Seminars

Seminars

Fall 2020

Date, Location	Type	Speaker	Topic
November 11 2 p.m. Virtual	Seminar	Toke Aidt University of Cambridge	“Franchise Extension and Fiscal Structure in the United Kingdom 1820-1913: A New Test of the Redistribution Hypothesis”
November 18 3:30 p.m. Virtual	Seminar	Anusha Chari UNC Chapel Hill	Postponed until Spring 2021
December 2 3:45 p.m. Virtual	Seminar	Aimee Chin University of Houston	TBA

Spring 2020

Date, Location	Type	Speaker	Topic
March 27 3.30 p.m. Kirby 103	Seminar	Mark Anderson Montana State University	POSTPONED
April 9 5 p.m. Kirby 103	Seminar	Charles Moul Miami University in Ohio	CANCELLED
April 28 TBD	Junior Faculty Workshop	Sudipta Sarangi Virginia Tech	CANCELLED

Fall 2019

Date, Location	Type	Speaker	Topic
September 9 3.30 p.m. Kirby 109	Seminar	Neel U. Sukhatme Georgetown University Law Center	“Down to the Last Strike: The Effect of the Jury Lottery on Conviction Rates”
September 11 Noon Kirby 202	Junior Faculty Workshop	Simas Kucinskas Humboldt University, Berlin	“Complexity and Expectation Formation“ (with Simin He)
September 24 11 a.m. Kirby B01B	Junior Faculty Workshop	Matthew Johnson Duke University	“The Labor Market Impacts of Legal Restrictions on Worker Mobility”
October 16 3.30 p.m. Kirby 103	Seminar	Shi Qi William and Mary	“Innovation Uncertainty, Patents and Productivity Misallocation”
October 23 Noon Kirby 202	Junior Faculty Workshop	Matt Klepacz William and Mary	“The Real Effects of Monetary Shocks: Evidence from Micro Pricing Moments”
October 28 3.30 p.m. Kirby 103	Seminar	Carl Kitchens Florida State University	“Highways and Globalization: The Role of Domestic Trade Costs in Regional Development”
November 6 3.30 p.m. Kirby 103	Junior Faculty Workshop	Dan Garrett Duke University	“Conflicts of Interest in Municipal Bond Advising and Underwriting”
November 18 3.30 p.m. Kirby 103	Seminar	Angela Cools Davidson College	“Boys, Girls, and High Achievers”
December 5 11 a.m. Kirby B01B	Junior Faculty Workshop	Megan Regan Wake Forest Univeristy	TBD

Spring 2019

Date, Location	Type	Speaker	Topic
March 4 4 p.m. Kirby 104	Seminar	Cosmin Ilut Duke University	“Economic agents as imperfect problem solvers”
April 15 Noon Kirby 108	Junior Faculty Workshop	Cheng Chen Clemson University	“Uncertainty, Imperfect Information, and Learning in the International Market”

Fall 2018

Date, Location	Type	Speaker	Topic
September 5 4 p.m. Kirby 103	Seminar	Tim Groseclose George Mason University	“Tax Leakage and the Rule of t Over 1-t”
September 24 Noon Kirby 104	Junior Faculty Workshop	Siying Liu Wake Forest University	“Opioid Poisoning Deaths and Local Physician Practicing Styles”
September 26 4 p.m. Kirby 103	Seminar	Jessica Bean Denison University	“Young Adult Labor and the Household Economy in Interwar London”
October 15 4 p.m. Kirby 103	Seminar	Haizhen Lin Indiana University	“Non-Parametric Estimation of Search Costs for Differentiated Products: Evidence from Medigap”
October 17 Noon Kirby 104	Junior Faculty Workshop	Dajun Lin University of Virginia	“Multi-Dimensional Abilities, Task Content of Occupations, and Career Choices: A Dynamic Analysis”
November 7 4 p.m. Kirby 103	Seminar	Chris Ruhm University of Virginia	“Drivers of the Fatal Drug Epidemic”
November 13 3 p.m. Kirby 108	Junior Faculty Workshop	Wenting Ma University of UNC Chapel Hill	“Market Power, Finance Wages, and Inequality”
November 28 4 p.m. Kirby 103	Seminar	Boris Gershman American University	“Witchcraft Beliefs as a Cultural Legacy of the Atlantic Slave Trade: Evidence from Two Continents”

Spring 2018

Date, Location	Type	Speaker	Topic
February 23 noon Kirby 104	Junior Faculty Workshop	Tommy Leung Wake Forest University	“Why Are Inferior Seats “Underpriced”? Evidence from the English Premier League”
March 16 3 p.m. Kirby 103	Junior Faculty Workshop	Bobby Chung Clemson University	“Influences from Peers’ Parents on College Attainment”
April 4 4 p.m. Kirby 103	Seminar	Jayjit Roy Appalachian State University	“Exporting and Pollution Abatement Expenditure: Evidence from Firm-Level Data”
April 18 4 p.m. Kirby 103	Seminar	Jay Shimshack University of Virginia	“Does Mandatory Labeling of Outfall Points Influence Pollution and Compliance? Evidence from a Natural Experiment in Ohio”

Fall 2017

Date, Location	Type	Speaker	Topic
September 27 4 p.m. Kirby 103	Seminar	Babur De los Santos Clemson University	“Agency Pricing and Bargaining: Empirical Evidence from the E-Book Market”
October 2 4 p.m. Kirby 103	Seminar	John Burger Loyola University	“Currency Matters: Analyzing International Bond Portfolios”
October 18 4 p.m. Kirby 103	Seminar	Noel Johnson George Mason University	“The Effects of Land Redistribution: Evidence from the French Revolution”
October 30 12-1 p.m. Kirby 108	Junior Faculty Workshop	Laura Connolly University of Alabama	“The Effects of a Trade Shock on Gender-Specific Labor Market Outcomes in Brazil”
November 8 4 p.m. Kirby 103	Seminar	Cathleen Johnson University of Arizona	“PRINCE: An Improved Method for Measuring Incentivized Preferences”

Spring 2017

Date, Location	Type	Speaker	Topic
March 22 4 p.m. Kirby 103	Seminar	Mark Koyama George Mason University	“Autocratic Rule and Social Capital: Evidence from Imperial China”
April 3 4 p.m. Kirby 103	Seminar	Matthew Lewis Clemson University	“Competition and Quality Choice in Hospital Markets”
April 17 4 p.m. Kirby 103	Seminar	Byron Tsang Virginia Tech	“What Cycles? Data Detrending in DSGE Models”

Fall 2016

Date, Location	Type	Speaker	Topic
September 12 4 p.m. Kirby 103	Seminar	Sandy Darity Duke University	“Stratification Economics: A New Subfield”
September 21 4 p.m. Kirby 103	Seminar	Alejandro Zentner UT Dallas	“Measuring E-Commerce Concentration Effects When Product Popularity is Channel-Specific”
October 3 3 p.m. Kirby 104	Junior Workshop	Elizabeth Bennett Stulting Chiles UCLA	“Shrouded Prices and Firm Reputation: Evidence from the U.S. Hotel Industry”
October 17 4 p.m. Kirby 103	Seminar	Thayer Morrill NC State University	“Which School Assignments are Legal?”
November 4 3 p.m. Kirby 104	Junior Workshop	Caleb Stroup Davidson College	“Entry and Competition in Corporate Takeover Markets”

Spring 2016

Date, Location	Type	Speaker	Topic
February 24 4 – 5.15 p.m. Kirby 103	Seminar	Juan Carlos Suárez Serrato Duke University	“State Taxes and Spatial Misallocation”
March 30 4 – 5.15 p.m. Kirby 103	Seminar	David S. Jacks Simon Fraser University	“From Boom to Bust: A Typology of Real Commodity Prices in the Long Run”
April 13 4 – 5.15 p.m. Kirby 103	Seminar	Doug Webber Temple University	“Are College Costs Worth it? How Ability, Major, and Debt Affect the Returns to Schooling”
April 20 12 – 1 p.m. Kirby B02	Junior Workshop	Jonathan Williams UNC Chapel Hill	“Usage-Based Pricing and Demand for Residential Broadband”

Fall 2015

Date, Location	Type	Speaker	Topic
September 23 4 p.m. Kirby 103	Seminar	Allan Collard-Wexler Duke University	“How do Power Shortages Affect Industry: Evidence from India”
September 30 4 p.m. Kirby 103	Seminar	Brian Baisa Amherst University	“Efficient Multi-unit Auctions with Non-Quasilinear Preferences”
October 2 4 p.m. Kirby 103	Junior Workshop	Christina Dalton Wake Forest University	“Why Do Firms Use Insurance to Fund Worker Health Benefits? The Role of Corporate Finance”
October 19 4 p.m. Kirby 103	Seminar	Stephen Billings UNC Charlotte	“Partners in Crime: Schools, Neighborhoods and the Formation of Criminal Networks”
October 28 2 p.m. Kirby B01B	Junior Workshop	Veronica Sovero Wake Forest University	“A Course Level Analysis of STEM Retention and the Distribution of Ability: Can it Explain the Racial Gap?”
November 10 4 p.m. Kirby 104	Seminar	Katherine Eriksson UC Davis	“The Impact of Migration on Infant Health: Evidence from the Great Migration”
November 18 4 p.m. Kirby 103	Junior Workshop	Ashley Vissing Duke University	“One-to-Many Matching with Complementary Preferences: An Empirical Study of Natural Gas Lease Quality and Market Power”
December 2 4 p.m. Kirby 103	Seminar	Daniel Stone Bowdoin College	“Bias and Affective Polarization”

Spring 2015

Date, Location	Type	Speaker	Topic
February 23 4 p.m. Kirby 103	Seminar	Barkley Rosser James Madison University	“Complexity and Behavioral Economics”.
March 2 4 p.m. Kirby 108	Seminar	David Frisvold University of Iowa	“Does Full-Day Kindergarten Combined with Small Class Size Boost Test Scores?”
March 18 4 p.m. Kirby 103	Seminar	William Hauk University of South Carolina	“Endogeneity and Growth Regressions”
March 27 4 p.m. Kirby 103	Junior Workshop	Jonathan Lee East Carolina University	“The Impact of Hetrogeneous NOx Regulations on Distributed Electricity Generation in U.S. Manufacturing”
April 1 4 p.m. Kirby 103	Seminar	Susan Godlonton Williams College	“Does a Ban on Informal Health Providers Save Lives Evidence from Malawi?”

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