Seminars

Seminar Schedule

Every semester, a diverse array of visiting scholars and W&M faculty make research presentations as part of the Department's faculty seminar series. Unless otherwise noted, seminars take place in Morton 102.
For more information, please contact Oli Coibion.

Fall 2011

Annemie Maertens, Development
University of Pittsburgh
Friday, October 7, 3:00PM-4:30PM
Seminar Topic TBA

Frank Sloan, Health Economics
Duke University
Friday, October 14, 3:00PM-4:30PM
Seminar Topic TBA

Jordi Mondria, International Finance
University of North Carolina
Friday, October 28, 3:00PM-4:30PM
Smeinar Topic TBA

Randall Akee, Economic Development, Labor Economics
Tufts University
Friday, November 11, 11:45 AM-1:15 PM
Seminar Topic:  Constitutional Change and Economic Development

Kirk Doran, Labor Economics
Notre Dame
Monday, November 21, 3:00PM-4:30PM
Seminar topic TBA

Spring 2011

Joaquim Antunes (Escola Superior de Technologia e Gestao de Viseu, Portugal),Vitor Martinho (Escola Superior Agraria de Viseu, Portugal) and  Jose’ Luis Abrantes (Escola Superior de Technologia e Gestao do Instituto Politecnico de Viseu)

Thursday, March 17, 3:00pm-4:30pm

This will be a split seminar with Antunes presenting "Tourism and economic development.  The case of SPAS in Portugal"  , Martinho presenting " Analysis of Spatial Effects in Sectoral Productivity across Portuguese Regions"  and Abrantes presenting "The influence of risk perception of terrorism acquired in media in international tourists' involvement and saftey importance.

Ginger Jin , University of Maryland
Friday, April 1, 3:00pm-4:30pm
Seminar topic TBA

Ron Alquist, Bank of Canada
Friday, April 8, 3:00pm-4:30pm
Seminar topic TBA

Fall 2010

Olivier Coibion, College of William and Mary  
September 24, 3:00pm-4:30pm
 "Information Rigidity and the Expectations Formation Process: A Simple Framework and New Facts" (joint with Yuriy Gorodnichenko)


Rui Pereira, College of William and Mary
October 4, 3:00pm-4:30pm
"Environmental Tax Reform in Portugal" (joint with Alfredo Pereira)

 
Anna-Maria Mayda, Georgetown
October 22,12:00pm-1:30pm
Seminar Topic TBA


William Horrace, Syracuse
November 5, 3:00pm-4:30pm
Seminar Topic TBA

 
Randall Akee, Tufts
November 19, 300pm-4:30pm
Seminar Topic TBA

Lindsay Sabik, VCU
December 3, 300pm-4:30pm
Seminar Topic TBA