The Micro and Macro Foundations of Labor Markets Conference, hosted by the Becker Friedman Institute for Economics at the University of Chicago, will be held April 25-26, 2025. This conference aims to convene labor and macro economists working on labor market issues from empirical, quantitative, and theoretical perspectives.

The agenda is subject to change.

This conference is by invitation only. If you have any questions, please reach out to bfi-events@uchicago.edu.

Agenda

Friday, April 25, 2025
11:30 am–12:30 pm

Registration & Lunch

12:30 pm–1:30 pm

Elena Pastorino, Stanford University

1:30 pm–2:00 pm

Break

2:00 pm–3:00 pm

Mark Bils, University of Rochester

3:00 pm–3:30 pm

Break

3:30 pm–4:30 pm

Jean-Marc Robin, Sciences Po

4:30 pm–5:00 pm

Break

5:00 pm–6:00 pm

Robert Shimer, University of Chicago

7:00 pm

Conference Dinner

By invitation only.

Saturday, April 26, 2025
8:30 am–9:00 am

Breakfast

9:00 am–10:00 am

Peter Arcidiacono, Duke University

10:00 am–10:30 am

Break

10:30 am–11:30 am

Joseph Altonji, Yale University

11:30 am–12:00 pm

Break

12:00 pm–1:00 pm

Fabien Postel-Vinay, University College London

1:00 pm–1:30 pm

Lunch

1:30 pm–2:30 pm

Erik Hurst, University of Chicago

2:30 pm

Conference Concludes