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Department of Economics

Econometrics and Labour

    Upcoming Department events

    The Department of Economics at the University of Warwick has an active Econometrics and Labour Research Group. We co-organise the weekly CAGE applied seminar and two weekly internal seminars. We also organise the Econometrics seminar, and international conferences on campus, or in Venice.

    • Tue13FebCWIP Lunchtime Workshop - Miguel Almunia1:00pm - 2:00pm, S2.79

      Miguel Almunia

    • Wed14FebEconometrics Seminar - Alexi Onatskiy (Cambridge)1:30pm - 3:00pm, S2.79

      Alexi Onatskiy (Cambridge)

    • Tue20FebCWIP Lunchtime Workshop - Alessandro Belmonte1:00pm - 2:00pm, S2.79

      Alessandro Belmonte

    • Tue27FebCWIP Lunchtime Workshop - Thiemo Fetzer1:00pm - 2:00pm, S2.79

      Thiemo Fetzer

    • Tue06MarCWIP Lunchtime Workshop - Emma Duchini1:00pm - 2:00pm, S2.79

      Emma Duchini

    • Tue13MarCWIP Lunchtime Workshop - Simon Quinn1:00pm - 2:00pm, S2,79

      Simon Quinn

    • Oct312017CWIP Lunchtime Workshop1:00pm - 2:00pm, S2.79
    • Oct242017CWIP Lunchtime Workshop1:00pm - 2:00pm, S2.79
    • Oct172017CWIP Lunchtime Workshop1:00pm - 2:00pm, S2.79
    • Oct102017Applied Economics, Econometrics, Public Policy (CAGE) Seminar4:00pm - 5:30pm, S2.79

      Speaker: Jishnu Das (World Bank) https://sites.google.com/site/decrgjishnudas/

      Title of paper:

    • Oct102017CWIP Lunchtime Workshop1:00pm - 2:00pm, S2.79
    • Jun222017Warwick Applied Workshop 20172 days,

      The Warwick Applied Workshop (WAW) will take place on Thursday 22nd June – Friday 23rd June 2017 at Scarman House.

      The workshop provides early-career researchers working on applied aspects of economics with the opportunity to discuss their work in an informal environment with other researchers in their field, including top academics from the department.

      This year, we have invited 10 speakers working on various topics: Labour, Development, Public Economics and Industrial Organisation.

      Here is a detailed programme of the event:

      Thursday 22 June

      Time  

      09.45 – 09.55

      Arrival: Registration (in Scarman Foyer)

      09.55 - 10.00

      		 Welcome and Introduction (in Space 25)

      Session 1, Space 25

      		 

      10.00 – 10.45

      Christian Michel, U Pompeu Fabra, "Identification of Industry Conduct and Long-Run Demand Trends"

      10.45 – 11.15

      Break
      11.15 – 12.00

      Abi Adams, Oxford, "What Do You Consider Before You Choose? Identification from Asymmetric Demand Responses”

      12.00 – 14.00

      		 Lunch, Lakeview Restaurant
      Session 2, Space 25  
      14.00 – 14.45

      Ana Gazmuri, Toulouse, "School Segregation in the Presence of Student Sorting and Cream-Skimming: Evidence from a School Voucher Reform"
      14.45 – 15.30 Sebastian Findeisen, Mannheim, “City Density and Assortative Matching”
      15.30 – 16.00

      Break
      16.00 – 16.45

      Camille Landais, LSE, "Risk-based Selection in Unemployment Insurance: Evidence and Implications"reak
      16.45 – 17.30

      Thomas Le Barbanchon, Bocconi, "Partial Unemployment Insurance"

      Friday 23 June

      Time  

      Session 3, Space 25

      		 

      09.00 – 09.45

      Guilherme Lichand, Zurich, "What Is It About Communicating With Parents?”

      09.45 – 10.30

      		 Arun Advani, UCL – Warwick, “How long lasting are the effects of audits?"

      10.30 – 11.00

      Break

      11.00 – 11.45

      Attila Lindner, UCL, "The effect of minimum wages on the total number of jobs: Evidence from the United States using a bunching estimator"
      11.45 - 12.30 David Seim, Stockholm, "Firm Behavior and Payroll Taxes: Evidence from a Young Workers Tax Cut in Sweden”
      12.30 – 14.15

      Lunch, Lakeview Restaurant
      14.15

      End

      The workshop is organised by the Department of Economics of the University of Warwick and funded by the Labour and Econometrics and the Public and Political Economy research groups.

      Staff and graduate students are welcome to attend the workshop. Please use this button to register:

      Register to attend

    • Jun072017Econometrics Seminar - Ulrich Muller (Princeton)4:00pm - 5:30pm, S0.13

      Ulrich Muller (Princeton) will be presenting as part of the Econometrics Seminar series. Further details will be available in due course.

    • May302017CWIP workshop1:00pm - 2:00pm, S2.79

      Stephan Kyburz (LSE)

      Further details to follow.

    • May232017CWIP workshop1:00pm - 2:00pm, S2.79

      Sindy Qian

      Further details to follow

    • May162017CWIP workshop1:00pm - 2:30pm, S2.79

      Selma Walther / CLement Imbert [1:30h]

      Further details to follow

    • May102017Econometrics Seminar4:00pm - 5:30pm, S0.20

      Jaap Abbring (Tilburg, Netherland)

    • May092017CWIP workshop1:00pm - 2:00pm, S2.77 Cowling Room

      Florian Hett (Goethe University Frankfurt)

      Further details to follow

    • May022017CWIP workshop1:00pm - 2:00pm, S2.79

      Gianmarco Daniele (U.of Barcelona)

      Further details to follows

    • Apr252017CWIP workshop1:00pm - 2:00pm, S2.79

      Anik Ashraf

      Further details to follow

    • Mar142017CAGE Public Lecture: Ryan Avent "Work and social conflict in the age of automation"?6:00pm - 8:00pm, Wood Scawen Room, Warwick Arts Centre

      "Work and social conflict in the age of automation"?

      Biography

      Ryan Avent joined The Economist in 2009 as online economics editor. In 2011 he became economics correspondent, covering global economic issues for the newspaper and writing the Free Exchange economics blog. In 2015 he was named The Economist‘s news editor. Ryan is the author of “The Gated City” and “The Wealth of Humans: Work, Power, and Status in the Twenty-first Century”

      Visit the CAGE webpage to register for this event.

    • Mar142017CAGE (Applied Economics, Econometrics and Public Policy) Seminar - Yanos Zylberberg (Bristol)4:00pm - 5:30pm, S2.79, Social Sciences Building

      Yanos Zylberberg will be presenting as part of the CAGE (Applied Economics, Econometrics and Public Policy) Seminar Series. Further details will be available in due course.

    • Mar102017Econometrics Seminar - Ivan Fernandez-Val (BU)1:00pm - 2:30pm, S2.79

      Ivan Fernandez-Val (BU) will be presenting as part of the Econometrics Seminar series. Further details will be available in due course.

    • Mar072017CAGE (Applied Economics, Econometrics and Public Policy) Seminar - Seema Jayachandran (Northwestern)4:00pm - 5:30pm, S2.79, Social Sciences Building

      Seema Jayachandran will be presenting as part of the CAGE (Applied Economics, Econometrics and Public Policy) Seminar series. Further details will be available in due course

    • Mar012017Econometrics Workshop - Alex Tetenov (Bristol)4:00pm - 5:30pm, PS1.28

      Alex Tetenov (Bristol) will be presenting as part of the Econometrics Seminar series. Further details will be available in due course.

    • Feb282017CAGE (Applied Economics, Econometrics and Public Policy) Seminar - John Friedman (Brown)4:00pm - 5:30pm, S2.79, Social Sciences Building

      John Friedman will be presenting as part of the CAGE (Applied Economics, Econometrics and Public Policy) Seminar series. Further details will be available in due course

    • Feb212017CAGE (Applied Economics, Econometrics and Public Policy) Seminar - Chris Neilson (Princeton)4:00pm - 5:30pm, S2.79, Social Sciences Building

      Chris Neilson will be presenting as part of the CAGE (Applied Economics, Econometrics and Public Policy) Seminar Series. Further details will be available in due course.

    • Feb072017‘Understanding Happiness’ launch event - Warwick6:00pm - 8:00pm, Helen Martin Studio, Warwick Arts Centre

      Join us on 7 February as The Centre for Competitive Advantage in the Global Economy (CAGE) launches ‘Understanding Happiness’, a new report on wellbeing and the economy.

      The event will discuss the findings of the report, which features new research on ways of measuring wellbeing, how wellbeing varies across countries and the reasons for those variations, and the ways in which the relationship between wealth and wellbeing has changed over time.

      The Centre for Competitive Advantage in the Global Economy (CAGE) is a research centre in the Department of Economics at the University of Warwick, funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) to carry out a ten year programme of research into how countries succeed in achieving the key objectives central to the economic wellbeing of their citizens.

      Online Registration

      ‘Understanding Happiness’

      Test

      Panellists

      Emran Mian, Director, Social Market Foundation (Chair)
      Sir Dave Ramsden, Chief Economic Adviser to HM Treasury
      Lord Gus O’Donnell, Former Cabinet Secretary (2005-2011), Chair of Frontier Economics,
      Visiting Professor at the London School of Economics and University College London
      Eugenio Proto, Associate Professor of Economics, University of Warwick
      Daniel Sgroi, Associate Professor of Economics, University of Warwick

      Date/ time

      Tuesday 7 February 2017
      18.00 - 19.15 - Report launch
      19:15 - 20:00 - Networking reception

       Venue

      Helen Martin Studio, Warwick Arts Centre, University of Warwick

      If you would like to attend please email Jane.Snape@warwick.ac.uk

    • Jan232017‘Understanding Happiness’ launch event - London6:00pm - 8:00pm, British Academy, London

      Join us on 23 January as The Centre for Competitive Advantage in the Global Economy (CAGE) launches ‘Understanding Happiness’, a new report on wellbeing and the economy.

      The event will discuss the findings of the report, which features new research on ways of measuring wellbeing, how wellbeing varies across countries and the reasons for those variations, and the ways in which the relationship between wealth and wellbeing has changed over time.

      Andrew Oswald and Daniel Sgroi will introduce their research, and Sir Dave Ramsden will discuss the perspective of the Government Economic Service on wellbeing, before taking questions from Chair Diane Coyle and the audience.

      The Centre for Competitive Advantage in the Global Economy (CAGE) is a research centre in the Department of Economics at the University of Warwick, funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) to carry out a ten year programme of research into how countries succeed in achieving the key objectives central to the economic wellbeing of their citizens.

      ‘Understanding Happiness’

      Test

      Panellists

      Diane Coyle, Professor of Economics, University of Manchester (Chair)
      Sir Dave Ramsden, Chief Economic Adviser to HM Treasury
      Andrew Oswald, Professor of Economics and Behavioural Science, University of Warwick
      Daniel Sgroi, Associate Professor of Economics, University of Warwick

      Date/ time

      Monday 23 January 2017
      18.00 - 19.15 - Report launch
      19:15 - 20:00 - Drinks reception

       Venue

      British Academy, 10-11 Carlton House Terrace, St. James's, London SW1Y 5AH

      If you would like to attend please email Jane.Snape@warwick.ac.uk

    • Dec062016CWIP (CAGE Work in Progress)1:00pm - 2:00pm, S2.79

      Nicolas Navarrete

    • Nov302016AMES workshop12:00pm - 1:00pm, S1.50
    • Nov292016CWIP (CAGE Work in Progress)1:00pm - 2:00pm, S2.79

      Lucie Gadenne

    • Nov222016CWIP (CAGE Work in Progress)1:00pm - 2:00pm, S2.79

      Francisco Cavalcanti

    • Nov162016Econometrics Seminar - Konrad Menzel (NYU)4:00pm - 5:30pm, TBA

      Konrad Menzel (NYU) will be presenting as part of the Econometrics Seminar series. Further details will be available in due course

    • Nov152016CWIP (CAGE Work in Progress)1:00pm - 2:00pm, S2.79

      Ali Moghaddasi-Kelishomi

    • Nov082016CWIP (CAGE Work in Progress)1:00pm - 2:00pm, S2.79

      CWIP (CAGE Work in Progress)

    • Nov012016CAGE (CAGE Work in Progress)1:00pm - 2:00pm, S2.133

      Christina Ammon

    • Oct252016CWIP (CAGE Work in Progress)1:00pm - 2:00pm, S2.79

      Clement Imbert

    • Oct182016CWIP (CAGE Work in Progress)1:00pm - 2:00pm, S2.79

      Selma Walther

    • Jun072016CWIP: Rigissa Megalokonomou1:00pm - 2:00pm, Social Sciences S2.77 (Cowling Room)
    • May312016CWIP: Mirko Draca1:00pm - 2:00pm, Social Sciences S2.77 (Cowling Room)
    • May242016Applied Economics, Econometrics and Public Policy Seminar (CAGE) - Munir Squires (LSE)4:00pm - 5:30pm, S2.79

      Speaker website.

    • May242016CWIP: Andy Ferrara1:00pm - 2:00pm, Social Sciences S2.77 (Cowling Room)
    • May172016Applied Economics, Econometrics and Public Policy Seminar (CAGE) - Nathaniel Hendren (Harvard)4:00pm - 5:30pm, S2.79

      Speaker website.

    • May172016CWIP: Miguel Almunia1:00pm - 2:00pm, Social Sciences S2.77 (Cowling Room)
    • May112016Econometrics Summer Masterclass and Workshop3 days,

      The Econometrics Summer Masterclass organised by Dr Clement de Chaisemartin, Dr Mingli Chen and the Econometrics and Labour Research Group for both staff and PhD students.

      The three day event, taking place 11 - 13 May 2016 includes a masterclass and workshop and is an excellent opportunity to hear from leading academics in the field of Econometrics. Participants may attend both days or just one day and lunch is included for workshop participants.

      Workshop (Wednesday 11 May 2016)

      The Workshop will take place in room S2.79, Social Sciences.

      The program is as follows:

      • 10.00-10:40: Clement de Chaisemartin (Warwick): Next please! A new definition of the treatment and control groups for randomizations with waiting lists, with Luc Behaghel.
      • 10:40-11:20: Zizhong Yan (Warwick): Bayesian methods to estimate treatment effects in observational studies.
      • 11:20-12:00: Roland Rathelot (Warwick): Measuring Segregation on Small Units: A Partial Identification Analysis, with Xavier D’Haultfoeuille.
      • 12:00-13:30: Lunch break, Scarman.
      • 13:30-14:30: Alexandre Belloni (Duke): Uniformly Valid Post-Regularization Confidence Regions for Many Functional Parameters in Z-Estimation Framework, with Victor Chernozhukov, Denis Chetverikov, and Ying We.
      • 14:30-15:30: Matias Cattaneo (Michigan): Treatment Effects with Many Covariates and Heteroskedasticity, with M. Jansson and W. K. Newey.
      • 15:30-16:00: Coffee break.
      • 16:00-17:00: Michael Wolf (Zurich): Resurrecting Weighted Least Squares, with J. P. Romano.
      • 17:00-18:00: Michele Aquaro (Warwick): Quasi Maximum Likelihood Estimation of Spatial Models with Heterogeneous Coefficients, with N. Bailey and M. H. Pesaran.

      Masterclass (Thursday 12 - Friday 13 May 2016)

      Victor Chernozhukov (MIT) will give a master class on machine learning in econometrics. This will take place in room S2.79, Social Sciences. The programme is as follows:

      Thursday 12

      • 09:00-10:25: Lecture 1
      • 10:35-12:00: Lecture 2
      • 12:00-13:15: Lunch in Lakeview Restaurant (Scarman House)
      • 13:15-14:40: Lecture 3

      Friday 13

      Econometrics Masterclass by Victor Chernozhukov (MIT)

      • 09:00-10:25: Lecture 1
      • 10:35-12:00: Lecture 2
      • 12:00-13:15: Lunch in Lakeview Restaurant (Scarman House)
      • 13:15-14:40: Lecture 3

      Registration

      These events are open to Faculty members and MRes/PhD students from the Department of Economics, Department of Statistics, the Mathematics Institute and Warwick Business School.

      Register for the workshop

      Register for the masterclass

    • May102016Applied Economics, Econometrics and Public Policy Seminar (CAGE) - Florian Zettelmeyer (Northwestern Kellogg)4:00pm - 5:30pm, S2.79

      Speaker website.

    • May102016CWIP: TBD1:00pm - 2:00pm, Social Sciences S2.77 (Cowling Room)
    • May032016Applied Economics, Econometrics and Public Policy Seminar (CAGE) - Barbara Petrongolo (QMUL)4:00pm - 5:30pm, S2.79

      Speaker website.

    • May032016CWIP: Ben Lockwood1:00pm - 2:00pm, Social Sciences S2.77 (Cowling Room)
    • Apr262016Applied Economics, Econometrics and Public Policy Seminar (CAGE) - Alessandra Voena (Chicago)4:00pm - 5:30pm, S2.79

      Speaker website.

    • Apr262016CWIP: Zizhong Yan1:00pm - 2:00pm, Social Sciences S2.77 (Cowling Room)
    • Mar152016Applied Economics, Econometrics and Public Policy Seminar (CAGE) - Jesse Rothstein (Berkeley)4:00pm - 5:30pm, S2.79

      Speaker website.

    • Mar082016Applied Economics, Econometrics and Public Policy Seminar (CAGE) - Supreet Kaur (Columbia)4:00pm - 5:30pm, S2.79

      Speaker website.

    • Mar012016Applied Economics, Econometrics and Public Policy Seminar (CAGE) - Walker Hanlon (UCLA)4:00pm - 5:30pm, S2.79

      Speaker website.

    • Feb232016Applied Economics, Econometrics and Public Policy Seminar (CAGE) - Andrei Markevich (NES)4:00pm - 5:30pm, S2.79

      Speaker website.