June 25, 2015
09:00 to 10:45	parallel sessions A
10:45 to 11:15	break
11:15 to 13:00	parallel sessions B
13:00 to 14:15	lunch
14:15 to 14:30	Plenary opening of the World Congress , 1 - AULA MAGNA
14:30 to 16:15	KEYNOTE SPEAKER, 1 - AULA MAGNA
16:15 to 16:45	break
16:45 to 18:30	parallel sessions C
18:30 to 20:00	WELCOME COCKTAIL
June 26, 2015
09:00 to 10:45	parallel sessions D
10:45 to 11:15	break
11:15 to 13:00	parallel sessions E
13:00 to 14:15	Lunch
14:15 to 16:00	ROUND TABLE 1, 1 - AULA MAGNA
16:00 to 16:30	break
16:30 to 18:15	parallel sessions F
18:30 to 19:00	Walking + Metro to Congress Dinner venue
19:00 to 22:30	CONGRESS DINNER
June 27, 2015
09:00 to 10:45	parallel sessions G
10:45 to 11:15	break
11:15 to 12:45	ROUND TABLE 2, 1 - AULA MAGNA

Summary of All Sessions
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Session ID code	Date/Time	Location	Type	Title	Papers
96	June 25, 2015 9:00-10:45	8	contributed	Economic Ties and the Value Chain	4
31	June 25, 2015 9:00-10:45	9	contributed	Growth and Firm Performance in the Balkans and other Transition Economies	3
93	June 25, 2015 9:00-10:45	10	contributed	Prices, Inflation, and Welfare	4
45	June 25, 2015 9:00-10:45	11	invited	Capital Flows	4
91	June 25, 2015 9:00-10:45	12	contributed	Labor Market Frictions	4
67	June 25, 2015 9:00-10:45	14	contributed	Work and Well-Being	3
42	June 25, 2015 9:00-10:45	15	invited	International Trade and Finance	4
49	June 25, 2015 9:00-10:45	16	invited	Land Tenure and Rural Residents’ Welfare	4
92	June 25, 2015 9:00-10:45	18	contributed	Productivity	2
68	June 25, 2015 9:00-10:45	19	contributed	Helping Workers Succeed	3
25	June 25, 2015 11:15-13:00	8	panel	Why are the Balkans not taking off?	0
5	June 25, 2015 11:15-13:00	9	contributed	Economic Growth and Progress In the Russian Economy	4
57	June 25, 2015 11:15-13:00	10	contributed	AISSEC 2. Comparative economic and political issues	4
29	June 25, 2015 11:15-13:00	11	invited	Family and labor market outcomes	4
55	June 25, 2015 11:15-13:00	12	invited	Urban and Regional Economic Systems	4
78	June 25, 2015 11:15-13:00	14	contributed	Problems of Capitalism	4
90	June 25, 2015 11:15-13:00	15	contributed	International Finance and Economic Systems	4
98	June 25, 2015 11:15-13:00	16	contributed	Firms, Workers, and Society	4
86	June 25, 2015 11:15-13:00	18	contributed	Banking in Different Economic Systems	3
17	June 25, 2015 11:15-13:00	19	contributed	Gender, Work and Family: Evidence from the New Life in Kyrgyzstan Surveys, 2010-2013	4
77	June 25, 2015 11:15-13:00	20	contributed	Helping People Succeed in the Economy	4
59	June 25, 2015 14:15-14:30	1 AULA MAGNA	panel	Plenary opening of the World Congress (M. Signorelli, P. Tridico, Rector of Roma Tre University, Dean of the School of Economics and Business)	0
58	June 25, 2015 16:45-18:30	8	contributed	Sustainable Development Goals Post 2015 debate	5
11	June 25, 2015 16:45-18:30	9	contributed	Foreign Direct Investment in Europe	4
56	June 25, 2015 16:45-18:30	10	contributed	AISSEC 1. The post-crisis challenges and Europe	4
30	June 25, 2015 16:45-18:30	11	invited	The Labor Market Experience of China’s Urban Women	4
66	June 25, 2015 16:45-18:30	12	contributed	Economic Growth in China and Elsewhere	4
85	June 25, 2015 16:45-18:30	14	contributed	Public Sector Behavior	4
2	June 25, 2015 16:45-18:30	15	contributed	Transition and post-transition developments in Russia and CEE	3
23	June 25, 2015 16:45-18:30	16	contributed	Microbehavior in the labor market in post-centrally planned economies	4
99	June 25, 2015 16:45-18:30	18	contributed	Finance in Economic Systems	4
69	June 25, 2015 16:45-18:30	19	contributed	Wages and Unemployment Across Economic Systems	4
7	June 26, 2015 9:00-10:45	8	contributed	Reassessment of the functioning of the Soviet and Russian Economy	4
48	June 26, 2015 9:00-10:45	9	invited	International economy, finance and Chinese firms	4
21	June 26, 2015 9:00-10:45	10	contributed	Drivers of FDI from Transition, Developing and Developed Economies	4
27	June 26, 2015 9:00-10:45	11	contributed	Trust and Economic Systems	4
52	June 26, 2015 9:00-10:45	12	invited	Factors Shaping Income Distribution	4
71	June 26, 2015 9:00-10:45	14	contributed	Growth and Productivity of Firms	4
74	June 26, 2015 9:00-10:45	15	contributed	Sources of Economic Growth in Different Economic Systems	4
50	June 26, 2015 9:00-10:45	16	invited	a) Chinese households and cooperatives; b) Age dependency, productivity and unemployment duration	4
65	June 26, 2015 9:00-10:45	18	contributed	Global Crisis in Different Economic Systems	4
16	June 26, 2015 9:00-10:45	19	contributed	Permanent State Ownership Versus Privatization in Central and Eastern Europe	5
60	June 26, 2015 11:15-13:00	8	panel	MEET THE EDITORS. How to publish in top economics and business journals	0
3	June 26, 2015 11:15-13:00	9	contributed	Comparative dynamics of firms, banks and trade	4
28	June 26, 2015 11:15-13:00	10	invited	Technology, productivity and human capital	4
13	June 26, 2015 11:15-13:00	11	contributed	Education and Child Deprivation	4
38	June 26, 2015 11:15-13:00	12	invited	Financial Development and Growth	4
72	June 26, 2015 11:15-13:00	14	contributed	Firm Efficiency and Profitability	4
88	June 26, 2015 11:15-13:00	15	contributed	Productivity and the Organization of Firms	4
40	June 26, 2015 11:15-13:00	16	invited	Banking, Regulation and Risk	4
64	June 26, 2015 11:15-13:00	18	contributed	Migration, Networking, and Informal Employment	4
84	June 26, 2015 11:15-13:00	19	contributed	Sad, Sick, and Poor	4
82	June 26, 2015 11:15-13:00	20	contributed	Problems of Economic Development	4
70	June 26, 2015 11:15-13:00	21	contributed	Workers, Wages, and Job Satisfaction	4
61	June 26, 2015 14:15-16:00	N/A	panel	If institutions are so important, why do we talk so much about economic policies?	0
15	June 26, 2015 16:30-18:15	8	panel	Domenico Mario Nuti’s contributions in Economics	0
89	June 26, 2015 16:30-18:15	9	contributed	Economic Systems	4
54	June 26, 2015 16:30-18:15	10	contributed	Emerging economies:cases and comparisons	4
100	June 26, 2015 16:30-18:15	11	contributed	Financial and Real Interactions in Economic Systems	3
14	June 26, 2015 16:30-18:15	12	contributed	Globalization, Productivity, and innovation: Comparative Analyses using Micro Level Data	4
26	June 26, 2015 16:30-18:15	14	contributed	Recent trends of Russian economic Development	4
18	June 26, 2015 16:30-18:15	15	contributed	The North Korean Economy	4
47	June 26, 2015 16:30-18:15	16	invited	Globalization and Investment	4
75	June 26, 2015 16:30-18:15	18	contributed	God, Man, and Mammon: Faith and Spirituality in Economic Systems	4
94	June 26, 2015 16:30-18:15	19	contributed	External Relations in Economic Systems	3
20	June 26, 2015 16:30-18:15	20	contributed	Firms Going Global	4
9	June 26, 2015 16:30-18:15	21	contributed	International Economic Relations in Eurasia	4
10	June 27, 2015 9:00-10:45	8	contributed	Population aging, public policy and overlapping-generations modelling	4
51	June 27, 2015 9:00-10:45	9	invited	Fertility , Education and Saving in Asian Economies	4
32	June 27, 2015 9:00-10:45	10	contributed	The Crisis, Youth Unemployment and the Need for Innovative Policies	4
53	June 27, 2015 9:00-10:45	11	invited	Consequences of Political Tensions and Ties	4
63	June 27, 2015 9:00-10:45	12	contributed	Privatization	4
76	June 27, 2015 9:00-10:45	14	contributed	Interplay of Politics and Economics	4
81	June 27, 2015 9:00-10:45	15	contributed	Pessimism About Capitalism	3
97	June 27, 2015 9:00-10:45	16	contributed	Growth and Development	4
34	June 27, 2015 9:00-10:45	18	contributed	Comparative Behavior of Firms	3
101	June 27, 2015 9:00-10:45	19	contributed	Inequality, Productivity and Wealth	4
83	June 27, 2015 9:00-10:45	20	contributed	National-Level Lessons about Economic Development	3
80	June 27, 2015 9:00-10:45	21	contributed	International Trade and Economic Systems	3
62	June 27, 2015 11:15-12:45	N/A	panel	Growing role of emerging markets and economies in the global economy: is it sustainable?	0

 

80 sessions, 285 papers, and 27 presentations with no associated papers

World Congress of Comparative Economics
Detailed List of Sessions

                                                                                                                                                                  

Session ID 96: Economic Ties and the Value Chain June 25, 2015 9:00 to 10:45 8
Session Chair: Masaaki Kuboniwa, Hitotsubashi University
Session type: contributed
1. Sourcing through integration in Transition countries. Empirical study.
By Maria Litvinova; University of Trento
Presented by: Maria Litvinova, University of Trento
2. Russia’s Global Value Chain using a Modified World Input-Output Data
By Masaaki Kuboniwa; Hitotsubashi University
Presented by: Masaaki Kuboniwa, Hitotsubashi University
3. Nexus of Privatization, Marketization, and Institutionalization during Transition Process---An Experimental Analysis Based on China’s Provincial Panel Data
[slides]
By Katsuji Nakagane; University of Tokyo
Presented by: Katsuji Nakagane, University of Tokyo
4. Evaluating the success of Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A)
By Andreas Mammen; University of Hamburg
Presented by: Andreas Mammen, University of Hamburg
Session ID 31: Growth and Firm Performance in the Balkans and other Transition Economies June 25, 2015 9:00 to 10:45 9
Session Chair: Jens Holscher, Bournemouth University
Session type: contributed
1. Exchange rate co-movements in the non-euro EU countries and the euro adoption
By Lucjan Orlowski; Sacred Heart university
Presented by: Lucjan Orlowski, Sacred Heart university
2. The most binding constraint on growth and financing in the Western Balkans from a comparative perspective
By Hubert Gabrisch; former Halle Institute for Economic Research
Presented by: Hubert Gabrisch, former Halle Institute for Economic Research
3. THE IMPACT OF LOAN FINANCING ON THE PERFORMANCE OF SME’S FROM NON-EU TRANSITIONAL COUNTRIES
By Jens Holscher; Bournemouth University Robert Howard-Jones; Bournemouth University Allan Webster; Bournemouth University
Presented by: Allan Webster, Bournemouth University
Session ID 93: Prices, Inflation, and Welfare June 25, 2015 9:00 to 10:45 10
Session Chair: Mayu Michigami, Niigata University
Session type: contributed
1. Price dynamics in emerging European economies: The evidence of changing persistence
By Zorica Mladenovic; University of Belgrade
Presented by: Zorica Mladenovic, University of Belgrade
2. Inflation persistence around the world
[slides]
By Evzen Kocenda; Charles University
Presented by: Evzen Kocenda, Charles University
3. Inflation and Sectoral Growth in Developing Economies
By Muhammad Ayyoub; Johannes Kepler University, Linz
Presented by: Muhammad Ayyoub, Johannes Kepler University, Linz
4. Intergenerational Differences in Russian Housing Conditions in the 2000s
By Mayu Michigami; Niigata University
Presented by: Mayu Michigami, Niigata University
Session ID 45: Capital Flows June 25, 2015 9:00 to 10:45 11
Session Chair: Eleonora Cavallaro, University of Rome Sapienza
Session type: invited
1. What Determines Equity Flows by Investment Funds to Emerging Economies?
By Andreas Savvides; Cyprus University of Technology
Presented by: Andreas Savvides, Cyprus University of Technology
2. Credit Cycles and Capital Flows: Eectiveness of Macroprudential Policy Framework in Emerging Countries
By Ahmet Aysan; Bogazici University
Presented by: Ahmet Aysan, Bogazici University
3. International Financial Spillovers to Emerging Market Economies: How Important Are Economic Fundamentals?
By Shaghil Ahmed; Federal Reserve Board Brahima Coulibaly; Federal Reserve Board Andrei Zlate; Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
Presented by: Andrei Zlate, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
4. The determinants of financial flows reversals in emerging market economies: a comparative view
By Eleonora Cavallaro; University of Rome Sapienza Eleonora Cutrini; Università degli Studi di Macerata
Presented by: Eleonora Cavallaro, University of Rome Sapienza
Session ID 91: Labor Market Frictions June 25, 2015 9:00 to 10:45 12
Session Chair: Ma Xinxin, Kyoto University
Session type: contributed
1. Role of the Big Business in the Growth-Inequality Nexus
By Keun Lee; Seoul National University Junhee Han; Seoul National University
Presented by: Junhee Han, Seoul National University
Keun Lee, Seoul National University
2. Does skills training represent market in the BRIC countries: evidence from Russia and India?
By Vasiliy Anikin; National Research University Higher School of Economics; Institute of Sociology RAS
Presented by: Vasiliy Anikin, National Research University Higher School of Economics; Institute of Sociology RAS
3. Workforce Underutilization and the Development of a Long-Term Vertical Mismatch in Canada
By Yigit Aydede; Saint Mary's University Atul Dar; Sobey School of Business
Presented by: Atul Dar, Sobey School of Business
4. Change of Wage Structures and Wage Differentials between Public and Private Sectors in China under Economic Transition
By Ma Xinxin; Kyoto University
Presented by: Ma Xinxin, Kyoto University
Session ID 67: Work and Well-Being June 25, 2015 9:00 to 10:45 14
Session Chair: Paulo Mourao, University of Minho
Session type: contributed
1. Unintended Side-Effect: EITC, Maternal Labor Supply and Children’s Cognitive Achievements
[slides]
By Jeehyun Ko; Seoul National University
Presented by: Jeehyun Ko, Seoul National University
2. A statistical model to detect well-being and interpersonal relations
[slides]
By Stefania Capecchi; University of Naples Federico II maria iannario; University of NAples Federico II
Presented by: Stefania Capecchi, University of Naples Federico II
3. The Effect of Female Labor on the Preschool Enrollment Rates of European Countries: A Panel Data Approach
By Paulo Mourao; University of Minho
Presented by: Paulo Mourao, University of Minho
Session ID 42: International Trade and Finance June 25, 2015 9:00 to 10:45 15
Session Chair: Ali Massoud, Sohag University
Session type: invited
1. Interest Premium, Sudden Stop, and Adjustment in a Small Open Economy
By Peter Benczur; EC JRC Ispra Istvan Konya; Institute of Economics and CEU
Presented by: Istvan Konya, Institute of Economics and CEU
2. Qual-VECM. AN APPLICATION TO THE POLISH CURRENCY MARKET
By Aleksander Welfe; University of Lodz
Presented by: Aleksander Welfe, University of Lodz
3. The Asymmetric Effects of Exchange Rate and Income on the Turkish Export
By Zulal Denaux; Valdosta State University
Presented by: Zulal Denaux, Valdosta State University
4. A NEW PATHWAY FOR TURKEY: TRADE POLICY STRATEGIES
By BILGE GURSOY; KADIR HAS UNIVERSITY
Presented by: BILGE GURSOY, KADIR HAS UNIVERSITY
Session ID 49: Land Tenure and Rural Residents’ Welfare June 25, 2015 9:00 to 10:45 16
Session Chair: Mariko AKIBA, Hirosaki University
Session type: invited
1. The Heterogeneous Impact of Pension Income on Elderly Living Arrangements: Evidence from China's New Rural Pension Scheme
By Zhong Zhao; Renmin University of China
Presented by: Zhong Zhao, Renmin University of China
2. Real estate investments and land rights in rural China
By Thomas Vendryes; Ecole Normale Supérieure de Cachan Shi Li; Beijing Normal University
Presented by: Thomas Vendryes, ENS Cachan
Discussant:   Nadia Doytch, CUNY Brooklyn College
3. Insecure Tenure and the Location of Smallholder Forest Conversion in Sumatra, Indonesia
By Philip Shaw; Fordham University marc conte; Fordham University
Presented by: Philip Shaw, Fordham University
4. Problems and Organization of Vietnam Agriculture
By Mariko AKIBA; Hirosaki University
Presented by: Mariko AKIBA, Hirosaki University
Session ID 92: Productivity June 25, 2015 9:00 to 10:45 18
Session Chair: Martin Falk, Austrian Institute of Economic Research
Session type: contributed
1. International R&D spillovers in Central andEastern Europe. The role of capital imports and local conditions
By Maite Alguacil; University Jaume I Andrea Éltető; Centre for Economic and Regional Studies Valeriano Martinez; University of Cantabria
Presented by: Maite Alguacil, University Jaume I
2. REGIONAL FDI SPILLOVERS AND TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY OF FIRMS IN NEW EU MEMBER STATES
By Edvard Orlic; Staffordshire University, Business School Nebojsa Stojcic; University of Dubrovnik, Department of Economics and Business Economics
Presented by: Edvard Orlic, Staffordshire University, Business School
Session ID 68: Helping Workers Succeed June 25, 2015 9:00 to 10:45 19
Session Chair: Dario Sciulli, University of Chieti-Pescara
Session type: contributed
1. Worplace democracy and job flows
By Guillermo Alves; Brown University & Universidad de la Republica Gabriel Burdin; Leeds University Business School, IZA & Universidad de la Republica Andrés Dean; Universidad de la Répública
Presented by: Gabriel Burdin, Leeds University Business School, IZA & Universidad de la Republica
2. Changing jobs or creating your own? A study of talent workers mobility
By Barbara Liberda; University of Warsaw Magdalena Smyk; University of Warsaw Joanna Tyrowicz; University of Warsaw
Presented by: Magdalena Smyk, University of Warsaw
3. DIRECT AND CROSS EFFECTS OF DISABILITY ON EMPLOYMENT PROBABILITIES: A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS
By Chiara Mussida; Catholic University of the Sacred Heart Dario Sciulli; University of Chieti-Pescara
Presented by: Dario Sciulli, University of Chieti-Pescara
Session ID 25: Why are the Balkans not taking off? June 25, 2015 11:15 to 13:00 8
Session Chair: Renzo Daviddi, European External Action Service EEAS
Session type: panel
1.
Presented by:    Mojmir Mrak, University of Ljubljana
2.
Presented by:    Milica Uvalic, University of Perugia
3.
Presented by:    Renzo Daviddi, European External Action Service EEAS
4.
Presented by:    Ivan Vujacic, University of Belgrade
5.
Presented by:    Bozidar Cerovic, University of Belgrade-Faculty of Econom
6.
Presented by:    William Bartlett, LSE
Session ID 5: Economic Growth and Progress In the Russian Economy June 25, 2015 11:15 to 13:00 9
Session Chair: Shinichiro Tabata, Hokkaido University
Session type: contributed
1. The Role of Institutions in the Russian Economy
By Susanne Oxenstierna; Swedish Defence Research Agency
Presented by: Susanne Oxenstierna, Swedish Defence Research Agency
2. The Impact of Oil Prices, Total Factor Productivity and Institutional Weakness on Russia’s Declining Growth
By Masaaki Kuboniwa; Hitotsubashi University
Presented by: Masaaki Kuboniwa, Hitotsubashi University
3. Modified SAR models of regional growth with heterogeneous spatial effects: the case of Russia
By Olga Demidova; National Research University Higher School of Economics Denis Ivanov; Higher School of Econoimics
Presented by: Olga Demidova, National Research University Higher School of Economics
4. Natural Resource Governance in Russia: Continuity and Discontinuity from the Perspective of Transformation of Economic Systems
[slides]
By Dai Yamawaki; Kyoto university
Presented by: Dai Yamawaki, Kyoto university
Session ID 57: AISSEC 2. Comparative economic and political issues June 25, 2015 11:15 to 13:00 10
Session Chair: Francesco Farina, University of Siena
Session type: contributed
1. Europe's Great Divide. A geo-economic-political map
By Francesco Farina; University of Siena Roberto Tamborini; University of Trento
Presented by: Roberto Tamborini, University of Trento
Discussant:   Alejandro Jacobo, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba
2. MACRO AND MICROECONOMIC DETERMINANTS OF TARIFF AND ANTIDUMPING BARRIERS IN MERCOSUR COUNTRIES: A COMPARATIVE APPROACH
By Alejandro Jacobo; Universidad Nacional de Córdoba Ileana Jalile; Universidad Nacional de Córdoba
Presented by: Alejandro Jacobo, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba
Discussant:   Mario Ferrero, University of Eastern Piedmont
3. Countries, firms and global value chains. The internal and external coherence of the Trans-Atlantic Trade and Investment Pact.
By Giorgia Giovannetti; University of Florence Maria Luigia Segnana; University of Trento
Presented by: Maria Luigia Segnana, University of Trento
4. Islamism and Socialism: A Comparison
By Mario Ferrero; University of Eastern Piedmont
Presented by: Mario Ferrero, University of Eastern Piedmont
Discussant:   Elisabetta Croci Angelini,
Session ID 29: Family and labor market outcomes June 25, 2015 11:15 to 13:00 11
Session Chair: Li Yu, China Center for Human Capital and Labor
Session type: invited
1. The Prevalence of Depression and Depressive Symptoms among Adults in China: Estimation Based on a National Household Survey
By Xuezheng Qin; Peking University
Presented by: Xuezheng Qin, Peking University
Discussant:   YAQIN SU, Hunan University
2. An Application of Nested-Logit Model in Rural-Urban Migration in China
By YAQIN SU; Hunan University
Presented by: YAQIN SU, Hunan University
Discussant:   Chun Wing Tse, Central University of Finance and Economics
3. Happily ever after? Intrahousehold bargaining and the distribution of utility within marriage
By Dirk Bethmann; Korea University Robert Rudolf; Korea University
Presented by: Robert Rudolf, Korea University
4. Supported or Supporting? Family Structure and Employment Choice of the Elderly in Urban China
By Li Yu; China Center for Human Capital and Labor
Presented by: Li Yu, China Center for Human Capital and Labor
Discussant:   Xuezheng Qin, Peking University
Session ID 55: Urban and Regional Economic Systems June 25, 2015 11:15 to 13:00 12
Session Chair: Michael Rochlitz, Higher School of Economics
Session type: invited
1. The evolution of the Russian urban system in the post-soviet period
By Evgeniya Kolomak; Institute of Economics and IE SB RAS
Presented by: Evgeniya Kolomak, Institute of Economics and IE SB RAS
2. When Does Local Political Competition Lead to More Public Goods?: Evidence from Russian Regions
By John Nye; George Mason University and NRU-Higher School of Economics Olga Vasilyeva; Amur State University and Economic Research Institute FEB RAS
Presented by: Olga Vasilyeva, Amur State University and Economic Research Institute FEB RAS
Discussant:   Lisa Wilder, Albright College
3. The Empirics of the Municipal Fiscal Adjustment
By Maria Martin-Rodriguez; Nagoya University Hikaru Ogawa; Nagoya University
Presented by: Hikaru Ogawa, Nagoya University
4. Performance Incentives and Economic Growth: Regional Officials in Russia and China
By Michael Rochlitz; Higher School of Economics
Presented by: Michael Rochlitz, Higher School of Economics
Session ID 78: Problems of Capitalism June 25, 2015 11:15 to 13:00 14
Session Chair: Sam Tang, University of Western Australia
Session type: contributed
1. Models of capitalism in the EU and their vulnerability in the 2008 global crisis
By Beata Farkas; University of Szeged
Presented by: Beata Farkas, University of Szeged
2. Why Was Asia Hit by Financial Crises in 1997-98 but Not in 2007-09?
By Pui Sun Tam; University of Macau
Presented by: Pui Sun Tam, University of Macau
3. 25 Years of the Transition Strategy Debate: An Analytical Survey
[slides]
By Ichiro Iwasaki; Hitotsubashi University
Presented by: Ichiro Iwasaki, Hitotsubashi University
4. The Deep Historical Roots of Macroeconomic Volatility
By Sam Tang; University of Western Australia
Presented by: Sam Tang, University of Western Australia
Session ID 90: International Finance and Economic Systems June 25, 2015 11:15 to 13:00 15
Session Chair: Frédérique Festoc, University of south Britanny
Session type: contributed
1. Soft Budget Constraint vs the Adjusted Factor Cost Standard: An Empirical Test
By Vladimir Kontorovich
Presented by: Vladimir Kontorovich,
2. THE EFFECT OF CURRENCY BOARD ARRANGEMENT ON SUBJECTIVE ASSESSMENTS OF COUNTRY’S ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE
By Selena Begovic; School of Economics and Business
Presented by: Selena Begovic, School of Economics and Business
3. Would the CEECs’ international trade be higher with Euro? Evidence from sectoral data.
By Frédérique Festoc; University of south Britanny Guillaume L'oeillet; University of Rennes 1 Nolwenn Roudaut; University of South Brittany
Presented by: Frédérique Festoc, University of south Britanny
4. Exchange Rate Policy Tensions : A Comparative Study between Central & Eastern Europe and North African Countries
[slides]
By Julius Horvath; Central European University Ali Massoud; Sohag University
Presented by: Ali Massoud, Sohag University
Session ID 98: Firms, Workers, and Society June 25, 2015 11:15 to 13:00 16
Session Chair: Kiril Tochkov, Texas Christian University
Session type: contributed
1. The Determinants of Corporate Social Responsibility in Transition Countries
By Khurshid Djalilov Jens Holscher; Bournemouth University
Presented by: Khurshid Djalilov,
2. The strange puzzle of the pattern of Russian corporate dividend policy during its formative era
By Charles Hickson; Queen's University Belfast (retired) Nadia Vanteeva; University of the West of England
Presented by: Nadia Vanteeva, University of the West of England
3. The Importance of Market Novelties for Employment: A Comparative Study Across 12 European Countries
By Martin Falk; Austrian Institute of Economic Research Eva Hagsten; Stockholm University
Presented by: Martin Falk, Austrian Institute of Economic Research
4. Convergence of Government Bond Yields in the EU: Evidence from Central and Eastern Europe
By Nikolay Nenovsky; University of Picardie Jules Verne Kiril Tochkov; Texas Christian University
Presented by: Kiril Tochkov, Texas Christian University
Session ID 86: Banking in Different Economic Systems June 25, 2015 11:15 to 13:00 18
Session Chair: Ali Kutan, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Session type: contributed
1. Determinants of Micro-credit Interest Rates in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA)
By Sydney Chikalipah; Bournemouth University
Presented by: Sydney Chikalipah, Bournemouth University
2. Captivity in Islamic and Conventional Banks: Evidence from Different Deposit Groups
By Ahmet Aysan; Bogazici University
Presented by: Ahmet Aysan, Bogazici University
3. Cooperative Banking as an Instrument for the Promotion of Economic and Regional Development in Transition Countries – Insights from the Russian Federation
[slides]
By Horst Brezinski; Poznan University of Economics Thomas Schumann; TU Bergakademie Freiberg
Presented by: Horst Brezinski, Poznan University of Economics
Thomas Schumann, TU Bergakademie Freiberg
Session ID 17: Gender, Work and Family: Evidence from the New Life in Kyrgyzstan Surveys, 2010-2013 June 25, 2015 11:15 to 13:00 19
Session Chair: Kathryn Anderson, Vanderbilt University
Session type: contributed
1. Forced marriage and birth weight: Consequences of bride kidnapping in Kyrgyzstan
By Charles Becker; Duke University Bakhrom Mirkasimov; Humboldt University of Berlin Susan Steiner; Leibniz University Hannover
Presented by: Susan Steiner, Leibniz University Hannover
Discussant:   Giovanna d'Adda, Politecnico di Milano
2. Social assistance transfers and women's labour supply in Kyrgyzstan
By Armando Barrientos; University of Manchester Alma Kudebayeva; University of Manchester
Presented by: Armando Barrientos, University of Manchester
Discussant:   Susan Steiner, Leibniz University Hannover
3. Indexing Job Quality: Evidence of the Impact of Job Quality on Life Satisfaction from Household Survey Data in Kyrgyzstan
By Neil Ferguson; ISDC Berlin Damir Esenaliev; Stockholm International Peace Research Institute
Presented by: Neil Ferguson, ISDC Berlin
Discussant:   Hartmut Lehmann, University of Bologna
4. Gender Earnings Inequality After the 'Roza' Revolution: Evidence from the Life in Kyrgyzstan Surveys, 2010-2013
By Kathryn Anderson; Vanderbilt University Damir Esenaliev; Stockholm International Peace Research Institute Emily Lawler; Vanderbilt University
Presented by: Kathryn Anderson, Vanderbilt University
Discussant:   Neil Ferguson, ISDC Berlin
Session ID 77: Helping People Succeed in the Economy June 25, 2015 11:15 to 13:00 20
Session Chair: Barbara Hopkins, Wright State University
Session type: contributed
1. Higher education decision and private tutoring for college admission:theory and structural estimation using Korean panel data
[slides]
By Hyejin PARK; Seoul National University
Presented by: Hyejin PARK, Seoul National University
2. An Impact Assessment of South African Child Support Grant on Food Expenditure
By Silvia Napolitano; Università degli Studi Roma Tre
Presented by: Silvia Napolitano, Università degli Studi Roma Tre
3. Political Economy of Healthcare Reforms and Financing in Central Eastern Europe
By Tamara Popic; European University Institute
Presented by: Tamara Popic, European University Institute
4. Social Systems of Provisioning: Incorporating Households into the Taxonomy of Capitalisms
[slides]
By Barbara Hopkins; Wright State University
Presented by: Barbara Hopkins, Wright State University
Session ID 59: Plenary opening of the World Congress (M. Signorelli, P. Tridico, Rector of Roma Tre University, Dean of the School of Economics and Business) June 25, 2015 14:15 to 14:30 1 AULA MAGNA
M. Signorelli P. Tridico Rector of Roma Tre University Dean of the School of Economics and Business
Session type: panel
Session ID 58: Sustainable Development Goals Post 2015 debate June 25, 2015 16:45 to 18:30 8
Session Chairs:
1. Salvatore Monni, Roma Tre University
2. Massimo Pallottino, University of Pisa
3. Stefano Prato, SID, Society for International Development
Session type: contributed
1. Post 2015 debate and Sustainable Development Goals: back to the future?
By Salvatore Monni; Roma Tre University
Presented by: Salvatore Monni, Roma Tre University
Massimo Pallottino, University of Pisa
Stefano Prato, SID, Society for International Development
2. Localizing the post 2015 development agenda: potentialities and challenges of a people-centred and place-based perspective
By Andrea Ferrannini
Presented by: Andrea Ferrannini,
Discussant:   Massimo Pallottino, University of Pisa
3. When means are more important than ends
[slides]
By Gianni Vaggi; University of Pavia
Presented by: Gianni Vaggi, University of Pavia
Discussant:   Pasquale De Muro, Roma Tre University
4. From MDGs to SDGs: another lost development decade (and a half)?
By Francesco Burchi; German Development Institute (DIE) Nicole Rippin; German Development Institute
Presented by: Francesco Burchi, German Development Institute (DIE)
Discussant:   Arthur Muliro, SID, Society for International Development
5. Putting the Developmental State on the SDG Agenda: Introducing a Multidimensional Scale of the Developmental State 2.0
[slides]
By Lianne Schmidt; University of Amsterdam
Presented by: Lianne Schmidt, University of Amsterdam
Discussant:   Edward Heinemann, International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
Session ID 11: Foreign Direct Investment in Europe June 25, 2015 16:45 to 18:30 9
Session Chair: Saul Estrin, London School of Economics
Session type: contributed
1. The effect of foreign direct investment on enterprise productivity in the EU: The role of absorptive capacity
By Randolph Bruno; UCL
Presented by: Randolph Bruno, UCL
2. Foreign Direct Investment in the Western Balkans: What role has it played during transition?
By Saul Estrin; London School of Economics Milica Uvalic; University of Perugia
Presented by: Milica Uvalic, University of Perugia
3. Does Foreign Entry Spur Innovation?
By Jan Svejnar; Columbia University
Presented by: Jan Svejnar, Columbia University
4. Role of (financial sector) FDI in regional imbalances and in catching up – the case of Central and Eastern Europe
By Zoltan Gal; Hungarian Academy of Sciences
Presented by: Zoltan Gal, Hungarian Academy of Sciences
Session ID 56: AISSEC 1. The post-crisis challenges and Europe June 25, 2015 16:45 to 18:30 10
Session Chair: Francesco Farina, University of Siena
Session type: contributed
1. Post-Crisis Shifts in Macroeconomic Management and Central Banking: Could Consumption Planning Emerge as a Macro-prudential Tool?
By Ahmet Aysan; Bogazici University
Presented by: Ahmet Aysan, Bogazici University
2. Contagion across Eurozone’s sovereign spreads and the Core-Periphery divide
By Elisabetta Croci Angelini Francesco Farina; University of Siena Enzo Valentini; Università di Macerata
Presented by: Francesco Farina, University of Siena
Discussant:   Ahmet Aysan, Bogazici University
3. External Imbalances in the European Union and International Fragmentation of Production: Is There a Link?
By Giulia Felice; Universidad Carlos III de Madrid Lucia Tajoli; Politecnico di Milano
Presented by: Lucia Tajoli, Politecnico di Milano
Discussant:   Francesco Farina, University of Siena
4. Divided we fall? - Unfolding the contents of the internal competitiveness divide in the EU
By Anita Pelle; University of Szeged
Presented by: Anita Pelle, University of Szeged
Session ID 30: The Labor Market Experience of China’s Urban Women June 25, 2015 16:45 to 18:30 11
Session Chair: Margaret Maurer-Fazio, Bates College
Session type: invited
1. Cultural and Ethnic Differences in Urban Women’s Time Use Patterns between Paid and Nonpaid Work in China’s Ethnic Minority Regions
By Rachel Connelly; Bowdoin College Margaret Maurer-Fazio; Bates College
Presented by: Rachel Connelly, Bowdoin College
Discussant:   Sylvie Démurger, CNRS
2. Labour market outcomes of ethnic minorities in urban China
By Sylvie Démurger; CNRS
Presented by: Sylvie Démurger, CNRS
Discussant:   Denise Hare, Reed College
3. What Accounts for the Decline in Labor Force Participation among Married Women in Urban China, 1991-2011?
By Denise Hare; Reed College
Presented by: Denise Hare, Reed College
Discussant:   Margaret Maurer-Fazio, Bates College
4. Detecting Employment-Status Discrimination in Hiring in China’s Internet Job Board Labor Markets: A Resume/Correspondence Study
By Margaret Maurer-Fazio; Bates College
Presented by: Margaret Maurer-Fazio, Bates College
Discussant:   Rachel Connelly, Bowdoin College
Session ID 66: Economic Growth in China and Elsewhere June 25, 2015 16:45 to 18:30 12
Session Chair: Nadia Doytch, CUNY Brooklyn College
Session type: contributed
1. Capital Stock Measures for China, 1952-2013
By Carsten Holz; Hong Kong University of Science & Technology
Presented by: Carsten Holz, Hong Kong University of Science & Technology
2. Estimating Postwar Chinese Growth through Critical Assessments of Angus Maddison’s Approaches
By Masaaki Kuboniwa; Hitotsubashi University
Presented by: Masaaki Kuboniwa, Hitotsubashi University
3. Effects of Structural Change on Economic Growth and Shock Absorption Capability in China
By Helmut Wagner; University of Hagen Michael Murach; University of Hagen (FernUniversität in Hagen)
Presented by: Helmut Wagner, University of Hagen
4. The effects of Nutrition on Economic Growth. A Comparative Analysis of Countries with Different Geographical Location and Level of Development
By Dhaval Dave; Bentley University and NBER Nadia Doytch; CUNY Brooklyn College Inas Kelly
Presented by: Nadia Doytch, CUNY Brooklyn College
Session ID 85: Public Sector Behavior June 25, 2015 16:45 to 18:30 14
Session Chair: Michael Alexeev, Indiana University
Session type: contributed
1. CHALLENGES IN DEFINING AND MEASURING PUBLIC SECTOR INNOVATION
By Ljubinka Joksimovic; Faculty of economics
Presented by: Ljubinka Joksimovic, Faculty of economics
2. Incentives in the Public Administration and Economic Growth in Russia and China
By Andrei Yakovlev; Higher School Economics
Presented by: Andrei Yakovlev, Higher School Economics
3. Incentives for Repeated Contracts in Public Sector: Empirical Study of Gasoline Procurement in Russia
By Andrei Yakovlev; Higher School Economics Olga Demidova; National Research University Higher School of Economics
Presented by: Andrei Yakovlev, Higher School Economics
4. Fiscal decentralization and budget discipline in Russia’s regions
By Michael Alexeev; Indiana University
Presented by: Michael Alexeev, Indiana University
Session ID 2: Transition and post-transition developments in Russia and CEE June 25, 2015 16:45 to 18:30 15
Session Chair: Evzen Kocenda, Charles University
Session type: contributed
1. Privatization, Ownership Structure, and Firm Performance: A Comparative Meta-Analysis of Transition Literature
By Satoshi Mizobata; Kyoto University Ichiro Iwasaki; Hitotsubashi University
Presented by: Satoshi Mizobata, Kyoto University
Ichiro Iwasaki, Hitotsubashi University
Discussant:   Evzen Kocenda, Charles University
2. Socialist Legacies of Personnel and Human Resource Management in European Transition Economies: An Analytical Review
[slides]
By Norio Horie; University of Toyama Kazuhiro Kumo; Hitotsubashi University
Presented by: Norio Horie, University of Toyama
Kazuhiro Kumo, Hitotsubashi University
Discussant:   Vasiliy Anikin, National Research University Higher School of Economics; Institute of Sociology RAS
3. Central Bank Independence and Inflation in Transition Economies: A Meta-Analysis
By Akira Uegaki; Seinan Gakuin University Ichiro Iwasaki; Hitotsubashi University
Presented by: Akira Uegaki, Seinan Gakuin University
Ichiro Iwasaki, Hitotsubashi University
Discussant:   Fumikazu Sugiura, Teikyo University
Session ID 23: Microbehavior in the labor market in post-centrally planned economies June 25, 2015 16:45 to 18:30 16
Session Chair: Hartmut Lehmann, University of Bologna
Session type: contributed
1. Strong versus Weak Ties in Migration
By Corrado Giulietti; Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
Presented by: Corrado Giulietti, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
Discussant:   Hartmut Lehmann, University of Bologna
2. Toothless reforms? The remarkable stability of female labour force participation in a top-reforming country
By Maka Chitanava; Tbilisi State University Norberto Pignatti; Tbilisi State University Karine Torosyan; Tbilisi State University
Presented by: Norberto Pignatti, Tbilisi State University
Discussant:   Francesco Pastore, Seconda Università di Napoli
3. Do Birth Payments Raise Fertility Rates? Evidence from Pronatalist Policies in the Former Soviiet Union
By Elizabeth Brainerd; Brandeis University
Presented by: Elizabeth Brainerd, Brandeis University
Discussant:   Susan Steiner, Leibniz University Hannover
4. Risk attitudes and labor market outcomes over the Great Recession: A comparison of Ukraine and Germany
By Hartmut Lehmann; University of Bologna
Presented by: Hartmut Lehmann, University of Bologna
Discussant:   Elizabeth Brainerd, Brandeis University
Discussant:   Susan Steiner, Leibniz University Hannover
Session ID 99: Finance in Economic Systems June 25, 2015 16:45 to 18:30 18
Session Chair: Go YANO, Kyoto University
Session type: contributed
1. Social Capital and Rural Development in Southern European Regions: The Case of EU-funded LEADER Projects
By Asimina Christoforou; Athens University of Economics and Business Elena Pisani; University of Padova
Presented by: Elena Pisani, University of Padova
2. Bank ownership and cost efficiency in Russia, revisited
By Mikhail Mamonov; Center for Macroeconomic Analysis and Short-Term Forecasting Andrei Vernikov; National Research University Higher School of Economics
Presented by: Andrei Vernikov, National Research University Higher School of Economics
3. Trends in consumer credit market in post-transition European countries – comparative approach
By Maria Lissowska; Warsaw School of Economics
Presented by: Maria Lissowska, Warsaw School of Economics
4. Financing Investment in Physical and Intangible Capitals in China
[slides]
By Go YANO; Kyoto University Maho SHIRAISHI; The University of Kitakyushu
Presented by: Go YANO, Kyoto University
Session ID 69: Wages and Unemployment Across Economic Systems June 25, 2015 16:45 to 18:30 19
Session Chair: Andrea Boltho, University of Oxford
Session type: contributed
1. An Empirical Analysis of the Impact of Financial Development on Unemployment Rate
By Ecenur Ugurlu; METU
Presented by: Ecenur Ugurlu, METU
2. SEARCHING FOR PATTERNS OF UNEMPLOYMENT PERSISTENCE IN OECD COUNTRIES WITH AGGREGATED AND DISAGGREGATED DATA, 2000-2014
By André Marques; Federal University of Paraíba Gilberto Tadeu Lima; University of São Paulo
Presented by: André Marques, Federal University of Paraíba
3. The wage policy of transitive countries and new interpretation of the Phillips curve
By Iurii Bazhal; NaUKMA
Presented by: Iurii Bazhal, NaUKMA
4. Financial Crises and Unemployment in Developed and Developing Countries: An Extension of Okun’s Law
By Francesco Bartolucci; University of Perugia Misbah Choudhry; Lahore University of Management Sciences Enrico Marelli; University of Brescia (Italy) Marcello Signorelli; University of Perugia
Presented by: Marcello Signorelli, University of Perugia
Session ID 7: Reassessment of the functioning of the Soviet and Russian Economy June 26, 2015 9:00 to 10:45 8
We analyze various aspects of the functioning of the Soviet, post-Soviet and Russian economy by examining relevant statistical data of these economies. Special attentions are paid on external and monetary factors of the economy. Some econometrical, mathematical or numerical methods are employed.
Session Chair: Akira Uegaki, Seinan Gakuin University
Session type: contributed
1. Contemporary monetary policy in Russia: Monetary policy rules based analysis of Bank of Russia policy reactions
[slides]
By Riikka Nuutilainen; Bank of Finland Iikka Korhonen; Bank of Finland
Presented by: Riikka Nuutilainen, Bank of Finland
2. A Soviet Legacy: Resource Rents from Foreign Trade
By Masaaki Kuboniwa; Hitotsubashi University Shinichiro Tabata; Hokkaido University Yasushi NAKAMURA; Yokohama National University
Presented by: Masaaki Kuboniwa, Hitotsubashi University
3. Causes of Inflation in Russia, 2000-2013
By Shinichiro Tabata; Hokkaido University Yulia Vymyatnina; European University at St. Petersburg
Presented by: Shinichiro Tabata, Hokkaido University
4. Evaluating Trade Patterns in the CIS
By Yugo Konno; Mizuho Research Institute Ltd.
Presented by: Yugo Konno, Mizuho Research Institute Ltd.
Discussant:   Philip Hanson, Chatham House
Session ID 48: International economy, finance and Chinese firms June 26, 2015 9:00 to 10:45 9
Session Chair: Tony Fang, Monash University
Session type: invited
1. Tax Evasion through Trade Intermediation: Evidence from Chinese Exporters
By Xuepeng Liu; Department of Economics and Finance Huimin Shi; Renmin University of China Michael Ferrantino; The World Bank
Presented by: Huimin Shi, Renmin University of China
2. The Role of Trade in Carbon Leakage: Evidence from Spatial Econometric Models
By Jie He; Université de Sherbrooke
Presented by: Jie He, Université de Sherbrooke
3. Patent, Innovation and Market Structure: Evidence from Pharmaceutical Industry in China
By Lihong Yang; Renmin University of China
Presented by: Lihong Yang, Renmin University of China
4. Intermediates Imports and Intra-firm Wage Inequality
By Tony Fang; Monash University
Presented by: Tony Fang, Monash University
Discussant:   Zongye Huang, Capital University of Economics and Business
Session ID 21: Drivers of FDI from Transition, Developing and Developed Economies June 26, 2015 9:00 to 10:45 10
Session Chair: Andrei Yakovlev, Higher School Economics
Session type: contributed
1. Outward Foreign Direct Investment from BRICs countries:
By wladimir andreff; University Paris 1 Panthéo Sorbonne
Presented by: wladimir andreff, University Paris 1 Panthéo Sorbonne
Discussant:   Alexander Settles, Rutgers University
2. The impact of the new ruble crisis on Russian FDI
By Kalman Kalotay; UNCTAD
Presented by: Kalman Kalotay, UNCTAD
Discussant:   Mariusz-Jan Radlo, Warsaw Schol of Economics
3. Russian Capital in the Visegrad Countries: A Cemetery for Theories?
By Andrea Éltető; Centre for Economic and Regional Studies Kalman Kalotay; UNCTAD Magdolna Sass; MTA KRTK Csaba Weiner; Centre for Economic and Regional Studies
Presented by: Andrea Éltető, Centre for Economic and Regional Studies
Discussant:   Marcin Kuzel, Nicolaus Copernicus University
4. Comparing Chinese, Japanese and South Korean FDI in Central and Eastern Europe: macroeconomic versus institutional factors
By Ágnes Szunomár; Center for Economic and Regional Studies Agnieszka McCaleb; Warsaw School of Economics
Presented by: Ágnes Szunomár, Center for Economic and Regional Studies
Session ID 27: Trust and Economic Systems June 26, 2015 9:00 to 10:45 11
Session Chair: Ekaterina Borisova, Higher School of Economics
Session type: contributed
1. Who to Help? Trust and Preferences over Redistribution in Russia
By Ekaterina Borisova; Higher School of Economics Andrei Govorun; Higher School of Economics Denis Ivanov; Higher School of Econoimics Irina Levina; Higher School of Economics
Presented by: Andrei Govorun, Higher School of Economics
2. DO INSTITUTIONS CAUSE SOCIAL TRUST? EVIDENCE FROM INSTITUTIONAL REFORMS IN GEORGIA
By Denis Ivanov; Higher School of Econoimics
Presented by: Denis Ivanov, Higher School of Econoimics
3. Value Diversity and Trust: The Role of Political Ideology
By Sjoerd Beugelsdijk; University of Groningen Mariko Klasing; University of Groningen
Presented by: Mariko Klasing, University of Groningen
4. TRUST IN EUROPEAN INSTITUTIONS AND DISCRETIONARY FISCAL POLICY MEASURES
[slides]
By Rosaria Rita Canale; University of Naples "Parthenope"
Presented by: Rosaria Rita Canale, University of Naples "Parthenope"
Session ID 52: Factors Shaping Income Distribution June 26, 2015 9:00 to 10:45 12
Session Chair: Kazuhiro Kumo, Hitotsubashi University
Session type: invited
1. State Capitalism and Dynamics of Labor Share
By Vipul Bhatt; James Madison University Mouhua Liao; Wang Yanan Institute for Studies in Economics (WISE) Min Qiang (Kent) Zhao; Xiamen University
Presented by: Vipul Bhatt, James Madison University
Discussant:   ji zhiying,
2. Regional Variation in Socioeconomic Outcomes and Redistribution Preferences in Estonia
[slides]
By Lisa Wilder; Albright College
Presented by: Lisa Wilder, Albright College
3. Rents and Rent-Seeking in Neo-Patrimonial Democracies: An Econometric Approach to Measuring Corruption
By Drini Imami; Agriculture University of Tirana Endrit Lami; University of Technology and Economics, Budapest Luca Uberti; University of Otago
Presented by: Drini Imami, Agriculture University of Tirana
4. A Study on the Downward Nominal Wage Rigidity in Korea
By Mihye Lee; Bank of Korea Sumi Na; Seoul National University
Presented by: Sumi Na, Seoul National University
Session ID 71: Growth and Productivity of Firms June 26, 2015 9:00 to 10:45 14
Session Chair: Silvia Dal Bianco, London Metropolitan University
Session type: contributed
1. Corporate Social Responsibility and Firm Performance: Empirical Evidence from Latin American Developing Countries
[slides]
By Silvia Dal Bianco; London Metropolitan University
Presented by: Silvia Dal Bianco, London Metropolitan University
2. European market integration and the determinants of firm localization: the case of Poland
By Astrid Krenz; University of Goettingen
Presented by: Astrid Krenz, University of Goettingen
3. How institutions interact with ownership in determining firm productivity in China
By HYUNTAI LEE; Korea Institute of International Economic Policy Keun Lee; Seoul National University
Presented by: HYUNTAI LEE, Korea Institute of International Economic Policy
4. DOES LOAN FINANCE HELP TO IMPROVE THE PERFORMANCE OF SME’S: EVIDENCE FROM BANGLADESH AND INDIA
By Jens Holscher; Bournemouth University Robert Howard-Jones; Bournemouth University Rossella Trappa; Bournemouth University Allan Webster; Bournemouth University
Presented by: Robert Howard-Jones, Bournemouth University
Session ID 74: Sources of Economic Growth in Different Economic Systems June 26, 2015 9:00 to 10:45 15
Session Chair: Roman Horvath, Charles University
Session type: contributed
1. Judicial Delay and Economic Growth
By Alessandro Melcarne; IEL - Institutions, Economics & Law: University of Torino Giovanni Battista Ramello; University of Eastern Piedmont - IEL Collegio Carlo Alberto
Presented by: Alessandro Melcarne, IEL - Institutions, Economics & Law: University of Torino
2. MACROECONOMIC AND DEMOGRAPHIC DETERMINANTS OF ECONOMIC GROWTH: AN EVIDENCE of TURKEY
By Özge Dinç Cavlak
Presented by: Özge Dinç Cavlak,
3. The Impact of Entrepreneurship on Schumpeterian Endogenous Growth: Theory and Evidence
By Dunli Li; Queen's University Belfast Jose Plehn-Dujowich; University of California, Berkeley
Presented by: Dunli Li, Queen's University Belfast
4. What Kind of Finance Matters for Growth? A Bayesian Model Averaging Evidence
By Roman Horvath; Charles University
Presented by: Roman Horvath, Charles University
Session ID 50: a) Chinese households and cooperatives; b) Age dependency, productivity and unemployment duration June 26, 2015 9:00 to 10:45 16
Session Chair: Danying Li, University of Birmingham
Session type: invited
1. Lineage-based Heterogeneity and Cooperative Behavior in Rural China
By Quqiong He
Presented by: Quqiong He,
2. Age Dependency and Labor Productivity in Developing and Developed Economies
By Misbah Tanveer Choudhry; Lahore University of Management Sciences Enrico Marelli; University of Brescia (Italy) Marcello Signorelli; University of Perugia
Presented by: Misbah Choudhry, Lahore University of Management Sciences
3. A comparative analysis on the relationship between benefits generosity, search requirements and unemployment duration
By Lorenzo Corsini; University of Florence
Presented by: Lorenzo Corsini, University of Florence
4. What determines financial inclusion in China? An empirical investigation on household
[slides]
By Danying Li; University of Birmingham Alessandra Guariglia; University of Birmingham Nicholas Horsewood; University of Birmingham
Presented by: Danying Li, University of Birmingham
Session ID 65: Global Crisis in Different Economic Systems June 26, 2015 9:00 to 10:45 18
Session Chair: Dóra Győrffy, Péter Pázmány Catholic University
Session type: contributed
1. Austerity and Competitiveness: a misleading linkage
By Walter Paternesi Meloni; Roma Tre University
Presented by: Walter Paternesi Meloni, Roma Tre University
2. CEO Turnover, Firm Performance and State Support during the Economic Crisis: the Case of the Russian Firms
[slides]
By Olga Lazareva; Higher School of Economics Sergey Solntsev; Higher School of Economics
Presented by: Olga Lazareva, Higher School of Economics
3. Impacts of the Global Economic Crisis of 2008-2009 on Trust in Institutions in Transition Countries
[slides]
By John Anderson; University of Nebraska
Presented by: John Anderson, University of Nebraska
4. The Political Economy of Managing the Financial Crisis in the EU: Determinants of Success and Failure in Program Countries
[slides]
By Dóra Győrffy; Péter Pázmány Catholic University
Presented by: Dóra Győrffy, Péter Pázmány Catholic University
Session ID 16: Permanent State Ownership Versus Privatization in Central and Eastern Europe June 26, 2015 9:00 to 10:45 19
Session Chair: David Kemme, University of Memphis
Session type: contributed
1. Nationalization and privatization – in the shadow of changing paradigms of economic policy
[slides]
By Éva Voszka; University of Szeged Fac.of Economics
Presented by: Éva Voszka, University of Szeged Fac.of Economics
2. Post-privatisation Corporate Performance in Poland. Evidence from Companies Privatised in 2008-2011.
[slides]
By Barbara Blaszczyk; Polish Academy of Sciences Wiktor Patena; WSB-NLU
Presented by: Wiktor Patena, WSB-NLU
3. The reversal of the privatization logic in Central European transition economies
[slides]
By Miklós Szanyi; Institute for World Economy KRTK MTA
Presented by: Miklós Szanyi, Institute for World Economy KRTK MTA
4. Partial state ownership in CEE companies and financial institutions
[slides]
By Miklós Szanyi; Institute for World Economy KRTK MTA
Presented by: Miklós Szanyi, Institute for World Economy KRTK MTA
5. Poland: Privatization in the Shade of Statism
By Piotr Kozarzewski; University of Computer Sciences and Economics in Olsztyn Maciej Bałtowski; Maria Curie Skłodowska University
Presented by: Piotr Kozarzewski, University of Computer Sciences and Economics in Olsztyn
Session ID 60: MEET THE EDITORS. How to publish in top economics and business journals June 26, 2015 11:15 to 13:00 8
Session Chair: Ali Kutan, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Session type: panel
1. Journal of Comparative Economics, Comparative Economic Studies, Eastern European Economics
Presented by:    Josef C. Brada, Arizona State University
2. Economic Systems
Presented by:    Richard Frensch, University of Regensburg
3. European Journal of Comparative Economics
Presented by:    Vittorio Valli, Turin University
4. China Economic Review
Presented by:    Rachel Connelly, Bowdoin College
5. Borsa Istanbul Review, Economic Systems, Emerging Markets Finance and Trade
Presented by:    Ali Kutan, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
6. IZA Journal of Labor and Development
Presented by:    Hartmut Lehmann, University of Bologna
7. Croatian Economic Survey
Presented by:    William Bartlett, LSE
8. Economic Annals
Presented by:    Bozidar Cerovic, University of Belgrade-Faculty of Econom
9. Palgrave's series 'Studies in Economic Transition'
Presented by:    Jens Holscher, Bournemouth University
Session ID 3: Comparative dynamics of firms, banks and trade June 26, 2015 11:15 to 13:00 9
Session Chair: Evzen Kocenda, Charles University
Session type: contributed
1. Depreciation and banking sector vulnerabilities in CEECs
By Svatopluk Kapounek; Mendel University in Brno Jarko Fidrmuc; Zeppelin University in Friedrichshafen
Presented by: Svatopluk Kapounek, Mendel University in Brno
Discussant:   Jiri Tresl, CERGE-EI
2. The role of Trade Facilitation in Africa: A Gravity Model
By Mathilde Maurel; CNRS
Presented by: Mathilde Maurel, CNRS
Discussant:   Svatopluk Kapounek, Mendel University in Brno
3. Operating environment and firms’ efficiency
By Jan Hanousek; CERGE-EI Anastasiya Shamshur; University of East Anglia Jiri Tresl; CERGE-EI
Presented by: Jiri Tresl, CERGE-EI
Discussant:   Mathilde Maurel, CNRS
4. Effects of trade, horizontal/vertical interactions of FDI, and ownership structures on firms’ performance
[slides]
By Jan Hanousek; CERGE-EI Evzen Kocenda; Charles University Pavla Vozarova; Prague School of Economics
Presented by: Evzen Kocenda, Charles University
Discussant:   Jiri Tresl, CERGE-EI
Session ID 28: Technology, productivity and human capital June 26, 2015 11:15 to 13:00 10
Session Chair: Li Yu, China Center for Human Capital and Labor
Session type: invited
1. Regular Schooling versus Lifelong Learning: Does Regular Employment Affect the Effects of Higher Education
By Haizheng Li; Georgia Institute of Technology Qinyi Liu
Presented by: Qinyi Liu,
Discussant:   Carsten Holz, Hong Kong University of Science & Technology
2. Can Financial Frictions Explain China's Current Account Puzzle: A Firm Level Analysis
By Yan Bai; University of Rochester Dan Lu; the University of Rochester Xu Tian; University of Rochester
Presented by: Yan Bai, University of Rochester
Discussant:   Min Wang, Peking University
3. The Political Intergenerational Welfare State
By Min Wang; Peking University
Presented by: Min Wang, Peking University
Discussant:   lan Ding, Jinan University
4. The evaluation of Chinese higher education by TOPSIS and information entropy: a case of 68 universities belonging to Ministry of Education in China
By lan Ding; Jinan University Haizheng Li; Georgia Institute of Technology
Presented by: lan Ding, Jinan University
Discussant:   Qinyi Liu,
Session ID 13: Education and Child Deprivation June 26, 2015 11:15 to 13:00 11
Session Chair: Alessandra Michelangeli, University of Milano-Bicocca
Session type: contributed
1. Equity of European education policies
By Sophie Dantan
Presented by: Sophie Dantan, Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines
Discussant:   Alessandra Michelangeli, University of Milano-Bicocca
2. Education inequalities between siblings in Sub-Saharan Africa
By Nathalie Picard; THEMA Hady Senghor; University of Nantes François-Charles Wolff; University of Nantes
Presented by: Nathalie Picard, THEMA
Discussant:   Sophie Dantan, Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines
3. Maternal Employment and Child Obesity: When Child Care Matters
By Jieun Hong; Seoul National University
Presented by: Jieun Hong, Seoul National University
4. Child Deprivation in Europe: A Multidimensional Assessment
By Alessandra Michelangeli; University of Milano-Bicocca Eugenio Peluso; University of Verona
Presented by: Alessandra Michelangeli, University of Milano-Bicocca
Discussant:   Nathalie Picard, THEMA
Discussant:   Alessandra Michelangeli, University of Milano-Bicocca
Session ID 38: Financial Development and Growth June 26, 2015 11:15 to 13:00 12
Session Chair: Yi-Chen Lin, Tamkang University
Session type: invited
1. Towards an International Political Economy of the Middle Income Trap – Evidence from Exploratory Cases
By Stephan Panther; Europa Universität Flensburg
Presented by: Stephan Panther, Europa Universität Flensburg
2. Does Financial Development in Stock Markets and Banks Reduce Inequality and Poverty? Evidence from Emerging Countries
By Unal Seven; IMT Lucca
Presented by: Unal Seven, IMT Lucca
3. The causality between financialization and economic growth in Central and Southeast European countries
By Ines Kersan-Skabic; Juraj Dobrila University of Pula
Presented by: Ines Kersan-Skabic, Juraj Dobrila University of Pula
4. Evolution and intra-distribution dynamics of the world distribution of health outcomes and risk factors: a distribution dynamics approach
By Yi-Chen Lin; Tamkang University
Presented by: Yi-Chen Lin, Tamkang University
Session ID 72: Firm Efficiency and Profitability June 26, 2015 11:15 to 13:00 14
Session Chair: Oleksandr Talavera, University of Sheffield
Session type: contributed
1. Productivity, profitability, investment and corporate growth: evidence from China's manufacturing
By Xiaodan Yu; Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna
Presented by: Xiaodan Yu, Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna
2. Firm Size and Economic Growth in China
By Shanji Xin; Seoul National University Keun Lee; Seoul National University
Presented by: Shanji Xin, Seoul National University
3. Productivity, Profitability and Enterprise’s Generation in Prereform China
By Maho SHIRAISHI; The University of Kitakyushu Go YANO; Kyoto University
Presented by: Maho SHIRAISHI, The University of Kitakyushu
4. The Eeffects of Product Diversication on Bank Performance: Evidence from Azerbaijani Banks
By Fahratdinova Aynura; University of Sheffield Oleksandr Talavera; University of Sheffield Meilan Yan; University of Wolverhampton
Presented by: Oleksandr Talavera, University of Sheffield
Session ID 88: Productivity and the Organization of Firms June 26, 2015 11:15 to 13:00 15
Session Chair: Ichiro Iwasaki, Hitotsubashi University
Session type: contributed
1. Decentralization of decision-making at the firm: Comparative analysis of firms in 7 European countries and Russia
[slides]
By Irina Levina; Higher School of Economics
Presented by: Irina Levina, Higher School of Economics
2. Institutions and Creative Destruction in CEECs: Determinants of Inefficient Use of Assets
By Jarko Fidrmuc; ZU Friedrichshafen Martin Siddiqui; Zeppelin Universität gGmbH
Presented by: Jarko Fidrmuc, ZU Friedrichshafen
3. Marginal Productivity of Capital in Manufacturing Sectors: Methodology and Results
[slides]
By Silvia Dal Bianco; London Metropolitan University
Presented by: Silvia Dal Bianco, London Metropolitan University
4. Firms and Social Policy in the Post-Communist Bloc: Evidence from Russia
[slides]
By Israel Marques; Columbia University
Presented by: Israel Marques, Columbia University
Session ID 40: Banking, Regulation and Risk June 26, 2015 11:15 to 13:00 16
Session Chair: Gaye Gencer, Yeditepe University
Session type: invited
1. Banks’ Risk-taking with Credit Commitments: Comparative European Evidence
By Laivi Laidroo; Tallinn University of Technology Kadri Männasoo; Tallinn University of Technology
Presented by: Laivi Laidroo, Tallinn University of Technology
2. Does Bank Competition Help Increasing City Creativity in China?
By Dayong Zhang; Southwestern University of Finance and Economics Jing Cai; Southwestern University of Finance and Economics
Presented by: Jing Cai, Southwestern University of Finance and Economics
3. The Effect of Regulatory and Risk Management Advancement on Non-Performing Loans in European Banking, 2000-2011
By Didar Erdinc; American University in Bulgaria Andrey Gurov; American University in Bulgaria
Presented by: Didar Erdinc, American University in Bulgaria
4. Financial Contagion, Interdependence and the Real Economy: Evidence from emerging markets
By Sercan Demiralay; Yeditepe University Gaye Gencer; Yeditepe University
Presented by: Gaye Gencer, Yeditepe University
Session ID 64: Migration, Networking, and Informal Employment June 26, 2015 11:15 to 13:00 18
Session Chair: Norio Horie, University of Toyama
Session type: contributed
1. Migration and Political Participation: Selection or Transmission?
By Elodie Douarin; UCL Dragos Radu; UCL
Presented by: Elodie Douarin, UCL
2. Migration as Social Protection – Analysis of Serbian Remittances-Receiving Households
By Aleksandra Anic; FACULTY OF ECONOMICS, UNIVERSITY OF BEL Marko Vladisavljevic; FREN Jelena Zarkovic Rakic; FACULTY OF ECONOMICS, UNIVERSITY OF BEL
Presented by: Aleksandra Anic, FACULTY OF ECONOMICS, UNIVERSITY OF BEL
3. Social Networks, Local Employment, and Production: Empirical Analyses of Network Effects in Rural Households in Central Asia
By Masato HIWATARI; Hokkaido Univeristy
Presented by: Masato HIWATARI, Hokkaido Univeristy
4. Earnings inequality and informal employment in Russia
By Anna Lukiyanova; Higher School of Economics, Moscow
Presented by: Anna Lukiyanova, Higher School of Economics, Moscow
Session ID 84: Sad, Sick, and Poor June 26, 2015 11:15 to 13:00 19
Session Chair: Kazuhiro Kumo, Hitotsubashi University
Session type: contributed
1. The Wild West is Wild: The Homicide Resource Curse
By Mathieu Couttenier; HEC Lausanne Pauline Grosjean; University of New South Wales Marc Sangnier; Aix-Marseille School of Economics
Presented by: Marc Sangnier, Aix-Marseille School of Economics
2. The Impact of Individual Health Account Scheme on Lifetime Income Redistribution: Evidence from China
By Guan Gong; SUFE hongmei wang; College of Public Health, University of Nebraska Medical Center
Presented by: Guan Gong, SUFE
3. Poverty Studies in Transitional Economies: Meta-Analysis on Trends in Poverty Determinants
By Kazuhiro Kumo; Hitotsubashi University
Presented by: Kazuhiro Kumo, Hitotsubashi University
4. The determinant of inequality among rich countries
By Pasquale Tridico; University Roma Tre,
Presented by: Pasquale Tridico, University Roma Tre,
Session ID 82: Problems of Economic Development June 26, 2015 11:15 to 13:00 20
Session Chair: Enrico Marelli, University of Brescia (Italy)
Session type: contributed
1. Quantitative definition of failing state
By Bartosz Totleben; Poznan University of Economics
Presented by: Bartosz Totleben, Poznan University of Economics
2. The Time Is Ripe for the Anti-Graft Campaign in China: A Story of Incentive Provision
By Bin Wang; City University of Hong Kong Yu Zheng; City University of Hong Kong
Presented by: Bin Wang, City University of Hong Kong
3. Redefining developmental state: experiences and lessons from East Asian and Latin American development models
By Judit Ricz; Centre for Economic and Regional Studies
Presented by: Judit Ricz, Centre for Economic and Regional Studies
4. Asian Traditional Thoughts and the Chinese Economic Model : Focusing on the Implications for the New Economic Thinking from Asia
[slides]
By Jehoon Park; Incheon National University
Presented by: Jehoon Park, Incheon National University
Session ID 70: Workers, Wages, and Job Satisfaction June 26, 2015 11:15 to 13:00 21
Session Chair: Satoshi Mizobata, Kyoto University
Session type: contributed
1. Productivity and Inequality Effects of Labor Reallocation Transition -- Insights from a A Meta-Analysis of Studies on Transition
By Joanna Tyrowicz; National Bank of Poland Lucas van der Velde; University of Warsaw
Presented by: Lucas van der Velde, University of Warsaw
2. The employment of older workers: a reassessment of the European employment rates gaps and the occupational segregation
By Laetitia CHALLE; University Paris-East (Research Laboratory ERUDITE)
Presented by: Laetitia CHALLE, University Paris-East (Research Laboratory ERUDITE)
3. Accounting for Skill Premium Patterns: Evidence from the EU Accession
By Sang-Wook (Stanley) Cho; University of New South Wales Julian Diaz; Loyola University Chicago
Presented by: Sang-Wook (Stanley) Cho, University of New South Wales
4. Job Satisfaction in Young Russian Workers
By Francesco Bartolucci; University of Perugia Aleksandra Bashina; NRU HSE Giovanni Bruno; Bocconi University Olga Demidova; National Research University Higher School of Economics Marcello Signorelli; University of Perugia
Presented by: Marcello Signorelli, University of Perugia
Session ID 61: If institutions are so important, why do we talk so much about economic policies? June 26, 2015 14:15 to 16:00
14.15-16.00 Round Table 1: If institutions are so important, why do we talk so much about economic policies? (chaired by M. Signorelli) Invited Speakers: J. C. Brada, M. Keren, D. M. Nuti
Session Chair: Marcello Signorelli, University of Perugia
Session type: panel
1.
Presented by:    Josef C. Brada, Arizona State University
2.
Presented by:    Michael Keren, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
3.
Presented by:    Domenico NUTI, Sapienza Universita' di Roma
Session ID 15: Domenico Mario Nuti’s contributions in Economics June 26, 2015 16:30 to 18:15 8
Most of D. Mario Nuti's publications can be downloaded freely from his website https://sites.google.com/site/dmarionuti/cv-and-publications/publications
Session Chair: Saul Estrin, London School of Economics
Session type: panel
1.
Presented by:    Domenico NUTI, Sapienza Universita' di Roma
2.
Presented by:    Milica Uvalic, University of Perugia
3.
Presented by:    Saul Estrin, London School of Economics
4.
Presented by:    Renzo Daviddi, European External Action Service EEAS
5.
Presented by:    Jan Svejnar, Columbia University
6.
Presented by:    Bozidar Cerovic, University of Belgrade-Faculty of Econom
Session ID 89: Economic Systems June 26, 2015 16:30 to 18:15 9
Session Chair: Pasquale Tridico, University Roma Tre,
Session type: contributed
1. How Culture Predetermines Economic Performance: Its Nature, Formation and Impact
By Paul Fudulu; University of Bucharest
Presented by: Paul Fudulu, University of Bucharest
2. Long-term unemployment in the varieties of capitalism
By Alberto Chilosi
Presented by: Alberto Chilosi,
3. Hardware and Software: on Which Economic Systems can we ‘Run’ the Standard Economic Model?
By Michael Keren; Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Presented by: Michael Keren, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
4. Revisiting Factors for Failures of the Socialist Economic Systems: A Systematic Review
[slides]
By Akira Uegaki; Seinan Gakuin University Fumikazu Sugiura; Teikyo University
Presented by: Fumikazu Sugiura, Teikyo University
Session ID 54: Emerging economies:cases and comparisons June 26, 2015 16:30 to 18:15 10
Session Chair: Marcello Signorelli, University of Perugia
Session type: contributed
1. Could Mexico become the new 'China'? Policy drivers of firm-level competitiveness
By Sean Dougherty; OECD Octavio Escobar; Paris School of Business
Presented by: Octavio Escobar, Paris School of Business
2. Piracy in Asian Countries
By Koji Domon; Waseda University Alessandro Melcarne; IEL - Institutions, Economics & Law Giovanni Battista Ramello; University of Eastern Piedmont - IEL Collegio Carlo Alberto
Presented by: Giovanni Battista Ramello, University of Eastern Piedmont - IEL Collegio Carlo Alberto
3. China's and India's Economies: a Comparative Overview
[slides]
By Vittorio Valli; Turin University
Presented by: Vittorio Valli, Turin University
4. 'The fast growing developing countries and the evolving world distribution'
[slides]
By Rahul Lahoti; University of Goettingen, Germany Sanjay Reddy; The New School for Social Research
Presented by: Sanjay Reddy, The New School for Social Research
Session ID 100: Financial and Real Interactions in Economic Systems June 26, 2015 16:30 to 18:15 11
Session Chair: Masaaki Kuboniwa, Hitotsubashi University
Session type: contributed
1. Entrepreneurship and Agglomeration: New Evidence from the United States
By Zhou Yang; Robert Morris University
Presented by: Zhou Yang, Robert Morris University
2. Relationship between the financial and real economy in the Soviet Union: a quantitative analysis
[slides]
By Yasushi NAKAMURA; Yokohama National University
Presented by: Yasushi NAKAMURA, Yokohama National University
3. The economic effects of natural disasters – the comparison between the types of disasters, regions and the country’s development level.
By Agnieszka Kukulka; Poznan University of Economics
Presented by: Agnieszka Kukulka, Poznan University of Economics
Session ID 14: Globalization, Productivity, and innovation: Comparative Analyses using Micro Level Data June 26, 2015 16:30 to 18:15 12
Session Chair: Hyunbae Chun, Sogang University
Session type: contributed
1. Productivity Dynamics: A Comparison of the Manufacturing Sector in Korea and Japan
By Hyeog Ug Kwon; Nihon University, College of Economics
Presented by: Hyeog Ug Kwon, Nihon University, College of Economics
Discussant:   Hyunbae Chun, Sogang University
2. Is the yen undervalued?
By SaangJoon Baak; Waseda University
Presented by: SaangJoon Baak, Waseda University
Discussant:   Jung Hur, Sogang University
3. Monetary Incentives for Corporate Inventors: Intrinsic Motivation, Project Selection and Inventive Performance
By Koichiro Onishi; Osaka Institute of Technology Hideo Owan; University of Tokyo sadao nagaoka; Hitotsubashi University
Presented by: Koichiro Onishi, Osaka Institute of Technology
Discussant:   Hyeog Ug Kwon, Nihon University, College of Economics
4. Testing the property-rights theory of cross-border vertical integration: Firm-level evidence in Korea
By Hyunbae Chun; Sogang University Jung Hur; Sogang University Doyoung Kim; Sogang University Nyeong Seon Son; Sogang University
Presented by: Hyunbae Chun, Sogang University
Discussant:   Sanghoon Ahn, OECD
Session ID 26: Recent trends of Russian economic Development June 26, 2015 16:30 to 18:15 14
Session is proposed by Association of Russian Economic Think Tanks (ARETT)
Session Chair: Ichiro Iwasaki, Hitotsubashi University
Session type: contributed
1. Budget constraints as a challenge to Russia’s political system
By Natalia Akindinova; NRU HSE Andrey Chernyavsky; NRU HSE
Presented by: Natalia Akindinova, NRU HSE
2. Measurement of business climate in Russia: who did perceive the changes and how these changes are related to Mr. Putin?
By Irina Levina; Higher School of Economics Andrei Yakovlev; Higher School Economics
Presented by: Andrei Yakovlev, Higher School Economics
3. Perception of risks associated with economic sanctions: the case of Russian manufacturing
By Victoria Golikova; Higher School of Economics Boris Kuznetsov; Higher School of Economics
Presented by: Boris Kuznetsov, Higher School of Economics
4. State-Business Relations in Russia after 2011: ‘New Deal’ or Imitation of Changes?
By Andrei Yakovlev; Higher School Economics
Presented by: Andrei Yakovlev, Higher School Economics
Discussant:   Susanne Oxenstierna, Swedish Defence Research Agency
Session ID 18: The North Korean Economy June 26, 2015 16:30 to 18:15 15
Session Chair: Si Joong Kim, Sogang University
Session type: contributed
1. Trade between North Korea and China: Firm-level Analysis
By Seung-Ho JUNG; Bank of Korea
Presented by: Seung-Ho JUNG, Bank of Korea
2. Demographic Structural Change in North Korea and its implications
[slides]
By Jiyoung Choi; the Bank of Korea
Presented by: Jiyoung Choi, the Bank of Korea
3. The Institutional Origin of Property Rights: An Experimental Study of North Korean Refugees and South Koreans
By Syngjoo Choi; University College London Byung-Yeon Kim; Seoul National University Jungmin Lee; Sogang University & IZA Sokbae Lee; Seoul National University
Presented by: Jungmin Lee, Sogang University & IZA
4. Macroeconomic Impacts of Reunification in Korea
By Jong Kyu Lee; KDI Weh-Sol Moon; Seoul Women's University Sung Min Mun; Bank of Korea
Presented by: Weh-Sol Moon, Seoul Women's University
Session ID 47: Globalization and Investment June 26, 2015 16:30 to 18:15 16
Session Chair: Randolph Bruno, UCL
Session type: invited
1. International equity diversification benefits: New evidence from two emerging markets (Turkey and Russia) in Eurasia region for international investors
By Barış Kocaarslan; Middle East Technical University
Presented by: Barış Kocaarslan, Middle East Technical University
2. Degree of Internationalization and Performance: An Investigation of Turkish Non-Financial Firms
By Guner Gursoy; Yeditepe University Gaye Gencer; Yeditepe University Sercan Demiralay; Yeditepe University
Presented by: Gaye Gencer, Yeditepe University
Discussant:   Martin Falk, Austrian Institute of Economic Research
3. Explaining the asymmetrical effects on FDI from emerging countries caused by European FDI Regulation
By Judith Clifton; University of Cantabria Daniel Diaz-Fuentes; Universidad de Cantabria Julio Revuelta; University of Cantabria
Presented by: Julio Revuelta, University of Cantabria
4. Investment, asset market, and the relative unit labor cost in Mexico
By Carlos Ibarra; Universidad de las Americas Puebla
Presented by: Carlos Ibarra, Universidad de las Americas Puebla
Session ID 75: God, Man, and Mammon: Faith and Spirituality in Economic Systems June 26, 2015 16:30 to 18:15 18
Session Chair: Elodie Douarin, UCL
Session type: contributed
1. Suffer for the Faith? Parental Religiosity and Children's Health
By Olga Popova; IOS Regensburg and CERGE-EI Prague
Presented by: Olga Popova, IOS Regensburg and CERGE-EI Prague
2. The impact of the concepts of human nature on the goal and field of humanistic economics and religious motivated streams of economics (Buddhist, Islam and Christian).
[slides]
By Anna Horodecka; Warsaw School of Economics
Presented by: Anna Horodecka, Warsaw School of Economics
3. Formal and informal volunteering and health across European countries
By Damiano Fiorillo; University of Naples Nunzia Nappo; Federico II University of Naples
Presented by: Damiano Fiorillo, University of Naples Parthenope
4. Religion as an insurance against economic shocks? Lessons from Transition Economies
By Elodie Douarin; UCL
Presented by: Elodie Douarin, UCL
Session ID 94: External Relations in Economic Systems June 26, 2015 16:30 to 18:15 19
Session Chair: Satoshi Mizobata, Kyoto University
Session type: contributed
1. Export diversification and the legacy of the Soviet Union
By Felipe Starosta de Waldemar; Université Paris Sud Patrick Domingues; University Paris-Est Créteil
Presented by: Felipe Starosta de Waldemar, Université Paris Sud
2. Emerging multinational companies investing in developed countries: at odds with HOS?
By Giovanni Balcet; Università di Torino wladimir andreff; University Paris 1 Panthéo Sorbonne
Presented by: Giovanni Balcet, Università di Torino
3. New dimensions of labour division in economically integrated Europe. The role of global value chains
By Maciej Grodzicki; Jagiellonian University Tomasz Geodecki; Cracow University of Economics
Presented by: Maciej Grodzicki, Jagiellonian University
Session ID 20: Firms Going Global June 26, 2015 16:30 to 18:15 20
Session Chair: Kalman Kalotay, UNCTAD
Session type: contributed
1. Internationalization and the Firm Performance: Case of Companies Listed Warsaw Stock Exchange
By Mariusz-Jan Radlo; Warsaw Schol of Economics
Presented by: Mariusz-Jan Radlo, Warsaw Schol of Economics
Discussant:   Miklós Szanyi, Institute for World Economy KRTK MTA
2. Extending the definition of born globalness - Case study of an unconventional Hungarian start-up
[slides]
By Andrea Szalavetz; RC for Ec. & Reg. Studies HAS
Presented by: Andrea Szalavetz, RC for Ec. & Reg. Studies HAS
Discussant:   Ewa Balcerowicz, INE PAN and CASE
3. Latecomers may be admitted (Intra-CEE FDI)
By Magdolna Sass; MTA KRTK
Presented by: Magdolna Sass, MTA KRTK
Discussant:   Kalman Kalotay, UNCTAD
4. High Growth Enterprises in Catching–up Economies:Case Studies from Hungary and Poland
By Ewa Balcerowicz; INE PAN and CASE Andrea Szalavetz; RC for Ec. & Reg. Studies HAS
Presented by: Ewa Balcerowicz, INE PAN and CASE
Session ID 9: International Economic Relations in Eurasia June 26, 2015 16:30 to 18:15 21
Session Chair: Miaojie Yu, Peking University
Session type: contributed
1. Neighbor Effect and Cost Structure of Domestic Tourism Demand: Evidence from Chinese Citizens
By Huiming Xie; Zhejiang Sci-tech University Mengqi Yu; Zhejiang Sci-tech University Manhong Shen; Ningbo University
Presented by: Huiming Xie, Zhejiang Sci-tech University
Discussant:   Jie He, Université de Sherbrooke
2. Regional Integration and Border Effects in the Eurasian Economic Union: Evidence from Russia and Kazakhstan
By Kiril Tochkov; Texas Christian University Jeffrey Cross; Texas Christian University
Presented by: Kiril Tochkov, Texas Christian University
3. Export Performance And Survival In Russia: Why Some Regions Grow Fast And Others Don’t
By Sergey Kadochnikov; Higher School of Economics - St.Petersburg Anna Fedyunina; Higher School of Economics - St.Petersburg
Presented by: Anna Fedyunina, Higher School of Economics - St.Petersburg
4. Outward Direct Investment and Firm Productivity: Evidence from Chinese Firms
By Miaojie Yu; Peking University
Presented by: Miaojie Yu, Peking University
Session ID 10: Population aging, public policy and overlapping-generations modelling June 27, 2015 9:00 to 10:45 8
Session Chair: Thomas Davoine, Institute for Advanced Studies (IHS)
Session type: contributed
1. The shadow of longevity - does social security reform reduce gains from increasing the retirement age?
By Marcin Bielecki; University of Warsaw Joanna Tyrowicz; University of Warsaw
Presented by: Marcin Bielecki, University of Warsaw
Discussant:   Katerina Lisenkova, NIESR
2. An Overlapping Generations Computable General Equilibrium (OLG-CGE) Model with Age-variable Rate of Time Preference
By Patrick Georges; University of Ottawa Katerina Lisenkova; NIESR Marcel Merette; University of Ottawa Qi Zhang; University of Ottawa
Presented by: Katerina Lisenkova, NIESR
Discussant:   Tarmo Valkonen, ETLA
3. Longevity, Working Lives and Public Finances
By Tarmo Valkonen; ETLA
Presented by: Tarmo Valkonen, ETLA
Discussant:   Thomas Davoine, Institute for Advanced Studies (IHS)
4. A quantitative evaluation of education and public finance with an aging population
By Thomas Davoine; Institute for Advanced Studies (IHS)
Presented by: Thomas Davoine, Institute for Advanced Studies (IHS)
Session ID 51: Fertility , Education and Saving in Asian Economies June 27, 2015 9:00 to 10:45 9
Session Chair: Zheng Jiang, Central University of Finance and Economics
Session type: invited
1. Competition for College Admission and Educational Policy
By Chao He; Renmin University of China
Presented by: Chao He, Renmin University of China
Discussant:   Hongchun Zhao, Peking University
2. Micro-Data Evidence on Family Size and Chinese Household Saving
By Steven Lugauer; University of Notre Dame Jinlan Ni; University of Nebraska at Omaha Zhichao Yin; Southwestern University of Finance and Economics
Presented by: Jinlan Ni, University of Nebraska at Omaha
Discussant:   Chao He, Renmin University of China
3. Demographics and Aggregate Household Saving in China, India, and Japan
By Chadwick Curtis; University of Richmond Steven Lugauer; University of Notre Dame Nelson Mark; University of Notre Dame
Presented by: Steven Lugauer, University of Notre Dame
4. Can Social Security Reduce Fertility in China?
By Zheng Jiang; Central University of Finance and Economics
Presented by: Zheng Jiang, Central University of Finance and Economics
Discussant:   Jinlan Ni, University of Nebraska at Omaha
Session ID 32: The Crisis, Youth Unemployment and the Need for Innovative Policies June 27, 2015 9:00 to 10:45 10
Session Chairs:
1. Floro Caroleo, University of Naples Parthenope
2. Enrico Marelli, University of Brescia (Italy)
Session type: contributed
1. THE IMPACT OF INSTITUTIONS, VOCATIONAL PROGRAMMES AND EDUCATION ON YOUTH LABOUR-MARKET PERFORMANCE. A CROSS-COUNTRY ANALYSIS
By Floro Caroleo; University of Naples Parthenope Sergio Destefanis; University of Salerno
Presented by: Sergio Destefanis, University of Salerno
Discussant:   Francesco Pastore, Seconda Università di Napoli
2. Convergence, crisis and unemployment in Europe: the need for innovative policies
By Enrico Marelli; University of Brescia (Italy) Marcello Signorelli; University of Perugia
Presented by: Enrico Marelli, University of Brescia (Italy)
Discussant:   Floro Caroleo, University of Naples Parthenope
3. The Determinants of Youth Unemployment. A panel data Analysis
By Francesco Pastore; Seconda Università di Napoli
Presented by: Francesco Pastore, Seconda Università di Napoli
Discussant:   Pavol Babos, Institute for Forecasting
4. Skills or Education? Employability across Various Labour Market Regimes
By Pavol Babos; Institute for Forecasting
Presented by: Pavol Babos, Institute for Forecasting
Discussant:   Sergio Destefanis, University of Salerno
Session ID 53: Consequences of Political Tensions and Ties June 27, 2015 9:00 to 10:45 11
Session Chair: Iryna Nasadiuk, Odesa Mechnikov National University
Session type: invited
1. WILL ECONOMIC SANCTIONS ON RUSSIA WORK? A GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM ANALYSIS
By James Zhang; University of Newcastle
Presented by: James Zhang, University of Newcastle
Discussant:   Shu Lin, School of Economics, Fudan University
2. Bilateral FDI Flows and Border Effects: Regional evidence from China and Russia
By Kiril Tochkov; Texas Christian University
Presented by: Kiril Tochkov, Texas Christian University
Discussant:   Jiajin Huang,
3. SPORTS ECONOMICS: WINNERS AND LOSERS OF WINTER OLYMPICS
By Evgeny Markin; Russian State University of Physical Education, Sport and Tourism Rustem Nureev; Financial University of Russia
Presented by: Rustem Nureev, Financial University of Russia
4. TRADE EFFECTS OF UKRAINE’S REGIONAL INTEGRATION AND WHAT THEY CAN SAY ABOUT THE FUTURE
By Iryna Nasadiuk; Odesa Mechnikov National University
Presented by: Iryna Nasadiuk, Odesa Mechnikov National University
Discussant:   Lisa Wilder, Albright College
Session ID 63: Privatization June 27, 2015 9:00 to 10:45 12
Session Chair: David Kemme, University of Memphis
Session type: contributed
1. Serbian Privatization – An Assesment of the Failure of Institutions, Techniques and Results before the Final Round
By Ivan Vujacic; University of Belgrade Jelica Petrovic Vujacic; University of Belgrade
Presented by: Ivan Vujacic, University of Belgrade
2. Opportunistic privatization fuelling political fiscal cycles in transition economies: The case of Albania
By Drini Imami; Agriculture University of Tirana Endrit Lami; University of Technology and Economics, Budapest Holger Kachelein; Southeast European Center for Economic Development
Presented by: Endrit Lami, University of Technology and Economics, Budapest
3. Where Does Privatization Work? Understanding the Heterogeneity in Estimated Firm Performance Effects
By John Earle; GMU Almos Telegdy; National Bank of Hungary
Presented by: Almos Telegdy, National Bank of Hungary
4. Transparency, Performance and Privatization in Emerging Economies: Caveat Emptor?
[slides]
By David Kemme; University of Memphis Sabit Khakimzhanov; Halyk Finance
Presented by: David Kemme, University of Memphis
Session ID 76: Interplay of Politics and Economics June 27, 2015 9:00 to 10:45 14
Session Chair: Jungmin Lee, Sogang University & IZA
Session type: contributed
1. Decentralization, elite capture, and private contributions: Experimental evidence from the Solomon Islands
By Andrew Beath; World Bank Ariel BenYishay; College of William & Mary Giovanna d'Adda; Politecnico Milano Pauline Grosjean; University of New South Wales Roberto Weber; University of Zurich
Presented by: Giovanna d'Adda, Politecnico di Milano
2. Fairness, Globalisation and Three Meanings of Meritocracy
By Baochun Peng; The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Presented by: Baochun Peng, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
3. Elections and Subjective Well-being in Sub Saharan Africa
By Tugba Zeydanli; Collegio Carlo Alberto
Presented by: Tugba Zeydanli, Collegio Carlo Alberto
4. Development of Preferences for Political and Economic Institutions: Evidence from North Korean Refugees
By Syngjoo Choi; University College London Byung-Yeon Kim; Seoul National University Jungmin Lee; Sogang University & IZA Sokbae Lee; Seoul National University
Presented by: Jungmin Lee, Sogang University & IZA
Session ID 81: Pessimism About Capitalism June 27, 2015 9:00 to 10:45 15
Session Chair: Zoltan Gal, Hungarian Academy of Sciences
Session type: contributed
1. Interdependence between Core and Peripheries of the European Economy: Secular Stagnation and Growth in the Western Balkans
By William Bartlett; LSE Ivana Prica; University of Belgrade
Presented by: Ivana Prica, University of Belgrade
2. The Investment Development Path: Evidence from Poland and other Countries of the Visegrád Group
By Marcin Kuzel; Nicolaus Copernicus University
Presented by: Marcin Kuzel, Nicolaus Copernicus University
3. Central Eastern European countries and the middle income trap - the case of Poland
By Wojciech Bieńkowski; Lazarski University
Presented by: Wojciech Bieńkowski, Lazarski University
Session ID 97: Growth and Development June 27, 2015 9:00 to 10:45 16
Session Chair: Aleksander Welfe, University of Lodz
Session type: contributed
1. Accounting for Economic Development across and within European Countries
By Sjoerd Beugelsdijk; University of Groningen Mariko Klasing; University of Groningen Petros Milionis; University of Groningen
Presented by: Petros Milionis, University of Groningen
2. Testing for Structural Break in Cointegrated VAR Model
By Aleksander Welfe; University of Lodz
Presented by: Aleksander Welfe, University of Lodz
3. Economic Growth, Campaign pledges and Electoral Outcomes
By Jongmin Lee; Seoul National University
Presented by: Jongmin Lee, Seoul National University
4. Stem Cells, Manufactured Life Span, and Economic Growth
By Manachaya Uruyos; Chulalongkorn University Yoshitaka Koda; Chulalongkorn University
Presented by: Manachaya Uruyos, Chulalongkorn University
Session ID 34: Comparative Behavior of Firms June 27, 2015 9:00 to 10:45 18
Session Chair: Irina Ivashkovskaya, Higher School of Economics
Session type: contributed
1. GOING GLOBAL AND CORPORATE VALUE CREATION: THE EVIDENCE FROM MANUFACTURING COMPANIES FROM BRIC
By Irina Ivashkovskaya; Higher School of Economics Dmitry Shcherbakov; Higher School of Economics
Presented by: Irina Ivashkovskaya, Higher School of Economics
2. Outward Foreign Direct Investments Patterns of Italian Firms in the EU-ETS
By Simone Borghesi; University of Siena Chiara Franco; Catholic University of Milan Giovanni Marin; CERIS-CNR
Presented by: Chiara Franco, Catholic University of Milan
3. Comparative Analysis of Corporate Growth Strategies in Developed and Emerging Markets
By Irina Skvortsova; Higher School of Economics
Presented by: Irina Skvortsova, Higher School of Economics
Discussant:   Sanghoon Ahn, OECD
Session ID 101: Inequality, Productivity and Wealth June 27, 2015 9:00 to 10:45 19
Session Chair: Olga Demidova, National Research University Higher School of Economics
Session type: contributed
1. Wage Inequality Between and Within Education Levels in Transition Countries
By Cristiano Perugini; University of Perugia Fabrizio Pompei; University of Perugia
Presented by: Cristiano Perugini, University of Perugia
2. The shift to Defined Contribution scheme. An Italian case.
By Massimo Angrisani; University of Rome "Sapienza" Giovanni Di Nella; University of Cassino and Southern Lazio Cinzia Di Palo; University of Cassino and Southern Lazio
Presented by: Cinzia Di Palo, University of Cassino and Southern Lazio
3. THE UNITED KINGDOM PRODUCTIVITY PARADOX: MYTH OR REALITY
By Robert Howard-Jones; Bournemouth University Hossein Hassani; Bournemouth University
Presented by: Robert Howard-Jones, Bournemouth University
4. Real Estate Circulation
By Lucia Di Costanzo; Seconda Università di Napoli
Presented by: Lucia Di Costanzo, Seconda Università di Napoli
Session ID 83: National-Level Lessons about Economic Development June 27, 2015 9:00 to 10:45 20
Session Chair: Si Joong Kim, Sogang University
Session type: contributed
1. What makes Romania different? An analysis of institutional transplant in CEE countries
By Andreea-Oana Iacobuta; Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iasi Livia Baciu; Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iaşi
Presented by: Andreea-Oana Iacobuta, Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iasi
2. Institutional Transformation and Crisis in Slovenia
By Yoji Koyama
Presented by: Yoji Koyama,
3. Progress Evaluation of the Transformation of China's Economic Growth Strategy
By Si Joong Kim; Sogang University
Presented by: Si Joong Kim, Sogang University
Session ID 80: International Trade and Economic Systems June 27, 2015 9:00 to 10:45 21
Session Chair: Richard Frensch, University of Regensburg
Session type: contributed
1. Beyond Bali: prospects for multi- and plurilateral trade negotiations
[slides]
By György Csáki; Szent István University, Gödöllő
Presented by: György Csáki, Szent István University, Gödöllő
2. Output volatility and trade openness revisited: the role of export diversification and institutions
By Merima Balavac
Presented by: Merima Balavac,
3. Trade Patterns and the Rule of Law
[slides]
By Richard Frensch; University of Regensburg Roman Horvath; Charles University Stephan Huber; University of Regensburg
Presented by: Richard Frensch, University of Regensburg
Discussant:   Maria Luigia Segnana, University of Trento
Session ID 62: Growing role of emerging markets and economies in the global economy: is it sustainable? June 27, 2015 11:15 to 12:45
11.15-12.45 Round Table 2: Growing role of emerging markets and economies in the global economy: is it sustainable? (chaired by P. Tridico) Invited Speakers: S. Estrin, Jinlan Ni, J. Svejnar
Session Chair: Pasquale Tridico, University Roma Tre,
Session type: panel
1.
Presented by:    Saul Estrin, London School of Economics
2.
Presented by:    Jinlan Ni, University of Nebraska at Omaha
3.
Presented by:    Jan Svejnar, Columbia University