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 |