Jadwiga Staniszkis, University of Warsaw and Institute for Political Studies, "Post-Communism in the European Context: The Emerging Enigma," Council on European Studies and the European Union Program.
     Room 103, Luce Hall                                                   12:30-2:00 pm

Christopher Udry, Yale University, "Intrahousehold Resource Allocation in Côte
d'Ivoire: Social Norms, Separate Accounts and Consumption Choices," Workshop in Trade and Development
     Room 106, 28 Hillhouse                                             3:30-5:00 pm

Nicholas Souleles, University of Pennsylvania (Wharton School), "Consumer Credit," Macroeconomics Workshop
     Room106, 28 Hillhouse                                               2:30-4:00 pm

Sungjin Cho, Yale University, "An Empirical Model of Mainframe Computer Investment," Prospectus Workshop in Microeconomics
     Room 108, 28 Hillhouse                                             2:30-4:00 pm

Jerzy Jedlicki, Institute of History, Polish Academy of Sciences, "National Sentiments after Communism: The Case of Poland," YCIAS Council on European Studies
     Room 203, Luce Hall                                                  4:00-5:30 pm

John Geanakoplos, Yale, "Liquidity, Default and Crashes." Cowles Foundation Lunch Talk
     Common Room, 28 Hillhouse                                      12:00-1:15 pm

David Schmeidler, Tel Aviv University, "Inductive Inference: An Axiomatic Approach." Microtheory Workshop
     Room 106, 28 Hillhouse                                               2:30-4:00 pm

Ling Hu, Yale University, "Dependence Patterns across Markets: Methods and Evidence," Econometrics Research Seminar

     Room B8, 28 Hillhouse                                                3:30-5:00 pm

Nicola Fuchs, Yale, "Stock Market Liberalizations: Financial and Macroeconomic Implications,"   Macro Lunch
     Common Room, 28 Hillhouse                                       1-2:00 pm

Patrick Bayer, Yale University, "The Causes and Consequences of Residential Segregation: an Equilibrium Analysis of Neighborhood Sorting," Applied Microeconomics Workshop
     Room 106, 28 Hillhouse                                                2:30-4:00 pm

Sanjai Bhagat, University of Colorado/Business & Administration, "The Effect of Takeovers on Shareholder Value," LEO Workshop
     Room 121, Law School                                               4:10-5:40 pm

Michael Boozer and Tavneet Suri, Yale University, Child Labor and Schooling Decisions in Ghana. Microeconomics Workshop on Labor and Population
     Room 106, 28 Hillhouse Ave.                                        12:15-1:45 pm

Richard Smith, University of Bristol, "Alternative Methods for Heteroskedastic
and Autocorrelation Variance Matrix Estimation," Prospectus Workshop in Econometrics (joint with Econometrics Research Seminar)
     Room B8, 28 Hillhouse                                                 2:30-4:00 pm

Takashi Kurosaki, Yale University and Hitotsubashi University, "Effects of Education on Farm and Non-Farm Productivity in Rural Pakistan," Workshop in Trade and Development
     Room 106, 28 Hillhouse                                                3:30-5:00 pm

Ricardo Lagos, New York University, "A Model of TFP," Macroeconomics Workshop
     Room 106, 28 Hillhouse                                                  2:30-4:00 pm

Jennifer Murdock, Yale University, "Valuing Recreational Fishing Opportunities in Wisconsin:  Accounting for Unobserved Characteristics in a Discrete Choice Model of Demand," Prospectus Workshop in Microeconomics
     Room 108, 28 Hillhouse                                                   2:30-4:00 pm

Duncan Watts, Columbia University, "Small Worlds," Cowles Foundation Lunch Talk
      Common Room, 28 Hillhouse                                         12:00-1:15 pm

Tzachi Gilboa, Tel Aviv University, "Contextual Separation Theorems" (with David Schmeidler). Microeconomic Theory Workshop
     Room 106, 28 Hillhouse                                                    2:30-4:00 pm

Richard Smith, University of Bristol, "Higher Order Properties of GMM and Generalized Empirical Likelihood Estimators," Econometrics Research Seminar
     Room B8, 28 Hillhouse                                                     3:30-5:00 pm

Hiu Man Chan, Yale, "The Effect of Bargaining on Price and Profit: A Case Study on a U.S. Steel Service Center," Applied Microeconomics Workshop
     Room 106, 28 Hillhouse                                                     2:30-4:00 pm

Melissa Thomasson, Miami University, "Exploring Racial Gaps in Infant Mortality 1920-1970," Workshop in Economic History
     Room 108, 28 Hillhouse                                                    2:30-4:00 pm

John Ferejohn, Stanford University, NYU, and Pasquale Pasquino, NYU, "Deliberative Institutions," Leitner Political Economy Workshop
Papers available at http://www.yale.edu/leitner/pew.htm
     Room 203, Luce Hall                                                         12:00 noon

Esther Duflo, MIT, "Women's Leadership and Policy Decisions:  Evidence from a Nationwide Randomized Experiment in India," Workshop in Trade and Development
     Room 106, 28 Hillhouse                                                      3:30-5 pm

Mark Huggett, Georgetown University, "Precautionary Wealth Accumulation," Macroeconomics Workshop
     Room 106, 28 Hillhouse                                                      2:30-4:00 pm

Karine Van der Straeten, Yale, "Electoral Competition Under Imperfect Information," Prospectus Workshop in Microeconomics
     Room 108, 28 Hillhouse                                                       2:30-4:00 pm

Daniel P. Serwer, Director, Balkans Initiative, U.S. Institute of Peace, "The Balkans: Is There No End?," Council on European Studies at YCIAS
     Room 203, Luce Hall, 34 Hillhouse                                       4:00-5:30 pm

Larry Samuelson, University of Wisconsin, "Information-Based Relative Consumption Effects," Microeconomic Theory Workshop
     Room 106, 28 Hillhouse                                                        2:30-4:00 pm

William Nordhaus, Yale, "Abrupt Climate Change: Science, Economics, and Modeling". Workshop on Environment and Natural Resources
     Room 106, 28 Hillhouse                                                        4:15-5:45 pm

Alexis Milo, Yale, "Capital Mobility and Consumption Smoothing in a Two-Sector Model: the Case of Mexico," Macro Lunch
     Common Room, 28 Hillhouse                                                 1:00-2:30 pm

Peter Zemsky, INSEAD, "Disruptive Technologies and the Emergence of Competition," Applied Microeconomics Workshop (joint with Micro/Strategy Seminar)
     Room 106, 28 Hillhouse                                                         2:30-4:00 pm

Russell Court, UCLA, "Nobile Fratello Carrisimo v. Avertendo Sempre al ben Fidar: The Language and Tactics of Trust in the Brignole and Sale Family Commercial Correspondence," Workshop in Economic History
     Room 108, 28 Hillhouse                                                          2:30-4:00 pm

Yakov Amihud, NYU, Stern Business School, "Allocations, Adverse Selection and Cascades in IPOs/Evidence from Israel," LEO Workshop
     Room 121, Law School                                                           4:10-5:40 pm

Nuno Limao, University of Maryland, "Trade Policy, Cross-Border Externalities and Lobbies:  Do Linked Agreements enforce More Cooperative Outcomes," Workshop in Trade and Development
     Room 106, 28 Hillhouse                                                           3:30-5:00 pm

Guido Lorenzoni, Princeton, "The Real Bills vs. Monetary Control," Macroeconomics Workshop
     Room 106, 28 Hillhouse                                                           2:30-4:00 pm

Mike Todd, Cornell University, "The Many Facets of Linear Programming," Cowles Foundation Lunch Talk
     Common Room, 28 Hillhouse                                                  12:00-1:15 pm

Steve Tadelis, Stanford University, "The Market for Reputations as an Incentive Mechanism," Microeconomic Theory Workshop
     Room 106, 28 Hillhouse                                                          2:30-4:00 pm

Julie Mortimer, Harvard, "The Effect of Revenue-Sharing Contracts on Welfare in Vertically-Separated Markets: Evidence from the Video Rental Industry," Micro/Strategy Seminar
     Horchow Seminar Room, 55 Hillhouse                                     4-5:30 pm

Robert Repetto, Yale, School of Forestry and Environmental Science, "Electric Utilities’ Environmental Exposures: Shouldn’t Investors Be Told?," Workshop on Environment and Natural Resources
     Room 106, 28 Hillhouse                                                           4:15-5:45 pm

Bartosz Mackowiack, Yale, "Monetary-fiscal interactions and (in)stability of price level pegs," Macro Lunch
     Common Room, 28 Hillhouse                                                   1:00-2:30 pm

Matthew White, Stanford GSB, "Household Electricity Demand, Revisited," Applied Microeconomics Workshop (joint with Micro/Strategy Seminar)
     Room 106, 28 Hillhouse                                                           2:30-4:00 pm

Mary MacKinnon, McGill University, "Schooling and Income: Evidence from the 1901 Manuscript Census of Canada". Workshop in Economic History
     Room 108, 28 Hillhouse                                                           2:30-4:00 pm

Tomas Philipson, University of Chicago, Technological Change and the Growth of Obesity (with Darius Lakdawalla, RAND Corporation), Microeconomics Workshop on Labor and Population
     Room 106, 28 Hillhouse                                                           12:15-1:45 pm

Cowles Foundation Conference in Honor of William C. Brainard

Joel Mokyr, Northwestern University, "The Industrial Revolution: The Continuing Paradox," The 15^th Annual Simon Kuznets Memorial Lecture
     Monday, Oct. 29th, Lecture I:  Growth and Technology in the Industrial Revolution
     Tuesday, Oct. 30th, Lecture II:  The Factory System: A Suggested Interpretation
          Luce Hall Auditorium, 34 Hillhouse                                     4:00-5:30 pm

Victor Rios-Rull, University of Pennsylvania, "A Quantitative Theory of Unsecured Consumer Credit with Risk of Default," Macroeconomics Workshop
     Room 106, 28 Hillhouse                                                           2:30-4:00 pm

Mainak Sarkar, Yale University, TBA and Luis Madrazo, Yale, "Institutional Inertia and Ideology," Prospectus Workshop in Microeconomics
     Room 108, 28 Hillhouse                                                          2:30-4:00 pm

Antonio Rangel, Stanford University, "Addiction, Conditioning, and the Visceral Brain," Microeconomic Theory Workshop
     Room 106, 28 Hillhouse                                                           2:30-4:00 pm

Yixiao Sun, Yale University, "Modeling Panel Clusters with Application in Convergence Clubs". Econometrics Research Seminar
     Room B8, 28 Hillhouse                                                             3:30-5:00 pm

Nat Keohane, Yale, "Controlling Stocks and Flows to Promote Quality:   The Environment, with Applications to Physcial and Human Capital" (joint with Richard Zeckhauser, Harvard, and Ben Van Roy, Stanford). Workshop on Environment and Natural Resources
     Room 106, 28 Hillhouse                                                           4:15-5:45 pm