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IZA/CEPR European Summer Symposium in Labour Economics (ESSLE 2007)
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Armin Falk(briq, University of Bonn and IZA),Gilles Saint-Paul(Paris School of Economics and IZA),J�rn-Steffen Pischke(London School of Economics and IZA) |
| Location: |
Buch am Ammersee |
| Date: |
September 12, 2007 - September 16, 2007 |
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Wednesday, September 12:
Thursday, September 13:
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10:00 |
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Frederico S. Finan(University of California, Berkeley and IZA*)), Claudio Ferraz (IPEA) |
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"Electoral Accountability and Corruption in Local Governments: Evidence from Audit Reports" |
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11:00 |
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Stefano Gagliarducci(University of Rome Tor Vergata and IZA*)), Tommaso Nannicini (Universidad Carlos III de Madrid), Paolo Naticchioni (University of Rome) |
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"Outside Income and Moral Hazard: The Elusive Quest for Good Politicians" |
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| 11:00 |
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11:30 |
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Coffee Break |
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| 11:30 |
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12:30 |
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Anna Maria Mayda(Georgetown University and IZA*)), Giovanni Facchini (University of Illinois and CEPR), Prachi Mishra (International Monetary Fund) |
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"Do Interest Groups Affect Immigration?" |
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| 12:30 |
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14:30 |
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Lunch |
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| 14:30 |
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15:30 |
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Stefano DellaVigna(University of California, Berkeley*)), Gordon Dahl (UC San Diego and NBER) |
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"Does Movie Violence Increase Violent Crime" |
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| 15:30 |
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16:30 |
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Radha Iyengar(London School of Economics*)) |
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"I'd rather be Hanged for a Sheep than a Lamb: The Unintended Consequences of California's Three Strikes Law" |
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| 16:30 |
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17:00 |
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Coffee Break |
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| 17:00 |
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18:30 |
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Poster Session:
Performance Measurement, Incentives, Sorting, and Productivity
Pascal Courty (European University Institute and CEPR)
*Gerald Marschke (State University of New York)
Am I missing something? The effects of absence from class on student performance
*Wiji Arulampalam (University of Warwick)
Robin A. Naylor (University of Warwick)
Jeremy Smith (University of Warwick)
Local social capital, geographical mobility and unemployment in Europe
Alexandre Janiak
Spillovers from High-Skill Consumption to Low-Skill Labor Markets
*Francesca Mazzolari (University of California at Irvine and IZA)
Giuseppe Ragusa, University of California at Irvine
The Peter Principle Revisited
Alexander K. Koch (Royal Holloway, University of London and IZA)
*Julia Nafziger (ECARES and Solvay Business School, Universite Libre de Bruxelles)
School tracking and development of cognitive skills
Sari Pekkala (Charles River Associates International)
*Tuomas Pekkarinen (IFAU, Uppsala University)
Roope Uusitalo(赫尔辛基商学院l of Economics)
The Spatial Diffusion of Female Labor Force Participation: Evidence from US Counties
Alessandra Fogli (New York University, Minneapolis Fed, CEPR)
*Stefania Marcassa (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis Fed)
Laura Veldkamp (New York University)
Language assimilation in bilingual countries
*Javier Ortega (Toulouse School of Economics (GREMAQ, IDEI),CEP(LSE), IZA and CEPR)
Gregory Verdugo (Toulouse School of Economics (GREMAQ))
Social Incentives: The Causes and Consequences of Social Networks in the Workplace
Oriana Bandiera (London School of Economics and CEPR)
*Iwan Barankay (University of Warwick and CEPR)
Imran Rasul (University College London and CEPR)
The Flattening Firm and Product Market Competition: The Effect of Trade Costs and Trade Liberalization
*Maria Guadalupe (Columbia University and CEPR)
Julie Wulf (Wharton School)
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Dinner |
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Friday, September 14:
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10:00 |
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Uwe Sunde(University of Munich and IZA*)), Armin Falk (University of Bonn, IZA and CEPR), David Huffman (IZA) |
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"Do I Have What it Takes? Equilibrium Search With Type Uncertainty and Non-Participation" |
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11:00 |
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Giovanni Mastrobuoni(Collegio Carlo Alberto and IZA*)), Alessandro Barbarino (Federal Reserve Board) |
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"The Incapacitation Effect of Incarceration: Evidence From Several Italian Collective Pardons" |
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| 11:00 |
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11:30 |
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Coffee Break |
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| 11:30 |
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12:30 |
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Alexandre Mas(Princeton University and IZA*)), David Card (University of California - Berkeley), Jesse Rothstein (University of California - Berkeley) |
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"Tipping and the Dynamics of Segregation" |
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| 12:30 |
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14:30 |
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Lunch |
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| 14:30 |
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15:30 |
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Christian Haefke(New York University, Abu Dhabi and IZA*)), Thijs van Rens (CREI, Universitat Pompeu Fabra and CEPR) |
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"Wage Rigidity and Job Creation" |
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16:30 |
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鲁道夫Winter-Ebmer(University of Linz and IZA*)), Emilia del Bono (University of Essex), Andrea Weber (University of California, Berkeley) |
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"The Effect of Unexpected Job Loss on Fertility Decisions: Evidence from Firm-Closures." |
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17:00 |
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Coffee Break |
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| 19:00 |
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Dinner |
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Saturday, September 15:
Sunday, September 16:
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Departure after Breakfast |
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