The Department of Economics gratefully acknowledges the financial support of George S. Slape.
Unless otherwise noted, all events are held Fridays at 3:30p in PLC 410.
Visitor information.
Spring Quarter 2008
| March 31 | Classes resume |
| April 4 | Carlos Vegh, Maryland, "Optimal Monetary Policy under Asset Market Segmentation" (Host: Magud) |
| April 11 | Badi Baltagi, Syracuse, "A Generalized Spatial Panel Data Model with Random Effects" (Host: Waddell) |
| April 18 | Alan Auerbach, UC-Berkley, "TBA" (Host: Davies) |
| April 25 | Marianne Page, UC-Davis, "Fathers' Education and Children's Human Capital: Evidence from the World War II G.I. Bill" (Host: McKnight) |
| May 2 | Paul Zak, Claremont Graduate, "TBA" (Host: Harbaugh) |
| May 9 | Emily Blanchard, UVA, "Escaping a Protectionist Rut: Policy Mechanisms for Trade Reform under Democracy" (Host: Davies/Blonigen) |
| May 16 | John Heywood, UW-Milwaukee, "Does Deferred Compensation Increase Worker Effort?" (Host: Waddell) |
| May 23 | Memorial Day weekend |
| May 30 | CANCELLED |
| June 6 | Rick Harbaugh, Indiana, "TBA" (Host: Ellis) |
| June 9-13 | Final Examinations |
Fall Quarter 2008
| September 29 | Classes resume |
| October 3 | open |
| October 10 | Douglass Shaw, TAMU, "TBA" (Host: Cameron) |
| October 17 | open |
| October 24 | open |
| October 31 | open |
| November 7 | open |
| November 14 | open |
| November 21 | Mark Johnson, Tulane, "TBA" (Host: van den Nouweland) |
| November 27-28 | Thanksgiving vacation |
| December 5 | open |
| December 8-12 | Final Examinations |
Past seminars...
Winter Quarter 2008
| January 4-6 | ASSA (New Orleans) |
| January 7 | Classes resume |
| January 18 | SEMINAR CANCELLED |
| January 25 | Kimberly Clausing, Reed College, "Closer Economic Integration and Corporate Tax Systems" (Host: Davies) |
| February 1 | Patrick Pintus, FRB-St.Louis, "Procyclical International Capital Flows, Debt Overhang and Volatility" (Host: Evans) |
| February 8 | Lei Zhang, Clemson, "Classroom peer effects and academic achievement: evidence from a Chinese middle school" (Host: Singell) |
| February 15 | Jim Andreoni, UCSD, "The Role of Judicial Discretion in Dispute Settlement " (Host: Harbaugh) |
| February 22 | Francisco Gonzalez, Calgary, "Prosperity Without Conflict" (Host: Chakraborty) |
| February 29 | Naci Mocan, LSU, "Asymmetric Crime Cycles" (Host: Harbaugh) |
| March 7 | Romain Wacziarg, Stanford/UCLA, "The Diffusion of Development" (Host: Chakraborty) |
| March 14 | Tom Gresik, Notre Dame, "TBA" (Host: Davies) |
| March 17-21 | Final Examinations |
Fall Quarter 2007
| September 29 | Classes begin |
| October 5 | Fritz Foley, Harvard, "The Evolution of Corporate Ownership: Evidence from 34 Countries" (Host: Blonigen) |
| October 12 | Debashis Pal, Cincinnati, "On the Performance of Linear Contracts" (Host: Harbaugh) |
| October 19 | Mark Spiegel, FRB-San Francisco, "Non-Economic Engagement and International Exchange: The Case of Environmental Treaties" (Host: Magud) |
| October 26 | Ichiro Muto, Bank of Japan, "Productivity Growth, Transparency, and Monetary Policy" (Host: Evans) |
| November 2 | Lorne Carmichael, Queen's, "Grants or Loans? Theoretical Issues regarding Access and Persistence in Post-secondary Education" (Host: Waddell) |
| November 9 | Arghya Ghosh, UNSW, "Competitor Collaboration and Product Distinctiveness" (Host: Chakraborty) |
| November 16 | Michele Cavallo, FRB-San Francisco, "TBA" (Host: Magud) |
| November 22-23 | Thanksgiving |
| November 30 | Erdal Tekin, Georgia State, "Body Composition and Wages" (Host: Waddell) |
| December 3-7 | Final Examinations |