Note: The complete AEA program and registration information are posted on the AEA website. Session: Explaining the Post-2011 Fall-Off in Manufacturing Productivity Growth in the United States Monday, Jan. 5, 2026 - 1:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m. (EST) Philadelphia Convention Center  |  Hosted by the American Economic Association Chair: Andrew Sharpe (Centre for the Study of Living Standards) “Why is Manufacturing Productivity Growth So Low” Enghin Atalay (Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia), Ali Hortacsu (University of Chicago), Nicole Kimmel (University of Chicago), and Chad Syverson (University of Chicago) Paper Slides Discussant Slides “The Mysterious Disappearance of Productivity Growth in U.S. Manufacturing: Was It the China Shock?” Robert Gordon (Northwestern University) and Kenneth Ryu (Northwestern University) Paper Slides Discussant Slides “Markups and the Manufacturing Productivity Slowdown” Benjamin Bridgman (Bureau of Economic Analysis) Paper Slides Discussant Slides “The Productivity Slowdown in Manufacturing: Evidence from Microdata” Jeremy Pearce (Federal Reserve Bank of New York) and Danial Lashkari (Federal Reserve Bank of New York) Slides Discussant Slides Discussants: David M. Byrne (Federal Reserve Board), Bart van Ark (The Productivity Institute; University of Manchester), Stephen Tapp (Centre for the Study of Living Standards) and Sabrina Wulff Pabilonia (Bureau of Labor Statistics)