AAEA at the 2019 ASSA Annual Meeting
Register for 2019 ASSA Annual Meeting
T.W. Schultz Memorial Lecture & Reception
Raj Chetty, Harvard University
Friday, January 4
6:15 pm – 8:45 pm
Hilton Atlanta, Grand Ballroom C
"The Opportunity Atlas: The Geography of Economic Opportunity in America"
Raj Chetty is the William A. Ackman Professor of Economics at Harvard University. He is also the Director of the Equality of Opportunity Project, which uses “big data” to understand how we can give children from disadvantaged backgrounds better chances of succeeding. Chetty's research combines empirical evidence and economic theory to help design more effective government policies. His work on topics ranging from tax policy and unemployment insurance to education and affordable housing has been widely cited in academia, media outlets, and Congressional testimony.
Chetty received his Ph.D. from Harvard University in 2003 and is one of the youngest tenured professors in Harvard's history. Before joining the faculty at Harvard, he was a professor at UC-Berkeley and Stanford University. Chetty has received numerous awards for his research, including a MacArthur "Genius" Fellowship and the John Bates Clark medal, given to the economist under 40 whose work is judged to have made the most significant contribution to the field.
Reception will immediately follow the presentation
AAEA Networking Reception
Saturday, January 5
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Hilton Atlanta, 205-207
AAEA Invited Paper Sessions
(Bolded names highlight the presenting author)
NAFTA Revisited – Moving Forward
Friday, January 4
10:15 am - 12:15 pm
Hilton Atlanta, 401
Organizer: Andrew Schmitz, University of Florida
Moderator: Andrew Schmitz, University of Florida
Renegotiating NAFTA? Evidence from U.S.-Mexico Suspension Agreements on Tomatoes and Sugar
Troy G. Schmitz, Arizona State University, and James L. Seale, Jr., University of Florida
Role of Enabling Trade Indexes & Agreements on Production and Trade Efficiency: A Spatial Stochastic Frontier Analysis
Saleem Shaik, North Dakota State University
Strategic Agricultural Trade Policy Interdependence and NAFTA: Does the Exchange Rate Matter?
P. Lynn Kennedy, Louisiana State University
NAFTA: Trade and Water Needs in the South Texas-Mexico Border
Luis Ribera, Texas A&M University
Ethics in Agricultural and Applied Economics Research
Friday, January 4
2:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Hilton Atlanta, 401
Organizer: Jeffrey Michler, University of Arizona
Moderator: Jeffrey Michler, University of Arizona
Beyond IRB: Towards a typology of research ethics in applied economics
Anna Josephson, University of Arizona, Jeffrey Michler, University of Arizona, and William Masters, Tufts University
“What do you mean by ‘informed consent’?” Household survey ethics in development research
Melinda Smale, Michigan State University and Anna Josephson, University of Arizona
Ethics in econometrics
Travis Lybbert, University of California, Davis
The Right to Food in the United States: The Role of SNAP
Craig Gundersen, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Exploring Mechanisms Underlying the Gender Gap: Promotion, Perceptions, and Professional Networks
Saturday, January 5
8:00 am - 10:00 am
Hilton Atlanta, 401
Organizer: Joyce Chen, The Ohio State University
Discussant: Shelly Lundberg, University of California, Santa Barbara
Gender Gaps in Academia: Evidence from The Ohio State University
Daniel Crown, The Ohio State University and Joyce J. Chen, The Ohio State University
Collaboration Networks Among Female Economists: An Examination of Coauthorship using the CSWEP Mentoring Data
Donna K. Ginther, University of Kansas & NBER and Rina Na, University of Kansas
Expectations Bias and Gender
Jill J. McCluskey, Washington State University and Wen Chen, Freddie Mac
Pollination Economics: The Supply of Honey and Pollination Services in the Face of Pollinator Decline
Saturday, January 5
10:15 am - 12:15 pm
Hilton Atlanta, 401
Organizer: Brittney Goodrich, Auburn University
Discussant: Brittney Goodrich, Auburn University
Does Colony Loss Reduce Honey Yields?
Peyton Ferrier, USDA Economic Research Service
The Great Bee Migration: Supply Analysis of Honey Bee Colony Shipments into California for Almond Pollination Services
Brittney Goodrich, Auburn University, Jeffrey C. Williams, University of California, Davis and Rachael E. Goodhue, University of California, Davis
Beekeeper Costs and Supply Functions for U.S. Honey and Pollination Services
Daniel Sumner, University of California, Davis, Antoine Champetier, Agricultural Issues Center, University of California, Davis
Support for Native Pollinators among the Public vs Hobby Beekeepers
Jerrod Penn, Louisiana State University, Wuyang Hu, The Ohio State University, and Hannah Penn, Louisiana State University
Food Markets and Nutrition
Saturday, January 5
12:30 pm - 2:15 pm
Hilton Atlanta, 401
Organizers: Derek Headey, IFPRI and Will Martin, IFPRI
Discussant: Chris Barrett, Cornell University
Where are nutritious diets most expensive? Evidence from 195 foods in 164 countries
Steve Block, Tufts University, Robel Alemu and Derek Headey, IFPRI
Dairy Markets and Child Nutrition in the Developing World
William J. Martin, IFPRI and David Laborde Debucquet, IFPRI
Eggs before chickens: Poultry, poverty and nutrition in sub-Saharan Africa
Kwaw Andam, IFPRI, Channing Arndt, IFPRI, Faaiqa Hartley, IFPRI, Derek Headey, IFPRI
Rural Food Markets and Child Nutrition
John Hoddinott, Cornell University, Kalle John Hoddinott, IFPRII, Derek Headey, IFPRI, and David Stifel, Cornell University
Agricultural Insurance in Developing and Emerging Economics: Demand, Impacts, and Future Prospects
Saturday, January 5
2:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Hilton Atlanta, 401
Organizers: Ashok K. Mishra, Arizona State University and Awudu Abdulai, University of Kiel
Discussant: Diego Arias Carballo, World Bank
Crop Insurance and Food Security in India: Evidence from a Nationally Representative Survey Data
Thiagu Ranganathan, Indian Institute of Management Nagpur and Ashok K. Mishra, Arizona State University
Production Risks, liquidity constraints and Participation in Crop Insurance Programs in Ghana
Renan Goetz, University of Girona, Awudu Abdulai, University of Kiel, Victor Owusu, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
Micro-Analysis on the Evaluation of the Impacts of Natural Disasters on Agriculture: Implications for Crop Insurance Programs in Taiwan
Hung Hao Chang, National Taiwan University