Institute senior economist Marcus Dillender and economist Brad Hershbein contributed to several sessions at the recently-held 87th Annual Meetings of the Southern Economic Association.
Dillender served as presenter and author ("The Effect of Temperatures on Workers' Health"); coauthor ("Paid Family Leave Policies, Skill Demand, and Hiring Dynamics: Evidence from Job Postings and Job Flow Data" – w/Brad Hershbein); session chair (Labor Market Consequences); and discussant (Health Care and Labor Markets). See Dillender's session details.
Hershbein served as presenter and coauthor ("Paid Family Leave Policies, Skill Demand, and Hiring Dynamics: Evidence from Job Postings and Job Flow Data" – w/Marcus Dillender, and "Degrees of Poverty: Family Income Background and the Lifetime College Earnings Premium" – w/Timothy Bartik); and discussant (The Effects of Paid Leave Policies and Maternal and Infant Health). See Hershbein's session details.
The Meetings were held November 17–19 in Tampa.