MOOD 2011
10th Doctoral Workshop in Economic Theory and Econometrics
4-6 July, 2011
Hosted by : EIEF - Via Sallustiana, 62
Monday, July 4th, 2011
15:00-15:15 Welcoming remarks
Session 1: Matching and Search
15:15-16:15 Will You `Quasi-marry' Me? The Rise of Cohabitation and Decline of Marriages
By Effrosyni Adamopoulou, (Universidad Carlos III de Madrid)
Presented by : Effrosyni Adamopoulou, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid
16:15-17:15 A Theory of Dual Job Search and Sex-Based Occupational Clustering
By Alan M. Benson, (MIT - Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
Presented by : Alan Benson, MIT - Massachusetts Institute of Technology
17:15-17:45 Coffee break
17:45-18:45 Formal and informal firms' dynamics
By Gabriel Ulyssea, (University of Chicago)
Presented by : Gabriel Ulyssea, University of Chicago
Tuesday, July 5th, 2011
Session 2: Education
09:30-10:30 Credit Constraints for Higher Education
By Alex Solis, (University of California, Berkeley)
Presented by : Alex Solis, University of California, Berkeley
10:30-11:00 Coffee break
11:00-12:00 Institutional Structure of Higher Education, Credit Markets and Persistent Inequality
By Bledi Taska, (New York University)
Presented by : Bledi Taska, New York University
12:00-13:00 Vouchers, Teachers' Labor Markets and Cognitive Achievement: Evidence from Chile
By Michela Tincani, (University of Pennsylvania)
Presented by : Michela Tincani, University of Pennsylvania
13:00-14:30 Lunch
Session 3: Networks and Productivity
14:30-15:30 Countercyclical Restructuring
By Davd Berger, (Yale University)
Presented by : David Berger, Yale University
15:30-16:30 Do Aggregate Fluctuations Depend on the Network Structure of Firms and Sectors?
By Lorenzo Burlon, (Universitat Autónoma de Barcelona)
Presented by : Lorenzo Burlon, Universitat Autónoma de Barcelona
16:30-17:00 Coffee break
17:00-18:00 Industry Connections and the Geographic Location of Economic Activity
By William Hanlon, (Columbia University)
Presented by : William Hanlon, Columbia University
Wednesday, July 6th, 2010
Session 4: Treatment Effects
09:30-10:30 Identification in Nonlinear Difference in Difference Models with Multivalued Treatment Outcomes
By Carlos Cañon, (Toulouse School of Economics)
Presented by : Carlos Cañón, Toulouse School of Economics
10:30-11:00 Coffee break
11:00-12:00 Fuzzy Differences in Differences & Fuzzy Change in Change
By Clément de Chaisemartin, (Paris School of Economics)
Presented by : Clément de Chaisemartin, Paris School of Economics
12:00-13:00 Does AIDS Treatment Stimulate Negative Behavioral Response? A Field Experiment in South
Africa
By Plamen Nikolov, (Harvard University)
Presented by : Plamen Nikolov, Harvard University
13:00-14:30 Lunch
Session 5: Banking and Finance
14:30-15:30 A Model of Liquidity Provision with Adverse Selection
By Christoph Bertsch, (European University Institute)
Presented by : Christoph Bertsch, European University Institute
15:30-16:30 Credit Demand and Interest Rate Transparency
By Bruno Ferman, (MIT - Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
Presented by : Bruno Ferman, MIT - Massachusetts Institute of Technology
16:30-17:00 Coffee break
17:00-18:00 Unobservable Savings, Risk Sharing and Default in the Financial System
By Ettore Panetti, (IIES)
Presented by : Ettore Panetti, IIES