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 The impact of uncertainty methodologies on dealing with time issues in LCA and GHG accounting Eric Marland Appalachian State University
Fri, 04/13/2012 Coordination and Coercion: The Nature of Rules, Governments, States, and Social Dynamics 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

Spring 2011

Date Title Speaker School or Company Document
Fri, 02/25/2011 Extended Tests for Threshold Unit Roots Mark Strazicich Appalachian State University
Fri, 04/01/2011 Career Interrupted: Job Interruptions and Their Effects on the Gender Wage Gap Jill Kearns East Tennessee State University
Fri, 04/08/2011 Risk Heterogeneity and the Value of Reducing Fatal Risks: Further Market-Based Evidence Laura Taylor North Carolina State University
Fri, 04/29/2011 In Search of the Multiplier for Federal Spending in the States During the New Deal - Raley Hall 1018 Price Fishback University of Arizona

Fall 2010

Date Title Speaker School or Company Document
Fri, 09/17/2010 Labor Supply on the US Professional Golfer's Tour Bruce Johnson Centre College
Fri, 10/15/2010 Equilibrium Behavior in a Model of Multilateral Negotiations Charles Thomas Clemson University
Fri, 10/29/2010 Willingness to Pay for Electronic Vehicles and Their Attributes George Parsons University of Delaware
Fri, 11/05/2010 Competition for Trophies Triggers Male Generosity Dan Houser George Mason University
Fri, 11/19/2010 Moral Impossibility in the St. Petersburg Paradox: A Literature Survey and Experimental Evidence Tibor Neugebauer University of Luxembourg

Spring 2010

Date Title Speaker School or Company Document
Fri, 01/15/2010 Cross-country Variation in Factor Shares and Its Implications for Development Accounting Brad Sturgill Appalachian State University
Fri, 03/19/2010 Thesis Chapters Karine Yenokyan Appalachian State University
Fri, 04/09/2010 Estimating the Costs of Beach Closures along Cape Hatteras National Seashore Roger Van Haefen NC State University
Fri, 04/16/2010 Bosses, Kings, and Dictators: Effects of Asymmetric Power in Private and Common Property Environments Jim Cox Georgia State University


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