Research Seminar Series

Spring 2026

April 29, 2026

Dan Hamilton, Associate Professor in the School of Management, Cal Lutheran University

Title TBD

12:00 – 1:00 p.m.

Carnegie Hall, Room 206

April 2, 2026

Timothy Taylor, Managing Editor, Journal of Economic Perspectives

“Are Economists Just Really Bad at Explaining Benefits from Trade?”

11:45 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

Carnegie Hall, Room 06A

March 13, 2026

Hannes Malmberg, Assistant Professor, University of Minnesota

“Economic Development According to Chandler”

12:00 – 1:00 p.m.

Carnegie Hall, Room 06A

February 5, 2026

Joanna Lahey, Professor, Bush School at Texas A&M University

“Jackpot for Good: Can Lottery Matches Increase Charitable Giving?”

12:00 – 1:00 p.m.

Carnegie Hall, Room 304

Fall 2025

December 4, 2025

Alicia Plemmons, Assistant Professor of General Business, University of West Virginia

“Scrubbed Down: Nurse Practitioner Scope of Practice and Entrepreneurship in the United States”

12:00 – 1:00 p.m.

Carnegie Hall, Room 06A

November 6, 2025

Maren Young, Postdoctoral Fellow, Macalester College

“Is Social Desirability Biasing Survey Responses? Assessing Interviewer Effects in Survey Data”

12:00 – 1:00 p.m.

Carnegie Hall, Room 304

October 13, 2025

Matthew Lewis, Professor of Economics, Clemson University

“Negotiating Coordination: A Study in Retail Gasoline”

4:00 – 5:00 p.m.

Carnegie Hall, Room 305

September 25, 2025

Matt Brown, Assistant Instructional Professor, University of Chicago

“Do Sports Bettors Need Consumer Protection? Evidence from a Field Experiment”

12:00 – 1:00 p.m.

Carnegie Hall, Room 06A

September 12, 2025

Colin Hottman ’09, Ph.D.,  Principal Economist, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System

“Incidence of 2018-2019 Tariffs: Quantity Discounts and Complete Pass-Through”

12:00 – 1:00 p.m.

Carnegie Hall, Room 06A