Labor Studies.

PositionProgram and Working Group Meetings

Members of the NBER's Labor Studies Program met at the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco on February 15-16. Program Codirectors David Autor of MIT and Alexandre Mas of Princeton University organized the meeting. These researchers' papers were presented and discussed:

* Richard Hornbeck, University of Chicago and NBER, and Enrico Moretti, University of California, Berkeley and NBER, "Who Benefits from Productivity Growth? The Direct and Indirect Effects of Local TFP Shocks"

* Simon Jager, MIT and NBER; Benjamin Schoefer, University of California, Berkeley; and Josef Zweimuller, University of Zurich, "Marginal Jobs and Job Surplus: Evidence from Separations and Unemployment Insurance"

* Cody Cook and Jonathan Hall, Uber Technologies; Rebecca Diamond, Stanford University and NBER; John A. List, University of Chicago and NBER; and Paul Oyer, Stanford University and NBER, "The Gender Earnings Gap in the Gig Economy: Evidence from over a Million Rideshare Drivers"

* Jose Azar, Charles River Associates; Ioana Marinescu, University of Pennsylvania and NBER; and Marshall I. Steinbaum, "Labor Market...

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