Seminars
Seminar Schedule
Unless otherwise noted, seminars take place in Morton 102. For more information, please contact Oli Coibion.
Fall 2009
18 September
3:00pm-4:30pm
Maria Canon, University of Rochester
The Role of Schools in the Production of Achievement
16 October
3:00pm-4:30pm
James Harrigan, University of Virginia
Zeros, Quality and Space: Trade Theory and Trade Evidence
27 October (**Note: Tuesday 12:30pm Seminar)
12:30pm-1:30pm
Melanie Khamis, IZA Institute for the Study of Labor
Risk Attitudes, Time Preferences and the Incidence of Informality among Workers: Evidence from a Transition Country
30 October (**Note: Seminar joint with Africana Studies)
3:00pm-4:30pm
Admasu Shiferaw, University of Goettingen
Which Firms Invest Less Under Uncertainty? Evidence from Ethiopian Manufacturing
6 November
3:00pm-4:30pm
Alfredo Romero, Virginia Tech
An Omnibus Misspecification Test
19 November (**Note: Date Subject to Change)
12:30pm-1:45pm
Arnab Bhattacharjee, University of St. Andrews
Taking Personalities out of Monetary Policy Decision Making? Interactions, Heterogeneity and Committee Decision-making in the Bank of England's MPC
4 December
3:00pm-4:30pm
Francesco Bianchi, Duke University
TBD
Spring 2009
19 March
3:00pm-4:30pm
Carl Moody, College of William and Mary
Firearms and Homicide
27 March
3:00pm-4:30pm
Elizabeth Ananat, Duke University, Public Policy
The Wrong Side(s) of the Tracks: The Causal Effects of Racial Segregation on Urban Poverty and Inequality
3 April
3:00pm-4:30pm
Pierre Sarte, Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond
Housing Externalities
17 April
3:00pm-4:30pm
David Ulph, University of St. Andrews
Avoidance Policies - A New Conceptual Framework
1 May
3:00pm-4:30pm
Nathan Miller, Department of Justice
Automobile Prices, Gasoline Prices, and Consumer Demand for Fuel Economy
