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2004

 

Program

 

Friday 3 December

8.30-9.00 Registration

Plenary Session

9.00-9.15 Conference Opening: P. Terna (University of Torino and Board of Directors Fondazione Collegio Carlo Alberto)

9.15-9.30 Introduction: B. Contini (University of Torino), "We need a bridge between ACE models and mainstream economics"

9.30-10.30 R. Freeman (Harvard University), “Assessing Economic Institutions and Reforms the Artificial Agent Way”

10.30-11.00 Coffee break

11.00-12.00 J. Rust (University of Maryland), “The Curse of Dimensionality and How to Circumvent it"

12.00-13.00 R. Leombruni (LABORatorio R. Revelli), M. Richiardi (LABORatorio R. Revelli), "Agent-Based Microsimulation of Participation Rates in Italy"

13.00-14.30 Lunch

14.30-15.30 Sorin Solomon (The Hebrew University of Jerusalem), "On Wealth, Power and Law; Are Rich People Smarter?"

15.30-17.00 Parallel Sessions

 Firm Dynamics  Simulation-Based Estimation

C. Bianchi, M. Gallegati, A. Russo, P. Vagliasindi

 

(University of Pisa; University of Ancona;  University of Parma)

 

"Taxing firms’ profits in a risky economy"

D. Del Boca, R. Sauer

 

 

(University of Torino, Hebrew University of Jerusalem)

 

 

"Women's Work and Fertility Decisions"

D. Delli Gatti, G. Dosi, M. Gallegati, G. Fagiolo, M. Napoletano

 

(Cattolica University, Milano; Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies, Pisa; University of Ancona; LEM - Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies, Pisa)

 

"Weird Ties? : Growth, Cycles and Firms Dynamics in an Agent Based Model with Financial Market Imperfections"

D. Beninger, F. Laisney

 

 

(Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung – ZEW,Mannheim; Université Louis Pasteur, Strasbourg and ZEW)

 

 

"Estimation of collective models of household labour supply using semiparametric indirect inference"

E. Mollona, D. Hales

 

 

(University of Bologna)

 

 

"Knowledge-Based Jobs and the Boundaries of Firms"

C. Bianchi, P. Cirillo, M. Gallegati and P. Vagliasindi

 

(University of Pisa; Bocconi University; University of Ancona; University of Parma)

 

17.00-17.30 Coffee break

17.00-18.30 Parallel Sessions 

 Investment Decisions  Microsimulation

A. Roventini, G. Fagiolo

 

(S. Anna School of Advanced Studies, Pisa; LEM)

 

"Animal Spirits, Lumpy Investment, and Endogenous Business Cycles"

M. Borella, F. Coda Moscarola

 

(Center for Research on Pensions and Welfare Policies - CeRP)

 

"Redistribution in the Italian Pension System"

G. Fioretti

 

(University of Modena and Reggio Emilia)

 

"Recognizing Investment Opportunities at the Onset of Recoveries"

P. Vagliasindi, M. Romanelli, C. Bianchi

 

(University of Parma; University of Pisa)

 

"Generational and gender gaps in labour and pension wealth"

20.00 Social Dinner

 

Saturday 4 December

Plenary Session

9.00-10.00 M. Aoki (UCLA), "A new approach to labor market dynamics; Okun's law, Beveridge curve, and transient dynamics"

10.00-11.00 M. Egidi (University of Trento), "Adaptive dynamics on rugged landscapes"

11.00-11.30 Coffee break

11.30-12.30 D. Helbing (Dresden University of Technology), “Network-Induced Oscillatory Behaviour of Macroeconomic Output Flows”

12.30-13.00 Michele Sonnessa (University of Torino), "Recent Advances in JAS"

13.00-14.30 Lunch

14.30-16.00 Parallel Sessions

 Matching  Networks and Clusters

M. Giannini

 

 

(University of Molise)

 

"Job Search Mechanism and Individual Behaviour"

D. Costantini, S. Donadio, U. Garibaldi, P. Viarengo

 

(National Cancer Research Institute, Genoa; University of Genoa; University of Bologna)

 

"Herding and clustering in Economics: the Yule-Zipf-Simon model"

M. Richiardi

 

(LABORatorio R. Revelli)

 

"Towards a Non -Equilibrium Unemployment Theory"

A. Lavezzi, N. Meccheri

 

(University of Pisa)

 

"Job Contact Networks, Inequality and Aggregate Output"

Luís Faria

 

(Instituto Superior de Economia e Gestão, Universidade Técnica de Lisboa).

 

"Agent-based model in labor market as a third way to micro/macro relation: a new paradigm?"

A. Dal Forno, U. Merlone

 

(University of Torino)

 

 

"A model of social interaction for the study of network dynamics"

16.00-16.30 Coffee break

16.30-17.30

Free Contributions Networks and Clusters

M. Remondino, A. Cappellini

 

(University of Torino)

 

"Introducing communication among agents in a minority game"

 

D. Ietri, M. Lamieri

 

(University of Torino)

 

"Innovation creation and diffusion in a social network: an agent based approach"

T. Ciarli, M. Valente

 

(University of Ferrara and Birmingham University; University of L'Aquila)

 

"Patterns of Industrial Development in Costa Rica"

  

Posters

G. Battisti (University of Aston), A. Canepa (University of York), P. Stoneman (University of Warwick), "IT, Productivity, Profitability and policy"

M. Khoshyaran (ETC Economics-Traffic Clinic, Paris), "Decentralization: Regional competition and cross-border labor mobility"

F. Paladi (State University of Moldova and Free University of Moldova), "Computational study of the agent-based self-organization in an open system"

M. Pellizzari (London School of Economics and Bocconi University), "Employers’ search and the efficiency of matching"

E. Sicuri (University of Pavia), "The effect of social interactions on individual choice"