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

Fall 2006

Date Title Speaker Affiliation Paper
Fri, 10/06/2006
A Global Perspective on the Non-observed Economy, Inequality, Corruption, and Social Capital
Barkley Rosser
James Madison University
Fri, 09/29/2006
Unmarried Fertility, Crime and Social Stigma
Robert Tamura
Clemson University
Fri, 09/22/2006
Sex Differences in Pay in a "New Monopsony" Model of the Labor Market
Ronald Oaxaca
University of Arizona
Fri, 09/15/2006
The Economics of US Civil War Conscription
Tim Perri
Appalachian State University
Wed, 09/13/2006
Preference Stability and Market Experience: An Experimental Analysis of Anchoring in the Field
Craig Landry
East Carolina University

Spring 2006

Date Title Speaker Affiliation Paper
Wed, 04/26/2006
Equity-based Compensation and Managerial Fraud: An Experimental Investigation
Mike McKee
University of Calgary
Fri, 04/21/2006
Peak Oil Demand
Stephen Holland
University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Fri, 03/24/2006
Voting, Punishment and Public Goods
Todd Cherry
Appalachian State University
Wed, 03/22/2006
The Accumulation of Property by Southern Blacks and Whites: Evidence from Calhoun County South Carolina, 1910-1919
Neil Canaday
Appalachian State University
Fri, 02/24/2006
Demand for Hurricane Evacuation Cost Insurance
John Whitehead
Appalachian State University