Economics 501: Graduate Student Seminar
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Davis Kedrosky (Northwestern University): "Title TBA"
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Davis Kedrosky (Northwestern University): "Title TBA"
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Vaidehi Parameswaran (Northwestern University): "Title TBA"
8:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Conference on Gender and Household Economics
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Yifan Mao (Northwestern University): "Title TBA"
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Martin Beraja (UC Berkeley): The Value of Organizational Learning Technologies Abstract: Organizations learn over time. They build organizational capital and form...
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Jorge Lemus (UIUC): Who Gets a Patent? The role of examiners and applicants Abstract: Small firms obtain patents at significantly lower...
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Jaume Vives-i-Bastida (Stanford GSB): Synthetic IV Estimation in Panels Abstract: We propose a Synthetic Instrumental Variables (SIV) estimator for panel data...
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Tamri Matiashvili (Stanford): Talent, Trust, and Health: The Effects of the First Female Physicians Abstract: How did the entry of women...
6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Bob Gordon (Northwestern University): "The Economics of the Two World Wars: A Battle of Whys and Ifs"
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM
David Atkin (MIT): The Incidence of Distortions Abstract: Economic distortions—such as market power, taxes, credit constraints, etc.—are fundamental in understanding income differences...
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
George Nikolakoudis (UChicago ): Pricing and Production Without The Invisible Hand Abstract: Modern theories of the business cycle do not allow...
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Alon Rubinstein (Wharton): How Do Insurers Set Premiums and Coverage? Evidence from the Commercial Auto Insurance Industry Abstract: I study how...
2:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Leemore Dafny (Harvard Business): TBA
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Rachid Laajaj (Uniandes): Development as Skills and Altruism Abstract: This paper emphasizes the central role of skill and altruism in development,...
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Francesca Bastianello (Booth): Mental Models and Financial Forecasts Abstract: We uncover the mental models financial professionals use to explain their quantitative...
2:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Victoria Baranov (Melbourne): Masculinity around the world
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM
DGS Federico Bugni and Associate Chair Ian Savage will cover important deadlines, degree requirements, and good-progress milestones. They will also...
12:30 PM - 1:00 PM
DGS Federico Bugni and Associate Chair Ian Savage will cover important deadlines, degree requirements, and good-progress milestones. They will also...
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Omer Ali (UPitt): The Distribution of Federally-Insured Mortgages: 1935-1975, Evidence from Local Land Records Abstract: This project develops a novel dataset of...
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Erik Hurst (Booth): From Tasks to Talent: Automation, Learning and Career Dynamics with Hassan Afrouzi, Andres Blanco and Andres Drenik
2:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Elisa Facchetti (Tor Vergata): TBA
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Munir Squires (UBC): Industrialization and the Making of an Integrated Society: Evidence from US Marriage Networks
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Speaker: Francisco Pino (University of Chile)/Alex Weinberg (UChicago)
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Nicholas Bloom (Stanford): How curvy is the Phillips curve?