Economics Seminar Series - Past & Upcoming Seminars
Winter 2012
CH 150 Friday Afternoons 3:00-4:30 p.m. (unless otherwise specified)
Jan 20th: “Economic Valuation of Ecosystem Attributes for Optimum Ecosystem Restoration Design,” presented by Sahan Dissanayake, Visiting Faculty, Portland State University
Feb. 3rd: “A New History of Banking Panics in the U.S., 1825-1929:Construction and Implications,” presented by Andrew Jalil, Economics Dept., Reed College
Feb. 17th: “Trilemma Stability and International Macroeconomic Archetypes,” presented by Helen Popper, Economics Department, Santa Clara University
March 2nd: “Social Learning and Monetary Policy Rules," presented by Olena Kostyshyna, Economics Department, Portland State University
Fall 2011
CH 325 Friday Afternoons 3:00-4:30 p.m. (unless otherwise specified)
Oct. 7th: “Awakening Giants, Feet of Clay: Assessing the Economic Rise of China and India," presented by Pranab Bardhan, Economics Dept., U.C. Berkeley [Video]
Oct. 21st: “The Return to College: Selection Bias and Drop-out Risk,” presented by Oksana Leukhina, Economics Dept., University of Washington.
Nov. 4th: “Modeling Preferences in Access to Treatment: Implications for Research and Policy on Disparities,” presented by Rajiv Sharma, Economics Department, Portland State University
Nov. 18th: “Land Markets and Inequality: Evidence from Medieval England," Cliff Bekar, Economics Department, Lewis & Clark College
Spring 2011
CH171 Friday Afternoons 3:00-4:30 p.m. (unless otherwise specified)
April 8th: “Globalization? What Globalization? How National Institutions Determine Job Quality in Retail around the World,” presented by Chris Tilly, Director Institute for Research on Labor & Employment, UCLA [Paper 1, Paper 2,Paper 3, Video]
April 22nd: “No Country for Old Men (and Women): Do State Taxes Drive Away the Elderly?” presented by Jon Rork, Associate Professor Economics Dept., Reed College
May 6th: “Trade and the Global Recession,” presented by John Romalis, Assoc. Prof of Economics, Booth School of Business, University of Chicago [Video]
May 20th: “Macro Economic Strategies and Human Rights,” presented by Radhika Balakrishnan, Executive Director Center for Global Leadership, Rutgers University [Paper 1, Paper 2, Video]
Winter 2011
Feb 4: "The State of the Safety Net in the Post-Welfare Reform," presented by Hilary Hoynes, Professor, Economics Department, UC-Davis. [Video]
Feb 18th: "Seven Dimensions of Oregon's Employment Situation," presented by Nick Beleiciks, State Employment Economist, Oregon Employment Department. [Video]
March 4th: "Capital Tax Competition and Social Security," by Ray Batina, Professor, Economics Department, Washington State University. [Video]
Fall 2010
Oct 8th: Jason Lindo, Assistant Professor of Economics, University of Oregon, "Drawn into Violence: Evidence on 'What Makes a Criminal from the Vietnam Draft Lotteries"
Oct 22nd: Erik Offerdal, former Official of the International Monetary Fund, "The global economic crisis 2007-09; it's origins, the incipient recovery, and the perspective of the IMF" [Slides, Video]
Nov 5th: Mary Lopez, Assistant Professor of Economics, Occidental College, “Border Enforcement and Immigrant Selection: Evidence from the United States’ Southern Border” [Video]
Nov 19th: Jenny Liu, Visiting Assistant Professor, PSU “Household Vehicle Choice through an Adoption Perspective: A Theoretical & Simulation-Based Examination”
Spring 2010
April 9th: Tom Potiowsky, State Economist “The State of the State” [Video]
April 23rd: Lee Badgett, University of Massachusetts, Amherst “When Gay People Get Married: What Happens When Societies Legalize Same-Sex Marriage”
May 7th: Yan Liang, Economics Dept., Willamette University, "China and the Global Financial Crisis: Have We Learned the Right Lessons?" [Video]
May 21st: Jasmina Arifovic, Simon Fraser University, "Individual Evolutionary Learning, Other Regarding Preferences, and the Voluntary Contributions Mechanism"
May 28th: Gerard Sasges, U.C. Berkeley Education Abroad – Vietnam Center, "Scratching the Surface: Exploring the Legacies of History in Vietnam’s Political Economy” [Supporting Papers 1, 2]
Winter 2010
Feb 5th: Josh Aizenman, Economics Dept., U.C. Santa Cruz "Emerging Markets, International Reserves, and the Global Crisis" [Papers 1, 2, Non-technical Overviews 1, 2][Video]
Feb 19th: Barry Eichengreen, Economics Dept., U.C. Berkeley “From Great Depression to Great Credit Crisis: Causes, Consequences and Lessons” [Papers 1, 2][Video]
March 5th: Randy Bluffstone, Economics Dept., PSU “Why do we trash the world? An economic perspective” [Video]
Fall 2009
October 9th: "Eastern German Unemployment: A Post Keynesian Interpretation" John Hall, Professor of Economics, Portland State University.
October 23rd: "The U.S. Morgage Crisis: Sub-Prime or Systemic?" Eric Tymoigne, Asst. Professor of Economics, Lewis and Clark, [Supplemental Papers 1, 2, Video].
November 3rd: "Whither Our Economy?” A Panel Discussion on the Financial Crisis, Part II", Tom Potiowsky, PSU Professor of Economics and Oregon State Economist, Hiro Ito, Associate Professor of Economics at Portland State University, John Walker, Professor of Economics at Portland State University [Video and Slides]
November 6th: "Personality and Marital Surplus" Shelly Lundberg, Castor Professor of Economics, University of Washington. [Video]
November 20th: "Saving Kyoto" Kristen Sheeran, Executive Director, Economics for Equity and the Environment Network. [Video]
Spring 2009
April 10th: "Employer Drug Screening and Employment Outcomes", Abigail Wozniak, Notre Dame.
April 17th:“Learning to Optimize” Bruce McGough, Associate Professor, Oregon State University.
May 1st: “India and Globalization” Alok Ray, Visiting Faculty, Portland State University.
May 29th: “ Does the Provision of Public Goods Correspond to Local Demand: Evidence from Rural China.” Denise Hare, Economics Department, Reed College.
June 1st: “Economic State of the State” Tom Potiowsky Professor of Economics, PSU State Economist State of Oregon Office of Economic Analysis, Josh Lehner Economic Analysis, State of Oregon Office of Economic Analysis.
June 12th: "Climate Change Treaty and Copenhagen: Some Analytical Issues” Jagdish Bhagwati, Columbia University.
Winter 2012
CH 150 Friday Afternoons 3:00-4:30 p.m. (unless otherwise specified)
Jan 20th: “Economic Valuation of Ecosystem Attributes for Optimum Ecosystem Restoration Design,” presented by Sahan Dissanayake, Visiting Faculty, Portland State University
Feb. 3rd: “A New History of Banking Panics in the U.S., 1825-1929:Construction and Implications,” presented by Andrew Jalil, Economics Dept., Reed College
Feb. 17th: “Trilemma Stability and International Macroeconomic Archetypes,” presented by Helen Popper, Economics Department, Santa Clara University
March 2nd: “Social Learning and Monetary Policy Rules," presented by Olena Kostyshyna, Economics Department, Portland State University
Fall 2011
CH 325 Friday Afternoons 3:00-4:30 p.m. (unless otherwise specified)
Oct. 7th: “Awakening Giants, Feet of Clay: Assessing the Economic Rise of China and India," presented by Pranab Bardhan, Economics Dept., U.C. Berkeley [Video]
Oct. 21st: “The Return to College: Selection Bias and Drop-out Risk,” presented by Oksana Leukhina, Economics Dept., University of Washington.
Nov. 4th: “Modeling Preferences in Access to Treatment: Implications for Research and Policy on Disparities,” presented by Rajiv Sharma, Economics Department, Portland State University
Nov. 18th: “Land Markets and Inequality: Evidence from Medieval England," Cliff Bekar, Economics Department, Lewis & Clark College
Spring 2011
CH171 Friday Afternoons 3:00-4:30 p.m. (unless otherwise specified)
April 8th: “Globalization? What Globalization? How National Institutions Determine Job Quality in Retail around the World,” presented by Chris Tilly, Director Institute for Research on Labor & Employment, UCLA [Paper 1, Paper 2,Paper 3, Video]
April 22nd: “No Country for Old Men (and Women): Do State Taxes Drive Away the Elderly?” presented by Jon Rork, Associate Professor Economics Dept., Reed College
May 6th: “Trade and the Global Recession,” presented by John Romalis, Assoc. Prof of Economics, Booth School of Business, University of Chicago [Video]
May 20th: “Macro Economic Strategies and Human Rights,” presented by Radhika Balakrishnan, Executive Director Center for Global Leadership, Rutgers University [Paper 1, Paper 2, Video]
Winter 2011
Feb 4: "The State of the Safety Net in the Post-Welfare Reform," presented by Hilary Hoynes, Professor, Economics Department, UC-Davis. [Video]
Feb 18th: "Seven Dimensions of Oregon's Employment Situation," presented by Nick Beleiciks, State Employment Economist, Oregon Employment Department. [Video]
March 4th: "Capital Tax Competition and Social Security," by Ray Batina, Professor, Economics Department, Washington State University. [Video]
Fall 2010
Oct 8th: Jason Lindo, Assistant Professor of Economics, University of Oregon, "Drawn into Violence: Evidence on 'What Makes a Criminal from the Vietnam Draft Lotteries"
Oct 22nd: Erik Offerdal, former Official of the International Monetary Fund, "The global economic crisis 2007-09; it's origins, the incipient recovery, and the perspective of the IMF" [Slides, Video]
Nov 5th: Mary Lopez, Assistant Professor of Economics, Occidental College, “Border Enforcement and Immigrant Selection: Evidence from the United States’ Southern Border” [Video]
Nov 19th: Jenny Liu, Visiting Assistant Professor, PSU “Household Vehicle Choice through an Adoption Perspective: A Theoretical & Simulation-Based Examination”
Spring 2010
April 9th: Tom Potiowsky, State Economist “The State of the State” [Video]
April 23rd: Lee Badgett, University of Massachusetts, Amherst “When Gay People Get Married: What Happens When Societies Legalize Same-Sex Marriage”
May 7th: Yan Liang, Economics Dept., Willamette University, "China and the Global Financial Crisis: Have We Learned the Right Lessons?" [Video]
May 21st: Jasmina Arifovic, Simon Fraser University, "Individual Evolutionary Learning, Other Regarding Preferences, and the Voluntary Contributions Mechanism"
May 28th: Gerard Sasges, U.C. Berkeley Education Abroad – Vietnam Center, "Scratching the Surface: Exploring the Legacies of History in Vietnam’s Political Economy” [Supporting Papers 1, 2]
Winter 2010
Feb 5th: Josh Aizenman, Economics Dept., U.C. Santa Cruz "Emerging Markets, International Reserves, and the Global Crisis" [Papers 1, 2, Non-technical Overviews 1, 2][Video]
Feb 19th: Barry Eichengreen, Economics Dept., U.C. Berkeley “From Great Depression to Great Credit Crisis: Causes, Consequences and Lessons” [Papers 1, 2][Video]
March 5th: Randy Bluffstone, Economics Dept., PSU “Why do we trash the world? An economic perspective” [Video]
Fall 2009
October 9th: "Eastern German Unemployment: A Post Keynesian Interpretation" John Hall, Professor of Economics, Portland State University.
October 23rd: "The U.S. Morgage Crisis: Sub-Prime or Systemic?" Eric Tymoigne, Asst. Professor of Economics, Lewis and Clark, [Supplemental Papers 1, 2, Video].
November 3rd: "Whither Our Economy?” A Panel Discussion on the Financial Crisis, Part II", Tom Potiowsky, PSU Professor of Economics and Oregon State Economist, Hiro Ito, Associate Professor of Economics at Portland State University, John Walker, Professor of Economics at Portland State University [Video and Slides]
November 6th: "Personality and Marital Surplus" Shelly Lundberg, Castor Professor of Economics, University of Washington. [Video]
November 20th: "Saving Kyoto" Kristen Sheeran, Executive Director, Economics for Equity and the Environment Network. [Video]
Spring 2009
April 10th: "Employer Drug Screening and Employment Outcomes", Abigail Wozniak, Notre Dame.
April 17th:“Learning to Optimize” Bruce McGough, Associate Professor, Oregon State University.
May 1st: “India and Globalization” Alok Ray, Visiting Faculty, Portland State University.
May 29th: “ Does the Provision of Public Goods Correspond to Local Demand: Evidence from Rural China.” Denise Hare, Economics Department, Reed College.
June 1st: “Economic State of the State” Tom Potiowsky Professor of Economics, PSU State Economist State of Oregon Office of Economic Analysis, Josh Lehner Economic Analysis, State of Oregon Office of Economic Analysis.
June 12th: "Climate Change Treaty and Copenhagen: Some Analytical Issues” Jagdish Bhagwati, Columbia University.
