Development/Applied Economics Seminars Winter 2008

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

Questions? Contact 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
1/9/2008 Arakdipta Ghosh, UCR Associate The Effect of Land Reforms on Long Term Health and Well-being in India
1/16/2008 TBA TBA
1/23/2008 TBA TBA
1/30/2008 Mason Gaffney Department of Economics UCR New Life in Old Cities
2/6/2008 Daniel McMillen University of Illinois Changes in the Distribution of House Prices Over Time: Structural Characteristics, Neighborhood, or Coefficients
2/13/2008 Dan Bogart University of Irvine Developmental States?: Explaining Cross-Country Differences in Private vs. State Ownership of New Railroad Miles, 1860-1912
2/20/2008 Santiago Pinto West Virginia University The Politics of Investment: Partisan Governments, Wages and Employment
2/27/2008 Alex Anas University of Buffalo Efficient Urban Sprawl and Alternative Public Finance Policies in a System of Replicable Cities
3/5/2008 Donald Cox Boston College The Biology and Economics of Sexual Infidelity
5/12/2008 Can Erbil Brandeis University TBA