Organisation : Faculté de Droit, d’Économie et de Finance (FDEF)

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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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    DF Lunch Seminar : Markup Shocks and Asset Prices

    Abstract:We explore the asset pricing implications of shocks that allow firms to extract more rents from consumers. These markup shocks directly impact the representative household’s marginal utility and the firms’ cash flow. Using firm-level data, we construct a measure of aggregate markup shocks and show that the price of markup risk is negative, that is,…

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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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    DF Lunch Seminar: Financing and Resolving Banking Groups

    Abstract:We study how banks’ resolution regimes affect investment. Banking groups create financing synergies by transferring excess financing capacity across units and lowering bankers’ agency rents from monitoring. Single-point-ofentry (SPOE) resolution preserves groups’ structure, which permits ex post efficient reinvestment into weaker units hit by negative shocks, but can prevent optimal investment ex ante. Multiple-point-of-entry (MPOE)…

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    DF Lunch Seminar: Consumption Smoothing via Product Markets

    Abstract:We study changes in households’ shopping behavior as an alternative mechanism for coping with financial shocks in smoothing consumption. Our results show that in financial downturns, households become more conscious about prices, such that they shop more from discount stores, purchase more products that they perceive as deals, and use more coupons in their shopping.…

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    Cases of the Luxembourg Administrative Court of 31 March 2022 N°45526C and N°46289C

    Lunchtime seminar series on EU and Luxembourg tax law jurisprudenceThis new bi-monthly lunchtime seminar series on EU and Luxembourg tax law jurisprudence aims to contribute to a deeper understanding and appreciation of difficult legal questions arising in the field of taxation as well as bridging the gap between tax practice and academic research.

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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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