Spring 2008 Seminar and Brownbag Series
All Seminars are in Monteith, Room 339, at 3:30 pm on Fridays, unless otherwise noted. Seminar Papers are available for review in
Mont 337. For more information, contact Delia Furtado or Uluc Aysun.
Brownbag workshops are held Thursdays at 12:20 pm, also in Monteith 339. Generally, no paper will be made available. For more information, contact Christian Zimmermann
Other presentations in connection with the Economics PhD program are also listed on this schedule, as well as some events elsewhere on campus. Locations are noted if not held at Monteith 339.
This schedule is continuously updated. Check regularly!
Seminars
(Brownbags and other activites are further down)
Date |
Presenter, Affiliation, and Topic |
Friday
February 15
3:30pm |
Matthew Baker
(Hunter College, CUNY)
"Crime, Expectations, and the
Deterrence Hypothesis"
|
Friday
February 29
3:30pm |
Morris Davis
(University of Wisconsin)
"Productvity and Employment
Density: New Estimates and Macroecomic Implications
|
Friday
March 7
3:30pm |
Emily Blanchard
(University of Virginia)
"Escaping a
Protectionist Rut: Policy Mechanisms for Trade Reform in a
Democracy"
|
Friday
March 21
3:30pm |
Steven
Coelen
(University of Connecticut)
"Connecticut Next Steps:
Education and the Building of a Quality
State Workforce"
|
Friday
March 28
8:30am-5:15pm |
UConn Economics Alumni Conference
|
Friday
April 4
3:30pm |
Glenn Loury
(Brown University)
"Valuing Identity:
The Simple Economics of Affirmative Action Policies"
|
Friday
April 11
3:30pm |
Thomas Prusa
(Rutgers University)
"Protection
Reduction and Diversion: PTAs and the Incidence of
Antidumping Disputes"
|
Friday
April 18
3:30pm |
Jared Rubin
(California State University at Fullerton)
"Printing and Interest
Restrictions in Islam and
Christianity: An Economic Theory of Inhibitive Law
Persistence"
|
Friday
April 25
3:30pm |
Robert Margo
(Boston University)
"Spatial Mismatch
and the Formation of Bad Ghettos: New Evidence from the US
Postal Service"
|
Monday
April 28
9:00am |
Kenneth Petersen
(University of Connecticut)
"Money, the Economy, and Monetary Policy"
(PhD defense)
|
Friday
May 2
3:30pm |
Emanuela Cardia
(Université de Montréal)
"Household
Technology: Was it the Engines of Liberation?"
|
Monday
June 16
10:00am |
Arthur Schneider
(University of Connecticut)
"Trade, Growth, and Institutional Change:
British Imperialism Revisited"
(PhD defense)
|
Wednesday
July 2
10:00am |
Rasha
Ahmed
(University of Connecticut)
"Reducing the Use of Polluting Products: An
Evaluation of
Alternative Policy Approaches"
(PhD defense)
|
Friday
August 1
10:00am |
Nicholas
Shunda
(University of Connecticut)
"Three Essays on Auction Markets"
(PhD defense)
|
Monday
August 4
2:00pm |
Philip
Shaw
(University of Connecticut)
"Education, Corruption, and Growth"
(PhD defense)
|
Brownbags and other activities
See also:
Macro Workshops
Graduate Students Seminar Series
Date |
Presenter, Affiliation, and Topic |
Thursday
February 7
12:20pm |
Metin
Cosgel and Thomas
Miceli
(University of Connecticut)
"Church and State" |
Thursday
February 14
12:20pm |
Stephen
Ross
(University of Connecticut)
"Economics and Ideology: Causal Evidence of the
Impact of Income on Support
for Redistribution and Other Proposals" |
Thursday
February 21
12:20pm |
Brian
Volz
(University of Connecticut)
"Minority Status and Managerial Retention in
Major League Baseball" |
Thursday
February 28
12:20pm |
Phil
Shaw and Robert
Slattery
(University of Connecticut)
"Constructing a State CPI" |
Thursday
March 6
12:20pm |
Lei
Chen
(University of Connecticut)
"A Cost-constrained Measure of Energy-use
Efficiency in U.S. Manufacturing:
An Inter-state Comparison Using the Census of Manufacturing Data"
|
Thursday
March 20
12:20pm |
Maroula
Khraiche
(University of Connecticut)
"The Impact of Restrictive Policy on
Return Migration"
|
Thursday
March 27
12:20pm |
Zinnia
Mukherjee
(University of Connecticut)
"Economic Impact of the TED Regulation:
A U.S. Approach to Reduce Stochastic Sea Turtle Bycatch"
|
Thursday
April 3
12:20pm |
Marina-Selini
Katsaiti
(University of Connecticut)
"A Model of Choice: Food Consumption,
Weight Preferences and Obesity Rates"
|
Thursday
April 10
12:20pm |
Nicoleta
Iliescu
(University of Connecticut)
"Can Antidumping Induce Inefficiency?"
|
Thursday
April 17
12:20pm |
Juan-Pedro
Garces
(University of Connecticut)
"Population Density, Human Capital and Economic
Growth" |
Thursday
April 24
12:20pm |
Patrick
Flaherty
(University of Connecticut)
"Early Childhood Care and Education: the Effect
of Welfare Reform" |
Thursday
May 1
12:20pm |
Paramita
Dhar
(University of Connecticut)
"School Quality
and Property Values: A Case Study of Connecticut" |
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University of Connecticut |