FAIR Inaugural Conference

Programme
Monday 18 June 2018
08.30–09:00

REGISTRATION AND COFFEE

09.00–09.30                                                             

OPENING REMARKS

  • Øystein Thøgersen, Rector NHH
  • Marte Mjøs Persen, Mayor of Bergen
  • Bertil Tungodden, Director FAIR
09.30–10.30                                               

KEYNOTE: JOHN LIST

Science of using science

John A. List                                                                                                                 John List is a Kenneth C. Griffin Distinguished Service Professor of Economics at University of Chicago who has done extensive work on charitable giving, applied science for policy makers, testing economic theory, field experiments in finance and non-market valuation
10.30–11.00

COFFEE BREAK

11.00–12.00

POLICY SESSION (PANEL DEBATE)

Poverty and inequality

  • Sandra Black, University of Texas, Austin
  • Nicole Hassoun, Binghamton University
  • Jens Frølich Holte, State Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
  • Ottar Mæstad, Chr. Michelsen Institute
12.00–13.30

LUNCH WITH POSTER SESSION

13.30–15:00

PARALLEL SESSION I

AUDITORIUM B
Chair: Sandra E. Black
  • 13:30 – 14:00: Sissel Jensen, Norwegian School of Economics: The Role of Parenthood on the Gender Gap among Top Earners
  • 14:00 – 14:30: Michael I. Norton, Harvard Business School: Buying Time
  • 14:30 – 15:00: Sandra E. Black, University of Texas, and Paul Devereux, University College Dublin: Poor Little Rich Kids? The Determinants of the Intergenerational Transmission of Wealth
AUDITORIUM C
Chair: Elisabeth Ivarsflaten
  • 13:30– 14:00: Magne Mogstad, University of Chicago: Imperfect Competition and Rent Sharing in the U.S. Labor Market
  • 14:00 – 14:30: Marc Fleurbaey, Princeton University: Fairness and the Measurement of Well-being
  • 14:30 – 15:00: Elisabeth Ivarsflaten, University of Bergen: The Challenge of Muslim Inclusion: Terms of Agreement
15.00–15.15

COFFEE BREAK

15.15–16.15

KEYNOTE: JAMES HECKMAN, NOBEL PRIZE LAUREATE

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Heckman's work is rooted in economics, but he actively collaborates across disciplines to get to the heart of major problems. His recent interdisciplinary research on human development and skill formation over the life cycle draws on economics, psychology, genetics, epidemiology, and neuroscience to examine the origins of inequality, the determinants of social mobility, and the links among stages of the life cycle, starting in the womb. In 2000, Heckman shared the Nobel Prize in Economics for his work on the microeconometrics of diversity and heterogeneity and for establishing a sound causal basis for public policy evaluation.
19.00                                 

CONFERENCE DINNER AT FLØIEN FOLKERESTAURANT

Tuesday 19 June 2018
09.00–10:30

PARALLEL SESSION II

AUDITORIUM B
Chair: Florencia Torche
  • 09:00 – 09.30: Ariel Kalil, University of Chicago: Behavioral Insights and Parental Decision-Making
  • 09:30 – 10:00: Katrine Vellesen Løken, Norwegian School of Economics: Spillover Effects of Incarceration
  • 10:15 – 10:30: Florencia Torche, New York University: Early Origins: Prenatal stress, Stratification, and Children's Cognitive and Educational Outcomes
AUDITORIUM C
Chair: Lars Ivar Berg
  • 09:00 – 09.30: Lise Vesterlund, University of Pittsburgh: Banning Negotiation: Is Differential Pay Sustained
  • 09:30 – 10:00: Trond Petersen, University of California, Berkeley: Family Policies and Gender Equality: 40 Glorious Norwegian Years 1979-2018
  • 10:15 – 10:30: Lars Ivar Oppedal Berge, Norwegian School of Economics: Women’s Economic Empowerment and Fertility: Long-Term Experimental Evidence from Tanzania
10.30–10.45

COFFEE BREAK

10.45–12:15

PARALLEL SESSION III

AUDITORIUM B
Chair: Thomas de Haan
  • 10:45 – 11:15: Andrew Williams, ICREA-Pompeu Fabra University: Longevity and Liability
  • 11:15 – 11:45: Aline Bütikofer, Norwegian School of Economics: The Impact of Paid Maternity Leave on Maternal Health
  • 11:45 – 12:15: Thomas de Haan, Norwegian School of Economics: Fairness Preferences in the Face of Limited Information Regarding Merit
AUDITORIUM C
Chair: Varun Gauri
  • 10:45 – 11:15: Gary Charness, U.C. Santa Barbara: Theory of Mind among Disadvantaged Children: Evidence from a Field Experiment
  • 11:15 – 11:45: Kenneth Hugdahl, University of Bergen: Adding the Brain to the FAIR Algorithm: Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging.
  • 11:45 – 12:15: Varun Gauri, World Bank Group: Cooperation Creates Special Moral Obligations
12:15–13.45

LUNCH WITH POSTER SESSION

13.45–15:15

PARALLEL SESSION IV

AUDITORIUM B
Chair: Orazio Attanasio
  • 13:45 – 14:15: Anna Aizer, Brown University: Labor Market Discrimination and Investment in Human Capital
  • 14:15 – 14:45: Ingvild Almås, Norwegian School of Economics: The Income Elasticity for Nutrition: Evidence from Unconditional Cash Transfers in Kenya
  • 14:45 – 15:15: Orazio Attanasio, University College London: Parental Beliefs and Investment
AUDITORIUM C
Chair: Kathleen Vohs
  • 13:45 – 14:15: Björn Bartling, University of Zurich: Do Markets Undermine Morality
  • 14:15 – 14:45: Raymond Duch, University of Oxford: Is Cheating a National Pastime
  • 14:45 – 15:15: Kathleen Vohs, Carlson School of Management: Victims, Perpetrators, or Both? The Vicious Cycle of Disrespect and Cynical Beliefs about Human Nature
 
15.15–15.30

COFFEE BREAK

15.30–16.30

KEYNOTE: MARIANNE BERTRAND

Coming apart? Cultural distances in the united states over time? Experimental evidence

                                                                                                      Marianne Bertrand is the Chris P. Dialynas Distinguished Service Professor of Economics at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. She is a Research Fellow at the National Bureau of Economic Research, the Center for Economic Policy Research, and the Institute for the Study of Labor.
16.30

CLOSING REMARKS

  • NFR presentation – Liv Furuberg
  • Dag Rune Olsen, Rector UiB
  • Bertil Tungodden, Director FAIR
17:15

STOLTZEN HIKE

Information

The keynotes given by Marianne Bertrand (University of Chicago), James Heckman (University of Chicago) and John List (University of Chicago) as well as the policy session organised by the FAIR Insight Team are open to the public. Presentations from collaborators and members of FAIR will be given in parallel sessions during the conference.

Keynote speakers

FAIR Inaugural Conference - Marianne Bertrand

FAIR Inaugural Conference - James Heckman

FAIR Inaugural Conference - John List

Centre for Experimental Research on Fairness, Inequality and Rationality (FAIR) is a unique platform for collaboration between the Centre for Empirical Labour Economics and The Choice Lab.

FAIR collaborates with internationally leading researchers from different social sciences and philosophy, including Nobel Laureate James Heckman, John Bates Clark medal winner Matthew Rabin, and ERC Advanced Grant recipients Armin Falk, Ernst Fehr, and Kenneth Hugdahl. A number of the outstanding scholars have positions at FAIR and are strongly committed to take an active part in the research activities at FAIR. FAIR has a number of outstanding institutional partners on the different projects.

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