EERTEC3

Third European Economic Review Talented Economists Clinic

(EERTEC 2010) [programme pdf ]
Welcome reception (informal): Wednesday 19:00 – 21:30

 

Loggia & Emeroteca
Badia Fiesolana

Program:
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First day: Thursday May 6th 2010

Villa Schifanoia, Sala Europa08:55h

 

Welcome and Introduction of EERTECGerard Pfann

(Maastricht U – Editor-in-Chief EER)

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9:00 – 11:00h

Chair: Anne Villamil (University of Illinois – Associate Editor EER)
Jacob Short  (U of Minnesota):

“Bankruptcy, Incorporation, and the Nature of Entrepreneurial Risk.” 

Matthias Buehlmaier (U of Vienna): “Takeovers and the Media.” 
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11:00h – 11:15h - Coffee Break - Sala Bandiere

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11:15h – 12:45h
Chair: Joep Sonnemans (U of Amsterdam – Associate Editor EER)

Jona Linde (U of Amsterdam):

“Social Comparison and Risky Choices.” 

Roel van Veldhuizen (U of Amsterdam):

“Competition and Resource Scarcity on a Nonrenewable resource Market: An Experiment.” 

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12:45h – 14:30h
Lunch - Sala Bandiere

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14:30h – 16:00h
Chair: Ken Troske (U of Kentucky – Associate Editor EER
Jill Kearns (U of Kentucky):
“Career Interrupted: Job Interruptions and Their Effects on the Gender-Wage Gap.” 
Laura Coogan (U of Kentucky):
“An Empirical Examination of Annual Wage Variation: Expanding Beyond Mincer to Human Capital Portfolios.” 
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16:00h – 16:15h
Tea Break
Sala Bandiere
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16:15h – 17:00h
Chair: Luigi Guiso (EUI – Associate Editor EER)
Nicholas Trachter (U of Chicago):
“Ladders in Post-Secondary Education: Academic 2-year colleges as a Stepping Stone.”
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Joint Barbecue at Villa Schifanoia (informal) 20:00 – 23:00
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Second day: Friday May 7th 2010

Villa Schifanoia, Sala Europa

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09:00h – 10:45h
Chair: Till Requate (U of Kiel – Associate Editor EER)
Israel Waichmann (U of Kiel)
“Equal Split in an Almost Ultimatum Game: Field Evidence from the Informal Market for Group Train Travel” 
Wilfried Rickels (U of Kiel)
“Optimal Global Carbon Management with Ocean Sequestration” 

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10:45h – 11:00h
Coffee & Lunch Bags