2011 Asian Conference on Applied Micro-Economics/Econometrics

Organizer: Co-Organizers:

Institute of Economics, Academia Sinica Department of Economics, National Taiwan University Public Economics Research Center, National Taiwan University

Organizing Committee

Kamhon Kan, Academia Sinica
Daiji Kawaguchi, Hitotsubashi University
Jin-Young Kim, Korea University
Myoung-Jae Lee, Korea University
Hung-Jen Wang, National Taiwan University

Program

November 17, 2011
8:50-9:00   Opening Remarks

Shin-Kun Peng, Director of the Institute of Economics

9:00-10:30   Session 1: Preference and Fertility
Chair: Myoung-Jae Lee

1. Robert Bruenig (Australian National University) "Income Pooling between Australian Young Adults and Their Parents"

2. Elliot Fan (National Taiwan University) "Women Rule: Preferences and Fertility in Australian" (with Pushkar Maitra)

10:30-10:50   Coffee

10:50-12:20   Session 2 : Economics of Health
Chair: Ming-Jen Lin

1. Sok Chul Hong (Sogang University) "Malaria: An Early Indicator of Later Disease and Work Level"

2. Kamhon Kan (Academia Sinica)"The Impact of Education on Mortality: Evidence from a Compulsory Education Reform"

12:20-13:00   Lunch

13:00-14:20   Museum Tour

14:20-15:50   Session 3 : Family and Human Capital
Chair: Hung-Jen Wang

1. Jinyoung Kim (Korea University) "Remarriage and Human Capital Investment in Children"

2. Stacey Chen (Academia Sinica)"Effects of Family Composition on Investment in Human Capital"(with Yen-Chien Chen, Jin-Tan Liu, and Hsienming Lien)

15:50-16:20   Coffee

16:20-17:20   Session 4 : Econometric Theory with Applications
Chair: Gordon Dahl

1. Hung-Jen Wang (National Taiwan University) "Consistent Estimation of the Fixed Effects Stochastic Frontier Model"(with Yi-Yi Chen and Peter Schmidt)

2. Myoung-jae Lee (Korea University & Australian National University) "Panel Conditional Logit with Time-Varying Parameters"

18:00   Dinner (Invited only)

November 18, 2011
9:00-10:30   Session 5 : Behavior in the Labor Market
Chair: Stacey Chen

1. Gordon Dahl (University of California, San Diego) "Latent and Behavioral Responses to Extensions in Unemployment Insurance Benefits"

2. Seik Kim (University of Washington)"Employer Learning, Job Mobility, and Earnings Dynamics"(with Emiko Usui)

10:30-10:50   Coffee

10:50-12:20   Session 6 : Economics in Politics
Chair: Jinyoung Kim

1. Chun-Fang Chiang (National Taiwan University) "Individual Preferences over Trade Partners in Taiwan"(with Jin-Tan Liu and Tsai-Wei Wen)

2. Quoc-Anh Do (Singapore Management University)"Out of Sight, Out of Mind: The Value of Political Connections in Social Networks"(with Yen-Teik Lee, Bang Dang Nguyen and Kieu-Trang Nguyen)

12:20-13:00   Lunch

13:00-14:00   Museum Tour

14:00-15:30   Session 7 : Determinants of Labor Market Outcomes
Chair: Daiji Kawaguchi

1. Illoong Kwon (Seoul National University) "Motivation, Discretion, and Corruption"

2. Changhui Kang (Chung-Ang University)"Labor Market Effects of School Ties: Evidence from Graduates of Leveled High Schools in South Korea"(with Seungjoo Lee)

15:30-15:50   Coffee

15:50-17:20   Session 8 : Academic Achievement
Chair: Robert Bruenig

1. Jungmin Lee (Sogang University) "Who is Sitting next to You? An Analysis of Peer Effects Inside the Classroom"(with Sok Chul Hong)

2. Daiji Kawaguchi (Hitotsubashi University)"Fewer School Days, More Inequality"

18:00   Dinner (Invited only)