WISE Labor 2013

“BigData”, Search and Matching in Labor Economics

December 7-8 (Sat-Sun) 2013

Program

Note: (1) Eachpaper/talk is given a unique id number for easy of reference. It is includedhere in the square bracket before the title of paper. (2) The discussants arelisted in the last line of each session. The sequence shows the correspondence.

Day 1, Saturday,7 December 2013

8:30-8:40Welcome and Opening Remarks (N303)

8:40-10:10Keynote Session 1(N303)

Chair:Min Qiang (Kent) Zhao, WISE, Xiamen University

[K06] “Is Internet Job Search Still Ineffective?”

Peter J. Kuhn, University of California at Santa Barbara

[K10] “Leverage Big Data in Recruitment to HelpClient Get to the BIG ANSWERS”

Abdel Tefridj, Carrerbuilder.com

[K11] “Simultaneous Search and NetworkEfficiency”

Pieter Gautier, VU University Amsterdam

10:10-10:35Group Photo and Coffee Break

10:35-12:05Parallel Sessions:1A, 1A2, 1A3

1A: Search Theories (1) (N303)

Chair: MouhuaLiao, WISE, Xiamen University

[2] “Informative Advertising in DirectedSearch Models”

Chengsi Wang,University of Mannheim

[24] “Mismatch Frictions”

Xi Weng, PekingUniversity

[XM03] “Employment Agents in the LaborMarket”

Mouhua Liao,WISE, Xiamen University

Discussants: Mouhua Liao, Chengsi Wang, XiWeng

1A2: Migration (N118)

Chair: HaiyuanWan, Institute of Social Studies, National Development & ReformCommittee, China

[13] “The AgriculturalTax Abolishment Program and On-farm Labour Time in Rural China”

Haiyuan Wan, Institute of Social Studies, National Development &Reform Committee, China

[44] “Can the RuralEmployment Guarantee Scheme Reduce Short-Term Migration: Evidence from WestBengal, India”

Upasak Das, Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research, Mumbai

[60] “TelecommunicationsExternality on Migration: Evidence from Chinese Villages”

Huihua Xie, National University ofSingapore

[XM05] “Joint MigrationDecisions of Married Couples in Rural China”

Min Qiang (Kent) Zhao, WISE, Xiamen University

Discussants: Huihua Xie,Min Qiang (Kent) Zhao, Haiyuan Wan, Upasak Das

1A3: Search and Social Network (N308)

Chair: YuanyuanChen, Shanghai University of Finance and Economics

[10] “Occupational Mismatch and Social Networks”

Gergely Horvath, Southwestern University of Finance andEconomics

[101] “Inequality and City Size: Evidencefrom China”

Dan Liu, ShanghaiUniversity of Finance and Economics

[27] “Does the Social Network Lead to a GoodJob? -- An Empirical Study in Urban China”

Yuanyuan Chen, Shanghai University of Finance andEconomics

[34] “The Impact of Social Capital on the Wageof Rural Migrants in China”

Chunchao Wang, School of Economics, Jinan University, Guangzhou

Discussants: Yuanyuan Chen, Chunchao Wang,Gergely Horvath, Liu Dan

12:05-13:35 Lunch 1

13:35-15:05Keynote Session 2(N303)

Chair: Mouhua Liao, Xiamen University

[K04] “What Can We Learnfrom Online Labor Markets?”

John J. Horton,oDesk

[K08] “Understanding Searchand Matching Using Data from the Online Job Board CareerBuilder.com”

Ioana Marinescu, University of Chicago

[K09] “Private Equity,Technological Investment, and Labor Outcomes”

Prasanna Tambe, New York University

15:05-15:30Coffee break

15:30-17:00Parallel Sessions: 1B,1B2, 1B3

1B: Empirical Search (1) (N303)

Chair: DavidMatsa, Northwestern University

[14] “WagePosting or Wage Bargaining? Evidence from the Employers’ Side”

Claus Schnabel, University ofErlangen-Nuremberg, IZA and LASER, Germany

[40] “AreReferred Employees Different? Evidence from a Call Center”

Tavis Barr,Beijing Normal University

[41] “Boardinga Sinking Ship? An Investigation of Job Applications to Distressed Firms”

David Matsa,Northwestern University

Discussants: Tavis Barr, David Matsa, ClausSchnabel

1B2: Firm and Work (N118)

Chair: TorEriksson, Aarhus University, Aarhus

[15] “GenderDiversity in Top Management and Firm Performance: An Analysis with theIAB-Establishment Panel”

Marie-ChristineLaible, Institutefor Employment Research (IAB)

[16] “EmployeeEducation and Employer Compliance: Evidence from Pension Reform in China”

Mingqin Wu,South China Normal University

[28] “OrganizationalStructure and Firms' Demand for HRM Practices”

Tor Eriksson,Aarhus University, Aarhus

[XM02] “MinimumWages and Firm Performance”

Jing Zhang,XiamenUniversity

Discussants: Mingqin Wu,Tor Eriksson, Jing Zhang, Marie-Christine Laible

1B3: Happiness and Health (N308)

Chair: Maoliang Ye, Renmin University of China

[11] “The Impact of Diabetes on Income in China”

Chen Zhu, China AgriculturalUniversity

[19] “HealthConsequences of Rural-to-Urban Migration: Evidence from Panel Data in China”

Yang Song, Renmin University ofChina

[45] “Does Money Buy Happiness? Evidence from Twinsin Urban China”

Maoliang Ye, Renmin University ofChina

Discussants: MaoliangYe, Chen Zhu, Yang Song

17:10-18:40Parallel Sessions: 1C, 1C2, 1C3

1C: Empirical Search (2) (N303)

Chair: MiguelDelgado Helleseter, University of California, Santa Barbara

[51] “Impact of Wages on the Inter-Provincial Mobilityof Young Men Workers in Canada”

Winnie Chan, StatisticsCanada

[21] “English Skills and Wages in a Non EnglishSpeaking Country: Findings from Online Ads in Mexico”

Miguel Delgado Helleseter, University of California, Santa Barbara

[54] “Does Everybody Need Good Neighbors? LaborMobility Costs, Cities and Matching”

Liqiu Zhao, School of Labor and Human Resources, Renmin Universityof China

Discussants: Liqiu Zhao,Winnie Chan, Miguel Delgado Helleseter

1C2: Emprical (N118)

Chair: LeiZhang, Antai College of Economics and Management, Shanghai Jiao TongUniversity

[20] “Explaining Gender Wage Gap in Canada: ADistributional Analysis”

Jiayuan Teng, University of Guelph

[31] “Human Capital andGrowth of Industries: Evidence from China's Higher Education Expansion in theLate 1990s”

Lei Zhang, Antai College of Economics and Management, ShanghaiJiao Tong University

[59] “Can Minimum Wage Reduce Wage Inequality and WorkingPoor in China?”

Yongjian Hu, Tianjin University ofFinance and Economics of China

[46] “Who Become RuralEntrepreneurs?”

Li Yu, Central University of Finance and Economics

Discussants: Li Yu,Jiayuan Teng, Lei Zhang, Yongjian Hu

1C3: Chinese Session (1) (N308)

Chair: ShiSong Qing, East China NormalUniversity华东师范大学

[5] “Effects ofEmployment Contracts and Trade Unions on Labor Rights: Evidence from CGSS 2008”

ShiSong Qing, East China NormalUniversity华东师范大学

[38] “Does Gift Expenditure Reduce Normal Consumption?----Evidence from CFPS2010”

Guangsu Zhou, Peking University

[43] “The Size Distribution of Small and MediumCities and Labor Income Distribution”

Ying Zhao, Zhongnan University ofEconomics and Law

Discussants: Liqiu Zhao,Ying Zhao, Guangsu Zhou

19:10-20:40 Dinner 1