Economics
Economics Research Workshops Schedule -Fall 2008
| Workshops are scheduled from 12:00-1:15 p.m. in RAWLS 2079 unless otherwise indicated |
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| Sept. 2 (Tues.) |
Title: "A Generalized Contest Structure and the Existence of Multiple Equilibria" |
| Subhasish Modak Chowdhury, Krannert Ph.D. Student | |
| Workshop: Micro (Rawls 2079) | |
| Sept. 5 (Fri..) |
Title: "Crony Capitalism and Development" |
| James Rauch, University of California, San Diego | |
| Workshop: Macro (Rawls 2079) | |
| Sept. 9 (Tues.) |
Title: "Estimating a Model of Settlement Bargaining in the World Trade Organization” |
| Mostafa Beshkar, Purdue University (Visiting Professor, Econ) | |
| Workshop: Micro (Rawls 2079) | |
| Sept. 18 (Thurs.) |
Title: “Perfect-substitutes, Best-shot and Weakest-link Contests Between Symmetric and Asymmetric Groups” |
| Roman Sheremeta, Krannert Ph.D. Student | |
| Workshop: Micro (Rawls 2079) | |
| Sept. 19 (Fri.) |
Title: "Health Insurance, Pensions, and Paid Leave: Access to Health Insurance at Small Firms in a Broader Benefits Context" |
| Anne Beeson Royalty, IUPUI | |
| Workshop: Micro (Rawls 2079 | |
| Sept. 25 (Thurs.) |
Title: “Peer Appraisals” |
| Manish Gupte, Krannert Ph.D. Student | |
| Workshop: Micro (Rawls 2079) | |
| Sept. 26 (Fri.) |
Title: “Economic Theory and the Global Environment” |
| Graciela Chichilnisky, Columbia University | |
| Workshop: Macro (Rawls 2079) | |
| Oct. 3 (.Fri.) |
Title: "Existence, Uniqueness, and Computational Theory for Time Consistent Equilibria” |
| Kenneth Judd, Stanford/U. of Chicago | |
| Workshop: Micro (Rawls 2079) | |
| Oct. 16 (Thurs.) |
Title: "Economies of Scale in Banking, Indeterminacy, and Business Cycles" |
| Scott Dressler, Villanova Univ. | |
| Workshop: Macro (Rawls 2079) | |
| Oct. 17 (.Fri.) |
Title: “Charitable Donation as Conspicuous Consumption: An Experimental Study” |
| Sukanya Chaudhuri, Krannert Ph.D. Student | |
| Workshop: Micro (Rawls 2079) | |
| Oct. 23 (Thurs.) |
Title: "The Optimal Inflation Target in an Economy with Limited Enforcement" |
| Gaetano Antinolfi, Washington University | |
| Workshop: Macro (Rawls 2079) | |
| Oct. 24 (Fri.) |
Title: "Determinants of a Market Rent in a Local Rental Housing Market" |
| Do-Yeun Park, Krannert Ph.D. Student | |
| Workshop: Micro (Rawls 2079) | |
| Oct. 27 (Mon.) |
Title: "Analyzing the Effects of Trade Facilitation on International Trade using a Simultaneous Approach" |
| Tasneem Mirza, Krannert Ph.D. Student | |
| Workshop: Micro (Rawls 2079) | |
| Oct. 28 (Tues.) |
Title: "Face-to-face Interactions as a Source of Competitiveness in International Markets" |
| Anca Cristea, Krannert Ph.D. Student | |
| Workshop: Micro (Rawls 2079) | |
| Oct. 30 (Thurs.) |
Title: The Effects of Qualities and Distance on Crude Oil Price: A Case Study" AND "A Multi-winner Combinatorial Contest with Package Bids" |
| Subhasish Modak Chowdhury, Krannert Ph.D. Student | |
| Workshop: Micro (Rawls 2079) | |
| Oct. 31 (.Fri.) |
Title: “Inventories, Lumpy Trade, and Large Devaluations” |
| Virgiliu Midrigan, New York University | |
| Workshop: Macro (Rawls 2079) | |
| Nov. 3 (Mon.) |
Title: "A Symmetry Hypothesis and Measurement Biases in the Factor Content of Trade" |
| Laura Puzzello, Krannert Ph.D. Student | |
| Workshop: Micro (Rawls 2079) | |
| Nov. 6 (Thurs.) |
Title: "An Experimental Study of Trust and Reputation with Differently-Valued Goods" |
| Anya Savikhin, Krannert Ph.D. Student | |
| Workshop: Micro (Rawls 2079) | |
| Nov. 10 (Mon.) |
Title: "Current Account Patterns and National Real Estate Markets" |
| Joshua Aizenman, UC Santa Cruz | |
| Workshop: Macro (Rawls 2079) | |
| Nov. 11 (Tues.) |
Title: “Money and Memory” |
| Luis Araujo, Michigan State Univ. | |
| Workshop: Macro (Rawls 2079) | |
| Nov. 14 (Fri.) |
Title: "On the Robustness of Competitive Equilibrium; Better Response Maps and Equilibrium Points" |
| Subir Chakrabarti, Visiting Prof/Purdue | |
| Workshop: Micro (Rawls 2079) | |
| Dec. 1 (Mon.) |
Title: "Communication and Learning" |
| Dino Gerardi, Yale University | |
| Workshop: Micro (Rawls 2079) | |
| Dec. 3 (Wed.) |
Title: "A Refinement of Perfect Equilibria Based on Substitute Sequences" |
| Iryna Topolyan, Krannert Ph.D. Student | |
| Workshop: Micro (Rawls 2079) | |
| Dec. 8 (Mon.) |
Title: “Understanding the City Size Wage Gap” |
| Nathaniel Baum-Snow, Brown Univ. | |
| Workshop: Micro (Rawls 2079) | |
| Dec. 10 (Wed..) |
Title: “The Non-MFN Effects of U.S. MFN Specific Tariffs” |
| Sohini Chowdhury. | |
| Workshop: Micro (Rawls 2079) 1:30-2:45 |
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| Dec. 12 (Fri.) |
Title: "Price Dispersion with Directed Search" |
| Gabriele Camera, Univ. of Iowa | |
| Workshop: Macro (Rawls 2079) | |
| Dec. 16 (Wed.) |
Title: "European Antitrust Policy 1957-2002: An Analysis of Court of Appeal Rulings in the EU" |
| Andrea Gunster, Purdue Visitor |