Events
[Academic Events] Workshop Statistics and Data Science: new Developments for Business and Industrial Applications
Joint Meeting of SIS SDS Group and itENBIS http://www.sds2018.polito.it/
Seminars in Politics and Society Camilla Borgna (Collegio Carlo Alberto)
"Old habits die hard? Educational inequalities in Germany after the rise of comprehensive schools" abstract Comparative research has shown that in Germany the level of intergenerational mobility in educational attainment is…
Occasional Seminars Allievi Defense Session
9.30 Alessandro TugnettiTitle: The effect of insider trading on prices and volumes 10.00 Danilo Forastiere Title: Network dismantling
Monday Lunch Seminars Andrei Hagiu (MIT Sloan)
"Platforms and the exploration of new products" abstract The introduction of new but risky products and sellers are key to the growth of platforms. Exploration by current buyers helps future…
Seminars in Economics CANCELLED: Martin Pesendorfer (LSE)
"Reference dependence, limited attention, and intertemporal substitution in consumer choice" Abstract We develop a discrete-choice demand model accommodating expectations-based reference effects following Koszegi and Rabin . Applying this model to…
Monday Lunch Seminars Nicola Borri (LUISS)
"Limited Participation and Local Currency Sovereign Debt" Abstract Emerging country governments increasingly issue bonds denominated in local currency and the share of this market held by foreign investors, once negligible, has…
Monday Lunch Seminars Julian Wright (National University of Singapore)
"Steering by information intermediaries" Abstract We provide a model of an intermediary that can steer consumers towards particular firms due to its information advantage. Unlike most existing models of steering,…
Monday Lunch Seminars Mariana Khapko (University of Toronto)
"Smart Settlement"
Job Market Seminars Aron Szekely (Institute for Futures Studies, Stockholm)
"Cooperation and conflict in social systems" Aula lignea Abstract Cooperation and conflict are classical topics in the social sciences. Key questions include how cooperation arises and how conflict is avoided. Drawing on theoretical…
Job Market Seminars Sarah Carol (University of Cologne)
"Ethnic and Religious Discrimination in the Wedding Venue Business: Evidence from Two Field Experiments in Germany and Austria" Aula lignea Abstract Various studies have investigated the discrimination of ethnic minorities…
Job Market Seminars Davide Morisi (University of Vienna)
"Choosing the risky option: information and risk propensity in referendum campaigns" Aula lignea Abstract Direct democracy has enjoyed increased popularity worldwide. Despite the complexity of most of the issues subject…
Job Market Seminars Steven Van Hauwaert (University of Mainz)
"Public opinion and the macro-polity: Italy in a comparative perspective" Aula lignea Abstract The politics and economics of public opinion are a major and expanding field of research and teaching…
Job Market Seminars Mario Quaranta (European University Institute, Florence)
"Citizens’ political behaviour and attitudes in changing contexts" Aula lignea Abstract Research has often underlined the importance of studying political behaviour and attitudes to capture the extent to which democracies…
Monday Lunch Seminars Vikram Maheshri (University of Houston)
"Explaining Recent Trends in US School Segregation: 1988-2014" Abstract We analyze trends in public school segregation throughout the United States from 1988 to 2014. While predominantly minority schools have increased…
Monday Lunch Seminars Dario Sansone (Georgetown University)
"Pink Work: Same-Sex Marriage, Employment and Discrimination" Abstract This paper analyzes how the legalization of same-sex marriage in the U.S. affected gay and lesbian couples in the labor market. Results…
Distinguished Scientific Lectures Vilfredo Pareto Lecture: Christopher Udry (Northwestern University)
"Information, Market Access and Risk: Addressing Constraints to Agricultural Transformation in Northern Ghana" Introduction