Applied Economics Seminars Winter 2011

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
1/5/2011	Chad Sparber, Colgate	Quotas and Quality: The Effect of H-1B Visa Restrictions on the Pool of Prospective Undergarduate Students from Abroad
1/12/2011	Gordon Dahl, UCSD	Family Violence and Football: The Effect of Unexpecrted Emotional Cues on Violent Behavior
1/19/2011	Masanori Kuroki, UCR	The Deregulation of Temporary Employment and Workers’ Perceptions of Job Insecurity in Japan
1/26/2011*	Martha Bailey, University of Michigan *NOTE: Seminar Cancelled	No Seminar – Cancelled
2/2/2011	Kenneth Small, UCI	Energy Policies for Passenger Motor Vehicles
2/9/2011	Rohini Somanathan, IAS	Repayment Incentives and the Distribution of Gains from Group Lending
2/16/2011	Julie Hotchkiss, Atlanta Federal Reserve	The Wage Impact on Undocumented Workers
2/23/2011	Getachew Nigatu, UCR	The Welfare Value of “Allocate-and-Trade” in Addressing Equity and Externalities: A Case of the Eastern Nile River Basin
3/2/2011	Awudu Abdulai, University of Kiel	No Seminar – Cancelled
3/9/2011*	Sandra Black, University of Texas at Austin *NOTE: (two seminars: 1st is 12:10-1:30, and 2nd is 4:10-5:30)	(1) The Economics of Discrimination (2) Under Pressure? The Effect of Peers on Outcomes of Young Adults