Fall 2019
The workshop will meet on Tuesdays from 3:30 pm – 4:50 pm in Saieh Hall for Economics (SHFE 021). Please note change in day and room. For questions, please contact workshop coordinator Virginia Bova.
Previous Quarters: Spring 2019, Spring 2016, Fall 2016, Spring 2017, Fall 2017, Winter-Spring 2018, Fall 2018
October 8
Jack Mountjoy, Booth School of Business, University of Chicago
“The Returns to College(s): Estimating Value-Added and Match Effects in Higher Education”
October 15
Patrick McLaughlin Mercatus Center, George Mason University
“Regulation and Economic Growth: Evidence from British Columbia’s Experiment in Regulatory Budgeting”
October 22
Jeremy Pearce, Kenneth C. Griffin Department of Economics, University of Chicago
“Idea Production and Team Structure”
October 29
Alec Brandon, Kenneth C. Griffin Department of Economics, University of Chicago
"Social Pressure and Self-Selection in Experimental Policy Evaluation"
November 5
John Grigsby, Kenneth C. Griffin Department of Economics, University of Chicago
"Skill Heterogeneity and Aggregate Labor Supply"
November 12
Ufuk Akcigit, Kenneth C. Griffin Department of Economics, University of Chicago
"Tapping into Talent: Coupling Education and Innovation Policies for Economic Growth"
November 19
Trevor Gallen, Purdue University
“Is Earnings Inequality Driven by Talent or Tastes? Implications for Redistributive Taxation”
November 26
Pablo Peña, Kenneth C. Griffin Department of Economics, University of Chicago
"Relative Age and Investment in Human Capital"
December 3 - No Meeting