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Economics Colloquium - Spring 2007
Social Science Plaza B
Rm. 3266
(unless otherwise indicated)
April 2, 2007
3.30pm
3.30pm
Igor Kopylov (University of California, Irvine)
“Temptation, Guilt, and Finite Subjective State Spaces”
“Temptation, Guilt, and Finite Subjective State Spaces”
April 9, 2007
3.30pm
3.30pm
Lee Alston (Colorado University, Boulder)
“Electoral Fraud, the Rise of Peron and Demise of Checks and Balances in Argentina”
“Electoral Fraud, the Rise of Peron and Demise of Checks and Balances in Argentina”
April 16, 2007
3.30pm
3.30pm
Mauricio Drelichman (University of British Columbia)
“The Sustainable Debts of Philip II: Revenues, Expenditures and Primary Surplus in Habsburg Spain, 1560-1598”(with Hans-Joachim Voth)
“The Sustainable Debts of Philip II: Revenues, Expenditures and Primary Surplus in Habsburg Spain, 1560-1598”(with Hans-Joachim Voth)
April 23, 2007
3.30pm
3.30pm
Matt Turner (University of Toronto)
“Urban Growth and Transportation”(with G. Duranton)
“Urban Growth and Transportation”(with G. Duranton)
April 30, 2007
3.30pm
3.30pm
Leah Platt Boustan (University of California Los Angeles)
“Competition in the Promised Land: Black Migration and Northern Labor Markets, 1940-1970”
“Competition in the Promised Land: Black Migration and Northern Labor Markets, 1940-1970”
May 7, 2007
3.30pm
3.30pm
Carl Walsh (University of California Santa Cruz)
“Vacancies, Unemployment and the Phillips Curve”(with F. Ravenna)
“Vacancies, Unemployment and the Phillips Curve”(with F. Ravenna)
May 14, 2007
3.30pm
3.30pm
Wes Hartman (Stanford Business School)
“Airing Your Dirty Laundry: Vertical Integration, Reputational Capitol and Social Networks”(with R.Gil)
“Airing Your Dirty Laundry: Vertical Integration, Reputational Capitol and Social Networks”(with R.Gil)
May 17, 2007
3.30pm
3.30pm
Matt Shum (John Hopkins University)
“Nonparametric Estimation of Auctions with Unobserved Number of Bidders: a Misclassification Approach”(with Y.Hu)
“Nonparametric Estimation of Auctions with Unobserved Number of Bidders: a Misclassification Approach”(with Y.Hu)
May 21, 2007
3.30pm
3.30pm
Bernado Blum (Univeristy of Toronto Business School)
“Skills in the City”(with M.Bacolod and W.Strange)
“Skills in the City”(with M.Bacolod and W.Strange)
May 31, 2007
2.00pm
2.00pm
Scott Wallsten (Progress and Freedom Foundation, Stanford Public Policy)
“Telecommunications Regulation in U.S. States: Its Rise and Impacts in the Early Twentieth Century.”
“Telecommunications Regulation in U.S. States: Its Rise and Impacts in the Early Twentieth Century.”
June 4, 2007
3.30pm
3.30pm
Anming Zhang (University of British Columbia)
“Sequential Peak-Load Pricing:The Case of Airports and Airlines”
“Sequential Peak-Load Pricing:The Case of Airports and Airlines”
June 11, 2007
3.30pm
3.30pm
William Greene (New York University Stern)
“Stochastic Frontier Analysis”
“Stochastic Frontier Analysis”
Economics Colloquium - Winter 2007
Social Science Plaza B
Rm. 3266
(unless otherwise indicated)
January 16, 2007
*SSPA 2112* 4.00pm
*SSPA 2112* 4.00pm
Emel Filiz (Columbia University)
“Incorporating Unawareness into Contract Theory”
“Incorporating Unawareness into Contract Theory”
January 17, 2007
12.30pm
12.30pm
Jennifer Poole (University of California, San Diego)
“Multinational Spillovers Through Worker Turnover”
“Multinational Spillovers Through Worker Turnover”
January 19, 2007
12.30pm
12.30pm
Fabio Ghironi (Boston College)
“The Valuation Channel of External Adjustment,” (with J. Lee and A. Rebucci)
“The Valuation Channel of External Adjustment,” (with J. Lee and A. Rebucci)
January 22, 2007
3.30pm
3.30pm
Shankha Chakraborty (University of Oregon)
“Diseases and Development,” (with C. Papageorgiou and F.P. Sebastian)
“Diseases and Development,” (with C. Papageorgiou and F.P. Sebastian)
January 24, 2007
12.30pm
12.30pm
Jose A. Rodriquez-Lopez (University of California, Berkeley)
“Trade, Prices, and the Exchange Rate with Heterogeneous Producers and Endogenous Markups”
“Trade, Prices, and the Exchange Rate with Heterogeneous Producers and Endogenous Markups”
January 26, 2007
3.00pm
3.00pm
Erkut Ozbay (New York University)
"Unawareness and Strategic Announcements in Games with Uncertainty"
"Unawareness and Strategic Announcements in Games with Uncertainty"
January 29, 2007
3.30pm
3.30pm
Silvio Contessi (Johns Hopkins University)
"International Macroeconomic Dynamics, Endogenous Tradability and Foreign Direct Investment with Heterogeneous Firms"
"International Macroeconomic Dynamics, Endogenous Tradability and Foreign Direct Investment with Heterogeneous Firms"
January 30, 2007
*SSPA 2112* 4.00pm
*SSPA 2112* 4.00pm
Jon Eguia (California Institute of Technology)
"Voting Blocs, Coalitions and Parties"
"Voting Blocs, Coalitions and Parties"
February 5, 2007
3.30pm
3.30pm
Marta Reynal-Querol (Universitat Pompeu Fabra)
"The Colonial Origins of War"
"The Colonial Origins of War"
February 6, 2007
12.30pm
12.30pm
José García-Montalvo (Universitat Pompeu Fabra)
"Voting After the Bombing: Can Terrorist Attacks Change the Outcome of Democratic Elections?"
"Voting After the Bombing: Can Terrorist Attacks Change the Outcome of Democratic Elections?"
February 12, 2007
3.30pm
3.30pm
Joong Shik Kang (University of Wisconsin-Madison)
"Consumption of Real Exchange Rates in an Economy with Private Information"
"Consumption of Real Exchange Rates in an Economy with Private Information"
March 5, 2007
3.30pm
3.30pm
Richard Dennis (Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco)
"The Frequency of Price Adjustment and New Keynesian Business Cycle Dynamics"
"The Frequency of Price Adjustment and New Keynesian Business Cycle Dynamics"
March 16, 2007
*SSPA 2112* 10.00am
*SSPA 2112* 10.00am
Geoffroy de Clippel (Rice University)
"Marginal Contributions and Externalities in the Value"
"Marginal Contributions and Externalities in the Value"
Economics Colloquium - Fall 2006
Social Sciene Plaza B
Rm. 3266, 3:30-5pm
(unless otherwise indicated)
October 2, 2006
Hanno Lustig (University of California, Los Angeles)
“The Irrelevance of Market Incompleteness for the Price of Aggregate Risk,”
(with D. Krueger)
“The Irrelevance of Market Incompleteness for the Price of Aggregate Risk,”
(with D. Krueger)
October 9, 2006
Kamal Saggi (Southern Methodist University)
“Bilateral Trade Agreements and the Feasibility of Multilateral Free Trade,”
(with H.M. Yildiz)
“Bilateral Trade Agreements and the Feasibility of Multilateral Free Trade,”
(with H.M. Yildiz)
October 16, 2006
Amartya Lahiri (University of British Columbia)
“Endogenous Productivity and Development Accounting,”
(with R. Armenter)
“Endogenous Productivity and Development Accounting,”
(with R. Armenter)
October 23, 2006
Dale Poirier (University of California, Irvine)
"A Lakatosian Perspective on the Development of Theories of
Decision Making Under Risk"
"A Lakatosian Perspective on the Development of Theories of
Decision Making Under Risk"
October 30, 2006
Tim Leunig (London School of Economics)
“Transport Improvements, Agglomeration Economies and City Productivity:
Did Commuter Trains Raise Nineteenth Century British Wages?”
(with N. Crafts)
“Transport Improvements, Agglomeration Economies and City Productivity:
Did Commuter Trains Raise Nineteenth Century British Wages?”
(with N. Crafts)
November 9, 2006
*12.30pm*
*12.30pm*
Ben Polak (Yale University)
"Generalized Utilitarianism and Harsanyi's Impartial Observer Theorem"
"Generalized Utilitarianism and Harsanyi's Impartial Observer Theorem"
November 13, 2006
Arnaud Costinot (University of California, San Diego)
"What Goods Do Countries Trade? New Ricardian Predictions"
"What Goods Do Countries Trade? New Ricardian Predictions"
November 20, 2006
Kongah Lee (San Diego State University)
“Early Selection”
“Early Selection”
November 27, 2006
Kurt Van Dender (University of California, Irvine)
“Air Travel Choices in Multi-Airport Markets,”
(with J. Ishii and S. Jun)
“Air Travel Choices in Multi-Airport Markets,”
(with J. Ishii and S. Jun)
December 4, 2006
*12.30pm*
*12.30pm*
William Dupor (Ohio State University)
“Do Sticky Prices Need to Be Replaced with Sticky Information,”
(with T. Kitamura and T. Tsuruga)
“Do Sticky Prices Need to Be Replaced with Sticky Information,”
(with T. Kitamura and T. Tsuruga)
December 6, 2006
*12.30pm*
*12.30pm*
Roberto Chang (Rutgers University)
“Electoral Uncertainty and the Volatility of International Capital Flows”
“Electoral Uncertainty and the Volatility of International Capital Flows”
Economics Colloquium, Spring 2006
Social Science Plaza B
Rm. 3266, 3:30-5pm
(unless otherwise indicated)
Monday
10 April
10 April
Mike McBride (University of California, Irvine)
"A Pious and Profitable Mystery: Purgatory, Craft, and Cooperation in Late Medieval England," (with G. Richardson)
"A Pious and Profitable Mystery: Purgatory, Craft, and Cooperation in Late Medieval England," (with G. Richardson)
Monday
17 April
17 April
Stergios Skaperdas (University of California, Irvine)
"Persuasion as a Contest," (with S. Vaidya)
"Persuasion as a Contest," (with S. Vaidya)
Monday
24 April
24 April
Bruce McGough (Oregon State University)
"Implementing Optimal Monetary Policy in New-Keynesian Models with Inertia," (with G. Evans)
"Implementing Optimal Monetary Policy in New-Keynesian Models with Inertia," (with G. Evans)
Thursday
27 April
27 April
Jagdish Bhagwati (Columbia University)
"Preferential Trade Agreements: What Is Wrong with Them and What We Can Do About Them."
"Preferential Trade Agreements: What Is Wrong with Them and What We Can Do About Them."
Monday
1 May
1 May
Richard Rogerson (Arizona State University)
"Structural Transformations and the Deterioration of of European Labor Market Outcomes"
"Structural Transformations and the Deterioration of of European Labor Market Outcomes"
Tuesday
9 May
9 May
Wei Li (University of California, Riverside)
"Mind Changes and the Design of Reporting Protocols"
"Mind Changes and the Design of Reporting Protocols"
Monday
15 May
15 May
Stuart Gabriel (University of Southern California)
"Housing Wealth, Financial Wealth, and Consumption: New Evidence From Micro Data," (with R. Bostic and G. Painter)
"Housing Wealth, Financial Wealth, and Consumption: New Evidence From Micro Data," (with R. Bostic and G. Painter)
Wednesday
17 May
17 May
Nora Gordon (University of California, San Diego)
"Financial Incentives and the Desegregation of Southern Schools," (with E. Cascio, E. Lewis, and S. Reber)
"Financial Incentives and the Desegregation of Southern Schools," (with E. Cascio, E. Lewis, and S. Reber)
Tuesday
30 May
30 May
Nir Jaimovich (University of California, San Diego)
"The Young, the Old, and the Restless: Demographics and Business Cycle Volatility," (with Henry Siu).
"The Young, the Old, and the Restless: Demographics and Business Cycle Volatility," (with Henry Siu).
Monday
5 June
5 June
Dmitriy Stolyarov (University of Michigan)
"Valuing Lost Home Production of Dual Earner Couples," (with C. House and J. Laitner).
"Valuing Lost Home Production of Dual Earner Couples," (with C. House and J. Laitner).
Monday
12 June
12 June
David Jacks (Simon Frasier University)
"Trade Costs and the First Wave of Globalization," (with C. Meissner and D. Novy)
"Trade Costs and the First Wave of Globalization," (with C. Meissner and D. Novy)
Economics Colloquium, Winter 2006
Social Sciene Plaza
Building B, Rm. 3266
(unless otherwise indicated)
Thursday
12 January
12.30-2pm
12 January
12.30-2pm
Patricia Cortes (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
"The Effects of Low-Skilled Immigration on U.S. Prices: Evidence from CPI Data"
"The Effects of Low-Skilled Immigration on U.S. Prices: Evidence from CPI Data"
Wednesday
18 January
12.30-2pm
18 January
12.30-2pm
Sung Jae Jun (Brown University)
"Weak Identification Robust Tests in an Instrumental Quantile Model"
"Weak Identification Robust Tests in an Instrumental Quantile Model"
Thursday
19 January
12.30-2pm
19 January
12.30-2pm
Elizabeth Ananat (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
"The Wrong Side(s) of the Tracks: Estimating the Causal Effects of Racial Segregation on City Outcomes"
"The Wrong Side(s) of the Tracks: Estimating the Causal Effects of Racial Segregation on City Outcomes"
Friday
20 January
11.30-12.30pm
SSPA 2112
20 January
11.30-12.30pm
SSPA 2112
Eduardo Zambrano (University of Notre Dame)
"An Impossible Trinity for Interactive Epistemology"
"An Impossible Trinity for Interactive Epistemology"
Monday
23 January
12.30-2pm
23 January
12.30-2pm
Francisco Gallego (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
"Voucher-School Competition, Incentives, and Outcomes: Evidence from Chile"
"Voucher-School Competition, Incentives, and Outcomes: Evidence from Chile"
Wednesday
25 January
12.30-2pm
25 January
12.30-2pm
Yoonseok Lee (Yale University)
"Nonparametric Estimation of Dynamic Panel Models"
"Nonparametric Estimation of Dynamic Panel Models"
Thursday
2 February
12.30-2pm
2 February
12.30-2pm
Adam Rosen (Northwestern University)
"Identification and Estimation of Firms' Marginal Costs Functions with Incomplete Knowledge of Strategic Behavior"
"Identification and Estimation of Firms' Marginal Costs Functions with Incomplete Knowledge of Strategic Behavior"
Wednesday
8 February
12.30-2pm
8 February
12.30-2pm
Violetta Dalla (London School of Economics)
"Reexamining the Long-Run Properties of the Real Interest Rate"
"Reexamining the Long-Run Properties of the Real Interest Rate"
Monday
6 March
3.30-5pm
6 March
3.30-5pm
Michelle Sovinsky Goeree (Claremont McKenna College)
"Advertising in the US Personal Computer Industry"
"Advertising in the US Personal Computer Industry"
Monday
13 March
3.30-5pm
13 March
3.30-5pm
Siddhartha Chib (Washington University)
"Stochastic Volatility with Leverage: Fast and Efficient Likelihood Inference," (with Y. Omori, N. Shephard and J. Nakajima)
"Stochastic Volatility with Leverage: Fast and Efficient Likelihood Inference," (with Y. Omori, N. Shephard and J. Nakajima)
Economics Colloquium, Fall 2005
Social Science Plaza A
Rm. 3132, 3:30-5pm
(unless otherwise indicated)
26 September
Justin McCrary (University of Michigan)
"Crime, Punishment, and Myopia," (with D.S. Lee)
"Crime, Punishment, and Myopia," (with D.S. Lee)
3 October
Firouz Gahvari (University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign)
"Conditional Cash Transfers, Public Provision of Private Goods, and Income Redistribution, " (with E. de Mattos)
"Conditional Cash Transfers, Public Provision of Private Goods, and Income Redistribution, " (with E. de Mattos)
10 October
William A. Branch (University of California, Irvine)
"Monetary Policy, Endogenous Inattention, and the Volatility Trade-off," (with J. Carlson, G. Evans, and B. McGough)
"Monetary Policy, Endogenous Inattention, and the Volatility Trade-off," (with J. Carlson, G. Evans, and B. McGough)
17 October
Marigee Bacolod (University of California, Irvine)
"Two Sides of the Same Coin: U.S. 'Residual' Inequality and the Gender Gap," (with B.S. Blum)
"Two Sides of the Same Coin: U.S. 'Residual' Inequality and the Gender Gap," (with B.S. Blum)
24 October
Roger Gordon (University of California, San Diego)
"Puzzling Tax Structures in Developing Countries: A Comparison of Two Alternative Explanations," (with W. Li)
"Puzzling Tax Structures in Developing Countries: A Comparison of Two Alternative Explanations," (with W. Li)
31 October
Stephen G. Bronars (University of Texas, Austin)
"Minimum Salaries, Employment Losses, and Labor Unions: The Case of Professional Football"
"Minimum Salaries, Employment Losses, and Labor Unions: The Case of Professional Football"
7 November
Ricard Gil (University of California, Santa Cruz)
"Renegotiation and Relational Contracts"
"Renegotiation and Relational Contracts"
14 November
Tao Zha (Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta)
"Shocks and Government Beliefs: The Rise and Fall of American Inflation," (with T. Sargent and N. Williams)
"Shocks and Government Beliefs: The Rise and Fall of American Inflation," (with T. Sargent and N. Williams)
*17 November
12.30-2.00pm
SSPB 3266
12.30-2.00pm
SSPB 3266
Marianne Bitler (Public Policy Institute of California)
"Effects of Increased Access to Infertility Treatment on Infant and Child Health Outcomes: Evidence from Health Insurance Mandates"
"Effects of Increased Access to Infertility Treatment on Infant and Child Health Outcomes: Evidence from Health Insurance Mandates"
21 November
Valerie Ramey (University of California, San Diego)
"A Century of Work and Leisure," (with N. Francis)
"A Century of Work and Leisure," (with N. Francis)
28 November
Christopher Kingston (Amherst College)
"Marine Insurance in Britain and America, 1720-1844: A Comparative Institutional Analysis"
"Marine Insurance in Britain and America, 1720-1844: A Comparative Institutional Analysis"
*6 December
12.30-2.00pm
SSPB 3266
12.30-2.00pm
SSPB 3266
Thomas Lubik (Johns Hopkins University)
"A Bayesian Look at New Open Economy Macroeconomics," (with F. Schorfheide).
"A Bayesian Look at New Open Economy Macroeconomics," (with F. Schorfheide).
*8 December
12.30-2.00pm
SSPB 3266
12.30-2.00pm
SSPB 3266
Noah Williams (Princeton University)
"Monetary Policy with Model Uncertainty: Distribution Forecast Targeting," (with L. Svensson)
"Monetary Policy with Model Uncertainty: Distribution Forecast Targeting," (with L. Svensson)
Economics Colloquium, Spring 2005
Social Science Plaza A
Rm. 3132, 3:30-5pm
(unless otherwise indicated)
4 April
Gary Richardson (University of California-Irvine)
"The Impact of Monetary Policy During the Great Depression."
"The Impact of Monetary Policy During the Great Depression."
11 April
Steve Raphael (University of California-Berkeley)
"Evaluating the Effectiveness of the Massachusetts Workforce Development System Using No-Shows as a Non-Experimental Comparison Group," (with M.A. Stoll)
"Evaluating the Effectiveness of the Massachusetts Workforce Development System Using No-Shows as a Non-Experimental Comparison Group," (with M.A. Stoll)
12 April
Gadi Barlevy (Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago)
"Identification of Search Models Using Record Statistics"
"Identification of Search Models Using Record Statistics"
18 April
Chris Redfeam (University of Southern California)
"History as a Luxury Good: The Impact of Historic Preservation on Housing Markets."
"History as a Luxury Good: The Impact of Historic Preservation on Housing Markets."
25 April
Kyle Kauffman (Wellesley College)
"Company Colonies, Property Rights, and the Extent of Settlement: A Case Study of Dutch South Africa, 1652-1795," (with S. J. La Croix)
"Company Colonies, Property Rights, and the Extent of Settlement: A Case Study of Dutch South Africa, 1652-1795," (with S. J. La Croix)
9 May
Heather Antecol (Claremont McKenna College)
"Racial Harassment, Job Satisfaction and Intentions to Remain in the Military," (with D. Cobb-Clark)
"Racial Harassment, Job Satisfaction and Intentions to Remain in the Military," (with D. Cobb-Clark)
16 May
Eli Berman (University of California-San Diego)
"From Empty Pews to Empty Cradles: Fertility Decline Among European Catholics," (with L. R. Iannaccone and G. Ragusa)
"From Empty Pews to Empty Cradles: Fertility Decline Among European Catholics," (with L. R. Iannaccone and G. Ragusa)
18 May
*Wed.*
*Wed.*
Keisuke Hirano (University of Arizona)
"Asymptotics for Statistical Treatment Rules," (with J. R. Porter)
"Asymptotics for Statistical Treatment Rules," (with J. R. Porter)
23 May
Jim Bushnell (University of California-Energy Institute)
"Vertical Arrangements, Market Structure, and Competition: An Analysis of US Restructured Electricity Markets," (with E. T. Mansur and C. Saravia)
"Vertical Arrangements, Market Structure, and Competition: An Analysis of US Restructured Electricity Markets," (with E. T. Mansur and C. Saravia)
31 May
Giovanni Peri (University of California-Davis)
"The long-run effect of Immigration on Productivity: Theory and Evidence from the U.S," (with G. I. P. Ottaviano)
"The long-run effect of Immigration on Productivity: Theory and Evidence from the U.S," (with G. I. P. Ottaviano)
6 June
Kenneth Y. Chay (University of California-Berkeley)
"The Long-Run and Intergenerational Impact of Poor Infant Health: Evidence from Cohorts Born During the Civil Rights Era," (with D. Almond)
"The Long-Run and Intergenerational Impact of Poor Infant Health: Evidence from Cohorts Born During the Civil Rights Era," (with D. Almond)
13 June
Linda Cohen (University of California-Irvine)
"An Empirical Investigation of Patent Races: Evidence from Patent Priority Disputes at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office," (with J. Ishii)
"An Empirical Investigation of Patent Races: Evidence from Patent Priority Disputes at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office," (with J. Ishii)
Economics Colloquium, Winter 2005
Social Science Plaza
Building B, Rm.3266
(unless otherwise indicated)
Friday
14 January
12.00-1.30pm
14 January
12.00-1.30pm
Eric Swanson (Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System)
"The Excess Sensitivity of Long-Term Interest Rates: Evidence and Implications for Macroeconomic Models," (with Refet S. Gürkaynak and Brian Sack)
"The Excess Sensitivity of Long-Term Interest Rates: Evidence and Implications for Macroeconomic Models," (with Refet S. Gürkaynak and Brian Sack)
Wednesday
19 January
12.00-1.30pm
19 January
12.00-1.30pm
Fabio Milani (Princeton University)
"Expectations, Learning and Macroeconomics"
"Expectations, Learning and Macroeconomics"
Thursday
20 January
12.30-2pm
20 January
12.30-2pm
Troy Davig (College of William and Mary)
"An Interpretation of Fluctuating Macro Policies," (with Eric M. Leeper)
"An Interpretation of Fluctuating Macro Policies," (with Eric M. Leeper)
Friday
21 January
12.00-1.30pm
21 January
12.00-1.30pm
Antoine Martin (Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City)
"Financial Intermediaries, Markets, and Growth," (with Falko Fecht and Kevin X.D. Huang)
"Financial Intermediaries, Markets, and Growth," (with Falko Fecht and Kevin X.D. Huang)
Monday
24 January
12.00-1.30pm
24 January
12.00-1.30pm
Jiawei Chen (Johns Hopkins University)
"Two-Sided Matching and Spread Determinants in the Loan Market: An Empirical Analysis"
"Two-Sided Matching and Spread Determinants in the Loan Market: An Empirical Analysis"
Tuesday 25 January
12.30-2pm
12.30-2pm
Min Ouyang (University of Maryland-College Park)
"The Scarring Effect of Recessions"
"The Scarring Effect of Recessions"
Thursday
27 January
12.30-2pm
27 January
12.30-2pm
Erich Muehlegger (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
"Gasoline Price Spikes and Regional Gasoline Content Regulations: A Structural Approach"
"Gasoline Price Spikes and Regional Gasoline Content Regulations: A Structural Approach"
Monday
7 February
12.00-1.30pm
7 February
12.00-1.30pm
Christopher McKelvey (University of California-Los Angeles)
"Price, Unit Value, and Quality Demanded"
"Price, Unit Value, and Quality Demanded"
Tuesday
8 February
12.30-2.00pm
8 February
12.30-2.00pm
Matthieu Chemin (London School of Economics)
"Does the Quality of the Judiciary Shape Economic Activity? Evidence from India"
"Does the Quality of the Judiciary Shape Economic Activity? Evidence from India"
Friday
11 February
1.00-2.30pm
11 February
1.00-2.30pm
Lesley Chiou (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
"Empirical Analysis of Retail Competition: Spatial Differentiation at Wal-Mart, Amazon.com, and Their Competitors"
"Empirical Analysis of Retail Competition: Spatial Differentiation at Wal-Mart, Amazon.com, and Their Competitors"
Monday
14 February
12.00-1.30pm
14 February
12.00-1.30pm
Laura Schechter (University of California-Berkeley)
"Theft, Gift-Giving, and Trustworthiness: Honesty Is Its Own Reward in Rural Paraguay"
"Theft, Gift-Giving, and Trustworthiness: Honesty Is Its Own Reward in Rural Paraguay"
Wednesday
16 February
3.30-5.00pm
16 February
3.30-5.00pm
Ran Abramitzky (Northwestern University)
"The Limits of Equality: an Economic Analysis of the Israeli Kibbutz"
"The Limits of Equality: an Economic Analysis of the Israeli Kibbutz"
Monday
28 February
12.00-1.30pm
28 February
12.00-1.30pm
Francesca Mazzolari (University of California-San Diego)
"What Accounts for Recent Declines in Welfare Caseloads in the U.S.? The Role of Time Limits"
"What Accounts for Recent Declines in Welfare Caseloads in the U.S.? The Role of Time Limits"
Tuesday
1 March
12.30-2.00pm
1 March
12.30-2.00pm
Giuseppe Ragusa (University of California-San Diego)
"Alternatives to GMM: Properties of Minimum Divergence Estimators"
"Alternatives to GMM: Properties of Minimum Divergence Estimators"
Wednesday
23 March
12.30-2.00pm
23 March
12.30-2.00pm
Tom Krebs (Brown University)
"Job Displacement Risk and the Cost of Business Cycles"
"Job Displacement Risk and the Cost of Business Cycles"
Economics Colloquium, Fall 2004
Social Science Plaza
Rm. 3266, 3:30-5pm
(unless otherwise indicated)
27 September
Scott Susin (US Census Bureau and US Bureau of Housing and Urban Development)
"Longitudinal Outcomes of Subsidized Housing Recipients in Matched Survey and Administrative Data"
"Longitudinal Outcomes of Subsidized Housing Recipients in Matched Survey and Administrative Data"
4 October
Ernesto Dal Bo (University of California-Berkeley, Haas School of Business)
"Workers, Warriors and Criminals: Social Conflict in General Equilibrium," (with Pedro Dal Bo)
"Workers, Warriors and Criminals: Social Conflict in General Equilibrium," (with Pedro Dal Bo)
11 October
Kris Mitchener (Santa Clara University)
"How Are Sovereign Debtors Punished? Evidence from the Gold Standard Era, " (with Marc Weidenmier)
"How Are Sovereign Debtors Punished? Evidence from the Gold Standard Era, " (with Marc Weidenmier)
18 October
Kitt Carpenter (University of California-Irvine, Graduate School of Management)
"Does Workplace Drug Testing Deter Drug Use?"
"Does Workplace Drug Testing Deter Drug Use?"
25 October
Kelly Bedard (University of California, Santa Barbara)
"The Persistence of Early Maturity: International Evidence of Long-Run Age Effects"
"The Persistence of Early Maturity: International Evidence of Long-Run Age Effects"
8 November
John Wallis (University of Maryland, College Park)
TBA
TBA
10 November
12.30-2pm
12.30-2pm
Severin Borenstein (University of California-Berkeley, Haas School of Business)
"The Effects of Time-Varying Retail Electricity Pricing."
"The Effects of Time-Varying Retail Electricity Pricing."
15 November
Kurt Van Dender (University of California, Irvine)
"The Effect of Improved Fuel Economy on Vehicle Miles Traveled: Estimates Using U.S. State Panel Data," (with Kenneth A. Small)
"The Effect of Improved Fuel Economy on Vehicle Miles Traveled: Estimates Using U.S. State Panel Data," (with Kenneth A. Small)
22 November
David Neumark (Public Policy Institute of California)
"The Effects of Minimum Wages on the Distribution of Family Incomes: A Non-Parametric Analysis," (with Mark Schweitzer and William Wascher).
"The Effects of Minimum Wages on the Distribution of Family Incomes: A Non-Parametric Analysis," (with Mark Schweitzer and William Wascher).
29 November
Kenneth Troske (University of Missouri, Columbia)
"Joint Estimation of Sequential Labor Force Participation and Fertility Decisions Using Markov Chain Monet Carlo Techniques," (with Alexandru Voicu)
"Joint Estimation of Sequential Labor Force Participation and Fertility Decisions Using Markov Chain Monet Carlo Techniques," (with Alexandru Voicu)