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 Departments, other Colleges, and other Universities are frequently invited to both attend and present papers.
Spring 2018 Schedule
| Date | Speaker(s) | Title |
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Monday February 26 4:00 pm |
Naoki Yoshihara UMass Amherst |
On the General Impossibility of Persistent Unequal Exchange Free Trade Equilibrium in the Pre-Industrial Capitalist World Economy |
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Monday March 5 4:00 pm |
Daniele Girardi UMass Amherst |
Reverse Hysteresis? Persistent Effects of Autonomous Demand Expansions |
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Monday March 19 4:00 pm |
Brian Baisa Amherst College |
Efficient Multi-Unit Auctions for Normal Goods |
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Monday March 26 4:00 pm |
Ariel Rubinstein Tel Aviv University & New York University |
A Typology of Players: Between Instinctive and Contemplative |
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Monday April 23 4:00 pm |
Itai Sher UMass Amherst |
Freedom and Voting Power |
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Monday April 30 4:00 pm |
Michael Ash, Deepankar Basu, Arindrajit Dube UMass Amherst |
Public Debt and Growth: An Assessment of Key Findings on Causality and Thresholds |
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