Topic: “Firm Heterogeneity, Market Power and Macroeconomic Fragility” 12:15-13:30, Juridicum, Faculty Room Abstract We study how firm heterogeneity and market power affect macroeconomic fragility, defined as the probabilityof long-lasting recessions. We propose a theory in which the positive interaction between firm entry,competition and factor supply can give rise to multiple steady sta...
Topic: "Strategic Complementarities in a Dynamic Model of Fintech Adoption" 12:15-13:30 via Zoom Abstract This paper develops a dynamic model of technology adoption featuring a network effect, in which the benefitsfor users increase with the number of adopters. We argue that such an effect is an inherent feature of severaltechnologies, such as means of payments. We show that network effects...
Each Event will be announced separatly with more information at least three days ahead. DateTimeSpeakerTopic12.10.202212:15-13:30Francesco Lippi (EIEF)"Strategic Complementarities in a Dynamic Model of Fintech Adoption"19.10.202212:15-13:30Alessandro Ferrari (Zurich)"Strategic Complementarities in a Dynamic Model of Fintech Adoption"26.10.202212:15-13:30Nezih Guner (CEMFI)canceled02.11.202212:1...
Retreat 2018 from April, 12 to April, 14 SHEDULE Day 1 Thursday April, 12 09:00 Welcome09:15 Seminar10:15 Skill training 1 "Positioning your topic and motivating your talk"12:00 Short presentations13:00 lunch14:00 Short presentaions15:15 Skill training 2 "tailoring your talk to the audience"17:00 Student meet Supervisor team19:00 Dinner & social event Day 2 Friday April, 13 09:0...
Retreat 2019 "Schlosshotel Burgbrohl" from March, 25 to March, 27 SHEDULE Day 1 Monday March, 25 09:00 Walking Tour12:45 Lunch14:45 Seminar Faculty15:30 Break15:45 Short Presentations17:00 Student meets Supervisor Teams19:00 General Assembly Day 2 Tuesday March, 26 10:15 Job Market Presentations11:15 Seminar12:15 Short Presentations13:15 Lunch14:00 Job Market Presentations16:30 Stud...
Retreat 2020 Short Presentations by 1st year PhD PhDTopicDurationMartin Kornejew"Reconciling growing productivity dispersion with stable K/Y ratios"30 minSimon Heiler"Labor Markets and Portfolio Choice"30 minMoritz Mendel"The Option Value of Schooling"30 min Job Market Presentations by 3rd year PhD PhDTopicDurationNadezhda Zhuravleva"How Bad is Labor Market Concentration?"30 minKai Arv...
Retreat 2021. Reichenau Hotel "Mein Inselglück" from Saturday, Sep. 11 until Wednisday, Sep. 15 SHEDULE Day 1. Saturday, September 11 08:00 Departure17:00 Arrival, general assembly18:00 Barbecue Day 2. Sunday, September 12 09:00 Presentations of Faculty 10:30 Break11:00 Short Presentations12:30 Lunch14:00 Presentation Job Markets15:30 Break16:00 Students meet Supervisor1...
Retreat 2022. Seehotel Maria Laach from Friday, June 10 until Sunday, June 12 SHEDULE Day 1. Friday, June 10 8:00 Departure9:00 Arrival, Welcome10:00 Walking Tour13:00 Lunch14:30 Short Presentations16:00 Break16:30 Meeting19:00 Dinner Day 2. Saturday, June 11 7:00 Breakfast8:30 Short Presentations10:00 Break10:30 Research Ideas12:30 Lunch14:00 Presentations Job Market15:30 Bre...
Topic: "A Quantitative Theory of the Credit Score" (with S. Chatterjee, K. Dempsey, V. Rios-Rull) Abstract: What is the role of credit scores in credit markets? We argue that it is a stand-in for a market assessment of a person’s unobservable type (which here we take to be patience). We pose a model of persistent hidden types where observable actions shape the public assessment of a perso...
Topic: "Redistribution with Performance Pay" (joint paper with A. Ndiaye and N. Werquin) Abstract: "Half of the jobs in the U.S. feature pay-for-performance. We derive novel incidence and optimum formulas for the overall rate of tax progressivity and the top tax rates on total earnings and bonuses, when such labor contracts arise from moral hazard frictions within firms. Optimal taxes accou...