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As part of the series of seminars jointly organised by the Department of Economics and the Department of Mathematics of the University of Florence  

On Tuesday 12th June at 14.00

Michele Gori and Antonio Villanacci (University of Florence) will hold a seminar on

Labour market flexibility and unemployment in a general equilibrium model

The seminar will take place in the Novoli Social Sciences Campus, via delle Pandette 9, Building D6, Room 1.12

As part of the series of seminars jointly organised by the Department of Economics and the Department of Mathematics of the University of Florence  

On Tuesday 5th June at 14.00

Luca Sitzia (University of Turin) will hold a seminar on

Partial information in a credit risk model

The seminar will take place in the Novoli Social Sciences Campus, via delle Pandette 9, Building D6, Room 104

As part of the series of seminars jointly organised by the Department of Economics and the Department of Mathematics of the University of Florence  

On Tuesday 29th May at 14.00

Dimitri Paolini (University of Sassari) will hold a seminar on

Education race, supply of skills and the wage skill premium

The seminar will take place in the Novoli Social Sciences Campus, via delle Pandette 9, Building D6, Room 1.12 

As part of the series of seminars jointly organised by the Department of Economics and the Department of Mathematics of the University of Florence  

On Tuesday 22nd May at 14.00

Maria Pia Mendola (Bicocca University of Milan) will hold a seminar on

Does International Migration Increase Child Labour?

The seminar will take place in the Novoli Social Sciences Campus, via delle Pandette 9, Building D6, Room 1.12

As part of the series of seminars jointly organised by the Department of Economics and the Department of Mathematics of the University of Florence  

On Friday 11th May at 14.00

Alexandros Sarris (Director, Trade and Markets Div at FAO) will hold a seminar on

Demand for index based rainfall insurance by agricultural smallholders in light of existing rural institutions in Africa. Theory and lessons from Tanzania and Ethiopia 

The seminar will take place in the Novoli Social Sciences Campus, via delle Pandette 9, Building D6, Room 0.05

As part of the series of seminars jointly organised by the Department of Economics and the Department of Mathematics of the University of Florence 

On Tuesday 24th April at 14.00

Alberto Bucci (University of Milan) will hold a seminar on

Nonlinear Dilution-Effects of Fertility in Human Capital Accumulation and Economic Growth 

The seminar will take place in the Novoli Social Sciences Campus, via delle Pandette 9, Building D6, Room 1.12 (Aula Melis) 

On Tuesday 17th April at 15.30

Ramon Marimon (Director of Max Weber Post-Doctoral Program at the European University Institute) will hold a lecture on

Thomas J. Sargent and the scientific method in economic policy  

The lecture will take place in the Aula Magna of Novoli Social Sciences Campus, via delle Pandette 9, Building D6, Room 0.18

As part of the series of seminars jointly organised by the Department of Economics and the Department of Mathematics of the University of Florence 

On Tuesday 3rd April at 14.00

Antonio Villanacci (University of Florence) will hold a seminar on

Incomplete financial markets with real assets and endogenous credit limits 

The seminar will take place in the Novoli Social Sciences Campus, via delle Pandette 9, Building D6, Room 1.12

As part of the series of seminars jointly organised by the Department of Economics and the Department of Mathematics of the University of Florence 

On Tuesday 20th March at 14.30   

Giacomo Bormetti (Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa) will hold a seminar on

Minimal model of financial stylized facts

The seminar will take place in the Novoli Social Sciences Campus, via delle Pandette 9, Building D6, Room 0.11

As part of the series of seminars jointly organised by the Department of Economics and the Department of Mathematics of the University of Florence 

On Tuesday 13th March at 14.00   

Luciana Lazzeretti (University of Florence) will hold a seminar on

Open innovation in city of art: The case of laser technologies for conservation in Florence

The seminar will take place in the Novoli Social Sciences Campus, via delle Pandette 9, Building D6, Room 1.12 

As part of the series of seminars jointly organised by the Department of Economics and the Department of Mathematics of the University of Florence 

On Tuesday 6th March at 14.00

Michele Binci (University of Florence) will hold a seminar on

Internal vs. International Migration: Impacts of Remittances on Child Well-Being in Vietnam 

The seminar will take place in the Novoli Social Sciences Campus, via delle Pandette 9, Building D6, Room 1.12

As part of the series of seminars jointly organised by the Department of Economics and the Department of Mathematics of the University of Florence 

On Tuesday 21st February at 14.00   

Flavia Barsotti (University of Florence) will hold a seminar on

Optimal Capital Structure with Endogenous Default and Volatility Risk

The seminar will take place in the Novoli Social Sciences Campus, via delle Pandette 9, Building D6, Room 1.12 

As part of the series of seminars jointly organised by the Department of Economics and the Department of Mathematics of the University of Florence 

On Tuesday 21st February at 14.00   

Flavia Barsotti (University of Florence) will hold a seminar on

Optimal Capital Structure with Endogenous Default and Volatility Risk

The seminar will take place in the Novoli Social Sciences Campus, via delle Pandette 9, Building D6, Room 1.12 

As part of the series of seminars jointly organised by the Department of Economics and the Department of Mathematics of the University of Florence  

On Tuesday 7th February at 14.00   

Peter Reinhard Hansen (Stanford University) will hold a seminar on

Realized Beta GARCH: A Multivariate GARCH Model with Realized Measures of Volatility and CoVolatility 

The seminar will take place in the Novoli Social Sciences Campus, via delle Pandette 9, Building D6, Room 0.15  

As part of the series of seminars jointly organised by the Department of Economics and the Department of Mathematics of the University of Florence 

On Tuesday 31st January at 14.00  

Giorgio Ricchiuti (University of Florence) will hold a seminar on

Survive or Die? A Decade of Tough Competition for Italian Firms

The seminar will take place in the Novoli Social Sciences Campus, via delle Pandette 9, Building D6, Room 0.15

As part of the series of seminars jointly organised by the Department of Economics and the Department of Mathematics of the University of Florence 

On Tuesday 24th January at 14.00  

Paolo Scapparone (University of Pisa) will hold a seminar on

A reexamination of some aspects of the economic altruism theory

The seminar will take place in the Novoli Social Sciences Campus, via delle Pandette 9, Building D6, Room 0.15

As part of the series of seminars jointly organised by the Department of Economics and the Department of Mathematics of the University of Florence 

On Tuesday 17th January at 14.00 

Luca Micheletto (University of Milan) will hold a seminar on

Monetary policy and redistribution: What can and cannot be neutralized with Mirrleesian taxes 

The seminar will take place in the Novoli Social Sciences Campus, via delle Pandette 9, Building D6, Room 0.15

As part of the series of seminars jointly organised by the Department of Economics and the Department of Mathematics of the University of Florence 

On Tuesday 10th January at 14.00

Alessia Russo (University of Bologna) will hold a seminar on

Self-Commitment-Institutions and Cooperation in Overlapping Generation Games

The seminar will take place in the Novoli Social Sciences Campus, via delle Pandette 9, Building D6, Room 0.15

In the framework of the University of Florence PhD programme in Development Economics

on Monday 19th December at 9.00

The second Dottorando Day of 2011 will be held in the Novoli Social Sciences Campus, via delle Pandette 9, Building D6, Room 1.13 (Aula Bracco)

The PhD students presenting their papers will be: Raffaele Bertini, Sara Bonfanti, Ambra Collino and Antonio Scognamillo.

As part of the series of seminars jointly organised by the Department of Economics and the Department of Mathematics of the University of Florence 

On Tuesday 13th December at 14.00 

Federico Ciani (University of Florence) will hold a seminar on

Surviving the Genocide: the Impact of the Rwandan Genocide on Infant and Child Mortality (paper co-authored by Prof. Gianna Claudia Giannelli, University of Florence)

The seminar will take place in the Novoli Social Sciences Campus, via delle Pandette 9, Building D6, Room 1.13  

As part of the series of seminars jointly organised by the Department of Economics and the Department of Mathematics of the University of Florence  

On Tuesday 6th December at 14.00 

Jing-Yuan Chiou (IMT Lucca) will hold a seminar on

In the Shadow of Giants 

The seminar will take place in the Novoli Social Sciences Campus, via delle Pandette 9, Building D5, Room 1.13

As part of the series of seminars jointly organised by the Department of Economics and the Department of Mathematics of the University of Florence  

On Tuesday 29th November at 14.00

Simone Guercini (University of Florence) will hold a seminar on

The Heuristic Approach to Entrepreneurial Marketing: Insights for Future Research 

The seminar will take place in the Novoli Social Sciences Campus, via delle Pandette 9, Building D6, Room 1.13 (Aula Bracco)  

As part of the series of seminars jointly organised by the Department of Economics and the Department of Mathematics of the University of Florence  

On Tuesday 22nd November at 14.00

Michele Gori and Vinicio Guidi (University of Florence) will hold a seminar on

Rhetoric and Conceptual Problems in Economics: the Case of General Equilibrium Theory 

As part of the series of seminars jointly organised by the Department of Economics and the Department of Mathematics of the University of Florence 

On Tuesday 15th November at 14.00

Matteo Del Vigna (University of Pisa) will hold a seminar on

Financial Market Equilibria with Heterogeneous Agents: CAPM and Market Segmentation

The seminar will take place in the Novoli Social Sciences Campus, via delle Pandette 9, Building D5, First Floor, Room 1.13 

In the framework of the Course in International Economic Policies

On Tuesday 15th November at 10.00

Sophia Ruester (European University Institute) will hold a seminar on

Natural Gas Markets: An Introduction 

The seminar will take place in the Novoli Social Sciences Campus, via delle Pandette 9, Building D4, Room 002 

As part of the series of seminars jointly organised by the Department of Economics and the Department of Mathematics of the University of Florence

On Thursday 3rd November at 14.30

Roberto Renò (University of Siena) will hold a seminar on:

Price and volatility co-jumps

The seminar will take place in the Novoli Social Sciences Campus, via delle Pandette 9, Building D6, Room 113 (Aula Bracco)

As part of the series of seminars jointly organised by the Department of Economics and the Department of Mathematics of the University of Florence

On Tuesday 18th October at 14.00

Caterina Marchionni from the University of Helsinki

will hold a seminar on

The Epistemic Benefits of Fiddling with Unrealistic Models