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SUMMARY:Baker Ahmad Sharief Audeh (PhD Seminar)
DESCRIPTION:Noof Alfehaidi (Discussant)
URL:https://research.reading.ac.uk/economics/event/baker-ahmad-sharief-audeh-phd-seminar/
LOCATION:Edith Morley 406 or MS Teams (hybrid)
CATEGORIES:PhD Seminars
ORGANIZER;CN="Tho%20Pham":MAILTO:t.pham@reading.ac.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220317T080000
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SUMMARY:Minko Tzenkov Markovski (PhD Seminar)
DESCRIPTION:Lillian Mookodi (Discussant)
URL:https://research.reading.ac.uk/economics/event/minko-tzenkov-markovski-phd-seminar/
LOCATION:Edith Morley 406 or MS Teams (hybrid)
CATEGORIES:PhD Seminars
ORGANIZER;CN="Tho%20Pham":MAILTO:t.pham@reading.ac.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220310T130000
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UID:2767-1646917200-1646920800@research.reading.ac.uk
SUMMARY:Kaelo Mpho Ntwaepelo (PhD Seminar)
DESCRIPTION:Albert Chongo (Discussant)
URL:https://research.reading.ac.uk/economics/event/kaelo-mpho-ntwaepelo-phd-seminar/
LOCATION:Edith Morley 406 or MS Teams (hybrid)
CATEGORIES:PhD Seminars
ORGANIZER;CN="Tho%20Pham":MAILTO:t.pham@reading.ac.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220303T130000
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LAST-MODIFIED:20220118T111636Z
UID:2765-1646312400-1646316000@research.reading.ac.uk
SUMMARY:Wea'am Amira (PhD Seminar)
DESCRIPTION:Winnie Costancia Muangi (Discussant)
URL:https://research.reading.ac.uk/economics/event/weaam-amira-phd-seminar/
LOCATION:Edith Morley 406 or MS Teams (hybrid)
CATEGORIES:PhD Seminars
ORGANIZER;CN="Tho%20Pham":MAILTO:t.pham@reading.ac.uk
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220224T130000
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CREATED:20220109T205046Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220118T111555Z
UID:2763-1645707600-1645711200@research.reading.ac.uk
SUMMARY:Hamed Shaikh A. Alaidarous (PhD Seminar)
DESCRIPTION:Richa Saun (Discussant)
URL:https://research.reading.ac.uk/economics/event/hamed-shaikh-a-alaidarous-phd-seminar/
LOCATION:Edith Morley 406 or MS Teams (hybrid)
CATEGORIES:PhD Seminars
ORGANIZER;CN="Tho%20Pham":MAILTO:t.pham@reading.ac.uk
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220210T130000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220210T140000
DTSTAMP:20260430T194958
CREATED:20220109T204746Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220118T111526Z
UID:2758-1644498000-1644501600@research.reading.ac.uk
SUMMARY:Sonia Jan Alam (PhD Seminar)
DESCRIPTION:Matthew Yeo (Discussant)
URL:https://research.reading.ac.uk/economics/event/sonia-jan-alam-phd-seminar/
LOCATION:Edith Morley 406 or MS Teams (hybrid)
CATEGORIES:PhD Seminars
ORGANIZER;CN="Tho%20Pham":MAILTO:t.pham@reading.ac.uk
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220203T130000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220203T140000
DTSTAMP:20260430T194958
CREATED:20220109T204651Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220118T111444Z
UID:2756-1643893200-1643896800@research.reading.ac.uk
SUMMARY:Willie Nakunyada (PhD Seminar)
DESCRIPTION:Ifeatu Uzodinma (Discussant)
URL:https://research.reading.ac.uk/economics/event/willie-nakunyada-phd-seminar/
LOCATION:Edith Morley 406 or MS Teams (hybrid)
CATEGORIES:PhD Seminars
ORGANIZER;CN="Tho%20Pham":MAILTO:t.pham@reading.ac.uk
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220127T130000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220127T140000
DTSTAMP:20260430T194958
CREATED:20220109T204454Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220118T111418Z
UID:2754-1643288400-1643292000@research.reading.ac.uk
SUMMARY:Philip Ramirez (PhD Seminar)
DESCRIPTION:Elly Rugwengyere Kamugisha Twineyo (Discussant)
URL:https://research.reading.ac.uk/economics/event/philip-ramirez-phd-seminar/
LOCATION:Edith Morley 406 or MS Teams (hybrid)
CATEGORIES:PhD Seminars
ORGANIZER;CN="Tho%20Pham":MAILTO:t.pham@reading.ac.uk
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220120T130000
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DTSTAMP:20260430T194958
CREATED:20220109T204318Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220118T102822Z
UID:2752-1642683600-1642687200@research.reading.ac.uk
SUMMARY:Caterina Muratori (PhD Seminar)
DESCRIPTION:Kaelo Ntwaepelo (Discussant)
URL:https://research.reading.ac.uk/economics/event/caterina-muratori-phd-seminar/
LOCATION:Edith Morley 406 or MS Teams (hybrid)
CATEGORIES:PhD Seminars
ORGANIZER;CN="Tho%20Pham":MAILTO:t.pham@reading.ac.uk
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220109T080000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220109T170000
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CREATED:20220109T204914Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220109T204914Z
UID:2761-1641715200-1641747600@research.reading.ac.uk
SUMMARY:Sayantani Ghosh (PhD Seminar)
DESCRIPTION:Abdulaleem Isiaka (Discussant)
URL:https://research.reading.ac.uk/economics/event/sayantani-ghosh-phd-seminar/
CATEGORIES:PhD Seminars
ORGANIZER;CN="Tho%20Pham":MAILTO:t.pham@reading.ac.uk
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20211202T134500
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UID:2558-1638452700-1638455400@research.reading.ac.uk
SUMMARY:Baker Audeh (PhD Seminars)
DESCRIPTION:TBC
URL:https://research.reading.ac.uk/economics/event/baker-audeh/
LOCATION:Microsoft Teams
CATEGORIES:PhD Seminars
ORGANIZER;CN="Tho%20Pham":MAILTO:t.pham@reading.ac.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20211202T130000
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CREATED:20211128T130516Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211128T130619Z
UID:2560-1638450000-1638452700@research.reading.ac.uk
SUMMARY:Grivas Chiyaba (PhD Seminars)
DESCRIPTION:TBC
URL:https://research.reading.ac.uk/economics/event/grivas-chiyaba/
LOCATION:Microsoft Teams
CATEGORIES:PhD Seminars
ORGANIZER;CN="Tho%20Pham":MAILTO:t.pham@reading.ac.uk
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20211125T134500
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DTSTAMP:20260430T194958
CREATED:20211128T125717Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211128T131020Z
UID:2556-1637847900-1637850600@research.reading.ac.uk
SUMMARY:Lillian Mookodi (PhD Seminars)
DESCRIPTION:TBC
URL:https://research.reading.ac.uk/economics/event/lillian-mookodi/
LOCATION:Microsoft Teams
CATEGORIES:PhD Seminars
ORGANIZER;CN="Tho%20Pham":MAILTO:t.pham@reading.ac.uk
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20211125T130000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20211125T134500
DTSTAMP:20260430T194958
CREATED:20211128T125624Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211128T131047Z
UID:2554-1637845200-1637847900@research.reading.ac.uk
SUMMARY:Hafsa Shoukat (PhD Seminars)
DESCRIPTION:TBC
URL:https://research.reading.ac.uk/economics/event/hafsa-shoukat/
LOCATION:Microsoft Teams
CATEGORIES:PhD Seminars
ORGANIZER;CN="Tho%20Pham":MAILTO:t.pham@reading.ac.uk
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20211118T134500
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20211118T143000
DTSTAMP:20260430T194958
CREATED:20211128T125528Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211128T131208Z
UID:2552-1637243100-1637245800@research.reading.ac.uk
SUMMARY:Albert Chongo (PhD Seminars)
DESCRIPTION:TBC
URL:https://research.reading.ac.uk/economics/event/albert-chongo/
LOCATION:Microsoft Teams
CATEGORIES:PhD Seminars
ORGANIZER;CN="Tho%20Pham":MAILTO:t.pham@reading.ac.uk
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20211118T130000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20211118T134500
DTSTAMP:20260430T194958
CREATED:20211128T125427Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211128T131232Z
UID:2550-1637240400-1637243100@research.reading.ac.uk
SUMMARY:Abdulaleem Isiaka (PhD Seminars)
DESCRIPTION:TBC
URL:https://research.reading.ac.uk/economics/event/abdulaleem-isiaka/
LOCATION:Microsoft Teams
CATEGORIES:PhD Seminars
ORGANIZER;CN="Tho%20Pham":MAILTO:t.pham@reading.ac.uk
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20211111T130000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20211111T134500
DTSTAMP:20260430T194958
CREATED:20211128T125250Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211128T131411Z
UID:2548-1636635600-1636638300@research.reading.ac.uk
SUMMARY:Amir Heidarzadeh\, ICMA (PhD Seminars)
DESCRIPTION:Optimizing a Deep Neural Network for Valuation Adjustment with a Derivative Pricing Approach
URL:https://research.reading.ac.uk/economics/event/amir-heidarzadeh-icma/
LOCATION:Microsoft Teams
CATEGORIES:PhD Seminars
ORGANIZER;CN="Tho%20Pham":MAILTO:t.pham@reading.ac.uk
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20211104T130000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20211104T134500
DTSTAMP:20260430T194958
CREATED:20211128T125111Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211128T131617Z
UID:2546-1636030800-1636033500@research.reading.ac.uk
SUMMARY:Matthew Yeo (PhD Seminars)
DESCRIPTION:Community-Owned Football Teams\, Fans Taking Control of Ownership and Affecting Performance
URL:https://research.reading.ac.uk/economics/event/matthew-yeo/
LOCATION:Microsoft Teams
CATEGORIES:PhD Seminars
ORGANIZER;CN="Tho%20Pham":MAILTO:t.pham@reading.ac.uk
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20211028T130000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20211028T134500
DTSTAMP:20260430T194958
CREATED:20211128T124939Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211128T154323Z
UID:2544-1635426000-1635428700@research.reading.ac.uk
SUMMARY:Ifeatu Uzodinma (PhD Seminars)
DESCRIPTION:Relative Poverty\, Cognitive Performance\, and Economic Decision-making: Behavioural Insights from a Payday Experiment
URL:https://research.reading.ac.uk/economics/event/ifeatu-uzodinma/
LOCATION:Microsoft Teams
CATEGORIES:PhD Seminars
ORGANIZER;CN="Tho%20Pham":MAILTO:t.pham@reading.ac.uk
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20211021T134500
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20211021T143000
DTSTAMP:20260430T194959
CREATED:20211128T124529Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211128T154711Z
UID:2541-1634823900-1634826600@research.reading.ac.uk
SUMMARY:Noof Alfehaidi (PhD Seminars)
DESCRIPTION:The Impact of VAT on the Economic Growth of GCC Countries
URL:https://research.reading.ac.uk/economics/event/noof-alfehaidi/
LOCATION:Microsoft Teams
CATEGORIES:PhD Seminars
ORGANIZER;CN="Tho%20Pham":MAILTO:t.pham@reading.ac.uk
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20211021T130000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20211021T134500
DTSTAMP:20260430T194959
CREATED:20211128T124356Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211128T154626Z
UID:2539-1634821200-1634823900@research.reading.ac.uk
SUMMARY:Elly Twineyo (PhD Seminars)
DESCRIPTION:Corruption and Firm Growth in Growth: Firm-Level Evidence
URL:https://research.reading.ac.uk/economics/event/elly-twineyo/
LOCATION:Microsoft Teams
CATEGORIES:PhD Seminars
ORGANIZER;CN="Tho%20Pham":MAILTO:t.pham@reading.ac.uk
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20211014T130000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20211014T134500
DTSTAMP:20260430T194959
CREATED:20211128T124253Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211128T154811Z
UID:2537-1634216400-1634219100@research.reading.ac.uk
SUMMARY:Winnie Muangi (PhD Seminars)
DESCRIPTION:Ready to Graduate? Insights from Tanzania’s Cash Transfer Program
URL:https://research.reading.ac.uk/economics/event/winnie-muangi/
LOCATION:Microsoft Teams
CATEGORIES:PhD Seminars
ORGANIZER;CN="Tho%20Pham":MAILTO:t.pham@reading.ac.uk
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20211007T130000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20211007T134500
DTSTAMP:20260430T194959
CREATED:20211128T124027Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211128T155131Z
UID:2534-1633611600-1633614300@research.reading.ac.uk
SUMMARY:Richa Saun (PhD Seminars)
DESCRIPTION:The Impact of Individual Parental Bilingualism on Children’s Vocabulary and Behavioral Development in the UK
URL:https://research.reading.ac.uk/economics/event/richa-saun/
LOCATION:Microsoft Teams
CATEGORIES:PhD Seminars
ORGANIZER;CN="Tho%20Pham":MAILTO:t.pham@reading.ac.uk
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20210318T140500
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20210318T143000
DTSTAMP:20260430T194959
CREATED:20210315T152403Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210315T152403Z
UID:2252-1616076300-1616077800@research.reading.ac.uk
SUMMARY:Jan Fleischhacker (RHUL) "Exploring joint fiscal decision making" - PhD Seminar (Short)
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://research.reading.ac.uk/economics/event/jan-fleischhacker-rhul-exploring-joint-fiscal-decision-making-phd-seminar-short/
LOCATION:Microsoft Teams
CATEGORIES:PhD Seminars
ORGANIZER;CN="Carl%20Singleton":MAILTO:c.a.singleton@reading.ac.uk
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20210318T134500
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20210318T140500
DTSTAMP:20260430T194959
CREATED:20210315T151723Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210315T151723Z
UID:2250-1616075100-1616076300@research.reading.ac.uk
SUMMARY:Constance Liu (RHUL) "Explore the Decoy effect in Social Interacting games" - PhD Seminar (Short)
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://research.reading.ac.uk/economics/event/constance-liu-rhul-explore-the-decoy-effect-in-social-interacting-games-phd-seminar-short/
LOCATION:Microsoft Teams
CATEGORIES:PhD Seminars
ORGANIZER;CN="Carl%20Singleton":MAILTO:c.a.singleton@reading.ac.uk
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20210311T134500
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20210311T143000
DTSTAMP:20260430T194959
CREATED:20210228T105837Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210228T105919Z
UID:2229-1615470300-1615473000@research.reading.ac.uk
SUMMARY:Jingqi Pan (ICMA) "On the estimation of Value-at-risk and Expected Shortfall at extreme levels" - PhD Seminar
DESCRIPTION:Abstract \nThe estimation of risk at extreme levels of significance (such as alpha = 0.01%) can be crucial considering events such as those related to the recent COVID-19 crisis. We extend two popular dynamic semi-parametric models of Patton (2019) that jointly estimate Value-at-Risk (VaR) and Expected Shortfall (ES)\, specifically the one-factor GAS model and the Hybrid GAS/GARCH model. The main idea of our approach is to estimate VaR and ES for two levels of alpha simultaneously\, namely for an extreme level and for a more common level (such as 10%). Our simulation results indicate that the proposed models outperform the benchmarks in terms of in-sample loss values\, out-of-sample loss and backtest rejections for extreme values of alpha. In an empirical study\, we apply the proposed augmented GAS model and the augmented Hybrid GAS/GARCH model to energy futures prices (WTI\, Brent\, Gas oil and Heating oil) and compare them with a range of parametric\, nonparametric and semiparametric models. Our results show that both augmented GAS models generally outperform the benchmark models\, and the outperformance is even more prominent during the COVID-19 crisis.
URL:https://research.reading.ac.uk/economics/event/jingqi-pan-icma-on-the-estimation-of-value-at-risk-and-expected-shortfall-at-extreme-levelsl-phd-seminar/
LOCATION:Microsoft Teams
CATEGORIES:PhD Seminars
ORGANIZER;CN="Carl%20Singleton":MAILTO:c.a.singleton@reading.ac.uk
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20210311T130000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20210311T134500
DTSTAMP:20260430T194959
CREATED:20210303T210051Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210303T210051Z
UID:2232-1615467600-1615470300@research.reading.ac.uk
SUMMARY:Anna Zabrodzka "Convergence Across EU Regions and the Role of the EU Cohesion Policy" - PhD Seminar
DESCRIPTION:Abstract \nWhile there is evidence that the poorest regions in the European Union experienced the fastest economic growth\, the gap between the richest and the poorest has not diminished. Additionally\, after more than 30 years of intervention\, there is no clear and conclusive evidence that the EU Cohesion Policy has effectively contributed to economic development across the disadvantaged Europe and ensured rising equality across the continent. The inconclusive or often contradictory results of the existing studies warrant further investigation. The aim of this study is to contribute to the discussion and evaluate the macroeconomic impact of the EU Cohesion Policy on the growth of European regions and the process of economic convergence. The study attempts to answer the following question – Is there evidence that the EU structural funds supported economic growth and in turn convergence process among European subnational regions? – by using cross-section\, panel and dynamic panel analysis and the newly available dataset on annual payments provided by the European Commission. The main contribution of this paper is the expansion of the data sample by the 2007-2014 programming period and inclusion of the regions in the Central and Eastern Europe\, which joined the EU in 2004 and 2007\, in the investigation.
URL:https://research.reading.ac.uk/economics/event/anna-zabrodzka-convergence-across-eu-regions-and-the-role-of-the-eu-cohesion-policy-phd-seminar/
LOCATION:Microsoft Teams
CATEGORIES:PhD Seminars
ORGANIZER;CN="Carl%20Singleton":MAILTO:c.a.singleton@reading.ac.uk
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20210304T130000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20210304T134500
DTSTAMP:20260430T194959
CREATED:20210220T072351Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210220T072351Z
UID:2213-1614862800-1614865500@research.reading.ac.uk
SUMMARY:Evripidis Bantis (ICMA) "Forecasting GDP Growth Rates Using Google Trends in the United States and Brazil" - PhD Seminar
DESCRIPTION:Abstract \nThere are many studies that explore the usefulness of “Big Data” in forecasting specific economic variables such as unemployment or inflation\, but only a few focus on the overall economic activity. Thus\, the purpose of this paper is to nowcast GDP growth rates by using a dynamic factor model based on traditional economic indicators as well as on Google search data. Our analysis covers Brazil and the United States over the period of 2005-2019. Moreover\, we employ several variable selection methods to investigate whether factor models with targeted predictors provide forecast gains when utilizing high dimensional datasets. Empirical results show that factor models with targeted predictors based on both economic indicators and Google search data provide forecast gains compared to factor models that are based only on economic indicators. When we isolate the source of forecast improvements\, we find that pre-selecting predictors indeed matters\, but gains appear mostly in forecast horizons and tend to vanish as we move to nowcasting and backcasting horizons. Finally\, only the main Google Trends categories provide forecast benefits\, while they appear to perform better for the United States rather than in Brazil.
URL:https://research.reading.ac.uk/economics/event/evripidis-bantis-icma-forecasting-gdp-growth-rates-using-google-trends-in-the-united-states-and-brazil-phd-seminar/
LOCATION:Microsoft Teams
CATEGORIES:PhD Seminars
ORGANIZER;CN="Carl%20Singleton":MAILTO:c.a.singleton@reading.ac.uk
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20210225T134500
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20210225T143000
DTSTAMP:20260430T194959
CREATED:20210222T203036Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210222T203036Z
UID:2220-1614260700-1614263400@research.reading.ac.uk
SUMMARY:Shahabeddin Gharaati (RHUL) "The welfare effects of introducing a tax on a collateralized loan" - PhD Seminar
DESCRIPTION:Abstract\n\nIn this paper\, I examine the effects of introducing a tax on social welfare in models with collateral and default. Two models are considered. The first model incorporates default and collateral in a standard two-period general equilibrium with incomplete markets; the second is a model with a continuum of investors in the binomial economy who have different beliefs about the asset’s price. The individual that issues the security pays tax in the first period\, then all agents receive a transfer in the second period. In both models\, the borrower demand for the collateralizable durable good decreases. The borrower is worse off due to an increase in the interest rate and a negative income effect.  On the other hand\, a taxation policy benefits the lender through the effect of the tax on the equilibrium interest rate and the equilibrium price of the durable good. In the model with different beliefs\, the utilitarian welfare function always increases; however\, in the standard model\, the social welfare function increase depends on the distribution of endowments of the perishable good in the first period.
URL:https://research.reading.ac.uk/economics/event/shahabeddin-gharaati-rhul-the-welfare-effects-of-introducing-a-tax-on-a-collateralized-loan-phd-seminar/
LOCATION:Microsoft Teams
CATEGORIES:PhD Seminars
ORGANIZER;CN="Carl%20Singleton":MAILTO:c.a.singleton@reading.ac.uk
END:VEVENT
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20210222T130000
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SUMMARY:Meshael Batarfi "What differences are there between male and female managers? Evidence from elite women’s soccer" - PhD Seminar
DESCRIPTION:Abstract \nWe investigate male and female managers in a highly competitive and data-rich setting: association football. While in men’s football there is minimal gender variation in the high-profile roles\, in women’s football men often take up top management positions; indeed in our dataset 75.18 % of the 14\,000 national and international matches between 1983 and 2020 involved at least one team coached by a male manager. We find significant differences between male and female coaches in a number of the measured characteristics indicating differences in risk preferences. 
URL:https://research.reading.ac.uk/economics/event/meshael-batarfi-tbc-phd-seminar/
LOCATION:Microsoft Teams
CATEGORIES:PhD Seminars
ORGANIZER;CN="Carl%20Singleton":MAILTO:c.a.singleton@reading.ac.uk
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