Archived 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.

Spring 2005

Date	Title	Speaker	Affiliation
Fri, 04/08/2005	Experimental Economics and Public Policy Workshop
Fri, 02/25/2005	A Competitive Model of (Super)Stars	Timothy Perri	Appalachian State University
Fri, 02/18/2005	Stationarity of Global Per Capita Carbon Dioxide Emissions: Implications for Global Warming Scenarios	Mark Strazicich	Appalachian State University
Fri, 02/11/2005	Rent Seeking and Collusion in the Military Allocation Decisions of Finland, Sweden and the UK, 1920-38	Jari Eloranta	Appalachian State University

Fall 2004

Date	Title	Speaker	Affiliation
Fri, 11/12/2004	It Doesn't Pay to be Young in the NBA	Dan Rosenbaum	University of North Carolina, Greensboro
Fri, 10/29/2004	Celebrity Misbehavior	Todd Kendall	Clemson University
Fri, 10/08/2004	Cross Media Pollution and Mechanism Design--Can We Avoid Future MTBE's?	Chris Dumas	University of North Carolina, Wilmington
Fri, 09/24/2004	Socioeconomic Status and Academic Achievement	Angela Dills	Clemson University
Fri, 01/30/2004	Merging Auction Houses	Jesse Schwartz	Vanderbilt University

Spring 2004

Date	Title	Speaker	Affiliation
Fri, 04/23/2004	A Probability Based Measure of Productivity in Major League Baseball with the Applications to the Questions of Clutch Performance and the Value of Pitching	Raymond Sauer	Clemson University
Fri, 03/26/2004	Early Entry in the NBA Draft: Unraveling, Human Capital, and Option Value	Pete Groothuis	Appalachian State University
Fri, 02/27/2004	Consumer Benefits of Labels and Bans on GMO Foods: An Emprical Analysis Using Choice Experiments	Peter Frykblom	Appalachian State University
Fri, 02/13/2004	Effects and Value of Verifiable Information in a Controversial Market: Evidence from Lab Auctions of Genetically Modified Food	Matt Rousu	Research Triangle Institute
Fri, 02/06/2004	Environmental Risk and Averting Behavior: Predictive Validity of Revealed and Stated Behavior Data	John Whitehead	University of North Carolina at Wilmington
Tue, 02/03/2004	Are Political Freedoms Converging	Mark Strazicich	University of North Texas
Tue, 01/27/2004	State Environmental Politics: A Study of State Toxic Metal Water Quality Standards	Mary Davis	Harvard University
Fri, 01/23/2004	Expectations and Comparative Arbitration Institutions	David Dickinson	Utah State University

Fall 2003

Date	Title	Speaker	Affiliation
Fri, 11/14/2003	The Effect of Intragroup Wage Inequality on Group Performance	Mark Foley	Davidson College
Fri, 11/07/2003	The Effects of Transfer Payments on State Lottery Revenues	Andy Weinbach	Armstrong State University
Thu, 10/09/2003	Accessibility, Congestion and Choice: Nonmarket Consequences of Infrastructure	Alison Davis	N.C. State University
Fri, 10/03/2003	Agricultural Policy Uncertainty and Anticipatory Firm Level Adjustments	Carl-Johan Lagerkvist	Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Fri, 10/03/2003	Vertical Integration and Property Rights	Mark Wilson	Appalachian State University
Fri, 09/26/2003	Pitfalls of the Commonly Used Methods in Experimental Auctions	Matt Rousu	Research Triangle Institute

Spring 2003

Date	Title	Speaker	Affiliation
Fri, 04/18/2003	Spread the Wealth, Teach the Poor? School Quality in Vermont	Angela Dills	Clemson University
Fri, 02/21/2003	Contingent Valuation of Sports Stadiums and Arenas: Temporal Embedding and Order Effects	John Whitehead	University of North Carolina-Wilmington