German Network of Young Microeconometricians: Topics in Health & Human Capital Formation 27th & 28th March, 2015 Collaborative Research Centre SFB 884: “Political Economy of Reforms” Conference Venue: Senate Hall (Senatssaal) – University of Mannheim Funded by German Network of Young Microeconometricians: Topics in Health & Human Capital Formation Friday, 27th March, Senatssaal 09:00 – 09:05 Welcome Bettina Siflinger SFB 884/University of Mannheim 09:05 – 09:50 The Income Effect of Hospital Reimbursement Prices on Volume of Care Martin Salm, Tilburg University 09:50 – 10:00 10:00 – 12:00 12:00 – 13:00 Moving Up a Gear: The Impact of Compressing Instructional Time into Fewer Years of Schooling Jan Marcus, DIW Berlin Does Early Child Care Help or Hurt Children's Development? Christina Felfe, University of St. Gallen The Youngest Get the Pill: School Starting Age and ADHD in Germany Amelie Wuppermann, University of Munich Weak Markets, Strong Teachers: Recessions at Career Start and Teacher Effectiveness Marc Piopiunik, Ifo Munich Lunch 13:00 – 14:30 Selection on Observables and Imperfect Instruments A Unique Bond: Does Losing your Co-Twin Affect your Remaining Life-Span? 14:45 – 16:15 Pension Generosity and Mental Health Pros and Cons of Sick Pay Schemes: Testing for Contagious Presenteeism and Shirking Behavior Helmut Farbmacher, MEA Munich Bettina Drepper, Tilburg University Anna Raute, University of Mannheim Natalia Danzer & Alexander Danzer, Ifo Munich University of Munich Nicolas Ziebarth, Cornell University Coffee 16:30 – 17:30 Virtually No Effect? Different Types of Computer Use and the Effect of Classroom Computers on Student Achievement 19:30 Lena Janys, University of Bonn Coffee Can Financial Incentives Close the Baby Gap?- Evidence from a Reform in Maternity Leave Benefits 16:15 – 16:30 Pia Pinger University of Bonn Coffee A General Semiparametric Approach to Inference with Marker-Dependent Hazard Rate Models 14:30 – 14:45 & Dinner at Onyx Ludger Wössmann, Ifo Munich German Network of Young Microeconometricians: Topics in Health & Human Capital Formation Saturday, 28th March, Senatssaal 09:00 – 09:05 Welcome Bettina Siflinger & SFB 884/University of Mannheim 09:05 – 09:50 Tba Hans-Martin von Gaudecker, University of Bonn 09:50 – 10:00 Coffee Skills, Occupational Choice and Educational Attainment Miriam Gensowski, Univerity of Copenhagen Marriage Market and Intergenerational Effects of Elite Higher Education: Evidence from Chile Katja Kaufmann, University of Mannheim 10:00 – 12:00 The Transmission of Inequality Across Multiple Generations: Testing Recent Theories with Evidence from Germany Discharge on the Day of Birth, Parental Response and Health and Schooling Outcomes 12:00 – 13:00 13:00 – 14:30 14:30 – 14:45 Pia Pinger University of Bonn Jan Stuhler, University Carlos III Madrid Miriam Wüst, SFI Copenhagen Lunch Homo Oeconomicus or Homo Hippocraticus? Professional Norms and Physician Behavior Iris Kesternich, KU Leuven Formation of Human Prosociality: Causal Evidence on the Role of Social Environment Fabian Kosse, University of Bonn Reducing Overconfidence Hannah Schildberg-Hörisch, University of Bonn Coffee 14:45 – 15:45 Disentangling Stress from Nutrition as Determinants of the Long Run Effects of Adverse Conditions Around Birth on Economic and Health Outcomes Late in Life Gerard van den Berg, SFB 884/University of Mannheim 15:45 – 15:50 Closing Remarks Bettina Siflinger & SFB 884/University of Mannheim Pia Pinger University of Bonn
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