Irish Society of New Economists (ISNE) 2010, Trinity College Dublin.

Friday, 24. September 2010

The Long Room Hub

08:45 Registration

09:15 Welcome address

The Long Room Hub IIIS Seminar Room Room 5025 Room 5039 Room 5052
09:30 Agriculture/Energy Economics International Trade I Fiscal Policy Behavioural Economics Growth, Aid & Development

11:10 Coffee break

11:30 Irish Economy Microeconomic Theory International Finance I Health Economics Human Capital, Demographics &
Growth

13:10 Lunch: Science Gallery (tbc)

Thomas Davis Lecture Hall (2043)

14:30 Keynote speech

15:40 Econometrics Industrial Organisation International Finance II Political Economy Economics of Education

17:30 Coffee break

17:50 Cultural Economics International Trade II Monetary Policy Labour I Gender Economics

19:40 End of day one

20:30 Social event

Saturday, 25. September 2010

IIIS Seminar Room Room 5025 Room 5039 Room 5052

10:00 Labour II – Market Institutions Economic Policy Trade Finance Macroeconomics I

11:40 Coffee break

12:00 Labour III – Incentives Financial Economics Applied Microeconomics Macroeconomics II – Wage Rigidities
13:40 End of day two

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Programme
Friday, 24th September 2010

08:45 Registration The Long Room Hub

09:15 Welcome Address: The Long Room Hub

Christian Danne, Benjamin Elsner, and Eoin McGuirk (TCD and IIIS)

09:30 Agricultural and Environmental Economics The Long Room Hub

Chair: Stephen O'Neill, NUI Galway

The Effect of Wind on Electricity Prices

Amy O'Mahoney, Trinity College Dublin

An Examination of the Adoption of Grassland Management Practices and Environmental Related Technologies
Edel Kelly, Teagasc

Accommodating Neighbourhood Effects in the Analysis of Environmental Stated Choice Analysis

Vikki Gibson, Queen's University Belfast

Exploring the Determinants of Land Rental Rates in the Republic of Ireland

Stephen O'Neill, NUI Galway

09:30 International Trade I Arts Building - IIIS Seminar Room

Chair: Fergal McCann, Paris School of Economics

Does it Matter who to Sell to? Environmental Implications of Export Destinations

Svetlana Batrakova, University College Dublin

Trade Union Structure with Environmental Concern and Firms' Technological Choice
Elias Asproudis, Loughborough University

Trade in Services and Degree of Liberalization of Regional Trade Agreements: Do Negotiations on Services have to be Specific?
Amelie Guillin, Paris School of Economics

Trusting your Partner in International Services Trade

Fergal McCann, Paris School of Economics

09:30 Fiscal Policy Arts Building - Room 5025

Chair: Sara Maria Riscado, European University Institute

A Simple Model of a Monetary Union

Stefanie Flotho, University of Freiburg

Can the Fiscal Theory of Price Level Explain Inflation Differentials in EMU?
Thomai Filippeli, University of Macedonia

The Macroeconomic Effects of Fiscal Policy Shocks in Good Times and Bad
Szabolcs Deak, Università Bocconi

Macro-Fiscal Volatility and the Composition of Public Spending

Sara Maria Riscado, European University Institute

09:30 Behavioural Economics Arts Building - Room 5039

Chair: David Comerford, University College Dublin

TBA
TBA

Opinion Revision and Gains from Averaging

Johannes Mueller-Trede, Universitat Pompeu Fabra

Migration, Risk and Entrepreneurial Potential

Janis Umblijs, Trinity College Dublin

How Workers Set Their Reservation Wage: The Effort Heuristic

David Comerford, University College Dublin
09:30 Growth, Aid & Development Arts Building - Room 5052
Chair: Markus Eberhardt, Oxford University

Convergence across Kazakh Regions

Miriam Frey, Osteuropa-Institut Regensburg

The Determinants of Living Standards in Africa

Mark McGovern, University College Dublin

The Effects of Foreign Aid in Sub-Saharan Africa

Rob Gillanders, University College Dublin

Aggregation versus Heterogeneity in Cross-Country Growth Empirics

Markus Eberhardt, Oxford University

11:10 Coffee break

11:30 Irish Economy The Long Room Hub

Chair: Stefano Verde, Trinity College Dublin

Dementia Care in Ireland: A Survey of Burden and Demand

Dominic Trepel, University of Limerick

The Contribution of Demographic Change towards Income Inequality in Ireland 1987-2005

Jason Loughrey, NUI Galway

Demographics and Irish Housing Demand: A Cross-County Econometric Model

Dinali Wijeratne, NUI Galway

Income and price Elasticities of Irish Household Demand

Stefano Verde, Trinity College Dublin

11:30 Microeconomic Theory Arts Building - IIIS Seminar Room

Chair: Maria Cubel, Universitat de Barcelona

Combinatorial Auctions, Computational Mechanism Design and Applications

Alan Holland, University College Cork

Assortative Matching in Partnerships and Over-Education

Alessandro Tampieri, University of Leicester

Signaling and Spending Cycle in a Political Agency Framework

Simon Schnyder, University of Fribourg

Domination and Conflict

Maria Cubel, Universitat de Barcelona

11:30 International Finance I Arts Building - Room 5025

Chair: Goncalo Pina, Universitat Pompeu Fabra

The Impact of Population Ageing on International Capital Flows

Alexandre Narciso, Copenhagen Business School

Determinants of Equity Home Bias: An Empirical Analysis

Iryna Stewen, University of Zurich

Incomplete Markets, Optimal Portfolios, and the Consumption Correlation Puzzle

Adam Gulan, Rutgers University

A Monetary Theory of International Reserves

Goncalo Pina, Universitat Pompeu Fabra

11:30 Health Economics Arts Building - Room 5039

Chair: Moritz Meyer, European University Institute

Determinants of Vegetarianism
Eimear Leahy, ESRI

Count Data Models and the Problem of Excess Zero in Irish Snack Food Consumption
Pamela Murphy, Trinity College Dublin
Social Networks and Mental Health: Evidence From SHARE
Sarah Gibney, University College Dublin

The Impact of the Health Status on Consumption Behaviour

Moritz Meyer, European University Institute

11:30 Human Capital, Demographics & Growth Arts Building - Room 5052
Chair: Alan Fernihough, University College Dublin

On Efficiency of Educational Systems

Przemyslaw Szufel, Warsaw School of Economics

The Effects of Different Stages of Education on Income across Countries

Mehtap Akguc, Toulouse School of Economics

An Analysis of the Interdependence of Demographic Factors, Labour Effort and Economic Growth in Ireland
Justin Doran, University College Cork

Malthusian Dynamics in a Diverged Europe: Northern Italy 1650-1881.

Alan Fernihough, University College Dublin

13:10 Lunch Break: The Science Gallery (tbc)

14:30 Keynote speech Arts Building - Thomas Davis Lecture Hall (2043)
The Irish Crisis
Philip Lane, Trinity College Dublin

15:40 Econometrics The Long Room Hub

Chair: Benjamin Elsner, Trintiy College Dublin

Errors-in-variables, Censored Data, and Heterogeneity in Panel GMM Estimates

Conor O'Toole, Trinity College Dublin

Non-Parametric Estimation of Models of Downward Wage Rigidity

Paris Nearchou, University of Cyprus

The Blinder-Oaxaca Unexplained Component as a Treatment Effects Estimator

Tymon Sloczynski, Warsaw School of Economics

The Distributional Impact of Emigration: The Case of EU Enlargement

Benjamin Elsner, Trintiy College Dublin

15:40 Industrial Organisation Arts Building - IIIS Seminar Room

Chair: Adele Whelan, NUI Maynooth

R&D Cooperation Strategies: A Multilevel Approach

Sara Amoroso, Tilburg University

Trust, Equilibrium Multiplicity and Fits-the-Crime Punishment Strategy in Extortions

Simone Meraglia, Toulouse School of Economics

Strategic Targeted Advertising and Local Network Externalities

Paulo Abecasis, Universitat Pompeu Fabra

Entry Deterrence and Coordinating Advertising in Markets with Consumption Externalities

Adele Whelan, NUI Maynooth

15:40 International Finance II Arts Building - Room 5025

Chair: Lena Golubovskaja, NUI Maynooth

Has the Euro Affected the Choice of Invoicing Currency?

Sebastian Werner, Tilburg University

Global Crises: What is Wrong with Standard Measures of International Linkages?

Leila Ali, University of Poitiers

Did Foreign Banks Stabilize the Banking Systems of Emerging Markets during the Global Financial Crisis?
Ursula Vogel, Frankfurt School of Finance and Management
Content Analysis of the IMF Article IV Staff Reports for EMU
Lena Golubovskaja, NUI Maynooth

15:40 Political Economy Arts Building - Room 5039

Chair: Michael Dorsch, American University of Paris

From Plurality to the Alternative Vote: Stategic Voting

Niall Hughes, European University Institute

Imperfect Information and the Meltzer-Richard Hypothesis

Christian Bredemeier, TU Dortmund

Interregional Transfers, Cultural Diversity and the Decentralization of Redistribution

Sabine Flamand, Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona

The National Political Economy of International Environmental Agreements

Michael Dorsch, American University of Paris

15:40 Education Arts Building - Room 5052

Chair: Martin Ryan, University College Dublin

Where Does the PISA Test Score Gap Come From? - A Country Comparison
Alina Botezat, University of Iaşi

Determinants of Irish Student Performance Scores: Quantile Regression Evidence from 2006 PISA Survey
Mosito Ntema, NUI Maynooth

Future Career Intentions of PhD Students In Ireland: Evidence from the Irish Universities Study
Mary Doyle, University College Dublin

Does Lecture Attendance Matter for Grades? Evidence from Longitudinal Tracking of Irish Students
Martin Ryan, University College Dublin

17:30 Coffee break

17:50 Cultural Economics The Long Room Hub

Chair: Robert Butler, University College Cork

Location Matters: The Biased Peak Ages Approach

Karol Jan Borowiecki, Trinity College Dublin

Does File-Sharing Reduce DVD Sales?

Emmi Martikainen, University of Turku

Religiosity and Personal Well-Being: People Can Be Happy With or Without Religion
Matthias Opfinger, University of Hannover

Additional Time Biases: The Case of the English Premier League

Robert Butler, University College Cork

17:50 International Trade II Arts Building - IIIS Seminar Room

Chair: Jan Koenig, Free University Berlin

TBA
TBA

Export Spillovers in Central & Eastern Europe

Tine Jeppesen, University College Dublin

Trade under Oligopolistic Competition in the Presence of a Competitive Fringe

Mathieu Parenti, Paris School of Economics

Does International Outsourcing Really Lower Worker's Income?

Jan Koenig, Free University Berlin

17:50 Monetary Policy Arts Building - Room 5025

Chair: Andreas Tudyka, WHU Koblenz

TBA
TBA

Housing Inflation in United Kingdom Price Indices

Marie Hyland, ESRI

Money Illusion and Rational Expectations: some new evidence from well-known survey data
Novella Maugeri, Univeristy of Siena

Has the Monetary Transmission Process in the EU changed? A TVP-FAVAR Approach

Andreas Tudyka, WHU Koblenz

17:50 Labour I Arts Building - Room 5039

Chair: Cathy Redmond, University College Dublin

Skilled or just Overconfident? Field Experimental Evidence on the Effect of Overconfidence on Promotion Probability
Eva-Maria Aulich, University of Zurich

Local Labour Market Diversity and Business Innovation: Evidence from Irish Manufacturing Businesses
Helen McGuirk, University of Limerick

Towards a Set of Composite Indicators on Flexicurity: A Comprehensive Approach

Anna Rita Manca, European Commission

Persistent Gaps in Earnings Expectations

Cathy Redmond, University College Dublin

17:50 Gender Economics Arts Building - Room 5052

Chair: Julia Anna Matz, Trinity College Dublin

Gender Training Gap in Germany? Influence of Marital Status and Children

Claudia Burgard, Ruhr Graduate School of Economics

Female Self-Employment in Kenya. Modelling the Role of Social Norms and Institutions
Giovanna De Giusti, University of Reading

Is It Better to Participate? The Role of Women's Social Capital on Household Food Security in Indonesia
Evita Hanie Pangaribowo, University of Bonn

Rank, Returns and Resources in Polygyny

Julia Anna Matz, Trinity College Dublin

19:40 End of day one

20:30 Social event:The Duke, 9 Duke Street, Dublin 2

Saturday, 25th September 2010

10:00 Labour II – Market Institutions Arts Building - IIIS Seminar Room

Chair: Sander Tuit, Tilburg University

Does Downward Nominal Wage Rigidity Dampen Wage Increases? An Analysis of German Micro Data 1975-2007
Heiko Stueber, University of Hohenheim

Labour Supply, Welfare and Taxation in Europe: Accounting for Fairness, Responsibility and Differences in Preferences
Dirk Neumann, University of Cologne

Separating Introduction- from Selection-Effects: The Differences in Employment Patterns of Co-Determined Firms
Rafael Gralla, TU Dortmund

Potential Benefit Duration in Multi-Spell Unemployment

Sander Tuit, Tilburg University

10:00 Economic Policy Arts Building - Room 5025

Chair: Catarina Marvao, Trinity College Dublin

What Determines a Good Business Environment?

Michael Breen, University College Dublin

What Drives Railway State Aids? Evidence from West European Countries, 1981-2008
Katharina Schreeb, University of Bremen
Fiscal Decentralization and Intergovernmental Grants: The European Regional policy and Spanish Autonomous Regions.
Juan Gonzalez Alegre, Universidad Pablo de Olavide

The EU Leniency Programme and the Factors Affecting Fine Reductions

Catarina Marvao, Trinity College Dublin

10:00 Trade Finance Arts Building - Room 5039

Chair: Robert Zymek, Universitat Pompeu Fabra

New Insights on Trade Finance

Marta Arespa, Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona

Export Credit Insurance and International Trade: Evidence from China

Jie Zheng, Tilburg University

Financial Development and Survival of Africa Agri-Food Exports

Madina Kukenova, University of Lausanne

International Capital Flows and the Growth of World Commodity Trade

Robert Zymek, Universitat Pompeu Fabra

10:00 Macroeconomics I Arts Building - Room 5052

Chair: Oliver de Groot, Cambridge University

Assessing the Fed's Performance through the effect of a Technology Shock on Hours Worked: New Evidence
Carlo Coen Castellino, University of Turin

Do Current Account Forecasters Herd and Does It Pay-off? - Evidence from the Euro Area and the G7 Countries
Lilli Zimmermann, WHU Koblenz

Aggregated Dynamics in DSGE with Heterogeneous Expectations.

Grzegorz Koloch, Warsaw School of Economics

Coordination Failure and the Financial Accelerator

Oliver de Groot, Cambridge University

11:40 Coffee break

12:00 Labour III – Incentives Arts Building - IIIS Seminar Room

Chair: Petra Nieken, University of Bonn

Part-Time Unemployment and Optimal Unemployment Insurance

Susanne Ek, University of Uppsala

Incentive Effects in Asymmetric Tournaments - Empirical Evidence from the German Hockey League
Michael Stegh, University of Cologne

Beauty and the Beast in the Labor Market: Returns to Physical Appearance in Luxembourg
Karina Doorley, University College Dublin

Information Policy in Tournaments with Sabotage

Petra Nieken, University of Bonn

12:00 Financial Economics Arts Building - Room 5025

Chair: Kitty Moloney, NUI Galway

Influences on the Exchange Rate Derivatives Market and its Instruments

Tina Nemarnik, University of Ljubljana

Ownership Concentration with State Shareholding: Evidence from China

Yi Huang, London Business School

Informed and Uninformed Traders at Work: Evidence from the French Market
Fabrizio Ferriani, University of Bologna

Modeling Credit Default Swap Market Value at Risk using GARCH models with Gaussian, Student t and EVT distributions
Kitty Moloney, NUI Galway
12:00 Applied Microeconomics Arts Building - Room 5039
Chair: Robert Ryan, Trinity College Dublin

Garden-Variety Tastes or the Power of Belonging - Critical Explorations in the Economics of Identity
Zsoka Koczan, Cambridge University

How do House Price Booms Affect Consumption? Recent evidence from the UK
Arun Advani, Cambridge University

Capitalizing on Social Assets: The Role of Social Capital in Determining Banking Relationships
Giulia Canzian, University of Trento

Bank Competition, Borrower Moral Hazard and the Competition-Stability View

Robert Ryan, Trinity College Dublin

12:00 Macroeconomics II – Wage Rigidities Arts Building - Room 5052

Chair: Vicenzo Cuciniello, Banca d'Italia

Wage Setting in the UK: Productivity vs Labour Market Institutions

Dario Simon Judzik, Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona

The High Sensitivity of Employment to Agency Costs: The Relevance of Wage Rigidity
Atanas Hristov, Humboldt University Berlin

Cyclicality of Wages and Union Power

Annaig Morin, Università Bocconi

Macroeconomic Interdependence under Collective Wage Bargaining

Vicenzo Cuciniello, Banca d'Italia

13:40 End of day two

List of Participants
Surname First name Affiliation
Abecasis Paulo Universitat Pompeu Fabra
Advani Arun Cambridge University
Akguc Mehtap Toulouse School of Economics
Ali Leila University of Poitiers
Amoroso Sara Tilburg University
Arespa Marta Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona
Asproudis Elias Loughborough University
Aulich Eva-Maria University of Zurich
Batrakova Svetlana University College Dublin
Borowiecki Karol Jan Trinity College Dublin
Botezat Alina University of Iaşi
Bredemeier Christian TU Dortmund
Breen Michael University College Dublin
Burgard Claudia Ruhr Graduate School of Economics
Butler Robert University College Cork
Canzian Giulia University of Trento
Coen Castellino Carlo University of Turin
Comerford David University College Dublin
Cubel Maria Universitat de Barcelona
Cuciniello Vicenzo Banca d'Italia
Deak Szabolcs Università Bocconi
De Giusti Giovanna University of Reading
de Groot Oliver Cambridge University
Doorley Karina University College Dublin
Doran Justin University College Cork
Dorsch Michael American University of Paris
Doyle Mary University College Dublin
Eberhardt Markus Oxford University
Elsner Benjamin Trinity College Dublin
Ek Susanne University of Uppsala
Fernihough Alan University College Dublin
Ferriani Fabrizio University of Bologna
Filippeli Thomai University of Macedonia
Flamand Sabine Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona
Flotho Stefanie University of Freiburg
Frey Miriam Osteuropa Institut Regensburg
Gibney Sarah University College Dublin
Gibson Vikki Queen's University Belfast
Gillanders Rob University College Dublin
Golubovskaja Lena NUI Maynooth
Gonzalez Alegre Juan Universidad Pablo de Olavide
Gralla Rafael TU Dortmund
Guillin Amelie Paris School of Economics
Gulan Adam Rutgers University
Holland Alan University College Cork
Hristov Atanas Humboldt University Berlin
Huang Yi London Business School
Hughes Niall European University Institute
Hyland Marie Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI)
Jeppesen Tine University College Dublin
Judzik Dario Simon Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona
Kelly Edel Teagasc
Koczan Zsoka Cambridge University
Koenig Jan Free University Berlin
Koloch Grzegorz Warsaw School of Economics
Kukenova Madina University of Lausanne
Leahy Eimear Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI)
Loughrey Jason NUI Galway
Manca Anna Rita European Commission
Martikainen Emmi University of Turku
Marvao Catarina Trinity College Dublin
Matz Julia Anna Trinity College Dublin
Maugeri Novella University of Siena
McCann Fergal Paris School of Economics
McGovern Mark University College Dublin
McGuirk Helen University of Limerick
Meraglia Simone Toulouse School of Economics
Meyer Moritz European University Institute
Moloney Kitty NUI Galway
Morin Annaig Università Bocconi
Mueller-Trede Johannes Universitat Pompeu Fabra
Murphy Pamela Trinity College Dublin
Narciso Alexandre Copenhagen Business School
Nearchou Paris University of Cyprus
Nemarnik Tina University of Ljubljana
Neumann Dirk University of Cologne
Nieken Petra University of Bonn
Ntema Mosito NUI Maynooth
O'Mahoney Amy Trinity College Dublin
O'Neill Stephen NUI Galway
Opfinger Matthias University of Hannover
O'Toole Conor Trinity College Dublin
Pangaribowo Evita Hanie University of Bonn
Parenti Mathieu Paris School of Economics
Pina Goncalo Universitat Pompeu Fabra
Redmond Cathy University College Dublin
Riscado Sara Maria European University Institute
Ryan Robert Trinity College Dublin
Ryan Martin University College Dublin
Schnyder Simon University of Fribourg
Schreeb Katharina University of Bremen
Sloczynski Tymon Warsaw School of Economics
Stegh Michael University of Cologne
Stewen Iryna University of Zurich
Stueber Heiko University of Hohenheim
Szufel Przemyslaw Warsaw School of Economics
Tampieri Alessandro University of Leicester
Trepel Dominic University of Limerick
Tudyka Andreas WHU Koblenz
Tuit Sander Tilburg University
Umblijs Janis Trinity College Dublin
Verde Stefano Trinity College Dublin
Vogel Ursula Frankfurt School of Finance and Management
Werner Sebastian Tilburg University
Whelan Adele NUI Maynooth
Wijeratne Dinali NUI Galway
Zimmermann Lilli WHU Koblenz
Zheng Jie Tilburg University
Zymek Robert Universitat Pompeu Fabra