Department of Economics, Brown University

Applied Micro Lunch Schedule, Spring 2013

Tuesdays, 12:00-1:00 PM, Robinson 301 (unless otherwise indicated)

 

DATE

PRESENTER

TITLE

2/26

Arcangelo Dimico (Queens University, Belfast)

Origins of the Sicilian Mafia: The Market for Lemons

3/5

Kofi Acquah

The Intergenerational Impact Of The 1918 Influenza Pandemic On Long Term Health Care Utilization

3/12

Alex Eble

What did China's primary education expansion accomplish? A look at the mechanics of compulsory education in the developing world

3/19

3/26

Spring Break

4/2

Gareth Olds

Makers and Takers: Entrepreneurship and the Social Safety Net

4/9

Sonya Mihaleva

The long run effects of early childhood exposure to weather shocks in Africa

4/16

Shiva Koohi

College Prospects and Risky Behavior among Mexican Immigrant Youth:  The Effect of In-State Tuition Policies

4/23

Paul Christian

How Does Public Choice of Food Quality Influence the Consumption and Take-up Impacts of a Food Security Intervention?: Early evidence from a randomized evaluation in India

4/30

Ajay Shenoy (Michigan)

Factional Favoritism, Close Elections, and Bribery in Rural India

5/3

Josie Chen

Willingness to Support Microfinance Borrowers: a Laboratory Experiment

5/14

Alexandra Effenberger

Unemployment, Access to Primary Care, and Visits to the ED: The Effect of Walgreens Take Care Recovery Plan

 

For questions or to request a slot, please contact Alex (alexander_eble@brown.edu) or Mimi (michelle_marcus@brown.edu).

Links to past lunches:

Fall 2012

Spring 2012

Fall 2011

Spring 2011

Fall 2010

Summer 2010

Spring 2010