Empirical Economics Workshops, Spring 2008
When and Where: Every Tuesday (unless otherwise indicated) from
3:30 to 5:00 p.m. at UH
(McElhinney Hall Rm 212) or Rice
(Baker Hall Rm 116) as indicated.
Tuesday, March 4: Gary Solon (Michigan
State Univ) @
UH
"Trends
in Men's Earnings Volatility: What Does the Panel Study of Income
Dynamics Show?"
Tuesday, March 25: Dan Friedman (UC Santa
Cruz) @ Rice
Joint Seminiar With Microeconomic Theory
"Pre-emption
Games: Theory and Experiment"
Tuesday, April 1: David Bradford (Medical
University of South Carolina) @
Rice
"Advertising
Search, Experience and Credence Characteristics: The Case of Prescription
Pharmaceuticals"
Tuesday, April 8: Josef Zweimuller (Univ
of Zurich) @ UH
"Culture
and Unemployment"
Tuesday, April 15: David Howard (Emory
Univ) @
Rice
"The Impact
of Quality Report Cards for In Vitro Fertilization on Patient Choice"
Tuesday, April 22: William Strange (Univ
of Toronto-Rotman Sch of Mgmt) @
UH
"Skills
in the City" "Urban
Interactions: Soft Skills vs. Specialization"
Tuesday, April 29: Jordan Matsudaira (Cornell
Univ) @ UH
"The
Labor Market Effects of minimum Staffing Legislation: Direct Tests
for Monopsony Power in High and Low-Skilled Labor Markets"
Tuesday, May 6: Erdal Tekin (Georgia St
Univ-Andrew Young Sch of Policy Studies) @
Rice
Change in Seminar Time for this day only: 3:00
PM - 4:30 PM
"Body
Composition and Wages"
Contact: Peter Mieszkowski
or Aimee Chin for additional
questions.