Archives for IRES
March 07, 2017
Seminar
Macro Lunch - Emeline Bezin
Emeline Bezin
(IRES, UCLouvain and PSE)
will give a presentation on
An Economic Theory of Ethical Consumer Culture and Directed Technological Change
Abstract:
Sustainable innovation appears as a strongly path dependent phenomenon. This paper argues that this feature arises through...
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March 02, 2017
Seminar
UCLouvain Economics Seminar - Takeshi Murooka
Takeshi Murooka
(University of Munich)
will give a presentation on
The Timing of Choice-Enhancing Policies
Abstract :
Recent studies investigate policies motivating consumers to make an active choice as a way to protect unsophisticated consumers. We analyze the optimal timing of...
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February 28, 2017
Seminar
Macro Lunch Andreu Arenas
Andreu Arenas
(UCLouvain, CORE)
will give a presentation on
Party bans, deterrence or backlash? Evidence from the Basque country
Abstract: This paper examines how counter-terrorist political repression influences the political preferences of the aggrieved constituency....
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February 23, 2017
Seminar
UCLouvain Economics Seminar - Antonio Cabrales
Antonio Cabrales
(University College London)
will give a presentation on
What You Know... Can't Hurt You? A Field Experiment on Relative Performance Feedback in Higher Education
Abstract :
This paper studies the effect of providing feedback to college students on their position in...
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Seminar
Macro Lunch - Sara Lazzaroni
Sara Lazzaroni
(University of Bologna)
will give a presentation on
Historical roots of preferences over political regimes: Monarchy vs. Republic in 1946 Italy
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