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Conference on Education, Reallocation and the Wage Structure

06 Jun. 2009
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The Banco de Portugal Labour Market Conference will be held in Lisboa, June 6-7, 2009.

The Conference aims at bringing together economists to discuss research on Education, Reallocation and the Wage Structure.

The Organizer Committee for the Conference is composed by Mário Centeno and Álvaro Novo.
Programme
Friday, June 5
19.30 – 21.00 Dinner

Saturday, June 6
08.30 Opening address
08.45 - 09.45 The Race between Education and Technology: The Evolution of U.S. Educational Wage Differentials, 1890 to 2005
Claudia Goldin (Harvard University)
(Joint with Anders Björklund (Stockholm University)
Lawrence F. Katz (Harvard University)
Discussant: Brian P. McCall (University of Michigan)
09.45 - 10.35 Real Wage Inequality
Enrico Moretti (University of California, Berkeley)
Discussant: John C. Haltiwanger (University of Maryland)
10.35 - 10.55 Coffee
10.55 - 11.45 The Career Cost of Children 
Jérôme Adda (University College London)
Christian Dustmann (University College London)
Katrien Stevens (University of Sydney)
11.45 - 12.30 When Supply Meets Demand: Wage Inequality in Portugal
Mário Centeno (Banco de Portugal)
Álvaro A. Novo (Banco de Portugal)
Discussant: Ana Rute Cardoso (Institute for Economic Analysis)
12.30 - 14.30 Lunch
14.30 - 15.30 The Establishment-Level Behavior of Vacancies and Hiring
Steven J. Davis (University of Chicago)
Jason Faberman (Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia)
John C. Haltiwanger (University of Maryland)
Discussant: António Antunes (Banco de Portugal)
15.30 - 16.20 The Timing of Labor Demand
Ana Rute Cardoso (Institute for Economic Analysis)
Daniel S. Hamermesh (University of Texas)
José Varejão (Universidade do Porto)
Discussant: Rachel Ngai (London School of Economics)
16.20 - 16.40 Coffee
16.40 - 17.40 Welfare Policy and the Sectoral Distribution of Employment
Rachel Ngai (London School of Economics)
Christopher A. Pissarides (London School of Economics)
Discussant: Philippe Aghion (Harvard University)
17.40 - 18.30 Do Temporary Contracts Affect TFP? Evidence from Spanish Manufacturing Firms
Juan J. Dolado (Universidad Carlos III de Madrid)
Rodolfo Stucchi (Inter-American Development Bank)
Discussant: Ana Lamo (European Central Bank)
20.00 – 22.30 Dinner

Sunday, June 7
09.00 – 10.00 The Governance and Performance of Research Universities: Evidence from Europe and the U.S.
Philippe Aghion (Harvard University)
Mathias Dewatripont (Université Libre de Bruxelles)
Caroline M. Hoxby (Stanford University)
Andreu Mas-Colell (Universitat Pompeu Fabra)
Andre Sapir (Université Libre de Bruxelles)
Discussant: Konstantinos Tatsiramos (IZA)
10.00 - 10.50 Markets for Reputation: Evidence on Quality and Quantity in Academe
Daniel S. Hamermesh (University of Texas)
Gerard A. Pfann (Maastricht University)
Discussant: Jason Faberman (Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia)
10.50 - 11.10 Coffee
11.10 - 12.00 Changes in the Wage Structure in EU Countries
Rebekka Christopoulou (Hellenic Observatory, LSE)
Juan F. Jimeno (Banco de España)
Ana Lamo (European Central Bank)
Discussant: Rodolfo Stucchi (Inter-American Development Bank)
12.00 - 12.50 Trends in Quality Adjusted Skill Premia in the United States, 1960-2000
Pedro Carneiro (University College London)
Sokbae Lee (University College London)
Discussant: Marco Caliendo (IZA)
13.00 - 14.00 Lunch
14.00 - 22.00 Social Programme
Participants

Philippe Aghion (Harvard University)

António Antunes (Banco de Portugal) 

João Valle e Azevedo (Banco de Portugal)

Marco Caliendo (IZA) 

Ana Rute Cardoso (Institute for Economic Analysis) 

Anabela Carneiro (Universidade do Porto)

Pedro Carneiro (University College London) 

Mário Centeno (Banco de Portugal) 

Steven J. Davis (University of Chicago) 

Juan J. Dolado (Universidad Carlos III de Madrid) 

Christian Dustmann (University College London) 

Vítor Escária (Instituto Superior de Economia e Gestão)

Jason Faberman (Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia) 

John C. Haltiwanger (University of Maryland) 

Daniel S. Hamermesh (University of Texas) 

Caroline M. Hoxby (Stanford University) 

Valerie Jarvis (European Central Bank) 

Juan F. Jimeno (Banco de España) 

Lawrence F. Katz (Harvard University) 

Ana Lamo (European Central Bank)

Francisco Lima (Instituto Superior Técnico)

Pedro Martins (Queen Mary, University of London) 

Brian P. McCall (University of Michigan) 

Enrico Moretti (University of California, Berkeley) 

Rachel Ngai (London School of Economics) 

Álvaro A. Novo (Banco de Portugal) 

Gerard A. Pfann (Maastricht University) 

Christopher A. Pissarides (London School of Economics)

Miguel Portela (Universidade do Minho)

Rodolfo Stucchi (Inter-American Development Bank) 

Konstantinos Tatsiramos (IZA) 

José Varejão (Universidade do Porto) 

Melanie Ward-Warmedinger (European Central Bank)

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