Seminar Series

The Department of Economics maintains a seminar series to enhance the development and transmission of knowledge and research. The department series and related forums have hosted key figures in economics, including Noble Laureates, Members of the Council of Economic Advisors, and top academic economists. All seminars are held in Raley Hall 3010 at 2pm unless otherwise stated.

Spring 2012

Date Title Speaker School or Company Document
Fri, 01/13/2012 Gender Differences in Bargaining Outcomes: A Field Experiment on Discrimination Marco Castillo George Mason University
Fri, 02/10/2012 The Effects of Minimum Salaries on Career Length: Evidence from the National Football League Johnny Ducking North Carolina A&T State University
Fri, 02/17/2012 Willingness-to-pay for Oyster Consumption Risk Reductions John Whitehead Appalachian State University
Fri, 02/24/2012 Enrollment and Plan Choice in a First-Year High-Risk Pool Mark Holmes University of North Carolina
Fri, 03/23/2012 Real-Time Exchange Rate Predictability with Taylor Rule Fundamentals Tanya Molodtsova Emory University
Fri, 03/30/2012 Time and Uncertainty in Carbon Accounting Eric Marland Appalachian State University
Fri, 04/13/2012 TBD John Wallis University of Maryland
Fri, 04/20/2012 Environmental and Resource Economics Workshop

Fall 2011

Date Title Speaker School or Company Document
Fri, 09/09/2011 Discretionary fiscal policy before and after the formation of the European Monetary Union Jason Jones Furman University
Fri, 09/23/2011 Spence Revisited: Signalling and the Allocation of Individuals to Jobs Tim Perri Appalachian State University
Fri, 09/30/2011 Are There 'Hidden Costs' of Control in Naturally Occurring Markets: Evidence from Field Experiments Michael Price University of Tennessee
Fri, 11/04/2011 Statistical Discrimination in the Lab: Wage Effects and Unemployment Rates David Dickinson Appalachian State University


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