August 24, 2015
12:30 to 13:30	Academia to Public Policy: What Should we Teach our Students? (EEA Education Committee)
12:30 to 13:30	Getting Funding in Economics: Experience with the ERC Applications Process
14:00 to 15:30	Contributed Sessions 1
15:30 to 16:00	Coffee Break
16:00 to 17:30	Contributed Sessions 2
17:45 to 19:00	Schumpeter Lecture
19:00 to 20:30	Welcome Reception
August 25, 2015
08:30 to 10:30	Invited Sessions 1
10:30 to 11:00	Coffee Break
11:00 to 12:30	Contributed Sessions 3
12:30 to 14:00	Lunch
12:40 to 13:50	European Central Bank Session
14:00 to 15:30	Contributed Sessions 4
15:30 to 16:00	Coffee Break
16:00 to 17:30	Contributed Sessions 5
17:45 to 19:00	Marshall Lecture
August 26, 2015
08:30 to 10:30	Invited Sessions 2
10:30 to 11:00	Coffee Break
11:00 to 12:30	Contributed Sessions 6
12:30 to 14:00	Lunch
12:40 to 13:50	The Euro Crisis and the Role of Different Economic Traditions
14:00 to 15:30	Contributed Sessions 7
15:30 to 16:00	Coffee Break
16:00 to 17:30	Contributed Sessions 8
17:45 to 19:00	Presidential Address
August 27, 2015
08:30 to 10:30	Invited Sessions 3
10:30 to 11:00	Coffee Break
11:00 to 12:30	Contributed Sessions 9
12:30 to 14:00	Lunch
12:40 to 13:50	MaCCI - Mannheim Center for Competition and Innovation Session
14:00 to 15:30	Contributed Sessions 10
15:30 to 16:00	Coffee Break
16:00 to 17:15	The 2014 Nobel Prize in Economics
18:00 to 22:30	End of Congress Party

Summary of All Sessions
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#	Date/Time	Location	Type	Title	Papers
1	August 24, 2015 12:30-13:30	SN163	panel	ACADEMIA TO PUBLIC POLICY: WHAT SHOULD WE TEACH OUR STUDENTS?
2	August 24, 2015 12:30-13:30	SN169	panel	GETTING FUNDING IN ECONOMICS: EXPERIENCE WITH THE ERC APPLICATIONS PROCESS	0
3	August 24, 2015 14:00-15:30	EW156	contributed	BANKING I	3
4	August 24, 2015 14:00-15:30	O48-50	contributed	BEHAVIORAL AND EXPERIMENTAL ECONOMICS: BEHAVIORAL EFFECTS IN INTERTEMPORAL SETTINGS	4
5	August 24, 2015 14:00-15:30	EO157	contributed	DEVELOPMENT: WAGES, TAXES, AND CONSUMPTION DYNAMICS	4
6	August 24, 2015 14:00-15:30	O129	contributed	ECONOMIC THEORY: AUCTIONS AND PROCUREMENT	4
7	August 24, 2015 14:00-15:30	L9, 1-2 001	contributed	ECONOMICS OF EDUCATION: FAMILIES AND INEQUALITY	3
8	August 24, 2015 14:00-15:30	EW151	contributed	EMPIRICAL MACROECONOMICS	4
9	August 24, 2015 14:00-15:30	EO150	contributed	ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS I	4
10	August 24, 2015 14:00-15:30	EW148	contributed	EXPERIMENTAL ECONOMICS: COMPETITION	4
11	August 24, 2015 14:00-15:30	L7, 3-5 P043	contributed	HEALTH ECONOMICS I	2
12	August 24, 2015 14:00-15:30	O133	contributed	HIRING AND FIRING OVER THE BUSINESS CYCLE	3
13	August 24, 2015 14:00-15:30	O138	contributed	INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS: NEW APPROACHES TO FIRM HETEROGENEITY	4
14	August 24, 2015 14:00-15:30	O151	contributed	IO: DEMAND AND PRICING I	4
15	August 24, 2015 14:00-15:30	O148	contributed	IO: MARKET STRUCTURE	4
16	August 24, 2015 14:00-15:30	L7,3-5 S031	contributed	LABOR ECONOMICS	4
17	August 24, 2015 14:00-15:30	O145	contributed	LABOR MARKETS IN THE RECESSION	4
18	August 24, 2015 14:00-15:30	EO154	contributed	MACRO DEVELOPMENT I	4
19	August 24, 2015 14:00-15:30	L7, 3-5, 1	contributed	MACROPOLICIES AND FINANCIAL STABILITY	3
20	August 24, 2015 14:00-15:30	O142	contributed	PERSONNEL ECONOMICS	4
21	August 24, 2015 14:00-15:30	O226/228	contributed	POLICY IN THE OPEN ECONOMY	4
22	August 24, 2015 14:00-15:30	L7, 3-5 458	contributed	POSITIVE POLITICAL ECONOMY	3
23	August 24, 2015 14:00-15:30	O135	contributed	PRICE RIGIDITIES AND DISTRIBUTIONAL CONSEQUENCES OF MONETARY POLICY	4
24	August 24, 2015 14:00-15:30	EW154	contributed	PUBLIC ECONOMICS: TAX EVASION	3
25	August 24, 2015 14:00-15:30	EW159	contributed	REAL EFFECTS OF FINANCIAL SHOCKS	3
26	August 24, 2015 14:00-15:30	EO256	contributed	RECENT ADVANCES IN MICROECONOMETRICS I	2
27	August 24, 2015 14:00-15:30	O131	contributed	TOPICS IN MACRO PUBLIC FINANCE	4
28	August 24, 2015 16:00-17:30	O129	contributed	BEHAVIORAL AND EXPERIMENTAL ECONOMICS: RISK PREFERENCES	4
29	August 24, 2015 16:00-17:30	O142	contributed	CHILD CARE AND MOTHERS' LABOR SUPPLY	4
30	August 24, 2015 16:00-17:30	O133	contributed	COST OF RECESSIONS	4
31	August 24, 2015 16:00-17:30	O138	contributed	DEVELOPMENT: AID AND INSTITUTIONS	4
32	August 24, 2015 16:00-17:30	O148	contributed	ECONOMIC THEORY: ECONOMIC MECHANISMS	4
33	August 24, 2015 16:00-17:30	O48-50	contributed	ECONOMIC THEORY: RELATIONSHIPS AND REPUTATION	3
34	August 24, 2015 16:00-17:30	L9, 1-2 001	contributed	ECONOMICS OF EDUCATION: INSTRUCTION	4
35	August 24, 2015 16:00-17:30	EW 159	contributed	ECONOMICS OF SCHOOLING I	4
36	August 24, 2015 16:00-17:30	L7,3-5, 1	contributed	EXCHANGE RATES AND TRADE	4
37	August 24, 2015 16:00-17:30	O151	contributed	FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS AND MARKETS: INSIGHTS FROM ECONOMICS AND HISTORY	3
38	August 24, 2015 16:00-17:30	O226/228	contributed	FINANCIAL MARKETS AND THE MACROECONOMY	3
39	August 24, 2015 16:00-17:30	L7, 3-5, S031	contributed	GERMAN LABOR MARKET DYNAMICS	3
40	August 24, 2015 16:00-17:30	L9, 1-2, 004	contributed	IMMIGRANTS' EDUCATION, ASSIMILATION, AND LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY	4
41	August 24, 2015 16:00-17:30	EW151	contributed	INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS: FIRM DYNAMICS	3
42	August 24, 2015 16:00-17:30	O145	contributed	LABOR MARKETS I	4
43	August 24, 2015 16:00-17:30	EW154	contributed	LOCAL PUBLIC ECONOMICS	3
44	August 24, 2015 16:00-17:30	EO154	contributed	MACRO DEVELOPMENT II	3
45	August 24, 2015 16:00-17:30	EW156	contributed	MACRO FINANCE I	4
46	August 24, 2015 16:00-17:30	EO150	contributed	NONDEMOCRATIC POLITICS	4
47	August 24, 2015 16:00-17:30	L7, 3-5, P043	contributed	POLITICS AND FINANCE	2
48	August 24, 2015 16:00-17:30	EO256	contributed	RECENT ADVANCES IN MICROECONOMETRICS II	3
49	August 24, 2015 16:00-17:30	L7, 3-5 458	contributed	RENEWABLE ENERGY	3
50	August 24, 2015 16:00-17:30	EW148	contributed	RISK MANAGEMENT IN BANKS AND NON-FINANCIALS	4
51	August 24, 2015 16:00-17:30	EO157	contributed	ROLE OF CREDIT FRICTIONS AND BANKING FOR ECONOMIC ACTIVITY	3
52	August 24, 2015 16:00-17:30	O131	contributed	TOPICS IN RISK AND INSURANCE	3
53	August 24, 2015 16:00-17:30	O135	contributed	UNCONVENTIONAL MONETARY POLICY	4
54	August 24, 2015 17:45-19:00	Audimax, A3	panel	SCHUMPETER LECTURE	0
55	August 25, 2015 8:30-10:30	SN 163	panel	ADVANCES IN INTERNATIONAL TRADE AND GEOGRAPHY	0
56	August 25, 2015 8:30-10:30	EO 145	panel	BEHAVIORAL INDUSTRIAL ORGANIZATION	0
57	August 25, 2015 8:30-10:30	SN 169	panel	MACROECONOMICS WITH IMPERFECT COMMON KNOWLEDGE	0
58	August 25, 2015 8:30-10:30	M 003	panel	PUBLIC POLICIES AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT	0
59	August 25, 2015 11:00-12:30	O131	contributed	AGING AND EDUCATION: MODELS OF ENDOGENOUS FISCAL POLICY	4
60	August 25, 2015 11:00-12:30	EW148	contributed	APPLIED MICROECONOMICS: PEER EFFECTS	2
61	August 25, 2015 11:00-12:30	O133	contributed	BANKING II	4
62	August 25, 2015 11:00-12:30	EW159	contributed	BEHAVIORAL AND EXPERIMENTAL ECONOMICS: THE WINNER'S CURSE AND OVERCONFIDENCE	3
63	August 25, 2015 11:00-12:30	O142	contributed	CORPORATE OWNERSHIP AND GOVERNANCE	4
64	August 25, 2015 11:00-12:30	EO157	contributed	DEVELOPMENT: GROWTH AND TRADE	4
65	August 25, 2015 11:00-12:30	EW154	contributed	DYNAMIC MICROECONOMETRICS	4
66	August 25, 2015 11:00-12:30	O48-50	contributed	ECONOMIC THEORY: EXPERIMENTATION	3
67	August 25, 2015 11:00-12:30	L7, 3-5 458	contributed	ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS II	4
68	August 25, 2015 11:00-12:30	O129	contributed	FIELD EXPERIMENTS IN LABOR ECONOMICS	4
69	August 25, 2015 11:00-12:30	EW156	contributed	FINANCIAL CRISIS AND REGULATION	4
70	August 25, 2015 11:00-12:30	EW151	contributed	FIRM-LEVEL RESPONSES TO GLOBALIZATION	4
71	August 25, 2015 11:00-12:30	O145	contributed	GROWTH AND INCOME DISTRIBUTION	3
72	August 25, 2015 11:00-12:30	O226/228	contributed	HETEROGENEOUS AGENTS: FISCAL POLICY AND CONSUMPTION	3
73	August 25, 2015 11:00-12:30	L9, 1-2, 001	contributed	INTERNAL MIGRATION	3
74	August 25, 2015 11:00-12:30	L9, 1-2, 004	contributed	INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS: NETWORKS, INSTITUTIONS AND DEVELOPMENT	3
75	August 25, 2015 11:00-12:30	L7, 3-5, 1	contributed	INTERNATIONAL TRADE AND MACROECONOMICS	4
76	August 25, 2015 11:00-12:30	O151	contributed	IO: CONTRACTS	4
77	August 25, 2015 11:00-12:30	O148	contributed	IO: INFORMATION IN PRODUCT MARKETS	4
78	August 25, 2015 11:00-12:30	O135	contributed	LABOR MARKET SEARCH I	4
79	August 25, 2015 11:00-12:30	EO256	contributed	LABOR SUPPLY	3
80	August 25, 2015 11:00-12:30	EO154	contributed	MACRO DEVELOPMENT III	3
81	August 25, 2015 11:00-12:30	L7, 3-5 P043	contributed	MICROECONOMETRICS	4
82	August 25, 2015 11:00-12:30	O138	contributed	REDISTRIBUTIVE EFFECTS OF MONETARY POLICY	4
83	August 25, 2015 11:00-12:30	EO150	contributed	TOPICS IN POLITICAL ECONOMY	4
84	August 25, 2015 11:00-12:30	L7, 3-5, S031	contributed	WAGES AND LABOR SUPPLY	4
85	August 25, 2015 12:30-14:00	O 101 (Aula)	contributed	POSTER SESSION TUESDAY	9
86	August 25, 2015 12:40-13:50	SO 108	panel	EFFECTS OF NON-STANDARD MONETARY POLICY MEASURES: EVIDENCE AND CHALLENGES	0
87	August 25, 2015 14:00-15:30	O145	contributed	APPLIED LABOR MICROECONOMICS I	3
88	August 25, 2015 14:00-15:30	EO154	contributed	ASPIRATIONS, BELIEFS AND DEVELOPMENT	3
89	August 25, 2015 14:00-15:30	O133	contributed	BANKING AND THE MACROECONOMY	4
90	August 25, 2015 14:00-15:30	O226/228	contributed	BUSINESS CYCLES I	4
91	August 25, 2015 14:00-15:30	O142	contributed	DEBT AND FISCAL POLICY IN EUROPE	4
92	August 25, 2015 14:00-15:30	EW159	contributed	DECISION THEORY	3
93	August 25, 2015 14:00-15:30	EO157	contributed	DEVELOPMENT: NETWORKS	4
94	August 25, 2015 14:00-15:30	L7, 3-5, P043	contributed	EARLY INVESTMENT AND CHILD OUTCOMES	2
95	August 25, 2015 14:00-15:30	O135	contributed	ECONOMETRICS OF NETWORKS	4
96	August 25, 2015 14:00-15:30	O131	contributed	ECONOMIC PERSPECTIVES ON FERTILITY	4
97	August 25, 2015 14:00-15:30	O148	contributed	ECONOMIC THEORY: COMMUNICATION AND CAREER CONCERNS	4
98	August 25, 2015 14:00-15:30	O48-50	contributed	ECONOMIC THEORY: MATCHING AND BARGAINING	3
99	August 25, 2015 14:00-15:30	L9, 1-2 001	contributed	ECONOMICS OF EDUCATION I	4
100	August 25, 2015 14:00-15:30	L7, 3-5 458	contributed	ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS III	4
101	August 25, 2015 14:00-15:30	L7, 3-5, S031	contributed	FAMILY POLICY	3
102	August 25, 2015 14:00-15:30	EW148	contributed	FINANCE AND LABOR	3
103	August 25, 2015 14:00-15:30	L9, 1-2, 004	contributed	HEALTH ECONOMICS II	4
104	August 25, 2015 14:00-15:30	L7 3-5, 1	contributed	INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS CYCLES AND RISK SHARING	3
105	August 25, 2015 14:00-15:30	EW151	contributed	INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS: SUPPLY-CHAIN TRADE	4
106	August 25, 2015 14:00-15:30	EO256	contributed	MACROECONOMIC UNCERTAINTY	2
107	August 25, 2015 14:00-15:30	EO150	contributed	POLITICAL ECONOMY I	4
108	August 25, 2015 14:00-15:30	O151	contributed	PRODUCTIVITY IN UNIVERSITIES	4
109	August 25, 2015 14:00-15:30	EW154	contributed	PUBLIC FINANCE	3
110	August 25, 2015 14:00-15:30	O129	contributed	SOCIAL PREFERENCES	4
111	August 25, 2015 14:00-15:30	EW156	contributed	SOCIAL VALUE OF FINANCIAL INTERMEDIATION	4
112	August 25, 2015 14:00-15:30	O138	contributed	UNCONVENTIONAL MONETARY POLICY AND THEIR EMPIRICAL EFFECTIVENESS - ECB Sponsored Session	4
113	August 25, 2015 16:00-17:30	O135	contributed	BUSINESS CYCLES II	2
114	August 25, 2015 16:00-17:30	L7, 3-5 458	contributed	CLIMATE POLICY	4
115	August 25, 2015 16:00-17:30	EO157	contributed	CONSUMPTION, LABOR AND SAVINGS	3
116	August 25, 2015 16:00-17:30	O148	contributed	ECONOMIC THEORY: DYNAMIC AGENCY	4
117	August 25, 2015 16:00-17:30	EW148	contributed	ECONOMIC THEORY: NETWORKS	3
118	August 25, 2015 16:00-17:30	O48-50	contributed	ECONOMIC THEORY: PERSUASION	3
119	August 25, 2015 16:00-17:30	O138	contributed	ECONOMICS OF EDUCATION II	3
120	August 25, 2015 16:00-17:30	L9, 1-2 001	contributed	ECONOMICS OF HEALTH AND EDUCATION	3
121	August 25, 2015 16:00-17:30	O129	contributed	ENDOGENOUS MECHANISM CHOICE AND TYPE REVELATION IN THE LABORATORY	4
122	August 25, 2015 16:00-17:30	O142	contributed	FAMILY ECONOMIES I	2
123	August 25, 2015 16:00-17:30	L9, 1-2, 004	contributed	FISCAL SHOCKS AND MACROECONOMICS	3
124	August 25, 2015 16:00-17:30	O133	contributed	FRICTIONAL LABOR MARKETS	4
125	August 25, 2015 16:00-17:30	EW159	contributed	HOUSEHOLD FINANCE	3
126	August 25, 2015 16:00-17:30	EO150	contributed	INCENTIVES IN POLITICS	4
127	August 25, 2015 16:00-17:30	L7, 3-5, S031	contributed	INTERGENERATIONAL MOBILITY	3
128	August 25, 2015 16:00-17:30	EW151	contributed	INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS: TRADE AND INEQUALITY	3
129	August 25, 2015 16:00-17:30	L7, 3-5, 1	contributed	INTERNATIONAL FINANCE	4
130	August 25, 2015 16:00-17:30	O151	contributed	IO: COMPETITIVE CONDUCT	4
131	August 25, 2015 16:00-17:30	O145	contributed	LABOR MARKETS II	4
132	August 25, 2015 16:00-17:30	EW156	contributed	LIQUIDITY AND MARKET EFFICIENCY	3
133	August 25, 2015 16:00-17:30	EO256	contributed	MICROECONOMETRICS: TREATMENT EFFECTS	4
134	August 25, 2015 16:00-17:30	O131	contributed	POLITICAL ECONOMY AND INSTITUTIONS	2
135	August 25, 2015 16:00-17:30	EO154	contributed	POLITICAL ECONOMY OF DEVELOPMENT	4
136	August 25, 2015 16:00-17:30	EW154	contributed	POVERTY	3
137	August 25, 2015 16:00-17:30	O226/228	contributed	PRICE SETTING: EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE	4
138	August 25, 2015 17:45-19:00	Audimax, A3	panel	MARSHALL LECTURE	0
139	August 26, 2015 8:30-10:30	EO 145	panel	COMMUNICATION IN GAMES (sponsored by Labex ECODEC)	0
140	August 26, 2015 8:30-10:30	SN 169	panel	ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY	0
141	August 26, 2015 8:30-10:30	M 003	panel	INDUSTRY DYNAMICS	0
142	August 26, 2015 8:30-10:30	SN 163	panel	POLITICAL ECONOMY OF DEVELOPMENT	0
143	August 26, 2015 11:00-12:30	EW159	contributed	BANK RUNS, LIQUIDITY CRISES	3
144	August 26, 2015 11:00-12:30	O133	contributed	CAPITAL, LABOR AND TECHNICAL CHANGE	4
145	August 26, 2015 11:00-12:30	EO157	contributed	DEVELOPMENT: HEALTH	4
146	August 26, 2015 11:00-12:30	O48-50	contributed	ECONOMIC THEORY: AUCTIONS	3
147	August 26, 2015 11:00-12:30	EW148	contributed	ECONOMIC THEORY: DYNAMIC GAMES	4
148	August 26, 2015 11:00-12:30	O148	contributed	ECONOMIC THEORY: VALUE OF INFORMATION	4
149	August 26, 2015 11:00-12:30	L7, 3-5, S031	contributed	ECONOMICS OF EDUCATION III	3
150	August 26, 2015 11:00-12:30	L9, 1-2, 004	contributed	ECONOMICS OF EDUCATION: EFFECTS ON TEST SCORES	4
151	August 26, 2015 11:00-12:30	O138	contributed	ECONOMICS OF EDUCATION: UNIVERSITY TUITION FEES	4
152	August 26, 2015 11:00-12:30	L9, 1-2, 001	contributed	EDUCATION	3
153	August 26, 2015 11:00-12:30	O226/228	contributed	FISCAL POLICY: DETERMINANTS OF MULTIPLIERS	4
154	August 26, 2015 11:00-12:30	O131	contributed	INCENTIVES, INSTITUTIONS AND MISALLOCATION	4
155	August 26, 2015 11:00-12:30	L7, 3-5, 1	contributed	INTERNATIONAL TRADE AND LABOR	4
156	August 26, 2015 11:00-12:30	O151	contributed	IO: INDUSTRY DYNAMICS	3
157	August 26, 2015 11:00-12:30	O142	contributed	LABOR ECONOMICS AND GAME THEORY	3
158	August 26, 2015 11:00-12:30	O145	contributed	LABOR MARKET SEARCH II	4
159	August 26, 2015 11:00-12:30	EW156	contributed	MACROECONOMIC IMPLICATIONS OF FINANCIAL FRICTIONS	4
160	August 26, 2015 11:00-12:30	EW151	contributed	MULTINATIONAL FIRMS I	4
161	August 26, 2015 11:00-12:30	O129	contributed	PEER EFFECTS AND EXPERIMENTS	4
162	August 26, 2015 11:00-12:30	L7, 3-5 458	contributed	POLITICAL ECONOMY AND REGULATION	3
163	August 26, 2015 11:00-12:30	EO150	contributed	POLITICAL ECONOMY II	4
164	August 26, 2015 11:00-12:30	EO154	contributed	PUBLIC FINANCE AND DEVELOPMENT	4
165	August 26, 2015 11:00-12:30	EW154	contributed	TOPICS IN TAXATION AND REDISTRIBUTION	4
166	August 26, 2015 11:00-12:30	O135	contributed	TRANSMISSION CHANNELS OF MONETARY POLICY I	4
167	August 26, 2015 12:30-14:00	O 101 (Aula)	contributed	POSTER SESSION WEDNESDAY	8
168	August 26, 2015 12:40-13:50	N/A	panel	THE EURO CRISIS: THE ROLE OF DIFFERENT ECONOMIC TRADITIONS	0
169	August 26, 2015 14:00-15:30	O129	contributed	BEHAVIORAL IO AND CONTRACTING	4
170	August 26, 2015 14:00-15:30	EO157	contributed	DEVELOPMENT: PUBLIC SECTOR AND EDUCATION	4
171	August 26, 2015 14:00-15:30	O151	contributed	ECONOMIC HISTORY: INNOVATION	4
172	August 26, 2015 14:00-15:30	EW159	contributed	ECONOMIC THEORY: INFORMATION	3
173	August 26, 2015 14:00-15:30	O138	contributed	ECONOMIC THEORY: INFORMATION AND POLICY	4
174	August 26, 2015 14:00-15:30	O135	contributed	ECONOMICS OF SCHOOLING II	3
175	August 26, 2015 14:00-15:30	EO154	contributed	FIRMS AND PRODUCTIVITY	3
176	August 26, 2015 14:00-15:30	L7, 3-5, S031	contributed	GENDER AND COMPETITION	3
177	August 26, 2015 14:00-15:30	L9, 1-2 001	contributed	HEALTH ECONOMICS III	4
178	August 26, 2015 14:00-15:30	O131	contributed	INCOME RISK AND LABOR MARKET SHOCKS	4
179	August 26, 2015 14:00-15:30	O226/228	contributed	INFLATION: THEORY AND EVIDENCE AND ITS DETERMINANTS	3
180	August 26, 2015 14:00-15:30	L9, 1-2, 004	contributed	INSTITUTIONS AND INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS	4
181	August 26, 2015 14:00-15:30	L7, 3-5 458	contributed	INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS	2
182	August 26, 2015 14:00-15:30	O148	contributed	IO: PRICING	4
183	August 26, 2015 14:00-15:30	EW156	contributed	MACRO FINANCE II	4
184	August 26, 2015 14:00-15:30	O133	contributed	MONETARY POLICY DESIGN	4
185	August 26, 2015 14:00-15:30	EW151	contributed	MULTINATIONAL FIRMS II	4
186	August 26, 2015 14:00-15:30	EW154	contributed	OPTIMAL TAXATION	4
187	August 26, 2015 14:00-15:30	EO150	contributed	POLITICAL ECONOMY: EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS	4
188	August 26, 2015 14:00-15:30	L7, 3-5, 1	contributed	PRICES AND MONETARY POLICY IN A GLOBALIZED ECONOMY	4
189	August 26, 2015 14:00-15:30	O142	contributed	PUBLIC POLICY AND FEMALE LABOR SUPPLY	3
190	August 26, 2015 14:00-15:30	L7, 3-5 P043	contributed	SUSTAINABILITY AND MACROECONOMICS	2
191	August 26, 2015 14:00-15:30	EW148	contributed	SYSTEMIC RISK	3
192	August 26, 2015 14:00-15:30	O48-50	contributed	TAX COMPETITION AND OCCUPATIONAL CHOICE	3
193	August 26, 2015 14:00-15:30	O145	contributed	TAXING TOP INCOMES	4
194	August 26, 2015 14:00-15:30	EO256	contributed	TIME SERIES METHODS	4
195	August 26, 2015 16:00-17:30	EW148	contributed	BANKING AND REAL ESTATE	3
196	August 26, 2015 16:00-17:30	EW159	contributed	BEHAVIORAL AND EXPERIMENTAL ECONOMICS: ATTENTION	3
197	August 26, 2015 16:00-17:30	O129	contributed	BEHAVIORAL AND EXPERIMENTAL ECONOMICS: BIASED BELIEF FORMATION	4
198	August 26, 2015 16:00-17:30	O138	contributed	CLUB GOODS, SOCIAL CAPITAL	4
199	August 26, 2015 16:00-17:30	EW156	contributed	CORPORATE FINANCE DYNAMICS	4
200	August 26, 2015 16:00-17:30	EO154	contributed	CULTURE AND DEEP ROOTS OF DEVELOPMENT	4
201	August 26, 2015 16:00-17:30	O131	contributed	DISCRIMINATION AND ECONOMIC OUTCOMES	4
202	August 26, 2015 16:00-17:30	O142	contributed	EARLY CHILD DEVELOPMENT	3
203	August 26, 2015 16:00-17:30	EO157	contributed	FERTILITY TRANSITION, HUMAN CAPITAL ACCUMULATION, AND LONG-RUN ECONOMIC GROWTH	4
204	August 26, 2015 16:00-17:30	L7,3-5 P043	contributed	FORECASTING - METHODOLOGY	2
205	August 26, 2015 16:00-17:30	L7, 3-5, S031	contributed	GENDER GAPS	3
206	August 26, 2015 16:00-17:30	O145	contributed	INCOME AND WEALTH DISTRIBUTION IN MACROECONOMICS	4
207	August 26, 2015 16:00-17:30	L9, 1-2, 001	contributed	INTERGENERATIONAL TRANSMISSION AND INEQUALITY	3
208	August 26, 2015 16:00-17:30	EW151	contributed	INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS: TRADE FINANCE	4
209	August 26, 2015 16:00-17:30	L7, 3-5 458	contributed	INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL AGREEMENTS	3
210	August 26, 2015 16:00-17:30	O148	contributed	IO: IMPERFECT COMPETITION	4
211	August 26, 2015 16:00-17:30	O151	contributed	IO: REGULATION, MARKET DESIGN AND AUCTIONS	4
212	August 26, 2015 16:00-17:30	L9, 1-2, 004	contributed	MIGRATION I	4
213	August 26, 2015 16:00-17:30	O226/228	contributed	MONETARY POLICY: MARCO-PRUDENTIAL AND BANKING	3
214	August 26, 2015 16:00-17:30	EO150	contributed	POLITICAL CONNECTIONS, LOBBYING, AND CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS	4
215	August 26, 2015 16:00-17:30	O133	contributed	ROLE OF FIRM FOR AGGREGATE ECONOMIC ACTIVITY	4
216	August 26, 2015 16:00-17:30	L7, 3-5 1	contributed	SOVEREIGN RISK AND INTERNATIONAL SPILLOVERS	4
217	August 26, 2015 16:00-17:30	O48-50	contributed	THE MINIMUM WAGE	4
218	August 26, 2015 16:00-17:30	EW154	contributed	TOPICS IN CORPORATE TAXATION AND INCOME TAXATION	4
219	August 26, 2015 16:00-17:30	EO 256	contributed	TOPICS IN MICROECONOMETRICS	3
220	August 26, 2015 16:00-17:30	O135	contributed	TRANSMISSION CHANNELS OF MONETARY POLICY II	3
221	August 26, 2015 17:45-19:00	Audimax, A3	panel	PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS	0
222	August 27, 2015 8:30-10:30	M 003	panel	ASSET PRICING AND MACROECONOMICS	0
223	August 27, 2015 8:30-10:30	SN 163	panel	INNOVATION AND ECONOMIC HISTORY	0
224	August 27, 2015 8:30-10:30	SN 169	panel	SOCIAL INSURANCE PROGRAMS AND THE LABOR MARKET	0
225	August 27, 2015 8:30-10:30	EO 145	panel	TRADE POLICY	0
226	August 27, 2015 11:00-12:30	EW159	contributed	BEHAVIORAL AND EXPERIMENTAL ECONOMICS: DYNAMIC PROSPECT THEORY	3
227	August 27, 2015 11:00-12:30	O133	contributed	BUSINESS CYCLE MODELS WITH SEARCH FRICTIONS	3
228	August 27, 2015 11:00-12:30	EO157	contributed	CULTURAL VALUES VERSUS INSTITUTIONS: INSIGHTS FROM PAST AND PRESENT ECONOMIES	4
229	August 27, 2015 11:00-12:30	O129	contributed	ECONOMIC THEORY: BOUNDED RATIONALITY	4
230	August 27, 2015 11:00-12:30	O148	contributed	ECONOMIC THEORY: TOPICS IN CONTRACTING	4
231	August 27, 2015 11:00-12:30	L7, 3-5 458	contributed	ENVIRONMENTAL INVESTMENTS AND DISCOUNTING	3
232	August 27, 2015 11:00-12:30	L7, 3-5, S031	contributed	FAMILY ECONOMIES II	4
233	August 27, 2015 11:00-12:30	EO256	contributed	FORECASTING - SURVEY DATA	4
234	August 27, 2015 11:00-12:30	O138	contributed	INTERACTIONS BETWEEN MONETARY, FISCAL AND MACROPRUDENTIAL POLICIES - ECB Sponsored Session	4
235	August 27, 2015 11:00-12:30	L7, 3-5, 1	contributed	INTERNATIONAL CAPITAL, TRADE FLOWS AND POLICY	3
236	August 27, 2015 11:00-12:30	L9, 1-2, 004	contributed	INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS: TRADE SHOCKS	2
237	August 27, 2015 11:00-12:30	EW151	contributed	INTERNATIONAL TRADE I	3
238	August 27, 2015 11:00-12:30	O151	contributed	IO: DEMAND AND PRICING II	3
239	August 27, 2015 11:00-12:30	O48-50	contributed	IO: STRATEGIC FIRMS	3
240	August 27, 2015 11:00-12:30	L7, 3-5 P043	contributed	LABOR SUPPLY IN FRICTIONAL MARKETS	2
241	August 27, 2015 11:00-12:30	EW156	contributed	LIQUIDITY SHOCKS AND CREDIT SUPPLY	4
242	August 27, 2015 11:00-12:30	O135	contributed	MIGRATION II	4
243	August 27, 2015 11:00-12:30	L9, 1-2, 001	contributed	MIGRATION POLICY AND THE EFFECTS OF MIGRATION	3
244	August 27, 2015 11:00-12:30	O226/228	contributed	MISALLOCATION AND TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY	3
245	August 27, 2015 11:00-12:30	O142	contributed	POLITICAL ECONOMY OF TAX POLICY	4
246	August 27, 2015 11:00-12:30	EO150	contributed	POLITICAL PARTIES AND BUREAUCRACY	4
247	August 27, 2015 11:00-12:30	O131	contributed	SEARCH AND MATCHING IN LABOR MARKETS: THEORY AND EMPIRICS	4
248	August 27, 2015 11:00-12:30	EO154	contributed	SHOCKS, INSURANCE, AND COMMUNITIES	4
249	August 27, 2015 11:00-12:30	O145	contributed	SOVEREIGN DEBT	4
250	August 27, 2015 11:00-12:30	EW154	contributed	TOPICS IN LABOR ECONOMICS	2
251	August 27, 2015 11:00-12:30	EW148	contributed	TRANSMISSION CHANNELS OF MONETARY POLICY III	4
252	August 27, 2015 12:30-14:00	O 101 (Aula)	contributed	POSTER SESSION THURSDAY	9
253	August 27, 2015 12:40-13:50	SO 108	panel	COMPETITION AND INNOVATION	0
254	August 27, 2015 14:00-15:30	L7, 3-5 S031	contributed	APPLIED LABOR MICROECONOMICS II	4
255	August 27, 2015 14:00-15:30	O129	contributed	BEHAVIORAL AND EXPERIMENTAL ECONOMICS: PRO-SOCIAL BEHAVIOR	3
256	August 27, 2015 14:00-15:30	L7, 3-5 P043	contributed	ECONOMIC THEORY: TOPICS IN GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM ANALYSIS	4
257	August 27, 2015 14:00-15:30	O133	contributed	ENDOGENOUS TFP	3
258	August 27, 2015 14:00-15:30	EW156	contributed	FAMILY ECONOMICS III	4
259	August 27, 2015 14:00-15:30	EO157	contributed	GEOGRAPHY, INSTITUTIONS, AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT: INSIGHTS FROM PAST AND PRESENT ECONOMIES	4
260	August 27, 2015 14:00-15:30	O142	contributed	HUMAN CAPITAL AND ECONOMIC POLICY	4
261	August 27, 2015 14:00-15:30	EW148	contributed	INFORMATION AND ASSET PRICES	4
262	August 27, 2015 14:00-15:30	O48-50	contributed	INFORMATION AND FINANCE	4
263	August 27, 2015 14:00-15:30	O131	contributed	INTERNATIONAL CAPITAL FLOWS	2
264	August 27, 2015 14:00-15:30	EW151	contributed	INTERNATIONAL TRADE II	4
265	August 27, 2015 14:00-15:30	EW159	contributed	IO: STRATEGIC COMMITMENT	3
266	August 27, 2015 14:00-15:30	O138	contributed	MARKING-TO-MARKET: THEORY AND EVIDENCE	3
267	August 27, 2015 14:00-15:30	O135	contributed	MONETARY AND MACROPRUDENTIAL POLICY	4
268	August 27, 2015 14:00-15:30	L7, 3-5 458	contributed	MONETARY POLICY: RULES, NEWS, COMMITMENT AND CREDIBILITY	2
269	August 27, 2015 14:00-15:30	EO256	contributed	NEW ECONOMETRIC METHODS FOR DYNAMIC MODELS	3
270	August 27, 2015 14:00-15:30	O151	contributed	ORGANIZATION THEORY: JOB/TASK DESIGN	3
271	August 27, 2015 14:00-15:30	L9, 1-2, 004	contributed	POLICY AT THE ZERO LOWER BOUND	3
272	August 27, 2015 14:00-15:30	O145	contributed	SEARCH AND MATCHING IN LABOR MARKETS: MACRO AND MICRO PERSPECTIVES	4
273	August 27, 2015 14:00-15:30	EW154	contributed	SOCIAL INSURANCE	3
274	August 27, 2015 14:00-15:30	O148	contributed	TECHNOLOGY DIFFUSION, TRADE AND PRODUCTION NETWORKS	3
275	August 27, 2015 14:00-15:30	L9, 1-2, 001	contributed	THE EFFECT OF RANK IN EDUCATION	4
276	August 27, 2015 14:00-15:30	EO150	contributed	VOTING	4
277	August 27, 2015 16:00-17:15	Audimax, A3	panel	THE 2014 NOBEL PRIZE IN ECONOMICS - MARKET FAILURES AND PUBLIC POLICY	0

 

277 sessions, 917 papers, and 70 presentations with no associated papers

EEA Mannheim 2015
Detailed List of Sessions

Session 1: ACADEMIA TO PUBLIC POLICY: WHAT SHOULD WE TEACH OUR STUDENTS? August 24, 2015 12:30 to 13:30 SN163
Session Chair: Margaret Bray, London School of Economics
Session type: panel
Presented by:    Charles Bean, London School of Economics
Presented by:    Andreu Mas-Colell, Universitat Pompeu Fabra
Presented by:    Christopher Pissarides, London School of Economics and University of Cyprus
Session 2: GETTING FUNDING IN ECONOMICS: EXPERIENCE WITH THE ERC APPLICATIONS PROCESS August 24, 2015 12:30 to 13:30 SN169
Session Chair: Rachel Griffith, IFS and University of Manchester
Session type: panel
Presented by:    Adriana Cristoiu, European Research Council
Presented by:    Mariacristina De Nardi, UCL and Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
Presented by:    Adam Szeidl, Central European University
Session 3: BANKING I August 24, 2015 14:00 to 15:30 EW156
Session Chair: Piet Usselmann, TU Braunschweig
Session type: contributed
Banking liberalization and diversification benefits
Presented by: Ulrich Schüwer, University of Mainz
The Competitive Effects of a Bank Megamerger on Access to Credit
Presented by: Mathias Lé, French Prudential Supervisory Authority
Informational Synergies in Consumer Credit
Presented by: Piet Usselmann, TU Braunschweig
Session 4: BEHAVIORAL AND EXPERIMENTAL ECONOMICS: BEHAVIORAL EFFECTS IN INTERTEMPORAL SETTINGS August 24, 2015 14:00 to 15:30 O48-50
Session Chair: Davud Rostam-Afschar, Freie Universität Berlin
Session type: contributed
Cognitive Bubbles
Presented by: Thomas Meissner, Technical University Berlin
Think, but not too much: Willpower and personal evolution
Presented by: Carlos Alos-Ferrer, University of Cologne
When Commitment Fails - Evidence from a Regular Saver Product in the Philippines
Presented by: Anett John, CREST-ENSAE Paris
Do Tax Cuts Increase Consumption? An Experimental Test of Ricardian Equivalence
Presented by: Davud Rostam-Afschar, Freie Universität Berlin
Session 5: DEVELOPMENT: WAGES, TAXES, AND CONSUMPTION DYNAMICS August 24, 2015 14:00 to 15:30 EO157
Session Chair: Gewei Wang, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Session type: contributed
Value Added Tax policy and the case for uniformity; Empirical evidence from Mexico
Presented by: David Phillips, Institute for Fiscal Studies
The Price of Growth: Consumption Insurance in China 1989-2009
Presented by: Yu Zheng, City University of Hong Kong
Labor Earnings Dynamics in the Post-Stabilization Brazil
Presented by: Amanda Arabage, Sao Paulo School of Economics, Getulio Vargas Foundation
Minimum Wages and Firm Employment: Evidence from China
Presented by: Gewei Wang, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Session 6: ECONOMIC THEORY: AUCTIONS AND PROCUREMENT August 24, 2015 14:00 to 15:30 O129
Session Chair: Sergei Izmalkov, NES
Session type: contributed
Bidding rings with imperfect collusive mechanisms
Presented by: Gyula Seres, Tilburg University
From fixed to state-dependent duration in public-private partnerships
Presented by: Annalisa Vinella, University of Bari
Foreclosure Auctions
Presented by: Andras Niedermayer, University of Mannheim
On Cost Overruns in Procurement with Budget Constrained Contractors
Presented by: Sergei Izmalkov, NES
Session 7: ECONOMICS OF EDUCATION: FAMILIES AND INEQUALITY August 24, 2015 14:00 to 15:30 L9, 1-2 001
Session Chair: Daniel D. Schnitzlein, Leibniz University Hannover
Session type: contributed
Inequalites in Educational Outcomes: How Important Is the Family?
Presented by: Julia Bredtmann, RWI Essen
Preference for College and Educational Inequality: Do Students Lack Information? Evidence from a Randomized Controlled Trial
Presented by: Vaishali Zambre, DIW, Berlin
Cognitive Skills, Non-Cognitive Skills and Family Background: Evidence from Sibling Correlations
Presented by: Daniel D. Schnitzlein, Leibniz University Hannover
Session 8: EMPIRICAL MACROECONOMICS August 24, 2015 14:00 to 15:30 EW151
Session Chair: Ulrich Volz, German Development Institute
Session type: contributed
On the Sources of Business Cycles: A Case for Demand-Driven Fluctuations
Presented by: Jan Bruha, Czech National Bank
Reallocation of Credit Across Banks and Firms: A SVAR Analysis
Presented by: Riccardo DiCecio, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
Credit cycles and real activity - the Swiss case
Presented by: Gregor Baeurle, Swiss National Bank
A NEW MEASURE OF BUSINESS CYCLE CONCORDANCE
Presented by: Ulrich Volz, German Development Institute
Session 9: ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS I August 24, 2015 14:00 to 15:30 EO150
Session Chair: Diane Aubert, Paris School of Economics and Paris 1
Session type: contributed
Carbon Lock-In: The Role of Expectations
Presented by: G.C. Meijden, VU University Amsterdam
Environmental Incentives: Nudges or Tax?
Presented by: Sandrine Spaeter, BETA
Do Renewable Energy Policies Reduce Carbon Emissions? On Caps and Inter-Industry Leakage
Presented by: Johannes Jarke, Universität Hamburg
Environmental Tax Reform and Heterogenous Labor Markets: Can the Trade-Off between Environmental Quality, Efficiency and Income Distribution been Avoided?
Presented by: Diane Aubert, Paris School of Economics and Paris 1
Session 10: EXPERIMENTAL ECONOMICS: COMPETITION August 24, 2015 14:00 to 15:30 EW148
Session Chair: Thomas Buser, University of Amsterdam
Session type: contributed
Entrepreneurial Overconfidence and Market Selection
Presented by: Karen Khachatryan, University of Durham and Stockholm School of Economics
Affirmative Action and Stereotype Threat
Presented by: Alma Cohen, Harvard
Bubbles in hybrid markets - How expectations about algorithmic trading affect human trading
Presented by: Mike Farjam, University of Jena
The impact of losing in a competition on the willingness to seek further challenges
Presented by: Thomas Buser, University of Amsterdam
Session 11: HEALTH ECONOMICS I August 24, 2015 14:00 to 15:30 L7, 3-5 P043
Session Chair: Raphael Guber, Munich Center for the Economics of Aging
Session type: contributed
The long-term effects of twins on maternal health
Presented by: Raphael Guber, Munich Center for the Economics of Aging
The Fatal Consequences of Grief - Semiparametric Estimation of Bereavement Effects on Parents' Survival Probability
Presented by: Bernhard Schmidpeter, Johannes Kepler University Linz
Session 12: HIRING AND FIRING OVER THE BUSINESS CYCLE August 24, 2015 14:00 to 15:30 O133
Session Chair: Sebastian Dyrda, University of Minnesota
Session type: contributed
Slow to Hire, Quick to Fire: Employment Dynamics with Asymmetric Responses to News
Presented by: Matthias Kehrig, University of Texas Austin
The Impact of Uncertainty Shocks on the Job-Finding Rate and Separation Rate
Presented by: Markus Riegler, LSE
Fluctuations in uncertainty, efficient borrowing constraints and firm dynamics
Presented by: Sebastian Dyrda, University of Minnesota
Session 13: INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS: NEW APPROACHES TO FIRM HETEROGENEITY August 24, 2015 14:00 to 15:30 O138
Session Chair: Sergey Kokovin, Novosibirsk State University, IM SB RAS, NRU Higher School of Economics
Session type: contributed
Technology, Demand, and the Size Distribution of Firms
Presented by: Peter Neary, University of Oxford
Trade liberalization and markup divergence: a general equilibrium
Presented by: Sergey Kichko, NRU HSE
Betting on Exports: Trade and Endogenous Heterogeneity
Presented by: Gino Gancia, CREI
Trade, competition and R&D, an approach under monopolistic competition
Presented by: Sergey Kokovin, Novosibirsk State University, IM SB RAS, NRU Higher School of Economics
Session 14: IO: DEMAND AND PRICING I August 24, 2015 14:00 to 15:30 O151
Session Chair: Nicolas Schutz, University of Mannheim
Session type: contributed
Cash-constrained Households and Product Size
Presented by: Tiago Pires, University of North Carolina
Income effects and the welfare consequences of tax in differentiated product oligopoly
Presented by: Martin O'Connell, Institute for Fiscal Studies, UCL
Consumer Demand with Unobserved Stockpiling and Intertemporal Price Discrimination
Presented by: Pierre Dubois, Toulouse School of Economics
Information and Price Dispersion: Theory and Evidence
Presented by: Nicolas Schutz, University of Mannheim
Session 15: IO: MARKET STRUCTURE August 24, 2015 14:00 to 15:30 O148
Session Chair: André de Palma, Ecole Normale Supérieure de Cachan (CES)
Session type: contributed
Horizontal mergers in the presence of vertical relationships
Presented by: Arghya Ghosh, University of New South Wales
To know or not to know: Endogenous market structure when information can be strategically neglected
Presented by: Roberto Cellini, University of Catania
Multi-plant Firms and Production Shifting
Presented by: Hamid Aghadadashli, Düsseldorf Institute for Competition Economics, University of Duesseldorf
Economic distributions and primitive distributions in monopolistic competition
Presented by: André de Palma, Ecole Normale Supérieure de Cachan (CES)
Session 16: LABOR ECONOMICS August 24, 2015 14:00 to 15:30 L7,3-5 S031
Session Chair: Kerstin Schneider, University of Wuppertal
Session type: contributed
The local labour market impact of aggregate technological changes
Presented by: Luisa Gagliardi, London School of Economics
Property Taxation, Local Labor Markets and Rental Housing
Presented by: Max Löffler, ZEW and University of Cologne
Intergenerational Mobility and Urban Segregation
Presented by: Fabien MOIZEAU, University of Rennes 1
Education: Optimal Choice and Efficient Policy
Presented by: Kerstin Schneider, University of Wuppertal
Session 17: LABOR MARKETS IN THE RECESSION August 24, 2015 14:00 to 15:30 O145
Session Chair: Anil Alpman, Université Paris 1, Paris School of Economics
Session type: contributed
Moving Towards a Single Labour Contract - Transition vs. Steady-State
Presented by: Nawid Siassi, University of Konstanz
Labor Market Equilibrium with Public Employment Agency
Presented by: Christian Holzner, University of Munich and Ifo Institute
Worker Flows in the European Union During the Great Recession
Presented by: Jose Maria Casado Garcia, Banco de España
Full Income and Individual’s Welfare During the Great Recession
Presented by: Anil Alpman, Université Paris 1, Paris School of Economics
Session 18: MACRO DEVELOPMENT I August 24, 2015 14:00 to 15:30 EO154
Session Chair: Tasso Adamopoulos, York University
Session type: contributed
Human Capital and Income Differences across States: Development Accounting for the U.S.
Presented by: Jens Ruhose, Ifo Institute
Education policies and structural transformation
Presented by: Pedro Ferreira, Fundação Getulio Vargas
Worker and Firm Productivity Dispersion within and across Sectors
Presented by: Sang Yoon (Tim) Lee, University of Mannheim
Geography and Agricultural Productivity: Cross-Country Evidence from Micro Plot-Level Data
Presented by: Tasso Adamopoulos, York University
Session 19: MACROPOLICIES AND FINANCIAL STABILITY August 24, 2015 14:00 to 15:30 L7, 3-5, 1
Session Chair: Giulio Nicoletti, European Central Bank
Session type: contributed
INCENTIVES TO DEFAULT IN ECONOMIES WITH AN INFORMAL SECTOR AND PROCYCLICAL FISCAL POLICIES
Presented by: Ana Filipa Vieira Nadais, University Of Rochester
Holes in the Dike: the global savings glut, U.S. house prices and the long shadow of banking deregulation
Presented by: Iryna Stewen, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz
Credit channels through the euro area financial crises
Presented by: Giulio Nicoletti, European Central Bank
Session 20: PERSONNEL ECONOMICS August 24, 2015 14:00 to 15:30 O142
Session Chair: Bernt Bratsberg, The Frisch Centre
Session type: contributed
The strength of the weakest link: How firms avoid sickness absence among workers with few substitutes
Presented by: Olof Rosenqvist, IFAU
Mentoring and the Dynamics of Affirmative Action
Presented by: Michèle Müller-Itten, UC Berkeley
Employee trust and Workplace Performance
Presented by: Karl Taylor, University of Sheffield
Long-term detrimental health effect of performance pay?
Presented by: Bernt Bratsberg, The Frisch Centre
Session 21: POLICY IN THE OPEN ECONOMY August 24, 2015 14:00 to 15:30 O226/228
Session Chair: Felix Strobel, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Session type: contributed
When is foreign exchange intervention effective? Evidence from 33 countries
Presented by: Tobias Stoehr, Kiel Institute for the World Economy
Monetary and macroprudential policy with foreign currency loans
Presented by: Krzysztof Makarski, Narodowy Bank Polski and Warsaw School of Economics
Optimal debt restructuring and lending policy in a monetary union
Presented by: Keshav Dogra,
Fiscal Retrenchment and Sovereign Risk
Presented by: Felix Strobel, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Session 22: POSITIVE POLITICAL ECONOMY August 24, 2015 14:00 to 15:30 L7, 3-5 458
Session Chair: Christoph Esslinger, University of Mannheim
Session type: contributed
Efficiency of Flexible Budgetary Institutions
Presented by: Jan Zapal, CERGE-EI & IAE-CSIC and Barcelona GSE
From Pre-electoral Policy Choice to Post-electoral Policy Implementation
Presented by: Galina Zudenkova, University of Mannheim
State Capacity And Public Debt: A Political Economy Analysis
Presented by: Christoph Esslinger, University of Mannheim
Session 23: PRICE RIGIDITIES AND DISTRIBUTIONAL CONSEQUENCES OF MONETARY POLICY August 24, 2015 14:00 to 15:30 O135
Session Chair: Haroon Mumtaz, Queen Mary
Session type: contributed
New Keynesian Pricing Behaviour: Evidence from the Micro Data
Presented by: Lena Koerber, Bank of England and LSE
Price Rigidties in a Productive Nertwork
Presented by: Ernesto Pasten, Central Bank of Chile
The Distributional Effects of Monetary Policy in a Life Cycle Model
Presented by: Tobias Cwik, Swiss National Bank
Monetary Policy and inequality in the UK
Presented by: Haroon Mumtaz, Queen Mary
Session 24: PUBLIC ECONOMICS: TAX EVASION August 24, 2015 14:00 to 15:30 EW154
Session Chair: Anders Jensen, London School of Economics
Session type: contributed
Voluntary Disclosure of Evaded Taxes - Increasing Revenues, or Increasing Incentives to Evade?
Presented by: Dominika Langenmayr, University of Munich
Higher taxes, more evasion? Evidence from border dierentials in TV license fees
Presented by: Melissa Berger, Centre for European Economic Research
Rise of employees and growth in tax capacity
Presented by: Anders Jensen, London School of Economics
Session 25: REAL EFFECTS OF FINANCIAL SHOCKS August 24, 2015 14:00 to 15:30 EW159
Session Chair: Emilia Garcia-Appendini, St Gallen University
Session type: contributed
The Impact of the Financial Crisis on Innovation and Growth: Evidence from Technology Research and Development
[slides]
Presented by: Valeriia Dzhamalova, Lund University
Can the Provision of Long-Term Liquidity Help to Avoid a Credit Crunch? Evidence from the Eurosystem's LTROs
Presented by: Jean-Stéphane Mésonnier, Banque de France
Idiosyncratic shocks and industry contagion: Evidence from a quasi-experiment
Presented by: Emilia Garcia-Appendini, St Gallen University
Session 26: RECENT ADVANCES IN MICROECONOMETRICS I August 24, 2015 14:00 to 15:30 EO256
Session Chair: Samantha Leorato, University of Rome Tor Vergata
Session type: contributed
Weighted average estimator in nonparametric quantile regression for the data of higher dimensions
Presented by: Maria Marchenko, University of Mannheim
Distribution vs. Quantile Regression
Presented by: Samantha Leorato, University of Rome Tor Vergata
Session 27: TOPICS IN MACRO PUBLIC FINANCE August 24, 2015 14:00 to 15:30 O131
Session Chair: Sebastian Böhm, University of Fribourg
Session type: contributed
Crisis, Austerity and Automatic Stabilization
Presented by: Christian Wittneben, ZEW Mannheim
A simulation based approach to sovereign debt sustainability assessment
Presented by: Beatrice Mäder, University of St. Gallen
Fiscal Rules, Fiscal Space and their Macroeconomic Effects
Presented by: Wolf Heinrich Reuter, Vienna University of Economics and Business
Does Public Education Expansion Lead to Trickle-Down Growth?
Presented by: Sebastian Böhm, University of Fribourg
Session 28: BEHAVIORAL AND EXPERIMENTAL ECONOMICS: RISK PREFERENCES August 24, 2015 16:00 to 17:30 O129
Session Chair: Sahra Sakha, Leibniz University Hanover
Session type: contributed
Ambiguity aversion and ambiguity seeking
Presented by: Stefan Trautmann, Tilburg Univ; Heidelberg Univ
Eliciting utility curvature and time preference
Presented by: Stephen Cheung, The University of Sydney
Magnitude Effect in Intertemporal Allocation Tasks
Presented by: Chen Sun, Tilburg University
Multiple-Item Risk Measures
Presented by: Sahra Sakha, Leibniz University Hanover
Session 29: CHILD CARE AND MOTHERS' LABOR SUPPLY August 24, 2015 16:00 to 17:30 O142
Session Chair: Julian Johnsen, University of Bergen
Session type: contributed
Free Childcare and Mothers' Labor Supply: Evidence Using a School Starting Age Reform
Presented by: pål schøne, Institute for social research
Child care expansion and mothers' labor supply: is there a causal link?
Presented by: Kai-Uwe Mueller, DIW Berlin
DOES SUBSIDIZED CHILDCARE MATTER FOR MATERNAL LABOR SUPPLY? A CREDIBLE CUTOFF-BASED ESTIMATE AT A POLICY-RELEVANT POINT
Presented by: Agnes Szobonyane Szabo-Morvai, Central European University, HETFA Insti
Retirement, grandparental childcare, and maternal employment
Presented by: Julian Johnsen, University of Bergen
Session 30: COST OF RECESSIONS August 24, 2015 16:00 to 17:30 O133
Session Chair: Mathias Trabandt, Freie Universität Berlin
Session type: contributed
Labor Market Institutions and the Cost of Recessions
Presented by: Martin Scheffel, University of Cologne
What hides behind the German labor market miracle? A macroeconomic analysis
Presented by: Moritz Kuhn, University of Bonn
Does Short-Time Work Save Jobs? A Business Cycle Analysis
Presented by: Almut Balleer, Institute for International Economic Stu
Involuntary Unemployment and the Business Cycle
Presented by: Mathias Trabandt, Freie Universität Berlin
Session 31: DEVELOPMENT: AID AND INSTITUTIONS August 24, 2015 16:00 to 17:30 O138
Session Chair: Maria Santana Perez, University of Mannheim
Session type: contributed
Manager Selection and Aid Effectiveness: Evidence from World Bank Projects
Presented by: Nicola Limodio, London School of Economics
Aid and growth. New evidence using an excludable instrument
Presented by: Sarah Langlotz, University of Heidelberg
Who Is The Development Minister and Does (S)he Matter?
Presented by: Katharina Richert, Heidelberg University
Measuring Trust in Institutions
Presented by: Maria Santana Perez, University of Mannheim
Session 32: ECONOMIC THEORY: ECONOMIC MECHANISMS August 24, 2015 16:00 to 17:30 O148
Session Chair: Vitali Gretschko, University of Cologne
Session type: contributed
Health provider networks, quality and costs
[slides]
Presented by: Christoph Schottmueller, University of Copenhagen
Experimentation in Democratic Mechanisms
Presented by: Volker Britz,
Implementation and Detection
[slides]
Presented by: Hitoshi Matsushima, University of Tokyo
Common Values and the Coase Conjecture: Inefficiencies in Frictionless Contract (Re-)Negotiation.
Presented by: Vitali Gretschko, University of Cologne
Session 33: ECONOMIC THEORY: RELATIONSHIPS AND REPUTATION August 24, 2015 16:00 to 17:30 O48-50
Session Chair: Trond Olsen, Norwegian School of Economics
Session type: contributed
Luck and repetition in signalling
[slides]
Presented by: Sander Heinsalu, University of Queensland
Reputation and the value of information in a trust game
Presented by: Emilia Oljemark, U Konstanz
Teams and tournaments in relational contracts
Presented by: Trond Olsen, Norwegian School of Economics
Session 34: ECONOMICS OF EDUCATION: INSTRUCTION August 24, 2015 16:00 to 17:30 L9, 1-2 001
Session Chair: Benjamin Elsner, IZA
Session type: contributed
The Effect of a Compressed High School Curriculum on University Performance
Presented by: Michael Dörsam, University of Konstanz
New Evidence on the Effects of the Shortened School Duration in the German States – An Evaluation of Post-School Education Decisions
Presented by: Tobias Meyer, NIW Hannover
How does education improve cognitive skills? Instructional Time versus Timing of Instruction
Presented by: Sarah Dahmann, DIW Berlin (German Institute for Economic Research)
A Big Fish in a Small Ponds: Ability Rank and Human Capital Investment
Presented by: Benjamin Elsner, IZA
Session 35: ECONOMICS OF SCHOOLING I August 24, 2015 16:00 to 17:30 EW 159
Session Chair: Martin Fischer, University of Duisburg Essen
Session type: contributed
Welfare Comparison of School Choice Mechanisms under Incomplete Information
Presented by: Ethem Akyol, TOBB University of Economics and Technology
The Effects of Preschool Attendance on Child Health Outcomes – Evidence from a Swedish Child Care Reform
Presented by: Bettina Siflinger, University of Mannheim
Better Buildings, Better Scores? The Short-Run Effect of a Large School Construction
Presented by: Anwen Zhang, University of Cambridge
The Sooner the Better? Compulsory Schooling Reforms in Sweden during the 20th century
Presented by: Martin Fischer, University of Duisburg Essen
Session 36: EXCHANGE RATES AND TRADE August 24, 2015 16:00 to 17:30 L7,3-5, 1
Session Chair: Ana Maria Santacreu, Federal Reserve Bank of Saint Louis and INSEAD
Session type: contributed
Multi-product exporters, variable markups and exchange rate fluctuations
Presented by: Mauro Caselli, University of Trento
Imported Inputs and Invoicing Currency Choice: Theory and Evidence from UK Transaction Data
Presented by: Wanyu Chung, University of Nottingham
Choice of Invoice Currency in Global Production and Sales Network: The Case of Japanese Overseas Subsidiaries
Presented by: Kiyotaka Sato, Yokohama National University
International R&D Spillovers and Asset Prices
Presented by: Ana Maria Santacreu, Federal Reserve Bank of Saint Louis and INSEAD
Session 37: FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS AND MARKETS: INSIGHTS FROM ECONOMICS AND HISTORY August 24, 2015 16:00 to 17:30 O151
Session Chair: Alina Spiru, Lancaster University Management School
Session type: contributed
The Berlin Stock Exchange in Imperial Germany – a Market for New Technology?
Presented by: Sibylle Lehmann-Hasemeyer, University of Hohenheim
No Price Like Home: Global House Prices, 1870-2012
Presented by: Thomas Steger, University of Leipzig
Consistency of Two Major Data Sources for Exchange Rates in the Interwar Period and Evidence on the Behaviour of Exchange Rates during Hyperinflations: The Case of Germany
Presented by: Alina Spiru, Lancaster University Management School
Session 38: FINANCIAL MARKETS AND THE MACROECONOMY August 24, 2015 16:00 to 17:30 O226/228
Session Chair: Katrin Rabitsch, Vienna Univ of Economics and Business
Session type: contributed
Answering the Queen’s question: The effects of net worth and debt service burdens
Presented by: Mathias Drehmann, Bank for International Settlements
Explaining structural changes towards and within the financial sector
Presented by: Yingnan Zhao, University of Zurich
Investor borrowing heterogeneity in a Kiyotaki-Moore style macro model
Presented by: Katrin Rabitsch, Vienna Univ of Economics and Business
Session 39: GERMAN LABOR MARKET DYNAMICS August 24, 2015 16:00 to 17:30 L7, 3-5, S031
Session Chair: Walter Hyll, Halle Institue for Economic Research
Session type: contributed
Wage Subsidies for the Unemployed: Does their Long-Run Effectiveness Change over Time?
Presented by: Marina Furdas, University of Freiburg
End-of-Year Spending and the Long-Run Effects of Training Programs for the Unemployed
Presented by: Christoph Sajons, University of Freiburg
The Impact of Self-Employment Experience on the Attitude towards Employment Risk
Presented by: Walter Hyll, Halle Institue for Economic Research
Session 40: IMMIGRANTS' EDUCATION, ASSIMILATION, AND LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY August 24, 2015 16:00 to 17:30 L9, 1-2, 004
Session Chair: Ryuichi Tanaka, National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS)
Session type: contributed
Educational Consequences of Language for Young Children
Presented by: Yuxin Yao, Tilburg University
Which Factors Drive the Skill-Mix of Migrants in the Long-Run?
Presented by: Andreas Beerli, Univesity of Zurich
Language Proficiency and Labor Market Outcomes: Evidence from Two Natural Experiments in Switzerland
Presented by: Lukas Schmid, University of St. Gallen
Immigration, Assimilation, and the Future of Public Education
Presented by: Ryuichi Tanaka, National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS)
Session 41: INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS: FIRM DYNAMICS August 24, 2015 16:00 to 17:30 EW151
Session Chair: Helen Miller, Institute for Fiscal Studies
Session type: contributed
Can international trade explain the willingness of firms to leave union agreements?
Presented by: Sybille Lehwald, ifo Institute
Capital Adjustment Costs: Implications for Domestic and Export Sales Dynamics
Presented by: Yanping Liu, University of Mannheim
Firm level investment spikes: evidence from the UK's Great Recession
Presented by: Helen Miller, Institute for Fiscal Studies
Session 42: LABOR MARKETS I August 24, 2015 16:00 to 17:30 O145
Session Chair: Alessandra Bonfiglioli, Universitat Pompeu Fabra
Session type: contributed
Job Displacement Risk and Severance Pay
Presented by: Giulio Fella, Queen Mary, University of London
Degree Inflation and Hierarchical Labor Demand
Presented by: Gee Hee Hong, IMF
Wage Posting as a Positive Selection Device, Theory and Empirical Evidence
Presented by: Hermann Gartner, Institute for Employment Research
Heterogeneity, Selection and Labor Market Disparities
Presented by: Alessandra Bonfiglioli, Universitat Pompeu Fabra
Session 43: LOCAL PUBLIC ECONOMICS August 24, 2015 16:00 to 17:30 EW154
Session Chair: Frank Fossen, Freie Universitaet Berlin
Session type: contributed
'Hold that ghost': Local government cheating on transfers
Presented by: Dirk Foremny, University of Barcelona / IEB
On the timing of tax and investment in fiscal competition
Presented by: Yukihiro Nishimura, Osaka University
The Tax-rate Elasticity of Local Business Profits
Presented by: Frank Fossen, Freie Universitaet Berlin
Session 44: MACRO DEVELOPMENT II August 24, 2015 16:00 to 17:30 EO154
Session Chair: Liu Liu, University of Zurich
Session type: contributed
Development Policies when Accounting for the Extensive Margin of Fertility
Presented by: Paula Gobbi, Université catholique de Louvain
Aggregate costs of gender gaps in the labor market: a quantitative estimate
Presented by: Marc Teignier, Universitat de Barcelona
Housing and Wealth Accumulation in Urban China, Before and After the 1994 Housing Reform
Presented by: Liu Liu, University of Zurich
Session 45: MACRO FINANCE I August 24, 2015 16:00 to 17:30 EW156
Session Chair: Jean-Noel Barrot, MIT Sloan School of Management
Session type: contributed
The International CAPM Redux
Presented by: Francesca Brusa, University of Oxford
Volatility Downside Risk
Presented by: Roméo Tédongap, Stockholm School of Economics and Swedish House of Finance
Information Factor: A One Factor Benchmark Model for Asset Pricing
Presented by: Christian Julliard, London School of Economics
The Globalization Risk Premium
Presented by: Jean-Noel Barrot, MIT Sloan School of Management
Session 46: NONDEMOCRATIC POLITICS August 24, 2015 16:00 to 17:30 EO150
Session Chair: Alexey Zakharov, Higher School of Economics University
Session type: contributed
Logrolling under Fragmented Authoritarianism: Theory and Evidence from China
Presented by: Yuan Li, University of Duisburg-Essen
Machiavellian Experimentation
Presented by: Yang Xie, University of California Berkeley
Leaderless Protests during the Digital Era
Presented by: Dmitry Dagaev, Higher School of Economics
The loyalty-competence tradeoff in dictatorships and outside options for subordinates
Presented by: Alexey Zakharov, Higher School of Economics University
Session 47: POLITICS AND FINANCE August 24, 2015 16:00 to 17:30 L7, 3-5, P043
Session Chair: maxime legrand, Paris School of Economics
Session type: contributed
Vote Buying or (Political) Business (Cycles) as Usual?
Presented by: Zareh Asatryan, ZEW Mannheim
State capitalism in France . a financial evaluation
Presented by: maxime legrand, Paris School of Economics
Session 48: RECENT ADVANCES IN MICROECONOMETRICS II August 24, 2015 16:00 to 17:30 EO256
Session Chair: Mehmet Soytas, Ozyegin University
Session type: contributed
Revealed preferences for time with children
Presented by: Veerle Hennebel, University of Leuven
Testing Expected Utility Theory on Betfair Data: Importance of Reference Points
Presented by: Frantisek Kopriva, CERGE-EI
Estimation of Dynastic Lifecycle Discrete Choice Models
Presented by: Mehmet Soytas, Ozyegin University
Session 49: RENEWABLE ENERGY August 24, 2015 16:00 to 17:30 L7, 3-5 458
Session Chair: Alexander Zerrahn, German Institute for Economic Research (DIW Berlin)
Session type: contributed
How Much Do Households Value The Future? Evidence From The Adoption Of Photovoltaic Systems
[slides]
Presented by: Olivier De Groote, University of Leuven
Cleaner Nudges? Policy Labels and Investment Decision-making
Presented by: Mirko Moro, University of Stirling
Sowing the Wind and Reaping the Whirlwind? The Effect of Wind Turbines on Residential Well-Being
Presented by: Alexander Zerrahn, German Institute for Economic Research (DIW Berlin)
Session 50: RISK MANAGEMENT IN BANKS AND NON-FINANCIALS August 24, 2015 16:00 to 17:30 EW148
Session Chair: Gábor Kátay, Banque de France
Session type: contributed
Banks and the Rational Credit Cycle
Presented by: Adrian Penalver, Banque de France, PSE
Arbitraging the Basel Securitization Framework: Evidence from German ABS Investment
[slides]
Presented by: Matthias Efing, Swiss Finance Institute
Derivatives and Risk Management by Commercial Banks
Presented by: Guillaume Vuillemey, Sciences-Po
Currency Matching and Carry Trade by Non-Financial Firms
Presented by: Gábor Kátay, Banque de France
Session 51: ROLE OF CREDIT FRICTIONS AND BANKING FOR ECONOMIC ACTIVITY August 24, 2015 16:00 to 17:30 EO157
Session Chair: Alexandre Janiak, University of Chile
Session type: contributed
Interest rate rules under financial dominance
Presented by: Vivien Lewis, KU Leuven
Uncertainty shocks, credit spreads, and collateral requirements
Presented by: Christian Grimme, Ifo Institute, University of Munich
On the welfare cost of bank concentration
Presented by: Alexandre Janiak, University of Chile
Session 52: TOPICS IN RISK AND INSURANCE August 24, 2015 16:00 to 17:30 O131
Session Chair: Vesile Kutlu Koc, Munich Center of the Economics of Aging
Session type: contributed
Precautionary Motives Under Multiple Instruments
Presented by: Christoph Heinzel, INRA
Optimal insurance for catastrophic risk: theory and application to nuclear corporate liability
Presented by: Alexis Louaas, Ecole Polytechnique
Consumption Behavior, Annuity Income and Mortality Risk of the Elderly
Presented by: Vesile Kutlu Koc, Munich Center of the Economics of Aging
Session 53: UNCONVENTIONAL MONETARY POLICY August 24, 2015 16:00 to 17:30 O135
Session Chair: Nikolay Hristov, ifo Institute
Session type: contributed
QE Equivalence to Interest Rate Policy: Implications for Exit
Presented by: Samuel Reynard, Swiss National Bank
Uncertainty of Interest Rate Path as a Monetary Policy Instrument
Presented by: Yildiz Akkaya, The University of Cambridge
The Response of Tail Risk Perceptions to Unconventional Monetary Policy
Presented by: Vladyslav Sushko, Bank for International Settlements
The potential effectiveness of the ECB's OMT program in restoring monetary transmission
Presented by: Nikolay Hristov, ifo Institute
Session 54: SCHUMPETER LECTURE August 24, 2015 17:45 to 19:00 Audimax, A3
Session Chair: Rachel Griffith, IFS and University of Manchester
Session type: panel
The Mystery of the Printing Press: Monetary Policy and Self-Fulfilling Debt Crises
Presented by:    Giancarlo Corsetti, University of Cambridge
Session 55: ADVANCES IN INTERNATIONAL TRADE AND GEOGRAPHY August 25, 2015 8:30 to 10:30 SN 163
Session Chair: Costas Arkolakis, Yale University
Session type: panel
International Buyer Seller Matches (with Jonathan Eaton, James Tybout and David Jinkins)
Presented by:    Daniel Yi Xu, Duke University
The Impact of Trade on Labor Market Dynamics (with Maximiliano Dvorkin and Fernando Parro)
Presented by:    Lorenzo Caliendo, Yale University
Information Globalization, Risk Sharing, and International Trade (with Isaac Baley and Laura Veldkamp)
Presented by:    Mike Waugh, New York University
Optimal City Structure (with Treb Allen and Xiangliang Li)
Presented by:    Costas Arkolakis, Yale University
Session 56: BEHAVIORAL INDUSTRIAL ORGANIZATION August 25, 2015 8:30 to 10:30 EO 145
Session Chair: Klaus Schmidt, University of Munich
Session type: panel
Naivete-Based Discrimination (with Botond Koszegi)
Presented by:    Paul Heidhues, European School of Management and Techno
De-Targeting: Oligopoly Advertising with Loss-Averse Consumers (with Heiko Karle)
Presented by:    Martin Peitz, University of Mannheim
Auctions versus Negotiations: The Effects of Inefficient Renegotiation (with Fabian Herweg)
Presented by:    Klaus Schmidt, University of Munich
Session 57: MACROECONOMICS WITH IMPERFECT COMMON KNOWLEDGE August 25, 2015 8:30 to 10:30 SN 169
Session Chair: Luigi Paciello, Einaudi Institute for Economics and Finance, Rome
Session type: panel
Monetary Shocks in Models with Inattentive Producers (with Fernando Alvarez and Francesco Lippi)
Presented by:    Luigi Paciello, Einaudi Institute for Economics and Finance, Rome
Analytical Results for Dynamic Rational Inattention Problems (with Filip Matejka and Mirko Wiederholt)
Presented by:    Bartosz Mackowiack, European Central Bank
Social Learning and Selective Attention (with Andrew Caplin and John Leahy)
Presented by:    Filip Matejka, CERGE-EI
Inattentive Importers (with Kunal Dasgupta)
Presented by:    Jordi Mondria, University of Toronto
Session 58: PUBLIC POLICIES AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT August 25, 2015 8:30 to 10:30 M 003
Session Chair: Katrine Vellesen Løken, University of Bergen
Session type: panel
Long-Term Consequences of Access to Well-Child Visits (with Aline Bütikofer and Kjell Salvanes)
Presented by:    Katrine Vellesen Løken, University of Bergen
Evidence from a Midwifery Policy Experiment in Sweden in the 19th Century
Presented by:    Per Petterson Lidbom, Stockholm University
Assessing Heterogeneity in the Effects of a Universal Childcare Intervention Using Marginal Treatment Effect Estimates (with Thomas Cornelissen, Christian Dustmann and Anna Raute)
Presented by:    Uta Schönberg, University College London
Session 59: AGING AND EDUCATION: MODELS OF ENDOGENOUS FISCAL POLICY August 25, 2015 11:00 to 12:30 O131
Session Chair: Christopher Rauh, University of Cambridge
Session type: contributed
Aging and Deflation from a Fiscal Perspective
[slides]
Presented by: Kozo Ueda, Waseda University
A quantitative evaluation of education and public finance with an aging population
Presented by: Thomas Davoine, Institute for Advanced Studies (IHS)
Human Capital and Optimal Redistribution
Presented by: Winfried Koeniger, University of St.Gallen
The Political Economy of Early and College Education - Can Voting Bend the Great Gatsby Curve?
Presented by: Christopher Rauh, University of Cambridge
Session 60: APPLIED MICROECONOMICS: PEER EFFECTS August 25, 2015 11:00 to 12:30 EW148
Session Chair: Clara Welteke, DIW
Session type: contributed
Girls helping girls - The impact of female peers for grades and educational choices
Presented by: Kristine von Simson, Institute for Social Research
Peer Effects in Labor Supply Decisions of Mothers with Young Children
Presented by: Clara Welteke, DIW
Session 61: BANKING II August 25, 2015 11:00 to 12:30 O133
Session Chair: Rainer Haselmann, Goethe University
Session type: contributed
Separating Trading and Banking: Consequences for Financial Stability
[slides]
Presented by: Hendrik Hakenes, University of Bonn
Volatile Lending and Bank Wholesale Funding
Presented by: Valeriya Dinger, University of Osnabrueck
Money in the Equilibrium of Banking
Presented by: Jin Cao, Norges Bank
The Political Economy of Bank Bail-Outs
Presented by: Rainer Haselmann, Goethe University
Session 62: BEHAVIORAL AND EXPERIMENTAL ECONOMICS: THE WINNER'S CURSE AND OVERCONFIDENCE August 25, 2015 11:00 to 12:30 EW159
Session Chair: Tomasz Makarewicz, University of Amsterdam
Session type: contributed
The Winner's Curse: Conditional Reasoning & Belief Formation
Presented by: Stefan Penczynski, University of Mannheim
Learning from unrealized versus realized prices
Presented by: Kathleen Ngangoué, DIW Berlin
Bubble Formation and (In)Efficient Markets in Learning-to-Forecast and -Optimise Experiments
Presented by: Tomasz Makarewicz, University of Amsterdam
Session 63: CORPORATE OWNERSHIP AND GOVERNANCE August 25, 2015 11:00 to 12:30 O142
Session Chair: Harald Hau, University of Geneva and Swiss Finance Institute
Session type: contributed
Independent directors: less informed, but better selected? New evidence from a two-way director-firm fixed effect model
Presented by: Gwenael Roudaut, Ecole Polytechnique
Information Disclosures, Default Risk, and Bank Value
Presented by: Ilknur Zer, Federal Reserve Board
A Corporate Governance Asset Pricing Model: Theory and Evidence
Presented by: Ernst-Ludwig von Thadden, Universität Mannheim
Technological Progress and Ownership Structure
Presented by: Heng Geng, University of Hong Kong
Session 64: DEVELOPMENT: GROWTH AND TRADE August 25, 2015 11:00 to 12:30 EO157
Session Chair: Benjamin Faber, UC Berkeley
Session type: contributed
Remittances and Trade Balance: Evidence from the Middle East and North Africa
Presented by: Sherif Hassan, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Center of Near and Middle Eastern studis (CNMS)
Technology, Skill, and Growth in a Global Economy
Presented by: Jaewon Jung, RWTH Aachen University
Poverty, labour markets and trade liberalization in Indonesia
Presented by: Krisztina Kis-Katos, University of Freiburg
Tourism and Economic Development in the Long Run: Evidence from Mexico's Coastline
Presented by: Benjamin Faber, UC Berkeley
Session 65: DYNAMIC MICROECONOMETRICS August 25, 2015 11:00 to 12:30 EW154
Session Chair: Marcelo Medeiros, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro
Session type: contributed
Randomization in Dynamic Settings: Estimating Ex-Ante and Ex-Post Treatment Effects
Presented by: Stephen Kastoryano, University of Mannheim
Retirement behaviour in the U.S. and Europe
Presented by: Jochem de Bresser, University of Groningen
Municipalities’ decision to care – at home or in a nursing home
Presented by: Theis Theisen, University of Agder
ArCo: An Artificial Counterfactual Approach for Aggregate Data
Presented by: Ricardo Masini, PUC-Rio
Session 66: ECONOMIC THEORY: EXPERIMENTATION August 25, 2015 11:00 to 12:30 O48-50
Session Chair: Joshua B. Miller, Bocconi University
Session type: contributed
Managing Multiple Research Projects
Presented by: Alejandro Francetich, Bocconi University
Consumer Private Experimentation
Presented by: Francesc Dilme, University of Bonn
A Cold Shower for the Hot Hand Fallacy
Presented by: Joshua B. Miller, Bocconi University
Session 67: ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS II August 25, 2015 11:00 to 12:30 L7, 3-5 458
Session Chair: Aleksandar Zaklan, DIW Berlin
Session type: contributed
Do Electricity Prices Matter? Plant-Level Evidence from German Manufacturing
Presented by: Andreas Gerster, Ruhr Graduate School in Economics (RGS)
Is Taxing Waste a Waste of Time? Evidence from a Quasi-natural Experiment in the Canton of Vaud, Switzerland
Presented by: Stefano Carattini, University of Barcelona and Haute école de gestion Genève
Travel Distance and Fuel Efficiency: An Estimation of the Rebound Effect using Micro-Data in Switzerland
Presented by: Sylvain Weber, University of Neuchâtel
An Analysis of Allowance Banking in the EU ETS
Presented by: Aleksandar Zaklan, DIW Berlin
Session 68: FIELD EXPERIMENTS IN LABOR ECONOMICS August 25, 2015 11:00 to 12:30 O129
Session Chair: Matthieu Manant, Université Paris Sud
Session type: contributed
Job History, Work Attitude, and Employability
Presented by: Frederic Schneider, University of Zurich
Hidden Benefits of Reward: A Field Experiment on Motivation and Monetary Incentives
Presented by: Petra Nieken, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Formation of Human Prosociality: Causal Evidence on the Role of Social Environment
Presented by: Fabian Kosse, University of Bonn
Online social networks and hiring: a field experiment on the French labor market
Presented by: Matthieu Manant, Université Paris Sud
Session 69: FINANCIAL CRISIS AND REGULATION August 25, 2015 11:00 to 12:30 EW156
Session Chair: José Jorge, Fundação da Universidade do Porto
Session type: contributed
Banks, Markets, and Financial Stability
Presented by: Falko Fecht, Frankfurt School of Finance
Insecure Debt
Presented by: Rafael Matta, U Amsterdam
Interbank monitoring, liquidity, and systemic risk
Presented by: Alan Morrison, University of Oxford
Liquidity Freezes Under Adverse Selection
[slides]
Presented by: José Jorge, Fundação da Universidade do Porto
Session 70: FIRM-LEVEL RESPONSES TO GLOBALIZATION August 25, 2015 11:00 to 12:30 EW151
Session Chair: Peter Tóth, National Bank of Slovakia
Session type: contributed
Financial Vulnerability and Export Dynamics in Developing Countries
Presented by: Youssouf Kiendrebeogo, World Bank
Firm Size and Import Content of Production
Presented by: mehmet ulu, Turkish Central Bank
Input-Trade Liberalization and Markups
Presented by: Haichao FAN, SHUFE
Exchange Rate Shocks and Trade: Firm-Level Evidence from EU Enlargement
Presented by: Peter Tóth, National Bank of Slovakia
Session 71: GROWTH AND INCOME DISTRIBUTION August 25, 2015 11:00 to 12:30 O145
Session Chair: David Hemous, INSEAD
Session type: contributed
Why Trade As Aid
Presented by: Morten Olsen, IESE
The World Income Distribution: The Effects of International Unbundling of Production
Presented by: Marti Mestieri, Toulouse School of Economics
Innovation and Top Income Inequality
Presented by: David Hemous, INSEAD
Session 72: HETEROGENEOUS AGENTS: FISCAL POLICY AND CONSUMPTION August 25, 2015 11:00 to 12:30 O226/228
Session Chair: Guglielmo Weber, Università di Padova
Session type: contributed
Fiscal Multipliers in the 21st Century
Presented by: Pedro Brinca, European University Institute
Inflation Expectations and Consumption Expenditure
Presented by: Michael Weber, University of Chicago
CONSUMPTION DURING THE GREAT RECESSION IN ITALY
Presented by: Guglielmo Weber, Università di Padova
Session 73: INTERNAL MIGRATION August 25, 2015 11:00 to 12:30 L9, 1-2, 001
Session Chair: Lea Eilers, RWI Essen
Session type: contributed
What Are The Returns To Regional Mobility? Evidence From Mass Layoffs
Presented by: Wolfgang Dauth, University of Wuerzburg
(Un-)Balanced Migration of German Graduates
Presented by: Tina Haussen, University of Jena
Migrants and the Housing Market: IS there Discrimination in Germany?
Presented by: Lea Eilers, RWI Essen
Session 74: INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS: NETWORKS, INSTITUTIONS AND DEVELOPMENT August 25, 2015 11:00 to 12:30 L9, 1-2, 004
Session Chair: Holger Strulik, University of Goettingen
Session type: contributed
International Knowledge Spillovers: The Benefits from Employing Immigrants
Presented by: Sanne Hiller, Ruhr-University Bochum
Armenian and Greek Legacy in Modern Turkish Development
Presented by: CEMAL EREN ARBATLI, HIGHER SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS
The Great Divergence: A Network Approach
Presented by: Holger Strulik, University of Goettingen
Session 75: INTERNATIONAL TRADE AND MACROECONOMICS August 25, 2015 11:00 to 12:30 L7, 3-5, 1
Session Chair: Hakon Tretvoll, BI Norwegian Business School
Session type: contributed
Asymmetric Trade Liberalizations and Current Account Dynamics
Presented by: Alessandro Barattieri, ESG UQAM
The General Equilibrium Effects of the "Fracking Revolution" on the U.S. Trade Structure
Presented by: Thomas Eife, University of Heidelberg
Smoothing the adjustment to trade liberalization
Presented by: Mariya Mileva, Kiel Institute for the World Economy
International Correlations and the Composition of Trade
Presented by: Hakon Tretvoll, BI Norwegian Business School
Session 76: IO: CONTRACTS August 25, 2015 11:00 to 12:30 O151
Session Chair: Johannes Koenen, ifo Institute at the University of Munich
Session type: contributed
Dynamic Incentives in Concession Contracts
Presented by: Jose Guillermo Diaz, CENTRUM Catolica
Moral Hazard in the Automobile Insurance Market: Evidence from the Grace Period
Presented by: Marco Cosconati, Bank of Italy
A Look Upstream: Market Restructuring, Risk, Procurement Contracts and Efficiency
Presented by: Corrado Di Maria, University of East Anglia
Trust, Competition and Innovation: Theory and Evidence from German Car Manufacturers
Presented by: Johannes Koenen, ifo Institute at the University of Munich
Session 77: IO: INFORMATION IN PRODUCT MARKETS August 25, 2015 11:00 to 12:30 O148
Session Chair: Andrew Rhodes, Toulouse School of Economics
Session type: contributed
Limited Attention, Competition and Advertising
Presented by: Xingyi Liu, Universität Würzburg
Search, Information Acquisition, and Obfuscation
Presented by: Tobias Gamp,
Multi-attribute quality competition with imperfect signals
Presented by: Wanda Mimra, ETH Zurich
False Advertising and Consumer Protection Policy
Presented by: Andrew Rhodes, Toulouse School of Economics
Session 78: LABOR MARKET SEARCH I August 25, 2015 11:00 to 12:30 O135
Session Chair: Robert Mahlstedt, IZA Bonn
Session type: contributed
Job Matching on Connected Occupational and Regional Labor Markets
Presented by: Alexandra Fedorets, DIW Berlin
International Careers of Researchers in Biomedical Sciences: A Comparison of the US and the UK
Presented by: Manuel Toselli, University of Torino
Effects of Early Childhood Intervention on Maternal Employment, Fertility and Well-Being: Evidence from a Randomized Controlled Trial
Presented by: Malte Sandner, Lower Saxony Institute for Economic Research
Should I Stay or Should I Go? Mobility Assistance and Job Finding Strategies
Presented by: Robert Mahlstedt, IZA Bonn
Session 79: LABOR SUPPLY August 25, 2015 11:00 to 12:30 EO256
Session Chair: Diogo Britto, University of Bologna
Session type: contributed
Does Raising the Early Retirement Age Increase Reemployment of Older Unemployed Workers?
Presented by: Matthias Giesecke, RWI Essen
Inequality and Defined Benefit Pensions when Life Expectancy is Heterogeneous
Presented by: Daniel Kemptner, DIW Berlin
Unemployment Insurance and the Duration of Employment: Evidence from a Regression Kink Design
[slides]
Presented by: Diogo Britto, University of Bologna
Session 80: MACRO DEVELOPMENT III August 25, 2015 11:00 to 12:30 EO154
Session Chair: Vincenzo Lombardo, University of Naples Parthenope
Session type: contributed
A Test for Factor Misallocation and Bounds on Potential Output Gains
Presented by: Thomas Schelkle, University of Cologne
Aid, Remittances, and the Informal Economy
Presented by: Santanu Chatterjee, University of Georgia
Family Firms and Entrepreneurial Human Capital in the Process of Development
Presented by: Vincenzo Lombardo, University of Naples Parthenope
Session 81: MICROECONOMETRICS August 25, 2015 11:00 to 12:30 L7, 3-5 P043
Session Chair: Jiaying Gu, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Session type: contributed
Semiparametric Identification of Panel Data Discrete Choice Demand Models
Presented by: Eleni Aristodemou, University College London
Selective Instrumental Variable Regression
Presented by: Shu Shen, University of California Davis
The finite sample performance of semi- and nonparametric estimators for treatment effects and policy evaluation
Presented by: Martin Huber, University of Fribourg
Multiple Testing for Positive Treatment Effects
Presented by: Jiaying Gu, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Session 82: REDISTRIBUTIVE EFFECTS OF MONETARY POLICY August 25, 2015 11:00 to 12:30 O138
Session Chair: Klaus Adam, University of Mannheim
Session type: contributed
Does Greater Inequality Lead to More Household Borrowing? New Evidence from Household Data
Presented by: Marianna Kudlyak, Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond
Price Level Changes and the Redistribution of Nominal Wealth Across the Euro Area
Presented by: Klaus Adam, University of Mannheim
Financial Heterogeneity and Monetary Union
Presented by: Raphael Schoenle, Brandeis University
Doves for the Rich, Hawks for the Poor? Distributional Consequences of Monetary Policy
Presented by: Keith Kuester, University of Bonn
Session 83: TOPICS IN POLITICAL ECONOMY August 25, 2015 11:00 to 12:30 EO150
Session Chair: Patricia Esteve-González, Universitat Rovira i Virgili
Session type: contributed
The role of incomplete markets in political outcomes
Presented by: Tiago Berriel, PUC-Rio
Fiscal Rules and Compliance Expectations - Evidence for the German Debt Brake
Presented by: Eckhard Janeba, University of Mannheim
Political alignment and intergovernmental transfers in parliamentary systems: Evidence from Germany
Presented by: Zohal Hessami, University of Konstanz
The economic determinants of party support for European integration
Presented by: Patricia Esteve-González, Universitat Rovira i Virgili
Session 84: WAGES AND LABOR SUPPLY August 25, 2015 11:00 to 12:30 L7, 3-5, S031
Session Chair: John Haisken-DeNew, University of Melbourne
Session type: contributed
Does height affect labor supply? Implications of product variety and caloric needs
Presented by: Martin Micheli, RWI
Financial Sector Pay and Labour Income Inequality: Evidence from Europe
Presented by: Oliver Denk, OECD
Waiting for the Paycheck: Individual and Aggregate Effects of Wage Payment Frequency
Presented by: Ines Berniell, CEMFI
The Importance of Economic Expectations for Retirement Entry
Presented by: John Haisken-DeNew, University of Melbourne
Session 85: POSTER SESSION TUESDAY August 25, 2015 12:30 to 14:00 O 101 (Aula)
Session type: contributed
The Greener, The Happier? The Effects of Urban Green and Abandoned Areas on Residential Well-Being
Presented by: Christian Krekel, German Institute for Economic Research (DIW Berlin)
Nonlinear Pricing with Local Network Effects
Presented by: Arne Gramstad, U Oslo
"School’s out for summer, school’s out forever": the long-term health consequences of leaving school during a bad economy.*
Presented by: Mathilde GODARD, CREST-Université Paris-Dauphine
The older, the richer? A decomposition of wealth inequalit by age subgroups for Germany
Presented by: Andrea Siebert, University of Muenster
Collective Experimentation with Breakdowns and Breakthroughs
Presented by: Daria Khromenkova, University of Mannheim
Characterization of The Minimal Norm Solution with Incomplete Information
Presented by: Xu Lang, Tilburg University
The Effects of Divorce Laws on Household Retirement Security
Presented by: Luca Stella, University of Padua
Final V. Intermediate Price Regulation in the Presence of Demand-Enhancing Investments
Presented by: Olga Rozanova, Toulouse School of Economics (TSE)
Congestion Pricing: A Mechanism Design Approach
Presented by: Johannes Johnen, ESMT
Session 86: EFFECTS OF NON-STANDARD MONETARY POLICY MEASURES: EVIDENCE AND CHALLENGES August 25, 2015 12:40 to 13:50 SO 108
Session Chair: Klaus Adam, University of Mannheim
Session type: panel
Presented by:    Charles Bean, London School of Economics
Presented by:    Vítor Constâncio, European Central Bank
Presented by:    Hyun Song Shin, International Bank For Settlements
Presented by:    Lucrezia Reichlin, London Business School
Session 87: APPLIED LABOR MICROECONOMICS I August 25, 2015 14:00 to 15:30 O145
Session Chair: Florian Zimmermann, University of Zurich
Session type: contributed
The impact of unionization on employment and wages
Presented by: Mario Centeno, Banco de Portugal
Employment Polarization and the Role of the Apprenticeship System
Presented by: Michelle Rendall, University of Zurich
Learning about Job Search: A Field Experiment with Job Seekers in Germany
Presented by: Florian Zimmermann, University of Zurich
Session 88: ASPIRATIONS, BELIEFS AND DEVELOPMENT August 25, 2015 14:00 to 15:30 EO154
Session Chair: Seetha Menon, University of Essex
Session type: contributed
Shaping Educational Careers of Immigrant Children: Motivation, Cognitive Skills and Teachers’ Beliefs
Presented by: Michela Carlana, Bocconi University
Beliefs on Inequality in Rural India
Presented by: Julia Seiermann, The Graduate Institute, Geneva
Unfinished Lives: The effect of domestic violence on neonatal and infant mortality
Presented by: Seetha Menon, University of Essex
Session 89: BANKING AND THE MACROECONOMY August 25, 2015 14:00 to 15:30 O133
Session Chair: Zeno Enders, University of Heidelberg
Session type: contributed
A Dynamic Quantitative Macroeconomic Model of Bank Runs
Presented by: Ettore Panetti, Banco de Portugal
Financial Fragmentation and Economic Growth in Europe
Presented by: Isabel Schnabel, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz
Sovereign and Private Default Risks over the Business Cycle
Presented by: Jan Mellert, University of Konstanz
Bankers’ Bonuses and Speculative Bubbles
Presented by: Zeno Enders, University of Heidelberg
Session 90: BUSINESS CYCLES I August 25, 2015 14:00 to 15:30 O226/228
Session Chair: Georg Strasser, Boston College
Session type: contributed
The Shape of the Aggregate Production Function over the Business Cycle and Its Implications for the Labor Market
Presented by: Raul Santaeulalia-Llopis, Washington University in St Louis
The New Keynesian Model and the Small Open Economy RBC Model: Equivalence Results for Consumption
Presented by: Donghoon Yoo, University of Lausanne
Singular dynamics and temporary indeterminacy in continuous-time DGE models
Presented by: Paulo Brito, University of Lisbon, ISEG and UECE
Just-in-Time Production and the Great Moderation: Inventories in German Manufacturing
Presented by: Georg Strasser, Boston College
Session 91: DEBT AND FISCAL POLICY IN EUROPE August 25, 2015 14:00 to 15:30 O142
Session Chair: Niels Gilbert, De Nederlandsche Bank
Session type: contributed
Measuring Financial Fragmentation in the Euro area Corporate Bond MArket
Presented by: Guillaume Horny, Banque de France
Sovereign Debt Issuance and Selective Default
[slides]
Presented by: Wojciech Paczos, European University Institute
Expansionary Austerity and Reverse Causality
Presented by: Christian Breuer, Ifo Institute
Does the Stability and Growth Pact induce a bias in the EC's fiscal forecasts?
Presented by: Niels Gilbert, De Nederlandsche Bank
Session 92: DECISION THEORY August 25, 2015 14:00 to 15:30 EW159
Session Chair: Tuba Tuncel, Toulouse School of Economics
Session type: contributed
The Role of Anscombe-Aumann Monotonicity in Models and Tests of Ambiguity Aversion
Presented by: Martin Schonger, ETH Zurich
Preference for Flexibility and Dominated Alternatives
Presented by: Emre Koc, Tilburg University
Preferences for Life-Expectancy Gains: Sooner or Later?
Presented by: Tuba Tuncel, Toulouse School of Economics
Session 93: DEVELOPMENT: NETWORKS August 25, 2015 14:00 to 15:30 EO157
Session Chair: Pauline Rossi, PSE-CREST
Session type: contributed
Network Structure and Risk Sharing in Extended Family Networks
Presented by: Bansi Malde, Institute for Fiscal Studies
Sorting in Informal Risk-sharing Networks: Evidence from Thai Villages
Presented by: Ju Qiu, Toulouse School of Economics
Network Effects in Games with Aligned and Conflicting Interests: Evidence from Rural Uganda
Presented by: Christine Gutekunst, Maastricht University
Strategic Choices in Polygamous Households: Theory and Evidence from Senegal
Presented by: Pauline Rossi, PSE-CREST
Session 94: EARLY INVESTMENT AND CHILD OUTCOMES August 25, 2015 14:00 to 15:30 L7, 3-5, P043
Session Chair: Anna Hammerschmid, University of Mannheim
Session type: contributed
Disease Control and Inequality Reduction: Evidence from a Tuberculosis Testing and Vaccination Campaign
Presented by: Aline Buetikofer, Nowegian School of Economics
Disentangling Stress From Nutrition As Determinants Of The Long Run Effects Of Adverse Conditions Around Birth On Economic And Health Outcomes Late In Life
Presented by: Anna Hammerschmid, University of Mannheim
Session 95: ECONOMETRICS OF NETWORKS August 25, 2015 14:00 to 15:30 O135
Session Chair: Jun Sung Kim, Monash University
Session type: contributed
Estimating Network Effects without Network Data
Presented by: Pedro CL Souza, PUC-Rio
An empirical model of dyadic link formation in a network with unobserved heterogeneity
Presented by: Andreas Dzemski, University of Gothenburg
How Concentrated are Local Labour Markets? Evidence from Job Mobility Networks
Presented by: Jan Sebastian Nimczik, University of Mannheim
How Trade Matching Forms in the Credit Default Swap Market
Presented by: Jun Sung Kim, Monash University
Session 96: ECONOMIC PERSPECTIVES ON FERTILITY August 25, 2015 14:00 to 15:30 O131
Session Chair: Georgi Kocharkov, University of Konstanz
Session type: contributed
Efficient Population In A Malthus World
Presented by: Xiying Liu, Economics and Management School of Wuhan University
Explaining Income Inequality and Social Mobility: The Role of Fertility and Family Transfers.
Presented by: Diego Daruich, New York University
Family Planning and Development: Aggregate Effects of Contraceptive Use
Presented by: Cezar Santos, EPGE-FGV
Teenage Childbearing and the Welfare State
Presented by: Georgi Kocharkov, University of Konstanz
Session 97: ECONOMIC THEORY: COMMUNICATION AND CAREER CONCERNS August 25, 2015 14:00 to 15:30 O148
Session Chair: Rei Sayag, Universiteit Pompeu Fabra
Session type: contributed
Delegation and Communication
Presented by: Malin Arve, NHH Norwegian School of Economics
Endogenous ambiguity in cheap talk
Presented by: Christian Kellner, University of Bonn
Non-monotonic career concerns
Presented by: Raphael Levy, Mannheim University
Conservative Decisions and Career Concerns
Presented by: Rei Sayag, Universiteit Pompeu Fabra
Session 98: ECONOMIC THEORY: MATCHING AND BARGAINING August 25, 2015 14:00 to 15:30 O48-50
Session Chair: Holger Herbst, University of Bonn
Session type: contributed
Costly decisions and sequential bargaining
Presented by: James Costain, Bank of Spain
Strategic advertising and directed search
Presented by: Chengsi Wang, University of Mannheim
Dynamic Formation of Teams: When Does Waiting for Good Matches Pay Off?
Presented by: Holger Herbst, University of Bonn
Session 99: ECONOMICS OF EDUCATION I August 25, 2015 14:00 to 15:30 L9, 1-2 001
Session Chair: Marc Piopiunik, Ifo Institute
Session type: contributed
Weak Markets, Strong Teachers: Recession at Career Start and Teacher Effectiveness
Presented by: Markus Nagler, Ludwig Maximilian Universitat Munich
Do universities shape their students' personality?
Presented by: Sonja Kassenboehmer, Monash University
A normative justification of compulsory education
Presented by: Annalisa Luporini, Universita di Firenze
Teacher Quality in Sub-Saharan Africa: The Importance of Subject Knowledge and Absenteeism for Student Achievement
Presented by: Marc Piopiunik, Ifo Institute
Session 100: ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS III August 25, 2015 14:00 to 15:30 L7, 3-5 458
Session Chair: Oznur Ozdamar, University of Bologna
Session type: contributed
Do stringent environmental policies deter FDI? M&A versus Green field
Presented by: Sylwia Bialek, University of Frankfurt
On the incidence of renewable energy subsidies into land prices - Evidence from Germany
Presented by: Martin Simmler, DIW Berlin
Deforestation Scale and Farm Size - The Need for Tailoring Policy in Brazil
Presented by: Clarissa Gandour, Climate Policy Initiative / PUC-Rio
The Effects of Air Pollution on Health Status in Great Britain
Presented by: Oznur Ozdamar, University of Bologna
Session 101: FAMILY POLICY August 25, 2015 14:00 to 15:30 L7, 3-5, S031
Session Chair: Christina Felfe, University of St. Gallen
Session type: contributed
Household Financial Distress and Initial Endowments: Evidence From the 2008 Financial Crisis
Presented by: Arna Vardardottir, Copenhagen Business School
Benefits from Delay? The Effect of Abortion Availability on Young Women
Presented by: Eirin Molland, Norwegian school of economics
From Dawn till Dusk - Implications of Full-Day Care for Children's Development
Presented by: Christina Felfe, University of St. Gallen
Session 102: FINANCE AND LABOR August 25, 2015 14:00 to 15:30 EW148
Session Chair: Martin Schmalz, University of Michigan
Session type: contributed
Incentive pay and bank risk-taking: Evidence from Austrian, German, and Swiss banks
Presented by: Johannes Steinbrecher, Ifo Institute
“Since You’re So Rich, You Must Be Really Smart:” Talent And The Finance Wage Premium
Presented by: Michael Boehm, University of Bonn, Institute for Applied Microeconomics
Winners and Losers of Financial Crises: Evidence from Individuals and Firms
Presented by: Martin Schmalz, University of Michigan
Session 103: HEALTH ECONOMICS II August 25, 2015 14:00 to 15:30 L9, 1-2, 004
Session Chair: Petter Lundborg, Lund University
Session type: contributed
Causal Effect of serving in Army on Health: Evidence from Regression Kink Design and Russian Data
Presented by: Evgeny Yakovlev, HSE
The income effect of changes in reimbursement prices on volume of care: evidence from German hospitals
Presented by: Ansgar Wuebker, RWI
An apple a day: Habit formation in medication adherence
Presented by: Fernanda Marquez-Padilla, Princeton Universtiy
Intergenerational Transfer of Human Capital: Is It A One-Way Street?
Presented by: Petter Lundborg, Lund University
Session 104: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS CYCLES AND RISK SHARING August 25, 2015 14:00 to 15:30 L7 3-5, 1
Session Chair: Stéphane Moyen, European Central Bank
Session type: contributed
How Do Business Cycles Become Global? Common Shocks or Spillovers
Presented by: Christopher Otrok, University of Missouri
International House Price Cycles, Monetary Policy and Risk Premiums
Presented by: Gregory Bauer, Bank of Canada
Optimal Unemployment Insurance and International Risk Sharing
Presented by: Stéphane Moyen, European Central Bank
Session 105: INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS: SUPPLY-CHAIN TRADE August 25, 2015 14:00 to 15:30 EW151
Session Chair: Inga Heiland, Ifo Institute - Leibniz Institute for Economic Research
Session type: contributed
Border Effects Without Borders: What Divides Japan's Internal Trade?
Presented by: Jens Wrona, Heinrich-Heine University Düsseldorf
A Coasian Model of International Production Chains
Presented by: Thibault Fally, University of California Berkeley
Backward Participation in Global Value Chains and Exchange Rate Driven Adjustments of Swiss Exports
Presented by: Dario Fauceglia, Zurich University of Applied Sciences
External Imbalances in the European Union and International Fragmentation of Production: Is There a Link?
Presented by: Giulia Felice, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid
Session 106: MACROECONOMIC UNCERTAINTY August 25, 2015 14:00 to 15:30 EO256
Session Chair: Elisa Guglielminetti, Sciences Po and La Sapienza University
Session type: contributed
Real-Time Information Content of Macroeconomic Data and Uncertainty: An Application to the Euro Area
Presented by: Katharina Glass, University of Hamburg
Labor Market Volatility and Macroeconomic Shocks
Presented by: Elisa Guglielminetti, Sciences Po and La Sapienza University
Session 107: POLITICAL ECONOMY I August 25, 2015 14:00 to 15:30 EO150
Session Chair: Volker Meier, University of Munich
Session type: contributed
Pocketbook Voting and Social Preferences in Referenda
Presented by: Robert Schwager, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen
Ideology vs. Pork: Government Formation in Parliamentary Systems
Presented by: Lin Hu, Washington University in St. louis
Electoral Abstention and the Intergenerational Conflict over Public Education
[slides]
Presented by: Mickael Melki, University of Fribourg
Why academic quality of higher education declines
Presented by: Volker Meier, University of Munich
Session 108: PRODUCTIVITY IN UNIVERSITIES August 25, 2015 14:00 to 15:30 O151
Session Chair: Natalia Zinovyeva, Aalto University
Session type: contributed
On Publication, Refereeing, and Working Hard
Presented by: Sergey Popov, Queen's University Belfast
MOVING OUT OF ACADEMIC RESEARCH: WHY SCIENTISTS STOP DOING RESEARCH?
Presented by: Aldo Geuna, University of Torino
Lone Stars or Constellations? The Impact of Performance Pay on Matching Assortativeness in Academia
Presented by: Erina Ytsma, London School of Economics
Does Gender Matter for Academic Promotion? Evidence from Two Large-Scale Randomized Natural Experiments
Presented by: Natalia Zinovyeva, Aalto University
Session 109: PUBLIC FINANCE August 25, 2015 14:00 to 15:30 EW154
Session Chair: Francois Maniquet, CORE, Université Catholique de Louvain
Session type: contributed
Tax evasion and the optimal non-linear labour income taxation
Presented by: Luca Piccoli, University of Balearic Islands
An Unemployment Insurance Scheme for the Euro Area? A Comparison of Different Alternatives using Micro Data
Presented by: Mathias Dolls, Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsfor
Well-Being Poverty and Labor Income Taxation
Presented by: Francois Maniquet, CORE, Université Catholique de Louvain
Session 110: SOCIAL PREFERENCES August 25, 2015 14:00 to 15:30 O129
Session Chair: Fabio Tufano, University of Nottingham
Session type: contributed
Defaults and Donations: Evidence from a Field Experiment
Presented by: Paul Heidhues, European School of Management and Techno
Surprising Gifts: Theory and Laboratory Evidence
Presented by: Peter Werner, University of Cologne
Can Unanimity Bargaining Resolve the Subjective Claims Problem?
Presented by: Anita Gantner, University of Innsbruck
Measuring the Impact of Social Relationships: The Value of ‘Oneness’
Presented by: Fabio Tufano, University of Nottingham
Session 111: SOCIAL VALUE OF FINANCIAL INTERMEDIATION August 25, 2015 14:00 to 15:30 EW156
Session Chair: Alexander Guembel, Toulouse School of Economics
Session type: contributed
Wages and Human Capital in Finance: International Evidence, 1970-2005
Presented by: Hamid Boustanifar, BI Norwegian Business School
Financial Consumption and the Cost of Finance: Measuring Financial Efficiency in Europe (1950-2007)
[slides]
Presented by: Guillaume Bazot, Université Paris 8
Competition for Traders and Rsik
Presented by: Michiel Bijlsma, CPB Netherlands Bureau for Economic Poli
Managerial Turnover and Long-term Investments
Presented by: Alexander Guembel, Toulouse School of Economics
Session 112: UNCONVENTIONAL MONETARY POLICY AND THEIR EMPIRICAL EFFECTIVENESS - ECB Sponsored Session August 25, 2015 14:00 to 15:30 O138
Session Chair: Mary Everett, Central Bank of Ireland
Session type: contributed
A Lesson from the Great Depression that the Fed Might have Learned: A Comparison of the 1932 Open Market Purchases with Quantitative Easing
Presented by: Arunima Sinha, Fordham University
Liquidity provision to banks as a monetary policy tool: the ECB's non-standard measures in 2008-2011
Presented by: Dominic Quint, Deutsche Bundesbank
Quantitative Easing and Tapering Uncertainty: Evidence from Twitter
Presented by: Peter Tillmann, Justus Liebig University Giessen
IInternational liquidity and the European sovereign debt crisis: Was euro area unconventional monetary policy successful?
Presented by: Mary Everett, Central Bank of Ireland
Session 113: BUSINESS CYCLES II August 25, 2015 16:00 to 17:30 O135
Session Chair: Wenjuan Chen, Humboldt University of Berlin
Session type: contributed
Uncertainty and the Great Recession
Presented by: Sebastian Breuer, German Council of Economic Experts
The Information Content of Monetary Statistics for the Great Recession: Evidence from Germany
Presented by: Wenjuan Chen, Humboldt University of Berlin
Session 114: CLIMATE POLICY August 25, 2015 16:00 to 17:30 L7, 3-5 458
Session Chair: Katrin Sommerfeld, ZEW, Centre for European Economic Resear
Session type: contributed
German consumers’ willingness to pay for carbon emission reductions: An empirical analysis of context dependence and provider participation
Presented by: Claudia Schwirplies, University of Hamburg
The Long-Term Impact of Matching and Rebate Subsidies when Public Goods are Impure: Field Experimental Evidence from the Carbon Offsetting Market
Presented by: Daniel Römer, Centre for European Economic Research
Informed and Uninformed Opinions on New Measures to Address Climate Change
Presented by: Gert Pönitzsch, Kiel Institute for the World Economy
Size Does Matter: Firm Size Effects from Environmental Regulation on Employment using Quantile Regression
Presented by: Katrin Sommerfeld, ZEW, Centre for European Economic Resear
Session 115: CONSUMPTION, LABOR AND SAVINGS August 25, 2015 16:00 to 17:30 EO157
Session Chair: Kenneth Houngbedji, Paris School of Economics
Session type: contributed
A Friend in Need is a Friend Indeed: Theory and Evidence on the (Dis)Advantages of Informal Loans
Presented by: Anke Kessler, Simon Fraser University
Structural Inequality, Conspicuous Consumption and Status Trap: Implications of Veblen's Theory on Caste Dynamics
Presented by: Eve Sihra, Sciences Po Paris
Property Rights and Labor Supply: Evidence from Ethiopia
Presented by: Kenneth Houngbedji, Paris School of Economics
Session 116: ECONOMIC THEORY: DYNAMIC AGENCY August 25, 2015 16:00 to 17:30 O148
Session Chair: Matthias Fahn, University of Munich
Session type: contributed
Dynamic Incentives with Event Risk
Presented by: Caterina Lepore, Imperial College London
Gathering information before signing a contract: the case of imperfect information
Presented by: Stefan Terstiege, University of Bonn
Dynamic Contracting with Markovian Cash-Flows
Presented by: Suvi Vasama, Humboldt University of Berlin
The Upside of Implicit Downsizing Costs
Presented by: Matthias Fahn, University of Munich
Session 117: ECONOMIC THEORY: NETWORKS August 25, 2015 16:00 to 17:30 EW148
Session Chair: Leonie Baumann, University of Hamburg
Session type: contributed
Network Formation with Local Complements and Global Substitutes: The Case of R&D Networks
Presented by: Michael D. Koenig, University of Zurich
The formation of a core periphery structure in heterogeneous financial networks
Presented by: Marco van der Leij, University of Amsterdam
Time Allocation in Friendship Networks
Presented by: Leonie Baumann, University of Hamburg
Session 118: ECONOMIC THEORY: PERSUASION August 25, 2015 16:00 to 17:30 O48-50
Session Chair: Anne-Katrin Roesler, University of Bonn
Session type: contributed
Bayesian Persuasion by Stress Test Disclosure
Presented by: Thilo Pausch, Deutsche Bundesbank
PERSUASION OF A PRIVATELY INFORMED RECEIVER
Presented by: Tymofiy Mylovanov, University of Pittsburgh
Is Ignorance Bliss? Rational Inattention and Optimal Pricing
Presented by: Anne-Katrin Roesler, University of Bonn
Session 119: ECONOMICS OF EDUCATION II August 25, 2015 16:00 to 17:30 O138
Session Chair: Ludger Woessmann, University of Munich and Ifo Institute
Session type: contributed
How Does School Choice Improve Student Achievement? Estimating School-level Competitive Effects and Student-level Peer Effects
Presented by: Yusuke Jinnai, International University of Japan
Returns to Education Quality for Low-Skilled Students: Evidence from a Discontinuity
[slides]
Presented by: Pierre Mouganie, Texas A&M University
Virtually No Effect? Different Uses of Classroom Computers and their Effect on Student Achievement
Presented by: Ludger Woessmann, University of Munich and Ifo Institute
Session 120: ECONOMICS OF HEALTH AND EDUCATION August 25, 2015 16:00 to 17:30 L9, 1-2 001
Session Chair: Tat-kei Lai, Copenhagen Business School
Session type: contributed
Life Expectancy and Education: Evidence from the Cardiovascular Revolution
Presented by: Casper Hansen, University of Copenhagen
Intergenerational Transmission of Health in Times of Crisis
Presented by: Matthias Westphal, University of Duisburg-Essen
Does Education Affect Trust Attitude? Evidence from Europe
Presented by: Tat-kei Lai, Copenhagen Business School
Session 121: ENDOGENOUS MECHANISM CHOICE AND TYPE REVELATION IN THE LABORATORY August 25, 2015 16:00 to 17:30 O129
Session Chair: Dirk Engelmann, Humboldt University, Berlin
Session type: contributed
Organ Donation in the Lab: Preferences and Votes on the Priority Rule
Presented by: Annika Herr, Duesseldorf Institute for Competition Economics (DICE), Heinrich-Heine University Duesseldorf
Monkey see, monkey do: truth-telling in matching mechanism and the manipulation of others
Presented by: Rustamdjan Hakimov, WZB
Mechanisms to improve cooperation in a social dilemma under incomplete information
Presented by: Maren Tonn, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Tailored Bayesian Mechanisms: Experimental Evidence from Two-Stage Voting Games
Presented by: Dirk Engelmann, Humboldt University, Berlin
Session 122: FAMILY ECONOMIES I August 25, 2015 16:00 to 17:30 O142
Session Chair: Paul Bingley, SFI
Session type: contributed
Does It All Come Tumbling Down? Family ownership, Workplace Closure and the Recession
Presented by: Harald Dale-Olsen, Institute for Social Research
Estimating Family Spillovers: Evidence from a Draft Lottery
Presented by: Paul Bingley, SFI
Session 123: FISCAL SHOCKS AND MACROECONOMICS August 25, 2015 16:00 to 17:30 L9, 1-2, 004
Session Chair: Baruch Gliksberg, University of Haifa
Session type: contributed
Construction of stock-market based daily index of fiscal news for Japan
[slides]
Presented by: Etsuro Shioji, Hitotsubashi University
Estimation of DSGE models: Maximum likelihood vs Bayesian methods
Presented by: Glenn Mickelsson,
Equilibria Under Monetary and Fiscal Policy Interactions in a Portfolio Choice Model
Presented by: Baruch Gliksberg, University of Haifa
Session 124: FRICTIONAL LABOR MARKETS August 25, 2015 16:00 to 17:30 O133
Session Chair: Ronald Bachmann, RWI
Session type: contributed
Worker-Firm Matching and the Family Pay Gap: Evidence from Linked Employer-Employee Data
[slides]
Presented by: Lionel Wilner, INSEE-CREST
Regional labor market adjustment in the United States
Presented by: Mai Dao, International Monetary Fund
Occupations, Barriers to Entry, and Structural Change
Presented by: Georg Duernecker, University of Mannheim
Labour Market Transitions, Shocks and Institutions during the Great Recession: A Cross-Country Analysis
Presented by: Ronald Bachmann, RWI
Session 125: HOUSEHOLD FINANCE August 25, 2015 16:00 to 17:30 EW159
Session Chair: Mukul Tyagi, Maastricht University
Session type: contributed
Crowdfunding: Determinants of success and funding dynamics
Presented by: Tobias Regner, Max Planck Institute of Economics, Jena
Culture and Household Saving
Presented by: Benjamin Guin, Universität St.Gallen
Asset Allocation Dynamics of Pension Funds
Presented by: Mukul Tyagi, Maastricht University
Session 126: INCENTIVES IN POLITICS August 25, 2015 16:00 to 17:30 EO150
Session Chair: Riikka Savolainen, Aalto University, School of Business
Session type: contributed
Incumbents' Past Performance and Political Polarization: Theory and Evidence
Presented by: Marina Dodlova, German Institute of Global and Area Studies (GIGA), CESifo, University Paris Ouest Nanterre
Political Cycles in Public Expenditure: Butter vs Guns
Presented by: Georgios Efthyvoulou, University of Sheffield
Do Higher Mayoral Wages Improve the Quality of Local Governments? Evidence from Peruvian Municipalities
Presented by: Ricardo Pique Cebrecos, Northwestern University
How Does Economic Crisis Influence Politicians' Environmental Policy Positions?
Presented by: Riikka Savolainen, Aalto University, School of Business
Session 127: INTERGENERATIONAL MOBILITY August 25, 2015 16:00 to 17:30 L7, 3-5, S031
Session Chair: Katja Maria Kaufmann, Bocconi University
Session type: contributed
Dynastic Human Capital, Inequality and Intergenerational mobility
Presented by: Mikael Lindahl, Uppsala University
The Transmission of Inequality Across Multiple Generations: Testing Recent Theories with Evidence from Germany
Presented by: Jan Stuhler, University College London
Marriage Market and Intergenerational Effects of Elite Higher Education: Evidence from Chile
Presented by: Katja Maria Kaufmann, Bocconi University
Session 128: INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS: TRADE AND INEQUALITY August 25, 2015 16:00 to 17:30 EW151
Session Chair: Gerald Willmann, Bielefeld University
Session type: contributed
Rising Skill Premium?: The Roles of Capital-Skill Complementarity and Sectoral Shifts in a Two-Sector Economy
Presented by: Munechika Katayama, Kyoto University
The Stolper-Samuelson Theorem when the Labor Market Structure Matters
Presented by: Davide Suverato, LMU University of Munich
Unequal Gains, Prolonged Pain: Dynamic Adjustment Costs and Protectionist Overshooting
Presented by: Gerald Willmann, Bielefeld University
Session 129: INTERNATIONAL FINANCE August 25, 2015 16:00 to 17:30 L7, 3-5, 1
Session Chair: Giovanni Lombardo, Bank for International Settlements
Session type: contributed
International Portfolio Diversification: The Role of Third-Country Effects
Presented by: Maria Gelman, Kiel University
Macroprudential Policy with Cross-border Interbank Loans in the Eurozone
Presented by: Gauthier Vermandel, CNRS - University of Rennes
Diversification and international contagion
Presented by: Julia Schmidt, Banque de France
Self-Oriented Monetary Policy, Global Financial Markets and Excess Volatility of International Capital Flows
Presented by: Giovanni Lombardo, Bank for International Settlements
Session 130: IO: COMPETITIVE CONDUCT August 25, 2015 16:00 to 17:30 O151
Session Chair: Kai Hueschelrath, Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW)
Session type: contributed
Market Power and Cost Efficiencies in Banking
Presented by: Pradeep Kumar, U Exeter
A Simple Identification of the Degree of Collusion under Proportional Reduction
Presented by: Naoki Wakamori, University of Mannheim
Identification and Estimation of Industry Competition via Ownership Change
Presented by: Christian Michel, Universitat Pompeu Fabra; Barcelona GSE
The Discontent Cartel Member and Cartel Collapse: The Case of the German Cement Cartel
Presented by: Kai Hueschelrath, Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW)
Session 131: LABOR MARKETS II August 25, 2015 16:00 to 17:30 O145
Session Chair: Tamas Papp, Institute for Advanced Studies
Session type: contributed
Local Agglomeration, Entrepreneurship and the 2008 Recession: Evidence from Italian Industrial Districts
Presented by: Monica Langella, GSEM Univeneto / CEP LSE
Explaining the U-shape of the Referral Hiring Pattern in a Search Model with Heterogeneous Workers
Presented by: Yuliia Stupnytska, Bielefeld University
Beauty Premium and Marriage Premium in Search Equilibrium: Theory and Empirical Test
Presented by: Roberto Bonilla, Newcastle University
Reverse engineering labor market flows
Presented by: Tamas Papp, Institute for Advanced Studies
Session 132: LIQUIDITY AND MARKET EFFICIENCY August 25, 2015 16:00 to 17:30 EW156
Session Chair: Alexandros Vardoulakis, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
Session type: contributed
Financial Transaction Taxes and the Informational Efficiency of Financial Markets: A Structural Estimation
Presented by: Andreas Uthemann, London School of Economics
Innovation, Delegation, and Asset Price Swings
Presented by: Yuki Sato, Swiss Finance Institute and Université de Lausanne
Secondary Market Liquidity and the Optimal Capital Structure
Presented by: Alexandros Vardoulakis, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
Session 133: MICROECONOMETRICS: TREATMENT EFFECTS August 25, 2015 16:00 to 17:30 EO256
Session Chair: Stefanie Thönnes,
Session type: contributed
Who should be Treated? Empirical Welfare Maximization Methods for Treatment Choice
Presented by: Aleksey Tetenov, Collegio Carlo Alberto
Direct and Indirect Treatment Effects: Causal Chains and Mediation Analysis with Instrumental Variables
Presented by: Markus Frölich, University of Mannheim
Randomization Inference of the Local Causal Effects of Retirement
Presented by: Mario Pezzino, University of Manchester
Do Deductibles reduce Moral Hazard in the German Statutory Health Insurance? - Empirical Evidence
Presented by: Stefanie Thönnes,
Session 134: POLITICAL ECONOMY AND INSTITUTIONS August 25, 2015 16:00 to 17:30 O131
Session Chair: Brecht Boone, UGent
Session type: contributed
Democracy, Inequality, and Institutional Quality: Panel Evidence
Presented by: Rainer Kotschy, University of Munich (LMU)
Fiscal policy, unions and cross-country differences in unemployment: a general equilibrium analysis
Presented by: Brecht Boone, UGent
Session 135: POLITICAL ECONOMY OF DEVELOPMENT August 25, 2015 16:00 to 17:30 EO154
Session Chair: Andreas Fuchs, Heidelberg University
Session type: contributed
Ethnic cleavages, institutions and the duration of economic slumps
Presented by: Richard Bluhm, University of Hannover
Terrorism and the media
Presented by: Michael Jetter, Universidad EAFIT
Don't Touch my Road
Presented by: Victoire Girard, CES, Paris 1 Panthéon Sorbonne
Aid on Demand: African Leaders and the Geography of China’s Foreign Assistance
Presented by: Andreas Fuchs, Heidelberg University
Session 136: POVERTY August 25, 2015 16:00 to 17:30 EW154
Session Chair: Gregory Ponthière, Paris School of Economics
Session type: contributed
The Long-Term Effect of Childhood Poverty
Presented by: Rune Lesner, Aarhus University
Take-up of Social Assistance Benefits. The Case of Homeless.
Presented by: Sylvain Chareyron, University of Paris-East
FGT poverty measures and the mortality paradox: theory and evidence
Presented by: Gregory Ponthière, Paris School of Economics
Session 137: PRICE SETTING: EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE August 25, 2015 16:00 to 17:30 O226/228
Session Chair: Samad Sarferaz, ETH Zurich
Session type: contributed
Markups and Demand Shocks: Using microdata from single-product firms to disentangle unobservables
Presented by: Luis Costa, ISEG - Lisboa School of Economics & Management, Universidade de Lisboa and UECE
Microeconomic evidence on demand-side real rigidityand implications for monetary non-neutrality
Presented by: Sarah Lein, University of Basel
Time-Dependency in Producers’ Price Adjustments: Evidence from Micro Panel Data
Presented by: Oivind Nilsen, Norwegian School of Economics
Macro and micro level impulse responses: A survey experimental identification procedure
Presented by: Samad Sarferaz, ETH Zurich
Session 138: MARSHALL LECTURE August 25, 2015 17:45 to 19:00 Audimax, A3
Session Chair: Fabrizio Zilibotti, University of Zurich
Session type: panel
Property Rights and the Efficiency of Bargaining
Presented by:    Ilya Segal, Stanford University
Session 139: COMMUNICATION IN GAMES (sponsored by Labex ECODEC) August 26, 2015 8:30 to 10:30 EO 145
Session Chair: Jeanne Hagenbach, CNRS, Ecole Polytechnique
Session type: panel
Language Games
Presented by:    Andreas Blume, University of Arizona
Selling With(out) Evidence (with Frederic Koessler)
Presented by:    Vasiliki Skreta, University College London
Is No News (Perceived As) Bad News? An Experimental Investigation of Information Disclosure (with Ginger Jin and Michael Luca)
Presented by:    Daniel Martin, Northwestern University
An Experimental Investigation of Communication with Evidence (with Eduardo Perez-Richet)
Presented by:    Jeanne Hagenbach, CNRS, Ecole Polytechnique
Session 140: ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY August 26, 2015 8:30 to 10:30 SN 169
Session Chair: Daniel Strum, London School of Economics
Session type: panel
Retail Globalization and Household Welfare: Evidence from Mexico (with David Atkin and Marco Gonzalez-Navarro)
Presented by:    Benjamin Faber, UC Berkeley
Are Cities Too Large?: Equilibrium and Optimal Urban Systems With Heterogeneous Land
Presented by:    Frédéric Robert-Nicoud, Geneva School of Economics and Management (GSEM), University of Geneva
The Impact of Public Employment: Evidence from Bonn (with Sascha Becker and Stephan Heblich)
Presented by:    Daniel Strum, London School of Economics
Session 141: INDUSTRY DYNAMICS August 26, 2015 8:30 to 10:30 M 003
Session Chair: Luis Cabral, New York University
Session type: panel
Dynamic Oligopoly Theory: Analytical and Numerical Methods
Presented by:    Luis Cabral, New York University
Entry and Shakeout in Dynamic Oligopoly
Presented by:    Philipp Schmidt-Dengler, University of Vienna
A Framework for Dynamic Oligopoly in Concentrated Industries
Presented by:    Gabriel Weintraub, Columbia Business School, Columbia University
Session 142: POLITICAL ECONOMY OF DEVELOPMENT August 26, 2015 8:30 to 10:30 SN 163
Session Chair: Elias Papaioannou, London Business School
Session type: panel
Inequality and African Regional Development (with Alberto Alesina and Stelios Michalopoulos)
Presented by:    Elias Papaioannou, London Business School
Ethnic Diversity and Development: Revisiting the Evidence (with José G.Montalvo)
Presented by:    Marta Reynal-Querol, Universitat Pompeu Fabra - ICREA and BGSE
Attack When The World Is Not Watching? International Media and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict (with Ekaterina V. Zhuravskaya)
Presented by:    Ruben Durante, Sciences Po
Session 143: BANK RUNS, LIQUIDITY CRISES August 26, 2015 11:00 to 12:30 EW159
Session Chair: Stephan Luck, University of Bonn and MPI
Session type: contributed
Self-fulfilling Runs: Evidence from the U.S. Life Insurance Industry
Presented by: Nathan Foley-Fisher, Federal Reserve Board of Governors
Dealers' insurance, Market structure and Liquidity
Presented by: Francesca Carapella, Federal Reserve Board
Banks, Shadow Banking, and Fragility
Presented by: Stephan Luck, University of Bonn and MPI
Session 144: CAPITAL, LABOR AND TECHNICAL CHANGE August 26, 2015 11:00 to 12:30 O133
Session Chair: Miguel Morin, University of Cambridge
Session type: contributed
Appropriate Technology and Balanced Growth
Presented by: Mathan Satchi, University of Kent
Macroeconomic Effects of the U.S. Product Market Deregulation
Presented by: Matthias Mand, Universität Hamburg
Endogenous Capital- and Labor-Augmenting Technical Change in the Neoclassical Growth Model
Presented by: Andreas Irmen, University of Luxembourg
The labor market consequences of electricity adoption: concrete evidence from the Great Depression
Presented by: Miguel Morin, University of Cambridge
Session 145: DEVELOPMENT: HEALTH August 26, 2015 11:00 to 12:30 EO157
Session Chair: Johannes Fedderke, Pennsylvania State University
Session type: contributed
Income and Malaria: Evidence from an Agricultural Intervention in Uganda
Presented by: Yao Pan, Aalto University
REWARDING SAFER SEX: CONDITIONAL CASH TRANSFERS FOR HIV/STI PREVENTION
Presented by: Damien de Walque, The World Bank
Targeted Health Insurance for the Poor: Evidence from Burkina Faso
Presented by: Michael Schleicher, University of Heidelberg
Diagnosing Deep Roots of Development: Genetic, Disease, and Environmental Factors
Presented by: Johannes Fedderke, Pennsylvania State University
Session 146: ECONOMIC THEORY: AUCTIONS August 26, 2015 11:00 to 12:30 O48-50
Session Chair: Armin Schmutzler, University of Zurich
Session type: contributed
Revenues and Welfare in Auctions with Information Release
Presented by: Nora Szech, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Sequential Auctions, Price Trends, and Risk Preferences
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Presented by: Audrey Hu, University of Amsterdam/Tinbergen Instit
Procuring Diversity
Presented by: Armin Schmutzler, University of Zurich
Session 147: ECONOMIC THEORY: DYNAMIC GAMES August 26, 2015 11:00 to 12:30 EW148
Session Chair: Paolo Vanin, University of Bologna
Session type: contributed
Higher Intelligence Groups Have Higher Cooperation Rates in the Repeated Prisoner's Dilemma
Presented by: Andis Sofianos, University of Warwick
Cutting Queues: Customer and System Behaviour in a Repeated Game
Presented by: Vasco Alves, University of Edinburgh
Dynamic coordination among heterogeneous agents
Presented by: Ana Elisa Pereira, Sao Paulo School of Economics - FGV
Steady state law of demand in dynamic consumer problems
Presented by: Paolo Vanin, University of Bologna
Session 148: ECONOMIC THEORY: VALUE OF INFORMATION August 26, 2015 11:00 to 12:30 O148
Session Chair: Anna Bayona, ESADE Business Schools
Session type: contributed
Information Acquisition, Decision Making, and Implementation in Organizations
Presented by: Kimiyuki Morita, Hitotsubashi University
Profitability and Concentration of Competitive Insurance Markets with Better Informed Principals
Presented by: Piero Tedeschi, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore
The Value of Informaiton and Posterior Dispersion
Presented by: Chang Koo Chi, Aalto University School of Business
The Value of Information with an Endogenous Public Signal
Presented by: Anna Bayona, ESADE Business Schools
Session 149: ECONOMICS OF EDUCATION III August 26, 2015 11:00 to 12:30 L7, 3-5, S031
Session Chair: Kristoffer Markwardt, SFI - The Danish National Centre for Social Research
Session type: contributed
Skills, Occupational Choice and Educational Attainment
Presented by: Miriam Gensowski, University of Copenhagen
General Equilibrium Effects of a Reform: The Effect of the Raising of the School Leaving Age on Marriage Markets
Presented by: Tanya Wilson, Royal Holloway, University of London
Signaling and productivity in the private financial returns to schooling
Presented by: Kristoffer Markwardt, SFI - The Danish National Centre for Social Research
Session 150: ECONOMICS OF EDUCATION: EFFECTS ON TEST SCORES August 26, 2015 11:00 to 12:30 L9, 1-2, 004
Session Chair: Asadul Islam, Monash University
Session type: contributed
Pollen and Performance
Presented by: Simon Bensnes, Norwegian Univerisity of Science and Tec
Hit or Miss? Test Taking Behavior in Multiple Choice Exams
Presented by: S. Pelin Akyol, Bilkent University
The Effects of Sickness Absence in School on Educational Achievements, Mortality and Income
Presented by: Daniel Kamhoefer, University of Duisburg-Essen
Teams, Organization and Education Outcomes: Evidence from a field experiment in Bangladesh
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Presented by: Asadul Islam, Monash University
Session 151: ECONOMICS OF EDUCATION: UNIVERSITY TUITION FEES August 26, 2015 11:00 to 12:30 O138
Session Chair: Philipp Lergetporer, ifo Institute
Session type: contributed
The Effect of Tuition Fees on University Applications: Evidence from the UK
Presented by: Filipa Sa, Kings College London
Tuition Fees and the Time to Graduation: Evidence from a Natural Experiment
Presented by: Berthold Wigger, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)
Student Awareness of Costs and Benefits of Educational Decisions: Effects of an Information Campaign and Media Exposure
Presented by: Sandra McNally,
Information Provision, Income Contingency, and Public Preferences for Tuition Fees: Evidence from a Survey Experiment
Presented by: Philipp Lergetporer, ifo Institute
Session 152: EDUCATION August 26, 2015 11:00 to 12:30 L9, 1-2, 001
Session Chair: Meryam Zaiem, CREST-EHESS
Session type: contributed
Education: Risk Enhancing or Insurance Mechanism?
Presented by: Judith Delaney, University College London
The Value of Smarter Teachers: International Evidence on Teacher Cognitive Skills and Student Performance
Presented by: Simon Wiederhold, Ifo Institute
Geographical constraints in track choices: a French study using high school openings
Presented by: Meryam Zaiem, CREST-EHESS
Session 153: FISCAL POLICY: DETERMINANTS OF MULTIPLIERS August 26, 2015 11:00 to 12:30 O226/228
Session Chair: Roland Winkler, TU Dortmund University
Session type: contributed
Does austerity pay off?
Presented by: Johannes Pfeifer, University of Mannheim
Fiscal Consolidations Under Imperfect Credibility
Presented by: Matthieu Lemoine, Banque de France
Private Debt Overhang and the Government Spending Multiplier: Evidence for the United States
Presented by: Marco Bernardini, Ghent University
Estimating nonlinear effects of fiscal policy using quantile regression methods
Presented by: Roland Winkler, TU Dortmund University
Session 154: INCENTIVES, INSTITUTIONS AND MISALLOCATION August 26, 2015 11:00 to 12:30 O131
Session Chair: Kevin Donovan, University of Notre Dame
Session type: contributed
Competition and the Welfare Gains from Transportation Infrastructure
Presented by: Manuel García-Santana, ECARES
Meritocracy and the Inheritance of Advantage
Presented by: Michael Watts, University of Edinburgh
Managers and Productivity Differences
Presented by: Andrii Parkhomenko, Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, Barcelona GSE
Financing, Subsistence Entrepreneurship, and Talent Misallocation
Presented by: Kevin Donovan, University of Notre Dame
Session 155: INTERNATIONAL TRADE AND LABOR August 26, 2015 11:00 to 12:30 L7, 3-5, 1
Session Chair: Assaf Razin, tel aviv university
Session type: contributed
Importing, Exporting and Firm-Level Employment Volatility
Presented by: Mine Senses, Johns Hopkins University
Ethnic Diversity and Firms’ Export Behavior
Presented by: Davide Sala, University of Passau
Competition, Exporting and Quality Upgrading: The Chinese Menace to the Peruvian Apparel Industry
Presented by: Pamela Medina, Duke University
MIGRATION State AND WELFARE STATE: Why is the European Union Different from the US
Presented by: Assaf Razin, tel aviv university
Session 156: IO: INDUSTRY DYNAMICS August 26, 2015 11:00 to 12:30 O151
Session Chair: Philipp Schmidt-Dengler, University of Vienna
Session type: contributed
Firm R&D Investment and Export Market Exposure
Presented by: Van Anh Vuong, U Cologne
Innovation, Deregulation, and the Life Cycle of a Financial Service Industry
Presented by: Zhu Wang, Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond
Estimation of Household Account Adoption Costs: The Case of ATM Cards in Italy
Presented by: Philipp Schmidt-Dengler, University of Vienna
Session 157: LABOR ECONOMICS AND GAME THEORY August 26, 2015 11:00 to 12:30 O142
Session Chair: Rudolf Winter-Ebmer, University of Linz
Session type: contributed
The external validity of lottery winnings. Do consumers gamble to convexify
Presented by: Sarah Smith, University of Bristol
Strategic Gains from Labor Market Discrimination
Presented by: Johan N. M. Lagerlof, University of Copenhagen
Are Competitors Forward Looking in Strategic Interactions? Evidence from the Field
Presented by: Rudolf Winter-Ebmer, University of Linz
Session 158: LABOR MARKET SEARCH II August 26, 2015 11:00 to 12:30 O145
Session Chair: Patrick Arni, IZA Institute for the Study of Labor
Session type: contributed
Incentives to Work or Incentives to Quit?
Presented by: Raicho Bojilov, Ecole Polytechnique
The Added Worker Effect and the Lifetime Labor Supply of Older Households
Presented by: Irina Merkurieva, University of St Andrews
Reservation Wages and the Wage Flexibility Puzzle
Presented by: Felix Koenig, London School of Economics (LSE) & CEP
The Effects of Binding and Non-Binding Job Search Requirements
Presented by: Patrick Arni, IZA Institute for the Study of Labor
Session 159: MACROECONOMIC IMPLICATIONS OF FINANCIAL FRICTIONS August 26, 2015 11:00 to 12:30 EW156
Session Chair: Juan Jimeno, Banco de España
Session type: contributed
Optimal Policy in Collateral Constrained Economies
Presented by: Nina Biljanovska, Goethe University Frankfurt
Collateralized Borrowing in a Two-Country DSGE Model with Production Heterogeneity
Presented by: Yuko Imura, Bank of Canada
Leverage and Productivity
Presented by: Huiyu Li, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco
Long Lasting Consequences of the European Crisis
Presented by: Juan Jimeno, Banco de España
Session 160: MULTINATIONAL FIRMS I August 26, 2015 11:00 to 12:30 EW151
Session Chair: A. Kerem Cosar, University of Chicago
Session type: contributed
Market power, foreign ownership and competitive pressure
Presented by: Federico Clementi, Copenhagen Business School
The Impact of Contract Enforcement Costs on Outsourcing and Aggregate Productivity
Presented by: Johannes Boehm, Sciences Po
Culture and Global Sourcing
Presented by: Bohdan Kukharskyy, University of Tuebingen
Taste Heterogeneity, Trade Costs, and Global Market Outcomes in the Automobile Industry
Presented by: A. Kerem Cosar, University of Chicago
Session 161: PEER EFFECTS AND EXPERIMENTS August 26, 2015 11:00 to 12:30 O129
Session Chair: Antonia Grohmann, DIW Berlin
Session type: contributed
Team Production, Gender Diversity, and Male Courtship Behavior
Presented by: Ferdinand von Siemens, University of Frankfurt
No guts, no glory: An Experiment on Excessive Risk-taking
Presented by: Ola Kvaløy, University of Stavanger
Even Experts Follow Large Herds: Naive Herding in the Laboratory
Presented by: Christoph March, TUM Technical University Munich
The Eect of Peer Observation on the Consumption of Temptation Goods: Experimental Evidence
Presented by: Antonia Grohmann, DIW Berlin
Session 162: POLITICAL ECONOMY AND REGULATION August 26, 2015 11:00 to 12:30 L7, 3-5 458
Session Chair: Stephane Wolton,
Session type: contributed
Reforming an Asymmetric Union: On the Virtues of Dual Tier Capital Taxation
Presented by: Christoph Luelfesmann, Simon Fraser University
Natural Resources and Sovereign Expropriation
Presented by: Fridrik Baldursson, Reykjavik University, School of Business
Rule Versus Discretion: The Nature of Regulatory Uncertainty and the Regulatory Framework
Presented by: Stephane Wolton,
Session 163: POLITICAL ECONOMY II August 26, 2015 11:00 to 12:30 EO150
Session Chair: Christian Bruns, University of Goettingen
Session type: contributed
Political Rents and Voter Information in Search Equilibrium
Presented by: Tom-Reiel Heggedal, Norwegian Business School
Online Information and Voting: The Effects of Smartvote on Election Outcomes
Presented by: Christine Benesch, University of St.Gallen
Institution Bundling in Public Good Games with Heterogeneous Players
Presented by: Sebastian Schaube, University of Bonn
On ignorant voters and busy(?) politicians
Presented by: Christian Bruns, University of Goettingen
Session 164: PUBLIC FINANCE AND DEVELOPMENT August 26, 2015 11:00 to 12:30 EO154
Session Chair: Luis Martinez, London School of Economics and Political Science
Session type: contributed
What Determines Access to Piped Water in Rural Areas? Evidence from Small-scale Supply Systems in Rural Brazil
Presented by: Julia Alexa Barde, University of Freiburg
The Value of Centralization: Evidence from a Political Hierarchy Reform in China
Presented by: Shiyu Bo, London School of Economics
CITIZEN SERVICE CENTERS IN BRAZIL – EVIDENCE FROM THE POUPATEMPO REFORM
Presented by: Anders Fredriksson, Namur University
Sources of Revenue and Government Performance: Theory and Evidence from Colombia
Presented by: Luis Martinez, London School of Economics and Political Science
Session 165: TOPICS IN TAXATION AND REDISTRIBUTION August 26, 2015 11:00 to 12:30 EW154
Session Chair: Luis Rojas, European University Institute
Session type: contributed
Designing Efficient College and Tax Policies
Presented by: Sebastian Findeisen, University of Mannheim
Optimal Taxation and Education Policy with Skill-Biased Technological Change
Presented by: Uwe Thuemmel, Erasmus University Rotterdam
Fairness, socialization and the cultural demand for redistribution
Presented by: Gilles Le Garrec, OFCE
Optimal Redistribution with a Shadow Economy
Presented by: Luis Rojas, European University Institute
Session 166: TRANSMISSION CHANNELS OF MONETARY POLICY I August 26, 2015 11:00 to 12:30 O135
Session Chair: Alex Cukierman, Tel-Aviv University and Interdisciplinary Center
Session type: contributed
Banks' External Financing Costs and the Bank Lending Channel: Results from a SVAR Analysis
Presented by: Max Breitenlechner, University of Innsbruck
Seigniorage, Gesell Taxes and Monetary Policy in the Middle Ages
Presented by: Andreas Westermark, Sveriges Riksbank
Measurement Errors and Monetary Policy: Then and Now
Presented by: Mu-Chun Wang, Hamburg University
US Banks’ Behavior since Lehman’s Collapse, Bailout Uncertainty and the Timing of Exit Strategies
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Presented by: Alex Cukierman, Tel-Aviv University and Interdisciplinary Center
Session 167: POSTER SESSION WEDNESDAY August 26, 2015 12:30 to 14:00 O 101 (Aula)
Session type: contributed
Tax and Transfer Policies and the Female Labor Supply in the EU
Presented by: Klara Kaliskova, CERGE-EI
Ex-post Optimal Knapsack Procurement
Presented by: Vincent Meisner, University of Mannheim
Managing a conflict - Alternative Dispute Resolution in Legal Contests
Presented by: Johannes Schneider, U Mannheim
Offset Credits in the EU Emissions Trading System : A Firm-Level Evaluation of Transaction Costs
Presented by: Helene Naegele, DIW Berlin
The Recommendation Effect in the Hotelling Game - How Consumer Learning Leads to Differentiation
Presented by: Michael Kramm, Technical University Dortmund
Gender Differences in Wages and Training
Presented by: Arne Warnke, ZEW
Prudence and The Consumption Response To Transitory and Permanent Income Shocks
Presented by: Jeanne Commault, Ecole Polytechnique
Does high voter turnout discipline elected officials? Theory and evidence
Presented by: Dong-Hee Joe, Université Toulouse 1
Session 168: THE EURO CRISIS: THE ROLE OF DIFFERENT ECONOMIC TRADITIONS August 26, 2015 12:40 to 13:50
Session Chair: Volker Nocke, U Mannheim
Session type: panel
Presented by:    Markus Brunnermeier, Princeton University
Presented by:    Peter Praet, European Central Bank
Presented by:    Harald James, Princeton University
Session 169: BEHAVIORAL IO AND CONTRACTING August 26, 2015 14:00 to 15:30 O129
Session Chair: Andreas Hefti, University of Zurich
Session type: contributed
Signals Sell: Designing a Product Line when Customers Have Social Image Concerns
Presented by: Jana Friedrichsen, WZB
Deception under Competitive Intermediation
Presented by: Takeshi Murooka, University of Munich
Long-Term Employment Relations When Agents are Present-Biased
Presented by: Marco Schwarz, University of Munich
Price competition and the allocation of Limited Attention
Presented by: Andreas Hefti, University of Zurich
Session 170: DEVELOPMENT: PUBLIC SECTOR AND EDUCATION August 26, 2015 14:00 to 15:30 EO157
Session Chair: Dan Rogger, University College London
Session type: contributed
How to get a job in the public sector? The role of local politics and caste networks in affirmative action programs in India
Presented by: Veronique Gille, Paris 1 University
Weather shocks and education in Mongolia
Presented by: Valeria Groppo, DIW Berlin
Higher Education Expansion and Intergenerational Mobility in Contemporary China
Presented by: Peng Zhang, Cambridge University
Measurement When Respondents Lie
Presented by: Dan Rogger, University College London
Session 171: ECONOMIC HISTORY: INNOVATION August 26, 2015 14:00 to 15:30 O151
Session Chair: Petra Moser, Stanford University
Session type: contributed
Temporary Protection and Technology Adoption: Evidence from the Napoleonic Blockade
Presented by: Réka Juhász, London School of Economics and Political Science, CEP, CfM
Religious Diversity and Innovation: Historical Evidence from Patenting Activity
Presented by: Francesco Cinnirella, Ifo Institute
International Knowledge Flows: Evidence from the Collapse of International Science in the Wake of WWI
Presented by: Fabian Waldinger, University of Warwick
Copyright and Creativity: Evidence from Italian Operas
Presented by: Petra Moser, Stanford University
Session 172: ECONOMIC THEORY: INFORMATION August 26, 2015 14:00 to 15:30 EW159
Session Chair: Aristotelis Boukouras, University of Leicester
Session type: contributed
Disagreement, information and welfare
Presented by: Jernej Copic, UCLA
Observing Each Other's Observations in the Electronic Mail Game
Presented by: Wolfgang Kuhle, Max Planck Institute Bonn
Renegotiation-Blocking Through Financial Claims
Presented by: Aristotelis Boukouras, University of Leicester
Session 173: ECONOMIC THEORY: INFORMATION AND POLICY August 26, 2015 14:00 to 15:30 O138
Session Chair: Jean Tirole, Toulouse School of Economics
Session type: contributed
Bailout Stigma
Presented by: Chongwoo Choe, Monash University
Aspiring for Change: A Theory of Middle Class Activism
Presented by: Wing Suen, The University of Hong Kong
Manipulated News Model: Electoral Competition and Mass Media
Presented by: Shintaro Miura, Kanagawa University
From Bottom of the Barrel to Cream of the Crop: Sequential Screening with Positive Selection
Presented by: Jean Tirole, Toulouse School of Economics
Session 174: ECONOMICS OF SCHOOLING II August 26, 2015 14:00 to 15:30 O135
Session Chair: Vincenzo Andrietti, Università "d'Annunzio" di Chieti e Pescara
Session type: contributed
The Effects of Forgone Health Care and Noncognitive Traits on High School Dropout: Evidence from US Adolescents
Presented by: Giuseppe Migali, Lancaster University and Magna Graecia U
The Cost Effectiveness of Student Involvement Experimental evidence on gender differences in academic achievement and motivation due to increased student involvement
Presented by: Carla Haelermans, Maastricht University
The Causal Effects of Increased Learning Intensity on Student Achievement: Evidence from a Natural Experiment
Presented by: Vincenzo Andrietti, Università "d'Annunzio" di Chieti e Pescara
Session 175: FIRMS AND PRODUCTIVITY August 26, 2015 14:00 to 15:30 EO154
Session Chair: Fernanda Nechio, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco
Session type: contributed
The Allocation of Talent: Finance versus Entrepreneurship
Presented by: Kirill Shakhnov, European University Institute
Productivity, Networks and Input-Output Structure
Presented by: Harald Fadinger, University of Mannheim
Sticker Shocks: VAT changes and the substitution across expenditure categories
Presented by: Fernanda Nechio, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco
Session 176: GENDER AND COMPETITION August 26, 2015 14:00 to 15:30 L7, 3-5, S031
Session Chair: Andrew Rendall, University of Zurich
Session type: contributed
Competitive Behavior, Stress, and Gender
Presented by: Lauri Saaksvuori, University of Hamburg
Gender Biases in Student Evaluations of Teachers
Presented by: Anne Boring, Sciences Po
Women and Careers: Skill-Specific Atrophy and Repair
Presented by: Andrew Rendall, University of Zurich
Session 177: HEALTH ECONOMICS III August 26, 2015 14:00 to 15:30 L9, 1-2 001
Session Chair: James Banks, Institute for Fiscal Studies and University of Manchester
Session type: contributed
The adverse effects of value-based purchasing in health care: dynamic quantile regression with endogeneity
Presented by: Galina Besstremyannaya, Center for Economic and Financial Research at New Economic School
Geographical Variation and Convergence of Health in Japan －Medical Resources, Services, and Outcome－
Presented by: Tomofumi Anegawa, Keio University
Understanding the effect of retirement on health: Mechanisms and Heterogeneity
Presented by: Peter Eibich, University of Oxford
Life-Cycle Consumption Patterns at Older Ages in the US and the UK: Can Medical Expenditures Explain the Difference?
Presented by: James Banks, Institute for Fiscal Studies and University of Manchester
Session 178: INCOME RISK AND LABOR MARKET SHOCKS August 26, 2015 14:00 to 15:30 O131
Session Chair: Marco Leonardi, University of Milan
Session type: contributed
Scars of Recessions in a Rigid Labor Market.
Presented by: Corinna Ghirelli, Université catholique de Louvain
Higher-Order Income Risk and Social Insurance Policy Over the Business Cycle
Presented by: Christopher Busch, University of Cologne
The Effect of Parental Income Shocks on Early Career Outcomes
Presented by: Ilan Tojerow, ULB
Job Mobility and Earnings Instability
Presented by: Marco Leonardi, University of Milan
Session 179: INFLATION: THEORY AND EVIDENCE AND ITS DETERMINANTS August 26, 2015 14:00 to 15:30 O226/228
Session Chair: Johan Grip, Uppsala University
Session type: contributed
The Effects of New Goods and Product Turnover on Price Indexes
Presented by: Naohito Abe, Hitotsubashi University
Monetary-fiscal policy interaction and fiscal inflation: A Tale of three countries
Presented by: Martin Kliem, Deutsche Bundesbank
Why has inflation deviated from target? A Swedish Phillips Curve
Presented by: Johan Grip, Uppsala University
Session 180: INSTITUTIONS AND INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS August 26, 2015 14:00 to 15:30 L9, 1-2, 004
Session Chair: Viktoria Hnatkovska, University of British Columbia
Session type: contributed
Government Corruption and Foreign Direct Investment under the Threat of Expropriation
Presented by: Chris Hajzler, Bank of Canada
Offshoring with Endogenous NGO Activism
Presented by: Sebastian Krautheim, University of Passau
Time-Intensive R&D and Unbalanced Trade
Presented by: Philip Sauré, Swiss National Bank
Structural Transformation and the Rural-Urban Inequality in China and India
Presented by: Viktoria Hnatkovska, University of British Columbia
Session 181: INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS August 26, 2015 14:00 to 15:30 L7, 3-5 458
Session Chair: Emma Aisbett, University of Hamburg
Session type: contributed
Environmental Policy Diffusion and Lobbying
Presented by: Joschka Gerigk, ETH Zürich
The impact of tariff liberalization on standards for health, safety and environmental protection
Presented by: Emma Aisbett, University of Hamburg
Session 182: IO: PRICING August 26, 2015 14:00 to 15:30 O148
Session Chair: John Vickers, All Souls College
Session type: contributed
Pro-Consumer Price Ceilings under Uncertainty
Presented by: Ioana Chioveanu, Brunel University
Advance-Purchase Financing of Projects with Few Buyers
Presented by: Marco Sahm, University of Bamberg
Multi-product firm pricing and cross-product shock pass-through: A theory and an empirical application
Presented by: Özlem Bedre-Defolie, European School of Management and Techno
Multiproduct Monopoly Made Simple
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Presented by: John Vickers, All Souls College
Session 183: MACRO FINANCE II August 26, 2015 14:00 to 15:30 EW156
Session Chair: Thomas Eisenbach, Federal Reserve Bank of New York
Session type: contributed
Long-Run Risk is the Worst-Case Scenario
Presented by: Rhys Bidder, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco
Nominal Rigidities And The Term-Structures Of Equity And Bond Returns
Presented by: Francisco Vazquez-Grande, Federal Reserve Board
Misspecified recovery
Presented by: Jaroslav Borovicka, New York University
Asset Pricing with Horizon-Dependent Risk Aversion
Presented by: Thomas Eisenbach, Federal Reserve Bank of New York
Session 184: MONETARY POLICY DESIGN August 26, 2015 14:00 to 15:30 O133
Session Chair: Davide Romelli, ESSEC Business School and THEMA
Session type: contributed
Monetary Policy with Ambiguity Averse Agents
Presented by: Riccardo Maria Masolo, Bank of England
Monetary and fiscal policy design at the zero lower bound - evidence from the lab
Presented by: Cars Hommes, University of Amsterdam
Financial Stability and Optimal Interest-Rate Policy
Presented by: Andrea Ajello, Federal Reserve Board
Regulatory reforms and central bank independence
Presented by: Davide Romelli, ESSEC Business School and THEMA
Session 185: MULTINATIONAL FIRMS II August 26, 2015 14:00 to 15:30 EW151
Session Chair: Anna Gumpert, University of Munich
Session type: contributed
Assortative Matching of Exporters and Importers
Presented by: Yoichi Sugita, Hitotsubashi University
Estimating the Welfare Gains from Trade Integration and Variety Growth after the fall of the iron curtain
Presented by: Damiaan Persyn, European Commission
The performance of large versus specialized firms: A study of firms importing apples into Norway
Presented by: Hans-Martin Straume, BI Norwegian Business School
The organization of knowledge in multinational firms
Presented by: Anna Gumpert, University of Munich
Session 186: OPTIMAL TAXATION August 26, 2015 14:00 to 15:30 EW154
Session Chair: Carlos da Costa, Fundação Getulio Vargas
Session type: contributed
As Easy as ABC? Multidimensional Screening in Public Finance
Presented by: Sander Renes, University of Mannheim
Jointly Optimal Income Taxes for Different Types of Income
Presented by: Andreas Peichl, University of Mannheim
Deserving Poor and the Desirability of a Minimum Wage
Presented by: Leif Danziger, Ben-Gurion University
Age-dependent taxes with endogenous human capital formation
Presented by: Carlos da Costa, Fundação Getulio Vargas
Session 187: POLITICAL ECONOMY: EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS August 26, 2015 14:00 to 15:30 EO150
Session Chair: Paola Conconi, Universite Libre de Bruxelles (ECARES)
Session type: contributed
Congressional Gridlock: The Effects of the Master Lever
Presented by: Ioanna Grypari, Max Planck Institute, Bonn
Unemployment and Electoral Support for Dominant Parties: Not Always their “"Achilles' Heel"
Presented by: Konstantinos Matakos, LSE
Issue-salience, issue-divisiveness and voting decisions
Presented by: M. Socorro Puy, Universidad de Málaga
Guns and Votes
Presented by: Paola Conconi, Universite Libre de Bruxelles (ECARES)
Session 188: PRICES AND MONETARY POLICY IN A GLOBALIZED ECONOMY August 26, 2015 14:00 to 15:30 L7, 3-5, 1
Session Chair: Tommy Sveen, BI Norwegian Business School
Session type: contributed
Monetary Integration and the Nontradable Sector
Presented by: Sophie Piton, Paris School of Economics & CEPII
Wages and endowments in a globalised world
Presented by: Lorenzo Rotunno, University of Oxford
Price Adjustment during the Great Recession inside and outside the Eurozone
Presented by: Olena Ogrokhina, Lafayette College
Can sticky price small open economy models account for the important role of international disturbances?
Presented by: Tommy Sveen, BI Norwegian Business School
Session 189: PUBLIC POLICY AND FEMALE LABOR SUPPLY August 26, 2015 14:00 to 15:30 O142
Session Chair: Daniel Kuehnle, Friedrich Alexander University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Session type: contributed
How does maternal labor supply respond to changes in children’s school schedule?
Presented by: Clémentine VAN EFFENTERRE, Paris School of Economics
Identifying the effect of targeted money transfers on women’s empowerment
Presented by: Alex Armand, University of Navarra
Paid parental leave and child living arrangements
Presented by: Daniel Kuehnle, Friedrich Alexander University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Session 190: SUSTAINABILITY AND MACROECONOMICS August 26, 2015 14:00 to 15:30 L7, 3-5 P043
Session Chair: Karlygash Kuralbayeva,
Session type: contributed
The Unilateral Implementation of a Sustainable Growth Path with Directed Technical Change
Presented by: Inge van den Bijgaart, Tilburg University
The Price vs Quantity debate: climate policy and the role of business cycles
Presented by: Karlygash Kuralbayeva,
Session 191: SYSTEMIC RISK August 26, 2015 14:00 to 15:30 EW148
Session Chair: Chen Zhou, De Nederlandsche Bank
Session type: contributed
SYSTEMIC AND DISASTER RISKS
Presented by: Christophe Boucher, Université de Lorraine
Assessing systemic risk and its determinants for advanced and major emerging economies: the case of ΔCoVaR
Presented by: Mikhail Stolbov, Moscow State Institute of International Relations
Why risk is so hard to measure
Presented by: Chen Zhou, De Nederlandsche Bank
Session 192: TAX COMPETITION AND OCCUPATIONAL CHOICE August 26, 2015 14:00 to 15:30 O48-50
Session Chair: Concetta Mendolicchio, Institute for Employment Research
Session type: contributed
Income Redistribution in Open Economies
[slides]
Presented by: Aron Tobias, Yale University
Tax Competition in Europe - Europe in competition with other world regions?
Presented by: Frank Streif, ZEW Mannheim
On the efficiency properties of the Roy's model under asymmetric information
Presented by: Concetta Mendolicchio, Institute for Employment Research
Session 193: TAXING TOP INCOMES August 26, 2015 14:00 to 15:30 O145
Session Chair: Nezih Guner, ICREA-MOVE, UAB and Barcelona GSE
Session type: contributed
Taxation and the International Mobility of Inventors
Presented by: Salome Baslandze, University of Pennsylvania
High Marginal Tax Rates on the Top 1%? Lessons from a Life Cycle Model with Idiosyncratic Income Risk
Presented by: Fabian Kindermann, University of Bonn
The evolution of wealth inequality over half a century: the role of skills, taxes and institutions
Presented by: Markus Poschke, McGill University, Montreal
Heterogeneity and Government Revenues: Higher Taxes at the Top?
Presented by: Nezih Guner, ICREA-MOVE, UAB and Barcelona GSE
Session 194: TIME SERIES METHODS August 26, 2015 14:00 to 15:30 EO256
Session Chair: Maciej Opuchlik, uc3m
Session type: contributed
Variance Ratio Tests for Panels with Cross Section Dependence
Presented by: Carlos Velasco, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid
Right on target! Or is it? The role of distributional shape in variance targeting
Presented by: Stanislav Anatolyev, New Economic School
An Exact Method for Establishing Significance in Time Series Analysis with Finite Samples and Bounded Errors
Presented by: Karl Schlag, University of Vienna
Specification Analysis of Functional Autoregressive Models
Presented by: Maciej Opuchlik, uc3m
Session 195: BANKING AND REAL ESTATE August 26, 2015 16:00 to 17:30 EW148
Session Chair: Mariela Dal Borgo, University of Warwick
Session type: contributed
Home Equity-Based Refinancing and Household Financial Difficulties: The Case of Norway\footnote
Presented by: Xunhua Su, Norwegian School of Economics
Estimating misalignment in Irish commercial property prices
Presented by: Maria Woods, Central Bank of Ireland
Does Bankruptcy Protection Affect Risk-Taking in Household Portfolios?
Presented by: Mariela Dal Borgo, University of Warwick
Session 196: BEHAVIORAL AND EXPERIMENTAL ECONOMICS: ATTENTION August 26, 2015 16:00 to 17:30 EW159
Session Chair: Jörg Spenkuch, Northwestern University
Session type: contributed
Spillovers of Prosocial Motivation: Evidence from an Intervention Study on Blood Donors
Presented by: Adrian Bruhin, University of Lausanne
Attention and Endogenous Framing
Presented by: Markus Dertwinkel-Kalt, DICE
Backward Induction in the Wild: Evidence from the U.S. Senate
Presented by: Jörg Spenkuch, Northwestern University
Session 197: BEHAVIORAL AND EXPERIMENTAL ECONOMICS: BIASED BELIEF FORMATION August 26, 2015 16:00 to 17:30 O129
Session Chair: Peter Schwardmann, University of Munich (LMU)
Session type: contributed
Motivated Self-deception and Unethical Behavior
Presented by: Roel van Veldhuizen, WZB Berlin
Reducing Overconfidence
Presented by: Hannah Schildberg-Hoerisch, University of Bonn
How Past Performance Framing Impacts Investors’ Belief Updating
Presented by: Patrick Gerhard, Maastricht University
A model of the motivated denial of health risks and preventative health care investments
Presented by: Peter Schwardmann, University of Munich (LMU)
Session 198: CLUB GOODS, SOCIAL CAPITAL August 26, 2015 16:00 to 17:30 O138
Session Chair: Antonio Cabrales, University College London
Session type: contributed
Costly Voting - A General Theory of Binary Threshold Public Goods
Presented by: Friedel Bolle, Europa Universität Viadrina
Charity as a Tool to Maximize Donations to a Congestible Club Good
Presented by: Ksenia Panidi, National Research University - Higher School of Economics
Corruption, Norm Violation and Decay in Social Capital
[slides]
Presented by: Ritwik Banerjee, Aarhus University
Which club should I attend, Dad?: Targeted socialization and production
Presented by: Antonio Cabrales, University College London
Session 199: CORPORATE FINANCE DYNAMICS August 26, 2015 16:00 to 17:30 EW156
Session Chair: Denis Gromb, INSEAD
Session type: contributed
Cash Hoarding and Investment in Growth Firms
Presented by: Vladimir Vladimirov, University of Amsterdam
Security Design with Status Concerns
Presented by: Dmitry Makarov, New Economic School
The Real Effects of Credit Default Swaps
Presented by: Andrea Gamba, University of Warwick
IPO Timing: An Option to Expand
Presented by: Hanane Dakhli, University of Paris 1 Panthéon Sorbonne
Session 200: CULTURE AND DEEP ROOTS OF DEVELOPMENT August 26, 2015 16:00 to 17:30 EO154
Session Chair: Sascha O. Becker, University of Warwick
Session type: contributed
Invisible Wall. Role of Institutions and Culture for Long Term Development. Quasi - Experiment of History.
Presented by: Agnieszka Wysokińska, University of Warsaw
Origins of Persistent Differences in Human Capital Accumulation
Presented by: Jeremiah Dittmar, London School of Economics
Nation Building, Trust and Victimhood in Kagame's Rwanda
Presented by: Sharun Mukand, University of Warwick
Religion, Division of Labour and Conflict
Presented by: Sascha O. Becker, University of Warwick
Session 201: DISCRIMINATION AND ECONOMIC OUTCOMES August 26, 2015 16:00 to 17:30 O131
Session Chair: Laura Pilossoph, Federal Reserve Bank of New York
Session type: contributed
Negative Attitudes, Network and Eduction
Presented by: Birthe Larsen, Copenhagen Business School
Labor Mobility and Racial Discrimination
Presented by: Pierre Deschamps, Sciences-Po
Estimating a search equilibrium model of statistical discrimination: racial wage and employment disparities in the US
Presented by: Linas Tarasonis, Aix-Marseille University (Aix-Marseille School of Economics)
Statistical Discrimination and Duration Dependence in the Job Finding Rate
Presented by: Laura Pilossoph, Federal Reserve Bank of New York
Session 202: EARLY CHILD DEVELOPMENT August 26, 2015 16:00 to 17:30 O142
Session Chair: Nina Schwarz, University of Duisburg-Essen
Session type: contributed
Best of both worlds? Early cognitive and non-cognitive development of bilingual children.
Presented by: Joanna Clifton-Sprigg, The University of Edinburgh
Can early intervention policies improve well-being? Evidence from a randomized controlled trial
Presented by: Orla Doyle, University College Dublin
Early Life Health Interventions: Effects on Sickness Absence and Academic Performance
Presented by: Nina Schwarz, University of Duisburg-Essen
Session 203: FERTILITY TRANSITION, HUMAN CAPITAL ACCUMULATION, AND LONG-RUN ECONOMIC GROWTH August 26, 2015 16:00 to 17:30 EO157
Session Chair: Michele Tertilt, University of Mannheim
Session type: contributed
Tracking how mortality affects fertility along the demographic transition
Presented by: Luis Angeles, University of Glasgow
Elite Education, Mass Education, and the Transition to Modern Growth
Presented by: Katharina Werner, University of Goettingen
Fertility and early-life mortality: Evidence from smallpox vaccination in Sweden
Presented by: Peter Jensen, University of Southern Denmark
Gender Gaps in Completed Fertility
Presented by: Michele Tertilt, University of Mannheim
Session 204: FORECASTING - METHODOLOGY August 26, 2015 16:00 to 17:30 L7,3-5 P043
Session Chair: Tomasz Michalski, HEC Paris
Session type: contributed
Evaluating UK point and density forecasts from an estimated DSGE model: The role of off-model information over the financial crisis
Presented by: Matthew Waldron, Bank of England
Fundamentals and exchange rate forecastability with machine learning methods
Presented by: Tomasz Michalski, HEC Paris
Session 205: GENDER GAPS August 26, 2015 16:00 to 17:30 L7, 3-5, S031
Session Chair: Astrid Kunze, NHH Norwegian School of Economics
Session type: contributed
Technological Change, Labor Supply and Gender Differences in Occupational Choice
Presented by: Elisa Keller, Durham University Business School
Gender wage gaps in formal and informal jobs, evidence from Brazil.
Presented by: Sarra Ben Yahmed, ZEW
Women helping women ? Evidence from Private Sector Data on Workplace Hierarchies
Presented by: Astrid Kunze, NHH Norwegian School of Economics
Session 206: INCOME AND WEALTH DISTRIBUTION IN MACROECONOMICS August 26, 2015 16:00 to 17:30 O145
Session Chair: Benjamin Moll, Princeton University
Session type: contributed
Wealth Inequality, Parental Background, and Estate Taxation
Presented by: Mariacristina De Nardi, UCL and Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
Failure to Launch: Housing, Debt Overhang, and the Inflation Option During the Great Recession
Presented by: Aaron Hedlund, University of Missouri
Identification and estimation of heterogeneous agent models: A likelihood approach
Presented by: Juan Carlos Parra Alvarez, University of Aarhus
The Dynamics of Inequality
Presented by: Benjamin Moll, Princeton University
Session 207: INTERGENERATIONAL TRANSMISSION AND INEQUALITY August 26, 2015 16:00 to 17:30 L9, 1-2, 001
Session Chair: Pia Pinger, University of Bonn
Session type: contributed
Family, Community and Long-Term Earnings Inequality
Presented by: Konstantinos Tatsiramos, University of Nottingham
Can Educational Expansion of Parents Explain Polarised Earnings of Children?
Presented by: Lennart Ziegler, University of Amsterdam
Transgenerational Effects of Childhood Conditions on Third Generation Health and Education Outcomes
Presented by: Pia Pinger, University of Bonn
Session 208: INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS: TRADE FINANCE August 26, 2015 16:00 to 17:30 EW151
Session Chair: Wilhelm Kohler, University of Tuebingen
Session type: contributed
Offshoring and Firm Overlap
Presented by: Michael Koch, University of Bayreuth
Why Aren't Welfare Gains from Trade Increasing?
Presented by: Elizaveta Archanskaia, KU Leuven
Zeros and the Gains from Openness
Presented by: Timothy Uy,
Global Sourcing of Heterogeneous Firms: Theory and Evidence
Presented by: Wilhelm Kohler, University of Tuebingen
Session 209: INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL AGREEMENTS August 26, 2015 16:00 to 17:30 L7, 3-5 458
Session Chair: Sareh Vosooghi, University of Edinburgh
Session type: contributed
Catastrophe and cooperation
Presented by: Pim Heijnen, University of Groningen
Carbon dating: When is it beneficial to link ETSs?
Presented by: Baran Doda, London School of Economics
The Economics of Climate Change and The Role of Public Information
Presented by: Sareh Vosooghi, University of Edinburgh
Session 210: IO: IMPERFECT COMPETITION August 26, 2015 16:00 to 17:30 O148
Session Chair: Sjaak Hurkens, Institute for Economic Analysis, CSIC
Session type: contributed
Distribution Channels and Collusion of Manufacturers: Common versus Independent Retailers
Presented by: Markus Reisinger, WHU - Otto Beisheim School of Management
Optimal Sales Schemes for Network Goods
Presented by: Nick Vikander, University of Copenhagen
Switching Costs and Network Compatibility
Presented by: Jiawei Chen, U California, Irvine
Mobile penetration under CPP and RPP
Presented by: Sjaak Hurkens, Institute for Economic Analysis, CSIC
Session 211: IO: REGULATION, MARKET DESIGN AND AUCTIONS August 26, 2015 16:00 to 17:30 O151
Session Chair: Estelle Cantillon, U Libre de Bruxelles
Session type: contributed
Strategic Design under Uncertain Evaluations: Structural Analysis of Design-Build Auctions
Presented by: Hidenori Takahashi, University of Mannheim
Estimating Preferences in School Choice Mechanisms: Theoretical Foundation and Empirical Approaches
Presented by: Julien Grenet, Paris School of Economics
Identification and Estimation of Incentive Contracts under Asymmetric Information: An Application to the French Water Sector
Presented by: Christian Bontemps, Toulouse School of Economics
Price formation in the European carbon market: The role of firm participation and market structure
Presented by: Estelle Cantillon, U Libre de Bruxelles
Session 212: MIGRATION I August 26, 2015 16:00 to 17:30 L9, 1-2, 004
Session Chair: Henning Weber, Bundesbank
Session type: contributed
Home Sweet Home? Macroeconomic Conditions in Home Countries and the Well-Being of Migrants
Presented by: Klaus F. Zimmermann, IZA and Bonn University
The dynamic implications of liberalizing global migration
Presented by: Joël Machado Carneiro, UCLouvain
The Effects of Immigration on Household Services, Labour Supply and Fertility
Presented by: Agnese Romiti, IAB - Institute for Employment Research
How do regional labor markets adjust to immigration? A dynamic analysis for post-war Germany
Presented by: Henning Weber, Bundesbank
Session 213: MONETARY POLICY: MARCO-PRUDENTIAL AND BANKING August 26, 2015 16:00 to 17:30 O226/228
Session Chair: Alberto Montagnoli, University of Sheffield
Session type: contributed
Capital regulation and macroeconomic activity: Empirical evidence and macroprudential policy
Presented by: Roland Meeks, Bank of England
The Optimal Monetary and Fiscal Policy Mix in a Financially Heterogeneous Monetary Union
Presented by: Jakob Palek, University of Kassel
Everybody Hurts: Non-monetary effects of banking crises
Presented by: Alberto Montagnoli, University of Sheffield
Session 214: POLITICAL CONNECTIONS, LOBBYING, AND CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS August 26, 2015 16:00 to 17:30 EO150
Session Chair: Philipp Denter,
Session type: contributed
Electoral Contests with Dynamic Campaign Contributions
Presented by: Fabio Michelucci, CERGE-EI
Targeted Campaign Competition, Loyal Voters, and Supermajorities
Presented by: Pierre Boyer, University of Mannheim
Rise of a Network - Political Connections and Allocative Distortions
Presented by: David Schoenherr, London Business School
Campaign Funds and Platform Choice
Presented by: Philipp Denter,
Session 215: ROLE OF FIRM FOR AGGREGATE ECONOMIC ACTIVITY August 26, 2015 16:00 to 17:30 O133
Session Chair: Petr Sedlacek, Bonn University
Session type: contributed
Do plants freeze upon uncertainty shocks?
Presented by: Ariel Mecikovsky, Universitaet Bonn
Surfi ng the business waves: an establishment level examination in Brazil
Presented by: Tulio Cravo, UNU-WIDER
Firm Financing over the Business Cycle
Presented by: Juliane Begenau, Harvard Business School
The growth potential of startups over the business cycle
Presented by: Petr Sedlacek, Bonn University
Session 216: SOVEREIGN RISK AND INTERNATIONAL SPILLOVERS August 26, 2015 16:00 to 17:30 L7, 3-5 1
Session Chair: Felipe Schwartzman, FRB - Richmond
Session type: contributed
Sovereign Tail Risk
Presented by: Antonio Moreno, Universidad de Navarra
Looking for fundamentals: an empirical model of rating agencies’ behaviour in euro area countries
[slides]
Presented by: Ralph Setzer, European Central Bank
The Great Moderation in historical perspective.
Presented by: Ana Gómez-Loscos, Banco de España
The Credibility of Exchange Rate Pegs and Bank Distress in Historical Perspective: Lessons from the National Banking Era
Presented by: Felipe Schwartzman, FRB - Richmond
Session 217: THE MINIMUM WAGE August 26, 2015 16:00 to 17:30 O48-50
Session Chair: Alexander Muravyev, IZA (Institute for the Study of Labor)
Session type: contributed
When the Minimum Wage Bites Back: Quantile Treatment Effects of a Sectoral Minimum Wage in Germany
Presented by: Terry Gregory, Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW)
The Impact of the National Minimum Wage on Industry-Level Wage Bargaining in France
Presented by: Erwan Gautier, Université de Nantes
Estimating an Equilibrium Job Search Model for the German Labour Market
Presented by: Holger Stichnoth, ZEW Mannheim
Minimum Wages, Unemployment and Informality: Evidence from Panel Data on Russian Regions
Presented by: Alexander Muravyev, IZA (Institute for the Study of Labor)
Session 218: TOPICS IN CORPORATE TAXATION AND INCOME TAXATION August 26, 2015 16:00 to 17:30 EW154
Session Chair: Marko Koethenbuerger, ETH Zurich
Session type: contributed
The Effect of VAT Threshold on the Behavior of Small Firms
Presented by: Jarkko Harju, VATT Institute for Economic Research
Corporate Taxation and Investment – Evidence from the Belgian ACE Reform
Presented by: Nils aus dem Moore, RWI Essen, Berlin Office
The Role of Capital Income for Top Income Shares in Germany
Presented by: Katharina Jenderny, Umeå University
Efficiency Costs of Dividend Taxation with Managerial Firms
Presented by: Marko Koethenbuerger, ETH Zurich
Session 219: TOPICS IN MICROECONOMETRICS August 26, 2015 16:00 to 17:30 EO 256
Session Chair: Sarah Brown, University of Sheffield
Session type: contributed
Socio-economic status and enrollment in higher education: Do costs matter?
Presented by: Koen Declercq, University of Leuven
Matching or Duration Models? A Monte Carlo Study
Presented by: Ricarda Schmidl, University of Mannheim, IZA
A New Formulation for Latent Class Models: Implications for Modelling Body Mass Index
Presented by: Sarah Brown, University of Sheffield
Session 220: TRANSMISSION CHANNELS OF MONETARY POLICY II August 26, 2015 16:00 to 17:30 O135
Session Chair: Angela Abbate, Deutsche Bundesbank
Session type: contributed
The New Keynesian Transmission Channel
Presented by: Niels-Jakob Hansen,
The Effect of Firm Cash Holdings on Monetary Policy
Presented by: Bernardino Adão, Banco de Portugal
Monetary policy effects on bank risk taking
[slides]
Presented by: Angela Abbate, Deutsche Bundesbank
Session 221: PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS August 26, 2015 17:45 to 19:00 Audimax, A3
Session Chair: Orazio Attanasio, University College London
Session type: panel
Presented by:    Rachel Griffith, IFS and University of Manchester
Session 222: ASSET PRICING AND MACROECONOMICS August 27, 2015 8:30 to 10:30 M 003
Session Chair: Stefano Giglio, University of Chicago, Booth School of Busines
Session type: panel
Drifting Apart: Sharing Risks, When the Benefits of Growth Are Not Shared Equally
Presented by:    Stavros Panageas, University of Chicago Booth School of Business
Firm Volatility in Granular Networks (with Bryan Kelly and Stijn Van Nieuwerburgh)
Presented by:    Hanno Lustig, Stanford GSB
The Price of Variance Risk
Presented by:    Stefano Giglio, University of Chicago, Booth School of Busines
Session 223: INNOVATION AND ECONOMIC HISTORY August 27, 2015 8:30 to 10:30 SN 163
Session Chair: Petra Moser, Stanford University
Session type: panel
Innovation Policy and the Lifecycle of Inventors (with Alex Bell, Raj Chetty, Xavier Jaravel and Neviana Petkova)
Presented by:    John Van Reenen, Centre For Economic Performance, London School of Economics
How Does Copyright Affect Science? Evidence from the WWII Book Replication Program (with Barbara Biasi)
Presented by:    Petra Moser, Stanford University
Human Capital and Industrialisation: Evidence from the Age of Enlightenment (with Mara Squicciarini)
Presented by:    Nico Voigtlaender, UCLA
Session 224: SOCIAL INSURANCE PROGRAMS AND THE LABOR MARKET August 27, 2015 8:30 to 10:30 SN 169
Session Chair: Andrea Weber, University of Mannheim
Session type: panel
The General Equilibrium Impacts of Unemployment Insurance: Evidence from a Large Online Job Board
Presented by:    Ioana Marinescu, Harris School of Public Policy, University of Chicago
The Optimal Timing of Unemployment Benefits: Theory and Evidence from Sweden (with Camille Landais)
Presented by:    Johannes Spinnewijn, London School of Economics
Waiting for Recall? Evidence from Temporary Layoffs in Austria
Presented by:    Andrea Weber, University of Mannheim
he Role of Firms in Retirement Decisions (with Wolfgang Frimmel, Tom Horvath and Mario Schnalzenberger)
Presented by:    Rudolf Winter-Ebmer, University of Linz and IHS, Vienna
Session 225: TRADE POLICY August 27, 2015 8:30 to 10:30 EO 145
Session Chair: Ralph Ossa, University of Chicago
Session type: panel
A Quantitative Analysis of Subsidy Competition in the U.S.
Presented by:    Ralph Ossa, University of Chicago
From Final Goods to Inputs: The Protectionist Effect of Rules of Origin (with Manuel Garcia Santana, Laura Puccio and Roberto Venturini)
Presented by:    Paola Conconi, Universite Libre de Bruxelles (ECARES)
Merger Policy in a Quantitative Model of International Trade (with Volker Nocke and Nicolas Schutz)
Presented by:    Holger Breinlich, University of Essex
Session 226: BEHAVIORAL AND EXPERIMENTAL ECONOMICS: DYNAMIC PROSPECT THEORY August 27, 2015 11:00 to 12:30 EW159
Session Chair: Ayse Mermer, University of Manchester
Session type: contributed
Randomized Strategies and Prospect Theory in a Dynamic Context
Presented by: Alex Tse, University of Warwick
English versus Vickrey Auction with Loss Averse Bidders
Presented by: Jonas von Wangenheim, Humboldt Universität Berlin
Contests with Expectation-Based Loss-Averse Players
Presented by: Ayse Mermer, University of Manchester
Session 227: BUSINESS CYCLE MODELS WITH SEARCH FRICTIONS August 27, 2015 11:00 to 12:30 O133
Session Chair: Jan Duras, Penn State University
Session type: contributed
Layoff Taxes, Unemployment Insurance, and Business Cycle Fluctuations
Presented by: Steffen Ahrens, Technische Universität Berlin
Fiscal multipliers in a two-sector search and matching model
Presented by: Wei Jiang, University of Kent
A Search Model of Unemployment and Inventories
Presented by: Jan Duras, Penn State University
Session 228: CULTURAL VALUES VERSUS INSTITUTIONS: INSIGHTS FROM PAST AND PRESENT ECONOMIES August 27, 2015 11:00 to 12:30 EO157
Session Chair: Marina Bellani, Catholic University of Milan
Session type: contributed
Political Change and Economic Development. Evidence from the Rise of Participative Political Institutions in the Late Medieval German Lands
Presented by: Fabian Wahl, University of Hohenheim
Politico-economic Regimes and Attitudes: Female Workers under State-socialism
Presented by: Michel Serafinelli, University of Toronto
Shocking Racial Attitudes: The Cultural Legacy of Black GIs in Europe
Presented by: Mark Westcott, University of Munich
Fragility and robustness in the connection between ``culture'' and economic development in Europe
Presented by: Marina Bellani, Catholic University of Milan
Session 229: ECONOMIC THEORY: BOUNDED RATIONALITY August 27, 2015 11:00 to 12:30 O129
Session Chair: Christian Seel, Maastricht University
Session type: contributed
Categorization and Coordination
Presented by: Vessela Daskalova, University of Cambridge
Imitation and price competition in a differentiated market
Presented by: Abhimanyu Khan, Cambridge-INET
Rationality and the Golden Rule
Presented by: Eric van Damme, Tilburg University
Revealed Preference with Limited Consideration
Presented by: Christian Seel, Maastricht University
Session 230: ECONOMIC THEORY: TOPICS IN CONTRACTING August 27, 2015 11:00 to 12:30 O148
Session Chair: Koji Abe, Yokohama National University
Session type: contributed
Credence Goods, Costly Diagnosis, and Subjective Evaluation
Presented by: Matthias Dahm, University of Nottingham
An Envelope Approach to Tournament Design
[slides]
Presented by: Christian Ewerhart, University of Zurich
Competing Mechanisms with Dominant Strategy Implementable Punishment in Directed Search Markets
Presented by: Seungjin Han, McMaster University
Confidence, Beliefs about Confidence, and Leadership in Teams
Presented by: Koji Abe, Yokohama National University
Session 231: ENVIRONMENTAL INVESTMENTS AND DISCOUNTING August 27, 2015 11:00 to 12:30 L7, 3-5 458
Session Chair: Moritz Drupp, University of Kiel
Session type: contributed
The Strategic Use of Innovation to Influence Environmental Policy: Taxes versus Standards
Presented by: Santiago Rubio, University of Valencia
Discounting Disentangled: An Expert Survey on the Determinants of the Long-Term Social Discount Rate
[slides]
Presented by: Moritz Drupp, University of Kiel
Quota Markets and Technological Change
Presented by: Giulia Felber, University of Basel
Session 232: FAMILY ECONOMIES II August 27, 2015 11:00 to 12:30 L7, 3-5, S031
Session Chair: Annemarie Paul,
Session type: contributed
Heterogeneous Couples, Household Interactions and Labor Supply Elasticities of Married Women
Presented by: Ezgi Kaya, Cardiff University
Labor supply under working hours constraints - Assessing the potential of a family working time benefit in Germany
Presented by: Michael Neumann, DIW Berlin
Evidence of Added Worker Effect from the 2008 Economic Crisis
Presented by: Sinem Ayhan, IZA-Institute for the Study of Labor
After Work Shopping? Employment Effects of a Deregulation of Shop Opening Hours in the German Retail Sector
Presented by: Annemarie Paul,
Session 233: FORECASTING - SURVEY DATA August 27, 2015 11:00 to 12:30 EO256
Session Chair: Nils Jannsen, Kiel Institute for the World Economy
Session type: contributed
Conservatism in Inflation Forecasts
Presented by: Monica Jain, Bank of Canada
Inflation uncertainty, disagreement and monetary policy
Presented by: Alexander Glas, Heidelberg University
Do Professional Forecasters Behave as if They Believed in the New Keynesian Phillips Curve for the Euro Area?
Presented by: Víctor López-Pérez, Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena (UPCT)
Systematic Errors in Growth Expectations over the Business Cycle
Presented by: Nils Jannsen, Kiel Institute for the World Economy
Session 234: INTERACTIONS BETWEEN MONETARY, FISCAL AND MACROPRUDENTIAL POLICIES - ECB Sponsored Session August 27, 2015 11:00 to 12:30 O138
Session Chair: Ding Liu, University of Glasgow
Session type: contributed
Macroeconomic Policy Games
Presented by: Martin Bodenstein, National University of Singapore
Monetary Conservatism and Sovereign Default
Presented by: Joost Roettger, University of Cologne
Fiscal Moral Hazard in a Monetary Union
Presented by: Sergio Santoro, Bank of Italy
Optimal Time-Consistent Monetary, Fiscal and Debt Maturity Policy
Presented by: Ding Liu, University of Glasgow
Session 235: INTERNATIONAL CAPITAL, TRADE FLOWS AND POLICY August 27, 2015 11:00 to 12:30 L7, 3-5, 1
Session Chair: Fernando Leibovici, York University
Session type: contributed
Capital Flows and Macroprudential Policies – A Multilateral Assessment of Effectiveness and Externalities
Presented by: Christian Friedrich, Bank of Canada
European Capital Flows. Sovereign Default, Intermediation and Trade
Presented by: Sergio de Ferra, LSE
International Trade Fluctuations and Monetary Policy
Presented by: Fernando Leibovici, York University
Session 236: INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS: TRADE SHOCKS August 27, 2015 11:00 to 12:30 L9, 1-2, 004
Session Chair: Daniel Baumgarten, University of Munich (LMU)
Session type: contributed
Chinese Imports Competition’s Impact on Employment and the Wage Distribution: Evidence from French Local Labor Markets
Presented by: Clement Malgouyres, EUI
Drivers of Wage Inequality in Germany: Trade, Technology, or Institutions?
Presented by: Daniel Baumgarten, University of Munich (LMU)
Session 237: INTERNATIONAL TRADE I August 27, 2015 11:00 to 12:30 EW151
Session Chair: gabriel smagghue, University Carlos III of Madrid
Session type: contributed
The gains from economic integration
Presented by: David Comerford, University of Stirling
Going Deep: The Trade and Welfare Effects of TTIP
Presented by: Inga Heiland, Ifo Institute - Leibniz Institute for Economic Research
A New Method for Quality Estimation Using Trade Data: An Application to French Firms
Presented by: gabriel smagghue, University Carlos III of Madrid
Session 238: IO: DEMAND AND PRICING II August 27, 2015 11:00 to 12:30 O151
Session Chair: Isis Durrmeyer, University of Mannheim
Session type: contributed
Pharmacy Incentives and Competition with Parallel Trade
Presented by: Morten Sæthre, Norwegian School of Economics
Multiproduct retailing and consumer shopping patterns: the role of shopping costs
Presented by: Daniel Herrera, Toulouse School of Economics
To rebate or Not to rebate : Fuel Economy Standards vs. Feebates
Presented by: Isis Durrmeyer, University of Mannheim
Session 239: IO: STRATEGIC FIRMS August 27, 2015 11:00 to 12:30 O48-50
Session Chair: Bernhard Ganglmair, University of Texas at Dallas
Session type: contributed
The Scope of Auctions in the Presence of Downstream Interactions and Information Externalities
Presented by: Onur Koska, METU
Strategic outsourcing and optimal procurement
Presented by: Frank Rosar, University of Bonn
Strategic Secrecy of Pending Patents
[slides]
Presented by: Bernhard Ganglmair, University of Texas at Dallas
Session 240: LABOR SUPPLY IN FRICTIONAL MARKETS August 27, 2015 11:00 to 12:30 L7, 3-5 P043
Session Chair: Amelie Schiprowski, IZA Bonn, DIW Berlin
Session type: contributed
Peer effects in labour supply: evidence from marginal employment
Presented by: Luke Haywood, DIW Berlin
Job search expectations
Presented by: Amelie Schiprowski, IZA Bonn, DIW Berlin
Session 241: LIQUIDITY SHOCKS AND CREDIT SUPPLY August 27, 2015 11:00 to 12:30 EW156
Session Chair: Ralf Meisenzahl, Federal Reserve Board
Session type: contributed
International Liquidity Shocks, the Real Economy and Social Unrest: China, 1931-1935
Presented by: Fabio Braggion, Tilburg University
The Economic Effects of a Borrower Bailout: Evidence from an Emerging Market
Presented by: Martin Kanz, The World Bank
Deposit shocks, constrained banks and credit supply: Evidence from U.S. lottery winners
Presented by: Carlos Parra, University of Texas at Austin
Loan Sales and Bank Liquidity Risk Management: Evidence from a U.S. Credit Register
Presented by: Ralf Meisenzahl, Federal Reserve Board
Session 242: MIGRATION II August 27, 2015 11:00 to 12:30 O135
Session Chair: Esther Arenas Arroyo, Queen Mary University of London
Session type: contributed
Social networks and the intention to migrate
Presented by: Sultan Orazbayev,
Citizenship and the Social Integration of Immigrants: Evidence from Germany's Immigration Reforms
Presented by: Ole Monscheuer, University of Heidelberg
Missing Men and Female Labor Market Outcomes: Evidence from large-scale Mexican Migration
Presented by: Melanie Khamis, UC Berkeley/Wesleyan University and IZA
The impact of tougher enforcement laws on poverty during childhood
Presented by: Esther Arenas Arroyo, Queen Mary University of London
Session 243: MIGRATION POLICY AND THE EFFECTS OF MIGRATION August 27, 2015 11:00 to 12:30 L9, 1-2, 001
Session Chair: ismael issifou,
Session type: contributed
Immigration and Prices: Quasi-Experimental Evidence from Syrian Refugees in Turkey
Presented by: Binnur Balkan, Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey
Immigration and the use of public maternity services in England
Presented by: George Stoye, Institute for Fiscal Studies
Migration Outflows and Optimal Migration Policy with a Short-Sighted Government: Rules versus Discretion
Presented by: ismael issifou,
Session 244: MISALLOCATION AND TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY August 27, 2015 11:00 to 12:30 O226/228
Session Chair: Maciej Lis, Institute for Structural Research
Session type: contributed
Returns to Scale, Productivity and Competition: Empirical Evidence from U.S. Manufacturing and Construction Establishments
Presented by: Wei Gao, UT Austin
Distortions, Dynamic Inputs and Misallocation
Presented by: Kun Li,
Red Herring in the Vistula River - The Consequences of Applying Time-to-Death to Health Care Expenditure
Presented by: Maciej Lis, Institute for Structural Research
Session 245: POLITICAL ECONOMY OF TAX POLICY August 27, 2015 11:00 to 12:30 O142
Session Chair: Florian Scheuer, Stanford University
Session type: contributed
Redistributive Politics and the Tyranny of the Middle Class
Presented by: Bas Jacobs, Erasmus School of Economics, Erasmus Uni
Efficiency, Welfare, and Political Competition
Presented by: Felix J. Bierbrauer, University of Cologne
A Positive Theory of Tax Reform
Presented by: Ethan Ilzetzki, London School of Economics
Capital Taxation under Political Constraints
Presented by: Florian Scheuer, Stanford University
Session 246: POLITICAL PARTIES AND BUREAUCRACY August 27, 2015 11:00 to 12:30 EO150
Session Chair: Massimo Morelli, Bocconi University
Session type: contributed
Keeping Politicians on Their Toes: Does the Way Parties Organize Matter?
Presented by: Benoit Crutzen, Erasmus University Rotterdam
How Political Parties Shape Electoral Competition
Presented by: Nicolas Motz, UCL
Party Discipline and Government Spending: Theory and Evidence
Presented by: Marta Curto Grau, University of Heidelberg
From Weber to Kafka: a Dynamic Political Economy Theory of the Evolution of Bureaucracy
Presented by: Massimo Morelli, Bocconi University
Session 247: SEARCH AND MATCHING IN LABOR MARKETS: THEORY AND EMPIRICS August 27, 2015 11:00 to 12:30 O131
Session Chair: Jamil Nur, Sciences Po
Session type: contributed
Identifying Sorting in Practice
Presented by: Ignacio Monzon, Collegio Carlo Alberto
Worker turnover and non-employment insurance
Presented by: Javier Fernandez-Blanco, Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona
Regional Shocks, Migration and Homeownership
Presented by: Florian Oswald, UCL
The Shaping Forces of Labor Market Duality: EPL and Screening Motives
Presented by: Jamil Nur, Sciences Po
Session 248: SHOCKS, INSURANCE, AND COMMUNITIES August 27, 2015 11:00 to 12:30 EO154
Session Chair: Martina Bozzola, IHEID / CIES Geneva (CH)
Session type: contributed
Community-driven development and social capital: Evidence from Morocco
Presented by: Matthias Rieger, Erasmus University, Rotterdam
The Effect of Formal Insurance on Transfer Motives in Informal Risk-Sharing Groups. Experimental Evidence from Iddir in Rural Ethiopia
Presented by: Karlijn Morsink, University of Oxford
That is the Story of a Hurricane: Within Country Impacts of Extreme Weather Events
Presented by: Jeanne Tschopp, Ryerson University
Input Intensification, Climate Shocks and Climate Change among Smallholder Maize Growers in Kenya
Presented by: Martina Bozzola, IHEID / CIES Geneva (CH)
Session 249: SOVEREIGN DEBT August 27, 2015 11:00 to 12:30 O145
Session Chair: Philippe Bacchetta, University of Lausanne
Session type: contributed
Uncertainty Shocks and Non-Fundamental Debt Crises: An Ambiguity Approach
Presented by: Christoph Grosse Steffen, DIW Berlin
Foreign Law Bonds: Can They Reduce Sovereign Borrowing Costs?
Presented by: Julian Schumacher, University of Mainz
International Reserves, External Debt Maturity, and the Reinforcement Effect for Financial Stability
Presented by: Andreas Steiner, University of Osnabrueck
Self-Fulfilling Debt Crises: Can Monetary Policy Really Help?
Presented by: Philippe Bacchetta, University of Lausanne
Session 250: TOPICS IN LABOR ECONOMICS August 27, 2015 11:00 to 12:30 EW154
Session Chair: William Parienté, IRES
Session type: contributed
Education Policy, Occupation-Mismatch and the Skill Premium
Presented by: Francesc Obiols-Homs, Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona
Discrimination as a Self-Fulfilling Prophecy: Evidence From French Grocery Stores
Presented by: William Parienté, IRES
Session 251: TRANSMISSION CHANNELS OF MONETARY POLICY III August 27, 2015 11:00 to 12:30 EW148
Session Chair: Dzsamila Vonnak, Central European University and IE-HAS
Session type: contributed
The impact of international swap lines on stock returns of banks in emerging markets
Presented by: Pinar Yesin, Swiss National Bank
The impact of ECB unconventional monetary policy in the money market
Presented by: Carla Soares, Banco de Portugal
The stability of short-term interest rates pass-through in the euro area during the financial market and sovereign debt crises
Presented by: Sanvi Avouyi-Dovi, Banque de France
In Lands of Foreign Currency Credit, Bank Lending Channels Run Through? The Effect of Monetary Policy at Home and Abroad on the Currency Denomination of the Supply of Credit
Presented by: Dzsamila Vonnak, Central European University and IE-HAS
Session 252: POSTER SESSION THURSDAY August 27, 2015 12:30 to 14:00 O 101 (Aula)
Session type: contributed
Monopsonistic Competition and the Minimum Wage: Evidence from Germany
Presented by: Hanna Frings, RWI
Personal bankruptcy and wage garnishment
Presented by: Florian Exler, University of Mannheim
Alternative Finance and Firms' Development: the Case of China
Presented by: Noëmie Lisack, European University Institute
The walking dead Euler equation - Addressing a challenge to monetary policy models
Presented by: Aurélien Poissonnier, INSEE & Crest
Income redistribution, consumer credit, and keeping up with the Riches
Presented by: Christopher Krause, TU Dortmund University
Debt consolidation with long-term debt
Presented by: Alexander Scheer, University of Bonn
Why is wage inequality so high in the United States? Pitching cognitive skills against institutions (once again)
Presented by: Marieke Vandeweyer, KU Leuven
Spending the night? Effects of hospital reimbursement rates on treatment intensity and health outcomes
Presented by: Ingrid Huitfeldt, Frisch Center
Does Welfare Dependency Affect Health and Health-Related Behavior? An Empirical Study
Presented by: Hugo Bodory, University of St. Gallen
Session 253: COMPETITION AND INNOVATION August 27, 2015 12:40 to 13:50 SO 108
Session Chair: Martin Peitz, University of Mannheim
Session type: panel
Presented by:    John Van Reenen, London School of Economics
Presented by:    Michele Boldrin, Washington University in Saint Louis
Presented by:    Dietmar Harhoff, Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition
Session 254: APPLIED LABOR MICROECONOMICS II August 27, 2015 14:00 to 15:30 L7, 3-5 S031
Session Chair: Andrey Launov, University of Mainz
Session type: contributed
The Effect of Employment Protection Rules on Labor Productivity
Presented by: Carl Magnus Bjuggren, Research Institute of Industrial Economi
The Sorting of Female Careers after First Birth: A Competing Risks Analysis of Maternity Leave Duration
Presented by: Ralf Wilke, Copenhagen Business School
Locus of Control and Labor Market Migration
Presented by: Juliane Hennecke, Freie Universität Berlin
The employment effect of reforming a public employment agency
Presented by: Andrey Launov, University of Mainz
Session 255: BEHAVIORAL AND EXPERIMENTAL ECONOMICS: PRO-SOCIAL BEHAVIOR August 27, 2015 14:00 to 15:30 O129
Session Chair: Nicha LAPANAN, Umea University
Session type: contributed
Gender and preferences for redistribution in a dynamic production environment
Presented by: Eva Ranehill, University of Zürich
Matching donations without crowding out? Some theoretical considerations and a field experiment
Presented by: Maja Adena, Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin für Sozialforschung
Intergenerational Transmission of Pro-social Values: Socially Responsible Investment among Parents and Adult Children
Presented by: Nicha LAPANAN, Umea University
Session 256: ECONOMIC THEORY: TOPICS IN GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM ANALYSIS August 27, 2015 14:00 to 15:30 L7, 3-5 P043
Session Chair: Johannes Brumm, University of Zurich
Session type: contributed
Endogenous Leverage and Asset Pricing in Double Auctions
Presented by: MARTIN SUMMER, Oesterreichische Nationalbank
Households, Markets and Public Choice
Presented by: Hans Haller, Virginia Tech
Re-using Collateral, A General Equilibrium Model of Rehypothecation
Presented by: Vincent Maurin, European University Institute
Recursive equilibria in dynamic economies with stochastic production
Presented by: Johannes Brumm, University of Zurich
Session 257: ENDOGENOUS TFP August 27, 2015 14:00 to 15:30 O133
Session Chair: Zuzana Molnárová, University of Vienna
Session type: contributed
On Quality and Variety Bias in Aggregate Prices
Presented by: Masashige Hamano, Sophia University
Post-Crisis Slow Recovery and Monetary Policy
Presented by: Takushi Kurozumi, Bank of Japan
It's Not All Exogenous: Propagation of Productivity Through the Input-Output Network
Presented by: Zuzana Molnárová, University of Vienna
Session 258: FAMILY ECONOMICS III August 27, 2015 14:00 to 15:30 EW156
Session Chair: Anna Raute, University of Mannheim
Session type: contributed
The Impact of Extended Reproductive Time Horizons: Evidence from Israel's Expansion of Access to IVF
Presented by: Naomi Gershoni, Tel Aviv University
Consumption Dynamics and Allocation in the Family
Presented by: Alexandros Theloudis, University College London
Uncertainty and Fertility Decisions: Evidence from German Micro Data
Presented by: Sebastian Schmitz, Freie Universität Berlin
Can financial incentives close the baby gap?- Evidence from a reform in maternity leave benefits
Presented by: Anna Raute, University of Mannheim
Session 259: GEOGRAPHY, INSTITUTIONS, AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT: INSIGHTS FROM PAST AND PRESENT ECONOMIES August 27, 2015 14:00 to 15:30 EO157
Session Chair: Nuno Palma, LSE
Session type: contributed
The long-term roots of language development in Sub-Saharan Africa
Presented by: Peter Foldvari, Utrecht University
Pre-Colonial Institutions and Socioeconomic Development: The Case of Latin America
Presented by: Aldo Elizalde, University of Glasgow
Natural Borders
Presented by: Nils-Petter Lagerlof, York University
A tale of Two Regimes: Educational Achievement and Institutions in Portugal, 1910-1950
Presented by: Nuno Palma, LSE
Session 260: HUMAN CAPITAL AND ECONOMIC POLICY August 27, 2015 14:00 to 15:30 O142
Session Chair: Nicolas Roys, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Session type: contributed
Optimal Capital and Progressive Labor Income Taxation with Endogenous Schooling Decisions and Intergenerational Transfers
Presented by: Alexander Ludwig, Goethe University Frankfurt
Pareto Efficient Taxation with Learning by Doing
Presented by: Marek Kapicka, CERGE-EI
Optimal Taxation with Moral Hazard and Risky Human Capital
Presented by: Tom Krebs, University of Mannheim
The Causal Effect of Parents’ Education on Children’s Earnings
Presented by: Nicolas Roys, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Session 261: INFORMATION AND ASSET PRICES August 27, 2015 14:00 to 15:30 EW148
Session Chair: Albina Danilova, London School of Economics
Session type: contributed
The Effect of Options on Information Acquisition and Asset Princing
Presented by: Shiyang Huang, London School of Economics
Stock liquidity in forefront of anticipated announcements
Presented by: Sergey Gelman, Higher School of Economics
Intermediaries as Information Aggregators: An Application to U.S. Treasury Auctions
Presented by: Nina Boyarchenko, Federal Reserve Bank of New York
Information Asymmetries, Volatility, Liquidity, and the Tobin Tax
Presented by: Albina Danilova, London School of Economics
Session 262: INFORMATION AND FINANCE August 27, 2015 14:00 to 15:30 O48-50
Session Chair: Alessia Testa, University of Portsmouth
Session type: contributed
Endogenous Public Information and Welfare in Market Games
Presented by: Xavier Vives, IESE Business School
Rational bubbles in closed economies
Presented by: Pietro Battiston, Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna
When Only the Market Can Vindicate You: Speculation and Inefficient Market Equilibria
Presented by: Ole Jann, Copenhagen University
A Signalling Model of the Closed-End Fund Discount Puzzle
Presented by: Alessia Testa, University of Portsmouth
Session 263: INTERNATIONAL CAPITAL FLOWS August 27, 2015 14:00 to 15:30 O131
Session Chair: Filippo Balestrieri, Hewlett-Packard Laboratories
Session type: contributed
Public Capital Flows in Developing Economies: Long-run Dynamics and Crises
Presented by: Goncalo Pina, Santa Clara Univeristy
Heterogeneous Countries in a Financial Union
Presented by: Filippo Balestrieri, Hewlett-Packard Laboratories
Session 264: INTERNATIONAL TRADE II August 27, 2015 14:00 to 15:30 EW151
Session Chair: Enrique Martinez-Garcia, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
Session type: contributed
Liquidity-Driven FDI
Presented by: Rahul Mukherjee, Graduate Institute
The Mixed Blessing of FDI: Two-Way Capital Flows and Growth
Presented by: Jakob Schwab, Johannes-Gutenberg-University Mainz
Trade costs and the Suez and Panama Canals
Presented by: Camilo Umana Dajud, Sciences Po
Speaking of Trade: Quantifying the Contribution of Multilingualism to Overcome the Language Barriers to Trade
Presented by: Enrique Martinez-Garcia, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
Session 265: IO: STRATEGIC COMMITMENT August 27, 2015 14:00 to 15:30 EW159
Session Chair: Rune Stenbacka, Hanken School of Economics
Session type: contributed
The strategic value of partial vertical integration
Presented by: Raffaele Fiocco, University of Mannheim
Strategic Corporate Social Responsibility
Presented by: Lisa Planer-Friedrich, University of Bamberg
TALENT COMPETITION, LABOR MOBILITY, AND ANTI-POACHING AGREEMENTS
Presented by: Rune Stenbacka, Hanken School of Economics
Session 266: MARKING-TO-MARKET: THEORY AND EVIDENCE August 27, 2015 14:00 to 15:30 O138
Session Chair: Denis Gromb, INSEAD
Session type: contributed
Marking to Market Versus Taking to Market
Presented by: Jean Tirole, Toulouse School of Economics
Marking to Market and Inefficient Investment Decisions
Presented by: Clemens Otto, HEC Paris
Mark-to-Market Accounting and Systemic Risk: Evidence from the Insurance Industry
Presented by: Andrew Ellul, Indiana University, ECGI, and CSEF
Session 267: MONETARY AND MACROPRUDENTIAL POLICY August 27, 2015 14:00 to 15:30 O135
Session Chair: Michał Brzoza-Brzezina, National Bank of Poland
Session type: contributed
Financial Shocks and Optimal Monetary Policy Rules
Presented by: Fabio Verona, Bank of Finland
Optimal Inflation with Corporate Taxation and Financial Constraints
Presented by: Daria Finocchiaro, Sveriges Riksbank
Leaning Against the Credit Cycle
Presented by: Gisle Natvik, BI Norwegian Business School
Crisis, contagion and international policy spillovers under foreign ownership of banks
Presented by: Michał Brzoza-Brzezina, National Bank of Poland
Session 268: MONETARY POLICY: RULES, NEWS, COMMITMENT AND CREDIBILITY August 27, 2015 14:00 to 15:30 L7, 3-5 458
Session Chair: Joep Lustenhouwer, University of Amsterdam
Session type: contributed
Lift-off Uncertainty: What Can We Infer From the FOMC's Summary of Economic Projections?
Presented by: Carlos Carvalho, PUC-Rio
Inflation Targeting and the Zero Lower Bound under Endogenous Credibility
Presented by: Joep Lustenhouwer, University of Amsterdam
Session 269: NEW ECONOMETRIC METHODS FOR DYNAMIC MODELS August 27, 2015 14:00 to 15:30 EO256
Session Chair: Nick Arefiev, Higher School of Economics
Session type: contributed
Generalized Autoregressive Method of Moments
Presented by: Marcin Zamojski, VU University Amsterdam
SURVEYS AND INFERENCE FOR DYNAMIC ECONOMIES WITH ENDOGENOUS FRICTIONS
Presented by: Andreas Tryphonides, EUI
A Theory of Data-Oriented Identification with a SVAR Application
Presented by: Nick Arefiev, Higher School of Economics
Session 270: ORGANIZATION THEORY: JOB/TASK DESIGN August 27, 2015 14:00 to 15:30 O151
Session Chair: Marco Ottaviani, Bocconi University
Session type: contributed
How to share it out: The value of information in teams
Presented by: Paul Schweinzer, University of Klagenfurt
Optimal Allocation of Decision-Making Authority and the Provision of Incentives under Uncertainty
Presented by: Anja Schöttner, University of Konstanz
The Organization of Persuasion: Wald Deconstructed
[slides]
Presented by: Marco Ottaviani, Bocconi University
Session 271: POLICY AT THE ZERO LOWER BOUND August 27, 2015 14:00 to 15:30 L9, 1-2, 004
Session Chair: Xavier Ragot, Paris School of Economics
Session type: contributed
Reputation and Liquidity Traps
Presented by: Taisuke Nakata, Federal Reserve Board
Structural reforms at the zero bound
Presented by: Lukas Vogel, European Commission
The optimal quantity of money over the business cycle and at the zero lower bound
Presented by: Xavier Ragot, Paris School of Economics
Session 272: SEARCH AND MATCHING IN LABOR MARKETS: MACRO AND MICRO PERSPECTIVES August 27, 2015 14:00 to 15:30 O145
Session Chair: Simeon Alder, University of Notre Dame
Session type: contributed
Internal Migration in Dual Labor Markets
Presented by: Joan Llull, MOVE, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, and Barcelona GSE
Does Searching Broader Improve Job Prospects? A Field Experiment
Presented by: Philipp Kircher, University of Edinburgh
Searching for Job Security and the Consequences of Job Loss
Presented by: Gregor Jarosch, University of Chicago
A Tale of Two C(...)s: Competence and Complementarity
Presented by: Simeon Alder, University of Notre Dame
Session 273: SOCIAL INSURANCE August 27, 2015 14:00 to 15:30 EW154
Session Chair: Jouko Verho, The Social Insurance Institution of Finland
Session type: contributed
Excess Early Retirement? Evidence from the Norwegian 2011 Pension Reform
Presented by: Ola Vestad, Statistics Norway
Norms, Incentives and Information in Income Insurance
Presented by: Mats Persson, Stockholm University
Effect of co-payment ceiling on prescription drug consumption
Presented by: Jouko Verho, The Social Insurance Institution of Finland
Session 274: TECHNOLOGY DIFFUSION, TRADE AND PRODUCTION NETWORKS August 27, 2015 14:00 to 15:30 O148
Session Chair: David Hemous, INSEAD
Session type: contributed
The Gains From Trade in Firm-Based Model of Importing
Presented by: Michael Peters, Yale University
Equilibrium Technology Diffusion, Trade, and Growth
Presented by: Mike Waugh, New York University
Input Diffusion and the Evolution of Production Networks
Presented by: Nico Voigtlaender, UCLA
Session 275: THE EFFECT OF RANK IN EDUCATION August 27, 2015 14:00 to 15:30 L9, 1-2, 001
Session Chair: Manuel Bagues, Aalto University and IZA
Session type: contributed
Knowing who you are: The effect of Feedback Information on Exam Placement
Presented by: Rigissa Megalokonomou, University of Warwick
Rank, Sex, and Drugs
Presented by: Ingo Isphording, Institute for the Study of Labor
TOP OF THE CLASS: THE IMPORTANCE OF ORDINAL RANK
Presented by: Felix Weinhardt, Humboldt-University Berlin, DIW, Centre for Economic Performance (CEP) and IZA
What You Know Can’t Hurt You (For Long): A Field Experiment on Relative Performance Feedback
Presented by: Manuel Bagues, Aalto University and IZA
Session 276: VOTING August 27, 2015 14:00 to 15:30 EO150
Session Chair: Katharina Hofer, University of St.Gallen
Session type: contributed
Over-Caution of Large Committees of Experts
Presented by: Justin Valasek, WZB Berlin
Optimal voting mechanisms with costly participation and abstention
Presented by: Thomas Troger, University of Mannheim
Strategic vote trading in proportional representation systems
Presented by: Nicholas Ziros, University of Cyprus
Transparency in Parliamentary Voting
Presented by: Katharina Hofer, University of St.Gallen
Session 277: THE 2014 NOBEL PRIZE IN ECONOMICS - MARKET FAILURES AND PUBLIC POLICY August 27, 2015 16:00 to 17:15 Audimax, A3
Session Chair: Eric Maskin, Harvard University
Session type: panel
Market Failures and Public policy
Presented by:    1. Jean Tirole, Toulouse School of Economics    2. Jean-Charles Rochet, University of Zurich and Swiss Finance Institute    3. John Vickers, All Souls College