It's everyone's favorite time of year, the annual ASSA meeting. Like many other events in this tumultuous year, the conference has been adapted to fit an online format. This format allowed a large number of Duke faculty and graduate students to participate in the meeting, whether that be as a presenter, facilitator, or moderator. And, of course, our job market candidates will be interviewing for positions for after graduation. See below for a complete list of Duke-affiliated sessions.
Origins of Serial Sovereign Default
Chenzi Xu, Stanford University
Sasha Indarte, Duke University
Institutional Reform, Information and De Facto Access to Women's Legal Rights: Evidence from Pakistan
Erica Field, Duke University
Kate Vyborny, Duke University
Corporate Flexibility in a Time of Crisis
John Barry, Duke University
Murillo Campello, Cornell University
John Graham, Duke University
Yueran Ma, University of Chicago
Does Racial Bias Distort Neighborhood Choice? Estimating the Damages from Discriminatory Constraints in the Rental Housing Market
Peter Christensen, University of Illinois
Christopher Timmins, Duke University
Automation and the Fate of Young Workers: Evidence from Telephone Operation in the Early 20th Century
Daniel P. Gross, Duke University
James Feigenbaum, Boston University
Complaint-Based Enforcement of Labor Regulations
Amanda Grittner, Duke University
Matthew Johnson, Duke University
Food Loss and Waste in the United States during COVID-19
Norbert Wilson, Duke University
Brenna Ellison, University of Illinois
Brandon McFadden, University of Delaware
Bradley Rickard, Cornell University
Panel: Gender Differences in the Economics Profession
Discussants:
Patrick Bayer, Duke University
Donna Ginther, University of Kansas
Jonathan Guryan, Northwestern University
Jenna Stearns, University of California-Davis
Going the Extra Mile: the Cost of Complaint Filing, Accountability, and Law Enforcement Outcomes in Chicago
Bocar Ba, University of California-Irvine and University of Pennsylvania
Discussants:
Philip J. Cook, Duke University
Emily Owens, University of California-Irvine
Infrastructure and Sustainable Development: Evidence from Lahore, Pakistan
Kate Vyborny, Duke University
Hadia Majid, Lahore University of Management Sciences
Ammar Malik, Harvard University
Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Work: Evidence from Analysts
Jillian Grennan, Duke University
Roni Michaely, University of Geneva
Momentum Turning Points
Ashish Garg, Research Affiliates
Christian Goulding, Research Affiliates
Campbell Harvey, Duke University
Michele Mazzoleni, Research Affiliates
The Equilibrium Value of Employee Ethics
Brendan Daley, Johns Hopkins University
Simon Gervais, Duke University
Inequality and Socioeconomic Outcomes
Omer Ali, Duke University
William Darity Jr., Duke University
Avra Janz, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
Marta Sánchez, University of North Carolina-Wilmington
Who “Benefits” from Bail Reform? Evidence from Pretrial Detention and Police Misconduct
Bocar Ba, University of California-Irvine
Patrick Bayer, Duke University
Nayoung Rim, United States Naval Academy
Roman Rivera, Columbia University
Biometric Verification in the Delivery of Cash Transfers to Low-Income Women: Evidence from Pakistan
Muhammad Haseeb, University of Warwick
Amen Jalal, World Bank
Bilal Siddiqi, University of California-Berkeley
Kate Vyborny, Duke University
Identity-Verified Land Records and Female Access to Land and Inheritance
Sabrin Beg, University of Delaware
Erica Field, Duke University
Jeremy Lebow, Duke University
Kate Vyborny, Duke University
Stockpiling and Avoidance of United States Solar Panel Tariffs
Bryan Bollinger, New York University
Todd Gerarden, Cornell University
Kenneth Gillingham, Yale University
Drew Vollmer, Duke University
Daniel Yi Xu, Duke University
Macro Finance Paper Session
Discussants:
Carolin Pflueger, University of Chicago
Matthias Kehrig, Duke University
Bernard Herskovic, University of California-Los Angeles
Giorgia Piacentino, Columbia University
Armageddon and Reparations: Will The Pandemic Silence the Justice Agenda?
William Darity Jr., Duke University
Inventing the Endless Frontier: The Effects of the World War II Research Effort on Post-war Innovation
Daniel P. Gross, Duke University
Bhaven Sampat, Columbia University
Too Much Data: Prices and Inefficiencies in Data Markets
Daron Acemoglu, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Ali Makhdoumi, Duke University
Azarakhsh Malekian, University of Toronto
Asu Ozdaglar, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Common Ownership and Startup Growth
Jillian Grennan, Duke University
Katherine Waldock, Georgetown University
Ofer Eldar, Duke University
Financing Entrepreneurship and Innovation
Paper Session
Discussants:
Richard R. Townsend, University of California-San Diego
Anusha Chari, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
Manuel Adelino, Duke University
Constantine Yannelis, University of Chicago
Crowding: Evidence from Fund Managerial Structure
Campbell Harvey, Duke University
Yan Liu, Purdue University
Eric Tan, University of Queensland
Min Zhu, University of Queensland
A Theory of Liquidity in Private Equity
Vincent Maurin, Stockholm School of Economics
David Robinson, Duke University
Per Strömberg, Stockholm School of Economics
Private Equity and Financial Stability: Evidence from Failed Bank Resolution in the Crisis
Emily Johnston-Ross, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Song Ma, Yale University
Manju Puri, Duke University and NBER
Income Changes and Intimate Partner Violence: Theory and Evidence from Unconditional Cash Transfers in Kenya
Johannes Haushofer, Princeton University
Charlotte Ringdal, University of Amsterdam
Jeremy Shapiro, Busara Center for Behavioral Economics
Xiao Yu Wang, Duke University
Migration and Housing
Paper Session
Discussants:
Patrick Bayer, Duke University
Stephan Heblich, University of Toronto
Milena Almagro, New York University
Joan Monras, Pompeu Fabra University, Barcelona GSE and CEPR
History of African Americans in the Economics Profession: Post-Civil Rights and the Political Economy of Black Power
Panel Session
Panelist: Patrick Mason, Florida State University
Topic: African Americans from MIT/Harvard: Samuel Myers, Jr., William Darity, Jr., Ronald Mincy, Ron Ferguson, Darius Mans, David Swinton, Gary Anderson
Does Government Play Favorites? Evidence from Opportunity Zones
Ofer Eldar, Duke University
Chelsea Garber, Duke University
The Rise of American Corporate Science, 1925-1940
Ashish Arora, Duke University
Sharon Belenzon, Duke University
Konstantin Kosenko, Bank of Israel
Yishay Yafeh, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
JK Suh, Duke University
AFA Lecture - The Effects of Automation on Wages, Inequality and the Future of Work
Special Session
Hosted By: AMERICAN FINANCE ASSOCIATION
Chair: John Graham, Duke University
Gender and Finance
Paper Session
Hosted By: AMERICAN FINANCE ASSOCIATION
Chair: Manju Puri, Duke University and NBER
The Role of Government and Private Institutions in Credit Cycles in the U.S. Mortgage Market
Manuel Adelino, Duke University
William Ben McCartney, Purdue University
Antoinette Schoar, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
The Associate Editors of Econometrica: Promising Directions in Economic Theory Panel Session
Panelist:
Todd Sarver, Duke University
Topic: Decision Theory and Behavioral Economics
Monetary Policymakers’ Uncertainty
Anna Cieslak, Duke University
Stephen Hansen, Imperial College London
Michael McMahon, University of Oxford
Song Xiao, London School of Economics
Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Primary Care Use and the COVID-19 Pandemic
Laurence C. Baker, Stanford University and NBER
Kate Bundorf, Duke University
Maya Rossin-Slater, Stanford University and NBER
Caregiving, Work, and Social Programs
Paper Session
Hosted By: LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS ASSOCIATION
Chair: V. Joseph Hotz, Duke University
Air Pollution Challenges in Developing Countries Paper Session
Discussants:
Marcos Rangel, Duke University
Eric Zou, University of Oregon and NBER
Arthur A. van Benthem, University of Pennsylvania and NBER
Teevrat Garg, University of California-San Diego and IZA
Beliefs and Education Paper Session
Discussants:
Michael Thaler, Princeton University
Arnaud Maurel, Duke University
Heather Sarsons, University of Chicago
Joseph Altonji, Yale University
Biases and Conflicts of Interest in Research
Paper Session
Discussant(s)
Liran Einav, Stanford University
Pierre Azoulay, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Luigi Zingales, University of Chicago
Campbell Harvey, Duke University
O-Ring Production Networks
Banu Demir, Bilkent University
Ana Cecilia Fieler, Yale University
Daniel Yi Xu, Duke University
Kelly Kaili Yang, Duke University
The Economics of Crisis Innovation Policy: A Historical Perspective
Daniel P. Gross, Duke University
Bhaven Sampat, Columbia University
The Political Economy of Anger
Omer Ali, Duke University
Klaus Desmet, Southern Methodist University
Romain Wacziarg, University of California-Los Angeles
Bank Syndicates and Liquidity Provision
Joao Santos, Federal Reserve Bank of New York
S. Viswanathan, Duke University
Contracts and Incentives Paper Session
Hosted By: AMERICAN FINANCE ASSOCIATION
Chair: Simon Gervais, Duke University
Corporate Sustainability Paper Session
Hosted By: AMERICAN FINANCE ASSOCIATION
Chair: Jillian Grennan, Duke University
Are Power Plant Closures a Breath of Fresh Air? Air Pollution, Absences, and Achievement
Emily Pakhtigian, Duke University
Sarah Komisarow, Duke University
Beliefs, Learning, and the Macroeconomy Paper Session
Discussants:
Cosmin Ilut, Duke University
Jonathan Parker, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Christopher Sims, Princeton University
Niccola Gennaioli, Bocconi University
Belief Distortions and Macroeconomic Fluctuations
Francesco Bianchi, Duke University
Sydney C. Ludvigson, New York University
Sai Ma, Federal Reserve Board
Maternal Depression and Child Development: Evidence from a Psychotherapy RCT and Stress Biomarkers from Hair
Pietro Biroli, University of Zurich
Victoria Baranov, University of Melbourne
Joanna Maselko, Duke University
Ashley Hagaman, Yale University
Sonia Balhotra, University of Essex
Fairness in Priority-Based Matching Paper Session
Hosted By: AMERICAN ECONOMIC ASSOCIATION
Chair: Atila Abdulkadiroglu, Duke University
Bond Yields and the Government Paper Session
Discussants:
Ryan Lewis, University of Colorado Boulder
Manuel Adelino, Duke University
Adi Sunderam, Harvard Business School
Cool Cities: The Value of Green Infrastructure
Lu Han, University of Toronto
Stephan Heblich, University of Toronto
Christopher Timmins, Duke University
Yanos Zylberberg, University of Bristol
Air Quality and Behaviors Paper Session
Discussants:
Catie Hausman, University of Michigan
Jose Sanchez, U.S. Forest Service
Emily Pakhtigian, Duke University
Fernando Aragon, Simon Frasier University
Bargaining in Securities
Isaias Chaves, Northwestern University
Felipe Varas, Duke University
An SEIR Infectious Disease Model with Testing and Conditional Quarantine
David Berger, Duke University
Kyle F. Herkenhoff, University of Minnesota
Simon Mongey, University of Chicago
Workers’ Beliefs about Attributes of Prospective Jobs Paper Session
Discussants:
Matthew Johnson, Duke University
David Powell, RAND Corporation
Aaron Sojourner, University of Minnesota
Energy Regulation: Leakage, Emissions, and Spillovers
Paper Session
Hosted By: AMERICAN ECONOMIC ASSOCIATION
Chair: Juan Carlos Suárez Serrato, Duke University
Regulating Conglomerates in China: Evidence from an Energy Conservation Program
Joy Chen, Fudan University
Zhao Chen, Fudan University
Zhikuo Liu, Shanghai University of Finance and Economics
Juan Carlos Suárez Serrato, Duke University
Daniel Yi Xu, Duke University
Job Search and Matching with Two-Sided Limited Information about Workseekers’ Skills
Eliana Carranza, World Bank
Robert Garlick, Duke University
Kate Orkin, University of Oxford
Neil Rankin, University of Stellenbosch
The Islamic Waqf: Instrument of Personal Security, Worldly and Otherworldly
Serkant Adıgüzel, Duke University
Timur Kuran, Duke University
Health and Environment Paper Session
Discussants:
Nicolai V. Kuminoff, Arizona State University
Christopher Timmins, Duke University
Anna Alberini, University of Maryland
Alan Barreca, University of California-Los Angeles
Financial Aspects of Operational Hedging
Paper Session
Discussants:
Adriano Rampini, Duke University
Dalida Kadyrzhanova, Federal Reserve Board
Sudheer Chava, Georgia Institute of Technology