Macalester College Economics Department Research Seminar Series
Fall 2021
September 10, 2021
Emillia Simeonova ’02, Ph.D., Professor of Economics, Johns Hopkins Carey Business School
“Selection and Causation in the Parental Education Gradient in Health: Lessons from a Large Sample of Adoptees”
12:00 – 1:00 p.m. CDT
Virtual, via Zoom, with a synchronous viewing in The Harmon Room (LIB 133)
October 7, 2021
Dylan Fitz, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Economics, Lawrence University
“Early-Life Shocks and Childhood Social Programs: Evidence of Catch-Up in Brazil”
12:00 – 1:00 p.m.
The Harmon Room (LIB 133)
November 5, 2021
Yingtong Xie ’15, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Carleton College
“Is Your Pension Plan Better Than Your Parents’ ? The Impact of Pension Plan Shift on Household Risk Exposure”
12:00 – 1:00 p.m.
The Harmon Room (LIB 133)
December 2, 2021
Emily Nix, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Finance and Business Economics at the USC Marshall School of Business
“Disparate Impacts of Job Loss by Parental Income and Implications for Intergenerational Mobility”
12:00 – 1:00 p.m. CST
Virtual, via Zoom, with a synchronous viewing in Carnegie 304
Spring 2022
February 17, 2022
Ward Sayre, Ph.D., Hubert H. Humphrey Distinguished Visiting Professor of Economics, Macalester College
“Education for Employment or Revolution? The Causes and Consequences of Labor Market Outcomes in the Middle East.”
12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. CST
Weyerhaeuser Boardroom or Virtual, via Zoom
March 3, 2021
Felix Friedt, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Economics, Macalester College
“Port City Exports and Employment Growth: An IV Approach to Quantify Local Trade Effects.”
12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. CST
Harmon Room (LIB 133)
April 8, 2022
Samantha Snyder Cakir, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Economics, Hamline University
“Income Disclosure and Consumer Judgment in a Multi-level Marketing Experiment.”
12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Carnegie 304