Centre for Economic and Regional Studies Hungarian Academy of Sciences Centre of Excellence

KTI Seminar – Gergely Hajdu (CEU)

10/04/2018

Gergely Hajdu (CEU)

Motivated Beliefs and Prosociality

 

Helyszín: MTA HTK 1097 Budapest Tóth Kálmán u. 4. fszt. K11-12

Economics with policy - international seminar series

10/11/2018

Lecture:

 

Pierre-Alexandre Balland  /Utrecht University/

 

Complex Economic Activities Concentrate in Large Cities   

Why do some economic activities agglomerate more than others? And, why does the agglomeration of some economic activities continue to increase despite recent developments in communication and transportation technologies? In this paper, we present evidence that complex economic activities concentrate more in large cities. We find this to be true for technologies, scientific publications, industries, and occupations. Using historical patent data, we show that the urban concentration of complex economic activities has been continuously increasing since 1850. These findings suggest that the increasing urban concentration of jobs and innovation might be a consequence of the growing complexity of the economy.

Helyszín: MTA Research House, conference room nr. K13-14, ground floor, 4 Tóth Kálmán street, 1097 Budapest

KTI seminar

10/18/2018

Gáspár Attila /CEU/

The public morals – public services tradeoff: Theory and evidence from Sharia regulations in Indonesia

Campaigning on value-based and highly divisive issues can serve as a cheaper alternative to provision of goods and services, so politicians have an economic incentive to cater to hardliners. A voting model is used to examine this idea, and its predictions are then tested using Indonesian data. About half of the district governments in Indonesia have been experimenting with Sharia-based religious policies since 2000. Their negative impact on government expenditure and services, which is the main prediction of the model, is identified using difference-in-differences and instrumental variables methodologies. The paper also gives a back of the envelope calculation on unobserved welfare effects of Sharia-based policies using ex-post election performance of incumbents.

Helyszín: MTA HTK 1097 Budapest, Tóth Kálmán u. 4. Ground Floor room K 11-12