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Report on the 3rd IZA European Summer School in Labor Economics, 2000
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Program
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Monday, 29 May 2000 |
14:00 |
Welcome
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14:30 |
Lecture I:
Daniel Hamermesh
Break
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19:00 |
Dinner
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20:00 |
Get together
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Tuesday, 30 May 2000 |
08:30 |
Lecture I
Daniel Hamermesh
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10:00 |
Coffee/Tea break
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10:30 |
Lecture I:
Daniel Hammermesh
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12:30 |
Lunch
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14:30 |
Poster Session 1
Vincenco Andrietti (University of Rome, Italy):
Occupational Pensions and Interfirm Job Mobility in the European Union - Evidence from the ECHP Survey
Jean-Marc Falter (University of Geneva, Switzerland):
Self-Employment Entry and Duration in Switzerland
Michael Gold (University of Lüneburg, Germany):
Downsizing and Productivity Growth: Comparison between an 'old' and a 'new' federal state of Germany
Karen Lehmann (University of Hannover, Germany):
Changes in the Coverage of Companies by Collective Contracts: Empirical Evidence Using German Firm Panel Data
Jenny Säve-Söderbergh (University of Stockholm, Sweden):
A Model of Wage Bargaining
Almos Telegdy (Budapest University, Hungary):
Labor Productivity and Ownership Structure in Romania: Does Privatization Matter?
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16:30 |
Session 1
Josef Fersterer (University of Linz, Austria):
"Are Austrian Returns to Schooling Falling over Time?"
Chair:
Wolfgang Schwerdt (CREST-INSEE, France)
Discussants:
Arnaud Chevalier (Keele University, UK), Pedro Martins (Universidade Nove de Lisboa, Portugal)
Daniela Andrén (Göteborg University, Sweden):
"Exits from Long-Term Sickness - Swedish Experience 1986-1991"
Chair:
Sebastian Kessing (European University Institute, Italy)
Discussants:
Joanne Lindley (Manchester Metropolitan University, UK), Francesca Fabbri (University College London, UK)
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18:00 |
Get together
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Wednesday, 31 May 2000 |
08:30 |
Lecture I:
Daniel Hamermesh
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10:00 |
Coffee/Tea break
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10:30 |
Lecture I:
Daniel Hamermesh
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12:15 |
Lunch
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13:00 |
Excursion to Ettal
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Thursday, 01 June 2000 |
08:30 |
Lecture II:
Gerard van den Berg
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10:00 |
Coffee/Tea break
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10:30 |
Lecture II:
Gerard van den Berg
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12:30 |
Lunch
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14:30 |
Poster Session 2
Thomas Dohmen (Maastricht University, The Netherlands):
"Worker Seperation in a Firm"
Joanne Lindley (Manchester Metropolitan University, UK):
"Who Did Worse? A Comparison of US and British Non-White Unemployment 1970-1998"
Pedro Martins (Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal):
Does Education Reduce Wage Inequality? Qantile Regressions Evidence from Nine European Countries
Hector Sala (University Autonoma Barcelona, Spain):
A Reappraisal of the Inflation-Unemployment Trade-off
Anna Sanz de Galdeano (European University Institute, Italy):
Gender Differences in Job Satisfaction
Andrea Weber (Österreichisches Inst. f. Wirtschaftsforschung, Austria):
"Self-Selection in the Choice of Job Search Methods"
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16:00 |
Coffee/Tea break
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16:30 |
Session 2
Udo Kock (Free University Amsterdam, The Netherlands):
"Competition Between Unemployed and Non-Participants"
Chair:
Michael Gold (University of Lüneburg, Germany)
Discussants:
Bruno Decreuse (GREQAM, France); Maarten Goos (University of Leuven, Belgium)
Jarkko Turunen (European University Institute, Italy)
"Leaving State Jobs: An Analysis of Sectoral Mobility and Skills in Russia"
Chair:Almudena Blanco (Universidad del Pais Vasco, Spain)
Discussants:
Qingjie Xia (University of Bath, UK); Zhongmin Wu (University of Southampton, UK)
Break
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19:00 |
Dinner
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20:00 |
Get together
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Friday, 02 June 2000 |
08:30 |
Lecture II:
Gerard van den Berg
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10:00 |
Coffee/Tea break
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10:30 |
Lecture II:
Gerard van den Berg
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12:30 |
Lunch
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14:30 |
Poster Session 3
Almudena Blanco (Universidad del Pais Vasco, Spain):
Early Retirement Decision in Spain
Stefan Boeters (University of Saarland):
Do Trade Unions Really Prevent Full Employment?
Bruno Decreuse (GREQAM, France):
Unempolyment, Unemploymentability and Growth
Maarten Goos (University of Leuven, Belgium):
Labor Demand, Firm Growth and the Evolution of Industries
Tuulia Hakola (University of Helsinki, Finland):
In Transit - Labour Market Transitions of the Aged
Francisco Lima (Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal):
Internal Labor Markets: A Case Study
Qingjie Xia (University of Bath, UK):
Chinese Peasants' Job Choices
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16:00 |
Coffee/Tea break
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16:30 |
Session 5
Maria Davia and Virginia Hernanz (Universidad de Alcalá, Spain):
"Fixed Term Contracts and Segmentation on the Spanish Youth Labor Market"
Chair:
Almos Telegdy (Budapest University, Hungary)
Discussants:
Vincenco Andrietti (University of Rome, Italy); Hector Sala (University Autonoma Barcelona, Spain)
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17:30 |
Session 6
Hélčne Turon (University of Bristol, UK):
"Cyclicality, Heterogeneity and Duration Dependence in the UK Unemployment Outflow Rate"
Chair:
Luca Nunziata (Nuffield College, UK)
Discussants:
Jean-Marc Falter (University of Geneva, Switzerland); Andrea Weber (Österreichisches Inst. f. Wirtschaftsforschung, Austria)
Break
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19:00 |
Dinner
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20:00 |
Get together
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Saturday, 03 June 2000 |
08:30 |
Lecture II
Gerard van den Berg
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10:00 |
Coffee/Tea break
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10:30 |
Lecture II
Gerard van den Berg
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12:30 |
Lunch
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14:30 |
Poster Session 4
Arnaud Chevalier (Keele University, UK):
Graduates' Over-Education in the UK?
Francesca Fabbri (University College London, UK):
Racial Harassment and Prejudice Towards Minorities
Luca Nunziata (Nuffield College, UK):
The Econometrics of Labor Market Institutions
Wolfgang Schwerdt (CREST - INSEE, France):
Why Firms Supply Apprenticeships
Sebastian Kessing (European University Institute, Italy):
Factor Shares, Adjustment Costs and Non-Unit Elasticity of Substitution
Zhongmin Wu (University of Southampton, UK):
Regional Unemployment and Rural-to-Urban Migration in China
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16:00 |
Coffee/Tea break
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16:30 |
Session 7
Lorenz Götte (University of Zürich, Switzerland):
"How Robust are Nominal Wage Rigidities"
Chair:
Jenny Säve-Söderbergh (University of Stockholm, Sweden)
Discussants:
Stefan Boeters (University of Saarland, Germany); Francisco Lima (Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal)
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17:30 |
Session 7
Lorenz Götte (University of Zürich, Switzerland):
"How Robust are Nominal Wage Rigidities"
Chair:
Jenny Säve-Söderbergh (University of Stockholm, Sweden)
Discussants:
Stefan Boeters (University of Saarland, Germany); Francisco Lima (Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal)
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19:00 |
Dinner
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20:00 |
Get together
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Sunday, 04 June 2000 |
11:00 |
Departure after Breakfast
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