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Ferdinand Vieider (Gent University) will give a presentation on Environmental Factors Shape Risk Preferences Abstract: Risk preferences are a key determinant of individual decisions. Such preferences change over time and differ across individuals, but little is known on what shapes...

Roland Winkler (University of Antwerp) will give a presentation on The Government Spending Multiplier at the Zero Lower Bound: International Evidence from Historical Data Abstract: Based on a large historical panel dataset, this paper provides robust evidence that the government...

Gianluca Orefice (CEPII) will give a presentation on Immigration and Worker-Firm matching Abstract:The matching between firm and workers is an important mechanism affecting average productivity and wage dispersion. Denser and more diversified labor markets may encourage positive...

Mathilde Valero (AMSE) will give a presentation on Household Income Shocks and Sibling Composition: Evidence from Rural Tanzania Abstract: Exploiting exogenous variation in drought conditions across districts in Tanzania, this paper investigates the effects of climate change on...