Seminars

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Fall 2023

Thursday, September 21, 4:15pm-5:30pm.  Griffin 6.  Elizabeth Ananat (POEC ’99), Barnard College, Economics Class of 1960 Scholars Seminar, Effects of the Expanded Child Tax Credit on Employment Outcomes: Evidence from Real-World Data.

Wednesday, September 27, 4:00pm-5:15pm.  Griffin 6.  Caitlin Hegarty, Williams College, Economics Department Seminar, External Crises and Investment Adjustments: A Heterogeneous-Firm Perspective. 

Thursday, September 28, 4:30pm-6:00pm.  Griffin 6.  Nathaniel Burke, West Virginia University, Economics Class of 1960 Scholars Seminar, Inference from Biased Polls.

Monday, October 2, 4:00pm-5:15pm.  Griffin 6.  Paul Willen ’90, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, Seminar, House Prices and Rents in the 21st Century (joint with Lara Loewenstein of the Cleveland Fed).

Wednesday, October 4, 4:15pm-6:00pm.  Schapiro 129. Michael Howard, Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at University of Maine, Lecture, Basic Income, Global Climate Justice, and the Future of Work.

Thursday, October 12, 5:15pm-6:45pm.  Griffin 3.  Trevon Logan, Ohio State University, Seminar, The Sins of Economic History.

Tuesday, October 17, 4:00pm-5:30pm.  Griffin 6.  Apoorv Gupta, Dartmouth, Economics Class of 1960 Scholars / Economics Department Seminar, Title TBA.

Wednesday, October 25, 4:00pm-5:15pm.  Griffin 6.  Kenneth Kuttner, Williams College, Economics Department Seminar, Title TBA.

Thursday, October 26, 4:30pm-6:00pm.  Griffin 6.  Mackenzie Alston, University of Illinois, Economics Class of 1960 Scholars Seminar, Title TBA.

Thursday, November 2, 4:30pm-6:00pm.  Griffin 6.  Carycruz Bueno, Wesleyan University, Economics Class of 1960 Scholars Seminar, Title TBA.

Monday, November 6, 4:00pm-5:30pm.  CDE Rm 211.  Ricardo Hausmann, Harvard University, CDE Seminar, Title TBA.

Thursday, November 9, 4:30pm-6:00pm.  Griffin 6.  Erin Wolcott, Middlebury College, Economics Class of 1960 Scholars Seminar, Title TBA.

Wednesday, November 15, 4:00pm-5:15pm.  Griffin 6.  Matthew Chao, Williams College, Economics Department Seminar, Title TBA.

Thursday, November 30, 4:30pm-6:00pm.  Griffin 7.   Michael Navarrete ’16, University of Maryland PhD program, Economics Department Seminar, Title TBA.

Wednesday, December 6, 4:00pm-5:15pm.  Schapiro 129.  Katie Gutierrez, Williams College, Economics Department Seminar, Title TBA.

Prior year seminars