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Microeconometrics Workshops 2008 [Go to Website] Co-ordinator: Andrew Clarke Phone: 8344 5298 Email: acl@unimelb.edu.au January Wed, 23/01/08 Smooth Varying-Coefficient Estimation and Inference for Qualitative and Quantitative Data   Jeffrey Racine, McMaster University 1:00pm - 2:15pm COMMERCE THEATRE 1, Ground Fl, Eco and Comm Building Tue, 29/01/08 "Are Computers Good for Children? The Effects of Home Computers on Educational Outcomes" (PLEASE NOTE DIFFERENT TIME AND VENUE) Paper available   Rob Fairlie, University of California, Santa Cruz 11:00am -1 2:15pm COMMERCE THEATRE 1, Ground Fl, Eco and Comm Building February Wed, 27/02/08 Do Current Levels of Air Pollution Kill? The Impact of Pollution on Population Mortality in England Paper available   Carol Propper, Unviersity of Bristol 1:00pm - 2:15pm COMMERCE THEATRE 3, G13, Eco and Comm Building March Wed, 12/03/08 Explicit versus Implicit Collusion for Dividing the Benefits of Cooperation Paper available   Tim Cason, Department of Econmics, Purdue University 1:00pm - 2:15pm COMMERCE THEATRE 3, G13, Eco and Comm Building Wed, 19/03/08 Do Research Joint Ventures Facilitate Collusion? Paper available   Michelle Goeree, Claremont McKenna College 1:00pm - 2:15pm COMMERCE THEATRE 3, G13, Eco and Comm Building Wed, 26/03/08 Pollution Abatement and Environmental Equity: A Dynamic study   Nadya Baryshnikova, School of Economics, University of Adelaide 1:00pm - 2:15pm COMMERCE THEATRE 3, G13, Eco and Comm Building April Wed, 16/04/08 Measuring Risk Attitiudes Controlling for Personality Traits Paper available   Cary Deck, University of Arkansas 1:00pm - 2:15pm COMMERCE THEATRE 3, G13, Eco and Comm Building May Wed, 07/05/08 The origins of American industrial success: Evidence from the US portland cement industry Paper available   David Prentice, LaTrobe University 1:00pm - 2:15pm COMMERCE THEATRE 3, G13, Eco and Comm Building Wed, 14/05/08 Labour Market Outcomes of Second Generation Immigrants: The Role of Observable and Unobservable Heterogeneity Paper available   Stefanie Schurer, Melbourne Institute 1:00pm - 2:15pm COMMERCE THEATRE 3, G13, Eco and Comm Building Wed, 21/05/08 The Role of the Annuity's Value on the Decision (Not) to Annuitize: Evidence from a Large Policy Experiment Paper available   Monika Büetler, Universität St. Gallen 1:00pm - 2:15pm COMMERCE THEATRE 3, G13, Eco and Comm Building Wed, 28/05/08 How Does the Product Life Cycle Affect Estimating the Demand for New Durable Products? Paper available   Angela Lou, LaTrobe University 1:00pm - 2:15pm COMMERCE THEATRE 3, G13, Eco and Comm Building June Wed, 18/06/08 Air Quality and Early-Life Mortality: Evidence from Indonesia's Wildfires (joint with the Asian Economics Centre) Paper available   Seema Jayachandran, Department of Econmics, Stanford University 1:00pm - 2:15pm COMMERCE THEATRE 3, G13, Eco and Comm Building August Wed, 06/08/08 Immigrant Wage Assimilation: The Role of Model Specification, Measurement Error and Unobserved Heterogeneity in Estimation Paper available   Mikal Skuterud, Department of Econmics, University of Waterloo 1:00pm - 2:15pm COMMERCE THEATRE 2, Eco and Comm Building Wed, 13/08/08 Picking the Lock on the Homestead Property Exemption: Evidence from the 2008 Florida Portability Referendum Paper available   Ron Cheung, Department of Economics, Florida State University 1:00pm - 2:15pm COMMERCE THEATRE 2, Eco and Comm Building Wed, 20/08/08 The Effect of Home Computer Use on Children's Cognitive and Non-Cognitive Skills Paper available   Mario Fiorini, School of Finance & Economics, University of Technology Sydney 1:00pm - 2:15pm COMMERCE THEATRE 2, Eco and Comm Building Wed, 27/08/08 Maternity Payment and Fertility Plans in Australia Paper available   Elliott Fan, RSSS, Australian National University 1:00pm - 2:15pm COMMERCE THEATRE 2, Eco and Comm Building September Wed, 03/09/08 A Geometric Comparison of the Delta and Fieller Confidence Intervals Paper available   Joe Hirschberg, Department of Econmics, University of Melbourne 1:00pm - 2:15pm COMMERCE THEATRE 2, Eco and Comm Building Wed, 10/09/08 Cultural Transmission of Work-Welfare Attitudes and the Inter-generational Correlation in Welfare Receipt   Juan Baron, RSSS, Australian National University 1:00pm - 2:15pm COMMERCE THEATRE 2, Eco and Comm Building Wed, 17/09/08 Measuring the Welfare Effect of Entry in Differentiated Product Markets: The Case of Medicare HMO's Paper available   Shiko Maruyama, School of Economics, University of New South Wales 1:00pm - 2:15pm COMMERCE THEATRE 2, Eco and Comm Building October Fri, 03/10/08 Patriotism, Pigskins and Politics: An Empirical Examination of Expressive Behavior and Voting Paper available   David Laband, Auburn University 1:00pm - 2:15pm COMMERCE THEATRE 2, Eco and Comm Building Wed, 15/10/08 An Empirical Analysis of a Merger in the Australian Cigarette Industry   David Prentice, Department of Economics and Finance, Latrobe University 1:00pm - 2:15pm COMMERCE THEATRE2, Eco and Comm Building Wed, 22/10/08 CANCELLED   Stephane Mahuteau, Department of Economics, Macquarie University 1:00pm - 2:15pm COMMERCE THEATRE 2, Eco and Comm Building Wed, 29/10/08 A Quasi-Differenced Panel Data Analysis of the Australian Public-Private Sector Wage Differential Paper available   Peter Siminski, Department of Economics, University of Wollongong 1:00pm - 2:15pm COMMERCE THEATRE 2, Eco and Comm Building November Wed, 05/11/08 A Study of the Internal Organization of a Bidding Cartel Paper available   John Asker, Stern School of Business, New York University Seminar Host: Catherine de Fontenay 1:00pm - 2:15pm COMMERCE THEATRE 2, Eco and Comm Building

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