{"id":27061,"date":"2020-06-07T20:55:22","date_gmt":"2020-06-08T00:55:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/econ\/?page_id=27061"},"modified":"2026-03-09T15:05:12","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T19:05:12","slug":"seminars","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/econ\/research\/seminars\/","title":{"rendered":"Seminars"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Below are the calendars for our weekly <\/span><b>seminars<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><b>workshops<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and <\/span><b>reading groups<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p data-pm-slice=\"0 0 []\">Seminars and workshops are generally held in <strong>SSW 315<\/strong> unless noted otherwise.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Click on any seminar or workshop series to view the individual calendar, the contact information for the coordinator, and iCal and HTML links for syncing the schedule to your personal calendar application.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Please refer to the <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/support.google.com\/calendar\/?hl=en\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Google Calendar Help Forum<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> or the user manual of your preferred calendar software\/application (e.g., Microsoft Outlook, Google Calendar) and device (e.g., iPhone, Samsung Galaxy) for instructions on how to sync a calendar.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Seminars<\/b><\/h2>\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h3 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\"><b>Development and International Economics Seminar: Monday, 3:30\u20134:45 p.m.<\/h3><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><br \/>\n<\/b>Coordinator: <a href=\"mailto:iedcoord@bu.edu\">IED Coordinator<\/a><span><br \/>\n<\/span>Links: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/calendar\/ical\/e2v6rqht3ed71j810p4fba5tlc%40group.calendar.google.com\/public\/basic.ics\"><span>iCal<\/span><\/a><span> \/ <\/span><span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/calendar\/embed?mode=AGENDA&amp;src=e2v6rqht3ed71j810p4fba5tlc%40group.calendar.google.com&amp;ctz=America\/New_York\">HTML<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/econ\/research\/ied\/ied-recent-activity\/\">Schedule<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"550\" height=\"250\" style=\"border-width: 0;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/calendar\/embed?mode=AGENDA&amp;src=e2v6rqht3ed71j810p4fba5tlc%40group.calendar.google.com&amp;ctz=America\/New_York\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h3 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\"><b>Microeconomics Seminar: Tuesday, 3:30\u20135:15 p.m.<\/h3><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><br \/>\n<\/b>Coordinator:<a href=\"mailto:nel@bu.edu\"> Nicole Levitsky<\/a><span><br \/>\n<\/span>Links: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/calendar\/ical\/6g77gqb22md4m830k1q7ulbga0%40group.calendar.google.com\/public\/basic.ics\"><span>iCal<\/span><\/a><span> \/ <\/span><span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/calendar\/embed?mode=AGENDA&amp;src=6g77gqb22md4m830k1q7ulbga0%40group.calendar.google.com&amp;ctz=America\/New_York\">HTML<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/econ\/microeconomics-seminar\/\">Schedule<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"550\" height=\"250\" style=\"border-width: 0;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/calendar\/embed?mode=AGENDA&amp;src=6g77gqb22md4m830k1q7ulbga0%40group.calendar.google.com&amp;ctz=America\/New_York&quot;\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h3 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\"><b>Health Economics Seminar (joint BU\/Harvard\/MIT): Wednesday (Spring Only), 4:00\u20135:15 p.m.<\/h3><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><br \/>\n<\/b>Coordinator: <a href=\"mailto:nel@bu.edu\">Nicole Levitsky<\/a><br \/>\nLinks: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/calendar\/ical\/mqrtgbvk85ns5kt2i0dph1oj4k%40group.calendar.google.com\/public\/basic.ics\"><span>iCal<\/span><\/a><span> \/ <\/span><span><a href=\"https:\/\/calendar.google.com\/calendar\/u\/0\/embed?showTitle=0&amp;mode=AGENDA&amp;height=250&amp;wkst=2&amp;bgcolor=%23FFFFFF&amp;src=mqrtgbvk85ns5kt2i0dph1oj4k@group.calendar.google.com&amp;color=%23182C57&amp;ctz=America\/New_York\">HTML<\/a> \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hks.harvard.edu\/centers\/mrcbg\/programs\/health\/sup951.2024\">Website<\/a><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"525\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/calendar\/embed?showTitle=0&amp;mode=AGENDA&amp;height=250&amp;wkst=2&amp;bgcolor=%23FFFFFF&amp;src=mqrtgbvk85ns5kt2i0dph1oj4k%40group.calendar.google.com&amp;color=%23182C57&amp;ctz=America%2FNew_York\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n<\/span>Papers listed by seminar date: <span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/econ\/research\/seminars\/health-economics-seminar-papers\/\">Health Econ Seminar Papers<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h3 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\"><b>Macroeconomics Seminar: Thursday, 3:30\u20135:15 p.m.<\/h3><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><br \/>\n<\/b>Coordinator:<a href=\"mailto:nel@bu.edu\">Nicole Levitsky<\/a><br \/>\nLinks: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/calendar\/ical\/a4a8t6h7sk425oga4q9ttrd044%40group.calendar.google.com\/public\/basic.ics\"><span>iCal<\/span><\/a><span> \/ <\/span><span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/calendar\/embed?mode=AGENDA&amp;src=a4a8t6h7sk425oga4q9ttrd044%40group.calendar.google.com&amp;ctz=America\/New_York\">HTML<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/econ\/macroeconomics-seminar\/\">Schedule<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"525\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/calendar\/embed?mode=AGENDA&amp;src=a4a8t6h7sk425oga4q9ttrd044%40group.calendar.google.com&amp;ctz=America\/New_York\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h3 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\"><b>Econometrics Seminar: Friday, 4:00-5:15 p.m.<\/h3><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/b><\/p>\n<p>Coordinator: <a href=\"mailto:bcondon@bu.edu\">Barb Condon<\/a><span><span><br \/>\n<\/span>Links: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/calendar\/ical\/jju5s9r1bjorl2smt74velhi0g%40group.calendar.google.com\/public\/basic.ics\"><span>iCal<\/span><\/a><span> \/ <\/span><span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/calendar\/embed?mode=AGENDA&amp;src=jju5s9r1bjorl2smt74velhi0g%40group.calendar.google.com&amp;ctz=America\/New_York\">HTML<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/perron\/seminar\/\">Schedule<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"525\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/calendar\/embed?mode=AGENDA&amp;src=jju5s9r1bjorl2smt74velhi0g%40group.calendar.google.com&amp;ctz=America\/New_York\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<h2><b>Workshops<\/b><\/h2>\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h3 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\"><b>Empirical Microeconomics Lunch Workshop: Monday, 12:30\u20132:00 p.m.<\/h3><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><br \/>\n<\/b>Coordinator: <a href=\"mailto:hardeo@bu.edu\"><span>Norma Hardeo<\/span><\/a><span><br \/>\n<\/span>Links: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/calendar\/ical\/9eo71jorp0b895knd6kqiaicoc%40group.calendar.google.com\/public\/basic.ics\"><span>iCal<\/span><\/a><span> \/ <\/span><span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/calendar\/embed?mode=AGENDA&amp;src=9eo71jorp0b895knd6kqiaicoc%40group.calendar.google.com&amp;ctz=America\/New_York\">HTML<\/a><\/span><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"525\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/calendar\/embed?mode=AGENDA&amp;src=9eo71jorp0b895knd6kqiaicoc%40group.calendar.google.com&amp;ctz=America\/New_York\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h3 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\"><b>Macroeconomics Lunch Workshop: Tuesday, 12:30\u20132:00 p.m.<\/h3><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><br \/>\n<\/b>Coordinator: <a href=\"mailto:iedcoord@bu.edu\">Kayla Maher<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Links: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/calendar\/ical\/8uj3rd8qt10h6g7df9r8ta0rqk%40group.calendar.google.com\/public\/basic.ics\"><span>iCal<\/span><\/a><span> \/ <\/span><span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/calendar\/embed?mode=AGENDA&amp;src=8uj3rd8qt10h6g7df9r8ta0rqk%40group.calendar.google.com&amp;ctz=America\/New_York\">HTML<\/a><\/span><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"525\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/calendar\/embed?mode=AGENDA&amp;src=8uj3rd8qt10h6g7df9r8ta0rqk%40group.calendar.google.com&amp;ctz=America\/New_York\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h3 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\"><b>Micro Theory Lunch Workshop: Thursday, 12:30\u20132:00 p.m.<\/h3><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><br \/>\n<\/b>Coordinator: <a href=\"mailto:nel@bu.edu\">Nicole Levitsky<\/a><span><br \/>\n<\/span>Links: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/calendar\/ical\/tddagonv4sg804o848g5g3tsuk%40group.calendar.google.com\/public\/basic.ics\"><span>iCal<\/span><\/a><span> \/ <\/span><span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/calendar\/embed?mode=AGENDA&amp;src=tddagonv4sg804o848g5g3tsuk%40group.calendar.google.com&amp;ctz=America\/New_York\">HTML<\/a><\/span><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"525\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/calendar\/embed?mode=AGENDA&amp;src=tddagonv4sg804o848g5g3tsuk%40group.calendar.google.com&amp;ctz=America\/New_York\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h3 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\"><strong>Applied Micro Workshop: Friday, 12:30\u20132:00 p.m<\/strong>.<\/h3><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><br \/>\nCoordinator: <a href=\"mailto:hardeo@bu.edu\"><span>Norma Hardeo<\/span><\/a><span><br \/>\n<\/span>Links: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/calendar\/ical\/mikunfshiebs03e9qbb4sc6tb4%40group.calendar.google.com\/public\/basic.ics\"><span>iCal<\/span><\/a><span> \/ <\/span><span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/calendar\/embed?mode=AGENDA&amp;src=mikunfshiebs03e9qbb4sc6tb4%40group.calendar.google.com&amp;ctz=America\/New_York\">HTML<\/a><\/span><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"525\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/calendar\/embed?mode=AGENDA&amp;src=mikunfshiebs03e9qbb4sc6tb4%40group.calendar.google.com&amp;ctz=America\/New_York\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h3 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\"><strong>Occasional Theory Workshop: occasional Wednesdays, 3:30\u20135:00 p.m<\/strong>.<\/h3><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><br \/>\nCoordinator: <a href=\"mailto:jnoor@bu.edu\"><span>Prof. Jawwad Noor<\/span><\/a><span>, <\/span><span><a href=\"mailto:lepstein@bu.edu\">Prof. Larry Esptein<\/a><br \/>\n<\/span>Links: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/calendar\/ical\/udq6sdr66see7f9ttuidecc0eo%40group.calendar.google.com\/public\/basic.ics\"><span>iCal<\/span><\/a><span> \/ <\/span><span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/calendar\/embed?src=udq6sdr66see7f9ttuidecc0eo%40group.calendar.google.com&amp;ctz=America\/New_York\">HTML<\/a><\/span><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"525\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/calendar\/embed?src=udq6sdr66see7f9ttuidecc0eo%40group.calendar.google.com&amp;ctz=America\/New_York\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h3 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\"><b>The Very Occasional Theory Workshop and Summertime Kaffeeklatsch: <\/b><b>Thursday (summer), 2:00\u20133:30 p.m.<\/h3><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><br \/>\n<\/b>Coordinator: <span><a href=\"mailto:afnewman@bu.edu\">Prof. Andy Newman<\/a><br \/>\n<\/span>Links: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/calendar\/ical\/d5sjadk9n33vu6mm6cdunkfroo%40group.calendar.google.com\/public\/basic.ics\"><span>iCal<\/span><\/a><span> \/ <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/calendar\/embed?mode=AGENDA&amp;src=d5sjadk9n33vu6mm6cdunkfroo%40group.calendar.google.com&amp;ctz=America\/New_York\"><span>HTML<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"525\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/calendar\/embed?mode=AGENDA&amp;src=d5sjadk9n33vu6mm6cdunkfroo%40group.calendar.google.com&amp;ctz=America\/New_York\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3><b>Reading Groups<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Empirical IO Reading Group: Tuesdays, 10-11:30am. SSW546 <a href=\"mailto: max@bu.edu\">Max, <\/a><a href=\"mailto:alvarocm@bu.edu\">Alvaro<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Macro Reading Group: Thursdays, 11-12:15 pm. <span>CAS427\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:pliniob@bu.edu\">Plinio<\/a>, <a href=\"gzx@bu.edu\">Zixing<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Micro Theory Reading Group: Wednesdays from 12:30-2:00PM. SSW 318 <a href=\"guptaayu@bu.edu\">Ayush<\/a>, <a href=\"lhrlinha@bu.edu\">Luis<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li>Empirical Micro Reading Group: Wednesdays, 12:30-2:00pm. SSW 413 <a href=\"mailto: watson@bu.edu\">Taylor<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Development Reading Group: Wednesdays, 2:00-4:00. SSW 413 <a href=\"mailto:stsharma@bu.edu\">Srishti<\/a>, <a href=\"mailto:lightni@bu.edu\"><span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">Shengqi<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Econometrics Reading Group: Thursdays, 12:30-1:30 pm. SSW 413 <a href=\"seoyun@bu.edu\">Stella<\/a>, <a href=\"hpan51@bu.edu\">Haoran<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Trade &amp; Spatial Economics Reading Group: <span data-contrast=\"none\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW217397275 BCX0\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW217397275 BCX0\">Wednesdays, 12:00 &#8211; 1:15pm. Location TBD<\/span><\/span> <a href=\"shinsy@bu.edu\">Seungyoo<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Below are the calendars for our weekly seminars, workshops, and reading groups. Seminars and workshops are generally held in SSW 315 unless noted otherwise. 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