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Applied Microeconomics Seminars


The Economics Department is pleased to announce our upcoming Applied Microeconomics seminars.

All Applied Microeconomics seminars will be held on Tuesdays from 1:00 PM - 2:15 PM (Eastern time), unless indicated otherwise. If a seminar is being held via Zoom, please contact Marie Browne if you would like to attend: mpbrown@emory.edu

Fall 2023 Schedule

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Please note: Seminars are added throughout the academic year.

Edward NortonFriday, October 13
4:00 pm - 5:15 pm
Edward Norton, UnitedHealthcare Professor of Health Care Management, University of Michigan
Location: Rich 104
Title:  "Why Transform Y? The Pitfalls of Transformed Regressions with a Mass Point at Zero"
Host: Sara Markowitz

Note: This seminar is sponsored by the Hightower Fund. All are invited to attend.


Keith TeltserTuesday, September 19
1:00 PM - 2:15 PM
Keith Teltser, Georgia State University
Location: R. Randall Rollins (Room R577)
Title: "Externalities from Medical Innovation: Evidence from Organ Transplantation"
Host: Ian McCarthy

Ranae JabriTuesday, September 26    CANCELLED
1:00 PM - 2:15 PM
Ranae Jabri, National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)
Location: R. Randall Rollins (Room R577)
Title: TBA
Host: Chris Karbownik


Lauren Hoehn VelascoTuesday, October 17
1:00 PM - 2:15 PM
Lauren Hoehn Velasco, Georgia State University
Location: R. Randall Rollins (Room R577)
Title: "Germ Theory at Home: The Role of Private Action in Reducing Child Mortality during the Epidemiological Transition"
Host: Maggie Jones


Laura ZimmermanTuesday, October 24
1:00 PM - 2:15 PM
Laura Zimmerman, University of Georgia
Location: R. Randall Rollins (Room R577)
Title: "Political Organizations and Political Scope"
Host: Stephen O'Connell


Stephan HeblichThursday, October 26
1:00 PM - 2:15 PM
Stephan Heblich, University of Toronto
Location: R. Randall Rollins (Room R577)
Title: "Slavery and the British Industrial Revolution" 
Host: Maggie Jones/Nels Lind

Note: This is a joint seminar with Macroeconomics.


Bocar BaTuesday, October 31
1:00 PM - 2:15 PM
Bocar Ba, Duke University
Location: Goizueta Business School (Room W131)
Title: “Forecasting the Impact of Racial Uprisings, Who Are the Experts?"
Host: David McMillon/Maggie Jones

Spring 2024 Schedule

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Please note: Seminars are added throughout the academic year.

Olga StoddardTuesday, February 6
1:00 PM - 2:15 PM
Olga Stoddard, Brigham Young University
Location: R. Randall Rollins (Room R577)
Title: "Who You Gonna Call? Gender Inequality in External Demands for Parental Involvement"
Host:  Stephen O'Connell


Jonathan Dingel.JPGThursday, February 22
1:00 PM - 2:15 PM
Jonathan Dingel, Chicago Booth
Location: R. Randall Rollins (Room R577)
Title: TBA
Host: Nels Lind/Maggie Jones

Note: This is joint seminar with Macroeconomics.


Marion AouadTuesday, February 27
1:00 PM - 2:15 PM
Marion Aouad, UC Irvine
Location: R. Randall Rollins (Room R577)
Title: "How does Medicare Eligibility affect Choice and Utilization?: Evidence from Veterans"
Host: Ian McCarthy
Igal HendelTuesday, March 5
1:00 PM - 2:15 PM
Igal Hendel, Northwestern University
Location: R. Randall Rollins (Room R577)
Title: "Approaches to Encourage Health Insurance Take-up"
Host: Evan Saltzman
Mark AndersonTuesday, March 19
1:00 PM - 2:15 PM
Mark Anderson, Montana State University
Location: R. Randall Rollins (Room R577)
Title: "Safeguarding Consumers Through Minimum Quality Standards: Milk Inspections and Urban Mortality, 1880-1910"
Host: Chris Karbownik
Keith EricsonTuesday, April 2
1:00 PM - 2:15 PM
Keith Ericson, Boston University
Location: R. Randall Rollins (Room R577)
Title: "What do Shareholders Want? Consumer Welfare and the Objective of the Firm”
Host: Evan Saltzman

Molly SchnellTuesday, April 9
1:00 PM - 2:15 PM
Molly Schnell, Northwestern University
Location: R. Randall Rollins (Room R577)
Title: TBA
Host: Maggie Jones


Robin LeeTuesday, April 16
1:00 PM - 2:15 PM
Robin Lee, Harvard University
Location: R. Randall Rollins (Room R577)
Title: "Contracting over Rebates: Formulary Design and Pharmaceutical Spending”
Host: Evan Saltzman