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08:15-08:30
Thursday, June 2, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
CLEF: Coffee Break / Pause-café du CLEF
08:30-08:45
Thursday, June 2, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
CLEF - Registration / Inscription
08:45-09:00
Thursday, June 2, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
CLEF Welcome and Opening Remarks - Thomas Lemieux / Mot de bienvenue et allocution inaugurale du CLEF par Thomas Lemieux
09:00-17:30
Thursday, June 2, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
PEF Summer School / École d'été du PEF
Organizer
Pringle, David J (Carleton University)
09:00-10:30
Thursday, June 2, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
CLEF: Session I / Séance I
Chair
Ferrer, Ana M. (University of Waterloo)
Papers
Lehrer, Steven F. (Queen's University): How do NYPD Officers Respond to General and Specific Terror Threats
Messacar, Derek (Statistics Canada): Intra-Household Labour Income Responses to Changes in Tax Rates among Older Workers
Green, David (University of British Columbia): The Entry of Immigrants into Entrepreneurship
09:00-12:00
Thursday, June 2, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
CDESG: Morning Presentations / Conférences de l'avant-midi
Chair
Grimard, Franque (McGill University)
Papers
Ksoll, Christopher (Mathematica Policy Research): The Impact of Years of Schooling on Achievement: Challenges and Causal Inference in a Natural Experiment.
Garred, Jason (University of Ottawa): On Target? The Incidence of Sanctions Across Listed Firms in Iran
Jayaraman, Rajshri (European School of Management and Technology): School Feeding and Cognitive Skills: Evidence from India's Midday Meal Program
11:00-12:00
Thursday, June 2, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
CLEF: Session II / Séance II
Chair
Skuterud, Mikal (University of Waterloo)
Papers
Warman, Casey (Dalhousie University): Field of Study, Earnings and Occupational Task Requirements: Cross-Cohort Evidence for Immigrants to Canada
Foley, Kelly (University of Saskatchewan): Field of study and the decision to delay university
13:15-13:30
Thursday, June 2, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
CLEF: Coffee Break / Pause-café du CLEF
13:30-15:00
Thursday, June 2, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
CLEF: Session III / Séance III
Chair
Worswick, Christopher (Carleton University)
Papers
Huang, Po-Chun (Michigan State University): Evaluation of Optimal Unemployment Insurance with Reemployment Bonuses Using Regression Discontinuity (Kink) Design
McKerrow, Mark (Social Research and Development (SRDC)): Manitoba Works: evaluating the effectiveness of a new workforce development program for social assistance clients with multiple barriers
Morin, Lucie (Employment and Social Development Canada): Extension of Employment Insurance Benefits for Long-Tenured Workers (EEILTW) and Post Claim Earnings
13:30-16:30
Thursday, June 2, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
CDESG: Afternoon Presentations / Conférences de l'après-midi
Chair
Grimard, Franque (McGill University)
Papers
McCaig, Brian (Wilfrid Laurier University): Out with the old and unproductive, in with the new and similarly unproductive: Microenterprise dynamics in a growing low-income economy
Okoye, Chidozie (Dalhousie University): Path Dependence in Technology Adoption: Evidence From the Colonial Railway in Nigeria
Morales, Juan (University of Toronto): Legislating During War: Conflict and Politics in Colombia
15:30-17:30
Thursday, June 2, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
CEA Executive Council Meeting 1 / Réunion du conseil exécutif de l'ACE 1
Chair
Beach, Charles M. (Queen's University)
15:30-16:30
Thursday, June 2, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
CLEF: Session IV / Séance IV
Chair
Frenette, Marc (Statistics Canada)
Papers
Chen, Yu (University of Waterloo): Adverse selection in the labour market and the demand for vocational education
Smith, Jeffrey A (University of Michigan): The Consequences of Academic Match between Students and Colleges
17:00-18:30
Thursday, June 2, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
CLEF: Keynote Lecture / Conférence principale du CLEF
Chair
Green, David (University of British Columbia)
Speaker
Taber, Christopher (University of Wisconsin-Madison)
Topic
Selection on Observed and Unobserved Variables
08:00-08:30
Friday, June 3, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
Coffee Break / Pause-café
08:30-10:00
Friday, June 3, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
CDESG: Credit / Le crédit
Chair
Lopera Baena, Maria Adelaida (Université Laval)
Papers
Islam, Khan (University of Manitoba): Microcredit, the Timing of Strategic Default, and the Role of Third Party Lending
Wong, Po Yin (Norwegian School of Economics): Household Responses to Natural Disasters: Evidence on Labor and Credit Market Outcomes in Indonesia
Cuecuecha, Alfredo (El Colegio de Tlaxcala): Remittances and the use of formal and informal financial services
Lopera Baena, Maria Adelaida (Université Laval): Peer Effects on Potential Demand for Credit: Evidence from a randomized control trial among young entrepreneurs in Uganda.
Discussants
Cuecuecha, Alfredo (El Colegio de Tlaxcala); McCaig, Brian (Wilfrid Laurier University); Ehrmann, Michael (Bank of Canada)
08:30-10:00
Friday, June 3, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
CWEN Professional Panel: Why Don't We Care About Teaching? Or Do We? / Table ronde professionnelle du RFÉ : Pourquoi ne nous intéressons-nous pas à l'enseignement ? Ou nous y intéressons-nous ?
Chair
Neill, Christine (Wilfrid Laurier University)
Panelists
Green, David (University of British Columbia)
Murdock, Jennifer (University of Toronto)
Jackson, Ken (Wilfrid Laurier University)
Insley, Margaret (University of Waterloo)
Wang, Yanling (Carleton University)
08:30-10:00
Friday, June 3, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
Fifty Years of Canadian Economics / 50 ans d'économique au Canada
Organizer
Dimand, Robert W. (Brock University)
Chair
Gallini, Nancy (University of British Columbia)
Panelists
Dimand, Robert W. (Brock University)
Forget, Evelyn L. (University of Manitoba)
Fortin, Pierre (Université du Québec à Montréal)
Helliwell, John F. (University of British Columbia)
Veall, Michael (McMaster University)
08:30-10:00
Friday, June 3, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
CDESG: Agriculture / L'agriculture
Chair
Stephens, Emma (Pitzer College)
Papers
Ponce, Carmen (Group for the Analysis of Development - GRADE): Effects of climate change on crops diversification in the Peruvian Andes
Mohan, Sarah (Carleton University): Private Sector Quality Standards and Producer Risk in Agricultural Trade: A Framework for Analysis of Development Implications
Stephens, Emma (Pitzer College): Sharecropping, shadow values and market participation in the Ethiopian Highlands
Discussants
Mohan, Sarah (Carleton University); Stephens, Emma (Pitzer College); Ponce, Carmen (Group for the Analysis of Development - GRADE)
08:30-10:00
Friday, June 3, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
CDESG: Conflict / Les conflits
Chair
Batu, Michael (University of Windsor)
Papers
Lamontagne, Jessie (University of Toronto): An empirical analysis of crime and inequality in Mexico
Ary Tanimoune, Nasser (University of Ottawa): Échanges intra-zones et externalités spatiales pour un meilleur développement économique ? Le cas de l'UEMOA
Batu, Michael (University of Windsor): Can Remittances Buy Peace?
08:30-10:00
Friday, June 3, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
Financial Economics: High Frequency Trading / Économie financière : Le courtage à haute fréquence
Chair
Lee, Soomin (University of Toronto)
Papers
Aguessy, Michael Nelson (Concordia University): Measuring the Price Discovery through the Independent Component Analysis
Xu, Ke (Queen's University): Who makes the market during stressed periods? HFTs vs. Dealers
Lee, Soomin (University of Toronto): A Theory of High Frequency Market Making in Fragmented Markets
Discussants
Lee, Soomin (University of Toronto); Xu, Ke (Queen's University)
08:30-10:00
Friday, June 3, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
Financial Economics: Venture Capital, Investment, and Dividend / Économie financière : Capital de risque, investissements et dividendes
Chair
Khokhar, Abdul Rahman (Saint Mary's University)
Papers
Kelly, Ryan (Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada): The Performance of Angel-Backed Firms: Evidence from the Small Business Venture Capital Program in British Columbia
Sarkar, Sudipto (McMaster University): The Investment Decision with Technological Uncertainty
Khokhar, Abdul Rahman (Saint Mary's University): Market Response to Dividend Change Announcements: Unregulated versus Regulated Firms
08:30-10:00
Friday, June 3, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
CITSG: Trade Policy I / La dynamique des entreprises I
Chair
Kuratani, Tetsuya (Shikoku University Junior College)
Papers
Tehou Tekeng, Yves Mathurin (Concordia University): Canadian foreign aid policy and the promotion of fiscal transparency in the recipient countries
Nguyen, Trien T. (University of Waterloo): Economic Impacts of Border Management on Bilateral Trade Between Canada and the United States
Qirjo, Dhimitri (SUNY Plattsburgh): The Role of TAFTA on Environment
Discussants
Nguyen, Trien T. (University of Waterloo); Qirjo, Dhimitri (SUNY Plattsburgh); Tehou Tekeng, Yves Mathurin (Concordia University)
08:30-10:00
Friday, June 3, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
CITSG: Firm Dynamics / La dynamique des entreprises
Chair
Toksoy, Hakan (Ryerson University)
Papers
Tuuli, Maxwell (McGill University): Outsourcing, Productivity and Exports: Evidence from Firm Level Data for Emerging Economies
Cardoso, Miguel (University of Western Ontario): Linking Migrant Networks to a Firm's Decision to Export in a Model of Trade
Toksoy, Hakan (Ryerson University): Vertical Specialization in Trade under Segmented-Labor Market: an Informal Sector and a Formal Sector
Discussants
Cardoso, Miguel (University of Western Ontario); Toksoy, Hakan (Ryerson University); Tuuli, Maxwell (McGill University)
08:30-10:00
Friday, June 3, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
CLEF: Demography - Marriage and Domestic Violence / Démographie - Mariage et violence familiale
Chair
Salisbury, Laura (York University)
Papers
Tura, Giulia (University of Bologna): Marriage Formation and Dissolution of Interethnic Marriages - Evidence from Italian data
Yang, Wei (University of North Dakota): How Do Marriage Market Sex Ratios Affect Formation and Dissolution of Marriages? Evidence from the Second Generation of Mao's Mass Send-down Movement
Matheson, Jesse (University of Leicester): The Effects of Information and Engagement of Repeat Victims of Domestic Violence: Evidence from a Randomized Control Trial
Discussants
Salisbury, Laura (York University); Cornelson, Kirsten (University of Toronto); Bidner, Chris (Simon Fraser University)
08:30-10:00
Friday, June 3, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
CLEF: Labour Markets - Youth / Marchés du travail - La jeunesse
Chair
Fang, Tony (Memorial University)
Papers
Deussing, Marie-Anne (Government of Canada): Attitudes and perceptions of Canadian youth towards careers in the trades
Mang, Colin (Government of Canada): Great Expectations: Millennial expectations of labour earnings and the gender wage gap
Akbari, Mahsa (Simon Fraser University): Does Age of Leaving Parental Home Affect Future Incomes?
08:30-10:00
Friday, June 3, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
Education - Teachers and Curriculum / Éducation - Enseignants et programmes
Chair
Summerfield, Fraser (University of Aberdeen)
Papers
Gilraine, Michael (University of Toronto): Teacher Targeting under Accountability: Evidence from No Child Left Behind
Appiagyei, Ebenezer (University of Saskatchewan): The cost efficiency in the public K-12 education systems of Canada.
Su, Xuejuan (University of Alberta): Education Curriculum and Student Achievement: Theory and Evidence
Discussants
Su, Xuejuan (University of Alberta); Gilraine, Michael (University of Toronto); Appiagyei, Ebenezer (University of Saskatchewan)
08:30-10:00
Friday, June 3, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
CMSG: Central Bank Policy Decisions / GCEM : Les décisions des banques centrales en matière de politique monétaire
Chair
Ruge-Murcia, Francisco J. (McGill University)
Papers
Detmers, Gunda-Alexandra (Freie Universität Berlin): Forward Guidance under Disagreement Evidence from the Fed's dot projections
McNeil, James (Queen's University): An analysis of country influence over European Central Bank policy decisions
Ruge-Murcia, Francisco J. (McGill University): Collective versus Individual Decision-Making: A Case Study of the Bank of Israel Law
08:30-10:00
Friday, June 3, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
CREE: Environmental Policy & Innovation / Politiques environnementales et innovation
Chair
Schott, Stephan (Carleton University)
Papers
Bernard, Sophie (Polytechnique Montréal): Green design, contracts, and technological progress
Smith, Robert (Midsummer Analytics): Natural Capital Measurement at Statistics Canada: Current Status and Untapped Potential
Schott, Stephan (Carleton University): Food Security and Wildlife Management in Nunavut
08:30-10:00
Friday, June 3, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
Financial Intermediation and Monetary Policy / Intermédiaires financiers et politique monétaire
Chair
Ghossoub, Edgar (University of Texas at San Antonio)
Papers
Chiu, Jonathan (Bank of Canada): Relationships In the Interbank Market
Desgagnés, Hélène (University of Toronto): Monetary policy with non-regulated financial intermediaries
Ghossoub, Edgar (University of Texas at San Antonio): Endogenous Financial Structure and Monetary Policy
08:30-10:00
Friday, June 3, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
Business Cycles I / Cycles économiques I
Chair
Schroth, Josef (Bank of Canada)
Papers
Das, Sonali (International Monetary Fund): Firm Leverage and Investment Composition
Schott, Immo (Université de Montréal): Equity and Long-term Debt over the Business Cycle
Schroth, Josef (Bank of Canada): Optimal Capital Regulation
08:30-10:00
Friday, June 3, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
Bank of Canada (Graduate Student Paper Award): Macroeconomics / banque du Canada (Prix de présentation des étudiants) :
Chair
Huynh, Kim (Bank of Canada)
Papers
Gbohoui, William Dieudonné Yélian (Université de Montréal): Reforming Corporate Taxation: Effects of A Comprehensive Business Income Tax
Chan, Ying Tung (McGill University): On the Generalized Consumption Externality with Heterogeneous Agents
Snudden, Stephen (Queen's University): Targeted Filtration with a Difference for Inference and Long-Horizon Forecasts: Application to the Real Price of Crude Oil
08:30-10:00
Friday, June 3, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
CEBERG: Learning and Macro / Apprentissage et macro
Chair
Marchand, Steeve (Université Laval)
Papers
Salle, Isabelle (University of Amsterdam): Learning to Believe in Simple Equilibria in a Complex OLG Economy - evidence from the lab
Petersen, Luba (Simon Fraser University): Coordinating Expectations through Central Bank Projections
Marchand, Steeve (Université Laval): Peer effects, homophily and risk-taking among entrepreneurs: evidence from behaviours before and after social interactions
08:30-10:00
Friday, June 3, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
CESG: Applied Econometrics I / Économétrie appliquée I
Chair
Xie, Erhao (University of Toronto)
Papers
Xie, Erhao (University of Toronto): Testing for Unbiased Beliefs in Games of Incomplete Information Using Experimental Data
Brault, Joshua (Carleton University): A Group-Specific Heterogeneous Panel Approach to the Impact of Exchange-rate Regime on Economic Growth
Sties, Max (University of Alberta): Forecasting Canadian Recessions: Making Use of Supervised Machine Learning
Wang, Sha (University of Western Ontario): A Cost Effective Approach to Hedge Fund Replication
08:30-10:00
Friday, June 3, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
IO: Mobile and Wireless Communications Markets / OI : Les marchés des communication mobiles et sans fil
Chair
Kim, Hankook (University of Toronto)
Papers
Ahmed Ezzat, Riham (Paris 1 Panthéon Sorbonne): Fixed-mobile substitution in MENA countries: What is the future of fixed-lines market?
Ershov, Daniel (University of Toronto): Search, Consumer Information, and Competition in the Mobile App Market
Kim, Hankook (University of Toronto): Drivers of Wireless Diffusion and Price
08:30-10:00
Friday, June 3, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
IO: Ph.D. Student Presentations - Industrial Organization I / OI : Présentations de doctorants - Organisation industrielle I
Chair
Orr, Scott (University of Toronto)
Papers
Liu, Zhuang (University of Western Ontario): Estimating the Effect of File-sharing on Movie Boxoffice
Benatia, David (Université de Montréal): Residual Demand Manipulations and Market Power in Electricity Markets
Orr, Scott (University of Toronto): Are marijuana and cocaine complements or substitutes? Evidence from the Silk Road
Discussants
Orr, Scott (University of Toronto); Liu, Zhuang (University of Western Ontario); Benatia, David (Université de Montréal)
08:30-10:00
Friday, June 3, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
CPEG: Charitable Giving / Les dons de bienfaisance
Chair
Burbidge, John (University of Waterloo)
Papers
Barham, Victoria (University of Ottawa): Strategic Philanthropy
Minaker, Bradley (McMaster University): How Effective are Charity Managers? Evidence from a Panel of Charities
Hossain, Belayet (Thompson Rivers University): Does the Accumulation of Associational Capital Make People More Generous?
08:30-10:00
Friday, June 3, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
PEF: Emerging Issues in Alternative Consumer Finance / FEP : Les approches nouvelles en finances des consommateurs - Des questions de plus en plus présentes
Organizer
Spotton Visano, Brenda (York University)
Panelists
Buckland, Jerry (Menno Simons College)
Pigeon, Marc Andre J (Carleton University)
Robson, Jennifer (Carleton University)
Spotton Visano, Brenda (York University)
08:30-10:00
Friday, June 3, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
CHESG: Illicit Drugs and Disease Self-reports / GECES : Stupéfiants et autodéclarations de maladies
Chair
Hajizadeh, Mohammad (Dalhousie University)
Papers
Rosenblum, Daniel (Dalhousie University): An Instrumental Variables Approach to Estimating the Effects of Heroin Price and Purity on Overdose in the US
McIntosh, James (Concordia University): Quality of Life and Cannabis Use: Results From Canadian Sample Survey Data
Gaudette, Étienne (University of Southern California): Can self-reports be trusted? A comparison of disease prevalence in insurance claims and survey data
Discussants
Zaresani, Arezou (University of Calgary); Tuncel, Tuba (Toulouse School of Economics); Song, Yan (McGill University)
08:30-10:00
Friday, June 3, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
CNEH: Inequality, Mobility, and Labour / RCHE : Inégalités, mobilité et travail
Chair
Lew, Byron J (Trent University)
Papers
Velk, Tom (McGill University): Using Postal Data to Measure US Interstate Business Cycle Sensitivity and to Observe Social and Political Mobility in the 19th Century
Di Matteo, Livio (Lakehead University): The Evolution of Wealth Inequality, 1750 to 2012: Canada and The North Atlantic Anglo-Sphere
Lewis, Frank D. (Queen's University): Revisiting the `Williams Thesis': An Analysis of the Dutch Slave Trade
Discussants
Lewis, Frank D. (Queen's University); Velk, Tom (McGill University); Di Matteo, Livio (Lakehead University)
08:30-10:00
Friday, June 3, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
AEDSB Session I: Trade, Exchange Rate and Economic Growth / Séance de l'AEEDB I : Commerce, taux de change et croissance économique
Organizers
Chowdhury, Muhammad Murshed (Algoma University) Reza, Abeer (Bank of Canada)
Chair
Akram, Tanweer (Thrivent Financial)
Papers
Karim, Ridwan (University of Toronto): Sectoral Volatility, Trade Partners and Development
Alam, Rafat (Grant Macewan University): Does FDI cause economic growth in Bangladesh?
Mozumder, Pallab (Florida International University): Economic development and energy-usage: a household level analysis from Bangladesh
Discussants
Reza, Abeer (Bank of Canada); Saunders, Charles (Carleton University); Ahsan, Syed (Concordia University)
08:30-10:00
Friday, June 3, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
CETC: Networks / Les réseaux
Chair
Pongou, Roland (University of Ottawa)
Papers
Orazbayev, Sultan (University College London): Diversity and collaboration in Economics
Caballero O., Gustavo A. (University of Calgary): Luck and Effort: Learning about Income from Friends and Neighbours
Pongou, Roland (University of Ottawa): Networked Politics: Political Change and Instability under Social Influences
10:00-10:30
Friday, June 3, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
Coffee Break / Pause-café
10:30-12:00
Friday, June 3, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
CSLS-CD Howe Session I: Research on Aboriginal Governance and Economic Development Issues / CENV - Institut C. D. Howe, séance I : La recherche liée au développement économique autochtone
Organizers
Richards, John (Simon Fraser University) Sharpe, Andrew (Centre for The Study of Living Standards)
Chair
Semenov, Aggey (University of Ottawa)
Papers
Thomas, Jasmin (Centre for the Study of Living Standards): Nunavik's Labour Market and Educational Attainment Paradox
Feir, Donna Leanne (University of Victoria): Understanding the Registered Indian Gender Gap: Missing Aboriginal Men?
Graham, John (Patterson Creek Consulting): Closing the First Nation Wellbeing Gap through Natural Resource Projects: A Proposed Federal Strategy
Discussants
Fortin, Pierre (Université du Québec à Montréal); O'Sullivan, Erin (Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada); Rainer, Chris (Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada)
10:30-12:00
Friday, June 3, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
CPP Panel: The Gap Between Academic Research and Economic Policy-Making in Canada / Table ronde d'Analyse de politiques : L'écart entre la recherche universitaire et l'élaboration de politiques économiques au Canada
Organizer
Veall, Michael (McMaster University)
Chair
Emery, J C Herbert (University of Calgary)
Panelists
Duclos, Jean-Yves (Government of Canada)
Gordon, Stephen (Université Laval)
Schirle, Tammy (Wilfrid Laurier University)
Kozicki, Sharon (Bank of Canada)
10:30-12:00
Friday, June 3, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
CIGI Special Lecture / Conférencier principal du CIGI
Organizer
Clancy, Alisha (Centre for International Governance Innovation)
Speaker
Rubin, Jeffrey (Centre for International Governance Innovation)
Topic
From Energy Superpower to World Breadbasket: The Transition of the Canadian Economy in the Age of Climate Change
10:30-12:00
Friday, June 3, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
State of the Art Lecture / Conférence État des connaissances
Chair
Lemieux, Thomas (University of British Columbia)
Speaker
Duflo, Esther (MIT)
Topic
Randomized Controlled Trials and Policy Making in Developing Countries
10:30-12:00
Friday, June 3, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
CLEA: Law and Economics I / Droit et économique I
Chair
Scoones, David (University of Victoria)
Papers
Cheng, Ho Cheung (National Central University): Legal Environment and Contractual Choice
Papillon, Benoit-Mario (Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières): Should the business reorganization procedure of the Canadian Law be more regulated?
Dathan, Michele (University of Toronto): An Empirical Analysis of Advance Notice Provisions in Corporate Bylaws: Evidence from Canada
10:30-12:00
Friday, June 3, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
Financial Economics: Executive Compensation and Consumption / Économie financière : Rémunération des dirigeants et consommation
Chair
Brisley, Neil (University of Waterloo)
Papers
Zhang, Haofei (University of Toronto): Stock Market Reaction to CEO Turnover Announcements and Information Asymmetry
Kichian, Maral (University of Ottawa): Quantifying Housing and Financial Wealth Effects on Consumption: The Case of Canada
Brisley, Neil (University of Waterloo): Market-specific human capital: compensation, shareholder value, and the cross-border market for talent.
Discussants
Schroth, Josef (Bank of Canada)
10:30-12:00
Friday, June 3, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
Financial Economics: Jump Risks and Financial Vulnerability / Économie financière : Risques de saut et vulnérabilité financière
Chair
Li, Fuchun (Bank of Canada)
Papers
Gradojevic, Nikola (University of Guelph): Heterogeneous investment horizons, jump risk and market fear
Medovikov, Ivan (Brock University): Can Security Analysts Predict Volatility?
Li, Fuchun (Bank of Canada): Nonparametric Specification Testing for the Drift of the Short Rate Diffusion Process Using a Panel of Yields
10:30-12:00
Friday, June 3, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
CITSG: Firms and International Trade / Entreprises et commerce international
Chair
Stoyanov, Andrey (York University)
Papers
Wan, Shan (University of Calgary): International Technology Diffusion via Goods Trade: Theory and Evidence from China
Grekou, Douwere (Statistics Canada): Evolution of the Canadian business owners' age distribution over the 2001-2011 period
Olivo Villabrille, Miguel (University of Calgary): The Marriage Premium: A LATE Approach
Discussants
Melnyk, Matthew (University of Toronto); Turner, Laura (University of Toronto)
10:30-12:00
Friday, June 3, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
CLEF: Labour Market - Time Use, Volunterism and Crime / Marchés du travail - Emploi du temps, volontariat et criminalité
Chair
Brown, Laura (University of Manitoba)
Papers
Mascella, Allison (University of Waterloo): New evidence on Canadian immigrants' time investment on children
Seifi, Forough (University of Ottawa): The Effect of Working for Free on Earnings
Mancino, Maria Antonella (University of Western Ontario): Understanding Transitions Between the Criminal and Legal Labor Sectors
Discussants
Robson, Jennifer (Carleton University); Mueller, Richard (University of Lethbridge); Lavecchia, Adam M. (University of Toronto)
10:30-12:00
Friday, June 3, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
CLEF: Labour Market - Wages and Employment / Marchés du travail - Salaires et emploi
Chair
Liu, HuJu (Statistics Canada)
Papers
Brouillette, Joseph Clément Dany (Bank of Canada): Downward nominal wage rigidity in Canada: Evidence from micro-level data
Lawson, Nicholas (Aix-Marseille School of Economics): Optimal Unemployment Policy
Lepage-Saucier, Nicolas (ENSAI): Stepping stone effect of atypical jobs: Could the least employable reap the most benefits?
Discussants
Compton, Janice (University of Manitoba); Sim, Seung-Gyu (University of Tokyo); Agopsowicz, Andrew (Bank of Canada)
10:30-12:00
Friday, June 3, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
CMSG: Technology / GCEM : Des questions de technologie
Chair
Alexopoulos, Michelle (University of Toronto)
Papers
Acharya, Ram (Industry Canada): World Technology Frontier: Its Determinants and Speed of Change
Ayerst, Stephen (University of Toronto): Policy Distortions and Technology Adoption
Alexopoulos, Michelle (University of Toronto): Off the Books
10:30-12:00
Friday, June 3, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
CREE: Energy Use, Climate Policy & Welfare Implications / La consommation d'énergie, les politiques climatiques et leurs conséquences en matière de bien-être
Chair
Shiell, Leslie (University of Ottawa)
Papers
Séguin, Charles (Université du Québec à Montréal): Exchange rate uncertainty in linked cap and trade systems with price bounds: the case of California and Québec
Hussain, Md. Jakir (University of Ottawa): Realized Energy Use Impacts of Energy Standards in Commercial Buildings
Shiell, Leslie (University of Ottawa): Scarcity and Pollution in Public Policy toward Fossil Fuels and Climate Change
Insley, Margaret (University of Waterloo): On the timing of regional climate change policies: a differential game under uncertainty
Marrouch, Walid (Lebanese American University): Global climate agreements: Doomed to fail or destined to succeed? A review of the literature
Silva, Emilson (University of Alberta): Self-Enforcing Agreements under Unequal Nationally Determined Contributions
10:30-12:00
Friday, June 3, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
Business Cycles II / Cycles économiques II
Chair
Pollak, Andreas (University of Saskatchewan)
Papers
Gortz, Christoph (University of Birmingham): News Shocks and Business Cycles: Bridging the Gap from Different Methodologies
Oyekola, Olayinka (Cardiff University): Oil Prices and the Dynamics of Output and Real Exchange Rate
Pollak, Andreas (University of Saskatchewan): Business Cycles Without TFP Shocks
Discussants
Karnizova, Lilia (University of Ottawa); Snudden, Stephen (Queen's University); Schott, Immo (Université de Montréal)
10:30-12:00
Friday, June 3, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
Government Spending and Fiscal Policy / Les dépenses publiques et la politique fiscale
Chair
Sola, Sergio (International Monetary Fund)
Papers
Gauvin-Coulombe, Raphaelle (Queen's University): Testing the hypothesis of fiscal independence for Eurozone member countries: a dynamic factor approach
Khan, Nazmus Sadat (University of Muenster): The spillover effects of debt and growth in Eurozone countries: A GVAR approach
Sola, Sergio (International Monetary Fund): Sub-Nationals' Risk Premia in Fiscal Federations: Fiscal Performance and Institutional Design
10:30-12:00
Friday, June 3, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
Bank of Canada (Graduate Student Paper Award): Industrial Organization / Banque du Canada (Prix du travail de recherche étudiant) : L'organisation industrielle
Chair
Huynh, Kim (Bank of Canada)
Papers
Yuan, Zhe (University of Toronto): Network Competition in the Airline Industry: A Framework for Empirical Policy Analysis
Tang, Ruotao (University of Alberta): Environmental Regulation and Firm Innovation: Evidence from China
Tweedle, Jesse (University of Calgary): Granularity and Network Asymmetry and Aggregate Volatility
10:30-12:00
Friday, June 3, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
RCEA: Should The Bank Of Canada Raise The Inflation Target? / La Banque du Canada devrait-elle hausser la cible d'inflation ?
Sponsor
Rimini Centre for Economic Analysis (RCEA)
Chair
Konieczny, Jerzy (Wilfrid Laurier University/RCEA)
Panelists
Ambler, Steven (Université du Québec à Montréal)
Coulombe, Serge (University of Ottawa)
Santor, Eric Benjamin (Bank of Canada)
Siklos, Pierre L (CIGI/Wilfrid Laurier University)
10:30-12:00
Friday, June 3, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
CEBERG: Preferences / Les préférences
Chair
Danese, Giuseppe (Universidade Católica Portuguesa)
Papers
Childs, Jason (University of Regina): Microeconomic Behavioural Parameters Across Canada
Moir, Robert (University of New Brunswick Saint John): Behaviour in a One-Shot Prisoner's Dilemma: Relations to Other Behavioural Parameters
Mestelman, Stuart (McMaster University): Are notions of fairness path-dependent?
Danese, Giuseppe (Universidade Católica Portuguesa): Endocrine correlates of ambiguity attitudes
10:30-12:00
Friday, June 3, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
CESG: Bootstrap / La méthode d'auto-amorçage (bootstrap)
Chair
Perron, Benoit (Université de Montréal)
Papers
Perron, Benoit (Université de Montréal): Bootstrapping factor models with cross sectional dependence
Tabri, Rami (University of Sydney): An Improved Bootstrap Test for Restricted Stochastic Dominance
Davidson, Russell (McGill University): A Discrete Model for Bootstrap Iteration
10:30-12:00
Friday, June 3, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
IO: Empirical Pricing I / OI : L'établissement de prix d'un point de vue empirique I
Chair
Schmiedel, Noémie (Department of Finance Canada)
Papers
Salci, Sener (Queen's University): Real-Time Pricing in the Cypriot Electricity Market
Schmiedel, Noémie (Department of Finance Canada): Extracting Information on Housing Prices with a Dynamic Hierarchical Factor Model
10:30-12:00
Friday, June 3, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
Financing, Reallocation, and Productivity / Finance, réaffectation et productivité
Organizer
Cao, Shutao (Bank of Canada)
Chair
Andersen, Dana C. (University of Alberta)
Papers
Cao, Shutao (Bank of Canada): Financial Constraints and Productivity Estimation: Evidence from Canadian SMEs.
Zhao, Jake (Stony Brook University): Capital Structure Misallocation
Ferrando, Annalisa (European Central Bank): Financial Constraints and Productivity: Evidence from Euro Area Companies
Andersen, Dana C. (University of Alberta): Default Risk, Productivity, and the Environment: Theory and Plant-Level Evidence
10:30-12:00
Friday, June 3, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
CPEG: Tax Policy / Les politiques fiscales
Chair
Barham, Victoria (University of Ottawa)
Papers
Zaresani, Arezou (University of Calgary): Financial Incentives and Labor supply of Disability Benefits Recipients
Yilmaz, Fatih (Central Bank of Republic of Turkey): VAT Treatment of Financial Institutions: Implications for the Real Economy
Owusu, Rebekah (University of Ottawa): Mandatory Volunteering Versus Voluntary Volunteering and Income
10:30-12:00
Friday, June 3, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
PEF: Evolution of the Economics Profession and Its Blind Spots / FEP : L'évolution de la profession d'économiste et ses zones d'ombre
Organizer
Young, Kevin L (University of Massachusetts Amherst)
Papers
Chernomas, Robert (University of Manitoba): Economics in the Twenty-First Century: Examining the John Bates Clarke Award Winners
Young, Kevin L (University of Massachusetts Amherst): What are the mechanisms of Neoliberal Ascendance? Evidence from Citation Networks
Brennan, Jordan (Unifor): Top Heavy: How Concentrated Market Structures Slow Growth and Exacerbate Inequality
10:30-12:00
Friday, June 3, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
CHESG: Physicians and Nurses / GECES : Médecins et infirmières
Chair
McLeod, Logan (Wilfrid Laurier University)
Papers
Shaikh, Shaun (McMaster University): What Happens After Cardiac Arrest? Patterns of Care with Patient Enrollment
Sexton, Sean (McMaster University): Examining physician service utilization in Ontario, Canada
Ariste, Ruolz (Université Laval and UQO): Impact of individual and institutional factors on nurses' wage rate in Canada: Is there a monopsony market?
Discussants
Ammi, Mehdi (Carleton University); Sarma, Sisira K (The University of Western Ontario); Curtis, Lori (University of Waterloo)
10:30-12:00
Friday, June 3, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
CNEH: Commodities and Prices / RCHE : Marchandises et prix
Chair
Di Matteo, Livio (Lakehead University)
Papers
Smith, Gregor (Queen's University): Distance and Time Effects in Swedish Commodity Prices, 1732-1914
Skogstad, Karl (Lakehead University): An Analysis of the Efficiency of Ontario's Gold Mining Industry in the 1930s and 1940s
Lew, Byron J (Trent University): The Impact of Climate on the Law of One Price: A Test Using Food Prices in the U.S. and Canada from the 1920s
Discussants
Lew, Byron J (Trent University); Smith, Gregor (Queen's University); Skogstad, Karl (Lakehead University)
10:30-12:00
Friday, June 3, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
Algoma University/NOEA: Innovation, Food Security, and Health Care: Opportunities and Challenges / Innovation, sécurité alimentaire et soins de santé - Occasions à saisir et défis à relever
Organizers
Chowdhury, Muhammad Murshed (Algoma University) Mahar, Gerry (Algoma University)
Chair
Robinson, David (Laurentian University)
Papers
Wright, Kirsten (University of Waterloo): Innovation and community networks in a local product space
Das, Pranay Kumar (University of Manitoba): Impact of Household's Food Insecurity on Stress in Canada: A Gendered Outlook
Chowdhury, Muhammad Murshed (Algoma University): Health Status and Labor Market Outcomes: A Canadian Study With a Lens on Country of Birth
Liu, Min (Lakehead University): The Determinants of Canadian Provincial Government Hospital Spending: 1981-2012
Discussants
Rice, Derek (University of Ottawa); Liu, Min (Lakehead University); Alam, Rafat (Grant Macewan University); Amiraslany, Afshin (Algoma University)
10:30-12:00
Friday, June 3, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
CETC: Resource Economics / L'économie des ressources
Chair
Malla, Stavroula (University of Lethbridge)
Papers
Hosseini Pozveh, Seyed Hamzeh (University of Saskatchewan): Separation of management and oversight: the case of producer controlled organizations in agricultural R&D
Gamtessa, Samuel (University of Regina): Raw Materials Input Bias of Technical Changes in Canadian Food Industry
Malla, Stavroula (University of Lethbridge): Private Incentives & Regulatory Policies for Health Foods Innovation
12:00-14:00
Friday, June 3, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
CWEN Luncheon and AGM / Diner et assemblée générale du RFÉ
Organizer
Neill, Christine (Wilfrid Laurier University)
Chair
Kessler, Anke (Simon Fraser University)
Speaker
Edlund, Lena (Columbia University)
Topic
Location, Location, Location
12:00-14:00
Friday, June 3, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
PEF Annual General Meeting / Assemblée générale annuelle du PEF
Chair
Young, Kevin L (University of Massachusetts Amherst)
14:00-15:30
Friday, June 3, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
CDESG: Education I / L'éducation I
Chair
Ozkok, Zeynep (Saint Francis Xavier University)
Papers
Shonchoy, Abu (Institute of Developing Economies, IDE-JETRO): Can Solar Lanterns Improve Youth Academic Performance? Experimental Evidence from Bangladesh
Choudhury, Pradeep Kumar (Jawaharlal Nehru University): Household Spending on Engineering Education in India: An Empirical Study
Ozkok, Zeynep (Saint Francis Xavier University): Girls' Education in Turkey: A Regional Analysis of Private Campaigns for Education
Discussants
Choudhury, Pradeep Kumar (Jawaharlal Nehru University); Shonchoy, Abu (Institute of Developing Economies, IDE-JETRO)
14:00-15:30
Friday, June 3, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
CABE: The Future is Nigh: Approaches to Forecasting the Canadian Economy / L'avenir est proche : Approches de la prévision de l'économie canadienne
Sponsor
CABE
Organizer
Bartlett, Randall (PSP Investments)
Chair
Bartlett, Randall (PSP Investments)
Panelists
Sekkel, Rodrigo (Bank of Canada)
Matier, Chris (Parliamentary Budget Office)
Lawson, Tyler (Department of Finance Canada)
Sonnen, Carl A. (Informetrica)
14:00-15:30
Friday, June 3, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
Innovative Data in Economics: CERC Panel with Erik Snowberg / Données novatrices en économique: Table ronde de la CERC, avec Erik Snowberg
Organizer
Lemieux, Thomas (University of British Columbia)
Chair
Snowberg, Erik (University of British Columbia)
Panelists
Bérubé, Dominique (Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC))
Lemieux, Thomas (University of British Columbia)
Bombardini, Matilde (University of British Columbia)
Benjamin, Dwayne (University of Toronto)
Veall, Michael (McMaster University)
14:00-15:30
Friday, June 3, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
Michael Denny Memorial Session on Productivity Measurement / Séance à la mémoire de Michael Denny : Mesurer la productivité
Organizer
Diewert, W. Erwin (University of British Columbia)
Chair
Wilson, Thomas A. (University of Toronto)
Papers
Sharpe, Andrew (Centre for The Study of Living Standards): Decomposing Multifactor Productivity Growth in Canada by Industry and Province, 1997-2014
Gu, Wulong (Statistics Canada): Explaining Productivity Trends in Canada
Diewert, W. Erwin (University of British Columbia): A Decomposition of US Business Sector TFP Growth into Technical Progress and Inefficiency Components
Discussants
Cao, Shutao (Bank of Canada); May, Douglas (Memorial University of Newfoundland); Nakamura, Alice (University of Alberta)
14:00-15:30
Friday, June 3, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
State of the Art Lecture / Conférence État des connaissances
Chair
Green, David (University of British Columbia)
Speaker
Pendakur, Krishna (Simon Fraser University)
Topic
Welfare Analysis When People Are Different: Incorporating Unobserved Heterogeneity into Inequality and Poverty Analysis
14:00-15:30
Friday, June 3, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
CDESG: Poverty / La pauvreté
Chair
Le Barbenchon, Claire (International Development Research Centre (IDRC))
Papers
Diarra, Setou (Université Laval): Household's Monetary Poverty and Child's Multidimensional Deprivation: Why Do they Differ?
Kimou, Assi Jose Carlos (University FHB of Cocody-Abidjan): Impacts des Transferts sur la Réduction de la Pauvreté et des Inégalités en Cote D'ivoire
Le Barbenchon, Claire (International Development Research Centre (IDRC)): The Effects of Structural Change on Ethnic Minority Livelihoods: Evidence from Vietnam
Discussants
Dauphin, Anyck (Université du Québec en Outaouais); Makdissi, Paul (University of Ottawa); McCaig, Brian (Wilfrid Laurier University)
14:00-15:30
Friday, June 3, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
CDESG: Institutions and Firms' Behaviour / Le comportement des institutions et des entreprises
Chair
Amirapu, Amrit (University of Kent)
Papers
Amirapu, Amrit (University of Kent): Judicial Institutions, Relationship-Specificity and Growth: Evidence from India
Mukherjee, Anirban (University of Calcutta): Formal Contract Enforcement and Entrepreneurial Success of the Marginalized
Kouamé, Wilfried Anicet (Université de Sherbrooke): Social Infrastructures, Tax Evasion and Productivity
Discussants
Mukherjee, Anirban (University of Calcutta); Kouamé, Wilfried Anicet (Université de Sherbrooke); Amirapu, Amrit (University of Kent)
Ehrmann, Michael (Bank of Canada): Financial Inclusion-What's it Worth?
Coen, Alain (Université du Québec à Montréal): Real Estate as a Common Risk Factor in Bank Stocks: New Insights
14:00-15:30
Friday, June 3, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
Economics of Food Security, Diet and Agricultural Production / L'économie de la sécurité alimentaire, du régime alimentaire et de la production agricole
Chair
Iqbal, Md Zabid (Iowa State University)
Papers
Charlot, Sylvie (Inra): Spatial Management of Pesticide Resistance
Iqbal, Md Zabid (Iowa State University): Estimating Short- and Long-run Aggregate Acreage Elasticity of the U.S. Agricultural Crops from Dynamic Heterogeneous Panels
Discussants
Iqbal, Md Zabid (Iowa State University); Charlot, Sylvie (Inra)
14:00-15:30
Friday, June 3, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
CITSG: Trade Theory / La théorie du commerce
Chair
Rohany-Tabatabai, Sara (Ryerson University)
Papers
MacKenzie, William Gaelan (University of Toronto): Intellectual Property Rights, Asymmetric Information, and the Make-or-Buy Decision
Imura, Yuko (Bank of Canada): The Extensive Margin of Trade and Monetary Policy
Rohany-Tabatabai, Sara (Ryerson University): Trade Agreements and the Endogenous Structure of Multinational Firms
Discussants
Imura, Yuko (Bank of Canada); Rohany-Tabatabai, Sara (Ryerson University); MacKenzie, William Gaelan (University of Toronto)
14:00-15:30
Friday, June 3, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
CITSG: Trade Policy II / Les politiques commerciales II
Chair
Beaulieu, Eugene C. (University of Calgary)
Papers
Tito, Maria D. (Federal Reserve): Input Variety, Continuous Relationship, and the Performance of Canadian Manufacturers
Ciuriak, Dan (Ciuriak Consulting Inc.): The Effect of Binding Commitments on Services Trade
Kempa Nangue, Carolle E (Université Laval): Patterns in the European Union Anti-dumping Injury Investigations
14:00-15:30
Friday, June 3, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
CLEF: Post Secondary Education Attainment / Niveau de scolarité et études postsecondaires
Chair
Morin, Louis-Philippe (University of Ottawa)
Papers
Ci, Wen (Statistics Canada): Do Layoffs Increase Transitions into Post-secondary Education among Adults?
Cornelson, Kirsten (University of Toronto): Media Role Models and Black Educational Attainment: Evidence from The Cosby Show
Zhou, Jin (University of Western Ontario): Quantifying Credit Constraints, Preferences and Uncertainty in a Lifecycle Model of Schooling Choice
Discussants
Voia, Marcel-Cristian (Carleton University); Morin, Louis-Philippe (University of Ottawa); Brochu, Pierre (University of Ottawa)
14:00-15:30
Friday, June 3, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
CLEF: Labour Markets - Issues in Canadian Labour Markets I / Marchés du travail - Les marchés de l'emploi au Canada I
Chair
Charron, Martin (Employment and Social Development Canada)
Papers
Hasan, Sazid (Simon Fraser University): Climbing the Income Ladder: Returns to Education in Canada Measured in Earnings Percentiles, 1980-2010
Peyrow, Kamin (Queen's University): Obesity and the Canadian labour force
Charron, Martin (Employment and Social Development Canada): Changes in the Age Composition of Labour Force Participation and Employment in Canada
Discussants
Miyairi, Masashi (University of Ottawa - EPRI); Watson, Barry (University of New Brunswick); Schirle, Tammy (Wilfrid Laurier University)
14:00-15:30
Friday, June 3, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
Education - Secondary Outcomes / Éducation - La réussite scolaire : études secondaires
Chair
Smith, Justin (Wilfrid Laurier University)
Papers
Gao, Jing (Capital University of Economics and Business): Does Early Teen Drinking Onset Affect High School Dropout Rate? Evidence from NLSY97
Quis, Johanna Sophie (University of Bamberg): Does the transition into daylight saving time affect students' performance?
Xie, Xiaodi (Government of Canada): Education Premium: Evidence from the 2006 Census and the 2011 National Household Survey
Discussants
Javdani Haji, Mohsen (University of British Columbia, Okanagan Campus); Gao, Hang (University of Waterloo); Chen, Kelly (Boise State University)
14:00-15:30
Friday, June 3, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
CMSG: Firms, Entrepreneurs and Economic Policy / GCEM : Entreprises, entrepreneurs et politiques économiques
Chair
Wang, Wenya (University of Western Ontario)
Papers
Castro, Rui (University of Western Ontario): Stimulative Effects of Temporary Corporate Tax Cuts
Delacroix, Alain (Université du Québec à Montréal): The Cyclical Dynamics of Entrepreneurship and Self-Employment
Kambourov, Gueorgui (University of Toronto): Firm Entry and Regional Growth Disparities: the Effect of SOEs in China
Wang, Wenya (University of Western Ontario): Ceiling Interest Rate and Low Allocation Efficiency in China
14:00-15:30
Friday, June 3, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
CREE: Trade & GHGs / Commerce et gaz à effet de serre
Chair
Munzur, Alaz Safak (University of Calgary)
Papers
Ebrahimi, Pouya (HEC Montreal): Environmental Regulation and Global Value Chains - The Role of Transfer Prices
Kakeu, Johnson (Morehouse College): Global Inequality and Transboundary Pollution
Munzur, Alaz Safak (University of Calgary): Intra-Industry Trade and Pollution
14:00-15:30
Friday, June 3, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
CREE: Carbon Taxes & Demand for Transportation / Taxes sur le carbone et demande en matière de transport
Chair
Schaufele, Brandon N. (University of Western Ontario)
Papers
Azarafshar, Roshanak (University of Ottawa): The Effect of Carbon Taxes on New Vehicle Purchase Decisions
Antweiler, Werner (University of British Columbia): Greener Cars or Greener Drivers? How carbon and fuel taxes influence the choice and use of cars
Schaufele, Brandon N. (University of Western Ontario): Public Transit and Air Pollution
Discussants
Mann, Janelle (University of Manitoba); Andersen, Dana C. (University of Alberta); Rivers, Nicholas (University of Ottawa)
14:00-15:30
Friday, June 3, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
Business Cycles III / Cycles économiques III
Chair
Zhou, Chenggang (University of Waterloo)
Papers
Emenogu, Ugochi (Ryerson University): Agency Costs in New Keynesian Model with Credit Friction and Durable Consumption
Willox, K. Michael (Statistics Canada): Household Taxable Income
Zhou, Chenggang (University of Waterloo): Population Structure and Asset Values
14:00-15:30
Friday, June 3, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
Government Spending and Investment / Les dépenses publiques et l'investissement
Chair
You, Hye Mi (University at Buffalo / SUNY)
Papers
Kuenzel, David (Wesleyan University): Constitutional Rules as Determinants of Social Infrastructure
Smetanin, Paul (Canadian Centre for Economic Analysis): An Agent-based Approach to Measuring Systemic Impacts of Public Infrastructure Investment
You, Hye Mi (University at Buffalo / SUNY): Explaining Rising School Spending in the U.S.
14:00-15:30
Friday, June 3, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
SRDC-FCAC: The Role of Confidence and Competency in Financial Decision-Making of Canadians / SRCA-ACFC : Le rôle de la confiance et des compétences dans la prise de décisions des Canadiens en matière de finances
Organizer
Voyer, Jean-Pierre (Social Research and Demonstration Corporation)
Chair
Voyer, Jean-Pierre (Social Research and Demonstration Corporation)
Papers
Nguyen, Cam (Carleton University): The role of confidence and financial literacy in the retirement preparedness of Canadian seniors and older adults
Simhon, Yoni (Government of Canada): The Relationship between Financial Literacy and Retirement in Canada: An Analysis of the 2014 Canadian Financial Capability Survey
Gyarmati, David (Social Research and Demonstration Corporation (SRDC)): The link between self-confidence and financial outcomes among working-aged Canadians with different levels of financial knowledge
14:00-15:30
Friday, June 3, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
Teaching Economics at Undergraduate Level / L'enseignement de l'économique au premier cycle
Chair
Alam, Rafat (Grant Macewan University)
Papers
Leung, Ambrose (Mount Royal University): Students' Perceptions of a Multi-scheme Assessment Method
Wong, Andrew (University of Alberta): Incorporating blended learning to raise students' motivation in introductory macroeconomics modules
Sabiston, David (Mount Royal University): gender, learning styles, and performance in principles of economics: does the gender gap exist?
Discussants
Wong, Andrew (University of Alberta); Leung, Ambrose (Mount Royal University); Alam, Rafat (Grant Macewan University)
14:00-15:30
Friday, June 3, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
Bank of Canada (Graduate Student Paper Award): International Economic Studies / Banque du Canada (Prix du travail de recherche étudiant) : Études économiques internationales
Chair
Huynh, Kim (Bank of Canada)
Papers
Li, Bingjing (University of British Columbia): Export Expansion, Skill Acquisition and Industry Specialization: Evidence from China
MacDonald, Margaux (Queen's University): Unconventional monetary policy spillovers in a small open economy
Zhu, Wenbo (Queen's University): Innovations, labour demand, and skill premium: Empirical evidence from European countries
Becerra, Oscar (University of British Columbia): Pension Incentives and Formal-Sector Labor Supply: Evidence from Colombia
14:00-15:30
Friday, June 3, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
Environment and Climate Change Canada Session I: Challenges in Climate Projection and Climate Policy Modeling / Séance d'Environnement et Changement climatique Canada I : Projections climatiques et modélisation des politiques climatiques - Des défis
Chair
Goodlet, Warren (Environment and Climate Change Canada)
Papers
McKitrick, Ross (University of Guelph): Empirically-Constrained Climate Parameters and the Social Cost of Carbon
Zhu, Yunfa (Environment and Climate Change Canada): Regional emissions pathways for global climate constraints of 2 and 1.5 degree Celsius with different burden sharing rules: An Exploration using EC-MSMR and EC-IAM
Ghosh, Madanmohan (Environment and Climate Change Canada): Marginal abatement cost of GHG emissions from different Models: Why they differ across models?
Discussants
Shiell, Leslie (University of Ottawa); Lemelin, André (Université du Québec); Schmiedel, Noémie (Department of Finance Canada)
14:00-15:30
Friday, June 3, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
CEBERG: Good Behaviour and Bad Habits / Bon comportement et mauvaises habitudes
Chair
Freeman, David (Simon Fraser University)
Papers
Boly, Amadou (African Development Bank): Corruption, Monitoring and Legitimacy: An Experimental Analysis
Ruffle, Bradley (Wilfrid Laurier University): Clever enough to tell the truth
Freeman, David (Simon Fraser University): Revealing sophistication and naïveté from procrastination
14:00-15:30
Friday, June 3, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
CESG: Time Series / Les séries chronologiques
Chair
Rodriguez, Gabriel (Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú)
Papers
Rodriguez, Gabriel (Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú): Asymptotic and Finite Sample Behavior of ECR Tests for Cointegration using GLS Detrended Data
Dalkir, Mehmet (University of New Brunswick): Causality Tests with Fractionally Integrated Data
14:00-15:30
Friday, June 3, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
IO: Empirical Pricing II / OI : L'établissement de prix d'un point de vue empirique II
Chair
Armstrong, Alex (Finance Canada)
Papers
Boskovic, Branko (University of Alberta): The Cyclicality of Add-on Pricing
Lasio, Laura (McGill University): Delisting of pharmaceuticals from insurance coverage: effects on consumption, pricing and expenditures in France
Armstrong, Alex (Finance Canada): Competition Intensity in the Canadian Business Sector 1999 - 2012
14:00-15:30
Friday, June 3, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
IO: Ph.D. Student Presentations - Industrial Organization II / OI : Présentations de doctorants - Organisation industrielle II
Chair
Saberianranjbar, Fatemeh (University of Ottawa)
Papers
Marcoux, Mathieu (University of Toronto): Games with ordered actions, unobservable heterogeneity and multiple equilibria: an application to mobile telecommunications
Nguyen, Bao Anh (University of Ottawa): Base Metal Industry in the Capital Markets
Saberianranjbar, Fatemeh (University of Ottawa): The Effect of Campaign Contributions on Competition in the U.S. Banking Sector
14:00-15:30
Friday, June 3, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
CPEG: Public Debt / La dette publique
Chair
Davies, James B. (University of Western Ontario)
Papers
Shiamptanis, Christos (Wilfrid Laurier University): Predicting Sovereign Fiscal Crises: High-Debt Developed Countries
Ferris, J. Stephen (Carleton University): Is the aggregate size of government too large in Canada?
AmirKhalkhali, Saleh (Saint Mary's University): On the Impact of Public Debt on Capital Mobility: A Time Series Cross-Country Study
14:00-15:30
Friday, June 3, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
PEF: Some Issues in the Post-Keynesian Theory of Money / FEP : La théorie monétaire post-keynésienne - Quelques questions
Organizers
Seccareccia, Mario (University of Ottawa) Rochon, Louis-Philippe (Laurentian University)
Panelists
Ponsot, Jean Francois (Université Grenoble-Alpes)
Monvoisin, Virginie (Laurentian University)
Vallet, Guillaume (Université Grenoble-Alpes)
Faudot, Adrien (Université Grenoble-Alpes)
14:00-15:30
Friday, June 3, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
CHESG: Children's and Maternal Health / GECES : La santé des enfants et des mères
Chair
McIntosh, James (Concordia University)
Papers
Malak, Natalie (McMaster University): Rethinking Torts: The Effect of Medical Malpractice Reform on Maternal & Infant Health
Grootendorst, Paul (University of Toronto): Does The Children's Fitness Tax Credit Make Children More Fit?
14:00-15:30
Friday, June 3, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
CNEH: Trade and Development / RCHE : Commerce et développement
Chair
Lewis, Frank D. (Queen's University)
Papers
Geloso, Vincent (HEC Montréal): Monopsony and Industrial Development in 19th Century Quebec: The Impact of Seigneurial Tenure
Keay, Ian (Queen's University): The Causes and Consequences of Trade Protection in Canada, 1870-1913
Sugden, Roger (University of British Columbia): Economic Development of the BC Interior: A Case Study of Occupations in the Okanagan, Late 19th to Early 20th Century
Discussants
Sugden, Roger (University of British Columbia); Geloso, Vincent (HEC Montréal); Keay, Ian (Queen's University)
14:00-15:30
Friday, June 3, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
CETC: Information Economics / Économie de l'information
Chair
Lu, Shih En (Simon Fraser University)
Papers
McLeod, Alexander (Queen's University): Confidence Signaling Games
Foltin, Peter (University of Western Ontario): Indicative Bidding in Contests
Lu, Shih En (Simon Fraser University): Monotonic Cheap Talk
Discussants
Lu, Shih En (Simon Fraser University); McLeod, Alexander (Queen's University); Foltin, Peter (University of Western Ontario)
15:30-16:00
Friday, June 3, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
Coffee Break / Pause-café
16:00-17:30
Friday, June 3, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
CDESG: Aid / L'aide internationale
Chair
Annen, Kurt (University of Guelph)
Papers
Ferry, Marin (Université Paris Dauphine): Low Income Countries and External Financing: Does Debt Relief Change Anything?
Barkat, Karim (Qatar University): A dynamic Panel Data Analysis of the Fungibility of Foreign Aid in the health sector: the case of Sub-Saharan countries
Venet, Baptiste (Université Paris Dauphine): Micro Finance Institutions and International Donors
Annen, Kurt (University of Guelph): Global Samaritans? Donor Election Cycles and the Allocation of Humanitarian Aid
Discussants
Summerfield, Fraser (University of Aberdeen); Okoye, Chidozie (Dalhousie University); Annen, Kurt (University of Guelph); Compton, Ryan (University of Manitoba)
16:00-17:30
Friday, June 3, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
CABE-CSLS-PEF Session: Full Employment in the 21st Century: Relevant Policy? Attainable Goal? A Mike McCracken Memorial Panel / / Le plein emploi au 21e siècle : des politiques pertinentes ? un objectif accessible ? Une table ronde en mémoire de Mike McCracken
Organizer
Yalnizyan, Armine (Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives)
Chair
Yalnizyan, Armine (Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives)
Panelists
Drummond, Don (Queen's University)
Seccareccia, Mario (University of Ottawa)
Hodgson, Glen (Conference Board of Canada)
16:00-17:30
Friday, June 3, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
IRPP: Redesigning Canadian Trade Policy for New Global Realities / IRPP : Réaménager les politiques commerciales canadiennes pour les adapter aux nouvelles réalités mondiales
Organizer
Tapp, Stephen (Institute for Research on Public Policy)
Chair
Tapp, Stephen (Institute for Research on Public Policy)
Panelists
Tapp, Stephen (Institute for Research on Public Policy)
van Assche, Ari (HEC Montréal)
Yan, Beiling (Statistics Canada)
16:00-17:30
Friday, June 3, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
State of the Art Lecture / conférence État des connaissances
Chair
Duclos, Jean-Yves (Government of Canada)
Speaker
Oreopoulos, Philip (University of Toronto)
Topic
Applying Behavioural Economics to Public Policy
16:00-17:30
Friday, June 3, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
CDESG: Labour / Le travail
Chair
Yamada, Gustavo (Universidad del Pacifico)
Papers
Montenegro, Maria (University of Alberta): Land Rights and Women's Empowerment in Rural Peru: Insights from Structural Equation Modeling
Wong, Sara (Polytechnic University (ESPOL)): Labor Market Effects of Social Security Enrollment for Maids in Ecuador
Yamada, Gustavo (Universidad del Pacifico): Fear of Labor Rigidities: The Role of Expectations on Employment Growth in Peru
Discussants
Yamada, Gustavo (Universidad del Pacifico); Montenegro, Maria (University of Alberta); Wong, Sara (Polytechnic University (ESPOL))
16:00-17:30
Friday, June 3, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
CDESG: International Macro / Macroéconomie internationale
Chair
Darku, Alexander Bilson (University of Lethbridge)
Papers
Serieux, John (University of Manitoba): Growth and Employment in Africa: A Firm-Level Analysis
Abdullah, Md (University of Manitoba): Does Foreign Investment Increase Total Factor Productivity?
Darku, Alexander Bilson (University of Lethbridge): Economic openness and income growth: A reassessment of the relationship for developing countries
Discussants
Darku, Alexander Bilson (University of Lethbridge); Serieux, John (University of Manitoba); Abdullah, Md (University of Manitoba)
16:00-17:30
Friday, June 3, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
CLEA: Law and Economics II / Droit et économique I
Chair
Curry, Philip (University of Waterloo)
Papers
Morin, Lealand (Queen's University): Traffic Court: Where the Fast and Furious become the Slow and Litigious
Ng, Travis Ka Ho (Chinese University of Hong Kong): Resale Price Maintenance Without Services
Sadanand, Asha (University of Guelph): Advantages of Value Assurance Programs: A Comparison of Damage Regimes in Contaminated Property Disputes
16:00-17:30
Friday, June 3, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
Financial Economics: Portfolio / Économie financière : Le portefeuille
Chair
Shen, Sally (University of Toronto)
Papers
Davis, Andrew (Acadia University): Household Portfolio Allocation in the European Union
Raes, Louis (Tilburg University): Exposure to bankers: networks and stock market participation
Shen, Sally (University of Toronto): Analyzing the Quality of Financial Advice: Do Conflicted Advisers Tell Half-Truths?
Discussants
Shen, Sally (University of Toronto); Davis, Andrew (Acadia University); Raes, Louis (Tilburg University)
Rosborough, Jonathan (Saint Francis Xavier University): The Effects of Expropriation Risk on Foreign Investment and Exploration in Natural Resources
Rai, Naveen (Bank of Canada): Does Investing Abroad Lead to Productivity Improvements at Home? Evidence from Canadian Greenfield Investments
Beaulieu, Eugene C. (University of Calgary): Do Foreign Investment Treaties Affect Greenfield Investment?
Discussants
Rai, Naveen (Bank of Canada); Beaulieu, Eugene C. (University of Calgary); Rosborough, Jonathan (Saint Francis Xavier University)
16:00-17:30
Friday, June 3, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
CITSG: Empirical International Finance / Finance internationale - Aspects empiriques
Chair
Lee, KangSoek (Novancia Business School)
Papers
Aziz, Md Nusrate (University of Nottingham (Malaysia Campus)): Does Immigration Affect the Exchange Rate?
Kemoe, Laurent (Université de Montréal): Financial Markets Convergence and Determinants of Risk Premium Differentials
Lee, KangSoek (Novancia Business School): Uncovered equity parity in developed countries: Evidence from dynamic conditional correlations
Discussants
Kemoe, Laurent (Université de Montréal); Lee, KangSoek (Novancia Business School); Aziz, Md Nusrate (University of Nottingham (Malaysia Campus))
16:00-17:30
Friday, June 3, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
CLEF: Post Secondary Education and the Labour Market / Études postsecondaires et marché du travail
Chair
Su, Xuejuan (University of Alberta)
Papers
Sim, Seung-Gyu (University of Tokyo): Degree Inflation and Hierarchical Labor Demand
Agopsowicz, Andrew (Bank of Canada): Search Frictions and the College Premium
Xu, Ming (University of Minnesota): Student Loans and Early Employment Outcomes
Discussants
Su, Xuejuan (University of Alberta); Liu, HuJu (Statistics Canada); Liu, Qian (University of Western Ontario)
16:00-17:30
Friday, June 3, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
CLEF: Gender Gap / Disparités hommes/femmes
Chair
Foley, Kelly (University of Saskatchewan)
Papers
Adachi, Takanori (Nagoya University): Gender Gap in Start-up Activities
Ding, Weili (Queen's University): Closing the Gender Gap in Science: New Evidence from urban China
Bidner, Chris (Simon Fraser University): Pay Gaps in Frictional Labour Markets: Theory and Evidence on the Gender Gap from U.S. Cities
Discussants
Rybczynski, Kathleen (University of Waterloo); Connolly, Marie (Université du Québec à Montréal); Foley, Kelly (University of Saskatchewan)
16:00-17:30
Friday, June 3, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
CLEF: Seniors and Pensions / Les aînés et les pensions
Chair
Laurin, Alexandre (C.D. Howe Institute)
Papers
Amedah, Sid Ali (Employment and Social Development Canada): Impact of financial and housing wealth on retirement decision
Lu, Chaohui (Carleton University): Employment and life satisfaction of Canadian young seniors
Nikpoor, Somaieh (University of Ottawa): Aging Population and Public Pension in UK: Age-specific Discount Rate
Discussants
Laurin, Alexandre (C.D. Howe Institute); Charron, Martin (Employment and Social Development Canada); Kei, Wendy Wai Yee (University of British Columbia)
16:00-17:30
Friday, June 3, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
CMSG: Labour Market Dynamics / GCEM : La dynamique du marché du travail
Chair
Tengelsen, Benjamin (Carnegie Mellon University)
Papers
Seok, Byoung Hoon (The Ohio State University): Migration Restrictions: Implications on Human Capital, Output, and Welfare
Stacey, Derek (Ryerson University): Posted Prices, Search and Bargaining
Shao, Enchuan (University of Saskatchewan): Endogenous Dual Labor Markets
Tengelsen, Benjamin (Carnegie Mellon University): Credit and Labor Market Frictions Over the Business Cycle
Discussants
Davoodalhosseini, Mohammad (Bank of Canada)
16:00-17:30
Friday, June 3, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
CREE: Determinants of Environmental Preferences / Les déterminants des préférences environnementales
Guliani, Harminder (University of Regina): Household pro-environmental behavior: correlations and determinants
16:00-17:30
Friday, June 3, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
Global Macroeconomic Issues / Des questions de macroéconomie à l'échelle mondiale
Chair
Zhang, Ren (Southern Methodist University)
Papers
Kabaca, Serdar (Bank of Canada): Asset Purchases in a Small Open Economy: An International Portfolio Balancing Approach
Zhao, Hong (McGill University): Would Yuan Become an International Currency?
Zhang, Ren (Southern Methodist University): Measuring the Natural Rate of Interest in Open Economy
16:00-17:30
Friday, June 3, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
Firm-Level Innovation and Growth / Innovation au niveau des entreprises et croissance
Chair
Rosell, Carlos (Finance Canada)
Papers
Andrew, Kevin (Queen's University): Innovation and Firm Growth
Mohsin, Mohammed (The University of Tennessee): Business Fiscal Incentives in a Small Open Economy: A Dynamic Cost-Benefit Analysis
Rosell, Carlos (Finance Canada): The mix between direct and indirect forms of government innovation support and firm performance
16:00-17:30
Friday, June 3, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
SRDC: Making Evidence-Based Policy Work Within the Federal Government / SRCS : Élaborer des politiques efficaces fondées sur des données probantes au gouvernement fédéral
Organizer
Voyer, Jean-Pierre (Social Research and Demonstration Corporation)
Chair
Robidoux, Benoit (Employment and Social Development Canada)
Panelists
Gingras, Yves (Employment and Social Development Canada)
Michaud, Sylvie (Statistics Canada)
Voyer, Jean-Pierre (Social Research and Demonstration Corporation)
Yalkin, Tolga (unaffiliated)
16:00-17:30
Friday, June 3, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
Bank of Canada (Graduate Student Paper Award): Applied Microeconomics and Finance / Banque du Canada (Prix du travail de recherche étudiant) : Microéconomique et finance appliquées
Chair
Huynh, Kim (Bank of Canada)
Papers
Lavecchia, Adam M. (University of Toronto): Minimum Wage Policy with Optimal Taxes and Involuntary Unemployment
Yip, Chi Man (University of Calgary): Search Relativity
Kulkarni, Sheisha (University of California Berkeley): The Effect of Competition on University Tuition
Pypko, Sergii (University of Western Ontario): Option Valuation Using Realized Volatility and Mixture of Normal Distributions
16:00-17:30
Friday, June 3, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
Bank of Canada: Early Warning and Systemic Risks Monitoring / Banque du Canada : Alertes précoces et surveillance des risques systémiques
Organizer
Duprey, Thibaut (Bank of Canada)
Chair
Duprey, Thibaut (Bank of Canada)
Papers
Alessi, Lucia (European Commission): Identifying excessive credit growth and leverage
Vermeulen, Robert (De Nederlandsche Bank): Leading Indicators of Financial Stress: New Evidence
Duprey, Thibaut (Bank of Canada): Continuous versus binary models for early warning
Discussants
Mohsni, Sana (Carleton University); Gradojevic, Nikola (University of Guelph); Mamon, Rogemar (University of Western Ontario)
16:00-17:30
Friday, June 3, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
Environment and Climate Change Canada Session II: (Renewable) Energy Policies: Incentives and Outcome / Séance d'Environnement Environnement et Changement climatique Canada II : Les politiques en matière d'énergie (renouvelable) - Incitatifs et résultats
Chair
Rivers, Nicholas (University of Ottawa)
Papers
Wigle, Randall (Wilfrid Laurier University): The Optimal Time Path of Renewable Support
Rivers, Nicholas (University of Ottawa): Impact of real-time information provision on electricity consumption: Evidence from a large-scale eld trial
Mukhopadhyay, Kakali (McGill University): Renewable Energy Mission in India: A global CGE model
Discussants
Antweiler, Werner (University of British Columbia); Eckert, Andrew (University of Alberta); Munzur, Alaz Safak (University of Calgary)
16:00-17:30
Friday, June 3, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
CEBERG: Public Goods and CPRs / Biens publics et ressources communes
Chair
Smith, Alexander (Worcester Polytechnic Institute)
Papers
Stoddard, Brock (University of South Dakota): Endogenous Team Membership in the Presence of Divided Loyalties
Kingsley, David (University of Massachusetts Lowell): Normative conflict and the choice between informal and formal institutions
Kröger, Sabine (Université Laval): Public good production in heterogeneous groups: An experimental analysis on the relation between external return and information
Smith, Alexander (Worcester Polytechnic Institute): Experiments on Dynamic Common Pool Resources
Luger, Richard (Laval University): Small-sample tests for stock return predictability with possibly non-stationary regressors and GARCH-type effects
Djogbenou, Antoine Alex (Université de Montréal): Model Selection in Factor-Augmented Regressions with estimated factors
Goh, Chuan (The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee): Quantile-Regression Inference With Adaptive Control of Size
16:00-17:30
Friday, June 3, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
IO: Universal Service Obligations and the Internet / OI : L'obligation de service universel et l'Internet
Chair
Boik, Andre (University of California, Davis)
Papers
Roland, Michel (Université Laval): Equity Justifications for Universal Service Obligations
Goetz, Daniel (Princeton University): Switching Costs in the Market for Internet Service Provision
Boik, Andre (University of California, Davis): The Economics of Universal Service: an Analysis of Entry Subsidies for Rural Broadband
Discussants
Goetz, Daniel (Princeton University); Ershov, Daniel (University of Toronto); Roland, Michel (Université Laval)
16:00-17:30
Friday, June 3, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
IO: Industrial Organization Theory II / OI : Théorie de l'organisation industrielle II
Chair
Kelly, Brian (Seattle University)
Papers
Wait, Andrew (University of Sydney): Watercooler chat, organizational structure and corporate culture
Rahimi, Armaghan (University of Ottawa): R&D Cooperation and Public R&D in the Presence of Environmental Damage and Emissions Taxation
Martin, Steve (University of Ottawa): Corporate social responsibility and moral management in competitive markets
Kelly, Brian (Seattle University): When Fixed Costs Matter: Investment Subsidies, Market Structure, and Pass-Through
16:00-17:30
Friday, June 3, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
CPEG: Income Inequality / Les inégalités de revenu
Chair
Wen, Jean-François (University of Calgary)
Papers
Gninanfon, Medesse Armande (University of Ottawa): Income inequality by gender: Evidence from Canada
Gordon, Stephen (Université Laval): The Canadian One Per Cent and the American Dream
Davies, James B. (University of Western Ontario): The Gini Coefficient and Personal Inequality Measurement
16:00-17:30
Friday, June 3, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
Happiness / Le bonheur
Chair
Helliwell, John F. (University of British Columbia)
Papers
Hodgson, Douglas (Université du Québec à Montréal): The relationship between artistic movements and the careers of modern artists : Evidence from individual-level hedonic regressions with auction data
Barrington-Leigh, Christopher (McGill University): Korea's rapid growth and rapid rise in happiness: are they related?
Helliwell, John F. (University of British Columbia): Migration as a Test of the Happiness Set Point Hypothesis: Evidence from Immigration to Canada
Discussants
Pennock, Mike (BC Government)
16:00-17:30
Friday, June 3, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
CHESG: Prescription Drugs / Les médicaments d'ordonnance
Chair
Grootendorst, Paul (University of Toronto)
Papers
Papanastasiou, Anastasios (University of Guelph): Explaining Expenditure on Pharmaceuticals in Canada
Song, Yan (McGill University): The Power of Not Asking: How Do the Drug Substitution Laws Affect Patient's Demand for Generic Drugs?
Tuncel, Tuba (Toulouse School of Economics): Off-Label Drug Prescriptions in France
Discussants
Grootendorst, Paul (University of Toronto); Papanastasiou, Anastasios (University of Guelph); Song, Yan (McGill University)
16:00-17:30
Friday, June 3, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
CNEH: Institutions, Conflict, and Enforcement / RCHE : Institutions, conflits et poursuites
Chair
Keay, Ian (Queen's University)
Papers
Christian, Cornelius (St. Francis Xavier University): Elites, Weather Shocks, and Witchcraft Trials in Scotland
Neary, Hugh (University of British Columbia): Resolution of conflicts over sacred goods
Gillezeau, Robert (University of Victoria): Labour Law Enforcement During World War II and the Growth of the US Trade Union Movement
Discussants
Gillezeau, Robert (University of Victoria); Christian, Cornelius (St. Francis Xavier University); Neary, Hugh (University of British Columbia)
16:00-17:30
Friday, June 3, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
AEDSB Session II: Empirical Evidence on Development Interventions and Migration / Séance de l'AEEDB II : Données empiriques sur les activités de développement et les migrations
Organizers
Chowdhury, Muhammad Murshed (Algoma University) Reza, Abeer (Bank of Canada)
Chair
Sarker, Subrata (Bank of Canada)
Papers
Shonchoy, Abu (Institute of Developing Economies, IDE-JETRO): DVD-based Distance Learning Program for University Entrance Exams: RCT Experiments in Rural Bangladesh
Buckland, Jerry (Menno Simons College): Managing Mobile Banking to Address the Needs and Protect the Vulnerability of Poor People in Bangladesh
Ahmad, Sazlin (University of Ottawa): Dual-Citizenship-Driven Remittances and Impact on Social Welfare Indicators: A Study of Developing Countries
Discussants
Lehrer, Kim (Université de Sherbrooke); Shonchoy, Abu (Institute of Developing Economies, IDE-JETRO); Das Gupta, Amlan (University of British Columbia)
16:00-17:30
Friday, June 3, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
CETC: Empirical I / Analyses empiriques I
Chair
Polisson, Matthew (University of Leicester)
Papers
Yang, Jie (University of Alberta): Consumption Commitments and Simultaneous Insuring and Gambling: Evidence from Canada
Allen, Jason (Bank of Canada): Macroprudential Housing Policies and Borrowing Constraints
Polisson, Matthew (University of Leicester): A Little Model for Big Data: Brand Choice in Continuous Demand Systems
17:45-19:15
Friday, June 3, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
Innis Lecture / Conférence Innis
Chair
Duclos, Jean-Yves (Government of Canada)
Speaker
Behrens, Kristian (Université du Québec à Montréal)
Topic
Agglomeration and Clusters: Tools and Insights from Coagglomeration Patterns
19:15-20:45
Friday, June 3, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
Reception / Réception
20:00-21:00
Friday, June 3, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
PEF Wine and Cheese Social
08:00-08:30
Saturday, June 4, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
Coffee Break / Pause-café
08:30-10:00
Saturday, June 4, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
CDESG: Choices / Des questions de choix
Chair
Raeburn, Kaywana (McGill University)
Papers
Duplantier, Anne (Université de Sherbrooke): Opportunités et migration interne des jeunes au Ghana
Raeburn, Kaywana (McGill University): Learning in a Bandit Game and the Technology Choices of Farmers in a Developing Country
Zhou, Shiqu (Simon Fraser University): An Occupational Choice Model with Unknown Entrepreneurial Ability
CABE: Stranded Assets: Institutional Investor Approaches to Climate and Other Risks / Actifs inexploitables - Des approches d'investisseurs institutionnels aux changements climatiques et à d'autres risques
Sponsor
CABE
Organizer
Lawless, Chris (British Columbia Investment Management Corp)
Chair
Lawless, Chris (British Columbia Investment Management Corp)
Panelists
Schmitt, Nicolas (Simon Fraser University)
Miazga, Barbara (University of Ottawa)
Payne, Gregory (Greenchip Financial)
08:30-10:00
Saturday, June 4, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
Statistics Canada and ISED: Multinationals and Global Value Chains / Statistique Canada et ISDE : Multinationales et chaînes de valeur mondiales
Organizers
Tang, Jianmin (Innovation, Science, and Economic Development Canada) Gu, Wulong (Statistics Canada)
Chair
Shute, Larry (Industry Canada)
Papers
Hejazi, Walid (University of Toronto): Outward FDI, Exports, and Firm Performance: Evidence from Canadian Manufacturing
Li, Jiang (University of Victoria): Productivity Growth in the Canadian Manufacturing Sector in 2000-2010: The Role of Reallocation and Multinationals
van Assche, Ari (HEC Montréal): Functional Upgrading in China's Export Processing Sector
CIRANO-PHELPS-RIIB: Competition Policy I / Politique de la concurrence I
Chair
Clark, Robert (HEC Montréal)
Papers
Winter, Ralph (University of British Columbia): Vertical Restraints in Two-sided Markets: Credit Card Merchant Rules
Atallah, Gamal (University of Ottawa): Subsidizing Innovation and Production
Samano, Mario (HEC Montréal): Mergers and Cost Efficiency in the Electricity Distribution Industry
Discussants
Hollander, Abraham (Université de Montréal); Ware, Roger (Queen's University); Eckert, Andrew (University of Alberta)
08:30-10:00
Saturday, June 4, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
CDESG: Political Economy / Économie politique
Chair
Zhang, Yongjing (University of Ottawa)
Papers
Roy Chaudhuri, Arka (Indian Statistical Institute): Mandated Political Representation and Development Outcomes: Evidence from India
Flueckiger, Matthias (University of Basel): Malaria Suitability, Territorial Political Control and Urban Development in South China: Evidence over more than 2000 Years
Dickens, Andrew (York University): Ethnolinguistic Favouritism in African Politics
Zhang, Yongjing (University of Ottawa): Successor's Dilemma: When Does Autocratic Succession Work?
Discussants
Zhang, Yongjing (University of Ottawa); vom Berge, Philipp (Institute for Employment Research); Caballero O., Gustavo A. (University of Calgary); Tondji, Jean-Baptiste (University of Ottawa)
08:30-10:00
Saturday, June 4, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
CDESG: Transfers / Des questions de transferts
Chair
Das Gupta, Amlan (University of British Columbia)
Papers
Meilman Lomaz Cohn, Ricardo (Simon Fraser University): The Medium Term Impacts of Food and Cash Transfers on Education
Deschamps-Laporte, Jean-Philippe (Örebro University): Make it Rain: Labeled Cash Transfers in Agriculture
Das Gupta, Amlan (University of British Columbia): Cash vs In-kind Transfers: Evidence from the Public Distribution of Food in India.
Discussants
Das Gupta, Amlan (University of British Columbia); Meilman Lomaz Cohn, Ricardo (Simon Fraser University); Deschamps-Laporte, Jean-Philippe (Örebro University)
08:30-10:00
Saturday, June 4, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
Financial Economics: Banking Activity and Monetary Policy / Économie financière : Activité bancaire et politique monétaire
Chair
Chateau, John Peter (University of Macau)
Papers
Guérin, Pierre (Bank of Canada): The Effects of Monetary Policy on Industry-level Stock Returns in a Changing World
Hessou, Hélyoth Théodore Sedekon (Université Laval): Risk-based capital and leverage ratios adjustments by banks: Lessons learned from the Canadian experience
Chateau, John Peter (University of Macau): Pricing the credit-risk put embedded in borrowers' extendible credit commitment, with its application to Basel-3 micro-prudential regulation
08:30-10:00
Saturday, June 4, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
Financial Economics: Crises and Cycles / Économie financière : Crises et cycles
Chair
van Oordt, Maarten R.C. (Bank of Canada)
Papers
van Oordt, Maarten R.C. (Bank of Canada): Timing of banks' loan loss provisioning during the crisis
Liu, Jinjing (McGill University): A New Tail-based Correlation
Discussants
van Oordt, Maarten R.C. (Bank of Canada); Liu, Jinjing (McGill University)
08:30-10:00
Saturday, June 4, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
Transmission of Monetary Policy / La transmission de la politique monétaire
Chair
Lombardi, Marco (Bank for International Settlements)
Papers
Banerjee, Anindya (University of Birmingham): A Dynamic Factor Model of Interest Rate Pass Through for Four Large Euro Area Countries
Fofana, Mory Fode (Université du Québec-ENAP): The issues of economic policies and macroeconomic asymmetries in the Eurozone in light of the Greece case.
Lombardi, Marco (Bank for International Settlements): Why Did Bank Lending Rates Diverge from Policy Rates After the Financial Crisis?
08:30-10:00
Saturday, June 4, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
CLEF: Labour Markets - Wages / Marchés du travail - Les salaires
Chair
Brochu, Pierre (University of Ottawa)
Papers
Compton, Janice (University of Manitoba): The Tipped Minimum Wage and Employee Characteristics
Boucher, Vincent (Université Laval): Wage Dynamics and Peer Referrals
Kalhor, Sadjad (University of Manitoba): Decomposition of Wage Inequality across Canadian Metropolitan Areas (CMAs)
Discussants
Brochu, Pierre (University of Ottawa); Gninanfon, Medesse Armande (University of Ottawa); Morin, Louis-Philippe (University of Ottawa)
08:30-10:00
Saturday, June 4, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
CLEF: Labour Markets - Issues in Canadian Labour Markets II / Marchés du travail - Les marchés de l'emploi au Canada II
Chair
Feir, Donna Leanne (University of Victoria)
Papers
Kessler, Anke (Simon Fraser University): Acculturation, Education, and Gender Roles: Evidence from Canada
Arcila-Vasquez, Andres Mauricio (University of Waterloo): Construction and Childcare: Revisiting the Gender Wage Gap in the Context of Occupational Segregation
Gray, David M. (University of Ottawa): An analysis of a foundational learning program in British Columbia
Discussants
Ding, Weili (Queen's University); Javdani Haji, Mohsen (University of British Columbia, Okanagan Campus); Roberge, Stéphanie (Employment and Social Development Canada)
08:30-10:00
Saturday, June 4, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
CLEF: Immigration - Skills / Immigration - Les compétences
Chair
Fang, Tony (Memorial University)
Papers
Zhang, Jue (University of Waterloo): The influence of industry skill transferability on the effect of entry conditions on immigrant labour market integration
Aydede, Yigit (Saint Mary's University): The cost of immigrants' occupational mismatch in Canada
Orlov, George (University of Western Ontario): Returns to pre-immigration skills and skill transferability of immigrants in Canada
08:30-10:00
Saturday, June 4, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
Understanding Systemic Risks / Les risques systémiques
Chair
Ramsay, Bruce A. (RiskLab (Finland))
Papers
Intungane, Doriane (Ryerson University): Heterogeneous Financial Regulation Tools: An Analysis of their Interactions and Effectiveness on Financial Vulnerability
Ramsay, Bruce A. (RiskLab (Finland)): Ending over-lending: assessing systemic risk with debt to cash flow
Discussants
Zhang, Yahong (University of Windsor); Shiamptanis, Christos (Wilfrid Laurier University)
08:30-10:00
Saturday, June 4, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
CREE: Energy Prices: Time Series Empirics / Les prix de l'énergie - Analyse empirique de séries temporelles
Chair
Moshiri, Saeed (University of Saskatchewan)
Papers
Collins, Ayoo (Carleton University): Cointegration analysis of gasoline demand in Canada
Mann, Janelle (University of Manitoba): Relationships and Dynamics between Ethanol and Gasoline Prices in Brazil
Moshiri, Saeed (University of Saskatchewan): Heterogeneous Effects of Oil Price Shocks in Canadian Provinces
Discussants
Aliakbari, Elmira (University of Guelph); Antweiler, Werner (University of British Columbia); Vermeulen, Wessel Nicolaas (University of Oxford)
08:30-10:00
Saturday, June 4, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
CREE: Short Session I - Environmental Topics / Séance courte I - L'environnement
Chair
Kollenbach, Gilbert (University of Hagen (& University of Siegen))
Papers
Ahmadi, Younes (University of Calgary): Trade Wars and Carbon Border Taxes
Bell, Mbea (Université Laval): Between Storage Capacity for Renewable Energy and Carbon Sequestration: What Represents an Efficient Decarbonization Path?
Dolter, Brett (York University): Greening the Saskatchewan Grid
Jiang, Feng (Concordia University): Trade and Environmental Policy with Transboundary Pollution
Kollenbach, Gilbert (University of Hagen (& University of Siegen)): On the optimal accumulation of renewable energy generating capacity
08:30-10:00
Saturday, June 4, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
CMSG: Unconventional Monetary Policies / GCEM : Les politiques monétaires non conventionnelles
Chair
Tillmann, Peter (Justus Liebig University Giessen)
Papers
Rumler, Fabio (Austrian Central Bank (OeNB)): The Effectiveness of Unconventional Monetary Policy in the Euro Zone
St Amand, Samantha (Centre for International Governance Innovation): Monetary Policy, Medium and Long-Term Yields at the Zero Lower Bound: International Evidence
Tillmann, Peter (Justus Liebig University Giessen): Quantitative Easing and Tapering Uncertainty: Evidence from Twitter
Discussants
Tillmann, Peter (Justus Liebig University Giessen); Rumler, Fabio (Austrian Central Bank (OeNB)); St Amand, Samantha (Centre for International Governance Innovation)
08:30-10:00
Saturday, June 4, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
News and its Effects on the Macroeconomy / L'information et ses effets au niveau macroéconomique
Obaid, Sabreena (McMaster University): Canadian VS U.S. Interest Rate News: What Matters More for Canadian Business Cycles?
Xu, Libo (University of Calgary): Communication Frictions, Sentiments, and Nonlinear Business Cycles
08:30-10:00
Saturday, June 4, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
Open-Economy Macro / Macroéconomie de l'économie ouverte
Chair
Rahman, Md Mahbubur (McMaster University)
Papers
Cette, Gilbert (Banque de France): Margin rate and the cycle: the role of trade openness
Olani, Adugna (Queen's University): The role of frictions capital flows to emerging markets
Yepez, Carlos (University of Manitoba): Informality and International Business Cycles
Rahman, Md Mahbubur (McMaster University): Unleashing Growth: Quantifying the Impact of Economic Reforms in India
08:30-10:00
Saturday, June 4, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
CHWEN/CWEN: Labour Markets in Asia / RFÉ : Les marchés du travail en Asie
Chair
Ural-Marchand, Beyza (University of Alberta)
Papers
Song, Yueping (Renmin University of China): The Impact of Child care Cost on Labor Supply of Migrant Mothers: Evidence from China
Essaji, Azim (Wilfrid Laurier University): Export Opportunities and the Male-Female Wage Gap
Ural-Marchand, Beyza (University of Alberta): Employment Adjustments to Increased Imports: Evidence from a Developing Country
08:30-10:00
Saturday, June 4, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
Bank of Canada: Labour Market Dynamics and the Macroeconomy / Banque du Canada : Dynamique du marché du travail et macroéconomie
Organizer
Landry, Anthony (Bank of Canada)
Chair
Landry, Anthony (Bank of Canada)
Papers
Cociuba, Simona (University of Western Ontario): Structural Change, Demographics and the Labor Market
Taschereau-Dumouchel, Mathieu (The Wharton School): Coordination and the Dynamics of Unemployment
Kyui, Natalia (Bank of Canada): Youth Professional Preferences and Career Outcomes: the Role of Parental Involvement and Labour Market Tightness within Professional Categories
08:30-10:00
Saturday, June 4, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
CEBERG: Markets / Les marchés
Chair
Spraggon, John (University of Massachusetts Amherst)
Papers
Thomas, Stephanie (McMaster University): Cap versus Credit Emissions Trading with Stochastic Demand
Jiang, Janet Hua (Bank of Canada): Experimental Asset Markets with an Indefinite Horizon
Normann, Hans-Theo (Heinrich-Heine University): Communication in Vertical Markets: Experimental Evidence
Spraggon, John (University of Massachusetts Amherst): The applicability of micro-finance to higher risk business ventures: An experimental study.
08:30-10:00
Saturday, June 4, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
CESG: Instruments / Les variables instrumentales
Chair
Kédagni, Désiré (The Pennsylvania State University)
Papers
Kédagni, Désiré (The Pennsylvania State University): Sharp Instrumental Inequalities: Testing IV Independence Assumption
Ozabaci, Deniz (University of New Hampshire): Additive Nonparametric Sample Selection Models with Endogeneity
Tchuente Nguembu, Guy (Université de Montréal): Regularization Based Anderson Rubin Tests for Many Instruments
08:30-10:00
Saturday, June 4, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
IO: Innovation I / OI : Innovation I
Chair
Langinier, Corinne (University of Alberta)
Papers
Shankar, Kameshwari (City College of New York): Open Source Licensing and Software Competition
Smrkolj, Grega (Newcastle University): R&D Cooperatives and Market Collusion: A Global Dynamic Approach
Langinier, Corinne (University of Alberta): Green Technology and Patents
Discussants
Smrkolj, Grega (Newcastle University); Langinier, Corinne (University of Alberta); Shankar, Kameshwari (City College of New York)
08:30-10:00
Saturday, June 4, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
CPEG: Optimal Taxation / La fiscalité optimale
Chair
Steele, Marion (University of Guelph)
Papers
Dessy, Sylvain (Université Laval): Optimal Fiscal and Education Policies when Children's Abilities Are Endogenous
Wen, Jean-François (University of Calgary): Tax Penalties on Fluctuating Incomes: Estimates from Longitudinal Data
Cuff, Katherine L (McMaster University): Optimal Unemployment Insurance and Redistribution
Discussants
Messacar, Derek (Statistics Canada); Burbidge, John (University of Waterloo); Veall, Michael (McMaster University)
08:30-10:00
Saturday, June 4, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
Econometrics / Économétrie
Chair
Anderson, Gordon (University of Toronto)
Papers
Desjardins, Denise (HEC Montréal): Modelling and Estimating Individual and Firm Effects with Count Panel Data
Charles Olivier, Mao Takongmo (Université du Québec à Montréal): Dynamic Stochastic General Equilibrium, Detrending, and Generalized Method of Moments
Anderson, Gordon (University of Toronto): Polarization and Convergence Measurement in the Absence of Cardinality
08:30-10:00
Saturday, June 4, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
CHESG: GP Behaviour / GECES : Le comportement des médecins généralistes
Chair
Watson, Barry (University of New Brunswick)
Papers
Ammi, Mehdi (Carleton University): Should I stay or should I go? Explaining general practitioners' decision to quit new primary care team in Canada
Boichev, Georgi (University of Regina): Lump-Sum Financial Incentives Work in Attracting Primary Care Physicians to Rural Areas
Chami, Nadine (McMaster University): Primary care physicians' specialist referral rates in Ontario: blended capitation versus enhanced fee-for-service
CNEH: History of Economic Thought / RCHE : Histoire de la pensée économique
Chair
Culpeper, Roy (Carleton University)
Papers
Carrera, Andrea (Università della Svizzera italiana): Keynes on windfalls: old matters, new policy
Carvajalino, Juan (Université du Québec à Montréal): E. B. Wilson, more than a catalytic influence for Paul Samuelson's Foundations of Economic Analysis
Culpeper, Roy (Carleton University): Economics, Development and Ideology in Historical Perspective
Discussants
Carvajalino, Juan (Université du Québec à Montréal); Culpeper, Roy (Carleton University); Carrera, Andrea (Università della Svizzera italiana)
Amiraslany, Afshin (Algoma University): Structural Break, Biased Estimation and Forecast Error: A Case Study of US GDP
Luitel, Hari Sharan (Algoma University): Is Unemployment Rate Stationary? Evidence from State Level Unemployment Rate Data
Mahar, Gerry (Algoma University): Testing for Unit Roots in Autoregressive-Moving Average of Unknown Order: Critical Comments
Mackinnon, Brandon (Algoma University): Iron Triangle: The Limits of Econometrics Analysis
Discussants
Kadiyala, Krishna (Algoma University)
08:30-10:00
Saturday, June 4, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
CETC: Empirical II / Analyses empiriques II
Chair
Mookerjee, Sulagna (Georgetown University School of Foreign Service in Qatar)
Papers
Rhinelander, Jason (Queen's University): Learning and forgetting in agent-based models: a Bayesian econometric approach
Mookerjee, Sulagna (Georgetown University School of Foreign Service in Qatar): Learning and Voting: Evidence from Indian Elections
Sun, Meiping (Columbia University): Salience and Surcharge: Why Are Riders Lending the Transit Authority $150 Million More?
Discussants
Mookerjee, Sulagna (Georgetown University School of Foreign Service in Qatar); Sun, Meiping (Columbia University); Rhinelander, Jason (Queen's University)
10:00-10:30
Saturday, June 4, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
Coffee Break / Pause-café
10:30-12:00
Saturday, June 4, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
CDESG Policy Panel I: Women's Economic Empowerment and GrOW / Table ronde du CDESG I : L'autonomisation économique des femmes et le programme CEDEF
Organizer
Grimard, Franque (McGill University)
Chair
Grimard, Franque (McGill University)
Panelists
Laszlo, Sonia (McGill University)
Myamba, Flora (REPOA)
Harper, Sam (McGill University)
10:30-12:00
Saturday, June 4, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
CSLS-PEF Session: Is the Canadian Labour Market Generating High-Quality Jobs? / Séance du CSLS-PEF : Le marché canadien du travail génère-t-il des emplois de haute qualité ?
Organizer
Sharpe, Andrew (Centre for The Study of Living Standards)
Chair
Sharpe, Andrew (Centre for The Study of Living Standards)
Papers
Howell, David (The New School): What Happened to Shared Growth? A Cross-Country Comparison of Job Quality in the Rich World, 1979-2014
Thomas, Jasmin (Centre for the Study of Living Standards): Trends in Low-Wage Employment in Canada: Incidence, Gap and Intensity, 1997-2014
Tiessen, Kaylie (Unifor): Labour Market Insecurity in Canada: A Look at Provincial Level Trends
Discussants
Riddell, W. Craig (University of British Columbia); Betcherman, Gordon (University of Ottawa); Osberg, Lars (Dalhousie University)
10:30-12:00
Saturday, June 4, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
CIRANO-PHELPS-RIIB: Competition Policy II / Politique de la concurrence II
Chair
Horstmann, Ignatius (University of Toronto)
Papers
Parra, Alvaro (University of British Columbia): Mergers in Innovative Industries: The Role of Product Market Competition
Eckert, Andrew (University of Alberta): Analyzing Electricity Market Structure Changes: The Importance of Forward Commitments
Sen, Anindya (University of Waterloo): Market Value, Market Share, and Mergers: Evidence from a Panel of U.S. Firms
Discussants
Corts, Kenneth (University of Toronto); Samano, Mario (HEC Montréal); Jakubowski, Ryan (Canadian Competition Bureau)
10:30-12:00
Saturday, June 4, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
State of the Art Lecture / Conférence État des connaissances
Chair
Anderson, Gordon (University of Toronto)
Speaker
Fortin, Nicole M. (University of British Columbia)
Topic
Earnings Inequality and the Gender Pay Gap
10:30-12:00
Saturday, June 4, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
CRDCN Session / Séance du RCCDR
Chair
Spencer, Byron Grant (McMaster University)
Papers
Jamil, Gazi Mohammad (Concordia University): The Effects of Local Market Conditions on Provincial Labor Mobility in Canada: An Evidence from Survey of Labor and Income Dynamics (SLID)
Javdani Haji, Mohsen (University of British Columbia, Okanagan Campus): Job Satisfaction and Coworker Pay in Canadian Firms
Discussants
Li, Qing (Capital University of Economics and Business); Lluis, Stéphanie (University of Waterloo)
Zhang, Keyi (Simon Fraser University): Economic Links and Return Volatility
Kotidis, Antonios (University of Bonn): Double Liability in a Branch Banking System: Historical Evidence from Canada
10:30-12:00
Saturday, June 4, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
CITSG: Trade, Productivity and Supply Shocks / Commerce, productivité et chocs de l'offre
Chair
Chen, Xianjuan (Simon Fraser University)
Papers
Ferguson, Shon Martin (Research Institute of Industrial Economics): Offshoring, Total Factor Productivity and Skill-Biased Technological Change
Hovhannisyan, Nune (Loyola University Maryland): Using Panel VAR to Analyze International Knowledge Spillovers
Chen, Xianjuan (Simon Fraser University): Born Like China, Growing Like China
Discussants
Hovhannisyan, Nune (Loyola University Maryland); Chen, Xianjuan (Simon Fraser University); Ferguson, Shon Martin (Research Institute of Industrial Economics)
10:30-12:00
Saturday, June 4, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
CITSG: Exchange Rates, Monetary Unions and the EU / Taux de change, unions monétaires et Union européenne
Chair
Colonescu, Constantin (MacEwan University)
Papers
Chien, Yili (Federal Reserve Bank of St Louis): Why Are Exchange Rates So Smooth? A Segmented Asset Markets Explanation
Viju, Crina (Carleton University): Ukraine's difficult economic choice: the EU or Russia?
Colonescu, Constantin (MacEwan University): Macroeconomic Effects of the European Monetary Union: A Counterfactual Analysis
Kano, Takashi (Hitotsubashi University): The first arrow hitting the currency target: a long-run risk perspective
Discussants
Viju, Crina (Carleton University); Colonescu, Constantin (MacEwan University); Chien, Yili (Federal Reserve Bank of St Louis)
10:30-12:00
Saturday, June 4, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
CLEF: Labour Markets - Health Effects on Labour Outcomes / Marchés du travail - Santé et situation sur le marché du travail
Chair
Leonard, Phil (University of New Brunswick)
Papers
Sopchokchai, Duangsuda (University of Ottawa): The Shocking Effect of Health on Income Inequality?
Mori, Hiroaki (University of Western Ontario): Specificity of Health Capital
Choiniere Crevecoeur, Ismael (Université du Québec à Montréal): Consumption Patterns and Health Shocks Among the Elderly
Discussants
Leonard, Phil (University of New Brunswick); Michaud, Pierre-Carl (Université du Québec à Montréal); Mori, Hiroaki (University of Western Ontario)
10:30-12:00
Saturday, June 4, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
CLEF: Poverty and Mobility / Pauvreté et mobilité
Chair
Brochu, Pierre (University of Ottawa)
Papers
Fortin, Myriam (Government of Canada): Income mobility among working-age Canadians: 1983-2010
Robson, Jennifer (Carleton University): Microdata on household vulnerability in Canada: 2005 to 2014
Dadson, James Nicholas (Analysis Group): Earnings and Location Decisions of Immigrants in Canada
Discussants
Brochu, Pierre (University of Ottawa); Brodeur, Abel (University of Ottawa); Rice, Derek (University of Ottawa)
Akbari, Syed Ather H (Saint Mary's University): Immigrant communities and economic integration of immigrants in Canada: Some evidence from housing market
Pandey, Manish (University of Winnipeg): Are Entry Earnings Lower for More Recent Cohorts of Immigrants to Canada? An investigation across admission categories
Djuikom Tamtchouong, Marie Albertine (Université Laval): Heteregenous Effects of Private Training on Immigrants' Dynamic Labor Market Outcomes: A multiple states and multiple spells approach
Discussants
Worswick, Christopher (Carleton University); Skuterud, Mikal (University of Waterloo); Orlov, George (University of Western Ontario)
10:30-12:00
Saturday, June 4, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
CMSG: Business Cycles / Cycles économiques
Chair
Olagunju, Waheed (McMaster University)
Papers
Johri, Alok (McMaster University): Financial Reforms, News, and Sudden Stops: An expectations-driven interpretation of surges and stops in international capital flows
Karnizova, Lilia (University of Ottawa): An empirical characterization of the comovement between the relative price of investment and the business cycle
Olagunju, Waheed (McMaster University): Intangible Investment and International Business Cycles: The Rise of the Intangibles
10:30-12:00
Saturday, June 4, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
CMSG: Inflation / GCEM : L'inflation
Chair
Moore, Bartholomew (Fordham University)
Papers
Kiarsi, Mehrab (University of Montreal): Frictional Labor Markets and the Optimal Inflation Rate and its Variability
Kryvtsov, Oleksiy (Bank of Canada): Price Selection, Inflation Dynamics, and Sticky-Price Models
Moore, Bartholomew (Fordham University): Anticipated Disinflation and Recession in the New Keynesian Model under Learning
10:30-12:00
Saturday, June 4, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
Housing and the Macroeconomy / Logement et macroéconomie
Chair
Corrigan, Paul (Bank of Canada)
Papers
Ho, Anson (Kansas State University): The Impact of Mortgage Regulations
Corrigan, Paul (Bank of Canada): Terms of trade and house price fluctuations: a cross-country study
10:30-12:00
Saturday, June 4, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
Monetary Policy Transmission in Canada / La transmission de la politique monétaire au Canada
Chair
Torres, Javier (Universidad del Pacifico)
Papers
Suchanek, Lena (Bank of Canada): Monetary Policy Transmission in Canada - Evidence from Canadian firms using the Business Outlook Survey
Torres, Javier (Universidad del Pacifico): Inflation Expectation Formation of Canadian Private Sector Forecasters
Rondina, Francesca (University of Ottawa): The adoption of Inflation Targeting in Canada: SVAR identification using changes in policy
Discussants
Torres, Javier (Universidad del Pacifico); Rondina, Francesca (University of Ottawa); Suchanek, Lena (Bank of Canada)
10:30-12:00
Saturday, June 4, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
CWEN: Inequalities in Health and the Family / RFÉ : Les inégalités familiales et de santé
Chair
Haeck, Catherine (Université du Québec à Montréal)
Papers
Turner, Laura (University of Toronto): Household Responses to Individual Shocks: Disability and Labor Supply
Strumpf, Erin (McGill University): Health Inequalities and Disease Incidence across Educational Levels: Behaviours, Healthcare and Macroeconomic environment
Connolly, Marie (Université du Québec à Montréal): The Family Gap in Canada: Trends, Geographical Patterns, and the Link with Family-Friendly Policies
10:30-12:00
Saturday, June 4, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
Bank of Canada: Data Science for Public Policy / Banque du Canada : La science des données en matière de politiques publiques
Organizer
Huynh, Kim (Bank of Canada)
Chair
Huynh, Kim (Bank of Canada)
Papers
Weese, Eric (Yale University): Inefficiency and Self-Determination: Simulation-based evidence from Meiji Japan
Dunbar, Geoff (Bank of Canada): The Social Network of Money
Navarro, Salvador (University of Western Ontario): Separating State Dependence, Experience, and Heterogeneity in a Model of Youth Crime and Education
Discussants
Suzuki, Junichi (University of Toronto); Boucher, Vincent (Université Laval); Abbott, Brant (Queen's University)
10:30-12:00
Saturday, June 4, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
Environment and Climate Change Canada Special Lecture / Conférence spéciale d'Environnement et Changement climatique Canada
Chair
Hermanutz, Derek (Environment Canada)
Speaker
Fischer, Carolyn (Resources for the Future)
Topic
Overlapping Policies for Reducing GHGs: How do they interact, when are they useful, and when are they counterproductive?
10:30-12:00
Saturday, June 4, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
CEBERG: Mind and Behaviour / L'esprit et le comportement
Chair
Landry, Peter (University of Toronto)
Papers
Poon, Wai Ching (Monash University): Provision Problems in Common-Pool Resources: A Neuroeconomics Perspective
Robalino, Nikolaus (Rochester Institute of Technology): The Evolution of "Theory of Mind": Theory and Experiments
Landry, Peter (University of Toronto): A Neuroeconomic Theory of Attention- and Task-Switching with Implications for Autism and ADHD
10:30-12:00
Saturday, June 4, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
CESG: Treatment Effects and Panel Data / Effets des traitements et données de panel
Chair
MacKinnon, James G (Queen's University)
Papers
MacKinnon, James G (Queen's University): Difference-in-differences inference with few treated clusters
Chu, Ba (Carleton University): Composite Likelihood Estimation of Dynamic Panels with Group-Specific Heterogeneity and Spatially Dependent Errors
Webb, Matt (Carleton University): A Simple, Graphical Procedure for Comparing Multiple Treatment Effects
10:30-12:00
Saturday, June 4, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
Public Economics I / Économie publique I
Chair
Galindo-Silva, Hector (Barcelona Institute of Political Economy and Governance (IPEG))
Papers
Feir, Donna Leanne (University of Victoria): Answering the Call: Economists and Reconciliation
Sevinc, Deniz (York University): Europe 2020 targets: Redefining European linkages and a modified inequality index
Galindo-Silva, Hector (Barcelona Institute of Political Economy and Governance (IPEG)): Political representation and armed conflict: evidence from local councils in Colombia
Discussants
Galindo-Silva, Hector (Barcelona Institute of Political Economy and Governance (IPEG)); Feir, Donna Leanne (University of Victoria); Morales, Juan (University of Toronto)
10:30-12:00
Saturday, June 4, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
IO: Innovation II / OI : Innovation I
Chair
Poghos, Tatevik (University of Ottawa)
Papers
Tang, Jianmin (Innovation, Science, and Economic Development Canada): Product Innovation, Cost-Cutting and Firm Economic Performance: Canadian Micro Evidence
Lee, Jonathan (Queen's University): Patents, Secrets, and Competitive Pressure
Poghos, Tatevik (University of Ottawa): The Impact of Social Capital on Firm's Innovation: Empirical Evidence from Armenia.
10:30-12:00
Saturday, June 4, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
Bank of Canada: Commodity Prices / Banque du Canada : Les prix des produits de base
Organizer
Buyuksahin, Bahattin (Bank of Canada)
Chair
Buyuksahin, Bahattin (Bank of Canada)
Papers
Alquist, Ron Gatheral (Kings Peak Asset Management): Commodity-Price Comovement and Global Economic Activity
Ellwanger, Reinhard (Bank of Canada): The relationship between commodity currency trader positions and structural oil price shocks
Robe, Michel (American University): What Drives Uncertainty and Volatility Expectations in Agricultural Markets?
Manera, Matteo (University of Milano-Bicocca): Understanding dynamic conditional correlations in commodities futures markets
10:30-12:00
Saturday, June 4, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
CPEG: Policy Analysis / Analyse de politiques
Chair
Slivinski, Alan (University of Western Ontario)
Papers
Mou, Haizhen (University of Saskatchewan): Do Balanced Budget Laws Matter in a Recession? Evidence from Canadian Provinces
Rodriguez Llorian, Elisabet (University of Manitoba): Efficiency and Effectiveness: Analysis of the Public Sector in Cuba
Steele, Marion (University of Guelph): A Housing Benefit for Ontario Delivered through CRA: its Costs and Differences between Eligibles and Others
10:30-12:00
Saturday, June 4, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
CHESG: Infant Health and Child Human Capital / GECES : La santé infantile et le capital humain des enfants
Chair
Curtis, Lori (University of Waterloo)
Papers
Milicic, Sandra (McMaster University): Infant health outcomes and economic fluctuations: evidence from Canada
Karimova, Alfia (University of Toronto): Bug Bites: Dengue Virus During Pregnancy
Simeu, Natalie (Université de Sherbrooke): Parental disability, child labour and child human capital in Ethiopia
Discussants
Rybczynski, Kathleen (University of Waterloo); Curtis, Lori (University of Waterloo); Karimova, Alfia (University of Toronto)
10:30-12:00
Saturday, June 4, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
CHESG: Unmet Needs, Wait Times and Socio-Economic Status / GECES : Besoins non-satisfaits, temps d'attente et statut socio-économique
Chair
Rosenblum, Daniel (Dalhousie University)
Papers
Gibson, Grant (McMaster University): Here Comes the SUN: Self-Reported Unmet Need, Worsening Health Outcomes and Healthcare Inequity
Hajizadeh, Mohammad (Dalhousie University): Does Socioeconomic Status Affect Lengthy Wait Time In Canada? Evidence Form Canadian Community Health Surveys
Watson, Barry (University of New Brunswick): Economic Insecurity and the Weight Gain of Canadian Adults: A Natural Experiment Approach
Discussants
Hajizadeh, Mohammad (Dalhousie University); Gibson, Grant (McMaster University)
10:30-12:00
Saturday, June 4, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
Policy Issues in Global Economics / Les politiques publiques dans une économie mondialisée
Fardoust, Shahrokh (College of William and Mary): The Rise and Fall of the Global Imbalances
Sarker, Subrata (Bank of Canada): Is Slower Growth the New Normal in Advanced Economies?
10:30-12:00
Saturday, June 4, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
Firm Level Productivity Network: Empirical Analysis of Firms and Entrepreneurs / Réseau sur la productivité des entreprises : Entreprises et entrepreneurs - Analyses empiriques
Organizer
Veall, Michael (McMaster University)
Chair
Baldwin, John (unaffiliated)
Papers
Yan, Beiling (Statistics Canada): Innovation and export market participation in Canadian manufacturing
Brüggemann, Bettina (Goethe University Frankfurt): Higher Taxes at the Top: The Role of Entrepreneurs
Kealey, John (McMaster University): Semiparametric estimation of stochastic production frontier models for panel data
Discussants
Fung, Loretta (National Tsing Hua University); Ozabaci, Deniz (University of New Hampshire); Cociuba, Simona (University of Western Ontario)
10:30-12:00
Saturday, June 4, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
CETC: Labour Economics / L'économie du travail
Chair
Han, Seungjin (McMaster University)
Papers
Monteiro, Stein (York University): Extended Family Migration Decisions: Evidence from Nepal
Davoodalhosseini, Mohammad (Bank of Canada): Directed Search with Complementarity and Adverse Selection
Melnyk, Matthew (University of Toronto): Two-Factor Matching and Time Use in Labor and Marriage Markets
Han, Seungjin (McMaster University): Executive Skill Accumulation and Firm-CEO Matching with Pay Limits
12:00-14:00
Saturday, June 4, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
Purvis Luncheon and Lecture / Conférence Purvis
Chair
Smith, Gregor (Queen's University)
Speaker
Poloz, Stephen S. (Bank of Canada)
Topic
The Optimal Policy Mix is Conjunctural, but the Medium-term is Still the Message
14:00-15:30
Saturday, June 4, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
CDESG Policy Panel II: Research to Policy In the South / Table ronde du CDESG II : De la recherche aux politiques publiques dans les pays du Sud
Chair
Grimard, Franque (McGill University)
Panelists
Bhorat, Haroon (University of Cape Town)
Mmari, Donald (REPOA)
Betcherman, Gordon (University of Ottawa)
14:00-15:30
Saturday, June 4, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
CSLS Session: Perspectives on Productivity Issues / Séance du CSLS : Des questions de productivité - Quelques perspectives
Organizer
Sharpe, Andrew (Centre for The Study of Living Standards)
Chair
Drummond, Don (Queen's University)
Papers
Cette, Gilbert (Banque de France): The role of production factor quality and technology diffusion in 20th century productivity growth
Uguccioni, James (Centre for the Study of Living Standards): Estimating Total Factor Productivity Growth: Canadian Freight Railways, 1986 to 2009
Capeluck, Evan (Centre for the Study of Living Standards): Further Evidence on the Contribution of Services Outsourcing to the Decline in Manufacturing's Employment Share in Canada
Discussants
Agopsowicz, Andrew (Bank of Canada); Diewert, W. Erwin (University of British Columbia); ab Iorwerth, Aled (Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation)
14:00-15:30
Saturday, June 4, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
Bank of Canada Governor's Award Special Lecture / Conférence de la Banque du Canada / Bourse du gouverneur
Chair
Schembri, Lawrence (Bank of Canada)
Speaker
Bombardini, Matilde (University of British Columbia)
Topic
Trade, Pollution and Mortality in China
14:00-15:30
Saturday, June 4, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
CIRANO-PHELPS-RIIB: Competition Policy III / Politique de la concurrence III
Chair
Winter, Ralph (University of British Columbia)
Papers
Ulrick, Shawn W (Federal Trade Commission): How big is big? Inferring Anticompetitive Price Effects from Difference-in-Difference Analysis
Entezarkheir, Mahdiyeh (Huron University College): Is Innovation a Factor in Merger Decisions? Evidence from a Panel of U.S. Firms
Krause, David (Bell Canada); Gunderson, Alan (competition Bureau); Hughes, Patrick (Competition Bureau/Industry Canada)
14:00-15:30
Saturday, June 4, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
State of the Art Lecture / conférence État des connaissances
Chair
Kröger, Sabine (Université Laval)
Speaker
Fehr, Ernst (University of Zurich)
Topic
The Emerging Science of Preference Formation
14:00-15:30
Saturday, June 4, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
Local Labour Markets I / Les marchés du travail locaux I
Organizers
Serafinelli, Michel (University of Toronto) Marchand, Joseph (University of Alberta)
Chair
Serafinelli, Michel (University of Toronto)
Papers
Marchand, Joseph (University of Alberta): Routine Tasks are Demanded in an Energy Boom
Warman, Casey (Dalhousie University): Local Labor Markets in Canada and the United States
Gendron-Carrier, Nicolas (University of Toronto): The Local Impact of Containerization
14:00-15:30
Saturday, June 4, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
CPP Special Lecture / Conférence spéciale d'Analyse de politiques
Organizer
Veall, Michael (McMaster University)
Chair
Fang, Tony (Memorial University)
Speaker
Morck, Randall K. (University of Alberta)
Topic
Shareholder Democracy in Canada
14:00-15:30
Saturday, June 4, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
Public Economics II / Économie publique II
Chair
Ghaziaskar, Mohamad (University of Waterloo)
Papers
Bennet, Susan (Employment and Social Development Canada): Income Stability in Employment Insurance Exhaustee Sub-Populations
Travis, Jacob (Employment and Social Development Canada): Incentive Effects of Earnings and "Best Weeks" Provisions in the Employment Insurance Program
Zaman, Ashraf (St Mary's University): The Distributional Impacts of the Tax-Free Savings Account (TFSA)
Ghaziaskar, Mohamad (University of Waterloo): Do the Rich Save More? Revisiting an old question with new approaches.
14:00-15:30
Saturday, June 4, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
Financial Economics: Risk Management / Économie financière : La gestion du risque
Chair
Shah, Anand (Tata Consultancy Services)
Papers
Mnasri, Mohamed (Université du Québec à Montréal): Dynamic Corporate Risk Management: Motivations and Real Implications
Sachdeva, Kunal (Columbia University): Market Efficiency and the Limits of Arbitrage: Evidence from the Life Settlement Market
Shah, Anand (Tata Consultancy Services): Pricing and Risk Mitigation Analysis of a Cyber Liability Insurance using Gaussian, t and Gumbel Copulas - A case for Cyber Risk Index
14:00-15:30
Saturday, June 4, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
TNCR I: Transnational Corporations and Economic Development: Experience from China and Other Emerging Markets / Les sociétés trans nationales et le développement économique - Le cas de la Chine et d'autres pays émergents
Rao, Someshwar (S RAO Consulting INC.): estimating the macro-economic impacts of inward foreign direct investment in canada
Liang, Bibo Jonah (Guangdong University of Finance & Ecomonics): What Determines the Value-Added Ratio of China's Processing Trade? An Empirical Analysis from Global Value Chain Perspective
Araújo, Eliane (State University of Maringá, Brazil): BRICS Long-Term Economic Performance: A Comparative Analysis
14:00-15:30
Saturday, June 4, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
CITSG: Exchange Rates and Pass-through / Taux de change et transmission des variations
Chair
Ammar, Nasreddine (Université Laval)
Papers
Lewis, John (Bank of England): What can Big Data tell us about the passthrough of big exchange rate changes?
Ran, Jimmy (Lingnan University): How Tenacious is the Equivalence Result of Optimal Pass-through under Price Adjustment Costs?
Ammar, Nasreddine (Université Laval): Jointness and the Exchange Rate Pass-Through
Discussants
Ran, Jimmy (Lingnan University); Ammar, Nasreddine (Université Laval); Lewis, John (Bank of England)
Wang, Ruoying (University of British Columbia): Import Exposure and Productivity Gaps: Are Privately Owned Enterprises Pulling Away?
Vezina, Pierre-Louis (Kings College London): The eternal trade sway of long-gone empires
Behzadan, Nazanin (Ryerson University): Aid, Remittances, and the Dutch Disease.
Discussants
Vezina, Pierre-Louis (Kings College London); Behzadan, Nazanin (Ryerson University); Wang, Ruoying (University of British Columbia)
14:00-15:30
Saturday, June 4, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
CLEF: Labour Market Policies - Employment / Politiques du marché du travail - L'emploi
Chair
Compton, Janice (University of Manitoba)
Papers
Lluis, Stéphanie (University of Waterloo): Employment Insurance Changes and Labour Market Transitions: Evidence from the Canadian Labour Force Survey 2000-2010
Roberge, Stéphanie (Employment and Social Development Canada): Labour Market Impacts from Early Participation in Employment Assistance Services during an EI Claim Period
vom Berge, Philipp (Institute for Employment Research): Evaluating Active Labor Market Policies using a Spatial Regression Discontinuity Design
14:00-15:30
Saturday, June 4, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
Education - Post Secondary Outcomes / Éducation - La réussite scolaire : études postsecondaires
Chair
Lange, Fabian (McGill University)
Papers
Smith, Justin (Wilfrid Laurier University): Big Fish, Small Pond? Rank at Entry and Post-Secondary Outcomes
Steffler, Mitchell (Seneca College of Applied Arts and Technology): Which College Students Transfer to University? The role of parental education and income
Thomsen, Stephan (NIW Hannover): Can We Use Young People's Human Capital More Efficiently? The Effect of a Reduced and Intensified High School Duration on Labor Market Entry
Gao, Hang (University of Waterloo): The Pay, Promotion and Education in Ontario Public Sector
14:00-15:30
Saturday, June 4, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
CLEF: Immigration - Impact of Immigration / Immigration - L'impact de l'immigration
Chair
Webb, Matt (Carleton University)
Papers
Ma, Jie (Maggie) (McGill University): How High Skilled Immigrants Affect Natives' Educational and Occupational Choices
Chen, Zong Jia (University of Waterloo): The Labour Market Outcomes of Former International Students: Evidence from the National Graduates Survey
Discussants
Webb, Matt (Carleton University); Aydede, Yigit (Saint Mary's University)
14:00-15:30
Saturday, June 4, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
New Directions in Monetary Macroeconomics in Canada / De nouvelles orientations en macroéconomie monétaire au Canada
Organizer
Smithin, John (York University)
Chair
Spotton Visano, Brenda (York University)
Papers
Smithin, John (York University): The Long-Run Non-Neutrality of Monetary Policy: A General Statement in a DGE Model
Sran, Garry (York University): Socio-Political Power of Labour, Distribution of Income, and Economic Growth. Determination of Wage-led or Profit-led growth regimes for Canadian Provinces.
Zhou, Fredrick (York University): An Empirical Examination of the Alternative Monetary Model: Comparative Analysis between Canada and the United States
Collis, Reed (York University): A realist approach to currency and exchange rate issues.
14:00-15:30
Saturday, June 4, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
CREE: Natural Resources - Water / Les ressources naturelles - L'eau
Chair
Pelli, Martino (Université de Sherbrooke)
Papers
Huang, Yichun (University of Waterloo): The economics of water conservation regulations in mining: An application to Alberta's Lower Athabasca River Region
Janmaat, John (University of British Columbia, Okanagan Campus): In or Out? Where to Invest in Water Conservation
Pelli, Martino (Université de Sherbrooke): Roads and Resources: Groundwater Depletion in the North China Plains
14:00-15:30
Saturday, June 4, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
CMSG: Macro-History / GCEM : Des questions de macrohistoire
Chair
Salisbury, Laura (York University)
Papers
MacGee, Jim (University of Western Ontario): Trade, Relative Prices, and the Canadian Great Depression
Salisbury, Laura (York University): Bankers' Liability and Risk Taking: Evidence from New England, 1867-1874
14:00-15:30
Saturday, June 4, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
Inequality / Inégalités
Chair
Elle Lei, Xiaowen (Simon Fraser University)
Papers
Habib, Ashique (University of Toronto): Imperfect information, financial frictions, and differences in cross-country TFP
Hamit-Haggar, Mahamat (Université d'Auvergne): Productivity Growth, Poverty Reduction and Income Inequality: New Empirical Evidence
Elle Lei, Xiaowen (Simon Fraser University): Information and Inequality
14:00-15:30
Saturday, June 4, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
Measurement in Macro / Les mesures en macroéconomie
Chair
Robitaille, Marie-Noëlle (Bank of Canada)
Papers
Chang, Andrew (Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System): Measurement Error in Macroeconomic Data and Economics Research: Data Revisions, Gross Domestic Product, and Gross Domestic Income
Dufournaud-Labelle, Maxime (University of Ottawa): Model Uncertainty and Weighted Policy using GMM
Robitaille, Marie-Noëlle (Bank of Canada): Assessing the Business Outlook Survey Underlying Indicator Using Real-Time Data
Discussants
Robitaille, Marie-Noëlle (Bank of Canada); Chang, Andrew (Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System); Dufournaud-Labelle, Maxime (University of Ottawa)
14:00-15:30
Saturday, June 4, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
CWEN: Kids and Their Parents' Time / RFÉ : Le temps pour les enfants et leurs parents
Chair
Zhang, Tingting (University of Toronto)
Papers
Welling, Linda A. (University of Victoria): Efficient and fair childcare in a dynamic household bargaining model
Zhang, Tingting (University of Toronto): Impact of Full-day Kindergarten on Maternal Labour Supply
Neill, Christine (Wilfrid Laurier University): Parental employment effects of switching from half day to full day kindergarten: evidence from Ontario's French schools
Molnar, Timea Laura (University of British Columbia): Work, Play, or Both and Buy? - Parents' Differential Time and Resource Investments in their Children
14:00-15:30
Saturday, June 4, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
Environment and Climate Change Canada Session III: Issues of Natural Resource Rent, Environmental Cooperation and Climate Policies / Séance d'Environnement et Changement climatique Canada III : Rentes d'exploitation des ressources naturelles, coopération en matière d'environnement et politiques climatiques
Chair
Ghosh, Madanmohan (Environment and Climate Change Canada)
Papers
Baksi, Soham (University of Winnipeg): International Trade and Environmental Cooperation among Heterogeneous Countries
Kazi, Nazrul (Statistics Canada): Canada's Natural Resource Reserve Index: is natural wealth volatility inherent or induced?
Yamazaki, Akio (University of Calgary): The Effect of Climate Policy on Performance of Manufacturing Plants in British Columbia
Discussants
Insley, Margaret (University of Waterloo); Acharya, Ram (Industry Canada); Wigle, Randall (Wilfrid Laurier University)
14:00-15:30
Saturday, June 4, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
CEBERG: Power and Politics / Pouvoir et politique
Chair
Tergiman, Chloe (University of British Columbia)
Papers
Kim, Duk Gyoo (California Institute of Technology): Legislative Bargaining without Replacement
Matthews, Peter (Middlebury College): The Elasticity of Ignorance: Expressive Voting and Information Acquisition in the Pivotal Voter Model
Pikulina, Elena (University of British Columbia): The price of power, control, and autonomy
Tergiman, Chloe (University of British Columbia): Persistence of Power: Dynamic Multilateral Bargaining
14:00-15:30
Saturday, June 4, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
CESG: Quantiles and Nonparametrics / L'utilisation de quantiles et d'estimations non paramétriques
Chair
Chen, Heng (Bank of Canada)
Papers
Chen, Heng (Bank of Canada): Set Identification and Estimation of Dynamic Quantile Models from Repeated Cross-Sections
Ghosh, Pallab (University of Oklahoma): Box-Cox Unconditional Quantile Regressions
Clair, Luc (McMaster University): Nonparametric Kernel Regression using Complex Survey Data
Felt, Marie-Hélène (Carleton University): A look inside the box: Combining aggregate and marginal distributions to identify joint distributions.
14:00-15:30
Saturday, June 4, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
IO: Industrial Organization Theory I / OI : Théorie de l'organisation industrielle I
Chair
Brander, James A. (University of British Columbia)
Papers
DaGraça, Tarcisio Barroso (Université du Québec en Outaouais): Confusion about product valuation may benefit consumers
Hili, Amal (ISG Sousse): Differentiation, labor market and globalization
Brander, James A. (University of British Columbia): Entry with Endogenous Horizontal Product Differentiation under Bertrand and Cournot Competition
14:00-15:30
Saturday, June 4, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
IO: Empirical IO II / OI : Analyse empirique II
Chair
Rollin, Anne-Marie (Statistics Canada)
Papers
Kosmopoulou, Georgia (NSF and the University of Oklahoma): Subcontracting and the Survival of Plants in the Road Construction Industry: A Panel Quantile Regression Analysis
Dee, Victor (University of Toronto): Identification of Dynamic Models of Market Entry and Exit with a Decision to Buy/Lease Fixed Inputs
Rollin, Anne-Marie (Statistics Canada): The Road Less Taken: Which Midsized Firms become Large?
14:00-15:30
Saturday, June 4, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
Defence and Security Economics / Économie de la défense et de la sécurité
Organizers
Berkok, Ugurhan (Royal Military College) Skogstad, Karl (Lakehead University)
Chair
Skogstad, Karl (Lakehead University)
Papers
Douch, Mohamed (Royal Military College): Determinants of Military Expenditures for Middle Power Nations
Kiendrebeogo, Youssouf (World Bank): Who Supports Violent Extremism in the Developing Countries?
Serre, Lynne (Defence Research and Development Canada): Forecasting the financial impact of a Government policy change
Luo, Zijun (Sam Houston State University): A Theory of Rivalry with Endogenous Strength
Discussants
Penney, Christopher (Defence Research and Development Canada); Solomon, Binyam (Department of National Defence); Yazbeck, Tania (DRDC - Defence Research & Development Canada); Garrab, Samar (Royal Military College)
14:00-15:30
Saturday, June 4, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
CPEG: Political Economy I / Économie politique I
Chair
Cotton, Christopher (Queen's University)
Papers
Lesica, Josip (McMaster University): Lobbying for Minimum Wages
Slivinski, Alan (University of Western Ontario): Informational Industrial Blackmail
Raiha, Davin (University of Western Ontario): Information, Accountability, and the Political Economy of Social Media
Discussants
Sprick Schuster, Steven (Colgate University); McLeod, Alexander (Queen's University); Pongou, Roland (University of Ottawa)
14:00-15:30
Saturday, June 4, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
EPRI I: Enhancing Primary and Secondary School Student Outcomes / EPRI I : Améliorer les résultats des élèves du primaire et du secondaire
Chair
Finnie, Ross (University of Ottawa)
Papers
Haeck, Catherine (Université du Québec à Montréal): Class size: When the tail matters
Johnson, David (Wilfrid Laurier University): The impact of non-government fundraising on student performance of Toronto elementary schools
Ford, Reuben (Social Research and Demonstration Corporation): How best to “nudge”? Getting all high school students to apply for postsecondary programs and financial aid: latest findings from randomized trials in Ontario
14:00-15:30
Saturday, June 4, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
CHESG: Hospitalized Patients Outcomes and Inequality Aversion / GECES : Patients hospitalisés et aversion pour l'inégalité
Chair
Gagné, Lynda (University of Victoria)
Papers
Golo, Kossi Thomas (Université Laval): Impact of Hospital Financing on Patient Outcomes: Evidence from Surgery in Quebec
Curtis, Lori (University of Waterloo): Cost of Malnutrition in Canadian Hospitals
Walli-Attaei, Marjan (McMaster University): An Experimental Test of Inequality Aversion in Income and Health
Discussants
Basu, Kisalaya (Health Canada); Walli-Attaei, Marjan (McMaster University); Gagné, Lynda (University of Victoria)
14:00-15:30
Saturday, June 4, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
Building EI from the Ground Up: Four Proposals / Construire l'AE à partir de la base - Quatre propositions
Organizer
Busby, Colin (C.D. Howe Institute)
Panelists
Gray, David M. (University of Ottawa)
Corak, Miles (University of Ottawa)
Schirle, Tammy (Wilfrid Laurier University)
Woolley, Frances (Carleton University)
14:00-15:30
Saturday, June 4, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
PEF: Economic Discourse in the Classroom and the Media / PEF : Le discours économique dans les établissements d'enseignement et les médias
Organizer
Perron-Dufour, Mathieu (Université du Québec en Outaouais)
Panelists
Zhang, Vicki Jingjing (University of Toronto)
Dallaire-Fortier, Clara (McGill University)
Zini, Sylvain (Université du Québec à Montréal)
Perron-Dufour, Mathieu (Université du Québec en Outaouais)
14:00-15:30
Saturday, June 4, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
CETC: IO Theory / La théorie des E/S
Chair
Dow, Gregory (Simon Fraser University)
Papers
Francetich, Alejandro (University of Washington Bothell): Choosing a Business Partner
Sekiguchi, Tadashi (Kyoto University): Multimarket Contact under Imperfect Observability and Impatience
Roberge, Stéphanie (Employment and Social Development Canada)
Papers
Sayour, Nagham (McGill University): The Impact of Maternal Care on Child Development: Evidence from Sibling Spillover Effects of a Parental Leave Expansion
Roberge, Stéphanie (Employment and Social Development Canada): Evaluation of the Labour Market Development Agreements: Incremental Impacts and Cost-Benefit Results
16:00-17:30
Saturday, June 4, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
CSLS-CD Howe Panel Session II: Is Effective Governance Feasible for All First Nations? / Table ronde du CSLS-C. D. Howe II : Une gouvernance efficace est-elle possible pour toutes les Premières nations ?
Organizers
Richards, John (Simon Fraser University) Sharpe, Andrew (Centre for The Study of Living Standards)
Chair
Anderson, Barry (Solte Consulting)
Panelists
Richards, John (Simon Fraser University)
Quesnel, Joseph (Frontier Centre for Public Policy)
Horgan, Michael (Bennett Jones)
16:00-17:30
Saturday, June 4, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
CDESG: Special Lecture / Conférence principale
Organizer
Grimard, Franque (McGill University)
Chair
Grimard, Franque (McGill University)
Speaker
Karlan, Dean (Yale University)
Topic
Building Sustainable Income for the Ultra-Poor: Behavioral and Economic Constraints
16:00-17:30
Saturday, June 4, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
CIRANO-PHELPS-RIIB: On the Role of Economists in Competition Litigation / Le rôle des économistes dans les litiges commerciaux
Chair
Duplantis, Renée (The Brattle Group Canada ULC)
Panelists
Ware, Roger (Queen's University)
Brander, James A. (University of British Columbia)
Baziliauskas, Andy (Charles River Associates)
Dagenais, Martine (Competition Bureau)
16:00-17:30
Saturday, June 4, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
State of the Art Lecture / Conférence État des connaissances
Chair
Barham, Victoria (University of Ottawa)
Speaker
Fleurbaey, Marc (Princeton University)
Topic
Welfare Economics, Risk and Uncertainty
16:00-17:30
Saturday, June 4, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
Local Labour Markets II / Les marchés du travail locaux II
Organizers
Serafinelli, Michel (University of Toronto) Marchand, Joseph (University of Alberta)
Chair
Marchand, Joseph (University of Alberta)
Papers
Serafinelli, Michel (University of Toronto): Creativity over Time and Space
Denier, Nicole (McGill University): Sexual orientation wage gaps across local labor market contexts: Evidence from Canada
Burley, Jessica (University of Toronto): Income Driven Neighbourhood Change: Labour Demand and Gentrification in New York City
16:00-17:30
Saturday, June 4, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
The Economics of Intellectual Property Rights / L'économie des droits de propriété intellectuelle
Organizers
Cosac, Teodora (Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada) Nikzad, Rashid (Copyright Board of Canada)
Chair
Cosac, Teodora (Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada)
Papers
Nikzad, Rashid (Copyright Board of Canada): The Value of Copyright-Based Industries in Canada
Abbes, Chahreddine (Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada): The Economics of Industrial Design: The Canadian Context
Lazarus, Gary (Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada): A framework for addressing and measuring effectiveness of the patent system
Cosac, Teodora (Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada): Economic Contribution of IP-Intensive Industries to the Canadian Economy
16:00-17:30
Saturday, June 4, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
Economic Perspectives on Primary Health Care Reform. What do we know? Where might we go? / Des perspectives sur la réforme des soins primaires - Que savons-nous ? Que pourrions-nous faire ?
Organizer
Sweetman, Arthur (McMaster University)
Chair
Belhadji, Bachir (Health Canada)
Panelists
Sarma, Sisira K (The University of Western Ontario)
Strumpf, Erin (McGill University)
Sweetman, Arthur (McMaster University)
16:00-17:30
Saturday, June 4, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
Meeting of those interested in the Firm Level Productivity Network / Réunion des personnes intéressées par le Réseau sur la productivité des entreprises
Ma, Qing (The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology): A Unified Theory of Forward- and Backward-Looking M&As and Divestitures
Rahaman, Mohammad (Saint Mary's University): Are Conglomerates More Resilient to Economic Shocks?
Dalkir, Elif (University of New Brunswick): Free-rider effect in corporate takeovers: a complete elimination may not be easy.
16:00-17:30
Saturday, June 4, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
TNCR II: Transnational Corporations and Economic Development: Experience from China and Other Emerging Markets / Les sociétés trans nationales et le développement économique - Le cas de la Chine et d'autres pays émergents
Zhao, Jingfeng (Northwest University, China): Understanding Agricultural Growth in China: An International Perspective
Zhang, Yujing (Carleton University): A Case Study of Agri-Biotech Systems: Policy, Regulations, and Governance in China and India
Lu, Jian (Southwestern University of Finance and Economics): R&D, Financing Constraints and Export Green-Sophistication: Evidence from China
16:00-17:30
Saturday, June 4, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
CITSG: Advances in Empirical Trade / Analyse empirique du commerce - Des avancées
Chair
Oduncu, Arif (Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey)
Papers
Paz, Lourenco (Baylor University): The Impacts of International Trade on Services' Labor Productivity in Brazil
Peluffo Geronazzo, Silvia Adriana (Universidad de la Republica): Income Level of Destination and Source Countries: Do they have a Role on Product Quality?
Oduncu, Arif (Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey): Do countries really benefit from customs unions? A non-parametric approach
Discussants
Peluffo Geronazzo, Silvia Adriana (Universidad de la Republica); Oduncu, Arif (Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey); Paz, Lourenco (Baylor University)
16:00-17:30
Saturday, June 4, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
CLEF: Labour Markets - Employment and Skills / Marchés du travail - Emploi et compétences
Chair
Ci, Wen (Statistics Canada)
Papers
Créchet, Jonathan (Université de Montréal): Labor Market Outcomes over the Life-Cycle in a Dual Labor Market
Plesca, Miana (University of Guelph): Skill demand, supply and mismatch in the Canadian economy
Pikos, Anna Katharina (Leibniz Universität Hannover): Tasks, employment and wages: an analysis of the german labor market from 1979 to 2012
Discussants
Sim, Seung-Gyu (University of Tokyo); Ci, Wen (Statistics Canada); Plesca, Miana (University of Guelph)
16:00-17:30
Saturday, June 4, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
Education: Labour Market Policies / Éducation : des politiques du marché du travail
Chair
Agopsowicz, Andrew (Bank of Canada)
Papers
Clark, Jeremy (University of Canterbury): Evaluating the returns to funding different measures of student disadvantage: Evidence from New Zealand
Chen, Kelly (Boise State University): Unequal Opportunities and Public Policy: The Impact of Parental Disability Benefits on Child Post-Secondary Attendance
Morin, Lucie (Employment and Social Development Canada): Geography-based RD Analysis on EI Measures
Fang, Tony (Memorial University): The Use and Impact of Job Search Procedures by Migrant Workers in China
Skuterud, Mikal (University of Waterloo): Immigrants and Patents: Evidence from Canadian Cities
Worswick, Christopher (Carleton University): Temporary Foreign Workers and Firms: Theory and Canadian Evidence
Discussants
Gray, David M. (University of Ottawa); Worswick, Christopher (Carleton University); Skuterud, Mikal (University of Waterloo)
16:00-17:30
Saturday, June 4, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
CREE: Renewable Resources - Theory & Empirics / Les ressources renouvelables - Théorie et analyse empirique
Chair
Saberian, Soodeh (University of Ottawa)
Papers
Nkuiya, Bruno (University of Alberta): Coalition formation in fisheries with potential regime shift
Janmaat, John (University of British Columbia, Okanagan Campus): Incorporating Preference Heterogeneity into a Choice Experiment: Valuing Watershed Protection
Saberian, Soodeh (University of Ottawa): A Good Climate For Clean Air: Effect of British Columbia Carbon Tax on Local Air Pollution
16:00-17:30
Saturday, June 4, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
CREE: Responses to Climate & Environmental Policies / Réactions face aux changements climatiques et politiques environnementales
Chair
Xiang, Di (Southwestern University of Finance and Economics)
Papers
Erhardt, Tobias (University of Basel): Garbage In and Garbage Out? On Waste Havens in Switzerland
Ferrara, Ida (York University): Household Waste Management: Garbage Disposal, Recycling, and Waste Prevention
Xiang, Di (Southwestern University of Finance and Economics): Assessing the Impact of British Columbia's Carbon Reduction Efforts on Residential Natural Gas Consumption: A Synthetic Control Approach
16:00-17:30
Saturday, June 4, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
CMSG: Macro Development / GCEM : Macrodéveloppement
Chair
Ranasinghe, Ashantha (University of Manitoba)
Papers
Chen, Chaoran (University of Toronto): Capital Deepening, Technology Diffusion, and Agricultural Productivity
Compton, Ryan (University of Manitoba): Conflict and the Military Expenditure-Growth Link
Ranasinghe, Ashantha (University of Manitoba): Crime and Establishment Size: Evidence from South America
16:00-17:30
Saturday, June 4, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
Labour Market Dynamics / La dynamique du marché du travail
Chair
Summerfield, Fraser (University of Aberdeen)
Papers
Arbex, Marcelo (University of Windsor): Network Search: Climbing the Job Ladder Faster
Li, Meng (Queen's University): Financial Frictions, Firm Dynamics and Unemployment
Summerfield, Fraser (University of Aberdeen): Changing Careers, Radically or Incrementally, in Booms and Recessions
Discussants
Summerfield, Fraser (University of Aberdeen); Arbex, Marcelo (University of Windsor); Li, Meng (Queen's University)
16:00-17:30
Saturday, June 4, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
Monetary Policy and Financial Stability / Politique monétaire et stabilité financière
Chair
Zhang, Yahong (University of Windsor)
Papers
Alpanda, Sami (University of Central Florida): Should Monetary Policy Lean Against Housing Market Booms?
Khan, Shahed Kaiser (McMaster University): Financial Shocks and Monetary Policy in a DSGE Model
Zhang, Yahong (University of Windsor): Household Debt, Macroprudential Rules, and Monetary Policy
16:00-17:30
Saturday, June 4, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
CWEN: Learning and Labour Supply in the Field / RFÉ : L'apprentissage et l'offre de main-d' uvre - Des aspects pratiques
Chair
Foley, Kelly (University of Saskatchewan)
Papers
Lehrer, Kim (Université de Sherbrooke): Learning from Peers: Experimental Evidence of Group Learning in Senior High School in Ghana
Stockley, Lisa Marie (University of Toronto): How Do Expectations Influence Labour Supply? Evidence From A Framed Field Experiment
Tang, Lei (University of Toronto): Who benefits from frequent marking of class participation?
Discussants
Neill, Christine (Wilfrid Laurier University); Petersen, Luba (Simon Fraser University); Ford, Reuben (Social Research and Demonstration Corporation)
16:00-17:30
Saturday, June 4, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
Bank of Canada: China and the Global Economy / Banque du Canada : La Chine et l'économie mondiale
Organizer
Hajzler, Chris (Bank of Canada)
Chair
Hajzler, Chris (Bank of Canada)
Papers
Zhu, Xiaodong (University of Toronto): Structural Change and the Dynamics of China-US Real Exchange Rate
Kruger, Mark (Bank of Canada): What to Expect When China Liberalizes its Capital Account?
Lu, Dan (University of Rochester): Do Financial Frictions Explain Chinese Firm Saving and Misallocation?
Rodrigue, Joel (Vanderbilt University): Price and Quality Dynamics in Export Markets
16:00-17:30
Saturday, June 4, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
CEBERG Special Lecture / Conférence spéciale du CEBERG
Chair
Kimbrough, Erik (Simon Fraser University)
Speaker
Cason, Timothy N. (Purdue University)
Topic
Individual versus Group Choices of Repeated Game Strategies in the Noisy Prisoner's Dilemma
16:00-17:30
Saturday, June 4, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
CESG: Factor Analysis / L'analyse factorielle
Chair
Stevanovic, Dalibor (Université du Québec à Montréal)
Papers
Stevanovic, Dalibor (Université du Québec à Montréal): Forecasting Economic Activity in Data-Rich Environment
Lu, Lina (Columbia University): Quasi Maximum Likelihood Analysis of High Dimensional Constrained Factor Models
Luciani, Matteo (Federal Reserve Board): Non-Stationary Dynamic Factor Models for Large Datasets
Chernis, Tony (Bank of Canada): A Dynamic Factor Model for Nowcasting Canadian GDP Growth
16:00-17:30
Saturday, June 4, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
Urban and Regional Economics / Économie urbaine et régionale
Chair
Barrington-Leigh, Christopher (McGill University)
Papers
Craig, Andrea (Queen's University): Commute Mode Choice and Neighbourhood Sorting: The effect of public transit on income and education level stratification
Sheard, Nicholas (NTNU): The value of airport infrastructure for the national economy: evidence from the US
Discussants
Sheard, Nicholas (NTNU); Gu, Wulong (Statistics Canada)
16:00-17:30
Saturday, June 4, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
IO: Empirical IO I / OI : Analyse empirique I
Chair
Corts, Kenneth (University of Toronto)
Papers
Graves, Jonathan (University of British Columbia): Large Contributions and Crowdfunding Success
Cosman, Jacob (Johns Hopkins University): Welcome! We Have a New Menu: Measuring Product Responses to Competition
Corts, Kenneth (University of Toronto): Long-Term Contracts and Repeated Interaction: Evidence from the Costa Rican Coffee Market
Discussants
Blanchenay, Patrick (University of Toronto Mississauga); Parra, Alvaro (University of British Columbia); Cosman, Jacob (Johns Hopkins University)
16:00-17:30
Saturday, June 4, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
ESDC: Industrial Relations / EDSC : Des questions de relations industrielles
Organizer
Bibi, Sami (Université Laval)
Chair
Bibi, Sami (Université Laval)
Papers
Bibi, Sami (Université Laval): The Union Wage Premium in Canada from 1997 to 2014: Is there Variation across the Wage Distribution?
Bouchard St-Amant, Pier-André (Emploi et Développement social Canada): Optimizing Health & Safety Proactive Inspections in Canada
Zhang, Lihui (Employment and Social Development Canada): Occupational Gender Segregation in Canada, 1991-2011
16:00-17:30
Saturday, June 4, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
CPEG: Political Economy II / Économie politique II
Chair
Winer, Stanley (Carleton University)
Papers
Brennan, Timothy (University of Maryland Baltimore County): How Much Relevance does Reality Imply? (Re)Considering the Endowment Effect
Cotton, Christopher (Queen's University): Clueless Politicians
Tondji, Jean-Baptiste (University of Ottawa): Reciprocity In a Political Economy
Sprick Schuster, Steven (Colgate University): What We Talk About When We Talk About Campaign Spending
16:00-17:30
Saturday, June 4, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
EPRI II: PSE Retention Skills Development / EPRI II : Le développement et le maintien des compétences
Chair
Mueller, Richard (University of Lethbridge)
Papers
Truong, Khuong (McMaster University): Literacy, Numeracy, and Earnings across Post-Secondary Fields of Study
Frenette, Marc (Statistics Canada): What Skills Do Postsecondary Graduates Require in their Job?
Afshar, Kaveh (University of Ottawa - EPRI): Experimental Approaches to Improve Student Outcomes: Results from Future Authoring and Academic Advising Interventions
16:00-17:30
Saturday, June 4, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
CHESG: Smoking and Health Care Demand / GECES : Le tabagisme et la demande de soins de santé
Chair
Akbulut-Yuksel, Mevlude (Dalhousie University)
Papers
Gagné, Lynda (University of Victoria): The influence of exposure to second hand smoke in the workplace on smoking status and cessation
Leonard, Phil (University of New Brunswick): Effects of Canadian Smoking Bans
Kavand, Hossein (Carleton University): The role of model specification in estimating health care demand
16:00-17:30
Saturday, June 4, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
Why Aren't We Teaching Introductory Economics in a Pareto Efficient Way? / Pourquoi n'enseigne-t-on pas l'économique de façon efficace à la manière de Pareto ?
Organizer
Cohen, Avi (York University)
Chair
Cohen, Avi (York University)
Papers
Benjamin, Dwayne (University of Toronto): LIteracy-Targeted Economics at the University of Toronto
Kam, Eric (Ryerson University): The 1% solution - teaching introductory economics as an inclusive exercise
Cohen, Avi (York University): What Should Go in the Only Economics Course Students Will Ever Take?
16:00-17:30
Saturday, June 4, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
John Kenneth Galbraith Prize Lecture / Conférence John Kenneth Galbraith Prize
Chair
Pringle, David J (Carleton University)
Speaker
Cohen, Marjorie Griffin (Simon Fraser University)
Topic
Structural Amnesia: The Appalling Masculinity of Economic Analysis
16:00-17:30
Saturday, June 4, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
CETC: Game Theory I / La théorie des jeux I
Chair
Semenov, Aggey (University of Ottawa)
Papers
Xu, Huilan (University of Toronto): Dismissal and Tenure in Strategic Experimentation
Sharma, Tridib (Itam): Secret Deliberations.
Semenov, Aggey (University of Ottawa): A complete characterization of equilibria in two-type common agency screening games
17:45-19:15
Saturday, June 4, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
Presidential Address / Discours du président de l'ACE
Chair
Gallini, Nancy (University of British Columbia)
Speaker
Beach, Charles M. (Queen's University)
Topic
Changing Income Inequality: A Distributional Paradigm for Canada
19:15-20:45
Saturday, June 4, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
Reception / Réception
08:00-08:30
Sunday, June 5, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
Coffee Break / Pause-café
08:30-10:00
Sunday, June 5, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
CLEF: Policy and Labour Market Interaction / L'interaction entre les politiques et les marchés du travail
Chair
Zhang, Jue (University of Waterloo)
Papers
Dalton, Michael (Bureau of Labor Statistics): Information-Driven (not Utility-Driven) Experience-Weighted Learning in the Demand for Labor: Evidence from the NBA
Kei, Wendy Wai Yee (University of British Columbia): Public pensions and elderly immigrants' labour supply decisions
Alexander, Patrick (Bank of Canada): The Welfare Effects of Macdonald's National Policy: A Heterogeneous Firms Perspective
08:30-10:00
Sunday, June 5, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
Teaching of Economics
Chair
O'Shaughnessy, Bridget (McMaster University)
Papers
Holmes, Hannah (McMaster University): " Multiple Choice, Multiple Versions: Does Where the Correct Answer Appears in the Options List Affect Student Grades on Tests and Exams?"
Power, Simon (Carleton University): The Undergraduate Research Experience Course: A Good Fit for Economics?
O'Shaughnessy, Bridget (McMaster University): Teaching Introductory Macroeconomics as a Blended Course
08:30-10:30
Sunday, June 5, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
CWEN: Mentoring Breakfast for Junior Economists / RFÉ : Déjeuner-mentorat pour les jeunes économistes
Sponsor
CWEN - Reservations Required with CWEN
Organizer
Dhuey, Elizabeth A (University of Toronto)
Chair
Dhuey, Elizabeth A (University of Toronto)
08:30-10:00
Sunday, June 5, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
Firm Level Productivity Network: Data School I - Accessing Firm-Level Data in Canada, Overview and Illustrations / Réseau sur la productivité des enterprises : Travailler sur des données I - L'accès à des données au niveau des entreprises au Canada : survol et illustrations
Organizers
Veall, Michael (McMaster University) Leung, Danny (Statistics Canada)
Chair
Leung, Danny (Statistics Canada)
Panelists
Couture, Lydia (Statistics Canada)
Houle, Stephanie (McMaster University)
Chernoff, Alex (Queen's University)
Amundsen, Alexander (McGill University)
Yamazaki, Akio (University of Calgary)
Rostamkalaei, Anoosheh (Lancaster university)
08:30-10:00
Sunday, June 5, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
CDESG: Education II / L'éducation II
Chair
Fors, Heather (University of Gothenburg)
Papers
Sanchez, Alan (Grupo de Analisis para el Desarrollo): Accessing Higher Education in Developing Countries:Panel data analysis from India, Peru and Vietnam
Hao, Tongtong (University of Toronto): The Educational Mobility of Multiple Generations: Evidence from China
Naito, Hisahiro (University of Tsukuba): Selection Mechanism and Variation of Years of Schooling across Birth Month: A Case in Malawi
Fors, Heather (University of Gothenburg): Land Certification and Schooling in Rural Ethiopia
Discussants
Fors, Heather (University of Gothenburg); Sanchez, Alan (Grupo de Analisis para el Desarrollo); Hao, Tongtong (University of Toronto); Naito, Hisahiro (University of Tsukuba)
08:30-10:00
Sunday, June 5, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
CDESG/PEP: General Equilibrium / Des questions d'équilibre général
Chair
Lemelin, André (Université du Québec)
Papers
Kame Babilla, Thierry (University of Yaoundé II): Macroeconomics implications of female entrepreneurs facing financial frictions to access to credit: a DSGE Model approach in Cameroon
Huguet, Mélissa (Université Laval): Investissements publics et effets sur le marché du travail au Chili
Lemelin, André (Université du Québec): A multiregional CGE model of Quebec
08:30-10:00
Sunday, June 5, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
Macro Aspects of Environment and Resource Economics / Aspects macro de l'économie de l'environnement et des ressources
Chair
Wang, Weimin (Statistics Canada)
Papers
Lee, Jamie Donghoon (University of Guelph): Endogenous Response in Ramsey Discount Rate
Wei, Taoyuan (Center for International Climate and Environmental Research - Oslo (CICERO)): Estimation of resource-specific technological change
Wang, Weimin (Statistics Canada): Industry Shift and Productivity Performance in the Canadian Oil and Gas Sector
08:30-10:00
Sunday, June 5, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
Economic policy in Life Cycle Models / Politique économique et modèles du cycle de vie
Chair
Rotberg, Shahar (University of Toronto)
Papers
Gong, Xiangyu (Emory University): Housing and Social Welfare: A Life-Cycle Analysis of the Housing Provident Fund in China
Mahboubi, Parisa (University of Guelph): Social Security Reforms in a Life Cycle Model with Human Capital Accumulation and Heterogeneous Agents
Rotberg, Shahar (University of Toronto): Is the Israeli Government's Land Release Rate Optimal?
08:30-10:00
Sunday, June 5, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
CEBERG: Contests / Concours
Chair
Mago, Shakun (University of Richmond)
Papers
Dechenaux, Emmanuel (Kent State University): Revise and Resubmit in Contests: An Experiment
Huang, Lingbo (University of Nottingham): Fighting Alone or For the Team? Strategic Effects in Field and Lab Team Contests
Kimbrough, Erik (Simon Fraser University): The Effects of Competition and Peer-to-Peer Teaching on Learning
Mago, Shakun (University of Richmond): Best-of-Five Contest Experiments: Can women endure?
08:30-10:00
Sunday, June 5, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
CESG: Applied Econometrics II / Économétrie appliquée II
Chair
Asare, Nyamekye (University of Ottawa)
Papers
Asare, Nyamekye (University of Ottawa): Structural vector autoregressive models with generalized autoregressive score errors
Bruneau, Gabriel (Banque du Canada): Nonlinear Propagation of Monetary Policy Shocks using Bayesian Threshold Vector Autoregressions
Melin, Olena (University of Ottawa): Do Catastrophe bond mutual funds constitute zero-beta investments?: identification-robust evidence
08:30-10:00
Sunday, June 5, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
IO: Ph.D. Student Presentations - Industrial Organization III / OI : Présentations de doctorants - Organisation industrielle III
Chair
Sayili, Koray (Queen's University)
Papers
Tan, Hongru (University of Calgary): The Welfare implication of lifting the no surcharge rule in credit cards market
Ata, Michael (University of Calgary): The Effect of Legal Policy on Strategies in Antitrust
CITSG: Capital Flows and Financial Crises / Flux de capitaux et crises financières
Chair
Friedrich, Christian (Bank of Canada)
Papers
Coulibaly, Louphou (Université de Montréal): Optimal Monetary Policy, Capital Flow Management and Financial Crises
Gnagne, Jean Armand (Université Laval): Variables Selection in Financial Crises Forecasting
Friedrich, Christian (Bank of Canada): The Dynamics of Capital Flow Episodes
Discussants
Gnagne, Jean Armand (Université Laval); Friedrich, Christian (Bank of Canada); Coulibaly, Louphou (Université de Montréal)
08:30-10:00
Sunday, June 5, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
CPEG: Expenditure / Les dépenses
Chair
Martineau, Nicolas-Guillaume (York University)
Papers
Gregoire, Philippe (Université Laval): Public-private partnerships with competitive bidding
Winer, Stanley (Carleton University): The privateness of public expenditure: with application to Indian states
Stark, A (Finance Canada): Retirement Savings Adequacy of Canadians
Discussants
Bouchard St-Amant, Pier-André (Emploi et Développement social Canada); Kouamé, Wilfried Anicet (Université de Sherbrooke); Tassonyi, Almos T. (University of Calgary)
08:30-10:00
Sunday, June 5, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
EPRI III: Advances in Linking Administrative Student Data / EPRI III : Lier des données administratives sur les étudiants - Quelques avancées
Chair
Mueller, Richard (University of Lethbridge)
Papers
Finnie, Ross (University of Ottawa): The Earnings of Canadian University Graduates: A Tax Data Linkage Approach
Pavlic, Dejan (University of Ottawa - EPRI): Labour Market Outcomes of University of Ottawa Graduates by Department of Study
Miyairi, Masashi (University of Ottawa - EPRI): Do Better Grades in PSE Lead to Better Labour Outcomes?
08:30-10:00
Sunday, June 5, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
CHESG: Theory I / GECES : Théorie I
Chair
Ammi, Mehdi (Carleton University)
Papers
Tao, Sihui (McMaster University): On the interpretation of the asymmetric and symmetric extended concentration indices
Makdissi, Paul (University of Ottawa): Robust Orderings of Socioeconomic Health Inequality: Measurement and Inference
08:30-10:00
Sunday, June 5, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
CREE: Resource Extraction - Theory & Empirics / L'extraction des ressources - Théorie et analyse empirique
Chair
Vermeulen, Wessel Nicolaas (University of Oxford)
Papers
Hosseini Jebeli, Seyed Hossein (University of Calgary): Reconciling Hotelling's Rule with Falling Prices and Rising Output, The Bias of Technological Change
Stevens, Jason (University of Prince Edward Island): Resource royalties under commodity price volatility: the effect of short and long run uncertainty.
Vermeulen, Wessel Nicolaas (University of Oxford): The impact of windfalls: Firm selection, trade and welfare
08:30-10:00
Sunday, June 5, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
CREE: Short Session II - Energy Topics / Séance courte II - L'énergie
Chair
Memartoluie, Ghazal (University of Waterloo)
Papers
Eklou, Kodjovi Mawulikplimi (Université de Sherbrooke): A Leadership Curse? Oil Shocks and the Selection of National Leaders
Fu, Sisi (University of Calgary): Estimating the Effect of Prorationing and Compulsory Unitization on the U.S. Oil Industry
Galay, Gregory (University of Guelph): The effect of transportation capacity on the value of an oil sands project
Hossain, AKM Nurul (University of Calgary): A Century of Interfuel Substitution in the United States
Mirzapour, Hossein (HEC Montreal): Energy Subsidies Reform Constrained By Consumers' Utility
Memartoluie, Ghazal (University of Waterloo): Determinants of Hourly Ontario Energy Price (HOEP)
08:30-10:00
Sunday, June 5, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
CETC: Game Theory II / La théorie des jeux II
Chair
Cabau, Noémie (Concordia University)
Papers
Potter, Shannon (University of Western Ontario): A dynamic model of principles-based policy making: achieving social objectives as an unconstrained equilibrium
Pysarenko, Sergiy (University of Guelph): Title: A (general) micro-foundation for the Tullock Contest-Success Function
Cabau, Noémie (Concordia University): Is aid delivery relevant for deterring oppressors? A theoretical investigation
Discussants
Pysarenko, Sergiy (University of Guelph); Cabau, Noémie (Concordia University); Potter, Shannon (University of Western Ontario)
08:30-10:00
Sunday, June 5, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
Financial Economics: Financial Links / Économie financière : Liens financiers
Chair
Cao, Ning (University of Alberta)
Papers
Pannella, Pierluca (Vancouver School of Economics): Can a bubble on debt securities explain the "boom and bust" in housing prices?
Wang, Xin (University of Toronto): Cross-predictability of Trade-linked Industry Returns
Hencic, Andrew (York University): Noncausal Autoregressive Model in Application to Bitcoin/USD Exchange Rates
Cao, Ning (University of Alberta): Flights from Stocks
10:00-10:30
Sunday, June 5, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
Coffee Break / Pause-café
10:30-12:00
Sunday, June 5, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
CLEF: Labour Markets - Topics in Labour / Marchés du travail - Le travail : divers aspects
Chair
Worswick, Christopher (Carleton University)
Papers
Dean, Jason (Sheridan Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning): Labour Market Attainment of Canadian Jews in the Early 20th Century
Liu, HuJu (Statistics Canada): Entry and Exit of Self-Employment and Business Ownership in Canada: Evidence from Canadian Employer-Employee Dynamics Database (CEEDD)
Schmidt, Marc-Antoine (University of Toronto): Identifying Behavioral Responses in Labor Supply: Revisiting the New York Taxi Industry
Brodeur, Abel (University of Ottawa): Terrorism and Employment: Evidence from Successful and Failed Terror Attacks
Discussants
Liu, HuJu (Statistics Canada); Schmidt, Marc-Antoine (University of Toronto); Brodeur, Abel (University of Ottawa); Dilmaghani, Maryam (Saint Mary's University)
10:30-12:00
Sunday, June 5, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
CSLS: Perspectives on the Measurement of Economic Well-being / Mesurer le bien-être économique - Des perspectives
Organizer
Sharpe, Andrew (Centre for The Study of Living Standards)
Chair
Thériault, Louis (Conference Board of Canada)
Papers
Pennock, Mike (BC Government): Slow Growth and Well-being in the Canadian Context
Osberg, Lars (Dalhousie University): The Impacts of Commodity Price Volatility and the Terms of Trade on Economic Well-being
Calver, Matthew (Centre for the Study of Living Standards): Measuring the Appropriate Outcomes for Better Decision-Making: A Framework to Guide the Analysis of Health Policy Based on an Inclusive Growth Framework
Discussants
Wolfson, Michael (University of Ottawa); Anderson, Gordon (University of Toronto); Fleurbaey, Marc (Princeton University)
10:30-12:00
Sunday, June 5, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
Education - PS Funding / Éducation - Le financement de l'école publique
Chair
Jones, Maggie (Queen's University)
Papers
Chandler, Vincent (Saint Mary's University): Short and Long-term Impacts of Graduate Scholarships
Liu, Qian (University of Western Ontario): Post-College Unemployment and Student Loan Policies
Jones, Maggie (Queen's University): Incentives, Disincentives, and Academic Achievement
10:30-12:00
Sunday, June 5, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
Firm Level Productivity Network: Data School II - New Statistics Canada Microdatasets / Réseau sur la productivité des entreprises II : Travailler sur des données
Organizers
Veall, Michael (McMaster University) Leung, Danny (Statistics Canada)
Chair
Leung, Danny (Statistics Canada)
Panelists
Brown, Mark (Statistics Canada)
O'Hagan, Patrick (Statistics Canada)
Dar-Brodeur, Afshan (Statistics Canada)
Michaud, Catherine (Statistics Canada)
Willox, K. Michael (Statistics Canada)
10:30-12:00
Sunday, June 5, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
CDESG: Health / La santé
Chair
Bhattacharjee, Shampa (Shiv Nadar University)
Papers
Bhattacharjee, Shampa (Shiv Nadar University): Sibling Rivalry and Child Survival: Evidence from the study of Twins in India
Hongdilokkul, Natt (Simon Fraser University): The Effect of Universal Health Care on Alcohol Consumption in Thailand
Khalid, Musah (University of Manitoba): Uptake of voluntary health insurance and its impact on health care utilization in Ghana
Devereux, Kevin (University of Toronto): Complementarity and free-riding in child investment: application to the polyamorous Bari people
CMSG: Fiscal Policy and Growth / GCEM : Politiques fiscales et croissance
Chair
Hasanzadeh, Samira (Carleton University)
Papers
Angyridis, Constantine (Ryerson University): Endogenous Growth, Inequality and the Composition of Government Expenditures
Moran, Kevin (Université Laval): The Macroeconomic Impacts of the proposed Quebec `Longevity Pension': An OLG Framework
Hasanzadeh, Samira (Carleton University): Sources of Canadian Economic Growth
10:30-12:00
Sunday, June 5, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
Business Cycles IV / Cycles économiques IV
Chair
Coleman, Simeon (Loughborough University)
Papers
Bernier, Maria (Bank of Canada): Building on the IMF approach for an alternative estimate of Canadian potential output
Shukayev, Malik (University of Alberta): Are history-dependent monetary policy frameworks worthwhile under imperfect credibility?
Coleman, Simeon (Loughborough University): Investigating Asymmetries in Disaggregated Inflation Dynamics: Evidence From Canadian Provinces.
10:30-12:00
Sunday, June 5, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
Bank of Canada: Sovereign Debt / La dette souveraine
Organizer
Landry, Anthony (Bank of Canada)
Chair
Landry, Anthony (Bank of Canada)
Papers
Ramanarayanan, Ananth (University of Western Ontario): Renegotiation and the Maturity Structure of Sovereign Debt
Durdu, Bora (Federal Reserve Board): Sovereign Risk and Bank Balance Sheets: The Role of Macroprudential Policies
Traum, Nora (North Carolina State University): Policy Begets Default? A Look at the U.S. State Defaults of the 1840s
10:30-12:00
Sunday, June 5, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
CEBERG: Institutions / Les institutions
Chair
Thomas, Stephanie (McMaster University)
Papers
De Geest, Lawrence (UMass-Amherst): Deterring poaching from a common-pool resource
Kidwai, Abdul (University of Massachusetts Amherst): Uncertainty and Intentions in Threshold Public Goods: An Experimental Investigation
Ngo, Jacqueline (Worcester Polytechnic Institute): Investing in Durable Technologies for Producing Public Goods
Buckley, Neil J. (York University): To Exit or Not to Exit From the Public Provision of Private Goods: Does the Frame Matter?
10:30-12:00
Sunday, June 5, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
CEBERG: Mix and Match / Choisir et combiner
Chair
Spiegelman, Eli (Université du Québec à Montréal)
Papers
Elskamp, Rebecca (University of Guelph): Scale Effects in Auctions with Multi-Unit Demand
Sossou, Kouame Marius (Université Laval): Ambiguity, belief-updating, and measurement of expectations
Bull, Charles (University of Victoria): How Robust is Cason and Plott's Theory of Game Form Misconception?
Spiegelman, Eli (Université du Québec à Montréal): Evolution in the lab: testing models of preference change across repeated interactions
10:30-12:00
Sunday, June 5, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
IO: Ph.D. Student Presentations - Industrial Organization IV / OI : Présentations de doctorants - Organisation industrielle IV
Chair
Chernoff, Alex (Queen's University)
Papers
Chan, Mons (University of Minnesota): Firm Structure and Labour Productivity: Evidence from Danish Matched Employer-Employee Data.
Yu, Jingsong (Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada): Intangible Assets and Production Performance: Canadian Micro Evidence
Chernoff, Alex (Queen's University): Firm Heterogeneity and the Gains from Technological Adoption: Theory and Measurement
Discussants
Yu, Jingsong (Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada); Chernoff, Alex (Queen's University); Chan, Mons (University of Minnesota)
10:30-12:00
Sunday, June 5, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
Economic Policy and the Labor Market / Politique économique et marché du travail
Chair
Hannusch, Anne (Emory University)
Papers
Baas, Timo (University of Duisburg-Essen): Labor market reforms and current account imbalances - beggar-thy-neighbor policies in a currency union?
Dolatabadi, Sepideh (Queen's University): The European Employment Fluctuations: Common and Country Specific Factors
Hannusch, Anne (Emory University): Social Norms, Childcare, and Female Labor Supply
Discussants
Pollak, Andreas (University of Saskatchewan); Brüggemann, Bettina (Goethe University Frankfurt); Serafinelli, Michel (University of Toronto)
10:30-12:00
Sunday, June 5, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
CPEG: Redistribution and Taxation / Redistribution et fiscalité
Chair
Ferris, J. Stephen (Carleton University)
Papers
Burbidge, John (University of Waterloo): The Role of Commodity Taxation in Pareto Efficient Tax Structures for Redistribution
Martineau, Nicolas-Guillaume (York University): Societal Consensus and Redistributive Taxation
Hussain, Syed (Lahore University of Management Sciences): Asymmetric effects of exogenous tax changes
Milevsky, Moshe (York University): Longevity Risk and Retirement Income Tax Efficiency: A Withdrawal Location Puzzle
10:30-12:00
Sunday, June 5, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
EPRI IV: The Future of Postsecondary Education Savings Incentives Programs in Canada / EPRI IV : L'avenir des programmes d'épargne-études pour l'éducation postsecondaire au Canada
Organizers
Parkin, Andrew (unaffiliated) Finnie, Ross (University of Ottawa)
Chair
Finnie, Ross (University of Ottawa)
Panelists
Finnie, Ross (University of Ottawa)
Johnson, Gail (Assistant Deputy Minister, Employment and Social Development Canada)
Neill, Christine (Wilfrid Laurier University)
Parkin, Andrew (unaffiliated)
Robson, Jennifer (Carleton University)
10:30-12:00
Sunday, June 5, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
CHESG: Theory II / GECES : Théorie II
Chair
Makdissi, Paul (University of Ottawa)
Papers
Andrews, Brendon (Charles River Associates): On Contagion and the Demand for Health
Dialahy, Isaora Zefania (Université Laval): Dynamic analysis of antibiotics use by a physician:Altruism, remuneration scheme and the planning horizon
Sakai, Yutaro (University of Calgary): International Infectious Disease Management: the implication of vaccination leakage and income heterogeneity
Discussants
Sakai, Yutaro (University of Calgary); Andrews, Brendon (Charles River Associates); Dialahy, Isaora Zefania (Université Laval)
10:30-12:00
Sunday, June 5, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
CREE: Short Session III - Resources / Séance courte III - Les ressources
Chair
Lloyd-Smith, Patrick (University of Alberta)
Papers
Aghakazemjourabbaf, Sara (University of Waterloo): Optimal resource extraction with hazardous waste production and an environmental bond
Daouda, Belem (Université Laval): Optimal Resources Production : implication of depletion from the firm side
Farah, Naima (University of Calgary): The Effects of Hydraulic Fracturing on Agricultural Productivity and Crop Composition
Lloyd-Smith, Patrick (University of Alberta): Intertemporal Substitution and the Value of Leisure Time: Evidence from Recreational Anglers in the Gulf of Mexico
10:30-12:00
Sunday, June 5, 2016
Loc. T.B.A.
CETC: Matching and Allocation / Correspondance et allocation
Chair
Trudeau, Christian (University of Windsor)
Papers
Bonkoungou, Somouaoga (Université de Montréal): Decentralized many-to-one matching