Winter 2008 – UCR | Department of Economics

Development/Applied Economics Winter 2008

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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