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 2013
Spring 2013
| Date | Title | Speaker | Affiliation | Paper | Info |
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Fri, 04/19/2013 |
"Efficiency, Information, and Financial Development: A Century of Competition Between French Banks and Notaries" |
Philip Hoffman |
California Institute of Technology |
Seminar, RH 3010, 2pm |
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Fri, 04/12/2013 |
"Alliance Formation with an Opportunistic Challenger: Theory and Experiments" |
Cary Deck |
University of Arkansas |
Seminar, RH 3010, 2pm |
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Fri, 04/05/2013 |
"Outsourcing Ownership: Theory and Evidence From California General Care Hospital" |
Patrick Warren |
Clemson University |
Seminar, RH 3010, 2pm |
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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
| Date | Title | Speaker | Affiliation | Paper | Info |
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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 |