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

Please note: Seminars are added throughout the academic year.

Tuesday, September 10
1:00 pm - 2:15 pm
Aislinn Bohren, University of Pennsylvania 
Location: R. Randall Rollins (R577)
Title: Systemic Discrimination: Theory and Measurement
Host: David McMillon

Tuesday, September 24  
1:00 pm - 2:15 pm
Maggie Shi, University of Chicago, Harris School of Public Policy
Location: R. Randall Rollins (R577)
Title: The Limits of Spending Limits: Evidence from the Medicare Therapy Cap
Host: Ian McCarthy

 Tuesday, October 8       CANCELLED
1:00 pm - 2:15 pm
Kenneth Whaley, University of South Florida
Location: R. Randall Rollins (R577)
Title: Not on My Bloc: Voter Preferences for Nearby Affordable Housing 
Host: David McMillon

Tuesday, October 22   
1:00 pm - 2:15 pm
Abby Alpert, University of Pennsylvania, Wharton
Location: R. Randall Rollins (R577)
Title: Opioid Use and Employment Outcomes: Evidence from the U.S. Military
Host: Ian McCarthy

Tuesday, October 29   
1:00 pm - 2:15 pm
Ranae Jabri, University of Sydney
Location: R. Randall Rollins (R577)
Title: Predictive Power at What Cost? Economic and Racial Justice of Data-Driven Algorithms 
Host: Chris Karbownik

Tuesday, November 5  
1:00 pm - 2:15 pm
Paul Mohnen, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
Location: R. Randall Rollins (R577)
Title: Long-Run Intergenerational Effects of Social Security
Host: Maggie Jones

Please note: Seminars are added throughout the academic year.

Tuesday, January 21
1:00 pm - 2:15 pm
Julie Mortimer, University of Virginia
Location: R. Randall Rollins (R577)
Title: TBA
Host: Matt Grennan

Tuesday, February 18
1:00 pm - 2:15 pm
Laurel Wheeler, University of Alberta/Center for Indian Country Development at the Minneapolis FED
Location: R. Randall Rollins (R577)
Title: TBA
Host: Maggie Jones

Tuesday, March 4
1:00 pm - 2:15 pm
Adam Soliman, Clemson University
Location: R. Randall Rollins (R577)
Title: TBA
Host: Stephen O'Connell

Tuesday, March 18
1:00 pm - 2:15 pm
Lisa Kahn, University of Rochester
Location: R. Randall Rollins (R577)
Title: TBA
Host: Jill Grennan

Tuesday, April 8
1:00 pm - 2:15 pm
Josh Graff Zivin, University of California, San Diego
Location: R. Randall Rollins (R577)
Title: TBA
Host: Jill Grennan