Events
[Academic Events] LTI@UniTO Seminars in Finance Gli investimenti fisici alternativi
Gacomo Andreoli, Il Mercato dell’Oro Marcello Manna, Il Mercato dei Diamanti Filippo Bolaffi, Il Mercato dei Collectibles Venue: Ersel, Torino, Piazza Solferino 11
Seminars in Politics and Society Andreas Schedler (Center for Economic Research and Teaching, Mexico)
"A Threat to Democracy? Donald Trump in Comparative Perspective" at Campus Luigi Einaudi (Sala Lauree Rossa piccola) abstract Since his irruption into the 2016 presidential contest, Donald Trump has engendered intense…
[Hosted Events] Hosted events “Rigorous Impact Evaluation in Europe”
A Research Conference in Honor of Alberto Martini Rigorous Impact Evaluation in Europe? Motives for Optimism and Reasons for Pessimism Alberto Martini, Università del Piemonte Orientale and Associazione per lo…
Monday Lunch Seminars Stephen Zeldes (Columbia GSB)
"Should the Government Be Paying Investment Fees on $3 Trillion of Tax-Deferred Retirement Assets?"
Seminars in Economics Gustavo Manso (Haas School of Business, University of California at Berkeley)
"Shareholder Litigation and Corporate Innovation"
Seminars in Economics of Innovation and Knowledge Lucia Naldi (Jonkoping International Business School)
"Industry Knowledge, Prior Industry Experience and New Venture Survival"
Collegio Aperto Stephen Zeldes (Columbia University)
"Enhancing Retirement Security" Introduction by Giovanna Nicodano (Collegio Carlo Alberto, Universtà di Torino) A simultaneous translation service will be available. Please confirm your participation at https://collegioaperto22maggio.eventbrite.it An initiative of the Master in Finance…
Seminars in Economics Laurent Bouton (Georgetown University)
"Electoral Systems and Inequalities in Government Interventions" abstract This paper revisits the economic effects of constitutions. We propose a model ofgovernmental resource allocation under political competition and contrast majori-tarian and…
[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…