| 8:30 a.m. |
Registration and Continental Breakfast
- Poster Session (Posters displayed by economics undergraduates and graduates)
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| 9:10 a.m. |
Welcome and Introductory Comments
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Parker Wheatley, College of St. Benedict/St. John’s University, MEA President
- David Stern, Vice President of Academic and Student Affairs, Hamline University
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9:20 a.m. |
Heller Distinguished Lecture – Taxing Ourselves
- Joel Slemrod, University of Michigan
Professor of Economics and Paul W. McCracken Collegiate Professor of Business Economics and Public Policy
Slides [PDF]
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Introduced by Laura Kalambokidis, Applied Economics, University of Minnesota
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| 10:30 a.m. |
Break |
| 10:45 a.m. |
Labor Markets in Middle America
Session Moderator: Fahima Aziz, Hamline University
Speakers:
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Colleen Manchester, Carlson School of Management, University of Minnesota
Use of Work-Family Practices in the United States
Slides [PDF]
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Terry Fitzgerald, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis
Middle American Stagnation
Slides [PDF]
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| 11:55 a.m. |
Luncheon—Klas Center, Kay Fredericks Room, 3rd Floor |
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- 12:30 p.m. Presentation of Awards
- 12:45 p.m. Business Meeting
- Treasurer’s Report (Dan Fairchild)
- Election of Officers (Rob Grunewald)
- 1:00 p.m.
Luncheon Speaker
- Art Rolnick, Human Capital Research Collaborative, University of Minnesota
The Economics of Early Childhood Education
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| 2:10 p.m. |
Implications of Health Care Reform—Sundin Music Hall
Session Moderator: Jennifer Schultz, University of Minnesota, Duluth
Panelists:
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Jean Abraham, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota
Slides [PDF]
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Stephen Parente, Carlson School of Management, University of Minnesota
Slides [PDF]
- Andrea Walsh, Executive Vice President, HealthPartners
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| 3:20 p.m. |
Closing Remarks and Adjournment
- Jan Werner, University of Minnesota, incoming MEA President
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