Topic : Sciences économiques & gestion

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    Researchers of tomorrow present their work during the 2023 DSEFM poster session

    On 15 Feb 2023 was held the yearly edition of the Doctoral School in Economics, Finance and Management‘s (DSEFM) Poster Session.

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    Research Economic Seminar: Job insecurity, savings and portfolio choices – an Italian experiment

    AbstractJob insecurity has consequences outside of the labour market. Using the 2012 Fornero reform as a natural experiment, we show that greater insecurity on the labour market increases precautionary savings. Provided that household income remained constant, this increase in precautionary savings translates mechanically into a reduction in consumption. However, the job-insecurity elasticity of consumption depends…

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    Research Economic Seminar: The Impact of the UK hospitals procurement type on facility management costs

    AbstractPrivate Finance Initiatives (PFI) is a specific type of Public-Private Partnerships (PPP) that has been widely used in the UK since the early 80s. This study ex-post compares facility management costs of hospitals supplied through PFI with those under traditional procurement. Using the ERIC panel dataset covering 2017 to 2021, we estimate the impact of…

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    Research Economic Seminar: Uncovering the role of education in the uptake of preventive measures against malaria in the African population

    AbstractIn many African countries where malaria is endemic, this life-threatening disease is a leading cause of death. What role does education, in particular numeracy and literacy, play in malaria prevention and treatment-seeking? In this study we apply a birth cohort approach, which allows us to cover a time span of 60 years, and therefore, to…

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    3E Seminar – Manu Munoz Herrera: The relation of merit and identity on the take-up of opportunities: A field experiment

    In the framework of the 3E seminar series on the topic of Experiments, Ethics and Economics, Prof. Manu Munoz Herrera held the lecture “The relation of merit and identity on the take-up of opportunities: A field experiment” on 27 January 2023.

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    3E Seminar – Diya Abraham – Motivational Effects of Feeling Trusted

    In the framework of the 3E seminar series on the topic of Experiments, Ethics and Economics, Prof. Diya Abraham held the lecture “Motivational Effects of Feeling Trusteds” on 26 January 2023.

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    3E Seminar – Sarah Zaccagni – Gender mix and team performance: Differences between exogenously and endogenously formed teams

    In the framework of the 3E seminar series on the topic of Experiments, Ethics and Economics, Prof. Sarah Zaccagni held the lecture “Gender mix and team performance: Differences between exogenously and endogenously formed teams” on 24 January 2023.

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    MINLAB Press Release – How sweet is your love? Katherine Ford

    « How sweet is your love? Disentangling the role of marital status and quality on average glycemic levels among adults 50 years and older in the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing » Katherine J Ford, Annie RobitailleThe health benefits of marriage have been widely documented and, to a lesser extent, the effects of marital quality. Marital relationships may…

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    Lecture series – Jesus Fernandez Huertas Moraga – residential segregation and immigrant integration

    On November 17th 2022, we were happy to welcome Prof. Jesus-Fernandez Huertas Moraga affiliated with the Universidad Carlos III de Madrid. In the framework of our lecture series about Cross-Border Labor Mobility, Prof. Moraga gave a detailed lecture about residential segregation and immigrant integration.

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    Lecture Series – Dominik Hangartner – Access to and Consequences of Citizenship

    On January 26th 2023, we were happy to welcome Prof. Dominik Hangartner affiliated with ETH Zurich.In the framework of our lecture series about Cross-Border Labor Mobility, Prof. Hangartner gave a detailed lecture about “access to and consequences of citizenship”.

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