64th Congress of the International Institute of Public Finance |
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Summary of All Sessions |
| # | Date/Time | Location | Type | Title | Papers | Organizer |
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| 1 | August 22, 2008 14:30-16:00 | N/A | contributed | Pension and other Public Policies | 3 | Vincenzo Galasso |
| 2 | August 22, 2008 14:30-16:00 | N/A | contributed | Economic Unions | 3 | Robin Boadway |
| 3 | August 22, 2008 14:30-16:00 | N/A | contributed | Inequality and Taxation | 2 | Efraim Sadka |
| 4 | August 22, 2008 14:30-16:00 | N/A | contributed | Optimal Taxation | 3 | Bas Jacobs |
| 5 | August 22, 2008 14:30-16:00 | N/A | contributed | Political economy | 3 | Georges Casamatta |
| 6 | August 22, 2008 14:30-16:00 | N/A | contributed | Fiscal sustainability | 3 | Torben Andersen |
| 7 | August 22, 2008 14:30-16:00 | N/A | contributed | Early retirement, exclusion and poverty | 2 | Sergi Jimenez-Martin |
| 8 | August 22, 2008 14:30-16:00 | N/A | contributed | Pensions and behavioural economics | 3 | matti Tuomala |
| 9 | August 22, 2008 14:30-16:00 | N/A | contributed | Corporate taxes and economic performance | 3 | Joan Muysken |
| 10 | August 22, 2008 14:30-16:00 | N/A | invited | Transitions in the Labour Market | 3 | Nicolas Marceau |
| 11 | August 22, 2008 14:30-16:00 | N/A | contributed | Ethics and redistribution | 3 | Torben Andersen |
| 12 | August 22, 2008 14:30-16:00 | N/A | contributed | Controling congestion through voluntary and induced methods | 3 | Firouz Gahvari |
| 13 | August 22, 2008 14:30-16:00 | N/A | invited | Innovative systems for self tax declaration | 3 | Massimo Bordignon |
| 14 | August 22, 2008 14:30-16:00 | N/A | contributed | Corporate taxation and international fiscal externalities | 3 | Peter Sorensen |
| 15 | August 22, 2008 16:15-17:45 | N/A | invited | Public investment and public capital | 3 | Joan Muysken |
| 16 | August 22, 2008 16:15-17:45 | N/A | invited | Tax corruption and tax compliance | 3 | Massimo Bordignon |
| 17 | August 22, 2008 16:15-17:45 | N/A | contributed | Education and Fiscal Competition | 3 | Jonathan Hamilton |
| 18 | August 22, 2008 16:15-17:45 | N/A | contributed | Pension reform (general) | 3 | Richard Disney |
| 19 | August 22, 2008 16:15-17:45 | N/A | contributed | Empirical Public Finance and Education | 3 | Bas Jacobs |
| 20 | August 22, 2008 16:15-17:45 | N/A | contributed | Corporate tax reform | 3 | Peter Sorensen |
| 21 | August 22, 2008 16:15-17:45 | N/A | contributed | Education Finance | 3 | Bas Jacobs |
| 22 | August 22, 2008 16:15-17:45 | N/A | contributed | optimal income taxation | 3 | matti Tuomala |
| 23 | August 22, 2008 16:15-17:45 | N/A | contributed | Public spending and ageing | 4 | Joan Muysken |
| 24 | August 22, 2008 16:15-17:45 | N/A | contributed | Decentralization and Growth | 3 | Robin Boadway |
| 25 | August 22, 2008 16:15-17:45 | N/A | contributed | Are taxes ever neutral | 3 | Peter Sorensen |
| 26 | August 22, 2008 16:15-17:45 | N/A | contributed | Pricing and valuation of environmental goods: empirical issues | 3 | Firouz Gahvari |
| 27 | August 22, 2008 16:15-17:45 | N/A | contributed | Pension reforms | 3 | Vincenzo Galasso |
| 28 | August 22, 2008 16:15-17:45 | N/A | contributed | Reelection concerns, the incumbency effect and political accountability | 3 | Georges Casamatta |
| 29 | August 23, 2008 9:00-11:00 | N/A | contributed | The impact of taxation on multinational firm behavior | 4 | Peter Sorensen |
| 30 | August 23, 2008 9:00-11:00 | N/A | contributed | Education, Mobility and Tax Competition | 2 | Bas Jacobs |
| 31 | August 23, 2008 9:00-11:00 | N/A | contributed | Fertility and longevity | 4 | Richard Disney |
| 32 | August 23, 2008 9:00-11:00 | N/A | contributed | Optimal Taxation in Theory and Practice | 3 | Efraim Sadka |
| 33 | August 23, 2008 9:00-11:00 | N/A | contributed | Empirical political economy | 3 | Georges Casamatta |
| 34 | August 23, 2008 9:00-11:00 | N/A | contributed | Externality correcting through taxation and regulation | 4 | Firouz Gahvari |
| 35 | August 23, 2008 9:00-11:00 | N/A | contributed | Issues in the taxation of business income | 3 | Peter Sorensen |
| 36 | August 23, 2008 9:00-11:00 | N/A | contributed | Public and private provision of health care | 4 | Erik Schokkaert |
| 37 | August 23, 2008 9:00-11:00 | N/A | contributed | Public debt | 4 | Georges Casamatta |
| 38 | August 23, 2008 9:00-11:00 | N/A | contributed | Insurance issues | 3 | |
| 39 | August 23, 2008 9:00-11:00 | N/A | contributed | Tax progressivity and tax reforms | 3 | matti Tuomala |
| 40 | August 23, 2008 9:00-11:00 | N/A | contributed | Decentralization and Efficiency | 5 | Robin Boadway |
| 41 | August 23, 2008 9:00-11:00 | N/A | contributed | Pension and retirement | 3 | Vincenzo Galasso |
| 42 | August 23, 2008 9:00-11:00 | N/A | invited | Institutions and government efficiency | 4 | Massimo Bordignon |
| 43 | August 23, 2008 14:30-16:00 | N/A | contributed | Empirical studies of Tax Competition | 3 | Motohiro Sato |
| 44 | August 23, 2008 14:30-16:00 | N/A | contributed | Retirement and psychological well-being | 2 | Erik Schokkaert |
| 45 | August 23, 2008 14:30-16:00 | N/A | contributed | Growth and Public Policy | 3 | Emmanuel Thibault |
| 46 | August 23, 2008 14:30-16:00 | N/A | contributed | Behavioural public economics | 3 | matti Tuomala |
| 47 | August 23, 2008 14:30-16:00 | N/A | contributed | Early retirement | 2 | Sergi Jimenez-Martin |
| 48 | August 23, 2008 14:30-16:00 | N/A | contributed | Uncertainty and informational asymmetries in environmental economics | 2 | Firouz Gahvari |
| 49 | August 23, 2008 14:30-16:00 | N/A | contributed | Tax incentives and effective tax rates | 3 | Peter Sorensen |
| 50 | August 23, 2008 14:30-16:00 | N/A | contributed | Lobbying and the regulation of private firms | 3 | Georges Casamatta |
| 51 | August 23, 2008 14:30-16:00 | N/A | contributed | Empirical Economics of Education | 3 | Bas Jacobs |
| 52 | August 23, 2008 14:30-16:00 | N/A | contributed | Behavioral economics and pensions | 2 | Richard Disney |
| 53 | August 23, 2008 14:30-16:00 | N/A | contributed | Tax incentives and saving | 3 | Richard Disney |
| 54 | August 23, 2008 14:30-16:00 | N/A | invited | Tax evasion, cut-off systems and tax asymmetries | 3 | Massimo Bordignon |
| 55 | August 23, 2008 14:30-16:00 | N/A | contributed | The impact of taxation on multinational firm behavior 2 | 3 | Peter Sorensen |
| 56 | August 23, 2008 14:30-16:00 | N/A | contributed | Effects of Regional Grants | 2 | Robin Boadway |
| 57 | August 23, 2008 16:15-17:45 | N/A | contributed | Health and Retirement | 3 | Sergi Jimenez-Martin |
| 58 | August 23, 2008 16:15-17:45 | N/A | contributed | Decentralization in the Public Sector | 3 | Jonathan Hamilton |
| 59 | August 23, 2008 16:15-17:45 | N/A | contributed | Ageing and health care expenditures | 2 | Erik Schokkaert |
| 60 | August 23, 2008 16:15-17:45 | N/A | invited | Taxation and the international location of investment | 2 | Peter Sorensen |
| 61 | August 23, 2008 16:15-17:45 | N/A | contributed | Economics of housing and land prices | 3 | Firouz Gahvari |
| 62 | August 23, 2008 16:15-17:45 | N/A | contributed | Social Insurance and Public Goods | 3 | Efraim Sadka |
| 63 | August 23, 2008 16:15-17:45 | N/A | contributed | Optimal Taxation, Human Capital and Risk | 3 | Bas Jacobs |
| 64 | August 23, 2008 16:15-17:45 | N/A | contributed | Economic Growth and Tax Competition | 3 | Motohiro Sato |
| 65 | August 23, 2008 16:15-17:45 | N/A | contributed | EU structural funds | 2 | Torben Andersen |
| 66 | August 23, 2008 16:15-17:45 | N/A | contributed | Soft Budget Constraints | 3 | Robin Boadway |
| 67 | August 23, 2008 16:15-17:45 | N/A | contributed | Optimal taxation, efficiency,redistribution | 3 | matti Tuomala |
| 68 | August 23, 2008 16:15-17:45 | N/A | contributed | Subsistence Income and Inflation | 2 | Efraim Sadka |
| 69 | August 23, 2008 16:15-17:45 | N/A | contributed | Retirement issues | 3 | Richard Disney |
| 70 | August 24, 2008 9:00-11:00 | N/A | invited | Tax corruption and tax compliance | 4 | Massimo Bordignon |
| 71 | August 24, 2008 9:00-11:00 | N/A | contributed | Outcomes in Federations | 3 | Robin Boadway |
| 72 | August 24, 2008 9:00-11:00 | N/A | contributed | Social Security Reforms | 3 | Sergi Jimenez-Martin |
| 73 | August 24, 2008 9:00-11:00 | N/A | contributed | European Union | 3 | |
| 74 | August 24, 2008 9:00-11:00 | N/A | contributed | Local and National Public Goods | 3 | Vincenzo Galasso |
| 75 | August 24, 2008 9:00-11:00 | N/A | contributed | Taxation and corporate financial policy | 4 | Peter Sorensen |
| 76 | August 24, 2008 9:00-11:00 | N/A | contributed | Incidence of Public Policy | 4 | Efraim Sadka |
| 77 | August 24, 2008 9:00-14:00 | N/A | contributed | Ageing and distribution | 2 | Richard Disney |
| 78 | August 24, 2008 9:00-11:00 | N/A | contributed | Taxation and welfare | 3 | matti Tuomala |
| 79 | August 24, 2008 9:00-11:00 | N/A | contributed | Fiscal Competition with Differential Taxation and Enfrocement | 3 | Motohiro Sato |
| 80 | August 24, 2008 9:00-11:00 | N/A | contributed | Fertility, child benefits and labor force participation | 3 | Efraim Sadka |
| 81 | August 24, 2008 9:00-11:00 | N/A | contributed | The political economy of income redistribution and health care provision | 3 | Georges Casamatta |
| 82 | August 24, 2008 9:00-11:00 | N/A | invited | Unions | 3 | Nicolas Marceau |
| 83 | August 24, 2008 9:00-11:00 | N/A | invited | Empirical evidence on fiscal policy | 4 | Torben Andersen |
| 84 | August 25, 2008 9:00-11:00 | N/A | contributed | Efficient taxation | 3 | matti Tuomala |
| 85 | August 25, 2008 9:00-11:00 | N/A | contributed | Pension reforms and risks | 4 | Sergi Jimenez-Martin |
| 86 | August 25, 2008 9:00-11:00 | N/A | contributed | Dynamic tax competition and fiscal sustainability | 3 | Motohiro Sato |
| 87 | August 25, 2008 9:00-11:00 | N/A | contributed | public spending efficiency | 4 | Joan Muysken |
| 88 | August 25, 2008 9:00-11:00 | N/A | contributed | Private provision of Public Goods | 2 | Robin Boadway |
| 89 | August 25, 2008 9:00-11:00 | N/A | contributed | Country studies | 3 | Richard Disney |
| 90 | August 25, 2008 9:00-11:00 | N/A | contributed | Fiscal policy in the EMU | 3 | Torben Andersen |
| 91 | August 25, 2008 9:00-11:00 | N/A | contributed | Migration and Redistribution | 4 | Efraim Sadka |
| 92 | August 25, 2008 9:00-11:00 | N/A | contributed | International Tax Competition and FDI | 2 | Motohiro Sato |
| 93 | August 25, 2008 9:00-11:00 | N/A | contributed | International capital tax competition | 3 | Peter Sorensen |
| 94 | August 25, 2008 9:00-11:00 | N/A | contributed | Female Labour Market Participation | 2 | Nicolas Marceau |
94 sessions, 282 papers |
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64th Congress of the International Institute of Public Finance |
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Complete List of All Sessions |
Session 1: Pension and other Public Policies |
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| Session Organizer: Vincenzo Galasso, IGIER - Università Bocconi |
| Session Chair: Volker Meier, Ifo Institute for Economic Research |
| Session type: contributed |
| Date: August 22, 2008 |
| Time: 14:30 - 16:00 |
| Financing social security by consumption tax: a political economy perspective |
| JEL codes: D78, H55 |
| By Hideki Konishi, Tokyo Institute of Technology |
| Presented by: Hideki Konishi, Tokyo Institute of Technology |
| Discussant: Volker Meier, Ifo Institute for Economic Research |
| Beveridge vs. Bismarck – An empirical analysis of the level of intragenerational redistribution in OECD pension systems |
| By Tim Krieger, University of Paderborn Stefan Traub, University of Bremen |
| Presented by: Tim Krieger, University of Paderborn |
| Discussant: Hideki Konishi, Tokyo Institute of Technology |
| PAYG pensions, public education and growth |
| By Michael Kaganovich, Indiana University Volker Meier, Ifo Institute for Economic Research |
| Presented by: Volker Meier, Ifo Institute for Economic Research |
| Discussant: Tim Krieger, University of Paderborn |
Session 2: Economic Unions |
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| Session Organizer: Robin Boadway, Queen's University |
| Session Chair: Johannes Becker, University of Koeln |
| Session type: contributed |
| Date: August 22, 2008 |
| Time: 14:30 - 16:00 |
| Enlargement vs. Deepening: The Trade-Off Facing Economic Unions |
| JEL codes: D78, H77, H87. |
| By Oliver Lorz, RWTH Aachen University Gerald Willmann, KU Leuven |
| Presented by: Oliver Lorz, RWTH Aachen University |
| Discussant: Steffen Minter, University of Paderborn |
| Border Enforcement and Immigration Amnesties in an Economic Union |
| By Tim Krieger (University of Paderborn) Karin Mayr (UC Davis) Steffen Minter (University of Paderborn) |
| Presented by: Steffen Minter, University of Paderborn |
| Discussant: Johannes Becker, University of Koeln |
| EU Regional Policy and Tax Competition |
| By Johannes Becker, University of Cologne Clemens Fuest, University of Cologne |
| Presented by: Johannes Becker, University of Koeln |
| Discussant: Oliver Lorz, RWTH Aachen University |
Session 3: Inequality and Taxation |
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| Session Organizer: Efraim Sadka, Tel-Aviv University |
| Session Chair: Philip Hayes, Combat poverty, Teagasc, NUI GAlway |
| Session type: contributed |
| Date: August 22, 2008 |
| Time: 14:30 - 16:00 |
| Questionable Luxury Taxes. Results from a mating game |
| JEL codes: C70 D11 D82 H23 |
| By Tobias Thomas Helmut Schmidt University, Hamburg |
| Presented by: Tobias Thomas, Helmut Schmidt University |
| Discussant: Viktor Steiner, DIW |
| Effective Taxation of Top Incomes in Germany, 1992-2002 |
| By Stefan Bach, DIW Berlin Giacomo Corneo, Free University Berlin Viktor Steiner, DIW and Free University Berlin |
| Presented by: Viktor Steiner, DIW |
| Discussant: Tobias Thomas, Helmut Schmidt University |
Session 4: Optimal Taxation |
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| Session Organizer: Bas Jacobs, Erasmus University Rotterdam |
| Session Chair: Tobias Koenig, University of Hannover |
| Session type: contributed |
| Date: August 22, 2008 |
| Time: 14:30 - 16:00 |
| Optimal redistribution with unobservable disability: welfarist versus non-welfarist social objectives |
| JEL codes: H21, H41 |
| By Pierre Pestieau (CREPP-Universite de Liege, CORE, PSE and CEPR) Maria Racionero (School of Economics, ANU) |
| Presented by: Maria Racionero, The Australian National University |
| Discussant: Jonathan Hamilton, |
| Commodity Tax Structure under Uncertainty in a Perfectly Competitive Market |
| By Laszlo Goerke Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen |
| Presented by: Laszlo Goerke, Eberhard Karls Universitaet Tuebingen |
| Discussant: Maria Racionero, The Australian National University |
| (Post-)Materialistic Attitudes and the Mix of Capital and Labour Taxation |
| By Tobias Koenig |
| Presented by: Tobias Koenig, University of Hannover |
| Discussant: Laszlo Goerke, Eberhard Karls Universitaet Tuebingen |
Session 5: Political economy |
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| Session Organizer: Georges Casamatta, University of Toulouse |
| Session Chair: Alexander Haupt, University of Plymouth |
| Session type: contributed |
| Date: August 22, 2008 |
| Time: 14:30 - 16:00 |
| Pay for Politicians and Candidate Selection: An Empirical Analysis |
| JEL codes: D72, J3, J45 |
| By Kaisa Kotakorpi, University of Tampere Panu Poutvaara, University of Helsinki |
| Presented by: Panu Poutvaara, University of Helsinki |
| Discussant: Alexander Haupt, University of Plymouth |
| Devolution in (Non-)Democracies |
| By Alexander Libman, CDSE, University of Mannheim |
| Presented by: Alexander Libman, University of Mannheim |
| Discussant: Panu Poutvaara, University of Helsinki |
| The Political Economy of Regional Integration Projects: The Role of Cross-Border Shopping and Community Sorting |
| By Kristof Dascher, European University Viadrina Alexander Haupt, University of Plymouth |
| Presented by: Alexander Haupt, University of Plymouth |
| Discussant: Alexander Libman, University of Mannheim |
Session 6: Fiscal sustainability |
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| Session Organizer: Torben Andersen, University of Aarhus |
| Session Chair: Kyrre Stensnes, Statistics Norway |
| Session type: contributed |
| Date: August 22, 2008 |
| Time: 14:30 - 16:00 |
| Fiscal sustainability indicators and policy implications for the euro area |
| JEL codes: H55, H68, H87 |
| By Fabrizio Balassone (Italian Ministry of Finance)Jorge Manuel Cunha (Banco de Portugal) Geert Langenus (National Bank of Belgium) Bernhard Manzke (Deutsche Bundesbank) Jeanne Pavot (Banque de France) Doris Prammer (OeNB) Pietro Tommasino (Banca d'Italia) |
| Presented by: Geert Langenus, National Bank of Belgium |
| Discussant: Kyrre Stensnes, Statistics Norway |
| Fiscal and External Sustainability and Its Implications for Policy Coordination in Korea |
| By Chung Mo Koo, Kangwon National University |
| Presented by: Chung Mo Koo, Kangwon National University |
| Discussant: Geert Langenus, National Bank of Belgium |
| Will the Norwegian pension reform reach its goals? An integrated micro-macro assessment |
| By Erling Holmøy, Statistics Norway Kyrre Stensnes, Statistics Norway |
| Presented by: Kyrre Stensnes, Statistics Norway |
| Discussant: Chung Mo Koo, Kangwon National University |
Session 7: Early retirement, exclusion and poverty |
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| Session Organizer: Sergi Jimenez-Martin, Pompeu Fabra University |
| Session Chair: Ossi Korkeamaki, Government Instit. for Economic Research |
| Session type: contributed |
| Date: August 22, 2008 |
| Time: 14:30 - 16:00 |
| poverty persistence among elderly in the transition from work to effective retirement |
| JEL codes: J26; I32; C41 |
| By marjan maes - UCLouvain and KUBrussel |
| Presented by: marjan maes, UCLouvain and KUBrussel |
| Discussant: Ossi Korkeamaki, Government Instit. for Economic Research |
| Disability pensions and labor demand |
| By Ossi Korkeamäki Government Institute for Economic Research (VATT) Tomi Kyyrä Government Institute for Economic Research (VATT) |
| Presented by: Ossi Korkeamaki, Government Instit. for Economic Research |
| Discussant: marjan maes, UCLouvain and KUBrussel |
Session 8: Pensions and behavioural economics |
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| Session Organizer: matti Tuomala, University of Tampere |
| Session Chair: Chong-Bum An, Sungkyunkwan University |
| Session type: contributed |
| Date: August 22, 2008 |
| Time: 14:30 - 16:00 |
| Habit formation and labor supply |
| JEL codes: D91, H21, H55 |
| By Helmuth Cremer, Toulouse School of Economics Philippe De Donder, Toulouse School of Economics Dario Maldonado, Universidad del Rosario Pierre Pestieau, University of Liege |
| Presented by: Dario Maldonado, Universidad del Rosario |
| Discussant: Chong-Bum An, Sungkyunkwan University |
| Short Horizons, Time Inconsistency, and Optimal Social Security |
| By T. Scott Findley, University of New Mexico Frank N. Caliendo, Utah State University |
| Presented by: T. Scott Findley, University of New Mexico |
| Discussant: Dario Maldonado, Universidad del Rosario |
| The Role of Retirement Decision in Explaining the Retirement-Consumption Puzzle |
| By Chong-Bum An, Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul, Korea Seung-Hoon Jeon, National Assembly Budget Office, (NABO), Seoul, Korea Hye Min Lee, Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul, Korea |
| Presented by: Chong-Bum An, Sungkyunkwan University |
| Discussant: T. Scott Findley, University of New Mexico |
Session 9: Corporate taxes and economic performance |
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| Session Organizer: Joan Muysken, University of Maastricht |
| Session Chair: GÜNTHER REHME, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin |
| Session type: contributed |
| Date: August 22, 2008 |
| Time: 14:30 - 16:00 |
| Corporate tax policy and unemployment in Europe: an applied general equilibrium analysis |
| JEL codes: D58; H25; J64 |
| By Leon Bettendorf, Erasmus University Rotterdam, Tinbergen Institute and CPB Albert van der Horst, CPB Netherlands Bureau for Economic Policy Analysis Ruud A. de Mooij, Erasmus University Rotterdam, CPB, Tinbergen Institute, Netspar and CESifo |
| Presented by: Albert Horst, CPB |
| Discussant: GÜNTHER REHME, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin |
| Corporate Income Taxation of Multinationals in a General Equilibrium Model |
| By Thomas Eichner, University of Bielefeld Marco Runkel, University of Munich |
| Presented by: Marco Runkel, University of Magdeburg |
| Discussant: Albert Horst, CPB |
| Optimal Capital Income Taxation, Investment Subsidies and Redistribution in a Neoclassical Growth Model |
| By Günther Rehme Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin |
| Presented by: GÜNTHER REHME, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin |
| Discussant: Marco Runkel, University of Magdeburg |
Session 10: Transitions in the Labour Market |
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| Session Organizer: Nicolas Marceau, University of Quebec at Montreal |
| Session Chair: Jörg Lingens, University of Muenster |
| Session type: invited |
| Date: August 22, 2008 |
| Time: 14:30 - 16:00 |
| BUSINES CYCLE EFFECTS ON LABOUR FORCE TRANSITIONS FOR OLDER PEOPLE IN SPAIN |
| By Sergi Jimenez-Martin Associate Professor Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Spain Judit Vall Castello Marie Curie Research Fellow, Maastricht Graduate School of Governance, The Netherlands |
| Presented by: Judit Vall Castello, Maastricht Graduate School of Governance |
| Discussant: Jörg Lingens, University of Muenster |
| The effects of pension rights and retirement age on training participation: Evidence of a natural experiment |
| By Raymond Montizaan, ROA, Maastricht University Frank Cörvers, ROA, Maastricht University Andries de Grip, ROA, Maastricht University, IZA |
| Presented by: Raymond Montizaan, Maastricht University |
| Discussant: Judit Vall Castello, Maastricht Graduate School of Governance |
| Success in the Academic Labour Market for Economists - The German |
| By Jörg Heining Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz Jürgen Jerger University of Regensburg Jörg Lingens University of Münster |
| Presented by: Jörg Lingens, University of Muenster |
| Discussant: Raymond Montizaan, Maastricht University |
Session 11: Ethics and redistribution |
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| Session Organizer: Torben Andersen, University of Aarhus |
| Session Chair: Michael Pickhardt, University of Münster |
| Session type: contributed |
| Date: August 22, 2008 |
| Time: 14:30 - 16:00 |
| Perceptions of Equity across Cultures and over Time: |
| JEL codes: D63, I30 |
| By Wulf Gaertner, University of Osnabrück and London School of Economics Reinhard Neck, Klagenfurt University Lars Schwettmann, University of Osnabrück |
| Presented by: Reinhard Neck, University of Klagenfurt |
| Discussant: Michael Pickhardt, University of Münster |
| Work Hours and Inequality: Veblen Effect Reconsidered |
| By Hannu Tanninen, University of Kuopio Finland Matti Tuomala, University of Tampere Finland |
| Presented by: Hannu Tanninen, University of Kuopio |
| Discussant: Reinhard Neck, University of Klagenfurt |
| How Ethics May Influence the Provision of Public Goods |
| By Michael Pickhardt Cehmnitz University of Technology |
| Presented by: Michael Pickhardt, University of Münster |
| Discussant: Hannu Tanninen, University of Kuopio |
Session 12: Controling congestion through voluntary and induced methods |
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| Session Organizer: Firouz Gahvari, Uiversity of Illinois |
| Session Chair: Jean-Francois Tremblay, University of Ottawa |
| Session type: contributed |
| Session JEL code: H2 |
| Date: August 22, 2008 |
| Time: 14:30 - 16:00 |
| Optimal congestion tolls in a wage bargaining model |
| JEL codes: H23 R41 |
| By Bruno De Borger University of Antwerp |
| Presented by: Bruno De Borger, University of Antwerp |
| Discussant: Kazuyuki NAKAMURA, University of Toyama |
| Global Public Bads and Two Types of Policy Instruments |
| By Kazuyuki Nakamura, Faculty of Economics, University of Toyama |
| Presented by: Kazuyuki NAKAMURA, University of Toyama |
| Discussant: Bruno De Borger, University of Antwerp |
| The Efficiency of Voluntary Pollution Abatement when Countries can Commit |
| By Robin Boadway, Queen's University, Canada Zhen Song, Central University of Finance and Economics, China Jean-François Tremblay, University of Ottawa, Canada |
| Presented by: Jean-Francois Tremblay, University of Ottawa |
| Discussant: Vidar Christiansen, University of Oslo |
Session 13: Innovative systems for self tax declaration |
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| Session Organizer: Massimo Bordignon, Catholic University of Milan |
| Session Chair: Junmin Wan, Fukuoka University, Japan |
| Session type: invited |
| Date: August 22, 2008 |
| Time: 14:30 - 16:00 |
| Optimal taxes and penalties for evaders under no commitment to the audit policy |
| JEL codes: D82 - H21 - H26 |
| By Leandro Arozamena, Universidad Torcuato Di Tella Martin Besfamille, Universidad Torcuato Di Tella |
| Presented by: Martin Besfamille, Universidad Torcuato Di Tella |
| Discussant: Linda Toolsema, University of Groningen |
| The Incentive to Declare Taxes and Tax Revenues: The Lottery Receipt Experiment in China |
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| By Junmin Wan Faculty of Economics Fukuoka University, Japan |
| Presented by: Junmin Wan, Fukuoka University, Japan |
| Discussant: John Anderson, University of Nebraska |
| Sound taxation? On the use of self-declared value |
| By Marco A. Haan, University of Groningen Pim Heijnen, University of Amsterdam Lambert Schoonbeek, University of Groningen Linda A. Toolsema, University of Groningen |
| Presented by: Linda Toolsema, University of Groningen |
| Discussant: Martin Besfamille, Universidad Torcuato Di Tella |
Session 14: Corporate taxation and international fiscal externalities |
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| Session Organizer: Peter Sorensen, University of Copenhagen |
| Session Chair: Nadine Riedel, University of Munich |
| Session type: contributed |
| Date: August 22, 2008 |
| Time: 14:30 - 16:00 |
| The corporate income tax rate-revenue paradox: Evidence in the EU |
| JEL codes: H25 |
| By Joanna Piotrowska - Ministry of Finance, Poland Werner Vanborren - European Commission |
| Presented by: Werner Vanborren, European Commission |
| Discussant: Nadine Riedel, University of Munich |
| The Effects of Multinationals' Profit Shifting Activities on Real Investments |
| By Michael Overesch, Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW) |
| Presented by: Michael Overesch, ZEW |
| Discussant: Werner Vanborren, European Commission |
| Corporate Taxation and Multinational Firms - Empirical Evidence on Welfare Implications |
| By Johannes Becker, University of Cologne Nadine Riedel, University of Munich |
| Presented by: Nadine Riedel, University of Munich |
| Discussant: Michael Overesch, ZEW |
Session 15: Public investment and public capital |
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| Session Organizer: Joan Muysken, University of Maastricht |
| Session Chair: Henry-Jean Gathon, |
| Session type: invited |
| Date: August 22, 2008 |
| Time: 16:15 - 17:45 |
| How Productive is Public Capital? A Meta-Analysis |
| By Pedro Bom, Tilburg University Jenny Ligthart, Tilburg University, University of Groningen and CESifo |
| Presented by: Jenny Ligthart, Tilburg University |
| Discussant: Alexandru Minea, University of Orleans |
| Public Investment and Business Cycles: The Case of Japan |
| By Tomomi Miyazaki Facutly of Economics, Nagoya Gakuin University |
| Presented by: Tomomi Miyazaki, Nagoya Gakuin University |
| Discussant: Pedro Bom, Tilburg University |
| Public investment and non linear effects of fiscal deficits |
| By Alexandru Minea, University of Orleans Patrick Villieu, University of Orleans |
| Presented by: Alexandru Minea, University of Orleans |
| Discussant: Tomomi Miyazaki, Nagoya Gakuin University |
Session 16: Tax corruption and tax compliance |
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| Session Organizer: Massimo Bordignon, Catholic University of Milan |
| Session Chair: Jouko Ylä-Liedenpohja, University of Tampere |
| Session type: invited |
| Date: August 22, 2008 |
| Time: 16:15 - 17:45 |
| Paying Tax Bribes to the Tax Collector: An Empirical Investigation of the Effects of Fiscal Reform on Tax Bribery in Transition Countries |
| JEL codes: H20, P35 |
| By John E. Anderson, College of Business Administration, University of Nebraska Lincoln, Nebraska, USA |
| Presented by: John Anderson, University of Nebraska |
| Discussant: Marco Di Domizio, Faculty of Political Sciences |
| Fiscal consequences of greater openness: from tax avoidance and tax arbitrage to revenue growth |
| By Jouko Ylä-Liedenpohja University of Tampere |
| Presented by: Jouko Ylä-Liedenpohja, University of Tampere |
| Discussant: John Anderson, University of Nebraska |
| Why do underground reducing policies often fail their scope? |
| By Bruno Chiarini,Dipartimento di Studi Economici, Facoltà di Economia, Università degli Studi di Napoli "Parthenope", Napoli, Italy Marco Di Domizio,Dipartimento Scienze della Comunicazione, Facoltà di Scienze Politiche, Università degli Studi di Teramo, Teramo, Italy. Elisabetta Marzano, Dipartimento di Studi Economici, Facoltà di Economia, Università degli Studi di Napoli "Parthenope", Napoli, Italy |
| Presented by: Marco Di Domizio, Faculty of Political Sciences |
| Discussant: Jouko Ylä-Liedenpohja, University of Tampere |
Session 17: Education and Fiscal Competition |
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| Session Organizer: Jonathan Hamilton, |
| Session Chair: Malte Huebner, Universitaet Mannheim |
| Session type: contributed |
| Date: August 22, 2008 |
| Time: 16:15 - 17:45 |
| Education, Agglomeration and Fiscal Competition |
| JEL codes: R12, I28, H71 |
| By Matthias Wrede, University of Marburg |
| Presented by: Matthias Wrede, University of Marburg |
| Discussant: Malte Huebner, Universitaet Mannheim |
| Centralized and decentralized provision of public goods |
| By Klaas Staal, University of Bonn IIW Janos Feidler, University of Bonn |
| Presented by: Klaas Staal, University Bonn |
| Discussant: Matthias Wrede, University of Marburg |
| Educational Federalism: Do tuition fees improve quality and the number of students? |
| By Malte Huebner, Universitaet Mannheim |
| Presented by: Malte Huebner, Universitaet Mannheim |
| Discussant: Klaas Staal, University Bonn |
Session 18: Pension reform (general) |
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| Session Organizer: Richard Disney, University of Nottingham |
| Session Chair: Sergi Jimenez-Martin, Pompeu Fabra University |
| Session type: contributed |
| Date: August 22, 2008 |
| Time: 16:15 - 17:45 |
| Pension Reform, Retirement and Life-Cycle Unemployment |
| JEL codes: D58,D91,H55,J26 |
| By Christian Jaag, University of St. Gallen Christian Keuschnigg, University of St. Gallen Mirela Keuschnigg, University of St. Gallen |
| Presented by: Christian Keuschnigg, University of St.Gallen |
| Discussant: Sergi Jimenez-Martin, Pompeu Fabra University |
| Notional Defined Contribution Pensions with Public Reserve Funds in Aging Economies: An Application to Japan |
| By Bei Lu, University of new South Wales Olivia Mitchell, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania John Piggott, University of New South Wales |
| Presented by: John Piggott, University of New South Wales |
| Discussant: Christian Keuschnigg, University of St.Gallen |
| A life-cycle exploration of the effects of the Earning test on retirement and welfare with an application to the Spanish Case |
| By Sergi Jimenez-Martin (UPF and FEDEA) Alfonso Sanchez-Martin (Universidad Pablo de Olavide) |
| Presented by: Sergi Jimenez-Martin, Pompeu Fabra University |
| Discussant: John Piggott, University of New South Wales |
Session 19: Empirical Public Finance and Education |
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| Session Organizer: Bas Jacobs, Erasmus University Rotterdam |
| Session Chair: Kerstin Schneider, University of Wuppertal |
| Session type: contributed |
| Date: August 22, 2008 |
| Time: 16:15 - 17:45 |
| Are the Elderly a Threat to Educational Expenditures |
| JEL codes: H52, H72, I22, |
| By M. Alejandra Cattaneo Swiss Coordination Centre for Research in Education Stefan C. Wolter Swiss Coordination Centre for Research in Education / University of Bern / IZA / CESifo |
| Presented by: Stefan Wolter, University of Berne |
| Discussant: Kerstin Schneider, University of Wuppertal |
| Can a Flat Tax be successful in Western Europe? |
| By Alari Paulus, University of Essex, UK. Andreas Peichl, University of Cologne, Germany. |
| Presented by: Andreas Peichl, University of Cologne |
| Discussant: Stefan Wolter, University of Berne |
| Central exit examinations increase performance...but take the fun out of mathematics |
| By Hendrik Jürges, University of Mannheim Kerstin Schneider, University of Wuppertal |
| Presented by: Kerstin Schneider, University of Wuppertal |
| Discussant: Andreas Peichl, University of Cologne |
Session 20: Corporate tax reform |
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| Session Organizer: Peter Sorensen, University of Copenhagen |
| Session Chair: John Wilson, Michigan State University |
| Session type: contributed |
| Date: August 22, 2008 |
| Time: 16:15 - 17:45 |
| Allowance for Shareholder Equity – Implementing a Neutral Corporate Income Tax in the European Union |
| JEL codes: H25 |
| By Deborah Knirsch WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management, Vallendar, Germany Rainer Niemann Karl-Franzens-Universität Graz, Austria |
| Presented by: Deborah Knirsch, WHU -- Otto Beisheim School of Management |
| Discussant: Ruud A. Mooij, |
| Tax margins of business behaviour: a comprehensive analysis of literature findings |
| By R.A. de Mooij (CPB Netherlands Bureau for Economic Policy Analysis) S. Ederveen (Ministry of Economic Affairs, the Netherlands) |
| Presented by: Ruud A. Mooij, |
| Discussant: Deborah Knirsch, WHU -- Otto Beisheim School of Management |
| Tax Policy and the Missing Middle: Optimal Tax Remittance with Firm-Level Administrative Costs |
| By Dhammika Dharmapala, University of Connecticut Joel Slemrod, University of Michigan John Douglas Wilson, Michigan State University |
| Presented by: John Wilson, Michigan State University |
| Discussant: Jack Mintz, |
Session 21: Education Finance |
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| Session Organizer: Bas Jacobs, Erasmus University Rotterdam |
| Session Chair: Woocheol Kim, Korea Institute of Public Finance |
| Session type: contributed |
| Date: August 22, 2008 |
| Time: 16:15 - 17:45 |
| Loans, Insurance and Failures in the Credit Market for Students |
| JEL codes: I22 |
| By Elena del Rey, University of Girona Bertrand Verheyden, FNRS Research Fellow, University of Namur |
| Presented by: Bertrand Verheyden, University of Namur |
| Discussant: Woocheol Kim, Korea Institute of Public Finance |
| Political Economics of Higher Education Finance |
| By Rainald Borck, University of Munich Martin Wimbersky, University of Munich |
| Presented by: Martin Wimbersky, Ludwig-Maximilians University |
| Discussant: Bertrand Verheyden, University of Namur |
| How much do tax-benefits policies in Korea equalize opportunities for income acquisition among citizens? |
| By 1. Woocheol Kim, Korea Institute of Public Finance, 2. Woojin Lee, Econ.Dept., University of Massachusetts Amherst |
| Presented by: Woocheol Kim, Korea Institute of Public Finance |
| Discussant: Martin Wimbersky, Ludwig-Maximilians University |
Session 22: optimal income taxation |
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| Session Organizer: matti Tuomala, University of Tampere |
| Session Chair: Knud Munk, University of Aarhus |
| Session type: contributed |
| Date: August 22, 2008 |
| Time: 16:15 - 17:45 |
| Optimal Taxation and Asymmetric Information in an Economy with Second-Hand Trade |
| JEL codes: D91, H 21, H23. |
| By Thomas Aronsson Department of Economics, Umeå University, Sweden. Tomas Sjögren Department of Economics, Umeå University, Sweden. Mikael Witterblad Department of Economics, Umeå University, Sweden. |
| Presented by: Thomas Aronsson, Umeå University |
| Discussant: Knud Munk, University of Aarhus |
| Optimal Taxation of Human Capital and the Earnings Function |
| By Bas Jacobs -- Erasmus University Rotterdam Lans Bovenberg -- Tilburg University |
| Presented by: Bas Jacobs, Erasmus University Rotterdam |
| Discussant: Thomas Aronsson, Umeå University |
| Welfare Effects of Tax and Price Changes Revisited |
| By Knud J. Munk |
| Presented by: Knud Munk, University of Aarhus |
| Discussant: Bas Jacobs, Erasmus University Rotterdam |
Session 23: Public spending and ageing |
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| Session Organizer: Joan Muysken, University of Maastricht |
| Session Chair: Lars-Erik Borge, Norwegian University of Science and Tech |
| Session type: contributed |
| Date: August 22, 2008 |
| Time: 16:15 - 17:45 |
| Intergenerational Transfers in Korea using the National Transfer Account |
| JEL codes: E21 H31 J11 |
| By Chong-Bum An Eul-Sik Gim Namhui Hwang |
| Presented by: Eul Sik Gim, The Board of Audit and Inspection |
| Discussant: Lars-Erik Borge, Norwegian University of Science and Tech |
| Immigration can alleviate the ageing problem |
| By Joan Muysken, Maastricht University Frank Cörvers, Maastricht University Thomas Ziesemer, Maastricht University |
| Presented by: Joan Muysken, University of Maastricht |
| Discussant: Eul Sik Gim, The Board of Audit and Inspection |
| Sustaining a public pension system with defined benefits |
| By Sheetal K Chand, University of Oso |
| Presented by: Sheetal Chand, |
| Discussant: Joan Muysken, University of Maastricht |
| Efficiency potential and determinants of efficiency variation: An analysis of the care for the elderly sector in Norway |
| By Lars-Erik Borge, Norwegian University of Science and Technology Marianne Haraldsvik, Norwegian University of Science and Technology |
| Presented by: Lars-Erik Borge, Norwegian University of Science and Tech |
| Discussant: Sheetal Chand, |
Session 24: Decentralization and Growth |
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| Session Organizer: Robin Boadway, Queen's University |
| Session Chair: Lars Feld, University of Heidelberg |
| Session type: contributed |
| Date: August 22, 2008 |
| Time: 16:15 - 17:45 |
| Fiscal Competition in Space and Time: An Endogenous-Growth Approach |
| JEL codes: H21, H77, 040 |
| By Daniel Becker, University of Rostock Michael Rauscher, University of Rostock |
| Presented by: Daniel Becker, University of Rostock |
| Discussant: George Economides, Athens University of Economics&Business |
| How should the government allocate its tax revenues between productivity-enhancing and utility-enhancing public goods? |
| By George Economides Athens University of Economics and Business Hyun Park Kyung Hee University Apostolis Philippopoulos Athens University of Economics and Business, University of Glasgow and CESifo |
| Presented by: George Economides, Athens University of Economics&Business |
| Discussant: Lars Feld, University of Heidelberg |
| Fiscal Federalism, Decentralization and Economic Growth: A Meta-Analysis |
| By Lars P. Feld (University of Heidelberg), Thushyanthan Baskaran (University of Heidelberg) and Jan Schnellenbach (University of Heidelberg) |
| Presented by: Lars Feld, University of Heidelberg |
| Discussant: Daniel Becker, University of Rostock |
Session 25: Are taxes ever neutral |
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| Session Organizer: Peter Sorensen, University of Copenhagen |
| Session Chair: Hanna Karikallio, Pellervo Economic Research Insitute (PTT) |
| Session type: contributed |
| Date: August 22, 2008 |
| Time: 16:15 - 17:45 |
| Non-Neutral Effects of The Cash Flow Tax, the Dividend Tax, the Johansson-Samuelson tax, and the ACE tax |
| JEL codes: H25 |
| By Vesa Kanniainen, University of Helsinki and CESifo Paolo M. Panteghini, University of Brescia and CESifo |
| Presented by: Vesa Kanniainen, University of Helsinki |
| Discussant: Hanna Karikallio, Pellervo Economic Research Insitute (PTT) |
| Neutral Taxation of Shareholder Income? The Response of Small and Medium Sized Enterprises to a Tax Reform |
| By Erik Fjærli, Statistics Norway Annette Alstadsæter, Statistics Norway and University of Oslo |
| Presented by: Erik Fjaerli, Statistics Norway |
| Discussant: Vesa Kanniainen, University of Helsinki |
| The Old vs the New View of Dividend Taxation: An Empirical Test Based on a Natural Experiment |
| By Seppo Kari (Government Institute for Economic Research) Hanna Karikallio (Pellervo Economic Research Institute) Jukka Pirttilä (Labour Institute for Economic Research and CESifo) |
| Presented by: Hanna Karikallio, Pellervo Economic Research Insitute (PTT) |
| Discussant: Erik Fjaerli, Statistics Norway |
Session 26: Pricing and valuation of environmental goods: empirical issues |
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| Session Organizer: Firouz Gahvari, Uiversity of Illinois |
| Session Chair: Stefan Traub, Universität Bremen |
| Session type: contributed |
| Session JEL code: c2, c9 |
| Date: August 22, 2008 |
| Time: 16:15 - 17:45 |
| Valuation of environmental goods in profit and non-profit housing sectors: Evidence from the rental market in Zurich |
| JEL codes: C21, Q2, R31 |
| By Dr. Silvia Banfi, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Centre for Energy Policy and Economics (CEPE) Prof. Dr. Massimo Filippini, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Centre for Energy Policy and Economics (CEPE) and Università della Svizzera italiana, Istituto di microeconomia e economia Pubblica Andrea Horehajova, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Centre for Energy Policy and Economics (CEPE) |
| Presented by: Andrea Horehajova, CEPE, ETH Zurich |
| Discussant: Stefan Traub, Universität Bremen |
| Effects of unit-based garbage pricing: a difference-in-differences approach |
| By Maarten Allers, University of Groningen, COELO Corine Hoeben, University of Groningen, COELO |
| Presented by: Maarten Allers, university of Groningen |
| Discussant: Andrea Horehajova, CEPE, ETH Zurich |
| Who Should Pay the Bill for Promoting Green Electricity? An Experimental Study on Consumer Preferences |
| By Stefan Traub, Universitaet Bremen Roland Menges, Universitaet Flensburg |
| Presented by: Stefan Traub, Universität Bremen |
| Discussant: Maarten Allers, university of Groningen |
Session 27: Pension reforms |
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| Session Organizer: Vincenzo Galasso, IGIER - Università Bocconi |
| Session Chair: Sergio Cesaratto, University of Siena |
| Session type: contributed |
| Date: August 22, 2008 |
| Time: 16:15 - 17:45 |
| Social Security Incidence under Uncertainty - Assessing Italian Reforms |
| JEL codes: H55,H21,H31,E62 |
| By Devis Geron Department of Economics, University of Padova Via Del Santo 33, 35123 Padova - Italy E-mail address: devis.geron@unipd.it Fax: +39 049 8274211 Phone number: +39 049 8273848 |
| Presented by: Devis Geron, University of Padova |
| Discussant: Sergio Cesaratto, University of Siena |
| Reforming PAYG pension system. Who votes for it? When? |
| By Georges Casamatta, Toulouse School of EconomicsJoão Luis Brasil Gondim, Toulouse School of Economics |
| Presented by: Joao Luis Gondim, Toulouse School of Economics |
| Discussant: Devis Geron, University of Padova |
| The Macroeconomics of the Pension Funds Reforms: the case of the TFR reform in Italy |
| By Sergio Cesaratto Department of Political Economy, University of Siena |
| Presented by: Sergio Cesaratto, University of Siena |
| Discussant: Joao Luis Gondim, Toulouse School of Economics |
Session 28: Reelection concerns, the incumbency effect and political accountability |
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| Session Organizer: Georges Casamatta, University of Toulouse |
| Session Chair: Aron Kiss, Free University Berlin |
| Session type: contributed |
| Date: August 22, 2008 |
| Time: 16:15 - 17:45 |
| Who is going to save us now? Bureaucrats, Politicians, and Low Probability High Loss Risks |
| JEL codes: D72, D73, D81 |
| By Paul A. Raschky, University of Innsbruck Hannelore Weck-Hannemann, University of Innsbruck |
| Presented by: Hannelore Weck-Hannemann, University of Innsbruck |
| Discussant: Aron Kiss, Free University Berlin |
| Is There an Incumbency Advantage or a Cost of Ruling in Proportional Election Systems? |
| By Che-Yuan Liang, Department of Economics, Uppsala University |
| Presented by: Che-Yuan Liang, Uppsala University |
| Discussant: Hannelore Weck-Hannemann, University of Innsbruck |
| Coalition Politics and Accountability |
| By Aron Kiss Free University Berlin and Social Science Research Center Berlin (WZB) |
| Presented by: Aron Kiss, Free University Berlin |
| Discussant: Che-Yuan Liang, Uppsala University |
Session 29: The impact of taxation on multinational firm behavior |
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| Session Organizer: Peter Sorensen, University of Copenhagen |
| Session Chair: Andreas Haufler, University of Munich |
| Session type: contributed |
| Date: August 23, 2008 |
| Time: 9:00 - 11:00 |
| Assessing the FDI Response to Tax Reform and Tax-Planning |
| JEL codes: H25, H26 |
| By W. Steven Clark, OECD Centre for Tax Policy and Administration (CTPA) |
| Presented by: William Clark, OECD |
| Discussant: Andreas Haufler, University of Munich |
| Corporate Taxes and the Location of Intangible Assets Within Multinational Firms |
| By Matthias Dischinger, University of Munich Nadine Riedel, University of Munich |
| Presented by: Matthias Dischinger, University of Munich |
| Discussant: William Clark, OECD |
| The Effect of Tax Treaties on Multinational Firms: New Evidence from Microdata |
| By Ronald B. Davies, University of Oregon Pehr-Johan Norback, Research Institute of Industrial Economics Ayca Tekin-Koru, Oregon State University |
| Presented by: Ronald Davies, University College, Dublin |
| Discussant: Matthias Dischinger, University of Munich |
| Unionization raises the incentives to attract FDI |
| By Ferdinand Mittermaier, University of Munich Andreas Haufler, University of Munich |
| Presented by: Andreas Haufler, University of Munich |
| Discussant: Ronald Davies, University College, Dublin |
Session 30: Education, Mobility and Tax Competition |
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| Session Organizer: Bas Jacobs, Erasmus University Rotterdam |
| Session Chair: Panu Poutvaara, University of Helsinki |
| Session type: contributed |
| Date: August 23, 2008 |
| Time: 9:00 - 11:00 |
| Education policy and tax competition with imperfect student and labor mobility |
| JEL codes: I22, J61, F22 |
| By Thomas Lange, ifo Institute and University of Konstanz Tim Krieger, University of Paderborn |
| Presented by: Thomas Lange, University of Konstanz & ifo Institute Munich |
| Discussant: Panu Poutvaara, University of Helsinki |
| Returning Home to go to School? Emigration and Return Migration of Families with Children |
| By Panu Poutvaara, University of Helsinki and CEBR Martin Junge, CEBR Martin D. Munk, SFI Svend T. Jespersen, CEBR |
| Presented by: Panu Poutvaara, University of Helsinki |
| Discussant: Thomas Lange, University of Konstanz & ifo Institute Munich |
Session 31: Fertility and longevity |
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| Session Organizer: Richard Disney, University of Nottingham |
| Session Chair: Vincenzo Galasso, IGIER - Università Bocconi |
| Session type: contributed |
| Date: August 23, 2008 |
| Time: 9:00 - 11:00 |
| Investing for the old age: pensions, children and savings |
| JEL codes: H55,J13 |
| By Vincenzo Galasso, Università Bocconi, IGIER and CEPR Roberta Gatti, World Bank Paola Profeta, Università Bocconi |
| Presented by: Paola Profeta, Universita Bocconi |
| Discussant: Gregory Ponthiere, University of Liege |
| Longevity, Health Spending and the Variance of Lifetime Welfare |
| By Marie-Louise Leroux, CORE, Catholic University of Louvain Gregory Ponthiere, FNRS, CREPP, University of Liege |
| Presented by: Gregory Ponthiere, University of Liege |
| Discussant: Paola Profeta, Universita Bocconi |
| Life expectancy and effort: an optimal taxation problem |
| By Leroux Marie-Louise (CORE-UCL) |
| Presented by: Marie Louise Leroux, CORE-UCL |
| Discussant: Vincenzo Galasso, IGIER - Università Bocconi |
| WHY KIDS TODAY? EVIDENCE ON THE OLD-AGE SECURITY MOTIVE FROM THE ITALIAN PENSION REFORM |
| By Francesco Billari, Università Bocconi Vincenzo Galasso, IGIER, Università Bocconi and CEPR |
| Presented by: Vincenzo Galasso, IGIER - Università Bocconi |
| Discussant: Marie Louise Leroux, CORE-UCL |
Session 32: Optimal Taxation in Theory and Practice |
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| Session Organizer: Efraim Sadka, Tel-Aviv University |
| Session Chair: Motohiro Sato, Hitotsubashi University |
| Session type: contributed |
| Date: August 23, 2008 |
| Time: 9:00 - 11:00 |
| Optimal taxation with monopolistic competition |
| JEL codes: D43, H21 |
| By Leslie J. Reinhorn, University of Durham |
| Presented by: Leslie Reinhorn, University of Durham |
| Discussant: Motohiro Sato, Hitotsubashi University |
| Unemployment and the Role of Commodity Taxation in Welfare States |
| By Chul-In Lee, SungKyunKwan University (SKKU); Ilho Yoo, KDI School |
| Presented by: Chul-In Lee, SungKyunKwan University |
| Discussant: Leslie Reinhorn, University of Durham |
| Estate taxation with both accidental and planned bequests |
| By Motohiro Sato Graduate School of Economics, Hitotsubashi University Japan |
| Presented by: Motohiro Sato, Hitotsubashi University |
| Discussant: Chul-In Lee, SungKyunKwan University |
Session 33: Empirical political economy |
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| Session Organizer: Georges Casamatta, University of Toulouse |
| Session Chair: Benny Geys, Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin für Sozialforschung (WZB) |
| Session type: contributed |
| Date: August 23, 2008 |
| Time: 9:00 - 11:00 |
| Social Identity and Voter Turnout |
| By Avi Ben-Bassat, Department of Economics, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem and Israel Democracy Institute Momi Dahan, School of Public Policy, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem and Israel Democracy Institute |
| Presented by: Momi Dahan, Hebrew University |
| Discussant: Benny Geys, Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin für Sozialforschung (WZB) |
| Selfish and Prospective: Theory and Evidence of Pocketbook Voting |
| By Mikael Elinder, Uppsala university Henrik Jordahl, Research Institute of Industrial Economics Panu Poutvaara, University of Helsinki and CEBR |
| Presented by: Mikael Elinder, Uppsala University |
| Discussant: Momi Dahan, Hebrew University |
| Institutions, Accountability and Economic Voting:New Evidence from Belgium, 1984-2007 |
| By Benny Geys: Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin für Sozialforschung (WZB), "Market Processes and Governance" Research Unit, Reichpietschufer 50, D-10785 Berlin, Germany; e-mail: geys@wzb.eu Jan Vermeir: Department of Economics, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Pleinlaan 2, B-1050 Brussel, Belgium; e-mail: jan.vermeir@vub.ac.be |
| Presented by: Benny Geys, Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin für Sozialforschung (WZB) |
| Discussant: Mikael Elinder, Uppsala University |
Session 34: Externality correcting through taxation and regulation |
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| Session Organizer: Firouz Gahvari, Uiversity of Illinois |
| Session Chair: Vidar Christiansen, University of Oslo |
| Session type: contributed |
| Session JEL code: H2 |
| Date: August 23, 2008 |
| Time: 9:00 - 11:00 |
| Inducing Progress in Environmental Technology: The Role of Standards and Prices |
| JEL codes: Q58, Q55 |
| By Alfred Endres, FernUniversität in Hagen Bianca Rundshagen, FernUniversität in Hagen |
| Presented by: Alfred Endres, University of Hagen |
| Discussant: Vidar Christiansen, University of Oslo |
| CO2 mitigation in road transport: Gasoline taxation and/or fuel-efficiency regulation? |
| By Ruediger Pethig, University of Siegen, Germany |
| Presented by: Ruediger Pethig, University of Siegen |
| Discussant: Alfred Endres, University of Hagen |
| Is Emission Standard Superior to Emission Tax? - The Case of International Oligopoly - |
| By Minoru Kunizaki Aichi University |
| Presented by: MINORU KUNIZAKI, Aichi University |
| Discussant: Ruediger Pethig, University of Siegen |
| Externality-correcting taxes and regulation |
| By Vidar Christiansen Dep. of Economics, University of Oslo Stephen Smith Dep. of Economics, University College London |
| Presented by: Vidar Christiansen, University of Oslo |
| Discussant: MINORU KUNIZAKI, Aichi University |
Session 35: Issues in the taxation of business income |
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| Session Organizer: Peter Sorensen, University of Copenhagen |
| Session Chair: Nadja Dwenger, German Economic Research Institute |
| Session type: contributed |
| Date: August 23, 2008 |
| Time: 9:00 - 11:00 |
| Change-over within little scope: on the decision neutrality of recent tax reform proposals |
| JEL codes: D21, H21, H24 |
| By Daniel J. Zöller, University at Heidelberg Lars-H. Siemers, RWI Essen |
| Presented by: Daniel Zöller, University at Heidelberg |
| Discussant: Nadja Dwenger, German Economic Research Institute |
| Reforming the German Local Business Tax - Lessons from an International Comparison and a Microsimulation Analysis |
| By Frank M. Fossen, DIW Berlin Stefan Bach, DIW Berlin |
| Presented by: Stefan Bach, DIW Berlin |
| Discussant: Daniel Zöller, University at Heidelberg |
| Tax loss offset restrictions - Last resort for the treasury? An empirical evaluation of tax loss offset restrictions based on micro data. |
| By Nadja Dwenger, DIW Berlin |
| Presented by: Nadja Dwenger, German Economic Research Institute |
| Discussant: Stefan Bach, DIW Berlin |
Session 36: Public and private provision of health care |
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| Session Organizer: Erik Schokkaert, KULeuven |
| Session Chair: Barbara Wolfe, University of Wisconsin |
| Session type: contributed |
| Date: August 23, 2008 |
| Time: 9:00 - 11:00 |
| Delay is not the answer: waiting time in health care & income redistribution |
| JEL codes: I180 H510 |
| By Amedeo Fossati, Disefin, University of Genoa Rosella Levaggi, University of Brescia |
| Presented by: Amedeo Fossati, University of Genova (Italy) |
| Discussant: Barbara Wolfe, University of Wisconsin |
| Global public goods and aid in the shape of subsidies |
| By Diana Sonntag, Chemnitz University of Technology |
| Presented by: Diana Sonntag, Chemnitz University of Technology |
| Discussant: Amedeo Fossati, University of Genova (Italy) |
| Privatization of Credence Goods: Theory and an Application to Residential Youth Care |
| By Erik Lindqvist Research Institute of Industrial Economics, Stockholm |
| Presented by: Erik Lindqvist, Research Institute of Industrial Economi |
| Discussant: Diana Sonntag, Chemnitz University of Technology |
| Casino Revenue and Indian Health: The Link between Tribal Gaming and the Health Status and Behaviors of American Indians |
| By Barbara Wolfe, University of Wisconsin at Madison (USA) Robert Haveman, University of Wisconsin at Madison (USA) |
| Presented by: Barbara Wolfe, University of Wisconsin |
| Discussant: Erik Lindqvist, Research Institute of Industrial Economi |
Session 37: Public debt |
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| Session Organizer: Georges Casamatta, University of Toulouse |
| Session Chair: Keigo Kameda, Kwansei Gakuin University |
| Session type: contributed |
| Date: August 23, 2008 |
| Time: 9:00 - 11:00 |
| Merged municipalities, higher debt: On free-riding and the common pool problem in politics |
| JEL codes: D72 H73 H74 H77 |
| By Henrik Jordahl, Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN) Che-Yuan Liang, Uppsala University |
| Presented by: Henrik Jordahl, Research Institute of Industrial Economi |
| Discussant: Keigo Kameda, Kwansei Gakuin University |
| Altruistic Redistribution and Strategic Deficit |
| By Jens Peter Siebel University of Applied Sciences Kaiserslautern |
| Presented by: Jens Siebel, University of Applied Sciences Kaiserslautern |
| Discussant: Henrik Jordahl, Research Institute of Industrial Economi |
| Habit formation, strategic extremism and debt policy |
| By Matsen, Egil, NTNU-Norwegian University of Science and Technology Thogersen, Oystein, NHH-Norwegian School of Economics and Business |
| Presented by: Oystein Thogersen, Norwegian School of Economics and Bus. |
| Discussant: Jens Siebel, University of Applied Sciences Kaiserslautern |
| Budget Deficits, Government Debt and Interest Rates in Japan: An Analysis using Published Budgetary Forecasts |
| By Keigo Kameda |
| Presented by: Keigo Kameda, Kwansei Gakuin University |
| Discussant: Oystein Thogersen, Norwegian School of Economics and Bus. |
Session 38: Insurance issues |
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| Session Organizer: , |
| Session Chair: Manijeh Schwindt, University of Innsbruck |
| Session type: contributed |
| Date: August 23, 2008 |
| Time: 9:00 - 11:00 |
| Public Provision Against Adversity: Security By Insurance vs. Protection |
| JEL codes: H42, H87, D81 |
| By Toshihiro Ihori,University of Tokyo Martin McGuire,University of California-Irvine |
| Presented by: Toshihiro Ihori, University of Tokyo |
| Discussant: Manijeh Schwindt, University of Innsbruck |
| On the Optimal Design of Disaster Insurance in a Federation |
| By Timothy J. Goodspeed Hunter College and Graduate Center - CUNY Andrew F. Haughwout Federal Reserve Bank of New York |
| Presented by: Timothy Goodspeed, Hunter College and Graduate Center, CUNY |
| Discussant: Toshihiro Ihori, University of Tokyo |
| Aid, Catastrophes and the Samaritan`s Dilemma - The Humanitarian Way of Paving the Road for the Apocalyptic Horsemen? |
| By Paul A. Raschky: The Wharton School, Risk Management and Decision Process Center, University of Pennsylvania University of Innsbrck, Austria alpS-Center of Natural Hazard Management-Ltd., Innsbruck, Austria Manijeh Schwindt: University of Innsbrck, Austria alpS-Center of Natural Hazard Management-Ltd., Innsbruck, Austria |
| Presented by: Manijeh Schwindt, University of Innsbruck |
| Discussant: Timothy Goodspeed, Hunter College and Graduate Center, CUNY |
Session 39: Tax progressivity and tax reforms |
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| Session Organizer: matti Tuomala, University of Tampere |
| Session Chair: Ilpo Suoniemi, Labour Institute for Economic Research |
| Session type: contributed |
| Date: August 23, 2008 |
| Time: 9:00 - 11:00 |
| Would a Flat Tax Stimulate Entrepreneurship in Germany? A Microsimulation Analysis Allowing for Risk |
| JEL codes: H24,J23,L26,D81 |
| By Frank Fossen, DIW Berlin |
| Presented by: Frank Fossen, German Institute for Economic Research (DIW Berlin) |
| Discussant: Ilpo Suoniemi, Labour Institute for Economic Research |
| Graduated tax relief system of VAT in Finland |
| By Rauhanen, Timo Government institute for economic research (VATT) Venetoklis, Takis Government institute for economic research (VATT) |
| Presented by: Timo Rauhanen, Gov. institute for econ. research, VATT |
| Discussant: Frank Fossen, German Institute for Economic Research (DIW Berlin) |
| Tax progressivity and recent evolution of the Finnish income inequality |
| By Marja Riihelä, Government Institute for Economic Research Risto Sullström, Government Institute for Economic Research and Ilpo Suoniemi, Labour Institute for Economic Reseach |
| Presented by: Ilpo Suoniemi, Labour Institute for Economic Research |
| Discussant: Timo Rauhanen, Gov. institute for econ. research, VATT |
Session 40: Decentralization and Efficiency |
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| Session Organizer: Robin Boadway, Queen's University |
| Session Chair: Paula Salinas Peña, Institut d'Economia de Barcelona |
| Session type: contributed |
| Date: August 23, 2008 |
| Time: 9:00 - 11:00 |
| Do more decentralized local governments do better? Effects of the 2001 reform in Colombia on enrolment |
| JEL codes: C21, H52, H72, |
| By Darwin Cortes, U Rosario and TSE |
| Presented by: Darwin Cortés, Rosario University - Toulouse University |
| Discussant: Alexander Kalb, Centre for European Economic Research |
| The Impact of Intergovernmental Grants on Cost Efficiency: Theory and Evidence from German Municipalities |
| By Alexander Kalb, Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW) |
| Presented by: Alexander Kalb, Centre for European Economic Research |
| Discussant: Paula Salinas Peña, Institut d'Economia de Barcelona |
| Fiscal Equalization and Local Tax Structure |
| By Fédéric Holm-Hadulla (ifo Institute) |
| Presented by: Fédéric Holm-Hadulla, ifo Insitute for Economic Research |
| Discussant: Darwin Cortés, Rosario University - Toulouse University |
| Intra-regional equalization and growth in Russia |
| By Jorge Martinez-Vazquez, Georgia State University Andrey Timofeev, Georgia State University |
| Presented by: Andrey Timofeev, Georgia State University |
| Discussant: Fédéric Holm-Hadulla, ifo Insitute for Economic Research |
| Evaluation of the effects of decentralization on educational outcomes in Spain |
| By Paula Salinas Peña, Institut d'Economia de Barcelona (IEB), Universitat de Barcelona (UB) Albert Solé-Ollé, Institut d'Economia de Barcelona (IEB), Universitat de Barcelona (UB) |
| Presented by: Paula Salinas Peña, Institut d'Economia de Barcelona |
| Discussant: Andrey Timofeev, Georgia State University |
Session 41: Pension and retirement |
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| Session Organizer: Vincenzo Galasso, IGIER - Università Bocconi |
| Session Chair: Emmanuel Thibault, Toulouse School of Economics |
| Session type: contributed |
| Date: August 23, 2008 |
| Time: 9:00 - 11:00 |
| Social Security and the search behavior of workers approaching retirement |
| By J Ignacio GARCIA PEREZ U. Pablo de Olavide & FCEA Alfonso R SANCHEZ MARTIN Universidad Pablo de Olavide |
| Presented by: Alfonso Sanchez-Martin, Universidad Pablo Olavide de Sevilla |
| Discussant: Emmanuel Thibault, Toulouse School of Economics |
| Hunting the Unobservables for Optimal Social Security: A General Equilibrium Approach |
| By Frank N. Caliendo Utah State University Emin Gahramanov Deakin University |
| Presented by: Emin Gahramanov, Deakin University |
| Discussant: Alfonso Sanchez-Martin, Universidad Pablo Olavide de Sevilla |
| Mandatory Retirement: a prolonged holiday or a being thrown onto the scrap-heap ? |
| By Emmanuel Thibault Toulouse School of Economics (GREMAQ) |
| Presented by: Emmanuel Thibault, Toulouse School of Economics |
| Discussant: Emin Gahramanov, Deakin University |
Session 42: Institutions and government efficiency |
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| Session Organizer: Massimo Bordignon, Catholic University of Milan |
| Session Chair: Anwar Shah, World Bank |
| Session type: invited |
| Date: August 23, 2008 |
| Time: 9:00 - 11:00 |
| Do institutions matter for university cost efficiency? Evidence from Germany |
| JEL codes: I23, I28, H83 |
| By Gerhard Kempkes (Dresden University of Technology) Carsten Pohl (ifo Institute for Economic Research, Dresden) |
| Presented by: Gerhard Kempkes, Dresden University of Technology |
| Discussant: No-Wook Park, Korea Institute of Public Finance |
| Not-for-profit provision of job training and mediation services: An empirical analysis using contract data of job training service providers |
| By Pierre Koning, Delft University of Technology, Institute for Public Sector Efficiency |
| Presented by: Pierre Koning, CPB Netherlands Bureau for Economic Policy Analysis |
| Discussant: Gerhard Kempkes, Dresden University of Technology |
| Does More Information Improve Budget Allocation? Evidence and Lessons from Performance-Oriented Budgeting In Korea |
| By Nowook Park, Korea Institute of Public Finance |
| Presented by: No-Wook Park, Korea Institute of Public Finance |
| Discussant: Anwar Shah, World Bank |
| Public Pension Funds: Does Governance Matter for Performance? |
| By Anwar Shah, Lead Economist and Program Leader, Public Sector Governance, World Bank Institute, Washington, DC 20433 E-mail: ashah@worldbank.org Phone: 202-473-7687; 301-251-5171 Mailing address: 10405 Grey Fox Road, Potomac, MD 20854, USA |
| Presented by: Anwar Shah, World Bank |
| Discussant: Pierre Koning, CPB Netherlands Bureau for Economic Policy Analysis |
Session 43: Empirical studies of Tax Competition |
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| Session Organizer: Motohiro Sato, Hitotsubashi University |
| Session Chair: Aleksandra Riedl, Vienna University of Economics and BA |
| Session type: contributed |
| Date: August 23, 2008 |
| Time: 14:30 - 16:00 |
| Tax and Public Input Competition - Evidence from Germany |
| JEL codes: H72, H77 |
| By Sebastian Hauptmeier (European Central Bank) Johannes RIncke (University of Munich) |
| Presented by: Sebastian Hauptmeier, ECB |
| Discussant: Marcel Gerard, FUCaM, Catholic University of Mons |
| Tax interactions among Belgian municipalities: does language matter? |
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| By Marcel Gérard, LSM-FUCaM, Catholic University of Mons Hubert Jayet, Equippe, University of Lille Sonia Paty, Equippe, University of Lille |
| Presented by: Marcel Gerard, FUCaM, Catholic University of Mons |
| Discussant: Aleksandra Riedl, Vienna University of Economics and BA |
| Testing the tax competition theory: How elastic are national tax bases in Western Europe? |
| By Riedl Aleksandra, Vienna University of Economics and BA Silvia Rocha-Akis, Vienna University of Economics and BA |
| Presented by: Aleksandra Riedl, Vienna University of Economics and BA |
| Discussant: Sebastian Hauptmeier, ECB |
Session 44: Retirement and psychological well-being |
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| Session Organizer: Erik Schokkaert, KULeuven |
| Session Chair: Sergio Perelman, University of Liege |
| Session type: contributed |
| Date: August 23, 2008 |
| Time: 14:30 - 16:00 |
| Economic and subjective well-being of widows and widowers |
| JEL codes: I0 |
| By Koen Ponnet, Ph.D. Dimitri Mortelmans, Ph.D. University of Antwerp, Research Centre for Longitudinal and Life Course Studies (CELLO) Sint Jacobstraat 2, B-2000 Antwerp, Belgium, e-mail: koen_ponnet@yahoo.com, |
| Presented by: Koen Ponnet, University of Antwerp |
| Discussant: Sergio Perelman, University of Liege |
| Retirement and cognitive reserve: A stochastic frontier approach applied to survey data |
| By Stéphane Adam, University of Liege Eric Bonsang, University of Liege Sophie Germain, University of Liege Sergio Perelman, University of Liege |
| Presented by: Sergio Perelman, University of Liege |
| Discussant: Koen Ponnet, University of Antwerp |
Session 45: Growth and Public Policy |
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| Session Organizer: Emmanuel Thibault, Toulouse School of Economics |
| Session Chair: Antonio Afonso, ECB |
| Session type: contributed |
| Date: August 23, 2008 |
| Time: 14:30 - 16:00 |
| Paying for the Ageing Crisis: Who, How and When? |
| By E.W.M.T. Westerhout CPB Netherlands Bureau for Economic Policy Analysis |
| Presented by: Ed Westerhout, |
| Discussant: Antonio Afonso, ECB |
| Fertility Rate and Childcare Policies |
| By Masaya Yasuoka, The University of Kitakyushu Atsushi Miyake, Kobe Gakuin University |
| Presented by: Masaya Yasuoka, The University of Kitakyushu |
| Discussant: Ed Westerhout, |
| Income Distribution Determinants and Public Spending Efficiency |
| By António Afonso, ECB and ISEG/UTL Ludger Schuknecht, ECB Vito Tanzi |
| Presented by: Antonio Afonso, ECB |
| Discussant: Masaya Yasuoka, The University of Kitakyushu |
Session 46: Behavioural public economics |
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| Session Organizer: matti Tuomala, University of Tampere |
| Session Chair: Gulcin Mentesoglu, Maastricht University |
| Session type: contributed |
| Date: August 23, 2008 |
| Time: 14:30 - 16:00 |
| Status preferences and optimal corrective taxes |
| JEL codes: D1, D3, H2 |
| By Klaus Beckmann, Helmut Schmidt University Susan Gattke, Helmut Schmidt University |
| Presented by: Klaus Beckmann, Helmut-Schmidt-Universität (UniBw) Hamburg |
| Discussant: Gulcin Mentesoglu, Maastricht University |
| The Equity Premium Puzzle, Ambiguity Aversion, and Institutional Quality |
| By S. Nuri Erbas (International Monetary Fund) Abbas Mirakhor (International Monetary Fund) |
| Presented by: Seyitali Erbas, International Monetary Fund |
| Discussant: Klaus Beckmann, Helmut-Schmidt-Universität (UniBw) Hamburg |
| Positional Externalities and Efficient Taxation |
| By Gulcin Mentesoglu - Maastricht University Economics Department Maarten Vendrik - Maastricht University Economics Department |
| Presented by: Gulcin Mentesoglu, Maastricht University |
| Discussant: Seyitali Erbas, International Monetary Fund |
Session 47: Early retirement |
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| Session Organizer: Sergi Jimenez-Martin, Pompeu Fabra University |
| Session Chair: Mathieu Lefebvre, University of Liege |
| Session type: contributed |
| Date: August 23, 2008 |
| Time: 14:30 - 16:00 |
| Social Security and Early Retirement in Portugal |
| By Catarina Goulão,Departamento de Fundamentos del Análisis Económico, Universidad de Alicante, Email: goulao@merlin.fae.ua.es Miguel Gouveia, Faculdade de Ciências Económicas e Empresariais, Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Email:mig@fcee.ucp.pt |
| Presented by: Miguel Gouveia, Universidade Catolica Portuguesa |
| Discussant: Mathieu Lefebvre, University of Liege |
| Early Exit From the Labor Market in Belgium: Wrong Preferences or Wrong Incentives |
| By Mathieu Lefèbvre CREPP University of Liege Kristian Orsini CES KULeuven, IZA Alexis Paszukiewicz CREPP University of Liege |
| Presented by: Mathieu Lefebvre, University of Liege |
| Discussant: Miguel Gouveia, Universidade Catolica Portuguesa |
Session 48: Uncertainty and informational asymmetries in environmental economics |
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| Session Organizer: Firouz Gahvari, Uiversity of Illinois |
| Session Chair: Florian Morath, WZB |
| Session type: contributed |
| Session JEL code: Q2, Q5 |
| Date: August 23, 2008 |
| Time: 14:30 - 16:00 |
| Firm-specific relative standards under asymmetric information |
| JEL codes: Q28, D82 |
| By Frauke Eckermann, Technische Universität Dortmund |
| Presented by: Frauke Eckermann, Dortmund University |
| Discussant: Florian Morath, WZB |
| Strategic information acquisition and the mitigation of global warming |
| By Florian Morath, Social Science Research Center Berlin (WZB) |
| Presented by: Florian Morath, WZB |
| Discussant: Frauke Eckermann, Dortmund University |
Session 49: Tax incentives and effective tax rates |
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| Session Organizer: Peter Sorensen, University of Copenhagen |
| Session Chair: Antonella Caiumi, ISAE - Istituto di Studi e Analisi Ec. |
| Session type: contributed |
| Date: August 23, 2008 |
| Time: 14:30 - 16:00 |
| The impact of R&D Tax Incentives on R&D costs |
| JEL codes: H25, O31 |
| By Christina Elschner, ZEW Christof Ernst, ZEW Georg Licht, ZEW |
| Presented by: Christof Ernst, ZEW, Mannheim |
| Discussant: Antonella Caiumi, ISAE - Istituto di Studi e Analisi Ec. |
| The Marginal Effective Tax Rates in Korea for 45 Years : 1960-2004 |
| By YOO, ILHO KDI School of Public Policy and Management |
| Presented by: ILHO YOO, KDI School of Public Policy and Manageme |
| Discussant: Christof Ernst, ZEW, Mannheim |
| THE EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS OF REGIONAL TAX INCENTIVES FOR BUSINESS INVESTMENT IN ITALY |
| By Antonella Caiumi Institute for Studies and Economic Analyses (Rome) and CAPP |
| Presented by: Antonella Caiumi, ISAE - Istituto di Studi e Analisi Ec. |
| Discussant: ILHO YOO, KDI School of Public Policy and Manageme |
Session 50: Lobbying and the regulation of private firms |
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| Session Organizer: Georges Casamatta, University of Toulouse |
| Session Chair: Marcel Thum, Dresden University of Technology |
| Session type: contributed |
| Date: August 23, 2008 |
| Time: 14:30 - 16:00 |
| Lobbying of Multinational Corporations |
| JEL codes: D78, F5, H4, H7 |
| By Alexander Mahle, Univerity of Munich Marco Runkel, Univerity of Munich |
| Presented by: Alexander Mahle, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich |
| Discussant: Marcel Thum, Dresden University of Technology |
| Is Privatization a Credible Commitment against Soft Budget Constraints? |
| By Ernesto Crivelli Max Planck Institute (Collective Goods) |
| Presented by: Ernesto Crivelli, Max Planck Institute |
| Discussant: Alexander Mahle, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich |
| The Economics of Politically Connected Firms |
| By Jay Pil Choi, Michigan State University Marcel Thum, TU Dresden |
| Presented by: Marcel Thum, Dresden University of Technology |
| Discussant: Ernesto Crivelli, Max Planck Institute |
Session 51: Empirical Economics of Education |
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| Session Organizer: Bas Jacobs, Erasmus University Rotterdam |
| Session Chair: Gabriela Schuetz, Ifo Institute for Economic Research |
| Session type: contributed |
| Date: August 23, 2008 |
| Time: 14:30 - 16:00 |
| Human capital externalities and proximity: Evidence from repeated cross-sectional data |
| JEL codes: C31, I20, J31 |
| By Erik Canton European Commission and CPB |
| Presented by: Erik Canton, CPB |
| Discussant: Gabriela Schuetz, Ifo Institute for Economic Research |
| The Transition to Tertiary Education and Parental Background over Time |
| By Regina T. Riphahn, Department of Economics, University Erlangen-Nuremberg Florian Schieferdecker, Department of Economics, University Erlangen-Nuremberg |
| Presented by: Florian Schieferdecker, University Erlangen-Nuremberg |
| Discussant: Erik Canton, CPB |
| How Accountability, Autonomy, Choice and Private Operation of Schools Impact on the Equity of Student Achievement: International Evidence from PISA 2003 |
| By Gabriela Schuetz, Ifo Institute for Economic Research Martin R. West, Brown University Ludger Woessmann, Ifo Institute for Economic Research |
| Presented by: Gabriela Schuetz, Ifo Institute for Economic Research |
| Discussant: Florian Schieferdecker, University Erlangen-Nuremberg |
Session 52: Behavioral economics and pensions |
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| Session Organizer: Richard Disney, University of Nottingham |
| Session Chair: Owen O'Donnell, University of Macedonia |
| Session type: contributed |
| Date: August 23, 2008 |
| Time: 14:30 - 16:00 |
| On the design of an optimal non-linear pension system with habit formation |
| JEL codes: H21, H55 |
| By Sanna Tenhunen, Finnish Centre for Pensions Matti Tuomala, University of Tampere |
| Presented by: Sanna Tenhunen, |
| Discussant: Owen O'Donnell, University of Macedonia |
| Can subjective survival expectations explain retirement behaviour? |
| [slides] |
| By Owen O'Donnell, University of Macedonia Federica Teppa, Erasmus University Rotterdam Eddy van Doorslaer, Erasmus University Rotterdam |
| Presented by: Owen O'Donnell, University of Macedonia |
| Discussant: Sanna Tenhunen, |
Session 53: Tax incentives and saving |
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| Session Organizer: Richard Disney, University of Nottingham |
| Session Chair: Keith Horner, |
| Session type: contributed |
| Date: August 23, 2008 |
| Time: 14:30 - 16:00 |
| Private Retirement Savings in Germany: The Structure of Tax Incentives and Annuitization |
| JEL codes: H55, J26 |
| By Hans Fehr University of Wuerzburg Christian Habermann University of Wuerzburg |
| Presented by: Hans Fehr, University of Wuerzburg |
| Discussant: Keith Horner, |
| Voluntary pension savings: the effects of the Finnish tax reform on savers’ behaviour |
| By Jarkko Harju, Government Institute for Economic Research |
| Presented by: Jarkko Harju, Government Institute for Economic Researh |
| Discussant: Hans Fehr, University of Wuerzburg |
| Should Retirement Savings Accounts Be Locked In? |
| By Keith Horner |
| Presented by: Keith Horner, |
| Discussant: Jarkko Harju, Government Institute for Economic Researh |
Session 54: Tax evasion, cut-off systems and tax asymmetries |
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| Session Organizer: Massimo Bordignon, Catholic University of Milan |
| Session Chair: Carla Marchese, University of Eastern Piedmont |
| Session type: invited |
| Date: August 23, 2008 |
| Time: 14:30 - 16:00 |
| A Political Economy Analysis of Tax Evasion and Occupational Choice |
| JEL codes: H26, D72, J24 |
| By Rainald Borck, LMU Munich Christian Traxler, Max Planck Institute for Research on Collective Goods, Bonn |
| Presented by: Christian Traxler, Max Planck Institute for Research on Collective Goods |
| Discussant: Carla Marchese, University of Eastern Piedmont |
| Tax law asymmetries and income shifting: Evidence from Japanese corporate groups |
| By Kazuki Onji, Australian National University David Vera, Kent State University |
| Presented by: Kazuki Onji, Australian National University |
| Discussant: Christian Traxler, Max Planck Institute for Research on Collective Goods |
| A Model of the Italian Cut-off System for Taxing Small Businesses |
| By Carla Marchese, Dept. of Public Policy and Public Choice Polis, University of Eastern Piedmont, Alessandria (Italy). Fabio Privileggi,Dept. of Public Policy and Public Choice Polis, University of Eastern Piedmont, Alessandria (Italy). |
| Presented by: Carla Marchese, University of Eastern Piedmont |
| Discussant: Kazuki Onji, Australian National University |
Session 55: The impact of taxation on multinational firm behavior 2 |
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| Session Organizer: Peter Sorensen, University of Copenhagen |
| Session Chair: Georg Wamser, Ifo Institute for Economic Research |
| Session type: contributed |
| Date: August 23, 2008 |
| Time: 14:30 - 16:00 |
| Economic Integration and the Taxation of Multinationals: Separate Accounting vs. Formula Apportionment |
| By Olaf Muenster University of Passau |
| Presented by: Olaf Muenster, University of Passau |
| Discussant: Georg Wamser, Ifo Institute for Economic Research |
| International Taxation and Takeover Premiums in Cross-border M&As |
| By Harry Huizinga, (Tilburg University and CEPR) Johannes Voget, (Oxford University) Wolf Wagner, (Tilburg University) and Wolf Wagner (Tilburg University) |
| Presented by: Johannes Voget, Oxford University |
| Discussant: Olaf Muenster, University of Passau |
| Multinationals' Internal Capital Markets and Tax Planning |
| By Thiess Buettner (Ifo Institute and Munich University (LMU)) Georg Wamser (Ifo Institute) |
| Presented by: Georg Wamser, Ifo Institute for Economic Research |
| Discussant: Johannes Voget, Oxford University |
Session 56: Effects of Regional Grants |
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| Session Organizer: Robin Boadway, Queen's University |
| Session Chair: Shun-ichiro Bessho, Hitotsubashi University |
| Session type: contributed |
| Date: August 23, 2008 |
| Time: 14:30 - 16:00 |
| Competitive grants, grant-seeking and welfare when there is regional government failure |
| JEL codes: D 7, H 77, H 5 |
| By Ivo Bischoff, assistant professor, University of Giessen, Germany |
| Presented by: Ivo Bischoff, University of Giessen |
| Discussant: Shun-ichiro Bessho, Hitotsubashi University |
| Competition for private capital and central grants: The case of Japanese industrial estates |
| By Shun-ichiro Bessho School of International and Public Policy and Department of Economics, Hitotsubashi University Kimiko Terai Faculty of Business Administration, Hosei University |
| Presented by: Shun-ichiro Bessho, Hitotsubashi University |
| Discussant: Ivo Bischoff, University of Giessen |
Session 57: Health and Retirement |
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| Session Organizer: Sergi Jimenez-Martin, Pompeu Fabra University |
| Session Chair: Louise Lavoie, Université du Québec à Montréal |
| Session type: contributed |
| Date: August 23, 2008 |
| Time: 16:15 - 17:45 |
| Designing benefit rules for flexible retirement |
| JEL codes: D82, H55, J26 |
| By Peter Eso (MEDS, Kellog, Northwestern University) Andras Simonovits (IE, HAS, Budapest) Janos Toth (Inst. of Math, Univ. of Technology, Budapest) |
| Presented by: Andras Simonovits, Hungarian Academy of Sciences |
| Discussant: Louise Lavoie, Université du Québec à Montréal |
| The design of pension pay out options when the health status during retirement is uncertain |
| By Mathias Kifmann University of Augsburg |
| Presented by: Mathias Kifmann, University of Augsburg |
| Discussant: Andras Simonovits, Hungarian Academy of Sciences |
| Lifestyles, Health and Longevity Risks, and Insurance |
| By Pierre Lasserre, Université du Québec à Montréal Louise Lavoie, Université du Québec à Montréal |
| Presented by: Louise Lavoie, Université du Québec à Montréal |
| Discussant: Mathias Kifmann, University of Augsburg |
Session 58: Decentralization in the Public Sector |
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| Session Organizer: Jonathan Hamilton, |
| Session Chair: Christiane Schuppert, University of Dortmund |
| Session type: contributed |
| Date: August 23, 2008 |
| Time: 16:15 - 17:45 |
| Government Organization and Public Goods Provision |
| JEL codes: D82; H41; H61 |
| By Pierre Boyer Toulouse School of Economics (GREMAQ) and EHESS |
| Presented by: Pierre Boyer, Toulouse School of Economics |
| Discussant: Christiane Schuppert, University of Dortmund |
| A new rationale for cost reimbursement: price regulation with horizontal and vertical differentiation |
| By -David Bardey (Universidad del Rosario) -Chiara Canta (Toulouse School of Economics)Corresponding author: Chiara Canta, GREMAQ, Manufacture des Tabacs, 21 Allée de Brienne, 31000 Toulouse. chiaracanta@hotmail.com. TEL:+33 05 61 62 46 92. FAX:+33 05 61 22 55 63 -Jean-Marie Lozachmeur (Toulouse School of Economics - IDEI and GREMAQ-CNRS - ) |
| Presented by: Chiara Canta, Toulouse School of Economics |
| Discussant: Pierre Boyer, Toulouse School of Economics |
| Decentralization, Growth and Wasteful Governments |
| By Christiane Schuppert, University of Dortmund |
| Presented by: Christiane Schuppert, University of Dortmund |
| Discussant: Chiara Canta, Toulouse School of Economics |
Session 59: Ageing and health care expenditures |
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| Session Organizer: Erik Schokkaert, KULeuven |
| Session Chair: Carsten Colombier, Swiss Federal Finance Administration |
| Session type: contributed |
| Date: August 23, 2008 |
| Time: 16:15 - 17:45 |
| Health Care in Italy. The National Health System, Expenditure Determinants and Regional Differentials. |
| JEL codes: I1, H5 |
| By Maura Francese, Banca d'Italia Marzia Romanelli, Banca d'Italia |
| Presented by: Maura Francese, Banca d'Italia |
| Discussant: Carsten Colombier, Swiss Federal Finance Administration |
| Projecting Health Care Expenditure for Switzerland: Further Evidence against the 'Red Herring' Hypothesis |
| By Carsten Colombier, Werner Weber Federal Finance Administration Group of Economic Advisors Bundesgasse 3 3006 Bern Switzerland Email: carsten.colombier@efv.admin.ch |
| Presented by: Carsten Colombier, Swiss Federal Finance Administration |
| Discussant: Maura Francese, Banca d'Italia |
Session 60: Taxation and the international location of investment |
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| Session Organizer: Peter Sorensen, University of Copenhagen |
| Session Chair: Doina Radulescu, University of Munich |
| Session type: invited |
| Date: August 23, 2008 |
| Time: 16:15 - 17:45 |
| FDI Flows and Company Taxation: A Multilevel Meta‐analysis |
| JEL codes: E2, F2, H2 |
| By Lars P. Feld, University of Heidelberg Jost H. Heckemeyer, ZEW |
| Presented by: Jost Heckemeyer, Centre for European Economic Research |
| Discussant: Doina Radulescu, University of Munich |
| Labour Taxation and Foreign Direct Investment |
| By Peter Egger, Ifo Institue, University of Munich and CESifo Doina Radulescu, University of Munich and CESifo |
| Presented by: Doina Radulescu, University of Munich |
| Discussant: Jost Heckemeyer, Centre for European Economic Research |
Session 61: Economics of housing and land prices |
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| Session Organizer: Firouz Gahvari, Uiversity of Illinois |
| Session Chair: Alexander Ebertz, ifo Institute |
| Session type: contributed |
| Session JEL code: R2 |
| Date: August 23, 2008 |
| Time: 16:15 - 17:45 |
| The structure of Housing in Urban Settlements |
| JEL codes: R10; R14 |
| By Theis Theisen, University of Agder |
| Presented by: Theis Theisen, University of Agder |
| Discussant: Alexander Ebertz, ifo Institute |
| Equity Aspects of Taxing Housing Capital Appreciation in Korea |
| By RO, Younghoon, Visiting Professor at School of Economics in Fudan University, Senior Research Fellow in Korea Institute of Public Finance |
| Presented by: Younghoon Ro, KIPF |
| Discussant: Theis Theisen, University of Agder |
| The Capitalization of Public Services and Amenities into Land Prices - Empirical Evidence from German Communities |
| By Alexander Ebertz, ifo Institute for Economic Research |
| Presented by: Alexander Ebertz, ifo Institute |
| Discussant: Younghoon Ro, KIPF |
Session 62: Social Insurance and Public Goods |
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| Session Organizer: Efraim Sadka, Tel-Aviv University |
| Session Chair: Jean-Francois Wen, University of Calgary |
| Session type: contributed |
| Date: August 23, 2008 |
| Time: 16:15 - 17:45 |
| Changes in the eligibility age for payments of social security benefits under cash-in-advance constraints |
| JEL codes: D91; E41; H55 |
| By Makoto Hirazawa,Department of Economics,Chukyo University Akira Yakita,Graduate School of Systems and Information Engineering,University of Tsukuba |
| Presented by: Makoto Hirazawa, Chukyo University |
| Discussant: Jean-Francois Wen, University of Calgary |
| Private Provision of Public Goods between Families |
| By Jun-ichi Itaya, Department of Economics, Hokkaido University Richard Cornes,Department of Economics, University of Nottingham and The Australian National University Aiko Tanaka, Department of Economics, Hokkaido University |
| Presented by: Jun-ichi Itaya, Hokkaido University |
| Discussant: Makoto Hirazawa, Chukyo University |
| The Supply of Social Insurance |
| By Jean-Francois Wen, University of Calgary Francisco Gonzalez, University of Calgary |
| Presented by: Jean-Francois Wen, University of Calgary |
| Discussant: Jun-ichi Itaya, Hokkaido University |
Session 63: Optimal Taxation, Human Capital and Risk |
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| Session Organizer: Bas Jacobs, Erasmus University Rotterdam |
| Session Chair: Hongyan Yang, University of Konstanz |
| Session type: contributed |
| Date: August 23, 2008 |
| Time: 16:15 - 17:45 |
| Does a generous welfare state crowd out student effort ? Panel data evidence from international student tests. |
| JEL codes: H2; I2; C33 |
| By Torberg Falch Department of Economics Norwegian University of Science and Technology Justina AV Fischer Department of Economics Stockholm School of Economics |
| Presented by: Justina Fischer, TWI, University of Konstanz |
| Discussant: Dirk Schindler, University of Konstanz |
| Optimal Taxation of Human Capital under Uncertainty Reconsidered |
| By Bas Jacobs, Erasmus University Rotterdam and CESifo Dirk Schindler, Universität Konstanz and CESifo Hongyan Yang, Universität Konstanz |
| Presented by: Hongyan Yang, University of Konstanz |
| Discussant: Justina Fischer, TWI, University of Konstanz |
| Educational and Wage Risk: Public Insurance and Incentives |
| By Dirk Schindler Universität Konstanz and CESifo Benjamin Weigert Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen |
| Presented by: Dirk Schindler, University of Konstanz |
| Discussant: Hongyan Yang, University of Konstanz |
Session 64: Economic Growth and Tax Competition |
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| Session Organizer: Motohiro Sato, Hitotsubashi University |
| Session Chair: Hyun-Ju Koh, University of Munich |
| Session type: contributed |
| Date: August 23, 2008 |
| Time: 16:15 - 17:45 |
| Capital Taxation and Economic Performance |
| JEL codes: H87, E32, O31, |
| By Martin Zagler, Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien |
| Presented by: Martin Zagler, Vienna University of Economics |
| Discussant: Marko Koethenbuerger, University of Munich |
| Does Tax Competition Really Promote Growth? |
| By Marko Koethenbuerger, Ifo Institute and CESifo Ben Lockwood, University of Warwick |
| Presented by: Marko Koethenbuerger, University of Munich |
| Discussant: Hyun-Ju Koh, University of Munich |
| The Role of Technological Spillovers in an Uneven Subsidy Competition Game |
| By Rainald Borck, University of Munich and DIW Berlin; Hyun-Ju Koh, University of Munich; Michael Pflüger, University of Passau and IZA Bonn. |
| Presented by: Hyun-Ju Koh, University of Munich |
| Discussant: Martin Zagler, Vienna University of Economics |
Session 65: EU structural funds |
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| Session Organizer: Torben Andersen, University of Aarhus |
| Session Chair: Maximilian von Ehrlich, University of Munich |
| Session type: contributed |
| Date: August 23, 2008 |
| Time: 16:15 - 17:45 |
| Does EU Cohesion Policy Work? Evidence from Alternative Econometric Approaches |
| JEL codes: R11, C21, O47 |
| By Philipp Mohl, Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW) Tobias Hagen, Federal University of Applied Administrative Sciences, |
| Presented by: Philipp Mohl, ZEW |
| Discussant: Maximilian von Ehrlich, University of Munich |
| Infrastructure Investment and Integration in the EU |
| By König, Günther, ifo Institute for Economic Research and Universität Paderborn |
| Presented by: Günther König, University of Paderborn & ifo Institute |
| Discussant: Philipp Mohl, ZEW |
Session 66: Soft Budget Constraints |
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| Session Organizer: Robin Boadway, Queen's University |
| Session Chair: Christophe Kamps, public |
| Session type: contributed |
| Date: August 23, 2008 |
| Time: 16:15 - 17:45 |
| Fiscal decentralization and public debt |
| JEL codes: H77, H71, H30 |
| By Thushyanthan Baskaran, University of Heidelberg |
| Presented by: Thushyanthan Baskaran, University of Heidelberg |
| Discussant: Christophe Kamps, public |
| On the Economics of Ex-Post Transfers in a Federal State: A Mechanism Design Approach |
| By Martin Altemeyer-Bartscher Chemnitz University of Technology, Department of Economics, Thüringer Weg 7, 09126 Chemnitz, Germany Thomas Kuhn Chemnitz University of Technology, Department of Economics, Thüringer Weg 7, 09126 Chemnitz, Germany |
| Presented by: Thomas Kuhn, University of Chemnitz |
| Discussant: Thushyanthan Baskaran, University of Heidelberg |
| Dynamic Scoring in an Estimated DSGE Model of the US Economy |
| By Christophe Kamps, European Central Bank |
| Presented by: Christophe Kamps, public |
| Discussant: Thomas Kuhn, University of Chemnitz |
Session 67: Optimal taxation, efficiency,redistribution |
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| Session Organizer: matti Tuomala, University of Tampere |
| Session Chair: Guttorm Schjelderup, Norwegian School of Economics and Busine |
| Session type: contributed |
| Date: August 23, 2008 |
| Time: 16:15 - 17:45 |
| The Open Method of Coordination (OMC) as an Evolutionary Game |
| JEL codes: H77, H75, C73 |
| By Ana B. Ania, University of Vienna Andreas Wagener, University of Hannover |
| Presented by: Andreas Wagener, University of Hannover |
| Discussant: Guttorm Schjelderup, Norwegian School of Economics and Busine |
| Are fiscal incentives towards charitable giving efficient: Evidence from France |
| By Gabrielle Fack, Harvard University, Camille Landais, paris School of Economics |
| Presented by: camille landais, Paris School of Economics |
| Discussant: Andreas Wagener, University of Hannover |
| Efficiency enhancing taxation in two-sided markets |
| By Hans Kind Marko Kothenburger Guttorm Schjelderup |
| Presented by: Guttorm Schjelderup, Norwegian School of Economics and Busine |
| Discussant: camille landais, Paris School of Economics |
Session 68: Subsistence Income and Inflation |
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| Session Organizer: Efraim Sadka, Tel-Aviv University |
| Session Chair: Jason Loughrey, Teagasc RERC |
| Session type: contributed |
| Date: August 23, 2008 |
| Time: 16:15 - 17:45 |
| Family-Type Subsistence Incomes |
| JEL codes: I31, I32, C42, |
| By Christos Koulovatianos, University of Vienna Carsten Schröder, University of Kiel Ulrich Schmidt, University of Kiel |
| Presented by: Carsten Schröder, University of Kiel |
| Discussant: Jason Loughrey, Teagasc RERC |
| The Welfare Impact of Irish Inflation 1987-2007 |
| By Jason Loughrey - Teagasc Rural Economy Research Centre Cathal O’Donoghue - Teagasc Rural Economy Research Centre |
| Presented by: Jason Loughrey, Teagasc RERC |
| Discussant: Carsten Schröder, University of Kiel |
Session 69: Retirement issues |
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| Session Organizer: Richard Disney, University of Nottingham |
| Session Chair: Jan-Maarten Van Sonsbeek, Ministry of Social Affairs & Employment |
| Session type: contributed |
| Date: August 23, 2008 |
| Time: 16:15 - 17:45 |
| Early Retirement in Germany: Loss of income and lifetime? |
| JEL codes: H55, J14, J26 |
| By Stephan Kuehntopf, Rostock Centre for the Study of Demographic Change and University of Rostock Thusnelda Tivig, Rostock Centre for the Study of Demographic Change and University of Rostock |
| Presented by: Stephan Kuehntopf, University of Rostock |
| Discussant: Jan-Maarten Van Sonsbeek, Ministry of Social Affairs & Employment |
| The Decision (Not) to Annuitize: Evidence from a Large Policy Experiment |
| By Monika Bütler, University of St. Gallen, Cesifo & CEPR Stefan Staubli, University of St. Gallen Maria Grazia Zito, University of St. Gallen |
| Presented by: Monika Bütler, University of St. Gallen |
| Discussant: Stephan Kuehntopf, University of Rostock |
| Micro simulations on the effects of ageing-related policy measures |
| [slides] |
| By Jan-Maarten van Sonsbeek, Department of Social Affairs and Employment. |
| Presented by: Jan-Maarten Van Sonsbeek, Ministry of Social Affairs & Employment |
| Discussant: Monika Bütler, University of St. Gallen |
Session 70: Tax corruption and tax compliance |
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| Session Organizer: Massimo Bordignon, Catholic University of Milan |
| Session Chair: Carsten Gerrits, Helmut-Schmidt-University |
| Session type: invited |
| Date: August 24, 2008 |
| Time: 9:00 - 11:00 |
| The Intriguing Nexus between Corruption and Capital Account Restrictions |
| JEL codes: F33, H26, H31 |
| By Axel Dreher, ETH Zurich, KOF Zurich Lars Siemers, RWI Essen |
| Presented by: Lars-H. Siemers, RWI Essen |
| Discussant: Sebastian Eichfelder, Free University Berlin |
| Tax compliance costs and its determinants: Evidence from German businesses |
| By Sebastian Eichfelder, Research assistant at the "`Institut für Betriebswirtschaftliche Prüfungs- und Steuerlehre"' (Institute of Accounting and Tax Management), Prof. Dr. Schult, Freie Universität Berlin; Michael Schorn, Partner of the "`Institut für Wirtschafts- und Politikforschung (IWP)"', Köln |
| Presented by: Sebastian Eichfelder, Free University Berlin |
| Discussant: Lars-H. Siemers, RWI Essen |
| Making sense of corruption: Hobbesian jungle, bribery as an auction, and DUP activities |
| By Beckmann, Klaus Professor of public economics at Helmut Schmidt University (UniBw) Hamburg/Germany Gerrits, Carsten research fellow at Helmut Schmidt University (UniBw) Hamburg/Germany |
| Presented by: Carsten Gerrits, Helmut-Schmidt-University |
| Discussant: Benny Geys, Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin für Sozialforschung (WZB) |
| MIMIC Models, Cointegration and Error Correction: The Shadow Economies in France and the UK |
| By Andreas Buehn Friedrich Schneider |
| Presented by: Friedrich Schneider, University of Linz |
Session 71: Outcomes in Federations |
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| Session Organizer: Robin Boadway, Queen's University |
| Session Chair: Benjamin Lockwood, Warwick |
| Session type: contributed |
| Date: August 24, 2008 |
| Time: 9:00 - 11:00 |
| The role of economic openness on the vertical structure of the public sector |
| JEL codes: H77, H50, H11 |
| By Paolo Liberati, University of Urbino Antonio Scialà, University of Padua |
| Presented by: Antonio Scialà, University of Padua |
| Discussant: Benjamin Lockwood, Warwick |
| Are jurisdictions with the median voter and median inequality favored? |
| By Santanu Gupta, XLRI, School of Business and Human Resources, Jamshedpur, India Raghbendra Jha, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia |
| Presented by: SANTANU GUPTA, XLRI SCHOOL OF BUSINESS & HUMAN RESOURCE |
| Discussant: Antonio Scialà, University of Padua |
| Voting, Lobbying, and the Decentralization Theorem |
| By Ben Lockwood University of Warwick and CEPR |
| Presented by: Benjamin Lockwood, Warwick |
| Discussant: SANTANU GUPTA, XLRI SCHOOL OF BUSINESS & HUMAN RESOURCE |
Session 72: Social Security Reforms |
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| Session Organizer: Sergi Jimenez-Martin, Pompeu Fabra University |
| Session Chair: Pietro Rizza, Banca d'Italia |
| Session type: contributed |
| Date: August 24, 2008 |
| Time: 9:00 - 11:00 |
| Simulating Public Pension Reform in an Aging Japan |
| JEL codes: H20, C68 |
| By Akira Okamoto (Okayama University) Toshihiko Shima (University of Tokyo) Tomoyuki Nakajima (Kyoto University) |
| Presented by: Akira Okamoto, Okayama University |
| Discussant: Pietro Rizza, Banca d'Italia |
| Policy Risk in Action: Pension Reforms and Social Security Wealth in Hungary, Czech Republic and Slovakia |
| By Juraj Kopecsni - Institute of Economic Studies, Charles University, Prague Libor Dusek - CERGE-EI, Prague |
| Presented by: Juraj Kopecsni, Charles University |
| Discussant: Akira Okamoto, Okayama University |
| WILL WE TREAT FUTURE GENERATIONS FAIRLY? ITALIAN FISCAL POLICY THROUGH THE PRISM OF GENERATIONAL ACCOUNTING |
| By Pietro Rizza, Banca d'Italia (research department) Pietro Tommasino, Banca d'Italia (research department) |
| Presented by: Pietro Rizza, Banca d'Italia |
| Discussant: Juraj Kopecsni, Charles University |
Session 73: European Union |
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| Session Organizer: , |
| Session Chair: Sijbren Cnossen, Maastricht University |
| Session type: contributed |
| Date: August 24, 2008 |
| Time: 9:00 - 11:00 |
| Who’s afraid of an EU tax and why? - Determinants of tax preferences in the European Parliament |
| JEL codes: F 53, H 20, H77 |
| By Friedrich Heinemann, ZEW Philipp Mohl, ZEW Steffen Osterloh, ZEW |
| Presented by: Steffen Osterloh, ZEW |
| Discussant: Sijbren Cnossen, Maastricht University |
| Patterns of Welfare State Indicators in the EU: Is There Convergence? |
| By Koen Caminada, Leiden University, The Netherlands. Kees Goudswaard, Leiden University, The Netherlands. Olaf van Vliet, Leiden University, The Netherlands. |
| Presented by: Koen Caminada, public |
| Discussant: Steffen Osterloh, ZEW |
| Solutions to VAT Coordination Issues in the European Union |
| By Sijbren Cnossen |
| Presented by: Sijbren Cnossen, Maastricht University |
| Discussant: Charles Blankart, Humboldt-University |
Session 74: Local and National Public Goods |
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| Session Organizer: Vincenzo Galasso, IGIER - Università Bocconi |
| Session Chair: Frans van Winden, University of Amsterdam |
| Session type: contributed |
| Date: August 24, 2008 |
| Time: 9:00 - 11:00 |
| Voting on Devolution in a Federal Country with a Bicameral National System |
| JEL codes: H1; H71; H77 |
| By Grazzini Lisa, University of Florence Petretto Alessandro, University of Florence |
| Presented by: Lisa Grazzini, |
| Discussant: Frans van Winden, University of Amsterdam |
| The Private Provision of Public Inputs |
| By Julio R. Robledo University of Nottingham |
| Presented by: Julio Robledo, University of Nottingham |
| Discussant: Lisa Grazzini, |
| After the war: an experimental study of post-conflict behavior |
| By Juan Lacomba, Francisco Lagos, Ernesto Reuben, and Frans van Winden |
| Presented by: Frans van Winden, University of Amsterdam |
| Discussant: Julio Robledo, University of Nottingham |
Session 75: Taxation and corporate financial policy |
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| Session Organizer: Peter Sorensen, University of Copenhagen |
| Session Chair: Michael Stimmelmayr, CES, University of Munich |
| Session type: contributed |
| Date: August 24, 2008 |
| Time: 9:00 - 11:00 |
| The Ex-Dividend-Day Effect and the German Tax Reform of 2000/2001 |
| JEL codes: G12, G35, H22 |
| By Tina Klautke, Johann Wolfgang Goethe Universität Frankfurt |
| Presented by: Tina Klautke, Goethe University |
| Discussant: Michael Stimmelmayr, CES, University of Munich |
| Can Firms choose their Leverage? - Tax Planning for Implementing Tax Induced Debt Finance |
| By Martin Ruf, Mannheim University |
| Presented by: Martin Ruf, Mannheim University |
| Discussant: Tina Klautke, Goethe University |
| Capital Structure, Corporate Taxation and Firm Age |
| By Michael Pfaffermayr, Faculty of Economics and Statistics, University of Innsbruck Matthias Stöckl, Faculty of Economics and Statistics, University of Innsbruck Hannes Winner, Faculty of Economics and Statistics, University of Innsbruck |
| Presented by: Matthias Stöckl, University of Innsbruck |
| Discussant: Martin Ruf, Mannheim University |
| Corporate Taxation in an Agency Model of Corporate Behaviour |
| By Koethenbuerger Marko, ifo Institute and CESifo Stimmelmayr Michael, CES University of Munich and CESifo |
| Presented by: Michael Stimmelmayr, CES, University of Munich |
| Discussant: Matthias Stöckl, University of Innsbruck |
Session 76: Incidence of Public Policy |
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| Session Organizer: Efraim Sadka, Tel-Aviv University |
| Session Chair: Robert Haveman, University of Wisconsin, Madison |
| Session type: contributed |
| Date: August 24, 2008 |
| Time: 9:00 - 11:00 |
| Construction and Applications of a Micro-Based Pseudo-Panel Data Set |
| JEL codes: D3, I3 |
| By Family Name: SUNG First Name: MYUNG JAE |
| Presented by: Myung Jae Sung, Korea Institute of Public Finance |
| Discussant: Robert Haveman, University of Wisconsin, Madison |
| The impact of copayment on the income of users of care services for people with dependency:An approach to the case of Spain |
| By Julia Montserrat University Ramon Llull (Spain) |
| Presented by: JULIA MONTSERRAT, University Ramon Llull |
| Discussant: Myung Jae Sung, Korea Institute of Public Finance |
| Incidence Analysis of the State Budget Expenditures. Case of the Czech Republic |
| By SLINTAKOVA, Barbora University of Economics Prague, W. Churchill sq. 4, 130 67 Prague, the Czech Republic, barbora@vse.cz |
| Presented by: Barbora Slintakova, University of Economics Prague |
| Discussant: JULIA MONTSERRAT, University Ramon Llull |
| Long Term Effects of Public Low-Income Housing Vouchers on Work, Earnings, and Neighborhood Quality |
| [slides] |
| By Robert Haveman Barbara Wolfe University of Wisconsin-Madison |
| Presented by: Robert Haveman, University of Wisconsin, Madison |
| Discussant: Barbora Slintakova, University of Economics Prague |
Session 77: Ageing and distribution |
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| Session Organizer: Richard Disney, University of Nottingham |
| Session Chair: Risto Vaittinen, Finnish Centre for Pensions |
| Session type: contributed |
| Date: August 24, 2008 |
| Time: 9:00 - 14:00 |
| Incomes and inequality in the long run: the case of German elderly |
| JEL codes: D31, H31, H55, |
| By Timm Bönke, Freie Universitaet Berlin Carsten Schröder, Christian-Albrechts-Universität of Kiel Katharina Schulte, Christian-Albrechts-Universität of Kiel |
| Presented by: Timm Boenke, Freie Universitaet Berlin |
| Discussant: Risto Vaittinen, Finnish Centre for Pensions |
| "Intergenerational Transfers and Life-cycle Consumption in Finland" |
| By Risto Vaittinen,The Finnish Centre for Pensions Reijo Vanne,The Finnish Pension Alliance |
| Presented by: Risto Vaittinen, Finnish Centre for Pensions |
| Discussant: Timm Boenke, Freie Universitaet Berlin |
Session 78: Taxation and welfare |
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| Session Organizer: matti Tuomala, University of Tampere |
| Session Chair: Wolfram Richter, University of Dortmund |
| Session type: contributed |
| Date: August 24, 2008 |
| Time: 9:00 - 11:00 |
| Optimal Consumption and Taxation of Housing - A Life Cycle Approach |
| [slides] |
| By Ulrich van Suntum University of Muenster |
| Presented by: Ulrich van Suntum, University of Muenster |
| Discussant: Wolfram Richter, University of Dortmund |
| Discounting and welfare analysis over time: Choosing the 'eta'. |
| By Wolfgang Buchholz, University of Regensburg Jan Schumacher, University of Regensburg |
| Presented by: Wolfgang Buchholz, University of Regensburg |
| Discussant: Ulrich van Suntum, University of Muenster |
| Efficient Tax Policy Ranks Education Higher Than Saving |
| By Wolfram F. Richter, University of Dormtund |
| Presented by: Wolfram Richter, University of Dortmund |
| Discussant: Wolfgang Buchholz, University of Regensburg |
Session 79: Fiscal Competition with Differential Taxation and Enfrocement |
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| Session Organizer: Motohiro Sato, Hitotsubashi University |
| Session Chair: Kosuke Oshima, Univ. of Marketing & Distribution Sciences |
| Session type: contributed |
| Date: August 24, 2008 |
| Time: 9:00 - 11:00 |
| TAX COMPETITION OR TAX INNOVATION?: AN EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS OF INTERDEPENDENCE IN TAX AUDITING POLICIES |
| By Jose Mª Duran, Universitat de Barcelona & IEB Alejandro Esteller, Universitat de Barcelona & IEB |
| Presented by: Alejandro Esteller-More, University of Barcelona-IEB |
| Discussant: Sebastian Kessing, University of Warwick |
| Discriminatory Indirect Taxation in International Tax Competition |
| By Sebastian G. Kessing (European Commission, Free University of Berlin |
| Presented by: Sebastian Kessing, University of Warwick |
| Discussant: Kosuke Oshima, Univ. of Marketing & Distribution Sciences |
| Extensions of the Model of Preferential Tax Regimes: Harmful or Useful? |
| By Kosuke Oshima, University of Marketing and Distribution Sciences |
| Presented by: Kosuke Oshima, Univ. of Marketing & Distribution Sciences |
| Discussant: Alejandro Esteller-More, University of Barcelona-IEB |
Session 80: Fertility, child benefits and labor force participation |
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| Session Organizer: Efraim Sadka, Tel-Aviv University |
| Session Chair: Karin Edmark, IFAU |
| Session type: contributed |
| Date: August 24, 2008 |
| Time: 9:00 - 11:00 |
| The Effects of the Size of the Public Sector on Fertility |
| JEL codes: E21, E32 |
| By Mikku Puhakka, University of Oulu Matti Viren, University of Turku |
| Presented by: Matti Viren, University of Turku |
| Discussant: Karin Edmark, IFAU |
| Women participation and caring decisions: do different institutional frameworks matter? A comparison between Italy and The Netherlands |
| By Flavia Coda Moscarola CeRP-Collegio Carlo alberto |
| Presented by: Flavia Coda Moscarola, CeRP |
| Discussant: Matti Viren, University of Turku |
| Does growing up with parents on welfare affect children’s future welfare benefit receipt? |
| By Karin Edmark, The Institute for Labour Market Policy Evaluation (IFAU) |
| Presented by: Karin Edmark, IFAU |
| Discussant: Flavia Coda Moscarola, CeRP |
Session 81: The political economy of income redistribution and health care provision |
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| Session Organizer: Georges Casamatta, University of Toulouse |
| Session Chair: Christopher Ellis, University of Oregon |
| Session type: contributed |
| Date: August 24, 2008 |
| Time: 9:00 - 11:00 |
| Still a Director's Law? On the Political Economy of Income Redistribution |
| JEL codes: D78, I30, H75 |
| By Jan Schnellenbach Lars P. Feld |
| Presented by: Jan Schnellenbach, University of Heidelberg |
| Discussant: Sophia Delipalla, University of Macedonia |
| The political economy of health insurance with adverse selection |
| [slides] |
| By Sophia Delipalla Owen O'Donnell University of Macedonia, Greece |
| Presented by: Sophia Delipalla, University of Macedonia |
| Discussant: Christopher Ellis, University of Oregon |
| Gradual Franchise Extension and Growth |
| [slides] |
| By Christopher J. Ellis - University of Oregon |
| Presented by: Christopher Ellis, University of Oregon |
| Discussant: Jan Schnellenbach, University of Heidelberg |
Session 82: Unions |
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| Session Organizer: Nicolas Marceau, University of Quebec at Montreal |
| Session Chair: Thorsten Upmann, University of Bielefeld |
| Session type: invited |
| Date: August 24, 2008 |
| Time: 9:00 - 11:00 |
| Subsidizing extra jobs: promoting employment by taming the unions |
| JEL codes: H25, J38, J68 |
| By Andreas Knabe, Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg Ronnie Schöb, Freie Universität Berlin |
| Presented by: Ronnie Schöb, Freie Univeristaet Berlin |
| Discussant: Thorsten Upmann, University of Bielefeld |
| Wage taxation in the presence of unionised labour and internationally mobile firms |
| By Silvia Rocha-Akis Vienna University of Economics and BA |
| Presented by: Silvia Rocha-Akis, Vienna University of Economics an BA |
| Discussant: Ronnie Schöb, Freie Univeristaet Berlin |
| Labour Unions --- To Unite or to Separate? |
| By Thorsten Upmann |
| Presented by: Thorsten Upmann, University of Bielefeld |
| Discussant: Silvia Rocha-Akis, Vienna University of Economics an BA |
Session 83: Empirical evidence on fiscal policy |
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| Session Organizer: Torben Andersen, University of Aarhus |
| Session Chair: Alvaro Pina, ISEG/UTL |
| Session type: invited |
| Date: August 24, 2008 |
| Time: 9:00 - 11:00 |
| Cyclical Asymmetry in Fiscal Variables |
| JEL codes: E62, H6 |
| By Fabrizio Balassone, Banca d'Italia Maura Francese, Banca d'Italia Stefania Zotteri, Banca d'Italia |
| Presented by: Stefania Zotteri, Banca d'Italia |
| Discussant: Alvaro Pina, ISEG/UTL |
| non-linear adjustments in fiscal policy. |
| By Gabriella Legrenzi Keele University, CESifo, Rimini Centre for Economic Analysis Costas Milas Keele University |
| Presented by: Gabriella Legrenzi, Keele University |
| Discussant: Stefania Zotteri, Banca d'Italia |
| Assessing the Impact of Public Spending on Growth: an empirical analysis for seven fast growing countries |
| By Blanca Moreno-Dodson, Senior Economist, The World Bank |
| Presented by: Blanca Moreno-Dodson, World Bank |
| Discussant: Gabriella Legrenzi, Keele University |
| The political economy of EDP fiscal forecasts: an empirical assessment |
| By Álvaro Pina, ISEG/Technical Univ. Lisbon and UECE Nuno Venes, ISEG/Technical Univ. Lisbon and Univ. Lusíada |
| Presented by: Alvaro Pina, ISEG/UTL |
| Discussant: Blanca Moreno-Dodson, World Bank |
Session 84: Efficient taxation |
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| Session Organizer: matti Tuomala, University of Tampere |
| Session Chair: Andrea Schneider, Helmut Schmidt University, Hamburg |
| Session type: contributed |
| Date: August 25, 2008 |
| Time: 9:00 - 11:00 |
| Why and how should child care be subsidized? |
| JEL codes: H21,H24,H31,H42 |
| By Sören Blomquist, Dept. of Economics, Uppsala University Vidar Christiansen, Dept. of Economics, Oslo University, Lars Lindvall, Dept. of Economics, Uppsala University Luca Micheletto,Faculty of Law, State University of Milan and EconPubblica, L. Bocconi University, Milan, I |
| Presented by: Sören Blomquist, Uppsala University |
| Discussant: Andrea Schneider, Helmut Schmidt University, Hamburg |
| Tagging |
| By Helmuth Cremer Toulouse School of Economics (IDEI and GREMAQ) Firouz Gahvari Department of Economics University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Jean-Marie Lozachmeur Toulouse School of Economics(IDEI and GREMAQ-CNRS) |
| Presented by: Jean-Marie Lozachmeur, Toulouuse School of Economics |
| Discussant: Sören Blomquist, Uppsala University |
| Redistributive taxation vs. education subisdies: fostering education in an intergeneration model |
| By Andrea Schneider Institute of Public Finance Helmut Schmidt University, Hamburg |
| Presented by: Andrea Schneider, Helmut Schmidt University, Hamburg |
| Discussant: Jean-Marie Lozachmeur, Toulouuse School of Economics |
Session 85: Pension reforms and risks |
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| Session Organizer: Sergi Jimenez-Martin, Pompeu Fabra University |
| Session Chair: Andrea Tiseno, Banca d'Italia |
| Session type: contributed |
| Date: August 25, 2008 |
| Time: 9:00 - 11:00 |
| Are we unable to work until 67 - or do we just not want to? An experimental study of public opposition against pension reforms |
| JEL codes: J10, H30, H55 |
| By Beatrice Scheubel, Center for Economic Studies, University of Munich Daniel Schunk, Institute for Empirical Research in Economics, University of Zürich Joachim Winter, Department of Economics, University of Munich |
| Presented by: Beatrice Scheubel, University of Munich, Center for Economic Studies |
| Discussant: Andrea Tiseno, Banca d'Italia |
| Sustainability by increased financial market risk-taking? A stochastic analysis of the Finnish pension system |
| By Jukka Lassila, ETLA Tarmo Valkonen, ETLA |
| Presented by: Tarmo Valkonen, ETLA |
| Discussant: Beatrice Scheubel, University of Munich, Center for Economic Studies |
| The Effect of Pension Benefit Guarantee Insurance on Pension Plan Management |
| By Mario Jametti, York University, Canada |
| Presented by: Mario Jametti, York University |
| Discussant: Tarmo Valkonen, ETLA |
| HOUSEHOLD INVESTMENT IN PENSION FUNDS: THE ITALIAN EXPERIENCE |
| By Monica Paiella - University of Naples “Parthenope”, Economics Department Andrea Tiseno - Bank of Italy, Research Department |
| Presented by: Andrea Tiseno, Banca d'Italia |
| Discussant: Mario Jametti, York University |
Session 86: Dynamic tax competition and fiscal sustainability |
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| Session Organizer: Motohiro Sato, Hitotsubashi University |
| Session Chair: Athanassios Pitsoulis, Technical University of Brandenburg |
| Session type: contributed |
| Date: August 25, 2008 |
| Time: 9:00 - 11:00 |
| Open-loop and feed-back equilibrium of a tax competition model |
| JEL codes: H00; H87; H3 |
| By Fernando M. M. Ruiz, Facultés Universitaires Catholiques de Mons (FUCaM), Belgium. |
| Presented by: Fernando Ruiz, FUCaM |
| Discussant: Erling Holmøy, Statistics Norway |
| Can welfare states outgrow their fiscal sustainability problems? |
| By Erling Holmøy Statistics Norway, Research Department |
| Presented by: Erling Holmøy, Statistics Norway |
| Discussant: Athanassios Pitsoulis, Technical University of Brandenburg |
| Stubborn Conservatives, Tax Competition, and Strategic Deficits |
| By Athanassios Pitsoulis, Brandenburg University of Technology Jens Peter Siebel, University of Applied Sciences Kaiserslautern |
| Presented by: Athanassios Pitsoulis, Technical University of Brandenburg |
| Discussant: Fernando Ruiz, FUCaM |
Session 87: public spending efficiency |
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| Session Organizer: Joan Muysken, University of Maastricht |
| Session Chair: Bas Jacobs, Erasmus University Rotterdam |
| Session type: contributed |
| Date: August 25, 2008 |
| Time: 9:00 - 11:00 |
| Does it pay to have a balanced government budget? |
| By Alfred Greiner |
| Presented by: Alfred Greiner, Bielefeld University |
| Discussant: Bas Jacobs, Erasmus University Rotterdam |
| Refocusing the EU budget – an institutional view |
| By Charles B. Blankart Humboldt University Gerrit B. Koester Humboldt University |
| Presented by: Charles Blankart, Humboldt-University |
| Discussant: Alfred Greiner, Bielefeld University |
| Going NUTS - The Effect of EU Structural Funds on Regional Performance |
| By Sascha O. Becker (LMU Munich, CESifo) Peter Egger (LMU Munich, ifo and CESifo) Maximilian von Ehrlich (LMU Munich) Robert Fenge (ifo and CESifo) |
| Presented by: Maximilian von Ehrlich, University of Munich |
| Discussant: Charles Blankart, Humboldt-University |
| Is Prescott Right? Welfare State Policies and the Incentives to Work, Learn and Retire |
| By Bas Jacobs - Erasmus University Rotterdam |
| Presented by: Bas Jacobs, Erasmus University Rotterdam |
| Discussant: Maximilian von Ehrlich, University of Munich |
Session 88: Private provision of Public Goods |
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| Session Organizer: Robin Boadway, Queen's University |
| Session Chair: Gebhard Kirchgässner, University of St. Gallen |
| Session type: contributed |
| Date: August 25, 2008 |
| Time: 9:00 - 11:00 |
| How Price Elastic is Giving in an Extensive Welfare State? - The Case of Germany |
| By Sarah Borgloh, ZEW Mannheim Friedrich Heinemann, ZEW Mannheim |
| Presented by: Sarah Borgloh, Centre for European Economic Research |
| Discussant: Gebhard Kirchgässner, University of St. Gallen |
| On Minimal Morals |
| By GEBHARD KIRCHGÄSSNER University of St. Gallen Swiss Institute of International Economics and Applied Economic Analysis, Leopoldina and CESifo |
| Presented by: Gebhard Kirchgässner, University of St. Gallen |
| Discussant: Sarah Borgloh, Centre for European Economic Research |
Session 89: Country studies |
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| Session Organizer: Richard Disney, University of Nottingham |
| Session Chair: Raffaela Giordano, Banca d'Italia |
| Session type: contributed |
| Date: August 25, 2008 |
| Time: 9:00 - 11:00 |
| Czech Pension Policy |
| JEL codes: H 55 |
| By Bojka Hamernikova Jaroslav Vostatek |
| Presented by: Bojka Hamernikova, Institute of Finance and Administration |
| Discussant: Raffaela Giordano, Banca d'Italia |
| The impact of the demographic factors on the public pension expenditure in Poland between 2005 and 2030 |
| By Prof. Ph.D. Jan Paradysz University of Economics in Poznan Al. Niepodległości 10 60-967 Poznan Poland jan.paradysz@ae.poznan.pl and Central Statistical Office Warsaw Poland Ph.D. Grzegorz Paluszak University of Economics in Poznan Al. Niepodległości 10 60-967 Poznan Poland g.paluszak@ae.poznan.pl |
| Presented by: Grzegorz Tadeusz Paluszak, University of Economics |
| Discussant: Bojka Hamernikova, Institute of Finance and Administration |
| The Public Sector Pay Gap in Italy |
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| By Raffaela Giordano, Bank of Italy |
| Presented by: Raffaela Giordano, Banca d'Italia |
| Discussant: Grzegorz Tadeusz Paluszak, University of Economics |
Session 90: Fiscal policy in the EMU |
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| Session Organizer: Torben Andersen, University of Aarhus |
| Session Chair: Vratislav Izak, University of Economics |
| Session type: contributed |
| Date: August 25, 2008 |
| Time: 9:00 - 11:00 |
| Inflation and Unemployment in a Monetary Union |
| JEL codes: E63, F33, F41 |
| By Professor Michael Carlberg Department of Economics Helmut Schmidt University Holstenhofweg 85 D-22043 Hamburg Germany |
| Presented by: Michael Carlberg, Helmut-Schmidt-University |
| Discussant: Vratislav Izak, University of Economics |
| Ageing, debt and inflation in a monetary union |
| By Yvonne Adema, Tilburg University |
| Presented by: Yvonne Adema, Tilburg University |
| Discussant: Michael Carlberg, Helmut-Schmidt-University |
| Primary balance, public debt and fiscal variables in postsocialist members of the European Union |
| By Vratislav Izak University of Economics, prague |
| Presented by: Vratislav Izak, University of Economics |
| Discussant: Yvonne Adema, Tilburg University |
Session 91: Migration and Redistribution |
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| Session Organizer: Efraim Sadka, Tel-Aviv University |
| Session Chair: Markus Zimmer, University of Munich |
| Session type: contributed |
| Date: August 25, 2008 |
| Time: 9:00 - 11:00 |
| Native Welfare Losses from High Skilled Immigration |
| JEL codes: F22,J5,H53,J65 |
| By Prof. Dr. Alexander Kemnitz, TU Dresden |
| Presented by: Alexander Kemnitz, TU Dresden |
| Discussant: Markus Zimmer, University of Munich |
| Winners and Losers Along the World’s Demographic Transition |
| By Hans Fehr, University of Wuerzburg Sabine Jokisch, Ulm University Laurence J. Kotlikoff, Boston University and NBER |
| Presented by: Sabine Jokisch, Ulm University |
| Discussant: Sinikka Hamalainen, University of Tampere |
| Income inequality within and between European countries |
| By Judith Niehues, Center for Public Economics, University of Cologne, Germany |
| Presented by: Judith Niehues, University of Cologne |
| Discussant: Sabine Jokisch, Ulm University |
| Network Effects on Domestic Migration Flows Across Germany |
| By Markus Zimmer, Center for Economic Studies at the University of Munich |
| Presented by: Markus Zimmer, University of Munich |
| Discussant: Judith Niehues, University of Cologne |
Session 92: International Tax Competition and FDI |
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| Session Organizer: Motohiro Sato, Hitotsubashi University |
| Session Chair: Andreas Haufler, University of Munich |
| Session type: contributed |
| Date: August 25, 2008 |
| Time: 9:00 - 11:00 |
| Foreign Direct Investment in Europe: Tax Competition and Agglomeration Economics |
| JEL codes: F21; F23; H2 |
| By Åsa Hansson, Department of Economics, Lund University, Sweden & Ratio Karin Olofsdotter, Department of Economics, Lund University, Sweden |
| Presented by: Asa Hansson, Lund University |
| Discussant: Maksym Ivanyna, BGPE |
| Tax competition and governmental efficiency: Theory and evidence |
| By Maksym Ivanyna, Bavarian Graduate Program in Economics, Germany, Michigan State University, USA |
| Presented by: Maksym Ivanyna, BGPE |
| Discussant: Asa Hansson, Lund University |
Session 93: International capital tax competition |
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| Session Organizer: Peter Sorensen, University of Copenhagen |
| Session Chair: Clemens Fuest, University of Cologne |
| Session type: contributed |
| Date: August 25, 2008 |
| Time: 9:00 - 11:00 |
| Competition for FDI with vintage investment and agglomeration advantages |
| JEL codes: F21, H71 |
| By Kai A. Konrad, Free University of Berlin and Social Science Research Center Berlin (WZB) Dan Kovenock, Purdue University |
| Presented by: Kai Konrad, Social Science Research Center Berlin (W |
| Discussant: Clemens Fuest, University of Cologne |
| On capital and profit tax competition |
| By Thomas Eichner University of Bielefeld |
| Presented by: Thomas Eichner, University of Bielefeld |
| Discussant: Kai Konrad, Social Science Research Center Berlin (W |
| Tax Competition - Greenfield Investment versus Mergers and Acquisitions |
| By Johannes Becker, University of Cologne Clemens Fuest, University of Cologne |
| Presented by: Clemens Fuest, University of Cologne |
| Discussant: Thomas Eichner, University of Bielefeld |
Session 94: Female Labour Market Participation |
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| Session Organizer: Nicolas Marceau, University of Quebec at Montreal |
| Session Chair: Seokjin Woo, Korea Institute of Public Finance |
| Session type: contributed |
| Date: August 25, 2008 |
| Time: 9:00 - 11:00 |
| The Rise in Female Employment and the Role of Tax Incentives |
| JEL codes: J21,H24. |
| By Håkan Selin Uppsala University |
| Presented by: Håkan Selin, Uppsala University |
| Discussant: Seokjin Woo, Korea Institute of Public Finance |
| The Effects of Pro-natal Policies on Fertility, Labor Supply, and Marriage of Korean Women |
| By Seokjin Woo, Korea Institute of Public Finance |
| Presented by: Seokjin Woo, Korea Institute of Public Finance |
| Discussant: Håkan Selin, Uppsala University |
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