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Marc Teboulle (Tel Aviv University)
Toulouse: TSE, March 2, 2015, 14:00–15:00, room MS 001
We introduce a novel approach for analyzing the worst-case performance of first-order black-box convex optimization methods. Our approach relies on the observation that by definition, the worst-case behavior of an optimization method is by itself an optimization problem which consists of finding...
Sergei Kovbasyuk
IDEI, March 2, 2015, 12:30–14:00, room MF 323
Speculators often advertise arbitrage opportunities in order to persuade other in- vestors and thus accelerate the correction of mispricing. We show that in order to minimize the risk and the cost of arbitrage an investor who identifies several mispriced assets optimally advertises only one of them...
Salvatore Di Falco (University of Geneva)
Toulouse: TSE, March 2, 2015, 11:00–12:30, room MS 003
This paper investigates the role of time preference on investment in conservation in the highlands of Ethiopia. We combine farm household panel data, farm specific weather data, and patience, measured by experiments conducted at two different points in time. We find that rainfall anomalies increase...
Michel Raymond (University Montpellier 2)
Toulouse: IAST, February 27, 2015, 11:30–12:30, room MS001
Several human traits pose challenges to evolutionary thinking, as they are relatively prevalent but are associated with lower reproductive success through reduced fertility and/or longevity (Darwinian puzzles). Classical examples are left handedness, homosexual preference, menopause and mental...
Nastassia Leszczynska (Université Libre de Bruxelles)
Toulouse: TSE, February 26, 2015, 12:45–14:00, room MF 323
We explore the relationship between self-identity and corruption through a newly designed experimental game that was played with public servants in Burundi. Our core hypothesis is that the connection between self-identity, i.e., how a person perceives her/him-self, and values make unethical...
Giovanni Ursino (Catholic University of Milan)
TSE, February 23, 2015, 14:00–15:30, room MF 323
The business model of low cost carriers is now well established and accounts for a large share of western civil aviation, particularly in Europe. To understand why it has proven so successful, we develop a theoretical model which exploits the two-sided nature of flights as connectors of supply and...
Luigi Guiso
TSE, February 23, 2015, 12:30–14:00, room MF 323
We propose a new, data-based test for the presence of biased financial advice when households choose between Fixed Rate Mort- gages (FRM) and Adjustable Rate Mortgages (ARM). If households are wary, the relative cost of FRM and ARM should be a sufficient statistic for a household contract choice:...
Braz Camargo
February 19, 2015, BDF, Paris
Daniel Herrera-Araujo (Toulouse School of Economics)
Toulouse: TSE, February 12, 2015, 12:45–14:00, room MF 323
Neural tube defects are neurological conditions affecting 1/1000 foetuses in France each year. If a foetus is affected there is a 90% chance of the pregnancy being terminated. Increasing folic acid intake over 400μg per day two months before and two months after conception reduces prevalence rates...
Ax les Thermes, France, February 4–6, 2015
