fRDB Fellows and Affiliates Workshop
Fifth Edition, Bologna
5 June 2015
Università di Bologna
Piazza Scaravilli 2, Bologna
Dipartimento Scienze Economiche, Seminar Room DSE
Morning Session
Chair: Michele Pellizzari (University of Geneva and fRDB)
10:00-10:50 The effect of more science in high school on university major choices
Presenta: Marta De Philippis (Banca d’Italia, LSE and fRDB)
Discussant: Lorenzo Cappellari (Università Cattolica di Milano)
10:50-11:40 Wage Compression within the Firm
Presenter: Domenico Tabasso (University of Geneva and fRDB)
Discussant: Giulio Zanella (Università di Bologna)
11:40-12:10 COFFEE BREAK
12:10-13:00 Skills and wage inequality. Evidence from PIAAC
Presenter: Marco Paccagnella (OECD)
Discussant: Marco Leonardi (Università degli Studi di Milano and fRDB)
13:00-14:30 LUNCH
Afternoon session
Chair: Paolo Pinotti (Università Bocconi and fRDB)
14:30-15:20 The Economic Roots of Politically-Motivated Violence: Evidence from the Irish Rebellion
Presenter: Battista Severgnini (Copenhagen Business School and fRDB)
Discussant: Matteo Cervellati (Università di Bologna)
15:20-16:10 The effects of a healthcare management consulting intervention on the quality of care at primary healthcare centers in Nigeria: A field experiment
Presenter: Mario Macis (Johns Hopkins Carey Business School and fRDB)
Discussant: Giacomo De Giorgi (Federal Reserve Bank of New York and fRDB)
16:10-16:40 COFFEE BREAK
16:40-17:30 Social Ties in Academia: a friend is a Treasure
Presenter: Tommaso Colussi (IZA and fRDB)
Discussant: Gaetano Basso (University of California Davis and fRDB)
17:30-18:20 Unions and The Allocation of Teachers: Evidence from Wisconsin
Presenter: Barbara Biasi (Stanford University and fRDB)
Discussant: Vittorio Bassi (University College of London and fRDB)

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