83 sessions, 243 papers, and 4 presentations with no associated papers

Econometric Society Australasian Meeting 2012
Complete List of All Sessions

Session 1: Alfred Nobel Lecture
Session Chair: Ian King, University of Melbourne
Session type: invited
Date: July 4, 2012
Time: 9:15 - 10:30
Location: Ballroom
Equilibrium Labor: Turnover, Firm Growth, and Unemployment
By Dale Mortensen; Northwestern University
Presented by: Dale Mortensen, Northwestern University
Session 2: Matching and Contracting (Invited Session)
Session Chair: Peter Bardsley, Melbourne University
Session type: invited
Date: July 4, 2012
Time: 11:00 - 12:30
Location: Ballroom A
Public Contracting in Delegated Agency Games
By David Martimort; Paris School of Economics // Ecole d'Eco
Presented by: David Martimort, Paris School of Economics // Ecole d'Eco
Cadet-Branching at U.S. Army Programs
By Tayfun Sonmez; Boston College
Presented by: Tayfun Sonmez, Boston College
Session 3: Labour Economics 1
Session Chair: Trinh Le, University of Melbourne
Session type: contributed
Date: July 4, 2012
Time: 11:00 - 12:30
Location: Ballroom B
Changing Unchanged Inequality: Higher Education, Youth Population, and the Japanese Seniority Wage System
By Ken Yamada; Singapore Management University Daiji Kawaguchi; Hitotsubashi University
Presented by: Ken Yamada, Singapore Management University
Horizontal Transfer and Promotion: New Evidence and an Interpretation from the Perspective of Task-Specific Human Capital
By Masaru Sasaki; Osaka University Katsuya Takii; Osaka University Junmin Wan; Fukuoka University, Japan
Presented by: Katsuya Takii, Osaka University
Decomposing differences in labour force attachment between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians
By Guyonne Kalb; University of Melbourne Trinh Le; University of Melbourne Boyd Hunter; The Australian National University
Presented by: Trinh Le, University of Melbourne
Session 4: Cognitive Skills
Session Chair: Dana Hanna, ANU
Session type: contributed
Date: July 4, 2012
Time: 11:00 - 12:30
Location: Ballroom C
EARLY-LIFE EXPOSURE TO AN INDONESIAN MIDWIFE PROGRAM AND ADOLESCENT COGNITIVE SKILL
By Sven Neelsen; Erasmus University
Presented by: Sven Neelsen, Erasmus University
Can video games affect children's cognitive and non-cognitive skills?
By Agne Suziedelyte; The University of New South Wales
Presented by: Agne Suziedelyte, The University of New South Wales
Determining the Effect of Family Size, Birth Order and Sibling Separation on the Cognitive Development of Children in the Millennium Cohort Study
By Dana Hanna; ANU
Presented by: Dana Hanna, ANU
Session 5: Long-Run Growth
Session Chair: Markus Brueckner, National University of Singapore
Session type: contributed
Date: July 4, 2012
Time: 11:00 - 12:30
Location: Swanston 2
Hicks Meets Kuznets: Sector Biased Technical Change and Persistence of Structural Change
By Pengfei Zhang; Peking University
Presented by: Pengfei Zhang, Peking University
Genetic Distance and Long-run Diffusion of Technology
By Minoo Farhadi; Monash university
Presented by: Minoo Farhadi, Monash university
Distortions to Agriculture and Economic Growth in Sub-Saharan Africa
By Kym Anderson; University of Adelaide Markus Brueckner; National University of Singapore
Presented by: Markus Brueckner, National University of Singapore
Session 6: Determinants of Exchange Rates
Session Chair: Dooyeon Cho, Korea Institute for International Economic Policy (KIEP)
Session type: contributed
Date: July 4, 2012
Time: 11:00 - 12:30
Location: Swanston 1
A Darwinian Perspective on "Exchange Rate Undervaluation"
By Qingyuan Du; Monash University
Presented by: Qingyuan Du, Monash University
Do Policy-Related Shocks Affect Real Exchange Rates? An Empirical Analysis Using Sign Restrictions and a Penalty-Function Approach
By taya dumrongrittikul; Monash University
Presented by: taya dumrongrittikul, Monash University
Trade Intensity, Carry Trades and Exchange Rate Volatility
By Dooyeon Cho; Korea Institute for International Economic Policy (KIEP) Antonio Doblas-Madrid; Michigan State University
Presented by: Dooyeon Cho, Korea Institute for International Economic Policy (KIEP)
Session 7: VAR: Methods and Applications
Session Chair: Abraham Akra, The University of Sydney
Session type: contributed
Date: July 4, 2012
Time: 11:00 - 12:30
Location: Yarra 1
Currency Intervention vs. Speculative Sentiment - Analysis of Japanese and US FOREX Markets
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By Xuxin Mao; University of Glasgow, UK
Presented by: Xuxin Mao, University of Glasgow, UK
Generalized Impulse Response Analysis in a fractionally integrated Vector Autoregressive model
By Hung Do; Monash University Robert Brooks; Monash University Sirimon Treepongkaruna; The University of Western Australia
Presented by: Hung Do, Monash University
Competition in the Bill Payment Market
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By Abraham Akra; The University of Sydney Maxwell Stevenson; The University of Sydney
Presented by: Abraham Akra, The University of Sydney
Session 8: Forecasting: Theory
Session Chair: Mark Doolan, QUT
Session type: contributed
Date: July 4, 2012
Time: 11:00 - 12:30
Location: Yarra 2
Testing for Predictive Ability in the Presence of Level Breaks
By Sunoong Hwang; KIET
Presented by: Sunoong Hwang, KIET
Within-sample tests of multiple-period predictability
By Chris Heaton; Macquarie University
Presented by: Chris Heaton, Macquarie University
On the efficacy of techniques for evaluating multivariate volatility forecasts
By Mark Doolan; QUT
Presented by: Mark Doolan, QUT
Session 9: Energy Economics
Session Chair: David Ryan, UNIV OF ALBERTA
Session type: contributed
Date: July 4, 2012
Time: 11:00 - 12:30
Location: Towers 2
Correlations Between Biofuels and Related Commodities Before and During the Food Crisis: A Taxonomy Perspective
By Ladislav Kristoufek; Charles University and Institute of Information Theory and Automation Karel Janda; Charles University and University of Economics, Prague David Zilberman; University of California, Berkeley
Presented by: Karel Janda, Charles University and University of Economics, Prague
Clean Technology R&D: The Impact of One-Way Endogenous Spillovers
By Soo Keong Yong; University of Queensland
Presented by: Soo Keong Yong, University of Queensland
Catching on the Rebound: Economic Modelling of Energy Services and Determining Rebound Effects resulting from Energy Efficiency Improvements
By David Ryan; UNIV OF ALBERTA Lester Hunt; University of Surrey
Presented by: David Ryan, UNIV OF ALBERTA
Session 10: Pricing
Session Chair: Gregor Pfeifer, Saarland University
Session type: contributed
Date: July 4, 2012
Time: 11:00 - 12:30
Location: Flinders
Exploiting Externalities: Facebook versus Users, Advertisers and Application Developers
By Ernie Teo; Nanyang Technological University Hongyu Chen; Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Presented by: Hongyu Chen, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
When Group Buying Facilitates the Monopolist's Power
By Hsien-Hung Chiu; National Chi Nan University Chien-Wei Wu; National Chi Nan University
Presented by: Hsien-Hung Chiu, National Chi Nan University
The Incidence of Cash for Clunkers - An Analysis of the 2009 Car Scrappage Scheme in Germany
By Ashok Kaul; Saarland University Gregor Pfeifer; Saarland University Stefan Witte; Saarland University
Presented by: Gregor Pfeifer, Saarland University
Session 11: Game Theory (Invited)
Session Chair: Murali Agastya, University of Sydney
Session type: invited
Date: July 4, 2012
Time: 13:30 - 15:00
Location: Ballroom A
Robust Predictions in First Price Auctions
By Stephen Morris; Princeton University
Presented by: Stephen Morris, Princeton University
Strategic Equilibrium in Club and Coalition Economics
By Myrna Wooders; Vanderbilt University and Warwick
Presented by: Myrna Wooders, Vanderbilt University and Warwick
Session 12: Applied Microeconometrics (Invited)
Session Chair: Aydogan Ulker, Deakin University
Session type: invited
Date: July 4, 2012
Time: 13:30 - 15:00
Location: Ballroom B
Rising Wage Inequality and Postgraduate Education
By Stephen Machin; University College London
Presented by: Stephen Machin, University College London
How the Allocation of Children's Time Affects Cognitive and Non-Cognitive Development
By Michael Keane; University of New South Wales
Presented by: Michael Keane, University of New South Wales
Session 13: Savings and Consumption (Invited)
Session Chair: Emin Gahramanov, Deakin University
Session type: invited
Date: July 4, 2012
Time: 13:30 - 15:00
Location: Swanston 2
An International Comparison of Altruism and Bequest Motives
By Charles Horioka; Osaka University
Presented by: Charles Horioka, Osaka University
Fiscal Reform and Government Debt in Japan: A Neoclassical Perspective
By Selahattin Imrohoroglu; University of Southern California
Presented by: Selahattin Imrohoroglu, University of Southern California
Session 14: Development Economics (Invited)
Session Chair: Lisa Cameron, Monash University
Session type: invited
Date: July 4, 2012
Time: 13:30 - 15:00
Location: Ballroom C
Growth and Poverty Revisited: Why Don't we see Poverty Convergence?
By Martin Ravallion; World Bank
Presented by: Martin Ravallion, World Bank
Examining Underinvestment in Agriculture: Evidence from Rainfall Insurance and Capital Experiments in Ghana
By Dean Karlan; Yale University
Presented by: Dean Karlan, Yale University
Session 15: Econometric Theory 1
Session Chair: Joakim Westerlund, Deakin University
Session type: contributed
Date: July 4, 2012
Time: 15:30 - 17:15
Location: Ballroom A
Estimation of Income Distributions from Grouped Data Using a Mixture of Lognormals
By Bill Griffiths; University of Melbourne Gholamreza Hajargasht; University of Melbourne
Presented by: Gholamreza Hajargasht, University of Melbourne
VAR Modeling and Business Cycle Analysis: A Taxonomy of Errors
By Don Poskitt; Monash University Wenying Yao; Monash University
Presented by: Wenying Yao, Monash University
Identifying observed factors in approximate factor models: estimation and hypothesis testing
By liang chen; U. Carlos III de Madrid
Presented by: liang chen, U. Carlos III de Madrid
Cross-Sectional Averages or Principal Components?
By Joakim Westerlund; Deakin University Jean-Pierre Urbain; Maastricht University
Presented by: Joakim Westerlund, Deakin University
Session 16: Government Benefits and Taxation
Session Chair: Minchung Hsu, GRIPS
Session type: contributed
Date: July 4, 2012
Time: 15:30 - 17:15
Location: Swanston 1
Men's Rush to Marriage: Implications of Child Support Enforcement for Marriage, Fertility, and Long-Term Inequality
By Satoshi Tanaka; University of Queensland
Presented by: Satoshi Tanaka, University of Queensland
Optimal Capital Income Taxation with Means-tested Benefits
By Cagri Kumru; Australian National University
Presented by: Cagri Kumru, Australian National University
A theory of optimal government waste
By Leslie Reinhorn; University of Durham
Presented by: Leslie Reinhorn, University of Durham
Health Insurance Reform: The impact of a Medicare Buy-In
By Gary Hansen; UCLA Minchung Hsu; GRIPS Junsang Lee; Australian National University
Presented by: Minchung Hsu, GRIPS
Session 17: Labour Economics 2
Session Chair: Buly Cardak, La Trobe University
Session type: contributed
Date: July 4, 2012
Time: 15:30 - 17:15
Location: Ballroom C
Wage Mobility in East and West Germany
By Regina Riphahn; University Erlangen-Nuremberg Daniel Schnitzlein; DIW Berlin
Presented by: Daniel Schnitzlein, DIW Berlin
Welfare-to-Work Reform and Intergenerational Resource Allocation
By Christine Ho; Singapore Management University
Presented by: Christine Ho, Singapore Management University
Are more able inventors more mobile?
By Alfons Palangkaraya; University of Melbourne
Presented by: Alfons Palangkaraya, University of Melbourne
Intergenerational Earnings Mobility and the Role of Inherited Endowments
By Buly Cardak; La Trobe University
Presented by: Buly Cardak, La Trobe University
Session 18: Trade and Gravity
Session Chair: Cong Pham, Deakin University
Session type: contributed
Date: July 4, 2012
Time: 15:30 - 17:15
Location: Towers 2
Gravity Model Without CES Preferences
By Shawn Tan; University of Melbourne
Presented by: Shawn Tan, University of Melbourne
Can trade agreements curtail trade creation and prevent trade diversion? Evidence on cross trade agreement effects
By Juyoung Cheong; University of Queensland Do won Kwak; The University of Queensland Kam Tang; School of Economics
Presented by: Juyoung Cheong, University of Queensland
Heterogeneous effects of preferential trade agreements: To what extent do distance, and size and income differences matter?
By Juyoung Cheong; University of Queensland Do won Kwak; The University of Queensland Kam Tang; School of Economics
Presented by: Kam Tang, School of Economics
The Effect of WTO on the Extensive and the Intensive Margins of Trade
By Pushan Dutt; INSEAD
Presented by: Pushan Dutt, INSEAD
Session 19: Bounded Rationality and Contracting
Session Chair: Ching-jen Sun, Deakin University
Session type: contributed
Date: July 4, 2012
Time: 15:30 - 17:15
Location: Swanston 2
A matter of interpretation: ambiguous contracts and liquidated damages
By Simon Grant; The University of Queensland Jeffrey Kline; University of Queensland John Quiggin; University of Queensland
Presented by: Jeffrey Kline, University of Queensland
Contracting over Prices
By Shurojit Chatterji; Singapore Management University
Presented by: Shurojit Chatterji, Singapore Management University
Inductive reasoning about awareness
By Simon Grant; The University of Queensland John Quiggin; University of Queensland
Presented by: John Quiggin, University of Queensland
Costly Monitoring, Dynamic Incentives, and Default
By Gaetano Antinolfi; Washington University and Federal Reserve Board Francesco Carli; Washington University in St. Louis
Presented by: Gaetano Antinolfi, Washington University and Federal Reserve Board
Session 20: State Fragility and Political Choice
Session Chair: Daniel Mueller, School of Economics and Finance
Session type: contributed
Date: July 4, 2012
Time: 15:30 - 17:15
Location: Yarra 1
When to Attack an Oppressive Government?
By Natasa Bilkic; University of Paderborn Thomas Gries; University of Paderborn
Presented by: Natasa Bilkic, University of Paderborn
What Underlies Weak States? The Role of Ethnic Fractionalization and Terrain Ruggedness
By Pablo Jimenez-Ayora; Deakin University Mehmet Ulubasoglu; Deakin University
Presented by: Pablo Jimenez-Ayora, Deakin University
The Shocking Origins of Political Transitions: Earthquakes
By Muhammad Rahman; Deakin University
Presented by: Muhammad Rahman, Deakin University
Political Selection and the Relative Age Effect
By Daniel Mueller; School of Economics and Finance Lionel Page; Queensland University of Technology
Presented by: Daniel Mueller, School of Economics and Finance
Session 21: Risk and Return
Session Chair: Mardi Dungey, University of Tasmania
Session type: contributed
Date: July 4, 2012
Time: 15:30 - 17:15
Location: Yarra 2
A Quantile Analysis of Default Risk for Speculative and Emerging Companies
By David Allen; Edith Cowan University Akhmad Kramadibrata; Edith Cowan University Robert Powell; Edith Cowan University Abhay Singh; Edith Cowan University
Presented by: Akhmad Kramadibrata, Edith Cowan University
Does Equity Mispricing Influence Household and Firm Decisions?
By James Hansen; Reserve Bank of Australia
Presented by: James Hansen, Reserve Bank of Australia
Hedonic Price-Rent Ratios for Housing: Implications for the Detection of Departures from Equilibrium
By Iqbal Syed; University of New South Wales
Presented by: Iqbal Syed, University of New South Wales
Ranking Systemically Important Institutions
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By Mardi Dungey; University of Tasmania Matteo Luciani; Université libre de Bruxelles David Veredas; Université libre de Bruxelles
Presented by: Mardi Dungey, University of Tasmania
Session 22: R&D and Innovation
Session Chair: Rosemary Humberstone, University of Melbourne
Session type: contributed
Date: July 4, 2012
Time: 15:30 - 17:15
Location: Flinders
Spillovers Licensing and Welfare
By shuai niu; UNSW
Presented by: shuai niu, UNSW
Estimating the value of patent rights in Australia
By Changtao Wang; UNSW
Presented by: Changtao Wang, UNSW
Intellectual Property Rights and Market Size
By Frederique Goy; University of New South Wales
Presented by: Frederique Goy, University of New South Wales
Absorptive capacity investment in new product innovation
By Rosemary Humberstone; University of Melbourne
Presented by: Rosemary Humberstone, University of Melbourne
Session 23: Experimental Economics 1
Session Chair: Nicholas Feltovich, Monash University
Session type: contributed
Date: July 4, 2012
Time: 15:30 - 17:15
Location: Ballroom B
Loving the Long Shot: Risk Taking with Skewed Gambles
By Philip Grossman Catherine Eckel; University of Texas at Dallas
Presented by: Philip Grossman,
Selective Memory and Motivated Delusion: Theory and Experiment
By Soo Hong Chew; National University of Singapore Wei Huang; Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Xiaojian Zhao; Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Presented by: Xiaojian Zhao, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
On Blame and Reciprocity
By Bogachan Celen; Graduate School of Business
Presented by: Bogachan Celen, Graduate School of Business
Directed search, coordination failure and seller profit: an experimental comparison of posted pricing with single and multiple prices
By Nejat Anbarci; Deakin University Nicholas Feltovich; Monash University
Presented by: Nicholas Feltovich, Monash University
Session 24: Limited Dependent Variables 1
Session Chair: Valentin Zelenyuk, University of Queensland
Session type: contributed
Date: July 4, 2012
Time: 15:30 - 17:15
Location: Towers 1
Estimation of Semiparametric Binary Choice Models with Missing Response Data
By Tadao Hoshino; Tokyo Institute of Techonology
Presented by: Tadao Hoshino, Tokyo Institute of Techonology
Identification and Estimation of Simultaneous Discrete Response Models
By Yu Zhou; University of Michigan
Presented by: Yu Zhou, University of Michigan
To Smooth or Not to Smooth? The Case of Discrete Variables in Nonparametric Regressions
By Valentin Zelenyuk; University of Queensland
Presented by: Valentin Zelenyuk, University of Queensland
Session 25: Presidential Address
Session Chair: Andy McLennan, University of Queensland
Session type: invited
Date: July 4, 2012
Time: 17:30 - 18:30
Location: Ballroom
A Theoretical Foundation for the Stakeholder Corporation
By Jean-Charles Rochet; Zurich University
Presented by: Jean-Charles Rochet, Zurich University
Session 26: Experimental Economics 2
Session Chair: Denzil Fiebig, UNSW
Session type: contributed
Date: July 5, 2012
Time: 8:45 - 10:30
Location: Ballroom B
The use of alternative preference elicitation methods in complex discrete choice experiments
By Hong il Yoo; UNSW Denise Doiron; UNSW
Presented by: Hong il Yoo, UNSW
Using elicitation mechanisms to elicit the demand for nutritious maize: Evidence from experiments in rural Ghana
By Shyamal Chowdhury; University of Sydney
Presented by: Shyamal Chowdhury, University of Sydney
Variation in risk seeking behavior in a natural experiment following a large negative resource shock induced by a natural disaster
By Lionel Page; Queensland University of Technology David Savage; QUT Benno Torgler; Queensland University of Technology
Presented by: David Savage, QUT
Consideration sets and their role in modelling doctor recommendations about contraceptives
By Denzil Fiebig; UNSW Rosalie Viney; University of Technology, Sydney Stephanie Knox; UTS Marion Haas; UTS Deborah Street; UTS Arne Hole; University of Sheffield
Presented by: Denzil Fiebig, UNSW
Session 27: Trade, Technology and Development
Session Chair: Tomohiro Ara, UNSW
Session type: contributed
Date: July 5, 2012
Time: 8:45 - 10:30
Location: Towers 2
Technology, Trade costs, and Export Sophistication
By Ermias Weldemicael; The University of Melbourne
Presented by: Ermias Weldemicael, The University of Melbourne
Technology Choice, Learning Dynamics and Financial Development
By Tanida Arayavechkit; University of Pennsylvania
Presented by: Tanida Arayavechkit, University of Pennsylvania
Agglomeration and directional imbalance of transport costs: the role of density economies
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By Kiyoyasu Tanaka; Institute of Developing Economies Kenmei Tsubota; Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade Organization
Presented by: Kenmei Tsubota, Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade Organization
Institutions as a Source of Comparative Advantage
By Tomohiro Ara; UNSW
Presented by: Tomohiro Ara, UNSW
Session 28: Labour Economics 3
Session Chair: Garry Barrett, University of Sydney
Session type: contributed
Date: July 5, 2012
Time: 8:45 - 10:30
Location: Ballroom C
Prediction Errors: Comparing Objective and Subjective Re-employment Probabilities
By Sonja Kassenboehmer; University of Melbourne
Presented by: Sonja Kassenboehmer, University of Melbourne
Over-education: Is it voluntary for some individuals?
By David Black; The University of Melbourne
Presented by: David Black, The University of Melbourne
Dead Man Walking: The Impact of Over-Education on Life Satisfaction
By John Haisken-DeNew; University of Melbourne Jan Kleibrink; Ruhr-Universität Bochum
Presented by: John Haisken-DeNew, University of Melbourne
Changes in Subjective Well-being with Retirement
By Garry Barrett; University of Sydney Milica Kecmanovic; University of Melbourne
Presented by: Garry Barrett, University of Sydney
Session 29: Mechanism Design and Implementation
Session Chair: Claudio Mezzetti, University of Melbourne
Session type: contributed
Date: July 5, 2012
Time: 8:45 - 10:30
Location: Swanston 2
Duality in Contracting
By Peter Bardsley; Melbourne University
Presented by: Peter Bardsley, Melbourne University
Dynamic Financial Constraints: Distinguishing Mechanism Design from Exogenously Incomplete Regimes
By Alexander Karaivanov; Simon Fraser University Robert Townsend; MIT
Presented by: Alexander Karaivanov, Simon Fraser University
On optimal procurement with budget constrained bidders
By Oleksii Birulin; Sydney University Sergei Izmalkov; New Economic School
Presented by: Oleksii Birulin, Sydney University
Repeated Nash Implementation
By Claudio Mezzetti; University of Melbourne Ludovic Renou; University of leicester
Presented by: Claudio Mezzetti, University of Melbourne
Session 30: Financial Econometrics
Session Chair: Aziz Hayat, Deakin University
Session type: contributed
Date: July 5, 2012
Time: 8:45 - 10:30
Location: Swanston 1
Risk Premia in Crude Oil Futures Prices
By James Hamilton; University of California, San Diego Jing Cynthia Wu; The University of Chicago
Presented by: Jing Cynthia Wu, The University of Chicago
Conditional tests of monotonicity in term premia
By Vijay Murik; Vanguard Investments Australia Ltd
Presented by: Vijay Murik, Vanguard Investments Australia Ltd
A modified regularized goodness-of-fit test for copulas
By Jean-Marie Dufour; McGill University Christian Genest; McGill University Wanling Huang; McGill University and CIRANO
Presented by: Wanling Huang, McGill University and CIRANO
A New Model of Trend Inflation
By Joshua Chan; Australian National University Gary Koop; University of Strathclyde Simon Potter; Federal Reserve Bank of New York
Presented by: Joshua Chan, Australian National University
Session 31: Immigration
Session Chair: Barbara Hanel, The University of Melbourne
Session type: contributed
Date: July 5, 2012
Time: 8:45 - 10:30
Location: Yarra 1
Skilled Immigration, Innovation and Wages of Native-born American
By Asadul Islam; Monash University Faridul Islam; Utah Valley State College Chau Nguyen; Monash University
Presented by: Chau Nguyen, Monash University
Language, Discrimination and Infrastructure: Sources of Inequality and Ethnic Minorities in Vietnam
By Hoa-Thi-Minh Nguyen; The Australian National University
Presented by: Hoa-Thi-Minh Nguyen, The Australian National University
A Distributional Analysis of the Native-Immigrant Wage Gap: The Importance of Employment Discrimination
By Dipanwita Sarkar; Queensland University of Technology
Presented by: Dipanwita Sarkar, Queensland University of Technology
Are Repeated Cross Section or Longitudinal Estimates of Migrant Assimilation Better? A Tale of Two Biases
By Deborah Cobb-Clark; University of Melbourne Barbara Hanel; The University of Melbourne Duncan McVicar; University of Melbourne
Presented by: Barbara Hanel, The University of Melbourne
Session 32: Nonparametric Econometrics
Session Chair: George Tauchen, Duke University
Session type: contributed
Date: July 5, 2012
Time: 8:45 - 10:30
Location: Yarra 2
Bandwidth estimation for a nonparametric regression model with mixed types of regressors: A Bayesian approach
By Xibin Zhang; Monash University Maxwell King; Monash University Han Lin Shang; Monash University
Presented by: Xibin Zhang, Monash University
A Nonparametric Granger Causality Test in Continuous Time
By Sai Man Simon Kwok; The University of Sydney
Presented by: Sai Man Simon Kwok, The University of Sydney
Improving Conditional Density Estimation to Make it More Useable for Econometricians.
By Julia Polak; Monash University Maxwell King; Monash University Xibin Zhang; Monash University
Presented by: Julia Polak, Monash University
Inverse Realized Laplace Transforms for Nonparametric Volatility Density Estimation in Jump-Diffusions
By George Tauchen; Duke University
Presented by: George Tauchen, Duke University
Session 33: Asset Pricing
Session Chair: Simon Grant, The University of Queensland
Session type: contributed
Date: July 5, 2012
Time: 8:45 - 10:30
Location: Ballroom A
LINEAR BETA PRICING WITH INEFFICIENT BENCHMARKS
By David Feldman; University of New South Wales
Presented by: David Feldman, University of New South Wales
Momentum Effect in a Noisy Rational Expectation Model with Higher Order Beliefs
By Qi Zeng; University of Melbourne
Presented by: Qi Zeng, University of Melbourne
Price Manipulation, Dynamic Informed Trading and Uniqueness of Equilibrium in a Sequential Trade Model
By Shino Takayama; The University of Queensland
Presented by: Shino Takayama, The University of Queensland
A two-parameter model of dispersion aversion
By Robert Chambers; University of Maryland Simon Grant; The University of Queensland Ben Polak; Yale University John Quiggin; University of Queensland
Presented by: Simon Grant, The University of Queensland
Session 34: Econometric Theory 2
Session Chair: Joe Hirschberg, University of Melbourne
Session type: contributed
Date: July 5, 2012
Time: 8:45 - 10:30
Location: Flinders
Testing for Partial Exogeneity with Weak Identification
By Firmin Sabro Doko Tchatoka; University of Tasmania
Presented by: Firmin Sabro Doko Tchatoka, University of Tasmania
Point Optimal Testing in the Presence of Unavoidable Nuisance Parameters
By Sivagowry Sriananthakumar; RMIT University
Presented by: Sivagowry Sriananthakumar, RMIT University
TESTING COMMON NONLINEAR FEATURES IN NONLINEAR VECTOR AUTOREGRESSIVE MODELS
By Dao Li; Dalarna University
Presented by: Dao Li, Dalarna University
Inverse Test Confidence Intervals for Turning‐points: A Demonstration with Higher Order Polynomials.
By Joe Hirschberg; University of Melbourne Jenny Lye; University of Melbourne
Presented by: Joe Hirschberg, University of Melbourne
Session 35: Health Economics 1
Session Chair: Jongsay Yong, University of Melbourne
Session type: contributed
Date: July 5, 2012
Time: 8:45 - 10:30
Location: Towers 1
The effects of competition on prices and quality chosen by Australian GPs
By Peter Sivey; University of Melbourne
Presented by: Peter Sivey, University of Melbourne
Estimating the cost of improving hospital performance using quality measures with statistical error
By Chun Lok Li; The University of Melbourne
Presented by: Chun Lok Li, The University of Melbourne
The Consequences of a Public Health Insurance Option: Evidence from Medicare Part D Prescription Drug Markets
By Daniel Miller; Clemson University
Presented by: Daniel Miller, Clemson University
On the hospital volume and outcome relationship: Do methods of risk adjustment and measures of volume matter?
By Jongsay Yong; University of Melbourne
Presented by: Jongsay Yong, University of Melbourne
Session 36: E.J. Hannan Lecture
Session Chair: Nejat Anbarci, Deakin University
Session type: invited
Date: July 5, 2012
Time: 11:00 - 12:15
Location: Ballroom
Kidney Exchange: Accomplishments and New Challenges
By Alvin Roth; Harvard University
Presented by: Alvin Roth, Harvard University
Session 37: Specification, Identification and Exogeneity (Invited)
Session Chair: Renee Fry, Australian National University
Session type: invited
Date: July 5, 2012
Time: 13:15 - 14:45
Location: Ballroom A
Tests of Specification and Distributional Change for Predictive Densities
By Barbara Rossi; ICREA, UPF, CREI and Barcelona GSE
Presented by: Barbara Rossi, ICREA, UPF, CREI and Barcelona GSE
Exogeneity Tests, Weak Identification and IV Estimation
By Jean-Marie Dufour; McGill University
Presented by: Jean-Marie Dufour, McGill University
Session 38: Bangladesh
Session Chair: Debdulal Mallick, Deakin University
Session type: contributed
Date: July 5, 2012
Time: 13:15 - 14:45
Location: Ballroom B
Girls' Education, Stipend Programs and the Effects on Younger Siblings’ Education in Bangladesh
By Lutfunnahar Begum; Monash University Russell Smyth; Monash Asadul Islam; Monash University
Presented by: Lutfunnahar Begum, Monash University
Firm Heterogeneity and Costly Trade: A New Estimation Strategy and Policy Experiments
By Ivan Cherkashin; Australian National University Svetlana Demidova; McMaster University Hiau Looi Kee; The World Bank Kala Krishna; Pennsylvania State University and NBER
Presented by: Ivan Cherkashin, Australian National University
Ramadan School Holidays as a Natural Experiment: Impacts of Seasonality on School Enrollment in Bangladesh
By Abu Shonchoy; Institute of Developing Economies (IDE) JETRO Seiro Ito; Institute of Developing Economies
Presented by: Seiro Ito, Institute of Developing Economies
Session 39: Family Economics
Session Chair: Michael Coelli, The University of Melbourne
Session type: contributed
Date: July 5, 2012
Time: 13:15 - 14:45
Location: Ballroom C
Fertility, Consumption and Household Bargaining
By Hayley Fisher; University of Sydney
Presented by: Hayley Fisher, University of Sydney
The Career Costs of Children
By Jerome Adda; European University Institute Christian Dustmann; University College London Katrien Stevens; University of Sydney
Presented by: Katrien Stevens, University of Sydney
Family Friendly Occupations and the US Gender Wage Gap
By Michael Coelli; The University of Melbourne
Presented by: Michael Coelli, The University of Melbourne
Session 40: Matching, Search, and Equilibrium
Session Chair: Benoit Julien, Australian Graduate School of Management
Session type: contributed
Date: July 5, 2012
Time: 13:15 - 14:45
Location: Flinders
Some unpleasant properties of log-linearized solutions when the nominal rate is zero
By Yuichiro Waki; University of Queensland
Presented by: Yuichiro Waki, University of Queensland
The equilibrium skill distribution when search is directed
By Suren Basov; La Trobe University Ian King; University of Melbourne
Presented by: Suren Basov, La Trobe University
Island Matching and Coordination
By Benoit Julien; Australian Graduate School of Management
Presented by: Benoit Julien, Australian Graduate School of Management
Session 41: Education Economics 1
Session Chair: Juliana Silva Goncalves, Queensland University of Technology
Session type: contributed
Date: July 5, 2012
Time: 13:15 - 14:45
Location: Yarra 2
Joint determinations of household schooling expenditure and student's achievement
By Guochang Zhao; Australian National University
Presented by: Guochang Zhao, Australian National University
Can Small Class Policy Close the Gap? An Empirical Analysis of Class Size Effects in Japan
By Hideo Akabayashi; Keio University Ryosuke Nakamura; Keio University
Presented by: Hideo Akabayashi, Keio University
The effect of alcohol and drug consumption on academic performance: a treatment effect evaluation
By Juliana Silva Goncalves; Queensland University of Technology
Presented by: Juliana Silva Goncalves, Queensland University of Technology
Session 42: Governance and Delegation
Session Chair: Indranil Chakraborty, National University of Singapore
Session type: contributed
Date: July 5, 2012
Time: 13:15 - 14:45
Location: Yarra 1
A Market for Justice
By Daniel Chen; Duke University
Presented by: Daniel Chen, Duke University
Board structure, product market competition and incentive compensation
By Yohanes RIYANTO; Nanyang Technological University Jing Wang; Nanyang Technological University
Presented by: Jing Wang, Nanyang Technological University
Partial Delegation
By Indranil Chakraborty; National University of Singapore
Presented by: Indranil Chakraborty, National University of Singapore
Session 43: Trade and Labour
Session Chair: Arghya Ghosh, University of New South Wales
Session type: contributed
Date: July 5, 2012
Time: 13:15 - 14:45
Location: Swanston 1
Strategic Sourcing, Markups and Labor Demand Elasticities
By Nicholas Sly; University of Oregon Anson Soderbery; Purdue University
Presented by: Nicholas Sly, University of Oregon
Unemployment in an Interdependent World
By Gabriel Felbermayr; Ifo Institut for Economic Research at the University of Munich Mario Larch; University of Bayreuth Wolfgang Lechthaler; Kiel Institute for the World Economy
Presented by: Gabriel Felbermayr, Ifo Institut for Economic Research at the University of Munich
Trade and Unionization
By Reshad Ahsan; University of Melbourne Arghya Ghosh; University of New South Wales Devashish Mitra; Syracuse University
Presented by: Arghya Ghosh, University of New South Wales
Session 44: International Financial Issues 1
Session Chair: Margaret McKenzie, Deakin University
Session type: contributed
Date: July 5, 2012
Time: 13:15 - 14:45
Location: Swanston 2
The Japanese Current Account: Why Does It Still Remain High?
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By Junji Yamada; University of Toyama
Presented by: Junji Yamada, University of Toyama
Unravelling Financial Sector Rents: the Competition Puzzle
By Tim Hazledine; University of Auckland
Presented by: Tim Hazledine, University of Auckland
Shifting Motives: Explaining the Buildup in Official Reserves in Emerging Markets since the 1980s
By Jonathan Ostry; International Monetary Fund
Presented by: Jonathan Ostry, International Monetary Fund
Session 45: GMM
Session Chair: Ruipeng Liu, Deakin University.
Session type: contributed
Date: July 5, 2012
Time: 13:15 - 14:45
Location: Towers 2
Exploiting strong instruments unduly neglected by standard GMM
By Jan Kiviet; University of Amsterdam/Nanyang Tech. Univ. Qu Feng; Nanyang Technological University
Presented by: Jan Kiviet, University of Amsterdam/Nanyang Tech. Univ.
Robust GMM-type Estimation with Misspecified Moment
By Jungick Lee; The Bank of Korea
Presented by: Jungick Lee, The Bank of Korea
Higher Dimensional Multifractal Processes: A GMM Approach
By Ruipeng Liu; Deakin University.
Presented by: Ruipeng Liu, Deakin University.
Session 46: Social Networks
Session Chair: Dinko Dimitrov, Saarland University
Session type: contributed
Date: July 5, 2012
Time: 13:15 - 14:45
Location: Towers 1
Structural Estimation of a Pairwise Stable Network Formation of Friendships
By Yuhei Miyauchi; University of Tokyo
Presented by: Yuhei Miyauchi, University of Tokyo
How to connect under incomplete information
By Dinko Dimitrov; Saarland University
Presented by: Dinko Dimitrov, Saarland University
Session 47: Education Economics 2
Session Chair: Cahit Guven, Deakin University
Session type: contributed
Date: July 5, 2012
Time: 15:05 - 16:35
Location: Flinders
Measuring Education Effectiveness: Differential School Effects and Heterogeneity in Value-Added
By Mike Helal; University of Melbourne
Presented by: Mike Helal, University of Melbourne
Does An Additional Year of Schooling Improve Skills in Reading, Mathematics and Science? Regression Discontinuity due to Imprecise Control over Birthdates
By Wei-Kang Wong; NUS
Presented by: Wei-Kang Wong, NUS
The Effects of Schooling on Labor Outcomes in a Developing Country
By Mabel Andalon Lopez; University of Melbourne
Presented by: Mabel Andalon Lopez, University of Melbourne
Session 48: Robust Inference
Session Chair: Leandro Magnusson, University of Western Australia
Session type: contributed
Date: July 5, 2012
Time: 15:05 - 16:35
Location: Towers 1
Serial correlation robust inference with missing data
By Seunghwa Rho; Michigan State University Tim Vogelsang; Michigan State U.
Presented by: Seunghwa Rho, Michigan State University
Confidence Intervals for an Autoregressive Coefficient Near One Based on Optimal Selection of Sequences of Point Optimal Tests
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By Muhammad Saqib; University of Melbourne
Presented by: Muhammad Saqib, University of Melbourne
Bootstrap methods for inference with cluster-sample IV models
By Leandro Magnusson; University of Western Australia Keith Finlay; Tulane University
Presented by: Leandro Magnusson, University of Western Australia
Session 49: Banking and Productivity
Session Chair: Chris Doucouliagos, Deakin University
Session type: contributed
Date: July 5, 2012
Time: 15:05 - 16:35
Location: Yarra 2
Profitability and Productivity: A Comparison between US and European Large Commercial Banks
By Chuan Wang; Monash University
Presented by: Chuan Wang, Monash University
Domestic Systemically Important Banks: An Indicator-Based Measurement Approach for the Australian Banking System
By Patrick Brämer; University of Magdeburg Horst Gischer; University of Magdeburg
Presented by: Patrick Brämer, University of Magdeburg
Productivity and efficiency at large and community banks in the U.S.: A Bayesian true random effects stochastic distance frontier analysis
By Guohua Feng; University of North Texas
Presented by: Guohua Feng, University of North Texas
Session 50: Search, Matching and Learning
Session Chair: George Mailath, University of Pennsylvania
Session type: contributed
Date: July 5, 2012
Time: 15:05 - 16:35
Location: Yarra 1
Search and Moral Hazard
By Benoit Julien; Australian Graduate School of Management Guillaume Roger; The University of New South wales
Presented by: Guillaume Roger, The University of New South wales
Stochastic stability on uncountable state spaces
By Jonathan Newton; University of Sydney
Presented by: Jonathan Newton, University of Sydney
Premuneration Values and Investments in Matching Markets
By George Mailath; University of Pennsylvania
Presented by: George Mailath, University of Pennsylvania
Session 51: Jump and Break
Session Chair: Prasad Bhattacharya, Deakin University
Session type: contributed
Date: July 5, 2012
Time: 15:05 - 16:35
Location: Swanston 1
Modeling the joint dynamics of spot and futures markets with a regime switching long memory volatility process
By Jonathan Dark; University of Melbourne
Presented by: Jonathan Dark, University of Melbourne
Currency Jumps and Crises: Do Developed and Emerging Market Currencies Jump Together?
By Kam Fong Chan; University of Queensland John Powell; Massey University Sirimon Treepongkaruna; The University of Western Australia
Presented by: Kam Fong Chan, University of Queensland
Structural breaks in inhomogeneous diffusion models
By Bonsoo Koo; Monash University
Presented by: Bonsoo Koo, Monash University
Session 52: Monetary Policy and Inflation 1
Session Chair: Antonio Mele, University of Oxford and Nuffield College
Session type: contributed
Date: July 5, 2012
Time: 15:05 - 16:35
Location: Swanston 2
Financial Frictions and Inflation Differentials in a Monetary Union
By Nikolay Hristov; ifo Institute for Economic Research
Presented by: Nikolay Hristov, ifo Institute for Economic Research
A Reconsideration of the Tobin Effect
By Kim-Heng Tan; Nanyang Technological University
Presented by: Kim-Heng Tan, Nanyang Technological University
The suboptimality of commitment equilibrium when agents are learning
By Antonio Mele; University of Oxford and Nuffield College Krisztina Molnar; Norwegian School of Economics (NHH) Sergio Santoro; Bank of Italy
Presented by: Antonio Mele, University of Oxford and Nuffield College
Session 53: Macro Dynamics
Session Chair: Sebastian Giesen, Halle Institute for Economic Research
Session type: contributed
Date: July 5, 2012
Time: 15:05 - 16:35
Location: Towers 2
Evaluating the role of firm-specific capital in New Keynesian models
By Joao Madeira; University of Exeter
Presented by: Joao Madeira, University of Exeter
A Common-Feature Approach for Testing Present-Value Restrictions with Financial Data
By Alain Hecq; Maastricht University Joao Issler; Getulio Vargas Foundation
Presented by: Alain Hecq, Maastricht University
Effects of incorrect specification on the finite sample properties of full and limited information estimators in DSGE models
By Sebastian Giesen; Halle Institute for Economic Research
Presented by: Sebastian Giesen, Halle Institute for Economic Research
Session 54: Experimental Economics 3
Session Chair: John Wooders, University of Technology Sydney
Session type: contributed
Date: July 5, 2012
Time: 15:05 - 16:35
Location: Ballroom B
Rich Communication and Coordinated Resistance against Divide-and-Conquer:
By Timothy Cason; Purdue University Vai-Lam Mui; Monash University
Presented by: Vai-Lam Mui, Monash University
Belief Formation in a Signalling Game without Common Prior: An Experiment
By Alex Possajennikov; University of Nottingham
Presented by: Alex Possajennikov, University of Nottingham
Blind Stealing: Experience and Expertise in a Mixed-Strategy Poker Experiment
By Matthew Van Essen; University of Alabama John Wooders; University of Technology Sydney
Presented by: John Wooders, University of Technology Sydney
Session 55: Program Evaluation
Session Chair: Alessandro Tarozzi, Universitat Pompeu Fabra
Session type: contributed
Date: July 5, 2012
Time: 15:05 - 16:35
Location: Ballroom A
Health Spillover Effects of a Conditional Cash Transfer Program: the Case of Familias en Accion Program in Colombia
By Diana Contreras Suarez; Monash university Pushkar Maitra; Department of Economics
Presented by: Diana Contreras Suarez, Monash university
Do Private High Schools Make A Difference? Learning the Causal Effects of Private Schooling from a Natural Experiment in South Korea
By Youjin Hahn; Monash University Liang Wang; Monash University
Presented by: Liang Wang, Monash University
Micro-loans, bednets and malaria: Evidence from a randomized controlled trial in Orissa (India)
By Alessandro Tarozzi; Universitat Pompeu Fabra
Presented by: Alessandro Tarozzi, Universitat Pompeu Fabra
Session 56: Econometric Theory 3
Session Chair: Maurice Bun, University of Amsterdam
Session type: contributed
Date: July 5, 2012
Time: 15:05 - 16:35
Location: Ballroom C
Estimation of Linear Dynamic Panel Data Models with Time-Invariant Regressors
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By Sebastian Kripfganz; Goethe University Frankfurt Claudia Schwarz; Goethe University Frankfurt
Presented by: Claudia Schwarz, Goethe University Frankfurt
Consistent Estimation of Panel Data Models with a Multifactor Error Structure
By Bin Peng; Monash University
Presented by: Bin Peng, Monash University
Identification in linear dynamic panel data models
By Maurice Bun; University of Amsterdam Frank Kleibergen; Brown University
Presented by: Maurice Bun, University of Amsterdam
Session 57: Colin Clark Lecture
Session Chair: Devashish Mitra, Syracuse University
Session type: invited
Date: July 5, 2012
Time: 16:40 - 17:50
Location: Ballroom
Structural Change, Industrialization, and Economic Convergence
By Dani Rodrik; Harvard University
Presented by: Dani Rodrik, Harvard University
Session 58: Economic Theory (Invited)
Session Chair: Luca Colombo, Deakin University
Session type: invited
Date: July 6, 2012
Time: 9:00 - 10:30
Location: Ballroom A
Implementation Under Ambiguity
By Nicholas Yannelis; University of Iowa
Presented by: Nicholas Yannelis, University of Iowa
Quantifying the Inefficiency of Equilibria
By Tim Roughgarden; Stanford University
Presented by: Tim Roughgarden, Stanford University
Session 59: Econometric and Statistical Methods (Invited)
Session Chair: Joakim Westerlund, Deakin University
Session type: invited
Date: July 6, 2012
Time: 9:00 - 10:30
Location: Ballroom B
Some Impossibility Results for Point Estimators
By Keisuke Hirano; University of Arizona
Presented by: Keisuke Hirano, University of Arizona
A Dual Approach to Confidence Intervals for Partially Identified Parameters
By Jinyong Hahn; UCLA
Presented by: Jinyong Hahn, UCLA
Session 60: Trade and Economic Geography (Invited)
Session Chair: Pasquale Sgro, Deakin Business School
Session type: invited
Date: July 6, 2012
Time: 9:00 - 10:30
Location: Ballroom C
Back to the Future of Green Powered Economies
By Scott Taylor; University of Calgary
Presented by: Scott Taylor, University of Calgary
Uncertainty and Trade Agreements
By Nuno Limao; UMD
Presented by: Nuno Limao, UMD
Session 61: Macro and Finance (Invited)
Session Chair: Mardi Dungey, University of Tasmania
Session type: invited
Date: July 6, 2012
Time: 9:00 - 10:30
Location: Swanston 2
The Role of Inventories and Speculative Trading in the Global Market for Crude Oil
By Lutz Kilian; University of Michigan
Presented by: Lutz Kilian, University of Michigan
Job Creation Tax Credits and Job Growth: Evidence from U.S. States
By Robert Chirinko; University of Illinois at Chicago
Presented by: Robert Chirinko, University of Illinois at Chicago
Session 62: Bayesian Econometrics
Session Chair: Rong Zhang,
Session type: contributed
Date: July 6, 2012
Time: 11:00 - 12:30
Location: Towers 2
Bayesian Inference for Time-varying Coefficient Time Series Models
By Tingting Cheng; Monash University Jiti Gao; Monash University Xibin Zhang; Monash University
Presented by: Tingting Cheng, Monash University
Bayesian Testing of Granger Causality in Makrov-Switching VARs
By Tomasz Wozniak; University of Melbourne
Presented by: Tomasz Wozniak, University of Melbourne
Parameter estimation for a discrete-response model with double rules of sample selection: A Bayesian approach
By Rong Zhang Brett Inder; Monash University Xibin Zhang; Monash University
Presented by: Rong Zhang,
Session 63: International Financial Issues 2
Session Chair: Fabrizio Carmignani, Department of Accounting, Finance, and Economics
Session type: contributed
Date: July 6, 2012
Time: 11:00 - 12:30
Location: Towers 1
Foreign Exchange Intervention and Volatility: Evidence from an Emerging Market
By Renee Fry; Australian National University
Presented by: Renee Fry, Australian National University
FDI and Total Factor Productivity growth: New Macro Evidence.
By Botirjan Baltabaev; Monash University
Presented by: Botirjan Baltabaev, Monash University
Revisiting the effects of remittances on bank credit: a macro perspective
By Fabrizio Carmignani; Department of Accounting, Finance, and Economics
Presented by: Fabrizio Carmignani, Department of Accounting, Finance, and Economics
Session 64: Collusion and Mergers
Session Chair: Flavio Menezes, University of Queensland
Session type: contributed
Date: July 6, 2012
Time: 11:00 - 12:30
Location: Flinders
Overt Collusion under Competition Enforcement
By Igor Muraviev; Higher School of Economics and ICEF
Presented by: Igor Muraviev, Higher School of Economics and ICEF
Reduced intensity of competition makes mergers
By Flavio Menezes; University of Queensland
Presented by: Flavio Menezes, University of Queensland
Research Joint Ventures and Optimal Emissions Taxation
By Stuart McDonald; The University of Queensland Joanna Poyago-Theotoky; La Trobe University
Presented by: Joanna Poyago-Theotoky, La Trobe University
Session 65: Household Consumption and Investment
Session Chair: James Feigenbaum, Utah State University
Session type: contributed
Date: July 6, 2012
Time: 11:00 - 12:30
Location: Yarra 2
Endogenous time preference and households' behaviour: the case of Australia
By Dilip Dutta; University of Sydney Yibai Yang; University of Sydney
Presented by: Yibai Yang, University of Sydney
Explaining consumer debt risk through a micro model of income volatility and credit markets: The case of Chile
By Carlos Madeira; Central Bank of Chile
Presented by: Carlos Madeira, Central Bank of Chile
Is It Really Good to Annuitize?
By James Feigenbaum; Utah State University Emin Gahramanov; Deakin University
Presented by: James Feigenbaum, Utah State University
Session 66: Developing Economies
Session Chair: Reshad Ahsan, University of Melbourne
Session type: contributed
Date: July 6, 2012
Time: 11:00 - 12:30
Location: Yarra 1
Trade, Income and the Baltic Dry Index
By Lin FAqin; University of Adelaide
Presented by: Lin FAqin, University of Adelaide
Can generator generate more investment? Evidence from Indian firm-level data
By Hongjia Zhu; The University of New South Wales
Presented by: Hongjia Zhu, The University of New South Wales
Structural Change in the Indian Economy
By Reshad Ahsan; University of Melbourne
Presented by: Reshad Ahsan, University of Melbourne
Session 67: Limited Dependent Variables 2
Session Chair: Bob Breunig, ANU
Session type: contributed
Date: July 6, 2012
Time: 11:00 - 12:30
Location: Swanston 1
Estimating Dynamic Discrete Choice Models of Product Differentiation: An Application to Medicare Part D with Switching Costs
By Daniel Miller; Clemson University Jungwon Yeo; Singapore Management University
Presented by: Jungwon Yeo, Singapore Management University
An Integrated Kernel Weighted Smoothed Maximum Estimator for the Semilinear Binary Response Model
By Jerome Krief; LSU
Presented by: Jerome Krief, LSU
A Monte Carlo Study of Bias Corrections for Panel Probit Models
By Blair Alexander; ANU Bob Breunig; ANU
Presented by: Blair Alexander, ANU
Session 68: Monetary Policy and Inflation 2
Session Chair: Sarah Carrington, Deakin University
Session type: contributed
Date: July 6, 2012
Time: 11:00 - 12:30
Location: Ballroom C
Are Real Entry Wages Rigid over the Business Cycle? Empirical Evidence for Germany from 1977 to 2009
By Heiko Stueber; Institute for Employment Research (IAB)
Presented by: Heiko Stueber, Institute for Employment Research (IAB)
Monetary Policy Effects on the Relation Between Inflation and Stock Returns
By Mira Farka; California State University, Fullerton
Presented by: Mira Farka, California State University, Fullerton
Inflation Inequality in Europe
By Michael Graff; ETH Zurich
Presented by: Michael Graff, ETH Zurich
Session 69: Health Economics 2
Session Chair: Elizabeth Savage, University of Technology, Sydney
Session type: contributed
Date: July 6, 2012
Time: 11:00 - 12:30
Location: Ballroom B
The impact of FDA regulation on innovation in the high risk medical device market
By Bernhard Lobmayr; Ellex Medical Lasers Ltd Ilke Onur; University of South Australia Magnus Söderberg; MINES, ParisTech
Presented by: Ilke Onur, University of South Australia
Getting stuck in the blues: Persistence of mental health problems and its associated health care utilisation
By Stefanie Schurer; Victoria University of Wellington
Presented by: Stefanie Schurer, Victoria University of Wellington
Lifestyle choices and health care expenditure
By Meliyanni Johar; University of Technology Sydney Glenn Jones; University of Technology Sydney Elizabeth Savage; University of Technology, Sydney
Presented by: Elizabeth Savage, University of Technology, Sydney
Session 70: Forecasting: Applications
Session Chair: Jae Kim, La Trobe University
Session type: contributed
Date: July 6, 2012
Time: 11:00 - 12:30
Location: Ballroom A
Information Rigidity and Herding in Economic Growth Forecasts: Stylized Facts from a Large International Panel
By Jonas Dovern; Kiel Economics Ulrich Fritsche; University Hamburg Prakash Loungani; International Monetary Fund Natalia Tamirisa; International Monetary Fund
Presented by: Natalia Tamirisa, International Monetary Fund
Testing the predictability of exchange rate using the shape of yield curves: Evidence from Australia
By Anh Tuan Bui; Macquarie University
Presented by: Anh Tuan Bui, Macquarie University
A Closer Look at Return Predictability of US Stock Market: Evidence from Fama-French Portfolio and Panel Variance Ratio Test
By Jae Kim; La Trobe University
Presented by: Jae Kim, La Trobe University
Session 71: Labour Supply
Session Chair: Zvi Eckstein, Tel Aviv University
Session type: contributed
Date: July 6, 2012
Time: 11:00 - 12:30
Location: Swanston 2
Child Disability, Welfare Payment, Family Structure and the Mother's Labor Supply
By Zeng-Hua Lu; University of South Australia
Presented by: Zeng-Hua Lu, University of South Australia
Labour supply responses to policy changes with hours constraint
By Xiaodong Gong; University of Canberra
Presented by: Xiaodong Gong, University of Canberra
Household Interaction and the Labor Supply of Married Women
By Zvi Eckstein; Tel Aviv University
Presented by: Zvi Eckstein, Tel Aviv University
Session 72: A.W. Phillips Lecture
Session Chair: Michael Keane, University of New South Wales
Session type: invited
Date: July 6, 2012
Time: 13:30 - 14:45
Location: Ballroom
Nonlinear Panel Data Models with Heterogeneity and Endogeneity
By Jeffrey Wooldridge; Michigan State University
Presented by: Jeffrey Wooldridge, Michigan State University
Session 73: Growth, Inequality and Uncertainty
Session Chair: Xueli Tang, Deakin University
Session type: contributed
Date: July 6, 2012
Time: 15:15 - 16:45
Location: Swanston 2
Optimal linear and two-bracket income taxes with idiosyncratic risk
By Minchung Hsu; National Grad Institute Policy Studies C.C. Yang; Academia Sinica
Presented by: C.C. Yang, Academia Sinica
Economic Growth and Inequality Patterns in the Presence of Costly Technology Adoption and Uncertainty
By Zivanemoyo Chinzara; Queensland University of Technology Radhika Lahiri; Queensland University of Technology
Presented by: Zivanemoyo Chinzara, Queensland University of Technology
A Dominance Criterion for Measuring Income Inequality from a Centrist View_The Case of Australia.pdf
By Francisco Azpitarte; University of Melbourne
Presented by: Francisco Azpitarte, University of Melbourne
Session 74: Game Theory Applications
Session Chair: Abhijit Sengupta, University of Sydney
Session type: contributed
Date: July 6, 2012
Time: 15:15 - 16:45
Location: Towers 1
Private Provision of Public Goods: the Case of the "Best Shot" Production Function
By Stefano Barbieri; Tulane University
Presented by: David Malueg, University of California Riverside
Partnership Dissolution when Efficiency Warrants Multiple Owners
By Eric Chou; National Tsing Hua University Meng-Yu Liang; Academia Sinica
Presented by: Eric Chou, National Tsing Hua University
On the Optimality of Auctions with Secret Reserve Prices
By Ben Jarman; J. P. Morgan Abhijit Sengupta; University of Sydney
Presented by: Abhijit Sengupta, University of Sydney
Session 75: Promotions and Career
Session Chair: Suraj Prasad, University of New South Wales
Session type: contributed
Date: July 6, 2012
Time: 15:15 - 16:45
Location: Towers 2
The Deteriorating Career Prospects of Scientists
By catherine de fontenay; university of melbourne Kwanghui Lim; Melbourne Business School
Presented by: Kwanghui Lim, Melbourne Business School
Intellectual Influence: Quality versus Quantity
By Alexandru Nichifor; University of St. Andrews
Presented by: Alexandru Nichifor, University of St. Andrews
Promotions, Multiskilling and Incentives for Skills
By Suraj Prasad; University of New South Wales
Presented by: Suraj Prasad, University of New South Wales
Session 76: Econometric Methods and Applications
Session Chair: Franklin Soriano, Australian Bureau of Statistics
Session type: contributed
Date: July 6, 2012
Time: 15:15 - 16:45
Location: Flinders
Small Business Redefined: A Quasi-Linear Fuzzy Classification of Firm Size
By Sasan Bakhtiari; University of New South Wales
Presented by: Sasan Bakhtiari, University of New South Wales
Doubly Robust Estimation of Causal Effects with Multivalued Treatments
By Derya Uysal; Institute for Advanced Studies, Vienna
Presented by: Derya Uysal, Institute for Advanced Studies, Vienna
Propensity Score Matching: An Application Using the ABS Business Characteristics Survey
By Cristian Rotaru; Australian Bureau of Statistics Sezim Dzhumasheva; Australian Bureau of Statistics Franklin Soriano; Australian Bureau of Statistics
Presented by: Sezim Dzhumasheva, Australian Bureau of Statistics
Session 77: Financial Crises
Session Chair: Gazi Hassan, The University of Waikato
Session type: contributed
Date: July 6, 2012
Time: 15:15 - 16:45
Location: Swanston 1
The Identication of Price Jumps: Stock Market Indices During the Crisis
By Jan Hanousek; CERGE-EI Evzen Kocenda; Charles University Jan Novotny; University of Manchester
Presented by: Jan Novotny, University of Manchester
The Option-Implied Density of the S&P500: What Drives Market Uncertainty and Crisis Prediction?
By Yi Ling Low; The University of Melbourne
Presented by: Yi Ling Low, The University of Melbourne
Sovereign Country Rating, Growth Volatility and Financial Crisis
By Gazi Hassan; The University of Waikato
Presented by: Gazi Hassan, The University of Waikato
Session 78: Political Economy
Session Chair: Uwe Dulleck, Queensland University of Technology
Session type: contributed
Date: July 6, 2012
Time: 15:15 - 16:45
Location: Yarra 1
A Model of Party Discipline in Congress
By Galina Zudenkova; Universitat Rovira i Virgili
Presented by: Galina Zudenkova, Universitat Rovira i Virgili
Multidimensional political competition with non-common beliefs
By Kazuya Kikuchi; Hitotsubashi University
Presented by: Kazuya Kikuchi, Hitotsubashi University
Politicians as Experts, Electoral Control, and Fiscal Restraints
By Uwe Dulleck; Queensland University of Technology Berthold Wigger; Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Presented by: Uwe Dulleck, Queensland University of Technology
Session 79: Time and Preference
Session Chair: Stefanie Schurer, Victoria University of Wellington
Session type: contributed
Date: July 6, 2012
Time: 15:15 - 16:45
Location: Yarra 2
An Empirical Investigation of Quasi-hyperbolic Discounting
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By Justin van de Ven; University of Melbourne
Presented by: Justin van de Ven, University of Melbourne
Healthy Lifestyle Choices: The Connection between Diet, Exercise, and Locus of Control
By Deborah Cobb-Clark; University of Melbourne Sonja Kassenboehmer; University of Melbourne
Presented by: Stefanie Schurer, Victoria University of Wellington
Session 80: Experimental Economics 4
Session Chair: Markus Schaffner, Queensland University of Technology
Session type: contributed
Date: July 6, 2012
Time: 15:15 - 16:45
Location: Ballroom C
Experimental Evidence on the Response of Consumption and Asset Prices to Temporary Income Shocks
By Lachlan Deer; University of Adelaide
Presented by: Lachlan Deer, University of Adelaide
The Flexibility of Fairness ideals: An Experimental Approach
By Natsuka Tokumaru; Kyoto Sangyo University
Presented by: Natsuka Tokumaru, Kyoto Sangyo University
Heart beats and economic decisions: Observing mental stress in the ultimatum bargaining game.
By Uwe Dulleck; Queensland University of Technology Markus Schaffner; Queensland University of Technology Benno Torgler; Queensland University of Technology
Presented by: Markus Schaffner, Queensland University of Technology
Session 81: Social Capital
Session Chair: Elisabetta Magnani, University of New South Wales
Session type: contributed
Date: July 6, 2012
Time: 15:15 - 16:45
Location: Ballroom B
Trust: The Role of Culture, Institutions and Economic Conditions
By Julie Moschion; MIAESR Domenico Tabasso; University of Melbourne
Presented by: Domenico Tabasso, University of Melbourne
Social Networks and Wages in South Africa
By Darian Naidoo; The University of Sydney Paulo Santos; Monash University
Presented by: Darian Naidoo, The University of Sydney
Bequest-regulating Social Norms and Intra-household Caring Activities
By Elisabetta Magnani; University of New South Wales Garima Verma; Allen Consulting Anu Rammohan; University of Western Australia
Presented by: Elisabetta Magnani, University of New South Wales
Session 82: Public Policy
Session Chair: Wang-Sheng Lee, Deakin University
Session type: contributed
Date: July 6, 2012
Time: 15:15 - 16:45
Location: Ballroom A
Outcomes from workplace learning in school-based vocational education
By David Black; The University of Melbourne Cain Polidano; University of Melbourne Domenico Tabasso; University of Melbourne
Presented by: Cain Polidano, University of Melbourne
Do Work Decisions among Young Adults Respond to Extended Parental Coverage?
By Hee-Seung Yang; Monash University Youjin Hahn; Monash University
Presented by: Hee-Seung Yang, Monash University
Did the 2007 Welfare Reforms for Low Income Parents in Australia Increase Welfare Exits?
By yinking fok; university of melbourne Duncan McVicar; University of Melbourne
Presented by: Duncan McVicar, University of Melbourne
Session 83: How To Publish in Top Journals
Session Chair: Andy McLennan, University of Queensland
Session type: panel
Date: July 6, 2012
Time: 16:50 - 18:00
Location: Ballroom
Presented by:    Stephen Morris, Princeton University
Presented by:    Dani Rodrik, Harvard University
Presented by:    Keisuke Hirano, University of Arizona
Presented by:    George Mailath, University of Pennsylvania

 

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