MAER-Net Colloquium
University of Augsburg, Germany
September 12-14, 2024

Important locations•Colloquium: University of Augsburg, Institute of Materials Resource Management, Am
Technologiezentrum 8, 86159 Augsburg, Ground floor
Google Maps: https://maps.app.goo.gl/6a16vtPQRUHDirg47•Welcome Reception: Leopold Mozart College of Music, Grottenau 1, 86150 Augsburg,
follow the signs to the concert hall (Konzertsaal)
Google Maps: https://maps.app.goo.gl/6o9sueNUMDkPyYuH7•

Dinner: Wirtshaus unter dem Bogen, Unter dem Bogen 4, 86150 Augsburg, 2nd floor
Google Maps: https://maps.app.goo.gl/1Ue8nHhN6iPh1jDF9Visit our Colloquium website for further information: https://www.maer-net.org/2024-augsburg

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Thursday, Sep 12, 2024 – Day 0 [Participants Arrive]
15:00 - 16:30

City Tour Meeting point: Manzú-Fountain at Königsplatz, 86150 Augsburg
Please call Jerome if you cannot find the meeting point (+49 177 89 66 038)

17:00 - 20:00

Welcome Reception & Preregistration (Leopold Mozart College of Music, Grottenau 1,86150; follow the signs to the concert hall “Konzertsaal”)
A selection of drinks and appetizers will be served. Below in the document, you find a list ofrecommended nearby restaurants if you like to go out for dinner afterwards.

Friday, Sep 13, 2024 – Day 1 [University of Augsburg, Am Technologiezentrum 8, 86159 Augsburg]{Keynote speeches: 35 minutes; Papers: 20 min; Discussions: 5 min}
08:00 - 09:00
09:00 - 10:45

10:45 - 11:00
11:00 - 12:45

Registration
Plenary Session I (Chair: Jerome Geyer-Klingeberg)[Room: W-1019]
Welcome Session
Jerome Geyer-Klingeberg Organizer, University of Augsburg
Andreas Rathgeber Co-organizer & Vice President, University of Augsburg
Frank Kramer Vice President, University of Augsburg
Tom Stanley Deakin University
Keynote: Lessons from meta-analysis and meta-researchJohn Ioannidis Stanford University and METRICS
Metrics of Misleading Evidence & (Mis)Leading Economics Journals
Tom Stanley Deakin University
Break
Parallel Session Ia: Education and Health (Chair: Jacques Poot)[Room: W-1019]
Publication Bias and the Benefits of Universal Childcare for Children
Pablo Brugarolas University of Girona
The causal impact of school-meal programmesSamuel Lado University of Girona
Conditional Cash Transfers: Education Outcomes and Publication Bias
Anna Schuetze Technical University Dresden
The Effect of Face Masks on Covid Transmission
Martina Lušková Charles University

11:00 - 12:20

Parallel Session Ib: Environmental I (Chair: Sebastian Gechert)[Room W-1020]
Are Payments for Forest Conservation a Cost-Effective Way to Fight Climate Change?
Sylvain Chabe-Ferret University of Toulouse Capitole
Degradation rate of lithium-ion batteries
Matteo Ligorati University of Augsburg
How effective were the Chinese regional emissions-trading schemes?
Arne Weiss University of Alicante

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Friday, Sep 13, 2024 – Day 1 - Continued12:45 - 13:30 Lunch
13:30 - 13.45 Group photo
13:45 - 15:25 Plenary Session II: Methods I (Chair: Pedro Bom)
[Room: W-1019]

15:25 - 15:40
15:40 - 17:45

15:40 - 17:45

19:15 - 22:00

A New Test for External Validity in Meta-Analysis
Chishio Furukawa Yokohama National University
The Need for Equivalence Testing in Economics
Jack Fitzgerald Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Towards A Toolbox for Large-Scale Methodological Meta-Studies
Sebastian Kranz Ulm University
Empirical insights on the replication crisis, open science and the credibility revolution
Stephan Bruns Hasselt University
BreakParallel Session IIa: Finance (Chair: Michael Chletsos)[Room: W-1019]
Lost in the Design Space? Construct Validity in the Microfinance Literature
Lise Masselus Leibniz Institute for Economic Research
Macroeconomic News Announcements and Forex Markets
Kseniya Bortnikova Charles University
On the Universality of Sex-Differences in Risk Attitudes
Jan Feld University of Wellington
Cross-country heterogeneity in the capital-labor substitution elasticity
Dominika Ehrenbergerova Charles University
The Liquidity-Adjusted Capital Asset Pricing Model
Bob Reed University of Canterbury
Parallel Session IIb: Monetary Policy (Chair: Stephan Bruns)[Room: W-1020]The Calvo Parameter Revisited: An Unbiased InsightAli Elminejad Nazarbayev University
Output and inflation effects of monetary policy
Matthias Enzinger The Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies
Booms, busts and the regime-dependent effects of monetary policy
Sebastian Gechert Chemnitz University of Technology
Monetary Policy Has a Long-Lasting Impact on Credit
Jan Janku Czech National BankInterest Rate Pass-through Asymmetry
Tersoo Iorngurum Charles University
Dinner Wirtshaus unter dem Bogen, Unter dem Bogen 4, 86150 Augsburg
We are on the 2nd floor.

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Saturday, Sep 14, 2024 – Day 2 [University of Augsburg, Am Technologiezentrum 8, 86159 Augsburg]
08:30 - 09:00

09:00 - 10:10

10:10 - 10:30
10:30 - 12:10

10:30 - 12:35

12:35 - 13:30
13:30 - 15:05

MAER-Net Open Forum (Chair: Tom Stanley)[Room: W-1020]
MAER-Net 2025 & the Journal of Economic Surveys
Plenary Session III (Chair: Heiko Rachinger)[Room: W-1019]
Keynote: Predicting Social Science Results: A Review and Meta-Analysis
Taisuke Imai Osaka University
Meta-Analysis Instrumental Variable Estimator (MAIVE)
Tomas Havranek Charles University
BreakParallel Session IIIa: Government & Growth (Chair: Neela Manage)[Room: W-1020]
The Impact of Government Size on Corruption
Graziella Bonanno University of Salerno
Public Sector Wage Premium
Pedro Bom Deusto Business School
Do robots enable sustainable growth?
Florian Schneider Goethe University Frankfurt
Does working from home improve employees’ productivity
Colin Mang McMaster University
Parallel Session IIIb: Methods II (Chair: Robbie van Aert)[Room: W-1019]
Testing for spurious precision
Heiko Rachinger Universitat de les Illes Balears
On Assessing the Robustness of Primary Study’s Conclusions to Data Exclusion
Tsz Wong Tilburg University
A slippery slope: topographic variation as an instrumental variable
Gunther Bensch Leibniz Institute for Economic ResearchSettling Settler Mortality: AnExpert Survey on the Replication Debate
Julian Rose Leibniz Institute for Economic ResearchPre-registration of meta-analysis in economics - a guide and template
Franz Prante Chemnitz University of Technology
Lunch
Plenary Session IV (Chair: Tomas Havranek)[Room: W-1019]
Improving meta-analytic conclusions by taking advantage of preregistered studies
Robbie van Aert Tilburg University
The path of economics research production
Neela Manage Florida Atlantic University
Impact of age-composition on aggregate saving rates: a global perspective
Jacques Poot University of Waikato
Treatment (Mis)Allocation Under Publication BiasSylvain Chabe-Ferret University of Toulouse Capitole

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Saturday, Sep 14, 2024 – Day 2 - Continued
15:05 - 15:25 Break
15:25 - 16:40 Parallel Session IVa: Environmental II (Chair: Sylvain Chabe-Ferret)[Room: W-1019]

15:25 - 16:40

16:45 - 17:00
18:30 - 19:30

Determinants of the Long-term Degradation Rate of Photovoltaic Modules
Michael Straub-Mück University of Augsburg
The Effect of Informed Consumers on the Adoption of Electric Vehicles
Amar Anwar Cape Breton University
The Price Elasticity of Heating and Cooling Energy Demand
Sebastian Gechert Chemnitz University of Technology
Parallel Session IVb: Social Capital & Ownership (Chair: Matthias Enzinger)[Room: W-1020]
The nexus of social capital and financial access
Michael Chletsos University of Piraeus
Ownership Structure and Real Earnings ManagementBartosz Kabaciński & Agnieszka Stróżyńska-Szajek Poznań University
The effect of social capital on climate change adaptation
Gebretsadik Siltanu University of Copenhagen
Farewell[Optional] Brewery Tour at Riegele BreweryMeeting point: Entrance of Riegele Wirtshaus, Frölichstraße 26, 86150 Augsburg, City centernear train station (not covered by conference fee, est. cost 10-15€ per person)
Please call Jerome if you cannot find the meeting point (+49 177 89 66 038)

Thank you for your research and participation!

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Additional information
Contact & Support
Jerome Geyer-Klingeberg (Primary contact for MAER-Net)••

Email: jerome.geyer-klingeberg@uni-a.de
Phone/WhatsApp: +49 177 89 66 038

Andreas Rathgeber (Secondary contact)••

Email: andreas.rathgeber@uni-a.dePhone: +49 152 061 55 743

WiFi
On the campus of the University of Augsburg, two wireless networks are available:••

eduroamBayernWLAN

Eduroam is recommended for academic guests from participating institutions, while BayernWLAN
is a free public Wi-Fi service accessible to everyone.

Local Transport
Transport:• Uber is available and can be booked via the Uber App• Local taxi service, call a taxi +49 821 350 25• Public transport via tram or bus, https://integreat.app/augsburg/en/alltag/mobility/tram-and-bus
How to get to the Colloquium Location with Public Transport:• If you are coming from the city center, take the tram line 3 to Königsbrunn, Zentrum• Exit at the station Innovationspark/LfU, then it’s a 500-meter walk
• DO NOT EXIT at the University station

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Recommended Restaurants & Bars in the City Center
Reservations might be needed, esp. for larger groups!
German• Ratskeller, https://maps.app.goo.gl/vvv6raksGaAVJ5Kw8• Tafeldecker in der Fuggerei, https://maps.app.goo.gl/yXdyMoFWjnEWckvA7• Blaue Kappe, https://maps.app.goo.gl/R3krgwbNGqJYup13A
Italian• Trattoria da Enzo, https://maps.app.goo.gl/yA9mM5cVS8RaB2Fq7• Al Teatro, https://maps.app.goo.gl/LDpufYPiUjAC2YG38
Asian• Sangnam, https://maps.app.goo.gl/1SKSxmL4CxRHaKmA6• Ukiyo, https://maps.app.goo.gl/TdhpS3SRmxJuFPjT7
Fast food• Shushu Falafel, https://maps.app.goo.gl/6BW3qfExKiqKwwX97• MOMO’s Kebab, https://maps.app.goo.gl/9QkAHVhX3qCkNVQb8• beißer burger, https://maps.app.goo.gl/hqxgRj2EJPN2b4ML8Bars••••Drunken Monkey Crafbeer Bar, https://maps.app.goo.gl/E8tMzGxMg8oD3eob6
Bar 3M Cocktail Bar, https://maps.app.goo.gl/6eh4VvC4zVRnN3SW9
Damenhof, https://maps.app.goo.gl/sboGP8cAMgKYz3ff9
Golden Glimmer Bar, https://maps.app.goo.gl/vXh3H9optV2JkH3i8