CORE USA WORKSHOP 2017
(Tentative Schedule as of 8.16.2017 Subject to Change)
Locations: Sulzberger Parlor (Barnard Hall 3rd Fl); Classrooms 501 and 502 (Diana Center)
Day 1: Thursday, August 17th
1:30 pm - 2:00 pm Registration (Sulzberger Parlor)
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm Opening Remarks and an Introduction to the Workshop
Moderator: Rajiv Sethi
- Linda Bell, Provost, Barnard College
- Loni Bordoloi Pazich, Program Director, Teagle Foundation
- Ann West, Oxford University Press
- Participant Introductions
3:00 pm - 3:45 pm "The CORE Vision"
Moderator: Rajiv Sethi
- Wendy Carlin, UCL
- Sam Bowles, Santa Fe Institute
- Margaret Stevens, Oxford University
15 minute break
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm "Teaching with CORE in Bristol, Bogota, Paris, and Los Angeles"
Moderator: Wendy Carlin
- Alvin Birdi, University of Bristol
- Juan Camilo Cárdenas, Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá
- Jennifer Miller, University of Southern California
- Paul Vertier, Sciences Po
5:10 pm - 6:30 pm Working Group Session I
- Group A "Microeconomics and Game Theory" (Diana 504)
- Group B "Macroeconomics and Finance" (Diana 501)
- Group C "Inequality" (Diana 502)
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Dinner
- Introduction by Linda Bell, Provost, Barnard College
- Keynote Address: "The Sharing Economy" - Juliet Schor, Boston College
Day 2: Friday, August 18th
9:15 am - 9:30 am Check-in and Coffee
9:30 am - 11:00 am Reflections from Working Group Session I
Moderator: Homa Zarghamee
- Reports from the Chairs
- Open Discussion
15 minute break
11:00 am - 12:30 pm Flipping the Classroom with CORE Session I
Moderator: Homa Zarghamee
- "Case and Regional Studies" - Belinda Archibong, Barnard College
- "Coding CORE" - Rob Axtell and Rajiv Sethi
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm Lunch
1:45 pm - 3:15 pm Working Group Session II
- Group D "Global Issues: Climate & Trade" (Sulzberger Parlor)
- Group E "Beyond Optimality and Equilibrium" (Diana 501)
- Group F "Economic History and the History of Ideas" (Diana 502)
15 minute break
3:30 pm - 5:00 pm Reflections from Working Group Session II
Moderator: Margaret Stevens
- Reports from the Chairs
- Open Discussion
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm Teaching with CORE Session I
Moderator: Sarah Thomas
- "Teaching CORE at CSU" Anders Fremstad, Colorado State University
- "CORE in Rural Settings" Nhan Le, Alma College
6:00 pm - 6:45 pm "Can CORE close the Gender Gap?"
Moderator: Sarah Thomas
- Homa Zarghamee, Barnard College
Day 3: Saturday, August 19th
9:15 am - 9:30 am Check-in and Coffee
9:30 am - 10:30 am Teaching with CORE Session II
Moderator: Belinda Archibong
- "CORE in Junior Colleges" Eric Bottorff, Art Herlihy, Mark Maier
- "A New Business Course in Melbourne" Suzanne O'Keefe and David Walker, La Trobe University
- "CORE at the University of Vermont" Elaine McCrate, University of Vermont
15 minute break
10:45 am - 12:15 pm Flipping the Classroom with CORE Session II
Moderator: Rajiv Sethi
- "Classroom Experiments" Alvin Birdi, Juan Camilo Cárdenas, and Homa Zarghamee
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm Lunch
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm Graduate Perspectives on Research, Teaching, and the Academic Job Market
Moderator: Sarah Thomas
- Panka Bencsik, University of Sussex
- Pierre De Leo, Boston College
- Mark Paul, Duke University
- Natalie Popovich, University of California Davis
- Paul Veriter, Sciences-Po
15 minute break
2:45 pm - 3:30 pm Building a CORE Consortium
Moderator: Rajiv Sethi and Sam Bowles
3:30 pm - 4:00 pm Closing Remarks
Working Groups
Working Group A "Microeconomics" Chair: Margaret Stevens (Sulzberger Parlor)
David Alfaro Serrano; Francis Annan; Rob Axtell; Panka Bencsik; Bikram Datta; Anders Fremstad; Leeza Gavronsky; Matthew Hampton; Mark Maier; Suzanne O'Keefe; Natalie Popovich; David Walker
Working Group B "Macroeconomics and Finance" Chair: Wendy Carlin (Diana 501)
Alex Binder; Alvin Birdi; Pierre De Leo; Alessia De Stefani; Art Herlihy; Thad Jackson; Nhan Le; Liam Malloy; Jennifer Miller; Alexander Pelham; Rajiv Sethi; Daniele Tavani; Ramaa Vasudevan; Pete Vechsuruck; Ben Zweig
Working Group C "Inequality" Chair: Sam Bowles (Diana 502)
Belinda Archibong; Eric Bottorff; Juan Camilo Cárdenas; Marion Dumas; Solina Lindahl; Elaine McCrate; Suresh Naidu; Brendan O'Flaherty; Mark Paul; Tyler Saxon; Edward Teather-Posadas; Sarah Thomas; Paul Vertier; Nishant Yonzan; Homa Zarghamee
Working Group D "Global Issues: Climate Change & Trade" Chair: Belinda Archibong (Sulzberger Parlor)
Francis Annan; Belinda Archibong; Panka Bencsik; Juan Camilo Cárdenas; Pierre De Leo; Alessia De Stefani; Leeza Gavronsky; Art Herlihy; Nhan Le; Suresh Naidu; Brendan O'Flaherty; Mark Paul; Alexander Pelham; Paul Vertier; David Walker
Working Group E "Beyond Optimality and Equilibrium" Chair: Rajiv Sethi (Diana 501)
David Alfaro Serrano; Rob Axtell; Wendy Carlin; Bikram Datta; Marion Dumas; Liam Malloy; Elaine McCrate; Jennifer Miller; Tyler Saxon; Margaret Stevens; Daniele Tavani; Homa Zarghamee; Ben Zweig
Working Group F "Economic History and the History of Ideas" Chair: Sarah Thomas (Diana 502)
Alex Binder; Alvin Birdi; Eric Bottorff; Sam Bowles; Anders Fremstad; Matthew Hampton; Thad Jackson; Solina Lindahl; Mark Maier; Suzanne O'Keefe; Natalie Popovich; Edward Teather-Posadas; Ramaa Vasudevan; Pete Vechsuruck; Nishant Yonzan
Workshop Participants
David Alfaro Serrano, Graduate Student, Columbia University
Francis Annan, Graduate Student, Columbia University
Belinda Archibong, Faculty, Barnard College
Rob Axtell, Faculty, George Mason University
Linda Bell, Provost, Barnard College
Panka Bencsik, Graduate Student, University of Sussex
Alex Binder, Faculty, Pittsburg State University
Alivin Birdi, Faculty, University of Bristol
Eric Bottorff, Faculty, Oakton Community College
Samuel Bowles, Faculty, Santa Fe Institute
Juan Camilo Cárdenas, Faculty, Universidad de los Andes
Wendy Carlin, Faculty, University College London
Bikram Datta, Graduate Student, Columbia University
Pierre De Leo, Graduate Student, Boston College
Marion Dumas, Post Doc, London School of Economics
Anders Fremstad, Faculty, Colorado State University
Leeza Gavronsky, Alumna, Barnard College
Matthew Hampton, Graduate Student, University of Alabama
Art Herlihy, Faculty, Santa Fe Community College
David Howell, Faculty, The New School
Thad Jackson, Faculty, Arkansas State University
Nhan Le, Faculty, Alma College
Solina Lindahl, Faculty, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
Mark Maier, Faculty, Glendale Community College
Liam Malloy, Faculty, University of Rhode Island
Elaine McCrate, Faculty, University of Vermont
Jennifer Miller, Faculty, University of Southern California
Brendan O'Flaherty, Faculty, Columbia University
Suzanne O'Keefe, Faculty, La Trobe University
Mark Paul, Postdoc, Duke University
Loni Bordoloi Pazich, Program Director, Teagle Foundation
Alexander Pelham, Graduate Student, Colorado State University
Natalie Popovich, Graduate Student, University of California Davis
Tyler Saxon, Graduate Student, Colorado State University
Juliet Schor, Faculty, Boston College
Rajiv Sethi, Faculty, Barnard College
Margaret Stevens, Faculty, University of Oxford
Daniele Tavani, Faculty, Colorado State University
Edward Teather-Posadas, Graduate Student, Colorado State University
Sarah Thomas, Graduate Student, New York University
Ramaa Vasudevan, Faculty, Colorado State University
Pete Vechsuruck, Graduate Student, University of Utah
Paul Vertier, Graduate Student, Sciences Po
David Walker, Faculty, La Trobe University
Ann West, Senior Editor, Oxford University Press
Nishant Yonzan, Graduate Student, CUNY Graduate Center
Homa Zarghamee, Faculty, Barnard College
Ben Zweig, Alumnus, CUNY Graduate Center