ESSLE 2002
European Summer Symposium in Labour Economics

The meeting will be hosted by IZA at the conference center of Deutsche Post in Buch at the lake of Ammersee, and organized by Juan J. Dolado (Universidad Carlos III, CEPR and IZA), Gilles Saint-Paul (Université des Sciences Sociales de Toulouse, CEPR an IZA) and Klaus F. Zimmermann (IZA, Bonn University, DIW and CEPR).

ESSLE is designed to bring together economists in the field from across Europe and key researchers from outside the region. It provides a unique opportunity for researchers from different universities and countries to discuss their work in a relaxed atmosphere and to develop long-term collaborative relationships. Another important aim of ESSLE is to provide young researchers with the opportunity to meet and discuss their work with senior economists. Paper proposals are invited in any area of labour economics.

ESSLE 2002 will bring together around 40 economists for a period of five days (arriving on the evening of 9 September and departing on 15 September). To foster the desired interaction we request that participants stay for the entire duration of the Symposium. The programme combines focus and contributed sessions with time for collaboration and consultation.

Travel and accommodation expenses will be covered for all participants according to the usual CEPR travel guidelines, but if you could contribute to the costs of your attendance from a research grant at your disposal this would free up space for someone else. Please indicate on your reply form whether you will be able to cover your own travel costs, or whether you will require funding from CEPR.
For more information, see also CEPR's ESSLE web page.

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Wednesday, 11 September

14:15 - 15:30

Session One

Wage Bargaining and Worker Mobility
*Jean-Marc Robin (INRA, CEPR and IZA)
Discussant:
Barbara Petrongolo (London School of Economics and CEPR)

15:30 - 16:00

Coffee

16:00 - 17:15

Session Two

Have Internet Changed the Wage Structure Too?
Jong-Hyuk Kim (University of Hawaii)
*Sang-Hyop Lee (University of Hawaii)
Discussant:
Jörn-Steffen Pischke (London School of Economics, CEPR and IZA)

17:15 - 18:30

Session Three

Incomplete Wage Posting
*Claudio Michelacci (Centre for Monetary and Financial Studies)
Javier Suarez (Centre for Monetary and Financial Studies)
Discussant:
Andrea Ichino (European University Institute, CEPR and IZA)

19:00 - 20:15

Dinner

21:00 - 22:15

Session Four

The Effects of Payroll Tax Subsidies for Low-Wage Workers on Firms Level Decisions
*Bruno Crépon (CREST-INSEE)
Rozenn Desplatz (EUREQua, Université de Paris 1)
Discussant:
Juan-José Dolado (Universidad Carlos III, CEPR and IZA)

Thursday, 12 September

09:30 - 10:45

Session Five

Entrepreneurship
*Edward Lazear (Stanford University and IZA)
Discussant:
Andrea Ichino (European University Institute, CEPR and IZA)

10:45 - 12:00

Session Six

Interpreting Europe and US Labor Markets Differences: The Specificity of Human Capital Investments
*Etienne Wasmer (ECARES, CEPR and IZA)
Discussant:
Uwe Sunde (IZA)

14:15 - 15:30

Session Seven

Labour Mobility of Immigrants: Training, Experience, Language and Opportunities
Sarit Cohen (Bar-Ilan University)
*Zvi Eckstein (University of Minnesota, CEPR and IZA)
Discussant:
Thomas Bauer (IZA and CEPR)

15:30 - 16:00

Coffee

16:00 - 17:15

Session Eight

Waiting for Mr Right: Rising Inequality and Declining Marriage Rates
*Eric D. Gould (Hebrew University and CEPR)
Marco Daniele Paserman (Hebrew University)
Discussant:
Alison L. Booth (Australian National University, CEPR and IZA)

17:15 - 18:30

Session Nine

Sorting Between and Within Industries
>>Slides
John M. Abowd (Cornell University, US Census Bureau, CREST, NBER and IZA)
*Francis Kramarz (CREST, CEPR and IZA)
Paul Lengermann (University of Maryland and US Census Bureau)
Sébastien Pérez-Duarte (CREST-INSEE)
Discussant:
Jörn-Steffen Pischke (London School of Economics, CEPR and IZA)

19:00 - 20:15

Dinner

21:00 - 22:15

Session Ten

Outside Offers and the Gender Pay Gap: Empirical Evidence from the UK Academic Labour Market
David Blackaby (University of Wales)
*Alison L. Booth (Australian National Unviversity, CEPR and IZA)
Jeff Frank (Royal Holloway College, University of London)
Discussant:
Rudolf Winter-Ebmer (University of Linz, CEPR and IZA)

Friday, 13 September

09:30 - 10:45

Session Eleven

Information Technology and the Knowledge of Elites
*Gilles Saint-Paul (Université des Sciences Sociales de Toulouse, CEPR and IZA)
Discussant:
Fabien Postel-Vinay (INRA, Paris)

10:45 - 12:00

Session Twelve

Ranking of Job Applicants, On-the-job Search, and Persistent Unemployment
Stefan Eriksson (Uppsala University)
*Nils Gottfries (Uppsala University and IZA)
Discussant:
Astrid Kunze (IZA)

14:15 - 15:30

Session Thirteen

Job Insecurity and Children's Emancipation: The Italian Puzzle
Sascha O. Becker (CESifo and IZA)
*Samuel Bentolila (CEMFI and CEPR)
Andrea Ichino (European University Institute, CEPR and IZA)
Discussant:
Sandra Black (University of California at Los Angeles)

15:30 - 16:00

Coffee

16:00 - 17:15

Session Fourteen

The Struggle over Migration Policy
*Gil S. Epstein (Bar-Ilan University, CEPR and IZA)
Shmuel Nitzan (Bar-Ilan University)
Discussant:
Mathias Thoenig (CERAS-ENPC and CEPR)

17:15 - 18:30

Session Fifteen

Sabotage, Loss Aversion and Collusion as Sources of Wage Compression
*Armin Falk (University of Zurich, CEPR and IZA)
Ernst Fehr (University of Zurich, IEW and IZA)
Discussant:
Rudolf Winter-Ebmer (University of Linz, CEPR and IZA)

19:00 - 20:15

Dinner

21:00 - 22:15

Session Sixteen

Cannabis and Cocaine, Jobs and Wages
*Jan C Van Ours (CentER, Tilburg, CEPR and IZA)
Discussant:
José E. Galdon-Sanchez (Universidad Publica de Navarra)

Saturday, 14 September

09:30 - 10:45

Session Seventeen

Capital as an Origin of Inequality
Andreas Hornstein (Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond) 
Per Krussell (University of Rochester, Institute for International Economic Studies and CEPR)
*Giovanni L. Violante (University College London and CEPR)
Discussant:
Javier Ortega (GREMAQ, Université des Sciences Sociales de Toulouse and CEPR)

10:45 - 12:00

Session Eighteen

Shadow Activity and Unemployment in a Depressed Labor Market
Tito Boeri (Università Bocconi, CEPR and IZA)
*Pietro Garibaldi (Università Bocconi, CEPR and IZA)
Discussant:
Juan-José Dolado (Universidad Carlos III, CEPR and IZA)

14:15 - 15:30

Session Nineteen

The Dynamics of Local Employment in France
Pierre-Philippe Combes (CNRS and CERAS)
*Thierry Magnac (INRA, CEPR and IZA)
Jean-Marc Robin (INRA, CREST, CEPR and IZA)
Discussant:
Eric Maurin (CREST and CEPR)

15:30 - 16:00

Coffee

16:00 - 17:15

Session Twenty

Fixed-Term Contracts and the Duration Distribution of Unemployment
*Maia Güell (Universitat Pompeu Fabra and CEPR)
Discussant:
Sandra Black (University of California at Los Angeles)

17:15 - 18:30

Session Twenty-One

Does the Representation of Family Decision Process Matter? A Collective Model of Household Labour Supply for the Evaluation of Personal Tax Reform in Spain
>>Tables
*Raquel Carrasco (Universidad Carlos III de Madrid and CEPR)
Javier Ruiz-Castillo (Universidad Carlos III de Madrid)
Discussant:
Regina T. Riphahn (University of Basel, CEPR and IZA)

19:00 - 20:15

Dinner

21:00 - 22:15

Session Twenty-Two

Does Subsidised Temporary Employment Get the Unemployed Back to Work? An Econometric Analysis of Two Different Schemes
*Michael Gerfin (University of Bern)
Michael Lechner (University of St. Gallen and IZA)
Heidi Steiger (University of St. Gallen)
Discussant:
Maria Guadalupe (London School of Economics and IZA)