Upjohn Institute participates in 2023 ASSA conference in New Orleans

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Six Upjohn Institute researchers presented research at the 2023 Allied Social Science Associations annual meeting, in addition to participating as session chairs and respondents. The conference ran Jan. 6-8 in New Orleans.

Held jointly by the American Economic Association and the 64 organizations that constitute the ASSA, the meeting is the largest economics conference of its kind. Upjohn Institute staff present research each day of the conference. Full details and links to sessions are in the table at bottom.

Friday, Jan. 6

8 a.m.

2:30 p.m.

  • Brad Hershbein presents "Skills, Majors and Jobs: Does Higher Education Respond"

Saturday, Jan. 7

10:15 a.m.

  • Susan Houseman presents "The Rise of the Contract Workforce in U.S. Manufacturing and Implications for Worker Skills Measures." Download paper
  • Aaron Sojourner presents "Early Childhood Care and Cognitive Development."
  • Brad Hershbein is coauthor on a paper being presented, "Local Labor Markets Left Behind? How Recessions Reshape Employment Dynamics Among Firms and Workers."

Sunday, Jan. 8

10:15 a.m.

  • Beth Truesdale presents "Navigating the Run-up to Retirement: Evidence from Narrative Survey Data."
  • Aaron Sojourner is a discussant for the session LERA Best Papers V: The When, Where, and Why of Unions.

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Sessions with participation of Upjohn Institute staff researchers are listed below. Listed rooms are in the Hilton New Orleans Riverside unless otherwise indicated. Paper titles are shown, in quotes, where the researcher is an author; otherwise, the session title is shown.

Upjohn Institute Researchers at ASSA 2023
Day Time Staff Role Paper or Session Room
Friday 8:00 AM Gabrielle Pepin Presenting Author "Not Just for Kids: Child and Dependent Care Credit Benefits for Elder Care" Bridge
Friday 8:00 AM Aaron Sojourner Discussant Labor Market Institutions Steering
Friday 8:00 AM Aaron Sojourner Nonpresenting Author "Common Ownership in Labor Markets"

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Friday 2:30 PM Brad Hershbein Presenting Author "Skills, Majors and Jobs: Does Higher Education Respond" Steering
Saturday 10:15 AM Susan Houseman Presenting Author "The Rise of the Contract Workforce in U.S. Manufacturing and Implications for Worker Skills Measures" Bridge
Saturday 10:15 AM Brad Hershbein Nonpresenting Author "Local Labor Markets Left Behind? How Recessions Reshape Employment Dynamics Among Firms and Workers" Steering
Saturday 2:30 PM Aaron Sojourner Presenting Author "Early Childhood Care and Cognitive Development" Marlborough A
Sunday 10:15 AM Aaron Sojourner Discussant LERA Best Papers V: The When, Where, and Why of Unions Steering
Sunday 10:15 AM Beth Truesdale Presenting Author "Navigating the Run-up to Retirement: Evidence from Narrative Survey Data" Bridge
Sunday 1:00 PM Brian Asquith Presenting Author "Why Are Older Workers Moving Less While Working Longer?" Steering
Sunday 1:00 PM Beth Truesdale Discussant Older Workers and Retirement, Part II Steering
Sunday 1:00 PM Susan Houseman Chair Older Workers and Retirement, Part II Steering
Sunday 1:00 PM Brad Hershbein Chair LERA Best Papers VI: Worker Preferences, Sorting, and Mismatch Bridge
Sunday 1:00 PM Gabrielle Pepin Nonpresenting Author "Occupational Sorting, Multidimensional Skill Mismatch, and the Child Penalty among Working Mothers" Bridge

Experts

Brad J. Hershbein headshot

Brad J. Hershbein

Senior Economist and Deputy Director of Research
Susan N. Houseman headshot

Susan N. Houseman

Senior Economist
Aaron Sojourner headshot

Aaron Sojourner

Senior Researcher
Beth C. Truesdale headshot

Beth C. Truesdale

Research Fellow