Research Seminar
The research seminar is a platform where invited researchers present their work. All lectures are open to the public and address economists and graduate students (MA level). Ph.D. students are expected to regularly attend the research seminar.
If would like to receive regular information on the research seminar, please contact Yvonne Mery at forschungsseminar-wwz-at-unibas.ch.
Responsible faculty members AT 2018: Prof. Georg Nöldeke, Prof. Sarah M. Lein, Prof. Catherine Roux
Administration: Yvonne Mery
All seminars are open to the public and usually take place on Tuesdays from 12:30 pm to 13:45 pm (seminar room S 15).
Program Autumn Term 2018
| DATE | TIME | PLACE | INVITED SPEAKER | HOST |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monday, September 17, 2018 | 16:15 | S 13 | Prof. Ulf Bockenholt, Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University "Predicting successful ads: New insights from computational image analyses" | M. Brendl |
| September 25, 2018 | 12:30 | S 15 | Prof. Paul Heidhues, DICE, Universität Düsseldorf "Browsing versus Studying: A Pro-Market Case for Regulation" | G. Nöldeke |
| October 2, 2018 | 12:30 | S 15 | Prof. Dr. Lorenz Götte, Universität Bonn "The Behavioural Mechanisms of Habit Formation: Evidence from a Field Experiment on Water Conservation" | C. Roux, B.Hintermann |
| October 9, 2018 | 12:30 | S 15 | Dr. Davud Rostam-Afschar, Visiting scholar, University of California, Berkeley / Assistant Professor (Akademischer Rat), Universität Stuttgart-Hohenheim "Flexible Work Arrangements and Precautionary Behavior: Theory and Experimental Evidence" | K. Schmidheiny |
| Thursday, October 18, 2018 | 18:15 | Bernoullianum, grosser Hörsaal, Bernoullistrasse 30, Basel | 8th Bernoulli Lecture for the Behavioral Sciences "Using field experiments to make the world a better place" | A. Stutzer |
| October 23, 2018 | 14:15 | S 13 | Prof. Yuriy Gorodnichenko, University of California, Berkeley | S.M. Lein |
| October 30, 2018 | 12:30 | S 15 | Prof. Dr. Felix Kübler, Universität Zürich "Self-justifi ed equilibria: Existence and computation" | D. Maringer |
| November 6, 2018 | 12:30 | S 15 | Prof. Matthias Heinz, Universität zu Köln "Middle managers, personnel turnover and performance: A long-term field experiment in a retail chain” | M.Beckmann, E.Shvartsman |
| November 13, 2018 | 12:30 | S 15 | Prof. Giovanni Mastrobuoni, Collegio Carlo Alberto and University of Essex (on leave) "Police Patrols and Crime" | A. Stutzer |
November 20, 2018 | 12:30 | S 15 | Jun.-Prof. Dr. Susanne Steffes, ZEW und Universität zu Köln | M.Beckmann, E.Shvartsman |
| November 27, 2018 | 12:30 | S 15 | Prof. Dr. Tim Krieger, University of Freiburg "Measuring Intra-generational Redistribution in PAYG Pension Schemes" | C. Wunsch |
| December 4, 2018 | 12:30 | S 15 | Prof. Johan A. Elkink, University College Dublin "The international diffusion of same-sex marriage: An application of spatial econometric and statistical network analysis" | A. Kachi |
| December 11, 2018 | 12:30 | S 15 | Prof. Dr. Nora Szech, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology "The (In)Elasticity of Moral Ignorance" | G.Noeldeke |
| December 18, 2018 | 12:30 | S 15 | Prof. Antoine Dechezleprêtre, OECD und London School of Economics | B.Hintermann |