Winter 2008
Social Science Plaza B
Rm. 3266, 3:30pm-5:00pm
(Unless otherwise indicated)
January 10, 2008
Guillame Rocheteau (Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland)
“Money and Competing Assets under Private Information”
“Money and Competing Assets under Private Information”
January 14, 2008 (4:00pm, SSPA 2112)
Friederike Mengel (University of Alicante)
“Learning Across Games”
“Learning Across Games”
January 15, 2008
Manisha Shah (University of Melbourne)
“Sex Work and Infection: What's Law Enforcement Got to Do With It?”(with Paul Gertler)
“Sex Work and Infection: What's Law Enforcement Got to Do With It?”(with Paul Gertler)
January 16, 2008
Giovanni Peri (University of California, Davis)
“Task Specialization, Comparative Advantages, and the Effects of Immigration on Wages”(with Chad Sparber)
“Task Specialization, Comparative Advantages, and the Effects of Immigration on Wages”(with Chad Sparber)
January 17, 2008 (4:00pm, SSPA 2112)
Laurent Mathevet (California Institute of Technology)
“Supermodular Bayesian Implementation: Learning and Incentive Design”
“Supermodular Bayesian Implementation: Learning and Incentive Design”
January 22, 2008 (4:00pm, SSPA 2112)
Thayer Morrill (University of Maryland)
“The Roommates Problem Revisited”
“The Roommates Problem Revisited”
January 25, 2008 (12:30pm, SSPA 3132)
Eli Berman (University of California, San Diego)
“Religion, Terrorism and Public Goods: Testing the Club Model”
“Religion, Terrorism and Public Goods: Testing the Club Model”
January 28, 2008
Joao Montez (Columbia University)
“Downstream Mergers and Producer's Capacity Choice: Why Bake a Larger Pie When Getting a Smaller Slice?”
“Downstream Mergers and Producer's Capacity Choice: Why Bake a Larger Pie When Getting a Smaller Slice?”
February 1, 2008
James Sallee (University of Michigan)
“The Incidence of Tax Credits for Hybrid Vehicles”
“The Incidence of Tax Credits for Hybrid Vehicles”
February 14, 2008 (2:00pm)
Stephen Trejo (University of Texas, Austin)
“Intermarriage and the Intergenerational Transmission of Ethnic Identity and Human Capital for Mexican Americans”(with Brian Duncan)
“Intermarriage and the Intergenerational Transmission of Ethnic Identity and Human Capital for Mexican Americans”(with Brian Duncan)
February 20, 2008
Peter Schnabl (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
“Migration and Development in Mexican Communities: Evidence from US Labor Demand Shocks”
“Migration and Development in Mexican Communities: Evidence from US Labor Demand Shocks”
March 3, 2008
Olivia Ceccarini (University of Pennslyvania)
“Does Experience Rating Matter in Reducing Accident Probabilities? A Test for Moral Hazard”
“Does Experience Rating Matter in Reducing Accident Probabilities? A Test for Moral Hazard”
March 4, 2008
Ron Borkovsky (Northwestern University)
“The Timing of Version Releases in R&D-intensive Industries: A Dynamic Duopoly Model”
“The Timing of Version Releases in R&D-intensive Industries: A Dynamic Duopoly Model”
March 5, 2008
Adriana Kugler (University of Houston)
“Training Disadvantaged Youth in Latin America: Evidence from a Randomized Trial”
“Training Disadvantaged Youth in Latin America: Evidence from a Randomized Trial”
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