Philip Ramirez on “Gender Bias in Rumors among Professionals: An Identity-based Interpretation” (PhD Reading Group)
Edith Morley 175Philip Ramirez will be leading a discussion on "Gender Bias in Rumors among Professionals: An Identity-based Interpretation” by Wu; Forthcoming in Review of Economics and Statistics (and all over the...Read More >
Ifeatu Uzodinma on “Generating Skilled Self-Employment in Developing Countries: Experimental Evidence from Uganda” (PhD Reading Group)
Edith Morley 175Ifeatu Uzodinma will be leading a discussion on “Generating Skilled Self-Employment in Developing Countries: Experimental Evidence from Uganda” by Blattman et al.; The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2014.
Ali Al-Majnooni on “Entrepreneurship, institutional economics, and economic growth: an ecosystem perspective” (PhD Reading Group)
Edith Morley 175Ali Al-Majnooni will be leading a discussion on “Entrepreneurship, institutional economics, and economic growth: an ecosystem perspective” by Acs et al.; Small Business Economics, 2018.
Sonia Jan Alam on “Climate Change: The Ultimate Challenge for Economics” (PhD Reading Group)
Edith Morley 175Sonia will be leading a discussion on : “Climate Change: The Ultimate Challenge for Economics” by Nordhaus; American Economic Review, 2019
Matthew Yeo on “Social Media, Sentiment and Public Opinions: Evidence from #Brexit and #USElection” (PhD Reading Group)
Edith Morley 175Matthew Yeo will be leading a discussion on “Social Media, Sentiment and Public Opinions: Evidence from #Brexit and #USElection” by Gorodnichenko et al.; NBER Working Paper
Unemployment across the Euro Area: The Role of Shocks and Labor Market Institutions — Zhe Wang (Economics PhD seminar)
Abstract: This paper analyses the impact of shocks and labor market institutions on unemployment across the Euro Area (EA) from 1999 to 2013. Specifically, I apply the empirical methodology of...Read More >
A decomposition of UK income inequality — Anisa Butt (Economics PhD seminar)
Edith Morley 175Abstract: We investigate the extent to which inequality in the total population is a consequence of income differences between population subgroups stratified by characteristics such as ethnicity and gender. Following...Read More >
Status consumption and intertemporal substitution — Anurag Srivastava (Economics PhD seminar)
Edith Morley 175Abstract: The empirical measurements of status consumption have focused on visible consumption in developed markets. We use a framework of demand for quality under uncertainty and endowment effects to interpret...Read More >
How could European Central Bank Monetary Policy affect Sovereign Credit Levels? – Evidence From PIIGS — Duo Xu (Economics PhD seminar)
Edith Morley 175Abstract: (TBC) Duo's profile