Labor in the New Economy Conference

Sponsored by the NBER Conference on Research in Income and Wealth

Katharine Abraham, Michael Harper, and James Spletzer, Organizers

November 16-17, 2007

Hyatt Regency Hotel

One Bethesda Metro Center

Bethesda, MD

PRELIMINARY PROGRAM

Friday, November 16:
8:30 am	Continental Breakfast
Wages, Benefits, and Compensation Chair:  TBA
9:00 am	What Do We Really Know About Changes in Wage Inequality? Thomas Lemieux, University of British Columbia and NBER Discussant:  Lawrence Katz, Harvard University and NBER
9:45 am	Recent Trends in Compensation Inequality Brooks Pierce, Bureau of Labor Statistics Discussant:  Daniel Hamermesh, University of Texas and NBER
10:30 am	Break
10:45 am	Are the New Jobs Good Jobs? Katharine Abraham, University of Maryland and NBER James Spletzer, Bureau of Labor Statistics Discussant:  Erica Groshen, Federal Reserve Bank of New York
11:30 am	New Data for Answering Old Questions about Employee Stock Options Kevin Hallock, Cornell University and NBER Craig Olson, University of Illinois Discussant:  Chris Riddell, Queen’s University
12:15 pm	Lunch
Labor Market Structure Chair:  Ana Aizcorbe, Bureau of Economic Analysis
1:30 pm	Adjusted Estimates of Worker Flows and Job Openings in JOLTS Steven Davis, University of Chicago and NBER Jason Faberman, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia John Haltiwanger, University of Maryland and NBER Ian Rucker, Bureau of Labor Statistics Discussant:  Robert Hall, Stanford University and NBER
2:15 pm	Labor Market Flows Then and Now: Long-Term Change in Firm Demography and Labor Market Outcomes Susan Carter, UC, Riverside Ron Jarmin, U.S. Census Bureau Javier Miranda, U.S. Census Bureau Richard Sutch, UC, Riverside and NBER Discussant:  Timothy Dunne, Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland
3:00 pm	Break
3:15 pm	Measuring Tradable Services and the Task Content of Offshorable Services Jobs J. Bradford Jensen, Georgetown University Lori Kletzer, UC, Santa Cruz Discussant:  Susan Collins, University of Michigan and NBER
4:00 pm	The Effect of Population Aging on the Aggregate Labor Market Bruce Fallick, Federal Reserve Board Charles Fleischman, Federal Reserve Board Jonathan Pingle, Brevan Howard Discussant:  Gary Burtless, Brookings Institution
4:45 pm	Adjourn
5:00 pm	CRIW Members’ Meeting
6:30 pm	Dinner for Authors and Discussants, Tragara Restaurant
Saturday, November 17:
8:30 am	Continental Breakfast
The Employment Relationship Chair:  William Wascher, Federal Reserve Board
9:00 am	How Much Do People Really Work in the New Economy? Harley Frazis, Bureau of Labor Statistics Jay Stewart, Bureau of Labor Statistics Discussant:  Charlie Brown, University of Michigan
9:45 am	What Do We Know About Contracting Out in the United States? Matt Dey, Bureau of Labor Statistics Susan Houseman, Upjohn Institute Anne Polivka, Bureau of Labor Statistics Discussant:  Daniel Sullivan, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
10:30 am	Break
10:45 am	Emerging Labor Market Trends and Workplace Safety and Health Nicole Nestoriak, Bureau of Labor Statistics John Ruser, Bureau of Labor Statistics Discussant:  Jeff Biddle, Michigan State University
11:30 am	Lunch
Labor Inputs Chair:  TBA
12:30 pm	Job Attachment and Job Security Henry Farber, Princeton University and NBER Discussant:  Ann Huff Stevens, UC, Davis and NBER
1:15 pm	Measuring Labor Composition: A Comparison of Alternate Methodologies Cindy Zoghi, Bureau of Labor Statistics Discussant:  Stephanie Aaronson, Federal Reserve Board
2:00 pm	Adjourn

10/24/07