Seminar Series 2015
The program coordinator of these seminars is Nicolas Salamanca. A timetable for forthcoming seminars is presented below. If you would like to subscribe to the Melbourne Institute seminar electronic mailing list please email Nicolas Salamanca.
| SPEAKER | TOPIC | LOCATION | DATE |
|---|---|---|---|
Hani Mansour, University of Colorado Denver |
Election Fraud and Post-Election Conflict: Evidence from the Philippines |
Melbourne Institute Seminar Room** | Tuesday 20th January 2015 |
Harald Pfeifer, Maastricht University & BIBB |
German labour market institutions and their influence on vocational education and training in firms |
Melbourne Institute Seminar Room** | Thursday 5th February 2015 |
Hugh Gravelle, University of York |
Effects of patient reported quality measures on choice of hospital for hip replacement |
Melbourne Institute Seminar Room** | Thursday 12th February 2015 |
Stephanie Lluis, University of Waterloo |
Employment Insurance Changes and Labour Market Transitions: Evidence from the Canadian Labour Force Survey 2000-2010 |
Melbourne Institute Seminar Room** | Thursday 26th February 2015 |
Sverre Grepperud, the University of Oslo |
Using Standards, Fines or Awards to Internalize Accident Externalities: The Case of Patient Safety |
Melbourne Institute Seminar Room** | Thursday 5th March 2015 |
Terra McKinnish, University of Colorado Boulder |
Same-Occupation Spouses: Preferences and Search Costs |
Melbourne Institute Seminar Room** | Thursday 12th March 2015 |
Sebastian Braun, Kiel Institute |
The Transmission of Inequality Across Multiple Generations: Testing Recent Theories with Evidence from Germany |
Melbourne Institute Seminar Room** | Thursday 26th March 2015 |
Andrew Jones, The University of York |
The Roles of Cognitive and Non-Cognitive Skills in Moderating the Effects of Mixed-Ability Schools on Long-Term Health |
Melbourne Institute Seminar Room** | Thursday 2nd April 2015 |
Nick Powdthavee, The Melbourne Institute |
Locus of Control and Its Intergenerational Implications for Early Skills Formation |
Melbourne Institute Seminar Room** | Thursday 9th April 2015 |
Kevin Mumford, Purdue University |
The Effect of Underwater Mortgages on Unemployment |
Melbourne Institute Seminar Room** | Tuesday 14th April 2015 (Brown Bag Seminar time) |
Susana Iranzo, Universitat Rovira Virgili and University of Sydney |
Immigrants and Entrepreneurship: A Road for Talent or Just the Only Road? |
Melbourne Institute Seminar Room** | Friday 24th April 2015 |
Elizabeth Washbrook, University of Bristol |
Socio-Economic Status and Trajectories of Achievement in Childhood |
Melbourne Institute Seminar Room** | Thursday 30 April 2015 |
Marc Chan, The University of Technology Sydney |
Life-Cycle and Intergenerational Effects of Child Care Reforms |
Melbourne Institute Seminar Room** | Thursday 7th May 2015 |
Marco Caliendo, University of Potsdam |
Locus of Control and Investment in Training |
Melbourne Institute Seminar Room** | Thursday 14th May 2015 |
Timothy Diette, Washington and Lee University |
Child Abuse, Sexual Assault, Community Violence and High School Graduation |
Melbourne Institute Seminar Room** | Friday 15th May 2015 |
Rami Tabri, The University of Sydney |
Empirical Likelihood for Robust Poverty Comparisons |
Melbourne Institute Seminar Room** | Thursday 21st May 2015 |
Randall Walsh, The University of Colorado Boulder |
Zoning and Urban Persistence |
Melbourne Institute Seminar Room** | Friday 29th May 2015 |
Tim Moore, University of Melbourne |
The Mortality Effects of Early Retirement |
Melbourne Institute Seminar Room** | Thursday 9th July 2015 |
Tomas Zelinsky, Technical University of Košice |
On the Robustness of Multidimensional Poverty Comparisons with an Application to Australian and EU data |
Melbourne Institute Seminar Room** | Friday 31st July 2015 |
Gigi Foster, University of New South Wales |
Behavioral coordination as an individual best-response to punishing role models |
Melbourne Institute Seminar Room** | Thursday 6th August 2015 |
Patrick Arni, IZA |
Unhealthy Overconfidence? – Health Overconfidence and Risky Health Behavior |
Melbourne Institute Seminar Room** | Thursday 20th August 2015 |
Colin Green, University of Lancaster |
The Effect of Permanent Employment on Absenteeism: Evidence from Labour Reforms in Spain |
Melbourne Institute Seminar Room** | Tuesday 25th August 2015 (Brown Bag Seminar time) |
Marian Vidal-Fernandez, University of New South Wales |
The Early Origins of Birth Order Differences in Children's Outcomes and Parental Behavior |
Melbourne Institute Seminar Room** | Thursday 27th August 2015 |
Jackie Wang, Peking University |
Salience of History and the Preference for Redistribution |
Melbourne Institute Seminar Room** | Tuesday 1st September 2015 |
Mark Roberts, Pennsylvania State University |
Firm R&D Investment and Export Market Exposure |
Melbourne Institute Seminar Room** | Thursday 3rd September 2015 |
Isabella Dobrescu, University of New South Wales |
Retirement Savings: A Tale of Decisions and Defaults |
Melbourne Institute Seminar Room** | Thursday 10th September 2015 |
Aloysius Siow, University of Toronto |
Becker Meets Ricardo: Multisector Matching with Social and Cognitive Skills |
Melbourne Institute Seminar Room** | Tuesday 22nd September 2015 |
Agne Suziedelyte, Monash University |
Video games, behavioral problems, and delinquency |
Melbourne Institute Seminar Room** | Thursday 24th September 2015 |
Gonzalo Castex, Central Bank of Chile |
College Risk and Return |
Melbourne Institute Seminar Room** | Thursday 1st October 2015 |
Steffen Otterbach, University of Hohenheim |
Job Changes to Overcome Work Hour Mismatches |
Melbourne Institute Seminar Room** | Thursday 8th October 2015 |
Victoria Baranov, the University of Melbourne |
Does Maternal Depression Hamper Child Development? Evidence from a Randomized Control Trial |
Melbourne Institute Seminar Room** | Thursday 22nd October 2015 |
Sarah Walker, University of New South Wales |
Does the Future Have an Ancient Heart? Experimental Evidence on the Origins of Savings |
Melbourne Institute Seminar Room** | Thursday 29th October 2015 |
Carol Propper, Imperial College London |
Wolves in Sheep's Clothing? The Impact of Quality Disclosure on Nonprofit Providers |
Melbourne Institute Seminar Room** | Thursday 19th November 2015 |
Alfredo Paloyo, University of Wollongong |
Nonlinear Effects of High School Peers on Educational Outcomes |
Melbourne Institute Seminar Room** | Thursday 26th November 2015 |
Steve Pudney, University of Essex |
Survey design, survey response behaviour and the dynamics of self-reported health and disability |
Melbourne Institute Seminar Room** | Wednesday 2 December 2015 |
Thomas Siedler, University of Hamburg |
Door Opener or Waste of Time? The Effects of Student Internships on Labor Market Outcomes |
Melbourne Institute Seminar Room** | Thursday 10 December 2015 |
** Melbourne Institute Seminar Room is located on the 6th Floor, Room 6.05, Faculty of Business & Economics Building (formerly ICT Building), 111 Barry Street, Carlton. The MIAESR seminars usually take place at 15:30 – 16:45.