Course Syllabus
The workshop is sponsored by BATES WHITE.
Robin S. Lee & Marc Rysman
Date & Hours: M., 2:30–4.
Location: Littauer, North Yard, Room M-16
EXAM GROUP: Fall: 16; Spring: 6
Speakers present current research in the field in a seminar setting.
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Date |
Name |
Title |
Location |
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January 26 |
Gregor Matvos (University of Chicago-Booth) |
Deposit Competition and Financial Fragility: Evidence from the U.S. Banking Sector with Mark Egan & Ali Hortacsu |
Littauer M-16 |
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February 2 |
(Toulouse School of Economics/visiting Harvard) |
The Effects of Banning Advertising in Junk Food Markets with Rachel Griffith & Martin O'Connell |
Littauer M-16 |
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February 9 Joint with MIT |
CANCELED - Joel Waldfogel (Carlson School of Management, University of Minnesota) |
Quality Predictability and the Welfare Benefits from New Products: Evidence from the Digitization of Recorded Music with Luis Aguiar |
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February 16 |
No Meeting - President's Day |
No Seminar |
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February 23 |
Alon Eizenberg (Hebrew University) |
Retail Prices in a City: An Empirical Analysis with Saul Lach & Merav Yiftach |
Littauer M-16 |
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March 2 Joint with MIT |
Judy Chevalier (Yale School of Management) |
Best Prices: Price Discrimination and Consumer Substitution with Anil Kashyap | MIT E62-450 |
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March 9 Joint with MIT |
Jan De Loecker (Princeton University) |
Firm Performance in a Global Market with Pinelopi Goldberg Price Markups and Trade Reform with Pinelopi Goldberg, Amit Khandelwal, and Nina Pavcnik |
Littauer M-16 |
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March 16 |
No Seminar - Spring Break |
No Seminar |
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March 23 |
Department Seminar |
No Seminar |
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March 30 |
Marc Rysman (Boston University) |
Differentiation in Adoption of Environmental Standards LEED from 2000-2010 |
Littauer M-16 |
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April 6 Joint with MIT |
Julie Mortimer (Boston College) |
Efficiency and Foreclosure Effects of All-Units Discounts: Empirical Evidence with Chris Conlon |
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April 13 |
Kate Ho (Columbia University) |
Insurer Competition in Health Care Markets |
Littauer M-16 |
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April 20 |
Eric Rasmusen (University of Indiana) |
Why Use Requirement Contracts? - To Avoid Hold-Up and Litigation | Littauer M-16 |
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April 27 |
TBA |
Course Summary:
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