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CALENDAR OF EVENTS
NOVEMBER 2004

Monday, November 1
Michael Ting , Columbia, "Organizational Capacity". Leitner International and Comparative Political Economy Workshop
Room 203, Luce Hall, 34 Hillhouse 12:00 pm
P. Jeganathan, Indian Statistical Institute, "Limit Theorems for Nonlinear Functionals of Sums of Linear Processes," Prospectus Workshop in Econometrics
Room B8, 28 Hillhouse 2:30 – 4:00 pm
Jonathan Conning, Hunter College, "On the Causes of Slavery or Serfdom and the Roads to Agrarian Capitalism: Domar’s Hypothesis Extended," Trade and Development Workshop
Room 106, 28 Hillhouse 3:30 - 5:00 pm
Tuesday, November 2
Ying Chen, Yale University, "Perturbed Communication Games with Honest Senders and Naive Receivers." Micro Theory Reading Group
Common Room, 28 Hillhouse 12:00 pm
Xiaolan Zhou, Yale University, "A Dynamic Model of Endogenous Product Quality" and Rossella Argenziano, Yale University, "Differentiated Networks: Equilibrium and Efficiency." Prospectus Workshop in Microeconomics
Common Room, 28 Hillhouse 2:30 – 3:50 pm
Wednesday, November 3
Barry Nalebuff, Yale University, "Bundling as a Way to Leverage Monopoly." Cowles Lunch
Common Room, 28 HIllhouse 12:00 – 1:15 pm
Benny Moldovanu, University of Bonn, visiting Yale, "Priority Auctions and Queue Disciplines that Depend on Processing Times" (joint with Thomas Kittsteiner). Micro Theory Seminar
Room 106, 28 Hillhouse 2:30 – 3:50 pm
P. Jeganathan, Indian Statistical Institute, "Asymptotic Inference in Some Nonlinear Time Series Models." Econometrics Research Seminar
Room B8, 28 Hillhouse 4:00 – 5:30 pm
Howard Bodenhorn, Lafayette College, "Bank Chartering and Political Corruption in Antebellum New York: Free Banking as Reform." Economic History Workshop
Room 106, 28 Hillhouse 4:00 – 5:30 pm
Erin Mansur, Robert Mendelsohn, and Wendy Morrison, Yale University, "A Discrete-Continuous Choice Model of Climate Change Impacts on Energy." Environmental Economics Seminar
Horchow Seminar Room, 55 Hillhouse 4:10 – 5:40 pm
Thursday, November 4
Sigridur Benediktsdottir, Yale University, "A Dynamic Model of Optimal Trading and Price Setting for an Informed Specialist." Macro Lunch
Common Room, 28 Hillhouse 12:00 – 1:30 pm
Kenneth Train, University of California, Berkeley, "Vehicle Choice Behavior and the Declining Market Share of U.S. Automakers" (with Clifford Winston). Applied Micro Workshop
Room 106, 28 Hillhouse 2:30 – 4:00 pm
Douglas Allen, Simon Fraser University/Economics, "The Duel of Honor: Screening Unobservable Human Capital". LEO Workshop
Room 121, Law School 4:10 – 5:40 pm
Ethan Pollock, Syracuse University, History, "Stalin and the Soviet Science Wars, 1945-1953". The Council on European Studies at YCIAS
HGS, Room 401, 320 York Street 4:30 pm
Friday, November 5
Norman Schofield ,Washington University, St. Louis, "Political Equilibria and Smooth Elections". Co-sponsored by the Comparative Politics Workshop and the Leitner International and Comparative Political Economy Workshop
Room 119, 8 Prospect Place 12:00 pm
Fabian Lange, YaleUniversity, "The Social Value of Education and Human Capital". Labor and Population Workshop
Room 106, 28 Hillhouse 12:15 – 1:45 pm
Monday, November 8
Brendan Beare, Yale University, "A Heteroskedasticity-Robust Unit Root Test". Prospectus Workshop in Econometrics
Room B8, 28 Hillhouse 2:30 – 4:00 pm
Michele Tertilt, Stanford University, "Polygyny, Fertility, and Savings." Trade and Development Workshop
Room 106, 28 Hillhouse 3:30 – 5:00 pm
Tuesday, November 9
Anat Bracha, Yale University, "Consistency and Refutability of Affective Choice." Micro Theory Reading Group
Common Room, 28 Hillhouse 12:00 pm
Richard Rogerson, Arizona State University, "Structural Transformation and the Deterioration of European Labor Market Outcomes." Macroeconomics Workshop
Room 106, 28 Hillhouse 2:15 – 3:45 pm
Wednesday, November 10
Sandro Brusco, Stony Brook, "Simultaneous Ascending Auction with Multiple Objects and Known Budget Constraints" (with Pino Lopomo). Micro Theory Seminar
Room 106, 28 Hillhouse 2:30 – 3:50 pm
Stefan Hoderlein, University of Mannheim, "Nonparametric Demand Analysis in a Heterogeneous Population Using LPR based Estimators". Econometrics Research Seminar
Room B8, 28 Hillhouse 4:00 – 5:30 pm
Mark Harrison, University of Warwick, "Why Secrets? The Uses of Secrecy in Stalin’s Command Economy." Economic History Workshop
Room 106, 28 Hillhouse 4:00 – 5:30 pm
Raghuram G. Rajan, IMF, "CRISIS PREVENTION The Role of International Financial Institutions." Yale Center for the Study of Globalization
Linsly-Chittenden Hall, 63 High St., Rm. 317 4:00 pm
Pradeep Kurukulasuriya, Yale University, F&ES, "The Impact of Climate Change on African Agriculture: Evidence from Household Surveys". Environmental Economics Seminar
Horchow Seminar Room, 55 Hillhouse 4:10 – 5:40 pm
Thursday, November 11
David Laibson, Harvard University, "Shrouded Attributes and Information Suppression in Competitive Markets" (with Xavier Gabaix). Applied Micro Workshop
Room 106, 28 Hillhouse 2:30 – 4:00 pm
Rosmarie Beier, Technische Universität Berlin, "History, Historic Culture and Museums of History: New Perspectives and Challenges in Germany." The Council on European Studies at YCIAS
Room 401, HGS, 320 York St 4:30 pm
Friday, November 12
Luigi Guiso, University of Sassari and University of Chicago, "Learning to be an Entrepreneur." Labor and Population Workshop
Room 106, 28 Hillhouse 12:15 – 1:45 pm
P. Jeganathan, Indian Statistical Institute, "Limit Theorems for Nonlinear Functionals of Sums of Linear Processes." Prospectus Workshop in Econometrics
Room B8, 28 Hillhouse 2:00 – 3:30 pm
Monday, November 15
Heiner Schulz, University of Pennsylvania, "Institutional Reform and Decision-Making in the European Union: Efficiency vs. Accountability." Leitner International and Comparative Political Economy Workshop
Room 203, Luce Hall, 34 Hillhouse 12:00 pm
Huaming Peng, Yale University, "Model Selection in Small Factor Models". Prospectus Workshop in Econometrics
Room B8, 28 Hillhouse 2:30 – 4:00 pm
Rohini Pande, Yale University, "Dams." Trade and Development Workshop
Room 106, 28 Hillhouse 3:30 – 5:00 pm
Lina Stergiou, University of Thessaly, "Athens: A Case of ‘Symptomatic’ Ugliness." The Hellenic Studies Program at YCIAS
Room 102, 34 Hillhouse 4:30 pm
Tuesday, November 16
Colin Stewart/Daniel Monte, Yale University, "Bounded Memory." Micro Theory Reading Group
Common Room, 28 Hillhouse 12:00 pm
Jolyon Howorth, Yale University, visiting professor, Political Science, "Transatlantic Relations after the Election: What Happens Now?". The Council on European Studies
Room 203, Luce Hall, 34 Hillhouse 12:00 pm
Frank Schorfheide, UPENN, "On the Fit and Forecasting Performance of New-Keynesian Models" (with Marco Del Negro, Frank Smets, and Raf Wouters). Macroeconomics Workshop
Room 106, 28 Hillhouse 2:15 – 3:45 pm
Panle (Pam) Jia, Yale University, "What Happens When Wal-Mart Comes to Town: The Empirical Entry/Exit Patterns in the 90s for the Discount Retail Industry." Prospectus Workshop in Microeconomics
Common Room, 28 Hillhouse 2:30 – 3:50 pm
Wednesday, November 17
Olivier Compte, ENPC.CERAS, Paris, "Bargaining over Randomly Generated Offers: A New Perspective on Multi-Party Bargaining" (with Philippe Jehiel). Micro Theory Seminar
Room 106, 28 Hillhouse 2:30 – 3:50 pm
Alan Olmstead, University of California, Davis, "Tuberculous Cattle Trust: Disease Contagion in an Era of Regulatory Uncertainty." Economic History Workshop
Room 106, 28 Hillhouse 4:00 – 5:30 pm
David Popp, Syracuse, "Adoption of NOx Control Technologies at U.S. Power Plants." Environmental Economics Seminar
Horchow Seminar Room, 55 Hillhouse 4:10 – 5:40 pm
Barry O'Neill, UCLA and Yale University, "The Concepts of Good Faith in Public Affairs." Cowles Lunch
Common Room, 28 HIllhouse 12:00 – 1:15 pm
Thursday, November 18
Monika Schnitzer, University of Munich and Yale School of Management (visitor), "Global versus Local: The Financing of Foreign Direct Investment" (with Dalia Marin). Applied Micro Worksho
Room 106, 28 Hillhouse 2:30 – 4:00 pm
Anne Laferrere, CREST, INSEE, "Leaving the Nest." Labor and Population Workshop
Common Room, 28 Hillhouse 4:00 – 5:30 pm
Maureen O’Hara, Cornell University, Johnston Graduate School of Management, "From Markets to Venues: Securities Regulation in an Evolving World" (with Jon Macey). LEO Workshop
Room 121, Law School 4:10 – 5:40 pm
Friday, November 19
Bruce Weinberg, Ohio State University, "People People: Social Capital and the Labor Market Outcomes of Groups." Labor and Population Workshop
Room 106, 28 Hillhouse 12:15 – 1:45 pm
Monday, November 29
Alwyn Young, University of Chicago, "The Gift of the Dying: The Tragedy of AIDS and the Welfare of Future African Generations." Trade and Development Workshop
Room 106, 28 Hillhouse 3:30 – 5:00 pm
Tuesday, November 30
Pei-Yu Lo, Yale University, "Cheap Talk" and Dmitry Shapiro, Yale University, "Measuring the Role of Non-Monetary Considerations in Decision-Making." Micro Theory Reading Group
Common Room, 28 Hillhouse 12:00 pm
Xavier Gabaix, MIT, "Power Laws and the Mega-Idiosyncratic Origins of Aggregate Fluctuations." Macroeconomics Workshop
Room 106, 28 Hillhouse 2:15 – 3:45 pm
Gustavo Soares, Yale University, "Nonparametric Inference on First-Price Auctions", and Kyle Hood, Yale University, TBA. Prospectus Workshop in Microeconomics
Common Room, 28 Hillhouse 2:30 – 3:50 pm