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The Opportunity & Inclusive Growth Institute is pleased to announce its annual Research Conference. This event will feature presentations and critical discussions of the frontier academic research with which the Institute engages. A broad scholarly exchange of ideas around presented papers will be encouraged.
The keynote speaker will be Raphael Bostic, president and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta. Bostic’s career in public service includes positions at the Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Board of Governors. He also spent many years as a professor at the University of Southern California. His research has spanned many fields, including homeownership, housing finance, neighborhood change, and the role of institutions in shaping policy effectiveness.
The second day of the conference is an Early Career Researchers’ Workshop, which will focus on developing research of scholars who have completed their Ph.D. in the last eight years (from 2016 to 2023).
The organizer of the Institute Research Conference is Amanda Michaud. The 2024 conference program committee members are Sandra Black, Louphou Coulibaly, Diego Daruich, Illenin Kondo, Oksana Leukhina, Amanda Michaud, and Pinghui Wu. The program and photos from last year’s conference can be found here.
Event Details
Minneapolis, Minnesota
This registration is for the livestream only. For inquiries about in-person registration, please email MplsInstitute@mpls.frb.org
Event Agenda
Thursday, October 3 |
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| 9:30–9:40 a.m. |
WelcomeSpeaker: Abigail Wozniak, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis |
| 9:40–10:20 a.m. |
Keynote and Q&ASpeaker: Raphael Bostic, President and CEO, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta |
| 10:25–10:30 a.m. |
Research program remarksSpeaker: Amanda Michaud, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis |
| 10:30–11:25 a.m. |
The Local Origins of Business Formation [Paper]Emin Dinlersoz, U.S. Census Bureau; Timothy Dunne, University of Notre Dame; John Haltiwanger, University of Maryland; Veronika Penciakova, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta Presenter: Veronika Penciakova, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta [Slides] Session chair: Illenin Kondo, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis |
| 11:35 a.m.–12:30 p.m. |
Who Benefits from Retirement Saving Incentives in the U.S.? Evidence on Racial and Intergenerational Gaps in Retirement Wealth Accumulation [Paper]Taha Choukhmane, MIT Sloan School of Management; Jorge Colmenares, Harvard University; Cormac O’Dea, Yale University; Jonathan Rothbaum, U.S. Census Bureau; and Lawrence D.W. Schmidt, MIT Sloan School of Management Presenter: Taha Choukhmane, MIT Sloan School of Management [Slides] Session chair: Oksana Leukhina, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis |
| 12:30–1:45 p.m. |
Lunch |
| 1:45–2:40 p.m. |
Market Size and Trade in Medical Services [Paper]Jonathan I. Dingel, University of Chicago Booth School of Business; Joshua D. Gottlieb, University of Chicago; Maya Lozinski, University of Chicago; and Pauline Mourot, Boston University Presenter: Jonathan I. Dingel, University of Chicago Booth School of Business [Slides] Session chair: Louphou Coulibaly, University of Wisconsin-Madison |
| 2:55–3:50 p.m. |
The Place-Based Redistribution of Disability Insurance [Paper]Amanda M. Michaud, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis; Timothy J. Moore, Purdue University; David Wiczer, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta Presenter: David Wiczer, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta [Slides] Session chair: Pinghui Wu, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston |
| 4:00–4:55 p.m. |
Bonus Question: How Does Flexible Incentive Pay Affect Wage Rigidity? [Paper]Meghana Gaur, Princeton University; John Grigsby, Princeton University; Jonathon Hazell, London School of Economics; Abdoulaye Ndiaye, NYU Stern School of Business Presenter: Abdoulaye Ndiaye, NYU Stern School of Business [Slides] Session chair: Diego Daruich, University of Southern California |
EARLY CAREER RESEARCHERS’ WORKSHOP
The Early Career Researchers’ Workshop will be held Friday, October 4, in person at the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. This event is an opportunity to provide constructive feedback and networking opportunities to scholars up to 8 years post-Ph.D. Attendance will be by invitation only, and the event will not be recorded or posted later. We encourage you to visit participants’ webpages to engage with their scholarship.
Workshop Agenda
Friday, October 4 |
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| 9:00–9:15 a.m. |
Welcome and breakfast |
| 9:15–10:00 a.m. |
Macroeconomics of Mental HealthBoaz Abramson, Columbia Business School; Job Boerma, University of Wisconsin–Madison; and Aleh Tsyvinski, Yale University Presenter: Job Boerma, University of Wisconsin–Madison |
| 10:00–10:45 a.m. |
Geospatial Heterogeneity in Inflation: The Role of Retailer DynamicsSeula Kim, Pennsylvania State University; Michael Navarrete, National Bureau of Economic Research Presenter: Seula Kim, Pennsylvania State University |
| 11:00–11:45 a.m. |
Risky College Admissions and the (Mis)Allocation of TalentRicardo Marto, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis; Yaacov Wittman, Cornerstone Research Presenter: Ricardo Marto, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis |
| 11:45 a.m.–1:00 p.m. |
Lunch |
| 1:00–1:45 p.m. |
Alleviating Worker Shortages Through Targeted Subsidies: Evidence from Incentive Payments in HealthcareAshvin Gandhi, University of California, Los Angeles; Andrew Olenski, Lehigh University; Krista Ruffini, Georgetown University; Karen Shen, Johns Hopkins University Presenter: Karen Shen, Johns Hopkins University |
| 1:45–2:30 p.m. |
De Jure versus De Facto Discrimination: Evidence from Racial CovenantsMilena Almagro, University of Chicago Booth School of Business; Aradhya Sood, University of Toronto Presenter: Aradhya Sood, University of Toronto |
| 2:30–3:30 p.m. |
Small group discussions |
