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.
Spring 2015
Spring 2015
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Fri, 01/23/2015 |
The Phillips Curve, Inflation Expectations, and Short-Term Unemployment |
Sandeep Mazumder |
Wake Forest University |
Seminar, PH 3010 2pm |
Fall 2014
Fall 2014
| Date | Title | Speaker | Affiliation | Paper | Info |
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Fri, 11/14/2014 |
"Some Empirical Results with NHL Data" |
Pete Groothuis |
Appalachian State University |
Seminar, PH 3010 2pm |
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Fri, 10/24/2014 |
"Policy Aversion and Cultural Worldviews" |
Todd Cherry |
Appalachian State University |
Seminar, PH 3010 2pm |
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Fri, 10/10/2014 |
"Who Loses Under Power Plant Cap-and-Trade Programs? Estimating the Impact of the NOx Budget Trading Program on Manufacturing Employment" |
Mark Curtis |
Wake Forest University |
Seminar, PH 3010 2pm |
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Fri, 10/03/2014 |
"Impact of Sleep Deprivation on Decision Making and Cognition" |
Sean Drummond |
University of California, San Diego |
Seminar, PH 3010 2pm |
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Fri, 09/26/2014 |
"Economics of Promotion and Tenure Committees" |
Tim Perri |
Appalachian State University |
Seminar, PH 3010 2pm |
Spring 2014
Spring 2014
| Date | Title | Speaker | Affiliation | Paper | Info |
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Fri, 04/25/2014 |
"Multilateral Environmental Agreements and the WTO" |
Jayjit Roy |
Appalachian State University |
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Fri, 04/11/2014 |
Counter-Intelligence in a Command Economy |
Mark Harrison |
University of Warwick (UK) |
Seminar, 3010 RH, 2pm |
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Fri, 04/04/2014 |
"Cheap Natural Gas and Air Pollution from Electricity Production: Implications for Supply Side Policies" |
Scott Holladay |
University of Tennessee |
Seminar, RH 3010 2pm |
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Mon, 03/31/2014 |
"Predictive Validity of Stated Preference Data: Application to Demand for Rocky Knob Mountain Bike Park Visits" |
Kevin Atkinson (student) |
Appalachian State University |
Workshop 11 am, RH 3100 |
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Fri, 03/28/2014 |
"Career Implications of Having a Female-Friendly Supervisor: Evidence from the NCAA" |
Dora Gicheva |
University of North Carolina at Greensboro |
Seminar, RH 3010, 2pm |
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Mon, 03/03/2014 |
"Carbon taxes: Turning theory into reality in the Pacific Northwest" |
Yoram Bauman |
Sightline Institute |
Workshop, 2 pm, Raley 3100 |
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Mon, 02/24/2014 |
"The Relationship between Alcohol Prices and Length of Unemployment Spells" |
Jeremy Bray |
University of North Carolina at Greensboro |
Workshop, RH 3100, 3:30 |
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Fri, 02/21/2014 |
"The Effect of Coal Combustion Byproducts On The Pricing Strategy Upstream Industries" |
Qingxin He |
Winston-Salem State University |
Seminar, RH 3010, 2pm |
Fall 2013
Fall 2013
| Date | Title | Speaker | Affiliation | Paper | Info |
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Fri, 12/06/2013 |
To Be Announced |
Scott Baier |
Clemson University |
Seminar, RH 3010, 2pm |
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Fri, 11/22/2013 |
"On the External Validity of Laboratory Policy Experiments" |
Mike McKee |
Appalachian State University |
Seminar, RH 3010, 2pm |
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Fri, 11/15/2013 |
"Estimating the Effects of Brownfields and BrownField Remediation on Property Values in a New South City" |
Peter Schwarz |
University of North Carolina - Charlotte |
Seminar, RH 3010, 2pm |
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Fri, 11/08/2013 |
"The Benefits of Clean Air: How EPA Values Reductions in Air Pollution" |
Bryan Hubbell |
US EPA |
RIEEE Lecture, 2:30pm, Belk Library 114 |
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Fri, 10/25/2013 |
"Water Doesn't Flow Up Hill: Determinants of Willingness-to-Pay for Water Conservation" |
Peter A. Groothuis |
Appalachian State University |
Brown Bag Workshop, RH 3010, 2pm |
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Fri, 10/11/2013 |
"The Impact of Banking Deregulation on Inbound Foreign Direct Investment: Transaction-Level Evidence from the United States" |
Ivan Kandilov |
North Carolina State University |
Seminar, RH 3010, 2pm |
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Fri, 09/27/2013 |
"To Wedge or to Wail: Par Five Strategy on the PGA Tour" |
Todd McFall |
Wake Forest University |
Seminar, RH 3010, 2pm |
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Fri, 09/06/2013 |
"Lemons & Loons" |
Tim Perri |
Appalachian State University |
Seminar, RH 3010, 2pm |
Spring 2013
Spring 2013
| Date | Title | Speaker | Affiliation | Paper | Info |
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Fri, 04/26/2013 |
"Resource Prices and Ecological Regime Shifts" |
Marty Smith |
Duke University |
Seminar, RH 3010, 2pm |
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Fri, 04/19/2013 |
"Efficiency, Information, and Financial Development: A Century of Competition Between French Banks and Notaries" |
Philip Hoffman |
California Institute of Technology |
Seminar, RH 3010, 2pm |
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Fri, 04/12/2013 |
"Alliance Formation with an Opportunistic Challenger: Theory and Experiments" |
Cary Deck |
University of Arkansas |
Seminar, RH 3010, 2pm |