Uneven Outcomes in the Labor Market: Understanding Trends and Identifying Solutions - February 1–4, 2021
Location: Virtual
In 2021, community development staff from the Federal Reserve Board of Governors and the Federal Reserve Banks of Atlanta, Boston, Cleveland, and Philadelphia will host a conference, Uneven Outcomes in the Labor Market: Understanding Trends and Identifying Solutions. The conference will convene a diverse network of researchers, policymakers, and practitioners to examine inequities in labor market outcomes and explore the implications of disparities on aggregate economic performance, individual workers, and communities. They will also identify new directions for policy and research.
Understanding employment conditions requires evidence from a wide spectrum of sources. To this end, the Federal Reserve is interested in highlighting research that examines disparities in employment, labor force participation, income, and wealth across demographic groups. Do relatively low levels of labor force participation for some prime working-age groups represent slack that, if successfully tapped, could increase the labor force and boost economic activity? Do shocks to the labor market disproportionately affect certain groups? Because of past and present exclusionary policies and practices, racial disparities in employment outcomes have persisted throughout U.S. history. Analyzing these disparate outcomes can inform policy that identify those who are excluded from the mainstream economy and suggests pathways for inclusion.
You must register for each meeting separately. Click on the links below to register for the meetings you will be attending.
Agenda (updates may occur)
| Session 1 Monday, February 1 |
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| State of Labor Market Outcomes Day's Framing: William M. Rodgers III, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta Research Panel Presenter: Laura Choi, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco Presenter: Niki D. vonLockette, Penn State University Presenter: Brad J. Hershbein, W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research Discussant and Q&A: Rebecca Dixon, National Employment Law Project Remarks from Federal Reserve Presidents Raphael W. Bostic, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta Eric Rosengren, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston |
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| Session 2 Tuesday, February 2 |
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| 2–3:30 p.m. (ET) | The Future of Work/Alternative Work Arrangements Remarks from Federal Reserve President Loretta J. Mester, Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland Day's Framing: David Weil, Brandeis University Research Panel Presenter: Diana Enriquez, Doctoral Candidate, Princeton University Presenter: Lawrence D.W. Schmidt, MIT Sloan School of Management Presenter: Thomas Lyttelton, Doctoral Candidate, Yale University Discussant and Q&A: Palak Shah, National Domestic Workers Alliance |
| Session 3 Wednesday, February 3 |
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| 2–3:30 p.m. (ET) | Education and Credentials Remarks from Federal Reserve President Patrick T. Harker, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia Day's Framing: Michelle Asha Cooper, Institute for Higher Education Policy Research Panel Presenter: Ryan James Parsons, Doctoral Candidate, Princeton University Presenter: Julie L. Hotchkiss, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta Presenter: Isabel Cardenas-Navia, WorkCred Discussant and Q&A: Chauncy Lennon, Lumina Foundation |
| Session 4 Thursday, February 4 |
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| 2–3:30 p.m. (ET) | Career Pathways Remarks from Federal Reserve President Mary C. Daly, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco Day's Framing: Elisabeth Jacobs, Urban Institute Research Panel Presenter: Papia Debroy, Opportunity@Work Presenter: Jessica Santos, Brandeis University Discussant and Q&A: Amanda Cage, National Fund for Workforce Solutions |
Organizing Committee
Stuart Andreason, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
Sara Chaganti, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
Kyle Fee, Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland
Heidi Kaplan, Federal Reserve Board of Governors
Sarah Miller, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
Keith Wardrip, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia