2021
Kjetil Storesletten, University of Minnesota. "Serial entrepreneurship in China"
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Kjetil Storesletten is a Professor of Economics at the University of Minnesota. He will present the paper "Serial entrepreneurship in China".
Lisa Norrgren, University of Gothenburg. "Time Preferences, Illness, and Death"
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Lisa Norrgren is a PhD student at University of Gothenburg. She will present the paper: "Time Preferences, Illness, and Death".
James Robinson, University of Chicago. "The Economic Effects of the English Parliamentary Enclosures”
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
James Robinson is Professor of Government at University of Chicago. He will present the paper: "The Economic Effects of the English Parliamentary Enclosures".
Guido Tabellini, Bocconi University. "Economic Shocks and Populism: The Political Implications of Reference-Dependent Preferences"
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Guido Tabellini is Professor of Economics at Bocconi University. He will present the paper: Economic Shocks and Populism: The Political Implications of Reference-Dependent Preferences (with Fausto Panunzi and Nicola Pavoni)
Marius Ring, Kellogg School of Management. "Wealth Taxation and Household Saving: Evidence from Assessment Discontinuities in Norway"
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Marius Ring recently completed his Ph.D. in Finance at the Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University. He will present the paper: "Wealth Taxation and Household Saving: Evidence from Assessment Discontinuities in Norway".
2020
Maria Hoen, Frisch Centre. "Immigration and Economic Mobility"
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Maria Hoen is a Doctoral Student at the Frisch Centre. She will present the paper: "Immigration and Economic Mobility" (with Simen Markussen and Knut Røed).
Johannes Fleck, European University Institute in Florence and University of Oslo. "Beliefs, Precautionary Savings and Homeownership"
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Johannes Fleck is a PhD candidate in economics at the European University Institute in Florence and a guest researcher at the University of Oslo. He will present the paper: Beliefs, Precautionary Savings and Homeownership.
Lan Lan, Department of Economics, UiO. "Mergers and Acquisitions in Production Network".
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Lan Lan is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Economics, UiO. She will present the paper: "Mergers and Acquisitions in Production Network".
Achim Hagen, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. "Self-Enforcing Environmental Federations".
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Achim Hagen is a postdoctoral researcher of Economics at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. He will present the paper: "Self-Enforcing Environmental Federations".
Torfinn Harding, University of Stavanger."Commodity Prices and Robust Environmental Regulation: Evidence from Deforestation in Brazil"
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Torfinn Harding is Professor of Economics at University of Stavanger. He will present the paper: "Commodity Prices and Robust Environmental Regulation: Evidence from Deforestation in Brazil".
Karen Hauge, Frisch Centre. "Culture and Gender Differences in Competitiveness"
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Karen Hauge is a research fellow at the Frisch Centre. She will present the paper: "Culture and Gender Differences in Competitiveness". Coauthored by Andreas Kotsadam and Anine Riege.
Emily Blanchard, Dartmouth College. "Did Trump's Trade War Impact the 2018 Election?"
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Emily Blanchard is an Associate Professor at the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College and a Research Fellow with the Center for Economic Policy Research. She will present the paper: "Did Trump's Trade War Impact the 2018 Election?". Coauthored by Chad P. Bown and Davin Chor.
Anastasios Dosis, ESSEC Business School. "Interest Rates and Selection Along the Business Cycle"
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Anastasios Dosis is an Assistant Professor at ESSEC Business School. He will present the paper: "Interest Rates and Selection Along the Business Cycle".
Kjetil Storesletten, UIO. "Dissecting idiosyncratic income risk"
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Kjetil Storesletten is a professor at the University of Oslo. He will present the paper: "Dissecting idiosyncratic income risk". Coauthored by Elin Halvorsen, Hans Holter and Serdar Ozkan.
Johannes Fleck, European University Institute. "Public Insurance in Heterogeneous Fiscal Federations: Evidence from American Households”
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Johannes Fleck is a PhD Candidate in Economics at the European University Institute in Florence. He will present the paper "Public Insurance in Heterogeneous Fiscal Federations: Evidence from American Households”. Coauthored by Chima Simpson-Bell.
Ranveig Falch, NHH. "How Do People Trade Off Resources Between Quick and Slow Learners?"
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Ranveig Falch is a postdoctoral fellow at the Norwegian School of Economics. She will present the paper: "How Do People Trade Off Resources Between Quick and Slow Learners?".
2019
Jonathan Libgober, University of Southern California. "Informational Robustness in Intertemporal Pricing"
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Jonathan Libgober is an Assistant Professor at the University of Southern California, he will present the paper: "Informational Robustness in Intertemporal Pricing". Co-authored by Xiaosheng Mu.
Charles Manski, Northwestern University. "Patient Care under Uncertainty"
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Charles Manski is a board of Trustees Professor in Economics at Northwestern University. He will have a non-technical talk on themes of his new book: "Patient Care under Uncertainty".
Andreas Steinvall Myhre, UiO. "Labor Supply Responses to Learning the Tax and Benefit Schedule"
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Andreas Steinvall Myhre is a PhD candidate at the University of Oslo. He will present the paper: "Labor Supply Responses to Learning the Tax and Benefit Schedule". Co-authored by Andreas S. Kostøl
Scott Barrett, Columbia University. "The Malaria Eradication Game"
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Scott Barrett is a Professor at Columbia University. He will present the paper: "The Malaria Eradication Game".
Amir Jina, University of Chicago. "Valuing the Global Mortality Consequences of Climate Change Accounting for Adaptation Costs and Benefits"
Time and place: , Eilert Sundts hus
Amir Jina is an Assistant Professor at Harris School of Public Policy, University of Chicago. He will present the paper: "Valuing the Global Mortality Consequences of Climate Change Accounting for Adaptation Costs and Benefits".
Jon Fiva, BI. "Moral Hazard in Electoral Teams and Gamson's Law Within Parties"
Time and place: – Eilert Sundts hus
Jon Fiva is a Professor at the Norwegian Business School (BI). He will present the paper: "Moral Hazard in Electoral Teams and Gamson's Law Within Parties".
ESOP workshop with Eliana La Ferrara
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
ESOP workshop. The 24th of September there will be a workshop hosted by ESOP, with Eliana La Ferrara in the center.
Eliana La Ferrara. Bocconi University. "Revealing Stereotypes: Evidence from Immigrants in Schools"
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Eliana La Ferrara is a Professor at Bocconi University. She will present her paper: "Revealing Stereotypes: Evidence from Immigrants in Schools". Co-authored by A. Alesina, M. Carlana and P. Pinotti.
Kyle Handley, University of Michigan. "The Impact of Chinese Trade on U.S. Employment: The Good, the Bad, and the Debatable"
Time and place: – Eilert Sundts hus
Kyle Handley is an Associate Professor at University of Michigan. He will present the paper "The Impact of Chinese Trade on U.S. Employment: The Good, the Bad, and the Debatable". Co-authored by Nicholas Bloom, Andre Kurman and Phillip Luck.
Kalle Moene, University of Oslo. "Add and Rule"
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Kalle Moene is a Professor at the University of Oslo. He will present the paper "Add and Rule", co-authored by Halvor Mehlum and Gry Østenstad.
The Raquel Fernández lecture 2019: Girls, boys, and high achiever
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
The Raquel Fernández lecture 2019: Girls, boys, and high achiever
Stelios Michalopoulos, Brown University
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Stelios Michalopoulos is an Associate Professor at Brown University. He will present a paper entitled "Folklore", co-authored with Melanie Meng Xue.
Antoine Loeper, UC3M
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Antoine Loeper is a Professor at Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M). He will present a paper entitled "Policy responsiveness versus stability: the role of institutions".
Alberto Alesina, Harvard University
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Alberto Alesina is a Professor at Harvard University. He will present a paper entitled "Immigration and redistribution".
Jack Mountjoy, Princeton University and University of Chicago Booth School of Business
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Jack Mountjoy is a Postdoctoral Fellow at Princeton University and an Assistant Professor at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. He will present a paper entitled "The Returns to College(s): Estimating Value-Added and Match Effects in Higher Education", co-authored by Brent Hickman.
Trond Vigtel UiO and Ragnar Frisch Centre for Economic Research
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Trond Vigtel is a PhD student at UiO and Ragnar Frisch Centre. He will present a paper entitled "Flexible Pensions and Labor Force Withdrawal".
Power and Change - Informal mini-workshop
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Debraj Ray, New York University
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Debraj Ray is a Professor of Economics at New York University. He will present a paper entitled "Games of love and hate", co-authored by Rajiv Vohra.
Peter Arcidiacono, Duke University
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Peter Arcidiacono is a Professor of Economics at Duke University. He will present a paper entitled "Equilibrium Grade Inflation with Implications for Female Interest in STEM Majors", co-authored by Thomas Ahn, Amy Hopson and James Thomas.
Alessandro Sforza, University of Bologna
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Alessandro Sforza is an Assistant Professor at University of Bologna. He will present a paper entitled "Shocks and the organisation of the firm: who pays the bill?".
Tommaso Valletti, European Commission
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Tommaso Valletti is the Chief Competition Economist at the European Commission. He will present a paper entitled "Trends in market concentration and market power".
Gerard Roland, Berkeley
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Gerard Roland is a Morris Cox Professor of Economics at the University of California Berkeley. He will present a paper entitled "The deep historical roots of modern culture: a comparative perspective".
Yimei Zou, Stockholm University
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Yimei Zou is an Assistant Professor at the Institute for International Economic Studies at Stockholm University. She will present a paper entitled "Endogenous Production Networks and Gains from Trade".
Anirban Mitra, University of Kent
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Anirban Mitra is a Lecturer at the University of Kent.
Elisa Cavatorta, King’s College London
Time and place: – Eilert Sundts hus
Elisa Cavatorta is a Lecturer at King’s College London. She will present a paper entitled "Does exposure to violence affect reciprocity? Experimental evidence from the West Bank" co-authored with Yousef Daoud (Doha Institute of Graduate Studies) and Daniel John Zizzo (University of Queensland).
2018
Isaac Sorkin, Stanford University
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Isaac Sorkin is an Assistant Professor at Stanford University. He will present a paper entitled "Bartik Instruments: What, When, Why and How" co-authored by Paul Goldsmith-Pinkham and Henry Swift.
Isaac Sorkin, Stanford University
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Isaac Sorkin is an Assistant Professor at Stanford University. He will present a paper entitled "Bartik Instruments: What, When, Why and How" co-authored by Paul Goldsmith-Pinkham and Henry Swift.
Annette Alstadsæter, Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU)
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Annette Alstadsæter is a Professor at Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU). She will present a paper entitled "Accounting for Business Income in Measuring Top Income Shares: Integrated Accrual Approach Using Individual and Firm Data from Norway" co-authored by Martin Jacob, Wojciech Kopczuk, and Kjetil Telle.
Kalina Manova, University College London
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Kalina Manova is an Associate Professor at University College London. She will present a paper entitled "Productivity, (Mis)allocation and Trade" co-authored by Antoine Berthou, Jong Hyun Chung and Charlotte Sandoz.
Ingar Haaland, NHH
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Ingar Haaland is a PHD candidate at NHH - Norwegian School of Economics. He will present a paper entitled "Beliefs about Racial Discrimination: Representative Evidence" co-authored by Christopher Roth.
Kohei Kamaga, Sophia University
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Kohei Kamaga is an Associate Professor at Sophia University. He will present a paper entitled "General extensions of population principles to infinite-horizon social evaluation".
Kjetil Bjorvatn, NHH
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Martin Kaae Jensen is a Professor of Eonomics at the University of Surrey. He will present a paper entitled "Equilibrium Analysis in the Behavioral Neoclassical Growth Model", co-authored by Daron Acemoglu.
Martin Kaae Jensen, University of Surrey
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Martin Kaae Jensen is a Professor of Eonomics at the University of Surrey. He will present a paper entitled "Equilibrium Analysis in the Behavioral Neoclassical Growth Model", co-authored by Daron Acemoglu.
Jesper Roine, Stockholm School of Economics
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Jesper Roine is an Associate Professor of Economics at the Stockholm School of Economics. He will discuss around the topic "Men and Women in the Top of the Income Distribution" presenting the paper entitled "Women in Top Incomes: Evidence from Sweden 1974–2013" co-authored by Anne Boschini and Kristin Gunnarsson, as well as other results.
Wolfgang Keller, University of Colorado
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Wolfgang Keller is a Professor of Economics at the University of Colorado. He will present a paper entitled "Globalization, Gender, and the Family", co-authored by Hale Utar.
Francesca Refsum Jensenius, UiO
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Francesca Refsum Jensenius is an Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Oslo. She will present a paper entitled "Privileging one’s own? Voting patterns and politicized spending in India", co-authored by Pradeep Chhibber.
Grischa Perino, University of Hamburg
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Grischa Perino is a Professor at the University of Hamburg. He will present a paper entitled "For “better” or “worse”: a new life-satisfaction measure able to elicit preference rankings", co-authored by Sonja Köke.
Tommaso Porzio, University of California San Diego
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Tommaso Porzio is an Assistant Professor of Economics at the University of California, San Diego. He will present a paper entitled "Why Do Spational Wage Gaps Persist? Evidence from the Enduring Divide between East and West Germany", co-authored by Sebastian Heise.
Gregor Jarosch, Princeton University
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Gregor Jarosch is an Assistant Professor at Princeton University. He will present a paper entitled "Learning from coworkers", co-authored by Ezra Oberfield and Esteban Rossi-Hansberg.
Informal extra seminar with Branko Milanovic
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Branko Milanovic presents ''Capitalism now : an informal discussion of the forthcoming book''.
Helmut Rainer, University of Munich: More Opportunity, More Cooperation? The Behavioral Effects of Birthright Citizenship on Immigrant Youth
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Helmut Rainer is a Professor of Economics at the University of Munich. He will present a paper entitled "More Opportunity, More Cooperation? The Behavioral Effects of Birthright Citizenship on Immigrant Youth", co-authored by Christina Felfe, Martin Kocher, Judith Saurer and Thomas Siedler.
Vasiliki Skreta, UCL: Mechanism Design with Limited Commitment: An Information Design Approach
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Vasiliki Skreta is a Professor at University College London. She will present a paper entitled "Mechanism Design with Limited Commitment: An Information Design Approach", co-authored by Laura Doval.
Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas, UC Berkeley: The Economics of Sovereign Debt, Bailouts and the Eurozone Crisis
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas is the S.K. and Angela Chan Professor of Global Management at the University of California, Berkeley. He will present a paper entitled "The Economics of Sovereign Debt, Bailouts and the Eurozone Crisis", co-authored by Philippe Martin and Todd Messer.
Attila Lindner, University College London: Reallocation and the Minimum Wage - Evidence from Germany.
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Attila Lindner is an Assistant Professor at University College London.
Joseph Harrington, University of Pennsylvania: Collusion through Coordination of Announcements
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Joseph Harrington is the Patrick T. Harker Professor of Business Economics and Public Policy at the Wharton School of Business, University of Pennsylvania. He will present a paper entitled "Collusion through Coordination of Announcements", co-authored by Lixin Ye.
Claudia Steinwender, MIT: Spinning the web: The impact of ICT on trade in intermediates and technology diffusion
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Claudia Steinwender is an Assistant Professor at MIT Sloan School of Management. She will present a paper entitled "Spinning the web: The impact of ICT on trade in intermediates and technology diffusion", co-authored by Réka Juhász.
Francesco Decarolis, Bocconi University: Past performance and procurement outcomes
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Francesco Decarolis is an Associate Professor at Bocconi University. He will present a paper entitled "Past performance and procurement outcomes", co-authored by Giancarlo Spagnolo and Riccardo Pacini.
Niels Johannesen, University of Copenhagen: Tax evasion and inequality
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Niels Johannesen is a professor at the University of Copenhagen. He will present a paper entitled "Tax evasion and inequality", co-authored by Annette Alstadsæter, and Grabiel Zucman.
Christopher A. Neilson, Princeton: The Equilibrium Effects of Informed School Choice
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Christopher A. Neilson is an Assistant Professor of Economics and Public Affairs at Princeton University. He will present a paper entitled "The Equilibrium Effects of Informed School Choice", co-authored by Claudia Allende, and Francisco Gallego.
Edda Solbakken: Gender or Class - What determines voting? Lessons from expanding the suffrage in early 1900s Norway
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Pablo Querubin, NYU: Village Social Network Structures and Electoral Competition
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Pablo Querubin is an Assistant Professor of Politics and Economics at New York University. He will present a paper entitled "Village Social Network Structures and Electoral Competition", co-authored by Cesi Cruz and Julien Labonne.
Fridrik Mar Baldursson, Reykjavik University: Capital Controls as a Bargaining Device: The Case of Iceland
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Fridrik Mar Baldursson is a Professor of Economics at Reykjavik University. He will present a paper entitled "Capital Controls as a Bargaining Device: The Case of Iceland", co-authored by Richard Portes, and Eiríkur Elís Thorlaksson.
2017
Giulia la Mattina, University of South Florida: Assortative Mating, Intergenerational Transmission and Inequality: Evidence from Birth Weight using Parental Grandmother Fixed Effects
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Giulia La Mattina is an Assistant Professor at the University of South Florida. She will present a paper entitled "Assortative Mating, Intergenerational Transmission and Inequality: Evidence from Birth Weight using Parental Grandmother Fixed Effects", co-authored by Osea Giuntella, and Climent Quintana-Domeque.
Jörn-Steffen Pischke, LSE: Poorly Measured Confounders are More Useful on the Left Than on the Right
Time and place: – Eilert Sundts hus
Jörn-Steffen Pischke is a Professor of Economics at the London School of Economics. He will present a paper entitled "Poorly Measured Confounders are More Useful on the Left Than on the Right", co-authored by Zhuan Pei, and Hannes Schwandt.
Kjetil Storesletten, UiO: Barriers to Entry and Regional Economic Growth in China
Time and place: – Eilert Sundts hus
Kjetil Storesletten is a Professor at UiO. He will present a paper entitled ""Barriers to Entry and Regional Economic Growth in China", co-authored by Loren Brandt, and Gueorgui Kambourov.
Moritz Lenel, University of Chicago: Safe Assets, Collateralized Lending and Monetary Policy
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Mortiz Lenel is a research fellow at the Becker Friedman Institute at the University of Chicago. He will present a paper entitled "Safe Assets, Collateralized Lending and Monetary Policy".
Eivind Hammersmark, UiO: Ethnic diversity, elections and violent conflict in Africa
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Eivind Hammersmark is a Ph.D candidate at the University of Oslo. He will present a paper entitled "Ethnic diversity, elections and violent conflict in Africa".
Todd Schoellman, Arizona State University: The Changing Roles of Family Income and Academic Ability for US College Attendance
Time and place: O – ,, Eilert Sundts hus
Todd Schoellman is an Assistant Professor at Arizona State University. He will present a paper entitled "The Changing Roles of Family Income and Academic Ability for US College Attendance", co-authored by Lutz Hendricks, and Chris Herrington.
Alice Guerra, Copenhagen Business School: Culture, Tax Evasion and Tax Morale: An Experimental Study of Italy and Denmark
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Alice Guerra is an Assistant Professor at the Copenhagen Business School. She will present a paper entitled "Culture, Tax Evasion and Tax Morale: An Experimental Study of Italy and Denmark", co-authored by Brooke Harrington.
Pamela Giustinelli, Bocconi University: Tail and Center Rounding of Probability Expectation in the Health and Retirement Study
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Pamela Giustinelli is an Assistant Professor at Bocconi University. She will present a paper entitled "Tail and Center Rounding of Probability Expectation in the Health and Retirement Study", co-authored Charles F. Manski, and Francesca Molinari.
Lore Vandewalle, Graduate Institute Geneva: Identities and Public Policies: Unintended Effects of Political Reservations for Women in India
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Lore Vandewalle is an Assistant Professor of Economics at the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies in Geneva. She will present a paper entitled "Identities and Public Policies: Unintended Effects of Political Reservations for Women in India", co-authored by Guilhem Cassan.
Gordon B. Dahl, UC San Diego
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Gordon B. Dahl is a Professor of Economics at the University of California, San Diego. He will present a paper entitled "Intergenerational Spillovers in Disability Insurance", co-authored by Anne C. Gielen.
Swati Dhingra, LSE
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Swati Dhingra is an Assistant Professor at LSE. She will present a paper entitled "Piggy-back exporting, intermediation, and the gains from trade to small farmers in developing economies", co-authored by Silvana Tenreyro.
Botond Kőszegi, Central European University
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Botond Kőszegi is a Professor at the Central European University. He will present a paper entitled "Browsing versus Studying Offers", co-authored by Paul Heidhues, and Johannes Johnen.
Erling Barth, Institute for Social Research
Time and place: – Eilert Sundts hus
Erling Barth is a researcher at the Institute for Social Research and professor at the University of Oslo. He will present a paper entitled "Union Density, Productivity and Wages", co-authored by Alex Bryson and Harald Dale-Olsen.
Mark Bils, University of Rochester: Misallocation or Mismeasurement?
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Mark Bils is Hazel Fyfe Professor in Economics at the University of Rochester. He will present a paper entitled "Misallocation or Mismeasurement?", co-authored by Peter J. Klenow and Cian Ruane.
Wouter Dessein, Columbia: Organizational Capital, Managerial Heterogeneity, and Firm Dynamics.
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Wouter Dessein is the Eli Ginzberg Professor of Finance and Economics at the Columbia Business School. He will present a paper entitled "Organizational Capital, Managerial Heterogeneity, and Firm Dynamics", co-authored by Andrea Prat.
Andreas Müller, UiO: A theory of structural change that can fit the data
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Andreas Müller is an Associate professor at the University of Oslo. He will present a paper entitled "A theory of structural change that can fit the data", co-authored by Simon Alder and Timo Boppart.
Volker Nocke, University of Mannheim: Multiproduct-Firm Oligopoly: An Aggregative Games Approach
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Volker Nocke is a Professor of Economics at the University of Mannheim. He will present a paper entitled "Multiproduct-Firm Oligopoly: An Aggregative Games Approach", co-authored by Nicolas Schutz.
Anna Tompsett, Stockholm University
Time and place: – ,, Eilert Sundts hus
Anna Tompsett is an Assistant Professor at Stockholm University. She will present a paper entitled "Community Participation in Decision-Making Evidence from an experiment in safe drinking water provision in Bangladesh", co-authored by Malgosia Madajewicz, and Ahasan Habib.
Jaroslav Borovička, NYU: Identifying ambiguity shocks in business cycle models using survey data
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Jaroslav Borovička is an Assistant Professor of Economics at New York University. He will present a paper entitled "Identifying ambiguity shocks in business cycle models using survey data", co-authored by Anmol Bhandri and Paul Ho.
Rohini Pande, Harvard: E-governance, Accountability, and Leakage in Public Programs: Experimental Evidence from a Financial Management Reform in India
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Rohini Pande is the Mohammed Kamal Professor of Public Policy at Harvard Kennedy School. She will present a paper entitled "E-governance, Accountability, and Leakage in Public Programs: Experimental Evidence from a Financial Management Reform in India", co-authored by Abhijit Banerjee, Esther Duflo, Clement Imbert, and Santhosh Mathew.
Manudeep Bhuller, UiO: Incarceration, recidivism and employment
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Manudeep Bhuller is an Associate Professor at the University of Oslo. He will present a paper entitled "Incarceration, recidivism and employment".
2016
High performance computing resources at UiO
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The title of the seminar is "High performance computing resources at UiO", and will include short presentations by USIT and Morten Hjorth-Jensen, as well as a Q&A session.
Rita Ginja, University of Uppsala: Non-Contributory Health Insurance and Household Labor Supply: Evidence from Mexico
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Rita Ginja is Assistant Professor at University of Uppsala. She will present paper entitled "Non-Contributory Health Insurance and Household Labor Supply: Evidence from Mexico".
Martin Eckhoff Andresen, UiO: Child care for all? Treatment effects on test scores under essential heterogeneity
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Martin Eckhoff Andresen is PhD Student at UiO. He will present a paper entitled "Child care for all? Treatment effects on test scores under essential heterogeneity".
Debraj Ray, NYU: Noisy Agents
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Debraj Ray is Silver Professor, Faculty of Arts and Science, and Professor of Economics at New York University. He will present a paper entitled "Noisy Agents", written jointly with Francisco Espinosa.
Rocío Titiunik, University of Michigan: The Curse of Incumbency in Weak Party Systems: Evidence from Latin America
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Rocío Titiunik is James Orin Murfin Associate Professor at the University of Michigan. She will present the paper "The Curse of Incumbency in Weak Party Systems: Evidence from Latin America", written jointly with Marko Klasnja.
Sang Yoon (Tim) Lee, Toulouse School of Economics: Horizontal and Vertical Polarization: Task-Specific Technological Change in a Multi-Sector Economy
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Sang Yoon (Tim) Lee is Assistant Professor of Economics at Toulouse School of Economics. He will present the paper "Task-Specific Technological Change in a Multi-Sector Economy", written jointly with Yongseok Shin.
Johannes Urpelainen, Columbia University: Electoral Backlash or Positive Reinforcement? Wind Power and Congressional Elections in the United States
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Johannes Urpelainen is Associate Professor at Columbia University. He will present his paper "Electoral Backlash or Positive Reinforcement? Wind Power and Congressional Elections in the United States", written jointly with Alice Tianbo Zhang.
Francisco Buera, Chicago Fed: The Global Diffusion of Ideas
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Francisco Buera is senior economist at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago. He will present a paper entitled "The Global Diffusion of Ideas", written jointly with Ezra Oberfield.
Andrea Mattozzi, EUI: Public versus Secret Voting in Committees
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Andrea Mattozzi is Professor of Microeconomics at the European University Institute. He will present the paper "Public versus Secret Voting in Committees", written jointly with Marcos Y. Nakaguma.
Adrien Auclert, Stanford University: Inequality and Aggregate Demand
Time and place: – Eilert Sundts hus
Adrien Auclert is Assistant Professor at Stanford University. He will present a paper entitled "Inequality and Aggregate Demand", written jointly with Matthew Rognlie.
Sonja Fagernäs, Sussex University: Teachers, Electoral Cycles and Learning in India
Time and place: – Eilert Sundts hus
Sonja Fagernäs is Lecturer in Economics at Sussex University. She will present a paper entitled "Teachers, Electoral Cycles and Learning in India", written jointly with Panu Pelkonen.
Panu Pelkonen, University of Sussex: Teacher Imbalances and Segregation in India
Time and place: – Eilert Sundts hus
Panu Pelkonen is Lecturer in Economics at the University of Sussex.
Jonas Hjort, Columbia University: Sources of Variation in State Effectiveness and Consequences for Policy Design
Time and place: – Eilert Sundts hus
Jonas Hjort is Assistant Professor at Columbia University. He will present a paper entitled "Sources of Variation in State Effectiveness and Consequences for Policy Design".
Yuliy Sannikov, Princeton University: Optimal asset management contracts with hidden savings
Time and place: – Eilert Sundts hus
Yuliy Sannikov is Professor of Economics at Princeton University. He will present a paper entitled "Optimal asset management contracts with hidden savings", written jointly with Sebastian Di Tella.
Robert Schmidt, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin: Full vs. limited commitment in electoral competition
Time and place: – Eilert Sundts hus
Robert Schmidt is a Post-doctoral fellow at Humboldt- Universität zu Berlin. He will present a paper entitled "Full vs. limited commitment in electoral competition"
Jonas Poulsen, Harvard University: The arrival of fast Internet and skilled job creation in Africa
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Jonas Poulsen is a lecturer/advisor at Harvard University. He will present a paper entitled "The arrival of fast Internet and skilled job creation in Africa", written jointly with Jonas Hjort.
Eliana La Ferrara, Bocconi University: "News vs. novelas: Can entertainment media undermine dictatorships?"
Time and place: – Eilert Sundts hus
Eliana La Ferrara is Professor at Bocconi University and a Professor II at the University of Oslo. She will present a paper entitled "News vs. novelas: Can entertainment media undermine dictatorships?" written jointly with A. Chong, C. Ferraz, F. Finan and L. Meloni.
Simon Alder, UNC-Chapel Hill: "Chinese Roads in India: The Effect of Transport Infrastructure on Economic Development"
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Simon Alder is an assistant professor at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. He will present a paper entitled "Chinese Roads in India: The Effect of Transport Infrastructure on Economic Development".
Bernt Bratsberg, Frisch Centre: Excess churning in integrated labor markets
Time and place: – Eilert Sundts hus
Bernt Bratsberg is a senior research fellow at the Frisch Centre and a Professor II at the University of Oslo. He will talk about excess churning in integrated labor markets.
Geoffrey Heal, Columbia University: "Feeling the Heat: Temperature, Physiology & the Wealth of Nations"
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Geoffrey Heal is the Donald C. Waite III Professor of Social Enterprise, Professor of Economics and Finance at Columbia University. He will present a paper entitled "Feeling the Heat: Temperature, Physiology & the Wealth of Nations", written jointly with Jisung Park.
Toke Aidt, University of Cambridge: The social dynamics of riots: Evidence from the Captain Swing Riots 1830-31
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Toke Aidt is a senior lecturer at the University of Cambridge. He will present a paper entitled "The social dynamics of riots: Evidence from the Captain Swing Riots 1830-31".
Vincent Somville, CMI: Saving by Default: Evidence from a Field Experiment in Rural India
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Vincent Somville is a senior researcher at the Christian Michelsen Institute (CMI). He will present a paper entitled "Saving by Default: Evidence from a Field Experiment in Rural India", written jointly with Lore Vandewalle.
Paolo Piacquadio, UiO: A Fairness Justification of Utilitarianism
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Paolo Piacquadio is Assistant Professor of Economics at UiO. He will present the paper "A Fairness Justification of Utilitarianism".
Astrid Marie Jorde Sandsør, UiO: Grade Variance
Time and place: – , , Eilert Sundts hus
Astrid Marie Jorde Sandsør is PhD-student at UiO. She will present a paper entitled "Grade Variance".
Ragnar Torvik, NTNU: The Political Agenda Effect and State Centralization
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Ragnar Torvik is professor of economics at NTNU. He will present a paper entitled “The Political Agenda Effect and State Centralization”, written jointly with Daron Acemoglu and James A. Robinson.
Jochen Kluve, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin: What Works? A Meta-Analysis of Recent Active Labor Market Program Evaluations
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Jochen Kluve is Professor of Empirical Labor Economics at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. He will present the paper "What Works? A Meta-Analysis of Recent Active Labor Market Program Evaluations", written jointly with David Card and Andrea Weber.
NoWeDe startup seminar
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
2015
Per Krusell, Stockholm University: Labor Supply in the Past, Present, and Future: A Balanced-Growth Perspective
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Per Krusell is a Professor of Economics at Stockholm University. He will present the paper "Labor Supply in the Past, Present, and Future: A Balanced-Growth Perspective", written jointly with Timo Boppart.
Ronny Freier, DIW Berlin: Regression Discontinuity Designs Based on Population Thresholds
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Ronny Freier is an assistant professor at Freie Universität Berlin, and a research associate at DIW Berlin. He will present the paper "Regression Discontinuity Designs Based on Population Thresholds", written jointly with Andrew C. Eggers, Veronica Grembi and Tommaso Nannicini.
Victor Rios-Rull, University of Pennsylvania: Business Cycles and Household Formation: The Micro versus the Macro Labor Elasticity
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Victor Rios-Rull is a professor of Economics at the University of Pennsylvania. He will hold a presentation entitled "Business Cycles and Household Formation: The Micro versus the Macro Labor Elasticity". written jointly with Sebastian Dyrda and Greg Kaplan.
Mirko Wiederholt, Goethe University of Frankfurt: Empirical Properties of Inflation Expectations and the Zero Lower Bound
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Mirko Wiederholt is a professor of Economics at Goethe University of Frankfurt. He will present the paper "Empirical Properties of Inflation Expectations and the Zero Lower Bound".
Torben K. Mideksa, UiO: Conservation Contracts and Political Regimes
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Torben K. Mideksa, PhD candidate at UiO, will present a paper entitiled "Conservation Contracts and Political Regimes", written jointly with Bård Harstad.
Knut Røed, Frischsenteret: Pension Reform and Labor Supply
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Knut Røed is a senior research fellow at Frischsenteret, and will hold an ESOP seminar on November 2nd. He present a paper entitled "Pension Reform and Labor Supply", written jointly with Erik Hernæs, Simen Markussen and John Piggott.
Rohini Somanathan, Delhi School of Economics: The mixture as before? Student responses to the changing content of school meals in India
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Rohini Somanathan is a professor of Economics at the Delhi School of Economics. She will hold a presentation entitled "The mixture as before? Student responses to the changing content of school meals in India".
Attila Lindner, University College London: Who Pays for the Minimum Wage?
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Attila Lindner is an Assistant Professor at the University College London. He will present the paper "Who Pays for the Minimum Wage", written jointly with Peter Harasztosi.
Halvor Mehlum, UiO: Competition in Spacetime. A Theory of Sales
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Halvor Mehlum is a professor at UiO, and deputy leader of ESOP. He will hold a presentation entitled "Competition in Spacetime: A Theory of Sales".
Björn Öckert, IFAU: Born to Lead? The effect of birth order on non-cognitive skills
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Björn Öckert is an Associate Professor at the Institute for Evaluation of Labour Market and Education Policy (IFAU). He will present the paper "Born to Lead? The effect of birth order on non-cognitive skills", written jointly with Sandra Black and Erik Grönqvist.
Kyle Meng, University of California: Global Trade and Risk Sharing in a Spatially Correlated Climate
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Kyle Meng is an Assistant Professor at the University of California. He will present the paper "Global Trade and Risk Sharing in a Spatially Correlated Climate".
William Thomson, University of Rochester: For claims problems, another compromise between the proportional and constrained equal awards rule
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
William Thomson is Elmer B. Milliman Professor of Economics at the University of Rochester. He will present the paper "For claims problems, another compromise between the proportional and constrained equal awards rule".
Karna Basu, City University of New York: A Biased Correction of Exponential Growth Bias
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Karna Basu is a Professor at Hunter College at The City University of New York. He will present the paper "A Biased Correction of Exponential Growth Bias".
Dilip Abreu, Princeton Uni: Bargaining with One-Sided Asymmetric Information and Nonstationary Behavioral Types
Time and place: – Eilert Sundts hus
Dilip Abreu is a Professor of Economics at Princeton University. He will present the paper "Bargaining with One-Sided Asymmetric Information and Nonstationary Behavioral Types", co-authored by D. Pearce and E. Stacchetti.
Jon H. Fiva, BI and UiO: Political Dynasties in Party-Centered Environments
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Jon H. Fiva is a professor of economics at the Norwegian Business School (BI), also affiliated with ESOP at the University of Oslo. He will present "Political Dynasties in Party-Centered Environments", co-authored by Daniel M. Smith.
Philippe Aghion, Paris School of Economics and LSE: Innovation and Top Income Inequality
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Philippe Aghion is a Professor at Paris School of Economics and London School of Economics. He will present the paper "Innovation and Top Income Inequality" co-authored by Ufuk Akcigit, Antonin Bergeaud, Richard Blundell, and David Hemous.
Petra Persson, Stanford: Competition and the Consequences of Grade Inflation
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Petra Persson is an Assistant Professor at Stanford University. She will present the paper "Competition and the Consequences of Grade Inflation" co-authored by Rebecca Diamond.
Gilat Levy, LSE: Segregation in Education and Labour Market Discrimination: The Role of Peer Beliefs
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Gilat Levy is Professor of Economics at The London School of Economics. She will present the paper "Segregation in Education and Labour Market Discrimination: The Role of Peer Beliefs".
Peter Norman, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill: On Bayesian Persuasion with Multiple Senders
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Peter Norman is an Associate Professor at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He presents the paper "On Bayesian Persuasion with Multiple Senders" written jointly with Fei Li from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Ananth Seshadri, University of Wisconsin–Madison: On the Origin and Causes of Economic Growth
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Ananth Seshadri is a Professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He will present the papers: "On the Origin and Causes of Economic Growth" and "Estimating Human Capital Externalities".
Oleg Itskhoki, Princeton Uni: International Shocks and Domestic Prices: How Large Are Strategic Complementarities?
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Oleg Itskhoki is an Assistant Professor of Economics and International Affairs at Princeton University. He will present the paper "International Shocks and Domestic Prices: How Large Are Strategic Complementarities?".
Giacomo De Luca, University of York: Mafia in the ballot box
Time and place: – Eilert Sundts hus
Giacomo de Luca is a Lecturer at the Department of Economics and Related Studies at the University of York. He will present the paper "Mafia in the ballot box" written jointly with Giuseppe De Feo.
Torsten Persson, IIES: Norms, Enforcement, and Tax Evasion
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Torsten Persson is a Professor at Institute for International Economic Studies, Stockholm University, and a Centennial Professor at the London School of Economics. He will present "Norms, Enforcement, and Tax Evasion".
Ana Rute Cardoso: What lies behind the returns to schooling? The role of firm level heterogeneity
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Ana Rute Cardoso is an Associate Research Professor at the Institute for Economic Analysis at The Spanish National Research Council. She will present "What lies behind the returns to schooling? The role of firm level heterogeneity".
Henry Farber, Princeton Uni: Why You Can't Find a Taxi in the Rain and Other Labor Supply Lessons from Cab Drivers
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Henry Farber is Hughes-Rogers Professor of Economics at Princeton University. He will present the paper "Why You Can't Find a Taxi in the Rain and Other Labor Supply Lessons from Cab Drivers".
Anna Raute, University of Mannheim: Do financial incentives affect fertility- Evidence from a reform in maternity leave benefits
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Anna Raute is an Assistant Professor at the University of Mannheim. She will present the paper "Do financial incentives affect fertility- Evidence from a reform in maternity leave benefits".
Beata Javorcik, University of Oxford and UiO: Grin and Bear It: Producer-Financed Exports from an Emerging Market
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Beata Javorcik is a Professor at the University of Oxford, and Professor II at the University of Oslo. She will present the paper "Grin and Bear It: Producer-Financed Exports from an Emerging Market", written jointly with Banu Demir from Bilkent University.
Gerard Padró i Miquel, LSE: "The Value of Democracy: Evidence from Road Building in Kenya"
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Gerard Padró i Miquel, professor at LSE, presents the paper "The Value of Democracy: Evidence from Road Building in Kenya".
2014
Jørgen Modalsli, Statistic Norway: "Intergenerational mobility in Norway, 1865-2011"
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Jørgen Modalsli is currently a research economist at the Research Department of Statistics Norway. He will present the paper "Intergenerational mobility in Norway, 1865-2011".
Carlo Prato, Georgetown University: "Crises and The Puzzle of Reforms"
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Carlo Prato, Assistant Professor at the Department of Economics, Georgetown University, presents the paper " Crises and The Puzzle of Reforms", written jointly with Stephane Wolton (London School of Economics).
Kjetil Telle, Statistics Norway: "Promoting integration of immigrants: Effects of free child care on child enrollment and parental employment".
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Kjetil Telle, Head of Research at Statistics Norway, will present his ongoing work on "Promoting integration of immigrants: Effects of free child care on child enrollment and parental employment".
Tobias Broer, Stockholm University: "Collateralisation bubbles when investors disagree about risk"
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Tobias Broer, assistant professor at the Institute for International Economic Studies, Stockholm University, presents the paper "Collateralisation bubbles when investors disagree about risk", written jointly with Afroditi Kero (University of Cyprus).
Henning Øien, UiO: "Gender Bias in Public Long-term Care? A Survey Experiment among Care Managers"
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Henning Øien, PhD Candidate at the Department of Health Management and Health Economics at the University of Oslo, presents the paper "Gender Bias in Public Long-term Care? A Survey Experiment among Care Managers".
Pietro Garibaldi, University of Torino: "Financial Frictions, Financial Shocks and Unemployment Volatility"
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Pietro Garibaldi, Professor of Economics at the University of Torino, presents the paper "Financial Frictions, Financial Shocks and Unemployment Volatility" written together with Espen R. Moen and Tito Boeri.
Halvor Mehlum, UiO: "Political Dutch Disease"
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Halvor Mehlum, Professor at the Department of Economics(UiO), presents the paper "Political Dutch Disease" written together with Ragnar Torvik.
Plamen Nenov, BI: "Buying first or selling first in housing markets"
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Plamen Nenov, Assistant Professor of Economics at the Norwegian Business School (BI), presents the paper 'Buying first or selling first in housing markets', written jointly with Espen Moen (BI/ESOP) and Florian Sniekers (VUA Amsterdam).
Simeon Alder, University of Notre Dame: "A Tale of Two C(...)s: Competence and Complementarity"
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Simeon Alder, Assistant Professor at Department of Economics, University of Notre Dame, presents the paper 'A Tale of Two C(...)s: Competence and Complementarity', written jointly with Fane Groes (CBS).
Andrea Canidio, Central European University: "The Structure of Negotiations: Bargaining, Incomplete Agreements and the Focusing Effect"
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Andrea Canidio is Assistant Professor of Economics at Central European University. He will present the paper "The Structure of Negotiations: Bargaining, Incomplete Agreements and the Focusing Effect", written jointly With Heiko Karle.
Martina Björkman Nyqvist, Stockholm School of Economics: "Safe Sex for a Chance to Win: Evidence from a Field Experiment on HIV Prevention"
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Martina Björkman Nyqvist, Assistant Professor at Stockholm School of Economics, presents the paper 'Safe Sex for a Chance to Win: Evidence from a Field Experiment on HIV Prevention'.
Mattias Nordin, University of Uppsala: "The Importance of Information for Political Accountability: Evidence from the U.S. Senate"
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Mattias Nordin, Department of Economics and Uppsala Center for Fiscal Studies (UCFS) at University of Uppsala, presents the paper "The Importance of Information for Political Accountability: Evidence from the U.S. Senate.
Tone Ognedal, ESOP: "Morale in the Market"
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Tone Ognedal is Associate Professor of Economics at ESOP. She will present the paper "Morale in the Market".
Andreas Moxnes, Department of Economics, UiO: "Production Networks, Geography and Firm Performance"
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Andreas Moxnes, Associate Professor of Economics at the University of Oslo, presents the paper 'Production Networks, Geography and Firm Performance' written jointly with Andy Bernard and Yukiko Saito.
Sourav Bhattacharya, University of Pittsburgh: "A Possibility Theorem On Information Aggregation In Elections"
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Sourav Bhattacharya, Assistant Professor at University of Pittsburgh, presents the paper 'A Possibility Theorem On Information Aggregation In Elections', written jointly with Paulo Barelli.
Olivier Marie, Maastricht University: "Economic Uncertainty, Parental Selection, and the Criminal Activity of the 'Children of the Wall'"
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Olivier Marie, Assistant Professor at Maastricht University, will present the paper "Economic Uncertainty, Parental Selection, and the Criminal Activity of the 'Children of the Wall'".
Nina Skrove Falch, Frisch Centre: "Analysis of an unemployment insurance reform in Norway"
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Nina Skrove Falch, Research Fellow at Frisch Centre, presents 'Analysis of an unemployment insurance reform in Norway'.
Graziella Bertocchi, UNIMORE: "Women, Medieval Commerce, and the Education Gender Gap".
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Graziella Bertocchi, Professor at RECent, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, CEPR, CHILD and IZA. She presents the paper: 'Women, Medieval Commerce, and the Education Gender Gap'.
Scott Gates, PRIO and ESOP: "Modeling Multi-Party Contests: From Intimate Alliances to Free-for-Alls".
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Scott Gates, Research Professor at PRIO and Guest Researcher at ESOP. He presents the paper: "Modeling Multi-Party Contests: From Intimate Alliances to Free-for-Alls".
Christian Riis, BI and ESOP: "Optimal Patent Design and Schumpeterian Growth"
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Christian Riis, Professor at BI Norwegian Business School and Adjunct Professor at ESOP, presents 'Optimal Patent Design and Schumpeterian Growth'.
Wessel Vermeulen, OxCarre: "Emergence of Sovereign Wealth Funds"
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Wessel Vermeulen, Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Oxford Centre for the Analysis of Resource Rich Economies at the University of Oxford, presents the paper 'Emergence of Sovereign Wealth Funds'.
Paolo Giovanni Piacquadio, ESOP: "Fair Intergenerational Utilitarianism: Risk, Learning, and Discounting"
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Paolo Giovanni Piacquadio, Assistant Professor at ESOP, presents the paper 'Fair Intergenerational Utilitarianism: Risk, Learning, and Discounting'
Gaute Torsvik, UiB and ESOP: "Bypassing the physician - Evidence from a policy experiment with extended self-reporting of sickness absence"
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Gaute Torsvik, Professor at UiB and Affiliated Researcher at ESOP, presents 'Bypassing the physician - Evidence from a policy experiment with extended self-reporting of sickness absence'
Espen Moen, BI and ESOP: "Buying First or Selling First? Buyer-Seller Decisions and Housing Market Volatility"
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Espen Moen, Head of Department at Department of Economics, BI Norwegian Business School, and Adjunct Professor at ESOP, presents the paper: 'Buying First or Selling First? Buyer-Seller Decisions and Housing Market Volatility'
Jon Elster, Collège de France og Columbia University: "The making of the Norwegian 1814 constitution in comparative perspective"
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Jon Elster, Professor at Collège de France and Columbia University will present the paper "The making of the Norwegian 1814 constitution in comparative perspective".
Ingvild Almås, NHH and ESOP: "Willingness to compete: Family matters"
Time and place: – ,, Eilert Sundts hus
Ingvild Almås, Assistant Professor at Norwegian School of Economics (NHH) and Senior Researcher at ESOP, presents the paper "Willingness to compete: Family matters".
Andreas Müller, UiO: "Debt Crisis and Austerity Programs (with Kjetil Storesletten and Fabrizio Zilibotti)"
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Andreas Müller is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Economics, UiO. He will present the paper "Debt Crisis and Austerity Programs (with Kjetil Storesletten and Fabrizio Zilibotti)".
Carl Henrik Knutsen: STV and ESOP: "The Democracy-Dictatorship measure: Alternation in power and biased estimates of democracy's effect on economic growth".
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Carl Henrik Knutsen, Associate Professor at Department of Political Science, UiO and Affiliated Researcher at ESOP, presents the paper: "The Democracy-Dictatorship measure: Alternation in power and biased estimates of democracy's effect on economic Growth".
Mari Rege, UiS & ESOP: "The intergenerational transfer of the employment gender gap"
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Mari Rege, Professor at UiS and Adjunct Professor at ESOP, presents the paper "The intergenerational transfer of the employment gender gap". ESOP's prize for the best MA thesis on gender issues in 2013 will also be awarded.
Sjur Didrik Flåm, UiB: "Pretension, Respectability, and Social Security"
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Sjur Didrik Flåm, Professor at University of Bergen presents the paper "Pretension, Respectability, and Social Security".
Ola Kvaløy, UiS: "Hidden Benefits of Reward"
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Ola Kvaløy, Professor of Economics, University of Stavanger will present the paper "Hidden Benefits of Reward: A Field Experiment on Motivation and Monetary Incentives".
2013
Paul Klein presents "Consumption risk sharing with private information when earnings are persistent"
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Paul Klein from Simon Fraser University presents "Consumption risk sharing with private information when earnings are persistent".
Svenn Jensen presents "Optimally Climate Sensitive Policy under Uncertainty and Learning"
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Svenn Jensen from UC Berkeley presents "Optimally Climate Sensitive Policy under Uncertainty and Learning".
Andreas Kotsadam presents "Weather Shocks and Violence Against Women in Sub-Saharan Africa"
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Andreas Kotsadam, Assistant Professor at ESOP, presents "Weather Shocks and Violence Against Women in Sub-Saharan Africa".
Peter Fredriksson presents "Mismatch of Talent? Evidence on Match Quality, Job Mobility, and Entry Wages"
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Peter Fredriksson from Stockholm University presents "Mismatch of Talent? Evidence on Match Quality, Job Mobility, and Entry Wages".
Paul Klein presents "Consumption risk sharing with private information when earnings are persistent"
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Paul Klein from Simon Fraser University presents "Consumption risk sharing with private information when earnings are persistent".
Jakob Svensson presents "The Market for (Fake) Antimalarial Medicine: Evidence from Uganda"
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Jakob Svensson from Stockholm University presents the paper "The Market for (Fake) Antimalarial Medicine: Evidence from Uganda".
Lore Vandewalle: The role of accountants in Indian microfinance groups: A trade-off between financial and non-financial benefits
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Lore Vandewalle, Assistant Professor of Economics at the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Genève.
Bertil Tungodden presents "You’ve got mail: A field experiment on tax evasion"
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Bertil Tungodden, professor at NHH and affiliated researcher at ESOP, presents "You’ve got mail: A field experiment on tax evasion".
Katinka Holtsmark presents "The dynamics of linking permit markets"
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Katinka Holtsmark, PhD candidate and research fellow at ESOP, presents "The dynamics of linking permit markets - Investments and public goods provision".The paper is co-authored by Kristoffer Midttømme.
Helena Skyt Nielsen presents "Peer Effects in Math and Science"
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Helena Skyt Nielsen from Aarhus University presents the paper "Peer Effects in Math and Science".
Anders Akerman presents "Internet as an Engine of Trade"
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Anders Akerman from Stockholm University presents "Internet as an Engine of Trade".
Paul Klein presents "Consumption risk sharing with private information when earnings are persistent"
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Paul Klein from Simon Fraser University presents "Consumption risk sharing with private information when earnings are persistent".
Joan Esteban presents "Public Expenditure, Taxation, and Size of Government"
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Joan Esteban from the Institute for Economic Analysis and Barcelona GSE will present the paper "Public Expenditure, Taxation, and Size of Government".
Jeanet Bentzen presents "Origins of Religiousness: The Role of Natural Disasters"
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Jeanet Bentzen from the University of Copenhagen presents her paper "Origins of Religiousness: The Role of Natural Disasters".
Michaeli presents his work on In-Group Bias and Costly Signaling
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Moti Michaeli from the Hebrew University presents his paper "The Origins of In-Group Bias and Costly Signaling of Group Membership".
Sheard presents "Urban Location, Housing Equilibrium, and Retiree Migration"
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Nick Sheard from the Aix-Marseille School of Economics presents the paper "Urban Location, Housing Equilibrium, and Retiree Migration" .
Saki Bigio presents "Banks, liquidity management and monetary policy"
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Saki Bigio, Assistant Professor at Columbia University, presents the paper "Banks, liquidity management and monetary policy".
Tim Worrall presents "Dynamic Relational Contracts with Risk"
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Tim Worrall from the University of Edinburgh presents his paper "Dynamic Relational Contracts with Risk Aversion".
Kevin Lansing on Inequality and Welfare
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Kevin J. Lansing from FRB San Fransisco and Norges Bank presents the paper "Top Incomes, Rising Inequality, and Welfare".
Johannes Hörner on Social Learning
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Johannes Hörner from Yale University presents his paper "Optimal Design for Social Learning".
Manudeep Bhuller presents "Education and Lifetime Earnings"
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Manudeep Bhuller, Statistics Norway, presents "Education and Lifetime Earnings".
Ram Fishman presents "Water depletion, adaptation and migration"
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Ram Fishman, George Washington University, presents "Water depletion, adaptation and migration: evidence from India".
Måns Söderbom presents "The cost of road infrastructure in developing countries"
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Bård Harstad presents "Private Politics and Public Regulation"
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
John Morrow presents "Left, Right, Left: Income and Political Dynamics in Transition Economies"
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Konrad Burchardi on "The Economic Impact of Social Ties: Evidence from German Reunification"
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Alberto Martin on bubbles and bailout
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Alberto Martin presents his paper "Bubbly Collateral and Economic Activity" (joint with Jaume Ventura).
Beata Javorcik presents "WTO Accession and Tariff Evasion"
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Simone Valente on savings in China
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Simone Valente from NTNU presents his paper (joint with Ragnar Torvik and Halvor Mehlum) "China's Savings Multiplier".
Sandra Sequeira presents "Displacing Corruption: Evidence from a Tariff Liberalization Program"
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Hitoshi Tsujiyama on health, welfare and inequality
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Hitoshi Tsujiyama presents his paper "Implications of Health Care Reform for Inequality and Welfare".
Francesc Dilme
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Franscesc Dilme from University of Penn presents his paper "Building (and Milking) Trust: Reputation as a Moral Hazard Phenomenon".
Andreas Moxnes
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Andreas Moxnes presents "Technology, Trade Costs, and the Pattern of Trade with Multi-Stage Production" (joint with Rob Johnson).
Tony Venables presents "Depletion and development: natural resource supply with endogenous field opening"
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Paolo Piacquadio
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
This coming monday, Paolo Piacquadio presents his paper "On Ranking Intergenerational Allocations in Risky Environments".
2012
Alessia Russo on intergenerational contracts
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Alessia russo presents "A Dynamic Politico-Economic Model of Intergenerational Contracts".
Imran Rasul on migration and schooling
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Imran Rasul presents "Mass Migration and the Development of the American Schooling System" (joint with Oriana Bandiera, Myra Mohnen and Martina Viarengo).
Shachar Kariv
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Shachar Kariv presents his paper "Who is (More) Rational?” written together with Syngjoo Choi, Wieland Müller and Dan Silverman. The paper covers revealed preference theory and a criterion for decision-making quality.
Rolf Aaberge
Time and place: – Eilert Sundts hus
Rolf Aaberge presents his paper "US versus Sweden: The Effects of Alternative In-Work Tax Credit Policies on Labour Supply of Single Mothers".
Kjetil Storesletten on pensions and demography in China
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Kjetil Storesletten presents his paper "Sharing high growth across generations: pensions and demographic", together with Song, Wang and Zilibotti.
S. Nageeb Ali on enabling cooperations
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
This coming monday, Paolo Piacquadio presents his paper "On Ranking Intergenerational Allocations in Risky Environments".
Paolo Piacquadio
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
S. Nageeb Ali presents his joint paper with David Miller "Enforcing Cooperation in Networked Societies".
Lars Lochstoer
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
In collaboration with the Norwegian Finance Initiative, ESOP invites Lars Lochstoer of the Colombia Business School at this week's ESOP Lunch. He will present his paper "Parameter Learning in General Equilibrium: The Asset Pricing Implications".
Kjersti Misje Nilsen on sickness absence
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Kjersti Misje Nilsen presents her work in progress "The importance of workplaces: a panel data study of sickness absence."
Rocco Macchiavello
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
This coming monday, Paolo Piacquadio presents his paper "On Ranking Intergenerational Allocations in Risky Environments".
Vincent Somville presents "Informal Savings and Intra-Household Strategies: Theory & Evidence from Urban Benin"
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Sigurd Galaasen: Disability insurance, pension reforms and retirement behavior
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Anirban Mitra
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Anirban Mitra presents "Electoral Uncertainty and the Size of the Middle-Class”.
Krzysztof Szczygielski presents "Incentives and Voting in Boundary Organizations"
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Massimo Morelli presents "Natural Resource Distribution and Multiple Forms of Civil War"
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Jens Fredrik Skogstrøm presents "Entrepreneurial School Dropouts"
Time and place: – Eilert Sundts hus
Gerd Gigerenzer presents "Simple Heuristics That Make Us Smart"
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
James Fenske presents "African Polygamy: Past and Present"
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
This coming monday, Paolo Piacquadio presents his paper "On Ranking Intergenerational Allocations in Risky Environments".
Jesper Roine presents "Intergenerational Top Income Mobility in Sweden - A Combination of Equal Opportunity and Capitalistic Dynasties"
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Linda Nøstbakken presents "Formal and informal quota enforcement"
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Fred Schroyen presents "Mapping risk aversion in Norway using hypothetical income gambles"
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Kristine von Simson presents "Pathways to the Labor Market for High School Dropouts. Temporary Help Agencies vs. Active Labor Market Programs"
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Eshita Gupta presents "Climate Change, Food Prices and Welfare in India"
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Kevin Sheedy presents "A Model of Equilibrium Institutions"
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Lars Kirkebøen presents: "Preferences for lifetime earnings, earnings risk and nonpecuniary attributes in choice of higher education"
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Kai Liu presents "Good Skills in Bad Times: Cyclical Skill Mismatch and the Long-term Effects of Graduating in a Recession"
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Ola Vestad presents "Who Pays for Occupational Pensions?"
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Patricia Funk presents "Citizen Preferences in Private and Public: Evidence From a Large Number of Votes"
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Per Botolf Maurseth presents "Market specific fixed and sunk export costs - Learning and spillovers"
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Anirban Mitra presents "Do the Poor Gain from Mandated Political Representation? Theory and Evidence from India"
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Ola Kvaløy presents "Myopic risk-taking in tournaments"
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Andreas Kostøl presents "How Financial Incentives Induce Disability Insurance Recipients to Return to Work"
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
John Dagsvik presents "Making Sen's Capability Approach Operational: A Random Scale Framework"
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Julia Lane presents "New Data to Examine R&D Investments, LEHD on Steroids?" PS: Note the time
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
2011
Julián Messina
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Ola Kvaløy presents "Myopic risk-taking in tournaments"
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Marte Strøm
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Kjetil Bjorvatn presents "Human and financial capital for microenterprise development: Evidence from a field and lab experiment"
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Jon H. Fiva presents "Political Representation and Fiscal Policy: A Casual or Causal Relationship?"
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Mads Greaker presents "Welfare Effects of the Fisheries Boom in Lake Victoria"
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Nina Drange presents "Early School Start and Child Outcomes"
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Torben Andersen presents "The welfare state as an intergenerational contract"
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Ulf von Lilienfeld-Toal presents "How Did the US Housing Slump Begin? Role of the 2005 Bankruptcy Reform"
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Guttorm Schjelderup presents "Secrecy Jurisdictions"
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Josef Zweimüller presents "The Macroeconomics of Model T"
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Christian Brinch presents "Identification and estimation of marginal treatment effects with binary instruments"
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Audun Langørgen presents "The distributional impact of public services when needs differ"
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Mårten Palme presents "Sickness absence and local benefit cultures"
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Gisle Natvik presents "Petropopulism"
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Ragnar Torvik presents "Equilibrium Checks and Balances"
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Tom-Reiel Heggedal presents "Knowledge Spillovers in Competitive Search Equilibrium"
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Jørgen Heibø Modalsli presents "Polarization, risk and welfare in general equilibrium"
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Clive Bell presents "Raising Juveniles"
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Tapas Kundu presents "Market Structure and Innovation Incentives"
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Kalle Moene presents "Bargaining Societies"
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Carl Henrik Knutsen presents "Issue Attention and Individual Voting Intentions: Survey Experiments of Selective Exposure in Simulated Election Campaigns"
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Espen Henriksen presents "Time-varying uncertainty, monetary policy and the dynamics of yields and inflation"
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Matti Sarvimäki presents "Agglomeration in the Periphery"
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Egil Matsen presents "Overconfidence, Monetary Policy Committees and Chairman Dominance"
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Karine Nyborg presents "Are Nurses More Altruistic than Real Estate Brokers?"
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Kjell Gunnar Salvanes presents "Does money matter? The effect of child care subsidies on academic performance"
Time and place: – Eilert Sundts hus
Gaute Torsvik presents "Principals and agents"
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Bård Harstad presents "The Market for Conservation and Other Hostages"
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Edwin Leuven presents "Scale economies can offset the benefits of competition: Evidence from a school consolidation reform in a universal voucher system"
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
2010
Tarjei Havnes presents "Internet Pornography: Catharsis or Catalyst for Sex Crime?"
Time and place: – Eilert Sundts hus
Simen Markussen presents "The Case for Presenteeism"
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Anders Björklund presents "The role of parental income over the life cycle: a comparison of Sweden and the UK"
Time and place: – , , Eilert Sundts hus
Espen R. Moen presents "The Nobel Prize in Economics for 2010"
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Sara Cools presents "The Effects of Paternity Leave on Parents and Children" (with Jon Fiva and Lars Kirkebøen)
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Mari Rege presents: "Home with Mom: The Effects of Stay-at-Home Parents on Children's Long-Run Educational Outcomes".
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Alfonso Irarrazabal presents "Misallocation and the dynamics of TFP"
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Silje Aslaksen presents "Oil and Political Survival"
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Tore Ellingsen presents "Social Framing Effects: Why Do Situational Labels Affect Cooperation?"
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Jon H. Fiva presents "Municipal Electoral Reform in Norway: Disentangling Duverger's Mechanical and Psychological Effects"
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Gerard Padró i Miquel presents "The Political Economy of Indirect Control"
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Oeindrila Dube presents "Bases, Bullets and Ballots: the Effect of U.S. Military Aid on Political Conflict in Colombia" (with Suresh Naidu)
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
E. Somanathan presents "Climate Policy and Innovation in the Absence of Commitment" (joint paper with Ashokankur Datta)
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Jonas Hjort presents "Wordsmiths: Dissecting Politician-Induced Violence in Africa"
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Abhijit Banerjee presents "The Shape of Temptation: Implications for the Economic Lives of the Poor"
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Mads Greaker presents "Climate Technology Policy With a Sector-Based Approach to International Climate Agreements"
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Sara Connolly presents "Glass ceilings thicker at the top? Evidence on career progression and pay for academic and research scientists working in the UK"
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Jon Elster presents "Excessive Ambitions"
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Karine Nyborg presents "I Don’t Want to Hear About it: Rational Ignorance among Duty-Oriented Consumers"
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Halvor Mehlum presents "Conflict, Peace and Poverty" (joint paper with Kalle Moene)
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Erling Barth presents "Wage and Productivity Dispersion in US 1977-2002"
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
John Geary presents "Wage Setting, Labour Markets and the Politics of Industrial Relations: Accounting for the Public Sector Wage Premium in Ireland"
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Tone Ognedal presents "Shadow Work"
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
James Konow presents "Morals and Mores: Experimental Evidence on Equity and Equality."
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Olle Folke presents "Shades of Brown and Green: Party Effects in Proportional Election Systems"
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Andreas Mueller presents "Job Search and Unemployment Insurance: New Evidence from Time Use Data" (joint paper with Alan Krueger)
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Tarjei Havnes presents "Baby Booming Inequality? Demographic Change and Inequality in Norway, 1967-2004"
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Geir Asheim presents "Comparing the Welfare of Growing Economies"
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Kåre Bævre presents “Establishing a Norwegian Historical Person Register (NHPR) 1801-2010”
Time and place: – Eilert Sundts hus
Christian Nicolay Brinch presents "The effects of benefits on disability uptake"
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
2009
Ingvild Almås presents “Poverty Reduction in India - New Evidence Based on Micro Data” (joint with Anders Grøn Kjelsrud and Rohini Somanathan)
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Magne Mogstad presents "Instrumental Variables Estimation with Partially Missing Instruments" (co-author: Matthew Wiswall, NYU)
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Bernt Bratsberg presents "Immigration and Wages: Evidence from Construction"
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Carl Henrik Knutsen presents "Democracy, dictatorship and technological change"
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Øystein Børsum presents "Contagious mortgage default"
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Henning Finseraas presents "Anti-Immigration Attitudes, Support for Redistribution, and Vote Choice in Europe"
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Christian Riis presents "Cumulative Innovation and Exclusive Patent Policy"
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Simen Markussen presents "The effect of sick-leaves on earnings"
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Mikael Svensson presents "Evidence of Class-Size Effects on Mental and Physical Bullying in the School Environment: An Analysis Based on Swedish Data"
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Erik Ø. Sørensen presents "Wages and Seniority When Coworkers Matter: Estimating A Joint Production Economy Using Norwegian Administrative Data" (Ferrall, Salvanes and Sørensen)
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Tapas Kundu presents "Resistance to Outside Investment: A Rational Model of Surplus Destruction"
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Stephen Schneider
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Christopher J. Ruhm presents "Inheritances, Health and Death" (with Beomsoo Kim)
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Sourav Bhattacharya presents "Preference Monotonicity and Information Aggregation in Elections"
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Masa Kudamatsu presents "Ethnic favoritism: Micro evidence from Guinea"
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Berhe Mekonnen Beyene presents "How Sensitive are Poverty Measures to the Choice of Equivalence Scale and Units of Analysis? Evidence from Urban Ethiopia"
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Halvor Mehlum presents "Dynamic conflicts with endogeneous duration" (with Kalle Moene)
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Karine Nyborg presents "The Gate is Open: Primary Care Physicians as Social Security Gatekeepers" (with Benedicte Carlsen)
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Espen R. Moen presents "Competition with local network externalities" (with Fjeldstad and Riis)
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
David Strömberg presents: "Weather and Infant Mortality in Africa" (with Masa Kudamatsu and Torsten Persson)
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Kjell Arne Brekke presents "Health inequality in Nordic welfare states - more inequality or the wrong measures?" (with Snorre Kverndokk)
Time and place: M – , Eilert Sundts hus
Ragnar Torvik presents "Endogenous Presidentialism" (with James Robinson)
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Øystein Børsum presents "Wage Dynamics in Distressed Firms"
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Rolf Aaberge presents "Top incomes in Norway" (with Tony Atkinson)
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Timo Goeschl presents "Instrument Choice and Motivation: Evidence from a Climate Change Experiment" (with Grischa Perino)
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Marte Rønning presents "Who benefits from homework assignments?"
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Jon Fiva presents "Do re-election probabilities influence public investment?"
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Storesletten presents "Rotten Parents and Disciplined Children: A Politico-Economic Theory of Public Expenditure and Debt"
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
2008
Stephen Shore (JHU) presents "Changes in the Distribution of Income Volatility" (co-author: S.T. Jensen)
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Ole Christian Bech-Moen in DnB Nor Markets gives a talk on the Financial Crisis
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Steinar Holden presents "Wage rigidity and inflation"
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Børsum presents "Firms in distress, wage cuts and unemployment"
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Friðrik Már Baldursson gives a talk on the Financial Crisis in Iceland
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Havnes presents "Public policies and private power. The impact of child care on female labor participation"
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Chen and Irarrazabal present "Entry, exit, and the dynamics of TFP"
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Hoel presents "Bush meets Hotelling: Effects of improved renewable technology on greenhouse gas emissions"
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Ingvild Almås and Magne Mogstad present "Older or Wealthier? The Impact of Age Adjustments on the Wealth Inequality Ranking of Countries"
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Rendall presents "Marriage, Divorce, and Savings: Don't Let an Economist choose your Spouse"
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Modalsli presents "Literacy, Inequality, and Economic Transition"
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Kjetil Storesletten-"Growing like China"
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Håvard Hegre- Democracy Depraved: Political Corruption and Institutional Transitions
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Jo Thori Lind- Income, Information, and the Extent of Redistribution
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Raquel Fernandez- Culture as Learning- The Evolution of Female Labor Force Participation over a Century
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Jean-Francois Godbout- Speeches and Legislative Extremism in the US Senate
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Cedric Duprez- Made in dignity
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Kaiji Chen-Wage Inequality and Social Security
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Fredrik Willumsen - Opium for the masses? How conflict stimulate poppy cultivation in Afghanistan
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Torbjørn Hægeland: Downsizing as a Sorting Device
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Lars Westlie, Ph.D.-candidate: Norwegian Vocational Rehabilitation Programs: Improving Employability and Preventing Disability?
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
David L. Fuller, University of Iowa: Adverse Selection and Moral Hazard: Quantitative Implications for Unemployment Insurance
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Weizhen Zhu, Ph.D. candidate, Dept. of Economics: Heterogeneity in the Offset Effect of the Pension Wealth on Other Private Wealth
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Jørgen Juel Andersen: Identification in comparative political economy: A natural resource experiment
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Erling Barth and Oddbjørn Raaum: Perspectives on the equal pay commision
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Kalle Moene: The profitability of inefficiency wages
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Margherita Comola, Universitat Pompeu Fabra: The Network Structure of Informal Arrangements: Evidence from Rural Tanzania
Time and place: , Eilert Sundts hus
Halvor Mehlum: Main research themes/ESOP website
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Christoph Winter, European University Institute: Accounting for the Changing Role of Family Income in Determining College Entry
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Quoc-Anh Do, Harvard University: Keeping Dictators Honest: the Role of Population Concentration
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Steffan Ball, University of Cambridge: Stock Market Participation, Portfolio Choice and Pensions over the Life-Cycle
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Fabrizio Ziliboti: Growth, human capital accumulation and competition policy
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus
Wage Inequality and Education Choices in Latin America:a General Equilibrium Approach
Time and place: – , Eilert Sundts hus