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BIC M icroeconomic Theory Workshop
University of St. Andrews, Saturday 1st October 2011


Programme - Travel Directions - Local Information - Contacts - Registration

The workshop will take place in room F2 of the Castlecliffe Building on the Scores, in St. Andrews (see map below). If you wish to participate please make sure you register by 12 noon on September 26th at the latest.
Programme
10:00-10:30
welcome coffee

10:30-11:15
Kohei Kawamura (University of Edinburgh)
"Partial equal treatment in wage offers" (joint with József Sákovics)

11:15-12:00
Alexandru Nichifor (University of St. Andrews) 
"Consistency in One-Sided Assignment Problems"

12:00-13:15
Invited talk:

Georg Weiszacker (University College London)
"Correlation Neglect in Financial Decision-Making" (joint with Erik Eyster)

13:15-14:15

Buffet lunch


14:15-15:00
Jürgen Bracht (Aberdeen Business School) 
"Moral emotions and Partnership" (with Tobias Regner)
15:00-15:45
James Best (University of Edinburgh) 
"How Many Chiefs? The Role of Leadership in Social Dilemmas"
15:45-16:30
Miguel A. Costa-Gomes (Aberdeen Business School) 
"A Comment on "Can Relaxation of Beliefs Rationalize the Winner's Curse?: An Experimental Study"' (joint with Makoto Shimoji)

16:30-17:00

Coffee break

17:00-18:15
Invited talk:

Tore Ellingsen (Stockholm School of Economics):
"Communication and Cooperation: Theory and Experimental Evidence"



19:00 Dinner at the Seafood Restaurant (fish only restaurant - if you are attending the dinne, please indicate in the registration form if you have any dietary requirements)






Getting here
The School of Economics and Finance is located in the Castlecliffe Building, on The Scores. The closest train station is Leuchars, from which you can reach the School in about 10-20 minutes by taxi or bus. Directions on how to reach the University are available here. For a public transport journey planner see here, and more University maps and direction information are here.

SIRE will offer travel expenses (second class rail fare) to academics based in Scotland. Please note that St Andrews will be very busy due to the Dunhill golf championship and the start of the academic session. Participants who wish to stay overnight are advised to book hotel accommodation ASAP.


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About St. Andrews

Contacts:
Paola Manzini
Marco Mariotti



Registration:
Please register by 12 noon on September 26th by filling in the registration form