| Date |
Speaker |
Title |
| Fall 2003 |
| Sept. 15, 2003 |
Professor Christos Papadimitriou - Department of Computer
Science, University of California, Berkeley |
Nash Equilibria and Complexity |
| Sept. 15, 2003 |
Professor Christos Papadimitriou - Department of Computer
Science, University of California, Berkeley |
Games and Networks |
| Sept. 29, 2003 |
Xavier Gabaix - Department of Economics, Massachusetts
Institute of Technology |
A Theory of Large Fluctuations in Stock Market Activity |
| Sept. 29, 2003 |
Xavier Gabaix - Department of Economics, Massachusetts
Institute of Technology |
Power Laws and the Origins of the Business Cycle |
| Oct. 20, 2003 |
Ali Hortacsu - Department of Economics, University of
Chicago |
Dynamics of Seller Reputation: Theory and Evidence from EBAY |
Oct. 29, 2003
5:30 - 7: 00 PM
ASEAN Auditorium of the Fletcher School
Reception to follow. |
Pres. Lawrence S. Bacow, Richard Sandor, CEO of the Chicago
Climate Exchange and Prof. Randall Kroszner: Graduate School of
Business, University of Chicago and former member of the Council
of Economic Advisors. |
Emissions Trading: The role of Markets in Addressing Climate
Change and Air Pollution |
Oct. 29, 2003
3:30 - 4:45 pm
7th floor of Cabot Hall |
Professors Gilbert E. Metcalf and Jay Shimshack of the
Department of Economics, Professor Laurent Jacques of the
Fletcher School, Research Professor Frank Ackerman of the Global
Development and Environmental Institute, and Richard Sandor,
CEO of the Chicago Climate Exchange, will discuss markets as
an environmental policy tool. |
The Role of Markets in Environmental Policy |
| Nov. 17, 2003 |
Roland Fryer (University of Chicago and Harvard U) |
Categorical Redistribution in Winner-Take-All Markets |
| Nov. 18, 2003 |
Jacques-François Thisse - Professor, Université catholique
de Louvain (Faculté des sciences économiques, sociales et
politiques, Département des sciences économiques) |
Interregional and international trade: seventy years after
Ohlin |
| Nov. 24, 2003 |
Tomas Sjostrom (Penn State Univ) |
TBA |
| Dec. 8, 2003 |
Robert Margo (Vanderbilt Univ) |
TBA |
| Spring 2004 |
| Jan. 22, 2004 |
Jenny Xu, University of British Columbia |
Noise Traders and the Exchange Rate Disconnect Puzzle |
| Jan. 23, 2004 |
Maria Guadalupe, London School of Economics and MIT |
Does Product Market Competition Increase Wage Inequality? |
| Jan. 26, 2004 |
Lori Snyder, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard
University |
Are Management-Based Regulations Effective?:
Evidence From State Pollution Prevention Programs |
| Jan. 28, 2004 |
Richard Akresh, Yale University |
Risk, Network Quality, and Family Structure: Child Fostering
Decisions in Burkina Faso |
| Jan. 30, 2004 |
Andrew Leigh, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard
University |
Who Benefits from the Earned Income Tax Credit? Incidence Among
Recipients, Coworkers and Firms |
Feb. 11, 2004
12:00-1:15 p.m.
Braker 222 |
Klaas van 't Veld, University of Michigan |
Trees or Toyota Priuses? How Best to Combat Global Warming |
| Feb. 12, 2004 |
Chulsoo Kim, Wellesley College |
Is the Investment of Korean Conglomerates Inefficient? |
| Feb. 17, 2004 |
Mary Davis, Harvard School of Public Health |
State Environmental Politics: A Study of State Toxic Metal
Water Quality Standards |
| Feb. 18, 2004 |
Matthias Schuendeln, Yale University |
Modeling Firm Dynamics to Identify the Cost of Financing
Constraints in Ghanaian Manufacturing |
Feb. 23, 2004
11:50 a.m. - 1:20 p.m.
Braker 01 |
Thomas DeLeire, Harris Graduate School of Public Policy,
University of Chicago / John F. Kennedy School of Government |
Worker Sorting and the Risk of Death on the Job |
Feb. 24, 2004
11:50 a.m. - 1:20 p.m.
Braker 220 |
Chih Ming Tan, University of Wisconsin-Madison |
No One True Path to Development: Uncovering the Interplay
Between Geography, Institutions, and Fractionalization in
Economic Development |
Mar. 1, 2004
11:50 a.m. - 1:20 p.m.
Braker 01 |
Steve Pischke, London School of Economics and Harvard
University |
The Impact of Length of the School Year on Student Performance
and Earnings: Evidence from the German Short School Years |
Mar. 8, 2004
11:50 a.m. - 1:20 p.m.
Braker 01 |
Enrico Spolaore, Brown University |
Borders and Growth |
Mar. 10, 2004
Braker 01 |
Shang-Jin Wei, International Monetary Fund |
Tax Rates and Tax Evasion: Evidence from "Missing Imports" in
China |
Apr. 1, 2004
6:00-7:45PM
Braker Hall 01
A reception follows at The Rabb Room of the Lincoln Filene Center |
Spring 2004 Wellington Burnham Lecture
Christina Paxson, Professor of Economics, Department of
Economics at Princeton University, with a discussion by
Michael Kremer, Gates Professor of Economics, Department of
Economics at Harvard University,
Co-sponsored by The Fletcher School, the International
Relations Program, The Gerald J. and Dorothy R. Friedman
School of Nutrition Science and Policy, and the Community
Health Program |
Orphans in Africa |
Apr. 6, 2004
4:00 PM
Lane Hall 100
A reception will follow |
Spring 2004 Wellington-Burnham Lecture - George J. Borjas,
Professor of Economics, John F. Kennedy School of Government. |
Legal and Illegal Immigration: An Economist's View |
7:30 PM
Barnum Hall 08 |
Prof. George J. Borjas and Congressman Ron Mazzoli,
sponsor of the last major immigration U.S. law reform in
1986. |
Immigration Policy Symposium |
Apr. 26, 2004
5:30PM - 6:30PM
Barnum Hall 104
A reception will follow in the Barnum Lobby |
2004 Birger Lecture - Alex Brill (LA'97), Senior Economist
on the House Committee on Ways and Means, Washington, D.C.
|
From the Hill at Tufts to Capitol Hill: Thoughts on
Economics and the Policy Process |
May 7, 2004
12:30 pm - 2:00 pm
Coolidge Room in Ballou Hall |
Luncheon Talk by Dr. Douglas Holtz-Eakin, Director of
the Congressional Budget Office.
Free luncheon tickets are available in the
Department of Economics Office on the First Floor of Braker Hall |
Policy Implications of the Federal Budget Deficit |
