Department of Economics Universidad Carlos III

Social Inequalities in Climate Change-Attributed Impacts of Hurricane Harvey
2021-12-10 12:45 - 14:00 (Europe/Helsinki) | 18.0.A13
Ilan Noy
(Victoria University of Wellington)

“Social Inequalities in Climate Change-Attributed Impacts of Hurricane Harvey”

Face-to-face seminar – Room 18.0.A13
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Instrumental Factor Models for High Dimensional Functional Data
2021-12-13 12:45 - 14:00 | 18.0.A13
Jihyun Kim
(TSE)

“Instrumental Factor Models for High Dimensional Functional Data”

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The Toll of Tariffs: Protectionism, Education and Fertility in Late 19th Century France
2022-02-15 12:45 - 14:00 | 18.0.A13
Cecilia García Peñalosa
(Marseille School of Economics)

“The Toll of Tariffs: Protectionism, Education and Fertility in Late 19th Century France”

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Local projections in unstable environments: how effective is fiscal policy?
2022-02-21 12:45 - 14:00 | Virtual Seminar
Barbara Rossi
(UPF)

“Local projections in unstable environments: how effective is fiscal policy?”

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Who Watches the Watchmen? Local News and Police Behaviour in the United States
2022-02-23 12:45 - 14:00 | 18.0.A13
Nicola Mastrorocco
(Trinity College Dublin)

“Who Watches the Watchmen? Local News and Police Behaviour in the United States” joint with Arianna Ornaghi

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Bailing out the Kids: New Evidence on Informal Insurance from one Billion Bank Transfers
2022-03-07 12:45 - 14:00 | 18.0.A13
Asger Lau Andersen
(University of Copenhagen)

“Bailing out the Kids: New Evidence on Informal Insurance from one Billion Bank Transfers” joint with Niels Johannesen and Adam Sheridan

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Does Homeownership Reduce Crime? A Radical Housing Reform from the UK
2022-03-14 12:45 - 14:00 | 18.0.A13
Matteo Sandi
(CEP/LSE)

“Does Homeownership Reduce Crime? A Radical Housing Reform from the UK”

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Uniform and distribution-free inference with general autoregressive processes
2022-03-21 12:45 - 14:00 | 18.0.A13
Katerina Petrova
(UPF)

“Uniform and distribution-free inference with general autoregressive processes” joint with Tassos Magdalinos.

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Inequality and the Covid Crisis
2022-03-28 19:00 - 20:30 | Fundación Ramón Areces
Richard Blundell
(UCL)

“Inequality and the Covid Crisis”

Fundación Ramón Areces – Salón de actos
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Wage Progression, Human Capital and Labour Market Inequality
2022-03-29 15:00 - 16:15 | 18.0.A08
Richard Blundell
(UCL)

“Wage Progression, Human Capital and Labour Market Inequality”

Face-to-face seminar – Room 18.0.A08
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When do state-dependent local projections work?
2022-04-04 12:45 - 14:15 | 18.0.A13
Silvia Goncalves
(McGill University)

“When do state-dependent local projections work?”

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Revisiting the Determinants of Unemployment Duration: Variance Decomposition à la ABS in Spain
2022-04-06 12:45 - 14:15 | 18.0.A13
Maia Güell
(University of Edinburgh)

“Revisiting the Determinants of Unemployment Duration: Variance Decomposition à la ABS in Spain” joint with Cristina Lafuente.

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Workplace Presenteeism, Job Substitutability and Gender Inequality
2022-04-25 12:45 - 14:15 | 15.1.39
CANCELLED
Ghazala Azmat
(Sciences Po)

“Workplace Presenteeism, Job Substitutability and Gender Inequality” (joint with Lena Hensvik and Olof Rosenqvist)

Face-to-face seminar – Room 15.1.39

Why Finding a Job Gets Harder as Spells lengthen: Applications vs Interviews and Offers
2022-05-09 12:45 - 14:15 | 15.1.39
Rafael Lalive
(University of Lausanne)

“Why Finding a Job Gets Harder as Spells lengthen: Applications vs Interviews and Offers” (joint with Aderonke Osikominu, Jeremy Zuchuat, and Josef Zweimuller)

Face-to-face seminar – Room 15.1.39

Long-run Health and Mortality Effects of Exposure to Universal Health Care in Infancy
2022-05-16 12:45 - 14:00 | 15.1.39
Melanie Lührmann
(Royal Holloway)

“Long-run Health and Mortality Effects of Exposure to Universal Health Care in Infancy” (with Tanya Wilson)

Face-to-face seminar – Room 15.1.39

Central Bank Mandates and the Financial Cycle: through the Lens of Federal Reserve Speeches
2022-05-23 15:00 - 16:15 | 15.1.41
Robin Lumsdaine
(American University)

“Central Bank Mandates and the Financial Cycle: through the Lens of Federal Reserve Speeches”

Face-to-face seminar – Room 15.1.41

From Refugees to Citizens: Returns to Naturalization and Labour Market Outcomes
2022-05-30 12:45 - 14:00 | 15.1.39
Francesco Fasani
(University of Milan)

“From Refugees to Citizens: Returns to Naturalization and Labour Market Outcomes” (with T.Frattini and M.Pirot)

Face-to-face seminar – Room 15.1.39

Do Temporary Help Agencies Help? Employment Transitions for Low-Skilled Workers
2022-06-09 12:45 - 14:00 | 15.1.39
Ismael Gálvez-Iniesta
(Universitat de les Illes Balears)

“Do Temporary Help Agencies Help? Employment Transitions for Low-Skilled Workers” (with Raquel Carrasco and Belén Jerez)

Face-to-face seminar – Room 15.1.39

Policy Choice in Time Series by Empirical Welfare Maximization
2022-06-27 12:45 - 14:00 | 15.1.39
Toru Kitagawa
(University College London)

“Policy Choice in Time Series by Empirical Welfare Maximization”

Face-to-face seminar – Room 15.1.39

Endogenous Kink Threshold Regression
2022-09-05 12:45 - 14:00 | 15.1.39
Thanasis Stengos
(University of Guelph)

“Endogenous Kink Threshold Regression”

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Decarbonization and Electrification in the Long Run
2022-09-12 12:45 - 14:00 | 15.1.39
Erin Mansur
(Dartmouth College)

“Decarbonization and Electrification in the Long Run”

Face-to-face seminar – Room 15.1.39

Innovation Nation: Evidence from Broadening Access to Ph.D. Training in the U.S
2022-09-19 12:45 - 14:00 | 15.1.39
Francisca Antman
(University of Colorado Boulder)

“Innovation Nation: Evidence from Broadening Access to Ph.D. Training in the U.S”

Face-to-face seminar – Room 15.1.39

The Value-Added Tax: Theory vs. Practice
2022-09-26 12:45 - 14:00 | 15.1.39
Miguel Almunia
(CUNEF)

“The Value-Added Tax: Theory vs. Practice”

Face-to-face seminar – Room 15.1.39

First generation elite: the role of school networks
2022-10-03 12:45 - 14:00 | 15.1.39
Emma Tominey
(University of York)

“First generation elite: the role of school networks”

Face-to-face seminar – Room 15.1.39

Do More School Resources Increase Learning Outcomes? Evidence from an Extended School-Day Reform
2022-10-05 12:45 - 14:00 | 15.1.39
Jorge Aguero
(University of Connecticut)

“Do More School Resources Increase Learning Outcomes? Evidence from an Extended School-Day Reform” (with Marta Favara, Alex Sánchez and Catherine)

Face-to-face seminar – Room 15.1.39

Partial retirement and spousal labor supply: learning from a retirement reform in Norway
2022-10-10 12:45 - 14:00 | 15.1.39
Elena Stancanelli
(Paris School of Economics)

“Partial retirement and spousal labor supply: learning from a retirement reform in Norway” (with Bernt Bratsberg)

Face-to-face seminar – Room 15.1.39

Specialised Courts and the Reporting of Intimate Partner Violence: Evidence from Spain
2022-10-17 12:45 - 14:15 | 15.1.39
Jorge García Hombrados
(Universidad Autónoma de Madrid)

“Specialised Courts and the Reporting of Intimate Partner Violence: Evidence from Spain” (with Marta Martínez Matute)

Face-to-face Seminar – Room 15.1.39

ICT and Student Learning
2022-10-24 12:45 - 14:15 | 15.1.39
Ghazala Azmat
(Sciences Po)

“ICT and Student Learning” (joint with Denis Fougere and Clemence Lobut)

Face-to-face Seminar – Room 15.1.39

Overcoming empathy failures to reduce inequality: Experimental evidence from Colombia
2022-11-07 12:45 - 14:15 | 15.1.39
Sandra Polanía-Reyes
(University of Navarra)

“Overcoming empathy failures to reduce inequality: Experimental evidence from Colombia”

ABSTRACT

In recent years, Latin America and the Caribbean has faced a wave of six million migrants from Venezuela, three million of them entering Colombia. The migration crisis adds to the demographic shock stemming from internally displaced people (IDPs), former FARC combatants and paramilitaries rejoining civilian life. The urge to ensure basic welfare conditions for migrants is mediated by the challenge of integration into a society that sees them as outsiders.
Although prosocial behavior is understood as key for development, little is known about the role of prosocial behavior in the presence of conflict between groups and inequality. The effectiveness of prosocial behavior can be enhanced by three channels: ingroup member beliefs that outgroup members are willing and able to integrate, reductions in prejudice or increases in empathy. We implement a lab-in-the-field experiment with a representative sample in the main Colombian regions to measure the benefit of two 5-minute media interventions on prosocial behavior (i.e. altruism, trust, and preferences for redistribution) towards four groups: Venezuelan migrants, former combatants, internally displaced people and the very poor.
Unlike other similar edutainment interventions, ours are grounded on social psychology theory and evidence. Thus, the mechanism is not priming but actual information and learning to lower psychosocial barriers (beliefs, prejudice and empathy). We show that exposure to the media interventions humanizes FARC ex-combatants and IDPs, affecting both attitudes (e.g., support for inclusive policies) and prosocial behavior toward both groups. The robust effects of our intervention inform the policy design and thus accelerate the integration of the migrant population into their host communities.

Face-to-face Seminar – Room 15.1.39

Binary Response Dynamic Panel Data Models with Switching State Dependence
2022-11-14 12:45 - 14:15 | 15.1.39
Eleni Aristodemou
(University of Cyprus)

“Binary Response Dynamic Panel Data Models with Switching State Dependence”

Abstract:
This paper studies identification in binary response dynamic panel data models with switching state dependence. Departing from the standard approach of modelling binary response dynamic panel data models, where last period’s choice enters as an additional regressor, this paper allows for switching dependence where current period’s decision depends on whether this period’s choice differs from last period’s choice. This form of correlation causes inertia in individual choices and is suitable for modeling cases where individuals face some form of high switching costs”. This contemporaneous effect in choices, where the choice an individual makes in the current period directly affects current period’s latent utility, results in the model being logically inconsistent, making the model both incomplete and incoherent, which might result in lack of point-identification.
Face-to-face Seminar – Room 15.1.39
