The conference aims to bring together high-quality research that is at the intersection of labor economics and macroeconomics. We invite researchers to submit empirical and theoretical contributions related to the labor market on topics such as business cycle dynamics, labor market frictions,...

Topics: Crime prevention; Policing; Court processes and judge behavior; Incarceration; Prisoner reentry; Labor market dynamics for people with criminal records; Causes and consequences of racial disparities in the criminal justice system; Effects of health care access on criminal behavior;...

ACES Sessions: - The Demand for the State: Evidence from Past and Present; - Social Capital and Banking Crises; - Skills in College: Cross-National Evidence from China, India, Russia, and the United States; - The Institutional Basis of China's Growth and Social Development; - From Culture to...