Department of Economics Research Seminar Series

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The Department of Economics Research Seminar Series highlights current research in the discipline.  Speakers often incorporate advanced theoretical tools and cutting-edge analytical techniques.  As such, they are intended for faculty and senior Economics majors.
 
Upcoming Seminars

 
Research Seminar
"Deterrence and Incapacitation: Towards a Unified Theory of Criminal Punishment"
Thomas Miceli
University of Connecticut
November 13, 2009
 
Past Seminars
 
Research Seminar
"How Big (Small) Are Fiscal Multipliers?"
Ethan Ilzetzki
London School of Economics
October 16, 2009
Research Seminar
Title TBA
Heiwai Tang
Tufts University
October 2, 2009
Research Seminar
"The Competitive Saving Motive: Evidence from Rising Sex Ratios and Savings Rates in China"
Xiaobo Zhang
International Food Policy Research Institute
September 25, 2009
Research Seminar
Title TBA
Nathan Nunn
Harvard University
April 17, 2009
Spring Research Seminars
Speakers in the Research Seminar series in the spring will include Nathan Nunn (Harvard) and Beata Smarzynska Javorcik (Oxford). Check this space for a detailed schedule in the spring.
Research Seminar
Daniel Riera-Crichton
Bates College
November 14, 2008
International Gross Capital Flows: A New Measure and Application to a Global Panel
Research Seminar
"Pirational Choice: The Economics of Infamous Pirate Practices"
Peter Leeson
George Mason University
October 17, 2008
Research Seminar
"Armed Conflict and Schooling: Evidence from the 1994 Rwandan Genocide"
Richard Akresh
University of Illinois
October 3, 2008
Research Seminar
"The Persistence of Tax Refunds: Evidence from Panel Data"
Sara LaLumia
Williams College
September 19, 2008
Research Seminar
"'Everything in Common...But the Language'?: Intergenerational Mobility in Britain and the U.S. Since 1850"
Jason Long
Colby College
April 25, 2008
Research Seminar
"Deferred Compensation and Gift Exchange: An Experimental Investigation into Multi-Period Labor Contracts"
Andrew Seltzer
Royal Halloway, University of London
April 11, 2008
Research Seminar
"Fish in Space: The Efficiency and Political-Economics of Spatially Structured Regulations"
Ta Herrera
Bowdoin College
March 7, 2008
Research Seminar
"Three Decades of Consumption and Income Poverty"
James Sullivan
Notre Dame
November 16, 2007
Research Seminar
"Grassroots Democracy and Income Distribution: Evidence from Village Elections in Rural China"
Yang Yao
China Center for Economic Research, Peking University
November 9, 2007
Research Seminar
"Heterogeneity and the Welfare Cost of Inflation"
Paola Boel
Bowdoin College
October 12, 2007
Research Seminar
"Children's Work and Schooling in Northern Mali"
Andrew Dillon
Cornell University
September 14, 2007
Research Seminar
"Why are Immigrants' Incarceration Rates So Low?
Evidence on Selective Immigration, Deterrence, and Deportation"
Kristin Butcher
Wellesley College and Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
March 15, 4 p.m.
Diamond 122
Research Seminar
"The Launch of the European Central Bank: Learning About Europe, and About Central Banks"
Michael Klein
Tufts University
Thursday, February 22, 4 p.m.
Diamond 141
Research Seminar
"Foreign Trade of Russian Regions"
Vladimir Sherov-Ignatiev
St. Petersburg State University
November 3, 2006
Miller 319, 3 p.m.
Research Seminar
"Federal Medicaid Assistance to States: Impact on Prenatal Care"
Michael Quinn
Bentley College
September 29, 2006
Miller 319, 2:00 pm
Research Seminar
"Exchange and Specialization as a Discovery Process"
Bart Wilson
George Mason University
September 21, 2006
Miller 319, 4:00 pm
Research Seminar
"Wealth Effects on Consumer Spending: Asset Liquidity and Asymmetric Behavior"
Michael Donihue
Colby College
April 20, 2006
Miller 319, 4:30 pm

Research Seminar
"Why Not Retire? The Timing and Timing Costs of Market Work"
Daniel Hamermesh
 University of Texas
 April 7, 2006
Miller 319, 4:30 pm
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Research Seminar
"Rulers Ruled by Women: An Economic Analysis of the Rise and Fall of Women's Rights in Ancient Sparta"
F. Andrew Hanssen
Montana State University
March 14, 2006
Miller 319, 4:30 pm
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Research Seminar
"The Cost of Convenience: The Effect of New Subway Lines on Housing Prices in Santiago, Chile"
Claudio Agostini
Universidad Alberto Hurtado (Chile)
February 28, 2006

Research Seminar
"New Evidence on the Effects of Taxes on Charitable Bequests"
Jon Bakija
Williams College
November 11, 2005

Research Seminar
"Trade Policy, Child Labor, and Schooling: Evidence from Indian Districts"
Eric Edmonds
Dartmouth College
September 22, 2005
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Research Seminar
"Nominal Wage Rigidity Under Low Inflation: Evidence from Personnel Records"
Andy Seltzer
University of London, Royal Holloway College
April 15, 2005
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Research Seminar
"Strict Product Liability and the Accident Rate: Evidence From the General Aviation Market"
Randy Nelson
Colby College
April 11, 2005
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Research Seminar
"Risk and Incentives in Whaling Employment Contracts: Evidence from the Civil War"
Eric Hilt
Wellesley College
March 16, 2005

Research Seminar
"Monetary Policy in the Aftermath of the NASDAQ Bubble"
Brad Delong
University of California, Berkeley
November 22, 2004

Research Seminar
"Risk Management in International Banking"
Eric Rosengren
Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
October 21, 2004