Events
Seminars in Economics of Innovation and Knowledge Massimiano Bucchi (University of Trento)
"Norms, competition and visibility in contemporary science: the legacy of Robert K Merton" Abstract Can Robert K. Merton’s seminal work in the sociology of science still offer useful insights tounderstand key features, trends and challenges of science in contemporary societies? This articlefocuses on two main topics. It addresses the general theme of values and norms…
Seminars in Politics and Society Giulia Dotti Sani (Collegio Carlo Alberto)
"Increasingly unequal. The economic crisis, trust in institutions and social inequalities in six peripheral European countries" abstract The 2008-09 economic crisis has been identified as an important element contributing to declining trust in institutions in Europe and other countries. However, it is unclear whether the decline in trust is distributed homogenously among citizens, or whether…
Job Market Seminars Pedro H. C. Sant’Anna (Universidad Carlos III de Madrid)
"Nonparametric Tests for Conditional Treatment Effects in Duration Outcomes"
Job Market Seminars Alexandre De Cornière (University of Oxford)
"Quality Provision in the Presence of a BiasedIntermediary"
Job Market Seminars Attila Lindner (University of California Berkeley)
"Who Pays for the Minimum Wage?"
Seminars in Politics and Society Marcy Carlson (University of Wisconsin)
"Fathers Unequal: U.S. Men as Partners and Parents in an Era of Rapid Family Change" Abstract While major changes in U.S. family demography—and their growing divergence by socioeconomic status—have received notable attention, less well understood is the extent to which the nature and implications of family change may differ between men and women, mothers and…
Seminars in Economics Anna Fruttero (World Bank)
"The 2015 World Development Report: Mind, Society and Behavior"
CarloAlberto Outreach (past events) 2nd Doctoral Workshop in Economics of Innovation, Complexity and Knowledge
We invite PhD students in their 2nd and 3rd year to submit their extended abstract (max 1000 words) on the following link: VPDE-BRICK PhD Workshop
Job Market Seminars Pietro Biroli (University of Chicago)
"Genetic and Economic Interaction in the Formationof Human Capital: The Case of Obesity"
Job Market Seminars Mattia Girotti (Toulouse School of Economics)
"How Monetary Policy Changes Bank Liability Structure and Funding Cost"
Seminars in Statistics Jean-Bernard Salomond (CWI, Netherlands)
Bayesian nonparametric testing for embedded hypotheses with application to shape constrains If Bayesian nonparametric methods have received a great interest in the literature, only a few is known for testing nonparametric hypotheses, and especially the asymptotic properties of such tests. The problem of testing between two nonparametric hypotheses is known to be difficult, but the…
Job Market Seminars Kirill Shakhnov (EUI)
"The allocation of talent: finance versus entrepreneurship"
Job Market Seminars Paul Muller (VU University Amsterdam)
"Comparing methods to evaluate the effects of job search assistance"
Monday Lunch Seminars Giuseppe Lopomo (Duke University, Fuqua School of Business)
"Budget-Constrained Procurement'' Abstract We characterize optimal procurement mechanisms for a financially constrained buyer facing suppliers with privately known costs. Optimal mechanisms can be implemented by simple sequential auctions.
Vincenzo Andrietti (Carlos III Madrid e Università di Pescara)
"Auto-enrollment, Matching andParticipation in 401(k) Plans" Abstract This study uses plan-level data from Form 5500s filed by plan sponsors annuallywith the Internal Revenue Service to analyze the effects of automatic enrollment andemployer matching on 401(k) plan participation rates, and the effect of automaticenrollment on employer matching rates. The potential endogeneity of employerauto-enrollment/matching decisions is addressed…
Monday Lunch Seminars Andrea Buffa (School of Management Boston University)
"Asset Management Contracts and Equilibrium Prices" (Note: the seminar is on Thursday)
Seminars in Economics of Innovation and Knowledge Lorenzo Zirulia (Università di Bologna)
"How Far from the Tree does the (Good) Apple Fall? Spin-Out Generation and the Survival of High-Tech Firms" (at Dipartimento di Economia "S. Cognetti de Martiis")