New Economics of the Family
Day 1: Friday, February 27th, 12 pm-6:00 pm
University of Chicago
Swift Hall First Floor Common Room
1025 East 58th Street
Chicago, IL 60637
| 12:00-1:00 pm | Lunch |
| 1:00- 1:05 pm | Introduction, Lars Hansen University of Chicago, Department of Economics Chair of the Institute's Faculty Steering Committee |
| 1:05- 1:15 pm | Opening Remarks, James Heckman University of Chicago, Department of Economics |
| 1:15- 1:55 pm | "Investment in Schooling and the Marriage Market" Yoram Weiss Tel-Aviv University Co-authors: Pierre-André Chiappori, Columbia University and Murat Iyigun, University of Colorado |
| 1:55- 2:05 pm | Discussant: Costas Meghir, University College London |
| 2:05- 2:15 pm | Open Discussion |
| 2:15- 2:30 pm | Coffee Break |
| 2:30- 3:10 pm | "Assortative Matching on the Marriage Market: A Structural Investigation” Pierre-André Chiappori Columbia University Co-authors: Bernard Salanié, Columbia University and Yoram Weiss, Tel Aviv University |
| 3:10- 3:20 pm | Discussant: Pedro Carneiro, University College London |
| 3:20- 3:30 pm | Open Discussion |
| 3:30- 3:45 pm | Coffee Break |
| 3:45- 4:25 pm | “Matching with Trade-offs: Revealed Preferences Over Competing Characteristics” Bernard Salanié Columbia University Co-author: Alfred Galichon, École Polytechnique |
| 4:25- 4:35 pm | Discussant: Robert Shimer, University of Chicago |
| 4:35- 4:45 pm | Open Discussion |
| 4:45- 5:00 pm | Coffee Break |
| 5:00- 5:40 pm | “Marriage Market Equilibrium and Bargaining in Marriage” Robert Pollak Washington University in St. Louis Co-author: Shelly Lundberg, University of Washington |
| 5:40-5:50 pm | Discussant: Yoram Weiss, Tel-Aviv University |
| 5:50- 6:00 pm | Open Discussion |
Day 2: Saturday, February 28th, 8:30 am-4:30 pm
University of Chicago
Swift Hall First Floor Common Room
1025 East 58th Street
Chicago, IL 60637
| 8:30- 9:00 am | Continental Breakfast |
| 9:00- 9:05 am | Opening Remarks, Philip Reny University of Chicago, Chairman of the Department of Economics |
| 9:05- 9:45 am | “Endogenous Household Interaction” Christopher Flinn New York University Co-author: Daniela Del Boca, University of Turin |
| 9:45- 9:55 am | Discussant: Arthur Lewbel, Boston College |
| 9:55- 10:05 am | Open Discussion |
| 10:05- 10:20 am | Coffee |
| 10:20- 11:00 am | "An Assignment Model with Divorce and Remarriage” Murat Iyigun University of Colorado Co-author: Pierre-André Chiappori (Columbia University) and Yoram Weiss, Tel Aviv University |
| 11:00- 11:10 am | Discussant: Ahu Gemici, New York University |
| 11:10- 11:20 am | Open Discussion |
| 11:20- 11:35 am | Coffee |
| 11:35- 12:15 pm | “Testing Becker's Theory of Positive Assortative Matching” Alyosius Siow University of Toronto |
| 12:15- 12:25 pm | Discussant: Alfred Galichon, Ecole Polytechnique |
| 12:25- 12:35 pm | Open Discussion |
| 12:35- 1:35 pm | Lunch |
| 1:35- 2:15 pm | “Estimating the Technology of Cognitive and Noncognitive Skill Formation” Flávio Cunha University of Pennsylvania Co-authors: James Heckman, University of Chicago Susanne Schennach, University of Chicago |
| 2:15-2:25 pm | Discussant: Jeffrey Grogger, University of Chicago |
| 2:25- 2:35 pm | Open Discussion |
| 2:35- 3:15 pm | “From Shame to Game in One Hundred Years: An Economic Model of the Rise in Premarital Sex and its De-Stigmatization” Jeremy Greenwood University of Pennsylvania Co-authors: Jesús Fernández-Villaverde, University of Pennsylvania and Nezih Guner, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid |
| 3:15- 3:25 pm | Discussant: Matthew Wiswall, New York University |
| 3:25- 3:35 pm | Open Discussion |
| 3:35- 3:50 pm | Coffee |
| 3:50- 4:30 pm | Concluding Remarks “New Work on the Economics of the Family” Gary Becker University of Chicago |