College of William and Mary Department of Economics
2001-2002 Seminar Schedule
Unless otherwise noted, all seminars will meet in Morton 102 on Fridays from 3:00 to 4:15 p.m.
Refreshments will be served following the seminar.
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| Date |
Speaker |
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| 9/21 |
Prof. Sean Nicholson, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
"Peer Effects, Learning, and Physician Specialty" (with Peter Arcidiacono, Duke University)
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| 9/28 |
Prof. David Ribar, George Washington University
"The Effect
of the Size Distribution of Establishments on Employment and Earnings"
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| 10/05 |
Prof. Jens Ludwig, Georgetown University
"The Effects of Gun Prevalence on Burglary: Deterrence vs Inducement" (with Phil Cook, Duke University)
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| 10/19 |
Prof. David A. Jaeger, College of William and Mary
"Natives, the Foreign-Born and High School Equivalents: New Evidence on Returns to
the GED"
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| 11/2 |
Prof. Randall K. Filer, Hunter College and Graduate School, CUNY
"Responses of Private and Public Schools to Universal Vouchers:
Lessions from the Czech Republic"
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| 11/9 |
Prof. Alexander Kovalenkov, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
"Approximate Cores of Games and Economies with Clubs" (with Myrna Wooders, University of Warwick) |
| 11/16 |
Prof. William M. Rodgers and Mr. Hanley Chaing, College of William and Mary
"Food Security and the Minimum Wage"
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| 11/30 |
Prof. Michael Foster, Pennsylvania State University
"The Full Costs of the System of Care: Cost-shifting Across Child-Serving Agencies"
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3/22, 12:00 p.m. |
Prof. Yana Rodgers, College of William and Mary
"Globalization and the Gender Wage Gap: Evidence from East Asia"
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| 3/29 |
Prof. William Rodgers, College of William and Mary
"Does Job Training Explain why Married Men Earn More?"
(with Leslie Stratton, Virginia Commonwealth University)
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| 4/12 |
Prof. Ann Gillette, Georgia State University
"Corporate Board Composition, Protocols, and Voting Behavior: Experimental
Evidence" (with Thomas H. Noe, Tulane University, and Michael J. Rebello, Georgia State University)
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4/19, 12:00 p.m. |
Prof. Jennifer Mellor and Prof. Eric Jensen, College of William and Mary
"Household Retirement Saving and Informal Insurance: Getting by with a
Little Help from Friends"
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6/12, 12:00 p.m. |
Prof. Robert Tamura, Clemson University and Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
"Human Capital and Economic Development"
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