Workshop in Applied Economics

The Workshop in Applied Economics brings together researchers from the Universities of Bonn and Cologne, as well as the Max Planck Institute, to present and discuss their current work in applied economic research. Topics range from climate and environmental economics to education, family, labor, and mental health economics, as well as methodological innovation. The workshop provides an opportunity for academic exchange, constructive feedback, and interdisciplinary networking. In addition to full-length presentations, the program features short presentations and a poster session.

Session 1: Climate, Environment, and Natural Hazards

9.00–9.30 Hannah Illing (Bonn): The Labor Market Effects of Flood Events
9.30–10.00 Julia Paul-Venturine (Cologne): Build at Your Own Risk. Integrating Natural Hazards into Land Use Regulations
10.00–10.30 Julia Mink (Bonn): A Breath of Fresh Air? Fossil Fuel Electricity Phase Outs and the Long-Run Costs of Chronic Pollution Exposure

Coffee Break: 10.30–11.00

Session 2: Short Presentations

11.00–11.12 Felix Rusche (MPI): Looking in the Mirror: Hate Crimes and the Demand Information on Own Biases
11.12–11.24 Paul Behler (Cologne): Education and Cultural Heterogeneity
11.24–11.36 Guohui Jiang (Cologne): Time-Locked LLMs for Historical Reasoning
11.36–11.48 Melissa Rubio (Cologne): The Vietnam War in Black and White
11.48–12.00 Antonia Bleser (Bonn): How Amenities Affect Gender Inequality

Lunch Break: 12.00–13.00

Session 3: Household, Family, and Work

13.00–13.30 Raoul van Maarseveen (Cologne): Parental Separations: Developments, Causes, and Consequences
13.30–14.00 Daniel Weishaar (Cologne): Work-Life Balance (Policies) – Evidence from Germany
14.00–14.30 Rodrigo Fernandes Goncalves (Bonn): The Impact of Temperature on Child Maltreatment in Brazil

Poster Session and Coffee

14.30–14.45 Poster Pitches (2 min each)

14.45–15.45 Chen Lin (Bonn): Delivering Competition: Mail-Order Retail and Rural General Stores
Daniel Evans (Bonn): Should Teammates Think Alike?
Dyuti Chatterjee (Bonn): Effects of a Conditional Cash Transfer Program on Son Preference
Simon Lübke (Cologne): Leadership Turnover and the Stability of Cooperation Standards in Teams
Sebastian Riedmiller (MPI): Level-Up: Understanding How Families Navigate the Career Decision After High School
Lara Bartels (MPI): Moral Credits and Debits: Estimating a Moral Exchange Rate Between Good and Bad Behavior
Jana Tissen (MPI): Internet and Health Behavior in Nigeria

Session 4: Mental Health, Expectations and Methods

15.45–16.15 Ingo Isphording (MPI): Mental Health Challenges – The Role of the Workplace
16.15–16.45 Luca Michels (Bonn): Do People Hold Economic Expectations?
16.45–17.15 Nicolas Roever (Cologne): Evaluating Behavioral Interventions at Scale with AI

The Workshop in Applied Economics aims to foster open, respectful, and research-driven dialogue by bringing together diverse perspectives and methodologies.