Seminar Series

The Department of Economics invites guest speakers to present their research in our Seminar Series. The Economics Seminar generally meets on Fridays from 2:00 – 3:30 PM, unless otherwise noted. Anyone is welcome to attend.

Past Seminars

Spring 2015

Date Title Speaker Affiliation Paper Info
Fri, 03/06/2015
Supply Chain Uncertainty in Ocean Transit as a Trade Barrier
Georg Schaur
University of Tennessee
Seminar, PH 3010 2pm
Fri, 02/27/2015
Measuring the Impact of the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill on Consumer Behavior
Ash Morgan
Appalachian State University
Seminar, PH 3010 2pm
Fri, 02/13/2015
No-regrets climate policy - the ancillary benefits and welfare costs of CO2 abatement in the US electricity sector
Jared Woollacott
RTI International
Seminar, PH 3010, 2pm
Fri, 02/06/2015
Linking listing and delisting decisions under the Endangered Species Act: A case study of gray wolves in the Northern Rocky Mountains
Charles Sims
University of Tennessee
Seminar, PH 3010 2pm
Fri, 01/23/2015
The Phillips Curve, Inflation Expectations, and Short-Term Unemployment
Sandeep Mazumder
Wake Forest University
Seminar, PH 3010 2pm

Fall 2014

Date Title Speaker Affiliation Paper Info
Fri, 11/14/2014
"Some Empirical Results with NHL Data"
Pete Groothuis
Appalachian State University
Seminar, PH 3010 2pm
Fri, 10/24/2014
"Policy Aversion and Cultural Worldviews"
Todd Cherry
Appalachian State University
Seminar, PH 3010 2pm
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
Fri, 10/03/2014
"Impact of Sleep Deprivation on Decision Making and Cognition"
Sean Drummond
University of California, San Diego
Seminar, PH 3010 2pm
Fri, 09/26/2014
"Economics of Promotion and Tenure Committees"
Tim Perri
Appalachian State University
Seminar, PH 3010 2pm