Past Carnegie-Rochester-NYU Conferences

Taking place every November, each conference is organized around a particular theme or topic with papers prepared by leading scholars with expertise in the area. 

Participants are united by their interest in the issues discussed and by their belief that analysis, evidence, and informed discussion have lasting effects on the public and its institutions.

Day One Conference Sessions

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 Two Conference Sessions

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)