Seminars

Past seminars at UBC Economics

Saturday, 10 August 2024 3:30-5:00 PM PDT
Joint Macro/Theory Seminar
David Frankel (Melbourne Business School)
TBA
Location: Iona 533
Organiser: Michal Szkup
Tuesday, 3 September 2024 3:30-5:00 PM PDT
Labor/Public Seminar
Erica Myers, Calgary
Location: Iona 533
Organiser: Katherine Wagner
Friday, 6 September 2024 10:00-11:30 AM PDT
SFU/UBC Theory Workshop
Gorkem Celik, Essec Business School, France
(joint with Roland Strausz')
Location: Online Seminar
Organiser: Sergei Severinov
Wednesday, 11 September 2024 3:30-5:00 PM PDT
Micro theory seminar
Frank Yang
Location: Iona 167
Organiser: Li Hao
Wednesday, 11 September 2024 3:30-5:00 PM PDT
Development/Political Economy seminar
Eleonora Nillesen, Maastricht
Promoting School Attendance by Overcoming Menstrual Barriers: Evidence from an RCT in Bangladesh
Location: Iona 533
Organiser: Matt Lowe
Thursday, 12 September 2024 3:30-5:00 PM PDT
Economic History Seminar
David Jacks, Yale-NUS
Location: Iona 533
Monday, 16 September 2024 3:30-5:00 PM PDT
Macroeconomics Seminar
Markus Poschke (McGill U)
Location: Iona 533
Tuesday, 17 September 2024 3:30-5:00 PM PDT
Labor/Public Seminar
Kevin Schnepel, SFU
The Direct and Intergenerational Effects of Criminal History-Based Safety Net Bans in the U.S.
(joint with Michael Mueller-Smith, James Reeves, and Caroline Walker')
Location: Iona 533
Organiser: Marit Rehavi
Wednesday, 18 September 2024 3:30-5:00 PM PDT
Development/Political Economy seminar
Carolina Arteaga, Toronto
Location: Iona 533
Organiser: Matt Lowe
Thursday, 19 September 2024 3:30-5:00 PM PDT
Economic History Seminar
Jared Rubin, Chapman
Location: Iona 533
Friday, 20 September 2024 10:00-11:00 AM PDT
SFU/UBC Theory Workshop
Jim Albrecht, Goergetown
(joint with Susan Vromans, Xioming Cai and Pieter Gautier')
Location: Online Seminar
Organiser: Michael Peters
Monday, 23 September 2024 3:30-5:00 PM PDT
Macroeconomics Seminar
Amy Sun (Queens)
Bank Loan Portfolio and Monetary Transmission
(joint with Ayse Sapci')
Location: Iona 533
Organiser: Gorkem Bostanci
Wednesday, 25 September 2024 12:00-1:30 PM PDT
Micro theory lunch
Philip Zilke
Strategic incentives in green bond auctions
Location: Iona 167
Organiser: Ying Gao
Wednesday, 25 September 2024 3:30-5:00 PM PDT
Development/Political Economy seminar
Augustin Tapsoba, Toulouse School of Economics
Polygyny and the Economic Determinants of Family Formation in Sub-Saharan Africa
Location: Iona 533
Organiser: Matt Lowe
Thursday, 26 September 2024 3:30-5:00 PM PDT
Econometrics Seminar
James Duffy, Oxford
Location: Iona 533
Organiser: Vadim Marmer
Friday, 27 September 2024 11:30-1:00 PM PDT
Joint Economics/Sauder School of Business Seminar
Giulia Brancaccio, NYU
Investment in Infrastructure and Trade: The Case of Ports
Location: Henry Angus 969
Organiser: Hiro Kasahara
Friday, 27 September 2024 3:30-5:00 PM PDT
Micro theory seminar
Kevin He (U. of Penn)
Location: Iona 533
Organiser: Li Wei
Tuesday, 1 October 2024 3:30-5:00 PM PDT
Joint Macro/Labour Seminar
Guido Menzio (NYU)
Location: Iona 533
Organiser: Gorkem Bostanci
Wednesday, 2 October 2024 12:00-1:00 PM PDT
Micro theory lunch
Wei Li
Coarse targeting in social networks
(joint with Philip Solimine')
Location: Iona 167
Organiser: Ying Gao
Wednesday, 2 October 2024 3:30-5:00 PM PDT
Development/Political Economy seminar
Eduardo Montero, Chicago
Location: Iona 533
Organiser: Matt Lowe
Thursday, 3 October 2024 3:30-5:00 PM PDT
Economic History Seminar
Caterina Chiopris, Columbia
Location: Iona 533
Friday, 4 October 2024 3:30-5:00 PM PDT
Econometrics Seminar
Harold Chiang, U of Wisconsin-Madison
Location: Iona 167
Organiser: Kevin Song
Tuesday, 8 October 2024 3:30-5:00 PM PDT
Stone Inequality Seminar
Marcella Alsan, Harvard
What Does Accreditation Do? Evidence from US Jails
(joint with Chrystal Yang')
Location: Iona 533
Organiser: Thomas Lemieux
Wednesday, 9 October 2024 12:00-1:00 PM PDT
Micro theory lunch
Dongliang Lu
Value-Destroying Activism
Location: Iona 167
Organiser: Ying Gao
Wednesday, 9 October 2024 3:30-5:00 PM PDT
Micro theory seminar
Kai Hao Yang
Non-discriminatory Personalized Pricing
Location: Iona 167
Organiser: Li Hao
Wednesday, 9 October 2024 3:30-5:00 PM PDT
Development/Political Economy seminar
Elliott Ash, ETH Zurich
British Industrialization and Cultural Change: Evidence From the Use of Proverbs
(joint with Melanie Xue')
Location: Iona 533
Organiser: Matt Lowe
Thursday, 10 October 2024 3:30-5:00 PM PDT
Joint Stone Inequality/History Seminar
Eric Chyn, UT Austin
Inequality and Racial Backlash: Evidence from the Reconstruction Era and the Freedmen’s Bureau
Location: Iona 533
Friday, 11 October 2024 3:30-5:00 PM PDT
Econometrics Seminar
Tong Li, Vanderbilt University
Constitutional Rules, Government Formation, and Cabinet Survival with Competing Risks
(joint with Daniel Diermeier, Chris Li, and Jun Zhao')
Location: Iona 533
Organiser: Vadim Marmer
Wednesday, 16 October 2024 12:00-1:00 PM PDT
Micro theory lunch
Steven Pai Xu
TBA
Location: Iona 167
Organiser: Ying Gao
Wednesday, 16 October 2024 3:30-5:00 PM PDT
Joint History/DevPE Seminar
Augustin Bergeron, USC
The Effects of Colonial Missions on Social Ties and Moral Universalism: Evidence from the Belgian Congo
Location: Iona 533
Organiser: Matt Lowe
Friday, 18 October 2024 3:30-5:00 PM PDT
Micro theory seminar
Mira Frick (Yale)
Location: Iona 533
Tuesday, 22 October 2024 3:30-5:00 PM PDT
Labor/Public Seminar
Spyros Lagaras (UIUC)
Evolution of the Relationship between the Gig Economy and Entrepreneurship: The Heterogeneous Effects of Labor Market Disruptions
Location: Iona 533
Organiser: Kevin Milligan
Wednesday, 23 October 2024 12:00-1:00 PM PDT
Micro theory lunch
Jacky Tan
TBA
Location: Iona 167
Organiser: Ying Gao
Wednesday, 23 October 2024 3:30-5:00 PM PDT
Joint Stone Inequality/DevPE Seminar
David Schonholzer
What Works and For Whom? Effectiveness and Efficiency of School Capital Investments Across the U.S.
Location: Iona 533
Organiser: Matt Lowe
Friday, 25 October 2024 10:00-11:30 AM PDT
SFU/UBC Theory Workshop
Tan Gan
TBA
Location: Online Seminar
Organiser: Ying Gao
Friday, 25 October 2024 3:30-5:00 PM PDT
Stone Inequality Seminar
Hilary Hoynes, Berkeley
(joint with Nicole Maestas and Alexi Strand')
Location: Iona 533
Organiser: Thomas Lemieux
Monday, 28 October 2024 3:30-5:00 PM PDT
Joint Macro/Theory Seminar
Hugo Hopenhayn (UCLA)
(joint with Francisco Buera, Yongseok Shin and Nicholas Trachter')
Location: Iona 533
Organiser: Jesse Perla
Tuesday, 29 October 2024 3:30-5:00 PM PDT
Stone Inequality Seminar
Max Risch, CMU
Location: Iona 533
Organiser: Terry Moon
Wednesday, 30 October 2024 12:00-1:00 PM PDT
Micro theory lunch
Ying Gao
Feedback in selection tournaments
Location: Iona 167
Organiser: Ying Gao
Wednesday, 30 October 2024 3:30-5:00 PM PDT
Micro theory seminar
Maren Vairo (Princeton)
Location: IONA 001
Wednesday, 30 October 2024 3:30-5:00 PM PDT
Development/Political Economy seminar
Ara Norenzayan, UBC
Religion and Global Cultural Variation
Location: Iona 533
Organiser: Nathan Nunn
Monday, 4 November 2024 3:30-5:00 PM PST
PhD Job Market Seminar
Pablo Valenzuela
Location: Iona 533
Organiser: Devin Clemens
Tuesday, 5 November 2024 3:30-5:00 PM PST
PhD Job Market Seminar
Max Norton
Location: Iona 533
Organiser: Devin Clemens
Wednesday, 6 November 2024 12:00-1:00 PM PST
Micro theory lunch
Li, Hao
Dating and Divorce
Location: Iona 167
Organiser: Ying Gao
Wednesday, 6 November 2024 3:30-5:00 PM PST
Joint DevPE/Trade Seminar
Diana Van Patten, Yale
Location: Iona 533
Organiser: Matt Lowe
Thursday, 7 November 2024 3:30-5:00 PM PST
Economic History Seminar
Diego Ramos-Toro, Dartmouth
Location: Iona 533
Friday, 8 November 2024 3:30-5:00 PM PST
Micro theory seminar
Roberto Corrao, Yale
Optimally Coarse Contracts
(joint with Joel Flynn and Karthik Sastry')
Location: Iona 533
Organiser: Ying Gao

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