Department of Economics

Johannes Kepler University

Summer term 2013

Regular Research Seminar

The Department runs a regular research seminar where it invites scholars from other universities and research institutions to give presentations on their ongoing research. Papers in all fields of Economics are welcome. The seminar is publicly announced on campus, but it primarily addresses our own faculty and economics students at JKU. If possible, papers presented are made available for download below.

With friendly support from the "Linzer Hochschulfonds".

Time: Wednesday, 17.15 - 18.45
Room:  K 127A (ehemalige Bibliothek)

06.03.2013

Michael Pfaffermayr
"Who Creates Jobs? Estimating Job Creation Rates at the Firm Level?"

Universität Innsbruck

13.03.2013

Markus Walzl
"Fixed Prices vs Auctions Theory and Empirical Evidence from EURO 2008"

Universität Innsbruck

20.03.2013

Murat Kirdar
"Does longer compulsory education lead to higher equality in educational outcomes? Evidence from a substantial policy change"
Middle East Technical University of Ankara (Turkey)

10.04.2013

Liana Jacobi
"Marijuana on Main Street? Estimating Demand in Markets with Limited Access
tba"
University of Melbourne

24.04.2013

Pia Pinger
"Transmission of Inequality Maternal Skills, Behavior and Birth Outcomes"
University of Mannheim

08.05.2013

Dietmar Barth
"Die Ökonomie von Sportwetten - Effizienzanalyse von Wettquoten"
University Hohenheim (Stuttgart)

15.05.2013

Gerhard Clemenz
"Intra-industry trade, environmental policies and innovations: The Porter-Hypothesis revisited"
University of Vienna

05.06.2013

Michael Kummer
"Content Spillovers through Links in Networks of user Generated Content"
Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (Mannheim)

Thursday, 13.06.2013, 16:30-18:00

Roger Congleton
"The Electoral Politics of Complex Healthcare Systems"
West Virginia University (USA)

19.06.2013, 17:15-18:15

Matthias Messner
tba
Università Bocconi, IGIER (Mailand/Italien)

19.06.2013, 18:15-19:15

Katja Maria Kaufmann
tba
Università Bocconi, IGIER (Mailand/Italien)

26.06.2013

Stefan Bauernschuster
"Does the Expansion of Public Child Care Increase Birth Rates? Evidence from a Low-Fertility Country"

Ifo Instiut Munich

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