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We are excited to present the following program of 281 virtual sessions for this year’s Virtual 96th Annual Conference! To search for a specific name or for keywords in the program, type Ctrl-F to open a search bar. All sessions are listed in Pacific Daylight Time. Participating Allied Societies AEAMP .............. AEA Mentoring Program AEDSB ............... Association for Economic and Development Studies of Bangladesh AERE .................. Association of Environmental and Resource Economists ASHE .................. American Society of Hispanic Economists Clio .................... Cliometric Society CSMGEP ............ AEA Committee on the Status of Minority Groups in the Economics Profession CSWEP ............... AEA Committee on the Status of Women in the Economics Profession EHA ................... Economic History Association ENSA ................. Economics of National Security Association ESA .................... Economic Science Association KAEA.................. Korea-America Economic Association MEEA................. Middle East Economic Association NAFE ................. National Association of Forensic Economics SABE .................. Society for the Advancement of Behavioral Economics TPUG ................. Transportation and Public Utilities Group Featured Sessions Monday, June 28 @ 10:00 AM–11:45 AM — Presidential Address by John B. Shoven, Stanford University [079] 2020 PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS: IS AUTOMATIC ENROLLMENT CONSISTENT WITH A LIFE CYCLE MODEL? Monday, June 28 @ 12:00 PM–1:45 PM — Professional Development [080] ACTIVE LEARNING WITH FRED: AN EYES-ON WORKSHOP Tuesday, June 29 @ 10:00 AM–11:45 AM — Keynote Address by Emi Nakamura, University of California, Berkeley [139] THE SLOPE OF THE PHILLIPS CURVE: EVIDENCE FROM U.S. STATES Tuesday, June 29 @ 12:00 PM–1:45 PM — Presidential Address by Alan Auerbach, University of California, Berkeley [140] 2021 PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS: TAX POLICY WITH LOW INTEREST RATES Wednesday, June 30 @ 10:00 AM–11:45 AM — Professional Development [201] ACADEMIC PUBLICATIONS AND ACADEMIC PAY Thursday, July 1 @ 8:00 AM–9:45 AM — Allied Society: CSMGEP and Professional Development [256.5] WHAT SHOULD RESEARCHERS KNOW BEFORE SUBMITTING A GRANT? A (VIRTUAL) CHAT WITH THE PROGRAM DIRECTORS AT NSF, NIH, AND THE WASHINGTON CENTER FOR EQUITABLE GROWTH Rev. 7/1/2021 (All times are listed in Pacific Daylight Time) Page 1 Preliminary Program Sunday, June 27 @ 6:00 AM–7:45 AM PDT Volunteer Individual [001] APPLICATIONS AND HOUSEHOLD DECISIONS Chair: Kristopher Gerardi, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta Papers: Retirement and Expenditure of Japanese Household Yoshimi Adachi, Konan University (Presenter), and Tomoki Kitamura, Tohoku Gakuin University The Saving Behavior of Heterogeneous Households and Credit Constraints: A Decomposition Maryam Aljahani, Florida International University (Presenter) Mortgage Prepayment, Race, and Monetary Policy Kristopher Gerardi, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta (Presenter) Discussants: Maryam Aljahani, Florida International University Kristopher Gerardi, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta Yoshimi Adachi, Konan University Sunday, June 27 @ 6:00 AM–7:45 AM PDT Volunteer Individual [002] HEALTH PROGRAMS AND OUTCOMES Chair: Yaxiang Song, University of Kentucky Host: Yaxiang Song, University of Kentucky Papers: Does Medicare Part D Influence Quality of Life? Moiz Bhai, University of Arkansas at Little Rock (Presenter) Impacts of Prenatal Care on Maternal Health Tim A. Bersak, Wofford College (Presenter), and Lyudmyla Sonchak, Susquehanna University Impacts of Critical Illness Insurance on Health-Related Outcomes: Evidence from China Yaxiang Song, University of Kentucky (Presenter) Does Intergrated Healthcare Work? New Evidence from Medicaid Health Homes Emily Yiying Zheng, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen (Presenter) Discussants: Tim A. Bersak, Wofford College Yaxiang Song, University of Kentucky Emily Yiying Zheng, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen Moiz Bhai, University of Arkansas at Little Rock Sunday, June 27 @ 6:00 AM–7:45 AM PDT Contemporary Economic Policy [003] ECONOMICS OF CHINA: FAMILY, HUMAN CAPITAL, AND INEQUALITY Organizer: Jack W. Hou, California State University, Long Beach, and Huazhong University of Science and Technology Chair: Linda Glawe, University of Hagen (FernUniversität in Hagen) Host: Linda Glawe, University of Hagen (FernUniversität in Hagen) Papers: Where Did the Time Go? The Effects of China’s Two-Day Weekend Policy on Labor Supply, Household Work, and Leisure Activities Tao-Tony Fang, Memorial University of Newfoundland (Presenter) New Evidence on the Human Capital Dynamics within China - Is there a Human Capital Trap Linda Glawe, University of Hagen (FernUniversität in Hagen) (Presenter), and Helmut M. Wagner, University of Hagen Estimation of Elasticity of Intertemporal Substitution of Chinese Households Ruoyu Wang, University of International Business and Economics, China, and Jia Xu, University of International Business and Economics, China (Presenter) The Role of Financial Development in Consumption and Expenditure Inequality: Evidence from China Samuel Jung, State University of New York at Cortland (Presenter), and H.E. Cha, Wiley College Discussants: Jia Xu, University of International Business and Economics, China Tao-Tony Fang, Memorial University of Newfoundland Samuel Jung, State University of New York at Cortland Linda Glawe, University of Hagen (FernUniversität in Hagen) Rev. 7/1/2021 (All times are listed in Pacific Daylight Time) Page 2 Sunday, June 27 @ 6:00 AM–7:45 AM PDT Contemporary Economic Policy [005] RESEARCH IN FOOD PRODUCTON: LAND RIGHTS, GMO, AND FOOD INSECURITY Organizer: Jack W. Hou, California State University, Long Beach, and Huazhong University of Science and Technology Chair: Gal Hochman, Rutgers University Host: Gal Hochman, Rutgers University Papers: Soil Quality in Rural Uganda: Do Perceived Individualized Land Rights Really Matter? Francisco M.P Mugizi, Mkwawa University College of Education (Presenter) Gene-edited or Genetically Modified Food? The Impacts of Risk and Ambiguity on Chinese Consumers’ Willingness to Pay Yulian Ding, Southwestern University of Finance and Economics, Jianyu Yu, Southwestern University of Finance and Economics (Presenter), Yangyang Sun, Southwestern University of Finance and Economics, Rodolfo M. Nayga, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, and Yunyun Liu, Southwestern University of Finance and Economics Economic Incentives Modify Agricultural Impacts of a Regional Nuclear War Concerning Food Insecurity and Famine Gal Hochman, Rutgers University (Presenter), Hainan Zhang, Rutgers University, Lili Xia, Rutgers University, Alan Robock, Rutgers University, Saketh Aleti, Rutgers University, Dominique Y. van der Mensbrugghe, Purdue University, and Jonas Jägermeyr, Columbia University Does Temperature Rise Really Reduce Agricultural Production and Social Welfare? Akira Hibiki, Tohoku University (Presenter), Kohei Kamaga, Sophia University, and Huey-Lin Lee, National Chengchi University, Taiwan Discussants: Jianyu Yu, Southwestern University of Finance and Economics Gal Hochman, Rutgers University Akira Hibiki, Tohoku University Francisco M.P Mugizi, Mkwawa University College of Education Sunday, June 27 @ 8:00 AM–9:45 AM PDT Defense Economics [006] IMPACTS OF SERVICEMEMBER COMPENSATION ON RETENTION Organizers: Lauren Malone, CNA Corporation Jacklyn Kambic, CNA Corporation Chair: Jacklyn Kambic, CNA Corporation Host: Lauren Malone, CNA Corporation Papers: Estimating Aviators’ Responses to Different Retention Policies Mikhail Smirnov, CNA Corporation (Presenter) Cost-Benefit Analysis of Special and Incentive Pays for Career Enlisted Aviators Patricia K. Tong, RAND Corporation (Presenter), Michael G. Mattock, RAND Corporation, and Beth J. Asch, RAND Corporation Discussants: Patricia K. Tong, RAND Corporation Christine Jachetta, CNA Corporation Sunday, June 27 @ 8:00 AM–9:45 AM PDT Defense Economics [007] DEFENSE ECONOMICS: IMPROVING ACQUISITION PROCESSES Organizers: Ellen M. Pint, RAND Corporation Laura H. Baldwin, RAND Corporation Chair: Obaid Younossi, RAND Corporation Host: Ellen M. Pint, RAND Corporation Papers: Using Acquisition Data to Develop Realistic Acquisition Schedule Estimates Raymond E. Franck, Naval Postgraduate School (Emeritus) (Presenter), and Charles K. Pickar, Naval Postgraduate School Creating a DoD Culture, Policies and Processes to Increase Innovation John Birkler, RAND Corporation (Presenter), Paul Bracken, Yale University, and Gordon Lee, RAND Corporation Mitigating Bias in Government Acquisitions of Artificial Intelligence Decision Aids Douglas Yeung, RAND Corporation, Inez Khan, RAND Corporation (Presenter), Nidhi Kalra, RAND Corporation, and Osonde A. Osoba, RAND Corporation Unwarranted Influence: Dwight Eisenhower’s Farewell Presidential Address and the Dilemma of U.S. Defense Procurement Rev. 7/1/2021 (All times are listed in Pacific Daylight Time) Page 3 William E. Kovacic, George Washington University Law School (Presenter) Discussants: Laura H. Baldwin, RAND Corporation Raymond E. Franck, Naval Postgraduate School (Emeritus) Atin Basuchoudhary, Virginia Military Institute Steven W. Popper, RAND Corporation Sunday, June 27 @ 8:00 AM–9:45 AM PDT Individually Organized [008] INFORMATION AND THE BUSINESS CYCLE Organizers: Kristoffer Nimark, Cornell University Mathieu Taschereau-Dumouchel, Cornell University Chair: Kristoffer Nimark, Cornell University Host: Kristoffer Nimark, Cornell University Papers: Herding Cycles Edouard Schaal,