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3rd IZA Junior/Senior Symposium

Organizers: Daniel S. Hamermesh (Barnard College and IZA), Simon Burgess (University of Bristol and IZA)
Location:Schaumburg-Lippe-Str. 9. 53113 Bonn
Date:July 16, 2018 - July 17, 2018

Event Manager:

Dominik Spitza (IZA)


Program



+++ presentation: 30 minutes +++ main discussant: 15 minutes +++

+++ senior discussant: 5 minutes +++
(Simon Burgess, European-affiliated authors; Daniel Hamermesh, North American-affiliated authors)

+++ floor discussion: 10 minutes +++

Monday, July 16:

08:30 - 08:58   Registration
 
08:58 - 09:00   Welcoming Remarks
Daniel S. Hamermesh (Barnard College and IZA)
 
09:00 - 10:00   Sabrina Jeworrek (IWH Halle), Bernd Josef Leisen (University of Vechta), Vanessa Mertins (University of Vechta)
  "Gift-Exchange in Society and Individuals’ Attitudes toward Supporting the Integration of Immigrants"
  Discussant: Corey White (California Polytechnic State University)
  Discussant: Simon Burgess (University of Bristol and IZA)
 
10:00 - 11:00   Guido Neidhöfer (Free University of Berlin), Giacomo Corneo (Free University of Berlin and IZA)
  "Income Redistribution and Self-Selection of Immigrants: Evidence from Administrative Data"
  Discussant: Serena Rhee (University of Hawaii at Manoa)
  Discussant: Simon Burgess (University of Bristol and IZA)
 
 
11:00 - 11:30   Coffee Break
 
 
11:30 - 12:30   Jeffrey T. Denning (Brigham Young University and IZA), Richard J. Murphy (University of Texas at Austin and IZA), Felix Weinhardt (Humboldt University Berlin and IZA)
  "Where Do I Stand? The Importance of Prior Class Ranking on Life Outcomes"
  Discussant: Omar Bamieh (University of Vienna)
  Discussant: Daniel S. Hamermesh (Barnard College and IZA)
 
 
12:30 - 13:30   Lunch
 
 
13:30 - 14:30   Extra Presentation
 
 
    Daniel S. Hamermesh (Barnard College and IZA)
  "How the Economics Profession Works"
 
 
 
14:30 - 15:30   Omar Bamieh (University of Vienna)
  "Firing Costs, Employment and Misallocation. Evidence from Randomly Assigned Judges"
  Discussant: Daniel Kreisman (Georgia State University)
  Discussant: Simon Burgess (University of Bristol and IZA)
 
15:30 - 16:30   Brian Asquith (National Bureau of Economic Research)
  "The Grandparenthood Effect: Labor Force Attachment Responses and Trends Among Older Workers"
  Discussant: Guido Neidhöfer (Free University of Berlin)
  Discussant: Daniel S. Hamermesh (Barnard College and IZA)
 
 
16:30 - 17:00   Coffee Break
 
 
17:00 - 18:00   Corey White (California Polytechnic State University)
  "Measuring the Social and Externality Benefits of Influenza Vaccination"
  Discussant: Marta De Philippis (Bank of Italy)
  Discussant: Daniel S. Hamermesh (Barnard College and IZA)
 
 
19:30       Dinner
 

Tuesday, July 17:

08:45 - 09:45   Esther Mirjam Girsberger (University of Lausanne and IZA), Romuald Meango (Max-Planck Institute for Social Law and Social Policy, Munich)
  "The Puzzle of Educated Unemployment in West Africa"
  Discussant: Brian Asquith (National Bureau of Economic Research)
  Discussant: Simon Burgess (University of Bristol and IZA)
 
09:45 - 10:45   Francesca Carta (Bank of Italy), Marta De Philippis (Bank of Italy)
  "The Effect of a Longer Working Horizon on Individual and Family Labor Supply"
  Discussant: Jeffrey T. Denning (Brigham Young University and IZA)
  Discussant: Simon Burgess (University of Bristol and IZA)
 
 
10:45 - 11:00   Coffee Break
 
 
11:00 - 12:00   Serena Rhee (University of Hawaii at Manoa), Naoki Aizawa (University of Wisconsin-Madison), Soojin Kim (Purdue University)
  "Labor Market Screening and Social Insurance Program Design for the Disabled"
  Discussant: Esther Mirjam Girsberger (University of Lausanne and IZA)
  Discussant: Daniel S. Hamermesh (Barnard College and IZA)
 
 
12:00 - 13:00   Lunch
 
 
13:00 - 14:00   Daniel Kreisman (Georgia State University), Jonathan Smith (Georgia State University), Bondi Arifin (Ministry of Finance, Republic of Indonesia)
  "Employer Learning, Labor Market Signaling and the Value of College: Evidence from Resumes and the Truth"
  Discussant: Sabrina Jeworrek (IWH Halle)
  Discussant: Daniel S. Hamermesh (Barnard College and IZA)
 
 
14:15       Social Event