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 2013
Spring 2013
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Fri, 03/01/2013 |
"Does Social Judgement Diminish Rule Breaking?" |
Tim Salmon |
Southern Methodist University |
Seminar, RH 3010, 2pm |
Fall 2012
Fall 2012
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Fri, 11/30/2012 |
Cooperate…Or Let the Government Do It! |
Daniel Hall |
High Point University |
Seminar, RH 3010, 2:30 pm |
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Fri, 11/09/2012 |
Biased Technological Change and the Relative Abundance of Natural Resources |
John Boyce |
University of Calgary |
Seminar, RH 3010, 2 pm |
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Fri, 11/02/2012 |
Municipal Housekeeping: The Impact of Women’s Suffrage on the Provision of Public Education |
Celeste Carruthers |
University of Tennessee |
Seminar, RH 3010, 2 pm |
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Fri, 10/26/2012 |
Criterion and Predictive Validity of Revealed and Stated Preference Data: The Case of “Mountain Home Music” Concert Demand |
John Whitehead |
Appalachian State University |
Workshop, RH 3100, 12 pm |
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Fri, 10/05/2012 |
Measuring Talent through Benchmarking: Babe Ruth is the Home Run King |
Pete Groothuis |
Appalachian State University |
Workshop, RH 3100, 2 pm |
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Fri, 09/28/2012 |
Cognitive Resource Depletion, Choice Consistency, and Risk Preferences |
David Dickinson |
Appalachian State University |
Seminar, RH 3010, 2 pm |
Spring 2012
Spring 2012
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Fri, 04/20/2012 |
Environmental and Resource Economics Workshop | |||
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Fri, 04/13/2012 |
Coordination and Coercion: The Nature of Rules, Governments, States, and Social Dynamics |
John Wallis |
University of Maryland |
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Fri, 03/30/2012 |
The impact of uncertainty methodologies on dealing with time issues in LCA and GHG accounting |
Eric Marland |
Appalachian State University |
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Fri, 03/23/2012 |
Real-Time Exchange Rate Predictability with Taylor Rule Fundamentals |
Tanya Molodtsova |
Emory University |
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Fri, 02/24/2012 |
Enrollment and Plan Choice in a First-Year High-Risk Pool |
Mark Holmes |
University of North Carolina |
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Fri, 02/17/2012 |
Willingness-to-pay for Oyster Consumption Risk Reductions |
John Whitehead |
Appalachian State University |
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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 |
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Fri, 01/13/2012 |
Gender Differences in Bargaining Outcomes: A Field Experiment on Discrimination |
Marco Castillo |
George Mason University |
Fall 2011
Fall 2011
| Date | Title | Speaker | Affiliation | Paper |
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Fri, 11/04/2011 |
Statistical Discrimination in the Lab: Wage Effects and Unemployment Rates |
David Dickinson |
Appalachian State University |
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Fri, 09/30/2011 |
Are There 'Hidden Costs' of Control in Naturally Occurring Markets: Evidence from Field Experiments |
Michael Price |
University of Tennessee |
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Fri, 09/23/2011 |
Spence Revisited: Signalling and the Allocation of Individuals to Jobs |
Tim Perri |
Appalachian State University |
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Fri, 09/09/2011 |
Discretionary fiscal policy before and after the formation of the European Monetary Union |
Jason Jones |
Furman University |
Spring 2011
Spring 2011
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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 |
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Fri, 04/08/2011 |
Risk Heterogeneity and the Value of Reducing Fatal Risks: Further Market-Based Evidence |
Laura Taylor |
North Carolina State University |
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Fri, 04/01/2011 |
Career Interrupted: Job Interruptions and Their Effects on the Gender Wage Gap |
Jill Kearns |
East Tennessee State University |
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Fri, 02/25/2011 |
Extended Tests for Threshold Unit Roots |
Mark Strazicich |
Appalachian State University |
Fall 2010
Fall 2010
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Fri, 11/19/2010 |
Moral Impossibility in the St. Petersburg Paradox: A Literature Survey and Experimental Evidence |
Tibor Neugebauer |
University of Luxembourg |
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Fri, 11/05/2010 |
Competition for Trophies Triggers Male Generosity |
Dan Houser |
George Mason University |