Allied Social Science Associations Program

480 Pages·2015·8.23 MB·English

Allied
Social Science
Associations
Program
BOSTON, MA
January 3–5, 2015
Contract negotiations, management and meeting arrangements for
ASSA meetings are conducted by the American Economic Association.
Participants should be aware that the media has open access to all sessions
and events at the meetings.
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Thanks to the
2015 American Economic Association
Program Committee Members
Richard Thaler, Chair
Severin Borenstein
Colin Camerer
David Card
Sylvain Chassang
Dora Costa
Mark Duggan
Robert Gibbons
Michael Greenstone
Guido Imbens
Chad Jones
Dean Karlan
Dafny Leemore
Ulrike Malmender
Gregory Mankiw
Ted O’Donoghue
Nina Pavcnik
Diane Schanzenbach
Cover Art—“Melting Snow on Beacon Hill” by Kevin E. Cahill (Colored
Pencil, 15 x 20 ); awarded first place in the mixed media category at the
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Salmon River Art Guild’s 2014 Regional Art Show. Kevin is a research
economist with the Sloan Center on Aging & Work at Boston College and
a managing director at ECONorthwest in Boise, ID. Kevin invites you to
visit his personal website at www.kcahillstudios.com.
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Contents
General Information............................... iv
ASSA Hotels ................................... viii
Listing of Advertisers and Exhibitors ...............xxvii
ASSA Executive Officers......................... xxix
Summary of Sessions by Organization . .............xxxii
Daily Program of Events ............................1
Program of Sessions
Friday, January 2 ...........................29
Saturday, January 3 .........................30
Sunday, January 4 .........................145
Monday, January 5.........................259
Subject Area Index...............................337
Index of Participants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .340
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General Information
PROGRAM SCHEDULES
A listing of sessions where papers will be presented and another covering activities
such as business meetings and receptions are provided in this program. Admittance
is limited to those wearing badges. Each listing is arranged chronologically by date
and time of the activity. The hotel and room location for each session and function
are indicated.
CONVENTION FACILITIES
Twenty-five hotels are being used for housing. Sessions and other convention
functions are in the Hynes Convention Center, Sheraton Boston, Boston Marriott
Copley, Westin Copley, and Hilton Boston Back Bay. A map of Boston indicating
the locations of the hotels, an alphabetical listing of function rooms within the
hotels, and hotel floor plans are in the next section of this book.
Registration and Exhibits are located in the Hynes Convention Center. The Sheraton
Boston, the Headquarters hotel, is connected to the Hynes. The Job Placement
Service, Interview Tables, are located in the Boston Marriott Copley. Details follow.
The $45 per night premium for the headquarters hotel is rebated to ASSA to help
cover the cost of the meetings.
REGISTRATION
Everyone must register including speakers, discussants, and administrators who
will be occupying an ASSA hotel room at the convention rate. Identification badges
are required for admission to all sessions and activities. On-site and preregistrants
may pick up their registration packets in the Hall D Foyer, Second Level of the
Hynes Convention Center. Sheraton Boston connects to Hynes, Hall D on the Third
Floor of the Sheraton. On-site registration fee is $115. Full time student registration
fee is $45. Preregistration and On-site registration booths are open as follows::
Friday, January 2 2:00 pm to 9:00 pm*
Saturday, January 3 7:45 am to 5:00 pm*
Sunday, January 4 8:00 am to 5:00 pm*
Monday, January 5 8:00 am to 1:00 pm Sheraton Boston, Second Floor
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*On-site registration line closes fifteen minutes prior to closing each day.
SPOUSES
There is no spouse program. Spouses wishing to attend any of the meetings may
register as a guest for $45. If your spouse needs an affiliation on his/her badge, he/
she must register separately and pay the full fee.
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PROFESSIONAL PLACEMENT SERVICE
Interview tables are located in the Boston Marriott Copley, Third Floor, Back Bay
Conference & Exhibition Center. Hours are four full days, from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm.
Everyone admitted to the interviewing tables (including interviewers) must register.
There is no on-site placement registration nor will there be an on-site message
exchange center. All correspondence should take place using email, including
interview scheduling, prior to your arrival in Boston. However, on-site contact
can be conducted by using the ASSA online hotel directory available at www.
vanderbilt.edu/AEA and click on Annual Meeting or you may download the mobile
app. You may also check with the Disclosure Code Booth at the Hynes Convention
Center, Second Level, Hall D Foyer or in the Boston Marriott Copley, Third Floor,
Back Bay Conference & Exhibition Center. ASSA does not provide computers on-
site. The Professional Placement Service is conducted and sponsored free of charge
through the efforts of the Illinois Department of Employment Security and AEA.
EXHIBITS
Exhibits are located in Hynes Convention Center, Hall D, Second Level. The
Exhibit area may be visited during the following hours:
Saturday, January 3 9:00 am to 6:00 pm
Sunday, January 4 9:00 am to 5:00 pm
Monday, January 5 9:00 am to 1:00 pm
MESSAGE AND INFORMATION CENTER
The Message and Information Center is located in the Hynes Convention Center,
Hall D Foyer, Second Level, and is open during the following hours:
Friday, January 2 2:00 pm to 9:00 pm
Saturday, January 3 8:00 am to 5:00 pm
Sunday, January 4 8:00 am to 5:00 pm
Monday, January 5 8:00 am to 2:00 pm
Messages may be transmitted in person or by telephone during these hours. The
number to call is 617-954-2943.
FEE AND INVITATION EVENTS
The “Daily Program of Events” section of this program lists fee and invitation
events, membership meetings, and other social functions in chronological order.
Events for which a fee is charged or which may be attended by invitation only are
noted. Tickets were sold to the following open events:
AEA AFA Joint Luncheon Saturday, January 3, 12:30 pm
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Sheraton Boston, Grand Ballroom
ASE Presidential Breakfast Sunday, January 4, 7:45 am
Boston Marriott Copley, Grand Ballroom
Salons C&D
AEA Luncheon Honoring Sunday, January 4, 12:30 pm
the 2013 Nobel Laureates Sheraton Boston, Grand Ballroom
AREUEA Presidential Sunday, January 4, 12:30 pm
Luncheon Westin Copley, Staffordshire
Tickets to each of these events were ordered on the preregistration form. Tickets
may be available at the door if an event is not sold out.
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CONVENTION STAFF HEADQUARTERS
Headquarters for the ASSA Convention is located in the Sheraton Boston, Meeting
Planners Office, Second Floor. The hours of operation are:
Friday, January 2 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Saturday, January 3 8:00 am to 5:00 pm
Sunday, January 4 8:00 am to 5:00 pm
Monday, January 5 8:00 am to 1:00 pm
Headquarters staff should be alerted to any problems associated with the operation
of the convention. Special notices concerning the program and room changes will
be posted there. To reach Convention Headquarters by phone call 617-351-6892.
An Information Desk is located in the Boston Marriott Copley, Fourth Floor Atrium
and in the Westin Copley, Third Floor, Essex Ballroom Foyer. The information
tables are open Friday and Saturday from 8:00 am until 4:00 pm and on Sunday
from 8:00 am until 1:00 pm.
PRESS
Press Registration is located at the Meeting Planners Office (Headquarters), Second
Floor, Sheraton Boston. The Press Lounge is on the Third Floor, Kent Room. Press
Registration is open during the following hours:
Friday, January 2 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Saturday, January 3 7:30 am to 5:00 pm
Sunday, January 4 7:30 am to 5:00 pm
Monday, January 5 7:30 am to 12:00 noon
BUSINESS CENTERS
Boston Marriott Copley 2nd Floor M-F 7:30 am–6:30 pm,
Sat 8:30 am–4 pm, &
Sun 10 am–4 pm
Colonnade Lobby Level 7 am–11 pm
Courtyard Boston DT 15th Floor 24 hours
DoubleTree Boston DT 1st Floor 24 hours
Hilton Back Bay Lobby Café 24 hours
Hilton Boston DT Lower Level & 3rd 24 hours
Hyatt Regency Boston 3rd Floor (Lobby) 24 hours
Hyatt Regency Cambridge 1st Floor 24 hours
Hynes Convention Center Level 1 Plaza M-F, 9 am–5 pm,
Sat & Sun–TBA (Free Wifi)
Revere Hotel Mezzanine 24 hours
Ritz-Carlton Boston Lobby & 2nd Floor 24 hours
Sheraton Boston (HQ) 2nd Floor 24 hours, staff until 7 pm
Taj Boston 3rd Floor 24 hours
Westin Copley 2nd Floor 24 hours
All other business centers are located on the Lobby Level and are 24 hours except
for the Midtown which does not have a business center. Above hours are subject
to change.
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DISCLOSURE CODES
The Disclosure Code Information Booths are located in the Hynes Convention
Center, Second Floor, Hall D Foyer and the Boston Marriott Copley, Third Floor,
Back Bay Conference & Exhibition Center. You must know the disclosure code
to obtain the room/suite number. Those were distributed by employers. You may
also check on the AEA website at www.vanderbilt.edu/AEA and click on Annual
Meeting, Disclosure Code Information.
CHILDREN’S PROGRAM
KiddieCorp will provide a professional children’s program at the Boston Marriot
Copley Place. Kiddiecorp has been in business since 1986. Team members are
bonded and qualified child care specialists.
SHUTTLE
ASSA will run a shuttle from the Boston Marriott Cambridge, Boston Omni Parker
House, Boston Park Plaza, Courtyard Boston Downtown, DoubleTree Boston
Downtown, DoubleTree Suites Boston/Cambridge, Hilton Downtown/Faneuil
Hall, Hyatt Regency Boston, Hyatt Regency Cambridge, Le Meridien Cambridge,
and Royal Sonesta Cambridge to the Hynes Convention Center. Those staying at
the Four Seasons, Taj Boston and Revere should walk to the Boston Park Plaza to
catch the shuttle. Those staying at the Langham Boston should walk to the Hilton
Downtown/Faneuil Hall, and those staying at the Ritz-Carlton should walk to the
Hyatt Regency Boston. All other hotels are within walking distance. Boston public
transportation system is known simply as the “T”. Many of the hotels are located
close to a T Stop. The basic fare is $2.10. For additional information go to http://
www.mbta.com.
LOST & FOUND
Lost and found can be reached through the hotel operator in each hotel. If you lose
an item while in the Sheraton Boston or the Hynes Convention Center also check at
the Meeting Planners Office on the Second Floor of the Sheraton Boston.
REPLACEMENT PROGRAMS & BADGES
If you misplace your program or badge, a copy may be purchased at the “Solutions”
booth in the Registration Area, Hynes Convention Center, Hall D Foyer, Second
Level. Replacement programs are $5.00 and replacement badges are $1.00.
NOTE: Any inquiry regarding a disputed payment should be addressed to the
[email protected].
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ASSA Hotels
Sheraton Boston (Headquarters Hotel) Hilton Boston Back Bay
39 Dalton Street, Boston, MA 02199 40 Dalton Street, Boston, MA 02115
617-236-2000 617-236-1100
Boston Marriott Cambridge Hilton Downtown/Faneuil Hall
Two Cambridge Center, 89 Board Street, Boston, MA 02110
Boston, MA 02142 617-556-0006
617-494-6600
Hyatt Regency Boston
Boston Marriott Copley One Avenue de Lafayette,
110 Huntington Ave., Boston, MA 02166 Boston, MA 02111
617-236-5800 617-912-1234
Boston Omni Parker House Hyatt Regency Cambridge
60 School Street, Boston, MA 02108 575 Memorial Drive, Boston, MA 02139
617-227-8600 617-492-1234
Boston Park Plaza Langham Boston
50 Park Plaza, Boston, MA 02116 250 Franklin Street, Boston, MA 02110
617-426-2000 617-451-1900
Colonnade Hotel Le Meridien Cambridge-MIT
120 Huntington Ave., Boston, MA 02116 20 Sidney Street, Boston, MA 02139
617-424-7000 617-577-0200
Courtyard Boston Downtown Loews Boston
275 Tremont Street, Boston, MA 02116 350 Stuart Street, Boston, MA 02116
617-426-1400 617-266-7200
Midtown Hotel
DoubleTree Boston Downtown
220 Huntington Ave., Boston, MA 02115
821 Washington Street,
617-262-1000
Boston, MA 02111
617-956-7900 Revere Hotel Boston Common
200 Stuart Street, Boston, MA 02116
DoubleTree Suites Boston/Cambridge
617-482-1800
400 Soldiers Field Road,
Boston, MA 02134 Ritz-Carlton Boston Common
617-783-0090 10 Avery Street, Boston, MA 02111
617-574-7100
Eliot Hotel
370 Commonwealth Ave., Royal Sonesta Cambridge
Boston, MA 02215 40 Edwin Land Blvd., Boston, MA 02142
617-267-1607 617-806-4200
Fairmont Copley Plaza Taj Boston
138 St. James Ave., Boston, MA 02116 15 Arlington Street, Boston, MA 02116
617-267-5300 617-536-5700
Four Seasons Boston Westin Copley Place
200 Boylston Street, Boston, MA 02116 10 Huntington Ave., Boston, MA 02116
617-338-4400 617-262-9600
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SHERATON BOSTON
Meeting Facilities
ROOM LEVEL FUNCTION
Arnold Arboretum Fifth Floor Sessions & Events
Back Bay Ballroom A–D Second Floor Sessions & Events
Beacon A–H Third Floor Sessions & Events
Berkeley Room Third Floor Sessions & Events
Boardroom Third Floor Events
Boston Common Fifth Floor Sessions & Events
Clarendon Room Third Floor Sessions & Events
Commonwealth Third Floor Sessions & Events
Conference Room Third Floor Events
Constitution Ballroom A & B Second Floor Sessions & Events
Dalton A & B Third Floor Events
Door to Hynes Convention Center Third Floor Entrance to Registration
& Exhibits
Exeter Room Third Floor Sessions & Events
Fairfax A & B Third Floor Sessions & Events
Forest Hills Fifth Floor Events
Franklin Fifth Floor Events
Gardner Room A & B Third Floor Sessions & Events
Grand Ballroom Second Floor Special Events
Hampton Room Third Floor Sessions & Events
Independence Ballroom East & West Second Floor Sessions & Events
Jamaica Pond Fifth Floor Events
Kent Third Floor Press Lounge
Liberty A–C Second Floor Sessions & Events
Meeting Planners Office Second Floor Headquarters & Press
Registration
Olmsted Fifth Floor Events
Public Garden Fifth Floor Sessions & Events
Republic Ballroom A & B Second Floor Music & Humor
Sessions
Republic Ballroom Foyer Second Floor Poster Sessions
Riverway Fifth Floor Sessions & Events
The Fens Fifth Floor Sessions & Events
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