This seminar meets 6 to 10 times a semester in which graduate students and faculty report on research in progress on topics in economic theory and related areas. Faculty from other UMass departments as well as faculty from other universities and colleges are frequently invited to both attend and present papers.
Fall 2019 Schedule
| Date | Speaker(s) | Title |
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Monday October 7 4:00 pm |
Daniele Girardi UMass- Amherst |
Does Economics Make You Selfish? |
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Monday October 21* 4:00 pm |
Heather Boushey Washington Center for Equitable Growth |
Unbound: How Inequality Restricts our Economy and What We Can Do About It |
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Monday October 28 4:00 pm |
Paige Skiba Vanderbilt University |
Time to Repay or Time to Delay: The Effect of Having More Time Before a Payday Loan is Due |
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Monday November 4 4:00 pm |
Alex Coram Visiting Scholar, UMass- Amherst |
The Optimal Trajectory for Emissions Reduction in the Long Run: A Cheshire Cat Problem |
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Monday December 2 4:00 pm |
Peter Skott UMass- Amherst |
Aggregate Demand Policy in Mature and Dual Economies |
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Monday December 9 4:00 pm |
Se Ho Kwak UMass- Amherst |
Allais Behavior in Shaklean Perspective |
* co-sponsored by the UMass Political Economy Workshop
Workshop Location: 209 Crotty Hall (unless otherwise indicated)
412 N. Pleasant St., Amherst
University of Massachusetts Amherst
Papers will be posted at least one week prior to presentation.
For more details, contact Professor Katzner at dkatzner@econs.umass.edu
