2021 Conference: Economic Access and Mobility
Nov. 12-13, 2021, Virtual
Papers presented at the 2021 Carnegie-Rochester-NYU conference explored how to remove impediments to economic mobility and ensuring fair access to economic opportunities is a central concern for citizens and policymakers. This conference features research papers that analyze the causes, consequences, and policy implications of barriers to mobility across the income and wealth distribution.
Conference Sessions
Day 1 Conference Sessions
November 12, 2021
Session I
- What is the Source of the Intergenerational Correlation in Earnings?
Authors: George-Levi Gayle (Washington University), Limor Golan (Washington University), Mehmet A. Soytas (Ozgeyin University)
Discussant: Corina Boar (New York University)
Session II
- Intergenerational Mobility Begins Before Birth
Authors: Ananth Seshadri (University of Wisconsin), Anson Zhou (University of Wisconsin)
Discussant: Martha Bailey (UCLA)
Session III
- Students’ Heterogeneous Preferences and the Uneven Spatial Distribution of Colleges
Authors: Chao Fu (University of Wisconsin), Junjie Guo (University of Wisconsin), Adam J. Smith (University of Wisconsin), Alan Sorensen (University of Wisconsin)
Discussant: Adam Kapor (Princeton University)
Session IV
- Homeownership Segregation
Authors: Nirupama Kulkarni (CAFRAL), Ulrike Malmendier (University of California-Berkeley)
Discussant: Raven Molloy (Board of Governors, Federal Reserve)
Day 2 Conference Sessions
November 13, 2021
Session I
- Female Entrepreneurship and Financial Frictions
Authors: Marta Morazzoni (UPF), Andrea Sy (UPF)
Discussant: Pete Klenow (Stanford University)
Session II
- Technical Change and the Demand for Talent Power
Authors: Julieta Caunedo (Cornell University), Elisa Keller (University of Exeter)
Discussant: Sophie Osotimehin (University of Quebec at Montreal)