Tinbergen Institute Opening Conference: Science for Society

The Tinbergen Institute Opening Conference took place at De Brug, Roeterseiland campus of the University of Amsterdam on April 9. Theme of the conference was 'Science for Society'.

Program

All presenters were associated to Tinbergen Institute and are a mix of senior and junior research fellows and PhD students. PhD students and Postdocs were invited to submit a proposal for a poster presentation in the registration form.

The conference program as PDF.

9.30 – 9.50 Registration / Coffee
9.50 – 10.00: Opening talk
10.00 – 11.00: Session 1: Innovation (Chair Eric Bartelsman)

• Alessandro Zona (UvA – Finance): Intangible Capital, Financial Frictions and Productivity Growth
• Vittoria Scalera (UvA – Strategy & International Business): Clean Inovation and Regulation: Patent and Trademark Evidence on Firm Strategies across Countries
• Ajay Bhaskarabhatla (EUR – Applied Economics): Coworkers and Innovation
• Francesco Balocco (VU - KIN Center for Digital Innovation): Estimating Learning Gaps in Experience Goods Diffusion
• Henri de Groot (VU – Spatial Economics): Innovation towards a Sustainable Future

11.00 – 11.20: Coffee break
11.20 – 12.20: Session 2: Sustainability (Chair Florian Wagener)

• Julia Schaumburg (VU - Econometrics): Weather Persistence in Europe
• Ana Aranda (UvA - Strategy & International Business): From Past to Policy: Why Sustainability Debates Differ Across Countries
• Robert Faber (VU - Accountancy): Exploring the Potential of Artificial Intelligence for Sustainability Performance Management
• Remco Zwinkels (VU – Finance): The Market for Voluntary Carbon Offsets
• Aylin Aydinli (VU – Marketing): From Aisles to the Bin: Challenging Common Assumptions About Food Waste

12.20 – 13.20: Lunch with posters (PhD students & postdocs)
Presenters: Olivier Feltham (UvA), Cristina Figueroa (UvA), Alessandro Capra (UvA), Tijmen Henkes (UvA), Lukas Hofmann (UvA), Sorravich Kingsuwankul (VU), Tina Rozsos (VU), Sindri Engilbertsson (UvA), Ana Popovici (VU), Trang Luu (UvA), Nadja van ‘t Hoff (UvA), Patricia Himml (EUR), Reza Armakan (UvA), Emma Schmiedel (UvA), Tim Wienand (EUR)

13.20 – 14.20: Session 3: Education, Work & Health (Chair Robert Dur)

• Esmee Zwiers (UvA – Econometrics): A Cohort Perspective on Trends in Fertility Rates in High-Income Countries over the 20th Century
• Agnes Baker (VU Management & Organization): The Benefits of (Excellent) Medical Doctors in Leadership Roles within Healthcare
• Stanislav Avdeev (UvA – Human Capital): University as a Melting Pot: Long-term Effects of Internationalization
• Hans van Kippersluis (EUR – Applied Economics): Education and Health: the Role of Nature, Nurture and Policy 
• Nadine Ketel (VU – Economics): Students’ School Preferences and Outcomes: Evidence from Admission Lotteries

14.20 - 14.40: Coffee break
14.40 - 15.40: RM Students theses pitches (Chair Francesca Sotgiu)
Alex Arasanz Goset, Kamilah El Kanfoudi, Milena Nakashima, Nicolas Orlik, Francesco Serra, Job Siegmann, Ekaterina Siniakova

15.40 – 16.00: Coffee break
16.00 – 17.00: Session 4: Diversity & Inequality (Chair Klarita Gërxhani)

• Clement Bellet (EUR - Marketing): Gender Inequality and Stereotypes in Consumer Markets
• Thomas Buser (UvA – Human Capital): A Competitive World
• Milan Makany (EUR – Economics): Female Promotions and the Academic Pipeline: Evidence from a Natural Experiment
• Almasa Sarabi (UvA - Leadership & Management): Levers of Inequality and Opportunity: How Small Changes in Hiring Practices Shape Gender Disparities
• Wendy Janssens (VU - Development Economics): The Impact of a Child Marriage Edutainment Intervention on Girls’ Education in Pakistan

17:00-17:10: Closing remarks
17.10 – 18.00: Drinks
18.00 – 20.00: Buffet

Venue 

Venue De Brug is a unique event room located above the Nieuwe Achtergracht on the Roeterseiland campus.

Registration desk: Entrance B/C on Nieuwe Achtergracht 166: Roeterseilandcampus - building B/C/D and De Brug (entrance B/C) - University of Amsterdam
You can also reach the venue by Entrance D on Nieuwe Achtergracht 127: Roeterseilandcampus - building E/D and De Brug (entrance D) - University of Amsterdam

Registration has been closed. 

Questions?

Contact: seminar@tinbergen.nl.