Applied Microeconomics

Applied Microeconomics: Environment,
Health, Labor and Public Finance Seminar
Wednesdays, 4:15-5:45
1027 SIPA

Fall 2007 Schedule
Coordinators:
Jonah Rockoff
Till Von Wachter

Date

 Speaker

Paper

September 12
 Leigh Linden
 "Testing Alternative Approaches to Conditional Cash Transfer Programs in Education: Evidence from Colombia" (with Felipe Barrera-Osorio, Marianne Bertrand and Francisco Perez)
September 19
 Kevin Milligan
 "Maternal employment, breastfeeding, and health: Evidence from maternity leave mandates" (with Michael Baker)
September 26
 Barbara Petrongolo
 "What are the long-term effect of UI? Evidence from the UK JSA reform"
October 3
 Jim Hines
 "Competition among fallible governments"
October 10
 Frank Lichtenberg
 "Why has longevity increased faster in some states than others?"
October 17
 Matthew Gentzkow
 "What Drives Media Slant? Evidence from U.S. Daily Newspapers" (with Jesse M. Shapiro)
October 24
 Mark Duggan
 "The Impact of Medicare Part D on Pharmaceutical Prices and Utilization"
October 31
 Emilia Simeonova
 "Doctors, Patients, and the Racial Mortality Gap: What are the Causes?"
November 7
 Amy Finkelstein (Nov 8 w/ development)
 "The Welfare Cost of Asymmetric Information: Evidence from the U.K. Annuity Market" (with Liran Einav and Paul Schrimpf)
November 14
 Hilary Hoynes
 Consumption Responses to In-Kind Transfers: Evidence from the Introduction of the Food Stamp Program (with Diane Whitmore Schanzenbach)
November 21
 Thanksgiving
November 28
 Stefano DellaVigna
 "Does Movie Violence Increase Violent Crimes?" (with Gordon Dahl)
December 5
 Steven Rivkin
 "School Quality and the Black-White Achievement Gap" (with Eric Hanushek)
December 12
 Canice Prendergast

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We will meet on Wednesday afternoons from 4:15 to 5:45 in the Collary Seminar Room, 1027 IAB (420 W. 118th St.). For information, please contact Till Von Wachter (vw2112@columbia.edu)

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