Fall 2008 Schedule Department Seminar Network Externalities in Supermarket Retailing Friday September 19 12:00pm Presented by: Timothy Richards Arizona State UniversityMorrison School of Agribusiness and Resource Management Field Experiments, with Applications to the Economics of Charity Friday October 10 12:00pm Presented by: John List University of Chicago Malaria, Bednets and Micro-Lending: Preliminary Results from a Randomized Controlled Trial in Orissa (India) Friday October 31 12:00pm Presented by: Alessandro Tarozzi Duke University Consumer Willingness-to-Pay for Traceability of Poultry Products: Normal Payment Cards, Cheap Talk and Stochastic Payment Cards Friday November 21 12:00pm Presented by: Yanhong Jin Rutgers University *** CANCELLED *** Friday December 5 12:00pm Presented by: Catherine Kling Iowa State University Cosigners as Collateral Monday December 8 12:00pm Presented by: Ashok S. Rai Department of EconomicsWilliams College Remittances and the Problem of Control: A Field Experiment Among Migrants from El Salvador Thursday December 11 12:00pm Presented by: Dean Yang Assistant Professor, Department of Economics and Public PolicyUniversity of Michigan Is there Market Power in the French Comte Cheese Market Friday December 12 12:00pm Presented by: Pierre Merel University of California-Davis Forum on Agriculture, Climate, & Energy Technology Sustainability On-Farm Production and Natural Resources Assessment: Integrating Production and Environmental Goals on Working Lands Wednesday November 5 12:00pm Presented by: Tim Gieseke Agricultural Program DirectorThe Minnesota Project Bioenergy Feedstock – Matching Sources and Uses Wednesday November 19 12:00pm Presented by: Program on Agricultural Technology Studies, Land Information and Computer Graphics Facility, and the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences,University of Wisconsin - Madison Development Economics Workshop The Rhythm of the Rains: Seasonal Effects on Child Health in the Gambia Thursday September 18 4:00pm Presented by: Ben Schwab Department of Agricultural & Applied EconomicsUniversity of Wisconsin - Madison Open Sky Latrines: Do Social Interactions Influence Decisions to Use Toilets Thursday September 25 4:00pm Presented by: Katie Dickinson Population & Health ScienceUniversity of Wisconsin - Madison Helping Hand or Grabbing Hand? State Burueaocracy or Privatization Effectiveness Thursday October 2 4:00pm Presented by: Scott Gehlbach Department of Political ScienceUniversity of Wisconsin - Madison A Global Development Index Thursday October 9 4:00pm Presented by: Rachid Laajaj Department of Agricultural & Applied EconomicsUniversity of Wisconsin - Madison An Applied General Equilibrium Model to Analyze Oil Revenue Investment Decisions in Chad Thursday October 23 4:00pm Presented by: David Garber Department of Agricultural & Applied EconomicsUniversity of Wisconsin - Madison Measuring Ancient Inequality Thursday October 30 4:00pm Presented by: Jeff Williamson Harvard University Impact of Titling on the Land Rental Market and the Availability of Off-Farm Employment Friday (different day) November 14 12:00pm Presented by: Ursula Aldana Department of Agricultural & Applied EconomicsUniversity of Wisconsin - Madison Risk, Credit and Insurance in Peru: Field Experimental Evidence Tuesday (different day) November 25 4:00pm Presented by: Francisco Galarza Department of Agricultural & Applied EconomicsUniversity of Wisconsin - Madison If Sherlock Gets a Raise, Will Watson Take a Paycut? Skill Mix and Firm Level Productivity Thursday December 4 4:00pm Presented by: John Morrow Department of Agricultural & Applied EconomicsUniversity of Wisconsin - Madison *** CANCELLED *** Thursday December 11 4:00pm Presented by: Michael Carter Department of Agricultural & Applied EconomicsUniversity of Wisconsin - Madison Applied Economics Workshop Organizational Meeting Wednesday September 10 4:00pm Presented by: Department of Agricultural & Applied EconomicsUniversity of Wisconsin - Madison An Analysis of Bundle Pricing: The Case of the Corn Seed Market Wednesday September 17 4:00pm Presented by: Guanming Shi Department of Agricultural & Applied EconomicsUniversity of Wisconsin - Madison Agro-Ecosystem Productivity: The Economics of Crop Biodiversity in the Highlands of Ethiopia Wednesday September 24 4:00pm Presented by: Jean Paul Chavas Department of Agricultural & Applied EconomicsUniversity of Wisconsin - Madison Faculty Time and Productivity in the Information Era Wednesday October 15 4:00pm Presented by: Bradford Barham & Daniel Prager Department of Agricultural & Applied EconomicsUniversity of Wisconsin - Madison Risk Sharing and Incentives with External Equity Financing and Crop Insurance Wednesday October 22 4:00pm Presented by: Paul Mitchell Department of Agricultural & Applied EconomicsUniversity of Wisconsin - Madison The Efficiency of Voluntary Incentive Policies for Preventing Biodiversity Loss Wednesday October 29 4:00pm Presented by: Dave Lewis Department of Agricultural & Applied EconomicsUniversity of Wisconsin - Madison Technology Adoption in Uncertain Environments Wednesday November 5 4:00pm Presented by: Pilar Useche University of Florida *** CANCELLED *** Wednesday November 12 4:00pm Presented by: Ming-Feng Hsieh Department of Agricultural & Applied EconomicsUniversity of Wisconsin - Madison A Semi-Parametric Method for Estimating Production Possibility Sets from Firm Data Wednesday November 19 4:00pm Presented by: Gustavo de Los Campos Department of Agricultural & Applied EconomicsUniversity of Wisconsin - Madison Village Management of Common Forest Resources: Matsutake Mushrooms Harvests in Yunnan, China Wednesday December 3 4:00pm Presented by: Brian Robinson Department of Agricultural & Applied EconomicsUniversity of Wisconsin - Madison
Network Externalities in Supermarket Retailing Friday September 19 12:00pm Presented by: Timothy Richards Arizona State UniversityMorrison School of Agribusiness and Resource Management
Field Experiments, with Applications to the Economics of Charity Friday October 10 12:00pm Presented by: John List University of Chicago
Malaria, Bednets and Micro-Lending: Preliminary Results from a Randomized Controlled Trial in Orissa (India) Friday October 31 12:00pm Presented by: Alessandro Tarozzi Duke University
Consumer Willingness-to-Pay for Traceability of Poultry Products: Normal Payment Cards, Cheap Talk and Stochastic Payment Cards Friday November 21 12:00pm Presented by: Yanhong Jin Rutgers University
Cosigners as Collateral Monday December 8 12:00pm Presented by: Ashok S. Rai Department of EconomicsWilliams College
Remittances and the Problem of Control: A Field Experiment Among Migrants from El Salvador Thursday December 11 12:00pm Presented by: Dean Yang Assistant Professor, Department of Economics and Public PolicyUniversity of Michigan
Is there Market Power in the French Comte Cheese Market Friday December 12 12:00pm Presented by: Pierre Merel University of California-Davis
On-Farm Production and Natural Resources Assessment: Integrating Production and Environmental Goals on Working Lands Wednesday November 5 12:00pm Presented by: Tim Gieseke Agricultural Program DirectorThe Minnesota Project
Bioenergy Feedstock – Matching Sources and Uses Wednesday November 19 12:00pm Presented by: Program on Agricultural Technology Studies, Land Information and Computer Graphics Facility, and the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences,University of Wisconsin - Madison
The Rhythm of the Rains: Seasonal Effects on Child Health in the Gambia Thursday September 18 4:00pm Presented by: Ben Schwab Department of Agricultural & Applied EconomicsUniversity of Wisconsin - Madison
Open Sky Latrines: Do Social Interactions Influence Decisions to Use Toilets Thursday September 25 4:00pm Presented by: Katie Dickinson Population & Health ScienceUniversity of Wisconsin - Madison
Helping Hand or Grabbing Hand? State Burueaocracy or Privatization Effectiveness Thursday October 2 4:00pm Presented by: Scott Gehlbach Department of Political ScienceUniversity of Wisconsin - Madison
A Global Development Index Thursday October 9 4:00pm Presented by: Rachid Laajaj Department of Agricultural & Applied EconomicsUniversity of Wisconsin - Madison
An Applied General Equilibrium Model to Analyze Oil Revenue Investment Decisions in Chad Thursday October 23 4:00pm Presented by: David Garber Department of Agricultural & Applied EconomicsUniversity of Wisconsin - Madison
Measuring Ancient Inequality Thursday October 30 4:00pm Presented by: Jeff Williamson Harvard University
Impact of Titling on the Land Rental Market and the Availability of Off-Farm Employment Friday (different day) November 14 12:00pm Presented by: Ursula Aldana Department of Agricultural & Applied EconomicsUniversity of Wisconsin - Madison
Risk, Credit and Insurance in Peru: Field Experimental Evidence Tuesday (different day) November 25 4:00pm Presented by: Francisco Galarza Department of Agricultural & Applied EconomicsUniversity of Wisconsin - Madison
If Sherlock Gets a Raise, Will Watson Take a Paycut? Skill Mix and Firm Level Productivity Thursday December 4 4:00pm Presented by: John Morrow Department of Agricultural & Applied EconomicsUniversity of Wisconsin - Madison
*** CANCELLED *** Thursday December 11 4:00pm Presented by: Michael Carter Department of Agricultural & Applied EconomicsUniversity of Wisconsin - Madison
Organizational Meeting Wednesday September 10 4:00pm Presented by: Department of Agricultural & Applied EconomicsUniversity of Wisconsin - Madison
An Analysis of Bundle Pricing: The Case of the Corn Seed Market Wednesday September 17 4:00pm Presented by: Guanming Shi Department of Agricultural & Applied EconomicsUniversity of Wisconsin - Madison
Agro-Ecosystem Productivity: The Economics of Crop Biodiversity in the Highlands of Ethiopia Wednesday September 24 4:00pm Presented by: Jean Paul Chavas Department of Agricultural & Applied EconomicsUniversity of Wisconsin - Madison
Faculty Time and Productivity in the Information Era Wednesday October 15 4:00pm Presented by: Bradford Barham & Daniel Prager Department of Agricultural & Applied EconomicsUniversity of Wisconsin - Madison
Risk Sharing and Incentives with External Equity Financing and Crop Insurance Wednesday October 22 4:00pm Presented by: Paul Mitchell Department of Agricultural & Applied EconomicsUniversity of Wisconsin - Madison
The Efficiency of Voluntary Incentive Policies for Preventing Biodiversity Loss Wednesday October 29 4:00pm Presented by: Dave Lewis Department of Agricultural & Applied EconomicsUniversity of Wisconsin - Madison
Technology Adoption in Uncertain Environments Wednesday November 5 4:00pm Presented by: Pilar Useche University of Florida
*** CANCELLED *** Wednesday November 12 4:00pm Presented by: Ming-Feng Hsieh Department of Agricultural & Applied EconomicsUniversity of Wisconsin - Madison
A Semi-Parametric Method for Estimating Production Possibility Sets from Firm Data Wednesday November 19 4:00pm Presented by: Gustavo de Los Campos Department of Agricultural & Applied EconomicsUniversity of Wisconsin - Madison
Village Management of Common Forest Resources: Matsutake Mushrooms Harvests in Yunnan, China Wednesday December 3 4:00pm Presented by: Brian Robinson Department of Agricultural & Applied EconomicsUniversity of Wisconsin - Madison