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Public Policy & Economics Workshop

This workshop meets on Tuesdays from 3:30 to 5:00 in the Woodlawn Room (map) at the Harris School. The faculty organizers are Diane W. Schanzenbach (fall) and Ofer Malamud (spring).

Spring 2008 Workshops

May 27

June 3

April 1	Lucas Davis, University of Michigan "The Effect of Power Plants on Local Housing Markets"
April 8	Fabian Lange, Yale University "Changes in the Characteristics of American Youth: Implications for Adult Outcomes"
April 15	Caroline Hoxby, Stanford University "School Spending, Income, and Inequality: The Efficient Redistribution Hypothesis"
April 22	Sandy Black, UCLA "To Young to Leave the Nest? The Effects of School Starting Age" (joint w/Paul Devereux and Kjell Salvanes)
April 29	Dan Black, Harris School "Why Do So Few Women Work in New York (and So Many in Minneapolis)? Labor Supply of Married Women Across U.S. Cities"
May 6	Alicia Menendez, Harris School "Sex Differences in Obesity Rates in Poor Countries: Evidence from South Africa"
May 13	Jeff Liebman, Harvard KSG "An Expanded Model of Health and Retirement"
May 20	Joe Kaboski, Ohio State University "Testing a Structural Model of Credit Constraints Using a Large-Scale Quasi-Experimental Microfinance Initiative"
Matt Gentzkow, University of Chicago GSB "Comprise and Diversity: Historical Evidence from U.S. Newspapers"
Phil Oreopolous, University of Toronto


	Contact Information Tuesdays 3:30-5:00 p.m. Woodlawn Room (map) - 1155 E. 60th Street Faculty organizers: Diane W. Schanzenbach (fall) Ofer Malamud (spring) E-mail: schanzenbach@uchicago.edu malamud@uchicago.edu


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