Macalester College Economics Department Research Seminar Series
Fall 2019
September 13, 2019
Alexandre Mas ’99, Ph.D., Professor of Economics and Public Affairs at Princeton University
“Are Jobs Changing? Work-Life Balance, the Gig Economy, and the Drivers of Alternative Work Arrangements”
Harmon Room, DeWitt Wallace Library
3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
October 3, 2019
Evan Kresch, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Economics at Oberlin College
“Greener on the Other Side? Spatial Discontinuities in Property Tax Rates and their Effects on Tax Morale”
Carnegie Hall, Room 304
12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.
November 7, 2019
Erik Nelson, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Economics at Bowdoin College
“Where do the poor live in cities? Revisiting the role of public transportation on income sorting in US urban areas”
Carnegie Hall, Room 304
12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.
December 5, 2019
Misty Heggeness, Ph.D., Branch Chief at the United States Census Bureau
“Gender, Opportunity and Development”
Carnegie Hall, Room 304
12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Spring 2020
February 6, 2020
Gabriel E. Lade, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Economics at Macalester College
“Economic Effects of Environmental Crises: Evidence from Flint Michigan”
Olin Rice, Room 250
12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.
This talk is co-sponsored by the Economics and Environmental Studies Departments.
February 20, 2020
Felix Friedt, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Economics at Macalester College
“The Far Reach of Hurricane Maria: Evidence from U.S. Pharmaceuticals and Other Exposed Industries”
Carnegie Hall, Room 310
12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.
March 5, 2020
Abigail Wozniak, Ph.D., Director, Opportunity & Inclusive Growth Institute, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis
Carnegie Hall, Room 304
12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.
April 9, 2020
Kristine Lamm West, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Economics at St. Catherine University
Carnegie Hall, Room 304
12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.