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Econometrics and Applied Economics workshops 2011/12

Second Semester

All workshops will be held on Thursdays at 4.15pm in University Place 5.206.

23 February 2012

David Veredas (Université libre de Bruxelles)

TailCoR: a new measure of tail association | Download Abstract

Host: Laura Coroneo

1 March 2012

Claire Crawford (IFS)

The impact of the minimum wage on the education and labour market choices of young people in the UK | Download Abstract

Host: Rachel Griffith

15 March 2012

Steve Pudney (University of Essex)

Child mental health and educational attainment: multiple observers and the measurement error problem | Download Paper

Host: Rachel Griffith

22 March 2012

Matteo Barigozzi (LSE)

Which model to match? | Download Paper

Host: Laura Coroneo

19 April 2012

Ivan Petrella (University of London)

Speculation in the Oil Market | Download Paper

Host: Laura Coroneo

3 May 2012

Katsushi Imai (University of Manchester)

Poverty Dynamics of Households in Rural China: Identifying Multiple Pathways for Poverty Transition | Download Paper | ppt slides|

Host: Laura Coroneo

 

 

 

First Semester

All workshops will be held on Thursdays at 4.15pm in University Place 6.212.

29 September 2011

Martyn Andrews (University of Manchester)

Estimating the Effect of the Education Maintenance Allowance on Staying On in Education in England using Regression Discontinuity

Host: Rachel Griffith

6 October 2011

Chris Skeels (University of Melbourne)

Some observations on weak instruments

Host: Chris Orme

13 October 2011

Alexei Onatski (University of Cambridge)

Asymptotic Power of Sphericity Tests for High-dimensional Data | Download Paper

Host: Laura Coroneo

20 October 2011 No Seminar

27 October 2011

Yong Woong Lee (MBS - University of Manchester)

Systemic and Systematic Factors for Loan Portfolio Loss Distribution | Download Paper

Host: Laura Coroneo

3 November 2011

Lutz Kilian (University of Michigan)

Inference on Impulse Response Functions in Structural VAR Models | Download Paper

Host: Laura Coroneo

10 November 2011

Gary Koop (University of Strathclyde)

Hierarchical Shrinkage in Time-Varying Parameter Models | Download Paper

Host: Laura Coroneo

17 November 2011

Denzil Fiebig (Australian School of Business)

3 Things that bother me about mixed logit | Download Abstract

Host: Rachel Griffith

24 November 2011

Mika Kortelainen (Helsinki Center of Economic Research)

Do homeowners benefit the neighborhood? Evidence from hedonic price regressions | Download Abstract

Host: Laura Coroneo

1 December 2011

Ralf Martin (LSE)

Carbon taxes, Path Dependency and Directed Technical Change : Evidence from the Auto Industry | Download Paper

Host: Rachel Griffith

8 December 2011

Will Cook (CCSR - University of Manchester)

Modelling peer effects in primary schools

Host: Laura Coroneo


For more information please contact Laura Coroneo or Rachel Griffith.

Past workshops