Presentation Schedule
Presentation Schedule for the 12th Carroll Round
Friday, April 19, 9:00 – 11:50 am
Session 1A
Room: Healy 103
Chair: William Jack (Associate Professor, Georgetown University)
Preston Mui (Georgetown University)
Household Search and Non Participation
Discussant: Yi Jie Gwee (London School of Economics)
Yi Jie Gwee (London School of Economics)
Expansion of Higher Education in the UK: Bane, Boon or Boom?
Discussant: Stephen McDonald (Georgetown University)
Stephen McDonald (Georgetown University)
Public Sector Wage Setting and Vacancy Creation: Matching the Business Cycle Facts
Discussant: Phoebe Kotlikoff (United States Naval Academy)
Phoebe Kotlikoff (United States Naval Academy)
Estimating the Effects of Pre-College Education on College Performance
Discussant: Preston Mui (Georgetown University)
Session 1B
Room: Healy 104
Chair: Anna Maria Mayda (Associate Professor, Georgetown University)
Nikola Andreev (American University in Bulgaria)
Discriminatory European Union Membership: Enlargement Process and Distributional Conflicts
Discussant: Weiwen Leung (Singapore Management University)
Weiwen Leung (Singapore Management University)
What Makes a Nobel Prize? The Determinants of National Scientific Research Output and Quality
Discussant: Ilyas Zhukenov (University of Warwick)
Ilyas Zhukenov (University of Warwick)
The Effect of EU Enlargement on International Student Mobility
Discussant: Fabian Trottner (London School of Economics)
Fabian Trottner (London School of Economics)
Hot and Cold Flushes in Business Cycles - What do Networks have to do with It?
Discussant: Nikola Andreev (American University in Bulgaria)
Friday, April 19, 3:30 - 5:30 pm
Session 2A
Room: Healy 103
Chair: Shareen Joshi (Visiting Assistant Professor, Georgetown University)
Asher Hecht-Bernstein (Columbia University)
The Effects of China's Hukou System: Evidence from Population Distributions from 1949-2009
Discussant: Hannah Hill (Georgetown University)
Hannah Hill (Georgetown University)
Analysis of East African Farmer Field School Initiative: Which Factors Help Farmers Benefit Most?
Discussant: Leyla Mocan (Wharton School of Business, University of Pennsylvania)
Leyla Mocan (Wharton School of Business, University of Pennsylvania)
The Impact of Education on Wages: Analysis of an Education Reform in Turkey
Discussant: Asher Hecht-Bernstein (Columbia University)
Session 2B
Room: Healy 105
Chair: Charles Udomsaph (Visiting Assistant Professor, Georgetown University)
Edward Hedke (Georgetown University)
Financial Constraints; Manufacturing Firms in South America
Discussant: Bayarkhuu Chinzorigt (American University in Bulgaria)
Bayarkhuu Chinzorigt (American University in Bulgaria)
Modification of The Quantity Theory of Money
Discussant: Michael Lopesciolo (Georgetown University)
Michael Lopesciolo (Georgetown University)
Informal Hiring and Government Effectiveness: Firm-Level Evidence from Brazil
Discussant: Edward Hedke (Georgetown University)
Saturday, April 20, 9:00 - 11:00 am
Session 3A
Room: Healy 103
Chair: Anders Olofsgard (Associate Professor, Georgetown University)
Hadi Elzayn (Columbia University)
Integration or Gentrification? Evidence From Chicago
Discussant: Emily Oehlsen (Georgetown University)
Emily Oehlsen (Georgetown University)
Low-wage Work & the Great Recession: Application of the "Institutional Inclusivity" Model
Discussant: Sara Marcus (Dartmouth College)
Sara Marcus (Dartmouth College)
The Impact of Trade Liberalization in Income Inequality: A Cross-Country Analysis
Discussant: Hadi Elzayn (Columbia University)
Session 3B
Room: Healy 104
Chair: Faina Rozental
Igors Pasuks & Eduards Sidorovics (Stockholm School of Economics in Riga)
Trade Flows and Real Exchange Rate Volatility in the Baltics: Does it Really Matter for Competitiveness?
Discussant: Nicolas Powidayko (University of Brasilia)
Nicolas Powidayko (University of Brasilia)
Power Purchasing Parity and the Brazilian Exchange Rate: Linear Evidences from Macroeconometric Time Series
Discussant: Alexandra (Sasha) Indarte (Macalester College)
Alexandra (Sasha) Indarte (Macalester College)
Financial and Sovereign Debt Crises in Spain: Fiscal Limits and Spillovers
Discussants: Igors Pasuks & Eduards Sidorovics (Stockholm School of Economics in Riga)
Saturday, April 20, 1:00 – 3:00 pm
Session 4A
Room: Healy 103
Chair: Arik Levinson (Professor, Georgetown University)
Glenn Russo (Georgetown University)
Bidding Decisions in Pay Per Bid Auctions with a Buy Price Options
Discussant: Rosa Hayes (Wesleyan University)
Rosa Hayes (Wesleyan University)
The Information Content of the Yield Curve: Forecasting Recession and the Effect of Monetary Regime Credibility, and Predicting Recovery After Financial Crises and the Impact of Fiscal and Monetary Policy
Discussant: Albert Chiang (Georgetown University)
Albert Chiang (Georgetown University)
Buying the Hot Hand
Discussant: Glenn Russo (Georgetown University)
Session 4B
Room: Healy 104
Chair: Dan Cao (Assistant Professor, Georgetown University)
Matthew Bailey (University of Warwick)
Asset Bubbles and Post-earnings Announcement Drift in a Anchored Sentiment-regime Dependent Natural Expectations (ASDNE) Framework
Discussant: Mohandass Kalaichelvan (Dartmouth College)
Mohandass Kalaichelvan (Dartmouth College) & Shawn Lim (University College London)
A Critical Evaluation of the Significance of Round Numbers in European Equity Markets in Light of the Predictions from Benfords Law
Discussant: Michael Reher (Georgetown University)
Michael Reher (Georgetown University)
Do "De Novo" Secondary Markets Affect Primary Market Interest Rates? A Case Study of Peer-to-Peer Lending
Discussant: Matthew Bailey (University of Warwick)
