Econometrics and Applied Economics workshops 2011/12
Second Semester
All workshops will be held on Thursdays at 4.15pm in University Place 5.206.
David Veredas (Université libre de Bruxelles)
TailCoR: a new measure of tail association | Download Abstract
Host: Laura Coroneo
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
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.
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
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
Denzil Fiebig (Australian School of Business)
3 Things that bother me about mixed logit | Download Abstract
Host: Rachel Griffith
Mika Kortelainen (Helsinki Center of Economic Research)
Do homeowners benefit the neighborhood? Evidence from hedonic price regressions | Download Abstract
Host: Laura Coroneo
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.