Download a printable one-page schedule of Upjohn Institute presentations at the ASSA conference in Atlanta
Rent Control
Paper Session
Friday, Jan. 4, 2019 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Atlanta Marriott Marquis, A601
Hosted By: American Economic Association
- Chair: Richard Arnott, University of California-Riverside
- Title: Rent Control's Achilles Heel: Profit-Seeking and Market Exit through Economic Eviction
- Author: Brian Asquith, W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research
The Effects of Firm and Co-Worker Behaviors on Employee Outcomes: Quasi-experimental Evidence from Administrative Data
Paper Session
Friday, Jan. 4, 2019 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Hyatt Regency Atlanta, Hanover C
Hosted By: Labor and Employment Relations Association
- Chair: Patrick M. Kline, University of California-Berkeley
- Title: The Role of Firms in Determining Work Hours
- Author: Marta Lachowska, W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research
- Author: Stephen A. Woodbury, Michigan State University/Upjohn Institute
The Consequences of Rising Inequality for Mobility and Economic Well-Being
Paper Session
Friday, Jan. 4, 2019 10:15 AM - 12:15 PM
Hyatt Regency Atlanta, Hanover F
Hosted By: Labor and Employment Relations Association
- Chair: David Johnson, University of Michigan
- Title: The Long-Term Effects of Job Search Assistance for Displaced Workers
- Author: Stephen A. Woodbury, Michigan State University/Upjohn Institute
- Author: Marta Lachowska, W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research
Explaining the Decline in Labor Force Participation in the United States
Paper Session
Friday, Jan. 4, 2019 10:15 AM - 12:15 PM
Hyatt Regency Atlanta, Hanover C
Hosted By: Labor and Employment Relations Association
- Chair: Susan N. Houseman, W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research
Roundtable on "Improving Employment and Earnings in Twenty-First Century Labor Markets"
Paper Session
Friday, Jan. 4, 2019 2:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Hyatt Regency Atlanta, Hanover C
Hosted By: Labor and Employment Relations Association
- Chair: Erica Groshen, Cornell University
Discussant: Erica Groshen, Cornell University
- Title: New Labor Market Norms and the Rise of Alternative Work Arrangements
- Author: Susan N. Houseman, W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research
Worker and Employer Responses to Paid Family Leave Policies
Paper Session
Saturday, Jan. 5, 2019 10:15 AM - 12:15 PM
Hyatt Regency Atlanta, Hanover B
Hosted By: Labor and Employment Relations Association
- Chair: Brad Hershbein, W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research
- Title: Paid Family Leave and Employer Skill Demand: Evidence from Job Postings
- Author: Brad Hershbein, W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research
- Author: Marcus Dillender, W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research
The Gig Economy
Paper Session
Saturday, Jan. 5, 2019 10:15 AM - 12:15 PM
Atlanta Marriott Marquis, International 10
Hosted By: American Economic Association
- Chair: Matthew Shapiro, University of Michigan
Discussant: Susan N. Houseman, Upjohn Institute
Moving the Needle: Labor Market Research and the Policy Lab Model
Panel Session
Saturday, Jan. 5, 2019 2:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Hyatt Regency Atlanta, Hanover C
Hosted By: Labor and Employment Relations Association
- Chair: Till von Wachter, University of California-Los Angeles
Panelist: Timothy Bartik, W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research
Working for Whom? New Evidence on the Incidence of Independent Contracting
Paper Session
Sunday, Jan. 6, 2019 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Hyatt Regency Atlanta, Hanover C
Hosted By: Labor and Employment Relations Association
- Chair: David Weil, Brandeis University
- Title: Gig and Other Contract Work: Developing Better Measures in Household Surveys
- Author: Susan N. Houseman, W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research
- Author: Brad Hershbein, W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research
Unemployment and Unemployment Insurance
Paper Session
Sunday, Jan. 6, 2019 10:15 AM - 12:15 PM
Hyatt Regency Atlanta, Hanover B
Hosted By: Labor and Employment Relations Association
- Chair: Marta Lachowska, W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research
Discussant: Stephen A. Woodbury, Michigan State University
Discussant: Christopher O'Leary, W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research
Regulation of Occupations across Nations
Paper Session
Sunday, Jan. 6, 2019 10:15 AM - 12:15 PM
Hyatt Regency Atlanta, Hanover C
Hosted By: Labor and Employment Relations Association
- Chair: Alex Bryson, University College London
- Title: Occupational Licensing, Labor Supply, and Human Capital
- Author: Morris Kleiner, University of Minnesota