Becker Applied Economics Workshop – Spring 2021
May
24
2021
This workshop focuses on the application of core economic tools to address questions that are of interest to researchers and policymakers alike. This virtual seminar series meets weekly on Mondays 3:30-4:30 pm Central Standard Time.
To join the seminar, please use the link below.
Meeting ID: 988 3607 7055
Passcode: 256715
Dial in: 1-312-626-6799 (Chicago) 1-646-558-8656 (New York)
All times listed below are Central Standard Time.
Agenda
Monday, March 29, 2021
3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
How the 1963 Equal Pay Act Shaped the U.S. Gender Gap
Martha Bailey, UCLA
Monday, April 5, 2021
3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
A Field Experiment on Labor Market Speeddates for Unemployed Workers
Bas van der Klaauw, VU University Amsterdam
Monday, April 19, 2021
3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Holding Up Green Energy
Nicholas Ryan, Yale University
Monday, April 26, 2021
3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Earnings Inequality in Production Networks
Kory Kroft, University of Toronto
Monday, May 3, 2021
3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Are We Spending Enough on Teachers in the United States?
Pat Bayer, Duke University
Monday, May 10, 2021
3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Regulating Conglomerates: Evidence from an Energy Conservation Program in China
Juan Carlos Suárez Serrato, Duke University
Monday, May 17, 2021
3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Eviction and Poverty in American Cities: Evidence from Chicago and New York
Winnie van Dijk, Harvard University
Monday, May 24, 2021
3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Top Wealth in America: New Estimates and Implications for Taxing the Rich – Princeton
Owen Zidar, Princeton University