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.
  
Date Speaker

9/21 Prof. Sean Nicholson, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
"Peer Effects, Learning, and Physician Specialty" (with Peter Arcidiacono, Duke University)
9/28 Prof. David Ribar, George Washington University
"The Effect of the Size Distribution of Establishments on Employment and Earnings"
10/05 Prof. Jens Ludwig, Georgetown University
"The Effects of Gun Prevalence on Burglary: Deterrence vs Inducement" (with Phil Cook, Duke University)
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"
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"
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"
11/30 Prof. Michael Foster, Pennsylvania State University
"The Full Costs of the System of Care: Cost-shifting Across Child-Serving Agencies"
3/22,
12:00 p.m.
Prof. Yana Rodgers, College of William and Mary
"Globalization and the Gender Wage Gap: Evidence from East Asia"
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)
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)
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"
6/12,
12:00 p.m.
Prof. Robert Tamura, Clemson University and Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
"Human Capital and Economic Development"