Session H: Labor Market Theory
Saturday, May 4, 2002
8:45-11:45

Chair: Ronald Ehrenberg

Papers:

8:45 Marianne P. Bitler, Tobias J. Moskowitz and Annette Vissing-Jørgensen: “Why Must Enterprises Hold Large Ownership Shares? Optimal Contracting in Private and Newly Public Firms ”
9:10 Discussant’s Comments -- Ken Troske
9:20 General Discussion

9:35 Peter Kuhn and Catherine Weinberger: “Leadership Skills and Wages”
10:00 Discussant’s Comments -- John Abowd
10:10 General Discussion

10:25 Coffee Break

10:45 Robert Gibbons and Michael Waldman: “Further Results on a Theory of Wage and Promotion Dynamics Inside Firms”
11:10 Discussant’s Comments -- Orley Ashenfelter
11:20 General Discussion