Saturday, September 29, 2018
168 Savery Hall
University of Washington
Seattle, WA
Talks will be 40-45 minutes with 5 minutes for discussion.
| 8:45-9:00 | Coffee and pastry |
| 9:00-9:10 | Welcome remarks (Paul N. Thompson) |
| 9:10-10:00 | Downward nominal wage rigidity in the United States (Yoon Joo Jo, Columbia University) |
| 10:00-10:50 | The Lazarus Effect and the Labor Market: Evidence from At-Scale Antiretroviral Therapy in Zambia (Nicholas Wilson, Reed College) |
| 10:50-11:00 | Break |
| 11:00-11:50 | What Labor Supply Elasticities do Employers Face? Evidence from Field Experiments (Claus Portner, Seattle University) |
| 12:00-1:20 | Lunch (Little Thai, 4142 Brooklyn Ave NE) |
| 1:20-2:10 | The Effect of Exposure to Saharan Dust on Neonatal Mortality: Evidence from Burkina Faso (Seyed Karimi, U. of Washington Tacoma) |
| 2:10-3:00 | Insuring Girls’ Lives Against Drought (Jagori Saha, Rhodes College) |
| 3:00-3:20 | Coffee Break |
| 3:20-4:10 | Semesters or Quarters? The Effect of the Academic Calendar on Postsecondary Graduation Rates (Valerie Bostwick, Ohio State University) |
| 4:10-5:00 | The Effects of Four-day School Weeks on Achievement: Evidence from Oregon (Paul N. Thompson, Oregon State University) |
| 5:00 | Dinner (Schultzy’s Bar & Grill, 4114 University Way) |
Please email knoxm@uw.edu or pnwldorganize@gmail.com with any questions.
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