SGE-ASSA PROGRAM: JANUARY 5-7, 2007, CHICAGO, IL
Friday January 5, 2007
8:00 -10:00am Child Care and the American Time Use Survey
Organizer: Charlene M. Kalenkoski
Chair: Charlene M. Kalenkoski
Charlene M. Kalenkoski ,Ohio University, David C. Ribar, The George Washington University, and Leslie S. Stratton, Virginia Commonwealth University --- Family Structure and Adolescents’ Time Use
Jean Kimmel, Western Michigan University, and Rachel Connelly, Bowdoin College --- Time Allocation in a Family Setting: Constructing Synthetic Couples with the ATUS
Mary Dorinda Allard, US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Suzanne Bianchi, University of Maryland, and Jay Stewart, US Bureau of Labor Statistics --- How Does Employment Affect the Timing of Time with Children?
Anne E. Winkler and Thomas R. Ireland, University of Missouri-St. Louis --- Time Spent in Household Management: Implications for Forensic Economic Analysis
Discussants:
Nancy Folbre, University of Massachusetts
Leslie Stratton, Virginia Commonwealth University
Irina Paley, Department of the Treasury, OCC
Sabrina Pabilonia, Bureau of Labor Statistics
10:15 – 12:15pm Approaches for Measuring the Cost of Health Care Services
Organizer: Ana Aizcorbe Chair: Jack Triplett
Allison Rosen, the University of Michigan, and David Cutler, Harvard University --- Trends in Disease Costs in the US
Ana Aizcorbe and Nicole Nestoriak, Bureau of Economic Analysis --- Tracking Changes in Health Care Costs Using Episode-Based Price Indexes: Issues and Estimates
Alan White and Jaison Abel, Analysis Group --- Use of Claims data in Constructing Price Indexes for Medical Services
Ralph Bradley, Bureau of Labor Statistics --- Can Health Claims Data Improve the Estimation of BLS’s Medical CPI?
Discussants:
Merrile Sing, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Anne Hall, Federal Reserve Board
2:30 – 4:30pm Issues in the Implementation of Monetary Policy
Organizer: Warren Hrung
Chair: Charles Jones
Michael J. Fleming, Federal Reserve Bank of New York, and Monika Piazzesi, University of Chicago --- Monetary Policy Tick-by-Tick
Ellyn Boukus, Yale University, and Joshua V. Rosenberg, Federal Reserve Bank of New York --- The Information Content of FOMC Minutes
Spence Hilton and Warren B. Hrung, Federal Reserve Bank of New York --- Cumulated Excess Reserves and the Federal Funds Rate
Discussants:
Paolo Pasquariello, University of Michigan
Francis X. Diebold, University of Pennsylvania
Linda Allen, Baruch College--City University of New York
Saturday January 6, 2007
8:00 -10:00am Economic Analysis of New Savings Opportunities in Emerging Areas
Organizer: Jonathan A. Schwabish
Chair: Jonathan A. Schwabish
Alexandra Minicozzi U.S. Department of the Treasury, and Elise Gould, Economic Policy Institute --- Health Savings Accounts: Analysis of Initial Participants
Margaret Clancy, Chang-Keun Han, Lisa Reyes Mason, and Michael Sherraden, Washington University --- Inclusion in College Savings Plans: Participation and Saving in Maine’s Matching Grant Program
Jonathan A. Schwabish and Julie Topoleski, Congressional Budget Office --- Social Security Individual Accounts and the Impact on Low Earners
Discussants:
Stuart Hagen, Congressional Budget Office
Ramon P. DeGennaro, University of Tennessee
John Turner, AARP
8:00 -10:00am The Estate Tax and Charitable Bequests (Joint SGE/ASGE session)
Location: Hyatt Hotel
Organizer: Eleanor Brown
Chair: Eleanor Brown
Rob McClelland, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics-- Charitable bequests and the repeal of the estate tax
David Joulfaian, U.S. Treasury -- Charitable Bequests under a Vanishing Estate Tax: Evidence from Recent Trends in Giving
Jon Bakija, Williams College--New Evidence on the Effects of Taxes on Charitable Bequests
Discussants:
Gerald Auten, U.S. Treasury
Wojciech Kopczuk, Columbia University
Mark Wilhelm, Indiana University-Purdue University at Indianapolis
10:15 – 12:15pm Issues in Financial Markets
Organizer: Mike Piwowar
Chair: Mike Piwowar
Bahattin Buyuksahin and Michael S. Haigh, U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission --- Error Trades in Futures Markets
Conrad Ciccotello and Jason Greene, Georgia State University, and Lori Walsh, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission --- Mutual Fund Supermarkets and the Boundaries of Financial Intermediation
Gregory P. Nini, Federal Reserve Board, and David C. Smith, University of Virginia --- Loan Renegotiations
Discussants:
Oliver Hansch, Goldman Sachs and Co.
Amir Sufi, University of Chicago
Harvey Westbrook, UNX Corp.
2:30 – 4:30pm The Distinguished Lecture on Economics in Government
Location: Hyatt Hotel, Columbus IJ room
Organizer: Thornton Matheson
Chair: Thornton Matheson
Anne Krueger, International Monetary Fund --- Multilateral Organizations and the International Economy
**See a review of this talk here**
Sunday January 7, 2007
8:00 -10:00am Measuring the Impact of Government and Foreign Funding of R&D
Organizer: Laura Schultz
Chair: James Adams
John M. Nail and Robert T. Sienkiewicz, National Institute of Standards and Technology --- Valuation of a Public-Private Technology Investments: Following a Real Options Approach: The Case of the Advanced Technology Program
Laura I. Schultz, Bureau of Economic Analysis --- Comparing the Returns to Privately and Publicly Financed Research and Development
Leo Sveikauskas, Bureau of Labor Statistics --- Patent Citations and the International Transmission of R&D Knowledge
Discussants:
Shane Greenstein, Northwestern University
Lawrence McNeil, Bureau of Economic Analysis
10:15 – 12:15pm The Effects of Activation on the Earnings and Employment of Reservists and their Spouses
Organizer: Josh Pinkston
Chair: Josh Pinkston
Paco Martorell, Jacob A. Klerman, and David S. Loughran, RAND --- Reconciling Evidence on Earnings Loss Attributable to Activation from Administrative and Survey Data Sources
Matt Dey and Josh Pinkston, Bureau of Labor Statistics --- The Effects of Active Duty on the Income of Reservists and the Labor Market Participation of Spouses
David S. Loughran and Jacob A. Klerman, RAND --- The Effect of Activation on Post-Activation Employment and Earnings
Discussants:
Josh Pinkston, Bureau of Labor Statistics
David S. Loughran, RAND
Jason Faberman, Bureau of Labor Statistics
1:00 – 3:00pm The Measurement of Housing Using Federal Household Surveys
Organizer: Kathleen Short
Chair: Anthony Yezer
Kathleen Short, U.S. Census Bureau --- Valuing Income from Owner-Occupied Dwellings in Income and Poverty Statistics
Howard Savage, U.S. Census Bureau --- Who Can Afford to Buy a House: SIPP
Thesia Garner and Uri Kogan, Bureau of Labor Statistics --- Comparing Approaches to Value Owner-Occupied Housing Using CE Data and Implications for Economic Well-Being Measurement
Steve Henderson, Bureau of Labor Statistics --- Valuing Vacation Home Services in the CE
Discussants:
Richard Green, George Washington University
Mark Shroder, Housing and Urban Development