Applied Microeconomics Seminars

The GSB Applied Microeconomics Seminar is held on Fridays from 12:00-1:30 pm , unless otherwise indicated. Should you have any other questions or special requests, please contact our seminar organizer: Paul Oyer

Please select the link above to view the schedule or e-mail Miriam Torres for an appointment.

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Spring 2012

Speaker

Title

Time/Place

March 9Philippe Aghion
Harvard University		Subgame Perfect Implementation Under Approximate Common Knowledge: Evidence from Laboratory Experiment12:00-1:30 PM
B400
March 16Michael Grubb
MIT		Cellular Service Demand: Biased Beliefs, Learning, and Bill Shock12:00-1:30 PM
B400
April 13Chad Syverson
The University of Chicago Booth School of Business		The Effect of Environmental Regulation on the Competitiveness of U.S. Manufacturing12:00-1:30 PM
G101
April 20Jan de Loecker
Princeton University		Prices, Markups and Trade Reform  12:00-1:30 PM
G101
April 27Mitchell Hoffman 
UC Berkeley		Contracts, Worker Overconfidence, and the Provision of Firm-Sponsored General Training12:00-1:30 PM
G101
May 4Panle Jia
MIT		The Costs of Free Entry: An Empirical Study of Real Estate Agents in Greater Boston12:00-1:30 PM
G101
May 11Gregor Matvos
The University of Chicago Booth School of Business		Renegotiation Design: Evidence from NFL Roster Bonuses12:00-1:30 PM
B400
May 18Myrto Kaloupsidi
Princeton University		Time to Build and Fluctuations in Bulk Shipping12:00-1:30 PM
G101
May 25Dave Donaldson
MIT		How Large are the Gains from Economic Integration? Theory and Evidence from U.S. Agriculture, 1880-200212:00-1:30 PM
B400
June 1Aviv Nevo
Northwestern University		 12:00-1:30 PM
G101

 

Winter 2012

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Title

Time/Place

    

 

Autumn 2011

Speaker

Title

Time/Place

September 30Aprajit Mahajan
Stanford University Department of Economics		Time Inconsistency, Expectations and Technology Adoption: The Case of Insecticide Treated Nets12:00-1:30 PM
W104
October 7Richard Hombeck
Harvard University (visiting SIEPR)		Railroads and American Economic Growth: New Data and Theory
Joint with Dave Donaldson		12:00-1:30 PM
W104
October 14Amanda Starc
The Wharton School University of Pennsylvania		Insurer Pricing and Consumer Welfare: Evidence from Medigap12:00-1:30 PM
W104
October 28Jason Abaluck
MIT Department of Economics		What Would We Eat if We Knew More: The Implications of a Large-Scale Change in Nutrition Labeling 12:00-1:30 PM
W104
November 4Kevin Lang
Department of Economics Boston University		The Evolution of the Black-White Test Score Gap in Grades K-3: The Fragility of Results12:00-1:30 PM
W104
November 11Greg Kaplan
Department of Economics
University of Pennsylvania		A Model of the Consumption Response to Fiscal Stimulus Payments12:00-1:30 PM
W104
December 2Lucas Davis
UC Berkeley		Deregulation, Consolidation, and Effeciency: Evidence from U.S. Nuclear Power12:00-1:30 PM
W104
December 9Chris Nosko
eBay		Competition and Quality Choice in the CPU Market 12:00-1:30 PM
W104