Seminar Series 2011-12
Other seminar series: Economics Workshops in the Research Triangle, Duke Economics Seminars and Workshops, Economic series at Duke University
Fall 2011 Seminar Schedule
| Date | Time | Location | Presenter | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monday, 9/12 | 12:30-2:00 | Brewster B-104 | Rafael Salas (Universidad Complutense de Madrid) | Inequality of Opportunity Measurement |
| Monday, 10/3 | 3:00-4:30 | Brewster C-305 | Robert Hetzel (Richmond Fed) | The Way Forward after the Great Recession: Increased Intervention by Central Banks in Markets or a Limitation of Central Bank Powers to Increase Market Discipline? |
| Wednesday, 10/19 | 12:30-1:30 | Brewster C-305 | Arthur Liu | TBA |
| Monday, 10/24 | 12:30-1:30 | Brewster C-305 | Curtis Taylor (Duke University) | Stairway to Heaven or Highway to Hell: Liquidity, Sweat equity, and the Uncertain Path to Ownership. (pdf) |
| Friday, 10/28 | 1:00-2:30 | Brewster B-104 | Kartik Athreya (Richmond Fed) | Loan Guarantees for Consumer Credit Markets (pdf) |
| Wednesday, 11/2 | 12:30-1:30 | Brewster C-305 | Lester Zeager | Optimal Parental Leave with Cost Differentials across University Faculties (pdf) |
| Friday, 11/11 | 1:00-2:30 | Brewster B-104 | Atsushi Inoue (NC State) | Mean-Plus-Noise Factor Models: An Empirical Exploration |
| Wednesday, 11/30 | 12:30-1:30 | Brewster C-305 | Mohammad Jahan-Parvar | Risk-Return Trade-Off in the Pacific Basin Equity Markets. |
Spring 2012 Seminar Schedule
| Date | Time | Location | Presenter | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wednesday, 1/18 | 12:00-1:30 | Brewster C-305 | Fan-chin Kung | Corporate social responsibility and provision of public good. |
| Friday, 3/30 | 12:00-1:30 | Brewster B-104 | Jonathan M. Lee (NSCU) | A Quasi-Experimental Approach to Identifying Compensating Wage Differentials for Occupational Risks |
| Friday, 4/13 | 11:30-1:00 | Brewster B-104 | Ruiqing Miao (Iowa State University) | To Learn or To Change: Optimal R&D Investments under Uncertainties in the Case of Climate Change |
| Wednesday, 5/23 | 11:30-12:45 | Brewster C-305 | Diego Escobari (U-Texas Pan American) | Price Discrimination through Refund Contracts in Airlines |
Usually Wednesdays are reserved for shorter work in progress presentations or workshops by ECU faculty, whereas Fridays are usually devoted to regular seminars for outside speakers.