Spring 2021

Affirmative action, college access and major choice: Redistribution and opportunity for social mobility

Friday

January 29

12:00pm

Presented by:

Ana Paula Melo

Practice Job Talk

Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics
University of Wisconsin-Madison

What Explains an Increase in the Processor-Retailer Margin? New Insights from the U.S. Fresh Beef Market

Friday

February 5

12:00pm

Presented by:

Meilin Ma

Department of Agricultural Economics
Purdue University

Environmental and Economic Analysis of Regionalizing Fluid Milk Supply Chains in the Northeastern U.S.

Tuesday

(different day)

March 2

11:30am

Presented by:

Chuck Nicholson

School of Integrative Plant Science
Cornell University

CAFOs and surface water quality: Evidence from Wisconsin

Thursday

(different day)

March 4

11:30am

Presented by:

Zach Raff

Department of Social Science
University of Wisconsin-Stout

Moral Hazard in British Animal Disease Management

Monday

(different day)

March 8

11:00am

Presented by:

Dan Scheitrum

Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics
University of Arizona

EU Milk Quota Abolition, Dairy Expansion and Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Tuesday

(different day)

March 9

11:00am

Presented by:

Doris Laepple

J.E. Cairnes School of Business and Economics
National University of Ireland Galway

Using Targeting to Optimize Program Design: Evidence from an Energy Conservation Experiment

Friday

March 12

12:00pm

Presented by:

Todd Gerardan

Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management
Cornell University

Reading Twitter in the Newsroom: How Social Media Affects Traditional-Media Reporting of Conflicts

Friday

March 19

12:00pm

Presented by:

Ekaterina Zhuravskaya

Department of Economics
Paris School of Economics

A Firm of One's Own: Experimental Evidence on Credit Constraints and Occupational Choice.

Friday

April 9

12:00pm

Presented by:

Pamela Jakiela

Department of Economics
Williams College

Vehicles, Travel Demand, and Income: Responses to Subways and Bus Rapid Transit in Mexico City

Friday

April 16

12:00pm

Presented by:

Paulina Oliva

Department of Economics
University of Southern California

Paths to Ending Female Genital Cutting: Evidence from Income Shocks and Intra-Household Spillovers

Thursday

January 28

3:45pm

Presented by:

Lindsey Novak

Economics
Colby College

The Costs of Bureaucracy and Corruption at Customs: Evidence from the Computerization of Imports in Colombia

Wednesday

(different day)

February 10

12:00pm

Presented by:

Rachid Laajaj

Department of Economics
University of Los Andes

Aid Against Trees? Evidence from a Community-Driven Development Program in the Philippines

Wednesday

(different day)

February 17

12:00pm

Presented by:

Jeff Pagel

Department of Economics
University of Barcelona

Peace and Petty Corruption: Evidence from Trucking in Cote d'Ivoire

Thursday

February 25

3:45pm

Presented by:

Jeremy Foltz

Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics
University of Wisconsin-Madison

Experimental evaluation of a group based psychosocial intervention for primary caregivers with young children in communities exposed to violence in Colombia

Wednesday

(different day)

March 3

12:00pm

Presented by:

Andrés Moya

Department of Economics
University of Los Andes

The Apprenticeship-to-Work Transition: Experimental Evidence from Ghana

Thursday

March 11

3:45pm

Presented by:

Isaac Mbiti

Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy
University of Virginia

Innovative approaches for conservation and biodiversity in the Brazilian Amazon

Thursday

March 25

3:45pm

Presented by:

Marin Skidmore

Practice Job Talk

Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies, Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics
Univeristy of Wisconsin-Madison

When Redistribution Exacerbates Poverty: Evidence from Gamal Abdel Nasser's Land Reforms

Thursday

April 1

3:45pm

Presented by:

Steven Brooke

Department of Political Science
University of Wisconsin-Madison

The Political Resource Blessing or Curse? Patronage Networks and the Varieties of Economic Development Models in China

Thursday

April 8

3:45pm

Presented by:

Reed Lei

LaFollette School of Public Affairs
University of Wisconsin-Madison

CANCELLED

Thursday

April 15

3:45pm

Presented by:

Katja Maria Kaufmann

Management and Economics
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What We Teach About Race and Gender: Representation in Images and Text of Children’s Books

Wednesday

(different day)

April 21

12:00pm

Presented by:

Anjali Adukia

Harris School of Public Policy
University of Chicago

Getting What You Pay For: Universal Health Coverage for the Poor under Mexico's Seguro Popular

Thursday

May 6

3:45pm

Presented by:

Jeremy Barofsky

ideas42

The Costs of Bureaucracy and Corruption at Customs: Evidence from the Computerization of Imports in Colombia

Wednesday

February 10

12:00pm

Presented by:

Rachid Laajaj

Department of Economics
University of Los Andes

Aid Against Trees? Evidence from a Community-Driven Development Program in the Philippines

Wednesday

February 17

12:00pm

Presented by:

Jeff Pagel

Department of Economics
University of Barcelona

Experimental evaluation of a group based psychosocial intervention for primary caregivers with young children in communities exposed to violence in Colombia

Wednesday

March 3

12:00pm

Presented by:

Andrés Moya

School of Economics
University of Los Andes

Migrant Remittances: Mixed Motives and the Impact on Household Expenditures

Wednesday

March 24

12:00pm

Presented by:

Licheng Xu

Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics
Univeristy of Wisconsin-Madison

Seeking safe harbors: Emergency domestic violence shelters and family violence

Wednesday

April 14

12:00pm

Presented by:

Kaitlyn Sims

Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics
Univeristy of Wisconsin-Madison

What We Teach About Race and Gender: Representation in Images and Text of Children’s Books

Wednesday

April 21

12:00pm

Presented by:

Anjali Adukia

Harris School of Public Policy
University of Chicago

* CANCELLED *

Wednesday

April 28

12:00pm

Presented by:

Andres Shahidinejad and Jordan van Rijn

Booth School of Business and Agricultural and Department of Applied Economics
University of Chicago (Shahidinejad) and University of Wisconsin-Madison (van Rijn)

Spring 2021 Schedule

Department Seminar

Affirmative action, college access and major choice: Redistribution and opportunity for social mobility

What Explains an Increase in the Processor-Retailer Margin? New Insights from the U.S. Fresh Beef Market

Environmental and Economic Analysis of Regionalizing Fluid Milk Supply Chains in the Northeastern U.S.

CAFOs and surface water quality: Evidence from Wisconsin

Moral Hazard in British Animal Disease Management

EU Milk Quota Abolition, Dairy Expansion and Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Using Targeting to Optimize Program Design: Evidence from an Energy Conservation Experiment

Reading Twitter in the Newsroom: How Social Media Affects Traditional-Media Reporting of Conflicts

A Firm of One's Own: Experimental Evidence on Credit Constraints and Occupational Choice.

Vehicles, Travel Demand, and Income: Responses to Subways and Bus Rapid Transit in Mexico City

Development Economics Workshop

Paths to Ending Female Genital Cutting: Evidence from Income Shocks and Intra-Household Spillovers

The Costs of Bureaucracy and Corruption at Customs: Evidence from the Computerization of Imports in Colombia

Aid Against Trees? Evidence from a Community-Driven Development Program in the Philippines

Peace and Petty Corruption: Evidence from Trucking in Cote d'Ivoire

Experimental evaluation of a group based psychosocial intervention for primary caregivers with young children in communities exposed to violence in Colombia

The Apprenticeship-to-Work Transition: Experimental Evidence from Ghana

Innovative approaches for conservation and biodiversity in the Brazilian Amazon

When Redistribution Exacerbates Poverty: Evidence from Gamal Abdel Nasser's Land Reforms

The Political Resource Blessing or Curse? Patronage Networks and the Varieties of Economic Development Models in China

CANCELLED

What We Teach About Race and Gender: Representation in Images and Text of Children’s Books

Getting What You Pay For: Universal Health Coverage for the Poor under Mexico's Seguro Popular

Applied Economics Workshop

The Costs of Bureaucracy and Corruption at Customs: Evidence from the Computerization of Imports in Colombia

Aid Against Trees? Evidence from a Community-Driven Development Program in the Philippines

Experimental evaluation of a group based psychosocial intervention for primary caregivers with young children in communities exposed to violence in Colombia

Migrant Remittances: Mixed Motives and the Impact on Household Expenditures

Seeking safe harbors: Emergency domestic violence shelters and family violence

What We Teach About Race and Gender: Representation in Images and Text of Children’s Books

* CANCELLED *