EDGE
(European Doctorate Group in Economics) Jamboree 2004
Department of Economics and ISSC (Institute
for the Study of Social Change), University College Dublin
18-19 September 2004
Saturday 18 September
2004:
8.30 a.m.: Meet with Vincent Hogan in Montrose Hotel
lobby to walk to ISSC.
9.00-10.30 a.m.: Workshop Session 1: Economics of R&D
Chair:
Vincent Hogan (UCD)
Francesco
Bripi (IGIER): "State of Technology,
Innovation and Finance" [Figure]
Discussant: Ri Kaarup (Copenhagen)
Paul O'Sullivan (UCD): "The Effect of
R&D leadership on Research Joint Venture Formation"
Discussant:
Lukasz Grzybowski (Munich)
Lorenzo Zirulia
(IGIER): "The
Evolution of R&D Networks"
Discussant:
Zauhaïer M'Chirgui (Aix-Marseille)
Break
11.00 a.m.-12.30 p.m.: Workshop Session 2: Industrial Organisation
Chair: Andreas Haufler (Munich)
Maxime de Marin de Montmarin (Aix-Marseille): "Optimal Pricing and Network Congestion: An Attempt to Model the Paris Metro Pricing"
Discussant: Kasper Nielsen (Copenhagen)
Daniela Grieco (IGIER):
"Behind Overconfidence:
Entry as an Ambiguous Choice pushed by Self-Perceived Competence"
Discussant:
Simone Köhnz (Munich)
Lukasz Grzybowski (Munich): "Dynamic Duopoly
Competition with Switching Costs and Network Externalities"
Discussant:
Lorenzo Zirulia (IGIER)
2.00-3.15 p.m.: Keynote Lecture:
Chair: Andreas Haufler (Munich)
J. Peter Neary (UCD): "Endogenous Market Structure in General Equilibrium"
Break
3.30-4.30 p.m.: Workshop Session 3: Political Economy
Chair: Troels
Østergaard Sørensen (Copenhagen)
Pascal Gautier
(Aix-Marseilles): "Political Alternation: A
Suggested Interpretation"
Discussant:
Daniela Grieco (IGIER)
Günther Fink (IGIER):
"The Political
Economy of Higher Education"
Discussant: Pavel Diev (Aix-Marseille)
Break
4.45-5.45 p.m.: Workshop
Session 4: Topics in Micro
Chair:
Vincenzo Galasso (IGIER)
Jens Erik Nielsen
(Copenhagen): "Taxation, Time Allocation
and Externalities"
Discussant: Maxime de Marin de Montmarin (Aix-Marseille)
Simone Köhnz
(Munich): "Self-Serving Bias and
Ultimatum Bargaining"
Discussant: Gaia Narciso (IGIER)
7.45 p.m.: Bus from Hotel to Dinner in City Centre
8.00 p.m.: Dinner in Dobbins Bistro, 15 Stephen’s Lane (near Merrion Square) Dublin
2
http://www.dobbins-dublin.com/contact.php
Sunday 19 September 2004
9.00-10.30 a.m.: Workshop Session 5: Macro
Chair: Eric Girardin (Aix-Marseille)
Kevin Sheedy
(Cambridge): "Explaining Inflation
Persistence: A Generalization of the Calvo Model"
Discussant:
Hongmei Zhao (UCD)
Safouane Ben Aissa (Aix-Marseilles): "The Impact of Model
Periodicity on Inflation Persistence in Sticky Price and Sticky Information
Models"
Discussant:
Francesco Bripi (IGIER)
Arne Dam (Copenhagen): "Analyzing Monetary Policy with
an Estimated DSGE Model" (with Jesper Linaa)
Discussant:
Stephan Sauer (Munich)
Break
11.00 a.m.-12.30 p.m.: Workshop Session 6: Institutions
Chair: J. Peter
Neary (UCD)
Luis Vaz Silva (UCD): "Alternative
Instruments for Institutional Quality and the Effect of European Settlements on
Economic Development"
Discussant:
Günther Fink (IGIER)
Utku Teksöz
(Munich): "Corruption and Foreign
Direct Investment: An Empirical Analysis"
Discussant:
Pascal Gautier (Aix-Marseilles)
Kasper Nielsen (Copenhagen): "The Family behind the
Family Firm: Evidence from CEO Transitions"
Discussant:
Ludek Kolecek (Munich)
INFORMATION FOR PARTICIPANTS
WEB SITE:
The conference web site is: http://www.edge-page.net/jamb2004/jamb2004.htm. Changes to the programme will be posted on this as they become available.
FACULTY PARTICIPANTS:
Vincenzo Galasso (IGIER)
Eric Girardin (Aix-Marseille)
Andreas Haufler (Munich)
Vincent Hogan (UCD)
J. Peter Neary (UCD)
Emanuela Sciubba (Cambridge)
Troels Østergaard Sørensen
(Copenhagen)
ORGANIZING COMMITTEE :
Vincent Hogan (UCD): vincent.hogan@ucd.ie
J. Peter Neary (UCD): peter.neary@ucd.ie
LOCATION OF MEETING :
ISSC (Institute for the Study of Social Change)
University College Dublin
Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland
A good starting point if you are not familiar with UCD is http://www.ucd.ie/visitor.htm. Here you will find background information on the College, information about getting to UCD, an aerial view of the campus and a campus map. The ISSC Building is beside the Arts Annex building which is numbered 35 on the map.
ACCOMMODATION :
Montrose Hotel
Stillorgan Road, Dublin 4, Ireland
Tel.: +353 (0)1 269 3311; Fax: (+353 (0)1
269 3376
http://www.jurys-dublin-hotels.com/themontrose_dublin
The hotel is just below
the words “Stillorgan dual carriageway” at the lower left-hand corner of the campus map :
about 10 minutes walk from ISSC.
Reservations for all confirmed participants have been made at this
hotel: UCD will pay for Friday and Saturday nights bed and breakfast.
Participants must pay any extras and should make their own arrangments with the
hotel if they wish to stay additional nights.
RULES FOR PRESENTERS:
Paper
presenters should plan to speak for 15 minutes only, leaving 10 minutes for
discussants and 5 minutes for general discussion. Session chairs will be asked
to stick strictly to this timetable. A “white board”, overhead projector, and
projector (“beamer”) for PowerPoint presentations will be available.
INFORMATION:
Susan Muldoon
ISSC (Institute for the Study of Social Change)
University College Dublin
Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland
Tel. : (+353) (0)1 716 4615; Fax : (+353) (0)1 716 1108
