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Spring 2006 News
July 18, 2006
Prof. Shimshack Presents at the World Congress of Environmental
and Resource Economists
Prof. Jay P. Shimshack presented 2 papers at the World Congress of
Environmental and Resource Economists in Kyoto, Japan. Shimshack
presented "Enforcement and Over-Compliance" on July 4 and "Mandatory
Information Disclosure and Environmental Performance in the
Electricity Industry" on July 6. He also served as a discussant for
a research session entitled "Policy Innovations in Environmental
Management."
June 19, 2006
Prof. Metcalf Presents his Research to the Advisory Board of the
Global Trade Analysis Project
Prof. Gilbert E. Metcalf made a presentation to the Advisory Board
of the Global Trade Analysis Project in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia in
June. Metcalf presented results from his research with the MIT Joint
Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change on measuring tax
rates in international data sets.
June 1, 2006
Two Summer Scholars to Work with Economics Faculty on Research
Mickey Ferri (A'07) and David Kelley (A'07) will be working with
Prof. Lynne Pepall and
Prof. Gilbert Metcalf, respectively, as
Summer Scholars. Read about their research projects.
May 9, 2006
Commencement Weekend Events for Graduates in Economics
On Saturday, May 20, the Department of Economics hosted a wine and
cheese reception for Economics graduates, family, friends, and
faculty members. The reception was held from 4:00-6:00pm in Braker
Hall.
On Sunday, May 21, following the All-University Commencement
Ceremony, which began at 9:00am on the academic quad, Economics
graduates, their guests, and faculty members had lunch at 11:00am on
the lawn adjacent to Tisch Library. The Department of Economics
degree ceremony was then held from 1:30-3:00pm at the Alumni Field
Tent.
Additional information about Commencement can be found at
http://commencement.tufts.edu.
May 4, 2006
Prof. Tan Presents Seminars at the University of Washington
Prof. Chih Ming Tan presented his work (joint with Prof. Steven Durlauf, University of Wisconsin, and Prof. Andros Kourtellos,
University of Cyprus) entitled "God is in the Details: A
Reexamination of the Role of Religion in Economic Growth" at the
Center for Statistics and Social Sciences on May 3 and at the
Department of Economics on May 5.
May 2, 2006
Prof. Spolaore to Present at NBER and Princeton
Prof. Enrico Spolaore and his co-author Romain Wacziarg of Stanford
presented their paper "The Diffusion of Development" at the NBER
Political Economy conference in Cambridge on May 6th and at the
Political Institutions and Economic Policy (PIEP) conference in
Princeton (Center for Globalization and Governance) on May 13th.
April 27, 2006
Prof. Metcalf Presents at MIT, Harvard, and Yale
During April, Prof. Gilbert E. Metcalf presented his paper "Energy
Conservation in the United States: Understanding its Role in Climate
Policy" at MIT's Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global
Change, Harvard University Kennedy School of Government's
Environmental Economics and Policy Seminar, and Yale School of
Management's Environmental Economics Seminar.
April 20, 2006
Prof. Ioannides Presents Seminar at MIT
On April 20, Prof. Yannis Ioannides presented at MIT's
Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Department, Networks and
Dynamics seminar, on "Random Graphs and Social Networks."
April 19, 2006
Two New Faculty Members to Join the Department of Economics this
Fall
The Department of Economics proudly announces the addition of two
new faculty members in the Fall of 2006: Prof. Rajeev Dehejia of
Columbia University, whose fields are Applied Microeconomics, Labor
Economics, Econometrics and Development Economics, and
Joshua Fischman, who is receiving his Ph.D. from MIT and whose fields are
Law and Economics and Political Economy.
April 5, 2006
Economics Faculty Members to Present at the 2006 International
Industrial Organization Conference
At the fourth annual International Industrial Organization
Conference in Boston, April 7-9,:
Prof. Dan Richards presented the paper he co-authored with Richard Dagen (Federal Trade Commission) entitled
"The Efficiencies Defense in Mergers: The Baby-Food Case
Reconsidered."
Prof. John Straub presented the paper he co-authored with
Prof. Lynne Pepall,
Prof. Dan Richards, and Michael DeBartolo (A'06)
entitled "Competition in Religious Markets."
Prof. Lynne Pepall presented the paper she co-authored with
Prof. Dan Richards and Liang Tan (G'06) entitled
"Advertising: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly."
March 31, 2006
Congratulations to Economics Majors who won Academic Awards!
Congratulations to the following Economics Majors who won Academic
Awards:
- Stephanie Christofides (A'06) - The Marion Ricker Houston Prize
Scholarship in Economics
- Mickey Ferri (A'07) - The Lewis F. Manly Memorial Prize
- Jeffrey Katzin (A'06) - The Class of 1911 Prize Scholarship
- Alexander Kelston (A'07) - The Daniel Ounjian Prize in Economics
- John Papp (A'06) - The Charles G. Bluhdorn Prize in Economics and
The Class of 1898 Prize
- Vittoria Reimers (A'07) - The Daniel Ounjian Prize in Economics
- Samuel Ronfard (A'06) - The Marion Ricker Houston Prize Scholarship
in Economics
- Jesal Shah (A'07) - The Daniel Ounjian Prize in Economics
March 27, 2006
Prof. Spolaore Presents at Brigham Young University
On March 30 and 31, Prof. Enrico Spolaore gave a lecture and a
research seminar at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah. The
lecture, on the Size of Nations, was addressed to BYU
undergraduates, while the research seminar, on the Diffusion of
Development, was addressed to BYU economics faculty.
March 25, 2006
Prof. Tan Presents Seminar at the University of
Connecticut-Storrs
On March 24, Prof. Chih Ming Tan gave a seminar at the University of
Connecticut-Storrs entitled "God is in the Details: A Reexamination
of the Role of Religion in Economic Growth". This seminar was based
on joint work with Prof. Steven Durlauf, University of Wisconsin,
and Prof. Andros Kourtellos, University of Cyprus.
March 21, 2006
Tufts' Economics Department Ranks Highest in terms of Percentage
of Black Faculty Members
According to a survey done by The Journal of Blacks in Higher
Education (JBHE), Tufts University's Department of Economics ranks
number one out of the Economics departments of the 30 highest-ranked
universities for the percentage of black economists among the
faculty.
Read the full article.
March 14, 2006
Prof. Richards to give a talk on Merger Policy
On March 21, Prof. Dan Richards gave a talk on merger policy at the
Canadian Bureau of Competition in Ottawa entitled "Merger Theory and
Evidence: The Baby Food Case Reconsidered."
March 7, 2006
Prof. Metcalf Presents at Energy Efficiency Conference in
Washington, D.C.
Prof. Gilbert Metcalf gave a presentation on Energy Efficiency at a
conference in Washington, D.C., held March 2-3, titled "The
Economics of Climate Change: Understanding Transatlantic
Differences," sponsored by Resources For the Future and the UK
Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. The conference
was a two-day program designed to draw out the key issues, encourage
discussion, and develop a keener understanding of how to move
forward in light of transatlantic differences concerning climate
change economics. Resources For the Future is a Washington-based
independent institute dedicated exclusively to analyzing
environmental, energy, and natural resource topics.
Prof. Metcalf is currently a visiting professor at the MIT Joint
Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change working on issues
involving energy efficiency and taxation in global climate models.
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