Final Program of the INFER Annual Conference
5-7 September 2018, University of Göttingen
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| September 5th 2018 | ||
| 9:00 – 15:00 | INFER Board Meeting (Board members only) | Oeconomicum (2.157) |
| 15:00 – 16:00 | Registration & Coffee | Theologicum |
| 16:00 – 18:00 | Parallel sessions A | Theologicum |
| 18:15 – 18:30 | Welcome Address | Hörsaal AUDI 11 |
| 18:30 – 19:30 | Invited Lecture: Beata Javorcik
(University of Oxford) “Trade Shocks and Firms: Neglected Margins of Adjustment” |
Hörsaal AUDI 11 |
| 20:00 – 22:00 | 20th INFER Anniversary Celebration & Cocktail | Hörsaal AUDI 11 |
| September 6th 2018 | ||
| 08:30 – 09:00 | Registration | Theologicum |
| 09:00 – 11:00 | Parallel sessions B | Theologicum |
| 11:00 – 11:30 | Coffee break | Theologicum |
| 11:30 – 13:00 | Parallel sessions C | Theologicum |
| 13:00 – 14:30 | Buffet Lunch | Theologicum |
| 15:00 – 17:00 | Parallel sessions D | Theologicum |
| 17:00 – 17:30 | Coffee break | Theologicum |
| 17:45 – 18:45 | Invited Lecture: Simon Gaechter (University of Nottingham)
“The Complementarity of Good Institutions and Voluntary Cooperation: Experimental Evidence from 43 Societies” |
Hörsaal AUDI 11 |
| 18:45 – 19:45 | INFER General Meeting (Members only) | Hörsaal AUDI 11 |
| 20:00 | Gala Dinner | Kartoffelhaus |
| September 7th 2018 | ||
| 09:00 – 11:00 | Parallel sessions E | Theologicum |
| 11:00 – 11:30 | Coffee break | Theologicum |
| 11:45 – 12:45 | Invited Lecture: Paul Heidhues
(DICE, University of Düsseldorf) “Browsing versus Studying: A Pro-Market Case for Regulation” |
Hörsaal AUDI 11 |
| 12:45 – 13:15 | Farewell | Hörsaal AUDI 11 |
| 13:30 – 15:30 | Buffet Lunch and City Tour | Central Mensa Göttingen City Center (starting at Audimax) |
Parallel sessions
| Session | N° | Room in Theologicum |
| Parallel Sessions A: | ||
| International Trade and Business (SS1) | A.1 | TO.133 |
| Macroeconomic Policies | A.2 | TO.134 |
| Fiscal Policy (SS2) | A.3 | TO.135 |
| Parallel Sessions B: | ||
| Environmental Regulations (SS3) | B.1 | TO.133 |
| Monetary Policy | B.2 | TO.134 |
| Globalization and FDI | B.3 | TO.135 |
| Energy and Environmental Economics (SS4) | B.4 | TO.136 |
| Parallel Sessions C: | ||
| Mixed session (international trade, development economics) | C.1 | TO.133 |
| Monetary Economics | C.2 | TO.134 |
| Individual preferences | C.3 | TO.135 |
| Microeconomics | C.4 | TO.136 |
| Parallel Sessions D: | ||
| Principal-agent and group behaviour | D.1 | TO.133 |
| Regional Economics | D.2 | TO.134 |
| Violent Conflicts (SS5) | D.3 | TO.135 |
| Energy and Natural Resources (SS6) | D.4 | TO.136 |
| Parallel Sessions E: | ||
| European Integration | E.1 | TO.133 |
| Finance | E.2 | TO.134 |
| Public Economics | E.3 | TO.135 |
| Development Economics II | E.4 | TO.136 |
Special Sessions (SS) Organizers:
SS1 Mihai Mutascu and Sami Dakhlia
SS2 Cristina Badarau and Andreea Stoian
SS3 Inma Martinez-Zarzoso, Thais Nunez-Rocha and Camelia Turcu
SS4 Camelia Turcu and Xavier Galiegue
SS5 Hannes Mueller
SS6 Pedro Cerqueira, Ioannis Kostakis and Christian Oberst
Session Chairs and Discussants
- The last presenter in a session will act as chair (except for the Special Sessions).
- Each presenter will discuss the paper of the previous presenter in their session before presenting their own paper (the first presenter will discuss the last paper).
- Presenters should send their paper to their discussant, else discussants are invited to contact presenters to obtain the latest version of their paper.
- Discussions are limited to 5 minutes and take place before general audience questions.
Parallel Sessions A
| Presenter | Title | Author list | Session |
| Siranova | Getting the Measures of Trade Misinvoicing Right: Bilateral Panel Data Approach | Daniel Dujava; Faculty of National Economy, University of Economics in Bratislava Maria Siranova; Institute of Economic Research SAS |
A.1 |
| Mertens | Labor Market Power and the Distorting Effects of International Trade | Matthias Mertens; Halle Institute for Economic Research | A.1 |
| Cheng | Trade Liberalization and Economic Development: Evidence from China’s WTO Accession | Wenya Cheng; University of Glasgow | A.1 |
| Bruns | Errors and Biases in Reported Significance Levels: Evidence from Innovation Research | Stephan B. Bruns, University of Göttingen | A.1 |
| Nath | Equity Pricing in New Keynesian Models with Nominal Rigidities and Investment | Rahul Nath; University of Oxford | A.2 |
| Sanz-Morales | The confidence effect on output | Peter Claeys, Helena Sanz-Morales; Vrije Universiteit Brussel
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A.2 |
| Marakbi | Corruption and inflation : a reassessment | Reda Marakbi; LEO – University of Orleans | A.2 |
| Bökemeier | Does it Pay to Fulfill the Maastricht Convergence Criteria? Reflections on the Public Debt and Growth Nexus for selected European Economies | Bettina Bökemeier; Bielefeld University | A.2 |
| Stoian | Do Investors Listen to Fiscal Policy? Study Case – Bucharest Stock Exchange | Andreea Stoian; Bucharest Academy of Economic Studies Filip Iorgulescu; Bucharest University of Economic Studies |
A.3 |
| Carias | Cross-Border Spillovers of Macroprudential Policy in the Eurozone | Cristina Badarau; Université de Bordeaux
Marcos Carias; Université de Bordeaux Jean-Marc Figuet; Université de Bordeaux |
A.3 |
| Gechert | Long-term effects of fiscal stimulus and austerity in Europe | Sebastian Gechert; Macroeconomic Policy Institute (IMK) Christoph Paetz; Macroeconomic Policy Institute (IMK) |
A.3 |
| Turcu | On promoting fiscal discipline: the role of exchange rate regimes, fiscal rules and institutions | Kady Synthia Keita; LÉO, University of Orléans
Camelia Turcu and Yunzhi Zhang; LEO, University of Orléans |
A.3 |
Parallel Sessions B
| Presenter | Title | Author list | Session |
| Nunez Rocha | Trade in fuels and environmental regulation: a two-sided story | Thais Nunez Rocha; University of Orléans – LEO Camelia Turcu; University of Orléans – LEO |
B.1 |
| Martinez-Zarzoso | Freedom of the press, inequality, and environmental legislation | Inmaculada Martinez-Zarzoso; University of Goettingen | B.1 |
| Jaakkola | Finders, keepers? | Niko Jaakkola Ifo Institut. Daniel Spiro Uppsala University. Arthur van Benthem University of Pennsylvania | B.1 |
| Simões | Corruption and economic growth: the case of Portugal | Marta C. N. Simões, University of Coimbra | B.1 |
| Sapena | FH Puzzle in the Eurozone: A time-varying analysis | Mariam Camarero; Universitat Jaume I Juan Sapena Bolufer; Universidad Católica de Valencia Cecilio Tamarit; University of Valencia |
B.2 |
| Hory | Foreign currency denominated debt and the fiscal multiplier | Marie-Pierre Hory; Université d’Orléans. Grégory LEVIEUGE; University of Orleans. Daria Onori; LEO | B.2 |
| Hanl | The Macroeconomics of Crowdfunding | Andreas Hanl; University of Kassel Benjamin Schwanebeck; Goethe University Frankfurt |
B.2 |
| Salzmann | China’s Economic Slowdown and International Inflation Dynamics | Leonard Salzmann; University of Kiel | B.2 |
| Ferreira | Globalisation and economic growth: A panel data approach | Candida Ferreira; ISEG, Universidade de Lisboa | B.3 |
| Tusha | FDI spillover studies with incomplete datasets: the case of Indonesia | Dea Tusha; Utrecht University | B.3 |
| Muehlen | Structural Transformation in Mexico: What is the Role of FDI? | Henning Muehlen; University of Hohenheim | B.3 |
| Kis-Katos | Foreign investment regulation and firm productivity: Granular evidence from Indonesia | Robert Genthner and Krisztina Kis-Katos; University of Goettingen | B.3 |
| Voßwinkel | Emission Taxes, Firm Relocation, and Quality Differences | Jan Voßwinkel; NGU | Nuertingen-Geislingen University Laura Birg; University of Göttingen |
B.4 |
| Mutascu | Trade openness vs. CO2 emissions in European Union | Mihai Mutascu; ESCE International Business School, Paris | B.4 |
| Zenker | Endogenous Climate Coalitions and Free Trade – Building the Missing Link | Thomas Kuhn University of Chemnitz Radomir Pestow; University of Technology Chemnitz Anja Zenker University of Technology Chemnitz |
B.4 |
| Albulescu | FDI, income, and environmental pollution in Latin America: Replication and additional findings | Claudiu Albulescu; Politehnica University of Timisoara Aviral Tiwari; Montpellier Business School Sang Hoon Kang; Pusan National University Seong-Min Yoon; Pusan National University |
B.4 |
Parallel Sessions C
| Presenter | Title | Author list | Session |
| Morales | Estimating Vacancies from Firms’ Hiring Behavior: The Case of a Developing Economy | Leonardo Morales; Banco de la República | C.1 |
| Zhang | Break On Through: Trade and Unconditional Aid. Evidence from China | Camelia Turcu and Yunzhi Zhang; LEO, University of Orléans | C.1 |
| Kruse | Standards and Market Power: Evidence from Tunisia | Hendrik Kruse, University of Goettingen | C.1 |
| Tuluk | Negative Interest Rates: How Low is the Effective Lower Bound? | Fatih Tuluk; Middle East Technical University Northern Cyprus Campus | C.2 |
| Other | Disentangling the Information and Forward Guidance Effect of Monetary Policy Announcements on the Economy | Lars Other; Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena | C.2 |
| Tura-Gawron | What are the drivers of consumer inflation expectations in European Union? The results of spatial panel regressions models | Karolina Tura-Gawron; Gdansk University of Technology
Maria Siranova; University of Economics in Bratislava Karol Flisikowski; Gdansk University of Technology |
C.2 |
| Gaudeul | The social preferences of democratically elected decision makers and the conflict between wealth generation and distribution. | Alexia Gaudeul; Georg-August-Universität Göttingen Claudia Keser; Georg-August-University of Göttingen |
C.3 |
| Cordes | On the dynamics and drivers of countercyclical risk aversion | Henning Cordes; University of Münster Sven Nolte; Finance Center Münster Judith Schneider; Finance Center Münster |
C.3 |
| Hartmann | Can Television Reduce Xenophobia? The Case of East Germany | Lars Hornuf; University of Bremen Marc Oliver Rieger; University of Trier Sven Hartmann; IAAEU | C.3 |
| Devchoudhury | Uncertainty and Polarization: A Dynamic Downsian Model with Preference Uncertainty | Kangkan Devchoudhury; Universität Duisburg-Essen | C.4 |
| Qiao | On the paradox of mediocracy | Xue Qiao; Hong Kong Baptist University/ Tsinghua University | C.4 |
| Wibral | Skewness Expectations and Portfolio Choice | Matthias Wibral; Maastricht University | C.4 |
Parallel Sessions D
| Presenter | Title | Author list | Session |
| Khachatryan | Competitive Pressure to Cheat: Experimental Evidence of Individuals and Groups | Astrid Dannenberg; University of Kassel Elina Khachatryan; University of Kassel |
D.1 |
| te Velde | Pay that pays: The effectiveness of fixed wages in the social context of the workplace | Rosario Macera; Universidad de los Andes Vera te Velde; University of Queensland |
D.1 |
| Mueller | Betrayal Aversion and the Effectiveness of Incentive Contracts | Stephan Mueller; University of Göttingen Holger Rau; University of Mannheim |
D.1 |
| Riener | Social Context and Moral Decisions: The limits of setting examples | Tobias Regner, Friedrich Schiller Universität, Jena
Gerhard Riener; Heinrich Heine Universität Düsseldorf |
D.1 |
| Delgado | The Process of Convergence between the Japanese Prefectures: 1955-2012. | Augusto Delgado Narro; Kyushu University | D.2 |
| Davalos | Does forced eradication spread coca cultivation? | Eleonora Davalos; Universidad EAFIT Leonardo Morales; Banco de la República |
D.2 |
| Arauzo-Carod | Where New Creative Industries Locate? Evidence from French Departments | Josep M. Arauzo-Carod and Eva Coll-Martinez, Universitat Rovira I Virgili. Camelia Turcu; LEO | D.2 |
| Yamada | The Impact of Domestic Migration Policy on Economic Welfare and Air Pollution: A New Spatial Equilibrium Approach for China | Eiji Yamada; JICA Research Institute | D.2 |
| Ishak | Autocratic survival in oil Abundant countries: Does oil make a difference? | Phoebe Wasfy Ishak; University of Hamburg | D.3 |
| Tapsoba | Violence Risk and Infant Mortality | Augustin Tapsoba; UAB | D.3 |
| Mueller | The Hard Problem of Prediction for Conflict Prevention | Hannes Mueller; Economics IAE (CSIC) | D.3 |
| Randahl | Trends in the severity of wars: a mixed-level analysis | Havard Hegre; Uppsala University David Randahl; Uppsala University |
D.3 |
| Jaupart | Aid & Oil: Measuring the Impact of Natural Resources on Chinese Official Finance Inflows using Giant Oil and Gas Discoveries | Pascal Jaupart; University of Oxford | D.4 |
| Cerqueira | The Evaluation of The Energy Security Performance in South America from 1994 To 2015. | Jaqueline Vieira; Univ. of Coimbra, Portugal Patrícia da Silva; Univ. of Coimbra, Portugal Pedro Cerqueira; Univ. of Coimbra, Portugal |
D.4 |
| Atasoy | Strategic Demand Response to Dynamic Pricing: A Lab Experiment for the Electricity Market | Ayse Tugba Atasoy; RWTH Aachen University Marjolein J.W. Harmsen – van Hout; RWTH Aachen University Reinhard Madlener; RWTH Aachen University |
D.4 |
| Oberst | Adoption and Cooperation Decisions in Sustainable Energy Infrastructure: Evidence from a Sequential Choice Experiment in Germany | Christian Oberst; German Economic Institute (IW)
Marjolein J.W. Harmsen – van Hout, RWTH Aachen University |
D.4 |
Parallel Sessions E
| Presenter | Title | Author list | Session |
| Virag | Trade integration in the European Union | Ildiko Virag, University of Pannonia
Péter Halmai, National University of Public Services |
E.1 |
| Fakhry | Did Brexit Change the Behaviour of the UK’s Financial Markets? | Bachar Fakhry; University of Lahore | E.1 |
| Kolev | Political Economy of Trust in European Institutions | Galina Kolev; Cologne Institute for Economic Research | E.1 |
| Voicu | Production Networks in Europe: A natural experiment of the EU enlargement to the East | Anca Voicu; Rollins College. Martina Vidovic, Rollings College
Inmaculada Martínez-Zarzoso, University of Goettingen |
E.1 |
| Fujiki | The use of non-cash instruments for regular payments and the demand for cash by households: Evidence from Japan | Hiroshi Fujiki; Chuo University | E.2 |
| Lucotte | Evolution and heterogeneity of credit procyclicality in Central and Eastern Europe | Juan Carlos Cuestas; Eesti Pank – Bank of Estonia,
Yannick Lucotte; LEO & Paris School of Business, Nicolas Reigl; Eesti Pank – Bank of Estonia |
E.2 |
| O’Grady | Credit Shocks in Good Times and Bad: Structural Identification using an Irish Composite Stress Index | Michael O’Grady; Central Bank of Ireland | E.2 |
| Fritz | Endogenous Local Linear Trend Estimation for Economic Data – An Enhanced Alternative for the Hodrick-Prescott Filter | Marlon Fritz; University of Paderborn
Thomas Gries; University of Paderborn Yuanhua Feng; University of Paderborn |
E.2 |
| Álvarez-Albelo | A calibration of the output elasticity of public capital | Carmen D Álvarez-Albelo; Universidad de La Laguna | E.3 |
| Sabet | The Political Economy of Immigrant Legalisation: Evidence from the 1986 IRCA | Navid Sabet; University of Munich Christoph Winter; University of Munich (LMU) |
E.3 |
| Thiem | Cross-category Spillovers of Economic Policy Uncertainty | Christopher Thiem; University of Duisburg-Essen | E.3 |
| Birg | Soft Drinks, Diet Drinks, and Water: The Sugar Tax and Substitution between Beverages | Laura Birg; University of Goettingen | E.3 |
| Könings | Accounting for Intergenerational Social Mobility in Low- and Middle-Income Countries – Evidence from the Poorest in Ethiopia, India, Peru, and Vietnam | Fabian Könings; University of Jena Jakob Schwab; German Development Institute, DIE |
E.4 |
| Cassin | The effect of migration on development in Caribbean Small Island Developing States: An overlapping generations model | Lesly Cassin; Paris Nanterre University | E.4 |
| Seitz | Constraints to Capital Accumulation: Evidence based on Micro and Small Enterprises | Helke Seitz; DIW and University of Hannover | E.4 |
| Riener | Higher Order Risk: An Application To Savings of the Poor in Bogota | Marcela Ibanez; University of Göttingen
Gerhard Riener; Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf Sebastian Schneider; Max Planck Institute for Research on Collective Goods |
E.4 |