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 2011

Date Title Speaker Affiliation Paper
Fri, 04/29/2011
In Search of the Multiplier for Federal Spending in the States During the New Deal - Raley Hall 1018
Price Fishback
University of Arizona
Fri, 04/08/2011
Risk Heterogeneity and the Value of Reducing Fatal Risks: Further Market-Based Evidence
Laura Taylor
North Carolina State University
Fri, 04/01/2011
Career Interrupted: Job Interruptions and Their Effects on the Gender Wage Gap
Jill Kearns
East Tennessee State University
Fri, 02/25/2011
Extended Tests for Threshold Unit Roots
Mark Strazicich
Appalachian State University

Fall 2010

Date Title Speaker Affiliation Paper
Fri, 11/19/2010
Moral Impossibility in the St. Petersburg Paradox: A Literature Survey and Experimental Evidence
Tibor Neugebauer
University of Luxembourg
Fri, 11/05/2010
Competition for Trophies Triggers Male Generosity
Dan Houser
George Mason University
Fri, 10/29/2010
Willingness to Pay for Electronic Vehicles and Their Attributes
George Parsons
University of Delaware
Fri, 10/15/2010
Equilibrium Behavior in a Model of Multilateral Negotiations
Charles Thomas
Clemson University
Fri, 09/17/2010
Labor Supply on the US Professional Golfer's Tour
Bruce Johnson
Centre College

Spring 2010

Date Title Speaker Affiliation Paper
Fri, 04/16/2010
Bosses, Kings, and Dictators: Effects of Asymmetric Power in Private and Common Property Environments
Jim Cox
Georgia State University