| THIS WEEK IN ECONOMICS | |
| October 19 - 23, 2009 | |
| Monday, October 19 | |
| Empirical Micro Lunch, 12:30-2pm in Room 315 at 270 Bay State Road | |
| Mikhail Pyatigorski, "Mexican-Americans in US schools: a peer effects analysis." | |
| IED/International Economics Seminar, 3:30-5pm in Room 315 at 264 Bay State Road | |
| Latika Chaudhary (Scripps College), "Public-Private Partnerships and Efficiency: A Historical Perspective from Indian Railways" | |
| Tuesday, October 20 | |
| Macroeconomics Dissertation Workshop, 12:30-2:00pm in Room 315 at 270 Bay State Road | |
| Shin Ikeda, TBA | |
| Microeconomics Seminar, 3:30-5pm in Room 315 at 270 Bay State Road | |
| Alan Collard-Wexler (NYU-Stern), "Productivity Dispersion and Plant Selection in the Ready-Mix Concrete Industry" | |
| Wednesday, October 21 | |
| Thursday, October 22 | |
| Microeconomics Theory Workshop, 12:30-2pm in Room 315 at 270 Bay State Road | |
| Henry Mak, "Optimal Quality Reporting and Price Discrimination" | |
| Macroeconomics Seminar, 3:30-5pm in Room 315 at 270 Bay State Road | |
| Sam Schulhofer-Wohl (Princeton University), TBA | |
| Friday, October 23 | |
| Microeconomics Dissertation Workshop, 12:30-3pm in Room 315 at 270 Bay State Road | |
| MinWoong Ji, "Do Multi-Unit Franchisees Meet the Expectations of Their Franchisor?: From a Perspective of Labor Standards Compliance" Discussant: TBD | |
| Econometrics Seminar, 4-5:30pm in Room 315 at 270 Bay State Road | |