Sponsored by the DAEE and the Initiative for Regulation and Applied Economic Analysis at Montana State University 

Day 1: Tuesday, June 20 

9:00 – 9:30, Ben Hansen, U. Oregon, In-Person Schooling and Youth Suicide: Evidence from School Calendars and Pandemic School Closures  

9:30 – 10:00, Melanie Wasserman, UCLA, The Summer Drop in Female Employment  

10:10 – 10:40, Benjamin Ukert, Texas A&M, Opioid Use and Employment Outcomes: Evidence from the U.S. Military  

10:40 – 11:10, Steven Mello, Dartmouth, Police Training and Racial Disparities in Policing  

11:20 – 11:50, Brianna Felegi, Virginia Tech, Supply-Side Responses in School Choice 

12:00 Lunch @ MSU Dining Hall  

1:15 – 1:45, Brian Cadena, CU Boulder, Transitioning from Subsidized Job to Sustained Success: The Effects and Key Mechanism of a Supported Work Program  

1:45 – 1:55, Becca Brough, UC Davis, High Schools Tailored to Adults can Help Them Complete a Traditional Diploma and Excel in the Labor Market  

1:55 – 2:05, Carlos Schmidt-Padilla, Penn, Opportunities and Entrepreneurship: Evidence on Advanced Labor Market Experience  

2:05 – 2:15, Evan Bennett, Stanford, The Golden Ticket: Examining the Impact of Winning the Western States Endurance Run Lottery on Subsequent Ultramarathon Performance and Travel Decisions 

2:30 Optional hike – the “M” trail  

5:45 Conference BBQ Dinner @ Centennial Pavilion, Glen Lake Rotary Park 

Day 2: Wednesday June 21 

9:00 – 9:30, Andreas Ferrara, Pitt, The Confederate Diaspora  

9:30 – 10:00, Dan Jones, Pitt, Reconstruction-Era Education and Long-Run Black-White Inequality  

10:00 – 10:30, Rosie Mueller, Whitman College, Discovery of Unregulated Contaminants in Drinking Water: Evidence from PFAS and Housing Prices  

10:40 – 11:10, Nick Hagerty, MSU, Industrial Water Pollution and Agricultural Production in India  

11:10 – 11:20, Jimmy Shr , National Taiwan U., The Effect of Air Quality on Citizens’ Preferences for Low-Carbon Energy  

11:20 – 11:30, Mariana Carrera, MSU, Biased Expectations, Memory, and Overconfidence in Higher Education  

11:30 – 12:00, Justin Gallagher, MSU, The Impact of Urban Growth Boundaries on the Location and Density of Development  

12:00 Lunch (food provided)  

Hikes in Hyalite Canyon – transportation provided