Economic Theory Seminars Fall 2008
Wednesdays, 4:10-5:30pm (unless otherwise specified)
Sproul Hall 2206
Questions? Contact Jang-Ting Guo & Richard Suen
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 10/1/2008 | Richard Suen, UC Riverside | Intertemporal Elasticity of Substitution and the Saving Rate |
| 10/8/2008 | Luca Bossi, University of Miami | Optimal Second Best Taxation of Addictive Goods |
| 10/15/2008* | Daniel Henderson, Binghamton University
*NOTE: Joint with Econometrics Colloquium |
Imposing Economic Constraints in Nonparametric Estimation (Paper 1 and Paper 2) |
| 10/22/2008 | Daniel Farhat, UC Riverside | International Trade and Macroeconomic Dynamics |
| 10/29/2008 | Mark Huggett, Georgetown University | How Well Does the US Social Insurance System Provide Social Insurance |
| 11/5/2008 | Giacomo Rondina, UC San Diego | Design Limits and Dynamic Policy Analysis |
| 11/12/2008 | Andreas Blume, University of Pittsburgh | Intentional Vagueness |
| 11/14/2008* | Aditi Bhattacharyya, UC Riverside
*NOTE: Friday, Joint with Econometrics Colloquium |
Adjustment of Inputs and Measurement of Technical Efficiency: A Dynamic Panel Data Analysis |
| 11/19/2008 | Javier Birchenall, UC Santa Barbara | A Competitive Theory of Equilibrium Mismatch |
| 11/26/2008 | NO SEMINAR | THANKSGIVING |
| 12/3/2008* | Richard Rogerson, Arizona State University
*NOTE: 3:40-5:00PM |
Labor Supply in a Frictional Labor Market |