May 2-3, 1997
Crystal Gateway Marriott, 1700 Jefferson Davis Hwy., Arlington, VA 22202
Program
Friday, May 2, 1997
8:00 Opening Remarks
Education I -- Chair: Jeff Grogger, University of California, Santa Barbara
8:30-9:15: Peter Dolton, University of Newcastle: “The Impact of School Quality on Labor Market Success: A Multilevel Approach.” Co-author, Anna Vignoles. Discussant: Dominic Brewer, RAND
9:15-10:00: Jens Ludwig, Georgetown University: “Educational Achievement in Public, Private, and Catholic Schools: New Evidence on What We Know (and Don’t Know).” Discussant: Carolyn Minter Hoxby, Harvard University
10:00-10:30 Break
10:30-11:15 Steven V. Cameron, Columbia University: “The Dynamics of Educational Attainment for Blacks, Whites, and Hispanics.” Co-Author: James J. Heckman. Discussant: Joseph Altonji, Northwestern University
11:15-12:00 Alan Krueger, Princeton University: “Experimental Estimates of Education Production Functions.” Discussant: William Evans, University of Maryland
Immigration -- Chair: Randy Filer, CUNY
8:30-9:15 Harriet Orcutt Duleep, Urban Institute: “Are Lower Immigrant Earnings at Entry Associated with Faster Growth? A Review” Co-Author: Mark Regets. Discussant: David A. Jaeger, Bureau of Labor Statistics
9:15-10:00 Sherrie A. Kossoudji, University of Michigan: “Legal Status and Wages in U.S. Labor Markets: What Can Be Learned from the Legalized Population?” Co-author: Deborah A. Cobb-Clark. Discussant: Rachel Friedberg, Brown University
10:00-10:30 Break
10:30-11:15 Stephen J. Trejo, University of California, Santa Barbara: “The Intergenerational Progress of Mexican-Origin Workers in the U.S. Labor Market.” Discussant: Cordelia W. Reimers, Russell Sage/CUNY
11:15-12:00 George J. Borjas, Harvard University: “Immigration and Welfare Magnets.” Discussant: Ed Funkhouser, University of California, Santa Barbara
The Changing Employment Relationship -- Chair: Anne Polivka, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
8:30-9:15 Erica L. Groshen, Federal Reserve Bank of New York: “The Rise and Decline(?) of Internal Labor Markets.” Co-author: David Levine. Discussant: Phillip Levine, Council of Economic Advisors
9:15-10:00 Jay Stewart, Bureau of Labor Statistics: “Has Job Mobility Increased? Evidence from the Current Population Survey: 1975-1992.” Discussant: Mike Pergamit, NORC
10:00-10:30 Break
10:30-11:15 Henry Farber, Princeton University: “The Quality of New Jobs in the United States: 1979-1996.” Discussant: Charlie Brown, University of Michigan
11:15-12:00 Mary C. Daly, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco: “Understanding the Growth in Earnings Instability: Evidence from the Panel Study of Income Dynamics (1969-1995).” Co-author: Greg Duncan. Discussant: Chinhui Juhn, University of Houston
12:00-1:30 Lunch
Education II -- Chair: Francine Blau, Cornell University
1:30-2:30 Espen R. Moen, Foundation for Research in Economics & Business Administration, Oslo: “Education, Ranking, and Competition for Jobs.” Discussant: George Baker, Harvard Business School
2:45-3:45 Lawrence Katz, Harvard University: “Why the United States Led in Education: Lessons from Secondary School Expansion, 1910-1940.” Co-author: Claudia Goldin. Discussant: William R. Johnson, University of Virginia
On-the-Job Training and Wages -- Chair: Mark Loewenstein, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
1:30-2:30 Jorn-Steffen Pischke, M.I.T.: “The Structure of Wages and Investment in General Training.” Co-author: Daron Acemoglu. Discussant: Robert Topel, University of Chicago
2:45-3:45 Nicolas Williams, University of Cincinnati: “Do Wages Rise with Job Seniority? A Reassessment.” Co-author: Joseph G. Altonji. Discussant: Katharine Abraham, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Health, Labor Supply, and Well-Being -- Chair: Leslie Whittington, Georgetown University
1:30-2:30 Deb Cobb-Clark, Illinois State University: “The Labor- Supply Effects of Universal Health Coverage: What Can We Learn from Individuals with Coverage through their Spouse?” Co-author, Alison J. Wellington, U.S. Naval Postgraduate School. Discussant: Shoshana Grossbard-Schectman, San Diego State University
2:45-3:45 Isolde Woittiez, Leiden University: “Well Being of Dutch Elderly: A Matter of Work, Health, and Income?” Co-author, Jules Theeuwes. Discussant: Marjorie Honig, Hunter College
4:00: Introduction of the Speaker
by Sherwin RosenAddress by Gary S. Becker, President,
Society of Labor EconomistsDinner
***Saturday, May 3, 1997
Unemployment and Labor Mobility -- Chair: Niels Westergard- Nielsen, Aarhus University, Denmark
8:30-9:15 A. Jorge Padilla, Boston University: “A Theory of Union Power and Labor Turnover” Co-author, Kai-Uwe Kühn. Discussant: Barry T. Hirsch, Florida State University
9:15-10:00 Gerard J. van den Berg, Free University of Amsterdam: “The Effect of Unemployment Insurance Sanctions on the Transition Rate from Unemployment to Employment.” Co-authors: Jaap H. Abbring and Jan C. van Ours. Discussant: Jules Theeuwes, University of Leiden
10:00-10:30 Break
10:30-11:15 Brian D. Bell, Oxford University: “Wage Curve or Phillips Curve?” Discussant: David Blanchflower, Dartmouth College
11:15-12:00 Kenneth J. McLaughlin, Hunter College: “Inter- Industry Mobility and the Cyclical Upgrading of Labor.” Co-Author: Mark Bils. Discussant: Niels Westergard- Nielsen, Aarhus University, Denmark
Determinants of Wage Inequality -- Chair: Bruce Weinberg, Ohio State University
8:30-9:15 Coen N. Teulings, University of Amsterdam: “Wage Dispersion and Institutions: An Alternative Explanation” Co-author: Joop Hartog. Discussant: Robert Flanagan, Stanford University
9:15-10:00 Simon Burgess, University of Bristol: “Firms, Workers and Changes in Earnings Inequality: 1985-1994.” Co-Authors: Julia Lane and David Stevens. Discussant: John Haltiwanger, University of Maryland
10:00-10:30 Break
10:30-11:15 Frank Stafford, University of Michigan:“Technology Regimes and the Distribution of Real Wages.” Co-Author: George Johnson. Discussant: Steve Allen, North Carolina State University
11:15-12:00 Robert F. Schoeni, RAND: “Earnings Losses of Displaced Workers in the 1990s.” Co-Author: Michael Dardia. Discussant: Lori Kletzer, University of California, Santa Cruz
Firm Behavior and the Economics of Personnel I -- Chair: Aloysius Siow, University of Toronto
8:30-9:15 Wallace Hendricks, University of Illinois: “Are Administrative Pay Systems a Veil?” Co-Author: Michael Gibbs. Discussant: Walter Oi, University of Rochester
9:15-10:00 Kevin F. Hallock, University of Illinois: “Layoffs, Top Executive Pay, and Firm Performance.” Discussant: John Abowd, Cornell University
10:00-10:30 Break
10:30-11:15 Bengt Holmstrom, Yale University: “The Firm as a Subeconomy.” Discussant: Michael Waldman, Cornell University
11:15-12:00 Glenn M. MacDonald, Rochester University: “Sex, Manufacturing and Services.” Co-Author: Stacey Kole. Discussant: Kevin Lang, Boston University
12:00 Lunch
Introduction: Hank Farber
Speaker: Orley Ashenfelter, Princeton UniversityRace and Gender in the Labor Market -- Chair: Sherwin Rosen, University of Chicago
1:30-2:30 Susan Vroman, Georgetown University: “Career Interruptions and Subsequent Earnings: A Reexamination Using Swedish Data.” Co-Authors: James Albrecht, Per-Anders Edin, and Marianne Sundström. Discussant: Ron Ehrenberg, Cornell University
2:45-3:45 Harry Holzer, Michigan State University: “Are Affirmative Action Hires Less Qualified? Evidence from Employer-Employee Data on New Hires.” Co-Author: David Neumark. Discussant: Larry Kahn, Cornell University
4:00-5:00 Donna S. Rothstein, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: “Supervisor Gender, Race, and Ethnicity and the Labor Market Outcomes of Young Workers.” Discussant: Larry Singell, University of Oregon
Health Care and Public Policy -- Chair: Kristin McCue, National Research Council
1:30-2:30 Anne Beeson Royalty, Stanford University: “Medicaid Policy, Physician Behavior, and Health Care for the Low-Income Population.” Co-Author: Laurence Baker. Discussant: Brigitte Madrian, University of Chicago
Migration -- Chair: Dan Black, Carnegie Mellon University
2:45-3:45 John Kennan, University of Wisconsin: “Geographical Wage Differentials and Life-Cycle Migration.” Co-Author: James R. Walker. Discussant: Kenneth Wolpin, New York University
Firm Behavior and the Economics of Personnel, II -- Chair: Ken Troske, U.S. Bureau of the Census
1:30-2:30 Alison Booth, University of Essex: “Performance- Related Pay.” Co-Author: Jeff Frank. Discussant: James Rebitzer, M.I.T.
2:45-3:45 John G. Treble, University of Wales: “Intertemporal Substitution of Effort: Some Empirical Evidence.” Discussant: James Albrecht, Georgetown University
4:00-5:00 Bruce Shearer, Laval University: “Piece Rates, Fixed Wages, and Incentive Effects: Statistical Evidence from Payroll Records.” Co-Author: Harry J. Paarsch. Discussant: Canice Prendergast, University of Chicago