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Seminars

The Center for Economic Studies hosts seminars throughout the year on a variety of topics. See below for our Fall 2012 seminar schedule. Note, the schedule is subject to change.


Center for Economic Studies Fall 2012 Seminar Schedule

Date1 Speaker Title Location2
07/26
Liugang Sheng
University of California, Davis
The Ownership Structure of Offshoring and Wage Inequality: Theory and Evidence from China
2J253
08/09
Jim Spletzer
U.S. Census Bureau, Center for Economic Studies
The United States Labor Market: Status Quo or A New Normal?
2J250
08/23
Fariha Kamal
C.J. Krizan
U.S. Census Bureau, Center for Economic Studies
Decomposing Aggregate Trade Flows: New Evidence from U.S. Traders
T5
09/06
Christopher Goetz
U.S. Census Bureau, Center for Economic Studies
Falling House Prices and Labor Mobility: Evidence from Matched Employer–Employee Data
T5
09/13
CANCELLED
Andrew McCallum
University of Michigan
Global vs. Bilateral Export Entry Costs
2J255
09/20
Vasia Panousi
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
The Properties of Income Risk in Privately Held Businesses
2J255
09/27
Mary Lovely
Syracuse University
Labor Allocation in China: Implicit Taxation of the Heterogeneous Non–State Sector
T5
10/04
Murat Seker
World Bank
Effects of Licensing Reform on Firm Innovation: Evidence from India
T5
10/11
Javier Miranda
Center for Economic Studies, U.S. Census Bureau
How Firms Respond to Business Cycles: The Role of Firm Age and Firm Size
T5
10/18
Ana Fernandes
World Bank
Are Export Support Programs Effective? Evidence from Tunisia
2J255
11/01
Rajshree Agarwal
University of Maryland
What Do I Take With Me?: The Mediating Effect of Spin–out Team Size and Tenure on the Founder–Firm Performance Relationship
T5
11/29
Jeremy Burke
RAND
Financial Literacy, Social Perception and Strategic Default
C1
12/06
Kirsten Apple
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Should Business Methods be Patentable? Understanding the Impact on Society of Financial Business Method’s Patents
T5
12/13
Chris Nekarda
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
Using Labor Force Flows to Forecast the Labor Market
T5

1 Seminars are held from 10:30 AM to noon unless otherwise noted.

2 Seminars are located at the U.S. Census Bureau headquarters in Suitland, MD.


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