Seminars
Spring 2023
Date, Location |
Type | Speaker | Topic |
March 15 |
Junior Faculty Workshop |
Ezgi Cengiz NC State |
“Is Traditional Advertising Effective? New Evidence from Mass-produced Lager Beer in the U.S.” |
April 7 |
Seminar | Paul Gaggl UNC Charlotte |
TBD |
April 14 |
Junior Faculty Workshop | Marie Hull UNC Greensboro |
TBD |
April 19 Kirby 103 3:30 p.m. |
Seminar | Noémie Pinardon-Touati Columbia University |
TBD |
April 24 Kirby 103 3:30 p.m. |
Junior Faculty Workshop | Kevin Roberts Duke University |
“Firm Pay Policy and the Personal Labor Market Experiences of Business Owners” |
Fall 2022
Date, Location |
Type | Speaker | Topic |
August 31 |
Junior Faculty Workshop | Aeimit Lakdawala Wake Forest University |
“Partisan Bias in Professional Macroeconomic Forecasts” |
September 7 |
Seminar | Derek Lemoine University of Arizona | TBD |
September 12 |
Seminar | Gary A. Hoover Tulane University |
“Plagiarism in the Social Sciences” |
September 20 |
Seminar |
Viral Acharya |
“Liquidity Dependence: Why Shrinking Central Bank Balance Sheets is an Uphill Task” |
September 28 |
Junior Faculty Workshop |
André Mouton |
“Partial Job Automation” |
October 3 |
Seminar |
Maria-Jose Carreras-Valle |
TBD |
October 12 |
Junior Faculty Workshop |
Andreea Rotarescu |
“Estimating Dynamic Spillover Effects along Multiple Networks in a Linear Panel Model” |
November 9 |
Junior Faculty Workshop |
Laura Castillo-Martinez |
“Firm Exit and Financial Frictions” |
November 16 |
Junior Faculty Workshop |
Leah Lakdawala and |
“Extreme Cold and Political Trust: Evidence from the Peruvian Highlands” and “Identifying Chronic Traffic-related Air Pollution’s Causal Effects on COVID-19 Outcomes: Beware Correlation Between Demographics and Local Air Quality”. |
November 30 |
Junior Faculty Workshop |
Daisoon Kim |
“Aggregate Fluctuations from Clustered Micro Shocks” |
Spring 2022
Date, Location |
Type | Speaker | Topic |
April 11 |
Seminar | Luis Aguiar University of Zurich | “Digitization and the Gender Gap in Product Ratings: Evidence from the Movies” |
Fall 2021
Date, Location |
Type | Speaker | Topic |
September 22 |
Seminar | Robyn Meeks Duke University | “Smart Meters and the Benefits from Electricity Quality Improvements” |
September 27 |
Seminar | Peter Arcidiacono Duke University | “Equilibrium Grade Inflation with Implications for Female Interest in STEM Majors” |
October 5 |
Seminar | Alessandro Tarozzi Universitat Pompeu Fabra and Barcelona GSE | “The Rise and Fall of SES Gradients in Heights around the World” |
November 29 Kirby B02 3:30 p.m. |
Seminar | Francis Wong UC Berkeley/NBER | “Racial Disparities in Housing Returns” |
Spring 2021
Date, Location |
Type | Speaker | Topic |
February 8 10 a.m. Virtual |
Seminar | Christian Peukert University of Lausanne | “Digitization and Market Efficiency: Evidence from Bookpublishing Deals” |
February 23 3:30 p.m. Virtual |
Seminar | Tatyana Deryugina University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | “Pollution and Mortality in the United States: Evidence from 1972-1988” |
March 17 3:30 p.m. Virtual |
Seminar | Paul Rhode University of Michigan | “Slave Productivity in Cotton Picking” with Alan Olmstead |
March 31 3:30 p.m. Virtual |
Seminar | Celeste Carruthers University of Tennesee-Knoxville |
““Free College” Promises, High School Achievement, and College Enrollment” with Jonathon Attridge |
April 28 3:30 p.m. Virtual |
Seminar | Anusha Chari UNC Chapel Hill | “Capital Flows in Risky Times: Risk-on/Risk-off and Emerging Market Tail Risk” |
Fall 2020
Date, Location |
Type | Speaker | Topic |
November 11 |
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 |
Seminar | Anusha Chari UNC Chapel Hill | Postponed until Spring 2021 |
December 2 |
Seminar | Aimee Chin University of Houston | “Inclusive Growth through Microfinance and Entrepreneurial Training: New Evidence from a Randomized Evaluation” |
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 |
Seminar | Neel U. Sukhatme Georgetown University Law Center |
“Down to the Last Strike: The Effect of the Jury Lottery on Conviction Rates” |
September 11 |
Junior Faculty Workshop | Simas Kucinskas Humboldt University, Berlin |
“Complexity and Expectation Formation“ (with Simin He) |
September 24 |
Junior Faculty Workshop | Matthew Johnson Duke University |
“The Labor Market Impacts of Legal Restrictions on Worker Mobility” |
October 16 |
Seminar | Shi Qi William and Mary |
“Innovation Uncertainty, Patents and Productivity Misallocation” |
October 23 |
Junior Faculty Workshop | Matt Klepacz William and Mary |
“The Real Effects of Monetary Shocks: Evidence from Micro Pricing Moments” |
October 28 |
Seminar | Carl Kitchens Florida State University |
“Highways and Globalization: The Role of Domestic Trade Costs in Regional Development” |
November 6 |
Junior Faculty Workshop | Dan Garrett Duke University |
“Conflicts of Interest in Municipal Bond Advising and Underwriting” |
November 18 |
Seminar | Angela Cools Davidson College | |
December 5 |
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?” |