The 3rd annual Bozeman Applied Economics Summer Conference at Montana State University was held June 12-13, 2024, organized by faculty members of the MSU DAEE Mariana Carrera, Diane Charlton, Wendy Stock, Carly Urban and Mark Anderson.

This was a small conference bringing together researchers in varied areas of applied micro including labor, health, environmental, development, public, and agricultural economics. In addition to the presentation sessions, participants will have opportunities to explore Bozeman's beautiful surroundings.

Wednesday, June 12

8:30 - 9:00:  Breakfast and Welcome

9:00 - 9:30: Aaron Phipps (West Point), "More than Sheepskin: A Natural Experiment on College and Earnings", 30 minutes

9:30 - 10:00:  Willa Friedman (U. Houston), "Worker Assignment and National Unity: Are All Stable Matches Socially Stable?", 30 minutes

10:00 - 10:15:  Juan C. Angulo (U. Maryland), "Green Gold: Avocado Production and Conflict in Mexico", 15 minutes

10:15 - 10:30:  Alvin Christian (U. Michigan), "Restraining Orders, Domestic Violence, and Women’s Labor Market and Marriage Outcomes", 15 minutes

10:30 - 10:45:  Coffee Break

10:45 - 11:15:  Ashna Arora (U. Chicago), "Targeted Interventions for High-Risk Domestic Violence Victims", 30 minutes

11:15 - 11:30:  Rebecca Jack (U. Nebraska), "The Parenthood Gap: Firms and Earnings Inequality After Kids", 15 minutes

11:30 - 12:00:  Pamela Jakiela (Williams College), "Evaluating the Effects of an Early Literacy Intervention"

12:00 - 1:00:  Boxed Lunch

1:00 - 1:30:  Rebecca De Simone (London Business School), "Opening the Brown Box: Production Responses to Environmental Regulation", 30 minutes

1:30 - 2:00:  James Sears (Michigan State), "Fluid Demand Responses: Long- and Short-Run Urban Water Price Elasticities", 30 minutes

2:30:  Depart campus for hike: Drinking Horse Trail

5:00 - 7:00:  Conference Dinner, Rendezvous Hall

Thursday, June 13

8:30 - 9:00:  Breakfast

9:00 - 9:30: Emilie Jackson (Michigan State), "The Impact of Privatization: Evidence from the Hospital Sector", 30 minutes

9:30 - 10:00: Tianyi Wang (U. Toronto), "Does Physicians’ Female Socialization Influence Female Patients’ Health?", 30 minutes

10:00 - 10:30:  David Molitor (U. Illinois), "Incentives and Habit Formation in Health Screenings: Evidence from the Illinois Workplace Wellness Study", 30 minutes

10:30 - 10:45:  Coffee Break

10:45 - 11:15:  Jeff Hicks (U. Toronto), "The Effect of Reducing Welfare Access on Employment, Health, and Children’s Long-Run Outcomes", 30 minutes

11:15 - 11:45:  Meiping Sun (Fordham), "Long-term Impacts of Growth and Development Monitoring: Evidence from Routine Health Examinations in Early Childhood", 30 minutes

11:45:Boxed lunch pickup + Depart campus for hike: Lower Mt. Ellis Trail