Economics Seminar Schedule: 2011-12
Spring 2012
| May 2, 2012 | ||
| 3:30pm to 5:00pm |
A Simple Theoretical Argument in Support of Affirmative Action Location: BA 130 Laurence Kranich University at Albany |
  |
| May 1, 2012 | ||
| 3:30pm to 5:00pm |
Skill-Biased Technical Change and the Cost of Higher Education Location: BA 130 Annie Yang University at Albany |
|
| April 27, 2012 | ||
| 3:30pm to 5:00pm |
Information and Efficiency Under Alternative Trading Protocols Location: BA 130 Andrei Schevchenko Michigan State University |
|
| April 24, 2012 | ||
| 4:15pm to 5:35pm |
The Contribution of Study Abroad to Human Capital for United States College Students Location: BA 130 Stephen Schmidt Union College |
|
| April 18, 2012 | ||
| 3:30pm to 5:00pm |
Assignment Models and Qualitative Mismatches Location: BA 130 Michael Sattinger University at Albany |
|
| April 13, 2012 | ||
| 3:30pm to 5:00pm |
Financial Markets and Fluctuations in Uncertainty Location: BA 130 Yan Bai Rochester University |
|
| March 30, 2012 | ||
| 3:30pm to 5:00pm |
Is Leisure a Normal Good? Evidence from the European Parliament Location: BA 130 Naci Mocan Louisiana State University |
|
| March 27, 2012 | ||
| 4:15pm to 5:35pm |
On the Asymptotic Size of Subvector Tests in the Linear Instrumental Variables Model Location: BA 130 Patrik Guggenberger University of California, San Diego |
|
| March 9, 2012 | ||
| 3:30pm to 5:00pm |
Globalization under Financial Imperfection Location: BA 130 Taiji Furusawa Hitotusbashi and Harvard University |
|
| January 30, 2012 | ||
| 3:30pm to 5:00pm |
Nonparametric Triangular Simultaneous Equations Models with Weak Instruments Location: BA 130 Sukjin Han Yale University |
|
| January 27, 2012 | ||
| 3:30pm to 5:00pm |
Empirical Likelihood Based Constrained Nonparametric Regression with an Application to Option Price and State Price Density Estimation Location: BA 130 Guangyi Ma Texas A&M University |
|
| January 25, 2012 | ||
| 3:30pm to 5:00pm |
Tests for Overidentifying Restrictions in Factor-Augmented VAR Models Location: BA 130 Xu Han North Carolina State University |
|
| January 23, 2012 | ||
| 3:30pm to 5:00pm |
Nonparametric Identification and Estimation of Correlated Random Coefficient Panel Data Models Location: BA 130 Zhongwen Liang Texas A&M University |
|
Fall 2011
| November 17, 2011 | ||
| 4:15pm to 5:35pm |
Assessing Global Vector Autoregressive Models for Forecasts Location: BA 130 Neil Ericsson Federal Reserve Board |
|
| November 2, 2011 | ||
| 3:30pm to 5:00pm |
Skill-Biased Technical Change and the Cost of Higher Education: An Exploratory Model Location: BA 130 John Bailey Jones University at Albany |
|
| October 14, 2011 | ||
| 3:30pm to 5:00pm |
Labor-Market Heterogeneity Aggregation, and the Policy-(In)variance of DSGE Model Parameters Location: BA 130 Yongsung Chang University of Rochester |
|
| October 11, 2011 | ||
| 4:15pm to 5:35pm |
Dual Least Squares Location: BA 130 Bruce Dieffenbach University at Albany |
|
| October 7, 2011 | ||
| 3:30pm to 5:00pm |
Longevity, Life-cycle Behavior and Pension Reform Location: BA 130 Victoria Prowse Cornell University |
|
| September 16, 2011 | ||
| 3:30pm to 5:00pm |
The Free Installment Puzzle Location: BA 130 John Rust, Sun-Jin Cho University of Maryland |
|
| September 15, 2011 | ||
| 4:15pm to 5:35pm |
Inside the Refrigerator: Immigration Enforcement and Chilling Effects in Medicaid Participation Location: BA 130 Tara Watson Williams College |
|
| September 12, 2011 | ||
| 3:30pm to 5:00pm |
Qualitative Mismatches Location: BA 130 Michael Sattinger University at Albany |
|
Spring 2011
| April 29, 2011 | ||
| 3:30pm to 5:00pm |
Insuring student Loans Against the Risk of College Failure Location: BA 130 Felicia Ionescu Colgate University |
|
| April 27, 2011 | ||
| 3:30pm to 5:00pm |
Informed Momentum Trading versus Uninformed "Naïve" Investors StrategiesLocation: BA 130 Anurag Banerjee Durham School of Business |
|
| April 15, 2011 | ||
| 3:30pm to 5:00pm |
Establishment Heterogeneity, Exporter Dynamics and the Effects of Trade Liberalization Location: BA 130 George Alessandria Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia |
|
| April 14, 2011 | ||
| 4:15pm to 5:35pm |
Bayes' procedures for 21-st Century Key Issues Location: BA 130 Herman van Dijk Erasmus University Rotterdam |
|
| April 8, 2011 | ||
| 3:30pm to 5:00pm |
Inflated Responses in Self Assessed Health Location: BA 130 William Greene New York University |
|
| April 1, 2011 | ||
| 3:30pm to 5:00pm |
On the Strategic Disclosure of Feasible Options in Bargaining Location: BA 130 Geoffroy de Clippel Brown University |
|
| March 25, 2011 | ||
| 3:30pm to 5:00pm |
Has the Recession Increased the NAIRU? Location: BA 130 Wiliam Dickens Northeastern University |
|
| March 18, 2011 | ||
| 3:30pm to 5:00pm |
Hiring Through Referrals Location: BA 130 Manolis Galenianos Pennsylvania State University |
|
| March 15, 2011 | ||
| 4:15pm to 5:35pm |
Spatial Risk Premium on Weather Derivatives and Hedging Weather Exposure in Electricity Location: BA 130 Wolfgang Hardle Humboldt University |
|
| March 11, 2011 | ||
| 3:30pm to 5:00pm |
Mismatch in the US Labor Market Location: BA 130 Gianluca Violante New York University |
|
| February 9, 2011 | ||
|
3:30pm to 5:00pm |
Characterizing Law of Demand Violations for Separable Utility
Location: BA 130 Yakar Kannai Weitzmann Institute |
|
