Events

On the mechanics of S3: firm competitiveness and territorial employment growth

Research Seminars Ugo Fratesi (Politecnico di Milano) ESF Room S311 Personal website

Smart specialisation strategies involve selective interventions in firms, expecting that these will spread to the wider local economic system (“entry” mechanism). This mechanism is tested here, examining the link between firm competitiveness, industry specialization, and territorial growth at a small functional spatial scale. With a novel counterfactual methodology, this analysis supports that it is meaningful to target firm competitiveness to improve territorial employment, since, in places and industries where individual firms are more competitive, more jobs are created locally. Furthermore, while specialisation in general is not significant, positive effects exist for sectors involved in regional S3.

Authors: Federico Fantechi and Ugo Fratesi

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Case Studies in Commercialization and Institutional Evolution

Public Lectures Joacim Larsson von Garaguly, Victoria Kihlström, Ravi Dar (Dalarna University) ESF Large meeting room of the Dean's Office (2nd floor)

Advances in Healthcare Modeling: Microsimulation as a Tool for Applied Research

Public Lectures Roland Sturm (RAND Corporation) Mendel Museum´s Augustinian Abbey Refectory at Mendel Square Personal website

Although the concept of using individual-level simulations to analyze economic and demographic trends dates back to the 1950s, it was only after advances in computing that microsimulation became a practical tool for research. Today, microsimulation is not just a fallback when traditional methods do not work—it has become a key approach for studying issues related to health care, labor markets, demography, employment, public finance. This method naturally fits with economic theories that focus on individual decision-making instead of broad aggregates. In this presentation, we will review the evolution of dynamic social science microsimulation, discuss situations where it offers valuable insights, and explore some current applications in RAND research in areas such as aging, diabetes care, lifestyle interventions, drug policy, and climate change.

 

More information about the event : https://hepii.econ.muni.cz/udalosti/roland-sturm-advances-in-healthcare-modeling-microsimulation-as-a-tool-for-applied-research-muni-seminar-series

Integrated vs. Separated Schooling for Refugee Children: Long-Term Effects on Education and Assimilation

Research Seminars Caterina Pavese (ifo/LMU Munich) ESF Room MT205 Personal website

The large influx of refugees over recent decades challenges many Western countries to devise effective policies for long-term integration. A key policy question is whether refugee children should be directly integrated into native schools or initially separated into migrant schools. In the Netherlands, refugee children arriving at primary-school age are taught either in integrated or separated schools depending on their randomly assigned municipality, whereas all secondary-school-aged arrivals are initially separated. We exploit this setting in a novel difference-in-differences framework, leveraging rich administrative data. Results indicate that on average, integrated primary schooling increases cultural assimilation as measured by hormonal-contraceptive usage but decreases educational outcomes at age 18. The negative educational effects are restricted to children from disadvantaged backgrounds, whereas the positive assimilation effects are strongest for children from advantaged backgrounds.

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What Can We Conclude from the Evidence on Minimum Wages and Employment? Recent Progress

Public Lectures David Neumark (University of California-Irvine) ESF Room P101 Personal website