16th Labour Econometrics Workshop (LEW2013)
Friday 9 and Saturday 10 August 2013 at the University of Melbourne
Program
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| Day One, Friday 9 August 2013 | |
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| 8.30 - 9.10am | Coffee and Registration |
| 9.10 - 10.40am | Session 1 |
| Chair: Deborah Cobb-Clark, The University of Melbourne | |
Child Disability, Welfare Payment, Marital Status and Mothers' Labor Supply [paper] Presenter: Zen Lu, University of South Australia Discussant: Alfredo Paloyo, RWI |
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Employment hysteresis among mothers with young children? [paper] Presenter: Anna Zhu, University of New South Wales Discussant: Rebecca Edwards, University of New South Wales |
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| 10.40 - 11.10am | Morning Tea |
| 11.10am - 12.40pm | Session 2 |
| Chair: Steven Stillman, University of Otago | |
Women’s economic opportunities and the intra-household production of child human capital [paper] Presenter: Marianne Bruins, Yale University Discussant: Kevin Schnepel, The University of Sydney |
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Early Bird Catches the Worm: The Causal Impact of Pre-school Participation and Teacher Qualifications on Year 3 National NAPLAN Cognitive Tests [no paper available] Presenter: Diana Warren, The University of Melbourne Discussant: Myra Yazbeck, The University of Queensland |
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| 12.40 - 1.40pm | Lunch |
| 1.40 - 3.10pm | Session 3 |
| Chair: Jenny Williams, The University of Melbourne | |
The Long-Term Effects of a Cash Transfer Program in Sub-Saharan Africa [no paper available] Presenter: Sarah Baird, University of Otago Discussant: Lisa Cameron, Monash University |
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Admission is Free Only if Your Dad is Rich! Distributional Effects of Corruption in Schools in Developing Countries [paper] Presenter: Asadul Islam, Monash University Discussant: Debayan Pakrashi, The University of Queensland |
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| 3.10 - 3.40pm | Afternoon Tea |
| 3.40 - 5.00pm | Keynote |
| Chair: Bruce Bradbury, University of New South Wales | |
Designing Useful Field Experiments Presenter: Berk Ozler, University of Otago |
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| 7.00pm | Workshop Dinner, Metropolitan Hotel, 36 Courtney Street, North Melbourne |
| Day Two, Saturday 10 August 2013 | |
| 9.00 - 9.30am | Coffee |
| 9.30 - 11.00am | Session 4 |
| Chair: Peter Sivey, La Trobe University | |
Air Pollution and Infant Mortality: Evidence from the Expansion of Natural Gas Infrastructure [paper] Presenter: Aydogan Ulker, Deakin University Discussant: Ted McDonald, University of New Brunswick |
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The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and Food Insecurity [paper] Presenter: David Ribar, University of Carolina, Greenboro Discussant: Steven Stillman, University of Otago |
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| 11.00 - 11.30am | Morning Tea |
| 11.30am - 1.00pm | Session 5 |
| Chair: David Johnston, Monash University | |
Monotonically Hopeless? Monotonicity in IV and fuzzy RD designs [paper] Presenter: Katrien Stevens, The University of Sydney Discussant: Robert Breunig, The Australian National University |
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A Difference De-convolution Kernel Estimator and Its Application to Estimating the Impact of Tax Policy on the Demand for Private Health [paper] Presenter: Xiaodong Gong, The University of Canberra Discussant: Tue Gorgens, The Australian National University |
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| 1.00 - 2.00pm | Lunch |
| 2.00 - 3.30pm | Session 6 |
| Chair: John Haisken-DeNew, The University of Melbourne | |
Retiring Cold Turkey [paper] Presenter: Xiaodong Fan, The University of New South Wales Discussant: Cain Polidano, The University of Melbourne |
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Financing Crime? Evidence on the Unintended Effects of Payday Lending [paper] Presenter: Harold Cuffe, Victoria University of Wellington Discussant: Domenico Tabasso, The University of Melbourne |
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| 3.30pm | Conclusion |