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Applied Microeconomics Archive

Fall 2020

Fall 2020

Applied Microeconomics Seminar: Joseph Mullins, University of Minnesota

September 15

12:00 PM – 1:00 PM

Joseph Mullins, University of Minnesota

"Frictional Adjustment to Income Tax Incentives: An Application to the Earned Income Tax Credit"

Applied Microeconomics Seminar: Tommaso Porzio, Columbia Business School

September 29

12:00 PM – 1:00 PM

Tommaso Porzio, Columbia Business School

Applied Microeconomics Seminar: John Van Reenan, MIT

October 27

12:00 PM – 1:00 PM

John Van Reenan, MIT

"The Impact of Regulation on Innovation"

Applied Microeconomics Seminar: Chris Knittel, MIT Sloan

December 08

12:00 PM – 1:00 PM

Chris Knittel, MIT Sloan

"Using Machine Learning to Target Treatment: The Case of Household Energy Use"

Spring 2020

Spring 2020

Applied Microeconomics Seminar: Mariana Laverde, University of Chicago

January 21

12:00 PM – 1:30 PM

Maloney Hall, 313

Mariana Laverde, University of Chicago

"Unequal Assignments to Public Schools and the Limits of School Choice"

Applied Microeconomics Seminar: Ömer Karaduman, MIT

January 28

12:00 PM – 1:30 PM

Maloney Hall, 313

Ömer Karaduman, MIT

"Economics of Grid-Scale Energy Storage"

Applied Microeconomics Seminar: Rebecca Thornton, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

February 11

12:00 PM – 1:30 PM

Maloney Hall, 313

Rebecca Thornton , University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

"Teacher Effectiveness in Africa: Longitudinal and Causal Estimates"

Applied Microeconomics Seminar: The Applied Microeconomics Seminars Have Been Cancelled for the Remainder of the Semester

March 24

12:00 PM – 1:30 PM

Maloney Hall, 313

The Applied Microeconomics Seminars Have Been Cancelled for the Remainder of the Semester

Fall 2019

Fall 2019

Applied Microeconomics Seminar: Jessica Goldberg, University of Maryland

September 10

10:30 AM – 12:00 PM

Maloney Hall, 365

Jessica Goldberg, University of Maryland

Applied Microeconomics Seminar: Navin Kumar & Bogdan Genchev, Boston College

September 17

11:00 AM – 12:45 PM

Maloney Hall, 365, 313

Navin Kumar & Bogdan Genchev, Boston College

Applied Microeconomics Seminar: Krisztina Horvath, Boston College

September 24

12:00 PM – 1:30 PM

Maloney Hall, 313

Krisztina Horvath, Boston College

Applied Microeconomics Seminar: Sajala Pandey, Boston College

October 01

10:30 AM – 12:00 PM

Maloney Hall, 365

Sajala Pandey, Boston College

Applied Microeconomics Seminar: Cailin Slattery, Columbia Business School

October 08

12:00 PM – 1:30 PM

Maloney Hall, 313

Cailin Slattery, Columbia Business School

"Bidding for Firms: Subsidy Competition in the U.S."

Applied Microeconomics Seminar: CANCELLED

October 22

12:00 PM – 1:30 PM

Maloney Hall, 313

Thibaut Lamadon, University of Chicago

Applied Microeconomics Seminar: Basit Zafar, Arizona State University

October 24

12:00 PM – 1:30 PM

Maloney Hall, 313

Basit Zafar, Arizona State University

"Gender Differences in Job Search Behavior and the Gender Earnings Gap: Evidence from Business Majors"

Applied Microeconomics Seminar: Sarah Moshary, Chicago Booth

October 29

12:00 PM – 1:30 PM

Maloney Hall, 313

Sarah Moshary, Chicago Booth

Applied Microeconomics Seminar: Paola Giuliano, UCLA Anderson School of Management

November 05

10:30 AM – 12:00 PM

Devlin Hall, 026

Paola Giuliano, UCLA Anderson School of Management

Applied Microeconomics Seminar: Erica Field, Duke University

November 19

10:30 AM – 12:00 PM

Maloney Hall, 365

Erica Field, Duke University

"A Signaling Model of the Persistence of Child Marriage in Bangladesh"

Applied Microeconomics Seminar: Adam Dearing, The Ohio State University

November 26

12:00 PM – 1:30 PM

Maloney Hall, 313

Adam Dearing, The Ohio State University

"Efficient and Convergent Sequential Pseudo-Likelihood Estimation of Dynamic Discrete Games"

Applied Microeconomics Seminar: Yinghua He, Rice University

December 03

12:00 PM – 1:30 PM

Maloney Hall, 313

Yinghua He, Rice University

"Leveraging Uncertainties to Infer Preferences: Robust Analysis of School Choice"

Spring 2019

Spring 2019

Applied Microeconomics Seminar: Hanno Foerster, University of Mannheim

January 30

12:15 PM – 1:30 PM

Maloney Hall, 313

Hanno Foerster, University of Mannheim

“The Impact of Post-Marital Maintenance on Dynamic Decisions and Welfare of Couples"

Applied Microeconomics Seminar: Linh Tô, Harvard University

February 01

12:00 PM – 1:30 PM

Maloney Hall, 313

Linh T ô, Harvard University

"The Signaling Role of Parental Leave"

Applied Microeconomics Seminar: Laura Boudreau, University of California-Berkeley

February 04

12:00 PM – 1:30 PM

Maloney Hall, 313

Laura Boudreau, University of California-Berkeley

"Multinational Enforcement of Labor Law: Experimental Evidence from Bangladesh’s Apparel Sector"

Applied Microeconomics Seminar: Chris Neilson, Princeton Universtiy

February 26

12:00 PM – 1:30 PM

Maloney Hall, 313

Chris Neilson, Princeton Universtiy

"Approximating the Equilibrium Effects of Informed School Choice"

Applied Microeconomics Seminar: Chenyu Yang, University of Rochester

March 12

12:00 PM – 1:30 PM

Maloney Hall, 313

Chenyu Yang, University of Rochester

Applied Microeconomics Seminar: Tobias Salz, MIT

March 19

12:00 PM – 1:30 PM

Maloney Hall, 313

Tobias Salz, MIT

Applied Microeconomics Seminar: Vivek Bhattacharya, Northwestern University

March 26

12:00 PM – 1:30 PM

Maloney Hall, 313

Vivek Bhattacharya, Northwestern University

"Bidding and Drilling Under Uncertainty: An Empirical Analysis of Contingent Payment Auctions"

Applied Microeconomics Seminar: Robert Metcalfe, Boston University

April 02

12:00 PM – 1:30 PM

Maloney Hall, 313

Robert Metcalfe, Boston University

"Estimating the Trade-off Between Efficiency and Equity from Energy Subsidies"

Applied Microeconomics Seminar: Daniel Björkegren, Brown University

April 08

12:00 PM – 1:30 PM

Higgins Hall, 260

Daniel Björkegren, Brown University, Brown University

"Competition in Network Industries: Evidence from Mobile Telecommunications in Rwanda"

Applied Microeconomics Seminar: Ray Fisman, Boston University

April 23

12:00 PM – 1:30 PM

Maloney Hall, 313

Ray Fisman, Boston University

"Hall of Mirrors: Corporate Philanthropy and Strategic Advocacy"

Applied Microeconomics Seminar: Mathias Reynaert, Toulouse School of Economics

April 30

12:00 PM – 1:30 PM

Maloney Hall, 313

Mathias Reynaert, Toulouse School of Economics

"Favoritism and Corrective Taxation"

Applied Microeconomics Seminar: Hunt Allcott, New York University

May 07

12:00 PM – 1:30 PM

Maloney Hall, 313

Hunt Allcott, New York University

"Regressive Sin Taxes, with an Application to the Optimal Soda Tax"

Fall 2018

Fall 2018

Applied Microeconomics Seminar: Ali Yurukoglu, Stanford University

September 11

12:00 PM – 1:30 PM

Maloney Hall, 313

Ali Yurukoglu, Stanford University

"Quantitative Analysis of Multi-Party Tariff Negotiations"

Applied Microeconomics Seminar: Danielle Li, MIT

September 18

12:00 PM – 1:30 PM

Maloney Hall, 313

Danielle Li, MIT

"Promotions and the Peter Principle"

Applied Microeconomics Seminar: Kurt Lavetti, The Ohio State University

September 25

12:00 PM – 1:30 PM

Maloney Hall, 313

Kurt Lavetti, The Ohio State University

"Estimating Compensating Wage Differentials with Endogenous Job Mobility"

Applied Microeconomics Seminar: John Rust, Georgetown University

October 02

12:00 PM – 1:30 PM

Maloney Hall, 313

John Rust, Georgetown University

"Has Dynamic Programming Improved Decision Making?"

Applied Microeconomics Seminar: Theodore Papageorgiou, McGill University

October 09

12:00 PM – 1:30 PM

Maloney Hall, 313

Theodore Papageorgiou, McGill University

"Geography, Search Frictions and Endogenous Trade Costs"

Applied Microeconomics Seminar: Andrew Barr, Texas A&M University

October 16

12:00 PM – 1:30 PM

Maloney Hall, 313

Andrew Barr, Texas A&M University

Applied Microeconomics Seminar: Alexander MacKay, Harvard University

October 23

12:00 PM – 1:30 PM

Maloney Hall, 313

Alexander MacKay, Harvard University

"An Empirical Model of Consumer Affiliation and Dynamic Price Competition"

Applied Microeconomics Seminar: Marcella Alsan, Stanford University

October 25

12:00 PM – 1:30 PM

Maloney Hall, 313

Marcella Alsan, Stanford University

"Does Diversity Matter for Health? Experimental Evidence from Oakland "

Applied Microeconomics Seminar: Michael Ostrovsky, Stanford University

October 30

12:00 PM – 1:30 PM

Maloney Hall, 313

Michael Ostrovsky, Stanford University

"Carpooling and the Economics of Self-Driving Cars"

Applied Microeconomics Seminar: Laura Gee, Tufts University

November 06

12:00 PM – 1:30 PM

Maloney Hall, 313

Laura Gee, Tufts University

"Salary History Bans and Hiring Outcomes:
Evidence from a Field Experiment"

Applied Microeconomics Seminar: Mitchell Hoffman, University of Toronto

November 13

12:00 PM – 1:30 PM

Maloney Hall, 313

Mitchell Hoffman, University of Toronto

"What Do Employee Referral Programs Do?"

Applied Microeconomics Seminar: Lucas Coffman, Harvard University

November 20

12:00 PM – 1:30 PM

Maloney Hall, 313

Lucas Coffman, Harvard University

"Behavioral and Personal Finance Approaches to Recruiting Teachers"

Applied Microeconomics Seminar: Jesse Gregory, University of Wisconsin

November 27

12:00 PM – 1:30 PM

Maloney Hall, 313

Jesse Gregory, University of Wisconsin

"The Long-Run Effects of Low-Income Housing on Neighborhood Composition"

Applied Microeconomics Seminar: Chris Udry, Northwestern University

December 04

12:00 PM – 1:30 PM

Maloney Hall, 313

Chris Udry, Northwestern University

"Information, Market Access and Risk: Addressing Constraints to Agricultural Transformation in Northern Ghana"

Spring 2018

Spring 2018

Applied Microeconomics Seminar: Ken Onishi, Singapore Management University

January 09

12:00 PM – 1:30 PM

Maloney Hall, 313

“The Welfare Consequences of Free Entry in Vertical Relationships: The Case of the MRI Market”

Ken Onishi, Singapore Management University

Applied Microeconomics Seminar: Margaux Luflade, Duke University

January 24

12:00 PM – 1:30 PM

Maloney Hall, 365

Margaux Luflade, Duke University

Applied Microeconomics Seminar: Valérie Lechene, UCL

February 27

12:00 PM – 1:30 PM

Maloney Hall, 313

“A Structural Analysis of the Rise of Processed Food in the Diet of UK Households”

Valérie Lechene, University College London

Applied Microeconomics Seminar: Brett Hollenbeck, UCLA

March 20

12:00 PM – 1:30 PM

Maloney Hall, 313

"Taxation and Market Power in the Legal Marijuana Industry"

Brett Hollenbeck, UCLA

Applied Microeconomics Seminar: Eric Verhoogen, Columbia University

March 27

12:00 PM – 1:30 PM

Maloney Hall, 313

"Using Exchange Rates to Estimate Production Functions: Evidence from Colombia"

Eric Verhoogen, Columbia University

Applied Microeconomics Seminar: Elizabeth Cascio, Dartmouth College

April 03

12:00 PM – 1:30 PM

Maloney Hall, 313

"Does Universal Preschool Hit the Target? Program Access and Preschool Impacts"

Elizabeth Cascio, Dartmouth College

Applied Microeconomics Seminar: Michael Dickstein, New York University

April 10

12:00 PM – 1:30 PM

Maloney Hall, 313

"Industry Input in Policymaking: Evidence from Medicare”

Michael Dickstein, New York University

Applied Microeconomics Seminar: Brad Shapiro, University of Chicago

April 24

12:00 PM

Maloney Hall, 313

"Promoting Wellness or Waste? Evidence from Antidepressant Advertising"

Brad Shapiro, University of Chicago

Applied Microeconomics Seminar: Flávio Cunha, Rice University

May 01

12:00 PM – 1:30 PM

Maloney Hall, 313

"Parental Beliefs and Investments in Human Capital"

Flávio Cunha, Rice University

Applied Microeconomics Seminar: Mark Rosenzweig, Yale University

May 08

12:00 PM – 1:30 PM

Maloney Hall, 313

"Are There Too Many Farms in the World? Labor-Market Transaction Costs, Machine Capacities and Optimal Far Size"

Mark Rosenzweig, Yale University

Fall 2017

Fall 2017

Applied Microeconomics Seminar: Marco Ghiani, Boston College

September 05

12:00 PM – 1:30 PM

Maloney Hall, Room 313

Marco Ghiani, Boston College

Applied Microeconomics Seminar: Anders Munk-Nielsen, University of Copenhagen

September 12

12:00 PM – 1:30 PM

Maloney Hall, 313

A Dynamic Model of Vehicle Ownership, Type Choice, and Usage

Anders Munk-Nielsen, University of Copenhagen

Applied Microeconomics Seminar: Jan Stuhler, University of Carlos III

September 19

12:00 PM – 1:30 PM

Maloney Hall, Room 313

Shift-Share Instruments and the Impact of Immigration

Jan Stuhler, University of Carlos III

Applied Microeconomics Seminar: Jim Rauch, University of California-San Diego

September 26

12:00 PM – 1:30 PM

Maloney Hall, Room 313

History Dependence in Networks of Close Relationships: Theory, and Application to Job Referrals

Jim Rauch, University of California-San Diego

Applied Microeconomics Seminar: Roland Rathelot, University of Warwick

October 03

12:00 PM – 1:30 PM

Maloney Hall, Room 313

"Ethnic Discrimination on an Online Marketplace of Vacation Rentals"

Roland Rathelot, University of Warwick

Applied Microeconomics Seminar: Melissa Dell

October 10

12:00 PM – 1:30 PM

Maloney Hall, Room 313

"The Development Effects of the Extractive Colonial
Economy: The Dutch Cultivation System in Java"

Melissa Dell, Harvard University

Applied Microeconomics Seminar: Myrto Kalouptsidi, Harvard

October 17

12:00 PM – 1:30 PM

Maloney Hall, Room 313

"Geography, Search Frictions and Endogenous Trade Costs"

Myrto Kalouptsidi, Harvard University

Applied Microeconomics Seminar: Nick Diebel, Boston College

October 24

12:00 PM – 1:30 PM

Maloney Hall, Room 313

Nick Diebel, Boston College

Applied Microeconomics Seminar: Tavneet Suri, MIT Sloan

October 31

12:00 PM – 1:30 PM

Maloney Hall, Room 313

"The Perils of Voter Mobilization"

Tavneet Suri, MIT Sloan

Applied Microeconomics Seminar: John Lazarev, NYU

November 07

12:00 PM – 1:30 PM

Maloney Hall, Room 313

"Quantifying Delay Externalities in Airline Networks"

John Lazarev, NYU

Applied Microeconomics Seminar: Fernando Luco, Texas A&M

November 14

12:00 PM – 1:30 PM

Maloney Hall, Room 313

"Does Strategic Ability Affect Efficiency?
Evidence from Electricity Markets"

Fernando Luco, Texas A&M

Applied Microeconomics Seminar: Lisa Kahn, Yale University

November 21

12:00 PM – 1:30 PM

Maloney Hall, Room 313

"Discretion in Hiring"

Lisa Kahn, Yale University

Applied Microeconomics Seminar: Charlie Murry, Penn State

November 28

12:00 PM – 1:30 PM

Maloney Hall, Room 313

Charlie Murry, Penn State

Applied Microeconomics Seminar: Wills Hickman, Boston College

December 05

12:00 PM – 1:30 PM

Maloney Hall, Room 313

Wills Hickman, Boston College

Applied Microeconomics Seminar: Vittorio Bassi, University of Southern California

December 12

12:00 PM – 1:30 PM

Maloney Hall, 365

“Information Frictions in the Labor Market: Evidence from a Field Experiment in Uganda”

Vittorio Bassi, University of Southern California

Spring 2017

Spring 2017

Date	Speaker	Title
January 19 Th 3:30 p.m.	Benjamin Bushong, Harvard University	Misattribution of Reference Dependence: Evidence from Real-Effort Experiments
January 30 M 3:30 p.m.	Lee Lockwood, Northwestern University	Government Old-Age Support and Labor Supply: Evidence from the Old Age Assistance Program
January 31 1:30 p.m.	Ami Ko, University of Pennsylvania	An Equilibrium Analysis of the Long-Term Care Insurance Market
February 6 M 3:30 p.m.	Jing Li, Harvard University	Compatibility and Investment in the U.S. Electric Vehicle Market
February 7 1:30 p.m.	Claudio Labanca, University of California, San Diego	Coordination of Hours within the Firm
February 16 Th Maloney 365	Abby Friedman, Yale School of Public Health	Minimum Legal Sales Ages for Electronic Cigarettes: Lasting, Differential Effects
February 27	Krishna Pendakur, Simon Fraser University	Infant Mortality and the Repeal of Federal Prohibition
February 28	Hanming Fang, University of Pennsylvania	Parental Employment, Absence and Children’s Educational Gender Gap
March 14	Cancelled
March 21	Lisa Kahn, Yale School of Management	Do Recessions Accelerate Routine-Biased Technological Change? Evidence from Vacancy Postings
March 28	Nicolai Kuminoff, Arizona State University	Estimating the Heterogeneous Welfare Effects of Choice Architecture: An Application to the Medicare Prescription Drug Insurance Market
April 4	S Anukriti, Boston College
April 11	Matthew Backus, Columbia University	On the Empirical Content of Cheap-Talk Signaling: An Application to Bargaining
May 2	Javier Donna, Ohio State University	The Illiquidity of Water Markets: Efficient Institutions for Water Allocation in Southeastern Spain

Fall 2016

Fall 2016

Date	Speaker	Title
August 29 12:00 p.m.	Franco Peracchi, Georgetown University	Growing up in Wartime: Evidence From The Era of Two World Wars
September 13	Mallika Thomas, Cornell University	The Impact of Mandated Maternity Benefits on the Gender Differential in Promotions: Examining the Role of Adverse Selection
September 20	Richard Sweeney, Boston College	Capital versus Output Subsidies: Implications of Alternative Incentives for Wind Energy
September 27	Thomas Wollmann, University of Chicago	The Impact of Money on Science: Evidence From Unexpected NCAA College Football Outcomes
October 4	Daniel Ackerberg, University of Michigan	Timing and Information Set Assumptions in a Production Function Context
October 18	Anna Raute, University of Mannheim	Who Benefits From Universal Childcare? Estimating Marginal Returns to Early Childcare Attendance
October 25	Simone Schaner, Dartmouth College	An Account of One's Own: Can Targeting Benefits Payments Address Social Constraints to Female Labor Force Participation?
November 1	Thomas Covert, University of Chicago	Experiential and Social Learning in Firms: The Case of Hydraulic Fracturing in the Bakken Shale
November 8	Petra Persson, Stanford University	The Long-term Consequences of Teacher Discretion in Grading of High-stakes Tests
November 15	Bernhard Ganglmair, University of Texas-Dallas	Learning When to Quit
November 22	Ameet Morjaria, Northwestern University	Competition and Relational Contacts: Evidence from Rwanda’s Coffee Mills
November 29	Lucas Coffman, Harvard University	Marketing Schooling: An At Scale Experiment in the Dominican Republic
December 6	John Lazarev, New York University	Input Allocation and Downstream Market Structure: Slot Control in the U.S. Airline Industry

Spring 2016

Spring 2016

Date	Speaker	Title
February 23	Andrey Fradkin MIT	Market Structure with the Entry of Peer-to-Peer Platforms: The Case of Hotels and Airbnb
March 1	Johannes Schmieder Boston University	Optimal Income Taxation with Unemployment and Wage Responses: A Sufficient Statistics Approach
March 4, Friday 11:30 a.m- 12:30 p.m.	Yuyun Liu Zhongshan University
March 15	Nate Miller Georgetown University	Pass-Through in a Concentrated Industry: Empirical Evidence and Regulatory Implications
March 22	Mar Reguant Northwestern University	Learning from Schools about Energy Efficiency
March 29	Costas Meghir Yale University	Estimating the Production Function for Human Capital: Results from a Randomized Control Trial in Colombia
April 5	Gautam Rao Harvard University	Status Goods: Experimental Evidence from Platinum Credit Cards
April 12	Mitsuru Igami Yale University	Mergers, Innovation, and Entry-Exit Dynamics: The Consolidation of the Hard Disk Drive Industry, 1996-2015
April 19	Matthew Osborne University of Toronto	Identification and Estimation of Forward-looking Behavior: The Case of Consumer Stockpiling
April 26	Kevin Williams Yale University	Product Variety, Across-Market Demand Heterogeneity, and the Value of Online Retail
May 3	Adam Kapor Princeton University	Distributional Effects of Race-Blind Affirmative Action
May 10	Christos Genakos Athens University of Economics and Business	Loss Aversion on the Phone

Fall 2015

Fall 2015

Date	Speaker	Title
Sept. 15	Sylvia Hristakeva, Boston College	How Do Vertical Contracts Affect Product Availability? An Empirical Study of the Grocery Industry
Sept. 22	Michael French, University of Miami	Hit-and-Run or Hit-and-Stay: Do Stricter BAC Limits Encourage Drivers to Flee the Crash Scene?
Sept. 29	Przemyslaw Jeziorski, UC Berkeley	Adverse Selection and Moral Hazard in a Dynamic Model of Auto Insurance
Oct. 6	Seminar Cancelled
Oct. 13	Alessandra Voena, University of Chicago (visiting Yale)	Bride Price and Female Education
Oct. 20	Jean François Houde, University of Pennsylvania	Estimating Substitution Patterns in Differentiated Goods Industries
Oct. 27	Eduardo Souza-Rodrigues, University of Toronto	Identification of Counterfactuals and Payoffs in Dynamic Discrete Choice with an Application to Land Use
Nov. 3	Daniel L. Chen, ETH Zurich	The Deterrent Effect of the Death Penalty? Evidence from British Commutations During World War I
Nov. 10	Namrata Kala, Harvard University	Ambiguity Aversion and Learning in a Changing World: The Potential Effects of Climate Change From Indian Agriculture
Nov. 17	Anna Aizer, Brown University	Inequality in Lead Exposure and the Black-White Test Score Gap
Nov. 24	Michael Dinerstein, University of Chicago	Quantifying the Supply Response of Private Schools to Public Policies
Dec. 1	Rossella Calvi, Boston College	Why Are Older Women Missing in India? The Age Profile of Bargaining Power and Poverty
Dec. 8	Aviv Nevo, Northwestern University	Usage-Based Pricing and Demand for Residential Broadband
Dec. 14 Monday 4:00 p.m.	Paul Grieco, Pennsylvania State University	What Drives Home Market Advantage?

Spring 2015

Spring 2015

Date	Speaker	Title
Feb. 24	Mike Sinkinson, University of Pennsylvania	"Ask Your Doctor? Direct-to-Consumer Advertising of Pharmaceuticals"
March 10	Jordi Jaumandreu, Boston University	"Measuring the Bias of Technological Change"
March 17	Pierre Dubois, Toulouse School of Economics	"The Effects of Banning Advertising in Junk Food Markets"
March 24	Jonathan Zinman, Dartmouth College	"Unshrouding Effects on Demand for a Costly Add-on: Evidence from Bank Overdrafts in Turkey"
March 25 (Wednesday)	Nikhil Agarwal, MIT	"Demand Analysis using Strategic Reports: An Application to a School Choice Mechanism"
March 31	Nathan Hendren, Harvard University	"The Effects of Exposure to Better Neighborhoods on Children’s Long-Term Outcomes"
April 14	Robin Lee, Harvard University	"Insurer Competition in Health Care Markets"
April 21	Seema Jayachandran, Northwestern University	"Why are Indian Children So Short?"
April 28	Victor Aguirregabiria, University of Toronto	"A Microeconometric Dynamic Structural Model of Copper Mining Decisions"
May 4	Sylvia Hristakeva, Boston College	"The Effect of Vertical Contracts on Product Availability. An Empirical Study of the Grocery Industry"

Fall 2014

Fall 2014

Date	Speaker	Title
Sept. 16	Rossella Calvi Boston College	"Long-Term Effects of Access to Health Care: Medical Missions in Colonial India"
Sept. 23	Julie Holland Mortimer, Boston College	"Efficiency and Foreclosure Effects of All-Units Discounts: Empirical Evidence"
Sept. 30	Arthur Lewbel, Boston University	"Identifying Sharing Rules in Collective Household Models"
Oct. 7	Ben Shiller, Brandeis University	"First-Degree Price Discrimination Using Big Data"
Oct.14	Marc Rysman, Boston University (Visiting Boston College)	"A Structural Model of Air Services Agreements: Empirics of Network Formation"
Oct.21	Rohini Pande, Harvard Kennedy School	TBD
Oct.28	Sylvia Hristakeva, Boston College	"Effect of Vertical Relations on Product Assortments"
Nov. 4	Kirk Doran, University of Notre Dame	"Cognitive Mobility: Labor Market Responses to Supply Shocks in the Space of Ideas"
Nov. 11	Koichiro Ito, Boston University	"The Economics of Attribute-Based Regulation : Theory and Evidence from Fuel-Economy Standards"
Nov. 14, Friday, 11:30 a.m.	Claudia Olivetti, Boston University	"Intergenerational Mobility Across Three Generations in the 19th Century: Evidence from the US Census"
Nov. 18	Chris Ahlin, Michigan State University	"Matching for Credit: Risk and Diversification in Thai Microcredit Groups"
Nov. 25	Magne Mogstad, University of Chicago	"Field of Study, Earnings, and Self-Selection"
Dec. 2	Victor Aguirregabiria, University of Toronto	TBD

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