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Esa Ollila (Aalto University)
Toulouse : TSE, 17 octobre 2018, 11h00–12h15, salle MD 006
We consider the problem of estimating a high-dimensional (HD) covariance matrix when the sample size is smaller, or not much larger, than the dimensionality of the data, which could potentially be very large. We develop a regularized sample covariance matrix (RSCM) estimator that is based on...
Whitney K. Newey (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
TSE, 16 octobre 2018, 15h30–17h00, salle MS 001
Many objects of interest can be expressed as an L2 continuous functional of a regression, including average treatment effects, economic average consumer surplus, expected condi- tional covariances, and discrete choice parameters that depend on expectations. Debiased machine learning (DML) of these...
Bruno Strulovici (Northwestern University)
Toulouse : TSE, 16 octobre 2018, 11h00–12h30, salle MS 001
This paper proposes a modern mechanism design approach to study welfare-maximizing criminal judicial processes. We provide a framework for reducing a complex judicial process to a single-agent, direct-revelation mechanism focused on the defendant, and identify a commitment assumption that justifies...
Darius Lakdawalla (University of Southern California)
TSE, 15 octobre 2018, 14h00–15h30, salle MS 001
A longstanding literature explores how altruism affects the way physicians respond to incentives and provide care. We analyze how patient socioeconomic status mediates these responses. We show theoretically that patient socioeconomic status systematically influences the way physicians respond to...
Jose Luis Peydro (Barcelona Graduate School of Economics)
TSE, 15 octobre 2018, 12h30–14h00, salle MF 323
Marshall Burke (Stanford University)
Toulouse : TSE, 15 octobre 2018, 11h00–12h30, salle MS 003
We construct the first global estimates for the welfare impact of warming under unmitigated climate change using household-level micro-data. By combining household surveys from around the world, we construct a global panel of household income and consumption that we link to historical temperature...
Salle des Illustres : Hôtel de Ville, Toulouse, France, 12 octobre 2018
Daron Acemoglu (MIT)
11 octobre 2018, 15h30–17h00, salle MS 001
Nicolas Juillet (IRMA-Université de Strasbourg)
Toulouse : TSE, 11 octobre 2018, 11h00–12h15, salle MD 006
Horacio Larreguy (Harvard University)
Toulouse : TSE, 11 octobre 2018, 11h00–12h30, salle MF 323
We study a nationwide debate initiative ahead of Liberia’s 2017 elections for House of Representatives designed to solicit and rebroadcast policy promises from candidates. Leveraging random variation in candidates’ debate participation and the intensity of debate radio broadcasting we shock the...
