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, 04/24/2015
Does the Women, Infants, and Children Program (WIC) Improve Infant Health Outcomes?
Manan Roy
UNC Chapel Hill
Seminar PH 3010, 2pm
Fri, 04/17/2015
The Impacts of Ending Long-Term Unemployment Insurance Payments: Evidence from North Carolina
Craig Depken
UNC Charlotte
Seminar, PH 3010 2pm
Fri, 04/10/2015
Appalachian Spring Conference in World History and Economics
Fri, 03/27/2015
Joint Estimation of Revealed and Stated Preference Data from the Alaska Saltwater Sportfishing Economic Survey
John Whitehead
Appalachian State University
Seminar, PH 3010 2 pm
Fri, 03/20/2015
Understanding Fuel Poverty in the U.S: Evidence Using the 2009 Residential Energy Consumption Survey
Tanga Mohr
Appalachian State University
Seminar, PH 3010 2pm
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