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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 organizer is Wesley Yin.
Fall 2008 Workshops
September 30 |
Dora Costa, UCLA
"The Rise of Retirement Among African Americans: Evidence from Union Army Records" |
October 7 |
Kirk Doran, Notre Dame
"Are Adults in Demand When Children Leave the Land? Evidence from Rural Mexico" |
October 14 |
Pedro Dal Bo, Brown University
"Institutions and Behavior: Experimental Evidence on the Effects of Democracy" |
October 21 |
Jim Sallee, University of Chicago
"Using Loopholes to Reveal the Marginal Cost of Regulation: The Case of Fuel- Economy Standards" |
October 28 |
Kevin Lang, Boston University
"School Entry, Educational Attainment and Quarter of Birth: A Cautionary Tale of LATE" |
November 4 |
Rohini Pande, Harvard University
TBA |
November 11 |
Marcos Rangel, University of Chicago
"Discrimination goes to School?" |
November 18 |
Bruce Meyer, University of Chicago
"The Under- Reporting of Transfers in Household Surveys: Its Nature and Consequences" |
November 25 |
Erzo Luttmer, Harvard University
"What good is wealth without health? The effect of health on the marginal utility of consumption" |
December 2 |
Doug Almond, Columbia University
TBA |
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