University of Wisconsin–Madison

BRIDGE Conference Schedule

Thursday, November 18, 2021

Time

Session

Speaker

Discussant

Paper Title

8:00 amBreakfast   
8:25 amWelcome and Opening Remarks  
8:30–9:20 amHuman Capital: Gene X EnvironmentTitus GalamaNorma Coe“Sources of Inequality at Birth: the Interplay Between Genes and Parental Socioeconomic Status” (Video)
9:20–10:10 amHuman Capital: Gene X EnvironmentRobel AlemuNorma Coe“Gene-Environment Interaction Effects of Cigarette Taxes on Smoking Behavior and Health Conditions of Older Adults in the United States” (Video)
10:10–10:30 amBreak   
10:30–11:20 amLife Cycle Behaviors ILeandro CarvalhoGeorge-Levi Gayle“Genetics, Education, and Income”
11:20 am–12:10 pmLife Cycle Behaviors IMateo Velásquez-GiraldoGeorge-Levi Gayle“Genetic Endowments, Income Dynamics, and Wealth Accumulation Over the Lifecycle” (Video)
12:10–1:15 pmLunch   
1:15–2:05 pmHuman Capital: Nature and NurtureVictor RondaOrazio Attanasio“The Nurture of Nature and the Nature of Nurture: How Genes and Investments Interact in the Formation of Skills” (Video)
2:05–2:55 pmHuman Capital: Nature and NurtureJonathan BeauchampOrazio Attanasio“Nature and nurture: Evidence from molecular genetics data in Korean American adoptees”  (Video)
2:55–3:20 pmBreak   
3:20–4:10 pmLife Cycle Behaviors IISilvia BarcellosMatthew Wiswall“The Effect of Education on the Relationship between Genetics, Early-Life Disadvantages, and Later-Life SES” (Video)
4:10–5:00 pmLife Cycle Behaviors IIRichard SiasBasit Zafar“Molecular Genetics, Risk Aversion, Return Perceptions, and Stock Market Participation” (Video)

Friday, November 19, 2021

Time

Session

Speaker

Discussant

Paper Title

8:00 amBreakfast   
8:30–9:20 amIntergenerational ExaminationsBhash MazumderJoseph Ferrie“Understanding Sibling Correlations in Education: Molecular Genetics and Family Background”
9:20–10:10 amIntergenerational ExaminationsAldo Rustichini “Selection in Ancient DNA” (Video)
10:10–10:30 amBreak   
10:30–11:30 amNext Frontiers IDaniel Benjamin and David Cesarini “Frontiers in Within-Family Analysis” (Video)
11:30–11:45 amBreak   
11:45 am–12:15 pmNext Frontiers IILauren Schmitz “Promises and Pitfalls of Integrating Epigenetic Data into Economic Research”
12:15–12:45 pmNext Frontiers IIPatrick Turley “Challenges and directions in genomics research using diverse-ancestry samples” (Video)
12:45–1:30 pmLunch / Depart