Fall 2018

Jesse Shapiro, Brown University

Paper: The Effect of SNAP on the Composition of Purchased Foods: Evidence and Implications
Friday, September 28 | 10:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m. - Location TBA
Registration is required due to limited space. Location will be announced before the seminar date. Please RSVP at http://go.unl.edu/Shapiro-seminar.

Karam Kang, Carnegie Mellon University Tepper School of Business

Paper: Understanding Disparities in Punishment: Regulator Preferences and Expertise
Friday, October 5 | 10:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m. - HLH 215

Damon Jones, University of Chicago Harris School

Paper: What Do Workplace Wellness Programs Do? Evidence from the Illinois Workplace Wellness Study
Friday, October 12 | 10:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m. - HLH 215

Jeffrey Grogger, University of Chicago Harris School

Paper: The Wage Penalty of Regional Accents
Friday, October 26 | 10:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m. - HLH 215

Byung-Cheol Kim, University of Alabama

Paper: The Impact of Uber and Lyft on Taxi Service Quality: Evidence from New York City
Friday, November 2 | 11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. - HLH 215

Sandeep Baliga, Northwestern University Kellogg School

Paper: The Strategy and Technology of Conflict
Friday, November 30 | 10:30 a.m. – 12 p.m. - HLH 215

Spring 2018

William N. Evans, University of Notre Dame

Paper: Guns and Violence: The Enduring Legacy of Crack Cocaine Markets
February 23, 2018 | 10-11:30 a.m. - CoB 111

Kristy Buzard, Syracuse University

Paper: Endogenous Politics and the Design of Trade Institutions
March 2, 2018 | 10-11:30 a.m. - CoB 111

Lars A. Stole, University of Chicago Booth School of Business

Paper: Menu Auctions and Influence Games with Private Information
April 6, 2018 | 10:30-noon - CoB 231

Stefano Carattini, Yale University

Paper: Social Interactions and the Adoption of Solar PV: Evidence from Cultural Borders
April 13, 2018 | 10-11:30 a.m. - CoB 215

Bernhard Ganglmair, University of Texas at Dallas

Paper: Learning When to Quit: An Empirical Model of Experimentation
April 20, 2018 | 10:30-12 p.m. - CoB 215

Fall 2017

Alexander Frankel, University of Chicago

Paper: Selecting Applicants
August 25, 2017 | 10:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m. - CoB 231

Dean Karlan, Yale University

Paper: Randomizing Religion
September 15, 2017 | 10:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m. - CoB 111

Wolfgang Keller, University of Colorado at Boulder

Paper: Globalization and Executive Compensation
September 21, 2017 | 3:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. - CoB 231

Hugh Macartney, Duke University

Paper: Incentive Design in Education: An Empirical Approach
September 29, 2017 | 10:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m. - CoB 231

Carol Shiue, University of Colorado Boulder

Paper: Social Mobility in the Long-Run: An Analysis with Five Linked Generations in China, 1300-1900
October 5, 2017 | 3:30–5 p.m. - CoB 202

Bruce Meyer, University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy

Paper: Using Linked Survey and Administrative Data to Better Measure Income: Implications for Poverty, Program Effectiveness and Holes in the Safety Net
October 20, 2017 | 10:30 a.m.-12 p.m. - CoB 231

Richard van Weelden, University of Pittsburgh

Paper: Crashing the Party? Elites, Outsiders, and Elections
October 27, 2017 | 10:30 a.m.-12 p.m. - CoB 231

Sally Hudson, University of Virginia

Paper: Evaluating Post-Secondary Aid: Enrollment, Persistence, and Projected Completion Effects
November 10, 2017 | 10:30 a.m.-12 p.m. - CoB 231

Georg Schaur, University of Tennessee

Paper: Border Processing, Trade Costs and New Trade Policy
December 12, 2017 | 10:30-12 pm | CoB 231

Spring 2017

Sebastian Sotelo, University of Michigan

Paper: Trade-Induced Structural Change and the Skill Premium (joint with Javier Cravino)
February 9, 2017 | 9:30-11 a.m. in CBA 222

Hanzhe Zhang, Michigan State University

Paper: Pre-Matching Gambles
March 2, 2017 | 9:30-11 a.m. in CBA 222

Shafiun Shimul, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Paper: Uneven Obstacles for the Mid-Size Firms and the Missing Middles in the Developing Countries: Can Corruption and Tax Regulation explain it?
March 30, 2017 | 11:30a.m.-1:00p.m. in CBA 222

Richard van Weelden, University of Chicago

Paper: Crashing the Party? Elites, Outsiders, and Elections (joint with Peter Buisseret)
April 13, 2017 | 9:30-11 a.m. in CBA 222

Jeffrey Lin, Philadelphia Federal Reserve

Paper: Freeway Revolts!
April 27, 2017 | 9:30-11 a.m. in CBA 222