ERMAS Program 2016 MONDAY, 1st of August 2016 09.00-10.00: Participants registration, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration Timişoara, Location: Lobby 10.00-10.45: Opening ceremony, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration Timişoara, Location: Room ADM (1st floor)* 11.00-12.30: Parallel sessions (two sessions of 3 papers each: sessions A1 and A2), Location: Rooms P02 (ground floor)* and 102 (1st floor)* 12.30-12.45: Coffee break 12.45-14.00: PLENARY SESSION: Keynote Sergiu Hart (The Hebrew University of Jerusalem), Title: “Two(!) good to be true”, Location: Room ADM (1st floor)* 14.00-14.45: Lunch, Location: Faculty of Economics and Business Administration Restaurant (2nd floor) 15.00-16.30: Special Session ERMAS 2016: Practices and policies perspectives on research in Economics in Romania, Location: Room ADM (1st floor) 16.30-16.45: Coffee Break

16.45-18.45: Parallel sessions (two sessions of 3 and 4 papers: sessions B1 and B2), Location: Rooms P02 (ground floor)* and 102 (1st floor)* 20.30:

Welcome reception offered by Bosch Group Romania, Location: Prestige Ballroom**

* Rooms P02, 102 and ADM (Dumitru Mareş Amphitheatre) are located at the Faculty of Economics and Business Administration on J.H. Pestalozzi street no. 16, Timişoara ** Prestige Ballroom is located on Vasile Pârvan Boulevard no. 5, Timișoara (between the West University of Timişoara and the Polytechnic University, on the opposite side of the street)

TUESDAY, 2nd of August 2016 08.00-11.00: Intensive Course – Applied Microeconometrics, Professor Andreea Mitruț, University of Gothenburg, Location: Room ADM (1st floor)

10.00-11.30: Parallel sessions (two sessions of 3 papers each: sessions C1 and C2), Location: Rooms P02 (ground floor) and 102 (1st floor) 11.30-11.45: Coffee break 11.45-13.00: PLENARY SESSION: Keynote Hervé Moulin (University of Glasgow), Title: “Fair division under additive utilities: good and bad news”, Location: Room ADM (1st floor) 13.00-13.45: Lunch, Location: Faculty of Economics and Business Administration Restaurant (2nd floor) 13.45-15.45: Parallel sessions (two sessions of 4 papers each: sessions D1 and D2), Location: Rooms P02 (ground floor) and 102 (1st floor) 15.45-16.00: Coffee break 16.00-17.15:

Poster Presentations for young researchers from host institution and for those invited by the Scientific Committee, Location: Room P02 (ground floor)

17.15-17.30: Coffee break 17.30-19.00: Parallel sessions (three sessions of 3 papers each: E1, E2 and E3), Location: Rooms P02 (ground floor), 102 (1st floor), ADM (1st floor) 20.30:

Business Cocktail offered by the West University of Timişoara Alumni Community, Location: Epic Vara Garden***

12.00-14.00: It will be held “Workshop on urban development topics” – at the intiative of the local organizers from WUT, Location: Aula Magna (1st floor - West University of Timişoara, Located on Vasile Pârvan Boulevard no. 4, Timişoara)

*** Epic Vara Garden is located behind the Dan Păltinişanu Stadium, Timișoara

WEDNESDAY, 3rd of August 2016 08.00-10.30: Intensive Course – Applied Microeconometrics, Professor Andreea Mitruț, University of Gothenburg, Location: Room ADM (1st floor) 10.30-11.45: PLENARY SESSION: Keynote Roc Armenter (Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia), Title: “Low rates and low inflation”, Location: Room ADM (1st floor) 11.45-12.00: Coffee break 12.00-14.00: Parallel sessions, (two sessions of 3, respectively 4 papers: sessions F1, respectively F2), Location: Rooms P02 (ground floor) and 102 (1st floor) 14.00-14.15: Coffee break 14.15-14.45: Closing ceremony, Location: Room ADM (1st floor) 14.45-15.30: Lunch, Location: Faculty of Economics and Business Administration Restaurant (2nd floor) 15.30-19.00: Cultural Tour of Timişoara (offered by the organizers to the contributors, invited speakers and special guests), Meeting point: Lobby of the Faculty of Economics and Business Administration 20.30:

Farewell reception, Location: Café de Paris (Bastion) ****

**** Café de Paris is located on Hector Street, no. 4, Timișoara