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2nd IZA Junior/Senior Symposium

Organizers: Daniel S. Hamermesh (Royal Holloway, University of London and IZA), Pierre Cahuc (CREST, Ecole Polytechnique, Paris and IZA)
Location:University of Texas, Austin, USA
Date:May 01, 2017 - May 02, 2017

Event Manager:

Viola Hartmann (IZA)


Program

Preliminary Version, April 6, 2017


+++ presentation: 30 minutes +++ main discussant: 15 minutes +++
+++ senior discussant: 5 minutes +++
(Pierre Cahuc, European- and Middle Eastern-based authors;
Daniel Hamermesh, North American-based authors)

+++ floor discussion: 10 minutes +++

Monday, May 01:

08:58 - 09:00   Welcoming Remarks
Daniel S. Hamermesh
(Royal Holloway, University of London and IZA)
 
09:00 - 10:00   Tommaso Colussi (IZA), Ingo E. Isphording (IZA), Nico Pestel (IZA)
  "Minority Salience and Political Extremism"
  Discussant: Joniada Milla (Wilfrid Laurier University)
  Discussant: Pierre Cahuc (CREST, Ecole Polytechnique, Paris and IZA)
 
10:00 - 11:00   Serena Canaan (American University of Beirut)
  "Parental Leave, Intra-household Specialization and Children's Well-being"
  Discussant: Xi Chen (Yale University and IZA)
  Discussant: Pierre Cahuc (CREST, Ecole Polytechnique, Paris and IZA)
 
 
11:00 - 11:30   Coffee Break
 
 
11:30 - 12:30   Tyler Ransom (Duke University)
  "Understanding Migration Aversion Using Elicited Expectations and Counterfactuals"
  Discussant: Pavel Jelnov (Leibniz University of Hannover)
  Discussant: Daniel S. Hamermesh (Royal Holloway, University of London and IZA)
 
 
12:30 - 13:30   Lunch
 
 
13:30 - 14:30   Extra Presentation
 
    Daniel S. Hamermesh (Royal Holloway, University of London and IZA)
  "How the Economics Profession Works"
 
14:30 - 15:30   Dan Zeltzer (Tel Aviv University)
  "Gender Homophily in Referral Networks: Consequences for the Medicare Physician Pay Gap"
  Discussant: Michael Suher (New York University)
  Discussant: Pierre Cahuc (CREST, Ecole Polytechnique, Paris and IZA)
 
15:30 - 16:30   Xi Chen (Yale University and IZA)
  "Investment in the Womb: Identifying Gender Discrimination through the Lens of Prenatal Ultrasound Scans"
  Discussant: Tommaso Colussi (IZA)
  Discussant: Daniel S. Hamermesh (Royal Holloway, University of London and IZA)
 
 
16:30 - 17:00   Coffee Break
 
 
17:00 - 18:00   Patrick Button (Tulane University), Philip Armour (RAND Corporation), Simon Hollands (Pardee-RAND Graduate School)
  "A Comprehensive Analysis of the Effects of US Disability Discrimination Laws on the Employment of the Disabled Population"
  Discussant: Tugba Zeydanli (Martin-Luther University, Halle-Wittenberg)
  Discussant: Daniel S. Hamermesh (Royal Holloway, University of London and IZA)
 
 
19:30       Dinner at Restaurant “Fonda San Miguel”, 2330 W. North Loop, Austin
 
 

Tuesday, May 02:

08:45 - 09:45   Pavel Jelnov (Leibniz University of Hannover)
  "Economics of the Time Zone: Let there Be Light"
  Discussant: Patrick Button (Tulane University)
  Discussant: Pierre Cahuc (CREST, Ecole Polytechnique, Paris and IZA)
 
09:45 - 10:45   Joniada Milla (Wilfrid Laurier University)
  "Teacher Incentives and Sorting: Performance Pay Incentives in Secondary Education"
  Discussant: Dan Zeltzer (Tel Aviv University)
  Discussant: Daniel S. Hamermesh (Royal Holloway, University of London and IZA)
 
 
10:45 - 11:00   Coffee Break
 
 
11:00 - 12:00   Tugba Zeydanli (Martin-Luther University, Halle-Wittenberg), Kerim Keskin (ADA University)
  "Tunnel Effect versus Loss Aversion: Evidence from the Workplace"
  Discussant: Tyler Ransom (Duke University)
  Discussant: Pierre Cahuc (CREST, Ecole Polytechnique, Paris and IZA)
 
 
12:00 - 13:00   Lunch
 
 
13:00 - 14:00   Michael Suher (New York University), Jorge Perez (Brown University)
  "The Efficacy of Hiring Credits in Distressed Areas"
  Discussant: Serena Canaan (American University of Beirut)
  Discussant: Daniel S. Hamermesh (Royal Holloway, University of London and IZA)
 
 
14:15       Social Event