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IZA - Conference Program |
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17th IZA/SOLE Transatlantic Meeting of Labor Economists (TAM)
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Gerard A. Pfann(Maastricht University and IZA),Luna Bellani(University of Konstanz and IZA) |
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Managementzentrum of Deutsche Post DHL; Breitbrunner Strasse 26; 82266 Inning |
| Date: |
May 03, 2018 - May 06, 2018 |
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Program |
| +++ presentation: 30 minutes +++ floor discussion: 10 minutes +++ Thursday, May 03:
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13:55 |
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Open Lunch |
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| 13:55 |
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14:00 |
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Welcoming Remarks
Gerard A. Pfann(Maastricht University and IZA)
Luna Bellani(University of Konstanz and IZA) |
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Session A |
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Chair:Gerard A. Pfann(Maastricht University and IZA) |
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| 14:00 |
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14:40 |
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Margherita Calderone(University of Turin) |
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"Are there Different Spillover Effects from Cash Transfers to Men and Women? Impacts on Investments in Education in Post-War Uganda" |
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| 14:40 |
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15:20 |
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W. Stanley Siebert(University of Birmingham and IZA), Xiangdong Wei (Lingnan University, Hong Kong), Ho Lun Wong (Lingnan University, Hong Kong), Xiang Zhou (Lingnan University, Hong Kong) |
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"Student Feedback, Parent-teacher Communication, and Academic Performance: Experimental Evidence from Rural China" |
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| 15:20 |
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16:00 |
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Elena Cottini(Catholic University Milan), Paolo Ghinetti (Universit� del Piemonte Orientale), Simone Moriconi (IESEG ) |
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"Higher Education Supply, Local Competition and Economic Performance: Evidence from Italy" |
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| 16:00 |
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16:15 |
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Coffee Break |
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Session B |
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Chair:Luna Bellani(University of Konstanz and IZA) |
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| 16:15 |
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16:55 |
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Patrick Button(Tulane University and IZA), Brigham Walker (Tulane University) |
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"Employment Discrimination against Indigenous Peoples in the United States: Evidence from a Field Experiment" |
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| 16:55 |
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17:35 |
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Marislei Nishijima(University of Sao Paulo), Sarmistha Pal (University of Surrey and IZA) |
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"Compulsory High Schooling, Over-crowding and Violent Youth Crime - Evidence from a Recent Constitutional Amendment in Brazil" |
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| 17:35 |
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18:15 |
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Wang-Sheng Lee(Deakin University and IZA), Asadul Islam (Monash University), Aaron Nicholas (Deakin University) |
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"Children, Chess, and Mathematics: Experimental Evidence from Bangladesh" |
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| 19:30 |
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Dinner |
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Friday, May 04:
Saturday, May 05:
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Session E |
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Chair:Elena Cottini(Catholic University Milan) |
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| 09:00 |
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09:40 |
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Giovanni Pica(Universit� della Svizzera Italiana), Giacinta Cestone (University of London), Chiara Fumagalli (University of Bocconi), Francis Kramarz (CREST (ENSAE) and IZA) |
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"Insurance between Firms: The Role of Internal Labor Markets" |
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10:20 |
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Hugo Reis(Banco de Portugal and IZA), Joop Hartog (University of Amsterdam and IZA), Pedro Raposo (Catolica Lisbon School of Business and Economics) |
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"Vocational High School Graduates Wage Gap: The Role of Cognitive Skills and Firms" |
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| 10:20 |
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10:35 |
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Coffee Break |
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Session F |
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Chair:W. Stanley Siebert(University of Birmingham and IZA) |
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| 10:35 |
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11:15 |
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Cristina Barcelo(Bank of Spain), Ernesto Villanueva (Bank of Spain) |
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"The Risk of Job Loss, Household Formation and Housing Demand" |
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| 11:15 |
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11:55 |
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Andrey Launov(University of Kent and IZA), Carlos Carrillo-Tudela (University of Essex and IZA), Jean-Marc Robin (Sciences Po, Paris and IZA) |
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"The Fall in German Unemployment: A Flow Analysis" |
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12:35 |
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Jake Bradley(University of Nottingham and IZA), Axel Gottfries (University of Cambridge) |
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"A Job Ladder Model with Stochastic Employment Opportunities" |
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13:40 |
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Lunch |
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Session G |
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Chair:Luna Bellani(University of Konstanz and IZA) |
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14:20 |
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Bart H.H. Golsteyn(Maastricht University and IZA), Arjan Non (University of Bonn), Ulf Z�litz (University of Zurich and IZA) |
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"The Impact of Peer Personality on Academic Achievement" |
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15:00 |
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Katja Maria Kaufmann(University of Mannheim and IZA), Lina Cardona (Central Bank of Colombia) |
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"Gender Peer Effects, Non-cognitive Skills and Marriage Market Outcomes: Evidence from Single-sex Schools in the UK" |
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15:15 |
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Coffee Break |
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Session H |
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Chair:Gerard A. Pfann(Maastricht University and IZA) |
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15:55 |
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Elias Eini�(London School of Economics) |
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"The Long-term Effects of Social Sorting: Evidence from a Universal Conscription" |
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16:35 |
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Selma Walther(University of Warwick), Sonia R. Bhalotra (University of Essex and IZA), Atheendar Venkataramani (University of Pennsylvania) |
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"Fertility Responses to Reductions in Mortality: Quasi-experimental Evidence from 20th Century America" |
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| 16:35 |
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16:50 |
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Closing Remarks |
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| 19:30 |
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Dinner |
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Sunday, May 06:
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Departure after Breakfast |
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