The Economics and Social Policy Seminar Series draws leading economists to campus to share their empirical research on issues related to inequality and social policy. The series is hosted by the Malcolm Wiener Center for Social Policy. The faculty organizers are Desmond Ang, Luis Armona, Elizabeth Linos, Mark Shepard.
The seminar will meet every Tuesday from 12:00 pm to 1:15 pm in person. HUID's are required for entry.
Joint seminars with Harvard Economics, Opportunity Insights, and the Malcolm Wiener Center for Social Policy will be held on Wednesday, October 30th, and Wednesday, November 6th, from 12:15-1:30 pm in Malkin Penthouse in hybrid format via .
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| 9/10/2024 | Zoe Cullen (HBS): Pushing the Envelope: The Effects of Salary Negotiation (with Bobak Pakzad-Hurson and Ricardo Perez-Truglia); Taubman-102; 12pm-1:15pm. |
| 9/17/2024 | Savannah Noray (Harvard University): The Trade-Off Between Social Tasks and Workplace Flexibility: Implications for Gender Gaps; Nye A; 12pm-1:15pm. |
| 9/24/2024 | Anthony Bald (Harvard University): The Birth of an Occupation: Professional Nursing in the Era of Public Health; Taubman-102; 12pm-1:15pm. |
| 10/1/2024 | Charles Taylor (Harvard Kennedy School): Homeward Bound: How Migrants Seek Out Familiar Climates; Wexner 434AB; 12pm-1:15pm. |
| 10/8/2024 | Kelsey Pukelis (Harvard University): SNAP Policies and Enrollment following the COVID-19 Pandemic; Taubman-102; 12pm-1:15pm. |
| 10/15/2024 | Matthew Dodier (Harvard University): Smoke Signals: Examining the impact of smoke plumes on hospital care use in the state of Oregon; Taubman-102; 12pm-1:15pm. |
| 10/22/2024 | Matt Grennan (Berkeley): Are Hospital Acquisitions of Physician Practices Anticompetitive?; Taubman-102; 12pm-1:15pm. |
| 10/30/2024 | Katrine Loken (Norwegian School of Economics): Labor Market Competition and Its Effect on Firms and Local Communities (joint with Samuel Dodini and Alexander Willén; Malkin Penthouse; 12:15pm-1:15pm. |
| 11/6/2024 | Alex Chan (HBS): "Opt In? Opt Out?"; Malkin Penthouse; 12:15pm-1:15pm. |
| 11/12/2024 | Zack Cooper (Yale): Title forthcoming; Rubenstein 414AB; 12pm-1:15pm. |
| 11/19/2024 | Michael Dinerstein (Duke): Screening with Multitasking: Theory and Empirical Evidence from Teacher Tenure Reform; Rubenstein 414AB; 12pm-1:15pm. |
| 11/26/2024 | Thanksgiving Week--No seminar. |
| 12/3/2024 | Sydnee Caldwell (Berkeley): Firm Pay and Worker Search; Taubman-102; 12pm-1:15pm. |
| 12/10/2024 | Sandra Black (Columbia): Intergenerational Transmission of Lifespan in the US; Taubman-102; 12pm-1:15pm. |
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