The Pre-Doc Conference offered a unique platform for pre-doctoral research assistants in economics and related fields to present their own research and exchange ideas on emerging topics. Organized as a professional development event, attendance is by invitation only. The conference was sponsored by the Industrial Relations Section, the Griswold Center for Economic Policy Studies, and the Julis-Rabinowitz Center for Public Policy & Finance. The conference organizing team included Monica Essig Aberg, Francisca Afantchao Biakou and Bernardo Esteves Wanderley.

 conference program and research abstracts