Measurement Issues Arising
November 6-7, 2009
W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research AGENDA |
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FRIDAY NOVEMBER 6 |
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8:15 8:45 |
Continental Breakfast |
9:00 10:15 |
Session 1: Services Offshoring |
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Chair: Kenneth Ryder (NAPA)
"Measuring the Impact of Trade in Services: Prospects and Challenges," J. Bradford Jensen (Georgetown University and Peterson Institute for International Economics)
Discussant: Torbjörn Fredriksson (UNCTAD) |
10:15 10:30 |
Break |
10:30 11:45 |
Session 2: Measuring the Impact of Offshoring on the Labor Market |
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Chair: Janet Norwood (NAPA)
"Addressing the Demand for Time Series and Longitudinal Data on Occupational Employment," Katharine Abraham (University of Maryland) and James R. Spletzer (Bureau of Labor Statistics) Discussant: Timothy Sturgeon (MIT) |
11:45 1:00 |
Lunch |
1:00 2:15 |
Session 3: Measurement Implications of Transformation Offshoring and Imported Intermediate Inputs |
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Chair: Ned Howenstein (Bureau of Economic Analysis)
"Outsourcing, Offshoring, and Trade: Identifying Foreign Activity Across Census Data Products," Ron Jarmin, C.J. Krizan, and John Tang (U.S. Census Bureau)
Discussant: John Haltiwanger |
2:15 2:30 |
Break |
2:30 4:15 |
Session 4: Offshoring and Price Measurement: Industry Case Studies |
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Chair: Jon Steinsson (Columbia University)
"Offshoring and Price Measurement in the Semiconductor Industry," David Byrne (Federal Reserve Board), Brian N. Kovak (University of Michigan), and Ryan Michaels (University of Michigan) Discussant: Kimberly Zieschang (IMF) |
4:15 4:30 |
Announcements and Adjournment |
SATURDAY NOVEMBER 7 |
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7:30 8:00 |
Continental Breakfast |
8:15 9:30 |
Session 5: Measurement of Import Prices |
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Chair: Michael Horrigan (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
"Bias in the Import Price Index Due to Outsourcing: Can It Be Measured?," W. Erwin Diewert (University of British Columbia) and Alice O. Nakamura (University of Alberta)
Discussant: Barry Bosworth (Brookings Institution) |
9:30 10:45 |
Session 6: Measurement of Import and Input Prices |
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Chair: Julia Lane (National Science Foundation)
"Offshoring Bias: The Effect of Import Price Mismeasurement on Manufacturing Productivity," Susan Houseman (Upjohn Institute), Christopher Kurz (Federal Reserve Board), Paul Lengermann (Federal Reserve Board), and Benjamin Mandel (Federal Reserve Board)
Discussant: Emi Nakamura (Columbia University) |
10:45 11:00 |
Break |
11:00 12:15 |
Session 7: Measurement of Import Prices and Import Uses: Evidence of Biases |
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Chair: Carol Corrado (Conference Board)
"Imported Inputs and Industry Contributions to Economic Growth: An Assessment of Alternative Approaches," Erich H. Strassner, Robert E. Yuskavage, and Jennifer Lee (Bureau of Economic Analysis)
Discussant: William Milberg (New School for Social Research) |
12:15 2:15 |
Lunch and Panel Discussion: Prioritizing Steps for the Statistical Agencies |
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Chair: Susan Houseman (Upjohn Institute) Panel members: Katharine Abraham (University of Maryland), Erwin Diewert (University of British Columbia), Keith Hall (Bureau of Labor Statistics), and Steven Landefeld (Bureau of Economic Analysis) |
2:15 2:30 |
Concluding Comments and Adjournment |
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Susan Houseman and Kenneth Ryder |
*This conference was funded with grants from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation and the Bureau of Economic Analysis. |
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