Applications of Economics

Winter 2006

This workshop meets every Monday at 3:30 - 5:00 p.m. in Ro 329.
Papers can also be accessed directly from http://home.uchicago.edu/~becker/
Archives (Fall 2003), Archives (Winter 2004), Archives (Spring 2004), Archives (Fall 2004),
Archives (Winter 2005), Archives (Spring 2005), Archives (Fall 2005)

Jan 9
To be announced

Jan 16
To be announced

Jan 23
To be announced

Jan 30
To be announced

Jan 9
To be announced

Feb 6 
Omar Al-Ubaydli (University of Chicago)
"Diamonds Are a Dictator's Best Friend: Natural Resources and the Tradeoff between Development and Authoritarianism"

Feb 13
To be announced

Feb 20
Paul Heaton (University of Chicago)
Joint with Thesis Seminar
"Understanding the Effects of Change in Racial Profiling"

Feb 27
Sebastian Galiani (University of San Andres)
"Property Rights for the Poor: The Effects of Land Titling"

March 6
Andriy Protsyk (University of Chicago)
"The Efficiency of State Subsidies to Public Universities"

March 13
Robert Shimer (University of Chicago)
"Mismatch"


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