Melbourne Institute Brown Bags 2013

Barbara Hanel is the coordinator of the Brown Bags. A schedule of 2013 is presented below.

Please note: change of address for Melbourne Institute Seminar Room
DATE/ TIME SPEAKER TOPIC LOCATION
Tuesday
15 January 2013
12pm		 Hielke Buddelmeyer
Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research		 Did the One Arm Bandits Steal the Stimulus Cheques? Melbourne Institute Seminar Room**
Tuesday
5 February 2013
12pm		 Jeff Borland
University of Melbourne		 Understanding the Promotions Process (Staff development workshop) Melbourne Institute Seminar Room**
Tuesday
12 February 2013
12pm		 Yi-Ping Tseng
Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research		 Surveying a Hard to Reach Population - Lessons from the Journeys Home Survey Melbourne Institute Seminar Room**
Tuesday
19 February 2013
12pm		 Moshe Justman
Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research		 The Changing Rhetoric of Standardized Testing: From Value Added to Student Growth Melbourne Institute Seminar Room**
Tuesday
26 February 2013
12pm		 Trinh Le
Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research		 Does Participation in Extracurricular Activities Reduce Engagement in Risky Behaviours? Melbourne Institute Seminar Room**
Tuesday
12 March 2013
12pm

Richard Burkhauser
Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research

with Philip Armour and Jeffrey Larrimore

 Deconstructing Income and Income Inequality Measures: A Cross-Walk from Market Income to Comprehensive Income Melbourne Institute Seminar Room**
Tuesday
19 March 2013
12pm		 Miriam Maeder
University of Erlangen-Nuremberg		 The Effect of Education on Fertility: Evidence from a Compulsory Schooling Reform Melbourne Institute Seminar Room**
Friday
22 March 2013
11am		 Jan Kleibrink
University of Bochum 		Reaching High: Occupational Sorting and Higher Education Wage Inequality in the UK Melbourne Institute Seminar Room**
Tuesday
9 April 2013
12pm

Nick Powdthavee
Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research

with Nuarpear Lekfuangfu and Mark Wooden

 Happiness and Human Capital: Estimating the Causal Mediation Effect of Schooling on Mental Health and Well-Being in Australia Melbourne Institute Seminar Room**
Tuesday
30 April 2013
12pm

Nicolas Herault
Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research

with John Creedy

 Decomposing Inequality and Social Welfare Changes: The Use of Alternative Welfare Metrics Melbourne Institute Seminar Room**
Tuesday
7 May 2013
12pm		 Justin Van de Ven
Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research		 What are the Implications of Population Aging for Savings in Australia? Melbourne Institute Seminar Room**
Tuesday
14 May 2013
12pm		 Viet Nguyen
Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research		 Measuring the Connectedness of the Global Economy Melbourne Institute Seminar Room**
Tuesday
21 May 2013
12pm

Terence Cheng
Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research

with Pravin Trivedi

 On Attrition, Attrition Bias, and Refreshment Samples Melbourne Institute Seminar Room**
Tuesday
28 May 2013
12pm		 Edda Claus
Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research		 Monetary Policy Shocks - The Consumer Perspective Melbourne Institute Seminar Room**
Tuesday
4 June 2013
12pm

Domenico Tabasso
Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research

with Michael Coelli

Adult Education Participation and Outcomes: Evidence from Australia

 Melbourne Institute Seminar Room**
Tuesday
11 June 2013
12pm		 Nicole Watson
Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research

Evaluation of Weighting Methods to Integrate a New Top-Up Sample with an Ongoing Longitudinal Sample

 Melbourne Institute Seminar Room**
Tuesday
18 June 2013
12pm		 Roger Wilkins
Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research

Recent Trends in Top Incomes Share in Australia: Why Separating Capitals Gains in Tax Record Data Matters

 Melbourne Institute Seminar Room**
Tuesday
25 June 2013
12pm		 Peter Sivey
Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research

Waiting Times and the Demand Curve for Emergency Care: Evidence from Walk-Outs

 Melbourne Institute Seminar Room**
Tuesday
2 July 2013
12pm		 Magdalena Stroka
University of Bochum

Health and the Double Burden of Full-Time Work and Informal Care Provision – Evidence from Administrative Data

 Melbourne Institute Seminar Room**
Tuesday
9 July 2013
12pm		 Liana Jacobi
University of Melbourne

Dynamic Earnings Effects of Maternity Leave from a Treatment Effects Model for Panel Outcomes

 Melbourne Institute Seminar Room**
Tuesday
16 July 2013
12pm		 Roger Wilkins
Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research

Inequality and Self-Reported Health: Evidence from 3 Countries

 Melbourne Institute Seminar Room**
Tuesday
23 July 2013
12pm

Xingang Wang
University of Auckland

with Sholeh Maani

Ethnic Capital and the Location Choice of Immigrants in New Zealand

 Melbourne Institute Seminar Room**
Tuesday
30 July 2013
12pm		 Dan Hamermesh
University of Texas at Austin

How does the Economic Profession Work?

Melbourne Institute Seminar Room**
Tuesday
13 August 2013
12pm		 Dan Hamermesh
University of Texas at Austin

How to Publish in a Top Journal: I Wish That I Knew

Melbourne Institute Seminar Room**
Tuesday
20 August 2013
12pm		 Moshe Justman
Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research and Ben Gurion University

with Anna Krush

Evidence of a Trend in Intergenerational Earnings and Income Mobility in the United States

 Melbourne Institute Seminar Room**
Tuesday
27 August 2013
12pm		 Jongsay Yong
Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research		 Hospital Transfers in a Mixed Public-Private System (with a bonus dummy's guide on coarsened exact matching) Melbourne Institute Seminar Room**
Thursday
29 August 2013
12pm		 Markus Hahn
Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research		 PhD Confirmation Talk - Income Inequality and Income Mobility in Germany: Does the Choice of the Income Measure Matter? Melbourne Institute Seminar Room**
Tuesday
3 September 2013
12pm		 Nikhil Jha
Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research

with Cain Polidano

 Long-Run Effects of Catholic Schooling on Wages Melbourne Institute Seminar Room**
Tuesday
22 October 2013
12pm		 David Byrne
University of Melbourne

Consumer (Un)Informedness in Retail Electricity Mmarkets

 Melbourne Institute Seminar Room**
Tuesday
29 October 2013
12pm		 Brendan Houng
Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research		 Spatial Mismatch and Skills: Educational Attainment, Job Accessibility and Unemployment Duration Melbourne Institute Seminar Room**
Tuesday
5 November 2013
10am (due to Melbourne Cup)		 Barbara Hanel
Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research

with Guyonne Kalb, Daniel Kuehnle and Miriam Maeder

 Heterogeneous Effects of Maternity Leave on Children’s Health Melbourne Institute Seminar Room**
Tuesday
12 November 2013
12pm		 Jan Fries
ZEW Mannheim

Wage and Employment Adjustment to EU Eastern Enlargement

 Melbourne Institute Seminar Room**
Tuesday
19 November 2013
12pm		 Paul Jensen, John Haisken-DeNew and Gaetan Rassenfosse
Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research		 Staff Development Workshop: Promoting Your Research Melbourne Institute Seminar Room**
Monday
25 November 2013
12pm		 Sebastian Otten
University of Bochum		 Language and Cultural Barriers in International Factor Movements Melbourne Institute Seminar Room**
Tuesday
26 November 2013
12pm		 Chris Ryan
Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research		 Problems in Estimating School Effects on Student Outcomes Melbourne Institute Seminar Room**
Tuesday
3 December 2013
12pm		 Karen Mumford
University of York

with Peter Smith

 Peer Salaries and Gender Differences in Job Satisfaction in the Workplace Melbourne Institute Seminar Room**
Tuesday
10 December 2013
12pm		 Ning Li
Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research		 Happiness and Age – An Examination on the Puzzling Findings Melbourne Institute Seminar Room**

** Melbourne Institute Seminar Room is located on the 6th Floor, Room 6.05, FBE Building (formerly ICT Building), 111 Barry Street, Carlton. Signs will indicate location.