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For the New Economic Talent 2016 competition, 107 papers from 48 countries were submitted and from those 89 papers from 30 countries were admitted to the first round of evaluation. The top 5 entrants from the first round will present their papers during the final round.

Come to see the presentations, register to reserve your place. Light refreshments will be served. 

Schedule 

8:00-8:10 - Welcome and introduction
8:10-8:40 - Presentation 1 
8:40-9:10 - Presentation 2 
9:10-9:40 - Presentation 3 
9:40-9:50 - Coffee break 
9:50-10:20 - Presentation 4
10:20-10:50 - Presentation 5
11:15 - Announcing the results 

The New Economic Talent 2016 Finalists

Zsofia Komuves, Central European University
Paper: The Effect of Incarceration on Labor Market Outcomes in Hungary

Levente Lippenszky, Eötvös Loránd University
Paper: Inflation Dynamics in New Keynesian Models with Cost Channel

Michal Šoltés, Charles University, Institute of Economic Studies
Paper: Optimal Unemployment Insurance, Distance to Frontier, and Endogenous Growth Model

Barna Elek Szabó, Central European University
Paper: Short-term Trading and Informational Cascades in Financial Markets

Ondřej Tobek, University of Cambridge
Paper: In Search of Ultimate Low Frequency Liquidity Proxy

Evaluation Committee

Gerard Roland, University of California, Berkeley

Sergey Slobodyan, CERGE-EI

Andreas Menzel, CERGE-EI