What makes a good conference? Analysing the preferences of labour economists

Borghans, Lex; Romans, Margo; Sauermann, Jan

doi:10.1016/j.labeco.2010.04.009

“…The two studies that come closest to our investigation are papers by Hauffler and Rincke (2009) and Borghans et al (2010). Applying a choice experiment, Borghans et al German Economic Association to be accepted for presentation.…”

Section: "Happy Is the One Who Speaks To Attentive Listeners" -Sirachmentioning

confidence: 92%

How to Attract an Audience at a Conference: Paper, Person or Place?

Günther¹,

Grosse

²

,

Klasen

³

2017

German Economic Review

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Standard-Nutzungsbedingungen:Die Dokumente auf EconStor dürfen zu eigenen wissenschaftlichen Zwecken und zum Privatgebrauch gespeichert und kopiert werden.Sie dürfen die Dokumente nicht für öffentliche oder kommerzielle Zwecke vervielfältigen, öffentlich ausstellen, öffentlich zugänglich machen, vertreiben oder anderweitig nutzen.Sofern die Verfasser die Dokumente unter Open-Content-Lizenzen (insbesondere CC-Lizenzen) zur Verfügung gestellt haben sollten, gelten abweichend von diesen Nutzungsbedingungen die in der dort genannten Lizenz gewährten Nutzungsrechte. Terms of use: Documents in Abstract:We analyze the drivers of the size of the audience and number of questions asked in parallel sessions at the annual conference of the German Economics Association. We find that the location of the presentation is at least as important for the number of academics attending a talk as the combined effect of the person presenting and the paper presented. Being a presenter in a late morning session on the second day of a conference, close to the place where coffee is served, significantly increases the size of the audience. When it comes to asking questions, location becomes less important, but smaller rooms lead to more questions being asked (by women). Younger researchers as well as very senior researchers attract more questions and comments. There are also interesting gender effects. Women attend research sessions more diligently than men, but seem to ask fewer questions than men. Men are less likely to attend presentations on health, education, welfare, and development economics than women. Our findings suggest that strategic scheduling of sessions could ensure better participation at conferences. Moreover, different behaviors of men and women at conferences might also contribute to the lack of women in senior scientist positions.JEL codes: A11, B54.

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“…All in all the evidence is mixed. In some studies results were not affected by dimension order (Borghans, Romans, and Sauermann 2010;Farrar and Ryan 1999;Olsen, Ladenburg, Petersen, Lopdrup, Hansen, and Dubgaard 2005), while in other studies dimension order had substantial impact on the importance of single dimensions and derived monetary values (Chrzan 1994;Scott and Vick 1999). Where order effects were apparent, their pattern in part corresponded to primacy and recency effects (that is, higher importance of Two studies on choice-experiments examined the conditions under which order effects occur.…”

Section: Methodological Research On the Design Of Factorial Surveysmentioning

confidence: 99%

First Equals Most Important? Order Effects in Vignette-Based Measurement

Auspurg

¹

,

Jäckle

²

2015

Sociological Methods & Research

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Standard-Nutzungsbedingungen:Die Dokumente auf EconStor dürfen zu eigenen wissenschaftlichen Zwecken und zum Privatgebrauch gespeichert und kopiert werden.Sie dürfen die Dokumente nicht für öffentliche oder kommerzielle Zwecke vervielfältigen, öffentlich ausstellen, öffentlich zugänglich machen, vertreiben oder anderweitig nutzen.Sofern die Verfasser die Dokumente unter Open-Content-Lizenzen (insbesondere CC-Lizenzen) zur Verfügung gestellt haben sollten, gelten abweichend von diesen Nutzungsbedingungen die in der dort genannten Lizenz gewährten Nutzungsrechte. Terms of use: Documents in First equals most important? Order effects in vignette-based measurement Non-technical summaryVignettes are increasingly used in social science surveys, to measure how people make decisions and what determines their attitudes. A vignette typically describes a hypothetical situation or object, about which respondents are asked to make a judgment. The object is described as having various characteristics. For example in our research, the vignettes describe full-time employees. The characteristics of the vignettes are experimentally varied, so that researchers can estimate the impact of individual characteristics on respondents'judgments. In our research we use vignettes to investigate which characteristics of an employee, or the organization they are working for, should determine how much they earn, in order for their earnings to be judged as fair. Our results show that strong order effects can occur, which alter conclusions about which characteristics respondents think should determine how much an employee earns. The order however only matters when the vignettes are complex, that is, when employees are described with 12 rather than 8 different characteristics -or when respondents are asked two questions about each vignette rather than just one. Order effects are more likely for respondents who have little knowledge or weak attitudes about the topic the vignettes are describing. Contrary to expectations respondents' cognitive ability did not appear to matter. The results have implications for how best to design vignettes, in order to avoid order effects that could impact results. First equals most important?Order effects in vignette-based measurement Katrin Auspurg (University of Konstanz) and Annette Jäckle (University of Essex) AbstractA vignette typically describes a hypothetical situation or object which respondents are asked to judge. The object is described as having different dimensions, the values of which are experimentally varied, so that their impact on respondents' judgments can be estimated. We examine 1) whether the order in which dimensions are presented impacts estimates, and 2) under which conditions order effects are mostly likely. Using data from a web survey of students we analyze several possible conditions: features of the vignette design, characteristics of respondents, and interactions between these. Our results show that strong order effects can occur, but only when the vignettes are complex.

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“…The use of stated choice experiments to estimate respondents' preferences originated in market research (Cattin& Wittink, 1982;Carroll & Green, 1995) but is increasingly being applied in various fields of economics such as transport economics, health economics and labour economics (Louviere, Hensher & Swait, 2000;Ryan, 2004;van Beek, Koopmans & van Praag, 1997;Biesma, Pavlova, van Merode & Groot, 2007;Borghans, Romans & Sauermann, 2010;Pouliakas & Theodossiou, 2010;Eriksson, Johansson & Langenskiöld, 2012). The recent increase in the use of stated choice experiments in economics can be attributed in part to recent studies dispelling doubts that stated preferences reliably predict real market behaviour, and showing that parameter estimates based on stated preference data match those based on revealed preference data quite well (Louviere et.…”

Section: Literature Review and Theoretical Frameworkmentioning

confidence: 99%

Skills and the graduate recruitment process: Evidence from two discrete choice experiments

Humburg¹,

Velden²

2015

Economics of Education Review

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Skills and the graduate recruitment process: Evidence from two discrete choice experiments** In this study we elicit employers' preferences for a variety of CV attributes and types of skills when recruiting university graduates. Using two discrete choice experiments, we simulate the two common steps of the graduate recruitment process: 1) the selection of suitable candidates for job interviews based on CVs, and 2) the hiring of graduates based on observed skills. We show that in the first step, employers attach most value to CV attributes which signal a high stock of occupation-specific human capital indicating low training costs and short adjustment periods; attributes such as relevant work experience and a good match between the field of study and the job tasks. In line with the preferences in the first step, employers' actual hiring decision is mostly influenced by graduates' level of professional expertise and interpersonal skills. Other types of skills also play a role in the hiring decision but are less important, and can therefore not easily compensate for a lack of occupation-specific human capital and interpersonal skills.JEL classification: I21, J24

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What makes a good conference? Analysing the preferences of labour economists

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How to Attract an Audience at a Conference: Paper, Person or Place?

How to Attract an Audience at a Conference: Paper, Person or Place?

First Equals Most Important? Order Effects in Vignette-Based Measurement

Skills and the graduate recruitment process: Evidence from two discrete choice experiments

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