15th PhD Workshop in Economics

Program

November 24th

9:00 – 9:15 Registration

9:15 – 9:30 Opening Remarks
Andrea Gallice – University of Turin & Collegio Carlo Alberto
Coordinator of the “Vilfredo Pareto” Doctoral program in Economics

9:30 – 10:10 Samuel Marshall – University of Warwick
What Do Minimum Wages Do? Evidence from Tanzania
Discussant: Marco Sanfilippo – University of Turin & Collegio Carlo Alberto

10:10 – 10:50 Davide Zufacchi – University College London
Crime Organization as Proto-States: Evidence from Brazil
Discussant: Brett McCully – Collegio Carlo Alberto

10:50 – 11:20 Coffee Break

11:20 – 12:00 Marialaura Seccareccia – LUISS Guido Carli
Unconventional Monetary Policy and Inequality
Discussant: André Casalis – Central Bank of Slovakia

12:00 – 12:40 Andrej Mijakovic – European University Institute
Marginal propensities to consume with behavioural agents
Discussant: Margherita Borella – University of Turin

12:40 – 13:20 Ivan Lagrosa – Center for Monetary and Financial Studies
Income dynamics in dual labor markets
Discussant: Claudio Giovanni Campanale – University of Turin

13:20 – 14:20 Lunch

14:20 – 15:20 Keynote Lecture: Scott Cunningham – Baylor University
Mental Illness Among Transitional Age Youth: Evidence from Large Urban County Jail

15:20 – 15:30 Floor Discussion

15:30 – 16:10 Alba Sóñora Noya – University of Alicante
Grandparents as caregivers and childhood obesity: A partial identification approach
Discussant: Chiara Pronzato – University of Turin & Collegio Carlo Alberto

16:10 – 16:40 Coffee Break

16:40 – 17:20 Gabriele Pinto – Sapienza University
The shoe-leather cost of voting in Italy: evidence from a new dataset on the geolocation of precincts
Discussant: Marina Di Giacomo – University of Turin

17:20 – 18:00 Eleonora Brandimarti – University of Geneva
Self-Selection, University Courses and Returns to Advanced Degrees
Discussant: Dalit Contini – University of Turin

20:00 Social Dinner at Aldente Trattoria Italiana
Via delle Orfane, 19/G

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November 25th

9:00 – 9.40 Roberto Rozzi – Ca’ Foscari University of Venice
Masks, cameras and social pressure
Discussant: Andrea Gallice – University of Turin & Collegio Carlo Alberto

9:40 – 10:20 Silvio Sorbera – University of Bonn
Simultaneous Bidding in Second-Price Auctions
Discussant: Ignacio Monzón – University of Turin & Collegio Carlo Alberto

10:20 – 10:50 Coffee Break

10:50 – 11:30 Federica Braccioli – University of Geneva
Education expansion, college choice and labour market success  Discussant:

Luca Facchinello – Collegio Carlo Alberto & Stockholm University

11:30 – 12:10 Adriano De Falco – European University Institute
Whether and What to Study: the Role of Financial Aid
Discussant: Ainoa Aparicio Fenoll – University of Turin & Collegio Carlo Alberto

12:10 – 12:50 Guglielmo Zappalà – Paris School of Economics
Climate-induced migration and environmental values
Discussant: Christoph Albert – Collegio Carlo Alberto

12:50 – 14:00 Lunch

14:00 – 14:40 Federica Meluzzi – Center for Research in Economics and Statistics (ENSAE & École Polytechnique)
Gender Norms, Peers and Women Job-Search Behavior: Evidence from University Graduates
Discussant:

Maria Laura Di Tommaso – University of Turin & Collegio Carlo Alberto

14:40 – 15:40 Keynote Lecture: Ugo Panizza – Geneva Graduate Institute of International and
Development Studies & CEPR
Climate and Debt

15:40 – 15:50 Floor Discussion

15:50 – 16:00 Closing Remarks Maria Laura Di Tommaso – University of Turin & Collegio Carlo Alberto
Director of the “Vilfredo Pareto” Doctoral program in Economics

Further information at https://www.workshopecon.carloalberto.org/