Military Expenditure, Threats And Economic Growth: in the case of Pakistan and India --- Hafsa Shoukat (Economics PhD seminar)
2020-02-27 12:00 - 13:00 (Europe/London) | Edith Morley 124
Abstract:
[TBC]

How could European Central Bank Monetary Policy affect Sovereign Credit Levels? – Evidence From PIIGS — Duo Xu (Economics PhD seminar)
2020-03-05 13:00 - 14:00 | Edith Morley 175
Abstract:
(TBC)
Duo’s profile

Alanood Alotaibi on "Global Cycles: Capital Flows, Commodities, and Sovereign Defaults, 1815-2015" (PhD Reading Group)
2020-03-12 13:00 - 14:00 | Edith Morley 175
Alanood Alotaibi will be leading a discussion on “Global Cycles: Capital Flows, Commodities, and Sovereign Defaults, 1815-2015” by Reinhart et al.; American Economic Review, 2016

James Reade (ROSES)
2020-03-27 14:30 - 16:00
Title:
Demand and Decision Making in the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Case Study of European Football (work with Carl Singleton).
Recorded Video:

About ROSES:

An online series of sport economics seminars, organised by James Reade, Carl Singleton and Adrian Bell, part of the Football Economics Research Group at the University of Reading.
All Seminars take place 2:30-4pm, UK time, and will take place on Microsoft Teams.

Joining Instructions:

Seminar via Microsoft Teams. Contact James Reade at j.j.reade@reading.ac.uk

Maxim Belitski (Virtual Seminar)
2020-03-30 13:00 - 14:00
Title: Music is in the air: What startups can learn from a jazz jam session
Abstract: While numerous models exist that explain innovation in startups, factors that facilitate the process of development and implementation of knowledge leading to innovation are often unknown. We use the jazz jam session model and apply the configurational perspective on 377 start-ups in the United Kingdom (2002-2016) to extend knowledge on the role that internal and external factors play in a startup innovation. We explain exploratory and exploitation type innovation through factor configurations, contrasting to internalization of improvisation in prior research. This work may help entrepreneurs and managers to design and deliver innovation process building on the jazz jam session model.
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3rd International Conference on Gender Research
2020-04-02 - 2020-04-03 | University of Reading
Jointly with other departments of the University of Reading we are organising the 3rd International Conference on Gender Research, which will be held at the University of Reading on 2-3 April 2020.
Further details can be checked at: https://www.academic-conferences.org/conferences/icgr/.

Alex Krumer (ROSES)
2020-04-03 14:30 - 16:00
Title:
Nationalistic bias among international experts: Evidence from professional ski jumpers (work with Felix Otto and Tim Pawlowski).
Recorded Video:

About ROSES:

An online series of sport economics seminars, organised by James Reade, Carl Singleton and Adrian Bell, part of the Football Economics Research Group at the University of Reading.
All Seminars take place 2:30-4pm, UK time, and will take place on Microsoft Teams.

Joining Instructions:

Seminar via Microsoft Teams. Contact James Reade at j.j.reade@reading.ac.uk

Stefania Lovo (Virtual Seminar)
2020-04-06 13:00 - 14:00
Title: Renewable energy technology adoption and the diffusion of information and behaviour in social networks: Evidence from rural China
Abstract: This paper investigates how social networks affect renewable energy technology adoption. We distinguish between two channels through which social networks may play a role: the diffusion of information, and the diffusion of behaviour. We conduct a survey on biogas technology adoption in rural China to identify individuals’ networks. We find that both the diffusion of information and behaviour drive farmers’ technology adoption. In addition, we find heterogeneous social network effects. Friends and relatives or individuals that are trusted affect adoption through the diffusion of information, while less trusted individuals such as government officials affect adoption through the diffusion of behaviour.
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Stefan Szymanski (ROSES)
2020-04-17 14:30 - 16:00
Title:
Covid-19 and football club insolvency
About ROSES:

An online series of sport economics seminars, organised by James Reade, Carl Singleton and Adrian Bell, part of the Football Economics Research Group at the University of Reading.
All Seminars take place 2:30-4pm, UK time, and will take place on Microsoft Teams.

Joining Instructions:

Seminar via Microsoft Teams. Contact James Reade at j.j.reade@reading.ac.uk

Steven Bosworth (Virtual Seminar)
2020-04-20 13:00 - 14:00
Title: Bias and discrimination: What do we know? (joint w/ Marina Della Giusta)
Abstract: The paper presents the economic literature on gender bias, illustrating the underpinnings in the psychology of bias and stereotyping; the incorporation of these insights into current theoretical and empirical research in economics, and the literature on methods to contrast bias presenting evidence (where it exists) of their effectiveness. The second part of the paper presents results of an experiment in revealing unconscious bias.
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Alex Mihailov (Virtual Seminar)
2020-04-22 13:00 - 14:00
Title: Quantifying the macroeconomic effects of the COVID-19 lockdown: Comparative simulations of the estimated Galí-Smets-Wouters model
Abstract: This paper considers 3 scenarios regarding the duration of the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown, staying for 1, 2 or 3 quarters, and 2 types of exceptionally rare and devastating disruptions in employment modeled as adverse labour supply shocks, a temporary one without loss in the labour force due to deaths or a permanent one, with deaths. The temporary labour supply shock simulations delimit a lower bound, designed to match about 1/4 of the labour force unable to work, and an upper bound, matching about 3/4 of the labour force made economically inactive, broadly consistent with estimates. The permanent labour supply shock is designed to match, in 3 scenarios again, up to 1% loss of the labour force due to mortality, twice milder than the Spanish flu 2% death rate. Estimated calibrations of the Galí-Smets-Wouters (2012) model for 5 major and most affected by the COVID-19 pandemic economies are simulated: the US, Germany, France, Italy and Spain. The simulations suggest that even in the most optimistic scenario of a brief (lasting for 1 quarter) and mild (with 1/4 of the labour force unable to work) lockdown, the loss of per-capita consumption (6-7% in annualised terms down from the long-run trend in the impact quarter) and per-capita output (3-4% down) will be quite damaging, but recoverable relatively quickly, in 1-2 years. In the most pessimistic simulated scenario of temporary loss the effects will be 10-15 times more devastating, and the loss of output and consumption will persist beyond 10-15 years. Permanent loss of up to 1.5 percentage points of per-capita consumption and output characterises the simulated permanent labour supply shock.
Discussion Paper
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Bernd Frick (ROSES)
2020-04-24 14:30 - 16:00
Title:
Competition Format, Prize Money and Self-Selection: Empirical Evidence from Show Jumping (work with Enja Herdejürgen).
About ROSES:

An online series of sport economics seminars, organised by James Reade, Carl Singleton and Adrian Bell, part of the Football Economics Research Group at the University of Reading.
All Seminars take place 2:30-4pm, UK time, and will take place on Microsoft Teams.

Joining Instructions:

Seminar via Microsoft Teams. Contact James Reade at j.j.reade@reading.ac.uk

Ruud Koning (ROSES)
2020-05-01 14:30 - 16:00
Title:
TBC.
About ROSES:

An online series of sport economics seminars, organised by James Reade, Carl Singleton and Adrian Bell, part of the Football Economics Research Group at the University of Reading.
All Seminars take place 2:30-4pm, UK time, and will take place on Microsoft Teams.

Joining Instructions:

Seminar via Microsoft Teams. Contact James Reade at j.j.reade@reading.ac.uk

Marina Della Giusta & Sarah Jewell (Virtual Seminar)
2020-05-06 13:00 - 14:00
Title: Working for nothing
Abstract: We document the differences in time allocation to the labour market by different personality types in the UK, and show how they may account for some of the labour market disadvantage experienced by more neurotic types (and the advantage experienced by more conscientious types) which has been documented in numerous studies. We make use of all nine available waves of the Understanding Society Survey and show that particular personality types are more prone to working longer hours, and unpaid overtime hours, and experiencing time pressures.
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Dennis Coates (ROSES)
2020-05-08 14:30 - 16:00
Title:
Salary Distribution and Team Performance in MLS Soccer.
About ROSES:

An online series of sport economics seminars, organised by James Reade, Carl Singleton and Adrian Bell, part of the Football Economics Research Group at the University of Reading.
All Seminars take place 2:30-4pm, UK time, and will take place on Microsoft Teams.

Joining Instructions:

Seminar via Microsoft Teams. Contact James Reade at j.j.reade@reading.ac.uk

Jorge A. Tovar (ROSES)
2020-05-15 14:30 - 16:00
Title:
Emotions and Performance: A Quasi Natural Experiment from the FIFA World Cup.
About ROSES:

An online series of sport economics seminars, organised by James Reade, Carl Singleton and Adrian Bell, part of the Football Economics Research Group at the University of Reading.
All Seminars take place 2:30-4pm, UK time, and will take place on Microsoft Teams.

Joining Instructions:

Seminar via Microsoft Teams. Contact James Reade at j.j.reade@reading.ac.uk

Jamin Speer (ROSES)
2020-05-22 14:30 - 16:00
Title:
The Consequences of Relegation and Promotion in European Soccer Leagues: A Regression Discontinuity Approach.
About ROSES:

An online series of sport economics seminars, organised by James Reade, Carl Singleton and Adrian Bell, part of the Football Economics Research Group at the University of Reading.
All Seminars take place 2:30-4pm, UK time, and will take place on Microsoft Teams.

Joining Instructions:

Seminar via Microsoft Teams. Contact James Reade at j.j.reade@reading.ac.uk

Johan Rewilak (ROSES)
2020-05-29 14:30 - 16:00
Title:
The designated player policy rule and attendance demand in US Soccer.
About ROSES:

An online series of sport economics seminars, organised by James Reade, Carl Singleton and Adrian Bell, part of the Football Economics Research Group at the University of Reading.
All Seminars take place 2:30-4pm, UK time, and will take place on Microsoft Teams.

Joining Instructions:

Seminar via Microsoft Teams. Contact James Reade at j.j.reade@reading.ac.uk

1st Virtual PhD Workshop in Economics (Internal only)
2020-06-02 09:30 - 18:20
Programme: FINAL

Brad Humphreys (ROSES)
2020-06-05 14:30 - 16:00
Title:
Do Sporting Events Amplify Influenza Transmission? Causal Evidence from US Professional Team Sports.
About ROSES:

An online series of sport economics seminars, organised by James Reade, Carl Singleton and Adrian Bell, part of the Football Economics Research Group at the University of Reading.
All Seminars take place 2:30-4pm, UK time, and will take place on Microsoft Teams.

Joining Instructions:

Seminar via Microsoft Teams. Contact James Reade at j.j.reade@reading.ac.uk

David Ong (ROSES)
2020-06-12 14:30 - 16:00
Title:
The College Admissions Contribution to the Labour Market Beauty Premium.
About ROSES:

An online series of sport economics seminars, organised by James Reade, Carl Singleton and Adrian Bell, part of the Football Economics Research Group at the University of Reading.
All Seminars take place 2:30-4pm, UK time, and will take place on Microsoft Teams.

Joining Instructions:

Seminar via Microsoft Teams. Contact James Reade at j.j.reade@reading.ac.uk

Daniel Torchia (ROSES)
2020-06-19 14:30 - 16:00
Title:
Critical performativity in an alternative football club – The case of FC United of Manchester.
About ROSES:

An online series of sport economics seminars, organised by James Reade, Carl Singleton and Adrian Bell, part of the Football Economics Research Group at the University of Reading.
All Seminars take place 2:30-4pm, UK time, and will take place on Microsoft Teams.

Joining Instructions:

Seminar via Microsoft Teams. Contact James Reade at j.j.reade@reading.ac.uk

3rd Reading Reading Experimental and Behavioural Workshop (REBEW)
2020-06-22 - 2020-06-23 | University of Reading
The department of Economics at the University of Reading held the 3rd Reading Experimental and Behavioural Economics workshop online on 22-23 June.
Over the last two years, we have welcomed researchers from the UK as well as Australia, France, Spain, Germany and Luxemburg to discuss research around specific themes. Previous keynote speakers have been Phil Grossman, Sarah Smith, Jordi Brandts, and Marie Claire Villeval. Please find the previous programmes here: 2018 programme and 2019 programme.
This year Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, we ran a two half-day workshop with the two themes of ‘Behavioural games’ (22 June) and ‘Gender’ (23 June). The keynote speakers were Sander Onderstal (University of Amsterdam) and Friederike Mengel (University of Essex), respectively.
Please find the programme for the details. 2020 programme

Abdulaleem Isiaka (Virtual Seminar)
2020-06-25 13:00 - 14:00
Title: What is the redistributive impact of reallocating government spending? Evidence from a sample of middle-income countries
Abstract: This paper employs the fixed effects estimator in examining the redistributive impact of financing welfare programmes through cuts in other government spending components within a panel of 51 middle income countries over the period 2005–2015. Additionally, this study investigates how the percentile income shares of different income groups within the sample are affected by the spending reallocations towards welfare programmes. This study finds that the twin objective of reducing inequality and benefiting all income groups can be achieved if the right social welfare programme is financed by cuts in expenditure on infrastructure, agriculture and other sectors of the economy. However, no evidence is found to confirm that inequality reduces with reallocations from defence spending towards social welfare programmes. Upon splitting the sample by income levels, this paper finds that reallocations towards education spending are more crucial in upper middle income countries while spending reallocations towards social protection and health spending have greater relevance in lower middle income countries. Based on its findings, this paper recommends that policy makers in middle income countries give greater consideration to the redistributive prospects of spending reallocations towards social welfare programmes.
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Mario Lackner (ROSES)
2020-06-26 14:30 - 16:00
Title:
Mass Gatherings Contributed to Early COVID-19 Spread: Evidence from US Sports
About ROSES:

An online series of sport economics seminars, organised by James Reade, Carl Singleton and Adrian Bell, part of the Football Economics Research Group at the University of Reading.
All Seminars take place 2:30-4pm, UK time, and will take place on Microsoft Teams.

Joining Instructions:

Seminar via Microsoft Teams. Contact James Reade at j.j.reade@reading.ac.uk

4th Eastern Conference on Football Economics / 6th Western Conference on Football and Finance, Saint Petersburg, Russia
2020-07-01 - 2020-07-03
SE University, New Economic School, and University of Reading are organizing a conference on the football economics and finance. It is aimed to highlight high-quality research of the football industry as well as to facilitate the cooperation between academics and practitioners.
Theoretical and/or empirical research papers that deal with economic, financial, social, and managerial problems of football industry are welcome. The list of possible topics includes: success factors in football, football leagues regulation, financial fair-play, tournament design, contest theory, optimization of match strategies, corruption, betting, spectators’ demand studies, financial and social issues of the World Cup, scheduling, competitive balance, and other.

When: 1-3 July, 2020
Call for papers: Extended abstract (approximately 3 pages long) must be submitted through EasyChair by February 1, 2020.
There is no conference fee. Participation is open to anyone interested in the field. However, registration is needed (it will be opened in due course).
See more information on the conference website.

Dmitry Dagaev (ROSES)
2020-07-03 14:30 - 16:00
Title:
Strategic Broadcasting of a Championship: to Earn More from Ads or to Incentivize Subscription?
About ROSES:

An online series of sport economics seminars, organised by James Reade, Carl Singleton and Adrian Bell, part of the Football Economics Research Group at the University of Reading.
All Seminars take place 2:30-4pm, UK time, and will take place on Microsoft Teams.

Joining Instructions:

Seminar via Microsoft Teams. Contact James Reade at j.j.reade@reading.ac.uk

Maria Kotikova (ROSES)
2020-07-10 14:30 - 16:00
Title:
Gender Differences in Economic Behavior of Football Fans in Russia
About ROSES:

An online series of sport economics seminars, organised by James Reade, Carl Singleton and Adrian Bell, part of the Football Economics Research Group at the University of Reading.
All Seminars take place 2:30-4pm, UK time, and will take place on Microsoft Teams.

Joining Instructions:

Seminar via Microsoft Teams. Contact James Reade at j.j.reade@reading.ac.uk

Wei-Fong Pan (Virtual Seminar)
2020-07-16 13:00 - 14:00
Title: The labour market effect of fiscal policy uncertainty
Abstract: This study examines the effect of fiscal policy uncertainty (FPU) on job searches and labour demand in the United States. We first develop search-based job search indices and find that increased FPU leads to higher job search levels. However, rising FPU reduces labour demand as we observe that the number of online job postings by firms declines significantly in response to increasing FPU. The effect of FPU varies across different groups of individuals and regions, while also being subject to monetary policy stance. Labour market institutions are key to explain such differences. Lastly, FPU reduces matching efficiency in labour markets. These results are robust to alternative specifications and after isolating the effect of uncertainty from risk.
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Alex Farnell (ROSES)
2020-07-17 14:30 - 15:30
Title:
Assessing the Role of Fatigue and Multitasking on Worker Performance: Evidence from MLB pitchers
About ROSES:

An online series of sport economics seminars, organised by James Reade, Carl Singleton and Adrian Bell, part of the Football Economics Research Group at the University of Reading.
All Seminars take place 2:30-4pm, UK time, and will take place on Microsoft Teams.

Joining Instructions:

Seminar via Microsoft Teams. Contact James Reade at j.j.reade@reading.ac.uk
