Program

September 18, 2008

4.00 pm: Room Foyer Glaspavillon
Check in of the Participants

5.00 pm: Room Glaspavillon
Welcome Address
Prof. Dr. Christoph M. Schmidt / Speaker of the RGS Econ
Prof. Dr. Müller-Graff / Chairman of the Board of the AEI
Prof. Dr. Ute Klammer / Prorector for Diversity Management, University of Duisburg-Essen
Public Speech
Prof. Dr. Klaus Töpfer / Former Director of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), Former Federal Minister of Environment
Nachhaltiges Wirtschaften als Herausforderung für Europa

6.00 pm: Room Foyer Glaspavillon
Reception

September 19, 2008

8.30 am: Room Bibliothekssaal R09 T00 K18
Welcome Address
Prof. Dr. Hendrik Schröder, Dean of the Faculty of Economics, University of Duisburg-Essen
Prof. Dr. Volker Clausen / Universität Duisburg-Essen & RGS Econ

9.00 am

Session 1: Room R11 T00 D05
TRANSITION ECONOMIES
Leitung / Chair: Prof. Dr. Ansgar Belke, University of Duisburg-Essen

Antal, Gábor / Central European University, Budapest
Dispersion of Earned Income in Transition: The Robustness of Earnings Inequality Growth in the Hungarian Business Sector, 1986-2005

Schulze, Lasse / University of Mannheim
The Demographic and Economic Transition in Central and Eastern Europe - Management Implications

Koseleci, Nihan / University Paris I Panthéon Sorbonne
Youth Unemployment Duration in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Session 2: Room R 11 T00 D03
PENSIONS AND SAVINGS
Leitung / Chair: Prof. Dr. Reinhold Schnabel, University of Duisburg-Essen

Dummann, Kathrin / University of Rostock
Retirement Saving and Attitude towards Financial Intermediaries - Evidence for Germany

Van der Wiel, Karen / Tilburg University
Preparing for Policy Changes: Social Security Expectations and Pension Scheme Participation

Kusmerski, Debora / University of Amsterdam
Optimal Sharing of Labor Productivity Risks and Mix of Pay-As-You-Go and Savings

Session 3: Room R09 T00 K18
SUSTAINABILITY OF PUBLIC HEALTH SYSTEMS
Leitung / Chair: Prof. Dr. Wolfram Richter, University of Dortmund (TU)

Schmitz, Hendrik / RGS Econ
Do Deductibles Reduce the Number of Doctor Visits? A Latent Class Panel Approach with German Data

Schubert, Stefanie / WHU - Otto Beisheim School of Management
Deductibles and Coinsurance Payments - A Cure for Germany?

Volz, Ute / RGS Econ
Ageing, Labour Supply and Consumption - Sectoral Effects of Demographic Change in Germany

10.30 am: Coffee Break

11.00 am

Session 4: Room R11 T00 D05
SUSTAINABILITY OF PUBLIC FINANCES

Leitung / Chair: Prof. Dr. Ludger Linnemann, University of Dortmund (TU) )

Hofmann, Michael / Technical University Dresden
Demographic Change and Public Sector Budgets in a Federal System

Colombo, Giulia / ZEW, Mannheim
Basic Income Reform in Germany: A Microsimulation-AGE Analysis

Rieth, Malte / RGS Econ
Myopic Governments and Welfare Enhancing Debt Limits

Session 5: Room R 11 T00 D03
PREFERENCES AND ECONOMIC POLICY
Leitung / Chair: Prof. Jeannette Brosig, University of Duisburg-Essen

Chen, Li-Ju / Stockholm University
Female Policymaker and Educational Expenditure: Cross-Country Evidence

Häger, Kirsten / University of Jena
Status and Altruism in Children

Bredemeier, Christian / RGS Econ
Inattentive Voters and Welfare-State Persistence

Session 6: Room R09 T00 K18
WAGES AND EARNINGS
Leitung / Chair: Prof. Dr. Kornelius Kraft, University of Dortmund, TU

Lovàsz, Anna / University of Washington / Central European University, Budapest
Competition and the Gender Wage Gap: New Evidence from Linked Employer-Employee Data in Hungary, 1986-2003

Mosca, Irene / University of Strathclyde, Glasgow
The Effect of Population Ageing on Age-Earnings and Employment Profiles in Italy

Rigo, Mariann / Central European University, Budapest
Estimating Union - Non-Union Wage Differential in Hungary

Horgos, Daniel / Helmut-Schmidt University, Hamburg
International Outsourcing and the Sector Bias: New Empirical Evidence

12.30 pm: Lunch Break

1.45 pm

Session 7: Room R11 T00 D05
MIGRATION
Leitung / Chair: Prof. Dr. Volker Clausen, University of Duisburg-Essen

Yaman, Firat / University of Texas, Austin
The Integration of Immigrants: Do Numbers Matter?

Mitze, Timo / Ruhr-University Bochum & GEFRA Münster
Determinants of Interregional Migration among German States and its Implications for Reducing East-West Disparities: Results from a Panel VAR Using Efficient GMM Estimation

Calahoranno, Lena / RWTH Aachen University
Aging and Immigration Policy in a Representative Democracy

Session 8: Room R 11 T00 D03
POPULATION ECONOMICS
Leitung / Chair: Prof. Dr. Erwin Amman, University of Duisburg-Essen

Kühling, Jan / University of Oldenburg
Population Aging and Air Pollution: The Case of Sulfur Dioxide

Peters, Jörg / RWI Essen
Rural Electrification and Fertility - Evidence from Côte d'Ivoire

Neimann, Stefanie / RGS Econ
Impact of Educational and Religious Homogamy on Marital Stability

Session 9: Room R09 T00 K18
INTERNATIONAL CAPITAL MOBILITY
Leitung / Chair: Prof. Dr. Jens Südekum, University of Duisburg-Essen

Procher, Vivien / RGS Econ
FDI Location Choices: Evidence from French First-Time Movers

An de Meulen, Philipp / RWTH Aachen University
Demographics Matter: Analyzing Capital Flows to Less Developed Countries

3.15 pm: Break

3.30 pm: Bibliothekssaal R09 T00 K18
Final Address

4.00 pm: End of the Conference