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 2017
Fall 2017
| Date | Title | Speaker | Affiliation | Paper | Info |
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Fri, 10/27/2017 |
"Leadership Through Team Selection in Public Goods Games" |
Abhijit Ramalingam |
University of East Anglia |
Seminar, 3010 PH at 2pm |
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Fri, 10/20/2017 |
"Being Bad by Being Good: Owner and Captain Value-Added in the Slave Trade" |
John Dalton |
Wake Forest University |
Seminar, 3010 PH at 2pm |
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Fri, 10/06/2017 |
"The Determinants of Multilateral Environmental Agreements and Their Effect on Bilateral Trade Flows" |
Tibor Besedes |
Georgia Tech University |
Seminar, 3010 PH at 2pm |
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Fri, 09/29/2017 |
"The Effect of an Increase in Lead in the Water System on Fertility and Birth Outcomes: The Case of Flint, Michigan" |
Dan Grossman |
West Virginia University |
Seminar, 3010 PH at 2pm |
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Fri, 09/08/2017 |
"Common-Value Public Goods and Informational Social Dilemmas." |
Caleb Cox |
Virginia Commonwealth University |
Seminar, 3010 PH at 2pm |
Spring 2017
Spring 2017
| Date | Title | Speaker | Affiliation | Paper | Info |
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Fri, 04/28/2017 |
"Gender Wage Gaps and Risky vs. Secure Employment: An Experimental Analysis" |
Ron Oaxaca |
University of Arizona |
Seminar, PH 3010 at 2pm |
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Fri, 04/21/2017 |
"Back to the Future of Green-Powered Economies" |
Juan Moreno-Cruz |
Georgia Tech University |
Seminar, PH 3010 at 2pm |
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Fri, 04/07/2017 |
"Hysteresis in Unemployment? Evidence from Linear and Nonlinear Unit Root Tests and Tests with Non-Normal Errors" |
Mark Strazicich |
Appalachian State University |
Seminar, PH 3010 at 2 pm |
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Fri, 03/31/2017 |
"Assimilation and Development: A case study of the impact of the introduction of Reindeer in Alaska 1900-1940" |
Ann Carlos |
University of Colorado |
Seminar, PH 3010 at 12pm |
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Fri, 03/03/2017 |
“Discrimination as favoritism: The private benefits and social costs of in-group favoritism in an experimental labor market.” |
David Dickinson |
Appalachian State University |
Seminar, PH 3010 at 2pm |