Spring 2009
All workshops are in room 7324 of the Sewell Social Science Building at 3:45 p.m. unless otherwise noted.
May 4 - 8, 2009
- Monday, May 4
Labor
RONNI PAVAN, University of Rochester
"Understanding the City Size Wage Gap", joint with Nathaniel Baum-Snow. (pdf) - Tuesday, May 5
International
FABRIZIO PERRI, University of Minnesota
"How Does Household Consumption Respond to Income Shocks?", with Dirk Krueger (pdf) Public: Room 8417
JEFF TRACZYNSKI, UW-Madison
"Divorce Rates and Bankruptcy Exemption Levels in the U.S." (pdf) - Wednesday, May 6
Macro (in IO slot)
NARAYANA KOCHERLAKOTA, University of Minnesota
"Bursting Bubbles: Consequences and Cures" (pdf) - Thursday, May 7
IO at 10 a.m. in room 7408
MITSUKUNI NISHIDA, University of Chicago
"Estimating a Model of Strategic Network Choice: the Convenience-Store Industry in Okinawa"Macro
GEORGE-MARIOS ANGELETOS, MIT
"Noisy Business Cycles" with Jennifer La'O - Friday, May 8
Econometrics: 1:30 p.m.
IVÁN FERNÁNDEZ-VAL, Boston University
"Inference on Counterfactual Distributions" (joint with Victor Chernozhukov and Blaise Melly). (pdf) Theory:
ISA HAFALIR, Carnegie Mellon University
"Revenue and Efficiency Effects of Resale in First-Price Auctions" (pdf)