The Liberal Arts Colleges Public and Labor Economics (LAC-PaL) Virtual Seminar is an online seminar series devoted to highlighting research by faculty at Liberal Arts Colleges in the fields of Labor Economics and Public Economics. It is typically held on the first Friday of the month from 12:30 to 1:30 pm ET.

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Next seminar: Erick Gong (Middlebury College) will present "Power of the Pulpit: The Effect of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Speeches on the Civil Rights Movement" on January 10 at 12:30pm ET.

Spring 2025 Schedule

• Feb 7, 2025 - Matteo Magnaricotte (University of Chicago), "College Licensing and Reputation Effects on the Labor Market"

• Mar 7, 2025 - Pinar Keskin (Wellesley College), "From Addiction to Aggression: The Spillover Effects of Opioid Policies on Intimate Partner Violence"

• Apr 4, 2025 - Abubakr Ayesh (Trinity University), "Does Violence in Non-War Zones Impact Labor Market Outcomes?"

• May 2, 2025 - Jessica LaVoice (Bowdoin College), "Race for HOLC Loans, 1933-1940"

• Jun 6, 2025 - Leah Lakdawala (Wake Forest University), "When the Temperature Drops, Perceptions Worsen: Effects of Extreme Cold on Perceptions of Government and Civic Participation in the Peruvian Highlands"

• Jul 11, 2025 - Abhradeep Karmakar (St. Lawrence University), "Child Cognition Benefits of the Clean India Mission Sanitation Program"

Past Schedules:

• 2024 (PDF)