PNW Labor Day

8^th Annual Pacific Northwest Labor Day Workshop

September 19, 2025

University of Washington

Room 410, Savery Hall

Seattle, WA

Program

9:30 – 9:45: Coffee and Pastries

9:50: Opening Remarks

10:00 – 10:40: Sándor Katona (Eötvös Lóránd University) and Anna Lovász (University of Washington Tacoma). “The Impact of the Gender Composition of Performance Feedback on Peers”

 10:50 – 11:30: Austin Craig (University of Washington), Rachel Heath, Yael Jacobs, and Melissa Knox. “An Experiment to Include Gender-Related Material in Introductory Microeconomics”

11:40 – 12:20: Stephanie Owen (Colby College) and Derek Rury (Oregon State University). “Implicit Gender Stereotypes and College Major Choice: A Field Experiment”

12:30 – 2:00 Lunch 

2:00 – 2:40: Paul Thompson (Oregon State University). “Uncovering Best Practices in Promoting Achievement within the Four-Day School Week”

2:50 – 3:30:  Denise Hare (Reed College). “Higher Education Returns in China’s General and Vocational Tracks”

3:40 – 4:20: Ananya Diwakant (University of Washington) and T.V. Ninan (Stanford Univerisity). “Intra-household Differences in Perceived Health Risks of Using Solid Fuels for Cooking”

4:30 – 6:00: Walk to the Ave for drinks/dinner

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