The Tufts University Economics Department sponsors research
seminars, lectures, and events throughout the year.
| Date |
Speaker |
Title |
January 18, 2013
12:00-1:15 p.m.
Braker 001 |
Dara Lee,
Assistant Professor, University of Missouri – Columbia |
"The Impact of Childhood Health on Adult
Educational Attainment: Evidence from Mandatory School Vaccination Laws" |
January 24, 2013
4:30-5:45 p.m
Tisch 316 |
Laura Gee,
PhD Candidate, University of California – San Diego |
"Social Networks and Labor Markets: How Strong
Ties Relate to Job Transmission on Facebook's Social Network" |
January 28, 2013
12:00-1:15 p.m.
Braker 001 |
Amanda Agan, PhD Candidate, University of Chicago |
"The Returns to Community College" |
January 30, 2013
12:00-1:15 p.m.
Braker 001 |
Sarena Goodman, PhD Candidate, Columbia University |
"Learning from the Test: Raising Selective College Enrollment by Providing Information" |
March 4, 2013
12:00-1:15 p.m.
Braker 001 |
Teresa Fort, Assistant Professor of Business Administration, Tuck School of
Business at Dartmouth |
"Breaking Up Is Hard To Do: Why Firms Fragment Production Across Locations" |
March 11, 2013
12:00-1:15 p.m.
Tisch 316 |
Esteban Rossi Hansberg,
Professor of Economics and International Affairs, Princeton University |
"The Anatomy of French Production
Hierarchies" |
March 25, 2013
4:00-5:15 p.m.
Rabb Room,
Lincoln Filene Center
*Updated time/location |
Remi Jedwab, Assistant
Professor of Economics and International Affairs, George Washington University |
"Colonial Investments and Long-Term Development in Africa: Evidence from Ghanaian Railroads"
(Sponsored jointly with The Fletcher School) |
April 1, 2013
4:30-6:00 p.m.
Barnum 104 |
Ken Rogoff,
Professor of Economics, Harvard University |
"Debt Overhang End Games"
(Wellington Burnham Series)
|
April 8, 2013
12:30-1:45 p.m.
Dowling 745B |
David Yanagizawa-Drott,
Assistant Professor of Public Policy, Harvard Kennedy School |
"Can Good Products Drive Out Bad? Evidence from
Local Markets for (Fake?) Antimalarial Medicine in Uganda"
(Sponsored jointly with the Fletcher School Development Seminar) |
April 16, 2013
6:00-7:30 p.m.
Alumnae Lounge |
Lucas Papademos, Professor, Kennedy School of Government,
Harvard University; Prime Minister of Greece, 2011-2012; and
Former Vice President, European Central Bank, 2002-2010 |
"The Resolution of the Euro Crisis and the Future of the EU"
(Birger Lecture Series) |
April 22, 2013
12:00-1:15 p.m.
Braker 001 |
Abigail Hornstein, Assistant
Professor of Economics, Wesleyan University |
"The Impact of Local Governance Institutions on Foreign Market Listings: The Case of Chinese Firms" |
