Program for session C-4

Saturday 12 August 2000, 3:45 - 5:45

C-4-1: Authority and Delegation, I - Sat 12 Aug, 3:45

 Room: Balmer 203  Chair: Dimitri Paolini 
Dessein, Wouter Authority and Communication in Organizations
Paolini, Dimitri Delegation and Information Revelation

C-4-2: Contract Theory: The Holdup Problem - Sat 12 Aug, 3:45

 Room: Balmer 205  Chair: Jack Robles 
Bai, Chong-En Expropriation and Incentives for Team Production
Felli, Leonardo Does Competition Solve the Hold-up Problem?
Marimon, Ramon Competition and Reputation
Robles, Jack Does Evolution Solve the Hold-up Problem

C-4-3: Financial Markets - Sat 12 Aug, 3:45

 Room: Balmer 206  Chair: Pamela Labadie 
Dhawan, Rajeev Credit Market Risk and Small Firm Share: A Numerical General Equilibrium Analysis
Gourinchas, Pierre-Olivier Exchange Rate Dynamics, Learning and Misperception
Labadie, Pamela Intermediation and Debt Forgiveness in an Equilibrium Model with Aggregate Uncertainty

C-4-4: Growth and Technology - Sat 12 Aug, 3:45

 Room: Balmer 212  Chair: Paul Segerstrom 
Benhamouche, Zoubir Inequality, Technology Adoption and Development
diVita, Giuseppe Technological Change, Growth and Waste Recycling
Ragot, Xavier Growth and Technical Change: A Smithian Approach
Segerstrom, Paul Intel Economics

C-4-5: Convergence and Growth - Sat 12 Aug, 3:45

 Room: Balmer 213  Chair: Theo Eicher 
Adjemian, Stephane Regional Convergence and Aggregate Growth
Lim, Lee Kian Convergence and Catching Up in South-East Asia: A Comparative Analysis
Rappaport, Jordan M. How Does Labor Mobility Affect Income Convergence?
Sadler, Michael Specialized Human Capital Investment, Growth and Convergence

C-4-6: Mechanism Design, I - Sat 12 Aug, 3:45

 Room: Balmer 301  Chair: Manimay Sengupta 
Perez-Castrillo, David A Simple Selling and Buying Procedure
Robert, Jacques Optimal Trading Mechanisms with Ex Ante Unidentified Traders
Sengupta, Manimay Informed Planner, Decentralized Decisions and Incentive Compatibility

C-4-7: The World Trading System - Sat 12 Aug, 3:45

 Room: Balmer 304  Chair: Thomas Osang 
Bond, Eric Accession Rules and Trade Agreements: The Case of the WTO
Minier, Jenny Is Environmental Policy a Secondary Trade Barrier? An Empirical Analysis
Park, Jee-Hyeong Sustaining Free Trade with Imperfect Private Information about Non-Tariff Barriers
Woodland, Alan The Redistribution of Efficiency Gains: Transfers or Tariffs?

C-4-8: Treatment Effects and Program Evaluation - Sat 12 Aug, 3:45

 Room: Balmer 306  Chair: Petra Todd 
Froelich, Markus Treatment Choice Based on Semiparametric Evaluation Methods
Imbens, Guido Efficient Estimation of Average Treatment Effects Using the Estimated Propensity Score
Jalan, Jyotsna Estimating the Benefit Incidence of an Antipoverty Program by Propensity Score Matching
Todd, Petra Evaluating Preschool Programs when Length of Exposure to the Program Varies: A Nonparametric Approach

C-4-9: Performance of the Bootstrap - Sat 12 Aug, 3:45

 Room: Balmer 309  Chair: Anthony W. Hughes 
Canepa, Alessandra The Size and Power of Bootstrap Tests for Linear Restrictions in Misspecified Cointegrating Relationships
Flachaire, Emmanuel The Wild Bootstrap, Tamed at Last
Hansen, Bruce E. Non-Parametric Data Dependent Bootstrap for Conditional Moment Model
Hughes, Anthony W. Hypothesis Testing in the Presence of One-Sided Nuisance Parameters

C-4-10: Topics in Industrial Organization II - Sat 12 Aug, 3:45

 Room: Balmer 311  Chair: Dung Nguyen 
Campbell, Jeffrey Market Size Matters
Chatterjee, Kalyan When Does Competition Lead to Efficient Investments?
Dinlersoz, Emin M. Firm Organization and Retail Industry Dynamics
Nguyen, Dung Multi-Brand Advertising Competition: Theory and Econometric Results

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