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IZA Prize Ceremony and Workshop on Frontiers in Labor Economics

Organizers: Corrado Giulietti (IZA), Klaus F. Zimmermann (IZA and University of Bonn)
Location:Washington, DC, USA
Date:November 18, 2013 - November 19, 2013

Event Manager:

Stephan Kohzer (IZA)

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Program

IZA Prize Ceremony

Monday, November 18:

18:00 - 18:15   Registration
 
18:15 - 22:00   Prize Ceremony with Daniel S. Hamermesh (University of Texas at Austin, Royal Holloway and IZA)
Laudatio by George J. Borjas (Harvard University and IZA)
 
        Gala Dinner
 
       


IZA Prize Workshop on Frontiers in Labor Economics

 

Tuesday, November 19:

08:45 - 09:00   Registration
 
09:00 - 09:05   Welcoming Remarks
 
 
        Session A:
  Chair: Corrado Giulietti (IZA)
 
09:05 - 09:50   Janet Currie (Princeton University), W. Bentley MacLeod (Columbia University and IZA)
  "Doctor's Diagnostic Skill, Procedural Skill and Unnecessary C-Sections"
 
09:50 - 10:35   George J. Borjas (Harvard University), Kirk B. Doran (University of Notre Dame)
  "Prizes and Productivity: How Winning the Fields Medal Affects Scientific Output"
 
 
10:35 - 11:00   Coffee Break
 
 
        Session B:
  Chair: Daniel S. Hamermesh (University of Texas at Austin, Royal Holloway)
 
11:00 - 11:45   Joseph G. Altonji (Yale University), Lisa B. Kahn (Yale University and IZA), Jamin Speer (Yale University)
  "Cashier or Consultant? Entry Labor Market Conditions, Field of Study, and Career Success"
 
11:45 - 12:30   Gerard A. Pfann (Maastricht University), Myrthe Frenk (VODW Consultants)
  "Job Security and Severance Pay Exemption in Times of Recession"
 
 
12:30       Lunch
 




List of Participants

James Albrecht (Georgetown University and IZA)
Joseph G. Altonji (Yale University and IZA)
Nikos Askitas (IZA)
Anush Bezhanyan (World Bank)
Francine D. Blau (Cornell University and IZA)
Krzysztof Bledowski (Manufacturers Alliance for Productivity and Innovation (MAPI))
Michael L. Bognanno (Temple University and IZA)
George J. Borjas (Harvard University and IZA)
Horst-Wolfgang Bremke (DOC TV Programm GmbH)
Gary Burtless (Brookings Institution)
Pierre Cahuc (Ecole Polytechnique, Paris and IZA)
Barry R. Chiswick (George Washington University and IZA)
Carmel U. Chiswick (George Washington University and IZA)
Martin T. Clemens (IZA)
Amelie F. Constant (George Washington University, Temple University and IZA)
Janet Currie (Princeton University and IZA)
Eela Devani (Bloomsbury Publishing)
R. Jason Faberman (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics)
Mark Fallak (IZA)
Randall K. Filer (Hunter College/CUNY and IZA)
Luca Flabbi (Georgetown University and IZA)
Vincy Fon (George Washington University)
Joseph Friedman (Temple University and IZA)
Corrado Giulietti (IZA)
Marsha G. Goldfarb (University of Maryland, Baltimore County)
Robert S. Goldfarb (George Washington University)
Scott L. Gregoire (FI Consulting)
Mary Hallward-Driemeier (World Bank)
Daniel S. Hamermesh (University of Texas at Austin, Royal Holloway and IZA)
Frances W. Hamermesh
Jesko Hentschel (World Bank)
Harry J. Holzer (Georgetown University and IZA)
Jennifer Hunt (Rutgers University and IZA)
Jackson Janes (AICGS)
Martin Kahanec (Central European University and IZA)
Henry E. Kilpatrick, Jr (Econpolicy)
Jochen Kluve (Humboldt University Berlin, RWI and IZA)
Marju Korts (Estonian Embassy in Washington)
Alexander S. Kritikos (University of Potsdam, DIW Berlin and IZA)
Hartmut Lehmann (University of Bologna and IZA)
Robert I. Lerman (Urban Institute and IZA)
Daniel Milkove (U.S. Department of Agriculture)
Nigel Newton (Bloomsbury Publishing)
Olga Nottmeyer (IZA)
Sabrina Wulff Pabilonia (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and IZA)
Donald O. Parsons (George Washington University and IZA)
Gerard A. Pfann (Maastricht University and IZA)
Gaelle Pierre (International Monetary Fund)
Solomon Polachek (Binghamton University, New York and IZA)
Agnieszka Postepska (Georgetown University and IZA)
Alexander Privitera (AICGS)
Martin Rama (World Bank and IZA)
Stephan Richter (The Globalist)
Ulf Rinne (IZA)
David A. Robalino (World Bank and IZA)
Núria Rodríguez-Planas (IZA and IAE-CSIC)
Kathy Rooney (Bloomsbury Publishing)
John W. Ruser (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics)
Maria Laura Sanchez Puerta (World Bank and IZA)
Brian Scholl (U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and IZA)
Sebastian Siegloch (IZA)
Stephen J. Silvia (American University)
Dominik Spitza (IZA)
Jay Stewart (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and IZA)
Erdal Tekin (Georgia State University and IZA)
Bienvenue N. Tien (World Bank)
Carrie Von Bose (Giant Oak)
Susan Vroman (Georgetown University and IZA)
Richard Walker (The Globalist)
Klaus F. Zimmermann (IZA and University of Bonn)
Laura Zimmermann (University of Michigan and IZA)
Cindy Zoghi (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics)