MAER-Net Colloquium 2024 (Augsburg, Germany)
The 2024 MAER-Net Colloquium will be held at University of Augsburg, Germany.
Event details
We are pleased to announce that the 2024 MAER-Net Colloquium will be held at the University of Augsburg, Germany, hosted by the research group for applied data analysis, Dr. Jerome Geyer-Klingeberg and Prof. Dr. Andreas Rathgeber.
Augsburg is a charming city rich in history, known for its well-preserved medieval architecture, including the impressive Augsburger Dom, and as the birthplace of the influential banker Jakob Fugger.
Dates: Sept 12-14, 2024
Venue: Univeristy of Augsburg, Institute of Materials Resource Management, Am Technologiezentrum 8, 86159 Augsburg: https://maps.app.goo.gl/zrNZNcKXbBFwvsFa7
This year, we have two distinguished keynote speakers:
John P.A. Ioannidis is a is Professor of Medicine, of Epidemiology and Population Health, and (by courtesy) of Biomedical Data Science, and of Statistics and co-Director of the Meta-Research Innovation Center at Stanford (METRICS). He is one of the most-cited scientists of all times. His current research at Stanford covers a wide agenda, including meta-research, large-scale evidence, population health sciences and predictive medicine and health.
Taisuke Imai is a Professor of Economics at the Osaka University, Japan, Institute of Social and Economic Research. His main research fields are microeconomic theory and behavioral economics. He has several projects on replication and meta-analysis, which he published in prestigious field journals such as Journal of Economic Literature, Economic Journal, American Economic Journal: Microeconomics, and Science.
Presentations
Are Payments for Forest Conservation a Cost-Effective Way to Fight Climate Change? A Meta-Analysis
S. Chabré-Ferret, P. Delacote, A. Missirian, A. Voia
Assessing the Robustness of Statistical Results to Data Exclusion in t-tests
T.K. Wong
A meta-analysis of the degradation rate of lithium-ion batteries
M. Ligorati, J. Geyer-Klingeberg, A. Rathgeber
Determinants of the long-term degradation rate of photovoltaic modules: A meta-analysis
M. Straub-Mück, J. Geyer-Klingeberg, A. Rathgeber
Does working from home improve employees’ productivity? Empirical evidence from a meta-analysis
C. Mang, A. Anwar
Effects of Informed Consumers on the Adoption of Electric Vehicles
A. Anwar
Interest Rate Pass-through Asymmetry
T.D. Iorngurum
Lost in the Design Space? Construct Validity in the Microfinance Literature
L. Masselus, C. Petrik, J. Ankel-Peters
Macroeconomic News Announcements and Forex Markets: a Meta-Analysis of Event Studies
K. Bortnikova
Meta-Analysis Instrumental Variable Estimator (MAIVE)
MAIVE in R: Instructions to the User
Z. Irsova, P. Bom, T. Havranek, H. Rachinger
Meta-analysis of the impact of age-composition on aggregate saving rates: a global perspective
Y. Yu, J. Poot, R. Reed, W. Wu
Meta-analyzing non-preregistered and preregistered studies
R. van Aert
Monetary Policy Has Long-Lasting Impact on Credit: Evidence from 91 VAR Studies
J. Bajzik, J. Janku, S. Malovana, K. Moravcova, N.A. Ngo
Predicting Social Science Results
D. Evans, S. Toussaert, T. Imai
Publication Bias and the Benefits of Universal Childcare for Children: A Meta-Analysis
P. Brugarolas
On the generalizability of sex-differences in risk attitude
J. Feld
J. Rose, J. Ankel-Peters, M. Buchner, N. Fiala, M. Johannesson, M. Malan
The Calvo Parameter Revisited: An Unbiased Insight
A. Elminejad
The causal impact of school-meal programmes in developed economies: a meta-analysis
S. Ayllon, S. Lado
The Effect of Face Masks on Covid Transmission: A Meta-Analysis
M. Luškova
The impact of government size on corruption: A Meta Regression Analysis
G. Bonanno, L. Errico, N. Fiorino, R. Ricciuti
The Liquidity-Adjusted Capital Asset Pricing Model: A Meta-Analysis
B. Shi, S. Hong, B. Reed
The Need for Equivalence Testing in Economics
J. Fitzgerald
The nexus of social capital and financial access
M. Chletsos
The Path of Economics Research Production
J. Faria, R. Goel, N. Manage
The Public-sector Wage Premium:
P. Bom, P. Gomes, R. Mwemeke
Towards A Toolbox for Large-Scale Methodological Meta- Studies
S. Kranz
Treatment (Mis)Allocation Under Publication Bias
S. Chabé-Ferret, R. Briggs
Travel & accommodation
Flight
You need to travel to Munich Airport.
From Munich take the city train (S-Bahn) S1 or S8 to the Munich main station.
From Munich main station you can take the regional train (RB or RE, 40mins ride) or speed train (ICE, 25mins ride) to Augsburg main station. Trains run every 30-60 mins.
Book train ticket: https://int.bahn.de/en
Train
The train brings you to Augsburg main station, which is directly in the city center.
Currently, there is construction work going on at the train station, but trains run as usual.
Book train ticket via Deutsche Bahn: https://int.bahn.de/en
Car
There are several motorways bringing you to Augsburg (B17, A8, A96) - depending on the direction you are coming from.
There are several car parks in the city center. We will also offer limited parking space directly at the conference venue at the university.
Please note that the city center (not in the area of the university) is a low-emission zone. You are only allowed to enter this area with the green badge.
Conference hotel
The hotel closest to the conference venue is the NinetyNine. We have pre-booked rooms here for a rate of 90,00€ (valid until July 22, 2024). To book one of those rooms, download the reservation form and send it back to augsburg@99-hotels.com.
Other hotels
There are over 100 hotels in Augsburg. The conference venue (MRM Institute, Am Technologiezentrum 8, 86159 Augsburg) is a bit outside of the city center. Public transport brings you from the city center to the conference venue in about 20 minutes. So you can either stay close to the conference venue or the city center.
Hotel name | Category | Distance to venue | Distance to city center | Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Maximilian’s | ***** | 4.3 km | 0 km | https://www.hotelmaximilians.com/ |
Arthotel Ana Style | **** | 1.8 km | 7.2 km | https://ana-hotels.com/style-augsburg/en/ |
Dorint | **** | 3.6 km | 1.3 km | https://hotel-augsburg.dorint.com/en/ |
Maison Viktoria | **** | 4.4 km | 0.8 km | https://hotels-maison.com/viktoria-augsburg/en/ |
Haunstetter Hof | **** | 2 km | 7.6 km | https://www.hotel-haunstetterhof.de/en/hotel/ |
City Hotel Ost | *** | 4.4 km | 0.3 km | https://www.ostamkoe.de/en |
B&B Hotel Augsburg Süd | *** | 2.3 km | 2.5 km | https://www.hotel-bb.com/en/hotel/augsburg-sued |
NinetyNine | *** | 0.3 km | 4.5 km | https://www.99-hotels.com/hotels/augsburg/ |
Hotel am Alten Park | *** | 4.5 km | 0.8 km | https://hotel-am-alten-park.de/en/ |
Best Western Augusta | *** | 4.8 km | 0.3 km | https://www.bestwestern.de/en/hotels/Augsburg/Best-Western-Hotel-Augusta/hotel |
Ibis Königsplatz | ** | 3.9 km | 0.8 km | https://all.accor.com/hotel/1092/index.en.shtml |