11th IZA Conference on Labor Market Policy Evaluation

Thursday, October 08:

08:50	-	09:00		Introduction
				Session A: Experiments I
				Chair: Steffen Künn (Maastricht University)
09:00	-	09:35		Arne Uhlendorff (CREST and IZA), Gerard J. van den Berg (University of Mannheim and IZA), Sylvie Blasco (GAINS, Université du Maine and IZA), Bruno Crépon (CREST and IZA), Daphne Skandalis (CREST)
				"Do Search Clubs Help Young Job Seekers in Deprived Neighborhoods? Evidence from a Randomized Experiment"
09:35	-	10:10		Florian Zimmermann (University of Zurich and IZA), Steffen Altmann (University of Copenhagen and IZA), Armin Falk (University of Bonn and IZA), Simon Jäger (Harvard University and IZA)
				"Learning about Job Search: A Field Experiment with Job Seekers in Germany"
10:10	-	10:40		Coffee Break
				Session B: Minimum Wage
				Chair: Marco Caliendo (University of Potsdam and IZA)
10:40	-	11:15		Peter Brummund (University of Alabama), Michael Strain (American Enterprise Institute)
				"Heterogenous Impacts of the Minimum Wage"
11:15	-	11:50		Hyejin Ku (University College London)
				"Does Minimum Wage Increase Labor Productivity? Evidence from Piece-rate Workers in a Casual Labor Market"
11:50	-	12:25		Kerry L. Papps (University of Bath and IZA)
				"Career Wage Profiles and the Minimum Wage"
12:25	-	14:00		Lunch
				Keynote Speech
				Chair: Gerard J. van den Berg (University of Mannheim and IZA)
14:00	-	15:30		Bruno Crépon (CREST and IZA), Gerard J. van den Berg (University of Mannheim and IZA)
				"Active Labor Market Policies"
15:30	-	16:00		Coffee Break
				Session C: Methods
				Chair: Gerard J. van den Berg (University of Mannheim and IZA)
16:00	-	16:35		Markus Frölich (University of Mannheim and IZA), Martin Huber (University of St. Gallen)
				"Direct and Indirect Treatment Effects: Causal Chains and Mediation Analysis with Instrumental Variables"
16:35	-	17:10		Miikka Rokkanen (Columbia University), Francois Gerard (Columbia University), Christoph Rothe (Columbia University)
				"Partial Identification in Regression Discontinuity Designs with Manipulated Running Variables"
19:00				Dinner

Friday, October 09:

				Session D: Policy Evaluation I
				Chair: Marco Caliendo (University of Potsdam and IZA)
09:15	-	09:50		Andrea Albanese (Ghent University), Bart Cockx (Ghent University and IZA)
				"Permanent Wage Cost Subsidies for Older Workers: An Effective Tool for Increasing Working Time and Postponing Early Retirement?"
09:50	-	10:25		Nynke De Groot (Free University Amsterdam), Pierre Koning (VU University Amsterdam and IZA)
				"Assessing the Effects of Disability Insurance Experience Rating. The Case of the Netherlands"
10:25	-	10:55		Coffee Break
				Session E: Experiments II
				Chair: Steffen Künn (Maastricht University)
10:55	-	11:30		Barbara Hofmann (University of Mannheim), Gerard J. van den Berg (University of Mannheim and IZA), Gesine Stephan (Institute for Employment Research (IAB), Nuremberg and IZA), Arne Uhlendorff (CREST and IZA)
				"Do Integration Agreements Improve Job Search of the Unemployed? Evidence from a Randomized Controlled Experiment"
11:30	-	12:05		Slesh Shrestha (National University of Singapore), Dean Yang (University of Michigan and IZA)
				"Facilitating Worker Mobility: A Randomized Information Intervention among Migrant Workers"
12:05	-	13:45		Lunch
				Session F: Policy Evaluation II
				Chair: Marco Caliendo (University of Potsdam and IZA)
13:45	-	14:20		Patrick Arni (IZA), Xingfei Liu (IZA)
				"Policy Evaluation and Incomplete Information: Empirical Evidence from Unemployed Job Seekers"
14:20	-	14:55		Jeffrey A. Smith (University of Michigan and IZA), Fredrik Andersson (Office of the Controller of the Currency), Harry J. Holzer (Georgetown University and IZA), Julia I. Lane (American Institute for Research and IZA), David Rosenblum (Moody's Analytics)
				"Does Federally Funded Job Training Work?"
14:55	-	15:15		Coffee Break
				Session G: Public/Private Employment Service
				Chair: Gerard J. van den Berg (University of Mannheim and IZA)
15:15	-	15:50		Bart Cockx (Ghent University and IZA), Stijn Baert (Ghent University and IZA)
				"Contracting Out Mandatory Counselling and Training for Long-Term Unemployed. Private For-Profit or Non-Profit, or Keep it Public?"
15:50	-	16:25		Kai Rehwald (Aarhus University), Michael Rosholm (Aarhus University and IZA), Michael Svarer (Aarhus University and IZA)
				"Are Public or Private Providers of Employment Services More Effective? Evidence from a Randomized Experiment"
16:25				Farewell Coffee