The RCEA Colloquium 2009

14-15 May: 2nd Geographical Localisation, Intersectoral Reallocation of Labour and Unemployment Differentials Workshop (GLUNLAB II)

Keynote speakers: Gerald A. Carlino (Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia) and Gilles Duranton (University of Toronto and The Rimini Centre for Economic Analysis)
Organizers: Theodore Panagiotidis (University of Macedonia and The Rimini Centre for Economic Analysis), Dimitris Ballas (University of Sheffield), Silvia Grandi (University of Bologna and The Rimini Centre for Economic Analysis), Vassilis Monastiriotis (London School of Economics), Maurizio Mussoni (University of Bologna and The Rimini Centre for Economic Analysis) and Gianluigi Pelloni (University of Bologna and The Rimini Centre for Economic Analysis).

This is the second workshop of the GLUN – LAB project partially funded by the Regional Science Association

Location: Room “Aula 2” – Via Angherà 22, Rimini

22 May 2009: Finance Workshop

Financial Crises, Market Microstructure and Asset Pricing

Organizers: Ramo Gencay (Simon Fraser University and The Rimini Centre for Economic Analysis) and Elettra Agliardi (University of Bologna)
Partcipants: Karim Abadir (Imperial College University and The Rimini Centre for Economic Analysis), Elettra Agliardi (University of Bologna), Ramo Gencay (Simon Fraser University and The Rimini Centre for Economic Analysis), Rajna Gibson (University of Geneva), Cars Hommes (University of Amsterdam), Maureen O’Hara (Cornell University), David Easley (Cornell University), Winfried Pohlmeier (University of Konstanz)

Location: Room “Alberti 1” – Via Q. Sella 13, Rimini

29-30 May 2009: Macroeconomics Workshop

Economic Growth: Some Recent Theory and Empirical Evidence

Organizer: Thanasis Stengos (University of Guelph and The Rimini Centre for Economic Analysis)
Participants: Oded Galor (Brown University), Omar Moav (Hebrew University), Josepèh Zeira (Hebrew Univiversity), Costas Azariadis (University of Washington at St Louis), Francesco Casselli (London School of Economics), C-T Tan (Tuffts University), Andros Kourtellos (University of Cyprus), Theo Palivos (University of Macedonia), Pantelis Kalaitzidakis (University of Crete), Theo Mamuneas (University of Cyprus), Vangelis Dioikitopoulos (University of Athens).

1-2 July 2009: Econometrics Workshop

Workshop on Bayesian Econometric Methods

Keynote speakers: Russell Davidson (McGill University and GREQAM), Christian Robert (Ceremade – Université Paris-Dauphine), Tony Lancaster (Brown University),

Organizer: Rodney Strachan (University of Queensland and The Rimini Centre for Economic Analysis)

Participants:
Russell Davidson (McGill University and CIREQ, GREQAM Université d’Aix-Marseille); Tony Lancaster (Brown University); Gael Martin (Monash University); Christian P. Robert (Université Paris Dauphine); Richard T. Baillie (Michigan State University/ Queen Mary University of London); Gabriele Fiorentini (University of Florence); Markus Jochmann (Strathclyde University); Andrzej Kocięcki (National Bank of Poland); Gary Koop (Strathclyde University); imitris Korobilis (Strathclyde University); Roberto Leon-Gonzales (GRIPS); John Maheu (University of Toronto); Camilla Mastromarco (University of Salento and CESifo); Alessia Paccagnini (Università Bocconi); Gianluigi Pelloni (Università di Bologna); Matthew C. Pollard (Australian National University); Wolfgang Polasek (Institute for Advanced Studies); Simon Potter (Federal Reserve Bank of New York); Rodney Strachan (University of Queensland)
Xiaoneng Zhu (Nanyang Technological University)

Location:
Faculty of Economics, Via Q. Sella 13, Rimini

6-7 July 2009: Money and Finance Workshop

Asset Pricing and Economic-Financial Crises

August 27/28: Labour Economics Workshop

Workshop on Human Capital, Immigration, and Public Policy

Keynote Speaker: Craig Riddell (University of British Columbia):”Immigrant Skills and Immigrant Outcomes under a Points System: TheCanadian Experience”
Organizers: Dwayne Benjamin (University of Toronto and Rimini Centre for Economic Analysis) and Mark Stabile (University of Toronto and Rimini Centre for Economic Analysis)