8 Nov 2013 ... 2013 New Directions in Applied Microeconomics: Theory and Evidence.
Conference Program. Talks will be 25 min long followed by 5 min ...
2013 New Directions in Applied Microeconomics: Theory and Evidence Conference Program Talks will be 25 min long followed by 5 min discussions. The talks will take place at 24 Beckman Behavioral Biology Laboratories.
November 7 6:30 - 8:00
Welcome reception at the Beckman Institute Courtyard
November 8 9:15–10:00
Breakfast and welcome notes, 24 Beckman Behavioral Biology Laboratories
10:00–10:30
Alessandra Voena, University of Chicago "Prenuptial Agreements, Labor Supply and Household Investments" (with D. Bayot)
10:30–11:00
Nick Papageorge, Johns Hopkins University “The Right Stuff? Personality and Entrepreneurship” (with B. Hamilton and N. Pande)
11:00–11:15
Coffee Break
11:15–11:45
Claudia Olivetti, Boston University "Mothers, Friends and Gender Identity" (with E. Patacchini and Y. Zenou)
11:45–12:15
Karam Kang, Carnegie Mellon “University Policy Influence and Private Returns from Lobbying in the Energy Sector
12:15–1:45
Lunch
1:45–2:15
Federico Echenique, California Institute of Technology “How to control controlled school choices," (with Bumin Yenmez)
2:15–2:45
Fuhito Kojima, Stanford University "Efficient Matching under Distributional Constraints: Theory and Applications" (with Yuichiro Kamada)
2:45–3:00
Coffee Break
3:00–3:30
Chris Flinn, New York University “The Marriage Market and Household Behavior" (with Daniela Del Boca)
3:30-4:00
Ignacio Esponda, New York University “Conditional retrospective voting in large elections" (with Demian Pouzo)
4:00-4:15
Coffee Break
4:15-4:45
Marina Agranov, California Institute of Technology "What Makes Voters Turn Out: The Effect of Polls and Beliefs" (with J. Goeree, J.Romero, and L. Yariv)
5:30
Transfer to the restaurant available from TBA. The transfer will leave at 5.45
6.30pm
Conference Dinner, Yamashiro Hollywood (1999 Sycamore Ave, Hollywood, CA 90068) Transfer pick up at 9pm
November 9 9:15–9:45
Breakfast
9:45–10:15
Bernardo Silveira, Washington University in St. Louis "Bargaining with Asymmetric Information: An Empirical Study of Plea Negotiations"
10:15–10:45
Hulya Eraslan, Johns Hopkins University “Mandatory Versus Discretionary Spending: the Status Quo Effect" (with R. Bowen and Y. Chen)
10:45–11:00
Coffee Break
11:00–11:30
Laurent Bouton, Georgetown University “Get Rid of Unanimity: The Superiority of Majority Rule with Veto Power” (with A. Llorente-Saguer and F. Malherbe)
11:30–12:00
Maria Casanova, University of California- Los Angeles "Revisiting the Hump-Shaped Wage Profile"
12:00–1:30
Lunch
1:30–2:00
Petra Todd, University of Pennsylvania “How the Design of a Pension System Influences Old Age Poverty and Gender Equity: A
Study of Chile's Private Retirement Accounts System” (with C. Joubert) 2:00–2:30
Mario Pagliero, University of Turin "The Demand for Adoption” (with A. Tetenov)
2:30-2:45
Coffee Break
2:45–3:15
Petra Persson, Stanford University “Social Insurance and the Marriage Market"
3:15–3:45
Maurizio Mazzocco, University of California Los Angeles “The Mis-allocation of Political Capital" (with Federico Finan)
3:45–4:00
Coffee Break
4:00–4:30
Juan Pantano, Washington University in St. Louis “Parental Reputation" (with C. Fu)
