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,...

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...

Possible Paper Topics Include: Time Use Among Specific Groups – parent time with children including comparisons by family structure; time use among the elderly Time Use and Work – hours of work; nonstandard work arrangements; measurement of nonmarket work; volunteer activity; leisure time...

The conference will cover issues and topics related to time allocation. Papers will be presented that utilize time-use data in: - Investigating the determinants of time allocation by gender, and other demographic and economic characteristics (e.g. by family-type or employment status) - Valuing...