Fall 2020
Location: Zoom
Time: 12:00 - 1:30pm
* Contact Kathleen Hui for the Zoom link
| Date | Speaker | Paper Title |
|---|---|---|
| September 29, 2020 | Ruizhi Ma | Omitted Variable Bias from Unobserved Demographics in Random Coefficient Logit Model of Demand: Symptoms and Treatments with Micro Data |
| October 6, 2020 | Alejandro Sanchez | Homophily and Selection: The Network Propensity Score |
| October 13, 2020 | Charu Gupta | Imperfect intellectual property rights in the pharmaceutical industry |
| October 20, 2020 | Emilio Borghesan | The Marginal Returns of Distance Education on Achievement |
| October 27, 2020 | Michal Hodor | Gig Workers and Performance Pay: A Dynamic Equilibrium Analysis of an On-Demand Industry |
| November 10, 2020 | Gabrielle Vasey | How Child Labor Impacts School Enrollment, Student Effort and Achievement in Mexican Middle Schools |
| November 17, 2020 | Jianhong Xin | TBA |
| December 1, 2020 | Xincheng Qiu | TBA |
| December 8, 2020 | Nitin Krishnan | TBA |
Spring 2020
Location: PCPSE 101
Time: 12:00 - 1:30pm
| Date | Speaker | Paper Title |
|---|---|---|
| March 3, 2020 | Tomas Larroucau | Centralized assignment mechanisms and their impact on students' welfare |
| March 17, 2020 | Michal Hodor | Gig Workers and Performance-Pay: A Dynamic Equilibrium Analysis of an On-Demand Industry |
| March 24, 2020 | Gorkem Bostanci | Changing Jobs to Fight Inflation: Labor Market Reaction to Inflation Shocks |
| March 24, 2020 | Gabrielle Vasey | The Impact of Distance Education Schools on Enrollment Choices of Students in Rural Mexico |
| March 31, 2020 | Jianhong Xin | Firm Effect or Peer Effect: Evidence from Denmark |
| April 7, 2020 | Joao Granja | TBA |
| April 14, 2020 | Emilio Borghesan and Charu Gupta | Imperfect intellectual property rights in the pharmaceutical industry (Gupta) |
| April 21, 2020 | Xuequan Peng | TBA |
| April 28, 2020 | Andrew Arnold and Lucie L’Heudé, Jungsoo Yoo | TBA |
| May 5, 2020 | Minji Bang | TBA |
| May 12, 2020 | Isaac Rabbani | TBA |
| May 19, 2020 | Tomas Larroucau | Centralized assignment mechanisms and their impact on students' welfare |
Fall 2019
Location: PCPSE 100
Time: 12:00 - 1:30pm
| Date | Speaker | Paper Title |
|---|---|---|
| September 3, 2019 | Zhenqi Liu | "The Impact of Market Structure on Regulatory Enforcement: Evidence from Online Censorship in China" |
| September 24, 2019 | Zvi Eckstein | "Child Care, Population Growth and Occupational Choice: Insights from Jewish History in Central and Eastern Europe, 1500–1930" |
| October 8, 2019 | Xian Gu | "The Interbank Market Puzzle" |
| October 15, 2019 | Ming Li | "Information and Corruption: Evidence from China's Land Auctions" |
| October 22, 2019 | Mallick Hossain | "Bulk Buying and Inequality" |
| October 29, 2019 | Kian Samaee | "Inaction, Search Costs and Market Power in the US Mortgage Market" |
| November 5, 2019 | Charu Gupta | "Intellectual Property in the Pharmaceutical Industry" |
| November 19, 2019 | Wu Zhu | "Networks, Local vs. Global Information, and Stock Market Returns" |
| December 3, 2019 | Gabrielle Vasey and Tomas Larroucau | "The Impact of Distance Education Schools on Enrollment Choices of Students in Rural Mexico" (Vasey) and "Centralized assignment mechanisms and their impact on students' welfare" (Larroucau) |
Spring 2019
Location: PCPSE 203
Time: 12:00 - 1:30pm
| Date | Speaker | Paper Title |
|---|---|---|
| February 19, 2019 | Gabrielle Vasey | "Estimating Peer Effects: Mexico's Prospera Program" |
| February 26, 2019 | ||
| March 5, 2019 | Spring Break | |
| March 12, 2019 | n/a | No Meeting, Department External Review |
| March 19, 2019 | ||
| March 26, 2019 | Ming Li | "Information and Corruption: Evidence from China’s Land Market Auctions" |
| April 2, 2019 | Elena Capatina | "Health Shocks and the Evolution of Consumption and Income over the Life-Cycle" |
| April 9, 2019 | Joao Granja | "Coverage Requirements and the Timing of Adoption of New Mobile Technologies" |
| April 16, 2019 | Michal Hodor | "Rethinking About the Firm’s Labor Decision: The Trade-Off Between Labor Effort and Quantity" |
| April 23, 2019 | Sarah George | "Understanding price effects in the Kraft Heinz merger" |
| April 30, 2019 | Shunyi Zhao | "Vertical vs Horizontal Efficiency: A Study of Distributorship in Movie Industry" |
| May 7, 2019 | Minji Bang | "Self-Employment Decisions and Household Risk Sharing" |
| May 14, 2019 | Kian Samaee | "Inaction and Search Costs in Credit Markets: Evidence from Mortgage Refinance Market in the U.S." |
Fall 2018
Location: PCPSE 202
Time: 12:00 - 1:30pm
| Date | Speaker | Paper Title |
|---|---|---|
| September 4, 2018 | n/a | |
| September 11, 2018 | No Meeting, Dept Event | |
| September 18, 2018 | n/a | |
| September 25, 2018 | n/a | |
| October 2, 2018 | n/a | |
| October 9, 2018 | Tomás Larroucau | "Do "Short-List" Students Report Truthfully? Strategic Behavior in the Chilean College Admissions Problem" |
| October 16, 2018 | ||
| October 23, 2018 | Brian Collopy | "Optimal Cancer Screening" |
| October 30, 2018 | Qi Pan | "The Pricing Dynamics of Airbnb: Evidence and Analysis" |
| November 6, 2018 | Gorkem Bostanci | "Intellectual Property Rights, Professional Business Services and Wage Inequality" |
| November 13, 2018 | Mallick Hossain | "Bulk Buying and Inequality" |
| November 20, 2018 | Yiran Chen | "A Structural Analysis of Job Referrals and Social Networks: The Case of the Corporate Executives Market" |
| November 27, 2018 | Hanna Wang | "Fertility and Family Leave Policies in Germany: Optimal Policy Design in a Dynamic Framework" |
| December 4, 2018 | David Cesar Heymann | "Social Distance in Deceptive Behavior: Experimental Evidence from Malawi" |
| December 11, 2018 | Nitin Krishnan | TBD |