CREST Microeconomics Seminar :  Time: 12:15 pm - 1:30pm Date: 14th October 2020 Visio Fabien POSTEL-VINAY (UCL) - "A Structural Analysis of Mental Health and Labor Market Trajectories" Abstract: We analyze the joint life-cycle dynamics of labor market and mental health outcomes. We allow for two-way interactions between work and mental health. We model selection […]

CREST Microeconomics Seminar :  Time: 12:15 pm - 13:30pm Date:  04th November 2020 Visio Konrad MIERENDORFF (UCL) - "Keeping the Listener Engaged: a Dynamic Model of Bayesian Persuasion" Abstract: We consider a dynamic model of Bayesian persuasion. Over time, a sender performs a series of experiments to persuade a receiver to take a desired action. […]

CREST Microeconomics Seminar :  Time: 12:15 pm - 13:30pm Date:  04th November 2020 Visio Konrad MIERENDORFF (UCL) - "Keeping the Listener Engaged: a Dynamic Model of Bayesian Persuasion" Abstract: We consider a dynamic model of Bayesian persuasion. Over time, a sender performs a series of experiments to persuade a receiver to take a desired action. […]

CREST Microeconomics Seminar :  Time: 1:30 pm - 2:45pm Date:  12th November 2020 Visio Yves LE YAOUANQ (LMU) - "Learning about one’s self " Abstract: To better understand why naiveté about present bias is so prevalent and persistent, we investigate people’s (in)ability to learn from their past behavior. Participants in our experiment repeatedly decide how […]

CREST Microeconomics Seminar :  Time: 1:30 pm - 2:45pm Date:  12th November 2020 Visio Yves LE YAOUANQ (LMU) - "Learning about one’s self " Abstract: To better understand why naiveté about present bias is so prevalent and persistent, we investigate people’s (in)ability to learn from their past behavior. Participants in our experiment repeatedly decide how […]

CREST Microeconomics Seminar :  Time: 2:00 pm - 3:15pm Date:  18th November 2020 Visio Katja SEIM (Yale University) - "Ownership Concentration and Strategic Supply Reduction " Abstract: We explore the implications of ownership concentration for the recently-concluded incentive auction that re-purposed spectrum from broadcast TV to mobile broadband usage in the U.S. We document significant […]

CREST Microeconomics Seminar :  Time: 2:00 pm - 3:15pm Date:  18th November 2020 Visio Katja SEIM (Yale University) - "Ownership Concentration and Strategic Supply Reduction " Abstract: We explore the implications of ownership concentration for the recently-concluded incentive auction that re-purposed spectrum from broadcast TV to mobile broadband usage in the U.S. We document significant […]

CREST Microeconomics Seminar :  Time: 12:15 pm - 1:30pm Date:  27th November 2020 Room: visio Olivier David ZERBIB (Tilburg University) - "Environmental Impact Investing" Abstract:This paper shows how green investing spurs companies to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions by raising their cost of capital. Companies' emissions decrease when the proportion of green investors and their […]

CREST Microeconomics Seminar :  Time: 12:15 pm - 1:30pm Date:  27th November 2020 Room: visio Olivier David ZERBIB (Tilburg University) - "Environmental Impact Investing" Abstract:This paper shows how green investing spurs companies to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions by raising their cost of capital. Companies' emissions decrease when the proportion of green investors and their […]

CREST Microeconomics Seminar :  Time: 1:15 pm - 2:30pm Date:  9th December 2020 Room: VISIO Emilie SARTRE (CREST) - "Toxic Loans and the Rise of Populist Candidacies" Abstract: : The role of financial crises in boosting populism has been well documented. Yet the specific mechanisms through which this occurs remain elusive. This paper studies how […]