Spring 2018 Schedule Department Seminar Geography and Path Dependence Friday February 2 12:00pm Presented by: Dave Donaldson Dept. of EconomicsMIT Self-employment, Capital and Job Search: Evidence from a Structural Model Tuesday (different day) February 27 12:00pm Presented by: Simon Quinn Department of EconomicsOxford University Productive Inefficiency and Cooperation between Spouses: Evidence from Dairy Farming in Senegal Friday March 2 12:00pm Presented by: Jessica Hoel Department of Economics & BusinessColorado College Voting for Mandatory Agricultural Producer Organizations: New Evidence from California Friday March 9 12:00pm Presented by: Zoë Plakias Department of Agricultural, Environmental and Development EconomicsOhio State University Barriers to Entry and Regional Economic Growth in China Friday March 16 12:00pm Presented by: Loren Brandt Department of EconomicsUniversity of Toronto Asset Ownership, Windfalls, and Income: Evidence from Oil and Gas Royalties Friday April 6 12:00pm Presented by: Jeremy Weber Graduate School of Public and International AffairsUniversity of Pittsburgh Information, Market Access and Risk: Addressing constraints to Agriculture in Northern Ghana Friday April 20 2:00pm Presented by: Chris Udry Department of EconomicsNorthwestern University The Effect of Electricity Price Changes on Manufacturing Investment Wednesday (different day) April 25 12:00pm Presented by: Sarah Johnston Department of EconomicsUniversity of Wisconsin - Madison Climate Change and Agriculture: Farmer Adaptation to Extreme Heat Friday May 4 12:00pm Presented by: Fernando Aragón Simon Fraser University Development Economics Workshop Impact of Internet Access on Student Learning in Peruvian Schools Thursday February 8 3:45pm Presented by: Leah Lakdawala Department of EconomicsMichigan State University Money Matters: The Role of Yields and Profits in Agricultural Technology Adoption Thursday February 22 3:45pm Presented by: Jeff Michler Department of Agricultural and Resource EconomicsUniversity of Saskatchewan Asymmetry in Civic Information: An Experiment on Tax Incidence among SMEs in Togo Thursday March 8 3:45pm Presented by: Paul Dower Department of Agricultural & Applied EconomicsUniversity of Wisconsin - Madison The Tocqueville Paradox: When Does Reform Provoke Rebellion? Thursday March 15 3:45pm Presented by: Scott Gehlbach Department of Political ScienceUniversity of Wisconsin - Madison Incentives for Collective Conservation: Evidence from Brazil Thursday April 5 3:45pm Presented by: Po Yin Wong Department of EconomicsNorwegian School of Economics Learning by (virtually) Doing: Experimentation and Belief Updating in Smallholder Agriculture Thursday April 12 3:45pm Presented by: Emilia Tjernström and Rachel Frattarola Department of Agricultural & Applied EconomicsUniversity of Wisconsin - Madison Effects of Peace on Corruption in Cote d'Ivoire Thursday April 19 3:45pm Presented by: Jeremy Foltz Department of Agricultural & Applied EconomicsUniversity of Wisconsin - Madison Applied Economics Workshop The Effect of Conversion to Community Charter on Credit Union Risk and Returns Wednesday January 24 12:00pm Presented by: Jordan van Rijn Department of Agricultural & Applied EconomicsUniversity of Wisconsin - Madison Predictive Analytics and Medical Errors Wednesday January 31 12:00pm Presented by: Edward Frees School of BusinessUniversity of Wisconsin - Madison Exploring Price Impact Liquidity for December 2016 NYMEX Energy Contracts Wednesday February 28 12:00pm Presented by: Stephen Kane Commodity Futures Trading Commission Estimating Markups with a Flexible Model of Supply Wednesday March 7 12:00pm Presented by: Christopher Sullivan Department of EconomicsUniversity of Wisconsin - Madison The Impact of Information Technology, Management Practices, and Innovation on Environmental Performance Wednesday March 14 12:00pm Presented by: Jin Wang Sloan School of ManagementMIT Supply Response in Dairy Farming: Evidence from Monthly, Cow-Level Data Wednesday March 21 12:00pm Presented by: Jared Hutchins Department of Agricultural & Applied EconomicsUniversity of Wisconsin - Madison The Effects of Pollution on Student Achievement and High Stakes Accountability School Rankings Wednesday April 18 12:00pm Presented by: Claudia Persico Educational Leadership & Policy AnalysisUniversity of Wisconsin-Madison Valuing the Global Mortality Consequences of Climate Change Accounting for Adaptation Costs and Benefits Monday (different day) April 30 3:30pm Presented by: Tamma Carleton Department of Agricultural & Resource EconomicsUniversity of California, Berkeley Multisectoral Dynamic General Equilibrium: Applications of ARTIMAS for EMF 34 Wednesday May 2 12:00pm Presented by: Jared Woollacott Research Triangle Institute
Geography and Path Dependence Friday February 2 12:00pm Presented by: Dave Donaldson Dept. of EconomicsMIT
Self-employment, Capital and Job Search: Evidence from a Structural Model Tuesday (different day) February 27 12:00pm Presented by: Simon Quinn Department of EconomicsOxford University
Productive Inefficiency and Cooperation between Spouses: Evidence from Dairy Farming in Senegal Friday March 2 12:00pm Presented by: Jessica Hoel Department of Economics & BusinessColorado College
Voting for Mandatory Agricultural Producer Organizations: New Evidence from California Friday March 9 12:00pm Presented by: Zoë Plakias Department of Agricultural, Environmental and Development EconomicsOhio State University
Barriers to Entry and Regional Economic Growth in China Friday March 16 12:00pm Presented by: Loren Brandt Department of EconomicsUniversity of Toronto
Asset Ownership, Windfalls, and Income: Evidence from Oil and Gas Royalties Friday April 6 12:00pm Presented by: Jeremy Weber Graduate School of Public and International AffairsUniversity of Pittsburgh
Information, Market Access and Risk: Addressing constraints to Agriculture in Northern Ghana Friday April 20 2:00pm Presented by: Chris Udry Department of EconomicsNorthwestern University
The Effect of Electricity Price Changes on Manufacturing Investment Wednesday (different day) April 25 12:00pm Presented by: Sarah Johnston Department of EconomicsUniversity of Wisconsin - Madison
Climate Change and Agriculture: Farmer Adaptation to Extreme Heat Friday May 4 12:00pm Presented by: Fernando Aragón Simon Fraser University
Impact of Internet Access on Student Learning in Peruvian Schools Thursday February 8 3:45pm Presented by: Leah Lakdawala Department of EconomicsMichigan State University
Money Matters: The Role of Yields and Profits in Agricultural Technology Adoption Thursday February 22 3:45pm Presented by: Jeff Michler Department of Agricultural and Resource EconomicsUniversity of Saskatchewan
Asymmetry in Civic Information: An Experiment on Tax Incidence among SMEs in Togo Thursday March 8 3:45pm Presented by: Paul Dower Department of Agricultural & Applied EconomicsUniversity of Wisconsin - Madison
The Tocqueville Paradox: When Does Reform Provoke Rebellion? Thursday March 15 3:45pm Presented by: Scott Gehlbach Department of Political ScienceUniversity of Wisconsin - Madison
Incentives for Collective Conservation: Evidence from Brazil Thursday April 5 3:45pm Presented by: Po Yin Wong Department of EconomicsNorwegian School of Economics
Learning by (virtually) Doing: Experimentation and Belief Updating in Smallholder Agriculture Thursday April 12 3:45pm Presented by: Emilia Tjernström and Rachel Frattarola Department of Agricultural & Applied EconomicsUniversity of Wisconsin - Madison
Effects of Peace on Corruption in Cote d'Ivoire Thursday April 19 3:45pm Presented by: Jeremy Foltz Department of Agricultural & Applied EconomicsUniversity of Wisconsin - Madison
The Effect of Conversion to Community Charter on Credit Union Risk and Returns Wednesday January 24 12:00pm Presented by: Jordan van Rijn Department of Agricultural & Applied EconomicsUniversity of Wisconsin - Madison
Predictive Analytics and Medical Errors Wednesday January 31 12:00pm Presented by: Edward Frees School of BusinessUniversity of Wisconsin - Madison
Exploring Price Impact Liquidity for December 2016 NYMEX Energy Contracts Wednesday February 28 12:00pm Presented by: Stephen Kane Commodity Futures Trading Commission
Estimating Markups with a Flexible Model of Supply Wednesday March 7 12:00pm Presented by: Christopher Sullivan Department of EconomicsUniversity of Wisconsin - Madison
The Impact of Information Technology, Management Practices, and Innovation on Environmental Performance Wednesday March 14 12:00pm Presented by: Jin Wang Sloan School of ManagementMIT
Supply Response in Dairy Farming: Evidence from Monthly, Cow-Level Data Wednesday March 21 12:00pm Presented by: Jared Hutchins Department of Agricultural & Applied EconomicsUniversity of Wisconsin - Madison
The Effects of Pollution on Student Achievement and High Stakes Accountability School Rankings Wednesday April 18 12:00pm Presented by: Claudia Persico Educational Leadership & Policy AnalysisUniversity of Wisconsin-Madison
Valuing the Global Mortality Consequences of Climate Change Accounting for Adaptation Costs and Benefits Monday (different day) April 30 3:30pm Presented by: Tamma Carleton Department of Agricultural & Resource EconomicsUniversity of California, Berkeley
Multisectoral Dynamic General Equilibrium: Applications of ARTIMAS for EMF 34 Wednesday May 2 12:00pm Presented by: Jared Woollacott Research Triangle Institute