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.
February 9 - Jeanine Miklós-Thal, University of Rochester - Opportunism in Vertical Contracting: A Dynamic Perspective
March 1 - Sarah Hamersma, Syracuse University - How does SNAP access prior to pregnancy affect maternal and infant health outcomes
March 15 - Melissa McInerney, Tufts University - The Responses of Older Adults to SNAP Benefit Expansions
March 29 - Carolina Arteaga Cabrales, University of Toronto - The Political Consequences of The Opioid Epidemic
April 5 - Daniel Hamermesh, University of Texas at Austin - The Economic Impact of Heritable Physical Traits: Hot Parents, Rich Kid?
Lunch talk: "How Does the Economics Profession Work?"
April 12 - Ginger Zhe Jin, University of Maryland
April 26 - Meng Liu, Washington University in St. Louis
Upcoming Fall 2024 Serminar Speakers
Michael R Richards, Cornell Brooks Public Policy
Erzo FP Luttmer, Dartmouth College
Septermber 1 - Sergio Urzua, University of Maryland - Teacher Quality and Learning Inequality
September 8 - Joanna Lahey, Texas A&M University - Effects of Restrictive Abortion Legislation on Cohort Mortality: Evidence from 19th Century Law Variation
Septermber 15 - JJ Prescott, University of Michigan - Subjective Beliefs about Contract Enforceability
Septermber 22 - Felix Koenig, Carnegie Mellon University - Labor Shortages and Firm Search
Septermber 29 - Ignacio Presno, Federal Reserve Board - Global Flight to Safety, Business Cycles, and the Dollar
October 13 - John Jones, Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond - Accounting for Black-White wealth gaps: Earnings, demographics and rates of return
October 20 - Steven Mello, Dartmouth College - Police Discretion and Public Safety
November 3 - Nathan Chan, UMass Amherst - On Generosity in Public Good and Charitable Games
Noember 10 - Steven Lehrer, Queen’s University - Algorithms for Predictive Analytics: Communication, Privacy and Weights
November 17 - Matthew Mitchell, University of Toronto - Pricing and Perpetual Royalties with Repeated Resale
December 8 - Emilie Jackson, Michigan State University - Effects of Unemployment Insurance for Self-Employed and Marginally-Attached Workers
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.