Labor Demand and Older Workers.

An NBER conference on Labor Demand and Older Workers took place November 15 in Cambridge. Research Associate Kevin S. Milligan of the University of British Columbia organized the meeting, which was sponsored by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. These researchers' papers were presented and discussed:

* Johanna Catherine Maclean, Temple University and NBER; Stefan Pichler, ETH Zurich; and Nicolas R. Ziebarth, Cornell University, "Mandated Sick Pay: Coverage, Utilization, and Welfare Effects"

* Joseph Marchand, University of Alberta, and Kevin S. Milligan, "Natural Resource Booms and Older Workers"

* Marco Angrisani and Erik Meijer, University of Southern California, and Arie Kapteyn, University of Southern California...