Social Policies and the Cities |
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Berlin, 29 - 30 June 2001
Organization: Klaus F. Zimmermann (IZA, DIW, and CEPR) and Amanda Gosling (CEPR)
Provisional Programme
Friday 29 June: |
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| 14:00 – 15:30 |
Government And Cities: Rent Seeking and Decentralizing of Decision Making *Gil S Epstein (Bar-Ilan University, Ramat-Gan, CEPR and IZA) Discussant: Helmut Seitz (European University Viadrina, Frankfurt/Oder) |
| 15:30 – 17:00 |
Unemployment, Inequality and Crime: Latin American Cities Under Neoliberal Policies *David Hojman (University of Liverpool) Discussant: Shoshana Neuman (Bar-Ilan University, Ramat-Gan, CEPR and IZA) |
| 17:00 – 17:30 |
Coffee / Tea Break |
| 17:30 – 19:00 |
From Self-help to Self-services Christiane Droste (Institute for Regional Development and Structural Planning, Erkner) *Thomas Knorr-Siedow (Institute for Regional Development and Structural Planning, Erkner) Discussant: C Katharina Spieß (DIW Berlin) |
| 20:00 |
Dinner |
Saturday 30 June: |
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| 09:00 – 10:30 |
Why do Blacks Experience High Unemployment Rates in Cities? Harris Selod (Ecole Nationale des Ponts et Chausées, Paris) *Yves Zenou (University of Southampton, CEPR and IZA) Discussant: Kai Konrad (WZB, Freie Universität Berlin, CEPR and IZA) |
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10:30 – 11:00 |
Coffee / Tea Break |
| 11:00 – 12:30 |
National Versus Regional Migration: The Polish Case – Chelmski *Sule Akkoyunlu (University of Kent at Canterbury) Discussant: Amanda Gosling (Essex University and CEPR) |
| 12:30 – 14:00 |
Lunch |
| 14:00 – 15:30 |
Big City Budgets *Andrew Austin (CERGE-EI, Prague) Steven G Craig (University of Houston) Discussant: Michael C Burda (Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, CEPR and IZA) |
| 15:30 – 16:00 |
Coffee / Tea Break |
| 16:00 – 17:30 |
Welfare Recipients By Cities When Welfare Pays Rent, Too *Kristof Dascher (European University Viadrina, Frankfurt/Oder) Discussant: Bengt-Arne Wickström (DIW Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin and IZA) |
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20.00 |
Dinner |
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