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| Thursday 24 June 2010 | ||
| 08:00-09:30 | Arrival, registration, welcome coffee | |
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| 09:30-11:00 | Parallel sessions A | Room |
| Session A1: Migration Policy | B 130 | |
| Session A2: Econometrics | C 130 | |
| Session A3: Labor Economics I | D 130 | |
| Session A4: Macroeconomics I | E 130 | |
| Session A5: Political Economy I | F 130 | |
| Session A6: Monetary Macroeconomics I | C 230 | |
| Session A7: High-Skilled Migration | E 230 | |
| Session A8: Experimental Economics | F 205 | |
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| 11:00-11:15 | Coffee Break | |
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| 11:15-13:00 | Plenary session |
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| 13:00-14:15 | Lunch (Mensa Pérolles) | |
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| 14:15-16:15 | Parallel sessions B | |
| Session B1: Industrial Economics | B 130 | |
| Session B2: Public Economics | C 130 | |
| Session B3: International Trade I | D 130 | |
| Session B4: International Banking | E 130 | |
| Session B5: Labor Economics II | F 130 | |
| Session B6: Corporate Taxation | C 230 | |
| Session B7: Economic Growth | E 230 | |
| Session B8: Theoretical Microeconomics | F 205 | |
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| 16:15-16:45 | Coffee Break | |
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| 16:45-17:45 | Plenary session |
Auditorium Joseph Deiss |
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| 18.00-18.30 | SSES General Assembly |
Auditorium Joseph Deiss |
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| 19:15 | Apéro | |
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| 20:00 |
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| Friday 25 June 2010 | ||
| 08.30-10.30 | Parallel sessions C | |
| Session C1: Labor Market Effects of Immigration | B 130 | |
| Session C2: Monetary Macroeconomics II | C 130 | |
| Session C3: Political Economy II | D 130 | |
| Session C4: Applied Econometrics | E 130 | |
| Session C5: International Migration l | F 130 | |
| Session C6: Firms and Ownership | C 230 | |
| Session C7: Empirical Macroeconomics | E 230 | |
| Session C8: Environmental Economics | F 205 | |
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| 10:30-10:45 | Coffee Break | |
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| 10:45-11:45 | Plenary session |
Auditorium Joseph Deiss |
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| 11:45-12:00 | Coffee Break | |
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| 12:00-13:30 | Parallel sessions D | |
| Session D1: Wage Inequality | B 130 | |
| Session D2: International Migration II | C 130 | |
| Session D3: Macroeconomics II | D 130 | |
| Session D4: Taxation | E 130 | |
| Session D5: Business Cycles | F 130 | |
| Session D6: Health Economics and Well-Being | C 230 | |
| Session D7: Monetary Economics | E 230 | |
| Session D8: Labor Economics III | F 205 | |
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| 13:30-14:30 | Lunch (Mensa Pérolles) | |
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| 14:30 | End of the conference | |
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| Thursday 24 June 2010 | ||
| 08:00-09:30 | Arrival, registration, welcome coffee | |
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| 09:30-11:00 | Parallel sessions A | |
| Session A1: Migration Policy | Room | |
| Chair: Stephan Thomsen, University of Magdeburg | B 130 | |
| Th 09:30-11:00 | ||
| Ethnic Concentration and Language Fluency of Immigrants in Germany | ||
| Firat Yaman | ||
| Co-author: Alexander Danzer | ||
| Barriers to Immigration and the Dynamics of Emigration | ||
| Slobodan Djajic, Graduate Institute, Geneva | ||
| Short-Term Training Programs for Immigrants: Do Effects Differ From Natives and Why? | ||
| Stephan Thomsen, University of Magdeburg | ||
| Co-authors: Alisher Aldashev, Thomas Walter | ||
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| Session A2: Econometrics | Room | |
| Chair: Stefan Boes, University of Zurich | C 130 | |
| Th 09:30-11:00 | ||
| Quasi-likelihood estimation of zero-inflated count models | ||
| Kevin Staub, University of Zurich | ||
| Co-author: Rainer Winkelmann | ||
| Identifying treatment effects in experiments with attrition | ||
| Martin Huber, University of St.Gallen | ||
| Convex Treatment Response and Treatment Selection | ||
| Stefan Boes, University of Zurich | ||
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| Session A3: Labor Economics I | Room | |
| Chair: Patrick Arni, University of Lausanne | D 130 | |
| Th 09:30-11:00 | ||
| Age effects on employment after first birth - A timing of events approach | ||
| Katrin Sommerfeld, University of Freiburg | ||
| Co-authors: Bernd Fitzenberger, Susanne Steffes | ||
| The incentive effects of long-term contracts on performance - Evidence from a natural experiment in European Football | ||
| Michael Gerfin, University of Bern | ||
| Co-authors: Eberhard Fess, Gerd Mühlheusser | ||
| Tailoring Labor Market Programs to Older Job-Seekers. Evidence from a Social Experiment | ||
| Patrick Arni, University of Lausanne | ||
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| Session A4: Macroeconomics I | Room | |
| Chair: Michael Graff, KOF, ETH Zurich | E 130 | |
| Th 09:30-11:00 | ||
| Assessing the Real-Time Informational Content of Macroeconomic Data Releases for Now-/Forecasting GDP: Evidence for Switzerland | ||
| Boriss Siliverstovs, KOF ETH Zurich | ||
| Co-author: Konstantin Kholodilin | ||
| Risky Mortgages | ||
| Chiara Forlati, EPFL, Lausanne | ||
| Co-author: Luisa Lambertini | ||
| Discretionary Fiscal Policy: The Case of Switzerland | ||
| Michael Graff, KOF, ETH Zurich | ||
| Co-authors: Andres Frick, Jochen Hartwig, Boriss Siliverstovs | ||
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| Session A5: Political Economy I | Room | |
| Chair: Thomas Braendle, University of Basel | F 130 | |
| Th 09:30-11:00 | ||
| Inequality and the Stability and Structure of Democracy | ||
| Florian Jung, University of St.Gallen | ||
| Co-author: Uwe Sunde | ||
| Consequences of Debt Capitalization: Property Ownership and Debt/Tax Choice | ||
| Reiner Eichenberger, University of Fribourg | ||
| Co-author: David Stadelmann | ||
| Political Selection of Public Servants and Parliamentary Oversight | ||
| Thomas Braendle, University of Basel | ||
| Co-author: Alois Stutzer | ||
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| Session A6: Monetary Macroeconomics I | Room | |
| Chair: Sebastian Weber, Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies |
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| Monetary Policy, Asset Prices and Macroeconomic Conditions: A Panel VAR Study | ||
| Katrin Assenmacher, Swiss National Bank, Zürich | ||
| Co-author: Stefan Gerlach | ||
| Does the Law of One Price Hold in a High-Inflation Environment? A Tale of Two Cities in Turkey | ||
| Sule Akkoyunlu, ETH Zurich | ||
| Should Large Reserve Holdings Be More Diversified? | ||
| Sebastian Weber, Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Geneva | ||
| Co-author: Roland Beck | ||
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| Session A7: High-Skilled Migration | Room | |
| Chair: David Stadelmann, University of Fribourg | E 230 | |
| Th 09:30-11:00 | ||
| Skilled Migration and Economic Performances: Evidence from OECD countries | ||
| Gianluca Orefice, University of Milan | ||
| Occupation-Specific South-North Migration | ||
| Nina Heuer, University of Tübingen | ||
| Does High-Skilled Migration Affect Publicly Financed Investments? | ||
| David Stadelmann, University of Fribourg | ||
| Co-author: Volker Grossmann | ||
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| Session A8: Experimental Economics | Room | |
| Chair: Frédéric Schneider, University of Zurich | F 205 | |
| Th 09:30-11:00 | ||
| Blood Donations and Incentives: Evidence from a Field Experiment | ||
| Alois Stutzer, Department of Business and Economics, University of Basel | ||
| Co-author: Lorenz Goette | ||
| Punishment Despite Reasonable Doubt - A Public Goods Experiment with Uncertainty over Contributions | ||
| Christian Thöni, SEW-HSG, St.Gallen | ||
| Co-authors: Kristoffel Grechenig, Andreas Nicklisch | ||
| Social Comparison in the Workplace: Evidence from a Field Experiment | ||
| Frédéric Schneider, University of Zurich | ||
| Co-authors: Alain Cohn, Ernst Fehr, Benedikt Herrmann | ||
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| 11:00-11:15 | Coffee Break | |
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| 11:15-13:00 | Plenary session | Auditorium |
| Chair: Gebhard Kirchgässner, University of St.Gallen, President of the SSES | Joseph Deiss | |
| Opening addresses | ||
| Guido Vergauwen, Rector University of Fribourg | ||
| Beat Vonlanthen, Councilor of the Canton of Fribourg | ||
| Gebhard Kirchgässner, University of St.Gallen, President of the SSES | ||
| Keynote addresses | ||
| International Migration: Chances and Challenges for Switzerland | ||
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Gerber, State Secretary and Director of the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) at the Federal Department of Economic Affairs |
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| Immigration: Effects and Perceptions | ||
| Christian Dustmann, Director of the Center for Research and Analysis of Migration, University College London | ||
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| 13:00-14:15 | Lunch (Mensa Pérolles) | |
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| 14:15-16:15 | Parallel sessions B | |
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| Session B1: Industrial Economics | Room | |
| Chair: Philip Sauré, Swiss National Bank | B 130 | |
| Th 14:15-16:15 | ||
| Leniency Programs for Multimarket Firms: The Effect of Amnesty Plus on Cartel Formation | ||
| Catherine Roux, University of Lausanne | ||
| Co-author: Yassine Lefouili | ||
| Simulation and Prosecution of a Cartel with Endogenous Cartel Formation | ||
| Johannes Paha, University of Giessen | ||
| Cointegration Analysis of Cargo Volume Time Series of the Tracking Industry of Ukraine | ||
| Jean-François Emmenegger, University of Fribourg | ||
| Co-authors: Elena Pervukhina, Victoria Golikova | ||
| Spatial Competition in Quality | ||
| Philip Sauré, Swiss National Bank | ||
| Co-author: Raphael Auer | ||
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| Session B2: Public Economics | Room | |
| Chair: Monika Bütler, SEW, University of St.Gallen | C 130 | |
| Th 14:15-16:15 | ||
| Application of Regionally Varying Additionality Degrees in the Practice of EU Cohesion Policy | ||
| Georg Wamser, KOF / ETH Zurich | ||
| Co-author: Chang Woon Nam | ||
| Effects of Competitive Funding on University Efficiency | ||
| Maria Olivares, University of Zurich | ||
| Co-author: Thomas Bolli | ||
| Determinants of Fiscal Decentralization: Political Economy Aspects | ||
| Mario Jametti, University of Lugano | ||
| Co-author: Marcelin Joanis | ||
| Do means-tested benefits reduce the demand for annuities? - Evidence from Switzerland | ||
| Monika Bütler, SEW, University of St.Gallen | ||
| Co-author: Stefan Staubli | ||
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| Session B3: International Trade I | Room | |
| Chair: Pinar Uysal, EPFL, Lausanne | D 130 | |
| Th 14:15-16:15 | ||
| Per Capita Income, Market Access Costs, and Trade Volumes | ||
| Alexander Tarasov, University of Munich | ||
| Is there a case for subsidizing entry in Melitz-type models? | ||
| Benjamin Jung, Eberhard Karls University Tübingen | ||
| The Trade Effects of Endogenous Preferential Trade Agreements | ||
| Peter Egger, ETH Zurich | ||
| Co-authors: Mario Larch, Kevin Staub, Rainer Winkelmann | ||
| Trade Liberalization, Firm Heterogeneity, and Unemploymeny: An Empirical Investigation | ||
| Pinar Uysal, EPFL, Lausanne | ||
| Co-author: Yoto V. Yotov | ||
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| Session B4: International Banking | Room | |
| Chair: Thomas Nitschka, Swiss National Bank | E 130 | |
| Th 14:15-16:15 | ||
| Securitization of Mortgage Debt, Asset Prices and International Risk Sharing | ||
| Mathias Hoffmann, University Zurich | ||
| Co-author: Thomas Nitschka | ||
| Margins of International Banking: Is there Productivity Pecking Order in Banking, too? | ||
| Cathérine Koch, University of Zurich | ||
| Co-authors: Claudia M.Buch, Michael Koetter | ||
| One indicator of international bank crises | ||
| Thomas Nitschka, Swiss National Bank | ||
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| Session B5: Labor Economics II | Room | |
| Chair: Beatrix Brügger, University of Lausanne | F 130 | |
| Th 14:15-16:15 | ||
| Individual Performance and Employment Behavior After Maternity Leave: Evidence based on Company Data | ||
| Anthony Strittmatter, University of St.Gallen, Albert-Ludwigs University of Freiburg | ||
| Co-authors: Bernd Fitzenberger, Susanne Steffes | ||
| The Heterogeneous Effects of Training Incidence and Duration on Labor Market Transitions | ||
| Aderonke Osikominu, Albert-Ludwigs-University of Freiburg | ||
| Co-authors: Bernd Fitzenberger, Marie Waller | ||
| Does Culture Affect Unemployment? Evidence from the Röstigraben | ||
| Beatrix Brügger, University of Lausanne | ||
| Co-authors: Rafael Lalive, Josef Zweimüller | ||
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| Session B6: Corporate Taxation | Room | |
| Chair: Valeria Merlo, ETH Zurich | C 230 | |
| Th 14:15-16:15 | ||
| Capital Structure, Corporate Taxation and Firm Age | ||
| Matthias Stöckl, University of Salzburg | ||
| Co-authors: Michael Pfaffermayr, Hannes Winner | ||
| Corporate Taxes and alternative Modes of FDI | ||
| Nils Herger, Study Center Gerzensee | ||
| Co-authors: Christos Kotsogiannis, Steve McCorriston | ||
| Corporate taxes and intra-firm trade | ||
| Tobias Seidel, ETH Zurich | ||
| Co-author: Peter Egger | ||
| Statutory Corporate Tax Rates and Double Taxation Treaties as Determinants of Multinational Firm Activity | ||
| Valeria Merlo, ETH Zurich | ||
| Co-author: Peter Egger | ||
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| Session B7: Economic Growth | Room | |
| Chair: Reto Foellmi, Unviersity of Bern | E 230 | |
| Th 14:15-16:15 | ||
| Competition, imitation, and R&D productivity in a growth model with sector-specific patent protection | ||
| Malte Mosel University of Passau | ||
| Engel's law and directed technical change | ||
| Timo Boppart, University of Zurich | ||
| Growth Regressions, Principal Components and Frequentist Model Averaging | ||
| Martin Wagner, Instiute for Advanced Studies Vienna | ||
| Co-author: Jaroslava Hlouskova | ||
| The Macroeconomics of Model T | ||
| Reto Foellmi, University of Bern | ||
| Co-author: Tobias Wuergler, Josef Zweimüller | ||
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| Session B8: Theoretical Microeconomics | Room | |
| Chair: Reiner Wolff, University of Fribourg | F 205 | |
| Th 14:15-16:15 | ||
| Rent-seeking Contests under Symmetric and Asymmetric Information | ||
| Cédric Wasser, Humboldt-University of Berlin | ||
| Buyer Power and Selection of Suppliers | ||
| Marc Blatter, University of Bern | ||
| Comparative Statics in Markets for "Lemons" | ||
| Patricia Feubli, University of Zurich, IEW | ||
| Co-author: Christian Ewerhart | ||
| Implicit Enumeration of the Nucleolus of Weighted Voting Games with Integer Domains | ||
| Reiner Wolff, University of Fribourg | ||
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| 16:15-16:45 | Coffee Break | |
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| 16:45-17:45 | Plenary session | Auditorium |
| Chair: Volker Grossmann, University of Fribourg | Joseph Deiss | |
| Keynote address | ||
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A dark side of the integration of nations and regions: Theory and policy responses Oded Stark, Universities of Bonn, Klagenfurt and Vienna; Warsaw University; Warsaw School of Economics |
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| 18.00-18.30 | SSES General Assembly | Auditorium |
| Joseph Deiss | ||
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| 19:15 | Apéro | |
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L'Espace Jean Tinguely-Niki de Saint-Phalle, Rue de Morat 2 |
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| 20:00 |
Conference
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Restaurant Aigle-Noir, Rue des Alpes 10 |
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| Friday 25 June 2010 | ||
| 08.30-10.30 | Parallel sessions C | |
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| Session C1: Labor Market Effects of Immigration | Room | |
| Chair: Regina Flake, Ruhr Graduat School in Economics, Essen | B 130 | |
| Fr 08:30-10:30 | ||
| Voting over Selective Immigration Policies with Immigration Aversion | ||
| Giuseppe Russo, Dipartimento di Scienze Economiche and CSEF, University of Salerno | ||
| Migration and Wage Setting: Reassessing the Labor Market Effects of Migration | ||
| Herber Bruecker, University of Bamberg and IAB | ||
| Co-author: Elke Jahn | ||
| The Effects of Immigration on Wages in Switzerland - An Application of the Structural Skill-Cell Approach | ||
| Michael Gerfin, University of Bern | ||
| Co-author: Boris Kaiser | ||
| Neighborhood Effects on Labor Market Outcomes of First- and Second-Generation Migrants in Germany | ||
| Regina Flake, Ruhr Graduat School in Economics, Essen | ||
| Co-authors: Thomas K. Bauer, Mathias G. Sinning | ||
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| Session C2: Monetary Macroeconomics II | Room | |
| Chair: Stephen Sacht, Christian-Albrechts University of Kiel | C 130 | |
| Fr 08:30-10:30 | ||
| The Euro Area Interbank Market and the Liquidity Management of the Eurosystem in the Financial Crisis | ||
| Ulrike Neyer, | ||
| Co-author: Achim Hauck, Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf | ||
| Limits to arbitrage during the crisis: Funding liquidity constraints and covered interest parity | ||
| Angelo Ranaldo, Swiss National Bank | ||
| Co-author: Tommaso Mancini-Griffoli | ||
| Some Observations in the High-Frequency Versions of a Standard New-Keynesian Model | ||
| Stephen Sacht, Christian-Albrechts University of Kiel | ||
| Co-author: Reiner Franke | ||
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| Session C3: Political Economy II | Room | |
| Chair: Roland Hodler, University of Melbourne | D 130 | |
| Fr 08:30-10:30 | ||
| Economic Crisis and Morale | ||
| Friedrich Heinemann, ZWE Mannheim | ||
| Motivation, Reputation, and Promotion in Political Markets: The Market for Podestàs in Medieval Italy and its Lessons for Fragile States and Modern Democracy | ||
| Michael Funk, University of Fribourg | ||
| Co-author: Reiner Eichenberger | ||
| On the selection of leaders. An empirical analysis | ||
| Michael Lamla, ETH / KOF Zurich | ||
| Co-author: Axel Dreher | ||
| Development (Paradigm) Failures | ||
| Roland Hodler, University of Melbourne | ||
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| Session C4: Applied Econometrics | Room | |
| Chair: Hans Wolfgang Brachinger, University of Fribourg | E 130 | |
| Fr 08:30-10:30 | ||
| Cross-border Activities, Human Capital and Efficiency: A Stochastic Frontier Analysis for OECD Countries | ||
| Camilla Mastromarco, University of Salento - Lecce | ||
| Co-author: Sucharita Ghosh | ||
| Does the "Bund" dominate price discovery in Euro bond futures? Examining information shares | ||
| Christoph Fricke, Leibniz University, Hannover | ||
| Co-author: Lukas Menkhoff | ||
| A risk sensitive measure of individual vulnerability to poverty | ||
| Gabriela Flores, University of Geneva | ||
| Co-author: Owen O'donnell | ||
| The Econometric Foundations of Hedonic Elementary Price Indices | ||
| Hans Wolfgang Brachinger, University of Fribourg | ||
| Co-author: Michael Beer | ||
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| Session C5: International Migration l | Room | |
| Chair: Peter Stalder, Swiss National Bank | F 130 | |
| Fr 08:30-10:30 | ||
| The Impacts of the Turkish Emigrants on Turkish Exports and Imports in Europe | ||
| Aysu Insel, Marmara University, Istanbaul | ||
| Co-autghor: Nesrin Sungur Cakmak | ||
| Income, consumption and remittances: evidence from immigrants to Australia | ||
| Giulia Bettin, Hamburg Institute of International Economics, Hamburg | ||
| Co-authors: Riccardo Lucchetti, Alberto Zazzaro | ||
| Free Migration between the EU and Switzerland: Impacts on the Swiss Economy and Implications for Monetary Policy | ||
| Peter Stalder Swiss National Bank | ||
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| Session C6: Firms and Ownership | Room | |
| Chair: Klaas Staal, IIW, University of Bonn | C 230 | |
| Fr 08:30-10:30 | ||
| Is Eastern Germany on the jump to close the productivity gap? Firm-level evidence in manufacturing | ||
| Bernd Görzig, DIW Berlin | ||
| Co-authors: Ramona Voshage, Axel Werwatz | ||
| Family Ownership, Multiple Blockholders and Firm Performance | ||
| Dusan Isakov, University of Fribourg | ||
| Co-author: Jean-Philippe Weisskopf | ||
| The Determinants of Homeownership across Swiss Cantons | ||
| Gabrielle Wanzenried, Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts | ||
| Co-author: Katia Delbiaggio | ||
| Nationalizations and efficiency | ||
| Klaas Staal, IIW, University of Bonn | ||
| Co-author: Ernesto Crivelli (IMF) | ||
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| Session C7: Empirical Macroeconomics | Room | |
| Chair: Kenza Benhima, University of Lausanne | E 230 | |
| Fr 08:30-10:30 | ||
| Spatial Filtering, Model Uncertainty and the Speed of Income Convergence in Europe | ||
| Jesus Crespo Cuaresma, University of Innsbruck | ||
| Co-author: Martin Feldkircher | ||
| Estimating a Swiss Monetary Policy Rule: 1966-2009 | ||
| Alexander Rathke, University of Zurich | ||
| Co-author: Tobias Straumann | ||
| Should we trust in leading indicators? Evidence from the recent recession | ||
| Katja Drechsel | ||
| Co-author: Rolf Scheufele, Halle Institute for Economic Research (IWH) | ||
| A Reappraisal of the Allocation Puzzle through the Portfolio Approach | ||
| Kenza Benhima, University of Lausanne | ||
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| Session C8: Environmental Economics | Room | |
| Chair: Mirjam Thoma, University of Basel | F 205 | |
| Fr 08:30-10:30 | ||
| Market power and windfall profits in emission permit markets | ||
| Beat Hintermann, CEPE-ETH Zurich | ||
| The greenwashing Machine: Is CSR more than communication? | ||
| Rémi Bazillier, LEO-CNRS, University of Orleans | ||
| Co-author: Julien Vauday | ||
| Technological Diversity in Energy Markets: Combining Investment Models and Portfolio Theory | ||
| Mirjam Thoma, Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakultät der Universität Basel | ||
| Co-author: Frank Krysiak | ||
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| 10:30-10:45 | Coffee Break | |
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| 10:45-11:45 | Plenary session | Auditorium |
| Chair: Tobias Müller, University of Geneva | Joseph Deiss | |
| Keynote address | ||
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Diaspora Effects in International Migration MichelBeine , University of Luxembourg |
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| 11:45-12:00 | Coffee Break | |
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| 12:00-13:30 | Parallel sessions D | |
| Session D1: Wage Inequality | Room | |
| Chair: Bernd Fitzenberger, Albert-Ludwigs-University, Freiburg | B 130 | |
| Fr 12:00-13:30 | ||
| Polarization and Rising Wage Inequality: Comparing the U.S. and Germany | ||
| Dirk Antonczyk, Albert-Ludwigs-University Freiburg | ||
| Co-authors: Thomas DeLeire, Bernd Fitzenberger | ||
| On Trade Policies and Wage Inequality in Egypt: Evidence From Microeconomic Data | ||
| Chahir Zaki, Paris School of Economics and WTO | ||
| The Decline of Wage Bargaining, Rising Wage Dispersion, and the Gender Wage Gap in Germany | ||
| Bernd Fitzenberger, Albert-Ludwigs-University, Freiburg | ||
| Co-authors: Dirk Antonczyk, Katrin Sommerfeld | ||
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| Session D2: International Migration II | Room | |
| Chair: Rémi Bazillier, Unviersity of Orleans | C 130 | |
| Fr 12:00-13:30 | ||
| The determinants of return migration from Switzerland | ||
| Jörg Schläpfer, KOF Swiss Econonomic Institute, Zurich | ||
| Co-author: Sule Akkoyunlu | ||
| Individual Attitudes towards Migration: a Reexamination of the Evidence | ||
| Silvio Hong Tiing Tai, University of Geneva | ||
| Co-author: Tobias Müller | ||
| Migration and trade union rights | ||
| Rémi Bazillier, University of Orleans | ||
| Co-author: Thierry Baudassé | ||
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| Session D3: Macroeconomics II | Room | |
| Chair: Marc Gronwald, ifo Institute for Economic Research, Munich | D 130 | |
| Fr 12:00-13:30 | ||
| You Get What You Pay For: On the Inefficiencies of Cheap Credit | ||
| Filippo Taddei, Collegio Carlo Alberto, Moncalieri /TO | ||
| Co-author: Alberto Martin | ||
| Evidence of wealth effects on consumption in Switzerland | ||
| Frank Schmid, Swiss National Bank | ||
| Investigating the U.S. Oil-Macroeconomy Nexus using Rolling Impulse Responses | ||
| Marc Gronwald, ifo Institute for Economic Research, Munich | ||
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| Session D4: Taxation | Room | |
| Chair: Raphaël Parchet, University of Lausanne | E 130 | |
| Fr 12:00-13:30 | ||
| Profit Taxation, Innovation and the Financing of Heterogeneous Firms | ||
| Christian Keuschnigg, IFF-HSG, University of St.Gallen | ||
| Co-author: Evelyn Ribi | ||
| Culture and Taxes: Towards Identifying Tax Competition | ||
| Raphaël Parchet, University of Lausanne | ||
| Co-author: Beatrix Bruegger | ||
| Alleged Tax Competition: The Mysterious Death of Inheritance Taxes in Switzerland | ||
| Marius Brülhart, University of Lausanne | ||
| Co-author: Raphaël Parchet | ||
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| Session D5: Business Cycles | Room | |
| Chair: Ulrich Woitek, IEW, University of Zurich | F 130 | |
| Fr 12:00-13:30 | ||
| Money Cycles | ||
| Carlo Strub, University of St.Gallen | ||
| Co-author: Andrew Clausen | ||
| How stable are the effects of monetary policy shocks? Results from threshold vector autoregressions | ||
| Martin Mandler, Justus-Liebig-University Giessen | ||
| Emerging from the War: Current Accounts, Interest Rates and the International Business Cycle 1885-1939 | ||
| Ulrich Woitek, IEW, University of Zurich | ||
| Co-author: Mathias Hoffmann | ||
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| Session D6: Health Economics and Well-Being | Room | |
| Chair: Rainer Winkelmann, University of Zurich | C 230 | |
| Fr 12:00-13:30 | ||
| Mortality, Fertility and Social Interactions in Developing Countries | ||
| Isabel Guenther, ETH Zurich | ||
| Co-authors: David Bloom, David Canning, Sebastian Linnemayr | ||
| Conspicuous Consumption and Happiness | ||
| Rainer Winkelmann, University of Zurich | ||
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| Session D7: Monetary Economics | Room | |
| Chair: Martin Brown, Swiss National Bank | E 230 | |
| Fr 12:00-13:30 | ||
| Sectoral Inflation Dynamics, Idiosyncratic Shocks and Monetary Policy | ||
| Daniel Kaufmann, Swiss National Bank | ||
| Co-author: Sarah Lein | ||
| On the Transmission of Memory: Inflation Persistence and the Great Moderation | ||
| Christian Conrad, University of Heidelberg | ||
| Co-authors: Menelaos Karanasosm (Brunel University), Simone Elmer (KOF Swiss Economic Institute) | ||
| Foreign Currency Loans - Demand or Supply Driven? | ||
| Martin Brown, Swiss National Bank | ||
| Co-authors: Karolin Kirschenmann, Steven Ongena | ||
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| Session D8: Labor Economics III | Room | |
| Chair: Roberto Patuelli, University of Lugano | F 205 | |
| Fr 12:00-13:30 | ||
| Does Occupational Composition Matter? Evidence from Germany | ||
| Jeanne Tschopp, DEEP - Ecole des HEC - University Lausanne | ||
| Tightening the Purse Strings: The Effect of Stricter DI Eligibility Criteria on Labor Supply | ||
| Stefan Staubli, University of St.Gallen | ||
| Persistent Disparities in Regional Unemployment: Application of a Spatial Filtering Approach to Local Labour Markets in Germany | ||
| Roberto Patuelli, University of Lugano | ||
| Co-authors: N. Schanne, D.A. Griffith, P. Nijkamp | ||
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| 13:30-14:30 | Lunch (Mensa Pérolles) | |
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| 14:30 | End of the conference | |