2007-2008 – UCR | Department of Economics

Development/Applied Economics Spring 2008

Christina Gnuschke — Thu, 01 May 2008 20:23:34 +0000

Development/Applied Economics Seminars Spring 2008

Wednesdays, 4:10-5:30 pm (unless otherwise specified) Sproul 2206

Questions? Contact Jorge Aguero and Todd Sorensen

When available, the papers may be downloaded as pdf files, which can be read or printed using the Acrobat Reader.

DATE	NAME	TITLE OF PRESENTATION
4/2/2008	Fred Finan UC Los Angeles	Motivating Politicians: The Impacts of Monetary Incentives on Quality and Performance
4/9/2008	Susan Carter UC Riverside	Celestial Suppers: The Political Economy of America’s Chop Suey Craze, 1900-1930
4/16/2008	Fernando Lozano Pomona College	The FIFA World Cup and the Hours of Work of American Males
4/23/2008	Carmen Carrion-Flores University of Florida	Does Induced Innovation Create an Environmental Policy Multiplier? A Simultaneous Equation Model of Pollution Policy and Patenting
4/30/2008	Shelly Lundberg University of Washington DISTINGUISHED SPEAKER	Time Allocation of Parents and Investments in Sons and Daughters
5/7/2008	Ashok Kotwal University of British Columbia DISTINGUISHED SPEAKER	How Does Poverty Decline? Suggestive Evidence from India, 1983-1999
5/14/2008	Steve Boucher UC Davis	TBA
5/21/2008	TBA	TBA
5/28/2008	Aprajit Mahajan Stanford University	TBA
6/4/2008	Dileni Gunewardena	TBA

Econometrics Seminars Spring 2008

Christina Gnuschke — Thu, 01 May 2008 20:16:45 +0000

Econometrics Seminars Spring 2008

Mondays, 4:10-5:30 pm (unless otherwise specified) Sproul Hall 2206

Questions? Contact Gloria Gonzalez-Rivera and Tae-Hwy Lee

When available, the papers may be downloaded as pdf files, which can be read or printed using the Acrobat Reader.

DATE	NAME	TITLE OF PRESENTATION
4/7/2008	Santosh Misra, Oregon State University	Semiparametric Estimation of Stochastic Frontiers Via Profile Likelihood
4/21/2008	Andres Santos UC San Diego	Instrumental Variables Methods for Recovering Continuous Linear Functionals
4/28/2008	Chunrong Ai University of Florida	A Root-N Consistent Estimator for Regression Discountinuity Models
5/2/2008*	Taeyoung Doh Kansas City Federal Reserve Bank *NOTE: FRIDAY; Joint with Economic Theory	Yield Curve in an Estimated Nonlinear Macro Model
5/5/2008	Yoon-Jin Lee Indiana University	TBA
5/12/2008	TBA	TBA
5/19/2008	Victoria Zinde-Walsh McGill University, Canada	TBA
5/26/2008	NO SEMINAR	MEMORIAL DAY HOLIDAY

Economic Theory Seminars Spring 2008

Christina Gnuschke — Thu, 01 May 2008 20:04:23 +0000

Economic Theory Seminars Spring 2008

Fridays, 4:10-5:30 pm (unless otherwise specified) Sproul Hall 2206

Questions? Contact Marcelle Chauvet

When available, the papers may be downloaded as pdf files, which can be read or printed using the Acrobat Reader.

DATE	NAME	TITLE OF PRESENTATION
4/4/2008	Robert Dekle University of Southern California	A Quantitative Analysis of China’s Structural Transformation
4/11/2008	William Branch UC Irvine	Expectational Stability in Regime-Switching Rational Expectations Models
4/14/2008*	Miguel Angel Ballester Oyarzun Universidad Autonoma de Barcelona *NOTE: MONDAY	Optimal Rationalization of Choice and The Measurement of Rationality
4/18/2008	Giacomo Rondina UC San Diego	Trend Uncertainty and Monetary Policy Evaluations
4/25/2008	NO SEMINAR	NO SEMINAR
5/2/2008*	Dr. Taeyoung Doh Kansas City Federal Reserve Bank *NOTE: Joint with Econometrics	Yield Curve in an Estimated Nonlinear Macro Model
5/9/2008	Roger Farmer UC Los Angeles	TBA
5/16/2008	Vincenzo Quadrini University of Southern California	Understanding the International Great Moderation
5/23/2008	Leaat Yariv Cal Tech	TBA
5/29/2008*	Walter Bossert University of Montreal DISTINGUISHED SPEAKER *NOTE: TUESDAY	Rational and Consistent Choice
5/30/2008	Mark Wright UC Los Angeles	Where did Capital Flow? Fifty Years of International Rate of Return Differentials and Capital Flows
6/2/2008*	Walter Bossert University of Montreal DISTINGUISHED SPEAKER *NOTE: MONDAY	Multi-Profile Intergenerational Social Choice
6/6/2008	Lee Ohanian UC Los Angeles	Effects of Scrappage Subsidies In the Presence of Asymmetric Information

Development/Applied Economics Winter 2008

Christina Gnuschke — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 21:58:36 +0000

Development/Applied Economics Seminars Winter 2008

Wednesdays, 4:10-5:30 pm (unless otherwise specified) Sproul 2206

Questions? Contact Richard Arnott

When available, the papers may be downloaded as pdf files, which can be read or printed using the Acrobat Reader.

DATE	NAME	TITLE OF PRESENTATION
1/9/2008	Arakdipta Ghosh, UCR Associate	The Effect of Land Reforms on Long Term Health and Well-being in India
1/16/2008	TBA	TBA
1/23/2008	TBA	TBA
1/30/2008	Mason Gaffney Department of Economics UCR	New Life in Old Cities
2/6/2008	Daniel McMillen University of Illinois	Changes in the Distribution of House Prices Over Time: Structural Characteristics, Neighborhood, or Coefficients
2/13/2008	Dan Bogart University of Irvine	Developmental States?: Explaining Cross-Country Differences in Private vs. State Ownership of New Railroad Miles, 1860-1912
2/20/2008	Santiago Pinto West Virginia University	The Politics of Investment: Partisan Governments, Wages and Employment
2/27/2008	Alex Anas University of Buffalo	Efficient Urban Sprawl and Alternative Public Finance Policies in a System of Replicable Cities
3/5/2008	Donald Cox Boston College	The Biology and Economics of Sexual Infidelity
5/12/2008	Can Erbil Brandeis University	TBA

Econometrics Seminars Winter 2008

Christina Gnuschke — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 21:51:14 +0000

Econometrics Seminars Winter 2008

Mondays, 4:10-5:30 pm (unless otherwise specified) Sproul Hall 2206

Questions? Contact Gloria Gonzalez-Rivera or Aman Ullah

When available, the papers may be downloaded as pdf files, which can be read or printed using the Acrobat Reader.

DATE	NAME	TITLE OF PRESENTATION
1/7/2008	Emre Yoldas Department of Economics UCR	TBA
1/14/2008	Wei Quian Department of Economics UCR	TBA
1/21/2008	NO SEMINAR	MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. HOLIDAY
1/28/2008	Santosh Mishra Department of Economics Oregon State University	Semiparametric Estimation of Stochastic Frontiers Via Profile Likelihood
2/4/2008	TBA	TBA
2/11/2008	TBA	TBA
2/18/2008	NO SEMINAR	GEORGE WASHINGTON’S BIRTHDAY HOLIDAY
2/25/2008	CANCELLED	CANCELLED
3/3/2008	Pravin Trivedi, Indiana University DISTINGUISHED SPEAKER	A Bayesian Analysis of the OPES Model Component: Application to Dental Insurance and Dental Care
3/10/2008	Badi Baltagi Syracuse University	A Generalized Spatial Panel Data Model with Random Effects

Economic Theory Seminars Winter 2008

Christina Gnuschke — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 21:40:39 +0000

Economic Theory Seminars Winter 2008

Fridays, 4:10-5:30 pm (unless otherwise specified) Sproul Hall 2206

Questions? Contact David Malueg

When available, the papers may be downloaded as pdf files, which can be read or printed using the Acrobat Reader.

DATE	NAME	TITLE OF PRESENTATION
1/4/2008	NO SEMINAR	ASSA CONFERENCE- New Orleans
1/11/2008	Amihai Glazer UC Irvine	How To Avoid Transferring A Valuable Asset
1/18/2008	David Malueg UCR	Selling a Discrete Public Good
1/25/2008	Yongmin Chen University of Colorado, Boulder	Inattentive Consumers and Product Quality
2/1/2008	Tom Ross University of British Columbia, Vancouver Canada	Moral Hazards and Customer Loyalty Programs
2/8/2008	TBA	TBA
2/15/2008	Wei Li UCR	Peddling Influence through Well-informed Intermediaries
2/22/2008	Alejandro Manelli Arizona State University	Bayesian and Dominant Strategy Implementation in the Independent Private Values Model
2/29/2008	Aditi Bhattacharyya UCR	Median-Based Rules for Decision Making under Complete Ignorance
3/7/2008	Stefano Barbieri Tulane University	Membership in Citizen Groups
3/14/2008	Diya Mazumder Soka University, Orange County	Effects of Scrappage Subsidies in the Presence of Asymmetric Information

Development/Applied Economics Seminars Fall 2007

Christina Gnuschke — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 21:26:29 +0000

Development/Applied Economics Seminars Fall 2007

Wednesdays, 4:10-5:30 pm (unless otherwise specified)

Sproul 2206

Questions? Contact Anil Deolalikar & Susan Carter

When available, the papers may be downloaded as pdf files, which can be read or printed using the Acrobat Reader.

DATE	NAME	TITLE OF PRESENTATION
10/3/2007	Todd Sorensen UCR	Do You Receive a Lighter Prison Sentence Because You Are A Woman? An Economic Analysis of Federal Criminal Sentencing Guidelines.
10/10/2007	Anita Alves Pena Colorado State Univ.	Locational Choices of Legal and Illegal Mexican Agricultural Workers in the U.S.
10/17/2007	Christopher Carpenter UC Irvine	How Do Workplace Smoking Laws Work? Quasi-Experimental Evidence from Local Laws in Ontario, Canada
10/24/2007	Doug Miller UC Davis	The South African pension program and the health of the elderly and their families
10/31/2007	David Vazquez-Guzman Univ. of Stirling, Scotland	Inequality in Mexico: Methodological and Empirical Issues
11/7/2007	Maurizio Mazzocco UCLA	Testing for efficient risk sharing in rural India
11/14/2007	Vijaya Ramachandran Georgetown University	What matters to Firms in Africa? Relevance of Data on Perceptions
11/21/2007	THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY	NO SEMINAR
11/28/2007	Jae Hee Son UCR	The Effects of Job Training on the Wages of Korean Women
12/5/2007	Jorge Aguero & Mindy Marks UCR	Disentangling the Relationship Between Motherhood and Wages: Evidence from Latin America

Econometrics Seminars Fall 2007

Christina Gnuschke — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 21:18:57 +0000

Econometrics Seminars Fall 2007

Mondays, 4:10-5:30 pm (unless otherwise specified)
Sproul Hall 2206

Questions? Contact Aman Ullah& Tae-Hwy Lee

When available, the papers may be downloaded as pdf files, which can be read or printed using the Acrobat Reader.

DATE	NAME	TITLE OF PRESENTATION
10/1/2007	TBA	TBA
10/8/2007	Zeynep Senyuz UCR	A Multivariate Dynamic Factor Analysis of Permanent & Transitory Components of the US Real Economy and the Stock Market
10/15/2007	Emre Yoldas UCR	Testing and Modeling Threshold Asymetrics in Multivariate Distributions of US Equity Returns
10/22/2007	Guiseppe Ragusa UCI	Semiparametric Efficient Estimation in Dynamic Structural Models: A Least Favorable Submodel Approach
10/29/2007	Matthew Harding Stanford	Structural Estimation of High-Dimensional Factor Models: Uncovering the Effect of Global Factors on the US Economy
11/5/2007	Mitali Das UCD	Linear Regression for Dependently Censored Panel Duration Models with Nonadditive Fixed Effects
11/12/2007	HOLIDAY	NO SEMINAR (Veterans Day Holiday)
11/19/2007	Carlos Martin-Filho Oregon State U.	TBA
11/26/2007	Carlos Mate Universidad Pontificia Comillas, Madrid	Forecasting Histogram-Valued Time Series (HTS) in Financial Markets. Applications to Stock Indices

Economic Theory Seminars Fall 2007

Christina Gnuschke — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 21:12:25 +0000

Economic Theory Seminars Fall 2007

Fridays, 4:10-5:30 pm (unless otherwise specified)

Sproul Hall 2206

Questions? Contact Taradas Bandyopadhyay

When available, the papers may be downloaded as pdf files, which can be read or printed using the Acrobat Reader.

DATE	NAME	TITLE OF PRESENTATION
9/28/2007	NO SPEAKER
10/5/2007	Marcelle Chauvet UCR	Real Time Changes in Monetary Policy. A Nonparametric VAR Approach
10/12/2007	Richard Suen UCR	A Quantitative Analysis of Suburbanization and the Diffusion of The Automobile
10/19/2007	Jonathan Vogel UCLA	Spatial Competition with Heterogeneous Firms
10/26/2007	Conference	Economics Conference 10/26/07 – 10/28/07
11/2/2007	Sandwip Das & Monica Das	Distribution-Neutral Abatement Policy in a Model of Trade & Environment: Evidence from Abatement Policy in a Model of Trade and Environment
11/9/2007	Christopher Chambers California Institute of Technology	Behavioral Complementarity and its Implications joint with Fede Echenique & Eran Shmaya
11/16/2007	Xiaoyu Wu UCR	Industry-Specific Convergence: Evidence from the OECD
11/23/2007	Holiday	Thanksgiving Holiday 11/22 & 11/23
11/30/2007	Tony Atkinson London School of Economics	TBA
12/3/2007*	Morten Nielsen Cornell University *NOTE: Monday	Likelihood inference for a nonstationary fractional autoregressive model
12/7/2007	Yixiao Sun UCSD and Yale University	Optimal Bandwith Choice for Interval Estimation in GMM Regression