2025 Women in Empirical Microeconomics Conference
SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE
Anna Russo, Harvard University
Ambra Seck, Harvard University
Garima Sharma, Northwestern University
Maggie Shi, University of Chicago
The Women in Empirical Microeconomics Conference consisted of a series of presentations on papers at the frontier across microeconomics fields. This conference offered a platform for innovative empirical research in microeconomics (including labor economics, public economics, development, and industrial organization) and fostered opportunities for future collaboration and mentorship for early-career economists.
Joining the 2025 Women in Empirical Microeconomics Conference as the Keynote speaker was Seema Jayachandran, Professor of Economics and Public Affairs at Princeton University.
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Agenda
Registration and Breakfast
University Pre-Function
Consumer Inferences from Product Rankings: The Role of Beliefs in Search Behavior
Olivia Natan, University of California, Berkeley (Speaker)
Ginger Zhe Jin, University of Maryland (Discussant)
Wage Information and Applicant Selection
Mária Balgová, Bank of England (Speaker)
Matthew Notowidigdo, University of Chicago (Discussant)
Break
Anatomy of Profit Shifting, Revenue Implications and Distributional Effects
Manon Francois, Stanford University (Speaker)
Eric Zwick, University of Chicago (Discussant)
Inefficiencies in Environmental Infrastructure: Evidence from Drinking Water in California
Giulia Brancaccio, New York University (Presenter)
Ashley Langer, University of Arizona (Discussant)
Lunch
University A
Job Market Paper Sessions 1
Please note sessions will be occurring during lunch.
Information and Access in School Choice Systems: Evidence from New York City
Viola Corradini, Columbia University
Penalties in the Safety Net: Effects of Work Requirement Enforcement on Program Participation and Labor Supply
Katherine Richard, Georgetown University / University of Wisconsin
It's Not (Just) About the Money: Pay and the Value of Working Conditions in Teaching
Carolyn Tsao, Microsoft Research
Break
The Benefits from Bundling Demand in K-12 Broadband Procurement
Pallavi Pal, Stevens Institute of Technology (Presenter)
Katja Seim, Yale University (Discussant)
Roe v. Rates: Reproductive Healthcare and Public Financing Costs
Runjing Lu, University of Toronto (Presenter)
Dermot Murphy, University of Illinois, Chicago (Discussant)
Break
Violence at School
Josefa Aguirre, Universidad Catolica de Chile (Speaker)
Kirabo Jackson, Northwestern University (Discussant)
Day 1 Concludes
Shuttle boards and departs from Rubenstein Forum to Conference Dinner and Reception
Conference Reception and Dinner
Registration and Breakfast
University Pre Function
Intra-Household Welfare Inequality and Household Public Goods
Yoko Okuyama, Uppsala University, Sweden (Speaker)
Alessandra Voena, Stanford University (Discussant)
Women’s Self-Efficacy and Economic Outcomes: Experimental Evidence from India
Madeline McKelway, Dartmouth College (Speaker)
Danila Serra, Texas A&M University (Discussant)
Break
Job Market Paper Sessions 2
Protect or Prepare? Crop Insurance and Adaptation in a Changing Climate
Marguerite Obolensky, Northwestern University
The Economic Consequences of Knowledge Hoarding
Luisa Cefala, Cornell University
Costs of Technological Frictions: Evidence from EHR (Non-)Interoperability
Kelsey Moran, University of Miami
Break
Keynote Session: Payments for Conservation in Developing Countries
Seema Jayachandran, Princeton University
Panel Session: Building Resilience and Impact in Economics Today
Tatyana Deryugina, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Manasi Deshpande, University of Chicago
Carola Frydman, Northwestern University
Seema Jayachandran, Princeton University
Alessandra Voena, Stanford University
Lunch
University A