137 sessions, 502 papers

Royal Economic Society 2011 Conference
Complete List of All Sessions

Session 1: Development Economics
Session Chair: Pinar Keskin, Wesleyan University
Session type: contributed
Date: April 18, 2011
Time: 13:30 - 15:00
Location: Windsor WIN 00-02
Risk, Agricultural Assets and the Persistence of Poverty in Rural China
By Jing You; University of Manchester Adam Ozanne; University of Manchester Bernard Walters; University of Manchester Xiaobing Wang; University of Manchester
Presented by: Jing You, University of Manchester
Excluding the poor: the impact of public expenditure on child malnutrition in Peru
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By Gissele Gajate-Garrido; International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
Presented by: Gissele Gajate-Garrido, IFPRI
Envy and agricultural innovation:
By Bereket Kebede; University of East Anglia Daniel John Zizzo; University of East Anglia
Presented by: Bereket Kebede, University of East Anglia
Farming the Ogallala Aquifer: Short and Long-run Impacts of Groundwater Access
By Richard Hornbeck; Harvard University and NBER Pinar Keskin; Wesleyan University
Presented by: Pinar Keskin, Wesleyan University

Session 2: Economics of Education
Session Chair: Arnaud Chevalier, Royal holloway, University of London
Session type: contributed
Date: April 18, 2011
Time: 13:30 - 15:00
Location: Management Auditorium MBLT
Estimating The Demand for School Attributes in Pakistan
By Pedro Carneiro; University College London and Institute for Fiscal Studies Jishnu Das; World Bank Hugo Reis; University College London
Presented by: Hugo Reis, UCL
The Effects of Moving to More Autonomous School Structures: Academy Schools and Their Introduction to English Education
By Stephen Machin; University College London and Centre for Economic Performance, London School of Economics James Vernoit;Centre for Economic Performance, London School of Economics
Presented by: James Vernoit, LSE
Peer Effects on Student Achievement: An Instrumental Variable Approach Using School Transition Data
By Hongliang Zhang; Chinese University of Hong Kong
Presented by: Hongliang Zhang, Chinese University of Hong Kong
Higher education decisions in the UK and the 2004 Higher Education Act.
By Arnaud Chevalier; Royal Holloway, University of London Gauthier Lanot; Keele University
Presented by: Arnaud Chevalier, Royal holloway, University of London

Session 3: Economics of Education
Session Chair: Amparo Castello-Climent, Instituto de Economía Internacional
Session type: contributed
Date: April 18, 2011
Time: 13:30 - 15:00
Location: Moore Annexe Executive Seminar Room MX01
The Effect of Preschool Attendance on Secondary School Track Choice - Evidence from Siblings
By Martin Franz Benedikt Schlotter; Ifo Institute for Economic Research at the University of Munich, Department of Human Capital and Innovation
Presented by: Martin Schlotter, ifo institute for Economic Research
Education, Ability and Wages, 1980s vs 2000s
By Gonzalo Castex; Central Bank of Chile Evgenia Dechter; University of New South Wales
Presented by: Evgenia Dechter, UNSW
Empowering Women: Inheritance Rights and Female Education in India
By Sanchari Roy; University of Warwick
Presented by: Sanchari Roy, University of Warwick
Mass Education or a Minority Well Educated Elite in the Process of Development: the Case of India
By Amparo Castello Climent; University of Valencia Abhiroop Mukhopadhyay; Indian Statistical Institute
Presented by: Amparo Castello-Climent, Instituto de Economía Internacional

Session 4: Labour Economics
Session Chair: Sven Schreiber, Hans Böckler Foundation
Session type: contributed
Date: April 18, 2011
Time: 13:30 - 15:00
Location: Windsor WIN 01-04
How much do lifetime earnings explain retirement resources?
By Antoine Bozio; Institute for Fiscal Studies Carl Emmerson; Institute for Fiscal Studies Gemma Tetlow; Institute for Fiscal Studies and University College London
Presented by: Antoine Bozio, IFS
Retirement and Subjective Well-Being
By Eric Bonsang; ROA, Maastricht University Tobias J. Klein; Netspar, CentER, Tilburg University
Presented by: Tobias Klein, Tilburg University
Booms, busts and retirement timing
By Richard Disney; University of Nottingham Anita Ratcliffe; University of Bristol Sarah Smith; University of Bristol
Presented by: Anita Ratcliffe, University of Bristol
The Life-Cycle Hypothesis Revisited: Evidence on Housing Consumption after Retirement
By Miriam Beblo; Berlin School of Economics and Law (HWR) Sven Schreiber; IMK and Goethe University
Presented by: Sven Schreiber, Hans Böckler Foundation

Session 5: Labour Economics
Session Chair: Natalia Kolesnikova, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
Session type: contributed
Date: April 18, 2011
Time: 13:30 - 15:00
Location: Windsor WIN 01-02
Why do College Graduates Migrate More for New Jobs?
By Michael A. Amior; University College London and Institute for Fiscal Studies
Presented by: Michael Amior, UCL
An Empirical Model of Wage Dispersion with Sorting
By Jesper Bagger; Royal Holloway, University of London Rasmus Lentz; University of Wisconsin-Madison
Presented by: Jesper Bagger, public
The Role of Location in Evaluating Racial Wage Disparity
By Dan A. Black; University of Chicago Natalia Kolesnikova; Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Seth G. Sanders; Duke University Lowell J. Taylor; Carnegie Mellon University
Presented by: Natalia Kolesnikova, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis

Session 6: Labour Economics
Session Chair: Christoph Weiss, European University Institute
Session type: contributed
Date: April 18, 2011
Time: 13:30 - 15:00
Location: Windsor WIN 01-03
Does Leadership Training Promote Leadership?
By Erik Grönqvist; Institute for Labour Market Policy Evaluation Erik Lindqvist; Stockholm School of Economics
Presented by: Erik Lindqvist, Stockholm School of Economics
Does High Involvement Management Lead to Higher Pay?
By Petri Böckerman; Labour Institute for Economic Research, Helsinki, Finland Alex Bryson; National Institute of Economic and Social Research Pekka Ilmakunnas; Aalto University School of Economics, Helsinki, Finland
Presented by: Alex Bryson, National Institute of Economic and Socia
Human Capital, Employment Protection and Growth in Europe
By Maurizio Conti; University of Genova Giovanni Sulis; University of Cagliari
Presented by: Giovanni Sulis, Università di Cagliari
Persistent Attitudes and Behaviors
By Christoph T. Weiss; European University Institute
Presented by: Christoph Weiss, European University Institute

Session 7: Industrial Organisation
Session Chair: Hamideh Esfahani, University of Bologna
Session type: contributed
Date: April 18, 2011
Time: 13:30 - 15:00
Location: Horton Building HLT 1
Patent Quality And A Two-Tiered Patent System
By Vidya Atal; Montclair State University Talia Bar; Cornell University
Presented by: Vidya Atal, Montclair State University
How to connect under incomplete information
By Dinko Dimitrov; Saarland University (Germany) Claus-Jochen Haake; University of Paderborn (Germany)
Presented by: Dinko Dimitrov, Saarland University
Targeted Competition: Choosing Your Enemies in Multiplayer Games
By Andrei Dubovik; Netherlands Bureau for Economic Policy Analysis Alexei Parakhonyak; Center for Advanced Studies, State University Higher School of Economics
Presented by: Andrei Dubovik, Netherlands Bureau for Economic Policy Analysis
The Profitability of Small Horizontal Mergers with Nonlinear Demand Functions
By Hamideh Esfahani; University of Bologna Luca Lambertini; University of Bologna
Presented by: Hamideh Esfahani, University of Bologna

Session 8: Industrial Organisation
Session Chair: Jinghai Zheng, Queen's University Belfast
Session type: contributed
Date: April 18, 2011
Time: 13:30 - 15:00
Location: Horton Building HLT 2
Upstream Innovation and Product Variety in the United States Home PC Market
By Alon Eizenberg; The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Presented by: Alon Eizenberg, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Deterrence and Geographical Externalities in Auto Theft
By marco gonzalez-navarro; UC-Berkeley
Presented by: Marco Gonzalez-Navarro, University of Toronto
Private Regulation by Platform Operators – Implications for Usage Intensity
By Jörg Claussen; LMU Munich Tobias Kretschmer; LMU Munich and ifo Philip Mayrhofer; LMU Munich
Presented by: Tobias Kretschmer, LMU Munich
Knowledge Production Function and Malmquist Index
By Jinghai Zheng; University of Gothenburg, Sweden and Queen's University Belfast
Presented by: Jinghai Zheng, Queen's University Belfast

Session 9: Macroeconomics
Session Chair: Reginaldo Nogueira Jr., IBMEC-MG
Session type: contributed
Date: April 18, 2011
Time: 13:30 - 15:00
Location: Arts Building AB LT1
The China-US co-dependency and the elusive costs of growth rebalancing
By Luigi Bonatti; University of Trento Andrea Fracasso; University of Trento
Presented by: Andrea Fracasso, University of Trento
The EMU sovereign-debt crisis: Fundamentals, expectations and contagion
By Alexandros Kontonikas; University of Glasgow Business School Michael G. Arghyrou; Cardiff Business School
Presented by: Alexandros Kontonikas, University of Glasgow
Riding for a fall: monopoly banking with hidden tail risk
By Marcus Miller Lei Zhang Han Hao Li University of Warwick
Presented by: Marcus Miller, University of Warwick
Is low inflation really causing the decline in exchange rate pass-through?
By Reginaldo Pinto Nogueira Junior; IBMEC-MG, Brazil Miguel Leon-Ledesma; University of Kent, UK
Presented by: Reginaldo Nogueira Jr., IBMEC-MG

Session 10: Macroeconomics
Session Chair: Makram El-Shagi, Halle Institute for Economic Research
Session type: contributed
Date: April 18, 2011
Time: 13:30 - 15:00
Location: Arts Building AB LT2
Monetary Shocks and the Cyclical Behavior of Loan Spreads
By Pierre-Richard Agénor;(University of Manchester); George Bratsiotis; (University of Manchester); Damjan Pfajfar; (University of Tilburg);
Presented by: George Bratsiotis, University of Manchester
Fiscal Policy Institutions and History
By David Cuberes; University of Alicante Andrew Mountford; Royal Holloway, University of London
Presented by: David Cuberes, University of Alicante
Generalized Taylor and Generalized Calvo price and wage-setting: micro evidence with macro implications.
By Huw David Dixon; Cardiff Business School. Hervé Le Bihan; Banque de France
Presented by: Huw Dixon, Cardiff Business School
Money and Inflation: The Role of Persistent Velocity Movements
By Makram El-Shagi; Halle Institute for Economic Research Sebastian Giesen; Halle Institute for Economic Research
Presented by: Makram El-Shagi, Halle Institute for Economic Research

Session 11: Corporate Finance
Session Chair: Guiying Laura Wu, Nanyang Technological University
Session type: contributed
Date: April 18, 2011
Time: 13:30 - 15:00
Location: Arts Building AB G024
New Facts on Channels of Firm Expansion and Contraction
By Holger Breinlich, University of Essex Stefan Niemann, University of Essex Edna Solomon, University of Essex
Presented by: Holger Breinlich, University of Essex, CEP and CEPR
Banking market competition, firm dynamics, and aggregate growth
By Robert Inklaar; University of Groningen Michael Koetter; University of Groningen Felix Noth; University of Frankfurt
Presented by: Michael Koetter, RUG
Patterns of Plant Adjustment in Multidivisional Firms: Theory and Empirical Evidence
By Holger Breinlich; University of Essex Stefan Niemann; University of Essex
Presented by: Stefan Niemann, University of Essex
The Effects of Financing Constraints on Firm Investment: A Structural Econometric Analysis
By Stephen R. Bond; University of Oxford Måns Söderbom; University of Gothenburg Guiying Laura Wu; Nanyang Technological University
Presented by: Guiying Laura Wu, Nanyang Technological University

Session 12: Information
Session Chair: Bo Sun, Federal Reserve Board of Governors
Session type: contributed
Date: April 18, 2011
Time: 13:30 - 15:00
Location: Arts Building AB F028
Beyond Microcredit: Giving the Poor a Way to Save Their Way out of Poverty
By Kumar Aniket; University of Cambridge
Presented by: Kumar Aniket, University of Cambridge
SECURITIZATION IS NOT THAT EVIL AFTER ALL
By Ugo Albertazzi; Bank of Italy Ginette Eramo; Bank of Italy Leonardo Gambacorta; BIS Carmelo Salleo; ESRB
Presented by: Leonardo Gambacorta, Bank for International Settlements
Learning and the Yield Curve
By Arunima Sinha; Columbia University
Presented by: Arunima Sinha, Santa Clara University
Asset Prices and Market Participation in the Presence of Managerial Manipulation
By Bo Sun; Federal Reserve Board of Governors
Presented by: Bo Sun, Federal Reserve Board of Governors

Session 13: Political Economy
Session Chair: Tapas Mishra, Department of Economics
Session type: contributed
Date: April 18, 2011
Time: 13:30 - 15:00
Location: Windsor WIN 01-05
An Economic Theory of Foreign Interventions and Regime Change
By Roberto Bonfatti, Oxford University
Presented by: Roberto Bonfatti, Oxford University
Splitting, Squeezing and Diluting: Policy Moderation when Candidacy is Endogenous
By Arnaud Dellis ; Universite Laval
Presented by: Arnaud Dellis, Universite Laval
Tying Your Enemy's Hands in Close Races: The Politics of Federal Transfers in Brazi
By Fernanda Brollo (Universidad de Alicante) Tommaso Nannicini (Bocconi University, IGIER & IZA)
Presented by: Fernanda Brollo, Universidad de Alicante
Does democratic distance matter for cross-country growth interdependence?
By Claude Diebolt; BETA, University of Strasbourg, France Tapas Mishra; Department of Economics, Swansea University, UK Bazoumana Ouattara; Department of Economics, Swansea University, UK Mamata Parhi; Department of Economics, Swansea University, UK
Presented by: Tapas Mishra, Department of Economics

Session 14: Productivity
Session Chair: Alessio Moro, University of Cagliari
Session type: contributed
Date: April 18, 2011
Time: 13:30 - 15:00
Location: Horton Building H321
Resource Allocation and Within-Industry Productivity with a Frictional Credit Market
By Christian Bauer; LMU Munich José V. Rodríguez Mora; University of Edinburgh
Presented by: Christian Bauer, Ludwig-Maximilians-University
The Cyclicality of Productivity Dispersion
By Matthias Kehrig; Northwestern University
Presented by: Matthias Kehrig, Northwestern University
Productivity growth in the Old and New Europe: the role of agglomeration externalities
By Emanuela Marrocu; Università di Cagliari, CRENoS Raffaele Paci; Università di Cagliari, CRENoS Stefano Usai; Università di Cagliari, CRENoS
Presented by: Emanuela Marrocu, Università di Cagliari (Italy) and CRENoS
Heterogeneous Productivity Shocks, Elasticity of Substitution and Aggregate Fluctuations
By Alessio Moro; University of Cagliari Rodolfo Stucchi; University of Gottingen
Presented by: Alessio Moro, University of Cagliari

Session 15: Game Theory
Session Chair: Kei Tsutsui, University of East Anglia
Session type: contributed
Date: April 18, 2011
Time: 13:30 - 15:00
Location: Arts Building AB F001
Preferences and Beliefs in a Sequential Social Dilemma: A Within-Subjects Analysis
By Mariana Blanco; Universidad del Rosario Dirk Engelmann; Universität Mannheim Alexander K. Koch; Aarhus University Hans Theo Normann; Duesseldorf University
Presented by: Mariana Blanco, Universidad del Rosario
Determinants of Successful Cooperation in a Face-to-Face Social Dilemma
By Donja Darai; University of Zurich Silvia Grätz; University of Zurich
Presented by: Donja Darai, University of Zurich
Competitive dynamic pricing with alternating offers: Theory and experiment
By Vincent Mak; University of Cambridge Amnon Rapoport; University of California, Riverside Eyran J. Gisches; University of Arizona
Presented by: Vincent Mak, University of Cambridge
Group Status, Minorities and Trust
By Kei Tsutsui; University of East Anglia Daniel John Zizzo; University of East Anglia
Presented by: Kei Tsutsui, University of East Anglia

Session 16: Inequality
Session Chair: Babak Somekh, Oxford University
Session type: contributed
Date: April 18, 2011
Time: 13:30 - 15:00
Location: Windsor WIN 00-05
Distribution of Wealth and Incomplete Markets: Theory and Empirical Evidence
By Davide Fiaschi; University of Pisa Matteo Marsili; The Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics
Presented by: Davide Fiaschi, University of Pisa
Household Debt and Attitudes towards Risk
By Sarah Brown; Department of Economics University of Sheffield Gaia Garino; Department of Economics University of Leicester Karl Taylor; Department of Economics University of Sheffield
Presented by: Gaia Garino, University of Leicester
Entrepreneurs, Managers and Inequality
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By Sang Yoon (Tim) Lee; University of Wisconsin-Madison
Presented by: Sang Yoon Lee, University of Wisconsin-Madison
THE EFFECT OF INCOME INEQUALITY ON PRICE DISPERSION
By Babak Somekh; University of Oxford
Presented by: Babak Somekh, Oxford University

Session 17: Housing
Session Chair: Dilem YILDIRIM, Middle East Technical University
Session type: contributed
Date: April 18, 2011
Time: 13:30 - 15:00
Location: Arts Building AB F003
House Prices and Home Ownership: a Cohort Analysis
By Renata Bottazzi; University of Bologna, IFS and Child Thomas F. Crossley; University of Cambridge and IFS Matthew Wakefield; University of Bologna and IFS
Presented by: Renata Bottazzi, University of Bologna
Housing Purchase versus Rental in Spain
By Margarita Rubio; Bank of Spain Eva Ortega; Bank of Spain Carlos Thomas; Bank of Spain
Presented by: Margarita Rubio, Bank of Spain
Where's the Smoking Gun? A Study of Underwriting Standards for U.S. Subprime Mortgages
By Rajdeep Sengupta; Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Geetesh Bhardwaj; The Vanguard Corporation
Presented by: Rajdeep Sengupta, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
A threshold cointegration analysis of interest rate pass-through to UK mortgage rates
By Ralf Becker; University of Manchester Denise R Osborn, University of Manchester Dilem Yildirim; Middle East Technical University
Presented by: Dilem YILDIRIM, Middle East Technical University

Session 18: Consumption
Session Chair: Alexei Parakhonyak, State University Higher School of Economics
Session type: contributed
Date: April 18, 2011
Time: 13:30 - 15:00
Location: Windsor WIN 00-04
Fungibility, Labels, and Consumption
By Johannes Abeler; University of Nottingham Felix Marklein; University of Bonn
Presented by: Johannes Abeler, University of Nottingham
Price Search, Consumption Inequality, and Expenditure Inequality
By Temel Taskin; European University Institute Yavuz Arslan; Central Bank of Republic Turkey
Presented by: Yavuz Arslan, Central Bank of Turkey
Evolution of Consumption Volatility for the Liquidity Constrained Households over 1983 to 2004.
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By Olga Gorbachev; University of Delaware Keshav Dogra; Columbia University
Presented by: Olga Gorbachev, University of Delaware
Minimum Price Guarantees In a Consumer Search Model
By M.C.W. Janssen; University of Vienna and Tinbergen Institute A. Parakhonyak; State University Higher School of Economics
Presented by: Alexei Parakhonyak, State University Higher School of Economics

Session 19: Trade
Session Chair: Veronica Rappoport, Columbia University
Session type: contributed
Date: April 18, 2011
Time: 13:30 - 15:00
Location: Moore Annexe Seminar Room MX034
Trade in Services: IT and Task Content
By Andrea Ariu; IRES and CORE, Universite catholique de Louvain, Belgium; FELU, Ljubljana Giordano Mion; London School of Economics and Political Science, CEP and CEPR.
Presented by: Andrea Ariu, Universite catholique de Louvain
Pharmaceutical Innovation and Parallel Trade
By Anna Rita Bennato; University of Rome 'Tor Vergata' and University of Bristol Tommaso Valletti; Imperial College London and University of Rome 'Tor Vergata'
Presented by: Anna Rita Bennato, University of Rome 'Tor Vergata' and University of Bristol
Is Selection on Firm Productivity a Third Gain from Trade?
By Swati Dhingra; London School of Economics, Princeton and Wisconsin-Madison John Morrow; Kent State and Wisconsin-Madison
Presented by: Swati Dhingra, LSE/Princeton
Dissecting the Effect of Credit Supply on Trade: Evidence from Matched Credit-Export Data
By Daniel Paravisini; Columbia Business School Veronica Rappoport; Columbia Business School Philipp Schnabl; Stern School of Business Daniel Wolfenzon; Columbia Business School
Presented by: Veronica Rappoport, Columbia University

Session 20: Migration
Session Chair: Angelino Viceisza, IFPRI
Session type: contributed
Date: April 18, 2011
Time: 13:30 - 15:00
Location: Windsor WIN 00-03
The Impact of Immigration on Natives' Wages: Heterogeneity resulting from Product and Labor Market Regulation
By Susanne Prantl; University of Cologne, MPI Bonn and IFS Spitz-Oener; Humboldt-University Berlin, IAB, CASE and IZA
Presented by: Susanne Prantl, University of Cologne
Educational Mismatch in the Labor Market. A Theory and an Investigation using Unemployment Spells' Duration
By Patrizia Ordine; University of Calabria, Italy. Giuseppe Rose;Birkbeck College, UK.
Presented by: Giuseppe Rose, Birkbeck College, University of London
The Making of Modern America: Estimating Migration Flows using Administrative Records from Ellis Island, 1892-1924
By Oriana Bandiera; London School of Economics; Imran Rasul; University College London; Martina Viarengo; Harvard University and London School of Economics;
Presented by: Martina Viarengo, Harvard University and LSE
To remit, or not to remit: that is the question. A remittance field experiment
By Maximo Torero; International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) Angelino Viceisza; IFPRI
Presented by: Angelino Viceisza, IFPRI

Session 21: Economics of Conflict
Session Chair: Juan Vargas, Universidad del Rosario
Session type: contributed
Date: April 18, 2011
Time: 13:30 - 15:00
Location: Arts Building AB LT3
DOES SEPARATIST TERRORISM HAVE ECONOMIC ROOTS IN SOUTH-EASTERN TURKEY?
By Pinar Derin-Gure, Middle East Technical University
Presented by: Pinar Derin Gure, Middle East Technical University
Childhood Interrupted: How Conflict-Induced Shocks Shape Human Capital Formation in Northern Uganda
By Sarah Adelman; Mount Holyoke College Daniel O. Gilligan; International Food Policy Research Institute Kim Lehrer; University of Oxford
Presented by: Kim Lehrer, University of Oxford
Dynamics of Ethnic Civil War
By Natalija Novta; New York University
Presented by: Natalija Novta, New York University
Type of Economic Inequality and Violent Conflict: Theory and Evidence
By Leopoldo Fergusson; Massachusetts Institute of Technilogy Juan F. Vargas; University of El Rosario
Presented by: Juan Vargas, Universidad del Rosario

Session 22: Probability Forecasts and Monetary Policy
Session Chair: Martin Weale, NIESR
Session type: invited
Date: April 18, 2011
Time: 17:45 - 19:15
Location: Arts Building AB LT1
Predicting Inflation: Professional Experts Versus No-Change Forecasts
By Tilmann Gneiting; Heidelberg University Thordis Thorarinsdottir
Presented by: Tilmann Gneiting, University of Heidelberg
GDP and Inflation Probability Forecasts Derived from the Bank of England Fan Charts
By Simon van Norden; HEC Montreal John W. Galbraith
Presented by: Simon van Norden, HEC Montréal
Short-term Inflation Projections: a Bayesian Vector Autoregressive Approach
By Domenico Giannone; Université Libre de Bruxelles
Presented by: Domenico Giannone, Université Libre de Bruxelles

Session 23: Immigration and Crime
Session Chair: Christian Dustmann, University College London
Session type: invited
Date: April 18, 2011
Time: 17:45 - 19:15
Location: Arts Building AB LT2
Immigrant  Incarceration  in  the  United  States  1900‐1930
By Carolyn  M.  Moehling Anne Morrison Piehl; Rutgers University and NBER
Presented by: Anne Piehl, Rutgers University
Migration  Restrictions  and  Criminal  Behavior:  Evidence  from  a  Natural  Experiment
By Giovanni Mastrobuoni; Collegio Carlo Alberto Paolo Pinotti; Bank of Italy
Presented by: Paolo Pinotti, Bank of Italy
Crime and Immigration: Evidence from Large Immigrant Waves in the UK
By Brian Bell; CEP, LSE  Francesco Fasani; IAE‐CSIC and CReAM Steve Machin; UCL and CEP, LSE
Presented by: Francesco Fasani, UCL

Session 24: State Capacity
Session Chair: Omer Moav, Royal Holloway University of London; Hebrew University
Session type: invited
Date: April 18, 2011
Time: 17:45 - 19:15
Location: Windsor Auditorium
State Capacity and Military Conflict
By Nicola Gennaioli; CREI-UPF, Barcelona Hans-Joachim Voth; Universitat Pompeu Fabra and ICREA
Presented by: Hans-Joachim Voth, Universitat Pompeu Fabra and ICREA
Weak States and Steady States: The Dynamics of Fiscal Capacity
By Tim Besley; London School of Economics Ethan Ilzetzki; Londons School of Economics Torsten Persson; Stockholm University
Presented by: Tim Besley, London School of Economics
Asymmetric Information, Malthus and the Early State
By Joram Mayshar Omer Moav; Royal Holloway University of London Zvika Neeman; Tel Aviv University
Presented by: Omer Moav, Royal Holloway University of London; Hebrew University

Session 25: Neuronomics
Session Chair: Michael Naef, Royal Holloway, University of London
Session type: invited
Date: April 18, 2011
Time: 17:45 - 19:15
Location: Management Auditorium MBLT
Double Asymmetry Of Reciprocity In Humans: A Behavioral And Neurobiological Study
By Arno Riedl
Presented by: Arno Riedl, Maastricht University
Brain Structural Correlates of Economic Phenotypes
By Bernd Weber
Presented by: Bernd Weber,
Testosterone, Honesty And Status
By Matthias Wibral
Presented by: Matthias Wibral, University of Bonn
On The Believed Treatment Effects of Testosterone
By Michael Naef
Presented by: Michael Naef, Royal Holloway, University of London

Session 26: Development Economics
Session Chair: Carol Newman, Trinity College Dublin
Session type: contributed
Date: April 19, 2011
Time: 9:30 - 11:00
Location: Windsor WIN 00-02
Partial land rights and agricultural outcomes: Evidence from Thailand
By Thanyaporn Chankrajang; University of Cambridge
Presented by: Thanyaporn Chankrajang, University of Cambridge
Inefficiency of male and female on-farm labour supply: Evidence from Uganda
By Martyn Andrews; University of Manchester Jennifer Golan; University of Manchester Jann Lay; University of Göttingen and GIGA
Presented by: Jennifer Golan, University of Manchester
Channels Through Which Market Access Affects Income: Farm vs. Non-Farm Activities in Rural China
By Zhaoyang Hou; National University of Singapore
Presented by: Zhaoyang Hou, National University of Singapore
Income Shocks and Household Risk-Coping Strategies: Evidence from rural Vietnam
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By Fiona Wainwright; Trinity College Dublin Carol Newman; Trinity College Dublin
Presented by: Carol Newman, Trinity College Dublin

Session 27: Economics of Education
Session Chair: Sergey Popov, University of Illinois
Session type: contributed
Date: April 19, 2011
Time: 9:30 - 10:00
Location: Management Auditorium MBLT
The Distributional Effects of Direct College Costs
By Jonathan Gemus; Uppsala University and Uppsala Center for Labor Studies
Presented by: Jonathan Gemus, Uppsala University
Empirically Probing the Quantity-Quality Model
By Emla Fitzsimons; Institute for Fiscal Studies Bansi Malde; Institute for Fiscal Studies and University College London
Presented by: Bansi Malde, Institute for Fiscal Studies
College Expansion and Untreated Effects: Evidence from Italy
By Veruska Oppedisano; UCL
Presented by: Veruska Oppedisano, UCL
University Competition and Grading Standards
By Sergey V. Popov; University of Illinois Dan Bernhardt; University of Illinois
Presented by: Sergey Popov, University of Illinois

Session 28: Health Economics
Session Chair: William Whittaker, University of Manchester
Session type: contributed
Date: April 19, 2011
Time: 9:30 - 11:00
Location: Moore Annexe Executive Seminar Room MX01
Choice of NHS-funded hospital services in England
By Walter Beckert; Birkbeck College, University of London Mette Christensen; Cooperation and Competition Panel for NHS-funded services Kate Collyer; Cooperation and Competition Panel for NHS-funded services
Presented by: Katherine Collyer, Cooperation and Competition Panel
Optimal sequential sampling rules for the economic evaluation of health technologies
By Paolo Pertile; University of Verona. Martin Forster; University of York. Davide La Torre; University of Milan.
Presented by: Martin Forster, University of York
The Impact of Private Hospital Insurance on Utilization of Hospital Care in Australia: Evidence from the National Health Survey
By Damien Eldridge; La Trobe University Cagatay Koc; University of Texas at Arlington Ilke Onur; University of South Australia Malathi Velamuri; Victoria University of Wellington
Presented by: Ilke Onur, University of South Australia
The impact of the 2006 NHS dental reforms on access to dental care in England.
By William Whittaker; University of Manchester Stephen Birch; University of Manchester, McMaster University
Presented by: William Whittaker, University of Manchester

Session 29: Labour Economics
Session Chair: Mathan Satchi, University of Kent
Session type: contributed
Date: April 19, 2011
Time: 9:30 - 11:00
Location: Windsor WIN 01-02
Reality of On-the-Job Search
By Shigeru Fujita; Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia
Presented by: Shigeru Fujita, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia
An Equilibrium Experimentation in Labor Market with Directed On-the-Job Search
By Fei Li Department of Economics, University of Pennsylvania
Presented by: Fei Li, University of Pennsylvania
On-the-job Search: Amount, Regional, and Cyclical Variation Evidence from Great Britain
By Simonetta Longhi; University of Essex
Presented by: Simonetta Longhi, University of Essex
Working hours in a job-posting search framework
By Amanda Gosling; University of Kent Mathan Satchi; University of Kent
Presented by: Mathan Satchi, University of Kent

Session 30: Labour Economics
Session Chair: Paris Nearchou, University of Cyprus
Session type: contributed
Date: April 19, 2011
Time: 9:30 - 11:00
Location: Windsor WIN 01-03
The Market Returns to Private High Schools: Evidence from Mexico
By Chiara Binelli; Oxford University, Nuffield College and IFS Marta Rubio-Codina; IFS
Presented by: Chiara Binelli, Oxford University
Working in family firms: less paid but more secure?* Evidence from French matched employer-employee data
By Andrea Bassanini ;OECD, ERMES-University Paris II and IZA Thomas Breda ;ENS and Paris School of Economics Eve Caroli ;University Paris Ouest-EconomiX and Paris School of Economics Antoine Rebérioux ; University Paris Ouest-EconomiX
Presented by: Eve Caroli, Paris School of Economics
Looking for jobs with good pay and good working conditions
By Luke Haywood; Paris School of Economics Jean-Marc Robin; Sciences-Po and University College London
Presented by: Luke Haywood, Paris School of Economics
Non-parametric estimation of models of downward wage rigidity
By L.N. Christofides; University of Cyprus P. Nearchou; University of Cyprus
Presented by: Paris Nearchou, University of Cyprus

Session 31: Industrial Organisation
Session Chair: Edna Solomon, University of Essex
Session type: contributed
Date: April 19, 2011
Time: 9:30 - 11:00
Location: Horton Building HLT 1
Hotelling with Network Externalities
By Rodney Beard; Groupe Sup de Co-CEREGE La Rochelle Ujjayant Chakravorty; University of Alberta
Presented by: Rodney Beard, Groupe Sup de Co-CEREGE La Rochelle
Structural Estimation of Gravity Models with Market Entry Dynamics
By Peter Egger, ETH Zürich and CEPR Andrea Leiter, University of Innsbruck Michael Pfaffermayr, University of Innsbruck
Presented by: Peter Egger, ETH Zurich, Department of Management, Te
From Russia with Love: The Impact of Relocated Firms on Incumbent Survival
By Oliver Falck; Ifo Institute for Economic Research and CESifo Christina Guenther; Max Planck Institute of Economics Stephan Heblich; University of Stirling and IZA William R. Kerr; Harvard Business School and NBER
Presented by: Oliver Falck, Ifo Institute for Economic Research at the University of Munich
A Comparison of Spillovers from British vs Foreign Multinationals in the UK Economy
By Edna Maeyen Solomon; University of Essex
Presented by: Edna Solomon, University of Essex

Session 32: Industrial Organisation
Session Chair: Andrew Rhodes, University of Oxford
Session type: contributed
Date: April 19, 2011
Time: 9:30 - 11:00
Location: Horton Building HLT 2
Partial Equity Ownership and Knowledge Transfer
By Arghya Ghosh; University of New South Wales Hodaka Morita; University of New South Wales
Presented by: Arghya Ghosh, University of New South Wales
Price-Dependent Demand in Spatial Models
By Yiquan Gu; Technische Universität Dortmund Tobias Wenzel; Düsseldorf Institute for Competition Economics (DICE)
Presented by: Yiquan Gu, University of Dortmund
An Empirical Analysis of the Effects of GP Competition
By Chris Pike; Cooperation and Competition Panel
Presented by: Chris Pike, cooperation and competition panel
Small Switching Costs are Pro-Competitive
By Andrew Rhodes; University of Oxford
Presented by: Andrew Rhodes, University of Oxford

Session 33: Macroeconomics
Session Chair: William Pouliot, City University London
Session type: contributed
Date: April 19, 2011
Time: 9:30 - 11:00
Location: Arts Building AB LT1
A Summary Statistic for Cross-sectional Dependence in Large Datasets
By Natalia Bailey; Queen Mary, University of London George Kapetanios; Queen Mary, University of London
Presented by: Natalia Bailey, Queen Mary, University of London
Forecasting Medium and Large Datasets with Vector Autoregressive Moving Average (VARMA) models
By Gustavo Dias; Queen Mary University of London George Kapetanios; Queen Mary, University of London
Presented by: Gustavo Dias, Queen Mary University of London
Breaks in US Monetary Policy: An Information Criteria Approach to Inference with Endogenous Regressors
By Alastair R. Hall, University of Manchester Denise R. Osborn, University of Manchester Nikolaos D. Sakkas, University of Manchester
Presented by: Denise Osborn, University of Manchester
A U-statistic Type Test to Disentangle Breaks in Intercept from Slope in Linear Regression Models
By William Pouliot; City University and University of Liverpool Jose Olmo; Universitario de la Defensa de Zaragoza and City University
Presented by: William Pouliot, City University London

Session 34: Macroeconomics
Session Chair: Gurnain Pasricha, Bank of Canada
Session type: contributed
Date: April 19, 2011
Time: 9:30 - 11:00
Location: Arts Building AB LT2
Credit Constraints and Distance, What Room for Central Banking? The French Experience (1880-1913).
By Guillaume Bazot; Paris School of Economics
Presented by: Guillaume Bazot, Paris School of Economics
The Eect of IMF Lending on the Probability of Sovereign Debt Crises
By Markus Jorra; Justus Liebig University Giessen
Presented by: Markus Jorra, Justus Liebig University Giessen
The lending channel under optimal choice of
By Juha Kilponen; Bank of Finland Alistair Milne; Cass Business School, City Univeristy of London
Presented by: Alistair Milne, Cass Business School
Determinants of Financial Stress and Recovery During the Great Recession
By Joshua Aizenman; University of California, Santa Cruz Gurnain Kaur Pasricha; Bank of Canada
Presented by: Gurnain Pasricha, Bank of Canada

Session 35: Macroeconomics
Session Chair: Emmanuel De Veirman, Reserve Bank of New Zealand
Session type: contributed
Date: April 19, 2011
Time: 9:30 - 11:00
Location: Arts Building AB G024
Liquidity and solvency in a model of emerging market crises
By Philipp J. Koenig; Technical University Berlin, Dep. of Macroeconomics Tijmen R. Daniels; Technical University Berlin, Dep. of Macroeconomics
Presented by: Philipp Koenig, Technical University Berlin
Money and Reality
By Alexander Kriwoluzky; University of Bonn Christian A. Stoltenberg; Universiteit van Amsterdam
Presented by: Alexander Kriwoluzky, University of Bonn
New perspectives on depreciation shocks as a source of business cycle fluctuations
By Francesco Furlanetto; Norges Bank Martin Seneca; Norges Bank
Presented by: Martin Seneca, Norges Bank
Cyclical Patterns in Firm Volatility
By Emmanuel De Veirman; Reserve Bank of New Zealand Andrew Levin; Federal Reserve Board
Presented by: Emmanuel De Veirman, Reserve Bank of New Zealand

Session 36: Macroeconomics
Session Chair: Doina Radulescu, ETH
Session type: contributed
Date: April 19, 2011
Time: 9:30 - 11:00
Location: Arts Building AB F028
Dealer Attention, Liquidity Spillovers, and Endogenous Market Segmentation
By Giovanni Cespa; Cass Business School Thierry Foucault; HEC Paris
Presented by: Giovanni Cespa, Cass Business School
MERGERS, MERGER WAVES AND THE DISTRIBUTION OF TOBIN’S Q
By Zafeira Kastrinaki; Imperial College Business School, Imperial College London Paul Stoneman;Warwick Business School, University of Warwick
Presented by: zafeira kastrinaki, Imperial College
The Formation of Exchanges: Risk Sharing and Information Aggregation
By Kei Kawakami; University of Melbourne
Presented by: Kei Kawakami, University of Melbourne
A test of the Bolton-Sheinkman-Xiong hypothesis of how speculation affects the vesting time of options granted to directors
By Peter Egger; ETH Zurich Doina Maria Radulescu; ETH Zurich
Presented by: Doina Radulescu, ETH

Session 37: Public Economics
Session Chair: Georg Wamser, ETH Zurich
Session type: contributed
Date: April 19, 2011
Time: 9:30 - 11:00
Location: Windsor WIN 01-05
How do taxes affect cross-border acquisitions?
By Wiji Arulampalam; university of warwick Michael P. Devereux; Oxford University Centre for Business Taxation Federica Liberini; University of Warwick
Presented by: Wiji Arulampalam, University of Warwick
Corporate taxes and the location of intellectual property
By Rachel Griffith; Institute for Fiscal Studies and University of Manchester Helen Miller; Institute for Fiscal Studies Martin O'Connell; University College London
Presented by: Helen Miller, Institute for Fiscal Studies
Profit Shifting within Multinational Firms: The Role of Entity Characterization Profiles
By Sven P. Jost; University of Innsbruck Michael Pfaffermayr, University of Innsbruck Matthias Stoeckl, University of Salzburg Hannes Winner, University of Salzburg
Presented by: Matthias Stoeckl, University of Salzburg
The Impact of CFC Legislation on Multinational Firms - Evidence from a Two-dimensional Regression Discontinuity Approach
By Peter Egger; ETH Zürich Valeria Merlo; ETH Zürich Georg Wamser; ETH Zürich
Presented by: Georg Wamser, ETH Zurich

Session 38: Productivity
Session Chair: Matthias Weiss, Universität Mannheim
Session type: contributed
Date: April 19, 2011
Time: 9:30 - 11:00
Location: Horton Building H321
Geographic Clustering and Productivity: An Instrumental Variable Approach for Classical Composers
By Karol Jan Borowiecki; Trinity College Dublin
Presented by: Karol Borowiecki, Trinity College Dublin
Productivity and employment impacts of agglomeration: evidence from transport improvements
By Steve Gibbons: London School of Economics and SERC Teemu Lyytikäinen: London School of Economics and SERC Henry Overman: London School of Economics and SERC Rosa Sanchis-Guarner: London School of Economics and SERC
Presented by: Rosa Sanchis-Guarner, London School of Economics & SERC
The effects of training on own and co-workers productivity: evidence from a field experiment
By Jan Sauermann; Maastricht University Andries De Grip; Maastricht University
Presented by: Jan Sauermann, Maastricht University
Productivity and age: Evidence from work teams at the assembly line
By Axel Börsch-Supan; MEA, Universität Mannheim and NBER Matthias Weiss; MEA, Universität Mannheim
Presented by: Matthias Weiss, Universität Mannheim

Session 39: Game Theory
Session Chair: Jie Zheng, Washington University in St. Louis
Session type: contributed
Date: April 19, 2011
Time: 9:30 - 11:00
Location: Arts Building AB F001
Patience as Vision of Future
By Leonardo Guerrero-Luchtenberg; University of Castilla la Mancha
Presented by: Leonardo Guerrero-Luchtenberg, University of Castilla la Mancha
Endogenous Capital in the Rothschild-Stiglitz Model
By Wanda Mimra; University of Cologne Achim Wambach; University of Cologne
Presented by: Wanda Mimra, University of Cologne
Power and Inefficient Institutions
By Lutz-Alexander Busch; University of Waterloo; Abhinay Muthoo; University of Warwick
Presented by: Abhinay Muthoo, University of Warwick
STRONG BUBBLES AND COMMON EXPECTED BUBBLES IN A FINITE HORIZON MODEL
By Jie Zheng; Washington University in St. Louis
Presented by: Jie Zheng, Washington University in St. Louis

Session 40: Inequality
Session Chair: Jim Jin, University of St Andrews
Session type: contributed
Date: April 19, 2011
Time: 9:30 - 11:00
Location: Arts Building AB LT3
Secessionism and Minority Protection\\ in an Uncertain World
By Vincent Anesi; University of Nottingham
Presented by: Vincent Anesi, University of Nottingham
On the distributive effect of inflation
By Charles Gottlieb; European University Institute
Presented by: Charles Gottlieb, European University Institute
Savings, Inequality and Automatic Stabilization
By Michal Horvath; University of Oxford Charles Nolan; University of Glasgow
Presented by: Michal Horvath, Department of Economics and Nuffield College
Efficient Redistribution
By Felix FitzRoy; University of St. Andrews Jim Jin; University of St. Andrews
Presented by: Jim Jin, University of St Andrews

Session 41: Microeconomics
Session Chair: Luca Stanca, University of Milan Bicocca
Session type: contributed
Date: April 19, 2011
Time: 9:30 - 11:00
Location: Arts Building AB F003
Self-Esteem, Shame and Personal Motivation
By Roberta Dessi; Toulouse School of Economics Xiaojian Zhao; HKUST
Presented by: Roberta Dessi, Toulouse School of Economics
The Evolution of Continuous Preferences in Social Networks
By Berno Büchel; Saarland University Tim Hellmann; Bielefeld University Michael M. Pichler; Bielefeld University and University of Valencia
Presented by: Tim Hellmann, Bielefeld University
Sequentiality versus Simultaneity: Interrelated Factor Demand
By Magne Krogstad Asphjell; Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration Wilko Letterie; Maastricht University Øivind A. Nilsen; Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration Gerard A Pfann; Maastricht University
Presented by: Wilko Letterie, Univ of Maastricht
Influential Listeners: An Experiment on Persuasion Bias in Social Networks
By Luca Corazzini; University of Padova, Bocconi University Filippo Pavesi: University of Milan-Bicocca, CEU Budapest Beatrice Petrovich; University of Milan-Bicocca Luca Stanca; University of Milan-Bicocca
Presented by: Luca Stanca, University of Milan Bicocca

Session 42: Family Economics
Session Chair: Alistair Munro, National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies
Session type: contributed
Date: April 19, 2011
Time: 9:30 - 11:00
Location: Windsor WIN 00-04
Is it true love? Altruism versus exchange in time and money transfers
By Rob Alessie; University of Groningen and Netspar Viola Angelini; University of Groningen Giacomo Pasini; University of Venice and Netspar
Presented by: Viola Angelini, University of Groningen
Inheritance Law Reform and Women’s Access to Capital: Evidence from India’s Hindu Succession Act
By Klaus Deininger; World Bank Aparajita Goyal; World Bank Hari Nagarajan; National Council of Applied Economic Research, India
Presented by: Aparajita Goyal, World Bank
Conditional Cash Transfers, Women and the Demand for Food
By Orazio Attanasio; UCL and IFS Valérie Lechene; UCl and IFS
Presented by: Valérie Lechene, University College London
Taking it in turn: an experimental test of theories of the household.
By Alistair Munro; National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies, Japan, Tara McNally; Royal Holloway, University of London Danail Popov; Royal Holloway, University of London
Presented by: Alistair Munro, National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies

Session 43: Econometrics
Session Chair: Anna Simoni, Università Bocconi
Session type: contributed
Date: April 19, 2011
Time: 9:30 - 11:00
Location: Windsor WIN 00-05
A Semiparametric Panel Model for unbalanced data with Application to Climate Change in the United Kingdom
By Alev Atak; Queen Mary, University of London Oliver Linton; LSE Zhijie Xiao; BC
Presented by: Alev Atak, Queen Mary, University of London
Triangular Simultaneous Equations Model under Structural Misspeci fication
By Ilker Kandemir; University College London
Presented by: Ilker Kandemir, University College London
A consistent nonparametric bootstrap test of exogeneity
By Jinhyun Lee University of St. Andrews
Presented by: Jinhyun Lee, University of St Andrews
Semiparametric Estimation of Random Coefficients in Structural Economic Models
By Stefan Hoderlein; Boston College Lars Nesheim; University College London Anna Simoni; Università Bocconi
Presented by: Anna Simoni, Università Bocconi

Session 44: Trade
Session Chair: Ahmed Rahman, United States Naval Academy
Session type: contributed
Date: April 19, 2011
Time: 9:30 - 11:00
Location: Moore Annexe Seminar Room MX034
The Global Arms Trade Network 1950-2007
By Anders Akerman; Stockholm University Anna Larsson; Stockholm University
Presented by: Anders Akerman, Stockholm University
Trade and Synchronization in a Multi-Country Economy
By Luciana Juvenal; Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Paulo Santos Monteiro; University of Warwick
Presented by: Luciana Juvenal, Federal Reserve Bank of St Louis
Pricing-to-Market with Trade Liberalization: The Role of Market Heterogeneity and Product Differentiation in India’s Exports
By Sushanta Mallick; Queen Mary University of London, UK Helena Marques, University of the Balearic Islands, Spain
Presented by: Sushanta Mallick, Queen Mary, University of London
Trade, Technology and the Great Divergence
By Kevin H. O'Rourke; Trinity College Dublin Ahmed S. Rahman; United States Naval Academy Alan M. Taylor; University of California Davis
Presented by: Ahmed Rahman, United States Naval Academy

Session 45: Migration
Session Chair: Joseph Tao-yi Wang, National Taiwan University
Session type: contributed
Date: April 19, 2011
Time: 9:30 - 11:00
Location: Windsor WIN 00-03
Cultural Diversity and Economic Growth: Evidence from the US during the Age of Mass Migration
By Philipp Ager, Universitat Pompeu Fabra Markus Brückner, Universitat Pompeu Fabra
Presented by: Philipp Ager, University Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona
Migrant Labor Markets and the Welfare of Rural Households in the Developing World: Evidence from China
By Alan de Brauw;IFPRI John Giles; Development Research Group; The World Bank
Presented by: John Giles, World Bank
Migration, Educational Attainment and Welfare Growth: Evidence from Rural Tanzania
By Yuya Kudo; Institute of Developing Economies (IDE-JETRO)
Presented by: YUYA KUDO, Institute of Developing Economies (IDE-JETRO)
Using Brain Drain Migration to Induce Education Investment: An Laboratory Experimental Investigation
By Yi-Ping Bai; National Taiwan University Tzu-Hao Wang; National Taiwan University Joseph Tao-yi Wang; National Taiwan University
Presented by: Joseph Tao-yi Wang, National Taiwan University

Session 46: Industrial Organisation
Session Chair: Xiaobo Zhang, IFPRI
Session type: contributed
Date: April 19, 2011
Time: 9:30 - 11:00
Location: Windsor WIN 01-04
Incidence and Growth of Patent Thickets - The Impact of Technological Opportunities and Complexity
By Georg von Graevenitz; LMU Stefan Wagner; LMU Dietmar Harhoff; LMU
Presented by: Georg Graevenitz, Institut fur Innovationsforschung
Can Financing Constraints Explain the Evolution of the Firm Size Distribution? New Evidence from U.S. Small Businesses
By Ralf R Meisenzahl; Federal Reserve Board
Presented by: Ralf Meisenzahl, Federal Reserve Board
Oligopoly SIgnal-Jamming Dynamics
By Dan Bernhardt; University of Illinois Bart Taub; University of Illinois
Presented by: Bart Taub, Durham University
“Made in China”: Crisis Begets Quality Upgrade
By Jianqing Ruan; Zhejiang University Xiaobo Zhang; International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
Presented by: Xiaobo Zhang, IFPRI

Session 47: Interactions between Monetary and Fiscal Policy
Session Chair: Charles Bean, Bank of England
Session type: invited
Date: April 19, 2011
Time: 13:30 - 15:00
Location: Arts Building AB LT1
Bank of England Special Session: Interactions between monetary and fiscal policy: Paper 1
By Vittorio Grilli
Presented by: Vittorio Grilli,
The state of public finances after the crisis: trends, risks and solutions
By Carlo Cottarelli
Presented by: Carlo Cottarelli,
Fiscal Adjustment – Some Historical Perspectives
By Andrew Scott; London Business School
Presented by: Andrew Scott, London Business School

Session 48: The Econometrics Journal Special Session on Nonparametric Identification: Current Issues and Problems
Session Chair: Roger Koenker, UNIV ILLINOIS
Session type: invited
Date: April 19, 2011
Time: 13:30 - 15:00
Location: Management Auditorium MBLT
Identification in Nonseparable Models Using Shape Restrictions
By Rosa L. Matzkin; UCLA
Presented by: Rosa Matzkin, UCLA
Discussant: Victor Chernozhukov, MIT
“There’s nowt sae queer as folk”: Identification with multi-dimensional heterogeneity
By Andrew Chesher; CeMMAP and UCL
Presented by: Andrew Chesher, University College London
Discussant: Victor Chernozhukov, MIT

Session 49: Young talent session
Session Chair: Rachel Griffith, IFS
Session type: invited
Date: April 19, 2011
Time: 13:30 - 15:00
Location: Windsor Auditorium
Inference and Decision for Set Identified Parameters Using Posterior Lower and Upper Probabilities
By Toru Kitagawa; Cemmap and UCL
Presented by: Toru Kitagawa, University College London
WHAT GOODS DO COUNTRIES TRADE? A QUANTITATIVE EXPLORATION OF RICARDO’S IDEAS
By ARNAUD COSTINOT DAVE DONALDSON IVANA KOMUNJER
Presented by: Dave Donaldson, MIT
Veiling
By Jean-Paul Carvalho; University of Oxford
Presented by: Jean-Paul Carvalho, University of Oxford

Session 50: Determinants of Marital and Related Life Outcomes
Session Chair: Dan Anderberg, University of London
Session type: invited
Date: April 19, 2011
Time: 13:30 - 15:00
Location: Arts Building AB LT2
Fatter Attraction: Anthropometric and Socioeconomic Matching on the Marriage Market
By Pierre-André Chiappori Sonia Oreffice Climent Quintana-Domeque
Presented by: Sonia Oreffice, Universidad de Alicante
Birth Control and the Rise in Female LFP: What Can We Learn from Women’s Occupational Choices
By John Knowles
Presented by: John Knowles, University of Southampton
What a Difference a Term Makes: The Effect of Education on Marital Outcomes in the UK
By Dan Anderberg; Royal Holloway University of London Yu Zhu
Presented by: Dan Anderberg, University of London

Session 51: Development Economics
Session Chair: Ang Sun, Brown University
Session type: contributed
Date: April 19, 2011
Time: 15:00 - 16:30
Location: Windsor WIN 00-02
What is the Role of Democracy in the Ethnicity-Growth Relationship?
By Sugata Ghosh; Brunel University Andros Gregoriou; Bournemouth University,
Presented by: Andros Gregoriou, University of Bournemouth
Understanding Take-Up of Social Programs in Developing Countries: Evidence from Chile
By Michael Amior; University College London Pedro Carneiro; University College London, IFS, Cemmap Emanuela Galasso; World Bank Rita Ginja; Uppsala University and IZA
Presented by: Rita Ginja, University College London
DO THE POOR GAIN FROM MANDATED POLITICAL REPRESENTATION? Theory and Evidence from India
By Anirban Mitra; New York University
Presented by: Anirban Mitra, New York University
Divorce, Abortion and Sex Ratio at Birth: The Effect of the Amended Divorce Law in China
By Ang Sun;Brown University
Presented by: Ang Sun, Brown University

Session 52: Economics of Education
Session Chair: Anna Vignoles, Institute of Education
Session type: contributed
Date: April 19, 2011
Time: 15:00 - 16:30
Location: Management Auditorium MBLT
A natural experiment in school accountability: the impact of school performance information on pupil progress and sorting
By Simon Burgess; CMPO & University of Bristol Deborah Wilson; CMPO Jack Worth; CMPO
Presented by: Jack Worth, CMPO
Evaluating the provision of school performance information for school choice
By Rebecca Allen; Institute of Education, University of London Simon Burgess; CMPO, University of Bristol
Presented by: Simon Burgess, University of Bristol
The more the merrier? The impact of longer high school on performance in college
By Katja Görlitz; RWI Essen Marcus Tamm; RWI Essen
Presented by: Marcus Tamm, RWI Essen
The relative importance of local labour market conditions and pupil attainment on post-compulsory schooling decisions
By Elena Meschi;University of Milan Jo Swaffield; University of York Anna Vignoles; Institute of Education
Presented by: Anna Vignoles, Institute of Education

Session 53: Health Economics
Session Chair: Jinhyun Lee, University of St Andrews
Session type: contributed
Date: April 19, 2011
Time: 15:00 - 16:30
Location: Moore Annexe Executive Seminar Room MX01
Health in the cities: when the neighborhood matters more than income
By Marcel Bilger; University of Chicago Vincenzo Carrieri; University of Calabria
Presented by: Vincenzo Carrieri, University of Salerno
Financing National Health Insurance and Challenge of Fast Population Aging: The Case of Taiwan
By Minchung Hsu; National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies, Tokyo Pei-Ju Liao; Academia Sinica, Taipei
Presented by: Minchung Hsu, National Grad Institute Policy Studies
Estimating Individual Non-linear Health Expenditure and Income Relationships using Household Data : an Indonesian SUSENAS Case
By Jinhyun Lee University of St. Andrews
Presented by: Jinhyun Lee, University of St Andrews

Session 54: Labour Economics
Session Chair: Semih Tumen, University of Chicago
Session type: contributed
Date: April 19, 2011
Time: 15:00 - 16:30
Location: Windsor WIN 01-02
Stairway to Heaven: Social Connections and Promotions in the Catholic Church
By Timothee Carayol; London School of Economics
Presented by: Timothee Carayol, LSE
A characterization of product and labor market imperfections and their dispersion
By Sabien Dobbelaere; VU University Amsterdam; Tinbergen Institute; IZA Bonn Jacques Mairesse; CREST-ENSAE; UNU-MERIT; NBER
Presented by: Sabien Dobbelaere, VU University Amsterdam
Are Good-Looking People More Employable? Evidence from a Field Experiment
By Ze'ev Shtudiner; Ariel University Center Bradley Ruffle; Ben Gurion University
Presented by: Zeev Shtudiner, Ariel University Center
Social Interactions and Labor Market Search
By Semih Tumen; Central Bank of Turkey and University of Chicago
Presented by: Semih Tumen, University of Chicago

Session 55: Labour Economics
Session Chair: Nick Vikander, Edinburgh School of Economics
Session type: contributed
Date: April 19, 2011
Time: 15:00 - 16:30
Location: Windsor WIN 01-03
Who pays for job training?
By Parantap Basu; Durham University Anurag Banerjee; Durham University
Presented by: Parantap Basu, Department of Economics and Finance
Job Satisfaction and Self-Selection into the Public or Private Sector: Evidence from a Natural Experiment
By Natalia Weisshaar; Royal Holloway, University of London and IZA, Bonn
Presented by: Natalia Danzer (née Weisshaar), Royal Holloway, University of London
An Evaluation of the International Experience of Minimum Wages in an Economic Downturn
By Peter Dolton; Royal Holloway; CEP LSE Chiara Rosazza Bondibene; Royal Holloway
Presented by: Chiara Rosazza Bondibene, Royal Holloway, University of London
Team-Based Incentives in Problem-Solving Organizations
By Jin-Hyuk Kim; University of Cambridge Nick Vikander; University of Edinburgh
Presented by: Nick Vikander, Edinburgh School of Economics

Session 56: Industrial Organisation
Session Chair: Robert Routledge, University of Manchester
Session type: contributed
Date: April 19, 2011
Time: 15:00 - 16:30
Location: Horton Building HLT 1
Mobile Termination, Network Externalities, and Consumer Expectations
By Sjaak Hurkens; Institute for Economic Analysis (IAE-CSIC) Ángel L. López; IESE Business School (Public-Private Sector Research Center)
Presented by: Angel Luis Lopez, IESE Business School
Do firms sell forward for strategic reasons? An application to the natural gas market
By Remco Van Eijkel; University of Groningen Jose L. Moraga-Gonzalez; ICREA, IESE Business School and University of Groningen.
Presented by: Jose L. Moraga-Gonzalez, ICREA, IESE and University of Groningen
General Equilibrium with Monopolistic Firms and Occasionally Binding Cash-in-Advance Constraints
By Huw Dixon; Cardiff University Panayiotis M. Pourpourides; Cardiff University
Presented by: Panayiotis Pourpourides, Cardiff Business School
On the Bertrand core and equilibrium of a market
By Robert R. Routledge; University of Manchester
Presented by: Robert Routledge, University of Manchester

Session 57: Industrial Organisation
Session Chair: Michael Waterson, University of Warwick
Session type: contributed
Date: April 19, 2011
Time: 15:00 - 16:30
Location: Horton Building HLT 2
Airline Alliances, Antitrust Immunity and Market Foreclosure
By Volodymyr Bilotkach; University of California, Irvine, USA Kai Hueschelrath; ZEW Centre for European Economic Research, Mannheim, GER
Presented by: Kai Hueschelrath, Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW)
Market Structure, Countervailing Power and Price Discrimination: The Case of Airports
By Alberto Iozzi; University of Rome Jonathan Haskel; Imperial college Business School Tommaso Valletti; Imperial College London
Presented by: Alberto Iozzi, University of Rome
Retail Concentration, One-Stop Shopping, and Upstream Merger Incentives
By Vanessa von Schlippenbach; DIW Berlin and Universität Düsseldorf - DICE Christian Wey; Universität Düsseldorf - DICE
Presented by: Vanessa von Schlippenbach, DIW Berlin
Estimation of Search Frictions in the British Electricity Market
By Monica Giulietti; Nottingham University Business School; Michael Waterson; University of Warwick; Matthijs Wildenbeest; Kelley School of Business, Indiana University.
Presented by: Monica Giulietti, Nottingham University Business School

Session 58: Macroeconomics
Session Chair: Andreja Lenarcic, Bocconi University
Session type: contributed
Date: April 19, 2011
Time: 15:00 - 16:30
Location: Arts Building AB LT1
Deep Habits and the Macroeconomic Effects of Government Debt
By Rym. Aloui; University of Evry
Presented by: Rym Aloui, University of Evry
Joint estimates of automatic and discretionary fiscal policy
By Julia Darby; University of Strathclyde Jacques Melitz; Heriot Watt University and CEPR
Presented by: Julia Darby, University of Strathclyde
Sustainable Public Debt, Credit Constraints, and Social Welfare
By Real Arai; Kyoto University Takuma Kunieda; City University of Hong Kong
Presented by: Real Arai, Kyoto University
The Macroeconomic Effects of Fiscal Policy Shocks in Good Times and Bad
By Szabolcs Deak; Bocconi University Andreja Lenarcic; Bocconi University
Presented by: Andreja Lenarcic, Bocconi University

Session 59: Macroeconomics
Session Chair: Yanos Zylberberg, Paris School of Economics
Session type: contributed
Date: April 19, 2011
Time: 15:00 - 16:30
Location: Arts Building AB LT2
Should we trust in leading indicators? Evidence from the recent recession
By Katja Drechsel; Halle Institute for Economic Research (IWH) Rolf Scheufele; Halle Institute for Economic Research (IWH)
Presented by: Rolf Scheufele, Halle Institute for Economic Research
Lending to Uncreditworthy Borrowers
By Rajdeep Sengupta: Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
Presented by: Rajdeep Sengupta, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
Refinements in risk assessment, interest rates, and banking stability
By Jan Wenzelburger, Keele University Hans Gersbach, ETH Zurich
Presented by: Jan Wenzelburger, Keele University
Neither a borrower nor a lender be: resources misallocation in the wake of a severe shock
By Yanos Zylberberg; Paris School of Economics
Presented by: Yanos Zylberberg, Paris School of Economics

Session 60: Macroeconomics
Session Chair: Michael McMahon, University of Warwick
Session type: contributed
Date: April 19, 2011
Time: 15:00 - 16:30
Location: Arts Building AB G024
Nominal Wage Contracts as a Commitment against Hyperbolic Discounting
By Rhys ap Gwilym; Bangor University
Presented by: Rhys ap Gwilym, Bangor University
Optimal Division of Effort between Working and Learning Information about the Financial Market
By Guannan Luo; Northwestern University
Presented by: Guannan Luo, Northwestern University
The optimal Chapter 7 exemption level in a life-cycle model with asset portfolios
By Jochen Mankart; University of St. Gallen
Presented by: Jochen Mankart, University of St. Gallen
Understanding the Macroeconomic Effects of Working Capital in the UK
By Emilio Fernandez-Corugedo; Bank of England Michael McMahon; University of Warwick Stephen Millard; Bank of England Lukasz Rachel; Bank of England
Presented by: Michael McMahon, University of Warwick

Session 61: Macroeconomics
Session Chair: Christoph Trebesch, Free University of Berlin
Session type: contributed
Date: April 19, 2011
Time: 15:00 - 16:30
Location: Arts Building AB F028
Sudden Stops: Are Global and Local Investors Alike?
By Cesar Augusto Calderon; The World Bank Megumi Kubota;
Presented by: Cesar Calderon, The World Bank
Targeting Autocrats: Economic Sanctions and Regime Change
By Manuel Oechslin; University of Bern
Presented by: Manuel Oechslin, University of Bern
In Quest for a Robust Model for the Exchange Rate: A Collective Approach
By Evgenia Passari; Cass Business School
Presented by: Evgenia Passari, Cass Business School
Sovereign Defaults: The Price of Haircuts
By Christoph Trebesch; Free University of Berlin Juan Cruces; Universidad Torcuato di Tella
Presented by: Christoph Trebesch, Free University of Berlin

Session 62: Public Economics
Session Chair: Sarah Smith, CMPO, University of Bristol
Session type: contributed
Date: April 19, 2011
Time: 15:00 - 16:30
Location: Windsor WIN 01-05
Local Price Variation and the Tax Incidence of State Lotteries
By Thomas A. Garrett; Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Natalia A. Kolesnikova; Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
Presented by: Thomas Garrett, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
On the optimality of joint taxation for non-cooperative couples
By Volker Meier; Ifo Institute for Economic Research Helmut Rainer; Ifo Institute for Economic Research
Presented by: Volker Meier, Ifo Institute for Economic Research
Tax Evasion, Information Reporting and the Regressive Bias Hypothesis
By Simon Halphen Boserup; University of Copenhagen Jori Veng Pinje; University of Copenhagen
Presented by: Jori Pinje, U. Copenhagen
Rational inattention to subsidies for charitable contributions
By Kimberley Scharf; University of Warwick and LSE Sarah Smith; University of Bristol and CMPO
Presented by: Sarah Smith, CMPO, University of Bristol

Session 63: Productivity
Session Chair: Paul Segal, Sussex University
Session type: contributed
Date: April 19, 2011
Time: 15:00 - 16:30
Location: Horton Building H321
Benefiting from the presence of rivals: second sourcing with capacity constrained firms and locked in buyers
By Gherardo Gino Giuseppe Girardi: London Metropolitan University
Presented by: Gherardo Girardi, London Metropolitan University
Choose the Neighbor Before the House: Agglomeration Externalities in UK Science Parks
By Christian Helmers; LSE
Presented by: Christian Helmers, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid
Maximizing the value of science: no news can be good news
By Michael Mandler; Royal Holloway College, University of London
Presented by: Michael Mandler, Royal Holloway College, University of London
Natural Resource Wealth and Directed Technical Change
By Paul Segal; University of Sussex
Presented by: Paul Segal, Sussex University

Session 64: Growth
Session Chair: Maximilian von Ehrlich, ETH Zurich
Session type: contributed
Date: April 19, 2011
Time: 15:00 - 16:30
Location: Arts Building AB LT3
Aggregation versus Heterogeneity in Cross-Country Growth Empirics
By Markus Eberhardt; St Catherine's College, Oxford and Centre for the Study of African Economics, Department of Economics, University of Oxford Francis Teal; Centre for the Study of African Economics, Department of Economics, University of Oxford
Presented by: Markus Eberhardt, Centre for the Study of African Economics, University of Oxford
Autocratic Transitions and Growth
By Tommaso Nannicini; Bocconi University Roberto Ricciuti; University of Florence
Presented by: Roberto Ricciuti, Università degli Studi di Firenze
Too much of a good thing? On the growth effects of the EU's regional policy
By Sascha O. Becker; University of Warwick Peter H. Egger; ETH Zurich Maximilian von Ehrlich; ETH Zurich
Presented by: Maximilian von Ehrlich, ETH Zurich

Session 65: Housing
Session Chair: Gauthier Lanot, Keele University
Session type: contributed
Date: April 19, 2011
Time: 15:00 - 16:30
Location: Arts Building AB F003
Self-fulfilling Beliefs and Bounded Bubbles in the U.S. Housing Market
By Masanori Kashiwagi; European University Institute
Presented by: Masanori Kashiwagi, European University Institute
Is there Evidence of Shift-Contagion in International Housing Markets?
By Olivier de Bandt; Banque de France Sheheryar Malik; Banque de France and University of Warwick
Presented by: Sheheryar Malik, Banque de France
A Model of Competing Risk and Unobserved Heterogeneity Applied to the Loan Performance of United Kingdom Securitised Subprime Mortgage Debt
By Gauthier Lanot; Keele Management School, Keele University David Leece; Manchester Metropolitan University Business School
Presented by: Gauthier Lanot, Keele University

Session 66: Econometrics
Session Chair: Elena Martinez-Sanchis, University of Alicante
Session type: contributed
Date: April 19, 2011
Time: 15:00 - 16:30
Location: Windsor WIN 01-04
Sharp identified sets for discrete variable IV models
By Konrad Smolinski; CeMMAP Andrew Chesher; UCL and CeMMAP
Presented by: Konrad Smolinski, CeMMAP
Bilateral Search and Horizontal Heterogeneity
By Dirk Hofmann; Humboldt-University Berlin Salmai Qari; Max-Planck-Research Center for Tax Law and Public Finance
Presented by: Salmai Qari, Max Planck Institute for Intellectual Pr
Counterfactual Distributions of Wages via Quantile Regression with Endogeneity
By Ilker Kandemir; University College London Elena Martinez Sanchis; University of Alicante Juan Mora; University of Alicante
Presented by: Elena Martinez-Sanchis, University of Alicante

Session 67: Political Economy
Session Chair: Benjamin Protte, University of Mannheim
Session type: contributed
Date: April 19, 2011
Time: 15:00 - 16:30
Location: Windsor WIN 00-04
Media Markets, Special Interests, and Voters
By Leopoldo Fergusson; Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Presented by: Leopoldo Fergusson, MIT
Lame Ducks and the Media
By Oliver Latham: University of Cambridge
Presented by: Oliver Latham, University of Cambridge
The Tuesday Advantage of Candidates Endorsed by American Newspapers
By Fernanda Leite Lopez de Leon; University of East Anglia
Presented by: Fernanda Leite Lopez de Leon, Cornell University
Does Fleet Street shape politics? How newspaper reporting on globalization changes the demand for unemployment insurance
By Benjamin Protte; University of Mannheim
Presented by: Benjamin Protte, University of Mannheim

Session 68: Econometrics
Session Chair: Xin Zhang, Tinbergen Institute / VU Amsterdam
Session type: contributed
Date: April 19, 2011
Time: 15:00 - 16:30
Location: Windsor WIN 00-05
Uniform in Bandwidth Tests of Specification For Conditional Moment Restrictions Models
By Pierre Evariste Nguimkeu; Simon Fraser University Pascal Lavergne; Toulouse School of Economics
Presented by: Pierre Evariste Nguimkeu, Simon Fraser University
A causal interpretation of extensive and intensive margin effects in generalized Tobit models
By Kevin Staub; University of Zurich
Presented by: Kevin Staub, University of Zurich
Inference on stochastic time varying parameter models
By Liudas Giraitis; Queen Mary George Kapetanios; Queen Mary and Bank of England Tony Yates; Bank of England
Presented by: Tony Yates, Bank of England
A New Model for Dynamic Correlations with Generalized Hyperbolic Distributions
By Xin Zhang; Tinbergen Institute Amsterdam
Presented by: Xin Zhang, Tinbergen Institute / VU Amsterdam

Session 69: Trade
Session Chair: Marianne Sensier, University of Manchester
Session type: contributed
Date: April 19, 2011
Time: 15:00 - 16:30
Location: Moore Annexe Seminar Room MX034
On the international transmission of productivity shocks
By Daniela Buscaglia Tor Vergata University
Presented by: Daniela Buscaglia, University of Pavia
Industry Connections and the Persistent Effects of Temporary Trade Shocks: Evidence From 19th Century Britain
By William Walker Hanlon; Columbia University
Presented by: William Hanlon, Columbia University
FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES
By Steven Poelhekke; De Nederlandsche Bank Frederick van der Ploeg; University of Oxford
Presented by: Steven Poelhekke, University of Oxford
Investigating Agglomeration Economies in a panel of European Cities and Regions
By Marianne Sensier; University of Manchester Declan Curran; Dublin City University Michael Artis; Swansea University
Presented by: Marianne Sensier, University of Manchester

Session 70: Trade
Session Chair: Mirco Tonin, University of Southampton
Session type: contributed
Date: April 19, 2011
Time: 15:00 - 16:30
Location: Windsor WIN 00-03
An evaluation of the employment effects of barriers to outsourcing
By Subhayu Bandyopadhyay; Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, USA Sugata Marjit; Center for Studies in Social Sciences, India Lei Yang; The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong
Presented by: Subhayu Bandyopadhyay, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
Why Do Similar Countries Choose Different Policies ? Endogenous Comparative Advantage and Welfare Gain
By Arpita Chatterjee; Princeton University
Presented by: Arpita Chatterjee, University of New South Wales
FIRM SELECTION INTO EXPORT-PLATFORM FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT
[slides]
By Monika Mrázová; London School of Economics J. Peter Neary; University of Oxford and CEPR
Presented by: Peter Neary, University of Oxford
Enforcing Import Tariffs (and Other Taxes)
By Mirco Tonin; University of Southampton
Presented by: Mirco Tonin, University of Southampton

Session 71: Institutions and Growth
Session Chair: Siddhartha Bandyopadhyay, University of Birmingham
Session type: contributed
Date: April 19, 2011
Time: 15:00 - 16:30
Location: Arts Building AB F001
A Causal Measure of Freedom
By Hendrik Rommeswinkel; University of St.Gallen
Presented by: Hendrik Rommeswinkel, University of St. Gallen
Wage rigidities in an estimated DSGE model of the UK labour market
By Renato Faccini; Bank of England Steve Millard; Bank of England Francesco Zanetti; Bank of England
Presented by: Francesco Zanetti, Bank of England
GROSS CAPITAL FLOWS: DYNAMICS AND CRISES
By Fernando Broner; Universitat Pompeu Fabra Tatiana Didier; World Bank Aitor Erce; Bank of Spain Sergio L. Schmukler; World Bank
Presented by: Aitor Erce, Bank of Spain
The Effect of the Election of Prosecutors on Criminal Trials
By Siddhartha Bandyopadhyay; University of Birmingham Bryan C. McCannon; Wake Forest University
Presented by: Siddhartha Bandyopadhyay, University of Birmingham

Session 72: Game Theory
Session Chair: Paul Schweinzer, University of York
Session type: contributed
Date: April 19, 2011
Time: 17:00 - 18:00
Location: Arts Building AB F001
Signaling in Deterministic and Stochastic Settings
By Thomas D. Jeitschko; Michigan State University and USDOJ Hans-Theo Normann; Duesseldorf Institute for Competition Economics (DICE)
Presented by: Hans Normann, University of Duessledorf
Efficient Emissions Reduction
By Beatrice Roussillon; University of Manchester Paul Schweinzer; University of York
Presented by: Paul Schweinzer, University of York

Session 73: Economics of Education
Session Chair: Gareth Myles, Exeter
Session type: contributed
Date: April 19, 2011
Time: 17:00 - 18:00
Location: Management Auditorium MBLT
Education and Youth Crime: Exploring the Causal Relationship
By Olivier Marie; ROA and CEP Tanja Traag; CBS Rolf van der Velden; ROA
Presented by: Olivier Marie, University of Maastricht
The effect of childhood education on old age cognitive abilities: evidence from a Regression Discontinuity design
[slides]
By Fabrizio Mazzonna; University of Rome Tor Vergata James Banks,IFS and University of Manchester
Presented by: Fabrizio Mazzonna, University of Rome Tor Vergata
The Graduate Tax when Education Signals Ability
By Russayani Ismail; Universiti Utara Malaysia Gareth D. Myles; University of Exeter and Institute for Fiscal Studies
Presented by: Gareth Myles, Exeter

Session 74: Health Economics
Session Chair: Luca Savorelli, Università di Bologna
Session type: contributed
Date: April 19, 2011
Time: 17:00 - 18:00
Location: Moore Annexe Executive Seminar Room MX01
Back to Life: The Potential Market for Kidney Transplants in Germany
By Thu-Van Nguyen; Ruhr University of Bochum John P. Haisken-DeNew; Ruhr University of Bochum, RWI Essen, McMaster University, IZA
Presented by: Thu-Van Nguyen, Ruhr University of Bochum
The effects of the generalized use of iodized salt on occupational patterns in Switzerland.
By Dimitra Politi; The University of Edinburgh
Presented by: Dimitra Politi, The University of Edinburgh
Thinness and obesity: a model of food consumption, health concerns, and social pressure
By Davide Dragone; University of Bologna; Max Planck Institute of Economics Luca Savorelli; University of Bologna; University of Siena
Presented by: Luca Savorelli, Università di Bologna

Session 75: Labour Economics
Session Chair: Martina Kirchberger, University of Oxford
Session type: contributed
Date: April 19, 2011
Time: 17:00 - 18:00
Location: Windsor WIN 01-03
WAGE RIGIDITY, COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AND THE MINIMUM WAGE: EVIDENCE FROM FRENCH AGREEMENT DATA
By Sanvi Avouyi-Dovi; Banque de France and Université de Paris-Dauphine Denis Fougère; CREST, CNRS, IZA, Banque de France, and CEPR Erwan Gautier; Université de Nantes LEMNA
Presented by: Erwan Gautier, Université de Nantes
Sticky Prices vs. Sticky Information: A Cross-Country Study of Inflation Dynamics
By Christian Bredemeier; TU Dortmund and RGS Econ Henry Goecke; TU Dortmund
Presented by: Henry Goecke, TU Dortmund
Natural Disasters and Labor Markets
By Martina Kirchberger; University of Oxford
Presented by: Martina Kirchberger, University of Oxford

Session 76: Labour Economics
Session Chair: Konstantinos Tatsiramos, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
Session type: contributed
Date: April 19, 2011
Time: 17:00 - 18:00
Location: Horton Building H 321
Real Wages, Wage Inequality and the Regional Cost-of-living in the UK
By Cinzia Rienzo Royal Holloway, University of London & COMPAS, University of Oxford
Presented by: Cinzia Rienzo, Royal Holloway University of London
Cyclicality of Wages and Union Power
By Annaïg Morin; Bocconi University
Presented by: Annaig Morin, University Bocconi
Friends' Networks and Job Finding Rates
By Lorenzo Cappellari; Università Cattolica in Milan Konstantinos Tatsiramos; IZA, Bonn
Presented by: Konstantinos Tatsiramos, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)

Session 77: Health Economics
Session Chair: Almudena Sevilla Sanz, University of Oxford
Session type: contributed
Date: April 19, 2011
Time: 17:00 - 18:00
Location: Windsor WIN 00-02
A Ticket to Ride: Does Free Bus Travel Promote Active Ageing?
By Elaine Kelly; University College London and Institute for Fiscal Studies
Presented by: Elaine Kelly, University College London
Social Networks and Mental Health: Evidence from SHARE
By Sarah Gibney; University College Dublin Mark McGovern; University College Dublin
Presented by: Mark McGovern, University College Dublin
Time to Cook: Expenditure at Retirement in Spain
By Maria Luengo Prado; Northeastern University Almudena Sevilla-Sanz; University of Oxford
Presented by: Almudena Sevilla Sanz, University of Oxford

Session 78: Industrial Organisation
Session Chair: Grischa Perino, University of East Anglia
Session type: contributed
Date: April 19, 2011
Time: 17:00 - 18:00
Location: Horton Building HLT 2
Knowledge Linkages and Multi-product Firm Innovations
By Nan Li; Ohio State University Jie (April) Cai; University of New South Wales
Presented by: Nan Li, Ohio State University
Risk, Limited Liability and Firm Scope
[slides]
By Di Pei; Tsinghua University
Presented by: Di Pei, Tsinghua University, BJ, PRC
Price Discrimination Based on Downstream Regulation: Evidence from the Market for SO2 Scrubbers
By Grischa Perino; University of East Anglia
Presented by: Grischa Perino, University of East Anglia

Session 79: Macroeconomics
Session Chair: Genaro Sucarrat, BI Norwegian School of Management
Session type: contributed
Date: April 19, 2011
Time: 17:00 - 18:00
Location: Arts Building AB LT1
Are Cholesky-VARs reliable? An investigation with Euro data
By Efrem Castelnuovo; University of Padova
Presented by: Efrem Castelnuovo, University of Padova
A Multiple Break Panel Approach to Estimating United States Phillips Curves
By Bill Russell; University of Dundee Anindya Banerjee; University of Birmingham Issam Malki; University of Bath Natalia Ponomareva; Macquarie University
Presented by: Bill Russell, University of Dundee
The Power Log-GARCH Model
By Genaro Sucarrat; BI Norwegian School of Management Alvaro Escribano; Universidad Carlos III de Madrid
Presented by: Genaro Sucarrat, BI Norwegian School of Management

Session 80: Macroeconomics
Session Chair: Maria Porter, University of Oxford
Session type: contributed
Date: April 19, 2011
Time: 17:00 - 18:00
Location: Arts Building AB LT2
Intergenerational network externalities in childcare time and macroeconomic performance
By Nigar Hashimzade; University of Reading
Presented by: Nigar Hashimzade, University of Reading
Intergenerational Transmission of Inflation Aversion: Theory and Evidence
By Etienne Farvaque; University of Lille 1 Alexander Mihailov; University of Reading and University of Warwick
Presented by: Alexander Mihailov, University of Reading
Housing Windfalls and Intergenerational Transfers in China
By Maria Porter; University of Oxford Albert Park; University of Oxford
Presented by: Maria Porter, University of Oxford

Session 81: Macroeconomics
Session Chair: Li-Min Wang, National Cheng Kung University
Session type: contributed
Date: April 19, 2011
Time: 17:00 - 18:00
Location: Arts Building AB G024
Commodity Price Volatility and the Sources of Growth
By Tiago Cavalcanti; University of Cambridge Kamiar Mohaddes; University of Cambridge Mehdi Raissi; University of Cambridge
Presented by: Kamiar Mohaddes, University of Cambridge
Decentralized Exchange, Out-of-equilibrium Dynamics and Convergence to Efficiency
By Sayantan Ghosal; University of Warwick James Porter; University of Warwick
Presented by: James Porter, University of Warwick
Volatility Contagion: A Range-based Volatility Approach
By MIN-HSIEN CHIANG; Institute of International Business, National Cheng Kung University, TAIWAN LI-MIN WANG; Institute of International Business, National Cheng Kung University, TAIWAN
Presented by: Li-Min Wang, National Cheng Kung University

Session 82: Macroeconomics
Session Chair: Matthias Paustian, Bank of England
Session type: contributed
Date: April 19, 2011
Time: 17:00 - 18:00
Location: Windsor WIN 00-03
Fear of model misspecification and the robustness premium
By Konstantinos Angelopoulos; University of Glasgow James Malley;University of Glasgow and CESifo
Presented by: Konstantinos Angelopoulos, University of Glasgow
Foreign Languages and Trade
By Jarko Fidrmuc; Austrian Central Bank, CESifo Munich Jan Fidrmuc; Brunel University London, CEPR London
Presented by: Jarko Fidrmuc, Austrian Central Bank
Contract Indexation and Agency Costs
By Charles T. Calstrom, FRB Cleveland Timothy S. Fuerst, Bowling Green State Matthias Paustian, Bank of England
Presented by: Matthias Paustian, Bank of England

Session 83: Finance
Session Chair: Evangelia Vourvachaki, CERGE-EI
Session type: contributed
Date: April 19, 2011
Time: 17:00 - 18:00
Location: Arts Building AB F028
Can analysts help to predict stock returns? Implied cost of capital and value-to-price ratio in international capital markets
By Florian Esterer; Swisscanto David Schroeder; University of London, Birkbeck
Presented by: David Schroeder, University of London, Birkbeck
Rational price-contingent trading and asset price dynamics
By Stefano Rossi; Imperial College Business School Katrin Tinn; Imperial College Business School
Presented by: Katrin Tinn, Imperial College Business School
Can overpricing technology stocks be good for welfare? Positive spillovers vs. equity market losses.
By Katrin Tinn; Imperial College London Evangelia Vourvachaki; CERGE-EI
Presented by: Evangelia Vourvachaki, CERGE-EI

Session 84: Public Economics
Session Chair: Jing Xing, University of Oxford
Session type: contributed
Date: April 19, 2011
Time: 17:00 - 18:00
Location: Windsor WIN 01-05
Passing It On: The Incidence of the Corporate Income Tax under Imperfect Competition
By Li Liu; Department of Economics, Rutgers University and Centre for Business Taxation, Said Business School, Oxford University Rosanne Altshuler; Department of Economics, Rutgers University
Presented by: Li Liu, University of Oxford
Corporate taxes and intra-firm trade
By Peter Egger; ETH Zurich, CEPR, CESifo, GEP Tobias Seidel; ETH Zurich, CESifo
Presented by: Tobias Seidel, ETH Zurich
Corporate Taxation and Capital Accumulation
[slides]
By Stephen Bond; Nuffield College, Department of Economics, and Centre for Business Taxation, University of Oxford, UK, and Institute for Fiscal Studies. Jing Xing; Nuffield College, Department of Economics, and Centre for Business Taxation, University of Oxford, UK.
Presented by: Jing Xing, University of Oxford

Session 85: Behavioural Economics
Session Chair: Jakub Growiec, National Bank of Poland & Warsaw School of Economics
Session type: contributed
Date: April 19, 2011
Time: 17:00 - 18:00
Location: Windsor WIN 01-02
The Impact of Cooperation Defaults on Voluntary Contributions to Public Goods
By Steffen Altmann; IZA Bonn Armin Falk; University of Bonn
Presented by: Steffen Altmann, IZA Bonn and University of Bonn
Static vs. Dynamic: Field Evidence on Multiple Reference Points
By Björn Bartling; University of Zurich Leif Brandes; University of Zurich Daniel Schunk; University of Zurich
Presented by: Leif Brandes, University of Zurich
Social Capital, Trust, and Multiple Equilibria in Economic Performance
By Katarzyna Growiec; Warsaw School of Social Sciences and Humanities Jakub Growiec; National Bank of Poland and Warsaw School of Economics
Presented by: Jakub Growiec, National Bank of Poland & Warsaw School of Economics

Session 86: Macroeconomics
Session Chair: Julien Fouquau, Rouen Business School
Session type: contributed
Date: April 19, 2011
Time: 17:00 - 18:00
Location: Arts Building AB LT3
Unconventional Monetary Policy and the Great Recession
By Christiane Baumeister; Bank of Canada Luca Benati; Banque de France
Presented by: Christiane Baumeister, Bank of Canada
On the Sources of Euro Area Money Demand Stability: A Time Varying Cointegration Analysis
By Matteo Barigozzi; London School of Economics Antonio Conti; Bank of Italy, ECARES and Sapienza University of Rome
Presented by: Antonio M. Conti, Bank of Italy
What Drove the Massive Hoarding of International Reserves in Emerging Countries? A Time-Varying Approach
By Anne Laure Delatte Rouen Business School Julien Fouquau Rouen Business School
Presented by: Julien Fouquau, Rouen Business School

Session 87: Housing
Session Chair: Giovanni Melina, University of Surrey
Session type: contributed
Date: April 19, 2011
Time: 17:00 - 18:00
Location: Arts Building AB F003
Form or Function? The Impact of New Football Stadia on Property Prices in London
By Gabriel M. Ahlfeldt; LSE Georgios Kavetsos; Cass Business School
Presented by: Gabriel M. Ahlfeldt, LSE
Tax Competition among Local Governments: Evidence from a Property Tax Reform in Finland
By Teemu Lyytikäinen; LSE, SERC
Presented by: Teemu Lyytikainen, LSE
Fiscal Policy and Lending Relationships
By Giovanni Melina; Birkbeck College, University of London, and University of Surrey Stefania Villa; Birkbeck College, University of London
Presented by: Giovanni Melina, University of Surrey

Session 88: Consumption
Session Chair: Andrea Giovanni Tamoni, Bocconi
Session type: contributed
Date: April 19, 2011
Time: 17:00 - 18:00
Location: Windsor WIN 00-04
Jealous of the Joneses: Conspicuous Consumption, Inequality and Crime
[slides]
By Daniel L. Hicks; University of Oklahoma Joan Hamory Hicks; University of California, Berkeley CEGA
Presented by: Daniel Hicks, University of Oklahoma
Credit Market Architecture and the Boom and Bust in US Consumption
By John V. Duca; Federal Reserve bank of Dallas and Southern Methodist University John Muellbauer; Nuffield College Oxford Anthony Murphy; Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
Presented by: Anthony Murphy, Federal Reserve bank of Dallas
Long Run Risk and the Persistence of Consumption Shocks
By FULVIO ORTU; Bocconi University and IGIER ANDREA TAMONI; Bocconi University and IGIER CLAUDIO TEBALDI; Bocconi University and IGIER
Presented by: Andrea Giovanni Tamoni, Bocconi

Session 89: Econometrics
Session Chair: Arthur Lewbel, Boston College
Session type: contributed
Date: April 19, 2011
Time: 17:00 - 18:00
Location: Windsor WIN 00-05
Convex treatment response and treatment selection
By Stefan Boes
Presented by: Stefan Boes, University of Bern
Sharp Bounds on Heterogeneous Individual Treatment Responses
By Jinhyun Lee University of St. Andrews
Presented by: Jinhyun Lee, University of St Andrews
Regression Discontinuity Marginal Threshold Treatment Effects
By Yingying Dong: California State University Fullerton Arthur Lewbel; Boston College
Presented by: Arthur Lewbel, Boston College

Session 90: Environmental Economics
Session Chair: Dirk Brounen, Erasmus University
Session type: contributed
Date: April 19, 2011
Time: 17:00 - 18:00
Location: Moore Annexe Seminar Room MX034
DOES ADAPTATION TO CLIMATE CHANGE PROVIDE FOOD SECURITY?
By Salvatore Di Falco; London School of Economics Marcella Veronesi; Institute for Environmental Decisions, ETH Zurich Mahmud Yesuf; Environment for Development Initiative Ethiopia and Kenya
Presented by: Salvatore Di Falco, London School of Economics
Efficiency, productivity and environmental policy: a case study of power generation in the EU
By Jurate Jaraite; Umea University Corrado Di Maria; Queen’s University Belfast
Presented by: Corrado Di Maria, University of Birmingham
Residential Energy Use and Conservation: Economics, Demographics, and Standards
By Dirk Brounen; Erasmus University Nils Kok; Maastricht Univ. John Quigley; Department of Economics
Presented by: Dirk Brounen, Erasmus University

Session 91: Gender Economics
Session Chair: Daniela Rützler, University of Innsbruck
Session type: contributed
Date: April 19, 2011
Time: 17:00 - 18:00
Location: Windsor WIN 01-04
The Impact of Gender Composition on Team Performance and Decision-Making: Evidence from the Field
By Jose Apesteguia; University Pompeu Fabra Ghazala Azmat; University Pompeu Fabra Nagore Iriberri; University Pompeu Fabra
Presented by: Ghazala Azmat, University Pompeu Fabra
Is Rent Sharing a Driver of the Gender Wage Gap? a Distributional Approach
By Alessia Matano; University of Rome "La Sapienza" Paolo Naticchioni; University of Cassino, University of Rome “La Sapienza”, CeLEG-Luiss.
Presented by: Alessia Matano, University of Rome
Gender Differences in Competition Emerge Early in Life
By Matthias Sutter, University of Innsbruck, University of Gothenburg and IZA Daniela Rützler, University of Innsbruck
Presented by: Daniela Rützler, University of Innsbruck

Session 92: Finance
Session Chair: Lukas Vogel, European Commission
Session type: contributed
Date: April 19, 2011
Time: 17:00 - 18:00
Location: Horton Building HLT 1
Do banks benefit from internationalization? Revisiting the market power-risk nexus
By Cathérine Koch; University of Zurich, Switzerland Claudia Buch; University of Tuebingen, Germany Michael Koetter; University of Groningen, Netherlands
Presented by: Michael Koetter, RUG
China’s External Surplus: Simulations with a Global Macroeconomic Model
By Lukas Vogel; DG Economic and Financial Affairs, European Commission
Presented by: Lukas Vogel, European Commission

Session 93: Industrial Organisation
Session Chair: Sara Amoroso, Tilburg University
Session type: contributed
Date: April 19, 2011
Time: 17:00 - 18:00
Location: Arts Building AB S024
Regulating investments in vertically related industries
By Dominik Ruderer; Max Planck Institute for Intellectual Property and University of Munich
Presented by: Dominik Ruderer, Max Planck Institute for IP
Bayesian Analysis of R&D Cooperation Determinants
By Sara Amoroso; Tilburg University
Presented by: Sara Amoroso, Tilburg University
Bounded Rationality In Finite Automata
By Christos A Ioannou University of Southampton Ioannis Nompelis University of Minnesota
Presented by: Christos Ioannou, University of Southampton

Session 94: Development Economics
Session Chair: Geethanjali Selvaretnam, University of St Andrews
Session type: contributed
Date: April 20, 2011
Time: 9:30 - 11:00
Location: Windsor WIN 00-02
Poverty and aspirations failure
By Patricio S. Dalton; CentER, Tilburg University Sayantan Ghosal; University of Warwick Anandi Mani; University of Warwick
Presented by: Patricio Dalton, Tilburg University
After Displacement: The Economic Consequences of Forced Displacement in Northern Uganda
By Nathan Fiala; World Bank
Presented by: Nathan Fiala, World Bank
Accounting for China's Long-term Growth: How Important is Demographic Change?
By Minchung Hsu; National Graduate Institute for Policy studies (GRIPS); Pei-Ju Liao; Institute of Economics, Academia Sinica; Min Zhao; The World Bank Beijing Office
Presented by: Pei-Ju Liao, Institute of Economics, Academia Sinica
Humanitarian aid: short term immediate relief vs long term rebuilding
By Geethanjali Selvaretnam; University of St Andrews Kannika Thampanishvong; University of St Andrews David Ulph; University of St Andrews
Presented by: Geethanjali Selvaretnam, University of St Andrews

Session 95: Economics of Education
Session Chair: Yu Zhu, University of Kent
Session type: contributed
Date: April 20, 2011
Time: 9:30 - 11:00
Location: Management Auditorium MBLT
Variation of Learning Intensity in Late Adolescence and the Impact on Noncognitive Skills
By Bettina Büttner; University of Magdeburg Hendrik Thiel; University of Magdeburg Stephan Thomsen; University of Magdeburg and ZEW Mannheim
Presented by: Hendrik Thiel, Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg
Starting school and leaving welfare: the impact of public education on lone parents’ welfare receipt
By Mike Brewer; Institute for Fiscal Studies Claire Crawford; Institute for Fiscal Studies and Institute of Education
Presented by: Claire Crawford, IFS
The Impact of Teenage Motherhood on the Education and Fertility Decisions of Their Children: Evidence for Europe
By Maria Navarro; Lancaster University Ian Walker; Lancaster University
Presented by: Maria Navarro Paniagua, Lancaster University
Differences by Degree: Evidence of the Net Financial Rates of Return to Undergraduate Study for England and Wales
By Ian Walker; Lancaster University Management School Yu Zhu; Univerisity of Kent
Presented by: Yu Zhu, University of Kent

Session 96: Institutions
Session Chair: Stephan Seiler, London School of Economics
Session type: contributed
Date: April 20, 2011
Time: 9:30 - 11:00
Location: Horton Building H321
Material Interests, Moral Reputation, and Crowding Out Species Protection on Private Land
By Prasenjit Banerjee; University of Manchester Jason F. Shogren; University of Wyoming
Presented by: Prasenjit Banerjee, University of Manchester
What Do Outside Experts Bring To A Committee? Evidence From The Bank of England
By Stephen Hansen; Universitat Pompeu Fabra Michael McMahon; University of Warwick
Presented by: Stephen Hansen, Universitat Pompeu Fabra
Brothers in Arms - An Experiment on the Alliance Puzzle
By Changxia Ke; Department of Public Economics,Max Planck Institute for Intellectual Property, Competition and Tax Law; Kai A. Konrad; Department of Public Economics,Max Planck Institute for Intellectual Property, Competition and Tax Law; Florian Morath; Department of Public Economics,Max Planck Institute for Intellectual Property, Competition and Tax Law;
Presented by: Changxia Ke, Max Planck Institute for Tax Law and Public Finance
Entry with Social Planning
By Pasquale Schiraldi; LSE Stephan Seiler; LSE Howard Smith; LSE
Presented by: Stephan Seiler, London School of Economics

Session 97: Labour Economics
Session Chair: Falko Juessen, Technische Universität Dortmund and IZA
Session type: contributed
Date: April 20, 2011
Time: 9:30 - 11:00
Location: Windsor WIN 01-02
Workplace Deviance and the Business Cycle
By Aniruddha Bagchi; Kennesaw State University Siddhartha Bandyopadhyay; University of Birmingham
Presented by: Aniruddha Bagchi, Kennesaw State University
What drives taxi drivers? A field study on expert services
By Loukas Balafoutas; University of Innsbruck Adrian Beck; University of Innsbruck Rudolf Kerschbamer; University of Innsbruck Matthias Sutter; University of Innsbruck
Presented by: Adrian Beck, University of Innsbruck
Childcare Costs, Female Employment and Public Policy
By Eva M. Garcia-Moran; Universidad Carlos III de Madrid
Presented by: Eva Garcia-Moran, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid
Assortative Mating and Female Labor Supply
By Falko Juessen; TU Dortmund University and IZA Christian Bredemeier; TU Dortmund University
Presented by: Falko Juessen, Technische Universität Dortmund and IZA

Session 98: Labour Economics
Session Chair: Mathis Wagner, Boston College
Session type: contributed
Date: April 20, 2011
Time: 9:30 - 11:00
Location: Windsor WIN 01-03
Routinization-Biased Technical Change, Globalization and Labor Market Polarization: Does Theory Fit the Facts?
By Jaewon Jung; RWTH Aachen U. Jean Mercenier; U. Panthéon-Assas (Paris 2),
Presented by: Jean Mercenier, Université Panthéon-Assas (Paris 2)
Who benefits from reducing the cost of formality? Quantile regression discontinuity analysis
By Tommaso Gabrieli; University of Reading Antonio F. Galvao; University of Iowa Gabriel V. Montes-Rojas; City University London
Presented by: Gabriel Montes-Rojas, City University London
Do Wage Differentials Compensate Enough? Compensating Wage Differentials and the Impact on Social Life
By Juliane Scheffel; Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Presented by: Juliane Scheffel, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
The Heterogeneous Labor Market Effects of Immigration
By Mathis Wagner; Boston College
Presented by: Mathis Wagner, Boston College

Session 99: Industrial Organisation
Session Chair: Michiel van Leuvensteijn, CPB Netherlands Bureau for Economic Policy Analysis
Session type: contributed
Date: April 20, 2011
Time: 9:30 - 11:00
Location: Horton Building HLT 1
Verti-zontal Differentiation in Monopolistic Competition
By Francesco Di Comite; IRES, Université Catholique de Louvain Jacques-François Thisse; CORE, Université Catholique de Louvain Hylke Vandenbussche; CORE and IRES, Université Catholique de Louvain
Presented by: Francesco Di Comite, Université Catholique de Louvain
The Inefficiency of Market Transparency - A Model with Endogenous Entry
By Yiquan Gu; University of Dortmund Burkhard Hehenkamp; University of Dortmund
Presented by: Burkhard Hehenkamp, University of Dortmund
Market imperfections and firm-sponsored training
By Matteo Picchio; Tilburg University Jan C. van Ours; Tilburg University
Presented by: Matteo Picchio, Tilburg University
Measuring competition using the Profit Elasticity:Sugar Industry, 1890-1914
By Jan Boone;Tilburg University Michiel van Leuvensteijn; CPB Netherlands Bureau for Economic Policy Analysis
Presented by: Michiel van Leuvensteijn, CPB Netherlands Bureau for Economic Policy Analysis

Session 100: Industrial Organisation
Session Chair: Alejandro Zentner, University of Texas at Dallas
Session type: contributed
Date: April 20, 2011
Time: 9:30 - 11:00
Location: Horton Building HLT 2
The long-term impact of wind power on electricity prices and generating capacity
By Richard Green; University of Birmingham Nicholas Vasilakos; University of Birmingham
Presented by: Richard Green, Director, Institute for Energy Research
Free commuter newspapers and the market for paid-for daily newspapers
By Michal Masika; University of Munich, Seminar for Compartative Economics
Presented by: Michal Masika, University of Munich
How Broadcasting Quotas Harm Program Diversity
By Mathieu Perona; Paris School of Economics and SciencesPo Paris
Presented by: Mathieu Perona, SciencesPo Paris
Measuring the Impact of File Sharing on the Movie Industry: An Empirical Analysis Using a Panel of Countries
By Alejandro Zentner
Presented by: Alejandro Zentner, University of Texas at Dallas

Session 101: Macroeconomics
Session Chair: Mara Pirovano, University of Antwerp/KULeuven
Session type: contributed
Date: April 20, 2011
Time: 9:30 - 11:00
Location: Arts Building AB LT1
Expected and unexpected bond excess returns: Macroeconomic and market microstructure effects
By Christoph Fricke; Leibniz University Hannover
Presented by: Christoph Fricke, Leibniz University Hannover
Level, Slope, Curvature of the Sovereign Yield Curve, and Fiscal Behaviour
By António Afonso; ISEG/TULisbon, UECE; European Central Bank Manuel M. F. Martins; University of Porto, Faculty of Economics, Cef.up
Presented by: Manuel Martins, University of Porto
Long-run effects of idiosyncratic uncertainty in a model with credit market frictions
By Santiago Acosta Ormaechea; International Monetary Fund Atsuyoshi Morozumi; University of Nottingham
Presented by: Atsuyoshi Morozumi, University of Nottingham
Financial Integration, Monetary Policy and Stock Prices: Empirical Evidence for the New EU Member States
By Mara Pirovano; University of Antwerp
Presented by: Mara Pirovano, University of Antwerp/KULeuven

Session 102: Macroeconomics
Session Chair: Ozge Senay, University of St Andrews
Session type: contributed
Date: April 20, 2011
Time: 9:30 - 11:00
Location: Arts Building AB LT2
Effects of monetary policy on the $/£ exchange rate. Is there a ‘delayed overshooting puzzle’?
By Reinhold Heinlein; University of Kent Hans-Martin Krolzig; University of Kent
Presented by: Reinhold Heinlein, University of Kent
Optimal conventional and unconventional monetary policy in the presence of collateral constraints and the zero bound
By Charles Brendon, Oxford University Matthias Paustian, Bank of England Tony Yates, Bank of England
Presented by: Charles Brendon, Oxford University
Loss Aversion and the Transmission of Monetary Policy
By Edoardo GAFFEO; University of Trento, Italy Ivan PETRELLA; Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium Damjan PFAJFAR; University of Tillburg, The Netherlands Emiliano SANTORO; Catholic University of Milan and University of Copenhagen
Presented by: Ivan Petrella, Faculty of Business & Economics
Endogenous Price Flexibility and Optimal Monetary Policy
By Ozge Senay; University of St Andrews Alan Sutherland; University of St Andrews
Presented by: Ozge Senay, University of St Andrews

Session 103: Macroeconomics
Session Chair: Roland Meeks, Bank of England
Session type: contributed
Date: April 20, 2011
Time: 9:30 - 11:00
Location: Arts Building AB F028
Forecasting and Policy Analysis in Real-Time During Periods of High Volatility
By Carlo Altavilla; University of Naples Parthenope Matteo Ciccarelli; European Central Bank
Presented by: Carlo Altavilla, University of Naples Parthenope
Measuring Euro Area Monetary Policy Transmission in a Structural Dynamic Factor Model
By Matteo Barigozzi; Dept of Statistics, LSE Antonio Conti; Bank of Italy, ECARES, Universite' libre de Bruxelles Matteo Luciani; ECARES, Universite' libre de Bruxelles
Presented by: Matteo Barigozzi, London School of Economics and Political Science
Measuring the Natural Output Gap using Actual and Expected Output Data
By Anthony Garratt;Birkbeck College, University of London, UK Kevin Lee; University of Leicester, UK Kalvinder Shields;University of Melbourne, Australia
Presented by: Kevin Lee, University of Nottingham
Do credit market shocks drive output fluctuations? Evidence from corporate spreads and defaults
By Roland Meeks; Bank of England
Presented by: Roland Meeks, Bank of England

Session 104: Public Economics
Session Chair: Sarah Smith, CMPO, University of Bristol
Session type: contributed
Date: April 20, 2011
Time: 9:30 - 11:00
Location: Windsor WIN 01-05
Political competition and Mirrleesian income taxation: A first pass
By Felix J. Bierbrauer; Max Planck Institute Bonn Pierre C. Boyer; Universty of Mannheim
Presented by: Pierre Boyer, University of Mannheim
Optimal Income Taxation with Asset Accumulation
By Arpad Abraham; European University Institute Sebastian Koehne; IIES, Stockholm University Nicola Pavoni; European University Institute
Presented by: Sebastian Koehne, Stockholm University
Social mobility and redistributive taxation
By Kai A. Konrad; Max Planck Institute for Tax Law and Public Finance Florian Morath; Max Planck Institute for Tax Law and Public Finance
Presented by: Florian Morath, Max Planck Institute for Tax Law and Public Finance
Crowded in or out? What is the effect of past donations on how much people give to charitable causes?
By Sarah Smith; University of Bristol Frank Windmeijer; University of Bristol Edmund Wright; University of Bristol
Presented by: Sarah Smith, CMPO, University of Bristol

Session 105: Experimental Economics
Session Chair: Marcelo Tyszler, University of Amsterdam
Session type: contributed
Date: April 20, 2011
Time: 9:30 - 11:00
Location: Arts Building AB F001
Individual Expectations, Limited Rationality and Aggregate Outcomes
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By Te Bao; University of Amsterdam Cars Hommes; University of Amsterdam Joep Sonnemans; University of Amsterdam Jan Tuinstra; University of Amsterdam
Presented by: Te Bao, CeNDEF
Can we manage first impressions in cooperation problems? An experimental study on “Broken (and Fixed) Windows”
By Christoph Engel; Max Planck Institute for Research on Collective Goods Bonn Sebastian Kube; Max Planck Institute for Research on Collective Goods Bonn and University of Bonn Michael Kurschilgen; Max Planck Institute for Research on Collective Goods Bonn
Presented by: Michael Kurschilgen, Max Planck Institute Bonn
Roads to development: experimental evidence from urban road pavement
By Climent Quintana-Domeque; Universitat d'Alacant Marco Gonzalez-Navarro; UC Berkeley
Presented by: Climent Quintana-Domeque, Universitat d'Alacant
Preference for Effciency or Confusion? A Note on a Boundedly Rational Equilibrium Approach to Individual Contributions in a Public Good Game
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By Luca Corazzini; University of Padua Marcelo Tyszler; University of Amsterdam
Presented by: Marcelo Tyszler, University of Amsterdam

Session 106: Productivity
Session Chair: Nicholas Oulton, London School of Economics
Session type: contributed
Date: April 20, 2011
Time: 9:30 - 11:00
Location: Windsor WIN 00-05
Expansionary and Contractionary Technology Shocks
By Almut Balleer; Institute for International Economic Studies Zeno Enders; University of Bonn
Presented by: Zeno Enders, University of Bonn
Beyond GDP and Back: What is the Value-Added by Additional Components of Welfare Measurement?
By Sonja C. Kassenboehmer; RWI Essen Christoph M. Schmidt; RWI Essen
Presented by: Sonja Kassenboehmer, RWI Essen
Getting Normalization Right
By Cristiano Cantore;University of Surrey Paul Levine; University of Surrey
Presented by: Paul Levine, University of Surrey
The wealth and poverty of nations: true PPPs for 141 countries
By Nicholas Oulton
Presented by: Nicholas Oulton, London School of Economics

Session 107: Growth
Session Chair: Bert Van Landeghem, Maastricht University
Session type: contributed
Date: April 20, 2011
Time: 9:30 - 11:00
Location: Arts Building AB LT3
Growth Forecasts, Belief Manipulation and Capital Markets
By Frederik Lundtofte; Lund University Patrick Leoni; Euromed Management
Presented by: Frederik Lundtofte, Lund University
Economic Development and the Family Structure: from the Pater Familias to the Nuclear Family
By Luca Pensieroso; IRES - Université catholique de Louvain Alessandro Sommacal; University of Verona and Econpubblica, Bocconi University
Presented by: Luca Pensieroso, IRES - Université catholique de Louvain
Back To Basics: A Model of Private and Public Investment in Basic Research and Macroeconomic Growth
By Ufuk Akcigit; University of Pennsylvania Douglas Hanley; University of Pennsylvania Nicolas Serrano-Velarde, Oxford University
Presented by: Nicolas Serrano-Velarde, Oxford University
Disentangling Age, Time and Cohort Effects in Longitudinal Data:A Test for the Convexity of Human Well-Being over the Life Cycle
By Bert Van Landeghem; Maastricht University and University of Leuven
Presented by: Bert Van Landeghem, Maastricht University

Session 108: Labour Economics
Session Chair: Hannes Ullrich, University of Zurich
Session type: contributed
Date: April 20, 2011
Time: 9:30 - 11:00
Location: Windsor WIN 01-04
What Do We Work For? An Anatomy of Pre- and Post-Tax Earnings Growth
By Anders Frederiksen; Aarhus School of Business Timothy Halliday; University of Hawaii at Manoa Alexander K. Koch; Aarhus University
Presented by: Alexander K Koch, Aarhus University
Wage Floors and Optimal Job Design
By Jenny Kragl; EBS Universität für Wirtschaft und Recht Anja Schöttner; Universität Bonn
Presented by: Jenny Kragl, EBS Universität für Wirtschaft und Recht
Optimal Design of Multi-Stage Elimination Tournaments with Heterogeneous Agents: Theory and Experimental Evidence
By Wolfgang Höchtl; University of Innsbruck Rudolf Kerschbamer; University of Innsbruck Rudi Stracke; University of St.Gallen Uwe Sunde; University of St.Gallen, IZA Bonn, CEPR London
Presented by: Rudi Stracke, University of St. Gallen
Effort Incentives in Nomination Contests: Evidence from Professional Soccer
By Jeanine Miklós-Thal; William E. Simon Graduate School of Business, University of Rochester Hannes Ullrich; ZEW Centre for European Economic Research, Mannheim
Presented by: Hannes Ullrich, University of Zurich

Session 109: Public Economics
Session Chair: Andrew Samuel, Loyola - Baltimore
Session type: contributed
Date: April 20, 2011
Time: 9:30 - 11:00
Location: Arts Building AB F003
Total Reward in the UK in the Public and Private Sectors.
By Alexander M. Danzer; Royal Holloway College, University of London and IZA Bonn Peter J. Dolton; Royal Holloway College, University of London & Centre for Economic Performance, London School of Economics
Presented by: Alexander M. Danzer, Royal Holloway, University of London
Pay Compression: The Role of Public Sector Monopsony
By Richard F Disney; University of Nottingham Jelena Lausev; University of Nottingham
Presented by: Jelena Lausev, Nottingham School of Economics
Getting Teachers to Remote Locations: Skills versus Preferences
By Sonja Fagernas; University of Sussex Panu Pelkonen; University of Sussex
Presented by: Panu Pelkonen, University of Sussex
Resource Allocation for Homeland Defense: Dealing with the team effect
By Seth Guikema; Assistant Professor, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD Andrew Samuel; Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, Loyola University, Baltimore, MD
Presented by: Andrew Samuel, Loyola - Baltimore

Session 110: Public Economics
Session Chair: Eugenia Vella, Athens University of Economics and Business
Session type: contributed
Date: April 20, 2011
Time: 9:30 - 11:00
Location: Windsor WIN 00-04
The Company You Keep: Qualitative Uncertainty in Providing Club Goods
By Bipasa DATTA; University of York Clive D FRASER; University of Leicester
Presented by: Bipasa Datta, University of York
Crime, Inequality, and the Private Provision of Security: A Non-Atomic Game
By Jan Heufer; TU Dortmund University
Presented by: Jan Heufer, TU Dortmund University
Am I My Brother’s Firefighter? Social Capital and the Voluntary Provision of Local Public Goods
By Walter Theseira; Nanyang Technological University
Presented by: Walter Theseira, Nanyang Technological University
Public Spending on Infrastructure’'s Operations and Maintenance and Productivity Spillovers: Evidence from U.S. states
By Sarantis Kalyvitis; Athens University of Economics and Business Eugenia Vella; Athens University of Economics and Business
Presented by: Eugenia Vella, Athens University of Economics and Business

Session 111: Finance
Session Chair: Fabrizio Zampolli, Bank for International Settlements
Session type: contributed
Date: April 20, 2011
Time: 9:30 - 11:00
Location: Arts Building AB G024
Interbank overnight interest rates - gains from systemic importance
By Q. Farooq Akram;Norges Bank Casper Christophersen;Norges Bank
Presented by: Farooq Akram, Central Bank of Norway
Modelling Monetary and Fiscal Policy in the US: A Cointegration Approach
By J. James Reade, University of Birmingham Jari Stehn, Goldman Sachs
Presented by: John Reade, University of Birmingham
Competition, efficiency, and soundness in banking: An industrial organization perspective
By Klaus Schaeck; University of Wales Martin Cihak; International Monetary Fund
Presented by: Klaus Schaeck, University of Wales
Macroeconomic stability and the real interest rate: a cross-country analysis
By Charlotta Groth; Bank of England Fabrizio Zampolli; Bank for International Settlements
Presented by: Fabrizio Zampolli, Bank for International Settlements

Session 112: Trade
Session Chair: Alexandra Tabova, Duke University
Session type: contributed
Date: April 20, 2011
Time: 9:30 - 11:00
Location: Moore Annexe Seminar Room MX034
Imported Intermediate Goods and Product Innovation with Heterogeneous Firms
By Murat Seker; World Bank Jose Daniel Rodriguez-Delgado; International Monetary Fund
Presented by: Jose Daniel Rodriguez-Delgado, International Monetary Fund
Expatriates as Leaders of Technology Transfer and FDI: Theory and Evidence from Mexico.
By Estefania Santacreu-Vasut; ESSEC Business School Kensuke Teshima; ITAM
Presented by: Estefania Santacreu-Vasut, ESSEC Business School and THEMA
Fixed export costs and multi-product firms
By Roger Smeets; CPB Netherlands Bureau for Economic Policy Analysis & University of Groningen Harold Creusen; CPB Netherlands Bureau for Economic Policy Analysis
Presented by: Roger Smeets, CPB NL Bureau for Economic Analysis
Portfolio Diversification and the Cross-Sectional Distribution of Foreign Investment
By Alexandra Tabova; Duke University
Presented by: Alexandra Tabova, Duke University

Session 113: Corruption
Session Chair: Anastasia Litina, University of Macedonia
Session type: contributed
Date: April 20, 2011
Time: 9:30 - 11:00
Location: Moore Annexe Executive Seminar Room MX01
To bribe or not to bribe? An experimental analysis of corruption
By Massimo Finocchiaro Castro; Mediterranean University of Reggio Calabria
Presented by: Massimo Finocchiaro Castro, Mediterranean Univ. of Reggio Calabria
Committing to Transparency to Resist Corruption
By Frederic Koessler; Paris School of Economics Ariane Lambert-Mogiliansky; Paris School of Economics
Presented by: Ariane Lambert-Mogiliansky, Paris School of Economics
Corruption and Tax Evasion in a the Presence of a Publicly Provided Good
By Anastasia Litina; University of Ioannina Theodore Palivos; University of Macedonia
Presented by: Anastasia Litina, University of Macedonia

Session 114: Development Economics
Session Chair: Anja Shortland, Brunel University
Session type: contributed
Date: April 20, 2011
Time: 9:30 - 11:00
Location: Windsor WIN 00-03
Evidence of Monopsony in the Labor Market of a Developing Country
By Peter Brummund; Cornell University
Presented by: Peter Brummund, Cornell University
Has the Introduction of Microfinance Crowded-out Informal Loans in Malawi?
By Richard Disney; University of Nottingham Eleonora Fichera; University of Manchester Trudy Owens; University of Nottingham
Presented by: Eleonora Fichera, University of Manchester
Network Effects and Land Redistribution: A Quasi-Natural Experiment in Zimbabwe
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By Tara McIndoe-Calder; Trinity College Dublin
Presented by: Tara McIndoe-Calder, Trinity College Dublin
Gov-aargh-nance – “even criminals need law and order”
By Olaf de Groot; Bocconi University Matthew Rablen; Brunel University Anja Shortland; Brunel University
Presented by: Anja Shortland, Brunel University

Session 115: Financial Regulation
Session Chair: Jean Tirole, Toulouse School of Economics
Session type: invited
Date: April 20, 2011
Time: 13:45 - 15:15
Location: Arts Building AB LT1
IS THERE A LINK FROM BANK SIZE TO RISK TAKING?
By Ray Barrell; National Institute of Economic and Social Research E Philip Davis; National Institute of Economic and Social Research Tatiana Fic; National Institute of Economic and Social Research Dilruba Karim; National Institute of Economic and Social Research and Brunel University
Presented by: Ray Barrell, NIESR
Discussant: Charles Goodhart, London School of Economics
An Incentive-Robust Program for Financial Reform
By Charles W. Calomiris; Henry Kaufman Professor of Financial Institutions, Columbia Business School, and Research Associate, National Bureau of Economic Research
Presented by: Charles Calomiris, Columbia University
Discussant: Charles Goodhart, London School of Economics
Towards Time-Consistency in Bank Regulation
By Charles Kahn; University of Illinois
Presented by: Charles Kahn, University of Illinois
Discussant: Charles Goodhart, London School of Economics

Session 116: Search Frictions and Human Capital
Session Chair: Marcus Hagedorn, University of Zurich
Session type: invited
Date: April 20, 2011
Time: 13:45 - 15:15
Location: Arts Building AB LT2
A Feasible Equilibrium Search Model of Individual Wage Dynamics with Experience
By Jesper Bagger; RHUL François Fontaine; University of Nancy Fabien Postel-Vinay; University of Bristol Jean-Marc Robin; PSE and UCL
Presented by: Fabien Postel-Vinay, University of Bristol
Directed Search over the Life Cycle
By Guido Menzio; University of Pennsylvania Irina Telyukova; UCSD Ludo Visschers; U. Carlos III Madrid & SFU
Presented by: Lodewijk Visschers, Universidad Carlos III
Job Search, Human Capital and Wage Inequality
By Carlos Carrillo-Tudela; University of Essex
Presented by: Carlos Carillo-Tudela, Leicester University

Session 117: Religion in Economic History
Session Chair: Steve Pischke, London School of Economics
Session type: invited
Date: April 20, 2011
Time: 13:45 - 15:15
Location: Windsor Auditorium
Jewish Moneylending in Medieval Europe: Segregation or Choice?
By Maristella Botticini; Universita Bocconi
Presented by: Maristella Botticini, Universita Bocconi
Persecution Perpetuated: Medieval Origins of Anti-Semitic Violence in Nazi Germany
By Nico Voigtlaender; UCLA Hans-Joachim Voth; Universitat Pompeu Fabra and ICREA
Presented by: Nico Voigtlaender, UCLA
Adopting a New Religion: The Case of Protestantism in 16th Century Germany
By Davide Cantoni; Universitat Pompeu Fabra
Presented by: Davide Cantoni, Universitat Pompeu Fabra

Session 118: Behavioural Aspects of Savings Decisions and Retirement Planning
Session Chair: Thomas Crossley, University of Cambridge
Session type: invited
Date: April 20, 2011
Time: 13:45 - 15:15
Location: Management Auditorium MBLT
The miracle of compound interest: Does our intuition fail?
By Johannes Binswanger; CentER, Tilburg University, and Netspar Katherine Carman; CentER, Tilburg University, and Netspar
Presented by: Katherine Carman, Tilburg University
Financial literacy, retirement planning, and household wealth
By Maarten van Rooij; De Nederlandsche Bank and Netspar Annamaria Lusardi; Dartmouth College and NBER Rob Alessie; University of Groningen, Netspar and Tinbergen Institute
Presented by: Maarten Rooij,
Rules of thumb in life-cycle saving decisions
By Ralf Rodepeter; BMW Joachim Winter; University of Munich
Presented by: Joachim Winter, University of Munich

Session 119: Development Economics
Session Chair: Muhammad Majeed, Glasgow University
Session type: contributed
Date: April 20, 2011
Time: 15:30 - 17:00
Location: Windsor WIN 00-02
Access to finance and foreign technology upgrading: Firm level evidence from India
By Maria Bas (Paris School of Economics and CEPII) Antoine Berthou (CEPII)
Presented by: Maria Bas, PSE and CEPII
Does Finance Play A Role for Exporting in Service Firms? Evidence From India.
By Sandra Lancheros; University of Nottingham, Business School Pelin Demirel; University of Nottingham, Business School
Presented by: Sandra Lancheros, NOTTINGHAM UNIVERSITY
US Mexico Immigration: Effects of Wages and Border Enforcement
By Rebecca Lessem; University of Wisconsin-Madison
Presented by: Rebecca Lessem, UW-Madison
Distributional and Poverty Consequences of Globalization: A Dynamic Comparative Analysis for Developing Countries
By Muhammad Tariq Majeed and Ronald Macdonald University of Glasgow
Presented by: Muhammad Majeed, Glasgow University

Session 120: Economics of Education
Session Chair: Marta Rubio Codina, University College of London and Institute for Fiscal Studies
Session type: contributed
Date: April 20, 2011
Time: 15:30 - 17:00
Location: Management Auditorium MBLT
From Grants to Loans and Fees: The Demand for Post-compulsory Education in England and Wales from 1955 to 2008
By Peter Dolton; Royal Holloway, University of London and Centre for Economic Performance, London School of Economics Li Lin; Royal Holloway, University of London
Presented by: Peter Dolton, Royal Holloway, University of London
A Select Group of Friends -- The Returns to Social Networking
By Brandy Jaclyn Lipton; Northwestern University
Presented by: Brandy Lipton, Northwestern University
The Effect of Social Programs and Exposure to Professionals on the Educational Aspirations of the Poor
By Carlos Chiapa; El Colegio de México José Luis Garrido; El Colegio de México Silvia Prina; Case Western Reserve University
Presented by: Silvia Prina, private
RE-EVALUATING CONDITIONAL CASH TRANSFERS: IS THE OPORTUNIDADES PRIMARY SCHOOL STIPEND NECESSARY?
By Orazio Attanasio; University College London and Institute for Fiscal Studies Marta Rubio-Codina; Institute for Fiscal Studies
Presented by: Marta Rubio Codina, University College of London and Institute for Fiscal Studies

Session 121: Institutions
Session Chair: Kevin Sheedy, London School of Economics
Session type: contributed
Date: April 20, 2011
Time: 15:30 - 17:00
Location: Horton Building H321
Efficiently Regulated Insurance Markets with Adverse Selection and Many Goods
By Peter J. Hammond
Presented by: Peter Hammond, University of Warwick
Mapping systemic risk in the international banking network
By Rodney J. Garratt; (UCSB) Lavan Mahadeva; (Bank of England) Katsiaryna Svirydzenka; (Graduate Institute)
Presented by: Lavan Mahadeva, Bank of England
On International Risk Sharing and Financial Globalization: some gloomy evidence
By Eleonora Pierucci; University of Rome Tre Luigi Ventura; Sapienza University of Rome
Presented by: Eleonora Pierucci, University of Rome Tre
A model of equilibrium institutions
By Bernardo Guimaraes; Sao Paulo School of Economics and LSE Kevin D. Sheedy; London School of Economics
Presented by: Kevin Sheedy, London School of Economics

Session 122: Labour Economics
Session Chair: Rune Vejlin, University of Aarhus
Session type: contributed
Date: April 20, 2011
Time: 15:30 - 17:00
Location: Windsor WIN 01-03
The Conundrum of Recovery: Growth or Jobs?
By Elias Dinopoulos; University of Florida Wolf-Heimo Grieben; University of Konstanz Fuat Sener; Union College
Presented by: Wolf-Heimo Grieben, University of Konstanz
How Much is Employment Increased by Cutting Labor Costs? Estimating the Elasticity of Job Creation
By Paul Beaudry; University of British Columbia David A. Green; University of British Columbia Ben Sand; Copenhagen Business School
Presented by: Ben Sand, Copenhagen Business School
A Theory Of Worker Turnover in R&D Intensive Firms
By Kameshwari Shankar; City College of New York Suman Ghosh; Florida Atlantic University
Presented by: Kameshwari Shankar, City College of New York
Estimation of a Roy/Search/Compensating Differential Model of the Labor Market
By Rune Vejlin; Aarhus University Christopher Taber;University of Wisconsin-Madison
Presented by: Rune Vejlin, University of Aarhus

Session 123: Industrial Organisation
Session Chair: Zaifu Yang, University of York
Session type: contributed
Date: April 20, 2011
Time: 15:30 - 17:00
Location: Horton Building HLT 1
Cheap-Talk Information Disclosure in Auctions
[slides]
By Zhiyun LI; Department of Economics, University of Oxford
Presented by: Daniel Zhiyun Li, University of Oxford
Revenue Monotonicity in Core-Selecting Package Auctions
By Marissa Beck; Stanford University Marion Ott; RWTH Aachen University
Presented by: Marion Ott, RWTH Aachen University
A pure variation of risk in private-value auctions
By Oliver Kirchkamp; University of Jena J. Philipp Reiss; Maastricht University Karim Sadrieh; University of Magdeburg
Presented by: J. Philipp Reiss, Maastricht University
An Efficient and Incentive Compatible Ascending Auction for Multiple Complements
By Ning Sun; Shanghai University of Finance and Economics Zaifu Yang; Department of Economics and Related Studies; University of York
Presented by: Zaifu Yang, University of York

Session 124: Public Economics
Session Chair: Christophe Muller, Université Aix-Marseille II
Session type: contributed
Date: April 20, 2011
Time: 15:30 - 17:00
Location: Windsor WIN 01-05
Experimental Analysis of the Health and Well-Being Effects of a Non-contributory Social Security Program
By Emma Aguila RAND Arie Kapteyn RAND Rosalba Robles Government of the State of Yucatan Beverly Weidmer RAND
Presented by: Emma Aguila, RAND
The Preston-Curve and the Contribution of Health to Economic Well-Being: Evidence from the Micro-Data of Bangladesh
By Muhammad Jami Husain; Swansea University
Presented by: Muhammad Husain, Swansea University
A Dominance Approach to the Appraisal of the Distribution of Well-Being across Countries
By Christophe Muller; University of Aix-Marseille Alain Trannoy; University of Aix-Marseille
Presented by: Christophe Muller, Université Aix-Marseille II

Session 125: Macroeconomics
Session Chair: Denis Tkachenko, Boston University
Session type: contributed
Date: April 20, 2011
Time: 15:30 - 17:00
Location: Arts Building AB LT1
Why don't people pay attention? Endogenous Sticky Information in a DSGE Model
By Lena Dräger, University of Hamburg & KOF Swiss Economic Institute, ETH Zurich.
Presented by: Lena Draeger, ETH Zurich & University of Hamburg
Products, patents and productivity persistence: A DSGE model of endogenous growth
By Tom Holden; University of Oxford
Presented by: Thomas Holden, University of Oxford
Identification and Frequency Domain QML Estimation of Linearized DSGE Models
By Zhongjun Qu, Boston University Denis Tkachenko, Boston University
Presented by: Denis Tkachenko, Boston University

Session 126: Learning
Session Chair: Elisabeth Schulte, University of Mannheim
Session type: contributed
Date: April 20, 2011
Time: 15:30 - 17:00
Location: Arts Building AB G024
A Genuine Foundation for Prospect Theory
By Ulrich Schmidt; Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel and Kiel Institute for the World Economy, Germany. Horst Zank; The University of Manchester, United Kingdom.
Presented by: Horst Zank, The University of Manchester
Learning without Counterfactuals
By Friederike Mengel; Maastricht University Javier Rivas; University of Leicester
Presented by: Javier Rivas, University of Leicester
Learning Externality, Institutional Reform, and Economic Convergence
By Yong Wang; World Bank and Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Presented by: Yong Wang, Dept. of Economics
Strategic private experimentation
By Mike Felgenhauer; Mannheim University Elisabeth Schulte; Mannheim University
Presented by: Elisabeth Schulte, University of Mannheim

Session 127: Policy Evaluation
Session Chair: Temel Taskin, European University Institute
Session type: contributed
Date: April 20, 2011
Time: 15:30 - 17:00
Location: Moore Annexe Executive Seminar Room MX01
ABC, 123: The Impact of a Mobile Phone Literacy Program on Educational Outcomes
By Jenny C. Aker; Tufts University Christopher Ksoll; University of Oxford Travis J. Lybbert; University of California-Davis
Presented by: Christopher Ksoll, University of Oxford
Estimating Incentive and Welfare Effects of Non-Stationary Unemployment Benefits
By Andrey Launov; University of Mainz Klaus Waelde; University of Mainz
Presented by: Andrey Launov, University of Mainz
Policy evaluation and uncertainty about the effects of oil prices on economic activity
By Francesca Rondina; Institute for Economic Analysis, CSIC and Barcelona GSE
Presented by: Francesca Rondina, CSIC
Heterogeneity in Unemployment Insurance Policies and Home Production in the U.S.
By Temel Taskin; European University Institute
Presented by: Temel Taskin, European University Institute

Session 128: Macroeconomics
Session Chair: Hongru Zhang, Cardiff University
Session type: contributed
Date: April 20, 2011
Time: 15:30 - 17:00
Location: Arts Building AB LT2
The EONIA Spread Before and During the Crisis of 2007 to 2009: The Role of Liquidity and Credit Risk
By John Beirne; European Central Bank
Presented by: John Beirne, European Central Bank
Lending Constraints, Real Estate Prices and Business Cycles in Emerging Economies
By Raoul Minetti; Michigan State University Tao Peng; Southwestern University of Finance and Economics
Presented by: Raoul Minetti, Michigan State University
The elephant in the room: Credit conditions and the Australian economy
By David M Williams; Oxford University John Muellbauer; Oxford University
Presented by: David Williams, Department of Economics
Financial Sector Shocks, External Finance Premium and Business Cycle
By Hongru Zhang;Cardiff Business School;Cardiff University
Presented by: Hongru Zhang, Cardiff University

Session 129: Experimental Economics
Session Chair: Joachim Winter, University of Munich
Session type: contributed
Date: April 20, 2011
Time: 15:30 - 17:00
Location: Arts Building AB F001
Is there selection bias in laboratory experiments? The case of social and risk preferences
By Blair Cleave; Department of Treasury & Finance, Victorian Government Nikos Nikiforakis; The University of Melbourne Robert Slonim; The University of Sydney
Presented by: Nikos Nikiforakis, The University of Melbourne
Heterogeneous productivity in voluntary public good provision - an experimental analysis
By Gerlinde Fellner; Vienna University of Economics and B.A Yoshio Iida; Kyoto Sangyo University Sabine Kroger; Laval University Erika Seki; University of Aberdeen
Presented by: Erika Seki, University of Aberdeen
An Experimental Investigation of Intrinsic Motivations for Giving
By Mirco Tonin; University of Southampton Michael Vlassopoulos; University of Southampton
Presented by: Mirco Tonin, University of Southampton
Fairness and Cheating
By Daniel Houser; George Mason University Stefan Vetter; University of Munich Joachim Winter; University of Munich
Presented by: Joachim Winter, University of Munich

Session 130: Gender Economics
Session Chair: Tali Regev, Berglas School of Economics
Session type: contributed
Date: April 20, 2011
Time: 15:30 - 17:00
Location: Windsor WIN 01-04
Men, Women, and the Ballot. Gender Imbalances and Suffrage Extensions in US States
By Sebastian Braun; Kiel Institute for the World Economy Michael Kvasnicka; RWI
Presented by: Sebastian Braun, Kiel Institute for the World Economy
The Impact of Gender and Remittances on Household Expenditure Patterns in Ecuador
By Kristin Göbel; Hamburg University
Presented by: Kristin Göbel, Hamburg University
The Gender Dimension of Technical Change and Job Polarisation
By Joanne Lindley; University of Surrey
Presented by: Joanne Lindley, University of Surrey
Is there place for women? Gender bias at top economics schools
By Galina Hale; Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco Tali Regev; Tel Aviv University
Presented by: Tali Regev, Berglas School of Economics

Session 131: Growth
Session Chair: Raphael Schoenle, Brandeis University
Session type: contributed
Date: April 20, 2011
Time: 15:30 - 17:00
Location: Arts Building AB LT3
Structural change and the Kaldor facts in a growth model with relative price effects and non-Gorman preferences
By Timo Boppart; University of Zurich
Presented by: Timo Boppart, University of Zurich
Is Agglomeration Really Good for Growth? Global Efficiency, Interregional Equity and Uneven Growth
By Fabio Cerina; University of Cagliari and CRENoS Francesco Mureddu; University of Cagliari and CRENoS
Presented by: Fabio Cerina, University of Cagliari
The Economic Consequences of “Brain Drain” of the Best and Brightest: Microeconomic Evidence from Five Countries
By John Gibson; University of Waikato David McKenzie; World Bank
Presented by: John Gibson, University of Waikato
Multiproduct Firms and Price-Setting: Theory and Evidence from U.S. Producer Prices
By Saroj Bhattarai; Penn State University Raphael Schoenle; Brandeis University
Presented by: Raphael Schoenle, Brandeis University

Session 132: Labour Economics
Session Chair: John Sessions, Brunel University
Session type: contributed
Date: April 20, 2011
Time: 15:30 - 17:00
Location: Horton Building HLT2
General Xenophobia in the Labor Market: a correspondence testing in Chicago
By Nicolas Jacquemet; Paris School of Economics & University Paris 1 Constantine Yannelis; Stanford University
Presented by: Nicolas Jacquemet, University Paris I Panthéon–Sorbonne
The effect of potential unemployment benefits duration on unemployment exits to work and on job quality
By Thomas LE BARBANCHON; Crest Thomas DEROYON; Crest
Presented by: Thomas Le Barbanchon, Crest
Are Active Labour Market Programmes Least Effective Where They Are Most Needed? The Case of the British New Deal for Young People
By Duncan McVicar; University of Melbourne Jan M. Podivinsky; University of Southampton
Presented by: Duncan McVicar, University of Melbourne
Racial Differences in Pay Across Positions: An Empirical Test of Major League Baseball*
By Őrn B. Bodvarsson, St Cloud State University John Sessions, University of Bath
Presented by: John Sessions, Brunel University

Session 133: Environmental Economics
Session Chair: Oliwia Kurtyka, Lancaster University Management School
Session type: contributed
Date: April 20, 2011
Time: 15:30 - 17:00
Location: Windsor WIN 00-05
Global Warming and Extreme Events: Rethinking the Timing and Intensity of Environmental Policy
By Yu-Fu Chen; University of Dundee Michael Funke; Hamburg University
Presented by: Yu-Fu Chen, University of Dundee
Trade union structure with environmental concern and firms'’technological choice
By Elias Asproudis; Loughborough University
Presented by: Elias Asproudis, University of Loughborough
Commercial interests vs. the public's environmental preferences: The political economy of carbon credit imports
By Florens Flues; University of Zurich
Presented by: Florens Flues, University of Zurich
The Switching Effect of Environmental Taxation within Bertrand Differentiated Duopoly
By Oliwia Kurtyka; Lancaster University Management School and TSE(LERNA) Philippe Mahenc; TSE (LERNA) and University of Perpignan
Presented by: Oliwia Kurtyka, Lancaster University Management School

Session 134: Political Economy
Session Chair: Yuanyuan Wang, University of Manchester
Session type: contributed
Date: April 20, 2011
Time: 15:30 - 17:00
Location: Windsor WIN 00-04
Voting as a Lottery
By Giuseppe Attanasi; Toulouse School of Economics Luca Corazzini; University of Padua and Bocconi University Francesco Passarelli; Bocconi University and University of Teramo
Presented by: Giuseppe Attanasi, Toulouse School of Economics, Toulouse
Lexicographic Voting
By Jan Klingelhoefer; European University Institute
Presented by: Jan Klingelhoefer, European University Institute
Lipset Reconsidered: A Rational Theory of the Stability of Democracy
By Uwe Sunde; University of St.Gallen X Florian Jung; University of St.Gallen
Presented by: Uwe Sunde, University of St.Gallen
Growth and Development Under Alternative Corruption Regimes
By Keith Blackburn; University of Manchester Yuanyuan Wang; University of Manchester
Presented by: Yuanyuan Wang, University of Manchester

Session 135: Trade
Session Chair: Xinpeng Xu, Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Session type: contributed
Date: April 20, 2011
Time: 15:30 - 17:00
Location: Moore Annexe Seminar Room MX034
Comparative Advantage, Service Trade, and Global Imbalances
By Alessandro Barattieri; Boston College
Presented by: Alessandro Barattieri, Boston College
Innovation and the Elasticity of Trade Volumes to Tariff Reductions
By Loris Rubini; Universidad Carlos III de Madrid
Presented by: Loris Rubini, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid
International Trade and Local Outsourcing
By Sugata Marjit;Centre for Studies in Social Sciences, Calcutta, India Lei Yang; Hong Kong Polytechnic University Xinpeng Xu; Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Presented by: Xinpeng Xu, Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Session 136: Development Economics
Session Chair: Christian Traxler, Max Planck Institute
Session type: contributed
Date: April 20, 2011
Time: 15:30 - 17:00
Location: Windsor WIN 00-03
Where have all the young girls gone? Identifying sex selection in India
By Sonia Bhalotra; University of Bristol UK Tom Cochrane; CEPA London
Presented by: Sonia Bhalotra, University of Bristol
Clearing the land for what? Evaluation of the Indonesian palm oil production expansion
By Outi Kaarina Korkeala; University of Sussex
Presented by: Outi Korkeala, University of Sussex
The Climatic Origins of the Neolithic Revolution: Theory and Evidence
By Quamrul Ashraf; Williams College Stelios Michalopoulos; Tufts University
Presented by: Stelios Michalopoulos, Tufts University
Poverty and crime in 19th century Germany: A reassessment
By Christian Traxler; Max Planck Institute Collective Goods Carsten Burhop; University of Cologne
Presented by: Christian Traxler, Max Planck Institute

Index of Participants

Legend: C=chair, P=Presenter, D=Disscussant

Session 137: Labour Economics
Session Chair: Katarina Mayer, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies
Session type: contributed
Date: April 20, 2011
Time: 15:30 - 17:00
Location: Windsor WIN 01-02
A Search Theory of Sectoral Reallocation
By Briana Chang; Northwestern University
Presented by: Briana Chang, Northwestern University
Government Expenditures and Unemployment: A DSGE Perspective
By Eric Mayer (University of Würzburg) Stephane Moyen (Deutsche Bundesbank) Nikolai Stähler (Deutsche Bundesbank)
Presented by: Stéphane Moyen, Deutsche Bundesbank
Severance Payments, Unemployment Insurance and Wage Bargaining with Costly Search
By Sang-Moon Hahm; KDI School of Public Policy Katarina Mayer; Hankuk University of Foreign Studies
Presented by: Katarina Mayer, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies

#	Participant	Roles in Conference
1	Abeler, Johannes	P18
2	Ager, Philipp	P45
3	Aguila, Emma	P124
4	Ahlfeldt, Gabriel M.	P87
5	Akerman, Anders	P44
6	Akram, Farooq	P111
7	Aloui, Rym	P58
8	Altavilla, Carlo	P103
9	Altmann, Steffen	P85
10	Amior, Michael	P5
11	Amoroso, Sara	C93
12	Amoroso, Sara	P93
13	Anderberg, Dan	C50, P50
14	Anesi, Vincent	P40
15	Angelini, Viola	P42
16	Angelopoulos, Konstantinos	P82
17	Aniket, Kumar	P12
18	ap Gwilym, Rhys	P60
19	Arai, Real	P58
20	Ariu, Andrea	P19
21	Arslan, Yavuz	P18
22	Arulampalam, Wiji	P37
23	Asproudis, Elias	P133
24	Atak, Alev	P43
25	Atal, Vidya	P7
26	Attanasi, Giuseppe	P134
27	Azmat, Ghazala	P91
28	Bagchi, Aniruddha	P97
29	Bagger, Jesper	P5
30	Bailey, Natalia	P33
31	Bandyopadhyay, Subhayu	P70
32	Bandyopadhyay, Siddhartha	P71
33	Banerjee, Prasenjit	P96
34	Bao, Te	P105
35	Barattieri, Alessandro	P135
36	Barigozzi, Matteo	P103
37	Barrell, Ray	P115
38	Bas, Maria	P119
39	Basu, Parantap	P55
40	Bauer, Christian	P14
41	Baumeister, Christiane	P86
42	Bazot, Guillaume	P34
43	Bean, Charles	C47
44	Beard, Rodney	P31
45	Beck, Adrian	P97
46	Beirne, John	P128
47	Bennato, Anna Rita	P19
48	Besley, Tim	P24
49	Bhalotra, Sonia	P136
50	Binelli, Chiara	P30
51	Blanco, Mariana	P15
52	Boes, Stefan	P89
53	Bonfatti, Roberto	P13
54	Boppart, Timo	P131
55	Borowiecki, Karol	P38
56	Bottazzi, Renata	P17
57	Botticini, Maristella	P117
58	Boyer, Pierre	P104
59	Bozio, Antoine	P4
60	Brandes, Leif	P85
61	Bratsiotis, George	P10
62	Braun, Sebastian	P130
63	Breinlich, Holger	P11
64	Brendon, Charles	P102
65	Brollo, Fernanda	P13
66	Brounen, Dirk	C90, P90
67	Brummund, Peter	P114
68	Bryson, Alex	P6
69	Burgess, Simon	P52
70	Buscaglia, Daniela	P69
71	Calderon, Cesar	P61
72	Calomiris, Charles	P115
73	Cantoni, Davide	P117
74	Carayol, Timothee	P54
75	Carillo-Tudela, Carlos	P116
76	Carman, Katherine	P118
77	Caroli, Eve	P30
78	Carrieri, Vincenzo	P53
79	Carvalho, Jean-Paul	P49
80	Castello-Climent, Amparo	C3, P3
81	Castelnuovo, Efrem	P79
82	Cerina, Fabio	P131
83	Cespa, Giovanni	P36
84	Chang, Briana	P137
85	Chankrajang, Thanyaporn	P26
86	Chatterjee, Arpita	P70
87	Chen, Yu-Fu	P133
88	Chernozhukov, Victor	D48, D48
89	Chesher, Andrew	P48
90	Chevalier, Arnaud	C2, P2
91	Collyer, Katherine	P28
92	Conti, Antonio M.	P86
93	Cottarelli, Carlo	P47
94	Crawford, Claire	P95
95	Crossley, Thomas	C118
96	Cuberes, David	P10
97	Dalton, Patricio	P94
98	Danzer, Alexander M.	P109
99	Danzer (née Weisshaar), Natalia	P55
100	Darai, Donja	P15
101	Darby, Julia	P58
102	Datta, Bipasa	P110
103	De Veirman, Emmanuel	C35, P35
104	Dechter, Evgenia	P3
105	Dellis, Arnaud	P13
106	Derin Gure, Pinar	P21
107	Dessi, Roberta	P41
108	Dhingra, Swati	P19
109	Di Comite, Francesco	P99
110	Di Falco, Salvatore	P90
111	Di Maria, Corrado	P90
112	Dias, Gustavo	P33
113	Dimitrov, Dinko	P7
114	Dixon, Huw	P10
115	Dobbelaere, Sabien	P54
116	Dolton, Peter	P120
117	Donaldson, Dave	P49
118	Draeger, Lena	P125
119	Dubovik, Andrei	P7
120	Dustmann, Christian	C23
121	Eberhardt, Markus	P64
122	Egger, Peter	P31
123	Eizenberg, Alon	P8
124	El-Shagi, Makram	C10, P10
125	Enders, Zeno
126	Erce, Aitor	P71
127	Esfahani, Hamideh	C7, P7
128	Falck, Oliver	P31
129	Fasani, Francesco	P23
130	Fergusson, Leopoldo	P67
131	Fiala, Nathan	P94
132	Fiaschi, Davide	P16
133	Fichera, Eleonora	P114
134	Fidrmuc, Jarko	P82
135	Finocchiaro Castro, Massimo	P113
136	Flues, Florens	P133
137	Forster, Martin	P28
138	Fouquau, Julien	C86, P86
139	Fracasso, Andrea	P9
140	Fricke, Christoph	P101
141	Fujita, Shigeru	P29
142	Gajate-Garrido, Gissele	P1
143	Gambacorta, Leonardo	P12
144	Garcia-Moran, Eva	P97
145	Garino, Gaia	P16
146	Garrett, Thomas	P62
147	Gautier, Erwan	P75
148	Göbel, Kristin	P130
149	Gemus, Jonathan	P27
150	Ghosh, Arghya	P32
151	Giannone, Domenico	P22
152	Gibson, John	P131
153	Giles, John	P45
154	Ginja, Rita	P51
155	Girardi, Gherardo	P63
156	Giulietti, Monica	P57
157	Gneiting, Tilmann	P22
158	Goecke, Henry	P75
159	Golan, Jennifer	P26
160	Gonzalez-Navarro, Marco	P8
161	Goodhart, Charles	D115, D115, D115
162	Gorbachev, Olga	P18
163	Gottlieb, Charles	P40
164	Goyal, Aparajita	P42
165	Graevenitz, Georg	P46
166	Green, Richard	P100
167	Gregoriou, Andros	P51
168	Grieben, Wolf-Heimo	P122
169	Griffith, Rachel	C49
170	Grilli, Vittorio	P47
171	Growiec, Jakub	C85, P85
172	Gu, Yiquan	P32
173	Guerrero-Luchtenberg, Leonardo	P39
174	Hagedorn, Marcus	C116
175	Hammond, Peter	P121
176	Hanlon, William	P69
177	Hansen, Stephen	P96
178	Hashimzade, Nigar	P80
179	Haywood, Luke	P30
180	Hehenkamp, Burkhard	P99
181	Heinlein, Reinhold	P102
182	Hellmann, Tim	P41
183	Helmers, Christian	P63
184	Heufer, Jan	P110
185	Hicks, Daniel	P88
186	Holden, Thomas	P125
187	Horvath, Michal	P40
188	Hou, Zhaoyang	P26
189	Hsu, Minchung	P53
190	Hueschelrath, Kai	P57
191	Husain, Muhammad	P124
192	Ioannou, Christos	P93
193	Iozzi, Alberto	P57
194	Jacquemet, Nicolas	P132
195	Jin, Jim	C40, P40
196	Jorra, Markus	P34
197	Juessen, Falko	C97, P97
198	Juvenal, Luciana	P44
199	Kahn, Charles	P115
200	Kandemir, Ilker	P43
201	Kashiwagi, Masanori	P65
202	Kassenboehmer, Sonja	P106
203	kastrinaki, zafeira	P36
204	Kawakami, Kei	P36
205	Ke, Changxia	P96
206	Kebede, Bereket	P1
207	Kehrig, Matthias	P14
208	Kelly, Elaine	P77
209	Keskin, Pinar	C1, P1
210	Kirchberger, Martina	C75, P75
211	Kitagawa, Toru	P49
212	Klein, Tobias	P4
213	Klingelhoefer, Jan	P134
214	Knowles, John	P50
215	Koch, Alexander K	P108
216	Koehne, Sebastian	P104
217	Koenig, Philipp	P35
218	Koenker, Roger	C48
219	Koetter, Michael	P11, P92
220	Kolesnikova, Natalia	C5, P5
221	Kontonikas, Alexandros	P9
222	Korkeala, Outi	P136
223	Kragl, Jenny	P108
224	Kretschmer, Tobias	P8
225	Kriwoluzky, Alexander	P35
226	Ksoll, Christopher	P127
227	KUDO, YUYA	P45
228	Kurschilgen, Michael	P105
229	Kurtyka, Oliwia	C133, P133
230	Lambert-Mogiliansky, Ariane	P113
231	Lancheros, Sandra	P119
232	Lanot, Gauthier	C65, P65
233	Latham, Oliver	P67
234	Launov, Andrey	P127
235	Lausev, Jelena	P109
236	Le Barbanchon, Thomas	P132
237	Lechene, Valérie	P42
238	Lee, Sang Yoon	P16
239	Lee, Jinhyun	P43, C53, P53, P89
240	Lee, Kevin	P103
241	Lehrer, Kim	P21
242	Leite Lopez de Leon, Fernanda	P67
243	Lenarcic, Andreja	C58, P58
244	Lessem, Rebecca	P119
245	Letterie, Wilko	P41
246	Levine, Paul	P106
247	Lewbel, Arthur	C89, P89
248	Li, Daniel Zhiyun	P123
249	Li, Fei	P29
250	Li, Nan	P78
251	Liao, Pei-Ju	P94
252	Lindley, Joanne	P130
253	Lindqvist, Erik	P6
254	Lipton, Brandy	P120
255	Litina, Anastasia	C113, P113
256	Liu, Li	P84
257	Longhi, Simonetta	P29
258	Lopez, Angel Luis	P56
259	Lundtofte, Frederik	P107
260	Luo, Guannan	P60
261	Lyytikainen, Teemu	P87
262	Mahadeva, Lavan	P121
263	Majeed, Muhammad	C119, P119
264	Mak, Vincent	P15
265	Malde, Bansi	P27
266	Malik, Sheheryar	P65
267	Mallick, Sushanta	P44
268	Mandler, Michael	P63
269	Mankart, Jochen	P60
270	Marie, Olivier	P73
271	Marrocu, Emanuela	P14
272	Martinez-Sanchis, Elena	C66, P66
273	Martins, Manuel	P101
274	Masika, Michal	P100
275	Matano, Alessia	P91
276	Matzkin, Rosa	P48
277	Mayer, Katarina	C137, P137
278	Mazzonna, Fabrizio	P73
279	McGovern, Mark	P77
280	McIndoe-Calder, Tara	P114
281	McMahon, Michael	C60, P60
282	McVicar, Duncan	P132
283	Meeks, Roland	C103, P103
284	Meier, Volker	P62
285	Meisenzahl, Ralf	P46
286	Melina, Giovanni	C87, P87
287	Mercenier, Jean	P98
288	Michalopoulos, Stelios	P136
289	Mihailov, Alexander	P80
290	Miller, Marcus	P9
291	Miller, Helen	P37
292	Milne, Alistair	P34
293	Mimra, Wanda	P39
294	Minetti, Raoul	P128
295	Mishra, Tapas	C13, P13
296	Mitra, Anirban	P51
297	Moav, Omer	C24, P24
298	Mohaddes, Kamiar	P81
299	Montes-Rojas, Gabriel	P98
300	Moraga-Gonzalez, Jose L.	P56
301	Morath, Florian	P104
302	Morin, Annaig	P76
303	Moro, Alessio	C14, P14
304	Morozumi, Atsuyoshi	P101
305	Moyen, Stéphane	P137
306	Muller, Christophe	C124, P124
307	Munro, Alistair	C42, P42
308	Murphy, Anthony	P88
309	Muthoo, Abhinay	P39
310	Myles, Gareth	C73, P73
311	Naef, Michael	C25, P25
312	Navarro Paniagua, Maria	P95
313	Nearchou, Paris	C30, P30
314	Neary, Peter	P70
315	Newman, Carol	C26, P26
316	Nguimkeu, Pierre Evariste	P68
317	Nguyen, Thu-Van	P74
318	Niemann, Stefan	P11
319	Nikiforakis, Nikos	P129
320	Nogueira Jr., Reginaldo	C9, P9
321	Normann, Hans	P72
322	Novta, Natalija	P21
323	Oechslin, Manuel	P61
324	Onur, Ilke	P28
325	Oppedisano, Veruska	P27
326	Oreffice, Sonia	P50
327	Osborn, Denise	P33
328	Ott, Marion	P123
329	Oulton, Nicholas	C106, P106
330	Parakhonyak, Alexei	C18, P18
331	Pasricha, Gurnain	C34, P34
332	Passari, Evgenia	P61
333	Paustian, Matthias	C82, P82
334	Pei, Di	P78
335	Pelkonen, Panu	P109
336	Pensieroso, Luca	P107
337	Perino, Grischa	C78, P78
338	Perona, Mathieu	P100
339	Petrella, Ivan	P102
340	Picchio, Matteo	P99
341	Piehl, Anne	P23
342	Pierucci, Eleonora	P121
343	Pike, Chris	P32
344	Pinje, Jori	P62
345	Pinotti, Paolo	P23
346	Pirovano, Mara	C101, P101
347	Pischke, Steve	C117
348	Poelhekke, Steven	P69
349	Politi, Dimitra	P74
350	Popov, Sergey	C27, P27
351	Porter, Maria	C80, P80
352	Porter, James	P81
353	Postel-Vinay, Fabien	P116
354	Pouliot, William	P33, C33
355	Pourpourides, Panayiotis	P56
356	Prantl, Susanne	P20
357	Prina, Silvia	P120
358	Protte, Benjamin	C67, P67
359	Qari, Salmai	P66
360	Quintana-Domeque, Climent	P105
361	Radulescu, Doina	C36, P36
362	Rahman, Ahmed	C44, P44
363	Rappoport, Veronica	C19, P19
364	Ratcliffe, Anita	P4
365	Rützler, Daniela	C91, P91
366	Reade, John	P111
367	Regev, Tali	C130, P130
368	Reis, Hugo	P2
369	Reiss, J. Philipp	P123
370	Rhodes, Andrew	C32, P32
371	Ricciuti, Roberto	P64
372	Riedl, Arno	P25
373	Rienzo, Cinzia	P76
374	Rivas, Javier	P126
375	Rodriguez-Delgado, Jose Daniel	P112
376	Rommeswinkel, Hendrik	P71
377	Rondina, Francesca	P127
378	Rooij, Maarten	P118
379	Rosazza Bondibene, Chiara	P55
380	Rose, Giuseppe	P20
381	Routledge, Robert	C56, P56
382	Roy, Sanchari	P3
383	Rubini, Loris	P135
384	Rubio, Margarita	P17
385	Rubio Codina, Marta	C120, P120
386	Ruderer, Dominik	P93
387	Russell, Bill	P79
388	Samuel, Andrew	C109, P109
389	Sanchis-Guarner, Rosa	P38
390	Sand, Ben	P122
391	Santacreu-Vasut, Estefania	P112
392	Satchi, Mathan	C29, P29
393	Sauermann, Jan	P38
394	Savorelli, Luca	C74, P74
395	Schaeck, Klaus	P111
396	Scheffel, Juliane	P98
397	Scheufele, Rolf	P59
398	Schlotter, Martin	P3
399	Schoenle, Raphael	C131, P131
400	Schreiber, Sven	C4, P4
401	Schroeder, David	P83
402	Schulte, Elisabeth	C126, P126
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404	Scott, Andrew	P47
405	Segal, Paul	C63, P63
406	Seidel, Tobias	P84
407	Seiler, Stephan	C96, P96
408	Seki, Erika	P129
409	Selvaretnam, Geethanjali	C94, P94
410	Senay, Ozge	C102, P102
411	Seneca, Martin	P35
412	Sengupta, Rajdeep	P17, P59
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414	Serrano-Velarde, Nicolas	P107
415	Sessions, John	C132, P132
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417	Shankar, Kameshwari	P122
418	Sheedy, Kevin	C121, P121
419	Shortland, Anja	C114, P114
420	Shtudiner, Zeev	P54
421	Simoni, Anna	C43, P43
422	Sinha, Arunima	P12
423	Smeets, Roger	P112
424	Smith, Sarah	C62, P62, C104, P104
425	Smolinski, Konrad	P66
426	Solomon, Edna	C31, P31
427	Somekh, Babak	C16, P16
428	Stanca, Luca	C41, P41
429	Staub, Kevin	P68
430	Stoeckl, Matthias	P37
431	Stracke, Rudi	P108
432	Sucarrat, Genaro	C79, P79
433	Sulis, Giovanni	P6
434	Sun, Bo	C12, P12
435	Sun, Ang	C51, P51
436	Sunde, Uwe	P134
437	Tabova, Alexandra	C112, P112
438	Tamm, Marcus	P52
439	Tamoni, Andrea Giovanni	C88, P88
440	Taskin, Temel	C127, P127
441	Tatsiramos, Konstantinos	C76, P76
442	Taub, Bart	P46
443	Theseira, Walter	P110
444	Thiel, Hendrik	P95
445	Tinn, Katrin	P83
446	Tirole, Jean	C115
447	Tkachenko, Denis	C125, P125
448	Tonin, Mirco	C70, P70, P129
449	Traxler, Christian	C136, P136
450	Trebesch, Christoph	C61, P61
451	Tsutsui, Kei	C15, P15
452	Tumen, Semih	C54, P54
453	Tyszler, Marcelo	C105, P105
454	Ullrich, Hannes	C108, P108
455	Van Landeghem, Bert	C107, P107
456	van Leuvensteijn, Michiel	C99, P99
457	van Norden, Simon	P22
458	Vargas, Juan	C21, P21
459	Vejlin, Rune	C122, P122
460	Vella, Eugenia	C110, P110
461	Vernoit, James	P2
462	Viarengo, Martina	P20
463	Viceisza, Angelino	C20, P20
464	Vignoles, Anna	C52, P52
465	Vikander, Nick	C55, P55
466	Visschers, Lodewijk	P116
467	Vogel, Lukas	C92, P92
468	Voigtlaender, Nico
469	von Ehrlich, Maximilian	C64, P64
470	von Schlippenbach, Vanessa	P57
471	Voth, Hans-Joachim	P24
472	Vourvachaki, Evangelia	C83, P83
473	Wagner, Mathis	C98, P98
474	Wamser, Georg	C37, P37
475	Wang, Yong	P126
476	Wang, Yuanyuan	C134, P134
477	Wang, Joseph Tao-yi	C45, P45
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480	Weale, Martin	C22
481	Weber, Bernd	P25
482	Weiss, Matthias	C38, P38
483	Weiss, Christoph	P6, C6
484	Wenzelburger, Jan	P59
485	Whittaker, William	C28, P28
486	Wibral, Matthias	P25
487	Williams, David	P128
488	Winter, Joachim	C129, P129
489	Winter, Joachim	P118
490	Worth, Jack	P52
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493	Xu, Xinpeng	C135, P135
494	Yang, Zaifu	C123, P123
495	Yates, Tony	P68
496	YILDIRIM, Dilem	C17, P17
497	You, Jing	P1
498	Zampolli, Fabrizio	C111, P111
499	Zanetti, Francesco	P71
500	Zank, Horst	P126
501	Zentner, Alejandro	C100, P100
502	Zhang, Xiaobo	C46, P46
503	Zhang, Hongru	C128, P128
504	Zhang, Xin	C68, P68
505	Zhang, Hongliang	P2
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507	Zheng, Jie	C39, P39
508	Zhu, Yu	C95, P95
509	Zylberberg, Yanos	C59, P59