SUNDAY, AUGUST 5, AFTERNOON

Registration and IARIW Council Meeting

SUNDAY, AUGUST 5, EVENING

Opening Reception

MONDAY, AUGUST 6, MORNING

Session 1: Welfare and Production Measures in a System of National Accounts

Joint session with the Conference for Research in Income and Wealth (CRIW)

Organizers: Steve Landefeld (Bureau of Economic Analysis, USA), Paul Schreyer (OECD) and Dale Jorgenson (Harvard University)

1. Joseph Stiglitz (Columbia University) and Jean Paul Fitoussi (Institut d'Études Politiques de Paris) "Welfare and Production Measures in a System of National Accounts" Invited

2. Dale Jorgenson (Harvard University) "Measuring Social Welfare" Invited

3. Jean-Philippe Cotis (INSEE) "Incorporating Distributional Information into the French National Accounts"

Discussants: Katharine Abraham (Council of Economic Advisors), Timothy Smeeding (Wisconsin) and Rebecca Blank (Acting Deputy Secretary of Commerce)

MONDAY, AUGUST 6, AFTERNOON

Session 2A: Measurement of Productive Activities by Households

Organizers: Barbara Fraumeni (University of Southern Maine, USA) and Joachim Frick (DIW Berlin, Germany)

1. Charlene Kalenkoski (Ohio University, USA) and Gigi Foster (University of New South Wales, Australia) "Measuring the Relative Productivity of Sole-Tasking to Multitasking in Household Production: New Experimental Evidence" [Abstract]

2. Xiao-Yuan Dong (University of Winnipeg, Canada) and Xinli An (National Bureau of Statistics of China) "Work-Family Conflicts Confronting Women in China: Evidence from the 2008 Time-Use Survey" [Abstract]

3. Julie Smith (Australian National University) "Including Household Production in the System of National Accounts (SNA) - Exploring the Implications of Breastfeeding and Human Milk Provision" [Abstract]

4. Saleh Alkafri (Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics) "Index of Utilizing Potential Human Capacity Productivity: Theoretical and Empirical" [Abstract]

5. Duncan Ironmonger (University of Melbourne, Australia) and Faye Soupourmas (University of Melbourne, Australia) "Output-Based Estimates of the Gross Household Product of the United States 2003-2010: And some Interactions of GHP with Gross Market Product during the Great Financial Crisis (2008-2009)" [Abstract]

6. Eeva Hamunen (Statistics Finland), Johanna Varjonen (Statistics Finland) and Katri Soinne (Statistics Finland) "Satellite Accounts on Household Production: Eurostat Methodology and Experiences to Apply It" [Abstract]

Session 2B: Productivity Measurement Under Alternate Assumptions I

Organizers: Marshall Reinsdorf (Bureau of Economic Analysis, USA) and Marcel Timmer (University of Groningen, Netherlands)

1. Mark Vancauteren (Hasselt Universiteit and Statistics Netherlands), Erik Veldhuizen (Statistics Netherlands) and Bert Balk (Erasmus University, Netherlands) "Measures of Productivity Change: Which Outcome Do You Want?" [Abstract]

2. Bernd Görzig (DIW Berlin, Germany) and Martin Gornig (DIW Berlin, Germany) "The Dispersion in Profit Rates: A Result of Imperfect Competition?" [Abstract]

3. Susanto Basu (Boston College and NBER, USA) and Mikael Carlsson (Sveriges Riksbank, Sweden) "The Aggregate Significance of Labor Reallocation" [Abstract]

4. Wulong Gu (Statistics Canada) and John Baldwin (Statistics Canada) "Productivity Growth in the Information and Communication Sector: The Role of Scale Economies, Technical Progress, Capacity Utilization and Reallocation" [Abstract]

5. Mike Harper (Retired, Bureau of Labor Statistics, USA) and Lucy Eldridge (Bureau of Labor Statistics, USA) "Substitution of Imports for Domestic Labor and Capital in U.S. Manufacturing" [Abstract]

6. Kevin Fox (University of New South Wales, Australia) and Erwin Diewert (University of British Columbia, Canada) "Notes on the Decomposition of Malmquist Productivity Indexes" [Abstract]

Session 2C: Income Redistribution

Organizer: Conference Program Committee

1. Olivier Bargain (Aix-Marseille, France), Mathias Dolls (IZA, Germany),Herwig Immervoll (World Bank), Dirk Neumann (IZA, Germany), Andreas Peichl(IZA, Germy), Nico Pestel (IZA, Germany), Sebastian Siegloch (IZA, Germany) "Tax Policy and Income Inequality in the United States, 1978-2009: A Decomposition Approach" [Abstract]

2. Iryna Kyzyma (CEPS/INSTEAD and BIGSSS) "Changes in Poverty Duration in Germany, 1991-2010: The Role of Social Policies and Economic Forces" [Abstract]

3. Ive Marx (University of Antwerp, Belgium) and Gerlinde Verbist (University of Antwerp, Belgium) "The Paradox of Redistribution Revisited" [Abstract]

4. Pedro Moncarz (Universidad National de Cordoba, Argentina) "Assessing Redistribution within Social Insurance Systems: The Case of Argentina" [Abstract]

5. Geranda Notten (University of Ottawa, Canada) "Evaluating the Pro-Poorness of Social Transfers: How Influential is the Choice of Welfare Indicator?" [Abstract]

6. Holly Sutherland (University of Essex, UK), Francesco Figari (University of Essex, UK), Horacio Levy (University of Essex, UK) and Alari Paulus (University of Essex, UK) "Income Redistribution in the European Union" [Abstract]

Session 2D: Inequality and Growth in Developing Countries

Organizer: Conference Program Committee

1. Surajit Deb (University of Delhi, India) "Has the Inflation and Growth Process Resulted the Domestic Terms of Trade in Favor of Agriculture or Industry? Evidence from Cross Country Analysis" [Abstract]

2. Maria Ana Lugo (World Bank), Francisco Ferreira (World Bank) and Berk Ozler (World Bank) "Inequality of Opportunity and Economic Growth Does Inequality Hamper or Promote Economic Growth?" [Abstract]

3. Malte Reimers (University of Göttingen, Germany) "Mass Tourism in Indonesia: A Strategy to Achieve Pro-Poor Growth?" [Abstract]

4. Nicole Rippin (German Development Institute and University of Göttingen) "Pro-Poor Growth Policies in a Multidimensional Framework: Experiences from India" [Abstract]

5. Petra Sauer (Vienna University of Economics and Business, Austria) and Martin Zagler (Vienna University of Economics and Business, Austria) "(In)equality in Education and Economic Development" [Abstract]

MONDAY, AUGUST 6, LATE AFTERNOON

First Poster Session

Commission on the Measurement of Economic Performance and Social Progress

Maryse Fesseau (OECD), Mattonetti (Eurostat) "Disparity measures in a National accounts framework using Households Micro and Macro statistics" [Abstract]

Susanne Elsas (Bamberg University), Christian Abmann (Bamberg University) 'The diminishing of the marginal utility of income under latent individual specific heterogeneity" [Abstract]

Chantal Hicks (Statistics Canada), CatherineVan Rompaey (Statistics Canada) "Disaggregating the Canadian National Accounts using microsimulation: estimating income and consumption disparities in the household sector" [Abstract]

Morten Jerven (Simon Fraser University) "The challenge African development statistics: comparability, reliability and validity" [Abstract]

Alison M. Spence (Office for National Statistics, UK) "The UK's Measuring national Well-Being Programme: Progress and Challenges in Measuring National Well-Being" [Abstract]

Measurement of Productive Activities by Household

Alessandra Righi (ISTAT) and Monica Montella (ISTAT) "Household Production and Other Individual Non Market Activities in the Estimation of Human Capital in Italy" [Abstract]

Gabriel Simbila (National Bureau Statistics, Tanzania) "How To Find Out The Economic Activities Within Production Boundary Using Household Based Surveys In Tanzania" [Abstract]

Valerie Fender (Office for National Statistics, UK) "Using an Output Approach to Measure Household Production" [Abstract]

Productivity Measurement Under Alternate Assumptions

Tarek Harchaoui (Groningen Growth and Development Centre) 'The EU-US Relative Productivity Performance Revisited" [Abstract]

Carlo Milana (University of London, U.K.) and Harry Xiaoying Wu (Hitotsubashi University, Japan) "Alternative 'True' Measures of Productivity Growth under General Economic Conditions" [Abstract]

Paul den Boer (Statistics Netherlands (CBS)) "Volume Measurement of Financial Intermediation Services Indirectly Measured (FISIM) In Practice" [Abstract]

Marianne Saam (Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW)) and Thomas Niebel (Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW)) "Productivity of ICT and Non-ICT Capital - The Role of Rates of Return and Capital Prices" [Abstract]

Ariel Coremberg (University of Buenos Aires) "Productivity Measurement Issues in Unstable Economies" [Abstract]

Jay Stewart (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics) "Reexamining the BLS Capital Measure" [Abstract]

Impact of the Great Recession on the Well-Being of Households

Robert Joyce and Luke Sibieta " The immediate and long-term impact of the great recession on the distribution of household income in the UK" [Abstract]

Yelena Takhtamanova (Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco) and Frederick Furlong (Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco) "Determinants of Borrower Choice: Differences Across Time and Borrower Types" [Abstract]

Sarath Dasanayaka (University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka) "The Impact of the Global Financial Crisis on the Sri Lankan Economy" [Abstract]

Andreas Chai (Griffith University, Australia) and Nicholas Rohde (Griffith University, Australia) "The Effects of Economic Insecurity on Household Savings" [Abstract]

Paolo Roberti (University of Macerata, Italy), Monica Montella (ISTAT, Italy) and Franco Mostacci (ISTAT, Italy) "Years of Growth and Years of Recession and their Impact on the Economic Well-being of Households: It is Time We Go Beyond Aggregates" [Abstract]

Michele Marotta (ISTAT, Italy) "Analyzing the Households Tax Burden in Italian Regions During The Crisis" [Abstract]

Joseph Marchand (University of Alberta) and Sara Olfert (University of Alberta) "The Gender Gap through the Great Recession" [Abstract]

Joao Pedro Azevedo (World Bank) "Business Cycles and Intergenerational Mobility: Evidence from the Great Recession of the XXI Century" [Abstract]

Ageing Society

Sarath Dasanayaka (University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka) "Assessment of Innovative Business Opportunities and Models to Serve Aging Population in Sri Lanka, Why Entrepreneurs are Silent?" [Abstract]

Deborah Schofield (University of Sydney), Krishna Shrestha (University of Sydney), Richard Percival (University of Canberra), Simon Kelly (University of Canberra), Megan Passey (University of Sydney) and Emily Callander (University of Sydney) "The Economic Impacts of Retiring Early Due to Illness Now and in the Future: Results for Australia from Health & Wealth MOD" [Abstract]

Najat El Mekkaoui De Freitas (Paris Dauphine University), Berangere Legendre (Paris Dauphine University) and Gordon Clark (Oxford University) "Poverty Risk and Holding Behaviour Among Retirees: A Research Project Proposal Using Household Level Data" [Abstract]

Sandeep Kumar (St. Xavier's College, India) and Neha (Ranchi University, India) "Aging Society in India: Prospects and Issues" [Abstract]

Giorgio Garau (DEIR), Mandras (DEIR) and Patrizio Lecca (University of Strathclyde, Scotland) "Population Ageing, R&D and Human Capital Policies: A CGE - OLG Perspective" [Abstract]

Aaron Van den Heede (University of Antwerp), Tim Goedemé (University of Antwerp) and Antal Van den Bosch (University of Antwerp) "Financial Poverty and Inequality among Europe's Elderly: SHARE and EU-SILC Compared" [Abstract]

Srinivas Goli (International Institute for Population Sciences, Mumbai) "Socioeconomic Determinants of Health Inequalities among the Older Population in India: A Decomposition Analysis" [Abstract] [Paper]

Income and Wealth: Theory and Practice

Francesca Bastagli (London School of Economics, UK) and John Hills (London School of Economics, UK) "The Changing Distribution of Wealth in the United Kingdom 1995-2005" [Abstract]

Gitte Frej Knudsen (Statistics Denmark) "Household Wealth - What We Can Learn from Micro Data Registers" [Abstract]

Eva Sierminska (CEPS/INSTEAD and DIW Berlin), Joachim Frick (DIW Berlin), Markus Grabka (DIW Berlin) and Jan Marcus (DIW Berlin) "Wealth Distribution Within Couples and Financial Decision Making" [Abstract]

Miichele Battisti (University of Palermo), Tamara Fioroni (University of Palermo) and Andrea Lavezzi (University of Palermo) "Interest Rates, Inequality and Human Capital Accumulation: an Empirical Analysis of the Galor-Zeira Model" [Abstract]

Bo Bergman (Retiree Statistics Sweden) "Macro Financial Balance Sheets 1980 - 2010(11) - Alternative Approach" [Abstract]

Merike Kukk (Tallinn University of Technology, Estonia), Dmitry Kulikov (Eesti Pank, Estonia) and Karsten Staehr (Tallinn University of Technology, Estonia) "Consumption Response in Estonia: Persistent vs. Temporary Income Shocks" [Abstract]

Nico Pestel (IZA and University of Cologne) and Andreas Peichl (IZA, University of Cologne, ISER and CESifo) "Multidimensional Affluence in Income and Wealth: Theory and Applications to Germany and the US" [Abstract]

Theodore Koutmeridis (University of Warwick, England) "Microfoundations of Rising Experience Premia" [Abstract]

Oda Schmalwasser (Federal Statistical Office of Germany) "The Stock of Consumer Durables as Part of the Balance Sheet" [Abstract]

Francesca Tartamella (ISTAT) and Alessandra Coli (University of Pisa) "Analysing the Distribution of Income: How to Account for the Underground Economy in the Household Income Micro Datasets" [Abstract]

Ratan Ghosal (University of Calcutta, India) "Growth, Poverty and Inequality Paradox in India -A Panel Data Analysis" [Abstract]

Thomas Masterson (Levy Economics Institute of Bard College, USA), Ajit Zacharias (Levy Economics Institute of Bard College, USA), Edward Wolff (New York University) and Selcuk Eren (Levy Economics Institute of Bard College, USA) "International Comparisons of Economic Well-Being: the Levy Institute Measure of Economic Well-Being (LIMEW)" [Abstract]

Barry Johnson (Statistics of Income, IRS, USA), Brian Raub (Statistics of Income, IRS, USA) and Joseph Newcomb (Statistics of Income, IRS, USA) "Before the Fall: A Look at the Relationship between the Income and Wealth of America's Top Wealth Holders Just Prior to the Great Recession"[Abstract]

Joao Pedro Azevedo (World Bank) and Gabriel Facchini (World Bank) "High Frequency Welfare Data in Developing Countries: Challenges and Opportunities" [Abstract]

Simone Salotti (National University of Ireland) "Wealth Effects in the US: Evidence from the Combination of Two Surveys" [Abstract]

Households and the Environment

Victor Yakovenko (University of Maryland) "Global Inequality in Energy Consumption: Insights from Statistical Physics" [Abstract]

Somesh Mathur (IITK, India) and Ashutosh Sharma (IITK, India) "A Modified Index of Economic and Social Well-being Using Multivariate Factor Analysis: An Indian Case" [Abstract]

Rathindra Sen (Mahatma Ghandi KashiI Vidyaapeeth, Varanasi, India) "Role of Judiciary and Government on Polluting Industries in India" [Abstract]

Gender and Well-Being

Nico Pestel (IZA and University of Cologne) "Beyond Accounting: Inequality, Assortative Mating and Labor Supply in the U.S. and Germany" [Abstract]

Roger Patulny (University of New South Wales) and Ioana Oprea (University of New South Wales) "Unpleasant Work and Contaminated Leisure? What Time and Affect Diaries Tell Us About the Subjective Wellbeing of American Men and Women" [Abstract]

Blanca Zuluaga (Universidad Icesi) and Luis Fernando Gamboa (Universidad del Rosario) "Is There a Motherhood Penalty? Decomposing the Family Wage Gap in Colombia" [Abstract]

Maria Grazia Pittau (Sapienza University of Rome), Roberto Zelli (Sapienza University of Rome) and Shlomo Yitzhaki (The Hebrew University of Jerusalem and Central Bureau of Statistics) "Gender Differences in European Labor Markets" [Abstract]

Francesca Modena (University of Trento, Department of Economics), Concetta Rondinelli (Bank of Italy), Fabio Sabatini (Sapienza University of Rome) "Economic Insecurity and Fertility: The Case of Italy" [Abstract]

Alessandra Coli (University of Pisa, Italy) and Barbara Pacini (University of Pisa, Italy) "Measuring the Effect of Welfare Systems on Female Well-Being through Causal Inference" [Abstract]

Masaya Llavaneras Blanco (Central Bank of Venezuela) and Fernández Bujanda (Central Bank of Venezuela) "Measurement of Care: Formal Care Demand Among Venezuelan Households with Young Children" [Abstract]

Tymon Sloczynski (Warsaw School of Economics) "Population Average Gender Effects" [Abstract]

Corina Rodriguez-Enriquez (National Council of Scientific Research) "Conditional Cash Transfer Programs and Women's Well Being in Latin America" [Abstract]

Marianne Bruins (Yale University) "Household Allocation of Resources to Children Over the Last Fifty Years" [Abstract]

Role of Housing Market in the Economy

Alicia Rambaldi (University of Queensland) "The Effect of Alternative Estimators of the Time-Varying Hedonic Model with Spatial Errors on the Revisions of the Computed Hedonic Imputed Price Index" [Abstract]

Francesca Modena (University of Trento) and Concetta Rondinelli (Bank of Italy) "Leaving Home and Housing Prices. The Experience of Italian Youth Emancipation" [Abstract]

Giuseppe Cinquegrana (ISTAT, National Accounts Department, Italy) "The Dynamics of the Housing Market Prices and the Business Cycle: A Var Analysis for the European Monetary Union" [Abstract]

Well-Being over Time

Michele Battisti (Università di Palermo), Di Vaio (Cassa Depositi e Prestiti), Zeira (Hebrew University of Jerusalem) "Long-Run Growth Regression" [Abstract]

Amélie Lafrance (Statistics Canada) and Sébastien LaRochelle-Cote (Statistics Canada) "The Evolution of Wealth Over the Life-Cycle in Canada" [Abstract]

Eoin McGuirk (Trinity College Dublin and University of California, Berkeley) and McGovern (University College Dublin and Harvard University) [Abstract]

Erich Oltmanns (Federal Statistical Office of Germany), Braakmann (Federal Statistical Office of Germany), Oltmanns (Federal Statistical Office of Germany) and Schmidt "Measuring the Quality of Life: Empirical Evidence for Germany" [Abstract]

Pedro Rosa Dias (Centre for Health Economics, University of York), Gaston Yalonetzky (Leeds University Business School and OPHI, University of Oxford) "Measuring Inequality of Opportunity in Health When the Health Variable is Ordinal and Multidimensional" [Abstract]

Selcuk Eren (Levy Economics Institute of Bard College), Zacharias (Levy Economics Institute of Bard College) and Wolff (New York University) "Cohort Analysis of Economic Well-Being in the United States, 1972-2001" [Abstract]

Thomas Masterson (Levy Economics Institute of Bard College, USA), Ajit Zacharias (Levy Economics Institute of Bard College, USA), Edward Wolff (New York University) and Selcuk Eren (Levy Economics Institute of Bard College, USA) “International Comparisons of Economic Well-Being: the Levy Institute Measure of Economic Well-Being (LIMEW)” [Abstract]

Barbara Liberda (Warsaw University) and Szymczak (Warsaw University) "Saving Competences of Individuals" [Abstract]

Francisco Ferreira (World Bank), Fruttero (World Bank), Leite (World Bank) and Lucchetti (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) "Rising Food Prices and Household Welfare: Evidence from Brazil in 2008" [Abstract]

Joao Pedro Azevedo (World Bank), Pedro Carneiro (UCL and Georgetown) "The Weight of Quality of Education: Intergenrational Mobility in Brazil" [Abstract]

TUESDAY, AUGUST 7, MORNING

Session 3: Impact of the Great Recession on the Well-Being of Household I

Organizer: Timothy M. Smeeding (University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA)

1. Andrea Brandolini (Bank of Italy, Rome), Stephen Jenkins (London School of Economics), John Micklewright (Institute of Education, London) and Brian Nolan (University College Dublin) “The Great Recession and the Distribution of Household Income” [Abstract]

2. Holly Sutherland (Institute for Social and Economic Research, University of Essex), Chrysa Leventi (Athens University of Economics and Business), Horacio Levy (ISER, University of Essex), Alari Paulus (ISER, University of Essex), Tim Callan (ESRI, Dublin) and Manos Matsaganis (Athens University of Economics and Business) “The Distributional Effects of Austerity Measures: A Comparison of Six EU Countries” [Abstract]

3. Salvatore Morelli (University of Oxford) "Macroeconomic Shocks Around The World: The Response of Top Shares in Historical Perspective" [Abstract]

4. John Cockburn (Université Laval), Luca Fofana (IFPRI) and Luca Tiberti (Université Laval) "Including Children in the Policy Responses to the Global Economic Recession in West and Central Africa" [Abstract]

5. Lars Osberg (Dalhousie University, Canada) and Andrew Sharpe (Center for the Study of Living Standards, Canada) "The Impact of the Great Recession on Economic Well-being: How Different are OECD Nations and Why?" [Abstract]

6. Francesco Figari (University of Insubria, Italy), Marina Fernandez Salgado (University of Essex, UK), Holly Sutherland (University of Essex, UK) and Alberto Tumino (University of Essex, UK) "Economic Crisis and Unemployment: Stress Testing the Welfare Systems in Europe" [Abstract]

TUESDAY, AUGUST 7, AFTERNOON

Session 4A: Ageing Society

Organizers: Edward Wolff (New York University, USA) and Barbara Liberda (University of Warsaw, Poland)

1. Semih Tumen (University of Chicago, USA) and Ceyhun Elgin (Bogazici University, Turkey) "Can Sustained Economic Growth and Declining Population Coexist?" [Abstract]

2. Joseph Marchand (University of Alberta, Canada), Jonathan Fisher (Census Bureau, USA) "Trends in Consumption Inequality among Older Adults" [Abstract]

3. Wencke Boehm (University of Bielefeld, Germany) "Which Type of Pension System Leads To Higher Welfare?" [Abstract]

4. Berangere Legendre (Paris Dauphine University, France) and El Mekkaoui de Freitas (Paris Dauphine University, France) "Life Cycle Accumulation and Ageing Risks" [Abstract]

5. Huju Liu (Statistics Canada), Jie Zhou (Nanyang Technological University, Singapore), Yuri Ostrovsky (Statistics Canada) "Life-Cycle Optimal Saving and Adequacy of Household Savings in Canada" [Abstract]

6. Jens Gruetz (Eurostat) "Post Reform Pension Entitlements in Germany - The Need for Another Reform" [Abstract]

Session 4B: Measuring Economic Performance in China and India I

Organizers: Harry Wu (Hitotsubashi University, Japan) and Ramesh Kolli (Indian Association for Research in National Income and Wealth, India)

1. Åshild Johnsen (University of Stavanger, Norway) and Inqvild Almås (Norwegian School of Economics, Norway) "China's Growth Miracle (Measured by Spatial Price Indices)" [Abstract]

2. Mainak Mazumdar (Centre de Sciences Humaines, France) and Matthieu Teachout (Ecole Polytechnique, France) "Growth, Regional Disparity and Convergence Clubs in India" [Abstract]

3. Xianchun Xu (National Bureau of Statistics, China) and Yating Shi (National Bureau of Statistics, China) "Revision of China's Real Economy Flow of Funds: Results and Problems" [Abstract]

4. Carlo Milana (University of London, U.K.) and Harry Wu (Hitotsubashi University, Japan) "Reassessing China's Growth by Tight Bounds of "True" Index Numbers" [Abstract]

5. Shatakshee Dhongde (Georgia Institute of Technology, USA) "Segregation of the Poor in India" [Abstract]

6. Panchanan Das (Government of West Bengal, India) "Structural Dynamics, Growth and Regional Inequality: Incidence of Industrial Development in India" [Abstract]

Session 4C: Productivity Measurement Under Alternate Assumptions II

Organizers: Marshall Reinsdorf (Bureau of Economic Analysis, USA) and Marcel Timmer (University of Groningen, Netherlands)

1. Erwin Diewert (University of British Columbia, USA) and Emily Yu (Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, Canada) "New Estimates of Canadian TFP Growth and the Contribution of Changes in Real Export and Import Prices to Real Income Growth" [Abstract]

2. Bart Los (University of Groningen, Netherlands) and Eric Dietzenbacher (University of Groningen, Netherlands) "Quantification of the Contributions of Productivity Growth and Globalization to National Consumption Growth Rates (1995-2006)" [Abstract]

3. Erik Veldhuizen (Statistics Netherlands), Jan de Haan (Statistics Netherlands), Myriam van Rooijen-Horsten (Statistics Netherlands) and Murat Tanriseven (Statistics Netherlands) "The Dutch Growth Accounts - Measuring Productivity With Non-Zero Profits" [Abstract]

4. Laurence Nayman (CEPII, France) and Deniz Unal (CEPII, France) "A Pan-European Productivity Comparison: How Far from the Mark?" [Abstract]

5. Tsutomu Miyagawa (Gakushuin University, Japan) and Shoichi Hisa (Yokohama City University, Japan) "Estimates of Intangible Investment by Industry and Productivity Growth in Japan" [Abstract]

6. Axel Werwatz (Technische Universität Berlin, Germany), Bernd Görzig (DIW Berlin, Germany) and Martin Gornig (DIW Berlin, Germany) "Interindustry Differences in Rates of Return - New Evidence from Germany" [Abstract]

Session 4D: Issues Related to the National Accounts

Organizer: Conference Program Committee

1. Carol Corrado (The Conference Board, USA) and Marshall Reinsdorf (Bureau of Economic Analysis, USA) "Banks, Markets, and Economic Growth: How Should Financial Activity be Measured in National Accounts?" [Abstract]

2. Wendy Li (Bureau of Economic Analysis, USA) "Depreciation of Business R&D Capital" [Abstract]

3. Manik Shrestha (IMF) "Whom-To-Whom Sectoral Financial Positions and Flows: The Balance Sheet Approach to Financial Exposures and Interconnectedness and the Flow of Funds" [Abstract]

4. Kazusuke Tsujimura (Keio University, Japan) and Masako Tsujimura (Keio University, Japan) "Foundations of Balance Sheet Economics" [Abstract]

5. Kimberly Zieschang (IMF), Erwin Diewert (Univeristy of British Columbia, Canada) and Dennis Fixler (Bureau of Economic Analysis, USA) "Alternative Approaches to FISIM and the Price of Financial Services: Explorations with U.S. Datarence rate" [Abstract]

6. André Vanoli (Association de Comptabilité Nationale, France) "Towards the Estimation of Final Demand at Total Costs (Paid Economic Costs Plus Unpaid Ecological Costs) in an Extended National Accounting Central Framework"

TUESDAY, AUGUST 7, LATE AFTERNOON

Nancy and Richard Ruggles Memorial Lecture

Session Chair: to be announced

Honoured Guest Speaker: Rebecca Blank (Acting Deputy Secretary of Commerce)

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 8

Full Day Excursion

THURSDAY, AUGUST 9, MORNING

Session 5: Income and Wealth: Theory and Practice I

Organizers: Ruth Meier (Federal Statistical Office, Switzerland) and Tom Priester (Federal Statistical Office, Switzerland)

1. Ilja Kristian Kavonius (European Central Bank) and Juha Honkkila (European Central Bank) "Micro and Macro Analysis on Household Income, Wealth and Saving in the Euro Area" [Abstract]

2. Utz Reich (Mainz University of Applied Sciences, Germany) "Searching for the Sources of Wealth - a Social Accounting Approach" [Abstract]

3. Florian Schwahn (German Statistical Office) and Albert Braakmann (German Statistical Office) "Income Distribution Results in National Accounts - Perspectives and Restrictions of International Approaches in Micro-Macro-Integration" [Abstract]

4. Alessandra Coli (University of Pisa, Italy) and Domenico Colucci (University of Florence, Italy) "Balancing of a Social Accounting Matrix with Household Income Micro Data in the Estimation of Italian GDP" [Abstract]

5. Marco Mira d'Ercole (OECD), Bob McColl (ABS) and Bindi Kindermann (ABS) "Development of International Standards and Framework for Micro Statistics on Household Income, Consumption and Wealth" [Abstract]

6. Dmitri Romanov (Central Bureau of Statistics, Israel) and Yury Gubman (Central Bureau of Statistics, Israel) "Well-Being and Measurement Error of Income Reported in a Social Survey versus Income Recorded by Tax Administration" [Abstract]

THURSDAY, AUGUST 9, AFTERNOON

Session 6A: Households and the Environment

Organizers: Stephan Klasen (Gottingen University, Germany) and Gerlinde Verbist (University of Antwerp, Belgium)

1. Ivan Faiella (Bank of Italy) "Households' GHG emissions at the Micro Level: A Tool for Smartest Climate Policies" [Abstract]

2. Hans Messinger (Statistics Canada) "Tracking the Carbon Footprint of the Canadian Households from 1990" [Abstract]

3. Josefine Vanhille (University of Antwerp, Belgium) "A Social Gradient in Households Environmental Policy Responsiveness? Distributional Effects of Policy Targeting Residential Energy Use" [Abstract]

4. Nicole Grunewald (University of Göttingen, Germany), Mirjam Harteisen (GIGA German Institute of Global Area Studies), Jann Lay (GIGA German Institute of Global Area Studies), Jan Minx (Technical University of Berlin, Germany) and Sebastian Renner (GIGA German Institute of Global Area Studies) "The Carbon Footprint of the Rising Indian Middle Class" [Abstract]

5. Erik Dietzenbacher (University of Groningen, Netherlands) "Decomposing the annual growth in CO2 emissions, 1995-2006" [Abstract]

6. Emmanuel Combet (CIRED, France) "Carbon Tax Reform and Social Progress in France: a Macro-Micro Analysis" [Abstract]

Session 6B: Income Distribution in Middle-Income Countries

Organizers: Francisco Ferreira (World Bank) and Markus Jantti (University of Stockholm, Sweden)

1. Gordon Anderson (University of Toronto, Canada), Maria Grazia Pittau (Sapienza University of Rome, Italy) and Roberto Zelli (Sapienza University of Rome, Italy) "The Progress and Characteristics of the Poor, Middle and Rich Classes in Urban China" [Abstract]

2. Joao Pedro Azevedo (World Bank), María Eugenia Davalos (World Bank), Carolina Diaz-Bonilla (World Bank), Bernardo Atuesta (World Bank) and Raul Andres Castañeda (World Bank) "Fifteen Years of Inequality in Latin America: How Have Labor Markets Helped?" [Abstract]

3. Gaston Yalonetzky (Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative, UK) "Mobility Decomposition over Several Periods: Theory and Evidence on Consumption Mobility from the Young Lives" [Abstract]

4. Jacques Silber (Bar-Ilan University, Israel) and Joseph Deutsch (Bar-Ilan University, Israel) "On Income Inequality, Socio-Economic Mobility and the Middle Class in Several Middle Income Latin American Countries: What Changed During the Past Ten Years?" [Abstract]

5. Janneke Pieters (IZA Bonn, Germany), Marcel Timmer (University of Groningen, Netherlands) and Gaaitzen de Vries (University of Groningen, Netherlands) "Trade and Inequality in Middle-Income Countries: Evidence from the World Input-Output Database" [Abstract]

6. Qin Gao (Fordham University, USA) and Ying (Sun Yat-Sen University, China) "How does Hidden Income Affect Income Distribution? Evidence from Guangzhou, China" [Abstract]

Session 6C: Gender and Well-Being I

Organizers: Holly Sutherland (University of Essex, UK) and Gerry Redmond (University of New South Wales)

1. Karina Doorley (University College Dublin and CEPS/INSTEAD), Phillipe Van Kerm (CEPS/INSTEAD) and Olivier Bargain (University College Dublin and IZA) "Minimum Wages and Gender Wage Gaps. Evidence from the UK and Ireland" [Abstract]

2. Siobhan Austen (Curtin University, Australia) and Therese Jefferson (Curtin University, Australia) "Explanations and Implications of Gender Differences in Asset Portfolio Diversity" [Abstract]

3. Jerome De Henau (The Open University, UK), Sue Himmelweit (The Open University, UK) and Cristina Santos (The Open University, UK) "A Comparative Longitudinal Analysis of Intra-Household Inequalities in Australia, Germany and the UK" [Abstract]

4. Alita Nandi (University of Essex, UK) and Lucinda Platt (Institute of Education, UK) "Gendered Income Inequalities in the UK: A Comparison Across Ethnic Groups" [Abstract]

5. Olufunke Alaba (Health Economics Unit, Nigeria) and O.A. Saliu (National Open University of Nigeria) "Malaria and Time Poverty: A Gender Analysis" [Abstract]

6. Ajit Zacharias (Levy Economics Institute of Bard College, USA), Rania Antonopoulos (Levy Economics Institute of Bard College, USA) and Thomas Masterson (Levy Economics Institute of Bard College, USA) "Why Time Deficits Matter: Policy Implications for Poverty Eradication, Gender-Equity and Work-Life Balance" [Abstract]

Session 6D: Income and Wealth: Theory and Practice II

Organizers: Ruth Meier (Federal Statistical Office, Switzerland) and Tom Priester (Federal Statistical Office, Switzerland)

1. Ariel Coremberg (University of Buenos Aires, Argentina) "Where is the Wealth of Argentina? The National Balance Sheets of an Unstable Economy" [Abstract]

2. Veli-Matti Törmälehto (Statistics Finland), Olli Kannas (Statistics Finland) and Markku Säylä (Statistics Finland) "Integrated Measurement of Household-Level Income, Wealth and Non-Monetary Well-Being in Finland" [Abstract]

3. Dominique Durant (Banque de France) "Revaluation and Holding Gains and Losses in the National Accounts" [Abstract]

4. Rajewswari Thondiyil (Central Statistics Office, India) "Household Sector Accounts - Experiences and Challenges in the Case of India" [Abstract]

5. Bindi Kindermann (ABS) and Bob McColl (ABS) "Household Income, Consumption and Wealth: Broader Frameworks, More Comprehensive and Coincident Measures, and Analyses of Joint Distribution" [Abstract]

6. Philippe Van Kerm (CEPS/INSTEAD), Markus Jantti (University of Stockholm) and Eva Sierminska (CEPS/INSTEAD) "Modeling the Joint Distribution of Income and Wealth" [Abstract]

7. Sébastien Durier (INSEE, France) and Lucile Richet-Mastain (INSEE, France) "Distributional Information on Income and Wealth" [Abstract]

THURSDAY, AUGUST 9, LATE AFTERNOON

Second Poster Session

Measuring Economic Performance in China and India

Anindata Sinharay (Government of India) "Estimation of Private Final Consumption Expenditure in India: Issues Regarding Data Availability and Validation" [Abstract]

Nan Zhang (Faculty of Economic Sciences, Hiroshima Shudo University) 'New Frameworks for Measuring Global-Flow-of-Funds: Financial Stability in China" [Abstract]

Jingping Li (Renmin University of China) "China's Urban Land Use Right Leasing Fees Treated as Rent: Method and Results" [Abstract]

D.S. Prasada Rao (The University of Queensland, Australia) and Lee (Queensland University of Technology, Australia) "Role of Five-year Plans in the Development of China and India: A Comparison and Assessment" [Abstract]

Rakesh Kumar (Reserve Bank of India) "An Approach for Quarterly Estimation of Household Financial Saving in India" [Abstract]

Suparna Pal (Centre for Development Studies, India) "Methodological Upgradation to the Labour Input Approach:An Application to the Private Health Care Service in India" [Abstract]

Ratan Ghosal (University of Calcutta, India) 'The External Sector and Economic Growth--- Indian Experience"[Abstract]

Xianchun Xu (National Bureau of Statistics, China) and Faqi Shi (National Bureau of Statistics, China) "Macro Income Distribution in China: A Flow of Funds Accounts Based Analysis" [Abstract]

Jagannath Mallick (Institue for Studies on Industrial Development (ISID), New Delhi, India) "Impact of private investment on economic growth at the state level" [Abstract]

Purti Sharma (India Development Foundation), and Niloo Kumari (India Development Foundation) "Poverty mapping at the local government level in India" [Abstract]

Debarshi Sanyal (ANZ Bank) and Manoj Kumar Sanyal (Independent Researcher) "Regional Disparities in Post Reform Development in India: A New Methodology for Grading Development by States" [Abstract]

Fang Zhang (Hunan Business College, China) "Impact of Exports on China's Economy: Based on Input-Output Model of Partial Closure" [Abstract]

Gao Minxue (Renmin University of China), Xiaojuan Xu (University of International Business and Economics,China) "Measuring the International Trade in Goods Based on Owenership for China" [Abstract]

Income Distribution in Middle-Income Countries

Fernnando Borraz (Banco Central del Uruguay and Universidad de la República) "Polarization and the Middle Class" [Abstract]

Marek Kosny (Wroclaw University of Economics, Poland) "Upper Tail of the Income Distribution in Tax Records and Survey Data: Evidence from Poland" [Abstract]

John Ataguba (University of Cape Town) "Income Redistributive Effect of Health Care Finance in a Middle Income Country: The Case Of South Africa" [Abstract]

D.S. Prasada Rao (University of Queensland) "GMM Approach to Modeling Income Distributions Using Aggregate Data and the Estimation of Levels and Trends in Inequality and Poverty in Middle Income countries, 1988 to 2005" [Abstract]

Hasan Vergil (Zonguldak Karaelmas University, Turkey) "Income Mobility and Economic Growth in Turkey During the Growth Years of the 2000's" [Abstract]

New Frameworks for Measuring Poverty and Deprivation

Emily Callander (University of Sydney), Deborah Schofield (University of Sydney) and Rupendra Shrestha (University of Sydney) "A New Multidimensional Measure of Poverty for Australia: the Freedom Poverty Measure" [Abstract]

Manik Shrestha (IMF) "Consolidation Concepts for Multinational Enterprises in Macroeconomic Statistics Frameworks" [Abstract]

How to Capture Multi-Nationals in National Accounts

Manik Shrestha (IMF) "Consolidation Concepts for Multinational Enterprises in Macroeconomic Statistics Frameworks" [Abstract]

Monica Nelson (Statistics Sweden) "The role of Multinationals in National Accounts" [Abstract]

Other Topics

Wen Chen (University of Groningen) and Robert Inklaar (University of Groningen) "The Size and Sign of a Spillover Effect of Organization Capital" [Abstract]

Bea Cantillon (University of Antwerp) "Growth, Employment and Social Inclusion: The Service Trilemma Revisited" [Abstract]

Dan Lisai (Statistics Sweden) "Implementing a Quality Management System for the National Accounts at Statistics Sweden" [Abstract]

Nicholas Oulton (London School of Economics) "The Wealth and Poverty of Nations: True PPPs for 141 Countries" [Abstract]

Itsuo Sakuma (Senshu University) "Is the Concept of Valuables Valuable?" [Abstract]

Rachel Soloveichik (Bureau of Economic Analysis) and Anne Flatness (Bureau of Economic Analysis) "Estimating Personal Transfers from the United States" [Abstract]

Utz Reich (Mainz University of Applied Sciences) "Housing, Financial Markets and the Wider Economy: An Experimental Satellite Account" [Abstract]

Panos Tsakloglou (Athens University of Economics and Business) and Theo Mitrakos (Bank of Greece) "Inequality and Poverty in Greece: Myths, Realities and the Crisis" [Abstract]

Oluwemimo Adewole (Universit of Ado-Ekiti, Nigeria) "Long Term Impact of Schooling Capital on Economic Well-being in Nigeria: An Empirical Analysis" [Abstract]

Musiliu Adewole (Coveant University, OTA, Ogun State) "Schooling Capital and Economic Well-Being in Nigeria--- An Empirical Results from New Welfare Indicator" [Abstract]

Suresh Aggarwal (University of Delhi) and Abdul Azeez Erumban (University of Groningen) "Quality Matters: The Changing Composition of India's Labor Force and its Effect on Productivity Growth" [Abstract]

Fredrik Andersson (Statistics Sweden) and Karin Olin (Statistics Sweden) "How Public Welfare Services Affect Households Economic Welfare: Case Sweden 2009" [Abstract]

John Angle (The Inequality Process Institute) "The Empirical Scope of the Inequality Process" [Abstract]

Benedicte Apouey (University of South Florida) "The Relationship Between Family Income and Child Health in France" [Abstract]

Luna Bellani (Bocconi University) "Social Distance and Redistribution" [Abstract]

Luna Bellani (Bocconi University) and Rosaria Pansini (Bocconi University) "Wealth Deprivation and Ethnicity" [Abstract]

Michal Brzezinski (Faculty of Economic Sciences, University of Warsaw, Poland) "Wealth Distributions and Power Laws - Evidence from the "Rich Lists" [Abstract]

Asena Caner (TOBB ETU) and Peder Pedersen (Aarhus University) "At Home and Abroad - Does Income Distribution among Immigrants Adapt to Country of Residence?" [Abstract]

Andrew Clark (Paris School of Economics) and Benedicte Apouey (University of South Florida) "Winning Big but Feeling No Better? The Effect of Lottery Prizes on Physical and Mental Health" [Abstract]

Andrew Clark (Paris School of Economics), Boyce (Paris School of Economics) and Alex Wood (University of Manchester) "Loss Aversion and Subjective Well-Being: Income Losses have a Greater Impact on Life Satisfaction than do Income Gains" [Abstract]

Andrew Clark (Paris School of Economics), Elena Giachin (University of Rome Tor Vergata) and Leonardo Becchetti (University of Rome Tor Vergata) "The Value of Diplomacy. Bilateral Relations and Immigrant Well-Being" [Abstract]

Deb Kusum Das (Indian Council for Research on International Relations, New Delhi) and Abdul Azeez Erumban (University of Groningen) "ICT Investment and Economic Growth in India: A Sectoral Perspective" [Abstract]

Jacopo Di Cocco (IARIW, Bologna University) "Towards a SWA: a Financial Worldwide Accounting Matrix" [Abstract]

Jon Epland (Statistics Norway) and Mads Ivar Kirkeberg (Statistics Norway) "Wealth Distribution in Norway. Evidence from a New Register-Based Data Source" [Abstract]

Abdul Azeez Erumban (University of Groningen), Janneke Peiters (Institute for Study on Labor (IZA)) and Ana Isabel Moreno-Monroy (University of Groningen) "Formal-Informal Production Linkages and Informal Sector Heterogeneity: Evidence from Indian Manufacturing" [Abstract]

Juergen Faik (University of Lueneburg) "Measuring and Predicting Individual Well-Being on the Basis of a New Methodical Framework - The Case of Germany 1995-2009" [Abstract]

Pirmin Fessler (Economic Analysis Division, Oesterreichische Nationalbank), Maximilian Kasy (UCLA) and Peter Lindner (Oesterreichische Nationalbank) "Survey Mode Effects on Item Non Response and Income Inequality Measurement" [Abstract]

Tim Goedemé (University of Antwerp) "Random vs. Non Random Poverty Lines. Does it Matter for Estimated Standard Errors?" [Abstract]

Isabel Guenther (ETH Zurich) and Jonathan Gheyssens (ETH Zurich) "Time and Risk Preferences in Gains and Losses of the Poor - Experiments in Rural Benin" [Abstract]

John Hisnanick (U.S. Census Bureau, Social, Economic and Housing Statistics Division) "Identifying the Characteristics of Households that Move Into and Out of the Middle Class: What Can Be Learned From National Survey Data?" [Abstract]

Robert Inklaar (University of Groningen), Robert Feenstra (University of California, Davis) and Marcel Timmer (University of Groningen) "The Next Generation of the Penn World Table" [Abstract]

Hideyuki Kamiryo (Hiroshima Shudo University) "Real-Assets Policy Exposures And Interpretations for Japan and the US, 1960-2009, Connecting Actual With Endogenous Data" [Abstract]

Kristian Koerselman (Helsinki Center of Economic Research) "Incentives from Curriculum Tracking: Cross-National and UK Evidence" [Abstract]

Christoph Lakner (University of Oxford) "The Inequality of Real Wages in Germany" [Abstract]

Addisu Lashitew (University of Groningen) "Firm Size Distributions in Developing Countries: The Role of Financial and Regulatory Constraints" [Abstract]

Alejandro Lavopa (United Nations University-MERIT) and Adam Szirmai (United Nations University-MERIT) "Manufacturing and Economic Development" [Abstract]

Lucia Luzi (UNICF IRC) "Long-Term Impact of Health and Nutrition Status on Education Outcomes for Children in Rural Tanzania" [Abstract]

Gustavo Marrero (Universidad de La Laguna) and Juan Gabriel Rodriguez (Universidad Complutense de Madrid) "Inequality of Opportunity and Inequality of Effort: a Canonical Growth Model" [Abstract]

Kevin Moore (Statistics Canada) and Bonnie-Jeanne MacDonald (Dalhousie University) "Moving Beyond Traditional Measures of Retirement Income Adequacy" [Abstract]

Dirk Neumann (CGS, University of Cologne), Olivier Bargain (UC Dublin), Andre Decoster (KU Leuven), Mathias Dolls (CGS, University of Cologne), Andreas Peichl (IZA, Bonn) and Sebastian Siegloch (IZA, Bonn) "Welfare, Labor Supply and Heterogeneous Preferences: Evidence for Europe and the US" [Abstract]

Bernice Ofosu-Baadu (IARIW) "Allocation of Output Over the Quarters in Quarterly national Accounts: The Case of Agriculture in Ghana" [Abstract]

Michael Osterwald-Lenum (Statistics Denmark) "Chain Linked Quantity Indices When The Quantity Passes A Zero" [Abstract]

Alari Paulus (University of Essex, UK) "Tax Evasion and Measurement Error: A Comparison of Survey Income with Tax Records" [Abstract]

Janneke Pieters (IZA) and Isis Gaddis (University of Goettingen) "Differences in Women's Labor Supply Behavior Across Socio-Economic Classes in Brazil" [Abstract]

Takeshi Sakuramoto (Rikkyo University) "Analysis of IO-based Annual Supply and Use Tables for the development of QNA -Japanese Paradox between 1968 SNA and updated SNA" [Abstract]

Susana Santos (ISEG (Technical University of Lisbon and UECE) "The SAM (Social Accounting Matrix) Approach to the Measurement of Socioeconomic Policy Impacts" [Abstract]

Markus Schneider (University of Denver) "Left Behind: Trends in Earnings Inequality in the US, 1991 to 2009" [Abstract]

Jacques Silber (Bar-Ilan University) and Elena Bárcena-Martin (University of Malaga) "On the Decomposition of the Bonferroni Index by Income Sources and Population Subgroups" [Abstract]

Marco Tiberti (University of Florence) and Luca Tiberti (Université Laval) "Consumption and Production Responses to Rural Policies and Welfare Effects:Application of an Agricultural Household Model to Tanzania" [Abstract]

Yi-Ping Tseng (University of Melbounre) and Sung-Hee Jeon (University of Melbourne and Statistics Canada) "Wealth Mobility in Australia: Winners and Losers During the Economic Boom and Downturn" [Abstract]

Ilya Voskoboynikov (University of Groningen) and Marcel Timmer (University of Groningen) "Gas only? Accounting for Russia's Economic Growth" [Abstract]

Gaston Yalonetzky (University of Leeds, Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative) "Conditions for the Most Robust Poverty Comparisons Using Counting Measures" [Abstract]

Harry Wu (IER, Hitotsubashi University) "Input, Output and Productivity Performance in Chinese Industry, 1949-2009" [Abstract]

FRIDAY, AUGUST 10, MORNING

Session 7A: Role of the Housing Market in the Economy

Organizer: Robert Hill (University of Graz, Austria)

1. Eilev Jansen (Statistics Norway) "Self-Reinforcing Effects Between Housing Prices and Credit: Evidence from Norway" [Abstract]

2. Stanimira Milcheva (Universität Regensburg, Germany) "Housing Channels of Monetary Policy Transmission in European Industrial and Transition Countries" [Abstract]

3. Francesco Figari (University of Insubria, Italy), Alari Paulus (University of Essex, UK), Holly Sutherland (University of Essex, UK), Panos Tsakloglou (Athens University of Economics and Business, Greece), Gerlinde Verbist (University of Antwerp, Belgium), and Francesca Zantomio (University of Venice, Italy), "Taxing the Benefit of Homeownership. Distributional Effects of Including Net Imputed Rent in Taxable Income" [Abstract]

4. Rachel Soloveichik (Bureau of Economic Analysis, USA) "Do-It-Yourself Home Repair and Remodeling in GDP" [Abstract]

5. Daniel Melser (University of Technology, Australia) "Hedonic Imputation Price Indexes for the Housing Market: A Mixture Model Approach" [Abstract]

6. Iqbal Syed (University of New South Wales, Australia) "Hedonic Price-Rent Ratios for Housing: Implications for the Detection of Departures from Equilibrium" [Abstract]

Session 7B: Frameworks for Measuring Poverty and Deprivation

Organizers: Gordon Anderson (University of Toronto) and Maria Grazia Pittau (Sapienza University of Rome, Italy)

1. Joachim Merz (University Lüneburg, Germany) and Tim Rathjen (Leuphana University) "Intensity of Time and Income Interdependent Multidimensional Poverty: Well-Being and Minimum 2DGAP - German Evidence" [Abstract]

2. Catherine Porter (University of Oxford, UK) and Gaston Yalonetzky (University of Leeds, UK) "Fuzzy Chronic Poverty: A Proposed Response to Measurement Error for Intertemporal Poverty Measurement" [Abstract]

3. Jean-Yves Duclos (Laval University, Canada), Abdelkrim Araar (Laval University, Canada) and Luca Tiberti (Laval University, Canada) "Multidimensional Correlations" [Abstract]

4. Lidia Ceriani (Universita d'Bocconi, Italy) and Paolo Verme (World Bank) "Measuring the Burden of Poverty" [Abstract]

5. Eric Lambert Djialeu (National Institute of Statistics, Cameroon) and Yolande T. Nanjip (University of Yaoundé) "Fuzzy Sets and Multiple Correspondence in the Camaroons" [Abstract]

6. Felix Povel (University of Göttingen, Germany) and Ethan Ligon (UC Berkeley, USA) "Subjective Risk and Shock Prediction" [Abstract]

Session 7C: Gender and Well-Being II

Organizers: Holly Sutherland (University of Essex, UK) and Gerry Redmond (University of New South Wales, Australia)

1. Eva Sierminska (CEPS/INSTEAD and DIW Berlin) and Dominik Buttler (Poznan University of Economics) "Risk, Gender Differences and Self-Employment" [Abstract]

2. Christine D'Onofrio (New York City Center for Economic Opportunity, USA), Mark Levitan, (New York City Center for Economic Opportunity, USA), John Krampner (New York City Center for Economic Opportunity, USA), Daniel Scheer (New York City Center for Economic Opportunity, USA) and Todd Seidel (New York City Center for Economic Opportunity, USA) "The Status of Women in Poverty Using Alternative Poverty Measures: New York City's Local Area Estimate" [Abstract]

3. Gerlinde Verbist (University of Antwerp, Belgium), Joris Ghysels (University of Antwerp, Belgium) and Josefine Vanhille (University of Antwerp, Belgium) "Home or Market Childcare? Swapping Child Care Arrangements Across Three European Countries" [Abstract]

4. Roberta Zizza (Bank of Italy) "The Gender Wage Gap in Italy" [Abstract]

5. Stacey Jones (Seattle University, USA) "Careers, Family and Satisfaction: Change over Time in Correlates of Women's Subjective Well-being" [Abstract]

6. Ann Harding (University of Canberra, Australia) "A Growing Divide? Future Retirement Incomes by Gender in Australia" [Abstract]

Session 7D: Well-Being Over Time I

Organizers: Andrew Clark (Paris School of Economics, France) and Dirk Van de Gaer (University of Ghent, Belgium)

1. Luna Bellani (Bocconi University, Italy) "Measuring Intergenerational Transmission of Poverty" [Abstract]

2. Peder Pedersen (Aarhus University, Denmark) and Torben Schmidt (University of Southern Denmark) "Life Events and Subjective Well-being - The Case of Having Children" [Abstract]

3. Conchita D'Ambrosio (Universita di Milano-Bicocca and DIW Berlin), Andrew Ghislandi (Universita Bocconi, Italy) and Andrew Clark (Paris School of Economics, France) "Poverty Profiles and Subjective Well-Being" [Abstract]

4. Florent Bresson (Université d'Orléans, France) and Jean-Yves Duclos (Université Laval, Canada) "Intertemporal Poverty" [Abstract]

5. Sanghamitra Bandyopadhyay (London School of Economics and University of Birmingham, UK) "Making Inferences about the Vulnerable: A Study Using the British Household Panel Survey" [Abstract]

6. Natalie Quinn (University of Oxford, UK) "Chronic Poverty and Poverty Dynamics: Combining Normative and Positive Approaches to Reconcile Persistence and Depth Sensitivity" [Abstract]

FRIDAY, AUGUST 10, AFTERNOON

Session 8A: How to Capture Multi-Nationals in National Accounts

Organizers: Mark de Haan (Statistics Netherlands) and Alice Nakamura (University of Alberta, Canada)

1. Marcel Timmer (University of Groningen), Bart Los (University of Groningen), Abdul Azeez Erumban (University of Groningen), Gaaitzen de Vries (University of Groningen) and Robert Stehrer (Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies, Austria) "Slicing Up Global Value Chains" [Abstract]

2. Soli Peleg (Central Bureau of Statistics, Israel) "Adaption of Data Collection and Analysis to Capture the Economic Activities of Multi-National Enterprises in the National Accounts of Israel" [Abstract]

3. Jennifer Ribarsky (Bureau of Economic Analysis, USA) "Factoryless Manufacturers: Classification and Implementation Challenges" [Abstract]

4. Gao Minxue (Renmin University of China) and Xiaojuan Xu (University of International Business and Economics, China) "Measuring the International Trade in Goods Based on Ownership for China" [Abstract]

5. Michael Connolly (Central Statistical Office - Ireland) "Merchants and International Processors in the context of SNA 2008 - A strategy to capture the activities of Multinationals in Ireland" [Abstract]

6. Trude Evensen (Statistics Norway) and Bente Halvorsen (Statistics Norway) "Norwegian Units involved in Global Manufacturing. Some Practical and Principal Problems" [Abstract]

Session 8B: Well-Being Over Time II

Organizers: Andrew Clark (Paris School of Economics, France) and Dirk Van de Gaer (University of Ghent, Belgium)

1. Joachim Merz (University Lüneburg, Germany) and Dominik Hanglberger (University Lüneburg, Germany) "Are Self-Employed Really Happier Than Employees? - An Approach Modelling Adaptation and Anticipation Effects to Self-Employment and General Job Changes" [Abstract]

2. Orcun Kaya (Goethe University, Germany) "Is Perceived Financial Inadequacy Persistent?" [Abstract]

3. Denisa Sologon (CEPS/INSTEAD, IZA, Maastricht University, The Netherlands) and Phillipe Van Kerm (CEPS/INSTEAD, ISER) "The Dynamics of Wages and the Assimilation of Foreign-Born Immigrant and Cross-Border Workers" [Abstract]

4. Alessio Fusco (CEPS/INSTEAD, Luxembourg) and Nizamul Islam (CEPS/INSTEAD, Luxembourg) "Understanding the Drivers of Low Income Transitions in Luxembourg" [Abstract]

5. Jonathan Fisher (Census Bureau, USA), David S. Johnson (Census Bureau, USA) and Timothy M. Smeeding (University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA) "Measuring the Trends in Inequality of Individuals and Families: Income and Consumption" [Abstract]

Session 8C: Impact of the Great Recession on the Well-Being of Household II

Organizer: Timothy M. Smeeding (University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA)

1. Carlos Gradín (Universidade de Vigo, Spain), Coral Cantó (Instituto de Estudios Fiscales, Spain) and Coral del Río (Universidade de Vigo, Spain) "Unemployment Across EU Countries Accounting for Time" [Abstract]

2. Sisi Zhang (Urban Institute, USA), Signe-Mary McKernan (Urban Institute, USA), Caroline Ratcliffe (Urban Institute, USA) and Eugene Steuerle (Urban Institute, USA) "Wealth Loss During the Great Recession: Facts, Impacts, and Policy Remedies" [Abstract]

3. Manos Matsaganis (Athens University of Economics and Business, Greece) and Chrysoula Leventi (Athens University of Economics and Business, Greece) "The Distributional Impact of the Great Recession in Greece" [Abstract]

4. Liana Fox (Columbia University, USA) "The Effect of the Great Recession on Black-White Wealth and Inequality" [Abstract]

5. Sherrie Kossoudji (University of Michigan, USA) "Why Was the Great Recession Different for Native and Immigrant Hispanics?" [Abstract]

6. Brian Bucks (Federal Reserve Board, USA) and Kevin Moore (Federal Reserve Board, USA) "The Great Recession's Varied Effects on Household Well-being and Its Consequences for Inequality" [Abstract]

Session 8D: Measuring Economic Performance in China and India II

Organizers: Harry Wu (Hitotsubashi University, Japan) and Ramesh Kolli (Indian Association for Research in National Income and Wealth, India)

1. Céline Bonnefond (University of Bordeaux, France) and Matthieu Clément (University of Bordeaux, France) "Chinese Rural and Urban Income Inequality Re-Examined by Income Polarization" [Abstract]

2. Bjorn Gustafsson (University of Gothenburg, Sweden) and Ding Sai (Chinese Academy of Social Sciences) "Measuring Ethnic Disparities in Economic Well-Being - The Case of Han and Hui in Ningxia, China" [Abstract]

3. Madhura Swaminathan (Indian Statistical Institute Kolkata, India), Vikas Rawal (Jawaharlal Nehru University, India), Aparajito Bakshi (Tata Institute of Social Sciences, India), V.K. Ramachandran (Indian Statistical Institute Kolkata, India) "Household Income Surveys In India: Lacunae And Illustrations From Village Surveys" [Abstract]

4. Gaaitzen de Vries (University of Groningen), Abdul Azeez Erumban (University of Groningen), Marcel Timmer (University of Groningen), Ilya Voskoboynikov (University of Groningen) and Harry Wu (Hitotsubashi University, Japan) "Structural Transformation in the BRIC countries" [Abstract]

5. Carol Corrado (The Conference Board, USA) and Harry Wu (Hitotsubashi University, Japan) "Re-examining China's Growth Performance by Taking into Account Changes in Capital Deepening and Industrial Capacity Utilization" [Abstract]

6. Deb Das (ICRIER, India), Abdul Azeez Erumban (University of Groningen, Netherlands) and Agarwal (Delhi University) "The Industry Origins of India's Economic Growth" [Abstract]

SATURDAY, AUGUST 11, EVENING

Farewell Dinner

SUNDAY, AUGUST 12

Departure of delegates