During the academic year, the Department of Economics sponsors a series of topical seminars. The seminar series provides a medium for faculty, researchers, representatives of funding agencies and others to discuss pressing issues related to topics in Economics.
Time: 3:30-5pm*
Location: 444 Fronczak Hall*
Cost: Seminars are free of charge and all are welcome to attend.
*Unless otherwise noted.
January 24, 2025 - Fernando Parro, University of Rochester - Learning and Expectations in Dynamic Spatial Economies
February 14, 2025 - Jiaying Gu, University of Toronto - Identification of Dynamic Panel Logit Models with Fixed Effects
February 21, 2025 - Meta Brown, Ohio State University - Who supports young workers through job loss?
February 28, 2025 - CarlyWill Sloan, West Point University - The Effect of Field Training Officers on Police Use of Force
March 7, 2025 - Sadhika Bagga, University of Rochester - Job Amenity Shocks and Labor Reallocation
March 14, 2025 - Cormac O’Dea, Yale University - Who Benefits from Retirement Saving Incentives in the U.S.? Evidence on Gaps in Retirement Wealth Accumulation by Race and Parental Income
April 2, 2025 - Ian Burn, University of Liverpool - The labor market effects of gender-affirming care
April 4, 2025 - Daniel Hungerman, University of Notre Dame - Every Day is Earth Day: Evidence on the Long-Term Impact of Environmental Activism
April 11, 2025 - Nicholas Buchholz, Princeton University - Rethinking Reference Dependence: Wage Dynamics and Optimal Taxi Labor Supply
April 18, 2025 - Gustavo Bobonis, University of Toronto - Specialized Domestic Violence Courts and the Effects on Access to Justice for Victims of Intimate Partner Violence
April 25, 2025 - Conor Walsh, Columbia Business School - Urban-Biased Growth
May 2, 2025 - Kalyan Chatterjee, Penn State University - Strategic Disclosure in Research Races
August 30 - Lu Han, University, Wisconsin, Madison - Selective Advertising in the Rental Housing Market
September 13 - Alex Hollingsworth, Ohio State University - The Power of Reading: How Mode of Instruction and Out of Class Environment Affect Academic Performance
September 20 - Marianne Bitler, UC Davis - Long-Run Effects of Food Assistance: Evidence from the Food Stamp Program and Administrative Data
October 4 - Erzo FP Luttmer, Dartmouth College - LIving Large or Long? Preference Estimates from Completed-Life Stories
October 11 - Michael R Richards, Cornell Public Policy - Public Insurance Expansions and Provider Capex
October 18 - Shanjun Li, Cornell Dyson Applied Economics - Learning by Doing in the Global Electric Vehicle Battery Industry and Implications for Government Policies
November 1 - Farid Farrokhi, Boston College - Can Trade Policy Mitigate Climate Change?
November 8 - Hugo Jales, Syracuse University - Paying by waiting in line: Public sector queuing and the public sector wage gap
November 15 - Casey J Wichman, Georgia Tech - Winters of Discontent
November 22 - Seung-Hyun Hong, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign - Spatial Differences in Premiums for High Quality Products: A Case Study of Organic Baby Food
December 6 - Ryan Kim, John Hopkins SAIS - Liquidity Shocks and Firm Exports: Evidence from cash shortages during India’s Demonetization
Faculty
Our faculty have had a number of notable personal achievements in recent years in terms of publications in top economics journals, prestigious awards and membership in national and international research organizations. Faculty research productivity is on the rise and our faculty members have been active in national and international conferences making presentations, organizing sessions and chairing sessions.
Graduate Students
Our graduate students participate in a number of educational and social activities which help build camaraderie among our students. Some of our PhD students are also recognized for teaching and research accomplishments.
The Economics department also houses the editorial office of the Journal of Human Capital, published by the University of Chicago Press.