Economics and Finance
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Economic Theory Seminar
Academic Year 2010/11
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Summer term 2011
In the summer term 2011 the Economy Theory Seminar takes place at the University of Vienna, Dr.-Karl-Lueger-Ring 1, Elise Richter-Saal (first floor)
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Thursday, March 3, 2011
4.00 pm
Facundo Piguillem, Einaudi Institute for Economics and Finance Rome
"Dynamic Bargaining over Redistribution in Legislatures"
5.30 pm
Jean-Robert Tyran, University of Vienna
"The Price of Prejudice"
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Thursday, March 17, 2011
4.00 pm
Shmuel Nitzan, Bar-Ilan University
"Optimal Contests and Discrimination"
5.30 pm
Nobu Kiyotaki, Princeton University
"Financial Crises, Bank Risk Exposure and Government Financial Policy"
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Thursday, March 31, 2011
4.00 pm
Enriqueta Aragones, IAE Barcelona
"Candidate quality in a Downsian Model with a continuous Policy Space"
5.30 pm
Enrico Minelli, University of Brescia
"A Large Market Game with Private Information on Both Sides"
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Thursday, April 14, 2011
4.00 pm
Akira Okada, Hitotsubashi University
"Dynamic Group Formation in the Repeated Prisoner's Dilemma"
5.30 pm
Bartosz Mackowiak, ECB and CEPR
"Business Cycle Dynamics under Rational Inattention"
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Thursday, May 5, 2011
4.00 pm
Espen Moen, Norwegian School of Management, Oslo
"On-the-job search and moral hazard"
5.30 pm
Claudio Michelacci, CEMFI and CEPR
"Optimal Life Cycle Unemployment Insurance"
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Thursday, May 19, 2011
5.00 pm
NEW LOCATION: USI 2, Hauptgebäude, Hof 3, Erdgeschoss
Karl Schmedders, IOR, University of Zurich and Swiss Finance Institute
"Life-Cycle Portfolio Choice, the Wealth Distribution and Asset Prices"
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Thursday, June 9, 2011
4.00 pm
Michael Caputo, University of Central Florida
"The Intrinsic Refutable Implications of Rational Addiction Theory are
not Observable, while the Comparative Dynamics that are,
are not Refutable"
5.30 pm
Fabrizio Zillibotti, University of Zurich
"Structural Development Accounting"
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Thursday, June 16, 2011
4.00 pm
Michele Tertilt, University of Mannheim
"Does Female Empowerment Promote Economic Development?"
5.30 pm
Klaus Ritzberger, Institute for Advanced Studies
"Strategic Games Beyond Expected Utility"
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Winter term 2010/2011
In the winter term 2010/2011 the Economy Theory Seminar will take place at IHS, lecture room II (HS II).
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Thursday, January 27, 2011
4.00 p.m.
Thibault Gajdos, CNRS, GREQAM
"Decisions with conflicting and imprecise information"
5.30 p.m.
Jörg Oechssler, University of Heidelberg
"Unbeatable Imitation"
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Thursday, January 13, 2011
4.00 p.m.
Luís Cabral, IESE Business School and NYU
"Aftermarket Power and Basic Market Competition"
5.30 p.m.
Nick Netzer, University of Zurich
"A Game Theoretic Foundation of Competitive Equilibria with Adverse Selection"
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Thursday, December 2, 2010
4.00 p.m.
Larry Blume, Cornell University
"Breaking the Mirror: Reflection in the linear-in-means model of social interactions"
5.30 p.m.
Dirk Engelmann, University of Mannheim
"Does a Buyer Benefit from Bad Reputation? - Theory and Experiments on Auctions with Default"
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Thursday, November 18, 2010
4.00 p.m.
Julien Prat, Institut d'Anàlisi Econòmica (CSIC), Barcelona
"Dynamic Incentive Contracts under Parameter Uncertainty"
5.30 p.m.
Christian Kellner, University of Bonn, BGSE
"Tournaments as Response to Ambiguity Aversion in Incentive Contracts"
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Thursday, November 4, 2010
4.00 p.m.
Karl H. Schlag, University of Vienna
"Decision Making in Uncertain and Changing Environments"
5.30 p.m.
Joel van der Weele, University of Frankfurt
"Efficient Interval Scoring Rules"
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Thursday, October 21, 2010
4.00 p.m.
Wouter J. den Haan, Amsterdam School of Economics
"Inefficient employment decisions, entry costs, and the cost of fluctuations"
5.30 p.m.
Danyang Xie, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Business School
"Housing Dynamics: Theory Behind Empirics"
_________________________________________________________
Thursday, October 7, 2010
4.00 p.m.
Konrad Stahl, University of Mannheim
"Ownership and Control in a Competitive Industry"
5.30 p.m.
Carmen Herrero, Universidad de Alicante and Ivie
"Improving the Measurement of Human Development"
_________________________________________________________
Academic Year 2010/11
_________________________________________________________
Summer term 2011
In the summer term 2011 the Economy Theory Seminar takes place at the University of Vienna, Dr.-Karl-Lueger-Ring 1, Elise Richter-Saal (first floor)
_________________________________________________________
Thursday, March 3, 2011
4.00 pm
Facundo Piguillem, Einaudi Institute for Economics and Finance Rome
"Dynamic Bargaining over Redistribution in Legislatures"
5.30 pm
Jean-Robert Tyran, University of Vienna
"The Price of Prejudice"
_________________________________________________________
Thursday, March 17, 2011
4.00 pm
Shmuel Nitzan, Bar-Ilan University
"Optimal Contests and Discrimination"
5.30 pm
Nobu Kiyotaki, Princeton University
"Financial Crises, Bank Risk Exposure and Government Financial Policy"
_________________________________________________________
Thursday, March 31, 2011
4.00 pm
Enriqueta Aragones, IAE Barcelona
"Candidate quality in a Downsian Model with a continuous Policy Space"
5.30 pm
Enrico Minelli, University of Brescia
"A Large Market Game with Private Information on Both Sides"
_________________________________________________________
Thursday, April 14, 2011
4.00 pm
Akira Okada, Hitotsubashi University
"Dynamic Group Formation in the Repeated Prisoner's Dilemma"
5.30 pm
Bartosz Mackowiak, ECB and CEPR
"Business Cycle Dynamics under Rational Inattention"
_________________________________________________________
Thursday, May 5, 2011
4.00 pm
Espen Moen, Norwegian School of Management, Oslo
"On-the-job search and moral hazard"
5.30 pm
Claudio Michelacci, CEMFI and CEPR
"Optimal Life Cycle Unemployment Insurance"
_________________________________________________________
Thursday, May 19, 2011
5.00 pm
NEW LOCATION: USI 2, Hauptgebäude, Hof 3, Erdgeschoss
Karl Schmedders, IOR, University of Zurich and Swiss Finance Institute
"Life-Cycle Portfolio Choice, the Wealth Distribution and Asset Prices"
_________________________________________________________
Thursday, June 9, 2011
4.00 pm
Michael Caputo, University of Central Florida
"The Intrinsic Refutable Implications of Rational Addiction Theory are
not Observable, while the Comparative Dynamics that are,
are not Refutable"
5.30 pm
Fabrizio Zillibotti, University of Zurich
"Structural Development Accounting"
_________________________________________________________
Thursday, June 16, 2011
4.00 pm
Michele Tertilt, University of Mannheim
"Does Female Empowerment Promote Economic Development?"
5.30 pm
Klaus Ritzberger, Institute for Advanced Studies
"Strategic Games Beyond Expected Utility"
_________________________________________________________
Winter term 2010/2011
In the winter term 2010/2011 the Economy Theory Seminar will take place at IHS, lecture room II (HS II).
_________________________________________________________
Thursday, January 27, 2011
4.00 p.m.
Thibault Gajdos, CNRS, GREQAM
"Decisions with conflicting and imprecise information"
5.30 p.m.
Jörg Oechssler, University of Heidelberg
"Unbeatable Imitation"
_________________________________________________________
Thursday, January 13, 2011
4.00 p.m.
Luís Cabral, IESE Business School and NYU
"Aftermarket Power and Basic Market Competition"
5.30 p.m.
Nick Netzer, University of Zurich
"A Game Theoretic Foundation of Competitive Equilibria with Adverse Selection"
_________________________________________________________
Thursday, December 2, 2010
4.00 p.m.
Larry Blume, Cornell University
"Breaking the Mirror: Reflection in the linear-in-means model of social interactions"
5.30 p.m.
Dirk Engelmann, University of Mannheim
"Does a Buyer Benefit from Bad Reputation? - Theory and Experiments on Auctions with Default"
_________________________________________________________
Thursday, November 18, 2010
4.00 p.m.
Julien Prat, Institut d'Anàlisi Econòmica (CSIC), Barcelona
"Dynamic Incentive Contracts under Parameter Uncertainty"
5.30 p.m.
Christian Kellner, University of Bonn, BGSE
"Tournaments as Response to Ambiguity Aversion in Incentive Contracts"
_________________________________________________________
Thursday, November 4, 2010
4.00 p.m.
Karl H. Schlag, University of Vienna
"Decision Making in Uncertain and Changing Environments"
5.30 p.m.
Joel van der Weele, University of Frankfurt
"Efficient Interval Scoring Rules"
_________________________________________________________
Thursday, October 21, 2010
4.00 p.m.
Wouter J. den Haan, Amsterdam School of Economics
"Inefficient employment decisions, entry costs, and the cost of fluctuations"
5.30 p.m.
Danyang Xie, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Business School
"Housing Dynamics: Theory Behind Empirics"
_________________________________________________________
Thursday, October 7, 2010
4.00 p.m.
Konrad Stahl, University of Mannheim
"Ownership and Control in a Competitive Industry"
5.30 p.m.
Carmen Herrero, Universidad de Alicante and Ivie
"Improving the Measurement of Human Development"
_________________________________________________________
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