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Applied Economics Seminars Winter 2014

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

Questions? Contact Mindy Marks & 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
1/8/2014 Vilma Sarshar, UCR Ph.D. Candidate in Economics  A Matter of Time: An Impact Evaluation Of The Programa Nacional De Credito Fundiario
1/15/2014 TBA TBA
1/22/2014 TBA  TBA-Job Market Candidate Seminar
1/29/2014 Sergio Urzuwa, University of Maryland Loans For Higher Education: Does The Dream Come True?
2/5/2014* Robert Sugden, University of East Anglia, U.K.

*NOTE: (Please note, this is an Economic Theory Seminar, and will be held from 2:20-3:30. Location is Spr 2206)

 Characterising Competitive Equilibrium In Terms Of Opportunity
2/5/2014 Anna Tompsett, Columbia University Bridges: Transport Infrastructure And Economic Geography On The Mississippi And Ohio Rivers 1860-2000
2/12/2014 TBA TBA-Job Market Candidate Seminar
2/19/2014 TBA TBA-Job Market Candidate Seminar
2/26/2014 TBA TBA
3/5/2014 Lai Jiang, University of British Columbia An Empirical Model Of The Effect of “Bill Shock” Regulation In Mobile Telecommunication Markets
3/12/2014 Thomas Lemieux, University of British Columbia Performance Pay And Earnings Dynamics
3/18/2014* Richard Freeman, Harvard University

*NOTE: (General & Grad student presentation in Sproul 2206 from 4:10-5:30pm)

 Saving U.S. Capitalism The American Way: Spreading Capital Ownership
3/19/2014* Richard Freeman, Harvard University

*NOTE: (Faculty Presentation in 2206 Sproul Hall, regular time)

 Collaborating With People Like Me: Ethnic Co-Authorship Within The U.S.
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Econometrics Seminars Winter 2014

Mondays, 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
1/6/2014 Yanqin Fan, University of Washington A Direct Approach To Inference In Nonparametric And Semiparametric Quantile Models
1/13/2014 Tatevik Sekhposyan, Bank of Canada Alternative Tests For Correct Specification Of Conditional Predictive Densities
1/20/2014 Holiday, No Seminar No Seminar
1/27/2014 Joseph Cummins, UC Davis On The Use and Misuse Of Child Height-For-Age Z-Score In The Demographic And Health Surveys
2/3/2014 Muneeza Alam, Yale University Coping With Blackouts: Power Outages And Firm Choices
2/4/2014* Federico Mantovanelli, Boston College

*NOTE: (please note that this job talk will be from 5:10-6:30pm)

 The Protestant Legacy: Missions And Literacy In India
2/10/2014 Rebecca Thornton, University of Michigan The Demand For Medical Male Circumcision
2/17/2014 HOLIDAY President’s Day Holiday – No Seminar
2/24/2014 TBA TBA
3/3/2014 TBA TBA
3/10/2014 TBA TBA
 3/17/2014  Winter Finals Week, No Seminar No Seminar
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Economic Theory Seminars Winter 2014

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
1/3/2014 No Seminar No Seminar
1/10/2014 No Seminar No Seminar
1/17/2014 Insu Kim, UCR Economics Visiting Scholar Microfoundation Of Inflation Persistence In The New Keynesian Phillips Curve
1/24/2014 TBA TBA
1/31/2014 Marcos de Almeida Rangel, Princeton University Discrimination Goes To School
2/4/2014* Federico Mantovanelli, Boston College

*NOTE: (Please note that this date is a TUESDAY, and the time will be 5:10-6:30pm in Sproul 2206)

 The Protestant Legacy: Missions And Literacy In India
2/5/2014* Robert Sugden, University of East Anglia, U.K.

*NOTE: (Please note, this is a Wednesday rather than a Friday, and will be held from 2:20-3:30, Location is Sproul 2206)

 Characterising Competitive Equilibrium In Terms Of Opportunity
2/7/2014 No Seminar No Seminar (Was Wednesday, 2/5/14 by Dr. Sugden)
2/14/2014 Antonio Bento, Cornell University The Effects of The Clean Air Vehicle Stickers Program In California
2/21/2014 Albert Saiz, Massachussets Institute of Technology Immigrant Locations And Native Residential Preferences In Spain: New Ghettos?”
2/28/2014 Joon Young Hur, Cal State Northridge No News Is Good News
3/7/2014 Manisha Goel, Pomona College Does Offshoring Lift All Boats? The Role Of Induced Technology Adoption And Innovation
3/14/2014* Barry Eichengreen, University of California, Berkeley

*NOTE: (Please note that this seminar will be held in the CHASS Interdisciplinary Bldg Screening room, INTS 1128 from 3:40-5pm)

 The Eurozone Crisis: The Theory Of Optimum Currency Areas Bites Back
3/21/2014 Winter Finals Week, No Seminar No Seminar
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