Economics
Economics Research Workshops Schedule -Fall 2009
| Workshops are scheduled from 12:00-1:15 p.m. in RAWLS 2077 unless otherwise indicated |
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| Aug. 27 (Thurs) |
Title: "Fertility, Human Capital Accumulation, and the Pension System" |
| Firouz Gahvari, University of Illinois | |
| Workshop: Micro (Rawls 2077) | |
| Sept. 17 (Thurs.) |
Title: The Discriminatory Nature of Specific Tariffs |
| Sohini Chowdhury, Krannert Ph.D. Student | |
| Workshop: Micro (Rawls 2077) | |
| Sept. 18 (Fri.) |
Title: Nested Forecast Model Comparisons: A New Approach to Testing Equal Accuracy |
| Michael McCracken, Federal Reserve Bank-St. Louis | |
| Workshop: Econometrics (Rawls 2077) | |
| Sept. 21 | Title: A General Equilibrium Analysis of Trade Facilitation Analyzing the Costs & Benefits of Reforms |
| Tasneem Mirza, Krannert Ph.D. Student | |
| Workshop: Micro (Rawls 2077) | |
| Sept. 25 (Fri..) |
Title: Season of Birth and Later Outcomes: Old Questions, New Answers |
| Dan Hungerman, Notre Dame | |
| Workshop: Micro (Rawls 2077) | |
| Oct. 2 (Fri.) |
Title: “Generalized Shrinkage Estimation” |
| Bruce Hansen, University of Wisconsin | |
| Workshop: Econometrics (Rawls 2077) | |
| Oct. 6 (Tues.) |
Title: "The Role of Board of Directors in CEO Successions: Theory and Evidence" |
| Qianru Qi, Krannert Ph.D. Student | |
| Workshop: Micro (Rawls 2077) | |
| Oct. 7 (Wed.) |
Title: "Simultaneous Decision-Making in Competitive and Cooperative Environments" |
| Anya Savikhin, Krannert Ph.D. Student | |
| Workshop: Micro (Rawls 2077) | |
| Oct. 8 | Title: "Information Inputs and International Trade: Evidence from U.S. State Level Data on Business Air Travel" |
| Anca Cristea, Krannert Ph.D. Student | |
| Workshop: Micro (Rawls 2077) | |
| Oct. 9 (Fri.) |
Title: "Heteroskedasticity, Autocorrelation, and Spatial Correlation Robust Inference in Linear Panel Models with Fixed-Effects" |
| Timothy Vogelsang, Michigan State University | |
| Workshop: Econometrics (Rawls 2077) | |
| Oct. 15 (Thurs.) |
Title: Essays on Equilibrium Refinements |
| Iryna Topolyan, Krannert Ph.D. Student | |
| Workshop: Micro | |
| Oct. 19 (Mon.) |
Title: A Symmetry Hypothesis and Measurement Biases in the Factor Content of Trade |
| Laura Puzzello, Krannert Ph.D. Student | |
| Workshop: Micro (Rawls 2077) | |
| Oct. 21 (Wed.) |
Title: "Extremism Drives Out Moderation" |
| Bettina Klose, Krannert Ph.D. Student | |
| Workshop: Micro (Rawls 2077) | |
| Oct. 23 (Fri.) |
Title: The Role of Location in Evaluating Racial Wage Disparity |
| Dan Black, University of Chicago | |
| Workshop: Micro (Rawls 2077) | |
| Oct. 30 (Fri.) |
Title: "Intermediation Costs and Welfare" |
| Anne Villamil, University of Illinois at Urbana/Champaign | |
| Workshop: Macro (Rawls 2077) | |
| Nov. 3 (Tues.) |
Title: "What Triggers an Anti-Dumping Petition? Finding the Devil in the Detail" |
| Russ Hillberry, University of Melbourne | |
| Workshop: Micro (Rawls 2077) | |
| Nov. 6 (Fri.) |
Title: "Self Control, Risk Aversion, and the Allais Paradox" |
| David Levine | |
| Workshop: Macro (Rawls 2077) | |
| Nov. 17 (Tues.) |
Title: "Pur Option Implied Risk-Premia in General Equilibrium under Recursive Preferences" |
| Satadru Hore- Federal Reserve Bank of Boston | |
| Workshop: Macro (Rawls 2077) | |
| Nov. 20 (Fri.) |
Title: "The Firm as an Intrinsic Motivation Device" |
| Michael Rauh, Indiana University | |
| Workshop: Micro (Rawls 2077) | |
| Dec. 2 (Wed.) |
Title: "Partially Identifying the Impacts of the National School Lunch Program on Child Health Using the Monotone Instrumental VariableAssumption" |
| Brent Kreider, Iowa State University | |
| Workshop: Micro (Rawls 2077) | |
| Dec. 3 (Thurs.) |
Title: Human Capital in the Inner City" |
| Dionissi Aliprantis, University of Pennsylvania | |
| Workshop: Macro (Rawls 2077) | |
| Dec. 4 (Fri.) |
CANCELLED - WILL BE RESCHEDULED |
| Leslie Papke, Michigan State University | |
| Workshop: Micro (Rawls 2077) | |
| Dec. 7 (Monn) |
Title: "The Informational Role of Prices and Essentiality of Money in the Lagos-Wright Model" |
| Daniella Puzzello, Krannert Ph.D. Student | |
| Workshop: Macro | |
| Dec. 9 (Wed.) |
Title: TBA |
| Misak Avetisyan, Krannert Ph.D. Student | |
| Workshop: Macro (Rawls (2077) | |
| Dec. 11 (Fri.) |
Title: Product Recalls, Imperfect Information, and Spillover Effects: Lessons from the consumer Response to the 2007 Toy Recalls |
| Melissa Kearney, University of Maryland | |
| Workshop: Micro (Rawls 2077) |