Conference

Welcome address

Diego Rodriguez Palenzuela, European Central Bank (ECB)

Paper 1 Unemployment cycles

Jan Eeckhout, Universitat Pompeu Fabra/University College London and CEPR - presenter
Ilse Lindenlaub, Yale University

Discussant: François Fontaine, Ecole d'Économie de Paris (PSE) and Centre d'Économie de la Sorbonne (CES)

Paper 2 The 2014 employment miracle?

Marcus Hagedorn, University of Oslo and CEPR - presenter
Iourii Manovskii, University of Pennsylvania and CEPR
Kurt Mitman, Institute for International Economic Studies (IIES) at Stockholms universitet

Discussant: Francis Kramarz, Centre de Recherche en Économie et Statistique (CREST) and CEPR

Paper 3 How bad is involuntary part-time work?

Daniel Borowczyk-Martins, Sciences Po
Etienne Lalé, University of Bristol - presenter

Discussant: Juan F. Jimeno, Banco de España and CEPR

Paper 4 Intended effects and side effects of selective wage subsidies

Elton Beqiraj, Sapienza Università di Roma - presenter
Massimiliano Tancioni, Sapienza Università di Roma

Discussant: Christian Haefke, NYU Abu Dhabi

Paper 5 Do credit shocks affect labour demand? Evidence of employment and wages during the financial crisis

Alexander Popov, European Central Bank - presenter
Jörg Rocholl, European School of Management and Technology (ESMT)

Discussant: Marcel Jansen, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid

Paper 6 Winners and losers of financial crises: evidence from individuals and firms

Joshua Montes, Congressional Budget Office - presenter
Daniela Hochfellner, University of Michigan and Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung (IAB)
Martin Schmalz, University of Michigan
Denis Sosyura, University of Michigan

Discussant: Sébastien Roux, Banque de France

Paper 7 Labour supply management in search equilibrium

Cynthia L. Doniger, Federal Reserve Board
J. David López-Salido, Federal Reserve Board and CEPR - presenter

Discussant: Marcus Hagedorn, University of Oslo and CEPR

Paper 8 Start-ups, house prices and the US recovery

Immo Schott, Université de Montréal

Discussant: Amine Ouazad, Institut Européen d'Administration des Affaires, (INSEAD)

Official dinner (by invitation only)

Keynote speech The effectiveness of hiring credits

Pierre Cahuc, École Polytechnique and CEPR – keynote speaker
Stéphane Carcillo, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
Thomas Le Barbanchon, École Polytechnique

Paper 9 What hides behind the German labour market miracle? A macroeconomic analysis

Benjamin Hartung, Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn - presenter
Philip Jung, Technische Universität Dortmund
Moritz Kuhn, Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn

Discussant: Thijs van Rens, University of Warwick and CEPR

Paper 10 Moving towards a single labour contract: transition vs. steady state

Juan J. Dolado, European University Institute and CEPR
Etienne Lalé, University of Bristol
Nawid Siassi, Universität Konstanz - presenter

Discussant: Olivier Charlot, University of Cergy-Pontoise

Paper 11 Hiring incentives and/or firing cost reduction? Evaluating the impact of the 2015 policies on the Italian labour market

Paolo Sestito, Banca d'Italia
Eliana Viviano, Banca d'Italia - presenter

Discussant: Samuel Bentolila, CEMFI and CEPR

Policy panel

The conference will conclude with a policy panel. A 35-minute presentation will be followed by a 15-minute panel discussion and a general discussion.

End of workshop