News and Workshops

Applications of Economics

Spring 2004

This workshop meets every Monday at 3:30 - 5:00 p.m. and Tuesday at 12:00 - 1:15 p.m. in SS 401.
Papers can also be accessed directly from http://home.uchicago.edu/~becker/

March 29
Robert Barro (Harvard University)
"Which Countries Have State Religions?"

April 5
Gary Becker, Tomas Philipson, Rodrigo Soares (University of Chicago)
"The Quantity and Quality of Life and the Evolution of World Inequality"

April 12
Casey Mulligan, Kevin Tsui (University of Chicago)
"Causes and Consequences of Political Competitiveness"

April 19
Lena Edlund, (Columbia University)
"The Power of "I Do" - Individual vs. Parental Consent in Marriage"
"Household Structure and Child Outcomes: Nuclear vs. Extended Families - Evidence from Bangladesh"

April 26
Thomas Stratmann (George Mason University)
"How Prices Matter in Politics: The Returns to Campaign Advertising"

May 3
Steve Davis (University of Chicago)
"Tax Effects on Work Activity, Industry Mix and Shadow Economy Size"

May 10
Jesse Shapiro (Harvard University)
"Media Bias and Reputation"

May 17
Alwyn Young (University of Chicago)
"Gift of the Dying: The Tragedy of AIDS and the Welfare of Future African Generations"

May 24
Larry Jones (University of Minnesota)
"Efficiency with Endogenous Population"

May 31
MEMORIAL DAY

June 7
Ali Hortacsu (University of Chicago)
"What Makes You Click: An Empirical Analysis of Online Dating"

Economics Workshops and Seminars:
500 Economic Theory
512 Econometrics
516 Applied Dynamic Economics
530 Money & Banking
590 Applications of Economics
Rational Choice
592 Economics Policy and Public Finance