Department of Economics

Empirical Economics Seminar Series Coordinator: Professor Tong Li
All seminars listed begin at 3:10 p.m.

SEPTEMBER 2005

Thursday, September 22, 2005
Empirical Economics Seminar
Jonathan Levin
Stanford University
"Comparing Open and Sealed Bid Auctions: Theory and Evidence from Timber Auctions"
Calhoun Hall room 337

OCTOBER 2005

Thursday, October 13, 2005
Empirical Economics Seminar
Bruce Sacerdote
Dartmouth College
"What happens when we randomly assign children to families?"
Calhoun Hall room 337

NOVEMBER 2005

Thursday November 17, 2005
Empirical Economics Seminar
Derek Neal
University of Chicago
"Why Has Black-White Skill Convergence Stopped?"
Calhoun Hall room 337

DECEMBER 2005

Thursday, December 8, 2005
Empirical Economics Seminar
Ali Hortacsu
University of Chicago
"Testing Models of Strategic Bidding in Auctions: A Case Study of the Texas Electricity Spot Market"
Calhoun Hall room 337

JANUARY 2006

TBA

FEBRUARY 2006

Thursday, February 16, 2006
Empirical Econ Seminar
Robert Moffitt
Johns Hopkins
"The Effect of Transfer Programs on Labor Supply with Preference Heterogeneity and Variable Takeup"
Calhoun Hall room 337

Thursday, February 23, 2006
Empirical Economics Seminar
Ariel Pakes
Harvard University
"Moment Inequalities and Their Applications"
Calhoun Hall room 337

MARCH 2006

Thursday, March 30, 2006
Empirical Economics Seminar
Jeremy Fox
University of Chicago
"Estimating Matching Games with Transfers"
Calhoun Hall room 337

EMPIRICAL ECONOMICS SEMINAR SERIES