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SSES Annual Congress 2013

Venue: University of Neuchâtel, Main building, 26 avenue du 1er-mars, 2000 Neuchâtel

 

Congress Program

 

Wednesday, June 19

14:00-17:00         PhD seminar Lecture :  M.S. Taylor (room RE42, building 6*)

19:30                     SSES Board Dinner (Hôtel du Peyrou, buiding 5*)

Thursday, June 20

8:30-9:15              Arrival, registration and welcome coffee: University Main Buiding (building 2*)

9:15-10:30           Parallel sessions I (building 2*, see details below)

10:30-11:00         Coffee Break

11:00-12:30         Welcome speech by the Rector of the University of Neuchâtel (room C46, building 2*)

Plenary session I: Swiss Energy Strategy 2050

                                                Keynote - W. Steinmann (Swiss Federal Office of Energy)

                                                Keynote - Ch. Böhringer (University of Oldenburg) and A. Müller (Ecoplan)

                                                Keynote - A. Müller (Ecoplan)

                                Session chair: N. Mathys

12:30-14:00         Lunch (Cité universitaire, building 3*)

(13:30-14:00 SSES General Assembly, room C46, building 2*)

14:00-15:00         Plenary session II (room C46, building 2*): Gas and electricity regulation

                                                 Keynote - F. Wolak (Stanford University)

                                Session chair: M. Farsi

15:00-15:30         Coffee Break

15:30-16:45         Parallel sessions II (building 2*, see details below)

16:45-17:00         Coffee Break

17:00-18:00         Plenary session III (room C46, building 2*): Can green power save us from climate change?

                                                Keynote - M.S. Taylor (University of Calgary)

                                Session chair: J.-M. Grether

18:30                     Welcome Drink (Cafétéria, building 6*)

20:00                     Conference Dinner (Hôtel Beaulac, building 4*)

Friday, June 21

9:00-10:15           Parallel Sessions III (building 2*, see details below)

10:15-10:45         Coffee Break

10:45-11:45         Plenary session IV (room C46, building 2*): Pricing the planet's future

                                                Keynote - C. Gollier (University of Toulouse)

                                Session chair: Ph. Bacchetta

11:45-13:00         Parallel Sessions IV (building 2*, see details below)

13:00-14:00         Lunch (Cité universitaire, building 3*), End of the Conference

14:00-17:00         PhD seminar – Lecture : F. Wolak (room RE42, building 6")

* See conference map with building numbers at http://www.sgvs.ch/congress13/download/map_neuchatel.pdf.

PARALLEL SESSIONS

Energy Efficiency I

Room: C47

Chair: Nicole Mathys

Time

Papers

9:15

Speaker

Alexandra Vinogradova (ETH Zürich)

Title

Investment in an Uncertain Backstop: Optimal Strategy for an Open Economy

Authors

Alexandra Vinogradova

9:40

Speaker

Rolf Wüstenhagen (University of St. Gallen)

Title

When energy policy meets free-market capitalists: The moderating influence of worldviews on risk perception and investment decisions

Authors

Sylviane Chassot, Nina Hampl, Rolf Wüstenhagen

10:05

Speaker

Nicole Mathys (University of Neuchâtel)

Title

Industry location in Chinese provinces: do energy endowments matter?

Authors

Nicole A. Mathys, Irina Hotz, Jean-Marie Grether

 

Energy Transition I

Room: C49  

Chair: Peter Egger

Time

Papers

9:15

Speaker

Lin Zhang                (ETH Zürich)

Title

Economic effects of a nuclear phase-out policy: A CGE analysis

Authors

Lucas Bretschger, Roger Ramer, Lin Zhang

9:40

Speaker

Florian Habermacher (University of St. Gallen)

Title

Consistent Tax on Non-Renewable Resources Revisited

Authors

Florian Habermacher

10:05

Speaker

Peter Egger (ETH Zürich)

Title

Energy Reform in Switzerland: A Quantification of Carbon Taxation and Nuclear Energy Substitution Effects

Authors

Peter Egger, Sergey Nigai

 

Energy Networks

Room: C52

Chair: Santosh Ram Joshi

Time

Papers

9:15

Speaker

Martin Koller (ETH Zürich)

Title

Unobserved heterogeneous effects in the cost efficiency analysis of electricity distribution systems

Authors

Per Agrell, Mehdi Farsi, Massimo Filippini, Martin Koller

9:40

Speaker

Jan Abrell (ETH Zürich)

Title

Combining Energy Networks: The Impact of Europe’s Natural Gas Network on Electricity Markets till 2050

Authors

Jan Abrell, Clemens Gerbaulet, Franziska Holz, Hannes Weigt

10:05

Speaker

Santosh Ram Joshi (EPF Lausanne)

Title

Impacts of climate change on heating and cooling: a worldwide estimate from energy and macro-economic perspective

Authors

Maryse Labriet, Santosh R. Joshi, Amit Kanadia, Neil R. Edwards, Philip B. Holden

 

Microeconomics

Room: C45

Chair: Cédric Wasser       

Time

Papers

9:15

Speaker

Michele Dell Era (University of Lausanne)

Title

Lobbying a Reciprocal Policymaker

Authors

Michele Dell Era, Luis Santos-Pinto

9:40

Speaker

Dragan Ilic (University of Zürich)

Title

Prejudice in Swiss Naturalization Decisions: Theory and Evidence

Authors

Dragan Ilic

10:05

Speaker

Cédric Wasser (University of Bonn)

Title

Bilateral k+1-price Auctions with Asymmetric Shares and Values

Authors

Cédric Wasser

 

Macroeconomics I

Room: B32

Chair: Franziska Josefine Weiss

Time

Papers

9:15

Speaker

Christoph Sax (University of Basel)

Title

Skill-Biased Technological Change and the Real Exchange Rate

Authors

Matthias Gubler, Christoph Sax

9:40

Speaker

Mathieu Couttenier (University of Lausanne)

Title

External shocks, internal shots: the geography of civil conflicts

Authors

Nicolas Berman, Mathieu Couttenier

10:05

Speaker

Franziska Josefine Weiss (University of Zürich)

Title

Non-homothetic preferences and industry directed technical change

Authors

Timo Boppart, Franziska J. Weiss

 

Health Economics

Room: B29

Chair: Lukas Kauer

Time

Papers

9:15

Speaker

Christina Felfe (University of St. Gallen)

Title

Early Child Care and Child Development: For Whom it Works and Why

Authors

Christina Felfe, Rafael Lalive

9:40

Speaker

Laura Di Giorgio (Università della Svizzera Italiana)

Title

Implications of global budget payment system on nursing home costs

Authors

Laura Di Giorgio, Massimo Filippini, Giuliano Masiero

10:05

Speaker

Lukas Kauer (University of St. Gallen)

Title

The Effect of Cutting Disability Insurance Benefits on Labor Supply in Households

Authors

Lukas Kauer

 

International Trade

Room: C54

Chair: Cédric Tille

Time

Papers

9:15

Speaker

Eva Spring (University of Fribourg)

Title

Does Bilateral Trust Affect International Movement of Goods and Labor?

Authors

Eva Spring, Volker Grossmann

9:40

Speaker

Elisabeth Beusch (Swiss National Bank)

Title

Merchanting and current account balances

Authors

Elisabeth Beusch, Barbara Döbeli, Andreas M. Fischer, Pinar Yesin

10:05

Speaker

Cédric Tille (Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies)

Title

A bargaining theory of trade invoicing and pricing

Authors

Linda Goldberg, Cédric Tille

 
 

Labor Economics I

Room: C56

Chair: Michael Siegenthaler      

Time

Papers

9:15

Speaker

Conny Wunsch (VU University Amsterdam)

Title

Unemployment Insurance and Departures from Employment: Evidence from a German Reform

Authors

Jeffrey Grogger, Conny Wunsch

9:40

Speaker

Nathalie Ramel (University of Basel)

Title

The Fiscal Effects of the New Immigration in Switzerland

Authors

Nathalie Ramel

10:05

Speaker

Michael Siegenthaler (ETH Zürich)

Title

Do immigrants take or create residents’ jobs? Quasi-experimental evidence from Switzerland

Authors

Christoph Basten, Michael Siegenthaler

Innovation and Energy Prices

Room: C47

Chair: Joëlle  Noailly

Time

Papers

15:30

Speaker

Lechthaler Filippo (ETH Zürich)

Title

Moody Oil - What is Driving the Crude Oil Price

Authors

Lechthaler Filippo, Lisa Leinert

15:55

Speaker

Marius Ley (ETH Zürich)

Title

The Impact of Energy Prices on Environmental Innovation

Authors

Marius Ley, Tobias Stucki, Martin Woerter

16:20

Speaker

Joëlle Noailly (Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies)

Title

Directing Technical Change from Fossil-Fuel to Renewable Energy Innovations: An Empirical Investigation using Firm-Level Patent Data

Authors

Joëlle Noailly, Roger Smeets

 

Energy Transition II

Room: C49

Chair: Aude Pommeret

Time

Papers

15:30

Speaker

Lucas Bretschger (ETH Zürich)

Title

Energy Prices, Growth, and the Channels in Between: Theory and Evidence

Authors

Lucas Bretschger

15:55

Speaker

Jan Imhof                (ETH Zürich)

Title

Nuclear Phase-out and Climate Policy in Switzerland: An Integrated Top-down Bottom-up Assessment

Authors

Jan Imhof , Sebastian Rausch

16:20

Speaker

Aude Pommeret (University of Lausanne)

Title

Switching to Solar Panels

Authors

Alejandro Mosiño, Aude Pommeret

 

Environmental Economics I

Room: C52

Chair: Caspar Sauter

Time

Papers

15:30

Speaker

Julia Blasch (ETH Zürich)

Title

Consumers’ Valuation of Voluntary Carbon Offsets - A Choice Experiment in Switzerland

Authors

Julia Blasch

15:55

Speaker

Sandra Gogniat (University of Neuchâtel)

Title

Economic Valuation of Quality Improvement and Flow Regulation in the Doubs

Authors

Sandra Gogniat

16:20

Speaker

Caspar Sauter (University of Neuchâtel)

Title

Measuring greenhouse-gas policies - A new methodology

Authors

Caspar Sauter

 

Industrial Organization

Room: C45

Chair: Christian Thöni           

Time

Papers

15:30

Speaker

Boriss Siliverstovs (ETH Zürich)

Title

R&D and Non-linear Productivity Growth of Heterogeneous Firms

Authors

d’Artis Kancs, Boriss Siliverstovs

15:55

Speaker

Christian Thöni (University of Lausanne)

Title

Collusion Among Many Firms: The Disciplinary Power of Targeted Punishment

Authors

Catherine Roux, Christian Thöni

16:20

Speaker

Mario Jametti (University of Lugano)

Title

Highway to Economic Growth? Competition in Public Works Tenders in the Democratic Republic of Congo

Authors

Sergio Galletta, Mario Jametti, Agustin Redonda

 

Public Economics

Room: C54

Chair: Stephan Fretz

Time

Papers

15:30

Speaker

Sophie Hatte (Paris School of Economics and University of Rouen)

Title

Mass Media Effects on the Production of Information: Evidence from NGO reports

Authors

Mathieu Couttenier, Sophie Hatte

15:55

Speaker

Berit Christiane Gerritzen (University of St. Gallen)

Title

Womens Empowerment and HIV Prevention in Rural Malawi

Authors

Berit C. Gerritzen

16:20

Speaker

Stephan Fretz (University of St. Gallen)

Title

Regional economic effects of transport infrastructure expansion: Evidence from the Swiss highway network

Authors

Stephan Fretz, Christoph Gorgas

 

 

Macroeconomics II

Room: B32

Chair: Jan-Egbert  Sturm

Time

Papers

15:30

Speaker

Pascal Towbin (Swiss National Bank)

Title

Global Liquidity, Domestic Credit, and Capital Flows

Authors

Christian Glocker, Pascal Towbin

15:55

Speaker

Baptiste Massenot (University of Lausanne)

Title

A theory of salient economic fluctuations

Authors

Kenza Benhima, Baptiste Massenot

16:20

Speaker

Jan-Egbert Sturm (ETH Zürich)

Title

Using Real‐Time Data to Test for Political Budget Cycles

Authors

Richard Jong-A-Pin, Jan‐Egbert Sturm, Jakob de Haan

 

Labor Economics II

Room: C56

Chair: Kathrin Degen      

Time

Papers

15:30

Speaker

Charlotte Cabane (University of St. Gallen)

Title

Unemployment Duration and sport participation

Authors

Charlotte Cabane

15:55

Speaker

Martin Huber (University of St. Gallen)

Title

Relaxing monotonicity in the identification of local average treatment effects

Authors

Martin Huber, Giovanni Mellace

16:20

Speaker

Kathrin  Degen ( University of Lausanne)

Title

How Do Reductions in Potential Benefit Duration Affect Medium-Run Earnings and Employment?

Authors

Kathrin Degen, Rafael Lalive

 

Solar Energy

Room: B29

Nicolas Wyrsch

Time

Presentation

15:30 - 16:45

Speaker

Nicolas Wyrsch (PV-Lab, EPFL)

Title

Photovoltaic cell: Recent progress and potential

 

 

Energy and Development

Room: C47

Chair: Souvik Datta

Time

Papers

9:00

Speaker

Anna Risch (University of Savoie)

Title

Is the income tax deduction is a good instrument to encourage renovations in the residential in France?

Authors

Anna Risch

9:25

Speaker

Dorothée Charlier (University of Savoie)

Title

Energy Efficiency and Split Incentives in the Residential sector: the Landlord Tenant Problem

Authors

Dorothée Charlier

9:50

Speaker

Souvik Datta (ETH Zürich)

Title

Analysing the Impact of Energy Star Rebate Policies in the US

Authors

Souvik Datta

 

Climate Change I

Room: C49

Chair: Jean-Marie Grether     

Time

Papers

9:00

Speaker

Alain Haurie (EPF Lausanne)

Title

A Meta-Game Model for Fair Division in Climate Negotiation

Authors

Alain Haurie, Frédéric Babonneau, Neil Edwards, Phil Holden, Barbara Pizzileo, Marc Vielle

9:25

Speaker

Sebastian Rausch (ETH Zürich)

Title

Fiscal Consolidation and Climate Policy: An Overlapping Generations Perspective

Authors

Sebastian Rausch

9:50

Speaker

Jean-Marie Grether   (University of Neuchatel)

Title

How unequal are global emissions?

Authors

Jean-Marie Grether, Nicole A. Mathys

 

Environmental Economics II

Room: C52

Chair: Reinhard Madlener

Time

Papers

9:00

Speaker

André Hackbarth (RWTH Aachen University)

Title

Consumer Preferences for Alternative Fuel Vehicles: A Discrete Choice Analysis

Authors

André Hackbarth, Reinhard Madlener

9:25

Speaker

Carlos Ordas Criado (Laval University)

Title

Parametric vs nonparametric dichotomous choice contingent valuation models: testing the kernel estimator and its revealed performance

Authors

Carlos Ordas Criado,  Marcella Veronesi

9:50

Speaker

Reinhard Madlener (RWTH Aachen University)

Title

The Impact of Wind Farms on Property Values: A Geographically Weighted Hedonic Pricing Model

Authors

Yasin Sunak, Reinhard Madlener

 

Macroeconomics III

Room: B32

Chair: Daniel Kaufmann

Time

Papers

9:00

Speaker

Samuel Cudre (University of Zürich)

Title

A provincial view of global imbalances: regional external adjustment in China

Authors

Samuel Cudre, Mathias Hoffmann

9:25

Speaker

Christoph Schaltegger (University of Lucerne)

Title

Fiscal Adjustments and the Probability of Sovereign Default

Authors

Christoph A. Schaltegger, Martin Weder

9:50

Speaker

Daniel Kaufmann (Swiss National Bank)

Title

Exchange Rate and Price Dynamics at the Zero Lower Bound

Authors

Gregor Bäurle, Daniel Kaufmann

 

Financial Economics I

Room: C45

Chair: David Ardia

Time

Papers

9:00

Speaker

Stefano Puddu (University of Neuchatel)

Title

TARP effect on bank lending behaviour: Evidence from the last financial crisis

Authors

Judit Montoriol Garrica, Stefano Puddu, Andreas Wälchli

9:25

Speaker

Thomas Nitschka (Swiss National Bank)

Title

The size effect in value and momentum factors:Implications for the cross-section of international stock returns

Authors

Thomas Nitschka

9:50

Speaker

David Ardia (Laval University)

Title

Implied expected returns and the choice of a mean-variance efficient portfolio proxy

Authors

David Ardia, Kris Boudt

 

Public Finance I

Room: B29

Chair: Thomas Braendle

Time

Papers

9:00

Speaker

Isabel Martínez (University of St. Gallen)

Title

Volatile Top Income Shares in Switzerland? Reassessing the Evolution Between 1981 and 2008

Authors

Reto Foellmi, Isabel Martínez

9:25

Speaker

Raphaël Parchet (Universities of Lausanne and Basel)

Title

Are Local Tax Rates Strategic Complements  or Strategic Substitutes

Authors

Raphaël Parchet

9:50

Speaker

Thomas Braendle (Federal Department of Finance)

Title

Does Remuneration Affect the Discipline and the Selection of Politicians?  Evidence from Pay Harmonization in the European Parliament

Authors

Thomas Braendle

 

Labor and Education

Room: C54

Chair: Sylvain Weber

Time

Papers

9:00

Speaker

Marius Osterfeld (University of Fribourg)

Title

The Effects of Local Major Offer on Major Choice

Authors

Marius D. Osterfeld

9:25

Speaker

Thomas Bolli (Lancaster University)

Title

The Dynamics of Productivity in Swiss Universities

Authors

Thomas Bolli, Mehdi Farsi

9:50

Speaker

Sylvain Weber (University of Neuchâtel)

Title

From Lifetime Jobs to churning ?

Authors

Sylvain Weber, Giovanni Ferro Luzzi 

 

Macroeconometrics I

Room: C56

Chair: Nils Herger

Time

Papers

9:00

Speaker

Peter Rosenkranz (University of Zürich)

Title

Business Cycles in Emerging Markets: the Role of Liability Dollarization and Valuation Effects

Authors

Stefan Notz, Peter Rosenkranz

9:25

Speaker

Carsten Colombier (Federal Department of Finance)

Title

National debt brakes and convergence in the European Monetary Union

Authors

Carsten Colombier

9:50

Speaker

Nils Herger (Study Center Gerzensee)

Title

Horizontal, Vertical, and Conglomerate FDI: Evidence from Cross Border Acquisitions

Authors

Nils Herger, Steve McCorriston

Energy Efficiency II

Room: C47

Chair: Verena Tiefenbeck

Time

Papers

11:45

Speaker

Stefan Boes (University of Lucerne)

Title

How do housing prices adjust after an environmental shock? Evidence from a state-mandated change in aircraft noise exposure

Authors

Christian Almer, Stefan Boes, Stephan Nüesch

12:10

Speaker

Jelena Zoric (University of Ljubljana)

Title

Impact of energy policy instruments on the estimated level of underlying energy efficiency in the EU residential sector

Authors

Massimo Filippini, Lester C. Hunt, Jelena Zoric

12:35

Speaker

Verena Tiefenbeck (ETH Zürich)

Title

Contrasting the effects of real-time feedback on resource consumption between single- and multi-person households

Authors

Verena Tiefenbeck, Vojkan Tasic, Thorsten Staake, Elgar Fleisch

 

Climate Change II

Room: C49

Chair: Janick Mollet

Time

Papers

11:45

Speaker

Jean-Philippe Nicolaï (ETH Zürich)

Title

Conditions for profit-neutral permit allocations

Authors

Jean-Philippe Nicolaï

12:10

Speaker

Felix Lossin (ETH Zürich)

Title

Online-based energy auditing and incentive mechanisms to reduce domestic energy consumption

Authors

Felix Lossin, Thorsten Staake, Elgar Fleisch

12:35

Speaker

Janick Mollet (ETH Zürich)

Title

Voluntary Initiatives and Regulatory Pressure: What the US Stock Market Tells us

Authors

Janick Christian Mollet, Dragan Ilic

 

Energy and Households

Room: C52

Chair: Philipp  Biermann

Time

Papers

11:45

Speaker

Fabian Heimsch (ETH Zürich)

Title

The Economic Crisis and Residential Electricity Consumption in Spanish Provinces - A Spatial Econometric Analysis

Authors

Leticia Blazquez, Fabian Heimsch, Massimo Filippini

12:10

Speaker

Philipp  Biermann (University of Oldenburg)

Title

Electricity Supply Preferences in Europe: Evidence from Subjective Well-Being Data

Authors

Heinz Welsch, Philipp Biermann

12:35

Speaker

Mario Jametti (Università della Svizzera italiana)

Title

The Power to Pass Taxes on - Tax Incidence in the Canadian Retail Gasoline Market

Authors

Mario Jametti, Agustin Redonda

 

Financial Economics II

Room: C45

Chair: Michael Lamla

Time

Papers

11:45

Speaker

Nikolay Markov (Swiss National Bank) 

Title

Monetary policy rules for Switzerland. New evidence from a central banker perspective

Authors

Nikolay Markov, Thomas Nitschka

12:10

Speaker

Carsten Schlag (KOFL Liechtenstein Economic Institute)

Title

Occupy Risk Weighting: How the Minimum Leverage Ratio dominates Capital Requirements - A Swiss Example

Authors

Kersten Kellermann, Carsten-Henning Schlag

12:35

Speaker

Michael Lamla (ETH Zürich)

Title

Imperfect Information and Inflation Expectations: Evidence from Microdata

Authors

Lena Dräger,  Michael J. Lamla

 

Public Finance II

Room: B29

Chair: Florian Chatagny

Time

Papers

11:45

Speaker

Doina Radulescu (ETH Zürich)

Title

The Determinants of the Complexity and Progressivity of Personal Income Tax Systems: A Cross-Country Empirical Analysis

Authors

Peter Egger, Doina Radulescu, Ray Rees

12:10

Speaker

Mario Morger (Federal Department of Finance)

Title

The Capitalization of Income Taxes into Housing Prices in Switzerland

Authors

Mario Morger

12:35

Speaker

Florian Chatagny (ETH Zürich)

Title

Rationality of Direct Tax Revenue Forecasts under Asymmetric Losses: Evidence from Swiss cantons

Authors

Florian Chatagny, Boriss Siliverstovs

 

Macroeconomics IV

Room: B32

Chair: Isabella Blengini

Time

Papers

11:45

Speaker

Simone Meier (Swiss National Bank)

Title

Financial Globalization and Monetary Transmission

Authors

Simone Meier

12:10

Speaker

Pinar Yesin (Swiss National Bank)

Title

Can capital flows be behind the movements of a safe haven currency, the Swiss franc?

Authors

Pınar Yeşin

12:35

Speaker

Isabella Blengini (University of Lausanne)

Title

Foreign Currency Debt and Expectations

Authors

Isabella Blengini

 

Macroeconometrics II

Room: C54

Chair: Christian Grisse

Time

Papers

11:45

Speaker

Laura Moretti (Goethe University)

Title

Determinants of inflation differentials in the euro area

Authors

Laura Moretti

12:10

Speaker

Christian Grisse (Swiss National Bank)

Title

Exchange Rates and External Imbalances

Authors

Christian Grisse, Thomas Nitschka

 

Macroeconometrics III

Room: B41

Chair: Leopold Sögner

Time

Papers

11:45

Speaker

Sylvia Kaufmann (Study Center Gerzensee)

Title

Bayesian estimation of sparse dynamic factor models with order-independent identification

Authors

Sylvia Kaufmann, Christian Schumacher

12:10

Speaker

Leopold Sögner (Institute for Advanced Studies Vienna)

Title

Parameter Estimation and Inference with Spatial Lags and Cointegration

Authors

Jan Mutl, Leopold Sögner

 

Industrialization and Growth

Room: C56

Chair: Andreas Beerli

Time

Papers

11:45

Speaker

Christoph Moser (ETH Zürich)

Title

Offshoring, Firm Performance and Establishment-level Employment – Identifying Productivity and Downsizing Effects

Authors

Christoph Moser, Dieter Urban, Beatrice Weder di Mauro

12:10

Speaker

Simon Alder (University of Zürich)

Title

The Effect of Economic Reform and Industrial Policy in a Panel of Chinese Cities

Authors

Simon Alder, Lin Shao, Fabrizio Zilibotti

12:35

Speaker

Andreas Beerli (University of Zürich)

Title

Demand Forces of Technical Change - Evidence from the Chinese Manufacturing Industry

Authors

Andreas Beerli, Franziska J. Weiss, Fabrizio Zilibotti, Josef Zweimüller