The Tufts University Economics Department sponsors research
seminars, lectures, and events throughout the year.
| Date |
Speaker |
Title |
October 3, 2007
12:00 pm.
Braker Hall 308 |
Yannis Ioannides
Professor of Economics, Tufts University |
"ICT
and Cities" |
October 25, 2007
4:30 p.m.
Mayer Campus Center Large Conference Room, Lower Level |
Charles Engel
Professor of Economics, University of Wisconsin - Madison |
"International Trade in Durable Goods: Understanding Volatility, Cyclicality,
and Elasticities" |
November 1, 2007
4:00 pm
Mugar Rm. 200
Cabot International Center |
William
Gale
Vice President and Director, Economics Studies Program, Brookings Institution,
Washington D.C. |
"Effects of Individual Development Accounts on Asset Purchases and
Saving Behavior: Evidence from a Controlled Experiment" |
November 5, 2007
12:00 p.m.
Tisch 314 |
Costas
Azariadis
Edward Mallinckrodt Distinguished University Professor in Arts and Sciences, Washington University |
"The Optimal
Inflation Target in an Economy with Limited Enforcement" |
November 13, 2007
4:30 p.m.
Braker Rm. 001 |
Oded Galor
Professor of Economics and Director of the Minerva Center for Macroeconomics and Growth, Brown University |
"Cultural Assimilation, Cultural Diffusion and the Origins of the Wealth
of Nations" |
December 5, 2007
12:00 p.m.
Braker Rm. 001 |
Michael Kremer
Gates Professor of Developing Societies in the Department of Economics at
Harvard University |
"The Impact of the Hajj" |
February 13, 2008
5:00 -6:30 p.m
Cabot Auditorium, Fletcher School
Reception to Follow |
Esther Duflo
Abdul Latif Jameel Professor of Poverty Alleviation and Development
Economics, MIT
Director, Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab |
"Fighting Poverty Effectively: The Role or Creative Experimentation"
(Wellington-Burnham Lectures) |
March 31, 2008
12:00 p.m.
Tisch 316 |
David Weil
Professor of Economics
Brown University |
"When
Does Improving Health Cause Economic Growth?" |
April 3, 2008
4:30 - 6:00 p.m.
Barnum 008
Reception to Follow |
Caroline M. Hoxby
Scott and Donya Bommer Professor in Economics
Stanford University |
"Educating People to Produce Economic Growth: The New View"
(Birger Lecture) |
April 11, 2008
12:00 - 1:15 p.m.
Braker Rm. 001 |
Panle Jia
Associate Professor in Economics
Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
"Tracing the woes: An Empirical Analysis of the Airline Industry" |
April 16, 2008
12:00 p.m.
Braker Rm. 001 |
Alan Manning
Professor of Economics
London School of Economics &
Inter-University Committee to International Migration |
"Culture Clash or
Culture Club: The Identity and Attitudes of Immigrants in Britain" |
May 1, 2008
12:15 - 1:30 p.m.
Braker Hall Rm. 001 |
Melissa Kearney
Assistant Professor of Economics, University of Maryland |
"Subsidized Contraception, Fertility, and Sexual Behavior" |
