20th IZA Summer School in Labor Economics

Monday, May 15:

12:00	-	14:00		Open Lunch
14:30	-	14:40		Welcome Address Dan A. Black (University of Chicago and IZA) Andreas Lichter (IZA)
				Lecture 1
14:40	-	16:10		Andrea Weber (Central European University and IZA) "The Process of Job Search, Job Search Theory, Unemployment Insurance (UI) Policies"
16:10	-	16:30		Coffee Break
				Lecture 2
16:30	-	18:00		Jeffrey A. Smith (University of Michigan and IZA) "Selection on Observed Variables: Matching and Weighting Estimators"
19:00				Dinner

Tuesday, May 16:

				Lecture 3
09:00	-	10:30		Andrea Weber (Central European University and IZA) "The Impact of UI on Labor Supply I: Income and Substitution Effects, Empirical Evidence from RD Designs"
10:30	-	11:00		Coffee Break
				Lecture 4
11:00	-	12:30		Jeffrey A. Smith (University of Michigan and IZA) "Selection on Observed Variables: Justifying Selection on Observed Variables"
12:30	-	14:00		Lunch
				Student Presentations: Session 1
				Chair: Hannah Paule-Paludkiewicz (Goethe University Frankfurt)
14:00	-	14:45		Jenny Jans (Uppsala University), Rita Ginja (Uppsala University and IZA), Arizo Karimi (Uppsala University)
				"Parental Leave Reforms: Consequences for Birth Spacing, Household and Child Outcomes"
14:45	-	15:30		Anne Ardila Brenøe (University of Copenhagen)
				"Does Sibling Gender Composition Affect Gender-stereotypic Choice of Education?"
				Discussant: Nina Schwarz (University of Duisburg-Essen)
15:30	-	16:00		Coffee Break
16:00	-	17:30		Poster Session I
				Lukas Kießling (University of Bonn), Jonas Radbruch (University of Bonn and IZA), Sebastian Schaube (University of Bonn)
				"Self-selected Peers and Their Effects on Performance"
				Emma Gorman (Lancaster University)
				"Does Schooling Have Lasting Effects on Cognitive Function? Evidence from Compulsory Schooling Laws"
				Malka Guillot (Paris School of Economics)
				"Impact of a Sectoral Tax on the Working Rich on Wages, Employment and Profit"
				Simon Trenkle (Institute for Employment Research (IAB), Nuremberg)
				"Non-Take-Up of Unemployment Benefits"
				Martina Magli (University of Nottingham)
				"Effects of Services Offshoring on Local Labor Markets"
				Mark Lambiris (University of Lausanne)
				"How Do Firms Contribute to the Wage Gap between Immigrants and Natives?"
19:00				Dinner

Wednesday, May 17:

				Lecture 5
09:00	-	10:30		Jeffrey A. Smith (University of Michigan and IZA) "Experiments as Benchmarks"
10:30	-	11:00		Coffee Break
				Lecture 6
11:00	-	12:30		Andrea Weber (Central European University and IZA) "The Impact of UI on Labor Supply II: Effects of Benefit Levels on Unemployment Duration, Empirical Evidence from RKD Analysis"
12:30	-	14:00		Lunch
				Media Workshop
14:00	-	16:00		Mark Fallak (IZA)
				"Communicating Your Research Effectively"
16:00	-	16:30		Coffee Break
16:30	-	18:00		Poster Session II
				Hannah Paule-Paludkiewicz (Goethe University Frankfurt), Nicola Fuchs-Schündeln (Goethe University Frankfurt and IZA), Paolo Masella (University of Bologna and IZA)
				"Cultural Determinants of Household Saving Behavior"
				Nina Schwarz (University of Duisburg-Essen), Sonia R. Bhalotra (University of Essex and IZA), Martin Karlsson (University of Duisburg-Essen and IZA), Therese Nilsson (Lund University)
				"Infant Health, Cognitive Performance and Earnings: Evidence from Inception of the Welfare State in Sweden"
				Hanno Foerster (University of Mannheim), Gerard J. van den Berg (University of Bristol and IZA), Barbara Hofmann (Institute for Employment Research (IAB), Nuremberg), Arne Uhlendorff (CREST and IZA)
				"A Structural Empirical Analysis of Job Search, Active Labor Market Policies and Sickness Absence"
				Julia Schmieder (Free University of Berlin), Martin Halla (University of Innsbruck and IZA), Andrea Weber (Central European University and IZA)
				"Job Displacement, Family Dynamics and Spousal Labor Supply"
				Felix Koenig (CEP, London School of Economics)
				"Earning Superstars and Market Size: Evidence from the Entertainment Industry"
				Michael C. Knaus (University of St. Gallen), Michael Lechner (University of St. Gallen and IZA), Anthony Strittmatter (University of St. Gallen)
				"Uncovering Treatment Effect Heterogeneity in Swiss Job Search Programs"
19:00				Dinner

Thursday, May 18:

				Student Presentations: Session 2
				Chair: Laura Pohlan (University of Mannheim)
09:00	-	09:45		Andreas Ferrara (University of Warwick)
				"Economic and Social Integration of Minorities: The Effect of WWII on Racial Segregation"
				Discussant: Felix Koenig (CEP, London School of Economics)
09:45	-	10:30		Lorenzo Neri (Queen Mary, University of London), Erich Battistin (Queen Mary, University of London and IZA)
				"School Accountability, Score Manipulation and Economic Geography"
				Discussant: Jad Beyhum (Toulouse School of Economics)
10:30	-	11:00		Coffee Break
				Student Presentations: Session 3
				Chair: Martina Magli (University of Nottingham)
11:00	-	11:45		Daphné Skandalis (CREST)
				"The Discouraged-Worker Effect: How Do Jobseekers Respond to Information about Local Labor Market Tightness?"
				Discussant: Laila Ait Bihi Ouali (Aix Marseille University)
11:45	-	12:30		Amelie Schiprowski (IZA)
				"The Role of Caseworkers in Unemployment Insurance. Evidence from Unexpected Work Absences"
				Discussant: Julia Schmieder (Free University of Berlin)
12:30	-	13:30		Lunch
13:30	-	19:00		Social Program
19:00				Dinner

Friday, May 19:

				Lecture 7
09:00	-	10:30		Jeffrey A. Smith (University of Michigan and IZA) "Testing Conditional Independence"
10:30	-	11:00		Coffee Break
				Lecture 8
11:00	-	12:30		Andrea Weber (Central European University and IZA) "The Effects of UI Generosity on Job Quality"
12:30	-	14:00		Lunch
				Student Presentations: Session 4
				Chair: Hanno Foerster (University of Mannheim)
14:00	-	14:45		Helena Hernandez-Pizarro (Universitat Pompeu Fabra)
				"The Effect of Long-term Care Benefits on Mortality"
				Discussant: Michael C. Knaus (University of St. Gallen)
14:45	-	15:30		Nick Nielsen (University of Copenhagen)
				"The Causal Effect of Retirement on Health: Evidence from Danish Register Data"
				Discussant: Malka Guillot (Paris School of Economics)
15:30	-	16:00		Coffee Break
16:00	-	17:30		Poster Session III
				Laura Pohlan (University of Mannheim), Annette Bergemann (University of Bristol and IZA), Arne Uhlendorff (CREST and IZA)
				"Job Creation Schemes in Turbulent Times"
				Arezou Zaresani (University of Calgary)
				"Adjustment Costs and Incentives to Work: Evidence from a Disability Insurance Program"
				Jad Beyhum (Toulouse School of Economics), Stephen Kastoryano (University of Mannheim), Torbjorn Skardhamar (University of Oslo)
				"Decomposing Policy and Treatment Effects in Randomized Experiments with Duration Outcomes"
				Laila Ait Bihi Ouali (Aix Marseille University), Olivier Bargain (Aix Marseille School of Economics and IZA), Xavier Joutard (Aix Marseille University)
				"Partial Unemployment Insurance and Hour Decisions"
				Johanna Posch (European University Institute), Tito Boeri (Bocconi University and IZA), Andrea Ichino (European University Institute and IZA), Enrico Moretti (University of California, Berkeley and IZA)
				"Unintended Consequences of Nominal Wage Equality across Regions"
19:00				Dinner

Saturday, May 20:

				Lecture 9
09:00	-	10:30		Andrea Weber (Central European University and IZA) "Temporary versus Permanent Layoffs, Recall Unemployment"
10:30	-	11:00		Coffee Break
				Lecture 10
11:00	-	12:30		Jeffrey A. Smith (University of Michigan and IZA) "Heterogeneous Treatment Effects"
12:30	-	14:00		Lunch
				Student Presentations: Session 5
				Chair: Mark Lambiris (University of Lausanne)
14:00	-	14:45		Helène Benghalem (CREST)
				"Strategic Bunching at Eligibility Notches: Evidence from the Arts Workers' UI Scheme in France"
				Discussant: Simon Trenkle (Institute for Employment Research (IAB), Nuremberg)
14:45	-	15:30		Laura Khoury (Paris School of Economics)
				"Unemployment Benefits and the Timing of Economic Dismissals: Evidence from Bunching at a Notch in France"
				Discussant: Arezou Zaresani (University of Calgary)
15:30	-	16:00		Coffee Break
				Student Presentations: Session 6
				Chair: Lukas Kießling (University of Bonn)
16:00	-	16:45		Ilka Gerhardts (University of Munich), Uwe Sunde (University of Munich and IZA), Larissa Zierow (University of Munich)
				"Class Composition and Educational Outcomes - Evidence from the Abolition of Denominational Schools"
				Discussant: Emma Gorman (Lancaster University)
16:45	-	17:30		Matthijs Oosterveen (Erasmus University Rotterdam), Sacha Kapoor (Erasmus University Rotterdam), Dinand Webbink (Erasmus University Rotterdam, IZA)
				"The Price of Forced Attendance"
				Discussant: Johanna Posch (European University Institute)
19:00				Dinner

Sunday, May 21:

				Departure after breakfast until 10:00 am.