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International Conference on Globalization and Development
May11 - 12, 2015,
University of Goettingen, Germany
Conference Program
Monday, May11th, 2015
8:30 Registration (First floor, Paulinerkirche)
9:00-9:15 Official Conference Welcome (Alfred-Hessel-Saal)
9:15-10:15 Keynote Lecture ofPhilip Keefer (World Bank): Incumbent Advantage, Voter Information and ...... Vote Buying(Alfred-Hessel-Saal)
Chair: Axel Dreher (University of Heidelberg)
10:15-10:45 CoffeeBreak
10:45-12:45 Parallel Sessions 1 A-C
12:45-14:00 Lunch
14:00-16:00 Parallel Sessions 2 A-C
16:00-17:15 CoffeeBreak and Poster Session
17:15-18:15 Keynote Lecture ofPetra Todd (University of Pennsylvania): TBA (Alfred-Hessel-Saal)
Chair: Stephan Klasen (University of Goettingen)
18:30 Conference dinner (Bullerjahn)
Tuesday, May12th, 2014
8:30-10:30 Parallel Sessions3 A-C
10:30-11:00 Coffee Break
11:00-13:00 Parallel Sessions 4 A-C
13:00-14:15 Lunch
14:15-15:15 Keynote Lecture ofPhilipVerwimp (ECARES):What have we Learnedfrom the Micro- ...... Economic Analysis of Conflict(Alfred-Hessel-Saal)
Chair: Merle Kreibaum (University of Goettingen)
16:00-17:30 City tour of Goettingen
18:30 Conference dinner (Kartoffelhaus)
Parallel Sessions 1: Monday, May11th, 2015 10:45 – 12:45
A1: Aid and Culture(Vortragsraum)
Chair: Anna Minasyan
KatharinaRichert (Heidelberg University) Who Is The Development Minister and Does (S)he Matter?
CerenErdogan (Ruhr-University Bochum) China’s Impact on Africa – The Role of Trade, FDI and Aid
Andreas Fuchs (Heidelberg University) Aid on Demand: African Leaders and the Geography of China’s Foreign Assistance
Anna Minasyan (University of Goettingen) Donors’ Openness to Immigration and the Effectiveness of Foreign Aid
B1: Migration (Heyne-Haus, Room 1)
Chair: Merle Kreibaum
Maëlys de La Rupelle(University of Cergy-Pontoise) Determinants of Mexico-US migration flows: A state-level panel data analysis
MaryamNaghshNejad(IZA) Want Freedom, Will Travel: Emigrant Self-Selection according to Institutional Quality
RuxandaBerlinschi(KU Leuven) Do migrants affect political opinions back home? Evidence from Moldova
Merle Kreibaum (University of Goettingen) Can the added worker effect induce cultural change?
C1: Behavior I(Heyne-Haus, Room 2)
Chair: Juanita Vasquez-Escallon
Sebastian Kunte(University of Goettingen) Risky Environments, Hidden Knowledge, and Preferences for Contract Flexibility: An Artefactual Field Experiment
Michael Grimm(University of Passau and Erasmus University Rotterdam) Do cows have negative returns? The evidence revisited
SahraSakha(University of Hanover) Multiple-Item Risk Measures
Juanita Vasquez-Escallon(University of Goettingen) When too much punishment decreases legality. The case of coca-reducing policies in Colombia
Parallel Sessions 2: Monday, May 11th, 2015 14:00 – 16:00
A2: International Trade and FDI(Vortragsraum)
Chair: Ana Abeliansky
DavidGomtsyan (University of Turin)Why do Poor Countries Export Agricultural Goods?
DierkHerzer(Helmut Schmidt University Hamburg) The long-run effect of foreign direct investment on total factor productivity in developing countries: A panel cointegration analysis
AnjaSlany(Ruhr-University Bochum) The determinants of trade within the COMESA-EAC-SADC Tripartite countries
Ana Abeliansky (University of Goettingen) The impact of 3D Printing on Trade and FDI
B2: Public Institutions(Heyne-Haus, Room 1)
Chair: BjörnJahnke
Isabel Günther (NADEL, ETH Zürich) Making an impact?The importance of aid effectiveness for charitable giving.A laboratory experiment
Friedemann Richter(University of Erlangen-Nuremberg)Collusive tax evasion and social norms
TilahunMesheshaFenta(Wollega University) Local Government in Ethiopia: Practices and Challenges
BjörnJahnke(University of Hanover) How does petty corruption affect tax morale in Sub-Saharan Africa? An empirical analysis
C2: Risk(Heyne-Haus, Room 2)
Chair: JulianeZenker
Tabea Herrmann (University of Hanover) Adverse selection in funeral insurance in Thailand?
TimotheeDermont (CERDI, University of Auvergne) Microcredit as insurance: Evidence from Indian Self-Help Groups
HanneRoggemann(Goethe University Frankfurt am Main) Informal and Formal Insurance in ethnically diverse societies - Experimental Evidence from Vietnam
JulianeZenker (University of Hanover) Stochastic Transfers, Risky Investment and Incomes: Evidence from a Price Guarantee Program in Thailand
Parallel Sessions 3: Tuesday, May 12th, 2015 8:30 – 10:30
A3: Political Economy(Vortragsraum)
Chair: Kai Gehring
EleonoraPierucci (University of Basilicata) Globalization and international risk-sharing: do political and social factors matter more than economic integration?
Alexandra Rudolph (Heidelberg University) Pension programs around the world: The rise (and fall) of social pensions
AnnaKochanova (Max Plank Institute for Research on Collective Goods) Cronyism and Competition in Indonesian Manufacturing Pre and Post Suharto
Kai Gehring(University of Goettingen) Crime, Incentives and Political effort: A Model and Empirical
B3: Labor and Remittances(Heyne-Haus, Room 1)
Chair: Sophia Kan
Kenneth Harttgen (ETH Zürich) What is driving the ‘African Growth Miracle’?
Anna KatharinaRaggl (WU - Vienna University of Economics and Business; WiC - Wittgenstein Centre of Demography and Global Human Capital) The Impact of Remittances on Economic Performance, Poverty and the Distribution of Income. An Empirical Analysis with a Focus on South East European Countries
MazharMughal (Pau Business School) Great Expectations: Remittances and Asset Accumulation in Pakistan
Sophia Kan (University of Goettingen) Women left behind: for better or worse?
C3: Poverty and Inequality(Heyne-Haus, Room 2)
Chair: Nathalie Scholl
Atika Pasha(University of Goettingen) MPI, CSPI, NIDS, child cash grants
AïssataCoulibaly (CERDI- University of Auvergne) Joint Effect of Redistribution and Inequality on Child Labor: a Panel Analysis of Developing Countries
KrisztinaKis-Katos(University of Freiburg) Poverty, labor markets and trade liberalization in Indonesia
Nathalie Scholl (University of Goettingen) Re-estimating the relationship between inequality and growth
Parallel Sessions 4: Tuesday, May 12th, 2015 11:00 – 13:00
A4: Aid and Growth (Vortragsraum)
Chair: Steffen Lohmann
Sarah Langlotz(Heidelberg University) Aid and growth. New evidence using an excludable instrument
Elena Gross (University of Bayreuth) Does development aid harm productivity in recipient countries?
Pham Thi Hong Hanh(LEMNA, University of Nantes) Foreign aid and Income inequality: Evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa
Steffen Lohmann (University of Goettingen) Aid and Growth at the Local Level
B4: Statistics and Methods (Heyne-Haus, Room 1)
Chair: Jisu Yoon
Sebastian Vollmer(University of Goettingen)Monks, Gents and Industrialists: The Long-Run Impact of the Dissolution of the English Monasteries
LeoniOikonomikou (University of Goettingen) Modeling Financial Market Volatility in Transition Markets: a Multivariate Case
VirginieComblon (Paris-DauphineUniversity) Are female employment statistics more sensitive than male ones to survey design?
Jisu Yoon(University of Goettingen) An Application of Partial Least Squares to the Construction of the Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI) and the Corruption Perception Index (CPI)
C4: Behavior II(Heyne-Haus, Room 2)
Chair: Antonia Grohmann
BumiCamara (University of Goettingen) Hazards of domestic violence on women and children
JuliaSeiermann(Graduate Institute for International and Development Studies, Geneva) Beliefs on Inequality in Rural India
JosepaMiquel-Florensa (Toulouse School of Economics) Can Market Structure Shape Resource Sustainability? A Common-Pool Resource
Antonia Grohmann (University of Hanover) The Effect of Peer Observation on the Consumption of Temptation Goods: Experimental Evidence
Poster Session: Monday, May 11th, 2015 16:00 – 17:15(first floor, Paulinerkirche)
Axel Mangelsdorf(Federal Institute for Material Research and Testing) Explaining Differences in Compliance with Food Standards: Evidence from the International Featured Standard
Discussant: tba
Julian Hinz (Paris IPanthéon-Sorbonne & Paris School of Economics) The Ties that Bind: Geopolitical Motivations for Economic Integration
Discussant: tba
Thais Nuñez-Rocha (Paris I Pantheon Sorbonne& Paris School of Economics) How valuable the IEAs can be? The case of trade in hazardous chemicals and persistent organic pollutants
Discussant: tba