September 22, 2004

Econ 211, Fall 2004: Economic History Seminar (Christina Romer)

Econ 211, Fall 2004: Economic History Seminar (Christina Romer)

September 13 Steven Haber, Stanford University
Related Lending and Economic Performance: Evidence from Mexico
September 22*
Wednesday
Philippe Aghion, Harvard University
Volatility, R&D, and Growth: The Role of Financial Development
(Joint with Department Seminar, 4-5:30 p.m., 608-7 Evans)
September 27 David Albouy, UC Berkeley
The Colonial Origins of Comparative Development: A Reexamination Based on Improved Settler Mortality Data
(Joint with Macroeconomics Seminar)
October 6*
Wednesday
Edward Lazear, Stanford University
Speeding, Tax Fraud, and Teaching to the Test
(Joint with Department Seminar, 4-5:30 p.m., 608-7 Evans)
October 14*
Thursday
Joachm Voth, Universitat Pompeu Fabra
Riding the South Sea Bubble
(Joint with Macroeconomics Seminar, 2-4 p.m., 639 Evans)
October 18 Dora Costa, M.I.T.
Forging a New Identity: The Costs and Benefits of Diversity in Civil War Combat Units for Black Slaves and Freemen
October 25 Per H. Hansen, Copenhagen Business School
The Construction of a Brand: The Case of Danish Design, 1930-1970
November 3*
Wednesday
John Morgan, UC Berkeley
Title: TBA
(Joint with Department Seminar, 4-5:30 p.m., 608-7 Evans)
November 8 Christoph Buchheim, Universitat Mannheim
The Role of Private Property in the Industry of the Third Reich
November 17*
Wednesday
James Poterba, M.I.T.
Title: TBA
(Joint with Department Seminar, 4-5:30 p.m., 608-7 Evans)
November 22 Emmanuel Saez, UC Berkeley
The Evolution of Income Concentration in Japan, 1887-2003: Evidence from Income Tax Statistics
November 29*
Monday
Martin Ravallion, World Bank
Title: TBA
(Joint with Department Seminar, 4-5:30 p.m., 608-7 Evans)
December 6 Rui Pedro Esteves, UC Berkeley
Bondholders' Protection and European Capital Export before 1914

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Comments

Any chance those of us only in the area for a week can attend any of those?

Posted by: Ken Houghton at September 22, 2004 07:47 PM

"Any chance those of us only in the area for a week can attend any of those?"

If you can survive two hours in Evans Hall (Room 594 to be precise) please yourself. You only risk being outed if you ask intelligent questions.

Posted by: ogmb at September 23, 2004 12:35 AM

Wow-this almost makes me wish I was back in grad school! (I shudder and go back to work...)

Posted by: j david at September 23, 2004 09:52 AM