Becker Applied Economics Workshop

This workshop is in-person only for the Spring 2024 quarter and meets Mondays from 3:00 - 4:20 p.m. CDT in SHFE 146. For questions, please contact Events Manager Jessica Dalka. View past workshops: Fall 2023

Event Organizers: Jack Mountjoy, Evan Rose

March 25
Marika Cabral, The University of Texas at Austin
"Air Pollution, Wildfire Smoke, and Worker Health"

April 1
Owen Zidar, Princeton University
"Tax Policy & Investment in a Global Economy"

April 8
Fernando Alvarez, University of Chicago
"Strategic Complementarities in a Dynamic Model of Technology Adoption: P2P Digital Payments"

April 15
Janet Currie, Princeton University 
"The Hidden Cost of Firearm Violence on Infants in Utero"

April 22
Eva Vivalt, University of Toronto and University of Oxford
"The Employment Effects of a Guaranteed Income: Experimental Evidence from Two U.S. States"

April 29
Evan Rose, UChicago
"How Replaceable is a Low-Wage Job?"

May 6
No Meeting

May 13
Supreet Kaur, UC Berkeley
Topic: TBA