Economics Research

Vincenzo Alfano, Università degli Studi della Basilicata (ROSES)
2022-02-18 14:30 - 16:00 (Europe/London) | Microsoft Teams

Steven Bosworth
2022-02-21 14:00 - 15:00 | HBS 102 (hybrid)

Silvia Miranda-Agrippino, Bank of England
2022-02-23 14:30 - 15:45 | Edith Morley 124 (hybrid)

Hamed Shaikh A. Alaidarous (PhD Seminar)
2022-02-24 13:00 - 14:00 | Edith Morley 406 or MS Teams (hybrid)
Richa Saun (Discussant)

Stefan Szymanski, University of Michigan (ROSES)
2022-02-25 14:30 - 16:00 | Microsoft Teams

Stephen Kastoryano
2022-02-28 14:00 - 15:00 | HBS 102 (hybrid)
Expectation and Treatment Effects of a Kidney Transplant

Yao Chen, University of Exeter
2022-03-02 14:30 - 15:45 | Edith Morley 124 (hybrid)

Wea'am Amira (PhD Seminar)
2022-03-03 13:00 - 14:00 | Edith Morley 406 or MS Teams (hybrid)
Winnie Costancia Muangi (Discussant)

Anna Katharina Pikos, Leibniz University Hannover (ROSES)
2022-03-04 14:30 - 16:00 | Microsoft Teams
Different but Stable – Gender-Specific Competitive Behavior across Age

Joo Young Jeon
2022-03-07 14:00 - 15:00 | HBS 102 (hybrid)

Ben Etheridge, University of Essex
2022-03-09 14:30 - 15:45 | Edith Morley 124 (hybrid)

Kaelo Mpho Ntwaepelo (PhD Seminar)
2022-03-10 13:00 - 14:00 | Edith Morley 406 or MS Teams (hybrid)
Albert Chongo (Discussant)

Carina Steckenleiter, University of St. Gallen (ROSES)
2022-03-11 14:30 - 16:00 | Microsoft Teams
Effects of Public Expenditures on Sports Participation

Christos Mavrodimitrakis
2022-03-14 14:00 - 15:00 | HBS 102 (hybrid)

Clement de Chaisemartin, Science Po
2022-03-16 14:30 - 15:45 | Edith Morley 124 (hybrid)

Minko Tzenkov Markovski (PhD Seminar)
2022-03-17 08:00 - 17:00 | Edith Morley 406 or MS Teams (hybrid)
Lillian Mookodi (Discussant)

Nicolas Scelles, Manchester Metropolitan University (ROSES)
2022-03-18 14:30 - 16:00 | Microsoft Teams
Competitive Balance and Competitive Intensity in European Men’s and Women’s Football: An Intra-Match Analysis of the UEFA Euro

Neha Hui
2022-03-21 14:00 - 15:00 | HBS 102 (hybrid)

Martin Foureaux Koppensteiner, University of Surrey
2022-03-23 14:30 - 15:45 | Edith Morley 124 (hybrid)

Baker Ahmad Sharief Audeh (PhD Seminar)
2022-03-24 13:00 - 14:00 | Edith Morley 406 or MS Teams (hybrid)
Noof Alfehaidi (Discussant)

S-TRAINING-ROSES James Reade, University of Reading (ROSES)
2022-03-25 14:30 - 16:00 | Microsoft Teams
Exploring Entertainment Utility from Football Games

Inaugural GEAR Quarterly Lecture - Miguel Leon-Ledesma (Kent and CEPR)
2022-03-31 14:00 - 15:30 | Edith Morley Van Emden Theatre, United Kingdom
The Group for Economic Analysis at Reading (GEAR) is pleased to announce the Inaugural GEAR Quarterly Lecture on “Growth Volatility and Trade: Diversification vs Specialisation”, to be given by Professor Miguel-Leon Ledesma, University of Kent and CEPR, on Thursday, 31 March 2022, 14:00-15:30 GMT, Van Emden Theatre (Edith Morley Building), in a hybrid (in-person and online) format.
We shall hold these lectures every quarter. Attendance is free. To register your interest, email michelle.nand@reading.ac.uk or a.mihailov@reading.ac.uk.
For more details, please see the poster on the GEAR Quarterly Lectures webpage.

Katrin Scharfenkamp, Bielefeld University (ROSES)
2022-04-01 14:30 - 16:00 | Microsoft Teams

Arnaud Chevalier, Royal Holloway (ROSES)
2022-04-08 14:30 - 16:00 | Microsoft Teams
The Dynamics of Racial Discrimination: Evidence from Fantasy Football

Mario Lackner, Johannes Kepler University Linz (ROSES)
2022-06-10 14:30 - 16:00 | Microsoft Teams
Authors: Mario Lackner (Johannes Kepler University Linz) and Michael Weichselbaumer (Vienna University of Economics and Business)
Title: “Can barely winning lead to losing? Evidence for a substantial gender gap in psychological momentum”
Abstract: We use data from professional tennis to measure the causal effect of past on current performance for women and men. Identification relies on exogenous shocks to the probability of facing a contested game, which is a previous stage of competition with strong resistance. There are fundamental gender differences: whereas men’s performance is unaffected by previously experiencing and winning a contested game, women experience a sizeable deterioration of performance after barely winning the previous stage. This result is linked to gender differences in negative psychological momentum. Detailed analysis reveals heterogeneous effects by experience, ability and contest progression.
Link to paper: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3985125
For link to join event, contact James Reade at j.j.reade@reading.ac.uk

Jacob Bundrick, University of Central Arkansas (ROSES)
2022-06-17 14:30 - 16:00 | Microsoft Teams
Author: Jacob Bundrick, University of Central Arkansas
Title: Mixed Strategy and the Money Down: A Field Test from American College Football
Abstract: Field tests of mixed strategies have primarily focused on the play of experts, leaving to question whether players of moderate quality adhere to the predictions of mixed-strategy equilibrium. This paper fills that gap by examining the matching pennies game using third-down play calls in American college football. Specifically, I use the Firth logit to analyze data from the University of Central Arkansas’s (UCA) 476 offensive third-down plays from the team’s 33 contests played during the 2018-2020 seasons. Moreover, I exploit the offense’s discretization of third-down distances to observe whether decision makers alter their tactics to play mixed strategies when conditions change. Preliminary results indicate that play types are called in a manner consistent with the equalization of success rates across strategies, but tests of serial independence in play calls provide mixed results.

The 8th Annual Conference on “Contests: Theory and Evidence”
2022-06-20 - 2022-06-21
The Department of Economics and the Centre for Economic Institutions and Business History at the University of Reading are pleased to host the 8th annual conference “Contests: Theory and Evidence” on Monday 20 June and Tuesday 21 June in a hybrid (in-person and online – in the UK time zone) format.
We cordially invite theoretical, experimental, and empirical work on any aspect of contests including but not limited to economics, management, politics, psychology, sports, biology, neuroscience, computer science, etc.
This year the keynote speaker is Prof Debraj Ray, Julius Silver Professor and Professor of Economics, New York University.

Other confirmed speakers include Prof Luis Corchon (UC3 Madrid), Prof Kai Konrad (MPI Tax, Munich), Prof Dan Kovenock (Chapman University), and Prof Aner Sela (Ben Gurion University).

Submission: Please submit your paper or extended abstract here by Friday 22 April, 2022.
Registration: Please register here by 9 May 2022 (Presenters) / 20 May 2022 (Attendees)

Key dates:
Submission deadline: 22 April 2022
Acceptance decision: 30 April 2022
Registration deadline: 9 May 2022 (Presenters) / 20 May 2022 (Attendees)
Conference: 20 – 21 June 2022

Travel, accommodation, and things to do:
The beautiful town of Reading (of Berkshire county) is located very close to London. It takes about 25 minutes by taxi to arrive from London Heathrow airport, and about 50 minutes by bus. There also are frequent direct trains connecting London Gatwick airport that takes about 90 minutes. Arriving from Central London is also easy, since there are direct trains every 15 minutes from London Paddington station to Reading that can take about 25 minutes. Reading station is also connected with fast trains with other big cities of England with airport such as Bristol, Birmingham, Manchester etc.
There are many accommodation options available in Reading. The usual hotel websites would help.
Very many tourist attractions such as the Windsor Castle, Lego Land, Ascot Racecourse, the city of Oxford, Winchester, South Downs National Park, are also within half an hour commute from Reading.
Useful links: Visit University of Reading, University of Reading Map, Taxi company in Reading, Another taxi company in Reading, Great Western Railways, Bus from Heathrow, things to do in Berkshire.

Further information:
In the case of any other questions, please contact Joo Young Jeon (j.jeon@reading.ac.uk) or Subhasish M. Chowdhury (s.m.chowdhury@bath.ac.uk).
The conference organisers are Joo Young Jeon (University of Reading), Subhasish M. Chowdhury (University of Bath), Ted Turocy (University of East Anglia), and Steven Bosworth (University of Reading).

4th Reading Experimental and Behavioural Economics Workshop (REBEW)
2022-06-22 | Edith Morley 124
The Department of Economics at the University of Reading is pleased to continue the 4th Reading Experimental and Behavioural Economics Workshop in person this year. The workshop will be held at the University of Reading on 22 June 2022.

This year, the keynote speaker is Professor Sanjit Dhami (University of Leicester), and 9 presenters will present their work. Please find the details of the programme: REBEW2022.

To join the workshop, please register here by 31 May 2022.
If you have any queries, please contact to organisers, Joo Young Jeon (j.jeon@reading.ac.uk) or Steven Bosworth (s.j.bosworth@reading.ac.uk).

Martin Ellison, "The Ends of Thirty Big Depressions" (GEAR Quarterly)
2022-06-23 14:00 - 15:30
Speaker: Prof Martin Ellison, University of Oxford.
Title: “The Ends of 30 Big Depressions”
Abstract: How did countries recover from the Great Depression? In this paper we explore the argument that
leaving the gold standard helped by boosting inflationary expectations and lowering real interest
rates. We do so for a sample of 30 countries, using modern nowcasting methods and a new
dataset containing more than 230,000 monthly and quarterly observations for over 1,500
variables. In those cases where the departure from gold happened on clearly defined dates, it
seems clear that inflationary expectations rose in the wake of departure. IV regressions and
synthetic matching techniques suggest that the relationship is causal.
Link: https://users.ox.ac.uk/~exet2581/30_big.pdf
This is a Hybrid event. If you are not a member of the University of Reading and would like to attend via Microsoft Teams, please contact Alex Mihailov on a.mihailov@reading.ac.uk.

9th Mathsport International Conference July 11-13 2022
2022-07-11 - 2022-07-13
MathSport International has been bringing leading academic and industry experts together since 2007 to present and discuss their work.
This year we meet in England during the UEFA Women’s European Championships. We thus particularly encourage submissions that focus on women’s sport.
Keynote Speakers: Lotte Bransen (KU Leuven), Stefan Szymanski (Michigan).
Topics: Mathematical and physical models in sport, performance measures and models, optimisation of sport performance, statistical and probability models, match and scoreline outcome models, competitive strategy, game theoretical models, optimal contest design and scheduling, decision support systems, analysis of rules and adjudication, econometrics in sport, analysis of sporting technologies, mathematics education and sport, financial valuation in sport, e-sports (gaming), betting and sport, and quantitative sports marketing.
Conference Proceedings Draft: Link. Please inform me (j.j.reade@reading.ac.uk) if you spot typos.
Outline Programme (subject to change, all UK times, detailed programme with speakers here (link)):
Monday July 11
9:30-10:00 Conference Registration and Coffee
10:00-10:15 Opening Remarks – James Reade and Dries Goossens
10:15-11:30 Keynote One (LT1) – Lotte Brandsen (Lueven)
11:45-13:15 Parallels 1a (LT1) and b (LT2)
13:15-14:30 Lunch
14:30-16:30 Parallels 2a (LT1) and b (LT2)
7-9pm Conference Dinner – Patio behind Eat at the Square.
Tuesday July 12
09:30-10:00 Pre-match Coffee
10:00-12:00 Parallels 3a (LT1) and b (LT2)
12:00-14:00 Lunch
14:00-15:30 Parallels 4a (LT1) and b (LT2)
16-23 Travel to and from Brentford Community Stadium for 8pm Spain v Germany match (tickets not included).
Wednesday July 13
09:00-11:00 Parallels 5a (LT2) and b (LT3)
11-11:30 Coffee
11:30-13:00 Parallels 6a (LT2) and b (LT3)
13:00-14:00 Lunch
14:00-15:15 Keynote II
15:15-15:30 Closing Remarks
15:30 Conference Close
Link to most up-to-date conference schedule.
Important Dates
EXTENDED Abstract Submission: 13 May https://easychair.org/my/conference?conf=mathsport22
Notification of Acceptance: 15 May
Submission of accepted paper for proceedings July 1 2022
Registration: Please register here (. Please register by July 1 2022.
Conference Location: Chemistry Building, Whiteknights Campus, University of Reading (map).
Travel: The University of Reading’s Whiteknights Campus is a 30 minute walk from Reading railway station, which is well linked to from London’s Paddington Station (just under 30 minutes and multiple services each hour), London’s Heathrow Airport via RailAir Bus (about 45 minutes, frequent services 24-7), and also London’s Gatwick Airport via a direct train (about 90 minutes, hourly)
Accommodation: We recommend the following hotel options:

Cedars Reading (on campus but limited availability).
Premier Inn Reading Central,
Hotel Ibis Styles,
Hotel Novotel Reading Centre,
Hotel Ibis Reading Centre,
Pentahotel Reading
Travelodge Reading Central.
For a more unique Reading experience, try The Great Expectations.

Apart from Cedars, all hotel options are in central Reading, which is either about a 30 minute walk to our Whiteknights Campus, or a convenient bus ride on the very frequent 21 service.
Questions: James Reade at j.j.reade@reading.ac.uk
Proceedings: Each Mathsport conference has produced a Proceedings Volume, a collection of 6-page short papers to accompany each of the presentations. Please submit this to j.j.reade@reading.ac.uk in LaTeX format by July 1. This will be produced electronically in time for the conference.
