News and Workshops

MONDAY, May 19

BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE WORKSHOP:
No meeting
http://research.chicagogsb.edu/cdr/workshop/index.aspx

MACRO/INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP:
Allan Drazen, "Special Interest Cycles" 12:00, HPC 3A
http://faculty.chicagogsb.edu/workshops/international/index.html

WORKSHOP IN THEORY OF ORGANIZATIONS:
William Fuchs (University of Chicago), Topic to be announced, 1:30, HPC 3B 
http://faculty.chicagogsb.edu/workshops/theoryoforgs/index.html

MARKETING WORKSHOP:
Minjae Song (University of Rochester) "A Hybrid Discrete Choice Model of Differentiated Product Demand with an Application to PCs", 3:10, HPC 3B
http://faculty.chicagogsb.edu/workshops/marketing/index.html

WORKSHOP IN APPLICATIONS OF ECONOMICS:
Cristian Pop-Eleches (Columbia University), "Health Worker Absence, HIV Testing and Behavorial Change: Evidence from Western Kenya", joint with Marcus Goldstein, Joshua Graff Zivin, James Habyarimana, and Harsha Thirumurthy", 3:30, Ro 329
http://economics.uchicago.edu/news_workshops_applications.shtml

TUESDAY, May 20

WORKSHOP IN FINANCE:
John Graham (Duke University) Topic to be announced, 1:20, HPC 3
http://faculty.chicagogsb.edu/workshops/finance/index.html

MONEY AND BANKING WORKSHOP:
Syndey Ludvigson (New York University), "An  Estimation of Economic Models with Recursive Preferences", Joint with Xiaohong Chen and Jack Favilukis, 3:30, Ro 329
http://economics.uchicago.edu/news_workshops_banking.shtml

PUBLIC POLICY & ECONOMICS WORKSHOP:
Joe Kaboski (Ohio State University), "Testing a Structural Model of Credit Constraints Using a Large-Scale Quasi-Experimental Microfinance Initiative", 3:30, Harris School, Woodlawn room
http://harrisschool.uchicago.edu/Academic/workshops/ppe.asp

LAW & ECONOMICS WORKSHOP:
No meeting
http://www.law.uchicago.edu/Lawecon/workshops.html

EAST ASIA:
YinPor Chen (DePaul University), "Cream-Skimmer or Underdog? A Pilot Study of Rural Labor Training Program in China", 4:00, Pick Hall
http://cas.uchicago.edu/workshops/eastasia/

RATIONAL MODELS SEMINAR:
Partha Niyogi (University of Chicago), "The Computational Nature of Language Learning and Evolution", 7:30, Ro 329
http://economics.uchicago.edu/news_workshops_choice.shtml

WEDNESDAY, May 21

CHAS / DAVIS SEMINAR ON HEALTH:
Eric Patashnik (University of Virginia), "Medical Guesswork: Why Poor-Quality Health Care is Everyone's Problem", 12:00, SSA room W-IV
http://www.chas.uchicago.edu/chasevents.shtml

ECONOMIC POLICY AND PUBLIC FINANCE WORKSHOP:
No meeting
http://economics.uchicago.edu/news_workshops_finance.shtml

WORKSHOP IN APPLIED ECONOMICS:
Larry Katz (Harvard University), "Transitions: Career and Family Lifecycles of Educational Elite", 1:30, HPC 3B
http://faculty.chicagogsb.edu/workshops/AppliedEcon/index.html

ECONOMETRICS WORKSHOP:
Ulrich Mueller (Princeton) "Low-Frequency Robust Cointegration Testing," with Mark Watson, 3:30, Ro 301
http://economics.uchicago.edu/news_workshops_econometrics.shtml

POLITICAL ECONOMY WORKSHOP:
Elisabeth Gerber (University of Michigan), "Balancing Regionalism and Localism: Political Representation in American Transportation Policy", 4:00, Harris School, 140B
http://harrisschool.uchicago.edu/Academic/workshops/polecon.asp

THURSDAY, May 22

CENTER FOR HUMAN POTENTIAL & PUBLIC POLICY:
Marcia Carlson (Columbia University) "The Consequences of Multi-Partnered Fertility for Parental Involvement and Relationships" (W), 10:30 NORC 224
http://harrisschool.uchicago.edu/Centers/chppp/workshops.asp

WORKSHOP IN DEMOGRAPHY:
No meeting
http://www.src.uchicago.edu/prc/events.php

OPERATIONS/MANAGEMENT SCIENCE WORKSHOPS:
Jan van Mieghem (Northwestern), Topic to be announced, 2:00, HPC C24  
http://faculty.chicagogsb.edu/workshops/omscience/index.html

ECONOMETRICS AND STATISTICS COLLOQUIUM:
Matthew Stephens (University of Chicago), "Baysein Imputation-based Association Mapping",  1:20 HPC 5
http://faculty.chicagogsb.edu/workshops/econometrics/index.html

WORKSHOP IN ECONOMIC THEORY:
Attila Ambrus (Harvard University), "A continuous-time model of multilateral bargaining with random arrival times", 3:30, Ro 329
http://economics.uchicago.edu/news_workshops_econtheory.shtml

HEALTH ECONOMICS WORKSHOP:
Lucy Mackey Bilaver (University of Chicago), Topic to be announced, 3:00, Harris School 140B
http://chess.bsd.uchicago.edu/ccehpe/hew.html

FRIDAY, May 23

WORKSHOP ON THE ECONOMICS AND BIODEMOGRAPHY OF AGING AND HEALTH CARE:
Richard Hellie (University of Chicago) "Jewish emigration from USSR/Russia and it's economic impact",  1:30, HPC 3A
http://ironwood.cpe.uchicago.edu/CPE_Workshop/index.php

TGIF: no meeting