TUESDAY 17 AUGUST 2010 09:00 - 10:45 PAIRED ... - netease.com

WHY IS FIRST BEST? RESPONSES TO INFORMATION
AGGREGATION IN THE US NEWS COLLEGE RANKINGS
Michael Luca, Boston University
Co-Author: Jonathan Smith, Boston University
HUMAN CAPITAL VS. SIGNALING: THE GERMAN REUNIFICATION
AS A NATURAL EXPERIMENT
Zhong Zhao, Renmin University of China
Co-Author: Ulf Rinne, IZA
11:15 - 12:45 CITIES AND SORTING (LAB)
Chairperson: Yannis Ioannides, Tufts University
UNEVEN LANDSCAPE AND CITY SIZE DISTRIBUTION
Qiang Li, Shanghai University of Finance and Economics
Co-Author: Sanghoon Lee, Sauder School of Business, the University of
British Columbia
THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA: CULTURAL AMENITIES, HUMAN
CAPITAL, AND REGIONAL ECONOMIC GROWTH
Oliver Falck, Ifo Institute for Economic Research
Co-Authors: Michael Fritsch, University of Jena and Stephan Heblich,
Max Planck Institute of Economics
LABOR TURNOVER AND URBAN STRUCTURE
Yannis Ioannides, Tufts University
11:15 - 12:45 LABOR CONTRACTS I (LAB)
Chairperson: Jeanine Miklos-Thal, Simon School,
University of Rochester
HOW GREEN WAS MY VALLEY? COERCIVE CONTRACT
ENFORCEMENT IN 19TH CENTURY INDUSTRIAL BRITAIN
Noam Yuchtman, Harvard University
Co-Author: Suresh Naidu, Harvard University
THE PLAINTIFF’S ROLE IN ENFORCING A COURT RULING:
EVIDENCE FROM A LABOR COURT IN MEXICO
Joyce Sadka, Centro de Investigacion Economica
Co-Author: David Kaplan, World Bank
NOMINATION CONTESTS: THEORY AND EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE
FROM PROFESSIONAL SOCCER
Jeanine Miklos-Thal, Simon School, University of Rochester
Co-Author: Hannes Ullrich, ZEW
11:15 - 12:45 FISCAL POLICY I (MAX)
Chairperson: Volker Grossmann, University of
Fribourg
FISCAL STIMULUS AND DISTORTIONARY TAXATION
Harald Uhlig, University of Chicago
Co-Author: Thorsten Drautzburg, University of Chicago
ON THE IDENTIFICATION OF FISCAL POLICY BEHAVIOR
Bing Li, Indiana University
QUANTIFYING OPTIMAL GROWTH POLICY
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