FALL 2009 Mathias Messner (Bocconi University) Date: September 21, 2009, 2:00 pm Title: “The option to wait in collective decisions and optimal majority rules”
Bjoern Bruegemann (Yale University) Date: September 24, 2009, 6:00 pm Title: “Empirical Implications of Joint Wealth Maximizing Turnover”
Giovanna Labartino (Bocconi University) Date: September 28, 2009, 2:00 pm Title: “Academic dynasties: nepotism and productivity in the Italian Academic System”
Matteo Cervellati (University of Bologna) Date: October 5, 2009, 2:00 pm Title: “Life Expectancy and Economic Growth: The Role of the Demographic Transition”
Christina Gathman (University of Mannheim) Date: October 19, 2009, 2:00 pm Title: "Does Direct Democracy Reduce Government Spending? New Evidence from Historical Data, 1890-2000"
Ruben Durante (Brown University) Date: October 20, 2009, 2:00 pm Title: “Climate Variability, Risk-Sharing and the Economic Origins of Trust: Evidence from Europe”
Chris Meissner (UC Davis) Date: October 26, 2009, 2:00 pm Title: "Trade Booms, Trade Busts, and Trade Costs" Pinar Derin-Gure (Boston University) Date: November 9, 2009, 2:00 pm Title: "Does Terrorism Have Economic Roots?"
Gani Aldashev (University of Namur) Date: November 16, 2009, 2:00 pm Title: "Awareness and AIDS: A Political Economy Model"
Bettina Peters (ZEW) Date: November 23, 2009, 2:00 pm Title: "Starting an R&D Project Under Uncertainty"
Eric Snowberg (California Institute of Technology) Date: November 30, 2009, 2:00 pm Title: "Accountability with Strong Parties"
Andrea Mattozzi (California Institute of Technology) Date: December 14, 2009, 2:00 pm Title: "Mediocracy" Francesco Trebbi (University of Chicago, GSB) Date: December 21, 2009, 2 P.M. Title: "Measuring Central Bank Communication: An Automated Approach with Application to FOMC Statements" |