Trans-Atlantic Public Economics Seminar
Organized by Andreas Peichl, Roger H. Gordon, and James M. Poterba
June 13-15, 2016
Mannheim, Germany
Monday, June 13
8:00am
Other Forms of Social Insurance
8:30am

Can Financial Incentives Reduce the Baby Gap? -Evidence from a Reform in Maternity Leave Benefits

Anna Raute, Queen Mary University of London

Discussants:
James M. Poterba, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Andreas Lichter, HHU Duesseldorf and IZA
9:30AM

Household Labor Supply Responses to Severe Health Shocks and the Gains from Social Insurance

Itzik Fadlon, University of California, San Diego and NBER
Torben Heien Nielsen, University of Copenhagen

Discussants:
Torben Fischer, University of Mannheim
Rafael Lalive, University of Lausanne
11:15AM

The Pros and Cons of Sick Pay Schemes: Testing for Contagious Presenteeism and Shirking Behavior

Stefan Pichler, University of Groningen
Nicolas R. Ziebarth, ZEW Mannheim

Discussants:
Itzik Fadlon, University of California, San Diego and NBER
Andreas Peichl, University of Munich
12:30pm
Social Security Programs
1:30pm

Labor Market and Savings Responses to Pension Reforms—Quasi-Experimental Evidence from Germany

Mathias Dolls, ifo Institute
Philipp Doerrenberg, ZEW Mannheim
Andreas Peichl, University of Munich
Holger Stichnoth, ZEW Mannheim

Discussants:
Hilary W. Hoynes, University of California, Berkeley and NBER
Katherine Meckel, University of California, San Diego and NBER
3:00pm

35 Years of Reforms: A Panel Analysis of the Incidence of, and Employee and Employer Responses to, Social Security Contributions in the UK

Stuart Adam, Institute for Fiscal Studies: IFS
David Phillips, Institute for Fiscal Studies: IFS
Barra Roantree, The Economic and Social Research Institute, Dublin
4:00pm

Disability, Earnings, Income and Consumption

Bruce D. Meyer, University of Chicago and NBER
Wallace K.C. Mok, The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK)
Tuesday, June 14
7:00am
Health Insurance Programs
8:00am

Bunching at the Kink: Implications for Spending Responses to Health Insurance Contracts

Liran Einav, Stanford University and NBER
Amy Finkelstein, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and NBER
Paul Schrimpf, University of British Columbia
9:15am

Is Tinkering with Safety Net Programs Harmful to Beneficiaries? Evidence from the Medicaid Notch and the Minimum Wage

Jeffrey Clemens, University of California, San Diego and NBER
Michael Wither, Powerlytics Inc

Discussants:
Richard Blundell, University College London and IFS
Martin S. Feldstein, Harvard University
10:45am

Adverse Selection in Micro-Health Insurance Markets: Evidence from a Randomized Control Trial in Pakistan

Torben Fischer, University of Mannheim
Markus Frolich, University of Mannheim
Andreas Landmann, Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg

Discussants:
Jeffrey Clemens, University of California, San Diego and NBER
Bruce D. Meyer, University of Chicago and NBER
Wednesday, June 15
7:00am
Unemployment Insurance Programs
8:00am

Benefit Duration and Job Search Effort: Evidence from a Natural Experiment

Andreas Lichter, HHU Duesseldorf and IZA

Discussants:
Josef Zweimüller, University of Zurich
David S. Phillips, Institute for Fiscal Studies: IFS
9:30am

Optimal Partial Unemployment Insurance: Evidence from Bunching in the U.S.

Thomas Le Barbanchon, Bocconi University

Discussants:
Amy Finkelstein, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and NBER
Ioana Marinescu, University of Pennsylvania and NBER
10:45pm

The General Equilibrium Impacts of Unemployment Insurance: Evidence from a Large Online Job Board

Ioana Marinescu, University of Pennsylvania and NBER