Events
Week of Events
Monday Lunch Seminars Marit Hinnosaar (Collegio Carlo Alberto)
Monday Lunch Seminars Marit Hinnosaar (Collegio Carlo Alberto)
"Why taxes on unhealthy food might not lead to healthy behavior?"
Seminars in Economics Stepan Jurajda (CERGE-EI)
Seminars in Economics Stepan Jurajda (CERGE-EI)
"Comparing Real Wage Rates using McWages" abstract Thanks to the standardized work protocol and technology of McDonald’s restaurants across the globe, the hourly wage rate of Basic Crew McDonald’s workers offers consistent, easy-to-interpret, and up-to-date wage comparisons. First, the wage rate expressed in a common currency measures the costs of labor in prices of tradables…
Seminars in Economics of Innovation and Knowledge Kostas Kounetas (University of Patras)
Seminars in Economics of Innovation and Knowledge Kostas Kounetas (University of Patras)
"Technology Gaps in European Regions and factors that affect it: A Meta-Frontier Approach. Is there any convergence?" (at Dipartimento di Economia "S. Cognetti de Martiis")
Seminars in Economics Matthew Harding (Duke University)
Seminars in Economics Matthew Harding (Duke University)
"Sparsity-Based Estimation of a Panel Quantile Count Data Model with Applications to Big Data"
Seminars in Politics and Society Teresa Jurado Guerrero (UNED, Madrid)
Seminars in Politics and Society Teresa Jurado Guerrero (UNED, Madrid)
"Fathering in Construction: What favours a positive paternal involvement in the Spanish context?" abstract Positive paternal involvement (Pleck and Masciadrelli 2004) has become an important concept in research on new ways of fathering and its consequences for child development. This presentation draws on data of the Spanish case of the international TransParent research project and…