2009-2010 – UCR | Department of Economics

Applied Economics Seminars Spring 2010

Christina Gnuschke — Sun, 30 May 2010 20:19:09 +0000

Applied Economics Seminars Spring 2010

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

Questions? Contact Steve Helfand & 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
4/2/2010	Giovanni Peri, UC Davis	Immigration, Offshoring and American Jobs
4/9/2010	Serkan Ozbeklik, Claremont McKenna College	Leadership Skills and Wages Revisited: Is There a Casual Relation?
4/16/2010	No Seminar	Applied Economics Faculty attending the So. Calif. Microeconomics Conf. at the Claremont McKenna Colleges
4/23/2010	Gustavo Gonzaga, Catholic University, Rio De Janeiro	Going Private: Public Sector Rents and Privatization in Brazil
4/30/2010	Jeffrey Nugent, University of Southern California	Midwives and Maternal Mortality: How Effective Has Indonesia’s Village Midwife Program Been?
5/7/2010*	Mauricio Cardenas, Brookings Institution *NOTE: 1st Presentation in HMNSS 1500, 12-1:30pm	What’s Next for Latin America after the Global Crisis?
5/7/2010*	Mauricio Cardenas, Brookings Institution *NOTE: 2nd Presentation in Sproul 2206, 4:10-5:30pm	State Capacity in Latin America
5/14/2010	Andre Portela Souza, Getulio Vargas Foundation, Brazil	Measuring the Quality of Schools: Evidence from Brazil
5/21/2010	Catalina Amuedo-Dorantes, San Diego State University	International Remittances and Migrant Portfolio Interests
5/24/2010*	Randy Akee, Tufts University *NOTE: (This is a Monday)	Squeezing Through the Needle’s Eye: The Effects of Income Transfers on Obesity in American Indian and Non-Indian Children
6/4/2010	Jonathan Brooks, OECD	Agricultural Policy Choices in Developing Countries

Econometrics Seminars Spring 2010

Christina Gnuschke — Sun, 30 May 2010 20:07:54 +0000

Econometrics Seminars Spring 2010

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

Questions? Contact Tae Hwy Lee & 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
3/31/2010	No Seminar	No Seminar
4/7/2010	No Seminar	No Seminar
4/14/2010	Geert Ridder, USC	The Aysmptotic Variance of Semiparametric Estimators with Generated Regressors
4/21/2010	No Seminar	No Seminar
4/28/2010	Tae-Hwy Lee, UCR	Let’s Do It Again: Bagging Equity Premium Predictors
4/29/2010*	Mark Watson, Princeton University *NOTE: (Thursday) (Joint with Econ Theory) 3:30-5pm, INTS 1113	Estimating Turning Points Using Large Data Sets (Please see the Economic Theory seminar listings for the pdf of the paper associated with this seminar)
5/5/2010	Zongwu Cai, Dept. of Math. & Stat. & Econ. – University of North Carolina at Charlotte	Nonparametric Estimation and Instrument Selection in the Conditional Capital Asset Pricing Model
5/12/2010	Akio Namba, Kobe University – Japan	MSE Dominance of the Positive-Part Shrinkage Estimator when Each Individual Regression Coefficient is Estimated
5/19/2010	Alfred Galichon, Ecole Polytechnique & Chicago Business School	Matching with Trade-offs: “Revealed Preferences over Competing Characteristics”
5/28/2010*	Eric Hillebrand, Louisiana State University *NOTE: (This is a Friday)	Temporal Correlation of Defaults in Subprime Securitization
6/2/2010	Ivana Komunjer, UCSD	Dynamic Identification of DSGE Models

Economic Theory Seminars Spring 2010

Christina Gnuschke — Sun, 30 May 2010 18:47:24 +0000

Economic Theory Seminars Spring 2010

Mondays, 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
3/29/2010	No Seminar	No Seminar
4/5/2010	Jana Grittersova, UCR Political Science	Taming Financiers: the Political Economy of Exchange Rate Regime Determination in Transition Economies
4/12/2010	Marcelle Chauvet, UCR Economics	The Seeds of the 2007-2009 Crisis: The Housing Market and the Business Cycle
4/19/2010	David deBortoli, UC San Diego	The Macroeconomic Consequences of Unstable Monetary Policy Objectives
4/26/2010	Chandler Lutz, PhD Candidate, UCR Economics	Agent Sentiment and Stock Market Predictability
4/29/2010*	Mark Watson, Princeton University *NOTE: (Thursday, from 3:30-5pm in INTS 1113) Joint with Econometrics	Estimating Turning Points using Large Data Sets
5/3/2010	Randall Wright, University of Wisconsin, Madison	Credit Markets and Credit Cycles
5/10/2010	Nathan Balke, Southern Methodist University & Dallas Fed	Sectoral Effects of Aggregate Shocks
5/17/2010	Tom Palfrey, Caltech	Political Institutions and the Dynamics of Public Investment
5/26/2010*	Francisco Buera, UC Los Angeles *NOTE: (Wednesday)	Productivity Growth and Capital Flows: The Dynamics of Reforms
5/31/2010	No Seminar – Memorial Day Holiday	No Seminar
6/7/2010	Masanao Aoki, UCLA	Non-self Averaging Phenomena in Macroeconomics and Other Fields

Applied Economics Seminars Winter 2010

Christina Gnuschke — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 22:02:54 +0000

Applied Economics Seminars Winter 2010

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

Questions? Contact Jorge Aguero & Steve Helfand.

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
1/8/2010	Arindam Nandi, PhD Candidate, UC Economics	The Impact of a Ban on Sex-Selective Abortion on the Juvenile Sex Ratio In India: Evidence from a Policy Change
1/15/2010	Diana Fletschner, University of Washington	A Nuanced Analysis of Rural Women’s Access to Credit Paper 1 \| Paper 2 \| Paper 3 \| Paper 4
1/22/2010	Yves Zenou, Stockholm University	Juvenile Delinquency and Conformism
1/28/2010*	Erik Thorbecke, Cornell University *NOTE: (Campus-wide presentation to be held in HMSS 1500 from 3:30 – 5pm)	The Impact of Globalization on Poverty in Asia, Latin America, and Africa Paper 1 \| Paper 2
1/29/2010	Erik Thorbecke, Cornell University (Departmental Presentation	The Foster-Greer-Thorbecke Poverty Measures: Twenty-Five Years Later
2/5/2010	Steven Helfand, UCR Economics	How Important are Locational Characteristics for Rural Non-agricultural Employment? Lessons from Brazil
2/11/2010*	Michael Carter, University of Wisconsin *NOTE: (Graduate student presentation from 4:10-5:30 in Sproul 2206)	Poverty Traps and Asset Smoothing: Theory, Evidence and What to Do About Them Paper 1 \| Paper 2 \| Paper 3
2/12/2010*	Michael Carter, University of Wisconsin *NOTE: (Departmental Presentation)	Left, Right, Left: Income Dynamics and The Evolution of Political Preferences of Forward-Looking Bayesian Voters
2/19/2010	Erik Jonasson, Lund University	Regional Variation in Informal Employment: Skills, Norms, and Governance
2/26/2010	Julian Betts, UC San Diego	Teacher Merit Pay Based on Student Test Scores: A Brilliant Innovation or Near-Certain Disaster?
3/5/2010	Craig McIntosh, UC San Diego	Fair Trade and Free Entry: Generating Benefits in a Disequilibrium Market
3/12/2010	Maithili Ramachandran & Kate Choi, PhD Candidates, UCR Economics	(1) The Intergenerational Effects of Increasing Women’s Schooling, Evidence from Zimbabwe (2) A Million Dollar Smile: The Impact of Medicaid Insurance Coverage on Dental Service Use

Econometrics Seminars Winter 2010

Christina Gnuschke — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 21:43:36 +0000

Econometrics Seminars Winter 2010

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

Questions? Contact Gloria Gonzalez-Rivera

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
1/6/2010	No Seminar	No Seminar
1/13/2010	Peter Christoffersen, McGill University – CANCELLED	TBA
1/20/2010	Hashem Pesaran, Cambridge University	Infinite-Dimensional VARs and Factor Models
1/27/2010	Daniel Jeske, UCR Statistics	CUSUM Techniques for Timeslot Sequences With Applications to Network Surveillance
2/3/2010*	Lynne Billard, University of Georgia *NOTE: (Departmental Presentation)	Symbolic Data: What is it, an Illustrated Introduction
2/4/2010*	Lynne Billard, University of Georgia *NOTE: (Graduate Student Presentation)	Principal Component Analysis for Interval-Valued Data
2/10/2010	No Seminar	No Seminar
2/17/2010	Gloria Gonzalez-Rivera, UCR Economics	Time Series and Symbolic Data
2/24/2010	Aaron Smith, UC Davis	Volatility Dynamics and Seasonality in the NYMEX Energy Complex
3/3/2010*	Eric Renault, University of North Carolina *NOTE: (Departmental Presentation)	Generalized Method of Moments with Tail Trimming
3/4/2010*	Eric Renault, University of North Carolina *NOTE: (Graduate Student Presentation, 12:40pm – 2:30pm)	Volatility Estimation with High Frequency Data
3/10/2010	Tae-Hwy Lee, UCR Economics	Presentation has been re-scheduled for the Spring Quarter

Economic Theory Seminars Winter 2010

Christina Gnuschke — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 21:31:45 +0000

Economic Theory Seminars Winter 2010

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

Questions? Contact Dave 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
1/4/2010	NO SEMINAR (Allied Social Sciences Meetings in Atlanta)	No Seminar
1/11/2010	David Miller, UC San Diego	A Theory of Disagreement in Repeated Games with Renegotiation
1/18/2010	NO SEMINAR (Martin Luther King, Jr., Holiday)	No Seminar
1/25/2010	Ted Bergstrom, UC Santa Barbara	Ethics, Evolution, and Neighborly Games
2/1/2010	Michael McBride, UC Irvine	Conflict, Settlement, and the Shadow of the Future
2/8/2010	Ichiro Obara, UCLA	Dynamic Games with Information Lag
2/15/2010	NO SEMINAR (Presidents Day Holiday)	No Seminar
2/22/2010	Harrison Cheng, University of Southern California	Private-Value Auctions, Resale and Common Value
3/1/2010	David Malueg, UCR	Increasing Fundraising Success by Decreasing Donor Choice
3/8/2010	Grace Gu, PhD Candidate, UCR	Foreign Direct Investment and Convergence: A Nonparametric Production Frontier Approach

Applied Economics Seminars Fall 2009

Christina Gnuschke — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 21:38:52 +0000

Applied Economics Seminars Fall 2009

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

Questions? Contact Richard Arnott & Mindy Marks.

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
9/25/2009	No Seminar	All UC Econometrics Conference hosted by UCR, 9/25 & 9/26/09
10/2/2009	Joanna Lahey, Texas A&M University	Birthing a Nation: The Effect of Access to Fertility Control on the 19th Century Demographic Transition
10/9/2009	Doug Miller, UC Davis	Why Are Recessions Good For Your Health? Understanding Procyclical Mortality
10/16/2009	Melissa Famulari, UC San Diego	Remedial Writing and Collegiate Performance: Using Placement Exam Graders’ Failing Tendencies to Identify Casual Effects
10/23/2009	Suresh Naidu, Harvard University	2:10 – 3:30pm: Suffrage, Schooling, and Sorting in the Post-Bellum U.S. South
10/23/2009	Nzinga Broussard, The Claremont-McKenna Colleges	4:10 – 5:30pm: Food Aid and Adult Nutrition in Rural Ethiopia
10/30/2009	Arindrajit Dube, UC Berkeley	Coups, Corporations, and Classified Information
11/6/2009	Trinidad Beleche, PhD Candidate, UCR Economics	What’s Law Got To Do With It? Bargaining, Intra-Family Violence Laws and Acts of Domestic Violence in Mexico
11/13/2009	Karthik Muralidharan, UC San Diego	Teacher Performance Pay: Experimental Evidence From India
11/20/2009	Shruti Kapoor, UCR	CANCELLED (due to a faculty conference)
11/27/2009	No Seminar, Thanksgiving Holiday	NO SEMINAR
12/4/2009	Stephen Lewis, Jr., Carleton College	TBA

Econometrics Seminars Fall 2009

Christina Gnuschke — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 21:30:09 +0000

Econometrics Seminars Fall 2009

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

Questions? Contact 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
9/30/2009	NO SEMINAR	NO SEMINAR
10/7/2009	Nan Shao, UCR Department of Statistics	Modeling Periodicity in Point Processes
10/14/2009	No Seminar	Seminar “Bagging Constrained Forecasts” by Dr. Tae-Hwy Lee will be rescheduled to the Winter 2010 quarter.
10/21/2009	Michael McCracken, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis	Nested Forecast Model Comparisons: A New Approach to Testing Equal Accuracy
10/28/2009	Deniz Baglan, UC Riverside	Efficient Estimation of a Partially Linear Dynamic Panel Data Model with Fixed Effects: Application to Unemployment Dynamics in the U.S.
11/4/2009	Ivan Fernandez-Val, Boston University	Inference on Counterfactual Distributions
11/11/2009	NO SEMINAR, Veterans Day Holiday	NO SEMINAR
11/18/2009	Jonathan Wright, Johns Hopkins University	Comparing Greenbook and Reduced Form Forecasts using a Large Realtime Dataset
11/25/2009	NO SEMINAR	NO SEMINAR
12/2/2009	Jinchi Lv, USC Marshall School of Business	A Unified Approach to Model Selection and Sparse Recovery Using Regularized Least Squares

Economic Theory Seminars Fall 2009

Christina Gnuschke — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 21:21:25 +0000

Economic Theory Seminars Fall 2009

Mondays, 4:10-5:30pm (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
9/28/2009	No Seminar	No Seminar
10/5/2009	Maria Casanova, UCLA	Happy Together: A Structural Model of Couples’ Retirement Choices
10/12/2009	Marcelle Chauvet, UCR	A Joint Dynamic Bi-Factor Model of the Yield Curve and the Economy as a Predictor of Business Cycles
10/19/2009	Guofu Tan, University of Southern California	Nash Bargaining Theory with Non-Convexity and Unique Solution
10/26/2009	Prasanta Pattanaik, UCR	Choice, Internal Consistency, and Rationality
11/2/2009	Wing Yu Leung, PhD Candidate, UCR Economics	Credit Market Imperfections and the Business Cycle
11/9/2009	Jie Li, PhD Candidate, UCR Economics	Regime Switching, Monetary Policy and Agents’ Beliefs in US Business Cycles
11/16/2009	S. Nageeb Ali, UC San Diego	Enforcing Cooperation in Networked Societies
11/23/2009	Cheng-Zong Qin	An Explicit Approach to Modeling Finite-Order Type Spaces and Applications
11/30/2009	Guillaume Rocheteau, UC Irvine	Liquidity Constraints