5th Joint IZA/IFAU Conference on Labor Market Policy Evaluation

Thursday, October 09:

08:50	-	09:00		Introduction
				Session A: Welfare Policies
				Chair: Per Johansson (IFAU and IZA )
09:00	-	09:35		Chris Riddell (Cornell University), W. Craig Riddell (Vancouver School of Economics, UBC and IZA)
				"When Can Experimental Evidence Mislead? A Re-Assessment of Canada's Self-Sufficiency Project"
09:35	-	10:10		Jonathan Cribb (Institute for Fiscal Studies, London), Mike Brewer (ISER, University of Essex and IZA)
				"Lone Parents, Time-Limited In-Work Benefits and the Dynamics of Work and Welfare"
10:10	-	10:40		Coffee Break
				Session B: Methods
				Chair: Marco Caliendo (University of Potsdam and IZA )
10:40	-	11:15		Johan Vikström (IFAU), Gerard J. van den Berg (University of Mannheim and IZA)
				"Long-Run Effects of Active Labor Market Policy Programs"
11:15	-	11:50		Sylvain Chabé-Ferret (Toulouse School of Economics)
				"Bias of Causal Effect Estimators Using Pre-Policy Outcomes"
11:50	-	12:25		Arindrajit Dube (University of Massachusetts Amherst and IZA ), Ben Zipperer (Washington Center for Equitable Growth)
				"Pooled Synthetic Control Estimates for Continuous Treatments: An Application to Minimum Wage Case Studies"
12:25	-	14:00		Lunch
				Keynote Speech
				Chair: Gerard J. van den Berg (University of Mannheim and IZA )
14:00	-	15:30		Hilary W. Hoynes (University of California, Berkeley)
				"The In-Work Safety Net, Employment and the Distribution of Income"
15:30	-	16:00		Coffee Break
				Session C: Employment Policies
				Chair: Patrick Arni (IZA)
16:00	-	16:35		Stéphane Carcillo (OECD and IZA ), Pierre Cahuc (Ecole Polytechnique, Paris and IZA), Thomas Le Barbanchon (CREST)
				"Do Hiring Credits Work in Recessions? Evidence from France"
16:35	-	17:10		Olof Aslund (IFAU and IZA ), Mattias Engdahl (Uppsala University)
				"The Value of Earning for Learning: Performance Bonuses in Immigrant Language Training"
17:10	-	17:45		Lisa Laun (IFAU)
				"The Effect of Age-Targeted Tax Credits on Retirement Behavior"
19:00				Dinner

Friday, October 10:

				Session D: Policy Evaluation
				Chair: Johan Vikström (IFAU)
09:00	-	09:35		Caroline Hall (IFAU), Kaisa Kotakorpi (University of Tampere), Linus Liljeberg (IFAU), Jukka Pirttilä (Labour Institute for Economic Research)
				"Health, Incentives and Activation"
09:35	-	10:10		Sandra Vriend (VU University Amsterdam)
				"Incentive Effects and Targeting Efficiency of the Dutch Disability Insurance Program"
10:10	-	10:40		Coffee Break
				Session E: Active Labor Market Policy Programs
				Chair: Gerard J. van den Berg (University of Mannheim and IZA )
10:40	-	11:15		Marco Caliendo (University of Potsdam and IZA ), Robert Mahlstedt (IZA), Oscar A. Mitnik (University of Miami and IZA)
				"Unobservable, but Unimportant? The Influence of Personality Traits (and Other Usually Unobserved Variables) for the Evaluation of Labor Market Policies"
11:15	-	11:50		Astrid Kiil (KORA - Danish Institute for Local and Regional Government Research), Jacob Nielsen Arendt (KORA - Danish Institute for Local and Regional Government Research), Gabriel Pons Rotger (SFI - The Danish National Centre for Social Research)
				"Job Displacement Effects of Subsidized Employment on Municipal Workplaces: Register-Based Evidence from Denmark"
11:50	-	12:25		Christer Gerdes (SOFI, Stockholm University and IZA )
				"How Does a Rating System Affect Private Providers’ Market Shares in Active Labor Market Policy?"
12:25	-	14:00		Lunch
				Session F: Consequences of Family Policies and Labor Market Histories
				Chair: Erik Mellander (IFAU)
14:00	-	14:35		Arna Vardardottir (Copenhagen Business School), Herdis Steingrimsdottir (Copenhagen Business School)
				"Domestic Equality and Marital Stability: Does Paternity Leave Affect Divorce Risk?"
14:35	-	15:10		Daniel Hallberg (Swedish Social Insurance Inspectorate (ISF)), Per Johansson (IFAU and IZA), Malin Josephson (Swedish Social Insurance Inspectorate (ISF))
				"Early Retirement and Post Retirement Health"
15:10	-	15:45		David Pedulla (University of Texas at Austin)
				"Penalized or Protected? The Consequences of Non-Standard Employment Histories for Male and Female Workers"
15:45	-	16:00		Final Remarks
16:00				Farewell Coffee