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 Nobel Laureates, Members of the Council of Economic Advisors, and top academic economists.
Spring 2011
Spring 2011
| Date | Title | Speaker | Affiliation | Paper |
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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
| Date | Title | Speaker | Affiliation | Paper |
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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 |
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Fri, 10/29/2010 |
Willingness to Pay for Electronic Vehicles and Their Attributes |
George Parsons |
University of Delaware |
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Fri, 10/15/2010 |
Equilibrium Behavior in a Model of Multilateral Negotiations |
Charles Thomas |
Clemson University |
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Fri, 09/17/2010 |
Labor Supply on the US Professional Golfer's Tour |
Bruce Johnson |
Centre College |
Spring 2010
Spring 2010
| Date | Title | Speaker | Affiliation | Paper |
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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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Fri, 04/09/2010 |
Estimating the Costs of Beach Closures along Cape Hatteras National Seashore |
Roger Van Haefen |
NC State University |
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Fri, 03/19/2010 |
Thesis Chapters |
Karine Yenokyan |
Appalachian State University |
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Fri, 01/15/2010 |
Cross-country Variation in Factor Shares and Its Implications for Development Accounting |
Brad Sturgill |
Appalachian State University |
Fall 2009
Fall 2009
| Date | Title | Speaker | Affiliation | Paper |
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Fri, 11/13/2009 |
The SAT as a Predictor of College Success: Evidence from a Selective University |
Kevin Rask |
Wake Forest University |
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Fri, 11/06/2009 |
Angler Heterogeneity and the Species-Specific demand for Marine Recreational Fishing |
John Whitehead |
Appalachian State University |
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Fri, 10/30/2009 |
Taxes and Trading versus Intensity Standards: Second-Best Environemental Policy with Incomplete Regulation or Market Power |
Steve Holland |
UNC - Greensboro |
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Fri, 10/23/2009 |
Learning, Externalities, and hybrid Vehicle Adoption |
Garth Heutel |
UNC - Greensboro |
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Fri, 10/09/2009 |
Labor Supply on the US Professional Golfer's Tour |
Craig Depken |
UNC - Charlotte |
Spring 2008
Spring 2008
| Date | Title | Speaker | Affiliation |
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Mon, 04/14/2008 |
Encouraging Giving: Subsidies in the Field |
Catherine Eckel |
University of Texas at Dallas |
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Fri, 04/04/2008 |
Bridging the Gap between the Field and the Lab: Environmental Goods, Policy Maker Input, and Consequentiality |
Christian Vossler |
University of Tennessee |
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Fri, 03/07/2008 |
Demand for Diving on Large Ship Artificial Reefs |
Ash Morgan |
University of West Florida |
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Mon, 03/03/2008 |
Research Institute for Environment, Energy and Economics Presentation |
David Bjornstad |
Oak Ridge National Laboratory & University of Tennessee |
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Wed, 01/23/2008 |
Quantity Uncertainty and Demand: The Case of Water Smart Reader Ownership |
Aaron Strong |
Arizona State University |
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Thu, 01/17/2008 |
Trust, Risk and the Lender-Borrower Relationship |
Jaclyn Kropp |
Trust, Risk and the Lender-Borrower Relationship |
Fall 2007
Fall 2007
| Date | Title | Speaker | Affiliation |
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Fri, 11/16/2007 |
Personalty Interests at the Constitutional Convention: A Test of the Beard Thesis |
Jac Heckelman |
Wake Forest University |
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Fri, 11/09/2007 |
Cognitive Dissonance, Self-Esteem, and Behavioral Spillover Effects |
David Dickinson |
Appalachian State University |