CREST Microeconomics Seminar : Time: 12:15 pm - 1:30pm Date: 17rd April 2019 Place: Room 3001. Phil Reny (Chicago) - "Conditional ε-Equilibria of Multi-Stage Games with Infinite Sets of Signals and Actions" with Roger Myerson Abstract: We extend Kreps and Wilson's concept of sequential equilibrium to games where the sets of actions that players can […]
CREST Microeconomics Seminar : Time: 12:15 pm - 1:30pm Date: May 3, 2019 Place: Room 3001. George Loewenstein (Carnegie Mellon) - "Thanking, Apologizing, Bragging, and Blaming: Responsibility Exchange Theory and the Currency of Communication" with Shereen CHAUDRY Abstract: From the time we are children, we are taught to say “thank you” and “I’m sorry.” These […]
CREST Microeconomics Seminar : Time: 12:15 pm - 1:30pm Date: May 3, 2019 Place: Room 3001. George Loewenstein (Carnegie Mellon) - "Thanking, Apologizing, Bragging, and Blaming: Responsibility Exchange Theory and the Currency of Communication" with Shereen CHAUDRY Abstract: From the time we are children, we are taught to say “thank you” and “I’m sorry.” These […]
CREST Microeconomics Seminar : Time: 12:15 pm - 1:30pm Date: 15th May 2019 Place: Room 3001. Toivanen Otto (Aalto) - “Welfare effects of R&D support policies” with Tuomas Takalo (Bank of Finland) and Tanja Tanayama (EIB) Abstract: We conduct a welfare analysis of R&D subsidies and tax credits using a model of innovation policy incorporating […]
CREST Microeconomics Seminar : Time: 12:15 pm - 1:30pm Date: 15th May 2019 Place: Room 3001. Toivanen Otto (Aalto) - “Welfare effects of R&D support policies” with Tuomas Takalo (Bank of Finland) and Tanja Tanayama (EIB) Abstract: We conduct a welfare analysis of R&D subsidies and tax credits using a model of innovation policy incorporating […]
CREST Microeconomics Seminar : Time: 12:15 pm - 1:30pm Date: 17th May 2019 Place: Room 3001. Gautam Gowrisankaran (Arizona) - "Reclassification Risk in the Small Group Health Insurance Market" Abstract: We evaluate reclassification risk in the small group health insurance market from a period before ACA community rating regulations. Using detailed individual-level data from a […]
CREST Microeconomics Seminar : Time: 12:15 pm - 1:30pm Date: 17th May 2019 Place: Room 3001. Gautam Gowrisankaran (Arizona) - "Reclassification Risk in the Small Group Health Insurance Market" Abstract: We evaluate reclassification risk in the small group health insurance market from a period before ACA community rating regulations. Using detailed individual-level data from a […]
CREST Microeconomics Seminar : Time: 12:15 pm - 1:30pm Date: 22th May 2019 Place: Room 3001. Matthias Hunold (Dusseldorf) - "Vertical Financial Interest and Corporate Influence" Abstract: The established literature on partial vertical ownership has derived distinct pro- and anti-competitive effects, depending on whether the upstream or the downstream firm holds the shares (forward or […]
CREST Microeconomics Seminar : Time: 12:15 pm - 1:30pm Date: 22th May 2019 Place: Room 3001. Matthias Hunold (Dusseldorf) - "Vertical Financial Interest and Corporate Influence" Abstract: The established literature on partial vertical ownership has derived distinct pro- and anti-competitive effects, depending on whether the upstream or the downstream firm holds the shares (forward or […]
CREST Microeconomics Seminar : Time: 12:15 pm - 1:30pm Date: 29th May 2019 Place: Room 3001. Carol Propper (Imperial) - "The Impact of CEOs in the Public Sector: Evidence from the English NHS" Abstract: We investigate whether top managers affect the performance of large and complex public sector organizations, using as a case study CEOs […]
CREST Microeconomics Seminar : Time: 12:15 pm - 1:30pm Date: 29th May 2019 Place: Room 3001. Carol Propper (Imperial) - "The Impact of CEOs in the Public Sector: Evidence from the English NHS" Abstract: We investigate whether top managers affect the performance of large and complex public sector organizations, using as a case study CEOs […]
CREST Microeconomics Seminar : Time: 12:15 pm - 1:30pm Date: 5th June 2019 Place: Room 3001. Anasuya Raj (CREST) - "Optimal income taxation in the presence of networks of altruism" Abstract: This paper characterizes the optimal income tax in the presence of networks of altruism. Individuals take into account the private utility of the individuals […]