Winter 2010 – UCR | Department of Economics

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