The Bernoulli Center for Economics (University of Basel), the Search and Matching Research Group and the INREDD group (Université Cadi Ayyad) organized the Second African Search and Matching Workshop in Marrakech. The two-day workshop took place at the Université Cadi Ayyad, Marrakech – Morocco, on May 28th – 29th 2015.
Program
Program Thursday 28th
09:00 Session 1
- 09:00-09:45 Fernando M. Martin (Federal Reserve Bank, St.Louis, USA)
- 09:45-10:30 Borghan N. Narajabad (Federal Reserve Board, USA)
10:30-10:45 Break
- 10:45-11:30 Sandra Schmidt (Heidelberg University, Germany)
- 11:30-12:15 Peter Norman (University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, USA)
12:15 Lunch (Faculty Club)
13:30 Session 2
- 13:30 -14:15 Nicolas Trachter (Federal Reserve Bank, Richmond, USA)
- 14:15-15:00 Marianna Rojas-Breu (Université Paris-Dauphine, France)
15:00-15:15 Break
- 15:15-16:00 Cyril Monnet (University of Bern, Switzerland)
- 17:15-18:00 Keynote Speech: Richard Olsen (OlsenInvest)
20:00 Dinner (Medina)
Program Friday 29th
09:00 Session 3
- 09:00-09:45 Christian Haefke (NYU Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates)
- 09:45-10:30 Zachary Bethune (University of California, Santa Barbara, USA)
10:30-10:45 Break
- 10:45-11:30 Cathy Zhang (Purdue University, USA)
- 11:30-12:15 Alex Monge-Naranjo (Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, USA)
12:15 Lunch (Faculty Club)
13:30 Session 4
- 13:30-14:15 Ctitrad Slavik (Goethe University, Frankfurt, Germany)
- 14:15-15:00 Juan Pablo Rud (University of London, UK)
15:00-15:15 Break
- 15:15-16:00 Matthias Hertweck (University of Konstanz, Germany)
- 17:15-18:00 Keynote Speech: Henry Siu (University of British Columbia, Canada)
20:00 Conference Dinner
List of Participants
- Mohammed Aït Lahcen, University of Basel, Switzerland
- Lukas Altermatt, University of Basel, Switzerland
- Aleksander Berentsen, University of Basel, Switzerland and FRB of St. Louis, USA
- Zachary Bethune, University of California, Santa Barbara, USA
- Laïla Drissi Bourhanbour, Bank Al-Maghrib, Morocco
- Ahmed El Ghini, University Mohamed V, Souissi, Rabat, Morocco
- Jawad El Othmani, Bank Al-Maghrib, Morocco
- Roman Fossati, University of Bristol, UK
- Christian Haefke, NYU Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
- Matthias S. Hertweck, University of Konstanz, Germany
- Sébastien Lotz, University of Paris 2, France
- Florian Madison, University of Basel, Switzerland
- Fernando M. Martin, Federal Reserve Bank St.Louis, USA
- Alessandro Marchesiani, University of Bath, UK
- Alexander Monge-Naranjo, Federal Reserve Bank St.Louis, USA
- Cyril Monnet, University of Bern, Switzerland
- Benjamin Müller, Swiss National Bank, Switzerland
- Borghan N. Narajabad, Federal Reserve Board, USA
- Peter Norman, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, USA
- Richard Olsen, Olseninvest, Zürich, Switerland
- Mariana Rojas-Breu, Université Paris-Dauhpine, France
- Juan Pablo Rud, University of London, UK
- Romina Ruprecht, University of Basel, Switzerland
- Youssef Saidi, Bank Al-Maghrib, Morocco
- Fabian Schär, University of Basel, Switzerland
- Sandra Schmidt, Heidelberg University, Germany
- Henry Siu, University of British Columbia, Canada
- Ctitrad Slavik, Goethe University Frankfurt, Germany
- Nicolas Trachter, Federal Reserve Bank, Richmond, USA
- Ija Trapeznikova, University of London, UK
- Cathy Zhang, Purdue University, West Lafayette, USA
- Mustapha Ziky, Université Cadi Ayyad, Marrakech, Morocco
Accomodation
The conference took place at the faculty club of the Université Cadi Ayyad, Marrakech, Morocco. The conference participants enjoyed a stay at one of the traditional Moroccan Riads in the Medina of Marrakech displayed at MyMarrakech.ch
Organizers
Professor Aleksander Berentsen (University of Basel)
Professor Mustapha Ziky (Université Cadi Ayyad)