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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 on the labour and rental market, in the education system as well as in public administrations. While many of these studies found support for discrimination,…

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 and methodological developments, I will present research that explores three mechanisms underlying cooperation and conflict. Using experiments and agent-based simulations, I test the role of group reputation and credible signalling in…

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, our model allows firms to compete for consumers through commissions and prices. We explore the implications of steering for market outcomes, showing how steering reverses…

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 been progressively growing. This paper presents a model of segmented markets, in which specialized foreign investors can access multiple local markets only after paying an…

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 panel data on household ketchup purchases, we find substantial evidence of reference effects. We then extend this model to fully dynamic setting accommodating limited attention…

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 buyers better value these products and sellers. This externality across buyers raises the possibility that there may be too little exploration in the absence of…

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 one of the lowest of the industrialized world. This negative record has often been attributed to the country’s rigidly tracked secondary school system. At the…

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 proportional representation systems. We derive predictions regardingthe relationship between local –sub-district– level characteristics and inequality ingovernment intervention. Looking at a local level and introducing heterogeneityallows…

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 Insurance and Risk Management More information at 011-6705000 collegioaperto@carloalberto.org Video

[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 Sviluppo della Valutazione e l’Analisi delle Politiche Pubbliche (ASVAPP) Rigorous Impact Evaluation: The Impact Assessment Office of the Italian Senate Sen. Laura Bottici, Questore del…

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 public debate about him representing a “threat to democracy” and herewith forming part of a wider international trend of democratic subversion by illiberal leaders. In…