Conferences & workshop

The 1st Naples School of Economics and Finance PhD and Post-Doctoral Workshop

Thursday, 22 September 2022

8.30 – 9.00 Registration

9.00 – 9.15 Welcome Speech

9.30 – 11.00 Parallel Session I

Session 1 – Theory 1 
Chair: Alvaro Delgado Vega (Universidad Carlos III)

Gerard Maideu Morera (Toulouse School of Economics)
Firm Size and Compensation Dynamics with Insurance and Persistent Private Information
Discussant: Matteo Broso (Collegio Carlo Alberto)

Matteo Broso (Collegio Carlo Alberto)
Mixed Duopoly under Product Differentiation and Political Connections
Discussant: Alvaro Delgado Vega (Universidad Carlos III)

Alvaro Delgado Vega (Universidad Carlos III)
Which Side Are You On? Interest Groups and Relational Contracts
Discussant: Gerard Maideu Morera (Toulouse School of Economics)

Session 2 – Applied 1
Chair: Antonia Pacelli (University of Naples Federico II)

Alessandra Drigo (University Ca’ Foscari Venezia)
The effect of the China trade shock and increased trade relations with emerging economies on PM2.5, PM10, and CO2 emissions from the Italian manufacturing sector
Discussant: Matilde Faralli (Imperial College London)

Till Köveker (DIW Berlin)
Carbon border adjustment mechanisms and free allocation under uncertainty about carbon leakage
Discussant: Alessandra Drigo (University Ca’ Foscari Venezia)

Matilde Faralli (Imperial College London)
What Drives Beliefs about Climate Risks? Evidence from Financial  Analysts
Discussant : Till Köveker (DIW Berlin)

11.00 – 11.30 coffee break

11.30 – 13.00 Parallel Session II

Session 3 – Macro 1
Chair: Carmine Russo (University of Naples Federico II)

Filippo Pallotti (University College London)
Winners and losers from unexpected inflation
Discussant: Marcelo Sena (Stanford University)

Lukas Hack (University of Mannheim)
Systematic Monetary Policy and the Effects of Government Spending
Discussant: Filippo Pallotti (University College London)

Marcelo Sena (Stanford University)
Term structure of dividends: what can we learn about monetary policy?
Discussant: Lukas Hack (University of Mannheim)

Session 4 – Applied 2
Chair: Simone Chinetti (University of Salerno)

Matthew McKernan (Oxford University)
Revisiting Labour Market Policy in Recessions
Discussant: Simone Chinetti (University of Salerno)

Thomas Walsh (European University Institute)
Job Search and the Threat of Unemployment Benefit Sanctions
Discussant: Matthew McKernan (Oxford University)

Simone Chinetti (University of Salerno)
Late-in-life investments in human capital. Evidence from the (unintended) effects of a pension reform
Discussant: Thomas Walsh (European University Institute)

13.00 – 14.15 lunch

14.15 – 15.45 Keynote: Prof. Luigi Guiso (Einaudi Institute for Economics and Finance)
The Risk Premium and Portfolio Allocation: Evidence from Differential Wealth Taxation

15.45 – 16.15 coffee break

16.15 – 17.45 Parallel Session III

Session 5 – Finance 1
Chair: Emmanuel Caiazzo (University of Naples Federico II)

Diego Bohorquez (Universitat Pompeu Fabra)
The Dollar and Global Financial Collapse
Discussant: Marina Isabel Sanchez Villar (European University Institute)

Marina Isabel Sanchez Villar (European University Institute)
Technology and Credit Market Information Asymmetries
Discussant: Emmanuel Caiazzo (University of Naples Federico II)

Emmanuel Caiazzo (University of Naples Federico II)
Bank diversity and financial contagion
Discussant: Diego Bohorquez (Universitat Pompeu Fabra)

Session 6 – Applied 3
Chair: Corinna De Leo (University of Naples Federico II)

Alice Dominici (European University Institute)
Executive Gender Quotas and Social Services: Evidence from Italy
Discussant: Enrico Rubolino (University of Lausanne)

Timo Freyer (University of Bonn)
Inherited Inequality and the Dilemma of Meritocracy
Discussant: Alice Dominici (European University Institute)

Enrico Rubolino (University of Lausanne)
The cost of gender identity norms: evidence from a Spouse Tax Credit
Discussant: Timo Freyer (University of Bonn)

Friday, 23 September 2022

9.30 – 11.00 Parallel Session I

Session 7 – Macro 2
Chair: Luca Denis Nota (University of Naples Federico II)

Richard Morgane (University College London)
Durable Consumption during the Great Recession: the Role of Exante Heterogeneity
Discussant: Akhilesh Verma (Trinity College)

Julien  Acalin (Johns Hopkins University)
Global Banks’ Leverage and its Macroeconomic Effects
Discussant: Richard Morgane (University College London)

Akhilesh Verma (Trinity College)
Spillovers of Policy Uncertainty Shocks on Bank Lending: Does It Matter More During Recession?
Discussant: Julien  Acalin (Johns Hopkins University)

Session 8 – Applied 4

Chair: Marta Cota (CERGE-EI)

Enrico Miglino  (University College London)
Parliamentary pensions and government stability. Can economic incentives ‘transform’ MPs’ votes?
Discussant: Marta Cota (CERGE-EI)

Giulia Briselli (Collegio Carlo Alberto)
One bed, two dreams: female migration, conservative norms, and foreign brides in South Korea
Discussant: Enrico Miglino  (University College London)

Marta Cota (CERGE-EI)
Search and Skills in the Mortgage Market
Discussant: Giulia Briselli (Collegio Carlo Alberto)

11.00 – 11.30 coffee break

11.30 – 13.00 Parallel Session II

Session 9 – Theory 2
Chair: Silvio Sorbera (University of Bonn)

Giacomo Rubbini (Brown University)
On Necessary Conditions for Implementation of Functions, without Rational Expectations
Discussant: Silvio Sorbera (University of Bonn)

Enrico Mattia Salonia (Toulouse School of Economics)
A Foundation for Universalisation in Games
Discussant: Giacomo Rubbini (Brown University)

Silvio Sorbera (University of Bonn)
Simultaneous Bidding in Second-Price Auctions
Discussant: Enrico Mattia Salonia (Toulouse School of Economics)

Session 10 – Applied 5
Chair: Carla Ronza (University of Naples Federico II)

Pietro Panizza (European University Institute)
The effects of term limits, tenure, and selection on public policy: Evidence from Italy
Discussant: Federico Trombetta (Cattolica University)

Giovanni Righetto (University of Bologna)
Political power and polarization: theory and evidence from Italy
Discussant: Pietro Panizza (European University Institute)

Federico Trombetta (Cattolica University)
Fiscal Rules and the selection of politicians: theory and evidence from Italy
Discussant: Giovanni Righetto (University of Bologna)

13.00 – 14.15 lunch

14.15 – 15.45 Keynote: Prof. Alberto Bisin (New York University)
Marriage, Fertility, and Cultural Integration in Italy (joint with Giulia Tura)

15.45 – 16.15 coffee break

16.15 – 17.45 Parallel Session III

Session 11 – Finance 2
Chair: Elham Daadmehr (University of Naples Federico II)

Keling  Zheng (The University of British Columbia)
Lending by Servicing: How shadow banks dampen monetary policy transmission
Discussant: Leandro Gomes (Yale SOM)

Leandro Gomes (Yale SOM)
Macro-based factors from the cross-section of currency returns
Discussant: Elham Daadmehr (University of Naples Federico II)

Elham Daadmehr (University of Naples Federico II)
Resilience and implied discount rates
Discussant: Keling  Zheng (The University of British Columbia)

Session 12 – Applied 6
Chair: Collaro Michela (University of Naples Federico II)

Eleonora Alabrese (University of Warwick)
Bad science: Retractions, Citations, and Media Coverage
Discussant: Adriano De Falco (European University Institute)

Adriano De Falco (European University Institute)
Sibship Size and Leaving the Parental Home
Discussant: Michela Collaro (University of Naples Federico II)

Michela Collaro (University of Naples Federico II)
Measuring Access and Inequality of Access to Health Care: a Policy-Oriented Decomposition
Discussant: Eleonora Alabrese (University of Warwick)

Allocated time:

Author: 20 minutes
Discussion + Q&A: 10 minutes