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VOLKSWIRTSCHAFTLICHE FAKULTÄT
MUNICH GRADUATE SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS
No. 315
12 - 01 - 15
NEWSLETTER
SEMINARE DIESE WOCHE
SEMINARS THIS WEEK
Department of Economics
Dienstag, 13. Januar 2015
17:00 - 18:15 Uhr
Bibliothek des Seminars für Internationale
Wirtschaftsbeziehungen
Ludwigstr. 28/II Vgb., Raum 221
Hans-Moeller-Seminar
Philipp Schmidt-Dengler
(Universität Wien)
“Information and Price Dispersion: Theory and
Evidence”
We examine the relationship between information and price dispersion in the retail gasoline
market. We rst show that the clearinghouse models in the spirit of Stahl (1989) generate an
inverted-U relationship between information and price dispersion. Past empirical studies of this
relationship have relied on (intertemporal) variation in internet usage and adoption to measure the
number of consumers that have access to the clearinghouse. We construct a new measure of
information based on commuter data from Austria. Regular commuters can freely sample gasoline
prices on their commuting route, giving us spatial variation in the share of informed consumers.
We use detailed information on gas station level price to construct various measures of price
dispersion. Our empirical estimates of the relationship are in line with the theoretical predictions.
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CES LECTURES
CES LECTURES
David Jaeger
(City University of New York)
“Topics in the Economics of Migration”
Dienstag,
13. Januar, (Part I of III)
Donnerstag, 15. Januar, (Part II of III)
10:15 – 11:45 Uhr
Schackstr. 4/II Seminarraum 207
BROTZEIT-SEMINARE
BROWN BAG SEMINARS
CESifo Group Seminar
Montag, 12. Januar, 12:00 - 13:30 Uhr
Schackstr. 4/II, Raum 207
Munich International Economics Seminar
(Eckel, Felbermayr, Marin, Schnitzer)
Montag, 12. Januar, 12:00 - 13:00 Uhr
Library of the Seminar for International Economics
Ludwigstr. 28/II Vgb., Raum 221
Micro Workshop
(Englmaier, Kocher, Maier, Schmidt)
Montag, 12. Januar, 12:30 - 13:30 Uhr
Public Finance Library
Ludwigstr. 28/III Vgb., Raum 301
Christopher Weber
“The ECB Eligible Collateral Pool”
Jakob Eberl
“ECB Collateral and Fiscal Sustainability”
Andreas Moxnes
(University of Oslo)
“Production Networks, Geography and Firm Performance”
Holger Herz
(University of Zurich)
“What Makes a Price Fair? An Experimental Study of Market
Experience and Endogenous Fairness Norms“
Public Finance and Economic Policy Seminar
(Haufler, Holzner, Wollmershäuser)
Montag, 12. Januar, 14:00 - 15:00 Uhr
Prof.-Huber-Pl.2, Lehrturm W 401
Stephane Moyen
(Bundesbank)
“tba“
Maurice Salles
(University of Caen)
“On Logic and Social Choice”
The Adam Smith Seminar
(Holler, Kocher)
Montag, 12. Januar, 18:00 - 20:00 Uhr
Ludwigstr. 28/III Vgb., Raum 301
IO and Trade Seminar
(Eckel, Schnitzer)
Dienstag, 13. Januar, 12:15 - 13:45 Uhr
Library of the Seminar for Comparative Economics
Akademiestr. 1/III
Research Workshop “Empirical Economics”
(Bucher-Koenen, Cantoni, Danzer, Sunde,
Winter, Wuppermann)
Dienstag, 13. Januar, 14:00 - 15:30 Uhr
Ludwigstr. 28 Rgb., Raum 024
Florian Unger
“Imperfect Capital Markets and Trade Liberalization
in General Equilibrium”
Susanne Prantl
(Universität zu Köln)
“Patent rights, product market reforms, and innovation”
ORG Seminar
(Englmaier, Grohsjean, Kretschmer, Weller)
Dienstag, 13. Januar, 14:00 - 15:00 Uhr
Ernst-Rabel-Forum, Veterinärstr. 5 (Gartenbau hinter Kaulbachstr. 45)
Ricardo Alonso
(LSE)
“Recruitment and Selection in Organizations”
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KONGRESSE – FORSCHUNGSAUFENTHALTE – EXTERNE VORTRÄGE
MEETINGS – RESEARCH VISITS – SEMINARS ABROAD
Davide Cantoni presented his paper “Curriculum and Ideology“ (joint with Yuyu Chen, David Yang, Noam Yuchtman, and
Jane Zhang) at the University of Zurich on December 17.
Kristina Czura presented her paper “Willingness to pay for microinsurance and flexibility: Evidence from an agricultural
investment lab-in-the-field experiment in Senegal” (joint with Vianney Dequiedt) at the Symposium on Economic Experiments
in Developing Countries (SEEDEC) at the Norwegian School of Economics, Bergen, Norway on December 10-11.
Anna Gumpert presented her paper “The organization of knowledge in multinational firms” at the 7. FIW Research Conference
in Vienna on December 12 and at the European Winter Meeting of the Econometric Society in Madrid on December 16.
Michael Irlacher presented his paper “Product versus Process: Innovation Strategies of Multi-Product Firms“ (joint with
Lisandra Flach) at the 7th FIW Research Conference in Vienna on December 12.
Bastian Schulz presented his paper “Wage Rigidity and Labor Market Dynamics with Sorting“ at the Perspectives on (Un-)
Employment – Ph.D. Workshop in Nuremberg on December 4 and at the European Winter Meeting of the Econometric Society
in Madrid on December 16. He also presented his paper at the AEA/ASSA Annual Meeting in Boston on January 3.
Simon Wiederhold presented his paper “Returns to Skills around the World: Evidence from PIAAC” at the Growth Lab
Seminar Series at the Harvard Kennedy School in Cambridge on December 4. He also presented his paper “Skill Mismatch and
the Costs of Job Displacement” at the Annual Meeting of the American Economic Association in Bosten on January 4.
PREISE, EHRUNGEN UND BERUFUNGEN
HONORS AND NOMINATIONS
Lisandra Flach and Michael Irlacher have been awarded the “Young Economist Award 2014” at the 7th FIW Research
Conference in Vienna.
Anna Gumpert received a Modigliani Research Grant of the Unicredit and Universities Foundation.
GASTWISSENSCHAFTLER
VISITORS
David Jaeger
Gerhard Glomm
Gylfi Zoega
Roberto Bonilla
Geoffrey J. Blanford
Ferran Brunet Cid
Barbara Bratta
City University of New York
Indiana University
University of Iceland
Newcastle University, Business School
Eletric Power Research Insitute
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
University of Bologna
CES
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CESifo
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Munich Economics Newsletter
Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät - Munich Graduate School of Economics
Dekan: Prof. Dr. Joachim Winter
Redaktion: Renate Schwirtz, Akademiestraße 1/II., Zi. 253,
80799 München
URL: http://www.vwl.uni-muenchen.de
Tel. 089 2180-2278, Fax 089 2180-6296
E-Mail: [email protected]
Redaktionsschluss für den Munich Economics Newsletter Nr. 316:
Mittwoch, 14. Januar 2015, 12:00 Uhr
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