Fall 2009 Seminars To Be AnnouncedPlease Note: The UA Department of Economics seminar series is coordinated with those of the Economics departments at Cleveland State University and Kent State University. For their seminar series, please click on the following links:
If you have any questions about the seminar or would like to make a presentation, please send an email to Dr. Francesco Renna
Past Seminars
Spring 2009
Tuesday, March 3, 3:15 - 5:00 pm
Shawn Rohlin, Syracuse University
"State Minimum Wage Rates and the Location of New Business: Evidence from a Refined Border Approach"
Friday, March 6, 2:15 - 4:00 pm
Mircea Marcu, University of Florida
"Quality Provision in Two-Sided Markets: The Case of Managed Care"
Monday, March 9, 2:00 - 3:30 pm
Maoyong Fan, University of California, Berkeley
"Do Food Stamps Contribute to Obesity in Low-income Women? Evidence from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1979"
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Fall 2008
Thursday, September 18, 3:00 - 4:30pm
Veronika Dolar, Cleveland State University
"The Effect of Changes in Relative Food Prices and Income on Obesity Prevalence in a Stochastic Model of Eating Decisions"
Thursday, October 9, 3:00 - 4:30 pm
Dandan Liu, Kent State University
"What Drives Inflation: Output Gap or Labor Share?"
Thursday, November 13, 3:00 - 4:30 pm
Mir Ali, University of Toledo
"Weight Gain and Peer Social Network: Is There a Contagion Effect?"
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Spring 2008
Wednesday, January 30, 3:15 - 4:30pm
Econ 626, The University of Akron
"What Creates Success in Principles of Microeconomics"
Wednesday, February 13, 3:15 - 4:30 pm
Albert Sumell, Youngstown State University
"The Determinants of Foreclosed Property Value: Evidence from Inner-City Cleveland"
Monday, March 3, Noon - 1:00 pm
Yoonsoo Lee, Cleveland Federal Reserve Bank
"Geographic Redistribution of the U.S. Manufacturing and the Role of State Development Policy"
Monday, April 7, Noon - 1:00 pm
Yee Fei Chia, Cleveland State University
"Dollars and Pounds: The Impact of Household Income on Childhood Weight"
Wednesday, April 23, 2:30 - 4:30 pm
George Akerlof, 2001 Nobel Prize winner
"Economics and Identity"
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Fall 2007
Wednesday, September 19, 10:45 - Noon
Vasilis (Bill) Kosteas, Cleveland State University
"Social Skill, Promotions, and Supervisors"
Wednesday, October 10, 10:45 - Noon
Justin Snydor, Case Western Reserve University
TBA
Thursday, November 13, 3:00 - 4:30 pm
Taehyun Ahn, Ohio State University
"Risk, Liquidity Constraints, and Self-Employment"
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