Pacific Northwest Labor Day Workshop
Friday, September 13, 2018
PCMF 2044
Oregon State University Portland Center
Portland, OR
| 8:45-9:00 | Coffee and Welcome |
| 9:00-9:50 | Why is Aging Associated with Lower Adoption of New Technologies? Evidence from Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision (Nicholas Wilson, Reed College) |
| 9:55-10:45 | Firm Behavior and the Incidence of Sin Taxes: Evidence from Seattle’s Sweetened Beverage Tax (Melissa Knox, U. of Washington) |
| 10:45-10:55 | Break |
| 11:00-11:50 | Teacher Labor Markets in Developing Countries (Todd Pugatch, Oregon State U.) |
| noon-1:40 | Lunch |
| 1:45-2:35 | Does a Day Off Equal Dollars Saved? The Effects of Four-Day School Weeks on School District Financial Behavior (Paul N. Thompson, Oregon State U.) |
| 2:35-2:45 | Break |
| 2:50-3:40 | Spillover Effects of Natural Disasters: Evidence from Siblings of Earthquake Victims (Jayash Paudel, Boise State U.) |
| 3:45-4:35
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Only if You Pay Me More: Using Field Experiments to Derive Willingness-to-pay for Job Characteristics (Claus Portner, Seattle U.) |
| 4:45-6:45 | Dinner (not hosted) |