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June 9–10, 2015
Guillaume Rocheteau
June 9, 2015
Xavier Gabaix
TSE, June 8, 2015, 11:00–12:30, room MS 001
This paper develops a theory of optimal taxation with behavioral agents. We use a general behavioral framework that encompasses a wide range of behavioral biases such as misperceptions, internalities and mental accounting. We revisit the three pillars of optimal taxation: Ramsey (linear commodity...
Julie Subervie (INRA)
Toulouse: TSE, June 8, 2015, 11:00–12:30, room MS 003
Agri-environmental schemes (AES) are a central component of the environmental policy of the European Union. Despite widespread interest and investment in AESs, few of these programs have been carefully evaluated and doubts are often expressed about the effectiveness of voluntary programs. The...
Andrea Macrina (University College London)
Toulouse: TSE, June 5, 2015, 14:00–15:15, room MF 323
We consider the filtering problem of estimating a hidden random variable X by noisy observations. The noisy observation process is given by a randomised Markov bridge (RMB) of which terminal value is set to X. That is, at the terminal time T, the noise of the bridge process vanishes and the hidden...
Pierre-Yves Geoffard (Paris School of Economics)
TSE, June 5, 2015, 11:00–12:15, room MF 323
My talk will address the link between the health of children and the socio-economic conditions of their parents. A better analysis of the health gradient among children, and of its potential causes, is important for our understanding of the complex relationships between health, income, and...
Manufacture des Tabacs, S Building, Toulouse, France, June 4–5, 2015
Paris, June 4, 2015
Xavier Vives
June 2, 2015
Oleg Itskhoki (Princeton University)
TSE, June 1, 2015, 17:00–18:30, room MF 323
How strong are strategic complementarities in price setting across firms? Are these strategic complementarities important in shaping the response of domestic prices to international shocks? In this paper, we provide a direct empirical estimate of firms’ price responses to changes in prices of their...
