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Rik Lopuhaä (Delft University of Technology)
Toulouse : TSE, 19 mai 2022, 11h00–12h15, salle Auditorium 5
We provide a unified approach to S-estimation in balanced linear models with structured covariance matrices. Of main interest are S-estimators for linear mixed effects models, but our approach also includes S-estimators in several other standard multivariate models, such as multiple regression,...
Fuhai Hong (Lingnan University)
19 mai 2022, 11h00–12h30, salle Auditorium 4
Technology widens the access to information about our conduct. This paper aims at shedding theoretical and empirical light on induced behavioral changes in our public and private spheres. Agents misallocate efforts between the two spheres by behaving more prosocially in the public sphere than in...
19–20 mai 2022, salle TSE Building and online
18 mai 2022, 17h00–18h30, salle Cafeteria
Online event, 18–19 mai 2022
Adam Kapor (Princeton University)
TSE, 17 mai 2022, 15h30–17h00, salle Auditorium 4
This paper studies interdependent values in a matching market and how market participants strategically adjust to this situation. We study these questions in the market for medical school programs in Denmark, which assigns students to programs based on a centralized assignment mechanism. Using...
Vincent Sterk (University College London)
TSE, 17 mai 2022, 14h00–15h30, salle Auditorium A4
How much can policymakers improve macroeconomic outcomes by encouraging the entry of high-performance startups? We construct a novel and comprehensive data set on almost 1.5 million startup firms in ten European countries. We then apply cluster analysis to identify distinct startup types and trace...
Kathryn Spier ( Harvard Law School)
17 mai 2022, 14h00–15h00, Zoom Meeting
Should platforms be held liable for the harms suered by users? A two- sided platform enables interactions between rms and users. There are two types of rm: harmful and safe. Harmful rms impose larger costs on the users. If rms have deep pockets then platform liability is unnecessary. Holding the...
Ryan Chahrour (Boston College)
17 mai 2022, BDF Paris
Johannes Johnen (Louvain Catholic University.)
TSE, 16 mai 2022, 14h15–15h30, salle Auditorium 4
Many products sold on online platforms have additional features. Platforms can deliberately shroud these features from consumers, e.g. by revealing them only late in the purchase process. For example, platforms often reveal shipping- and handling fees, or upgrades like luggage or hotel services...
