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Economics Department-Wide Seminars


Occasionally, the Economics Department hosts a seminar that is of interest to scholars across disciplines.  Seminars sponsored by the Hightower Fund are considered interdisciplinary and all are invited to attend.

If a department-wide seminar is being held via Zoom, please contact Marie Browne if you would like to attend: mpbrown@emory.edu

Spring 2026 Schedule

Please note: Seminars are added throughout the academic year.

David LagakosTuesday, March 17
1:00 pm - 2:15 pm
David Lagakos, Department of Economics, Boston University
Location: GFC_W100 (Goizueta Foundation Center, Ferman Lecture Room)
Title: "Technology and Taxation Capacity in Africa"
Host: Tao Zha

This lecture is sponsored by the Hightower Fund with co-sponsorship support from the Department of Economics, Data and Decision Sciences, Political Science, Goizueta Business School, and the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta.


Zhiguo HeWednesday, April 15
4:00 pm - 5:15 pm
Zhiguo He, Stanford GSB
Location: Rich 108
Title: TBA
Host: Kaiji Chen/Vivian Yue/Chris Hansman
This is a joint Macroeconomics and Econometrics Seminar. 

This lecture is sponsored by the Hightower Fund with co-sponsorship support from the Department of Economics, Data and Decision Sciences, Political Science, Goizueta Business School, and the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta.