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Seminars in Statistics Bruno Scarpa (University of Padua)

Bayesian modelling of networks in business intelligence problems Complex network data problems are increasingly common in many fields of application. Our motivation is drawn from strategic marketing studies monitoring customer choices of specific products, along with co-subscription networks encoding multiple purchasing behavior. Data are available for several agencies within the same insurance company, and our…

CarloAlberto Outreach (past events) Workshop: “Decentralized Markets with Informational Asymmetries”

Friday November 25th 9:00 9:25 Welcome coffee 9:25 9:30 Welcome address 9:30 10:40 Juan Ortner (Boston University) "Collusion in Auctions with Constrained Bids: Theory and Evidence from Public Procurement" 10:40 11:00 Coffee break 11:00 12:10 William Fuchs (University of California Berkeley) "Information Spillovers in Asset Markets with Correlated Values" 12:10 13:20 Kyungmin Kim (University of Miami) "Trading dynamics…

Seminars in Politics and Society Georg Menz (Goldsmiths University of London)

"Constructing Response Strategies to the Euro Crisis: Groupthink, Identity and Ideas in Decision-Making" abstract The response strategy to the crisis of the single currency came with some delay and was shaped by the respective positions of national governments. There was considerable disunity and disagreement at that level. These disagreements stemmed from ideas about different conceptions…

Seminars in Economics Francesca Cornelli (London Business School)

"Team Stability and Performance: Evidence fromPrivate Equity" abstract We examine the effect of team turnover on performance studying the privateequity industry. Using a unique data set that tracks over time teams in 138PE managers and their performance, we uncover a positive relation betweenturnover and fund performance. We propose and confirm in the data twochannels that…

CarloAlberto Outreach (past events) Workshop: “Resurrection or Reinvention: Industrial Resilience in Traditional Manufacturing Regions”

ll workshop è organizzato da Brick-Collegio Carlo Alberto, Dip.to Cognetti de Martiis - Università di Torino, Politecnico di Torino, Munk School of Global Affairs, ISMEL- Polo del Novecento. L’evento si colloca nel quadro di un progetto internazionale di ricerca che analizza comparativamente con l’Ontario lo sviluppo dell’industria e dell’indotto automobilistico nella regione di Torino. La…

Monday Lunch Seminars Julien Penasse (University of Luxembourg)

"Bubbles and Trading Frenzies: Evidence from the Art Market" abstract We use the art market as a laboratory to test speculative bubble models based on investor disagreement. Several aspects distinguish the art market from other markets: it features unlevered and wealthy investors, financial and technological innovations are absent, and transaction costs are substantial. We find…

Monday Lunch Seminars Ignacio Monzon (CCA), Andrea Gallice (CCA)

"Cooperation in Social Dilemmas through Position Uncertainty" Abstract In a social dilemma, individual incentives and collective interests are at odds. We propose a simple mechanism to sustain full cooperation in one-shot social dilemmas among a finite number of agents. Players sequentially decide whether to contribute to a public good. They observe the actions of some…

Monday Lunch Seminars Roberto Marfe (CCA)

"Labor Rigidity and the Dynamics of the Value Premium" (Note: the seminar is on Wednesday) abstract This paper documents that (i) the labor-share is a strong predictor of both the value and duration premia, (ii) these premia are highly correlated, and (iii) the labor-share does not forecast the component of the value premium orthogonal to the…