Applied Economics
Spring 2013
The seminars take place in the Koo Room of Marshall-Adams Hall from 1:30 to 3:00 unless otherwise stated. On occasional Fridays, the seminar meets jointly with the Economics of Education group in 252 Erickson Hall. Contact Steve Haider (haider@msu.edu) if you have any questions.
| Date | Presenter |
|---|---|
| January 14 (Monday) 3:30 | Jason Lindo, University of Oregon Economic Downturns and Child Abuse |
| January 18 (Friday) 1:30 - 3:00 252 Erickson Hall | Kirabo Jackson, Northwestern University Non-Cognitive Ability, Test Scores, and Teacher Quality: Evidence from 9th Grade Teachers in North Carolina |
| February 15 (Friday) 1:30 - 3:00 252 Erickson Hall | Doug Staiger, Dartmouth College Have We Identified Effective Teachers? Validating Measures of Effective Teaching Using Random Assignment |
| March 15 (Friday) 1:30 - 3:00 | Gary Solon, Michigan State University What Are We Weighting For? |
| March 19 (Tuesday) 1:30 - 3:00 252 Erickson Hall | Caroline Hoxby, Stanford University Expanding College Opportunities for High-Achieving, Low Income Students |
| March 29 (Friday) 1:30 - 3:00 | Ben Handel, UC Berkeley Health Insurance for Humans: Information Frictions, Plan Choice, and Consumer Welfare |
| April 12 (Friday) 1:30 - 3:00 | Lucas Davis, UC Berkeley Free Riders and the High Cost of Energy-Efficiency Subsidies Note: Joint Seminar with AFRE |
| April 19 (Friday) 1:30 - 3:00 252 Erickson Hall | Jacob Vigdor, Duke University The Impact of No Child Left Behind’s Accountability Sanctions on School Performance: Regression Discontinuity Evidence from North Carolina |
| April 30 (Tuesday) 3:30 - 5:00 | Andrea Moro, Vanderbilt University Multiple Equilibria in Social Interaction Models: Estimating a Model of Adolescent Smoking Behavior |
