Spring 2008 Applied Microeconomics Workshop

March 27: Kalena Cortes, Syracuse U., College Quality and the Texas Top 10% Plan: Implications for Minority Students

April 3: David Clingingsmith, Case Western, The Impact of the Hajj: Religiosity and Tolerance in Islam's Global Gathering

April 10: Sinan Sarpac, Koc U., Specialization in Higher Education

April 17: Christina and David Romer, UC Berkeley, Do Tax Cuts Starve the Beast? The Effect of Tax Changes on Government Spending

April 24: Luc Behagel, INRA (France), Innovation and Skill Upgrading: The Role of External vs. Internal Labour Markets

May 1: Emily Oster, U. Of Chicago, Routes of Infection: Exports and HIV Incidence in Sub-Saharan Africa

May 8: Tom Mroz, Clemson U., Parental Compensatory Behaviors and Early Child Health Outcomes in Cebu, Philippines

May 15: Julie Cullen, UC San Diego, Implicit Performance Awards: An Empirical Analysis of the Labor Market for Public School Administrators

May 22: Fabian Lange, Yale U., Changes in the Characteristics of American Youth: Implications for Adult Outcomes

May 29: Leora Friedberg, U. Of Virginia, Determinants and Consequences of Bargaining Power in Households

June 5: Trevon Logan, OSU, "The Hustler's Hustle" (joint with Manisha Shah, University of Melbourne)

(All seminars are at 3:30PM, Room 437 Arps Hall unless otherwise noted.
Copies of the paper are located in the reading room inside 410 Arps Hall.)