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Fifth IZA/SOLE Transatlantic Meeting of Labor Economists

Organizers: Armin Falk(briq, University of Bonn and IZA),Daniel S. Hamermesh(University of Texas at Austin and IZA)
Location: Buch/Ammersee, Germany
Date: May 18, 2006 - May 21, 2006

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Program

presentation: 30 minutes +++ discussion: 10 minutes

Thursday, May 18:

15:00 Session I: Spillovers and Interactions
Chair:Daniel S. Hamermesh(University of Texas at Austin and IZA)
15:00 - 15:40 Enrico Moretti(University of California, Berkeley and IZA*)), Alex Mas (University of California, Berkeley)
"Productivity Spillovers in the Workplace"
15:40 - 16:20 Shqiponja Telhaj(London School of Economics*)), Stephen Gibbons (London School of Economics)
"Peer Effect and Pupil Attainment: Evidence from Secondary School Transition"
16:20 - 16:50 Coffee Break
16:50 - 17:30 玛丽Rege说(University of Stavanger*)), Kjetil Telle (Statistics Norway), Mark Votruba (Case Western Reserve University)
"Social Interaction and Disability Pension Participation: Evidence from Plant Downsizing"
17:30 - 18:10 Bas ter Weel(SEO Amsterdam and IZA*)), Lex Borghans (Maastricht University and IZA), Bruce A. Weinberg (Ohio State University and IZA)
"Interpersonal Styles and Labor Market Outcomes"
19:00 Dinner

Friday, May 19:

08:30 Session II: Unemployment and Participation
Chair:Hilmar Schneider(University of Luxembourg and IZA)
08:30 - 09:10 Duncan McVicar(Queen's University Belfast and IZA*))
"I'll (not) be watching you: does job search monitoring intensity affect unemployment?"
09:10 - 09:50 David M. Blau俄亥俄州立大学(现*)),瑞安Goodstein (University of North Carolina)
"Why is the Labor Force Participation Rate of Older Men Rising in the United States?"
09:50 - 10:30 Francis Green(Institute of Education, University of London*)), Andy Dickerson (University of Warwick)
"How Should We Measure the Fear of Job Loss?"
10:30 - 11:00 Coffee Break
11:00 Session III: Employment and Training Programs
Chair:Lawrence M. Kahn(Cornell University and IZA)
11:00 - 11:40 Giovanni Pica(USI Universit� della Svizzera Italiana*)), Marco Leonardi (University of Milan and IZA)
"Effects of Employment Protection Legislation on Wages: A Regression Discontinuity Approach"
11:40 - 12:20 Sarah Hamersma(University of Florida*))
"Why Don�t Eligible Firms Claim Hiring Subsidies? The Role of Job Duration"
12:20 - 13:00 Hilmar Schneider(University of Luxembourg and IZA*))
"The Impact of Labor Market Reform on the Effectiveness of Training Programs in Germany"
13:00 - 14:30 Lunch
14:30 Session IV: What's Going on at Home?
Chair:Francine D. Blau(Cornell University and IZA)
14:30 - 15:10 Uta Sch�nberg(University College London and IZA*))
"Maternity Leave, Female Labor Supply and the Family Wage Gap"
15:10 - 15:50 Gerald Oettinger(University of Texas at Austin*))
"The Growth in Home-Based Wage and Salary Employment in the United States, 1980-2000: How Much and Why?"
15:50 - 16:30 Almudena Sevilla(London School of Economics and IZA*)), Cristina Fernandez (IESE Business School)
"Imperfect Commitment and Inefficient Household Time Allocation"
16:30 - 17:00 Coffee Break
17:00 Session V: Incentives for Mobility
Chair:Josef Zweim�ller(University of Zurich and IZA)
17:00 - 17:40 Brahim Boudarbat(University of Montreal and IZA*)), Claude Montmarquette (University of Montreal and CIRANO)
"Choice of University Fields of Study"
17:40 - 18:20 Uwe Sunde(University of Munich and IZA*)), Armin Falk (IZA), David Huffman (IZA)
"Do I have what it takes? The Consequences of Uncertainty about One's Self for Search"
18:20 - 19:00 David A. Jaeger(University of St. Andrews and IZA*)), Holger Bonin (IZA), Thomas Dohmen (IZA), Armin Falk (IZA and University of Bonn), David Huffman (IZA), Uwe Sunde (IZA)
"Direct Evidence on Risk Attitudes and Migration"
19:00 Dinner

Saturday, May 20:

08:30 Session VI: Schools
Chair:David A. Jaeger(University of St. Andrews and IZA)
09:10 - 09:50 Richard Akresh(University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and IZA*))
"School Enrollment Impacts of Non-traditional Household Structure"
09:50 - 10:30 Stephen Gibbons(London School of Economics and IZA*)), Olmo Silva (Centre for Economic Performance, LSE)
"Faith primary schools: better schools or better pupils?"
10:30 - 11:00 Coffee Break
11:00 Session VII: Market Effects
Chair:Bas ter Weel(SEO Amsterdam and IZA)
11:00 - 11:40 Caitlin Knowles Myers(Middlebury College and IZA*))
"Discrimination as a Competitive Device: The Case of Local Television News"
11:40 - 12:20 Josef Zweim�ller(University of Zurich and IZA*)), Rafael Lalive (University of Zurich), Oliver Ruf (University of Zurich)
"Do wages compensate for accident risk? Evidence from matched firm-worker data"
12:20 - 13:00 Manuela Angelucci(University of Texas at Austin and IZA*)), Giacomo De Giorgi (University College London)
"Indirect effects of an aid program: the case of progresa and consumption"
13:00 - 14:30 Lunch
14:30 Session VIII: Careers
Chair:Uwe Sunde(University of Munich and IZA)
14:30 - 15:10 Alexander K. Koch(Aarhus University and IZA*)), Albrecht Morgenstern (Federal Ministry of Finance and IZA), Philippe Raab (Allianz Versicherungs-AG and IZA)
"An experimental test of career concerns"
15:10 - 15:50 Paul Oyer(Stanford University and IZA*))
"The Making of an Investment Banker: How Stock Returns While MBAs are in School Affect Job Placement and Long-Term Wealth"
19:00 Conference Dinner

Sunday, May 21:

Departure after Breakfast



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