Seminars

Term: Fall
Date and Time Speaker(s) Title (click for more details) Location
Tue, Sep 23, 12:00PM - 1:00PM John Matsusaka
University of Southern California

Popular Control of Public Policy GSB Bldg L103
Tue, Sep 23, 3:30PM - 5:00PM Giovanni Peri
UC Davis

Task Specialization, Immigration, and Wages Econ Bldg 351
Wed, Sep 24, 1:30PM


No Seminar
Wed, Sep 24, 3:30PM - 5:00PM Michihiro Kandori
University of Tokya

Weakly Belief-Free Equilibria in Repeated Games with Private Monitoring GSB Bldg L107
Wed, Sep 24, 3:30PM - 5:00PM Bruce Preston
Columbia University

Expectations, Learning and Business Cycle Fluctuatios Econ Bldg 351
Thu, Sep 25, 3:30PM


No Seminar
Fri, Sep 26, 12:00PM - 1:30PM David Matsa
Northwestern University

Are Restaurants Really Supersizing America GSB Bldg L107
Tue, Sep 30, 3:30PM - 5:00PM Mike Lovenheim
Stanford University

Practice Job Talk Econ Bldg 351
Wed, Oct 1, 3:30PM - 5:00PM Arie Beresteanu
Duke University

Sharp Identification Regions in Games Econ Bldg 139
Wed, Oct 1, 3:30PM - 5:00PM Doireann Fitzgerald
Stanford University

Exchange Rates and Producer Prices: Evidence From Micro-Data Econ Bldg 351
Fri, Oct 3, 12:00PM - 1:30PM Victor Stango
UC Davis

Fuzzy Math, Disclosure Regulation and Credit Market Outcomes GSB Bldg S152
Mon, Oct 6, 3:30PM - 5:00PM Roc Armenter
New York Federal Reserve

A Balls and Bins Model of Trade Econ Bldg 351
Tue, Oct 7, 12:00PM - 1:00PM Asim Khwaja
Harvard University

Estimating the Impact of the Hajj: Religion and Tolerance in Islam's Global Gathering GSB Bldg L103
Tue, Oct 7, 1:30PM - 3:00PM Rodrigo Barros
Stanford University

Wealthier but not much Healthier: Effects of a Health Insurance Program for the Poor In Mexico (Practice Job Talk) Econ Bldg 351
Wed, Oct 8, 1:30PM - 3:00PM Murat Iyigun
University of Colarada

Monotheism (From a Sociopolitical and Economic Perspective) Econ Bldg 351
Wed, Oct 8, 3:30PM - 5:00PM Heikki Rantakari
University of Southern California

Organizational Design and Environmental Volatility GSB Bldg L107
Wed, Oct 8, 3:30PM - 5:00PM Per Mykland
Chicago University

Inference for Continuous Semimartingales Observed at High Frequency: A General Approach Econ Bldg 139
Wed, Oct 8, 3:30PM - 5:00PM Chad Jones
UC Berkeley

The Cost of Economic Growth Econ Bldg 351
Thu, Oct 9, 3:30PM - 5:00PM Andrea Pozzi
Stanford University

Shopping Costs and Brand Exploration in Online Grocery (Job Market Practice Talk) Econ Bldg 139
Fri, Oct 10, 12:00PM - 1:30PM Jan De Loecker
Princeton University

Product Differentiation, Multi-Product Firms and Estimating the Impact of Trade Liberalization on Productivity GSB Bldg L107
Tue, Oct 14, 1:30PM - 3:00PM Gopi Shah Goda
Harvard University

Public and Private Financing of Long-Term Care: Can Tax Subsidies for Insurance Save Governments Money? Econ Bldg 351
Wed, Oct 15, 1:30PM - 3:00PM Ryan Lampe
Stanford University

Do Patent Pools Encourage Innovation? Evidence from the 19th-Century Sewing-Machine Industry Econ Bldg 351
Wed, Oct 15, 3:30PM - 5:00PM Eyal Winter
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Throwing a Party: Contracting with Type dependent Externalities GSB Bldg L107
Wed, Oct 15, 3:30PM - 5:00PM George Marios Angeletos
MIT

Dispersed Information over the Business Cycle: Optimal Fiscal and Monetary Policy Econ Bldg 351
Wed, Oct 15, 3:30PM - 5:00PM Jeremy Fox
Chicago University

Identifying Heterogeneity in Economic Choice and Selection Models Using Mixtures Econ Bldg 139
Thu, Oct 16, 2:00PM - 3:30PM Saar Golde
Stanford University

Price Dispersion in Thin Markets (Job Market Practice Talk) Econ Bldg 351
Thu, Oct 16, 3:30PM - 5:00PM Mark Jenkins
Stanford University

Bad Luck or Bad Behavior: What Drives Default in Subprime Lending (Job Market Practice Talk) Econ Bldg 139
Fri, Oct 17, 12:00PM - 1:30PM Robert Miller
Carnegie Mellon University

Promotion, Turnover and Compensation in the Executive Market GSB Bldg L107
Mon, Oct 20, 3:30PM - 5:00PM Maya Meidan
Stanford University

Vertical Integration and Trade Protection: The impact of Vertical Structure on Response to Anti Dumping Duties Econ Bldg 351
Tue, Oct 21, 12:00PM - 1:00PM Lakshmi Iyer
Harvard University

Traveling Agents: Political Change and Bureaucratic Turnover in India GSB Bldg L103
Tue, Oct 21, 3:30PM - 5:00PM Alejandrina Salcedo
Stanford University

Maximizing Academic Success Rates in University through Different Selection Mechanisms Econ Bldg 351
Wed, Oct 22, 1:30PM - 3:00PM Gabriel Tortella
University de Alcala

Nature or Nurture: Factors of Entrepreneurship in England and Spain, 19th-20th Centuries Econ Bldg 351
Wed, Oct 22, 3:30PM - 5:00PM Hanno Lustig
UCLA

IT, Corporate Payouts, and the Growing Inequality in Managerial Compensation Econ Bldg 351
Wed, Oct 22, 3:30PM - 5:00PM Jonathan Weinstein
Kellog, Northwestern University

Testing Theories with Learnable and Predictive Representations GSB Bldg L107
Wed, Oct 22, 3:30PM - 5:00PM Manuel Areliano
CEMFI

Identifying Distributional Characteristics in Random Coefficients Panel Data Models Econ Bldg 139
Thu, Oct 23, 2:00PM - 3:30PM Maya Meidan
Stanford University

Vertical Integration and Trade Protection: The impact of Vertical Structure on Response to Anti Dumping Duties"(Job Market Pract Econ Bldg 351
Thu, Oct 23, 3:30PM - 5:00PM Oren Rigbi
Stanford University

The Effects of Usury Laws: Evidence from the Online Loan Market (Job Market Practice Talk) Econ Bldg 139
Fri, Oct 24, 12:00PM - 1:30PM John Van Reenan
London School of Economics (visiting Stanford)

Innovation and Institutional Ownership GSB Bldg L107
Tue, Oct 28, 3:30PM - 5:00PM Bill Komiss
Stanford University

Restrictive Covenants and the Temporary Help Industry Econ Bldg 351
Wed, Oct 29, 1:30PM - 3:00PM Paul Rhode
University of Arizona

The Battles Against Animal Diseases: Science, Policy, and the Origins of Economic Regulation in the United States Econ Bldg 351
Wed, Oct 29, 3:30PM - 5:00PM Matthew Jackson
Stanford University

The Speed of Learning and Communication in Networks with Homophily GSB Bldg L107
Wed, Oct 29, 3:30PM - 5:00PM Michele Tertilt
Stanford Unversity

Women's Liberation: What's In It for Men? Econ Bldg 351
Wed, Oct 29, 3:30PM - 5:00PM Bryan Graham


Measuring the Average Outcome and Inequality Effects of Segregation in the Presence of Social Spillovers Econ Bldg 139
Thu, Oct 30, 3:30PM - 5:00PM Ryan Lampe
Stanford University

Strategic Citation Econ Bldg 139
Fri, Oct 31, 12:00PM - 1:30PM Phil Haile
Yale University (visiting Stanford)

Nonparametric Identification of Multinomial Choice Demand Models with Heterogeneous Consumers GSB Bldg L107
Tue, Nov 4, 12:00PM - 1:00PM Andrea Vindigni
Princeton University

A Theory of Military Dictatorships GSB Bldg L103
Tue, Nov 4, 1:30PM - 3:00PM Jonathan Meer
Stanford University

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? Peer Effects in Charitable Solicitation Econ Bldg 351
Wed, Nov 5, 1:30PM - 3:00PM Mauricio Drelichman
The University of British Columbia and CIFAR

Lending to the Borrower from Hell: Debt and Default in the Age of Philip II, 1556-1598 Econ Bldg 351
Wed, Nov 5, 3:30PM - 5:00PM Marc Giannoni
Columbia University

Optimal Monetary Policy in a Data-Rich Environment Econ Bldg 351
Wed, Nov 5, 3:30PM - 5:00PM


Cancelled Econ Bldg 139
Wed, Nov 5, 3:30PM - 4:45PM Paul Milgrom
Stanford University

Assignment Messages and Assignment Exchanges GSB Bldg L107
Thu, Nov 6, 3:30PM


No Seminar
Fri, Nov 7, 12:00PM - 1:30PM Eric Zitzewitz
Dartmouth Colelge

Mood Swings at Work: Stock Price Movements, Effort, and Decision Making GSB Bldg L107
Fri, Nov 7, 4:00PM - 5:00PM Yacine Ait-Sahalia
Princeton University

Jump Activity in High Frequency Financial Data (Joint with Financial -Mathematic) Sequoia 200
Mon, Nov 10, 3:30PM - 5:00PM Matilde
University of British Columbia

Competition and Political Organization: Together or Alone in Lobbying for Trade Policy Econ Bldg 351
Tue, Nov 11, 3:30PM - 5:00PM Iwan Barankay
Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
(joint work with Oriana Bandiera, LSE, and Imran Rasul, UCL)
Monetary and Non-Monetary Incentives for Teams: Evidence from Two Field Experiments Econ Bldg 351
Wed, Nov 12, 1:30PM - 3:00PM Lety Arroyo
UC Davis

Inequality in Republican Latin America: Assessing the Effects of Factor Endowments and Trade Econ Bldg 351
Wed, Nov 12, 3:30PM - 5:00PM Anamaria Pieschacon
Stanford University

Oil Booms and Their Impact Through Fiscal Policy Econ Bldg 351
Wed, Nov 12, 3:30PM - 5:00PM Ed Vytacil
Yale University

Monotonieity, Instrumental Variables, and the Sign of the Average Treatment Effect Econ Bldg 139
Wed, Nov 12, 3:30PM


No Seminar GSB Bldg L107
Thu, Nov 13, 3:30PM


No Seminar
Fri, Nov 14, 12:00PM - 1:30PM Marianne Bertrand
University of Chicago

Dynamics of the Gender Gap for Young Professionals in the Financial and Corporate Sectors GSB Bldg L107
Tue, Nov 18, 12:00PM - 1:45PM Brian Knight
Brown University

Media Bias and Influence: Evidence from Newspaper Endorsement GSB Bldg L103
Tue, Nov 18, 1:30PM - 3:00PM Jeanne Lafortune
University of Maryland

Marry for What? Caste and Mate Selection in Modern India -test Econ Bldg 351
Wed, Nov 19, 1:30PM - 3:00PM Alan Taylor
UC Davis

Is the Washington Consensus Dead? Growth, Openness, and the Great Liberalization, 1970s-2000s Econ Bldg 351
Wed, Nov 19, 3:30PM - 5:00PM Marina Azzimonti
University of Texas

Analyzing the Case for a Balanced Budget Amendment to the U.S. Constitution Econ Bldg 351
Wed, Nov 19, 3:30PM - 4:45PM Balazs Szentes
University of Chicago

Definable and Contractible Contracts GSB Bldg L107
Thu, Nov 20, 3:30PM - 5:00PM Marika Cabral
Stanford University

How Does Preventive Care Usage Change When Patient Prices Decrease? Econ Bldg 139
Fri, Nov 21, 12:00PM - 1:30PM Ron Goettler
University of Chicago

TBA GSB Bldg L107
Tue, Nov 25, 12:00AM - 1:00AM


No Seminar (Thanksgiving Week)
Wed, Nov 26, 1:30PM - 3:00PM


No Seminar (Thanksgiving Week)
Wed, Nov 26, 3:00PM - 5:00PM


No Seminar (Thanksgiving Week)
Thu, Nov 27, 10:33AM


No Seminar (Thanksgiving Week)
Mon, Dec 1, 3:30PM - 5:00PM Thomas Chaney
Chicago University and NBER

Technological Mismatch: A Model of International Trade in Goods and Ideas Econ Bldg 351
Tue, Dec 2, 12:00PM - 1:00PM Francesco Trebbi
University of Chicago

The Political Economy of the US Mortgage Default Crisis GSB Bldg L103
Tue, Dec 2, 3:30PM - 5:00PM Ted Miguel
UC Berkeley

Government Transfers and Political Support Econ Bldg 351
Wed, Dec 3, 1:30PM - 3:00PM Luz Marina Arias
UC San Diego

Who Built Colonial Institutions? The Role of Indigenous Institutions in European Colonialism Econ Bldg 351
Wed, Dec 3, 3:30PM - 5:00PM Juan Carlos Hallack
Universidad de San Andres, Buenos Aires

Productivity, Quality and Exporting Behavior Under Minimum quality Requirements Econ Bldg 351
Wed, Dec 3, 3:30PM - 4:45PM Willie Fuchs
University of Chicago

Dividing and Discarding: A Procedure for Taking Decisions with Non-transferable Utility
Thu, Dec 4, 10:34AM


No Seminar
Fri, Dec 5, 12:00PM - 1:30PM Mark Roberts
Pennsylvania State University

R&D Investment, Exporting, and Productivity Dynamics GSB Bldg L107
Mon, Dec 8, 3:30PM - 5:00PM Kamran Bilir
Stanford University

Impact of Innovation Policy on Global Sourcing: Evidence from U.S. Multinational Firms Econ Bldg 351
Tue, Dec 9, 3:30PM - 5:00PM Matthew Kotchen
UCSB, visiting Stanford University

Does Daylight Saving Time Save Energy? Evidence from a Natural Experiment in Indiana Econ Bldg 351
Sun, Aug 23, 4:15PM - 6:15PM


Welcome back TBA
Mon, Sep 21, 3:30PM - 5:00PM Carlos Carvalho
FRB New York

Sectoral Price Facts in a Sticky-Price Model Econ Bldg 351
Tue, Sep 22, 3:30PM - 5:00PM Paul Niehaus
UCSD

Corruption Dynamics: the Golden Goose Effect Econ Bldg 351
Wed, Sep 23, 1:30PM - 3:00PM Xavier Duran
Northwestern University

Formation of Expectations and the Expected Private Profitability of the First Transcontinental Railroad Econ Bldg 351
Wed, Sep 23, 3:15PM - 5:15PM Tatiana Komarova
LSE

Nonparametric Identification in Asymmetric Second-Price Auctions: A New Approach Econ Bldg 140
Mon, Sep 28, 3:30PM - 5:00PM Sydney Ludvigson
NYU

The Macroeconomic Effects of Housing Wealth, Housing Finance, and Limited Risk-Sharing in General Equilibrium Econ Bldg 351
Tue, Sep 29, 1:30PM - 3:00PM Shakeeb Khan
Duke University

Identified Regions for Cross Section and Panel Data Roy Models Econ Bldg 351
Tue, Sep 29, 3:30PM - 5:00PM Doug Miller
UC Davis

Why are Recessions Good for your Health? Econ Bldg 351
Wed, Sep 30, 1:30PM - 3:00PM Richard Sutch
UC Berkeley

Henry Agard Wallace, the Iowa Corn Yield Tests, and the Adoption of Hybrid Corn Econ Bldg 351
Wed, Sep 30, 3:45PM - 5:00PM George J. Mailath
University of Pennsylvania

Common Learning in the Presence of Dependence GSB Bldg L107
Thu, Oct 1, 3:30PM - 5:00PM Shaun McRae
Stanford University

Do Consumption Subsidies Cause Underinvestment in Infrastructure? Econ Bldg 139
Thu, Oct 1, 4:15PM - 5:45PM Justin McCrary
School of Law, University of California, Berkeley

The Deterrence Effect of Prison: Dynamic Theory and Evidence Law School 272
Fri, Oct 2, 12:00PM - 1:30PM Chris Taber
University of Wisconsin, Madison

Sources of Wage Inequality GSB Bldg L107
Mon, Oct 5, 3:30PM - 5:00PM Dirk Krueger
University of Pennsylvania

How Do Households Respond to Income Shocks? Econ Bldg 351
Tue, Oct 6, 12:00PM - 1:00PM Dean Karlan
Yale University

Put Your Money Where Your Butt Is GSB Bldg L103
Tue, Oct 6, 1:30PM - 3:00PM Asaf Zussman
Hebrew University

Partisan Grading Econ Bldg 351
Wed, Oct 7, 1:30PM - 3:00PM Jeffrey Greenbaum
UC Berkeley

Land Endowments, Child Labor, and the Development of Public Schooling: Evidence from Early 20th Century U.S. Econ Bldg 351
Wed, Oct 7, 3:15PM - 5:00PM Harry Paarsch
University of Iowa

Bounding Best-Response Violations in Discriminatory Auctions with Private Values Econ Bldg 218
Wed, Oct 7, 3:45PM - 5:00PM Attila Ambrus
Harvard University (visiting Stanford)

Multi-player Extensions of the Crawford and Sobel Cheap Talk Model GSB Bldg L107
Thu, Oct 8, 3:30PM - 5:00PM Przemyslaw Jeziorski
Stanford University

Dynamic Determinants of Mergers and Product Characteristics in the Radio Industry Econ Bldg 139
Fri, Oct 9, 12:00PM - 1:30PM Thomas Hubbard
Kellogg School of Management

The Economics of "Radiator Springs"; Industry Dynamics, Sunk Costs, and Spatial Demand Shifts GSB Bldg L107
Mon, Oct 12, 3:30PM - 5:00PM Yaniv Yedid-Levi
Stanford University

Sectoral Employment Comovement Econ Bldg 351
Tue, Oct 13, 3:30PM - 5:00PM Roger Gordon
UCSD

Income Redistribution in a Federal System of Governments Econ Bldg 351
Wed, Oct 14, 1:30PM - 3:00PM Estefania Santacreu-Vasut
UC Berkeley

Diversity and Institutions: Theory and Evidence from the Spread of Industrialization Econ Bldg 351
Wed, Oct 14, 3:45PM - 5:00PM Andy Skrzypacz
Stanford University GSB

Selling Information GSB Bldg L107
Thu, Oct 15, 4:15PM - 5:45PM Jonathan Baker
Chief Economist, Federal Communications Commission; on leave, Washington College of Law, American University

Preserving a Political Bargain: Antitrust and the Non-Interventionist Challenge to Monopolization Enforcement Law School 272
Fri, Oct 16, 12:00PM - 1:30PM Luigi Pistaferri
Stanford University

The Effect of Adjustment Costs and Institutional Constraints on Labor Supply Elasticities: Evidence from Denmark GSB Bldg L107
Mon, Oct 19, 3:30PM - 5:00PM Josie Smith
Stanford University

The Term Structure of Money Market Spreads during the Financial Crisis Econ Bldg 351
Tue, Oct 20, 12:00PM - 1:00PM Robert Van Houweling
UC Berkeley

Candidate Inconsistency and Voter Choice GSB Bldg L103
Tue, Oct 20, 3:30PM - 5:00PM Jesse Cunha
Stanford University

Testing Paternalism: Cash vs. In-kind Transfers and lessons from a Field Experiment in rural Mexico Econ Bldg 351
Wed, Oct 21, 1:30PM - 3:00PM Nathan Nunn
Harvard University (visiting Stanford)

The Potato's Contribution to Population and Urbanization: Evidence from an Historical Experiment Econ Bldg 351
Wed, Oct 21, 3:45PM - 5:00PM


No Seminar GSB Bldg L107
Fri, Oct 23, 12:00PM - 1:30PM Francesco Decarolis
University of Wisconsin

When the Highest Bidder Loses the Auction: Theory and Evidence from Public Procurement GSB Bldg L107
Mon, Oct 26, 3:30PM - 5:00PM Nancy Stokey
University of Chicago

Catching Up and Falling Behind Econ Bldg 351
Tue, Oct 27, 3:30PM - 5:00PM Alessandra Voena
Stanford University

Yours, Mine and Ours: Do Divorce Laws affect the intertemporal Behavior of Married Couples? Econ Bldg 351
Wed, Oct 28, 1:30PM - 3:00PM Kris Mitchener
Santa Clara University

Arresting Bank Panics: Fed Liquidity Provision and the Forgotten Panic of 1929 Econ Bldg 351
Wed, Oct 28, 3:30PM - 5:00PM Demian Pouzo
UC Berkeley

Estimation of Nonparametric Conditional Moment Models with Possible Nonsmooth Moments Econ Bldg 218
Wed, Oct 28, 3:45PM - 5:00PM Ennio Stachetti
New York University

One-Sided Uncertainty and Delay in Reputational Bargaining GSB Bldg L107
Thu, Oct 29, 4:15PM - 5:45PM Henry Smith
Harvard Law School

Modularity in Property, Intellectual Property, and Organizations Law School 272
Fri, Oct 30, 12:00PM - 1:30PM Hanming Fang
Duke University

Does Affirmative Action Lead to Mismatch? A New Test and Evidence GSB Bldg L107
Mon, Nov 2, 3:30PM - 5:00PM Chris Sims
Princeton University

Rational Inattention and Monetary Economics Econ Bldg 351
Tue, Nov 3, 12:00PM - 1:00PM Craig Volden
Ohio State

A Theory of Government Regulation and Self-Regulation with the Specter of Nonmarket Threats GSB Bldg L103
Tue, Nov 3, 1:30PM - 3:00PM Shaun McRae
Stanford University

Infrastructure Quality and the Subsidy Trap Econ Bldg 351
Wed, Nov 4, 1:30PM - 3:00PM L. Kamran Bilir and Petra Moser
Stanford University

Do Stronger Patent Rights Encourage Technology Transfer? Evidence from the U.S. Accession to the Paris Convention in 1887 Econ Bldg 351
Wed, Nov 4, 3:30PM - 5:00PM Jim Powell
UC Berkeley

Estimation of Irregular Correlated Random Coefficient Models Econ Bldg 218
Wed, Nov 4, 3:45PM - 5:00PM


No Seminar GSB Bldg L107
Fri, Nov 6, 12:00PM - 1:30PM Ambarish Chandra
University of British Columbia

Consumer Search and Dynamic Price Dispersion, An Application to Gasoline Markets GSB Bldg L107
Mon, Nov 9, 3:30PM - 5:00PM Rajan Raghuram
University of Chicago GSB

Fear of Fire Sales and the Credit Freeze Econ Bldg 351
Tue, Nov 10, 1:30PM - 3:00PM Justin McCrary
UC Berkeley

Police, Prisons, and Government Budgets Econ Bldg 351
Wed, Nov 11, 1:30PM - 3:00PM Christopher K. Paik
Stanford University

Historical Underpinnings of Institutions: Evidence from the Neolithic Revolution Econ Bldg 351
Wed, Nov 11, 3:30PM - 5:00PM Azeem Shaikh
University of Chicago

On the Asymptotic Optimality of Empirical Likelihood for Testing Moment Restrictions Econ Bldg 218
Wed, Nov 11, 3:45PM - 5:00PM Benny Moldovanu
University of Bonn

Optimal Search, Learning, and Implementation GSB Bldg L107
Thu, Nov 12, 4:15PM - 5:45PM Omri Ben-Shahar
University of Chicago Law School

How to Repair Unconscionable Contracts Law School 272
Fri, Nov 13, 12:00PM - 1:30PM Christian Dustmann
University College London

Referral-based job Search Networks GSB Bldg L107
Mon, Nov 16, 3:30PM - 5:00PM Laura Veldkamp
New York University

Attention Allocation Over the Business Cycle Econ Bldg 351
Tue, Nov 17, 12:00PM - 1:00PM Christopher Paik
Stanford University

Special Practice Job Market Presentation GSB Bldg L103
Tue, Nov 17, 3:30PM - 5:00PM Nancy Qian
Yale University

Watchdog or Lapdog? Media and the U.S. Government Econ Bldg 351
Wed, Nov 18, 1:30PM - 3:00PM Nancy Qian
Yale University

The Institutional Causes of China's Great Famine, 1959-1961 Econ Bldg 351
Wed, Nov 18, 3:30PM - 5:00PM Albert Zhou
Stanford University

Realized GARCH: A Complete Model of Returns and Realized Measures of Volatility Econ Bldg 218
Wed, Nov 18, 3:45PM - 5:00PM Alessandro Pavan
Northwestern University

TBA GSB Bldg L107
Fri, Nov 20, 12:00PM - 1:30PM Robert Town
University of Minnesota

TBA GSB Bldg L107
Tue, Nov 24, 8:45PM


No Seminar TBA
Wed, Nov 25, 5:45PM


Thanksgiving Week Econ Bldg 351
Mon, Nov 30, 3:30PM - 5:00PM Paul Willen
Federal Reserve Bank of Boston

Why Don't Lenders Renegotiate More Home Mortgages? Redefaults, Self-Cures and Securitization Econ Bldg 351
Tue, Dec 1, 12:00PM - 1:00PM Razvan Vlaicu
University of Maryland

TBA GSB Bldg L103
Wed, Dec 2, 3:30PM - 5:00PM Estefania Santacreu-Vasut
UC Berkeley

Diversity and Institutions: Theory and Evidence from the Spresad of Industrialization Econ Bldg 351
Wed, Dec 2, 6:15PM Marcus Berliant
Washington University

TBA TBA
Fri, Dec 4, 12:00PM - 1:30PM Gregory Lewis
Harvard University

TBA GSB Bldg L107
Mon, Dec 7, 3:30PM - 5:00PM Mark Bils
University of Rochester

TBA Econ Bldg 351
Mon, Dec 7, 4:30PM - 5:15PM Joel Mokyr
Northwestern University

The Enlightenment and the Origins of Modern Economic Growth in 18th-Century Europe SIEPR Conference Room A
Mon, Dec 7, 5:15PM - 6:30PM Joel Mokyr
Northwestern University

The Enlightenment and the Origins of Modern Economic Growth In 18th Century Europe SIEPR Conference Room A
Tue, Dec 8, 3:30PM - 5:00PM Frederico Finan
UC Berkeley

TBA Econ Bldg 351
Tue, Dec 15, 12:00PM - 1:00PM Benjamin Olken
MIT

How to Target the Poor: Evidence from a Field Experiment in Indonesia GSB Bldg L103
Term: Winter
Date and Time Speaker(s) Title (click for more details) Location
Tue, Jan 13, 3:30PM - 5:00PM Johannes Spinnewijn
MIT

Unemployed but Optimistic: Optimal Insurance Design with Biased Beliefs Econ Bldg 351
Wed, Jan 14, 12:00PM - 1:30PM Eric Budish
Harvard University

The Combinatorial Assignment Problem: Approximate Competitive Equilibrium from Equal Incomes GSB Bldg S161
Wed, Jan 14, 3:30PM - 5:00PM Greg Kaplan
New York University

Moving Back Home: Insurance Against Labor Market Risk SIEPR Conference Room A
Thu, Jan 15, 12:00PM - 1:30PM Mihai Manea
Harvard University

Bargaining in Stationary Networks GSB Bldg S172
Thu, Jan 15, 3:30PM - 5:00PM Damon Jones
UC Berkeley

Inertia and Overwithholding: Explaining the Prevalence of Income Tax Refunds SIEPR Conference Room A
Thu, Jan 15, 4:15PM - 5:45PM Jonathan Klick
University of Pennsylvania Law School

The Impact of Attorney Compensation on the Timing of Class Action Settlements Law School 272
Tue, Jan 20, 12:00PM - 1:30PM Oleg Itkshoki
Harvard University

Optimal Redistribution in an Open Economy GSB Bldg S161
Tue, Jan 20, 3:30PM - 5:00PM Jonathan Kolstad
Harvard University

Information and Quality when Motivation is Intrinsic: Evidence from Surgeon Report Cards SIEPR Conference Room A
Wed, Jan 21, 3:30PM - 5:00PM Matthew Chesnes
University of Maryland

Capacity and Utilization Choice in the US Oil Refining Industry SIEPR Conference Room A
Thu, Jan 22, 3:30PM - 5:00PM Dave Donaldson
LSE

Railroads of the Faj: Estimating the Impact of Transportation Infrastructure Econ Bldg 351
Fri, Jan 23, 3:30PM - 5:00PM Jason Lindo
UC Davis

Are Children Really Inferior Goods? Evidence from Displacement-driven Income Shocks SIEPR Conference Room A
Mon, Jan 26, 3:30PM - 5:00PM Sandra Sequeira
Harvard University

On the Waterfront: An Empirical Study of Corruption in Ports SIEPR Conference Room A
Tue, Jan 27, 12:00PM Andrew Healy
Loyola Marymount University

Individual Unemployment, Layoffs, and Voting in U.S. Presidential Elections GSB Bldg L103
Tue, Jan 27, 3:30PM - 5:00PM Amanda Kowalski
MIT

Censored Quantile Instrumental Variables Estimates of the Price Elasticity of Expenditure on Medical Care SIEPR Conference Room A
Thu, Jan 29, 12:00PM - 1:30PM James Roberts
Northwestern University

Unobserved Heterogeneity and Reserve Prices in Auctions GSB Bldg L107
Thu, Jan 29, 3:30PM - 5:00PM Jesse Edgerton
MIT

Taxes and Used Equipment: Evidence from Construction Machinery SIEPR Conference Room A
Thu, Jan 29, 4:15PM - 5:45PM JJ Prescott
University of Michigan Law School

Do Sex Offender Registration and Notification laws Affect Criminal Behavior Law School 272
Wed, Feb 4, 1:30PM - 3:00PM Petra Moser
Stanford University
Alessandra Voena
Stanford University
Compulsory Licensing: Evidence from the Trading-with-the-Enemy Act Econ Bldg 351
Fri, Feb 6, 3:30PM - 5:00PM David Atkin
Princeton University

Trade, Tastes and Nutrition in India SIEPR Conference Room A
Tue, Feb 10, 12:00PM - 1:30PM Leeat Yariv
California Institute of Technology

Sequential Deliberation GSB Bldg L103
Tue, Feb 10, 1:30PM - 3:00PM Enrico Moretti
UC Berkeley

Real Wage Inequality Econ Bldg 351
Wed, Feb 11, 1:30PM - 3:00PM Karen Clay
Carnegie-Mellon

Lead, Mortality, and Productivity Econ Bldg 351
Thu, Feb 12, 4:15PM - 5:45PM Steven Shavell
Harvard Law School

On the Design of the Appeals Process: The Optimal Use of Discretionary Review Versus Direct Appeal? Law School 272
Tue, Feb 17, 3:30PM - 5:00PM Ernesto Schargrodsky
Universidad Torcuato Di Tella and Stanford University

Conscription and Crime Econ Bldg 351
Wed, Feb 18, 1:30PM - 3:00PM Ross Thomson
University of Vermont

The Continuity of Wartime Innovation: The Civil War Experience Econ Bldg 351
Wed, Feb 18, 3:30PM - 4:45PM Glen Weyl
Harvard University

Pass-Through as an Economic Tool GSB Bldg S161
Mon, Feb 23, 3:30PM - 5:00PM William Gui Woolston
Stanford University

Illegal Immigration and High School Completion Rates Econ Bldg 351
Tue, Feb 24, 12:00PM - 1:00PM Sendhil Mullainathan
Harvard University

Misperception in Choosing Medicare Drugs Plans GSB Bldg L103
Tue, Feb 24, 1:30PM - 3:00PM Steve Davis
Chicago University

The Establishment-Level Behavior of Vacancies and Hiring Econ Bldg 351
Wed, Feb 25, 12:00PM - 1:30PM Eduardo Engel
Yale University

Aggregate Implications of Lumpy Investment: New Evidence and a DSGE Model Econ Bldg 351
Wed, Feb 25, 1:30PM - 3:00PM William Summerhill
UCLA

Sovereign Borrowing in Imperial Brazil Econ Bldg 351
Wed, Feb 25, 3:30PM - 5:00PM Rob Engle
Stern School of Business, New York University

Priced Risk and Asymmetric Volatility in the Cross-Section of Skewness Econ Bldg 139
Fri, Feb 27, 12:00PM - 1:15PM Asim Khwaja
Harvard University

The LEAPS Project: Generating Insights to Inform the Educational Debate in South Asia SIEPR Conference Room A
Fri, Feb 27, 3:30PM - 5:00PM Asim Khwaja
Harvard University

Report Cards: The Impact of Providing School and Child Test Scores on Educational Markets SIEPR Conference Room A
Mon, Mar 2, 2:30PM - 4:00PM Arnaud Costinot
MIT

Matching and Inequality in the World Economy Econ Bldg 351
Tue, Mar 3, 12:00PM - 1:00PM Daron Acemoglu
MIT

Dynamics and Stability of Constitutions, Coalitions, and Clubs GSB Bldg L103
Tue, Mar 3, 3:30PM - 5:00PM Karthik Muralidharan
UCSD

Contract Teachers Econ Bldg 351
Wed, Mar 4, 1:30PM - 3:00PM James Bessen
Boston University

"Was Mechanization De-Skilling?" Econ Bldg 351
Wed, Mar 4, 3:30PM - 5:00PM Daron Acemoglo
MIT

When Does Labor Scarcity Encourage Innovation? Strongly Labor Saving Technological Progress Econ Bldg 351
Wed, Mar 4, 4:00PM - 5:30PM Stu Graham
Georgia Tech

Why do entrepreneurs patent? Insights from the 2008 Kauffman-Berkeley Patent Survey SIEPR Conference Room B
Fri, Mar 6, 12:00PM - 1:30PM Giacomo De Giorgi
Stanford University

Insurance and Investment in Family Networks GSB Bldg S152
Tue, Mar 10, 12:00PM - 1:30PM Jim Snyder
MIT

The Returns to U.S. Congressional Seats in the Mid-19th Century GSB Bldg L103
Tue, Mar 10, 1:30PM - 3:00PM Maria Casanova
UCLA

Happy Together: A Structural Model of Couples' Joint Retirement Choices Econ Bldg 351
Wed, Mar 11, 1:30PM - 3:00PM


No Seminar Econ Bldg 351
Wed, Mar 11, 3:30PM - 5:00PM


No Seminar Econ Bldg 351
Thu, Mar 12, 4:15PM - 5:45PM Scott Hemphill
Columbia Law School

The Law, Culture, and Economics of Fashion Law School 272
Fri, Mar 13, 12:00PM - 1:30PM Hunt Allcott
Harvard University

Real Time Pricing and Electricity Markets GSB Bldg S152
Mon, Mar 16, 3:30PM - 5:00PM


No Seminar Econ Bldg 351
Mon, Mar 16, 5:15PM - 6:30PM Michael Kremer
Harvard University

Health and Education in the Developing World Bechtel Auditorium
Tue, Mar 17, 3:30PM - 5:00PM Michael Kremer
Harvard University

How to Get Clean Water Econ Bldg 140
Wed, Mar 18, 3:30PM - 5:00PM Irina Telyukova
UCSD

Precautionary Demand for Money in a Monetary Business Cycle Model Econ Bldg 351
Term: Spring
Date and Time Speaker(s) Title (click for more details) Location
Wed, Mar 18, 1:30PM - 3:00PM


No Seminar
Tue, Mar 31, 3:30PM - 5:00PM Pascaline Dupas
UCLA

Free Distribution or Cost-Sharing? Evidence from a Randomized Malaria Prevention Experiment Econ Bldg 351
Wed, Apr 1, 1:30PM - 3:00PM Jared Rubin, Cal-State Fullerton


"Bills of Exchange, Interest Bans and Impersonal Exchange in Islam and Christianity." Econ Bldg 351
Wed, Apr 1, 3:30PM - 5:00PM John Haltiwanger
University of Maryland

Private Equity and Employment Econ Bldg 351
Wed, Apr 1, 3:30PM - 4:45PM Nageeb Ali


Enforcing Cooperation in Networked Societies GSB Bldg S161
Wed, Apr 1, 3:30PM - 5:30PM Richard Crump
UC Berkeley

Optimal Conditional Inference in Nearly-Integrated Autoregressive Processes Econ Bldg 139
Thu, Apr 2, 3:30PM - 5:00PM Neale Mahoney
Stanford University

Bankruptcy, Unpaid Care, and Health Insurance Econ Bldg 139
Fri, Apr 3, 12:00PM - 1:30PM Josh Lustig
Boston University

Measuring the Effects of Adverse Selection within Privatized Medicare GSB Bldg L107
Mon, Apr 6, 3:30PM - 5:00PM John Van Reenen
LSE and Stanford

Trade induced technical change? The impact of Chinese imports on innovation and Information Technology Econ Bldg 351
Tue, Apr 7, 12:00PM - 1:30PM Witold Henisz
University of Pennsylvania (visiting Stanford)

Preferences, Structure and Influence: The Engineering of Consent GSB Bldg L103
Tue, Apr 7, 3:30PM - 5:00PM Jonathon Skinner
Dartmouth and NBER
Douglas Staiger
Dartmouth and NBER
Technology Diffusion and Productivity Growth in Health Care Econ Bldg 351
Wed, Apr 8, 1:30PM - 3:00PM Haggay Etkes
Stanford University

The Impact of Short-Term Climate Fluctuations on Population Growth: Evidence from Ottoman Gaza (ca. 1519-1557) Econ Bldg 351
Wed, Apr 8, 3:30PM - 5:00PM Emmanuel Farhi
Harvard University

Capital Taxation: Quantitative Explorations of the Inverse Euler Equation Econ Bldg 351
Wed, Apr 8, 3:30PM - 5:00PM Brendan Beare
UCSD

Distributional Replication Econ Bldg 139
Wed, Apr 8, 3:30PM - 4:45PM Chicago GSB
Emir Kamenica

Bayesian Persuasion GSB Bldg S161
Fri, Apr 10, 12:00PM - 1:30PM Igal Hendel
Northwestern University

A Simple Model of Demand Anticipation GSB Bldg L107
Mon, Apr 13, 3:30PM - 5:00PM Monika Schnitzer
University of Munich

Financial Constraints and the Margins of FDI Econ Bldg 351
Tue, Apr 14, 3:30PM - 5:00PM Paul Oyer
Stanford University

The Returns to Attending a Prestigious Law School Econ Bldg 351
Wed, Apr 15, 1:30PM - 3:00PM Jeremiah Dittmar
UC Berkeley

"Ideas, Technology, and Economic Change: The Impact of the Printing Press" Econ Bldg 351
Wed, Apr 15, 3:30PM - 5:00PM Mike Woodford


Credit Frictions and Optimal Monetary Polcy Econ Bldg 351
Wed, Apr 15, 3:30PM - 4:45PM Hari Govindan
University of Iowa

Axiomatic Theory of Equilibrium Selection GSB Bldg S161
Wed, Apr 15, 3:30PM - 5:00PM Harry Paarsch
University of Melbourne

Using Grid Distributions to Test for Affiliaiton in Models of First-Price Auctions with Private Values Econ Bldg 139
Fri, Apr 17, 12:00PM - 1:30PM Pat Bayer
Duke University

Housing Price Dynamics GSB Bldg L107
Mon, Apr 20, 3:30PM - 5:00PM Wolfgang Keller
University of Colorado

Global Production and Trade in the Knowledge Economy Econ Bldg 351
Tue, Apr 21, 12:00PM - 1:30PM Fred Finan
UCLA

Electoral Accountability and Corruption: Evidence from the Audits of Local Governments GSB Bldg L103
Tue, Apr 21, 3:30PM - 5:00PM David Autor
MIT

Externalities from Rent Control? Evidence from Cambridge Econ Bldg 351
Wed, Apr 22, 1:30PM - 3:00PM Robert Dees


Famine for Profit: Food Surpluses in Medieval Germany Econ Bldg 351
Wed, Apr 22, 3:30PM - 5:00PM Philippe Aghion
Harvard University

Environment and Directed Technical Change Econ Bldg 351
Wed, Apr 22, 3:30PM - 5:00PM Ivan Jeliazkov


Specification and Inference in Nonparametric Additive Regression Econ Bldg 139
Wed, Apr 22, 3:30PM - 4:45PM Kareen Rozen
Yale University

Need I Remind You? GSB Bldg S161
Fri, Apr 24, 12:00PM - 1:30PM Gregorio Caetano
UC Berkeley

Estimation of Parental Valuation of School Quality in the U.S. GSB Bldg L107
Tue, Apr 28, 3:30PM - 5:00PM Wolfram Schlenker
Columbia University

The U.S. Biofuel Mandate and World Food Prices Econ Bldg 351
Wed, Apr 29, 1:30PM - 3:00PM Mark Harrison
University of Warwick

Forging Success: Soviet Managers and False Accounting, 1943 to 1962 Econ Bldg 351
Wed, Apr 29, 3:30PM - 5:00PM Juan Rubio-Ramirez
Duke University

Risk Matters: The Real Effects of Volatility Shocks Econ Bldg 351
Wed, Apr 29, 3:30PM - 5:00PM Rosa Matzkin


Estimation of Nonparametric Models with Simultanelty Econ Bldg 139
Wed, Apr 29, 4:00PM - 5:30PM Gautam Ahuja
University of Michigan

Cancelled SIEPR Conference Room B
Fri, May 1, 12:00PM - 1:30PM Doug Staiger
Dartmouth University

Estimating Teacher Impacts on Student Achievement: An Experimental Evaluation GSB Bldg L107
Mon, May 4, 3:30PM - 5:00PM Kalina Manova
Stanford University

Export Prices and Heterogeneous Firm Models Econ Bldg 351
Tue, May 5, 12:00PM - 1:30PM Robert Powell
UC Berkeley

Persistent Fighting to Forestall Adverse Shifts in the Distribution of Power GSB Bldg L103
Tue, May 5, 3:30PM - 5:00PM Dilip Mookherjee
Boston University

The Distributive Impact of Reforms in Credit Enforcement: Evidence from Indian Debt Recovery Tribunals Econ Bldg 351
Wed, May 6, 1:30PM - 3:00PM John Parman
UC Davis

"Good schools make good neighbors: Human capital spillovers in early 20th century agriculture" Econ Bldg 351
Wed, May 6, 3:30PM - 5:00PM Giorgio Primiceri
Northwestern University

Learning the Wealth of Nations Econ Bldg 351
Wed, May 6, 3:30PM - 5:00PM


Cancelled
Wed, May 6, 3:30PM - 4:45PM Leeat Yarlv
California Institute of Technology

Decentralized Matching with Aligned Preferences (joint with Muriel Niederle) GSB Bldg S161
Fri, May 8, 12:00PM - 1:30PM Maria Ferreyra
Carnegie Mellon University

TBA GSB Bldg L107
Mon, May 11, 1:23PM


No Seminar
Tue, May 12, 1:30PM - 3:00PM Brigitte Madrian
Harvard University

The Effect of Providing Peer Information on Retirement Saving Decisions Econ Bldg 351
Wed, May 13, 1:30PM - 3:00PM Alexander Klein
University of Warwick

'Making Sense of the Manufacturing Belt: Determinants of U.S. Industrial Location, 1880-1920. Econ Bldg 351
Wed, May 13, 3:30PM - 5:00PM Mark Gertler


A Model of Unconventional Monetary Policy Econ Bldg 351
Wed, May 13, 3:30PM - 5:00PM Serena Ng
Columbia University

On the Identification of DSGE models Econ Bldg 139
Wed, May 13, 3:30PM - 4:45PM Heski Bar-Isaac
New York University

Information and Human Capital Management GSB Bldg S161
Wed, May 13, 4:00PM - 5:30PM Ben Jones
Northwestern University

The Knowledge Trap: Human Capital and Development Reconsidered SIEPR Conference Room B
Thu, May 14, 9:13AM


Cancelled
Fri, May 15, 12:00PM - 1:30PM Petra Moser
Stanford University (with Alessandra Voena)

Compulsory Licensing: Evidence from the Trading with the Enemy Act fx GSB Bldg L107
Mon, May 18, 3:30PM - 5:00PM Kim Ruhl
NYU Stern

New Exporter Dynamics Econ Bldg 351
Tue, May 19, 12:00PM - 1:30PM Romain Wacziarg
UCLA

War and Relatedness GSB Bldg L103
Tue, May 19, 3:30PM - 5:00PM Emmanuel Fahri
Harvard University

Progressive Estate Taxation Taxation Econ Bldg 351
Wed, May 20, 1:30PM - 3:00PM Izi Sin
Stanford University

How Detrimental was Communism to the Flow of Ideas? Econ Bldg 351
Wed, May 20, 3:30PM - 5:00PM Thomas Philippon


The Evolution of the US Financial Industry from 1860 to 2007: Theory and Evidence Econ Bldg 351
Wed, May 20, 3:30PM - 5:00PM Roger Koenker
UIUC

Quasi-Concave Density Estimation Econ Bldg 139
Wed, May 20, 3:30PM - 4:45PM Ehud Kalai
Northwestern University

Bargaining in Strategic Games with Private Information GSB Bldg S161
Thu, May 21, 3:30PM - 5:00PM Shaun McRae
Stanford University

Subsidies, Bill Payment and Household Demand for Electricity Econ Bldg 139
Fri, May 22, 12:00PM - 1:30PM Phillip Leslie
Stanford University GSB
Alan Sorensen
Stanford University GSB
Calorie Posting in Chain Restaurants GSB Bldg L107
Mon, May 25, 8:41AM - 9:41AM


No Seminar (Memorial Day)
Tue, May 26, 8:51AM


No Seminar
Wed, May 27, 1:30PM - 3:00PM Yadira Gonzalez de Lara
U. Cardenal Herrera, CEU

"Institutions, Information, and Contracts: from Debt to Equity in Late-Medeval Venice" Econ Bldg 351
Wed, May 27, 3:30PM - 5:00PM Gita Gopinath
Harvard University

Estimating the Border Effect: Some New Evidence Econ Bldg 351
Wed, May 27, 3:30PM - 5:00PM Konrad Menzel
MIT

Estimation and Inference with Many Moment Inequalities
Wed, May 27, 3:30PM - 4:45PM John Geanakoplos
Yale University

TBA GSB Bldg S151
Wed, May 27, 4:00PM - 5:30PM Christine Beckman
UC-Irvine

Who's in First? Social Aspirations and Organizational Change SIEPR Conference Room B
Thu, May 28, 8:54AM


No Seminar
Fri, May 29, 12:00PM - 1:30PM Stefaniea Albanesi
Columbia (visiting Hoover)

TBA GSB Bldg L107
Mon, Jun 1, 3:30PM - 5:00PM Andres Rodriguez-Clare
Pennsylvania State University

Trade, Multinational Production, and the Gains from Openness Econ Bldg 351
Tue, Jun 2, 12:00PM - 1:30PM Vijayendra Rao
Development Economics Research Group, World Bank

Is Deliberation Equitable? Dignity through Discourse GSB Bldg L103
Tue, Jun 2, 1:30PM - 3:00PM Jordon Matsudaira
Cornell University

Monopsony in the Low-Wage Labor Market? Evidence from Minimum Nurse Staffing Legislation Econ Bldg 351
Wed, Jun 3, 1:30PM - 3:00PM John Hatcher
University of Cambridge

"Not Everything that Can be Counted Counts: Measuring Living Standards in History" Econ Bldg 351
Wed, Jun 3, 3:30PM - 5:00PM Paul Beaudry
University of British Columbia

Risk Allocation, Debt Fuelled Expansion and Financial Crisis Econ Bldg 351
Fri, Jun 5, 12:00PM - 1:30PM Phillip Leslie
Stanford University GSB
Alan Sorensen
Stanford University GSB
The Welfare Effects of Ticket Resale GSB Bldg L107