journal of Asian Economics Business Meeting
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Wrigley
European Economic Association Lecture
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 5:30 PM – 7:15 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Plaza B
- Chair: Claudio Michelacci, Einaudi Institute for Economics and Finance
AEA/AFA Joint Luncheon--Fee Event
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 5:30 PM – 7:15 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Grand Ballroom F
- Chair: Alvin E. Roth, Stanford University
ASHEcon Luncheon
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Crystal C
Empirical Research in Development Economics (O1)
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 5:30 PM – 7:15 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Comiskey
- Chair: Farida Khan, University of Wisconsin-Parkside
AFEE Veblen-Commons Award Luncheon
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 5:30 PM – 7:15 PM
Swissotel Chicago, Vevey 4
Measuring Socioeconomic Health Inequalities (I0, H0)
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 5:30 PM – 7:15 PM
Swissotel Chicago, St Gallen 3
- Chair: Paul Makdissi, University of Ottawa
Is Secular Stagnation Coming to China's Economy? (P2, L5)
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 5:30 PM – 7:15 PM
Sheraton Grand Chicago, Mississippi
- Chair: Tony Fang, Memorial University of Newfoundland
ES North American Standing Committee Luncheon
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Picasso
Method and Question in Economic History (N0)
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 5:30 PM – 7:15 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Horner
- Chair: Melissa Dell, Harvard University
Game Theory’s Booming Decade, 1977-1987. A Historical Account (B2, C7)
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 5:30 PM – 7:15 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Soldier Field
- Chair: Nicola Giocoli, University of Pisa
Free Trade Agreements: Impact on United States Trade and Implications for United States Trade Policy (F1, F6)
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 5:30 PM – 7:15 PM
Sheraton Grand Chicago, Colorado
- Chair: Joseph Pelzman, George Washington University
Getting Ahead, Getting Stuck: African-Americans in Jobs and Schools (J1)
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 5:30 PM – 7:15 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Columbian
- Chair: Omari H. Swinton, Howard University
Inequality: Rents, Value Extraction, and Power (P1)
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 5:30 PM – 7:15 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Gold Coast
- Chair: Sanford Jacoby, University of California-Los Angeles
Economic Education: Interaction of Economics, Financial Literacy, and Mathematics (A2, D1)
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 5:30 PM – 7:15 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Randolph 1
- Chair: Carlos Asarta, University of Delaware
Intangibles and Digital Economy (O3)
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 5:30 PM – 7:15 PM
Sheraton Grand Chicago, Grant Park
- Chair: Leonard Nakamura, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia
2017 David Gordon Memorial Lecture (L2)
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 5:30 PM – 7:15 PM
Swissotel Chicago, Montreux 3
- Chair: Matias Vernengo, Bucknell University
IAFFE Associate Editors Meeting
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Swissotel Chicago, Vevey 1
Modeling Household Food Choice Behavior Using Store-Based and Household-Based Scanner Data (Q0)
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM
Swissotel Chicago, Montreux 1
- Chair: Mary Muth, RTI International
Auctions (D4)
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Grand Suite 5
- Chair: Rafael Tenorio, DePaul University
Behavioral Economics of Investor Decision-Making (G1, D0)
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM
Swissotel Chicago, Zurich A
- Chair: Alexander F. Wagner, Swiss Finance Institute and University of Zurich
Climate Change: Past, Present, and Future (Q5, Q0)
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Crystal A
- Chair: Antonio Bento, University of Southern California
Credit Cycles (G0, E3)
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Regency D
- Chair: Itay Goldstein, University of Pennsylvania
CSMGEP Dissertation Session (E0, D0)
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, New Orleans
- Chair: Ebonya Washington, Yale University
Environment and Health (Q5, I1)
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Acapulco
- Chair: Meredith Fowlie, University of California-Berkeley
Financial Economics (G1)
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Michigan 1A & 1B
- Chair: Karlyn Mitchell, North Carolina State University
Gender Agenda (J0, J1)
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Grand Ballroom AB
- Chair: Muriel Niederle, Stanford University
Inequality and Mobility Using IRS and SSA Administrative Records (D3, H0)
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM
Swissotel Chicago, Zurich E
- Chair: David Johnson, University of Michigan
Integrating Genetic Data Into Economic Research (I0)
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Plaza B
- Chair: David Laibson, Harvard University
International Trade (F1)
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Michigan 2
- Chair: Anson Soderbery, Purdue University
Market Design and Development Economics (D4, O1)
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM
Swissotel Chicago, Zurich B
- Chair: Edward L. Glaeser, Harvard University
New Technologies and the Labor Market (D0)
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Crystal B
- Chair: Daron Acemoglu, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and NBER
Pension Reform in Chile (H5, G1)
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Regency C
- Chair: Nicholas Barr, London School of Economics and Political Science
Real Estate Markets (R3)
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Michigan 3
- Chair: Vincent Yao, Georgia State University
Slowdown Risk: The Quest for Sustainable Growth. (E3, O3)
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM
Swissotel Chicago, Zurich C
- Chair: Andrew Atkeson, University of California-Los Angeles
The Economics Major: Present and Future (A2)
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Atlanta
- Chair: Sam Allgood, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Understanding Gender Differences in Labor Market Outcomes - Experimental Evidence (J7, C9)
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Grand Suite 3
- Chair: Ragan Petrie, Texas A&M University
United States Health Care From Various Perspectives (I1)
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Regency A
- Chair: Amy Finkelstein, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Using Data Science to Examine the Link Between University R&D and Innovation (O3, C1)
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM
Swissotel Chicago, Zurich F
- Chair: Dan Black, University of Chicago
AFA Panel: The New Financial Regulatory Environment and Its Implications for Financial Markets (G0)
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM
Sheraton Grand Chicago, Sheraton Ballroom V
- Chair: Deborah Lucas, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Behavioral Corporate Finance (G3)
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM
Sheraton Grand Chicago, Sheraton Ballroom IV
- Chair: Ulrike Malmendier, University of California-Berkeley
CEOs (G3)
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM
Sheraton Grand Chicago, Chicago Ballroom IX
- Chair: Charles Hadlock, Michigan State University
Derivatives (G1)
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM
Sheraton Grand Chicago, Chicago Ballroom X
- Chair: Jun Pan, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
High Frequency Trading (G1)
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM
Sheraton Grand Chicago, Chicago Ballroom VI
- Chair: Mao Ye, University of Illinois-Urbana-Champaign
Macroeconomic Models of the Equity Premium (G1)
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM
Sheraton Grand Chicago, Sheraton Ballroom II
- Chair: Sydney Ludvigson, New York University
Private Equity (G2)
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM
Sheraton Grand Chicago, Chicago Ballroom VIII
- Chair: Ayako Yasuda, University of California-Davis
R&D, Patents and Innovation (G3)
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM
Sheraton Grand Chicago, Sheraton Ballroom III
- Chair: David Robinson, Duke University
House Price Determination (D8, R3)
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM
Sheraton Grand Chicago, Huron
- Chair: Paul Ernesto Carrillo, George Washington University
Mortgage Contracts and Lending (G2, R2)
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM
Sheraton Grand Chicago, Ontario
- Chair: Tomasz Piskorski, Columbia University
Urban Economic Issues (R2, R1)
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM
Sheraton Grand Chicago, Erie
- Chair: Daniel McMillen, University of Illinois-Urbana-Champaign
Empirical Analysis of Institutions Across Countries and Regions (D2, F4)
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM
Sheraton Grand Chicago, Michigan AB
- Chair: Michael Alexeev, Indiana University
AEDSB Annual General Meeting
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 7:30 PM – 8:30 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Comiskey
Vested Interests, Financialized Capitalism and Regulation (F5, B5)
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM
Swissotel Chicago, St Gallen 2
- Chair: Eugenia Correa, National Autonomous University of Mexico
Poverty, Shared Prosperity, and Vulnerability (I0, H0)
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM
Swissotel Chicago, St Gallen 3
- Chair: Quentin Wodon, World Bank
Economics of Violence and Its Prevention: Self, Interpersonal, Intergroup (D7)
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM
Sheraton Grand Chicago, Jackson Park
- Chair: Julie Schaffner, Tufts University
Demand for Water Quality (Q5)
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM
Swissotel Chicago, Zurich G
- Chair: Al McGartland, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Law, Banking and Growth (G2, K4)
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM
Sheraton Grand Chicago, Colorado
- Chair: Lemma Senbet, University of Maryland
The Financial, Innovation, Demographic and International Obstacles to China’s Growth (O0, F0)
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM
Sheraton Grand Chicago, Mississippi
- Chair: Jun Ma, University of Alabama
Consumption (E2)
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Field
- Chair: Marco Di Maggio, Harvard University and NBER
Dynamic Mechanism Design (D0)
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Dusable
- Chair: Tibor Alejandro Heumann, Yale University
Health and Development (O0)
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Addams
- Chair: David Atkin, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
New Approaches in Macroeconomic Theory (E0)
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, McCormick
- Chair: Xavier Gabaix, Harvard University
Recent Advances and Applications in Market Design (I0)
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Water Tower
- Chair: Parag Pathak, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Topics in E-commerce (C0)
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Burnham
- Chair: Francesco Decarolis, Boston University and Einaudi Institute for Economics and Finance
How are Consumers Responding to the ACA Marketplaces? (I1)
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Plaza A
- Chair: Jonathan Gruber, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
The Political Economy of Development Economics - A Historical Perspective (B0, O1)
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Soldier Field
- Chair: Mauro Boianovsky, University of Brasilia
Inter- and Intra-Household Inequality (B5, D1)
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM
Swissotel Chicago, Montreux 3
- Chair: Lee Badgett, University of Massachusetts-Amherst
Bank Pricing and Risk Management (G2)
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM
Sheraton Grand Chicago, Missouri
- Chair: Larry Wall, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
Europe’s Struggles: From Cohabitation to Consolidation… or the Other Way Around (F2, G1)
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM
Sheraton Grand Chicago, Arkansas
- Chair: Thierry Warin, HEC Montreal
Dimensions of Inequality in the United States (J0)
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Columbian
- Chair: Heather Boushey, Washington Center for Equitable Growth
Towards a Secure Retirement: Challenges and Solutions (J2)
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Gold Coast
- Chair: Charles Jeszeck, U.S. Government Accountability Office
The United States and Global Economic Outlook (E6)
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM
Swissotel Chicago, Zurich D
- Chair: Stuart P.M. Mackintosh, Group of Thirty
Practical Perspectives on Growth Rate and Discount Rate Methodologies (K1, D0)
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM
Sheraton Grand Chicago, Wrigleyville
- Chair: James Rodgers, Pennsylvania State University
Education, Race/Ethnicity and Inequality (I0, J6)
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Wright
- Chair: Jamein P. Cunningham, Portland State University
Omicron Delta Epsilon Faculty Advisor Session (A1)
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM
Sheraton Grand Chicago, Mayfair
- Chair: Stacey Jones, Seattle University
Housing Market Dynamics (R2, R3)
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM
Sheraton Grand Chicago, Ohio
- Chair: Johannes Stroebel, New York University
Finance and Development in Emerging Economies (O1, F3)
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Randolph 1
- Chair: Ali M. Kutan, Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville
Trade and Income (F1, J0)
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM
Sheraton Grand Chicago, Grant Park
- Chair: Bonni van Blarcom, Library of Congress
Current Dynamics of Global Capitalism (B5, E6)
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM
Swissotel Chicago, Montreux 2
- Chair: Scott Carter, University of Tulsa
Stability and Change in Capitalism (B5)
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM
Swissotel Chicago, Monte Rosa
- Chair: Don Goldstein, Allegheny College
Review of Radical Political Economics Editorial Board meeting
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM
Swissotel Chicago, Vevey 2
AEA Richard T. Ely Lecture
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 9:45 PM – 10:45 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Grand Ballroom F
- Chair: Alvin E. Roth, Stanford University
AFEE Membership Meeting and JEI Editor's Prize
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 9:45 PM – 11:00 PM
Swissotel Chicago, Zurich C
ASE General Membership and Business Meeting
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 9:45 PM – 11:30 PM
Swissotel Chicago, Montreux 1
IAFFE Publications Committee Meeting
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 9:45 PM – 11:45 PM
Swissotel Chicago, Vevey 1
LERA Plenary and Featured Speaker: What the Big Data Revolution Tells Us About the Real World of Labor Markets and Labor Institutions (J0)
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 9:45 PM – 10:45 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Regency C
- Chair: Katharine G. Abraham, University of Maryland
NAFE General Membership Meeting
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 10:00 PM – 11:00 PM
Sheraton Grand Chicago, Grant Park
AFA Board Meeting
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 10:30 PM
Sheraton Grand Chicago, Streeterville
AERE Board of Directors Meeting
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 10:30 PM
Swissotel Chicago, Vevey 3
JPE's 125th Anniversary Celebration
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 10:30 PM – 11:30 PM
Swissotel Chicago, Montreux 3
AEA Business Meeting
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 11:00 PM – 11:30 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Grand Ballroom F
AER Co-Editor Meeting
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 11:00 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Wrigley
AREUEA Membership Reception
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 11:00 PM
Sheraton Grand Chicago, Superior AB
ASHEcon/iHEA Cocktail Reception
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 11:00 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Plaza A
AIEFS Reception
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 11:00 PM
Sheraton Grand Chicago, Jackson Park
Bank of Finland Institute for Economies in Transition (BOFIT) and Research Unit Reception for Friends
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 11:00 PM
Sheraton Grand Chicago, Ohio
Brattle Group Cocktail Reception
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 11:00 PM
Sheraton Grand Chicago, Erie
Brown University, Department of Economics, Reception
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 11:00 PM
Sheraton Grand Chicago, Mississippi
Carnegie Mellon University, Tepper School of Business, Reception
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 11:00 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Michigan 3
CFA Institute Reception for Members and Friends
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 11:00 PM
Sheraton Grand Chicago, Fountainview
CQA Cocktail Reception
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 11:00 PM
Sheraton Grand Chicago, Huron
CUHK, Department of Finance, Reception
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 11:00 PM
Sheraton Grand Chicago, Chicago Ballroom IX
Columbia University Reception
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 11:00 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Soldier Field
CEE Reception for Friends of Economic Education
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 11:00 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Acapulco
CSMGEP, ASHE, and NEA Cocktail Reception
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 11:00 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Toronto
FIRN Australian Fine Wine Reception
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 11:00 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Crystal A
George Washington University Economics Alumni Reception
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 11:00 PM
Sheraton Grand Chicago, Missouri
Hong Kong Polytechnic University Dinner
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 11:00 PM
Lao Sxe Chuan, 520 N. Michigan Ave, Suite 420, Chicago
Institute for New Economic Thinking Cocktail Reception
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 11:00 PM
Swissotel Chicago, Zurich B
IZA Bonn Reception
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 11:00 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Water Tower
John Hopkins University, Department of Economics, Alumni Reception
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 11:00 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, New Orleans
LERA Welcome Reception, Sponsored by the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, MIT, Economic Policy Institute, and the ILR School at Cornell University
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 11:00 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Columbus H
Michigan State University Alumni Reception
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 11:00 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Michigan 2
MEEA Board Meeting
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 11:00 PM
Sheraton Grand Chicago, Illinois Boardroom
NAFE Cocktail Reception
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 11:00 PM
Sheraton Grand Chicago, Goldcoast
New York University Reception
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 11:00 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Grand Suite 5
Northwestern University Alumni Reception
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 11:00 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Field
Oberlin College Reception for Alumni and Friends
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 11:00 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, San Francisco
Ohio State University Reception
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 11:00 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Columbian
Purdue University, Department of Economics, Reception for Alumni and Friends
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 11:00 PM
Sheraton Grand Chicago, Colorado
Shanghai University of Finance and Economics Reception
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 11:00 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Randolph 1
Texas A&M University, Economics Department, Cocktail Hour
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 11:00 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Atlanta
The Diversity Initiative for Tenure in Economics (DITE) Reception
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 11:00 PM
Swissotel Chicago, Vevey 4
Paul A. Samuelson Award Ceremony & Reception
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 11:00 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Gold Coast
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 11:00 PM
Sheraton Grand Chicago, Wrigleyville
University of California-Berkeley, Department of Economics, Reception
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 11:00 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Grand Suite 3
University of California-Los Angeles Cocktail Reception
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 11:00 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Crystal B
University of Colorado Boulder, Department of Economics, Reception
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 11:00 PM
Sheraton Grand Chicago, Ontario
University of Maryland, Department of Economics, Reception
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 11:00 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Roosevelt 3
University of Michigan, Department of Economics, Cocktail Reception
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 11:00 PM
Sheraton Grand Chicago, Arkansas
University of Notre Dame Reception
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 11:00 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Dusable
University of Pittsburgh, Department of Economics, Alumni and Friends Reception
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 11:00 PM
The Emerald Loop, Reserved Area
University of Virginia, Department of Economics, and the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy Reception
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 11:00 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Michigan 1A & 1B
University of Washington Alumni and Friends Reception
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 11:00 PM
Sheraton Grand Chicago, Millennium Park
GCCER, WISE and SOE, Xiamen University Cocktail Reception
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 11:00 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Randolph 3
Wharton Finance Department Reception
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 11:00 PM
Sheraton Grand Chicago, Mayfair
Yale University, Department of Economics and the School of Management, Reception
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 11:00 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Crystal C
AAEA T.W. Schultz Memorial Lecture & Reception
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 11:15 PM
Swissotel Chicago, St Gallen 2 & 3
AQR Capital Management
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 11:30 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Randolph 2
Bank of Canada Reception
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 11:30 PM
Swissotel Chicago, Edelweiss Penthouse I & II
Washington University in St. Louis and the St Louis Federal Reserve Bank Cocktail Reception
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 11:30 PM
Swissotel Chicago, Zurich A
Saturday, January 7
AFFECT Reception, Data and Drinks
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 12:00 AM – 2:00 AM
Sheraton Grand Chicago, Columbus AB
Duke University, Economics Department, Alumni Reception
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 12:00 AM – 2:00 AM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, McCormick
JPEF Breakfast
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 11:30 AM – 1:15 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Randolph 2
AEA LGBT Breakfast
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Comiskey
Homer Hoyt Institute Breakfast
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM
Sheraton Grand Chicago, Superior B
Institute for Defense Analyses Informational Breakfast
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Roosevelt 1A & 1B
Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis Editors' and Associate Editors' Breakfast
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM
Sheraton Grand Chicago, Streeterville
ASE Presidential Breakfast - Fee Event
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 12:45 PM – 3:00 PM
Swissotel Chicago, Montreux 1 & 2
Chairpersons' Symposium and Breakfast
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 12:45 PM – 2:00 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Regency A
AAEA Executive Board Meeting
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Swissotel Chicago, St Gallen 1
Applications of Structural Estimation to Finance (G1)
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Grand Suite 3
- Chair: Toni Whited, University of Michigan
Common Ownership (L2, G3)
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Plaza B
- Chair: Jeffrey Wurgler, New York University
Econometrics of Mismeasured Data (C1, C8)
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Toronto
- Chair: Rusty Tchernis, Georgia State University
Economists as Engineers (D4, C7)
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Grand Ballroom AB
- Chair: Alvin Roth, Stanford University
Energy and the Environment (Q4, Q5)
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Acapulco
- Chair: Catherine Wolfram, University of California-Berkeley
Health Economics (I1)
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Atlanta
- Chair: Sanjeev Kumar, Yale University
How Public Policies Shape the Organizational Choices of Health Care Providers (I1, L2)
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Regency C
- Chair: Joshua D. Gottlieb, University of British Columbia
Institutions, Morals, and Markets (N0)
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Crystal A
- Chair: Alberto Bisin, New York University
Mass Incarceration and the Economy: The Criminal Justice System’s Impact on Employment, Equality and Growth (D6, K0)
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Crystal B
- Chair: Matthew Friedman, New York University
Migration and Climate Change: Location Choice in Response to Rapid- and Slow-Onset Climate Events (J6, Q5)
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Swissotel Chicago, Zurich D
- Chair: Elena Irwin, Ohio State University
New Developments in Derivatives Markets: Flow of Risk, Financial Innovation, and Pricing Models (G1)
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Crystal C
- Chair: Darrell Duffie, Stanford University
R&D Agglomeration, Spillovers, and Recombination: Mechanisms and Implications for Productivity and Growth (O3, L1)
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Swissotel Chicago, Zurich A
- Chair: Bruce A. Weinberg, Ohio State University, IZA, and NBER
Replication and Ethics in Economics: Thirty Years After Dewald, Thursby and Anderson (A1, B4)
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Grand Ballroom CD North
- Chair: Deirdre McCloskey, University of Illinois-Chicago
Taxation and Development (H2, O1)
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Michigan 1A & 1B
- Chair: Nada Eissa, Georgetown University
The Economic Consequences of Transparency (H8, J3)
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Swissotel Chicago, Zurich F
- Chair: Gordon Dahl, University of California-San Diego
The Paris Agreement, Stringent Climate Policy, and Stranded Assets (Q5, G1)
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Swissotel Chicago, Zurich B
- Chair: Armon Rezai, Austrian Science Fund
Theoretical Political Economy (D0, H0)
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Michigan 2
- Chair: Daniel Stone, Bowdoin College
Topics in International Economics (F3)
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Michigan 3
- Chair: Saeed Qadir, Claremont Graduate University
AEJ Economic Policy Editors' Breakfast
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Picasso
AFA Panel: How Much Finance Does the Economy Need? (G0)
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Sheraton Grand Chicago, Sheraton Ballroom V
- Chair: Guy Rolnik, University of Chicago
Corporate Culture (G3)
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Sheraton Grand Chicago, Sheraton Ballroom III
- Chair: Christopher Parsons, University of California-San Diego
Financial Crises and the Transmission of Shocks (Hosted by U.S. Office of Financial Research) (G2)
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Sheraton Grand Chicago, Chicago Ballroom IX
- Chair: Stacey Schreft, U.S. Office of Financial Research
High Sharpe Ratios (G1)
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Sheraton Grand Chicago, Sheraton Ballroom IV
- Chair: Alexi Savov, New York University
Household Finance (G2)
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Sheraton Grand Chicago, Chicago Ballroom X
- Chair: Johannes Stroebel, New York University
Housing Returns and Speculation (G1)
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Sheraton Grand Chicago, Sheraton Ballroom II
- Chair: Chester Spatt, Carnegie Mellon University
Information Disclosure and Stock Returns (G3)
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Sheraton Grand Chicago, Chicago Ballroom VIII
- Chair: Dong Lou, London School of Economics and Political Science
Sustainable Investments (G3)
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Sheraton Grand Chicago, Chicago Ballroom VI
- Chair: Harrison Hong, Columbia University
AREUEA Hospitality Room
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 1:00 PM – 10:00 PM
Sheraton Grand Chicago, Tennessee
Commercial Real Estate Finance (G1, R3)
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Sheraton Grand Chicago, Huron
- Chair: Crocker Liu, Cornell University
Local Externalities (R2)
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Sheraton Grand Chicago, Ontario
- Chair: Janet Kohlhase, University of Houston
Effects of Institutions on Economic and Social Outcomes (P3)
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Sheraton Grand Chicago, Michigan AB
- Chair: Konstantin Sonin, University of Chicago
Babies, Business and Debt (M2, I2)
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Swissotel Chicago, St Gallen 2
- Chair: Steven Pressman, Colorado State University
Energy Policy in Practice (Q4)
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Swissotel Chicago, Zurich G
- Chair: Joseph A. Cullen, Washington University-St. Louis
Tax Shelters and Corporate Inversions (G3, H2)
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Sheraton Grand Chicago, Mayfair
- Chair: Kose John, New York University and Temple University
Sources of Innovation, Creativity, and Productivity (N4)
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Horner
- Chair: Joel Mokyr, Northwestern University
CSWEP Peer Mentoring Breakfast for Mid-Career Economists
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Regency B
Asset Pricing With Disaster Risk (G0)
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Dusable
- Chair: Francois Gourio, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
Dynamic Games (C0)
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Burnham
- Chair: Benjamin Brooks, University of Chicago
Inequality, Monetary Policy and Aggregate Demand (D0)
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, McCormick
- Chair: Kurt Mitman, IIES-Stockhom University
Information Frictions and International Trade (F0)
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Addams
- Chair: Andrew McCallum, Federal Reserve Board
Network Econometrics: Theory and Applications (C0)
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Water Tower
- Chair: Bryan Graham, University of California-Berkeley
Social Insurance and the Family (J0)
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Field
- Chair: David Autor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Empirical Studies of Search Markets (L1, L2)
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Sheraton Grand Chicago, Ohio
- Chair: Kenneth Hendricks, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Macroprudential Policy and Risk-Taking (G2, E5)
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Sheraton Grand Chicago, Missouri
- Chair: Luisa Lambertini, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology-Lausanne
Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Economics and Land Value (B4, K1)
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Sheraton Grand Chicago, Millennium Park
- Chair: Matthias Klaes, Scottish Centre for Economic Methodology and University of Dundee
Aggregate Shocks and Investment Dynamics: A Granular View (E2, E3)
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Sheraton Grand Chicago, Jackson Park
- Chair: Felipe Farah Schwartzman, Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond
JEP Editorial Breakfast
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Columbus H
Empirical Macro and Time Series (E0, C1)
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, New Orleans
- Chair: Jinill Kim, Korea University
Rethinking Pension Fund Activism for Employment Equity and Capital Stewardship (J3)
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Columbian
- Chair: Teresa Ghilarducci, New School
Who Cares About Economic Inequality in the United States? Critical Reflections on the Compatibility of Economic Inequality and Growth (D3)
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Gold Coast
- Chair: Jeannette Wicks-Lim, University of Massachusetts-Amherst
Adjustments to Award Amounts in Forensic Economics (K1, D4)
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Sheraton Grand Chicago, Wrigleyville
- Chair: Constantine M. Boukidis, VWM Analytics, LLC
Taxes, Poverty, Incentives and Market Outcomes in Africa (O1, H2)
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Wright
- Chair: Bichaka Fayissa, African Finance and Economic Association
Terrorism, Government Surveillance and Individual Well-Being (F5)
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Swissotel Chicago, St Gallen 3
- Chair: Solomon W. Polachek, Binghamton University
Review of Industrial Organization Editorial Board Breakfast
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Michigan Boardroom
How Safe and Liquid Assets Impact Monetary and Financial Policy (E4)
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Sheraton Grand Chicago, Mississippi
- Chair: Juliane Begenau, Harvard University
Economic and Political Analysis of Institutions and Organizations (H1, L2)
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Swissotel Chicago, Zurich C
- Chair: Robert Gibbons, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Policy Challenges of Migration: Refugees and EVerify (J3, J6)
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Sheraton Grand Chicago, Grant Park
- Chair: Madeline Zavodny, Agnes Scott College
Are We on the Verge of a Greater Recession? (G1, F3)
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Swissotel Chicago, Montreux 3
- Chair: Dominique Plihon, University of Paris 13
Teaching the Great Recession Using Radical Economics (A2, B5)
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Swissotel Chicago, Monte Rosa
- Chair: Jared Ragusett, Central Connecticut State University
HES Executive Committee Meeting
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 1:30 PM – 4:30 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, San Francisco
Role of Fiscal Policy in Promoting Food Security, Social Protection, and Value Added in Manufacturing Through Human and Social Capital Development in African Countries (O1, H3)
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 3:15 PM – 5:15 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Ogden
- Chair: Edward E. Ghartey, University of the West Indies
United States Food Assistance Programs: New Evidence for Program Impact Recipient Behavior (Q0)
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 3:15 PM – 5:15 PM
Swissotel Chicago, St Gallen 2
- Chair: Timothy Beatty, University of California-Davis
Accounting for the New Productivity Gains From Globalization (F1, F2)
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 3:15 PM – 5:15 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Toronto
- Chair: Nina Pavcnik, Dartmouth College and NBER
Creating Entrepreneurs (O3, M1)
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 3:15 PM – 5:15 PM
Swissotel Chicago, Zurich A
- Chair: Joshua S. Gans, University of Toronto
Economic Development: Issues in Technological Innovation, Infrastructure Investment and Financial Markets (O1, O3)
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 3:15 PM – 5:15 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Michigan 2
- Chair: Gerald R. Marschke, State University of New York-Albany and NBER
Economic Issues Facing the New President (H0)
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 3:15 PM – 5:15 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Grand Ballroom AB
- Chair: Greg Mankiw, Harvard University
Family and Economic Development (O1, J1)
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 3:15 PM – 5:15 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Plaza B
- Chair: Tom Vogl, Princeton University
Financial Crises, Pecuniary Externalities, and Financial Regulation (E3, F3)
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 3:15 PM – 5:15 PM
Swissotel Chicago, Zurich B
- Chair: Arvind Krishnamurthy, Stanford University
Fraud, Corruption and Institutions (G2, K4)
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 3:15 PM – 5:15 PM
Swissotel Chicago, Zurich E
- Chair: Luigi Zingales, University of Chicago
Gender and Education (I0, J0)
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 3:15 PM – 5:15 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Acapulco
- Chair: Karen Conway, University of New Hampshire
Heterogeneity and Power Laws in Macroeconomics (E1, C1)
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 3:15 PM – 5:15 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Regency C
- Chair: Xavier Gabaix, Harvard University
Higher Education Access and Finance, Online Enrollment, and Returns to For-Profits Colleges (I0)
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 3:15 PM – 5:15 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Randolph 1
- Chair: Susan Dynarski, University of Michigan
Individual Welfare Maximization (D8)
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 3:15 PM – 5:15 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Michigan 1A & 1B
- Chair: Elias Khalil, Monash University
Inequality in the Evolving Labor Market (J0)
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 3:15 PM – 5:15 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Crystal C
- Chair: Kevin Lang, Boston University
Mistakes in Dominant-Strategy Mechanisms (D4, D0)
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 3:15 PM – 5:15 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Grand Suite 3
- Chair: Ran I. Shorrer, Harvard University
Multigenerational Mobility (J6, N3)
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 3:15 PM – 5:15 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Michigan 3
- Chair: James Feigenbaum, Harvard University
New Content for Introductory Economics (A2)
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 3:15 PM – 5:15 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Crystal B
- Chair: Edward L. Glaeser, Harvard University
Replication in Microeconomics (B4, C8)
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 3:15 PM – 5:15 PM
Swissotel Chicago, Zurich D
- Chair: Muriel Niederle, Stanford University
Taxation (H2)
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 3:15 PM – 5:15 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Atlanta
- Chair: Michael Gideon, U.S. Census Bureau
Technological Innovation and International Trade: Winners and Losers (O4, G1)
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 3:15 PM – 5:15 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Crystal A
- Chair: Erik Loualiche, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
The Political Economy of Consolidating Democracies (O1, P1)
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 3:15 PM – 5:15 PM
Swissotel Chicago, Zurich C
- Chair: Giorgio Chiovelli, London Business School
Updating the Undergraduate Econometrics Curriculum (A2)
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 3:15 PM – 5:15 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Regency D
- Chair: Derek Neal, University of Chicago
AFA Panel: Low Interest Rates and Financial Markets (G0)
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 3:15 PM – 5:15 PM
Sheraton Grand Chicago, Sheraton Ballroom V
- Chair: Anil Kashyap, University of Chicago
Behavioral Finance I (G1)
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 3:15 PM – 5:15 PM
Sheraton Grand Chicago, Chicago Ballroom IX
- Chair: Martin Schmalz, University of Michigan
Debt Structure (G3)
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 3:15 PM – 5:15 PM
Sheraton Grand Chicago, Sheraton Ballroom III
- Chair: Justin Murfin, Yale University
Government and Regulatory Issues (G3)
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 3:15 PM – 5:15 PM
Sheraton Grand Chicago, Sheraton Ballroom II
- Chair: Mara Faccio, Purdue University
Insurance (G2)
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 3:15 PM – 5:15 PM
Sheraton Grand Chicago, Chicago Ballroom X
- Chair: Motohiro Yogo, Princeton University
Investment Behavior (G3)
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 3:15 PM – 5:15 PM
Sheraton Grand Chicago, Chicago Ballroom VI
- Chair: David Sraer, University of California-Berkeley
Market Mispricing (G1)
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 3:15 PM – 5:15 PM
Sheraton Grand Chicago, Sheraton Ballroom IV
- Chair: Christopher Polk, London School of Economics and Political Science
Securities Markets and Macroeconomic Outcomes (G2)
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 3:15 PM – 5:15 PM
Sheraton Grand Chicago, Chicago Ballroom VIII
- Chair: Philipp Schnabl, New York University
House Prices, Discount Rates and Taxes (R1, C4)
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 3:15 PM – 5:15 PM
Sheraton Grand Chicago, Huron
- Chair: Morris A. Davis, Rutgers University
REITs (G3, G0)
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 3:15 PM – 5:15 PM
Sheraton Grand Chicago, Ontario
- Chair: Walter Boudry, Cornell University
Urban Dynamics and Hedonics (R2, Q5)
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 3:15 PM – 5:15 PM
Sheraton Grand Chicago, Erie
- Chair: Gilles Duranton, University of Pennsylvania
Trade and Foreign Direct Investment in Emerging Markets (F1)
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 3:15 PM – 5:15 PM
Sheraton Grand Chicago, Michigan AB
- Chair: Byung-Keon Kim, Seoul National University
The Vested Interests Versus Rational Public Policy: Economists as Public Intellectuals (H0, H1)
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 3:15 PM – 5:15 PM
Swissotel Chicago, Vevey 3 & 4
- Chair: Geoffrey Schneider, Bucknell University
Financing College Education and Its Consequences (I0, H0)
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 3:15 PM – 5:15 PM
Swissotel Chicago, St Gallen 3
- Chair: Christian E. Weller, University of Massachusetts-Boston
Behavioral Interventions and Water Conservation (Q5)
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 3:15 PM – 5:15 PM
Swissotel Chicago, Zurich G
- Chair: Anant Sudarshan, University of Chicago
Law and Finance in China (G2, K4)
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 3:15 PM – 5:15 PM
Sheraton Grand Chicago, Mayfair
- Chair: Yiming Qian, University of Iowa
Political Economy and Economic Development in India (O2)
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 3:15 PM – 5:15 PM
Sheraton Grand Chicago, Jackson Park
- Chair: Chandana Chakraborty, Montclair State University
Reforming China's Fiscal System to Support Modern Economic Growth (H0, P0)
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 3:15 PM – 5:15 PM
Sheraton Grand Chicago, Mississippi
- Chair: Jinlan Ni, University of Nebraska-Omaha
Topics in the History of Money and Banking (N2)
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 3:15 PM – 5:15 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Horner
- Chair: Carola Frydman, Northwestern University
Empirical Analysis of Health Insurance Exchanges (D0)
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 3:15 PM – 5:15 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Dusable
- Chair: Ben Handel, University of California-Berkeley
Environmental Session (Q0)
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 3:15 PM – 5:15 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Addams
- Chair: Paulina Oliva, University of California-Santa Barbara
Information Design (D0)
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 3:15 PM – 5:15 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Field
- Chair: Tymofiy Mylovanov, University of Pittsburgh
Machine Learning (C0)
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 3:15 PM – 5:15 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Water Tower
- Chair: Jeff Ely, Northwestern University
The New Dynamics of Labor Market Institutions, Skills, and Productivity (E0)
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 3:15 PM – 5:15 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, McCormick
- Chair: David Autor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Uncertainty Shocks and Firm Dynamics (E0)
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 3:15 PM – 5:15 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Burnham
- Chair: Shaofeng Xu, Bank of Canada
Intergenerational Transmission of Economic Preferences – Experiments With Children and Parents (C9, D0)
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 3:15 PM – 5:15 PM
Sheraton Grand Chicago, Arkansas
- Chair: Sule Alan, University of Essex
Addictions, Disorders and Nutrition: What Shapes the Health of Children and Working-Age Adults? (I1)
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 3:15 PM – 5:15 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Plaza A
- Chair: Jody Sindelar, Yale University
Empirical Studies of Retail Markets (L1, L2)
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 3:15 PM – 5:15 PM
Sheraton Grand Chicago, Ohio
- Chair: Julie Holland Mortimer, Boston College
The Oil Market After the Bust: Assessing the New Environment (O0, Q2)
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 3:15 PM – 5:15 PM
Swissotel Chicago, Vevey 2
- Chair: Mine Yucel, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
Ending “Too-Big-To-Fail” for Banks (G1)
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 3:15 PM – 5:15 PM
Sheraton Grand Chicago, Superior A
- Chair: Wayne Passmore, Federal Reserve Board
International Trade and Trade Policy (F1)
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 3:15 PM – 5:15 PM
Sheraton Grand Chicago, Missouri
- Chair: Jeffrey H. Bergstrand, University of Notre Dame
Stunting, Cognitive Development, and Educational and Health Outcomes: Intended and Unintended Consequences of Policies (I0)
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 3:15 PM – 5:15 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Grand Suite 5
- Chair: Adam Wagstaff, World Bank
Empirical Studies on Contracts and Auctions (C5, D4)
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 3:15 PM – 5:15 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, New Orleans
- Chair: Karam Kang, Carnegie Mellon University
Firms and Inequality (J0)
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 3:15 PM – 5:15 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Columbian
- Chair: Jesse Rothstein, University of California-Berkeley
Union Effects on Wages and the Workplace (J5)
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 3:15 PM – 5:15 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Gold Coast
- Chair: Barry Hirsch, Georgia State University
Randomized Controlled Trials in the Middle East and North Africa (D0, R0)
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 3:15 PM – 5:15 PM
Sheraton Grand Chicago, Millennium Park
- Chair: Mahdi Majbouri, Babson College
Topics in Wage Growth, Turnover, and Risk for Forensic Economists (K1, J2)
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 3:15 PM – 5:15 PM
Sheraton Grand Chicago, Wrigleyville
- Chair: William G. Brandt, Brandt Forensic Economics
Gender and Economic Outcomes of African American and African Women (I2, J1)
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 3:15 PM – 5:15 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Wright
- Chair: Cruz Bueno, State University of New York-New Paltz
Policy Analysis With Large Scale OLG Models (C6, E6)
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 3:15 PM – 5:15 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Soldier Field
- Chair: Edward C. Prescott, Arizona State University
Housing and Spatial Issues in Economics (H0, R0)
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 3:15 PM – 5:15 PM
Sheraton Grand Chicago, Grant Park
- Chair: Farhad Niami, DC Office of the Chief Financial Officer
Are Advanced Countries Facing Stagnation? (F4, E6)
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 3:15 PM – 5:15 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Grand Ballroom CD North
- Chair: Dominick Salvatore, Fordham University
Electricity Markets (L9, L2)
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 3:15 PM – 5:15 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Wrigley
- Chair: Leopoldo E. Soto Arriagada, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Financialization, R&D, Patents and Development (E1, O1)
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 3:15 PM – 5:15 PM
Swissotel Chicago, Monte Rosa
- Chair: Nathaniel Cline, University of Redlands
The Nature of Capitalism and Secular Stagnation (N1, E0)
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 3:15 PM – 5:15 PM
Swissotel Chicago, Montreux 3
- Chair: Matias Vernengo, Bucknell University
CSWEP Common Space
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 3:30 PM – 7:30 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Regency B
AERE Luncheon and Business Meeting
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 5:15 PM – 7:15 PM
Swissotel Chicago, Edelweiss Penthouse I & II
AEA Nobel Laureate Luncheon - Fee Event
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 5:30 PM – 7:15 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Grand Ballroom F
- Chair: Alvin E. Roth, Stanford University
AFFECT Board Meeting
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM
Sheraton Grand Chicago, Lincoln Boardroom
AREUEA Presidential Luncheon - Fee Event
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM
Sheraton Grand Chicago, Chicago Ballroom VII
- Chair: Daniel McMillen, University of Illinois-Urbana-Champaign
Complexity and Evolutionary Modeling (B4, B5)
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 5:30 PM – 7:15 PM
Swissotel Chicago, St Gallen 2
- Chair: Wolfram Elsner, University of Bremen
The Care Economy and Parental Time Use With Children in Developed and Developing Economies (D1, J1)
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 5:30 PM – 7:15 PM
Swissotel Chicago, Montreux 3
- Chair: Joyce Jacobsen, Wesleyan University
Macroeconomics and Financial Sector in India (G1)
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 5:30 PM – 7:15 PM
Sheraton Grand Chicago, Jackson Park
- Chair: Amitrajeet A. Batabyal, Rochester Institute of Technology
Linking and Inter-Generational Mobility (N3)
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 5:30 PM – 7:15 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Horner
- Chair: Joe Ferrie, Northwestern University
CEE Meeting and Luncheon
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Picasso
Health Policy in 2017 and Beyond (I0)
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 5:30 PM – 7:15 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Plaza A
- Chair: Amanda Ellen Kowalski, Yale University
Organizational Industrial Organization Around the World (L2, O1)
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 5:30 PM – 7:15 PM
Sheraton Grand Chicago, Ohio
- Chair: Laura Alfaro, Harvard Business School
Sustainability, Volatility, and the Evolution of Energy Markets (Q4)
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 5:30 PM – 7:15 PM
Swissotel Chicago, Vevey 2
- Chair: Alberto J. Lamadrid, Lehigh University
Feminist Economics: Out of Africa (B5, Z1)
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 5:30 PM – 7:15 PM
Swissotel Chicago, Monte Rosa
- Chair: Alicia Giron, National Autonomous University of Mexico
Bank Lending and Credit Rationing (G2, E5)
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 5:30 PM – 7:15 PM
Sheraton Grand Chicago, Missouri
- Chair: Scott Frame, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
Advances in Information Economics: 10 Years Since Nobel on Mechanism Design (D8, C7)
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 5:30 PM – 7:15 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Toronto
- Chair: In-Uck Park, University of Bristol and Sungkyunkwan University
LERA Plenary Roundtable: Advice to the Incoming Administration on Labor and Employment Policy (J0)
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 5:30 PM – 7:15 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Crystal B
- Chair: William Spriggs, Howard University
The Effects of Climate Change for the Middle East and North Africa (Q5)
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 5:30 PM – 7:15 PM
Sheraton Grand Chicago, Millennium Park
- Chair: Atif Kurbursi, McMaster University
Teaching Macroeconomics Using Data (A2, E0)
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 5:30 PM – 7:15 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Randolph 1
- Chair: Carlos Asarta, University of Delaware
Stratification and Color Lines: The Pipeline for and Career Trajectory of Black and Hispanic Economists (A2, J7)
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 5:30 PM – 7:15 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, McCormick
- Chair: Rhonda V. Sharpe, Bucknell University
Growth Prospects for Emerging Market Economies (F4, O4)
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 5:30 PM – 7:15 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Plaza B
- Chair: Fred Campano, Fordham University
Water and Energy (Q2, Q5)
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 5:30 PM – 7:15 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Wrigley
- Chair: Adrienne Ohler, Illinois State University
AFEA/AFDB Joint Luncheon and Keynote Address
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Comiskey
Decision Making in the Face of Economic and Climate Uncertainty (Q0)
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM
Swissotel Chicago, Vevey 1
- Chair: Thomas Hertel, Purdue University
Cliometrics in Historical Perspective: In Remembrance of Robert Fogel and Douglass North (N0, B0)
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Crystal A
- Chair: Claudia Goldin, Harvard University and NBER
Consumer and Producer Behavior in the Credit Card Market (G1, L1)
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Michigan 1A & 1B
- Chair: Neale Mahoney, University of Chicago
Development and Mental Health (O1, I3)
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM
Swissotel Chicago, Zurich A
- Chair: Johannes Haushofer, Princeton University
Economics of Crime (K4)
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Atlanta
- Chair: Philip Cook, Duke University
Empirical Analysis of Consumption Taxes: Evidence From Micro-Data (H2, H3)
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Crystal C
- Chair: Tuomas Kosonen, Labour Institute for Economic Research
Evidence-Based Teaching in Economics (A2)
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Toronto
- Chair: Jennifer Imazeki, San Diego State University
Experiments on Agenda Setting, Bracketing, Power, and Responsibility Exchange in Bargaining (C7, C9)
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Michigan 2
- Chair: Emin Karagozoglu, Bilkent University
Growth and Welfare (E1, O4)
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Regency C
- Chair: John Van Reenen, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Income Inequality and Income Risk in 21st Century (J6)
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Grand Ballroom CD North
- Chair: Fatih Guvenen, University of Minnesota
Innovation (O3, K3)
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, New Orleans
- Chair: Arthur Diamond, University of Nebraska-Omaha
Job Change and Earnings Growth (J3, C8)
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Acapulco
- Chair: Rasmus Lentz, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Networks in Macroeconomics (E3, E2)
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM
Swissotel Chicago, Zurich B
- Chair: Xavier Gabaix, Harvard University
Parameter Estimation Using On-Line Household Surveys (C8, C4)
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Regency D
- Chair: Wilbert Van der Klaauw, Federal Reserve Bank of New York
Publishing and Promotion in Economics: The Curse of the Top Five (A1)
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Grand Ballroom AB
- Chair: James J. Heckman, University of Chicago
Science and Innovation (O0, O3)
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM
Swissotel Chicago, Zurich C
- Chair: Danielle Li, Harvard Business School
Technology, Productivity, and International Trade (F1)
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Plaza A
- Chair: Richard Pomfret, University of Adelaide
The Consequences of Economic Inequality: Health, Well-Being, and Intergenerational Mobility (D3)
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Plaza B
- Chair: Joseph E. Stiglitz, Columbia University
Topics in Credit and Banking (G2)
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Grand Suite 3
- Chair: Christopher Cotter, Oberlin College
Using Field Experiments to Understand Energy Efficiency (Q4, D0)
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM
Swissotel Chicago, Zurich F
- Chair: John A. List, University of Chicago
Ways to Improve Student Achievement (I2)
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Wrigley
- Chair: Gail Hoyt, University of Kentucky
Worker Adjustment to Economic Shocks (J6, F6)
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM
Swissotel Chicago, Zurich E
- Chair: Steffen Mueller, Halle Institute for Economic Research
AFA Lecture: Machine Learning and Prediction in Economics and Finance (G0)
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM
Sheraton Grand Chicago, Sheraton Ballroom V
- Chair: David Scharfstein, Harvard University
Bankruptcy and Financial Distress (G3)
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM
Sheraton Grand Chicago, Sheraton Ballroom III
- Chair: Edith Hotchkiss, Boston College
Entrepreneurial Finance (G2)
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM
Sheraton Grand Chicago, Sheraton Ballroom II
- Chair: Yael Hochberg, Rice University
Information Transmission and Trading (G1)
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM
Sheraton Grand Chicago, Chicago Ballroom VI
- Chair: Gideon Saar, Cornell University
Labor and Finance (G3)
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM
Sheraton Grand Chicago, Chicago Ballroom IX
- Chair: Ashwini Agrawal, London School of Economics and Political Science
Market Risk Factors (G1)
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM
Sheraton Grand Chicago, Sheraton Ballroom IV
- Chair: Ralph Koijen, London Business School
Real Estate Finance (G2)
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM
Sheraton Grand Chicago, Chicago Ballroom X
- Chair: Itzhak Ben-David, Ohio State University and NBER
Regulation and Trust in Financial Stability (G2)
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM
Sheraton Grand Chicago, Chicago Ballroom VIII
- Chair: David Thesmar, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and CEPR
International Real Estate (R1, D1)
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM
Sheraton Grand Chicago, Huron
- Chair: Gary Painter, University of Southern California
Mortgage Foreclosure and Consumer Bankruptcy (G3, R3)
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM
Sheraton Grand Chicago, Erie
- Chair: Nancy Wallace, University of California-Berkeley
REIT Investments and Investments in REITs (G3, D8)
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM
Sheraton Grand Chicago, Ontario
- Chair: Tobias Muhlhofer, University of Miami
Topics in Risk and Economics (G2, D8)
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Michigan 3
- Chair: J. David Cummins, Temple University
Regulation, Technological Change and Economic Outcomes: Evidence From Advanced, Emerging and Developing Countries (O3)
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM
Sheraton Grand Chicago, Michigan AB
- Chair: Catherine L. Mann, OECD
Institutionalism and Economic Theory (B5, B4)
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM
Swissotel Chicago, St Gallen 2
- Chair: William Waller, Hobart and William Smith Colleges
Realizing the Promise of Education for Development: The World Development Report 2018 (I0, H0)
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM
Swissotel Chicago, St Gallen 3
- Chair: Quentin Wodon, World Bank
The Cuban Economy (P0)
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM
Sheraton Grand Chicago, Jackson Park
- Chair: Carlos Seiglie, Rutgers University-Newark
Energy: Industrial Organization and Political Economy (Q4)
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM
Swissotel Chicago, Zurich G
- Chair: Erich Muehlegger, University of California-Davis
Monetary and Fiscal Issues (E6, H0)
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM
Sheraton Grand Chicago, Arkansas
- Chair: Gary Hansen, University of California-Los Angeles
Advances in Open Economy Macroeconomics (E0)
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Burnham
- Chair: Matteo Maggiori, Harvard University
Empirical Tests of Rational Inattention (C0)
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Addams
- Chair: Mark Dean, Columbia University
Human Capital Investment and Teacher Recruitment (I0)
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, McCormick
- Chair: Cecilia Machado, Getulio Vargas Foundation
Recent Advances in Social Insurance (H0)
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Water Tower
- Chair: Nathaniel Hendren, Harvard University and NBER
Studies of the Airline Industry (L0)
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Field
- Chair: John Lazarev, New York University
Welfare Implications of the Affordable Care Act (A1)
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Dusable
- Chair: Mark Duggan, Stanford University
Economics of National Security (Z0, F5)
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Randolph 1
- Chair: Martin Feldstein, Harvard University
Peace Economics From Theory to Practice (B0)
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Ogden
- Chair: Jurgen Brauer, Augusta University
The History of Psychology in Economics: The Cases For and Against Psychology (B0, D3)
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Soldier Field
- Chair: Mario J. Rizzo, New York University
What Drives Energy Transitions? Environment, Innovation and Scale (O0, Q0)
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM
Swissotel Chicago, Vevey 2
- Chair: Kenneth Medlock, Rice University
Fundamental Research on Feminist Economics (B5, J1)
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM
Swissotel Chicago, Bianco
- Chair: Diana Strassmann, Rice University
Lending, Wholesale Banking and Financial Stability (G2, E4)
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM
Sheraton Grand Chicago, Missouri
- Chair: Jose A. Lopez, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco
Physician Influence on the Cost, Quality and Organization of Healthcare Delivery (I1)
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Grand Suite 5
- Chair: James B. Rebitzer, Boston University
Methodological and Ethical Perspectives on Economics (B4)
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM
Sheraton Grand Chicago, Millennium Park
- Chair: Don Ross, University of Cape Town
Does Lowering Labor Market Standards Create Jobs? (J8)
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Columbian
- Chair: William Spriggs, Howard University
Firms And Wages (J3)
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Gold Coast
- Chair: Jesse Rothstein, University of California-Berkeley
Topics in Forensic Economics (K1, D4)
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM
Sheraton Grand Chicago, Wrigleyville
- Chair: Marc Weinstein, Team Economics, LLC
Stratification: Impact of Race, Gender and Ethnicity on Labor, Migration and Crime (J5, I3)
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Wright
- Chair: Miesha J. Williams, Morehouse College
Experiments to Behaviorally Inform Policy (C9, I3)
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM
Sheraton Grand Chicago, Mississippi
- Chair: Angela C.M. de Oliveira, University of Massachusetts-Amherst
Innovative Evaluations for Government Interventions (C0)
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM
Sheraton Grand Chicago, Grant Park
- Chair: Austin Nichols, Abt Associates
Crisis Management in the South: Challenges and Responses (F0, O1)
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM
Swissotel Chicago, Montreux 3
- Chair: George DeMartino, University of Denver
Topics in Heterodox Economics (B5)
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM
Swissotel Chicago, Monte Rosa
- Chair: Matias Vernengo, Bucknell University
CSWEP Business Meeting & Award Ceremony
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 8:00 PM – 9:30 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Regency B
Econometrica Co-Editors Meeting
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Picasso
AREUEA Membership Meeting
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 9:30 PM – 10:30 PM
Sheraton Grand Chicago, Huron
AIEFS Executive Committee Meeting
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 9:30 PM – 11:00 PM
Sheraton Grand Chicago, Lincoln Boardroom
AEA Awards Ceremony and Presidential Address
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 9:40 PM – 10:45 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Grand Ballroom F
- Chair: Alvin E. Roth, Stanford University
ACES Membership Meeting/Presidential Address
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 9:45 PM – 11:00 PM
Sheraton Grand Chicago, Michigan AB
AFEE Presidential Address
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 9:45 PM – 11:00 PM
Swissotel Chicago, Vevey 2
ASE ROSE Editorial Meeting
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 9:45 PM – 11:00 PM
Swissotel Chicago, Lugano
CEANA Membership Meeting
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 9:45 PM – 11:45 PM
Sheraton Grand Chicago, Arkansas
IAFFE Membership Meeting & Book Celebration
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 9:45 PM – 11:45 PM
Swissotel Chicago, Vevey 3 & 4
American Society of Hispanic Economists Business Meeting
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 10:00 PM – 11:30 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, New Orleans
IBEFA Executive Committee Meeting
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 10:00 PM – 11:00 PM
Sheraton Grand Chicago, Illinois Boardroom
MK Forum
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 10:00 PM – 11:00 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Regency A
AFA Business Meeting and Presidential Address
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 10:30 PM
Sheraton Grand Chicago, Sheraton Ballroom V
WREN Networking Event
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 10:30 PM – 11:30 PM
Sheraton Grand Chicago, Tennessee
AAEA Networking Reception
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 11:00 PM
Swissotel Chicago, Vevey 1
Analysis Group Reception
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 11:00 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Grand Suite 3
ACES Wine & Cheese Reception
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 11:00 PM
Sheraton Grand Chicago, Michigan AB
AFEE Cocktail Reception
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 11:00 PM
Swissotel Chicago, St Gallen 2
Bank of England Drinks Reception
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 11:00 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Michigan 2
Boston University Cocktail Reception
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 11:00 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Roosevelt 1A & 1B
CES Business Meeting and Reception
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 11:00 PM
Sheraton Grand Chicago, Superior AB
CS Reception for Friends of Economic History
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 11:00 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Gold Coast
CSWEP Reception
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 11:00 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Grand Suite 5
ESA Reception for Members and Friends
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 11:00 PM
Sheraton Grand Chicago, Fountainview
European Central Bank and National Central Banks of the Eurosystem Cocktail Reception
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 11:00 PM
Swissotel Chicago, Montreux 1 & 2
Georgia State University Cocktail Reception
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 11:00 PM
Sheraton Grand Chicago, Colorado
Harvard University, Department of Economics, and Harvard Business School (HBS) Alumni and Friends Cocktail Reception
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 11:00 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Crystal B
HES Reception
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 11:00 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Soldier Field
IAEE/USAEE Cocktail Reception for Members and Friends
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 11:00 PM
Swissotel Chicago, St Gallen 3
IMPAQ International Cocktail Reception
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 11:00 PM
Sheraton Grand Chicago, Ontario
IBEFA Presidential Address / Membership Meeting
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 11:00 PM – 11:30 PM
Sheraton Grand Chicago, Erie
IEFS/Frontiers of Economics and Globalization Book Series Joint Reception
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 11:00 PM
Sheraton Grand Chicago, Millennium Park
JFQA Reception (Cambridge University Press)
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 11:00 PM
Sheraton Grand Chicago, Ohio
MIT Economics 2017 Alumni Reception
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 11:00 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Grand Ballroom CD North
NEA Presidential Address
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 11:00 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, McCormick
Presidential Address
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 11:00 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, McCormick
ODE Advisor Reception
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 11:00 PM
Sheraton Grand Chicago, Grant Park
Princeton University Cocktail Reception
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 11:00 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Plaza A
Stanford University Cocktail Reception
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 11:00 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Randolph 1
Syracuse University Cocktail Reception
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 11:00 PM
Sheraton Grand Chicago, Mississippi
IMF Career Opportunities Reception
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 11:00 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Randolph 2
TPUG Cocktail Reception and Annual Meeting
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 11:00 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Wrigley
URPE Cocktail Reception
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 11:00 PM
Swissotel Chicago, Montreux 3
University of Chicago Reception
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 11:00 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Crystal C
University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, Economics Department, Reception for Graduates, Faculty and Friends
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 11:00 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Michigan 3
University of Pennsylvania, Wharton Finance and SAS Economics Dept Reception for Friends
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 11:00 PM
Sheraton Grand Chicago, Mayfair
Williams/Amherst/Wesleyan/Wellesley Reception
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 11:00 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Atlanta
Y Combinator Research Basic Income Reception
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 11:00 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Columbus H
Australian Cocktail Party hosted by the Australian Universities
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 11:30 PM
Sheraton Grand Chicago, Sheraton Ballroom II
Charles River Associates Reception
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 11:30 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Acapulco
EPS Dinner in Honor of Sheila Bair
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 11:30 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Regency D
Emerging Scholars Reception
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 11:30 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Randolph 3
IBEFA Membership Reception
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 11:30 PM
Sheraton Grand Chicago, Missouri
University of California-San Diego, Economics Department, Reception
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 11:30 PM
Sheraton Grand Chicago, Sheraton Ballroom III
University of Connecticut, Department of Economics, Reception for Faculty, Graduate Students, Alumni and Job Candidates
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 11:30 PM
Sheraton Grand Chicago, Wrigleyville
University of Minnesota Cocktail Party
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 11:30 PM
Swissotel Chicago, Zurich A
W. P. Carey School of Business, Department of Finance, Reception
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 11:30 PM
Sheraton Grand Chicago, Goldcoast
Sunday, January 8
AFEA Presidential Address
Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017 12:00 AM – 1:00 AM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Water Tower
AREUEA Membership Reception
Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017 12:00 AM – 3:00 AM
House of Blues Chicago, 329 N Dearborn Street
Bates White Economic Consulting Reception
Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017 12:00 AM – 2:00 AM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Toronto
Kadir Has, Koc, Sabanci, Bilkent, Bilgi, and TOBB-ETU Universities' Friends Reception
Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017 12:00 AM – 2:00 AM
Swissotel Chicago, Zurich E
University of California-Davis, Department of Economics, Cocktail Reception
Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017 12:00 AM – 2:00 AM
Sheraton Grand Chicago, Columbus AB
World Bank Development Research Group Reception
Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017 12:00 AM – 2:00 AM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Comiskey
AFEA Board Meeting
Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017 1:00 AM – 2:00 AM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Wright
Humor Session
Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017 1:00 AM – 2:30 AM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Grand Ballroom AB
- Chair: Yoram Bauman, standupeconomist.com
Annual Editors Breakfast Meeting
Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Comiskey
Driving Social Capital, Sectoral Development, Income Distribution and Banking Practices With Effective Policies to Achieve Economic Growth in African Economies (O1, E5)
Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Ogden
- Chair: Bichaka Fayissa, African Finance and Economic Association
Barriers to Entry or Improving Consumer Welfare: An Assessment of Occupational Regulation (J4, K2)
Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Michigan 1A & 1B
- Chair: Morris M. Kleiner, University of Minnesota and NBER
Civil Conflict (D7)
Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Atlanta
- Chair: Robert Driskill, Vanderbilt University
Entrepreneurship, Firm Dynamics and Growth (O4, O3)
Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Regency A
- Chair: Tom Nicholas, Harvard University
Estimation (C1)
Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, New Orleans
- Chair: Brantly Callaway, Temple University
Experiences, Expectations and Actions (R2, G1)
Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Swissotel Chicago, Zurich A
- Chair: Johannes Stroebel, New York University
Income Fluctuations and Household Spending (E2)
Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Regency C
- Chair: Jonathan Parker, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and NBER
Learning From Data in Economics (C0)
Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Grand Ballroom AB
- Chair: James J. Heckman, University of Chicago
Matching Without Substitutes: Theory and Applications (D4, C7)
Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Swissotel Chicago, Zurich B
- Chair: Paul Milgrom, Stanford University
Measuring Decision and Experienced Utility (I3, D0)
Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Michigan 2
- Chair: Betsey Stevenson, University of Michigan
Meta-Analysis and Reproducibility in Economics Research (C1, A3)
Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Toronto
- Chair: Edward Miguel, University of California-Berkeley
New Research on National Statistics and Administrative Data (C8)
Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Acapulco
- Chair: Carol Corrado, Conference Board
Organizations, Trade, and Productivity (D2, F1)
Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Grand Suite 3
- Chair: Lorenzo Caliendo, Yale University
Quantifying Causes and Consequences of Air Pollution in China (Q5, R1)
Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Plaza B
- Chair: Maximilian Auffhammer, University of California-Berkeley
Skills and Education (I0, I2)
Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Swissotel Chicago, Zurich C
- Chair: James Andreoni, University of California-San Diego
Topics in Economic Development (O1)
Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Grand Suite 5
- Chair: Christian Ahlin, Michigan State University
AFA Nominating Committee Board Meeting
Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Sheraton Grand Chicago, Ballroom Office
Banks and Central Banks (G2)
Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Sheraton Grand Chicago, Sheraton Ballroom II
- Chair: Arvind Krishnamurthy, Stanford University
Boards (G3)
Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Sheraton Grand Chicago, Chicago Ballroom VI
- Chair: Cesare Fracassi, University of Texas-Austin
Finance and the Product Market (G3)
Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Sheraton Grand Chicago, Chicago Ballroom VIII
- Chair: Gregor Matvos, University of Chicago
Financial Intermediaries and Asset Prices (G1)
Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Sheraton Grand Chicago, Chicago Ballroom X
- Chair: Tyler Muir, Yale University
Liquidity and Trading in Bond and Derivatives Markets II (G1)
Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Sheraton Grand Chicago, Sheraton Ballroom III
- Chair: Samuel Hanson, Harvard Business School
Mergers and Acquisitions (G3)
Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Sheraton Grand Chicago, Chicago Ballroom IX
- Chair: Isil Erel, Ohio State University
Mutual Fund Management (G1)
Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Sheraton Grand Chicago, Sheraton Ballroom IV
- Chair: Marcin Kacperczyk, Imperial College London
Stock Returns: Characteristics and Factors (G1)
Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Sheraton Grand Chicago, Sheraton Ballroom V
- Chair: Jonathan Lewellen, Dartmouth College
Housing Affordability (R3, R2)
Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Sheraton Grand Chicago, Huron
- Chair: Daniel McMillen, University of Illinois-Urbana-Champaign
Options, Depreciation, and Performance in Commercial Real Estate (R3, G1)
Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Sheraton Grand Chicago, Ontario
- Chair: Robert Connolly, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
Perspectives on the Future of the GSEs: Special Panel to Honor Dwight Jaffee (G2)
Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Sheraton Grand Chicago, Erie
- Chair: Nancy Wallace, University of California-Berkeley
ARIA Mid-Year Board Meeting
Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017 1:00 PM – 7:30 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Roosevelt 1A
Challenges to Democracy in Middle-Income Countries: A Comparative Perspective (O1, P5)
Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Sheraton Grand Chicago, Michigan AB
- Chair: Elizabeth Brainerd, Brandeis University
Institutionalist Approaches to the Environment and Inequality (Q5, D3)
Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Swissotel Chicago, St Gallen 2
- Chair: Scott Fullwiler, University of Missouri-Kansas City
ASE Forum Editorial Meeting
Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM
Swissotel Chicago, Lugano
Digital Technology, Skills and Labor Policy in Latin America (J0, I0)
Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Swissotel Chicago, St Gallen 3
- Chair: Daniel Lederman, World Bank
Empirics of Resource Extraction (Q3)
Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Swissotel Chicago, Zurich E
- Chair: Judson Boomhower, Stanford University
CSWEP Mentoring Breakfast for Junior Economists
Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Regency B
Advances in Regression Discontinuity Designs (C0)
Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Water Tower
- Chair: Matias Cattaneo, University of Michigan
Conflict in Law and Politics (D0)
Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Dusable
- Chair: Bruno Strulovici, Northwestern University
Incentives and Organizations (D0)
Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Field
- Chair: Simon Board, University of California-Los Angeles
Structural Models in Development: Migration, Marriage and the Family (D0)
Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Burnham
- Chair: Arthur Lewbel, Boston College
Topics in Urban Transportation (D0)
Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, McCormick
- Chair: Alejandro Molnar, Vanderbilt University
The Future of Growth (O4)
Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Regency D
- Chair: James K. Galbraith, University of Texas-Austin
The Effects of Managed Care and Patient Demand on Public Health Insurance (I1)
Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Plaza A
- Chair: Donald Yett, University of Southern California
The Economics of Prevailing Wage Laws (J4)
Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Columbian
- Chair: Kevin Duncan, Colorado State University-Pueblo
Training and Skill Acquisition on the Job (J2)
Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Gold Coast
- Chair: Colleen F. Manchester, University of Minnesota
Governance and Institutions in MENA (P4, R0)
Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Sheraton Grand Chicago, Grant Park
- Chair: Jeffrey Nugent, University of Southern California
Gender and Development in Africa (J2, O1)
Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Wright
- Chair: Kaye Husbands Fealing, Georgia Institute of Technology
Part-Time Work and Retirement (J0)
Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Sheraton Grand Chicago, Colorado
- Chair: Brian W. Sloboda, University of Maryland University College
Gender Inequality Redux (B5)
Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Swissotel Chicago, Montreux 3
- Chair: Randy Albelda, University of Massachusetts-Boston
Trade and Development in the Global South (F1, O1)
Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Swissotel Chicago, Monte Rosa
- Chair: Adem Yavuz Elveren, Fitchburg State University
EPS Board and Fellows meeting
Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Haymarket
Air Pollution (Q5)
Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017 3:15 PM – 5:15 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, New Orleans
- Chair: Nicholas Muller, Middlebury College
Booms and Busts in Housing and Consumption (E2, E3)
Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017 3:15 PM – 5:15 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Toronto
- Chair: Kurt Mitman, IIES-Stockhom University
Economic Perspectives on Premature Death in the United States (I1, J1)
Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017 3:15 PM – 5:15 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Grand Ballroom AB
- Chair: Jonathan Skinner, Dartmouth College
Employee Screening Procedures: New Regulations and New Evidence (J6, K2)
Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017 3:15 PM – 5:15 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Michigan 1A & 1B
- Chair: Abigail Wozniak, University of Notre Dame
Field Experiments (C9)
Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017 3:15 PM – 5:15 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Michigan 2
- Chair: Ragan Petrie, Texas A&M University
Gender Disparities (J1, J7)
Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017 3:15 PM – 5:15 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Regency C
- Chair: Laura Argys, University of Colorado
International Panel on Social Progress - Discussing Its First Report (O1, P5)
Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017 3:15 PM – 5:15 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Regency D
- Chair: Marc Fleurbaey, Princeton University
Maternal and Child Health in Developing Countries (I0)
Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017 3:15 PM – 5:15 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Grand Ballroom CD North
- Chair: Erica Field, Duke University
Merit and Privilege in Economics (A1, I2)
Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017 3:15 PM – 5:15 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Acapulco
- Chair: John J. Siegfried, Vanderbilt University
Misallocation (D2)
Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017 3:15 PM – 5:15 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Plaza A
- Chair: Ezra Oberfield, Princeton University
Monetary Policy (E5)
Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017 3:15 PM – 5:15 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Michigan 3
- Chair: Douglas Pearce, North Carolina State University
Neighborhood Effects From Experimental and Quasi-Experimental Studies (I3)
Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017 3:15 PM – 5:15 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Crystal A
- Chair: Lawrence Katz, Harvard University
Pitches, Accelerators, and Venture Capital as Determinants of Entrepreneurship and Innovation (L2, O3)
Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017 3:15 PM – 5:15 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Grand Suite 3
- Chair: Angelino Viceisza, Spelman College
Sorting, Wages, Productivity: Increasing Dispersion? (J3, D2)
Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017 3:15 PM – 5:15 PM
Swissotel Chicago, Zurich C
- Chair: Richard B. Freeman, Harvard University
Supply Chains, Technology and Trade: Evidence From Business Micro Data (L1, O4)
Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017 3:15 PM – 5:15 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Plaza B
- Chair: John C. Haltiwanger, University of Maryland
The Economics of Winner-Take-All Markets (J3, D8)
Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017 3:15 PM – 5:15 PM
Swissotel Chicago, Zurich A
- Chair: Robert H. Frank, Cornell University
Trading Speed, Market Liquidity, and Welfare (G1, G2)
Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017 3:15 PM – 5:15 PM
Swissotel Chicago, Zurich B
- Chair: Wei Xiong, Princeton University
AFA Code of Professional Conduct and Ethics
Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017 3:15 PM – 4:15 PM
Sheraton Grand Chicago, Superior A
Bank Lending Behavior (G2)
Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017 3:15 PM – 5:15 PM
Sheraton Grand Chicago, Chicago Ballroom IX
- Chair: Elena Loutskina, University of Virginia
Behavioral Finance II (G1)
Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017 3:15 PM – 5:15 PM
Sheraton Grand Chicago, Sheraton Ballroom IV
- Chair: David Solomon, University of Southern California
Capital Structure (G3)
Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017 3:15 PM – 5:15 PM
Sheraton Grand Chicago, Sheraton Ballroom III
- Chair: Mark Leary, Washington University-St. Louis
Corporate Governance (G3)
Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017 3:15 PM – 5:15 PM
Sheraton Grand Chicago, Sheraton Ballroom II
- Chair: Todd Gormley, Washington University-St. Louis
Dynamic and Quantitative Models of Banking (G2)
Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017 3:15 PM – 5:15 PM
Sheraton Grand Chicago, Chicago Ballroom X
- Chair: Adriano Rampini, Duke University
Monetary Policy and Asset Prices (G1)
Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017 3:15 PM – 5:15 PM
Sheraton Grand Chicago, Chicago Ballroom VIII
- Chair: Annette Vissing-Jorgensen, University of California-Berkeley
New Methodology for Mutual Fund Performance (G1)
Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017 3:15 PM – 5:15 PM
Sheraton Grand Chicago, Chicago Ballroom VI
- Chair: Martijn Cremers, University of Notre Dame
Volatility (G1)
Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017 3:15 PM – 5:15 PM
Sheraton Grand Chicago, Sheraton Ballroom V
- Chair: Ian Dew-Becker, Northwestern University
Chinese Housing Markets (R3, D0)
Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017 3:15 PM – 5:15 PM
Sheraton Grand Chicago, Huron
- Chair: Jing Wu, Tsinghua University
Information, Spillovers, and Housing (R3, G1)
Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017 3:15 PM – 5:15 PM
Sheraton Grand Chicago, Ontario
- Chair: Richard Green, University of Southern California
Towards Data Parity With Other Asset Classes (R3)
Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017 3:15 PM – 5:15 PM
Sheraton Grand Chicago, Erie
- Chair: Jacob Sagi, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
Rural Labor Markets in Transition and Developing Countries (P2, J2)
Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017 3:15 PM – 5:15 PM
Sheraton Grand Chicago, Michigan AB
- Chair: Hartmut Lehmann, University of Bologna, IZA, DIW and WDI
The Vested Interests and Development in Russia, Brazil, and South Africa (O2, O5)
Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017 3:15 PM – 5:15 PM
Swissotel Chicago, St Gallen 2
- Chair: Anna Klimina, University of Saskatchewan
Prosocial Behavior and Health (D6, I1)
Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017 3:15 PM – 5:15 PM
Swissotel Chicago, Montreux 3
- Chair: Mark Wilhelm, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis
Behavioral Considerations in Environmental Economics (Q5)
Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017 3:15 PM – 5:15 PM
Swissotel Chicago, Zurich E
- Chair: Kenneth Gillingham, Yale University
Feelings and Finance (G1, Y9)
Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017 3:15 PM – 5:15 PM
Sheraton Grand Chicago, Colorado
- Chair: Jennifer Lerner, Harvard University
Assessing Bias in Value-Added Models (I2)
Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017 3:15 PM – 5:15 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Field
- Chair: Philip Gleason, Mathmatica Policy Research
Asset Pricing Models With Heterogeneous Agents (G0)
Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017 3:15 PM – 5:15 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Dusable
- Chair: Jaroslav Borovicka, New York University
Econometrics of Randomized Experiments (C0)
Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017 3:15 PM – 5:15 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Water Tower
- Chair: Alexander Torgovitsky, Northwestern University
Structural Models in Labor Economics (I0)
Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017 3:15 PM – 5:15 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, McCormick
- Chair: Chao Fu, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Topics in Industrial Organization (L0)
Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017 3:15 PM – 5:15 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Burnham
- Chair: Aviv Nevo, Northwestern University
Non-Standard Risk Preferences: Measurement and Prediction (D1, D3)
Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017 3:15 PM – 5:15 PM
Sheraton Grand Chicago, Missouri
- Chair: Charles Sprenger, University of California-San Diego
Conflict and Migration in MENA (P4)
Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017 3:15 PM – 5:15 PM
Sheraton Grand Chicago, Grant Park
- Chair: Edward Sayre, University of Southern Mississippi
Barriers and Incentives to Learning Economics (A2, D1)
Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017 3:15 PM – 5:15 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Randolph 1
- Chair: Kim Holder, University of West Georgia
Race/Ethnicity Health Inequality in the United States (I1, J1)
Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017 3:15 PM – 5:15 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Wright
- Chair: Alberto Ortega, University of Florida
Isis and Conflict (F5)
Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017 3:15 PM – 5:15 PM
Swissotel Chicago, St Gallen 3
- Chair: Carlos Seiglie, Rutgers University-Newark
Macroeconomic Policy and Distributional Conflict (E1)
Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017 3:15 PM – 5:15 PM
Swissotel Chicago, Monte Rosa
- Chair: Markus Schneider, University of Denver
CSWEP Common Space
Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017 4:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Regency B
Aggregate and Distributional Consequences of Top Income and Wealth Taxes (E6, H2)
Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Toronto
- Chair: Markus Poschke, McGill University
Banking: Insights From History (G2, N2)
Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Michigan 1A & 1B
- Chair: Peter Koudijs, Stanford University
Climate Adaptation (Q5, I0)
Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Acapulco
- Chair: Antonio Bento, University of Southern California
Cooperation and Conflict: Perspectives From Economics and Beyond (O5, N0)
Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Regency A
- Chair: Christopher Blattman, University of Chicago
Corporate Boards and CEOs (G3)
Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Michigan 2
- Chair: Kathleen Farrell, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Deep Roots of Economic Development (Z1, N3)
Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Grand Suite 3
- Chair: Melanie Meng Xue, University of California-Los Angeles
Econometrics of Matching (C0)
Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Plaza B
- Chair: Atila Abdulkadiroglu, Duke University
Entry (L1)
Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, New Orleans
- Chair: Joseph Mazur, Purdue University
Impact of In Utero Exposure to Natural Shocks on Human Capital Formation (J1)
Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Michigan 3
- Chair: Xiaobo Zhang, Peking University and International Food Policy Research Institute
Innovation and the International Economy (F6)
Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Swissotel Chicago, Zurich A
- Chair: Daniel Trefler, University of Toronto
Major Choices: Students' Beliefs About Labor Market Outcomes (I2, D8)
Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Swissotel Chicago, Zurich B
- Chair: Ioana Marinescu, University of Chicago
New Mobility Trend and Technologies - Effects on Consumer Behavior (M3, Y4)
Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Gold Coast
- Chair: Sven Henkel, EBS University
Public Expenditure (H5)
Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Atlanta
- Chair: Andrew Hanson, Marquette University
Recent Developments in Domestic Oil and Gas Markets (Q4, Q5)
Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Swissotel Chicago, Zurich C
- Chair: Richard Newell, Duke University
Spread of Ideas (O1, N1)
Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Plaza A
- Chair: Michel Serafinelli, University of Toronto
The Economy and Health in Historical Perspective (N3, I1)
Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Grand Suite 5
- Chair: Brian Beach, College of William and Mary
The Political Economy of Organized Crime: Violence, Political Competition and State Capacity (D7, K4)
Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Crystal A
- Chair: Nicola Persico, Northwestern University
Asset Allocation (G1)
Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Sheraton Grand Chicago, Missouri
- Chair: Francisco Gomes, London Business School
Bond Risk Premia (G1)
Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Sheraton Grand Chicago, Sheraton Ballroom III
- Chair: Carolin Pflueger, University of British Columbia
Finance and Development (G3)
Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Sheraton Grand Chicago, Chicago Ballroom IX
- Chair: Paola Sapienza, Northwestern University
Financing Frictions and the Real Economy (G3)
Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Sheraton Grand Chicago, Colorado
- Chair: David Matsa, Northwestern University
Liquidity, Frictions and Limits to Arbitrage (G1)
Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Sheraton Grand Chicago, Chicago Ballroom X
- Chair: Dimitri Vayanos, London School of Economics and Political Science
Market Structure and Market Design (G1)
Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Sheraton Grand Chicago, Chicago Ballroom VIII
- Chair: Pierre-Olivier Weill, University of California-Los Angeles
Shareholders and Governance (G3)
Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Sheraton Grand Chicago, Sheraton Ballroom II
- Chair: Xavier Giroud, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Housing Consumption and Homeownership (R3, G2)
Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Sheraton Grand Chicago, Huron
- Chair: Michael Eriksen, University of Cincinnati
Labor Market Outcomes in Transition Countries (J2)
Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Sheraton Grand Chicago, Michigan AB
- Chair: Richard Pomfret, University of Adelaide
The Vested Interests and the Welfare of the Common People (I3, B5)
Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Swissotel Chicago, St Gallen 2
- Chair: John Watkins, Westminster College
The New Dynamics of Macro-Environmental Economics (Q5, E0)
Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Swissotel Chicago, Zurich E
- Chair: Roberton Williams, University of Maryland
Advances in Matching Theory (C0)
Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Dusable
- Chair: Guillaume Haeringer, Baruch College
Contracts and Mechanisms (C0)
Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Field
- Chair: Bard Harstad, University of Oslo
Heterogeneity and Monetary Policy (E5)
Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, McCormick
- Chair: Amir Sufi, University of Chicago
The Econometrics of Structural Models (C0)
Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Water Tower
- Chair: Andres Aradillas-Lopez, Pennsylvania State University
Trade and Multinational Production: Lessons From the Motor Vehicle Industry (A1)
Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Burnham
- Chair: Keith Head, University of British Columbia