Department of Economics and Related Studies
See our upcoming events.
Wednesday 27 September 2023 1pm
Anthony Savagar will investigate the puzzle of rising returns to scale but stagnating productivity in several advanced economies.
Wednesday 4 October 2023 1pm
Livia Menezes paper estimates the effect of plausibly exogenous job losses during pregnancy on birth and infant outcomes using administrative Brazilian vital statistics and employment records
Wednesday 11 October 2023 1pm
Marc Chan uses experimental data from the Head Start Impact Study to examine the effect of sequential participation in childcare programs on cognitive outcomes.
Wednesday 25 October 2023 1pm
Hashem Pesaran discusses the problem of variable selection, as a number of studies do not consider it even though it is likely affecting their results.