Upjohn Institute research staff and affiliated researchers are participating in several sessions at the ASSA 2020 Annual Meetings held in San Diego, CA on January 3–5. They'll be presenting, chairing, and discussing papers on a variety of topics including alternative work arrangements, education and technology, labor market power, worker skills and labor market returns, labor shocks, short-time work arrangements, housing and disasters, health outcomes, occupational regulation, performance pay, wage structure, and price statistics. The Institute is also an exhibitor. Visit us at Booth # 309 to see our latest publications and learn about our various programs and data sites.
Upjohn research staff
Friday, January 3
10:15 - 12:15
Manchester Grand Hyatt San Diego, Harbor E
SESSION: The Growth of Alternative Work Arrangements: Measurements and Implications
PAPER: Contract Work and Labor Force Participation at Older Ages
Katharine G, Abraham, University of Maryland
Brad Hershbein, W.E. Upjohn Institute
Susan Houseman, W.E. Upjohn Institute
2:30 - 4:30
Manchester Grand Hyatt San Diego, Regatta C
SESSION: Housing and Disasters
DISCUSSANT: Evan Mast, W.E. Upjohn Institute
Saturday, January 4
10:15 - 12:15
Manchester Grand Hyatt San Diego, Harbor E
SESSION: Short-Time Work Arrangements: Recent Developments and Policy Implications
DISCUSSANT: Susan Houseman, W.E. Upjohn Institute
12:30 - 2:00
Manchester Grand Hyatt San Diego, Mission Beach B
SESSION: Health Outcomes in the Short and Long Run
PAPER: The Long-Run Effects of Poverty and Food Insecurity
Lewis H. Warren, U.S. Census Bureau
Stephen A. Woodbury, W.E. Upjohn Institute and Michigan State University
2:30 - 4:30
Marriott Marquis San Diego, San Diego Ballroom B
SESSION: The Race between Education and Technology Revisited
PAPER: Increasing Educational Attainment to Reduce Economic Insecurity and Income Inequality
Brad Hershbein, W.E. Upjohn Institute (Presenter)
Melissa Kearney, University of Maryland
****5:30 - 8:30 p.m.****
Upjohn Institute Reception
Join us for food and a drink at our reception. Details.
Sunday, January 5
8:00 - 10:00 a.m.
Manchester Grand Hyatt San Diego, Harbor E
SESSION: Labor Market Power
PAPER: Concentration in United States Local Labor Markets: Evidence from Vacancy and Employment Data
Brad Hershbein, W.E. Upjohn Institute (Presenter)
Claudia Macaluso, Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond
Chen Yeh, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
10:15 - 12:15
Manchester Grand Hyatt San Diego, Harbor E
SESSION: Worker Skills, Abilities and Labor Market Returns: Improving Measurement, Identification and Policy Responses
PAPER: Help Industry over the Business Cycle
Carolyn Heinrich, Vanderbilt University
Susan Houseman, W.E. Upjohn Institute
DISCUSSANT: Brad Hershbein, W.E. Upjohn Institute
1:00 - 3:00
Marriott Marquis San Diego, San Diego Ballroom 12
SESSION: Labor Shocks and Long-Run Persistence
PAPER: Recessions and Local Labor Markets
Bryan Stuart George Washington University
Brad Hershbein, W.E. Upjohn Institute
Affiliated researchers
Saturday, January 4 | 8:00 - 10:00
Manchester Grand Hyatt San Diego, Harbor F
BREAKFAST SESSION: Wage Structure, Covenants Not to Compete, and Nonwage Benefits
CHAIR: Erica Groshen, Cornell University and Research Fellow, W.E. Upjohn Institute
Sunday, January 5 | 10:15 - 12:15
Manchester Grand Hyatt San Diego, Harbor F
SESSION: Improving Price Statistics through the Use of Alternative Data
CHAIR: Erica Groshen, Cornell University and Research Fellow, W.E. Upjohn Institute
Sunday, January 5 | 10:15 - 12:15
Manchester Grand Hyatt San Diego, Harbor F
SESSION: The Evolution and Growth of Occupational Regulation and the Work Force
CHAIR: Morris M. Kleiner, University of Minnesota and Visiting Scholar, W.E. Upjohn Institute
PAPER: The Origins and Evolution of Occupational Regulation in the United States
Jason Hicks, University of Minnesota
Andrew Karch, University of Minnesota
Morris M. Kleiner, University of Minnesota and Visiting Scholar, W.E. Upjohn Institute
Sunday, January 5 | 1:00 - 3:00
Manchester Grand Hyatt San Diego, Harbor F
SESSION: Causes and Consequences of Performance Pay
DISCUSSANT: Morris M. Kleiner, University of Minnesota and Visiting Scholar, W.E. Upjohn Institute