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All upcoming events of DIW Berlin.
25 to 26 April 2019

Workshop Finance and Development 2019

Financial systems have developed rapidly in many developing countries. These changes increase the need for research into their effects. To this end DIW Berlin will host a workshop in the field of “Finance and Development” to be held in Berlin on April 25 in the afternoon and full day April 26, 2019.

Attendance by invitation!

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  • David McKenzie (World Bank)

    • Location
    Elinor-Ostrom-Saal DIW Berlin Room 1.2.019 Mohrenstr. 58 10117 Berlin
    Contact(s)
    at DIW Berlin
    Tel.: +49 30 89789 519
    26 April 2019

    DIW Applied Micro Seminar Multiproduct Retailing and Consumer Shopping Behavior: The Role of Shopping Costs

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  • Daniel Herrera-Araujo, Université Paris-Dauphine

    • Inviter
    • Joanna Piechucka
    Time
    13.15 - 14.30
    Location
    Anna J. Schwartz Room Room 5.2.010 Mohrenstraße 58 10117 Berlin
    Contact(s)
    at DIW Berlin
    Tel.: +49 30 89789 165
    Tel.: +49 30 89789 673
    15 May 2019

    DIW Seminar on Macroeconomics and Financial Markets Ambiguity Attitudes about investments: Evidence from the field

    Using an incentivized survey and a representative sample of investors, we elicit ambiguity attitudes toward a familiar company stock, a local stock index, a foreign stock index, and a crypto currency. We separately estimate ambiguity aversion (ambiguity preferences) and perceived ambiguity levels (perceptions about ambiguity), while controlling for unknown likelihood beliefs. We show that ambiguity aversion is highly correlated across different assets and can be summarized by a single underlying factor. By contrast, individuals’ perceived ambiguity levels differ depending on the type of asset and cannot be summarized by a single underlying factor. Perceived ambiguity is mitigated by financial literacy and education, while the preference component is correlated with risk aversion. Perceived ambiguity proves to be related to actual investment choices, validating our measure. Finally, our results imply that policies enhancing financial literacy and knowledge of financial markets can help stimulate equity market participation and reduce inequality, as these reduce peoples’ perceived levels of ambiguity about financial assets.

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  • Roy Kouwenberg, Mahidol University, Bangkok

    • Time
    12:00-13:15
    Location
    Joan Robinson Room DIW Berlin Room 3.3.002a Mohrenstraße 58 10117 Berlin
    Contact(s)
    at DIW Berlin
    Tel.: +49 30 89789 486
    20 May 2019

    Berlin Applied Micro Seminar (BAMS) Intergenerational Spillovers in Disability Insurance

    BAMS is a joint seminar by the DIW Berlin, the Hertie School of Governance, the HU Berlin and the WZB.

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  • Gordon Dahl (University of California, San Diego)

    • Inviter
    • Peter Haan
    Time
    16.00 - 17.15
    Location
    Elinor Ostrom Hall Room 1.2.019 Mohrenstr. 58 10117 Berlin
    27 May 2019

    Graduate Center Masterclasses Behavioral Insights and Parental Decision Making: A New Approach to Understanding Parental Investments in Children's Development

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  • Ariel Kalil

    • Time
    tba
    Contact(s)
    at DIW Berlin
    Tel.: +49 30 89789 246
    Tel.: +49 30 89789 460
    27 May 2019

    Berlin Applied Micro Seminar (BAMS) Patient vs. Provider Incentives in Long-Term Care

    BAMS is a joint seminar by the DIW Berlin, the Hertie School of Governance, the HU Berlin and the WZB.

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  • R. Vincent Pohl (University of Georgia)

    • Inviter
    • Peter Haan
    Time
    16.00 - 17.15
    Location
    Elinor Ostrom Hall Room 1.2.019 Mohrenstr. 58 10117 Berlin
    6 June 2019

    DIW Lecture on Money and Finance Unelected Power: Technocrats and legitimacy

    with  Paul Tucker

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  • Paul Tucker

    • Time
    12:15 bis 13:45 Uhr
    Location
    DIW Berlin im Quartier 110 Mohrenstraße 58 10117 Berlin
    Contact(s)
    at DIW Berlin
    Tel.: +49 30 89789 162
    17 to 18 June 2019

    Workshop Workshop for Women in Macroeconomics, Finance, and Economic History

    The 1st annual Workshop for Women in Macroeconomics, Finance and Economic History is being organized by the DIW Berlin. The aim is to bring together female academic researchers and practitioners to promote and exchange ideas in the field of Macroeconomics, Finance, and Economic History. We invite both empirical and theoretical contributions, including, but not limited to macroeconomic and financial stability, interactions between monetary policy and financial regulation, institutional change and capital market integration, and studies dealing with expectations and experience. The conference will facilitate and support the formation of professional networks among female economists across academia and policy institutions.
    Each conference day will be opened with an invited speaker followed by contributed pa-pers, discussions, and poster sessions. Additionally, invited speakers will share experiences and insights of pursuing a career in the field of Macroeconomics and Finance.

    Keynote lectures will be given by:

    Claudia M. Buch (Deutsche Bundesbank),
    Nicola Fuchs-Schündeln (Goethe University Frankfurt), and
    Raffaela Giacomini (University College London)

    There is no registration or participation fee. Accommodation, lunch buffets and a dinner will be hosted by DIW Berlin. However, travel expenses are not covered. 

    Please submit your paper or an extended abstract until March 31, 2019 in PDF format along with information on the paper title, name(s) of author(s), and contact details to wimfeh@diw.de. Authors will be informed latest by April 30, 2019. By submitting your paper and personal data, you agree that this information will be used exclusively for conference planning. After the conference, this data will be deleted. 

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    Time
    17. Juni 09:00 - 18:00 Uhr
    18. Juni 09:00 - 15:30 Uhr
    Location
    DIW Berlin im Quartier 110 Mohrenstraße 58 10117 Berlin
    Contact(s)
    at DIW Berlin
    Tel.: +49 30 89789 333
    Tel.: +49 30 89789 590
    21 June 2019

    Conference BCCP Conference and Policy Forum 2019 Regulatory Challenges in Digital Markets: the Rise of Corporate Power
    4th BCCP Conference

    This year’s conference focusses on the rise of corporate power with an emphasis on digital markets. A remarkable body of economic research has recently reported the global rise of markups across many markets and industries. The measurement of market power, the role of competition policy, and the potential need for regulatory intervention are core issues of the academic and policy discussion. These issues are particularly challenging in multi-sided digital platform industries with large players such as Amazon, Facebook, and Google, which are also under suspicion of increasing political power and influence. This conference brings together leading academics and policy makers to discuss the road ahead for improving institutions and markets to curb corporate power for the good of society.

    Presentations and discussions with
    Jonathan Baker (American University, Washington, D.C.)
    Tomaso Duso (DIW Berlin and Technische Universität Berlin)
    Jan Eeckhout (Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona)
    Hans W. Friederiszick (E.CA Economics)
    Matthew Gentzkow (Stanford University)
    Stefan Hunt (UK Competition & Markets Authority, Chief Data and Digital Insights Officer)
    Helen Margetts (University of Oxford)
    Fiona Scott Morton (Yale University)
    Paul Nemitz (Principal Advisor in Directorate-General Justice and Consumers of the European Commission)
    Daniela Stockmann (Hertie School of Governance)

    Online registration is now open at this link. Updated information about the event is available at the BCCP Conference website. We look forward to welcoming you to the 4th BCCP Conference.

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    Location
    WZB Berlin Raum A310 Reichpietschufer 50 10785 Berlin
    21 June 2019

    DIW Applied Micro Seminar The Roots of Inequality: Estimating Inequality of Opportunity from Regression Trees

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  • Paul Hufe, ifo Insititut, München

    • Inviter
    • Patrick Burauel
    Time
    13.15 - 1430
    Location
    Anna J. Schwartz Room Room 5.2.010 Mohrenstraße 58 10117 Berlin
    Contact(s)
    at DIW Berlin
    Tel.: +49 30 89789 165
    Tel.: +49 30 89789 673
    24 to 26 June 2019

    SOEPcampus SOEPcampus@Universität Mannheim 2019
    Längsschnittdatenanalyse mit dem Sozio-oekonomischen Panel (SOEP)

    This year's SOEPcampus@University of Mannheim Workshop "Längsschnittdatenanalyse mit dem Sozio-oekonomischen Panel (SOEP)" will take place from June 24-26 (the workshop is held in German).

    Registration:
    Please use the registration form and/or contact Deborah Gottinger-Würtz

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    Speaker

  • Felix Bader, Mannheim University

    • Contact(s)
    at DIW Berlin
    Tel.: +49 30 89789 428
    Contact(s)
    external
    Deborah Gottinger-Würtz
    soeporga@mail.uni-mannheim.de
    1 to 5 July 2019

    Graduate Center Short Course Macroeconomics with Heterogenous Agents

    Further details regarding time, place and registration will be announced.

    Speaker

  • Per Krusell and Kurt Mitman (Stockholm University)

    • Contact(s)
    at DIW Berlin
    Tel.: +49 30 89789 460