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06 to 07 February 2012

Workshop Final EUSECON Workshop
European Security Economics: Lessons Learnt and the Way Forward

The EUSECON project will hold its Final Workshop on the Economics of Security on 6 - 7 February 2012 in Brussels. The Workshop will be co-organised and hosted by the Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS).

What are the driving forces behind terrorist activities and organised crime? How does insecurity impact individuals and the private sector and how do they respond to it? What is the role of European policy in dealing with these threats? What new forms of insecurity, such as maritime piracy, have emerged recently? These and other questions have been the focus of the four-year research project EUSECON – A New Agenda for European Security Economics. Funded by the European Commission and coordinated by Tilman Brück at DIW Berlin – German Institute for Economic Research, the project analyses economic causes, forms and effects of the human drivers of insecurity as well as security measures.

EUSECON has convened leading security economists and social scientists from across Europe. The research carried out in the project has already found its way to publication in numerous peer-reviewed journals including Science, European Journal of Political Economy, Defence and Peace Economics, Journal of Conflict Resolution and in a series of policy briefs published online. Click here for more information about the research and publications on security economics.

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Location
Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS) Brussels
Contact(s)
at DIW Berlin
Tel.: +49 30 89789 277
10 February 2012

Applied Micro Seminar Crowded in or out? The effect of past giving on donations to charitable causes

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Speaker
  • Sarah Smith, University of Bristol
Time
13:15-14:45
Location
DIW Berlin (Eleanor-Dulles-Raum) DIW Berlin im Quartier 110 Mohrenstraße 58 10117 Berlin
Contact(s)
at DIW Berlin
Tel.: +49 30 89789 210
10 February 2012

Workshop Berlin Behavioral Economics Workshop

The Berlin Behavioral Economics Workshop is a half-year joint event between DIW, ESMT, WZB, and TU Berlin with the aim of fostering the exchange between active researchers in the areas of behavioral and experimental economics. The 2012 workshop is jointly organized by Paul Heidhues (ESMT), Frank Heinemann (TU), Dorothea Kübler (WZB), Georg Weizsäcker (DIW and UCL) and Radosveta Ivanova-Stenzel (TU).

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Time
10:30-18:00
Location
DIW Berlin (Schumpeter Saal) DIW Berlin im Quartier 110 Mohrenstraße 58 10117 Berlin
Contact(s)
at DIW Berlin
Tel.: +49 30 89789 247
15 February 2012

Seminar Misery as a stepping stone: How and why armed conflicts and natural disasters accelerate diplomats' careers
Leibniz Seminar für Arbeitsmarktforschung (BeNA)

Abstract: This paper formally derives and tests hypotheses on how exogenous events impact the career advancement of British diplomats. On the basis of a novel panel dataset spanning 40 years (1966-2005) of 342 British diplomats' career progression, it tests the prediction that the occurrence of major natural disasters and incidents of unanticipated armed conflict outbreak in diplomats' host countries should causally enhance their subsequent promotion chances. The results are generally affirmative, in particular for promotions to higher rank levels. The paper goes on to differentiate between two mechanisms that could drive the positive link: 1) crises may 'reveal' the so far unknown ability of affected diplomats and, if diplomats are on average sufficiently able, the positive empirical relationship between crises and promotion obtains (the talent revelation mechanism); 2) crises may provide 'training' so that when dealing with disasters or conflicts diplomats gain experience that makes them promotable in the future (the experience mechanism). When testing competing predictions derived from formalising these two mechanisms, the evidence from natural disasters clearly suggests that the experience effect drives the positive link. The results from analyzing armed conflict outbreak point in the same direction but they are not as unambiguous.

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Speaker
  • Klaus Brösamle (Hertie School)
Time
6.30 - 8.00 pm
Location
Humboldt Universität Berlin Raum 21b Spandauer Str. 1 10178 Berlin
Contact(s)
at DIW Berlin
Tel.: +49 30 89789 158
Contact(s)
external
, FU Berlin
15 February 2012

Berlin Lunchtime Meeting German Economic Performance
Key findings of the OECD Economic Survey Germany 2012

DIW Berlin together with its partners is pleased to invite to a special extended session of Berlin Lunchtime Meeting.

Chair: Heino von Meyer, Head, OECD Berlin Centre

10.00What are the main challenges for Germany?
Andreas Wörgötter, Head of Division, Economics Department, OECD
10.10The labour market miracle - will it last?
Felix Hüfner, Head of Germany Desk, Economics Department, OECD
Discussant Michael C. Burda, Professor of Macroeconomics, Humboldt-University
10:45Discussion
11:15Break
11.30Green Growth - does ambition pay? , Economist, Germany Desk, Economics Department, OECD
Discussant Karsten Neuhoff, Research Director DIW Berlin and Climate Policy Initiative
12:00Discussion

The OECD Economic Survey of Germany 2012 reviews the major progress that has been made, notably on the labour market, and which paid off in the recent recession. It also outlines where more needs to be done to strengthen the growth potential, not least in view of rapid population ageing. Policy should focus on raising labour input and productivity growth through structural reforms. Implementing cost-effective climate change mitigation policies and fostering eco innovation would strengthen new drivers of growth.

Registration is required. Please send an email to: . We look forward to your participation.  

Time
10:00 - 12:30 Uhr
Location
DIW Berlin (Schumpeter Saal) DIW Berlin im Quartier 110 Mohrenstraße 58 10117 Berlin
Contact(s)
at DIW Berlin
Tel.: +49 30 89789 569
17 February 2012

Applied Micro Seminar Heterogeneity, Demand for Insurance and Adverse Selection

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Speaker
  • Johannes Spinnewijn, LSE
Time
13:15-14:45
Location
DIW Berlin (Eleanor-Dulles-Raum) DIW Berlin im Quartier 110 Mohrenstraße 58 10117 Berlin
Contact(s)
at DIW Berlin
Tel.: +49 30 89789 210
27 to 28 February 2012

Workshop SOEPcampus@DIW Berlin 2012
Workshop zur Einführung in die Nutzung von SOEP-Daten

This workshop will be held in German only.

Please refer to the German site for more information.

Contact(s)
at DIW Berlin
Tel.: +49 30 89789 283
29 to 30 March 2012

Symposium Eigth International Young Scholar German Socio-Economic Panel Symposium

For the 8th time the Bremen International Graduate School of Social Sciences (BIGSSS) of the University of Bremen and the Jacobs University and the German Socio-Economic Panel Study (SOEP) in collaboration with the Hanse Institute for Advanced Study (HWK) are pleased to announce the
"International Young Scholar German Socio-Economic Panel Symposium".

The symposium provides an opportunity for doctoral students of all disciplines (e.g. economics, demography, psychology, sociology, public health, geography) at any stage of their doctoral thesis, to present empirical research in progress - carried out with panel data (especially SOEP data) - and to discuss theoretical, conceptual and empirical issues with senior researchers. We encourage interested young scholars to submit abstracts.

If you would like to attend the symposium, please submit an abstract of your topic (350 words, in English) together with complete contact information before November 15, 2011. We will inform you whether your proposal has been accepted before December 15, 2011. The deadline for submission of the full paper (3.000 words) will be February 15, 2012.

All accepted papers will be made accessible to commentators and participants one month prior to the symposium. During the symposium each presenter will have about 20 minutes for presentation, 10 minutes comments by a senior researcher, and 10 minutes plenary discussion. The official language of the symposium will be English.

Catering as well as accommodation for non-locals will be provided. The conference fee is € 25.

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Location
Hanse Wissenschaftskolleg Delmenhorst/ Germany
Contact(s)
external
Anne-Luise Baumann
Tel.: +49 (0) 421-218 66354
Fax: +49 (0) 421-218 66353
Email: abaumann@bigsss-bremen.de

Maike Schulz
Tel.: +49 (0) 421-218 66417
Fax: +49 (0) 421-218 66353
Email: mschulz@bigsss-bremen.de

BIGSSS
PO Box 33 04 40
28334 Bremen
29 to 30 March 2012

Graduate Center Masterclasses Discrete choice: Basics, new developments and applications in the transport sector

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Speaker
  • Juan de Dios Ortúzar, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
Time
Do 14:30-18:30/Fr 09:30-12:30
Location
DIW Berlin (Eleanor-Dulles-Raum) DIW Berlin im Quartier 110 Mohrenstraße 58 10117 Berlin
Contact(s)
at DIW Berlin
Tel.: +49 30 89789 210
12 to 13 April 2012

Graduate Center Masterclasses Bayesian estimation of DSGE models

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Speaker
  • Michel Juillard, Bank of France
Time
Do 14:00-18:30/Fr 09:30-12:30
Location
DIW Berlin (Eleanor-Dulles-Raum) DIW Berlin im Quartier 110 Mohrenstraße 58 10117 Berlin
Contact(s)
at DIW Berlin
Tel.: +49 30 89789 210
10 to 11 May 2012

Graduate Center Masterclasses TBA_Caliendo

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Speaker
  • Marco Caliendo, Potsdam University
Time
Do 14:00-18:30/Fr 09:30-12:30
Location
DIW Berlin (Eleanor-Dulles-Raum) DIW Berlin im Quartier 110 Mohrenstraße 58 10117 Berlin
Contact(s)
at DIW Berlin
Tel.: +49 30 89789 210
10 to 11 May 2012

Conference Micro-Level Analysis of Well-Being in Central Asia

The transition from a planned to a market economy has had dramatic consequences in all post-Soviet republics but especially so in Central Asia. Twenty years after the collapse of the Soviet Union, we wish to examine the well-being of individuals and households in these countries.


We aim at bringing together researchers from several disciplines, especially economics, sociology, geography, and anthropology, in this conference.

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Contact(s)
at DIW Berlin
Tel.: +49 30 89789 477
29 to 30 May 2012

Graduate Center Masterclasses TBA_Kilian

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Speaker
  • Lutz Kilian, University of Michigan
Time
Di 14:00-18:30/Mi 09:00-12:30
Location
DIW Berlin (Eleanor-Dulles-Raum) DIW Berlin im Quartier 110 Mohrenstraße 58 10117 Berlin
Contact(s)
at DIW Berlin
Tel.: +49 30 89789 210
07 to 08 June 2012

Graduate Center Masterclasses TBA_Ham

DIW Berlin (Ferdinand-Friedensburg-Raum),June 07
DIW Berlin (Eleanor-Dulles-Raum),June 08

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Speaker
  • Prof. John Ham, University of Maryland
Time
Do 14.00-18.30/Fr 09.30-12.30
Location
DIW Berlin (Ferdinand-Friedensburg-Raum) DIW Berlin im Quartier 110 Mohrenstraße 58 10117 Berlin
Contact(s)
at DIW Berlin
Tel.: +49 30 89789 210
18 to 22 June 2012

Conference Kuhmo Nectar Conference and Summer School on Transportation Economics 2012

We are pleased to announce that the Kuhmo Nectar Conference and Summer School on Transportation Economics: Annual conference of the ITEA will be held in Berlin, Germany June 18-22, 2012.

The three-day Summer School is held on June 18-20, just before the Conference. It provides a condensed programme giving an introduction to academic research in transport economics including recent advances. The Summer School program consists of 10 lectures delivered by a faculty comprising a range of the most prominent researchers in transport economics.

The aim of the Conference, June 21 - 22, is to promote scientific excellence in the field of transport economics and to provide a forum for stimulating scientific exchange. Specific topics of interest include, but are not limited to, transport investment and funding, congestion pricing, time and risk, agglomeration effects, valuation of intangibles, aviation, competition, privatization etc. There will be awards with cash prizes for outstanding papers. The Conference and the Summer School are organised by DIW Berlin and Technical University of Berlin. The venue for the Summer School is DIW Berlin, the Conference will take place at Quadriga Forum, just a 5 minutes walk from DIW's premises.

For general information and abstract submission please visit
Kuhmo Nectar 2012 Conference Site.

 

Please note that being registered for abstract submission does not mean that you are automatically registered for attending the conference.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us at: .

With kind regards,

the Kuhmo Nectar Conference and Summer School on Transportation Economics

Heike Link, Chair of the Local Organizing Committee
Stef Proost , Chair of Scientific Committee
Jan Brueckner, Chair of the Summer School Steering Committee
Kenneth Small, President of International Transportation Economics Association

28 to 29 June 2012

Conference 10th International German Socio-Economic Panel User Conference
SOEP2012

The 10th International German Socio-Economic Panel User Conference (SOEP2012) will be held in Berlin, June 28-29, 2012 at DIW Berlin & Hertie-School of Governance and at the Headquarter of the Leibniz Association (WGL). The conference provides researchers who use the SOEP with the opportunity to present and discuss their work with other researchers familiar with SOEP data. Researchers for all disciplines (e.g. economics, demography, geography, political sciences, public health, psychology and sociology) who use the SOEP or the German part of the Cross-National Equivalent Files (CNEF) are invited to submit an abstract. We encourage in particular submission of papers using the longitudinal features of SOEP as well as papers on survey methodology and cross-national comparative analysis.

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Speaker
  • Keynote Speakers:
    Shelly Lundberg
    Leonard Broom Endowed Chair in Demography at the University of California, Santa Barbara, and Adjunct Professor at the
    University of Bergen, Norway

    Janet Gornick
    Director of the Luxembourg Income Study (LIS), and Professor of Political Science and
    Sociology at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York (CUNY)
Contact(s)
at DIW Berlin
Tel.: +49 30 89789 283