Simposio de Analisis Economico 2008

Summary of All Sessions

#Date/TimeLocationTitlePapers
1December 11, 2008
9:30-11:15
Aula Africa Ibarra (Paraninfo) Firms Growth4
2December 11, 2008
9:30-11:15
Aula Rocasolano (Paraninfo) JM: International Macroeconomics4
3December 11, 2008
9:30-11:15
Seminario M5 (Facultad) JM: Education Economics4
4December 11, 2008
9:30-11:15
Seminario M6 (Facultad) Social Preferences4
5December 11, 2008
9:30-11:15
Sala de Reuniones Magna (Facultad) Time Series4
6December 11, 2008
9:30-11:15
Seminario M2 (Facultad) JM: Environmental Economics4
7December 11, 2008
9:30-11:15
Sala de Juntas (Biblioteca) Industrial Organization4
8December 11, 2008
9:30-11:15
Salón de Actos (Facultad) Mechanism Design4
9December 11, 2008
9:30-11:15
Aula Magna (Paraninfo) Growth in the Spanish Economy4
10December 11, 2008
9:30-11:15
Seminario M4 (Facultad) Female Labor Force Participation and Children4
11December 11, 2008
11:45-12:15
Aula Paraninfo OPENNING CEREMONY0
12December 11, 2008
12:15-13:15
Aula Magna (Paraninfo) INVITED LECTURE - PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS1
13December 11, 2008
15:30-17:15
Sala de Juntas (Biblioteca) Industrial Economics4
14December 11, 2008
15:30-17:15
Aula Africa Ibarra (Paraninfo) Banking and Finance3
15December 11, 2008
15:30-17:15
Aula Rocasolano (Paraninfo) JM: International Trade4
16December 11, 2008
15:30-17:15
Seminario M4 (Facultad) Labor Market 4
17December 11, 2008
15:30-17:15
Sala de Reuniones Magna (Facultad) Applied Time Series4
18December 11, 2008
15:30-17:15
Salón de Actos (Facultad) Social Choice and Welfare4
19December 11, 2008
15:30-17:15
Seminario M6 (Facultad) Spatial Economics4
20December 11, 2008
15:30-17:15
Seminario M2 (Facultad) JM: Macro and Financial Econometrics3
21December 11, 2008
15:30-17:15
Aula Magna (Paraninfo) Growth4
22December 11, 2008
15:30-17:15
Seminario M5 (Facultad) Economics of Higher Education4
23December 11, 2008
17:45-19:30
Sala de Juntas (Biblioteca) Health Economics4
24December 11, 2008
17:45-19:30
Aula Magna (Paraninfo) Empirical Growth4
25December 11, 2008
17:45-19:30
Aula Africa Ibarra (Paraninfo) JM: Corporate Finance and Law Economics4
26December 11, 2008
17:45-19:30
Seminario M2 (Facultad) JM: Macro and Growth4
27December 11, 2008
17:45-19:30
Sala de Reuniones Magna (Facultad) Econometric Theory4
28December 11, 2008
17:45-19:30
Seminario M4 (Facultad) Immigration in Spain4
29December 11, 2008
17:45-19:30
Salón de Actos (Facultad) JM: Networks4
30December 11, 2008
17:45-19:30
Seminario M6 (Facultad) Gender Economics4
31December 11, 2008
17:45-19:30
Aula Rocasolano (Paraninfo) Monetary Unions4
32December 11, 2008
17:45-19:30
Seminario M5 (Facultad) Transport Economics3
33December 12, 2008
9:00-10:45
Aula Magna (Paraninfo) Growth II4
34December 12, 2008
9:00-10:45
Seminario M4 (Facultad) Labor Market II4
35December 12, 2008
9:00-10:45
Seminario M5 (Facultad) Education Economics4
36December 12, 2008
9:00-10:45
Aula Rocasolano (Paraninfo) JM: Macroeconomics I4
37December 12, 2008
9:00-10:45
Salón de Actos (Facultad) Welfare Economics4
38December 12, 2008
9:00-10:45
Sala de Juntas (Biblioteca) Industrial Organization II4
39December 12, 2008
9:00-10:45
Seminario M6 (Facultad) JM: Inequality and Conflict4
40December 12, 2008
9:00-10:45
Sala de Reuniones Magna (Facultad) Time Series Analysis: Unit Root Tests4
41December 12, 2008
9:00-10:45
Seminario M2 (Facultad) JM: Finance3
42December 12, 2008
9:00-10:45
Aula Africa Ibarra (Paraninfo) Credit Risk4
43December 12, 2008
11:15-13:00
Aula Africa Ibarra (Paraninfo) International Macroeconomics4
44December 12, 2008
11:15-13:00
Sala de Juntas (Biblioteca) JM: Economics of Information4
45December 12, 2008
11:15-13:00
Seminario M4 (Facultad) Labor Market III4
46December 12, 2008
11:15-13:00
Seminario M6 (Facultad) Income and Inequality4
47December 12, 2008
11:15-13:00
Seminario M5 (Facultad) Social Security and Pensions4
48December 12, 2008
11:15-12:00
Aula Magna (Paraninfo) Innovation and Growth4
49December 12, 2008
11:15-13:00
Seminario M2 (Facultad) JM: Labor Economics II4
50December 12, 2008
11:15-13:00
Aula Rocasolano (Paraninfo) Business Cycles4
51December 12, 2008
11:15-13:00
Salón de Actos (Facultad) Networks and Teams4
52December 12, 2008
11:15-13:00
Sala de Reuniones Magna (Facultad) JM: Econometrics4
53December 12, 2008
13:00-14:00
Aula Magna (Paraninfo) INVITED LECTURE - REVISTA DE ECONOMIA APLICADA1
54December 12, 2008
16:00-17:45
Seminario M5 (Facultad) Sustainability and Natural Resources3
55December 12, 2008
16:00-17:45
Aula Magna (Paraninfo) Growth III4
56December 12, 2008
16:00-17:45
Seminario M2 (Facultad) JM: Labor Economics4
57December 12, 2008
16:00-17:45
Sala de Reuniones Magna (Facultad) Financial Econometrics4
58December 12, 2008
16:00-17:45
Seminario M6 (Facultad) Conflict3
59December 12, 2008
16:00-17:45
Aula Africa Ibarra (Paraninfo) JM: Financial Regulation and Banking4
60December 12, 2008
16:00-17:45
Salón de Actos (Facultad) Allocation Problems4
61December 12, 2008
16:00-17:45
Seminario M4 (Facultad) Disability4
62December 12, 2008
16:00-17:45
Aula Rocasolano (Paraninfo) Monetary economics4
63December 12, 2008
16:00-17:45
Sala de Juntas (Biblioteca) JM: Experimental Economics4
64December 12, 2008
18:15-19:15
Aula Rocasolano Paraninfo INVITED LECTURE - COSME1
65December 12, 2008
18:15-19:15
Aula Magna (Paraninfo) INVITED LECTURE - HACIENDA PUBLICA ESPAÑOLA1
66December 12, 2008
19:15-20:15
Aula Magna Paraninfo Meeting of the Spanish Economic Association0
67December 13, 2008
9:00-10:45
Aula Magna (Paraninfo) Macro Growth4
68December 13, 2008
9:00-10:45
Aula Rocasolano (Paraninfo) Macroeconomics4
69December 13, 2008
9:00-10:45
Sala de Juntas (Biblioteca) Economics of Information4
70December 13, 2008
9:00-10:45
Salón de Actos (Facultad) Political Economy4
71December 13, 2008
9:00-1:45
Seminario M2 (Facultad) JM: Industrial Economics4
72December 13, 2008
9:00-10:45
Sala de Reuniones Magna (Facultad) Self Evaluation4
73December 13, 2008
9:00-10:45
Aula Africa Ibarra (Paraninfo) Finance4
74December 13, 2008
9:00-10:45
Seminario M4 (Facultad) Wage Inequality4
75December 13, 2008
9:00-10:45
Seminario M5 (Facultad) JM: Labor Economics III4
76December 13, 2008
9:00-10:45
Seminario M6 (Facultad) JM: Health Economics4
77December 13, 2008
11:15-13:00
Seminario M4 (Facultad) Migration4
78December 13, 2008
11:15-13:00
Aula Rocasolano (Paraninfo) International Trade II4
79December 13, 2008
11:15-13:00
Seminario M6 (Facultad) Public Economics4
80December 13, 2008
11:15-13:00
Salón de Actos (Facultad) JM: Political Economy4
81December 13, 2008
11:15-13:00
Seminario M2 (Facultad) JM: Macroeconomics II4
82December 13, 2008
11:15-13:00
Aula Africa Ibarra (Paraninfo) Corporate Finance4
83December 13, 2008
11:15-13:00
Aula Magna (Paraninfo) Macro Dynamics4
84December 13, 2008
11:15-13:00
Sala de Juntas (Biblioteca) JM: Microeconomics4
85December 13, 2008
11:15-13:00
Sala de Reuniones Magna (Facultad) JM: Macro Finance4
86December 13, 2008
11:15-13:00
Seminario M5 (Facultad) Urban Economics4
87December 13, 2008
13:00-14:00
Aula Magna (Paraninfo) INVITED LECTURE - INVESTIGACIONES ECONOMICAS1
 

87 sessions, 319 papers


 

Simposio de Analisis Economico 2008

Complete List of All Sessions


Session 1: Firms Growth

Session Chair: Rocio Sanchez Mangas, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
Date: December 11, 2008
Time: 9:30 - 11:15
Location: Aula Africa Ibarra (Paraninfo)
 

FINANCING OBSTACLES AND GROWTH: AN ANALYSIS FOR EURO AREA NON-FINANCIAL CORPORATIONS
By Chiara Coluzzi -University of Rome “Tor Vergata” Annalisa Ferrando -European Central Bank Carmen Martìnez-Carrascal -Banco de España
   Presented by: Annalisa Ferrando, European Central Bank
 

Firm Growth in Multinational Corporate Groups
[slides]
By Harald Oberhofer, Department of Economics, University of Innsbruck Michael Pfaffermayr, Department of Economics, University of Innsbruck
   Presented by: Harald Oberhofer, University of Innsbruck
 

Bank Mergers and Lending Relationships
[slides]
By Judit Montoriol Garriga Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
   Presented by: Judit Montoriol-Garriga, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
 

Corporate Investment, Irreversibilities and Lumpiness: An Empirical Model
[slides]
By César Alonso-Borrego, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid Rocío Sánchez-Mangas, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
   Presented by: Rocio Sanchez Mangas, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid

Session 2: JM: International Macroeconomics

Session Chair: Xavier Raurich, public
Date: December 11, 2008
Time: 9:30 - 11:15
Location: Aula Rocasolano (Paraninfo)
 

Nonlinearities in real exchange rate determination: do African exchange rates follow a random walk?
[slides]
By Cuestas Olivares, Juan Carlos (Nottingham Trent University, United Kingdom) Mourelle Espasandín, Estefanía (Universidade da Coruña, Spain)
   Presented by: Estefanía Mourelle Espasandín, Universidade da Coruña
 

Fiscal Policy in a Monetary Union: Gains from Changing Institutions
[slides]
By Susana Salvado, Universidade Nova de Lisboa
   Presented by: Susana Salvado, Universidade Nova de Lisboa
 

A simple herding behavior model of the exchange rate
[slides]
By Pablo Rovira Kaltwasser, University of Leuven
   Presented by: Pablo Rovira Kaltwasser, University of Leuven
 

Financial Crises and International Trade: The Long Way to Recovery
By Nicolas Berman, European University Institute and University of Paris I Pantheon-Sorbonne
   Presented by: Nicolas Berman, EUI and University Paris I

Session 3: JM: Education Economics

Session Chair: Xavi Ramos, Universitat Autonoma Barcelona
Date: December 11, 2008
Time: 9:30 - 11:15
Location: Seminario M5 (Facultad)
 

School Choice: The Case for the Boston Mechanism
[slides]
By Antonio Miralles, Boston University
   Presented by: Antonio Miralles, Boston University
 

Vocational Schooling versus Apprenticeship Training. Evidence from Vacancy Data
[slides]
By Matthias Parey, University College London and Institute for Fiscal Studies
   Presented by: Matthias Parey, University College London (UCL) & Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS)
 

The Academic Impact of Year-Round School Calendars: A Response to School Overcrowding
[slides]
By Jennifer Graves, University of California Irvine
   Presented by: Jennifer Graves, University of California, Irvine
 

The (Adverse) Effects of Expanding Higher Education: Evidence from Italy
By Veruska Oppedisano University of Torino
   Presented by: Veruska Oppedisano, University of Turin

Session 4: Social Preferences

Session Chair: Jordi Brandts, CSIC
Date: December 11, 2008
Time: 9:30 - 11:15
Location: Seminario M6 (Facultad)
 

The effect of incentives on sabotage: The case of Spanish football
[slides]
By Julio del Corral Universidad de Oviedo Juan Prieto-Rodriguez Universidad de Oviedo Rob Simmons Lancaster University
   Presented by: Julio del Corral, Universidad de Oviedo
 

Gender, education and reciprocal generosity: evidence from 1500 subjects
[slides]
By Pablo Brañas-Garza, Universidad de Granada (España) Juan C. Cárdenas, Universidad de los Andes (Colombia) Máximo Rossi, Universidad de la República (Uruguay)
   Presented by: Pablo Branas-Garza, Univ. de Granada
 

Inequity Concerns in Social networks
[slides]
By pablo brañas, uni granada ramon cobo-reyes, uni granada maria paz espinosa, uni pais vasco natalia jimenez, uni granada jaromir kovarik, uni alicante giovanni ponti, uni alicante
   Presented by: Jaromir Kovarik, University of Alicante
 

Inter-Group Conflict and Intra-Group Punishment in an Experimental Contest Game
[slides]
By KLAUS ABBINK, CREED, University of Amsterdam JORDI BRANDTS, Institut d'Anàlisi Econòmica(CSIC) BENEDIKT HERRMANN, University of Nottingham HENRIK ORZEN, University of Nottingham
   Presented by: Jordi Brandts, CSIC

Session 5: Time Series

Session Chair: Juan J. Dolado, Universidad Carlos III
Date: December 11, 2008
Time: 9:30 - 11:15
Location: Sala de Reuniones Magna (Facultad)
 

Specification Tests for Nonlinear Time Series Models
[slides]
By Igor Kheifets, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid
   Presented by: Igor Kheifets, Univerdidad Carlos III de Madrid
 

Testing for Asymmetric Dependence
[slides]
By Hans Manner, Maastricht University
   Presented by: Hans Manner, Maastricht University
 

Testing for Noninvertibility and Cointegration in Seasonal Vector ARIMA Models
[slides]
By José Luís Gallego (Universidad de Cantabria) Carlos Díaz (Universidad de Cantabria)
   Presented by: Carlos Diaz Vela, Universidad de Cantabria
 

Simple Wald Tests for the Fractional Integration Parameter: An Overview of New Results
[slides]
By Juan J. Dolado (Universidad Carlos III), Jesús Gonzalo (Universidad Carlos III) and Laura Mayoral (IAE/CSIC)
   Presented by: Juan J. Dolado, Universidad Carlos III

Session 6: JM: Environmental Economics

Session Chair: Roberto Rodríguez-Ibeas, Universidad de La Rioja
Date: December 11, 2008
Time: 9:30 - 11:15
Location: Seminario M2 (Facultad)
 

Non-renewable energy resources as input for physical capital accumulation: A new approach
[slides]
By Agustin Perez-Barahona Universite de Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne
   Presented by: Agustin Perez-Barahona, University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne and Ecole Polytechnique (France)
 

Multilateral Reform of Abatement Subsidies: A General Analysis
[slides]
By Luis Gautier, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, USA
   Presented by: Luis Gautier, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale
 

Multilateral Reform of Abatement Subsidies: The Role of Other Policy Instruments
[slides]
By Luis Gautier, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, US
   Presented by: Luis Gautier, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale
 

Short-Run Stick and Long-Run Carrot Policy: The Role of Initial Conditions
By D. Claude Job Market Candidate C. Figuieres M. Tidball INRA, UMR Lameta
   Presented by: Denis Claude, N/A

Session 7: Industrial Organization

Session Chair: Francisco Lagos, University of Granada
Date: December 11, 2008
Time: 9:30 - 11:15
Location: Sala de Juntas (Biblioteca)
 

Product Differentiation and Multinational firms
[slides]
By Praveen Kujal, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid Txema López, Universidad Europea de Madrid
   Presented by: Txema Lopez, Universidad Europea de Madrid
 

ANÁLISIS DE FUSIONES, VARIACIONES CONJETURALES Y LA FALACIA DEL ESTIMADOR EN DIFERENCIAS
[slides]
By Juan Luis Jiménez González Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria Jordi Perdiguero García Universidad de Barcelona
   Presented by: Juan Luis Jiménez, Departament of Applied Economics
 

What influences TV advertising price?: An empirical analysis on the Spanish market
[slides]
By Germà Bel University of Barcelona Laia Domènech University of Barcelona
   Presented by: Laia Domenech Campmajo, Universitat de Barcelona
 

Who makes the pie bigger? An experimental cross-country study into co-opetition
[slides]
By Juan A. Lacomba (University of Granada) Francisco Lagos (University of Granada) Tibor Neugebauer (University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg School of Finance)
   Presented by: Francisco Lagos, University of Granada

Session 8: Mechanism Design

Session Chair: Pablo Guillen, University of Sydney
Date: December 11, 2008
Time: 9:30 - 11:15
Location: Salón de Actos (Facultad)
 

Minimum cost spanning tree problems with groups
[slides]
By Gustavo Bergantiños, Universidade de Vigo María Gómez-Rúa, Universidade de Vigo
   Presented by: Gustavo Bergantinos, Universidade de Vigo
 

Are dominant strategy and Nash implementation compatible?
By Dolors Berga, Universitat de Girona Bernardo Moreno, Universidad de Málaga
   Presented by: Dolors berga, Universitat de Girona
 

Exit and Voice: An Economic Theory of Customers Complaint Management
[slides]
By Pinghan LIANG Department of Economics and Economic History Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona
   Presented by: Pinghan Liang, Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona
 

On Campus Housing: Theory vs. Experiment
By Pablo Guillen, The University of Sydney Onur Kesten, Carnegie Mellon
   Presented by: Pablo Guillen, University of Sydney

Session 9: Growth in the Spanish Economy

Session Chair: Guadalupe Serrano, University of Valencia
Date: December 11, 2008
Time: 9:30 - 11:15
Location: Aula Magna (Paraninfo)
 

Exports' productivity and growth across Spanish regions
[slides]
By Asier Minondo, Universidad de Deusto-ESTE
   Presented by: Asier Minondo, Universidad de Deusto-ESTE
 

Efecto diferencial del capital humano en el crecimiento económico andaluz 1985-2004: comparación con el resto de España
By Pablo-Romero Gil-Delgado, Mª del Pópulo Gómez-Calero Valdés, Mª de la Palma Universidad de Sevilla
   Presented by: María de la Palma Gómez-Calero, Univers. Sevilla
 

La hipótesis de compensación en España, 1960-2000
[slides]
By Maria Dolores Gadea, FCEE,Universidad de Zaragoza Marcela Sabaté, FCEE, Universidad de Zaragoza Estela Sáenz, FCEE, Universidad de Zaragoza
   Presented by: Estela Sáenz, University of Zaragoza
 

THE EFFECTS OF IMMIGRATION ON THE PRODUCTIVE STRUCTURE OF SPANISH PROVINCES
[slides]
By Joan Martin-Montaner U. Jaume I de Castelló Francisco Requena U. de Valencia Guadalupe Serrano U. de Valencia
   Presented by: Guadalupe Serrano, University of Valencia

Session 10: Female Labor Force Participation and Children

Session Chair: Ildefonso Mendez, University of Murcia
Date: December 11, 2008
Time: 9:30 - 11:15
Location: Seminario M4 (Facultad)
 

Targeting Fertility and Female Participation Through the Income Tax
[slides]
By Ghazala Azmat (Universitat Pompeu Fabra) Libertad Gonzalez (Universitat Pompeu Fabra)
   Presented by: Ghazala Azmat, UPF
 

Bad Jobs in America:The Effect of Maternal Work Conditions on Child Development
[slides]
By Christina Felfe (Universitat Pompeu Fabra & Universitaet St. Gallen) Amy Hsin (UCLA)
   Presented by: Christina Felfe, UPF
 

Self-Employed Mothers: The Work-Life Balancing Act
[slides]
By Jose Ignacio Gimenez Nadal, University of Zaragoza Alberto Molina, University of Zaragoza and IZA Raquel Ortega, University of Zaragoza
   Presented by: José Giménez Nadal, University of Zaragoza
 

Intergenerational Time Transfers and Internal Migration: Accounting for Low Spatial Mobility in Southern Europe
[slides]
By Ildefonso Mendez, Universidad de Murcia
   Presented by: Ildefonso Mendez, University of Murcia

Session 11: OPENNING CEREMONY

Date: December 11, 2008
Time: 11:45 - 12:15
Location: Aula Paraninfo

Session 12: INVITED LECTURE - PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS

Date: December 11, 2008
Time: 12:15 - 13:15
Location: Aula Magna (Paraninfo)
 

Information Aggregation in Markets
By Xavier Vives IESE
   Presented by: Xavier Vives, IESE BUSINESS SCHOOL

Session 13: Industrial Economics

Session Chair: Jose Maria Usategui, Universidad del Pais Vasco/EHU
Date: December 11, 2008
Time: 15:30 - 17:15
Location: Sala de Juntas (Biblioteca)
 

Assessing excess profits from different entry regulations
[slides]
By Joan-Ramon Borrell, University of Barcelona Laura Fernández-Villadangos, University of Barcelona
   Presented by: Joan-Ramon Borrell,
 

Innovation, brand-loyalty and generic competition in pharmaceutical markets
[slides]
By Fernando Antoñanzas Universidad de La Rioja Carmelo Juárez-Castello Universidad de La Rioja Roberto Rodríguez-Ibeas Universidad de La Rioja
   Presented by: Roberto Rodríguez-Ibeas, Universidad de La Rioja
 

Markets and linguistic diversity
[slides]
By Ramon Caminal Institut d'Anàlisi Econòmica, CSIC
   Presented by: Ramon Caminal, CSIC
 

Affordable-Housing Projects under Oligopoly
[slides]
By José María Usategui Universidad del País Vasco
   Presented by: Jose Maria Usategui, Universidad del Pais Vasco/EHU

Session 14: Banking and Finance

Session Chair: Francisco Callado, Universitat de Girona
Date: December 11, 2008
Time: 15:30 - 17:15
Location: Aula Africa Ibarra (Paraninfo)
 

The Structure of the Colombian Interbank Market and Contagion Risk
[slides]
By Dairo Estrada Paola Morales
   Presented by: Dairo Estrada, Universidad Complutense de Madrid
 

Optimal Weights and Stress Banking Indexes
[slides]
By Stefano Puddu, HEC Lausanne
   Presented by: Stefano Puddu, Universitè de Lausanne
 

Intraday Liquidity in Gross Payment Systems
[slides]
By Universitat de Girona Universitat de Girona
   Presented by: Francisco Callado, Universitat de Girona

Session 15: JM: International Trade

Session Chair: Fernando Sanz, University of Zaragoza
Date: December 11, 2008
Time: 15:30 - 17:15
Location: Aula Rocasolano (Paraninfo)
 

Trade, Offshoring, and the Invisible Handshake
[slides]
By Bilgehan Karabay, The Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey John McLaren, University of Virginia
   Presented by: Bilgehan Karabay, Central Bank of Turkey
 

Trade between symmetric countries, heterogeneous firms and the skill premium
[slides]
By Gonzague Vannoorenberghe, University of Mannheim
   Presented by: Gonzague Vannoorenberghe, University of Mannheim
 

A Dual Definition for the Factor Content of Trade and its Effect on Factor Rewards in US Manufacturing Sector
[slides]
By Agelos Delis University of Nottingham, UK Theofanis Mamuneas University of Cyprus, Cyprus
   Presented by: Agelos Delis, GEP, University of Nottingham
 

To Open or Not to Open: The Causes, Timing, and Consequences of Protectionism
By Gómez-Galvarriato, A. Centro de Investigación y Docencia Economica, Mexico. Guerrero-Luchtenberg, C. El Colegio Mexiquense, Mexico.
   Presented by: César Luchtenberg, El Colegio Mexiquense

Session 16: Labor Market

Session Chair: Laura Hospido, Bank of Spain
Date: December 11, 2008
Time: 15:30 - 17:15
Location: Seminario M4 (Facultad)
 

Desempleo y estructura impositiva en el mercado de trabajo de la OCDE.
[slides]
By Jose R. García Universidad de Valencia
   Presented by: jose ramon garcia, Facultad de Economia
 

ESTRUCTURA DE LA TASA DE DESEMPLEO EN ESPAÑA POR COMUNIDADES AUTÓNOMAS
[slides]
By DIONISIO RAMÍREZ CARRERA-Univ.Castilla-La Mancha GABRIEL RODRÍGUEZ - Banco Central de Perú
   Presented by: DIONISIO RAMÍREZ CARRERA, Univ. CASTILLA-LA MANCHA
 

Employment Generation by Small Producers in Spain
[slides]
By Paloma Lopez-Garcia, Banco de España Sergio Puente, Banco de España
   Presented by: paloma lopez garcia,
 

Job Changes and Individual-Job-Specific Wage Dynamics
[slides]
By Laura Hospido, Bank of Spain - Research Department
   Presented by: Laura Hospido, Bank of Spain

Session 17: Applied Time Series

Session Chair: Rebeca Jimenez-Rodriguez, University of Salamanca
Date: December 11, 2008
Time: 15:30 - 17:15
Location: Sala de Reuniones Magna (Facultad)
 

The usefulness of infra-annual government cash budgetary data for fiscal forecasting in the euro area
[slides]
By Luca Onorante, European Central Bank, Germany Diego J. Pedregal, Universidad de Castilla-la-Mancha, Spain Javier J. Pérez, European Central Bank, Germany Sara Signorini, HVB Milan, Italy
   Presented by: Luca Onorante,
 

Novel Stories About Forecasting International Stock Market Returns: Structural Breaks, Theory-Induced Restrictions and Cross-Country Linkages
By Marco Willner, Goethe University Frankfurt
   Presented by: Marco Willner, Goethe University Frankfurt
 

Multicointegración, seigniorage y sostenibilidad del déficit. El caso español en el largo plazo (1857-2000)
[slides]
By Regina Escario - University of Zaragoza María Dolores Gadea - University of Zaragoza Marcela Sabaté - University of Zaragoza
   Presented by: REGINA ESCARIO, UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA
 

Oil Price Shocks and Business Cycles in Major OECD Economies
[slides]
By Rebeca Jimenez-Rodriguez University of Salamanca Marcelo Sanchez European Central Bank
   Presented by: Rebeca Jimenez-Rodriguez, University of Salamanca

Session 18: Social Choice and Welfare

Session Chair: Juan D. Moreno-Ternero, Universidad de Málaga
Date: December 11, 2008
Time: 15:30 - 17:15
Location: Salón de Actos (Facultad)
 

Individual versus group strategy-proofness: when do they coincide?
[slides]
By Salvador Barberà, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona Dolors Berga, Universitat de Girona Bernardo Moreno, Universidad de Málaga
   Presented by: Bernardo Moreno, Universidad de Malaga
 

A Probabilistic Voting Model of Progressive Taxation with Incentive Effects
[slides]
By Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
   Presented by: Jenny De Freitas Fernandes, Universitat de les Illes Balears
 

On the notion of Efficiency with Endogenous Population Growth. A note
[slides]
By J.Ignacio Conde-Ruiz, FEDEA y Universidad Complutense de Madrid; Eduardo L.Giménez, Universidad de Vigo; Mikel Pérez-Nievas, Universidad de Santiago de Compostela
   Presented by: Mikel Pérez-Nievas, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela
 

Axiomatic resource allocation for heterogeneous agents
[slides]
By Juan D. Moreno-Ternero, Universidad de Málaga and CORE John E. Roemer, Yale University
   Presented by: Juan D. Moreno-Ternero, Universidad de Málaga

Session 19: Spatial Economics

Session Chair: Jesus Mur, University of Zaragoza
Date: December 11, 2008
Time: 15:30 - 17:15
Location: Seminario M6 (Facultad)
 

Reasons for Instability in Spatial Dependence Models
By Jesús Mur, University of Zaragoza Fernando López, Technical University of Cartagena Ana Angulo, University of Zaragoza
   Presented by: Ana Maria Angulo, Universidad de Zaragoza
 

Do Agglomeration Economies Reduce the Sensitivity of Firm Location to Tax Differentials?
[slides]
By Marius Brülhart, University of Lausanne Mario Jametti, York University, Toronto Kurt Schmidheiny, Universitat Pompeu Fabra
   Presented by: Kurt Schmidheiny, Universitat Pompeu Fabra
 

An alternative inequality-based concentration measure
[slides]
By Olga Alonso-Villar Coral del Río Universidade de Vigo
   Presented by: Olga Alonso-Villar, Universidade de Vigo
 

A Bottom-Up Approach to Forecast Regional Series: The Case of the Spanish labor market.
[slides]
By Jesús Mur.Department of Economic Analysis.University of Zaragoza F. Javier Trívez.Department of Economic Analysis.University of Zaragoza Ana Angulo.Department of Economic Analysis.University of Zaragoza
   Presented by: Jesus Mur, University of Zaragoza

Session 20: JM: Macro and Financial Econometrics

Session Chair: Esther Ruiz, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid
Date: December 11, 2008
Time: 15:30 - 17:15
Location: Seminario M2 (Facultad)
 

Regularized Posteriors for Asset Pricing Functionals in Rational Expectation Models
[slides]
By Anna Simoni, Toulouse School of Economics (GREMAQ)
   Presented by: Anna Simoni, Toulouse School of Economics
 

Trend agnostic one step estimation of DSGE models.
[slides]
By Filippo Ferroni Department of Economics, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Carrer Ram\'on Trias Fargas, 25-27, 08005 Barcelona, Spain. Office: 20.159, Jaume I building. Phone: 0034 93 542 2689. e-mail: filippo.ferroni@upf.edu
   Presented by: Filippo Ferroni, Universitat Pompeu Fabra
 

Tailored Multiple-block MCMC Methods for Analysis of DSGE Models
[slides]
By Siddhartha Chib, Olin Business School, Washington University in St. Louis, Campus Box 1133, 1 Bookings Drive, St. Louis, MO 63130 Srikanth Ramamurthy, Department of Economics, Washington University in St. Louis, Campus Box 1208, 1 Bookings Drive, St. Louis, MO 63130
   Presented by: Srikanth Ramamurthy, Washington University in St. Louis

Session 21: Growth

Session Chair: Luis Puch, FEDEA and Univ. Complutense
Date: December 11, 2008
Time: 15:30 - 17:15
Location: Aula Magna (Paraninfo)
 

Reexamining the Role of Land in Economic Growth
[slides]
By Fidel Perez-Sebastian, Universidad de Alicante Maria Dolores Guillo, Universidad de Alicante
   Presented by: Fidel Perez-Sebastian, Universidad de Alicante
 

Time, Quality, and Growth
[slides]
By Francisco Alcalá, Universidad de Murcia
   Presented by: Francisco Alcala, Universidad de Murcia
 

Monetary and Education Policies in the Uzawa-Lucas Cash-in-Advance Economy: Closed Form Solution.
[slides]
By Jana Hromcová, Universitat de Girona
   Presented by: Jana Hromcová, Universitat de Girona
 

Macroeconomic Consequences of International Commodities Price Shocks
By Luis A. Puch FEDEA and UCM Claudia Gómez Universidad de Guanajuato
   Presented by: Luis Puch, FEDEA and Univ. Complutense

Session 22: Economics of Higher Education

Session Chair: Judith Panadés, UAB
Date: December 11, 2008
Time: 15:30 - 17:15
Location: Seminario M5 (Facultad)
 

Students' assessment of higher education in Spain
[slides]
By Cesar Alonso-Borrego, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid Antonio Romero-Medina, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid
   Presented by: César Alonso-Borrego, Universidad Carlos III
 

Changes in the extent of inequality in access to university education in Italy
[slides]
By Giorgio Di Pietro University of Westminster London
   Presented by: Giorgio Di Pietro, University of Westminster
 

Does class-size affect the academic performance of first year college students?
[slides]
By Matilde Pinto Machado, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid Marcos Vera-Hérnandez, UCL
   Presented by: Matilde Machado, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid
 

An Analysis of Student Satisfaction: Full-Time versus Part-Time Students
[slides]
By Ana I. Moro-Egido Judith Panades
   Presented by: Judith Panadés, UAB

Session 23: Health Economics

Session Chair: Pau Olivella, Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona
Date: December 11, 2008
Time: 17:45 - 19:30
Location: Sala de Juntas (Biblioteca)
 

Alcohol Consumption and Risk Attitude
By Cortes Aguilar Alexandra Espin Antonio Exadaktylos Filippos Oyediran Segun Palacio Garcia Luis Alejandro Proestakis Antonios
   Presented by: Filippos Exadaktylos, University of Granada
 

The probability of death in traffic accidents. How important an early medical response is?
[slides]
By Rocío Sánchez-Mangas, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid Antonio García-Ferrer, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid Aranzazu de Juan, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid Antonio Martín Arroyo, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
   Presented by: Aranzazu de Juan, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
 

Health Shocks, Household Consumption, and Child Nutrition
[slides]
By Aida Galiano, Economic Strategies and Initiatives S.L. and ADETRE (University of Zaragoza) Marcos Vera-Hernandez, University College of London and Institute for Fiscal Studies
   Presented by: Aida Galiano Martínez, Economic Strategies and Initiatives S.L. and ADETRE (University of Zaragoza)
 

Big Pharma’s Reaction to a Generic Substitution Policy
[slides]
By Pau Olivella; Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona Aida IsabelTavares; University of Aveiro and Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
   Presented by: Pau Olivella, Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona

Session 24: Empirical Growth

Session Chair: Jesus Crespo Cuaresma, University of Innsbruck
Date: December 11, 2008
Time: 17:45 - 19:30
Location: Aula Magna (Paraninfo)
 

Economic Growth and Budgetary Components: a Panel Assessment for the EU
[slides]
By António Afonso European Central Bank and ISEG/TULisbon – Technical University of Lisbon, Department of Economics Juan González Alegre European University Institute
   Presented by: Juan Gonzalez, European University Institute
 

Channels Through Which Human Capital Inequality Influences Economic Growth
[slides]
By Institute of International Economics, University of Valencia
   Presented by: Amparo Castello-Climent, Instituto de Economía Internacional
 

The Composition of External Liabilities and Speed of Convegence
[slides]
By Carolina Villegas-Sanchez, European University Institute and University of Houston.
   Presented by: Carolina Villegas Sanchez, European University Institute
 

The role of age-structured education data for economic growth forecasts
[slides]
By Jesus Crespo Cuaresma, University of Innsbruck Tapas Mishra, IIASA
   Presented by: Jesus Crespo Cuaresma, University of Innsbruck

Session 25: JM: Corporate Finance and Law Economics

Session Chair: Judit Montoriol-Garriga, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
Date: December 11, 2008
Time: 17:45 - 19:30
Location: Aula Africa Ibarra (Paraninfo)
 

Capital Structure, Corporate Taxation and Firm Age
[slides]
By Michael Pfaffermayr, Department of Economics and Statistics, University of Innsbruck Matthias Stöckl, Department of Economics and Statistics, University of Innsbruck Hannes Winner, Department of Economics and Statistics, University of Innsbruck
   Presented by: Matthias Stöckl, University of Innsbruck
 

Do Academic Entrepreneurs Learn Faster than Non-Academic Entrepreneurs?
[slides]
By Pedro Ortín-Ángel, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona Ferran Vendrell-Herrero, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
   Presented by: Ferran Vendrell-Herrero, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
 

Productividad de las Pymes Catalanas: cuando y como la organización del trabajo complementa la innovación en proceso
[slides]
By Mª TERESA FIBLA GASPARIN Rovira y Virgili University
   Presented by: Maria Teresa Fibla Gasparin, Rovira y Virgili University
 

The Effects of Lawyer's Career Concerns on Litigation
[slides]
By Rosa Ferrer, Vanderbilt University
   Presented by: Rosa Ferrer, Vanderbilt University

Session 26: JM: Macro and Growth

Session Chair: Luis Puch, FEDEA and Univ. Complutense
Date: December 11, 2008
Time: 17:45 - 19:30
Location: Seminario M2 (Facultad)
 

Innovation and Imitation in a Model of North-South Trade
[slides]
By Teodora Borota, European University Institute
   Presented by: Teodora Borota, European University Institute
 

Innovation, Diffusion and Trade: Theory and Measurement
[slides]
By Ana Maria Santacreu, New York University
   Presented by: Ana Santacreu, NYU
 

Optimal fiscal policy in a Small Open Economy with Limited Commitment
[slides]
By Sofia Bauducco - UPF Francesco Caprioli - UPF
   Presented by: Sofia Bauducco, Universitat Pompeu Fabra
 

Legal Enforcement, Public Supply of Liquidity and Sovereign Risk
[slides]
By Filippo Brutti Universitat Pompeu Fabra
   Presented by: Filippo Brutti, Universitat Pompeu Fabra

Session 27: Econometric Theory

Session Chair: Antonio Aznar, University of Zaragoza
Date: December 11, 2008
Time: 17:45 - 19:30
Location: Sala de Reuniones Magna (Facultad)
 

Methods for Computing Marginal Data Densities from the Gibbs Output
[slides]
By Cristina Fuentes-Albero, University of Pennsylvania Leonardo Melosi, University of Pennsylvania
   Presented by: Cristina Fuentes Albero, University of Pennsylvania
 

Econometric Reduction Theory and Philosophy
By Genaro Sucarrat Universidad Carlos III de Madrid
   Presented by: Genaro Sucarrat, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid
 

The Robustness of the 2SLS Moment Approximations
By Garry DA Phillips Cardiff University and University of Alicante Gareth Liu-Evans Cardiff University
   Presented by: Garry Phillips, Cardiff University
 

Testing for near integration with stationary covariates
[slides]
By Antonio Aznar, University of Zaragoza Mª Isabel Ayuda, University of Zaragoza
   Presented by: Antonio Aznar, University of Zaragoza

Session 28: Immigration in Spain

Session Chair: J. Ignacio García Pérez, Universidad Pablo de Olavide
Date: December 11, 2008
Time: 17:45 - 19:30
Location: Seminario M4 (Facultad)
 

Repeat migrations in Spain: an approximation to its determinants
[slides]
By Mónica Martí Sempere (Universidad de Alicante) Carmen Ródenas Calatayud (Universidad de Alicante)
   Presented by: Mónica Sempere, Universidad de Alicante
 

ASSIMILATION OF IMMIGRANTS IN SPAIN: A LONGITUDINAL ANALYISIS
[slides]
By Mario Izquierdo, Banco de España Aitor Lacuesta, Banco de España Raquel Vegas, Banco de España
   Presented by: Raquel Vegas, Banco de España
 

The ins and outs of unemployment and the assimilation of recent immigrants in Spain
[slides]
By José Ignacio Silva Becerra, Universitat Jaume I de Castelló. Javier Vázquez Grenno, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona and Universidad de la República (Uruguay).
   Presented by: Javier Vazquez, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
 

Immigration and the Use of Unemployment Benefits in Spain: A Multi-Spell Duration Model
[slides]
By Raquel Carrasco (U. Carlos III) J. Ignacio García-Pérez (U. Pablo de Olavide)
   Presented by: J. Ignacio García Pérez, Universidad Pablo de Olavide

Session 29: JM: Networks

Session Chair: Matilde Machado, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid
Date: December 11, 2008
Time: 17:45 - 19:30
Location: Salón de Actos (Facultad)
 

The Effect of Link Costs on the Formation and Outcome of Buyer-Seller Networks
[slides]
By Gonul Dogan, Tilburg University Marcel van Assen, Tilburg University Jan Potters, Tilburg University
   Presented by: Gönül Doğan, Tilburg University
 

Search and strategic formation in large networks
[slides]
By Alfonso Rosa García Universidad de Alicante
   Presented by: Alfonso Rosa García, University of Alicante
 

EXPLAINING PUBLIC GOOD PROVISION IN NETWORKS
[slides]
By S. Basak Gunes Universitat Pompeu Fabra
   Presented by: S. Basak Gunes, Universitat Pompeu Fabra
 

Network Content and Directed Generosity in Real Social and Economic Networks
By Ben D'Exelle: University of Antwerp (IOB), Belgium; Maastricht University (Department of Economics), the Netherlands. Arno Riedl: CESifo, IZA, and Maastricht University (Department of Economics), the Netherlands.
   Presented by: Ben D'Exelle, Maastricht University

Session 30: Gender Economics

Session Chair: Begoña Alvarez, Universidad de Vigo
Date: December 11, 2008
Time: 17:45 - 19:30
Location: Seminario M6 (Facultad)
 

DISCRIMINATION ON THE SPANISH BOARDS OF DIRECTORS: ANALYSIS AND ECONOMIC IMPLICATIONS
[slides]
By RUTH MATEOS DE CABO, Universidad San Pablo CEU RICARDO GIMENO, Banco de España LORENZO ESCOT MANGAS, Universidad Complutense de Madrid
   Presented by: Ruth Mateos de Cabo, Universidad San Pablo CEU
 

Gender Differences in Cooperative Environments: Evidence from the Duration in Office of Italian Mayors
[slides]
By Stefano Gagliarducci, CEMFI Daniele Paserman, Boston University
   Presented by: Stefano Gagliarducci, CEMFI
 

Family Bargaining: A Stackelberg Approach
[slides]
By Joaquín Andaluz, Universidad de Zaragoza Miriam Marcén, Universidad de Zaragoza José Alberto Molina, Universidad de Zaragoza and IZA
   Presented by: Joaquín Andaluz, Universidad de Zaragoza
 

Intergenerational transmission of gender roles: An empirical analysis through housework
[slides]
By Begoña Alvarez (Universidad de Vigo) Daniel Miles (Universidad de Vigo)
   Presented by: Begoña Alvarez, Universidad de Vigo

Session 31: Monetary Unions

Session Chair: Lola Gadea, University of Zaragoza
Date: December 11, 2008
Time: 17:45 - 19:30
Location: Aula Rocasolano (Paraninfo)
 

Separated by a common currency? evidence from the euro changeover
[slides]
By Arturo Bris, IMD, Yale and ECGI Augusto Rupérez Micola, Universitat Pompeu Fabra
   Presented by: Augusto Rupérez Micola, Universitat Pompeu Fabra
 

“Systemic and Idiosyncratic Risk in EU-15 Sovereign Yield Spreads After Seven Years of Monetary Union”
[slides]
By Marta Gómez-Puig Universitat de Barcelona
   Presented by: Marta Gómez-Puig, University of Barcelona
 

Monetary policy rules and inflation process in open emerging economies: evidence for 12 new EU members
[slides]
By Borek Vasicek Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona
   Presented by: Borek Vasicek, Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona
 

MONETARY POLICY BEFORE AND AFTER THE EURO: THE CASE OF SPAIN
By MICHAEL G. ARGHYROU Cardiff Business School (UK) MARIA DOLORES GADEA University of Zaragoza (Spain)
   Presented by: Lola Gadea, University of Zaragoza

Session 32: Transport Economics

Session Chair: Xavier Fageda, University of Barcelona
Date: December 11, 2008
Time: 17:45 - 19:30
Location: Seminario M5 (Facultad)
 

Motorways, tolls and road safety
By Daniel Albalate Germà Bel Universitat de Barcelona
   Presented by: Daniel Albalate, University of Barcelona
 

The core periphery model with asymmetric inter-regional and intra-regional transportation costs
[slides]
By Vasco Leite e-mail: 040421008@fep.up.pt Faculdade de Economia Universidade do Porto. Portugal Sofia B.S.D. Castro e-mail: sdcastro@fep.up.pt CMUP and Faculdade de Economia do Porto. Portugal Universidade do Porto. Portugal João Correia-da-Silva e-mail: Joao@fep.up.pt CEMPRE and Faculdade de Economia do Porto. Portugal Universidade do Porto. Portugal
   Presented by: Vasco Leite, Faculdade de Economia do Porto
 

Scheduled service versus personal transportation: the role of distance
[slides]
By Volodymyr Bilotkach, University California-Irvine Xavier Fageda, University of Barcelona Ricardo Flores-Fillol,University Rovira-i-Virgili
   Presented by: Xavier Fageda, University of Barcelona

Session 33: Growth II

Session Chair: Antonio Alvarez, Universidad de Oviedo
Date: December 12, 2008
Time: 9:00 - 10:45
Location: Aula Magna (Paraninfo)
 

Banking Deregulation, Banking Development and Endogenous Growth
[slides]
By Diego Romero-Ávila
   Presented by: Diego Romero-Avila, PABLO DE OLAVIDE UNIVERSITY
 

Equipment Investment, Output and Productivity in China
[slides]
By María Jesús Herrerías, Departamento de Economía, Universitat Jaume I. Vicente Orts, Departamento de Economía e Instituto de Economía Internacional, Universitat Jaume I
   Presented by: Maria Jesus Herrerías, Universitat Jaume I
 

Determinants of Economic Growth: A Bayesian Panel Data Approach
[slides]
By Enrique Moral-Benito, CEMFI
   Presented by: Enrique Moral-Benito, CEMFI
 

FACTORS AFFECTING COUNTRIES’ CATCH-UP WITH THE TECHNOLOGICAL FRONTIER
[slides]
By Antonio Alvarez Universidad de Oviedo Alejandro Fernández Cerezo CEMFI
   Presented by: Antonio Alvarez, Universidad de Oviedo

Session 34: Labor Market II

Session Chair: Florentino Felgueroso,
Date: December 12, 2008
Time: 9:00 - 10:45
Location: Seminario M4 (Facultad)
 

THE EVOLUTION OF LABOUR QUALITY IN SPAIN AND ITS DECOMPOSITION BY SECTOR OF ACTIVITY
By Aitor Lacuesta, Banco de España Sergio Puente, Banco de España Pilar Cuadrado, Banco de España
   Presented by: Pilar Cuadrado, Banco de España
 

The Effect of Product Market Competition on Job Instability
[slides]
By Ainhoa Aparicio Fenoll, Pompeu Fabra University
   Presented by: Ainhoa Aparicio Fenoll, Universitat Pompeu Fabra
 

¿ES MÁS PELIGROSO TRABAJAR EN LUNES? EVIDENCIA SOBRE EL “MONDAY EFFECT” EN ESPAÑA
[slides]
By ALFONSO MORAL DE BLAS UNIVERSIDAD DE VALLADOLID ÁNGEL MARTÍN ROMÁN UNIVERSIDAD DE VALLADOLID
   Presented by: Alfonso Moral, Universidad de Valladolid
 

Occupational mismatch and moonlighting of Spanish physicians: Do couples matter?
[slides]
By Juan Jose Dolado (Universidad Carlos III, CEPR & IZA) Florentino Felgueroso (Universidad de Oviedo, Fedea & CEPR) Sergi Jimenez (Universitat Pompeu Fabra & Fedea)
   Presented by: Florentino Felgueroso,

Session 35: Education Economics

Session Chair: Manuel Pérez, Área de Análisis Económico
Date: December 12, 2008
Time: 9:00 - 10:45
Location: Seminario M5 (Facultad)
 

The impact of health status on schooling investments: evidence from Brazil
[slides]
By Luis Currais, Universidad de La Coruña Berta Rivera, Escuela Gallega de Administración Sanitaria Paolo Rungo, Escuela Gallega de Administración Sanitaria
   Presented by: Paolo Rungo, A Coruña University
 

The re-enrollment decision of poor girls. Structural estimation and policy analysis using PROGRESA dataset
[slides]
By María Nieves Valdés, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid
   Presented by: MARIA NIEVES VALDES, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid
 

Labor Market Consequences of Low Educational Attainment of Spanish Children
[slides]
By Aitor Lacuesta, Banco de España Sergio Puente, Banco de España Ernesto Villanueva, Banco de España
   Presented by: aitor lacuesta, Bannk of Spain
 

Estimating Human Capital Exernalities:The Case of Spanish regions
[slides]
By Ciccone, Antonio (Universitat Pompeu Fabra) García-Fontes, Walter (Universitat Pompeu Fabra) Hidalgo, Manuel A. (Universidad Pablo de Olavide)
   Presented by: Manuel Pérez, Área de Análisis Económico

Session 36: JM: Macroeconomics I

Session Chair: Antonio Moreno, Universidad de Navarra
Date: December 12, 2008
Time: 9:00 - 10:45
Location: Aula Rocasolano (Paraninfo)
 

Short-Run Forecasting of the Euro-Dollar Exchange Rate with Economic Fundamentals: Some Evidence from Mixing the Frequencies
[slides]
By Máximo Camacho Alonso Department of Quantitative Methods, University of Murcia Marcos. J. Dal Bianco Department of Economics, University of Alicante Gabriel Pérez-Quirós Research Department, Bank of Spain
   Presented by: Marcos Dal Bianco, University of Alicante
 

Credit Market Imperfections, Staggered Pricesetting, and Output Dynamics of the Response to Money Shocks
By Atsuyoshi Morozumi University of Warwick
   Presented by: Atsuyoshi Morozumi, University of Warwick
 

Tax Smoothing, Learning and Debt Volatility
[slides]
By Francesco Caprioli Universitat Pompeu Fabra
   Presented by: Francesco Caprioli, Universitat Pompeu Fabra
 

SEPARATING CATCH-UP AND TECHNICAL CHANGE IN STOCHASTIC FRONTIER MODELS. A MONTE CARLO APPROACH
[slides]
By Julio del Corral, Universidad de Oviedo Antonio Álvarez, Universidad de Oviedo
   Presented by: Julio del Corral, Universidad de Oviedo

Session 37: Welfare Economics

Session Chair: CARMEN HERRERO, UNIVERSIDAD DE ALICANTE
Date: December 12, 2008
Time: 9:00 - 10:45
Location: Salón de Actos (Facultad)
 

Thematic Clubs and the supremacy of network externalities
[slides]
By Jean J. Gabszewicz, CORE, Université catholique de Louvain Joana Resende, CORE, Université catholique de Louvain and CETE, Universidade do Porto
   Presented by: Joana Resende, CORE
 

The axiomatic approach to three values in games with coalition structure.
[slides]
By María Gómez-Rúa, Departamento de Estatística e Investigación Operativa, Universidade de Vigo. Juan J. Vidal-Puga, Research Group in Economic Analysis,Universidade de Vigo
   Presented by: María Gómez-Rúa, Universidade de Vigo
 

Behavioral Decisions and Welfare
[slides]
By Patricio Dalton, University of Warwick Sayantan Ghosal, University of Warwick
   Presented by: Patricio Dalton, University of Warwick
 

Managing Waiting Lists in a Fair Way
[slides]
By Carmen Herrero, Universidad de Alicante & IVIE
   Presented by: CARMEN HERRERO, UNIVERSIDAD DE ALICANTE

Session 38: Industrial Organization II

Session Chair: Miguel Gonzalez-Maestre, Universidad de Murcia
Date: December 12, 2008
Time: 9:00 - 10:45
Location: Sala de Juntas (Biblioteca)
 

Congested Hubs
[slides]
By Flores-Fillol, Ricardo (Universitat Rovira i Virgili)
   Presented by: Ricardo Flores-Fillol, URV
 

On Optimal Bundling of Commodities
[slides]
By Andrés Carvajal, University of Warwick Marzena Rostek, University of Wisconsin - Madison Marek Weretka, University of Wisconsin - Madison
   Presented by: Andres Carvajal, University of Warwick
 

Learning by Copying
[slides]
By Francisco Martínez-Sánchez Universidad de Granada
   Presented by: Francisco Martínez-Sánchez, Universidad de Granada
 

Competition for quality and optimal merger policy
[slides]
By Miguel Gonzalez-Maestre, Universidad de Murcia Luis M. Granero, Universitat de Valencia
   Presented by: Miguel Gonzalez-Maestre, Universidad de Murcia

Session 39: JM: Inequality and Conflict

Session Chair: Pablo Amoros, Universidad de Malaga
Date: December 12, 2008
Time: 9:00 - 10:45
Location: Seminario M6 (Facultad)
 

Land Inequaliy and Conflict Intensity
[slides]
By Giacomo De Luca, University of Namur Petros Sekeris, University of Namur
   Presented by: Giacomo De Luca, University of Namur
 

STRONG COMPOSITION DOWN. CHARACTERIZATIONS OF NEW AND CLASSICAL BANKRUPTCY RULES
[slides]
By Ricardo Martinez, Brown University
   Presented by: Ricardo Martinez, Brown University
 

Equality of opportunity and optimal effort decision under uncertainty
[slides]
By Aitor Calo-Blanco, University of Alicante
   Presented by: Aitor Calo-Blanco, University of Alicante
 

On measuring and explaining socio-economic polarization in health with an application to French data
By Bénédicte H. Apouey (Paris School of Economics)
   Presented by: Bénédicte Apouey, Paris School of Economics

Session 40: Time Series Analysis: Unit Root Tests

Session Chair: Josep Lluis Carrion-i-Silvestre, Universtity of Barcelona
Date: December 12, 2008
Time: 9:00 - 10:45
Location: Sala de Reuniones Magna (Facultad)
 

HEGY Tests in the Presence of Moving Averages
[slides]
By Tomás del Barrio Castro University of the Balearic Islands Denise R. Osborn University of Manchester
   Presented by: Tomas del Barrio Castro, University of Balearic Islands
 

UNIT ROOTS IN WORLD TRADE
By NOELIA CAMARA. UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA MARCELA SABATE. UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA DOLORES GADEA. UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA
   Presented by: Noelia Cámara, University of Zaragoza
 

Spurious rejection using recursive, rolling and sequential tests in the presence of a break under the null
[slides]
By Rosa Badillo. Dpto. Economía. Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena. Jorge Belaire. Dpto. Análisis Económico. Universidad de Valencia. Carmelo Reverte. Dpto. Economía Financiera y Contabilidad. Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena.
   Presented by: Rosa Badillo, Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena
 

Price level convergence, purchasing power parity and multiple structural breaks: An application to US cities
[slides]
By Syed Basher, Qatar Central Bank Josep Lluís Carrion-i-Silvestre, Universitat de Barcelona
   Presented by: Josep Lluis Carrion-i-Silvestre, Universtity of Barcelona

Session 41: JM: Finance

Session Chair: Enrique Martinez-Garcia, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
Date: December 12, 2008
Time: 9:00 - 10:45
Location: Seminario M2 (Facultad)
 

How Arbitrage-Free is the Nelson-Siegel Model?
[slides]
By Laura Coroneo, ECARES - Universite Libre de Bruxelles. Ken Nyholm, Risk Management Division - ECB. Rositsa Vidova-Koleva, IDEA - Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona.
   Presented by: Laura Coroneo, Université Libre de Bruxelles
 

Forecast Evaluation of Explanatory Models of Financial Variability
By Genaro Sucarrat, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid
   Presented by: Genaro Sucarrat, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid
 

On the disclosure of trades
By Luca Gelsomini Department of Economics, University of Warwick
   Presented by: Luca Gelsomini, University of Warwick

Session 42: Credit Risk

Session Chair: Eduardo L. Giménez, Dep. Fundamentos da Análise Económicas
Date: December 12, 2008
Time: 9:00 - 10:45
Location: Aula Africa Ibarra (Paraninfo)
 

Credit Risk Discovery in the Stock and CDS Market: Who, When and Why Leads?
[slides]
By Santiago Forte, ESADE Business School Lidija Lovreta, ESADE Business School
   Presented by: Lidija Lovreta, ESADE Business School
 

Are There Arbitrage Opportunities in Credit Derivatives Markets?
[slides]
By Sergio Mayordomo Departamento de Economía de la Empresa Universidad Carlos III de Madrid Juan Ignacio Peña Departamento de Economía de la Empresa Universidad Carlos III de Madrid Juan Romo Departamento de Estadística Universidad Carlos III de Madrid
   Presented by: Sergio Mayordomo, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid
 

Loans, Insurance and Failures in the Credit Market for Students
[slides]
By Elena Del Rey, University of Girona Bertrand Verheyden, University of Namur
   Presented by: Elena Del Rey,
 

Welfare improvement under financial constrains
By Eduardo L.Giménez,Universidade de Vigo
   Presented by: Eduardo L. Giménez, Dep. Fundamentos da Análise Económicas

Session 43: International Macroeconomics

Session Chair: Beatriz de Blas, Universidad Autonoma de Madrid
Date: December 12, 2008
Time: 11:15 - 13:00
Location: Aula Africa Ibarra (Paraninfo)
 

Structural Breaks in Volatility: Evidence for the OECD and non-OECD Real Exchange Rates
[slides]
By Amalia Morales-Zumaquero (University of Málaga and Centro de Estudios Andaluces) Simon Sosvilla-Rivero (FEDEA and Universidad Complutense de Madrid)
   Presented by: Simon Sosvilla-Rivero, Universidad Complutense de Madrid
 

The IMF as a Lender of Last Resort: Implications for Debt Structures, Pricing and Crises
[slides]
By Aitor Erce-Dominguez (Banco de España)
   Presented by: Aitor Erce-Dominguez, Bank of Spain
 

The Real Exchange Rate in Sticky Price Models: Does Investment Matter?
[slides]
By Enrique Martinez-Garcia, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas Jens Sondergaard, Bank of England
   Presented by: Enrique Martinez-Garcia, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
 

FDI in the Banking Sector: Why borrowing costs fall while spreads increase
[slides]
By Beatriz de Blas, Universidad Autonoma de Madrid Katheryn Niles Russ, University of California, Davis and NBER
   Presented by: Beatriz de Blas, Universidad Autonoma de Madrid

Session 44: JM: Economics of Information

Session Chair: Carmen Beviá, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Date: December 12, 2008
Time: 11:15 - 13:00
Location: Sala de Juntas (Biblioteca)
 

Existence of Equilibrium in Common Agency GAmes with Adverse Selection
By José Fajardo, IBMEC Business School Guilherme Carmona, Universidade Nova de Lisboa
   Presented by: josé Fajardo, IBMEC
 

Competition and Altruism in Microcredit Markets
[slides]
By Paolo Casini, ECARES, Université Libre de Bruxelles
   Presented by: Paolo Casini, Université Libre de Bruxelles
 

Repeated Moral Hazard and Recursive Lagrangeans
[slides]
By Antonio Mele, Universitat Pompeu Fabra
   Presented by: Antonio Mele, Universitat Pompeu Fabra
 

Collusion and Selective Supervision
By Alberto Motta University of Padua, Italy
   Presented by: Alberto Motta, University of Padua

Session 45: Labor Market III

Session Chair: Xulia Gonzalez, Universidad de Vigo
Date: December 12, 2008
Time: 11:15 - 13:00
Location: Seminario M4 (Facultad)
 

The Gender Division of Labour Revisited
By Silvia Martínez Gorricho, University of Alicante
   Presented by: Silvia Martínez Gorricho, Universidad de Alicante
 

Consumption and Household Balance Sheets' Responses to the Risk of Losing the Job: Evidence from Firing Costs
[slides]
By Cristina Barceló, Banco de España Ernesto Villanueva, Banco de España
   Presented by: Cristina Barceló, Banco de España
 

Sources of Inertia and Strong Employment Hysteresis
[slides]
By Paulo Mota - University of Oporto José Varejão - University of Oporto and CETE Paulo Vasconcelos - University of Oporto
   Presented by: Paulo Mota, University of Oporto
 

Factor Utilization and Productivity when labor is a dynamic input
[slides]
By Xulia Gonzalez Griee and Universidad de Vigo Daniel Miles Touya Rgea and Universidad de Vigo
   Presented by: Xulia Gonzalez, Universidad de Vigo

Session 46: Income and Inequality

Session Chair: Ada Ferrer-i-Carbonell, ICREA & IAE-CSIC
Date: December 12, 2008
Time: 11:15 - 13:00
Location: Seminario M6 (Facultad)
 

Minimum Wages and Earnings Inequality in Urban Mexico. Revisiting the Evidence
[slides]
By Mariano Bosch, Universidad de Alicante Marco Manacroda, Queen Mary and CEP
   Presented by: Mariano Bosch, Universtiy of Alicante
 

Intergenarational earnings mobility in Spain
[slides]
By Maria Cervini Departament d'Economia Aplicada. Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona
   Presented by: Maria Cervini, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
 

MODELOS PARAMÉTRICOS PARA LA DISTRIBUCIÓN PERSONAL DE LA RENTA EN ESPAÑA. UNA APROXIMACIÓN A PARTIR DE LA DISTRIBUCIÓN BETA GENERALIZADA DE SEGUNDA ESPECIE.
[slides]
By Mercedes Prieto Alaiz Universidad de Valladolid Carmelo García Pérez Universidad de Alcalá
   Presented by: Mercedes Prieto, University of Valladolid
 

Inequality aversion and risk attitudes
[slides]
By Ada Ferrer-i-Carbonell ICREA & Institut d'Anàlisi Econòmica (CSIC) Xavier Ramos Dep.Economia Aplicada, Universitat Autònoma Barcelona
   Presented by: Ada Ferrer-i-Carbonell, ICREA & IAE-CSIC

Session 47: Social Security and Pensions

Session Chair: Luis González-Calbet, Ministerios de Economía y Hacienda
Date: December 12, 2008
Time: 11:15 - 13:00
Location: Seminario M5 (Facultad)
 

Dynamic interaction between the Social Security and the employer provided pensions
[slides]
By Francisco Cabo,Universidad de Valladolid Ana García-González, Universidad de Valladolid
   Presented by: Francisco Cabo, Universidad de Valladolid
 

Social Security: The Commitment Device
[slides]
By Juan C. Conesa, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona Begoña Dominguez, IAE-CSIC and University of Auckland
   Presented by: Begoña Domínguez, The University of Auckland
 

Projecting Pension Expenditures in Spain: On Uncertainty, Communication and Transparency
[slides]
By Rafael Domenech Universidad de Valencia Angel Melguizo BBVA
   Presented by: Rafael Domenech, Universidad de Valencia
 

Potential Growth and Business Cycle in the Spanish Economy: Implications for Fiscal Policy
[slides]
By Rafael Doménech Universidad de Valencia Ángel Estrada Banco de España Luis González-Calbet Economic Bureau of the Prime Minister.
   Presented by: Luis González-Calbet, Ministerios de Economía y Hacienda

Session 48: Innovation and Growth

Session Chair: Omar Licandro, European University Institute
Date: December 12, 2008
Time: 11:15 - 12:00
Location: Aula Magna (Paraninfo)
 

Irreversible investment and information acquisition under uncertainty
By Orset Caroline, Université Laval-CIRPEE-GREEN
   Presented by: Caroline Orset, INRA-AgroParisTech
 

A Multi-industry Model of Finance and Growth
By Anna Ilyina, International Monetary Fund Roberto Samaniego, George Washington University
   Presented by: Roberto Samaniego, George Washington University
 

R&D Policy in Economies with Endogenous Growth and Non-Renewable Resources
[slides]
By Betty Agnani Universidad de Granada María-José Gutiérrez University of the Basque Country Amaia Iza university of the Basque Country
   Presented by: Maria-Jose Gutierrez, University of the Basque Country
 

Endogenous Growth through Selection and Imitation
By Alain Gabler, Université de Toulouse 1 (GREMAQ - CNRS) Omar Licandro, European University Institute and FEDEA
   Presented by: Omar Licandro, European University Institute

Session 49: JM: Labor Economics II

Session Chair: Florentino Felgueroso,
Date: December 12, 2008
Time: 11:15 - 13:00
Location: Seminario M2 (Facultad)
 

Remittances and Temporary Migration
[slides]
By Josep Mestres University College London and Centre for Research and Analysis of Migration (CReAM). Christian Dustmann University College London and Centre for Research and Analysis of Migration (CReAM).
   Presented by: Josep Mestres, University College of London
 

Quantitative Analisys on Immigrant's Self-Selection and its Implications
[slides]
By Joel Lopez Real Universidad Carlos III de Madrid GREQAM Unité Mixte de Recherche du CNRS
   Presented by: Joel Lopez Real, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid
 

Immigration and Prices in the UK
[slides]
By Tommaso Frattini, University College London
   Presented by: Tommaso Frattini, UCL
 

Historical Accidents and Comparative Advantages in the Allocation of Labour
[slides]
By Gregory Verdugo, Toulouse School of Economics
   Presented by: Gregory Verdugo, Toulouse School of Economics

Session 50: Business Cycles

Session Chair: Javier Andres, University of Valencia
Date: December 12, 2008
Time: 11:15 - 13:00
Location: Aula Rocasolano (Paraninfo)
 

Credit Constraints, Entrepreneurial Risk, and Aggregate Liquidity
[slides]
By Ander Perez, Universitat Pompeu Fabra
   Presented by: Ander Perez, Universitat Pompeu Fabra
 

A Portfolio Selection Problem with Learning and Information Acquisition
By Beatriz de Blas Universidad Autónoma de Madrid Ana Hidalgo Universidad Carlos III de Madrid
   Presented by: Ana Cabrillana, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid
 

Search, Nash Bargaining and Rule of Thumb Consumers
[slides]
By José E. Boscá, Universidad de Valencia. Rafael Doménech, Universidad de Valencia. Javier Ferri, Universidad de Valencia.
   Presented by: José Boscá, Universidad de Valencia
 

Banking Competition, Housing Prices and Macroeconomic Stability
[slides]
By Javier Andrés (Universidad de Valencia) Óscar Arce (Banco de España)
   Presented by: Javier Andres, University of Valencia

Session 51: Networks and Teams

Session Chair: Dunia Lopez Pintado, Universidad Pablo de Olavide
Date: December 12, 2008
Time: 11:15 - 13:00
Location: Salón de Actos (Facultad)
 

Team Formation in a Network
[slides]
By Markus Kinateder, Universidad de Navarra
   Presented by: Markus Kinateder, Universidad de Navarra
 

Generic Determinacy of Nash Equilibrium in Network Formation Games
[slides]
By Carlos Pimienta The University of New South Wales
   Presented by: Carlos Pimienta, The University of New South Wales
 

Preferential Attachment and Individual Heterogeneity
[slides]
By Marcel Fafchamps, University of Oxford Sanjeev Goyal, University of Cambridge Marco van der Leij, University of Alicante
   Presented by: Marco van der Leij, Universidad de Alicante
 

Should team workers prefer rich bosses?
[slides]
By Dunia López-Pintado, Universidad Pablo de Olavide Juan D. Moreno-Ternero, Universidad de Málaga & CORE
   Presented by: Dunia Lopez Pintado, Universidad Pablo de Olavide

Session 52: JM: Econometrics

Session Chair: Lola Gadea, University of Zaragoza
Date: December 12, 2008
Time: 11:15 - 13:00
Location: Sala de Reuniones Magna (Facultad)
 

GMM, Generalized Empirical Likelihood, and Time Series
[slides]
By Federico Crudu, University of York
   Presented by: Federico Crudu, University of York
 

ARIMA-GARCH and unobserved component models with GARCH disturbances: Are their prediction intervals different?
[slides]
By Santiago Pellegrini, Universidad Carlos III Esther Ruiz, Universidad Carlos III Antoni Espasa, Universidad Carlos III
   Presented by: Santiago Pellegrini, Universidad Carlos III
 

An Adjusted Profile Likelihood for Non-stationary Panel Data Models with Incidental Parameters
[slides]
By Geert Dhaene (K.U.Leuven) Koen Jochmans (K.U.Leuven and CEMFI, Madrid)
   Presented by: Koen Jochmans, CEMFI and Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
 

Modeling International financial returns with a multivariate regime switching copulq
[slides]
By Loran Choleete - Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration (NHH) Andreas Heinen - Universidad Carlos III de Madrid Alfonso Valdesogo - CORE, Universite Catholique de Louvain
   Presented by: Alfonso Valdesogo Robles, Universite catholique de Louvain

Session 53: INVITED LECTURE - REVISTA DE ECONOMIA APLICADA

Date: December 12, 2008
Time: 13:00 - 14:00
Location: Aula Magna (Paraninfo)
 

The Future of the Economic Analysis of Terrorism and Counterterrorism
[slides]
By Todd Sandler University of Texas
   Presented by: Todd Sandler, University of Texas at Dallas, GR 31

Session 54: Sustainability and Natural Resources

Session Chair: Santiago Rubio, University of Valencia
Date: December 12, 2008
Time: 16:00 - 17:45
Location: Seminario M5 (Facultad)
 

Environmental Taxes and Wage Setting Structure
[slides]
By Juan Carlos Bárcena-Ruiz Universidad del País Vasco María Begoña Garzón Universidad del País Vasco
   Presented by: Juan Carlos Barcena-Ruiz, Universidad del País Vasco
 

Non-Renewable Resources and the Sustainability of the Economic Growth under Bilateral Trade
[slides]
By Francisco Cabo, Guiomar Martín-Herrán & María Pilar Martínez-García. Universidad de Valladolid Universidad de Valladolid Universidad de Murcia
   Presented by: Pilar Martinez-Garcia, Universidad de Murcia
 

Economic Growth, Environment and Technological Change: A Simple Dynamic Model of the Environmental Kuznets Curve
[slides]
By S.J. Rubio, University of Valencia J.R. García, University of Valencia J.L. Hueso, Polythecnic University of Valencia
   Presented by: Santiago Rubio, University of Valencia

Session 55: Growth III

Session Chair: Marta Arespa Castello, CODE (UAB)
Date: December 12, 2008
Time: 16:00 - 17:45
Location: Aula Magna (Paraninfo)
 

The Role of Differential Education and Fertility for the Economic and Demographic Transition
[slides]
By Matteo Cervellati, U. Bologna, IAE Barcelona, IZA Bonn Uwe Sunde, U. S. Gallen, CEPR London, IZA Bonn
   Presented by: Matteo Cervellati, University of Bologna, IAE Barcelona
 

Uncertain lifetime, migration and endogenous growth
[slides]
By Rosa Aísa University of Zaragoza Josefina Cabeza University of Zaragoza
   Presented by: Rosa Aísa, University of Zaragoza
 

‘The Child is Father of the Man:’ Implications for the Demographic Transition
By David de la Croix, Universite catholique de Louvain Omar Licandro, European University Institute
   Presented by: Omar Licandro, European University Institute
 

Gains from Financial Integration and Trade Openness: a Quantitative Analysis
[slides]
By Center for the Study of Organizations and Decisions in Economics (CODE), UAB, Barcelona
   Presented by: Marta Arespa Castello, CODE (UAB)

Session 56: JM: Labor Economics

Session Chair: J. Ignacio García Pérez, Universidad Pablo de Olavide
Date: December 12, 2008
Time: 16:00 - 17:45
Location: Seminario M2 (Facultad)
 

Job turnover rates and residual wage dispersion
[slides]
By Claudia Trentini European University Institute
   Presented by: Claudia Trentini, UCL
 

Rational Expectations and the Puzzling No-Effect of the Minimum Wage
[slides]
By Sara Pinoli, Bocconi University
   Presented by: Sara Pinoli, Università Bocconi
 

The Cost of Job Displacement in Italy
[slides]
By Francesco Serti, Universidad de Alicante (FAE) and Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies (LEM)
   Presented by: Francesco Serti, Universidad de Alicante
 

Endogenous Job Contact Networks
By Luca Paolo Merlino, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona Andrea Galeotti, Essex University
   Presented by: Luca Merlino, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

Session 57: Financial Econometrics

Session Chair: Jesus Gonzalo, U. Carlos III de Madrid
Date: December 12, 2008
Time: 16:00 - 17:45
Location: Sala de Reuniones Magna (Facultad)
 

Multivariate location-scale mixtures of normals and mean-variance-skewness portfolio allocation
[slides]
By Javier Mencía, Bank of Spain Enrique Sentana, CEMFI
   Presented by: Enrique Sentana, CEMFI
 

Multivariate SNP Distributions with Dynamic Conditional Correlations
[slides]
By Esther B. Del Brio (Universidad de Salamanca) Trino-Manuel Ñíguez (University of Westminster) Javier Perote (Universidad Rey Juan Carlos)
   Presented by: Javier Perote, Rey Juan Carlos University
 

A new specification tool for Stochastic Volatility models based on the Taylor effect
[slides]
By Ana Perez, Dpto. Economía Aplicada, Universidad de Valladolid Esther Ruiz, Dpto. Estadística, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid
   Presented by: Ana Perez, Universidad de Valladolid
 

Testing Downside Risk Efficiency Under Market Distress
[slides]
By Jesus Gonzalo, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid Jose Olmo, City University, London
   Presented by: Jesus Gonzalo, U. Carlos III de Madrid

Session 58: Conflict

Session Chair: Carmen Beviá, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Date: December 12, 2008
Time: 16:00 - 17:45
Location: Seminario M6 (Facultad)
 

Measuring social impact of terrorism
[slides]
By Juan Prieto-Rodríguez, Universidad de Oviedo Juan Gabriel Rodríguez, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos Rafael Salas, Universidad Complutense de Madrid Javier Suarez-Pandiello, Universidad de Oviedo
   Presented by: Juan Prieto-Rodriguez, Universidad de Oviedo
 

Could education promote the Israeli-Palestinian peace process?
By Mayssun El-Attar European University Institute and Centre for Microdata Methods and Practice
   Presented by: Mayssun El-Attar, European University Institute
 

PEACE AGREEMENTS WITHOUT COMMITMENT
[slides]
By Carmen Beviá, Universitat utònoma de Barcelona Luis Corchón, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid.
   Presented by: Carmen Beviá, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

Session 59: JM: Financial Regulation and Banking

Session Chair: Vicente Cuñat, London School of Economics
Date: December 12, 2008
Time: 16:00 - 17:45
Location: Aula Africa Ibarra (Paraninfo)
 

The Effects of Liberalization and Deregulation on the Performance of Financial Institutions: The Case of the German Life Insurance Market
[slides]
By Lucinda TRIGO-GAMARRA University of Rostock, Germany
   Presented by: Lucinda Trigo Gamarra, University Rostock
 

How To Make Banks Reveal Their Risk: the Case of Basel II
[slides]
By Michal Kowalik, University of Mannheim
   Presented by: Michal Kowalik, University of Mannheim
 

Back to the Origins. A Model of the Grameen Bank
[slides]
By Michal Kowalik, University Mannheim David Martinez-Miera, CEMFI
   Presented by: David Martinez-Miera, CEMFI
 

Hard Information Sharing and Soft Information Acquisition: Theory and Evidence
[slides]
By Artashes Karapetyan Swiss Finance Institute University of Zurich
   Presented by: Artashes Karapetyan, Swiss Finance Institute, Zurich

Session 60: Allocation Problems

Session Chair: Jordi Masso, Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona
Date: December 12, 2008
Time: 16:00 - 17:45
Location: Salón de Actos (Facultad)
 

A characterization of Kruskal sharing rules for minimum cost spanning tree problems
[slides]
By Leticia Lorenzo, Universidade de Vigo Silvia Lorenzo-Freire, Universidade da Coruña
   Presented by: Leticia Lorenzo, Universidade de Vigo
 

Inequality and a Repeated Joint Project
[slides]
By Olivier Dagnelie, Instituto de Análisis Económico CSIC
   Presented by: Olivier Dagnelie, Instituto de Análisis Económico CSIC
 

Efficient tournaments within teams
[slides]
By Alex Gershkov, University of Bonn, Germany Jianpei Li, University of International Business and Economics, Beijing, China Paul Schweinzer, University of Bonn, Germany
   Presented by: Paul Schweinzer, University of Bonn
 

The Multiple-partners Assignment Game with Heterogeneous Sells and Multi-unit Demands: Competitive Equilibria
[slides]
By Daniel Jaume, Universidad Nacional de San Luis Jordi Massó, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona Alejandro Neme, Universidad Nacional de San Luis
   Presented by: Jordi Masso, Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona

Session 61: Disability

Session Chair: Laura Crespo, Centro de Estudios Monetarios y Financie
Date: December 12, 2008
Time: 16:00 - 17:45
Location: Seminario M4 (Facultad)
 

Labour and leisure costs of informal carers
By Miriam Marcén, Universidad de Zaragoza José Alberto Molina, Universidad de Zaragoza and IZA
   Presented by: José Alberto Molina, University of Zaragoza and IZA
 

Unmet needs for dependent people in Spain
[slides]
By Cristina Vilaplana Prieto (Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia) Sergi Jiménez-Martín (Universitat Pompeu Fabra)
   Presented by: Cristina Vilaplana Prieto, UCAM
 

Sheltered Employment centres and labour market integration of people with disabilities: A quasi-experimental evaluation using Spanish data
By Miguel A. Malo (Universidad de Salamanca, Spain) Begoña Cueto (Universidad de Oviedo, Spain) Vanesa Rodríguez (Universidad de Oviedo, Spain)
   Presented by: Miguel Malo, Universidad de Salamanca
 

Caring for parents and employment of European mid-life women: a longitudinal analysis
By Laura Crespo, CEMFI Pedro Mira, CEMFI
   Presented by: Laura Crespo, Centro de Estudios Monetarios y Financie

Session 62: Monetary economics

Session Chair: Antonia Diaz, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid
Date: December 12, 2008
Time: 16:00 - 17:45
Location: Aula Rocasolano (Paraninfo)
 

Testing for Rule of Thumb Price-Setting
[slides]
By Bank of Canada
   Presented by: José Dorich, Bank of Canada
 

McCallum Rules, Exchange Rates and the Term Structure of Interest Rates
[slides]
By Antonio Diez de los Rios, BBVA
   Presented by: Antonio Diez de los Rios, BBVA
 

Inflation targeting in Latin America: Empirical analysis using GARCH models
[slides]
By Carmen Broto, Banco de España
   Presented by: Carmen Broto, Banco de España
 

Inflation and Credit under Borrowers' Lack of Commitment
By Antonia Diaz Universidad Carlos III de Madrid Fernando Perera Tallo Universidad de La Laguna
   Presented by: Antonia Diaz, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid

Session 63: JM: Experimental Economics

Session Chair: Jordi Brandts, CSIC
Date: December 12, 2008
Time: 16:00 - 17:45
Location: Sala de Juntas (Biblioteca)
 

The role of power for distributive fairness: When power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely
By Julian Rode, Mannheim University Marc Le Menestrel, Universitat Pompeu Fabra
   Presented by: Julian Rode, Mannheim University
 

The Disposition Effect in the Venture Capital Decision-Making Process: An Experimental Approach
[slides]
By Marta Maras, Universitat Pompeu Fabra
   Presented by: Marta Maras, Universitat Pompeu Fabra
 

Take the lead!An experimental analysis of positive and negative leadership
[slides]
By Fatas, Enrique ( UV-UTD) Godoy, Sara (UV)
   Presented by: Sara Godoy Garzon, University of Valencia
 

DEMOCRACY TO PROMOTE COORDINATION: AN EXPERIMENTAL APPROACH
[slides]
By Zeynep Gurguc PhD. Candidate, Universitat Pompeu Fabra
   Presented by: Zeynep Gurguc, Universitat Pompeu Fabra

Session 64: INVITED LECTURE - COSME

Date: December 12, 2008
Time: 18:15 - 19:15
Location: Aula Rocasolano Paraninfo
 

A Quantitative Theory of the Gender Gap in Wages
By Luisa Fuster IMDEA and University of Toronto
   Presented by: Luisa Fuster, IMDEA and University of Toronto

Session 65: INVITED LECTURE - HACIENDA PUBLICA ESPAÑOLA

Date: December 12, 2008
Time: 18:15 - 19:15
Location: Aula Magna (Paraninfo)
 

Assesing, Disclosing and Managing Fiscal Risks: Theory and Practice
[slides]
By Teresa Ter-Minassian IMF
   Presented by: Teresa Ter-Minassian, International Monetary Fund

Session 66: Meeting of the Spanish Economic Association

Date: December 12, 2008
Time: 19:15 - 20:15
Location: Aula Magna Paraninfo

Session 67: Macro Growth

Session Chair: Timothy Kehoe, University of Minnesota
Date: December 13, 2008
Time: 9:00 - 10:45
Location: Aula Magna (Paraninfo)
 

DISEASES AND DEVELOPMENT: A Theory of Infection Dynamics and Economic Behavior
By Shankha Chakraborty, University of Oregon Chris Papageorgiou, International Monetary Fund Fidel Perez-Sebastian, Universidad de Alicante
   Presented by: Fidel Perez Sebastian, University of Alicante
 

The Relative Income Hypothesis
By Francisco Alvarez-Cuadrado and Ngo Van Long Department of Economics, McGill University, Montreal H3A 2T7, Canada
   Presented by: Francisco Alvarez-Cuadrado, McGill University
 

Polarization under incomplete markets and endogenous labor productivity
By Albert Marcet, IAE (CSIC), CREI, CEPR Francesc Obiols-Homs, UAB
   Presented by: Francesc Obiols Homs,
 

Trade Liberalization, Growth, and Productivity
[slides]
By Claustre Bajona Ryerson University Mark J. Gibson Washington State University Timothy Jerome Kehoe University of Minnesota and Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis Kim J. Ruhl University of Texas at Austin
   Presented by: Timothy Kehoe, University of Minnesota

Session 68: Macroeconomics

Session Chair: Jesus Vazquez, Universidad del Pais Vasco
Date: December 13, 2008
Time: 9:00 - 10:45
Location: Aula Rocasolano (Paraninfo)
 

A Simple General Framework for Models with Disequilibrium Unemployment and Growth
[slides]
By Valeri Sorolla, Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona Xavier Raurich, Universitat de Barcelona
   Presented by: Valeri Sorolla, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
 

Productivity, Hours and Unemployment in a New Keynesian Model with Hiring Costs
[slides]
By Furlanetto, Francesco Norges Bank Sveen, Tommy Norges Bank
   Presented by: Francesco Furlanetto, Norges Bank
 

Housing Market Heterogeneity in a Monetary Union
[slides]
By Margarita Rubio, Bank of Spain
   Presented by: Margarita Rubio, Bank of Spain
 

An Econometric Analysis of Wage Rigidity and Unemployment Fluctuations in the New Keynesian Model
[slides]
By Miguel Casares (Universidad Pública de Navarra) Jesús Vázquez (Universidad del País Vasco)
   Presented by: Jesus Vazquez, Universidad del Pais Vasco

Session 69: Economics of Information

Session Chair: Miguel Sanchez Villalba, University of Alicante, Spain
Date: December 13, 2008
Time: 9:00 - 10:45
Location: Sala de Juntas (Biblioteca)
 

Memory in contracts: the Experience of the EBRD (1991-2003)
[slides]
By Lionel Artige (Université de Liège) Rosella Nicolini (IAE-CSIC)
   Presented by: Rosella Nicolini, Institure for Economic Analysis
 

Learning about compliance under asymmetric information
[slides]
By Carmen Arguedas, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Spain Sandra Rousseau, K. U. Leuven, Belgium
   Presented by: Carmen Arguedas, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
 

Leveraged Buy Out: dynamic agency model with write-off option
[slides]
By Ouidad YOUSFI, EconomiX University of Paris X Nanterre
   Presented by: Ouidad YOUSFI, EconomiX University of Paris X Nanterre
 

British Rail: A matter of contractual design
[slides]
By Rafael Hortalá-Vallvé, Nuffiel College (Oxford University) Miguel A. Sánchez Villalba, Universidad de Alicante
   Presented by: Miguel Sanchez Villalba, University of Alicante, Spain

Session 70: Political Economy

Session Chair: enriqueta aragones, CSIC
Date: December 13, 2008
Time: 9:00 - 10:45
Location: Salón de Actos (Facultad)
 

A negotiated solution for the Jordan Basin
[slides]
By ATWI, Majed Department of Economics Analysis Faculty of Economics & Business Administration University of Zaragoza SÁNCHEZ CHÓLIZ, Julio Department of Economics Analysis Faculty of Economics & Business Administration University of Zaragoza
   Presented by: Majed Atwi, Universidad de Zaragoza
 

Income Redistribution and Public Good Provision in a Diverse Society
[slides]
By Selim Jürgen Ergun, Universidad de Granada, Departamento de Teoría e Historia Económica
   Presented by: Selim Ergun, Universidad de Granada
 

Political Parties, Two-Level Governance and Economic Growth
[slides]
By Betty Agnani, University of Granada Henry Aray, University of Granada
   Presented by: Henry Aray, Universidad de Granada
 

an automated model of government formation
By enriqueta aragones, IAE-CSIC pilar dellunde, UAB IIIA-CSIC
   Presented by: enriqueta aragones, CSIC

Session 71: JM: Industrial Economics

Session Chair: Jose Maria Usategui, Universidad del Pais Vasco/EHU
Date: December 13, 2008
Time: 9:00 - 1:45
Location: Seminario M2 (Facultad)
 

Entry costs and economies of scope in multiproduct firms' decisions
[slides]
By Xosé-Luís Varela-Irimia, Toulouse School of Economics (Gremaq-Inra)
   Presented by: Xose-Luis Varela-Irimia, Toulouse School of Economics (Gremaq-Inra)
 

Intra-Firm Bargaining and Learning in a Market Equilibrium
[slides]
By Mikhail Drugov University of Oxford, Department of Economics and Nuffield College
   Presented by: Mikhail Drugov, University of Oxford
 

Multiproduct Pricing in Oligopoly
By Sandro Shelegia, Universitat Pompeu Fabra
   Presented by: Sandro Shelegia, Universitat Pompeu Fabra
 

Using Cost Observation to Regulate Bureaucratic Firms
[slides]
By Ana Pinto Borges Faculdade de Economia. Universidade do Porto. PORTUGAL. João Correia-da-Silva Faculdade de Economia. Universidade do Porto. PORTUGAL.
   Presented by: Ana Borges, Faculdade de Economia do Porto

Session 72: Self Evaluation

Session Chair: Climent Quintana-Domeque, Universitat d'Alacant
Date: December 13, 2008
Time: 9:00 - 10:45
Location: Sala de Reuniones Magna (Facultad)
 

The Role of Partnership Status and Expectations on the Emancipation Behaviour of Spanish Graduates
[slides]
By Francisco Maeso, Universidad de Murcia Ildefonso Méndez, Universidad de Murcia
   Presented by: Francisco Maeso-Fernandez, Universidad de Murcia
 

How happy are young economists in their jobs?
[slides]
By Cristina Borra (Universidad de Sevilla) Francisco Gómez (Universidad de Sevilla) Manuel Salas (Universidad de Granada)
   Presented by: Gómez García, Universidad de Sevilla
 

Informal Caring-Time and Informal Carer's Satisfaction
By Miriam Marcén, Universidad de Zaragoza José Alberto Molina, Universidad de Zaragoza and IZA
   Presented by: Miriam Marcen, University of Zaragoza
 

The reliability of self-reported home values in a developing country context
[slides]
By Marco González-Navarro, Princeton University Climent Quintana-Domeque, Universitat d'Alacant
   Presented by: Climent Quintana-Domeque, Universitat d'Alacant

Session 73: Finance

Session Chair: Ricardo GIMENO, Banco de España
Date: December 13, 2008
Time: 9:00 - 10:45
Location: Aula Africa Ibarra (Paraninfo)
 

A MARKET BASED APPROACH TO INFLATION EXPECTATIONS, RISK PREMIA AND REAL INTEREST RATES
[slides]
By Jose Manuel Marqués Sevillano ( Banco de España) Ricardo Gimeno Nogués ( Banco de España)
   Presented by: Jose Manuel Marques, Banco de España
 

The_dynamic_of_management_fees_in_the_mutual_fund_industry
[slides]
By Ana Carmen Díaz Mendoza y Miguel Ángel Martínez Sedano (Universidad del País Vasco) JEL Codes. G18; G23; K22
   Presented by: Diaz Ana Carmen, Universidad del Pais Vasco
 

Modelling and Measuring Price Discovery for Precious Metals
[slides]
By Isabel Figuerola-Ferretti, Departamento de Economia de la Empresa, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid Jesus Gonzalo, Departamento de Economia, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid
   Presented by: Isabel Figuerola-Ferretti, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid
 

Financial markets believes on central banks
[slides]
By Ricardo Gimeno, Banco de España Jose Manuel Marqués, Banco de España
   Presented by: Ricardo GIMENO, Banco de España

Session 74: Wage Inequality

Session Chair: Javier Pérez, Bank of Spain
Date: December 13, 2008
Time: 9:00 - 10:45
Location: Seminario M4 (Facultad)
 

International Differences in Wage Inequality: A New Glance with European Matched Employer-Employee Data
[slides]
By Hipólito Simón Universidad de Alicante
   Presented by: Hipólito Simón, Universidad de Alicante
 

La desigualdad de los salarios en España. Una perspectiva regional
By Ismael Ahamdanech Zarco Instituto Nacional de Estadística-EUROSTAT Carmelo García Pérez Universidad de Alcalá Hipólito Simón Universidad de Alicante-Instituto de Economía Internacional
   Presented by: Carmelo García Pérez, Universidad de Alcalá
 

DESCOMPOSICION DE DIFERENCIAS SALARIALES REGIONALES EN PRESENCIA DE SELECCION MUESTRAL
By Enrique López-Bazo, AQR—IREA, Universitat de Barcelona Elisabet Motellón, Universitat Oberta de Catalunya & AQR—IREA
   Presented by: Enrique Lopez-Bazo, University of Barcelona
 

Public and private sector wages: co-movement and causality
[slides]
By Ana Lamo (European Central Bank) Javier J. Pérez (European Central Bank) Ludger Schuknecht (European Central Bank)
   Presented by: Javier Pérez, Bank of Spain

Session 75: JM: Labor Economics III

Session Chair: Luisa Escriche, University of Valencia, ERI-CES
Date: December 13, 2008
Time: 9:00 - 10:45
Location: Seminario M5 (Facultad)
 

The Consequences on Job Satisfaction of Job-Worker Educational and Skill Mismatches in the Spanish Labour Market: a Panel Analysis
[slides]
By Lourdes Badillo Amador, Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena Ángel López Nicolás, Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena, CRES and FEDEA Luis E. Vila, Universidad de Valencia
   Presented by: Lourdes Badillo Amador, Technical University of Cartagena
 

Estimating Union Wage Effects in Great Britain During 1991-2003
[slides]
By Georgios Marios Chrysanthou, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid
   Presented by: Georgios Chrysanthou, Unievrsidad Carlos III de Madrid
 

Gender Wage Gaps Reconsidered: A Structural Approach Using Matched Employer-Employee Data
[slides]
By Cristian Bartolucci, CEMFI.
   Presented by: Cristian Bartolucci, CEMFI
 

Gender Pay Gap and Quantile Regression in European Families
[slides]
By Catia Nicodemo University Pompeu Fabra University Tor vergata
   Presented by: Catia Nicodemo, Universdity Pompeu Fabra

Session 76: JM: Health Economics

Session Chair: Pau Olivella, Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona
Date: December 13, 2008
Time: 9:00 - 10:45
Location: Seminario M6 (Facultad)
 

Quality of Life Lost Due to Road Crashes
[slides]
By Patricia Cubí Mollá, Universidad de Alicante
   Presented by: Patricia Cubí Mollá, Universidad de Alicante
 

Health and retirement in a structural dynamic setting
By Fedor Iskhakov Ragnar Frisch Centre for Economic Research. Gaustadalleen 21, 0349 Oslo, Norway. +47 22958837 f.v.iskhakov@frisch.uio.no
   Presented by: Fedor Iskhakov, Frisch Center for Economic Research
 

To love or to pay: On consumption, health and health care
[slides]
By Loretti I. Dobrescu, University of Padua, Department of Economics 'Marco Fanno'
   Presented by: Loretti Dobrescu, University of Padua
 

Survival of Branded Drugs
[slides]
By Cláudia Cardoso Polytechnic Institute of Cávado and Ave;Faculty of Economics, University of Porto Nuno Sousa Pereira Faculty of Economics, University of Porto
   Presented by: Claudia Cardoso, IPCA

Session 77: Migration

Session Chair: Sara De la Rica, University of the Basque Country
Date: December 13, 2008
Time: 11:15 - 13:00
Location: Seminario M4 (Facultad)
 

Immigration and Regional Growth in Spain
By J. Ignacio Conde-Ruiz. FEDEA Juan Ramón García. FEDEA María Navarro. FEDEA
   Presented by: María Navarro, Fundación de Estudios de Economía
 

THE INFLUENCE OF HUMAN CAPITAL ON MIGRANTS’ CHOICE OF TIMING FOR MIGRATION
[slides]
By Rosa Aísa, University of Zaragoza Josefina Cabeza, University of Zaragoza Gemma Larramona, University of Zaragoza
   Presented by: Gemma Larramona, University of Zaragoza
 

Imigration and conflict in democracies
By Santiago Sanchez-Pages University of Edinburgh Angel Solano Garcia Universidad de Granada
   Presented by: Angel Solano Garcia, Universidad Autonoma de Barcelona
 

Complements or Substitutes? Immigrant and Native Task Specialization by Nativity in Spain
By Sara de la Rica, Fundamentos del Análisis Económico II, Universidad del País Vasco Catalina Amuedo-Dorantes, San Diego State University
   Presented by: Sara De la Rica, University of the Basque Country

Session 78: International Trade II

Session Chair: ANA I. MORO-EGIDO, UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA
Date: December 13, 2008
Time: 11:15 - 13:00
Location: Aula Rocasolano (Paraninfo)
 

The wise use of dummies in gravity models: Export potentials in the Euromed region
[slides]
By Juan M. Ruiz, Banco de España Josep M. Vilarrubia, Banco de España
   Presented by: Juan Ruiz, Bank of Spain
 

Welfare Dynamics of the Ricardo-Mill Model
[slides]
By Alexandra M. Espinosa, Department of Economics, Public University of Navarre José B. Galván, Department of Automatics and Computing, Public University of Navarre Antonio G. Gómez-Plana, Department of Economics, Public University of Navarre
   Presented by: Alexandra Espinosa, Public University of Navarre
 

Mark-ups, offshoring and intra-firm trade: an empirical assessment
[slides]
By Lourdes Moreno Universidad Complutense de Madrid and GRIPICO Diego Rodríguez Universidad Complutense de Madrid and GRIPICO
   Presented by: Diego Rodríguez,
 

The asymmetric effect of endowments on vertical intra-industry trade
By Juliette Milgram Baleix. Universidad de Granada Ana I. Moro-Egido. Universidad de Granada
   Presented by: ANA I. MORO-EGIDO, UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA

Session 79: Public Economics

Session Chair: Patricio Perez, Universidad de Cantabria
Date: December 13, 2008
Time: 11:15 - 13:00
Location: Seminario M6 (Facultad)
 

Does social spending increase support for free trade in advanced democracies?
[slides]
By Ismael Sanz Universidad Complutense de Madrid and GRIPICO, Spain Ferran Martínez i Coma. Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas (CIDE), Mexico Federico Steinberg. Universidad Autónoma de Madrid and Elcano Royal Institute, Spain
   Presented by: Federico Steinberg, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
 

ECONOMÍAS DE AGLOMERACIÓN Y COOPERACIÓN ECONÓMICA A LAS INVERSIONES EN INFRAESTRUCTURA BÁSICA DE LAS ENTIDADES LOCALES
[slides]
By Inmaculada Alvarez, Universidad Autonoma de Madrid Angel Prieto, Instituto de Recursos Naturales y Agrobiologia y Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas Jose L. Zofio, Universidad Autonoma de Madrid
   Presented by: Inmaculada Alvarez Ayuso, Universidad Autonoma de Madrid
 

The do's and don'ts of leadership in public good experiments
[slides]
By M.Fernanda Rivas (Universidad de Granada) Matthias Sutter (University of Innsbruck)
   Presented by: M. Fernanda Rivas, Universidad de Granada
 

DESCENTRALIZACIÓN Y SECTOR PÚBLICO REGIONAL EN ESPAÑA
[slides]
By Patricio Pérez, Universidad de Cantabria
   Presented by: Patricio Perez, Universidad de Cantabria

Session 80: JM: Political Economy

Session Chair: enriqueta aragones, CSIC
Date: December 13, 2008
Time: 11:15 - 13:00
Location: Salón de Actos (Facultad)
 

One Person, Many Votes: Divided Majority and Information Aggregation
[slides]
By Laurent Bouton, ECARES, Université Libre de Bruxelles Micael Castanheira, ECARES, Université Libre de Bruxelles
   Presented by: Laurent Bouton, Université Libre de Bruxelles
 

Constitutional Design and Political Communication
[slides]
By Dimitrios Xefteris - Phd Student, Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona
   Presented by: Dimitrios Xefteris, Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona
 

The Strategic Use of Imprecision in Electoral Competition
By Morgane Tanvé, Paris School of Economics, Centre d'Économie de la Sorbonne, Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne
   Presented by: Morgane TANVÉ, Paris School of Economics, University Paris 1
 

A Study of Approval Voting on Large Poisson Games
[slides]
By Matias Nuñez- Ecole Polytechnique
   Presented by: Matias Nunez Rodriguez, Ecole Polytechnique

Session 81: JM: Macroeconomics II

Session Chair: Jaime Alonso-Carrera, Universidad de Vigo
Date: December 13, 2008
Time: 11:15 - 13:00
Location: Seminario M2 (Facultad)
 

Ramsey Taxation with Endogenous Defaults under Incomplete Markets
By Demian Pouzo, New York University Dept. of Economics
   Presented by: Demian Pouzo, new york university
 

Seigniorage and distortionary taxation in a model with heterogeneous agents and idiosyncratic uncertainty
By Sofia Bauducco - Universitat Pompeu Fabra
   Presented by: Sofia Bauducco, Universitat Pompeu Fabra
 

Nominal and Indexed Debt in Euro Area Countries
[slides]
By José-Miguel Cardoso-Costa, Faculdade de Economia, Universidade Nova de Lisboa
   Presented by: José-Miguel Cardoso-Costa, Universidade Nova de Lisboa
 

How does a twisted beliefs shock affect the macroeconomy?
[slides]
By Jacek Suda, Washington University in St. Louis
   Presented by: Jacek Suda, Washington University in St. Louis

Session 82: Corporate Finance

Session Chair: Vicente Cuñat, London School of Economics
Date: December 13, 2008
Time: 11:15 - 13:00
Location: Aula Africa Ibarra (Paraninfo)
 

The impact of financial position on investment: an analysis for non-financial corporations in the euro area
[slides]
By Carmen Martinez-Carrascal (Banco de España) Annalisa Ferrando (European Central Bank)
   Presented by: Carmen Martinez-Carrascal, Banco de Espana
 

Governance-based acquisitions and risk taking in banking
[slides]
By Luis M.Granero Universidad de Valencia Víctor E. Barrios Universidad de Valencia
   Presented by: Victor Barrios Perez, Universidad de Valencia
 

Manager Replacement, Employee Protesting & Corporate Control
[slides]
By Bing Guo
   Presented by: Bing Guo, Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona
 

Globalization and the Provision of Incentives Inside the Firm
[slides]
By Vicente Cuñat (LSE) Maria Guadalupe (Columbia)
   Presented by: Vicente Cuñat, London School of Economics

Session 83: Macro Dynamics

Session Chair: Xavier Raurich, public
Date: December 13, 2008
Time: 11:15 - 13:00
Location: Aula Magna (Paraninfo)
 

From Agriculture to Manufactures: Labor Push versus Labor Pull
[slides]
By Markus Poschke, McGill University Francisco Alvarez Cuadrado, McGill University
   Presented by: Markus Poschke, McGill University, Montreal
 

A Dynamic Model for Transfers with Two-Sided Imperfect Altruism
[slides]
By Daniel Barczyk (Dept. of Economics, New York University) Matthias Kredler (Dept. of Economics, Universidad Carlos Tercero, Madrid)
   Presented by: Matthias Kredler, New York University
 

The Effect of Aspirations, Habits, and Social Security on the Distribution of Wealth
[slides]
By Jordi Caballé, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona Ana I. Moro-Egido, Universidad de Granada
   Presented by: Jordi Caballe, Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona
 

Housing capital in a two-sector dynastic altruism model
[slides]
By Xavier Raurich, Universitat de Barcelona Fernando Sánchez-Losada, Universitat de Barcelona
   Presented by: Xavier Raurich, public

Session 84: JM: Microeconomics

Session Chair: Ines Macho-Stadler, Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona
Date: December 13, 2008
Time: 11:15 - 13:00
Location: Sala de Juntas (Biblioteca)
 

Charity Auctions for the Happy Few
[slides]
By Olivier Bos, Paris School of Economics and CORE
   Presented by: Olivier Bos,
 

Directed Search with Endogenous Search Effort
[slides]
By Lari Arthur Viianto Universidad de Alicante
   Presented by: Lari Viianto, University of Alicante, Economic Faculty
 

Second Best Efficiency in Auctions
[slides]
By Angel Hernando-Veciana (Universidad Carlos III) Fabio Michelucci (California Institute of Technology)
   Presented by: Fabio Michelucci, Caltech
 

Preference Falsification and Patronage
By Petros G. Sekeris, University of Namur
   Presented by: Petros Sekeris, University of Namur

Session 85: JM: Macro Finance

Session Chair: Miguel Casares, UNIVERSIDAD PUBLICA DE NAVARRA
Date: December 13, 2008
Time: 11:15 - 13:00
Location: Sala de Reuniones Magna (Facultad)
 

Sequential decisions in a bank run model
[slides]
By Hubert János Kiss University of Alicante
   Presented by: Hubert Kiss, University of Alicante
 

Financial Market Segmentation, Stock Market Volatility and the Role of Monetary Policy
[slides]
By Anastasia S. Zervou Washington University in St. Louis
   Presented by: Anastasia Zervou, Washington University in St. Louis
 

Economic Geography and International Inequality: The Role of Governance
[slides]
By Marta Felis-Rota London School of Economics
   Presented by: Marta Felis Rota, London School of Economics
 

A nonlinear analysis of the Spanish economy
[slides]
By Federico Lampis, Ignacio Díaz-Emparanza, MªPaz Moral, all the authors from the Department of Applied Economics III (Econometrics and Statistics) Faculty of Economics and Management Avda. Lehendakari Aguirre, 83 E-48015 BILBAO
   Presented by: Federico Lampis, Faculty of Economics and Management

Session 86: Urban Economics

Session Chair: Fernando Sanz, University of Zaragoza
Date: December 13, 2008
Time: 11:15 - 13:00
Location: Seminario M5 (Facultad)
 

Equilibrium Existence in the Linear-city Model of Spatial Competition Revisited
By Hamid Hamoudi, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos M. Dolores Robles-Fernández, Universidad Complutense Marcos Sanz, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos
   Presented by: marcos sanz, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos
 

La evolución de la estructura urbana de Estados Unidos desde una perspectiva de largo plazo (1900-2000)
[slides]
By Rafael González-Val, Universidad de Zaragoza
   Presented by: Rafael González-Val, Universidad de Zaragoza
 

Microeconometric Analysis of Residential Water Demand
[slides]
By Cristina Lopez-Mayan Navarrete CEMFI and UIMP
   Presented by: Cristina Lopez-Mayan Navarrete, CEMFI
 

Nueva Evidencia sobre la Ley de Gibrat en Ciudades
[slides]
By Rafael González-Val, University of Zaragoza Luis Lanaspa, University of Zaragoza Fernando Sanz, University of Zaragoza
   Presented by: Fernando Sanz, University of Zaragoza

Session 87: INVITED LECTURE - INVESTIGACIONES ECONOMICAS

Date: December 13, 2008
Time: 13:00 - 14:00
Location: Aula Magna (Paraninfo)
 

Inequality and Development
By Debraj Ray New York University
   Presented by: Debraj Ray, New York University

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