VII Workshop of the fRDB Fellows and Affiliates

Morning Session

Chair: Gaetano Basso (Bank of Italy and fRDB)

09:30-10:20 The Effect of Serfdom on Labor Markets

Presenter: Battista Severgnini (Copenhagen Business School and fRDB)
Discussant: Simone Ferro (Queen Mary University of London and fRDB)

10:20-11:10 Employment Effects and Welfare Consequences of Short-Time Work Programs

Presenter: Giulia Giupponi (London School of Economics and fRDB)
Discussant: Giovanna Labartino (Confindustria and fRDB)

11:10-11:30 COFFEE BREAK

11:30-12:20 Wages, Pensions and Public Employees’ Retirement Decisions

Presenter: Barbara Biasi (Stanford University and fRDB)
Discussant: Michele Pellizzari (University of Geneva and fRDB)

12:20-13:10 The Labour Supply and Care Supply of Informal Carers: Impacts of the Financial Support for Long-term Elderly Care

Presenter: Matteo Picchio (Università Politecnica delle Marche)
Discussant: Vittorio Bassi (University College London and fRDB)

13:10-14:40 LUNCH

Afternoon session

Chair: Marta De Philippis (Bank of Italy and fRDB)

14:40-15:30 A Test of Media Capture by Using Unsupervised Techniques: Evidence from Berlusconi’s Italy

Presenter: Alessandro Vecchiato (New York University and fRDB)
Discussant: Paolo Pinotti (fRDB and Università Bocconi)

15:30-16:20 Minority Salience and Political Extremism

Presenter: Tommaso Colussi (IZA and fRDB)
Discussant: Giacomo De Giorgi (University of Geneva and fRDB)

16:20-16:40 COFFEE BREAK

16:40-17:30 “Teaching to Teach” Literacy

Presenter: Martina Viarengo (Graduate Institute Geneva and fRDB)
Discussant: Giulia Tagliaferri (Queen Mary University of London and fRDB)