University of Wisconsin - Madison

Public Economics Workshop (Department Workshops are Here)

SPRING SEMESTER 2011-12, Tuesdays, see schedule for time and location

 

DATE

SPEAKER

TITLE

Wednesday, February 1, MORTON ROOM

Lee Lockwood, Chicago and NBER "Incidental Bequests:  Bequest Motives and the Choice to Self-Insure Late-Life Risks"
Monday, February 13, MORTON ROOM Leslie Turner, Columbia "The Incidence of Student Financial Aid:  Evidence from the Pell Grant Program"
Wednesday, February 15, MORTON ROOM Jesse Gregory, University of Michigan
 
"The Impact of Rebuilding Grants and Wage Subsidies on the Resettlement Choices of Hurricane Katrina Victims"
February 28, 12:30-1:45, 8417 SOCIAL SCIENCE Jay Bhattacharya, Stanford, School of Medicine "Predicting Medical Innovation OR Economics of Obesity"
March 20, 12:30-1:45, 8417 SOCIAL SCIENCE Jere Behrman, Penn Economic  
April 10, 12:30-1:45, 8417 SOCIAL SCIENCE Duncan Thomas, Duke Economics  
April 17, 12:30-1:45, 8417 SOCIAL SCIENCE Hans-Peter Kohler, Penn (Sociology)  
April 24, 12:30-1:45, 8417 SOCIAL SCIENCE Chao Fu, Wisconsin  
May 8, 12:30-1:45, 8417 SOCIAL SCIENCE MariaCristina De Nardi, Chicago Fed