Date: December 27, 2023
To: Members of the American Economic Association
From: Peter L. Rousseau, Secretary-Treasurer
Subject: Plan Now for Key AEA Sessions at the 2024 ASSA Meeting

We are looking forward to seeing you in San Antonio for the 2024 ASSA Meeting. We have planned an exciting meeting with critical and engaging topics, including bystander training, a report on preliminary results of the latest AEA Climate Survey, and two awards presentations. For those unable to attend this year, the AEA will live-stream some of the sessions, which can be viewed at https://www.aeaweb.org/conference/livecasts/2024.

In addition to the always popular AEA Distinguished Lecture and AEA Presidential Address, below is a short list of paper and panel sessions you may want to check out, whether in-person or at home (if live-streamed). There are, of course, many other important and interesting sessions. Visit https://www.aeaweb.org/conference/2024/program for details of all sessions.

Friday, January 5

8:00 – 10:00 a.m. CST

Global Value Chains and Inflation
Chair: David Weinstein (Columbia University)

Diversity and Inclusion in the Economics Profession: Progress and Pitfalls
Chair: Stephanie Aaronson (Federal Reserve Board)

10:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. CST

Overcoming Obstacles in the Publishing Process: Advice for Authors and Editors
Panel Session Moderator: Jhacova Williams (American University)
Panelists: Guido Imbens (Stanford University), Navin Kartik (Columbia University), Erzo Luttmer (Dartmouth College), and Romain Wacziarg (University of California, Los Angeles)

Becoming an Effective Bystander for the Profession
Panel Session Moderator: Christina Romer (University of California, Berkeley)
Panelist: Susanna Borgelt (Right to Be _________. )

2:30 – 4:30 p.m. CST

Where the Economy is Headed
Panel Session Moderator: Catherine Rampell (Washington Post)
Panelists: Cecilia Rouse (Princeton University), Emi Nakamura (University of California, Berkeley), James Hines (University of Michigan), and Janice Eberly (Northwestern University)

Working to Change the Climate in Economics
Panel Session Moderator: Janet Currie (Princeton University)
Panelists: Marianne Bertrand (University of Chicago), Anusha Chari (University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill), and Nnena Odim (MWI)

Saturday, January 6

8:00 – 10:00 a.m. CST

Measuring Discrimination
Chair: Monica Garcia-Perez (St. Cloud State University and Duke University)

New Perspectives on the Economics of Mental Health
Chair: Janet Currie (Princeton University)

10:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. CST

Economics of Gun Violence
Chair: Janet Currie (Princeton University)

Racial Aspects of Economic Disparities
Chair: Ellora Derenoncourt (Princeton University)

2:30 – 4:30 p.m. CST

LGBTQ+ Economics Topics
Chair: Michael Martell (Bard College)

New Frontiers in the Economics of the Social Safety Net
Chair: Hilary Hoynes (University of California, Berkeley)

Sunday, January 7

8:00 – 10:00 a.m. CST

Alternative Teaching Strategies
Chair: Jane S. Lopus (California State University – East Bay)

Gender and Human Capital
Chair: Donna Ginther (University of Kansas)

10:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. CST

Developments in High School Economics
Chair: Andrew Hill (Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia)

Economic Impacts of Remote Work
Chair: Nicholas Bloom (Stanford University)

1:00 – 3:00 p.m. CST

How Do Firms Respond to Unions?
Chair: Anna Mueller Stansbury (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)

Innovation and Public Policy
Chair: Erik Brynjolfsson (Stanford University)