IZA Pre-Conference of the International Research Consortium in the Economics of Time Use |
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Place: IZA Bonn, Germany
Date: May 19 - 20, 2002
Program
Sunday, May 19
| 9:00 - 9:05 | Welcome Gerard Pfann (IZA) |
| 9:00 - 9:15 | Introduction Dan Hamermesh (University of Texas and IZA) |
| 9:15 - 10:15 | Andrea Ichino (European University Institute and IZA) and Anna Sanz de Galdeano (European University Institute) |
| "Does Maternal Employment Affect the Quality and Quantity of Child Care? Evidence from Italian Time Use Data" Discussant: Gerard Pfann (IZA) | |
| 10:15 - 11:15 | Thomas Bauer, René Fahr, Gerard Pfann (IZA) |
| "The Demand for Informal Education" Discussant: Stephen Jenkins (University of Essex and IZA) | |
| 11:15 - 11:35 | Coffee Break |
| 11:35 - 12:35 | Jens Bonke, Nabanita Datta Gupta, Nina Smith (Aarhus School of Business and IZA) |
| "Energy, Effort and the Gender Wage Gap" Discussant: W. Jean Yeung (New York University) | |
| 12:45 - 13:45 | Lunch |
| 13:45 - 14:45 | Patricia Apps (University of Sydney and IZA) |
| "Saving and the Allocation of Time over the Life Cycle" Discussant: Peter Kooreman (University of Groningen and IZA) | |
| 14:45 - 15:45 | Dan Hamermesh (University of Texas and IZA) |
| "The Demand for Routine" Discussant: Namkee Ahn (Fedea, Madrid) | |
| 15:45 - 16:15 | Coffee Break |
| 16:15 - 17:15 | Frank Stafford (University of Michigan), W. Jean Yeung (New York University) |
| "Human Capital of Young Children and Time Squeeze of their Parents" Discussant: Andrea Ichino (European University Institute and IZA) | |
| 17:15 - 17:45 | Mike Horrigan (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics) |
| "Status of the American Time-Use Survey: Preparing for 2003" Comment: Anders Klevmarken (Uppsala University and IZA) | |
| 19:00 | Dinner at Restaurant La Grappa, Thomas-Mann-Str. 24 |
Monday, May 20
| 9:15 - 10:15 | Namkee Ahn, Juan Francisco Jimeno (Fedea, Madrid) |
| "Time Allocation of Spanish Unemployed" Discussant: Nina Smith (Aarhus School of Business and IZA) | |
| 10:15 - 11:15 | Anders Klevmarken (Uppsala University and IZA) |
| "Using Auxiliary Data to Compensate for Noisy Time Use Data" Discussant: Dan Hamermesh (University of Texas and IZA) | |
| 11:15 - 11:35 | Coffee Break |
| 11:35 - 12:35 | Peter Kooreman, Joyce Jacobsen (University of Groningen and IZA) |
| "Timing Constraints and the Allocation of Time: the Effects of Changing Shopping Hours Regulations in the Netherlands" Discussant: Patricia Apps (University of Sydney and IZA) | |
| 12:45 - 13:45 | Lunch |
| 13:45 - 14:45 | Stephen Jenkins (University of Essex and IZA) |
| "Nobody to Play With? The Implications of Leisure Co-ordination" Discussant: René Fahr (IZA) | |
| 14:45 - 15:30 | Summary discussion led by Dan Hamermesh (University of Texas and IZA) and Miron L. Straf (National Academy of Sciences) |
| 15:30 | Adjournment |