York University

Department of Economics

York University

Seminars 2009-2010

Friday, 11 September 2009

4:00-5:30 pm

Economic Development/Macroeconomics

Berthold Herrendorf, Arizona State University 

Two Perspectives on Preferences and Structural Trasformation (with R.Rogerson, A.Valentinyi)

Vari Hall 1063

(Charles Plourde Seminar Room)

Organizer: Tasso Adamopoulos

Thursday, 24 September 2009

2:30-4:00 pm

Economic Development/Macroeconomics

Michael Waugh, New York University (Stern)

Specialization, Development and Aggregate Productivity Differences (with D.Lagakos)

Vari Hall 1063

(Charles Plourde Seminar Room)

Organizer: Tasso Adamopoulos

Thursday, 22 October 2009

4:00-5:30 pm

Microeconomics

Gautam Bose, University of New South Wales, Australia

The Fragmentation of Reputation

Vari Hall 1063

(Charles Plourde Seminar Room)

Organizer: Tasso Adamopoulos

Wednesday, 28 October 2009

4:00-5:30 pm

International Trade

Claustre Bajona, Ryerson University 

Trade Liberalization, Growth and Productivity (with M.Gibson, T.Kehoe, K.Ruhl)

Vari Hall 1063

(Charles Plourde Seminar Room)

Organizer: Tasso Adamopoulos

Monday, 9 November 2009

4:00-5:30 pm

International Trade

Richard Chisik, Florida International University 

Limited Incremental Linking and Unlinked Trade Agreements

Vari Hall 1063

(Charles Plourde Seminar Room)

Organizer: Tasso Adamopoulos

Thursday, 26 November 2009

2:30-4:00 pm (Please note time)

Macroeconomics

Jim MacGee, University of Western Ontario 

A Multi-sector Approach to the US Great Depression: Another Look at Money, Sticky Wages, and the Great Depression (with P.Amaral)

Vari Hall 1063

(Charles Plourde Seminar Room)

Organizer: Tasso Adamopoulos

Wednesday, 2 December 2009

4:00-5:30 pm

Macroeconomics

Diego Restuccia, University of Toronto 

The Size Distribution of Farms and International Productivity Differences (with T.Adamopoulos)

Vari Hall 1063

(Charles Plourde Seminar Room)

Organizer: Tasso Adamopoulos

Wednesday, 13 January 2010

4:00-5:30 pm

Public Economics

Kevin Milligan, University of British Columbia 

Son Preference and the Persistence of Culture: Evidence from Asian Immigrants to Canada (with D.Almond and L.Edlund)

Vari Hall 1063

(Charles Plourde Seminar Room)

Organizer: Tasso Adamopoulos

Wednesday, 20 January 2010

4:00-5:30 pm

Macroeconomics

Allen Head, Queens University 

Sticky Prices? (with L.Liu, G.Menzio, and R.Wright)

Vari Hall 1063

(Charles Plourde Seminar Room)

Organizer: Tasso Adamopoulos

Wednesday, 27 January 2010

4:00-5:30 pm

Macroeconomics

Michelle Alexopoulos, University of Toronto 

Management Matters (with T.Tombe)

Vari Hall 1063

(Charles Plourde Seminar Room)

Organizer: Tasso Adamopoulos

Friday, 26 February 2010

4:00-5:30 pm

Macroeconomics

Francisco Buera, UCLA 

Productivity Growth and Capital Flows: The Dynamics of Reforms (with Y.Shin)

Vari Hall 1063

(Charles Plourde Seminar Room)

Organizer: Tasso Adamopoulos

Wednesday, 17 March 2010

4:00-5:30 pm

International Economics

Margarida Duarte, University of Toronto - POSTPONED

TBA

Vari Hall 1063

(Charles Plourde Seminar Room)

Organizer: Tasso Adamopoulos

Tuesday, 23 March 2010

4:00-5:30 pm

Health Economics

Jasmin Kantarevic, Ontario Medical Association 

Enhanced Fee-for-Service Model and Access to Physician Services: Evidence from Family Health Groups in Ontario (with B.Kralj and D.Weinkauf)

Vari Hall 1063

(Charles Plourde Seminar Room)

Organizer: Tasso Adamopoulos

Wednesday, 7 April 2010

4:00-5:30 pm

Empirical Labor

Phil Oreopoulos, University of Toronto 

The Role of Simplification and Information in College Decisions:

Results from the H&R Block FAFSA Experiment (with E.Bettinger, B.Long, L.Sanbonmatsu)

Vari Hall 1063

(Charles Plourde Seminar Room)

Organizer: Tasso Adamopoulos

Wednesday, 14 April 2010

4:00-5:30 pm

International Trade

Costas Arkolakis, Yale University 

New Trade Models, Same Old Gains? (with A.Costinot, A.Rodrigue-Clare)

Vari Hall 1158

Organizer: Tasso Adamopoulos

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