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Agenda

Thursday, April 11, 2019
Noon Lunch
1:00 p.m. Welcome

Session 1
Moderator: Melinda Pitts
1:15 "Economic Shocks and Worker Inequality: Evidence from the Great Recession"
Presenter: Hugh Macartney, Duke University
Co-authors: Eric Nielsen, Viviana Rodriguez
Discussant: Melinda Pitts, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
2:15 "The Recession and Occupational Match Quality: The Role of Age, Gender, and Education" Adobe PDF file format
Presenter: Orgul Demet Ozturk, University of South Carolina
Co-authors: John Addison, Liwen Chen
Discussant: Devon Gorry, Clemson University
3:15 Break
3:45 "Labor Market Signaling and the Value of College: Evidence from Resumes and the Truth"
Presenter: Dan Kreisman, Georgia State University
Co-authors: Jonathan Smith, Bondi Arifin
Discussant: Josh Kinsler, University of Georgia
4:45 "What divides the first and second generations? Educational inputs and outcomes for children of immigrants" Adobe PDF file format
Presenter: Marie Hull, University of North Carolina, Greensboro
Discussant: Jorge Luis Garcia, Clemson University
6:00 Reception and dinner


Friday, April 12, 2019
8:00 a.m. Continental breakfast
  Session 2
Moderator: Tom Mroz
8:30 "Uncompensated Long Hours in the Public Sector: Sign of Altruism or Cause of Burnout?" Adobe PDF file format
Presenter: Dora Gicheva, University of North Carolina, Greensboro
Discussant: Julie Hotchkiss, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
9:30 "Employment Effects of Healthcare Policy: Evidence from the 2007 FDA Black Box Warning on Antidepressants" Adobe PDF file format
Presenter: Meghan Skira, University of Georgia
Co-author: Aline Butikofer, Christopher Cronin
Discussant: Tim Bersak, Wofford College
10:30 Break
11:00 "How Do Restaurants Pay for the Minimum Wage? Adobe PDF file format
Presenter: Peter Brummund, University of Alabama
Discussant: Haizheng Li, Georgia Institute of Technology
Noon Lunch
  Session 3
Moderator: Julie Hotchkiss
1:15 "Entrepreneurship over the Life Cycle: Where are the Young Entrepreneurs?" Adobe PDF file format
Presenter: Andres Hincapie, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Discussant: Zoe Xie, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
2:15 "Career Trajectories of Displaced Workers: A Task-Specific Human Capital Approach" Adobe PDF file format
Presenter: Curtis J. Simon, Clemson University
Co-author: Mallika Pung
Discussant: Duha T. Altindag, Auburn University
3:00 Closing remarks
Conference Organizers:
Julie L. Hotchkiss, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
Melinda Pitts, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta