V Workshop of the Fellows and Affiliates

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)