Development/Applied Economics Seminars Spring 2008
Wednesdays, 4:10-5:30 pm (unless otherwise specified) Sproul 2206
Questions? Contact Jorge Aguero and Todd Sorensen
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 4/2/2008 | Fred Finan UC Los Angeles | Motivating Politicians: The Impacts of Monetary Incentives on Quality and Performance |
| 4/9/2008 | Susan Carter UC Riverside | Celestial Suppers: The Political Economy of America’s Chop Suey Craze, 1900-1930 |
| 4/16/2008 | Fernando Lozano Pomona College | The FIFA World Cup and the Hours of Work of American Males |
| 4/23/2008 | Carmen Carrion-Flores University of Florida | Does Induced Innovation Create an Environmental Policy Multiplier? A Simultaneous Equation Model of Pollution Policy and Patenting |
| 4/30/2008 | Shelly Lundberg University of Washington DISTINGUISHED SPEAKER | Time Allocation of Parents and Investments in Sons and Daughters |
| 5/7/2008 | Ashok Kotwal University of British Columbia DISTINGUISHED SPEAKER | How Does Poverty Decline? Suggestive Evidence from India, 1983-1999 |
| 5/14/2008 | Steve Boucher UC Davis | TBA |
| 5/21/2008 | TBA | TBA |
| 5/28/2008 | Aprajit Mahajan Stanford University | TBA |
| 6/4/2008 | Dileni Gunewardena | TBA |