Fall 2021
This workshop meets Tuesdays 3:30-4:50 p.m. in the Kenneth C. Griffin Department of Economics, Saieh Hall, Room 146. For questions, please contact workshop coordinator Virginia Bova. Speakers and topics are subject to change.
Previous Quarters: Spring 2021 | Spring 2020 | Winter 2020 | Fall 2019 | Spring 2019 | Fall 2018 | Winter-Spring 2018 | Fall 2017 | Spring 2017 | Fall 2016 | Spring 2016
September 28
No Meeting
October 5
Manasi Deshpande - Kenneth C. Griffin Department of Economics, University of Chicago
"Does Welfare Prevent Crime? The Criminal Justice Outcomes of Youth Removed from SSI"
October 12
No Meeting
October 19
Max Tabord-Meehan - Kenneth C. Griffin Department of Economics, University of Chicago
"The Local Approach to Causal Inference under Network Interference"
October 26
Josh Lerner - Harvard Business School, Harvard University
"The Diffusion of Disruptive Technologies"
November 2
Austan Goolsbee, The University of Chicago Booth School of Business
"Monopsony Power in Higher Education: A Tale of Two Tracks"
November 9
Marta Prato, Ph.D. - Kenneth C. Griffin Department of Economics, University of Chicago
"The Global Race for Talent: Brain Drain, Knowledge Transfer and Growth"
November 16
Ufuk Akcigit - Kenneth C. Griffin Department of Economics, University of Chicago
"Navigating Stormy Waters: Crisis, Selection, and Productivity Dynamics under Financial Frictions"
November 23
No Meeting - Thanksgiving Break
November 30
Casey Mulligan, Kenneth C. Griffin Department of Economics, University of Chicago
"The Backward Art of Slowing the Spread? Congregation Efficiencies during COVID-19"