Previous faculty seminars
Overview of previous faculty seminars at the Department of Economics.
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Autumn 2024
Autumn 2024
Wed. 04 Sep 2024. 14:15-15:30
Sarah Auster, University of Bonn
A Theory of Choice OverloadWed. 11 Sep 2024. 14:15-15:30
Ragnar Torvik, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU)
Fear and Dreams: Understanding the Non-Institutional Sources of Leader StrategyWed. 18 Sep 2024. 14:15-15:30
Claus Thustrup Kreiner, University of Copenhagen
Taxing Capital in a Globalized World: The Effects of Automatic Information ExchangeWed. 02 Oct 2024. 14:15-15:30
David Seim, University of Stockholm
Deadwood Labor? The Effects of Eliminating Employment Protection for Older WorkersWed. 16 Oct 2024. 14:15-15:30
Isis Durrmeyer, Toulouse School of Economics
The Welfare Consequences of Urban Traffic RegulationsWed. 27 Nov 2024. 14:15-15:30
Michele Tertilt, University of Mannheim
The Political Economy of Laws to "Protect'' Women -
Spring 2024
Spring 2024
Wed. 21 Feb 2024. 14:15-15:30
Abi Adams-Prassl, University of Oxford
The Dynamics of Abusive RelationshipsWed. 13 Mar 2024. 14:15-15:30
Gregory Clark, University of Southern Denmark
Assortative Mating and the Industrial Revolution: England, 1754-2021Wed. 17 Apr 2024. 14:15-15:30
Morten Bennedsen, University of Copenhagen
Neighborhood CEOsWed. 15 May 2024. 14:15-15:30
Joe Altonji, Yale University
Earnings, Marriage, and Lifetime Family Income: Generational Change for Men and WomenWed. 22 May 2024. 14:15-15:30
Christopher Woodruff, University of Oxford
Customer Knowledge and the Price-Quality GradientWed. 05 Jun 2024. 14:15-15:30
Ashley Langer, University of Arizona
Energy Transitions in Regulated MarketsWed. 12 Jun 2024. 14:15-15:30
Reed Walker, University of California, Berkeley
Income, Wealth, and Environmental Inequality in the United States -
Autumn 2023
Autumn 2023
Wed. 20 Sept 2023. 14:15-15:30
Estelle Cantillon, Université libre de Bruxelles
The Benefits and Costs of Information: Evidence from the New Zealand Wholesale Electricity MarketWed. 27 Sept 2023. 14:15-15:30
Pontus Rendahl, Copenhagen Business School
Ramsey Taxation in Frictional Labour MarketsWed. 04 Oct 2023. 14:15-15:30
Marco Manacorda, Queen Mary University of London
Mobile Internet and the Rise of Communitarian Politics in EuropeWed. 01 Nov 2023. 14:15-15:30
Nicola Fuchs-Schündeln, Goethe University Frankfurt
Does the Gender Composition of an Occupation Affect Wages?Wed. 29 Sept 2023. 14:15-15:30
Natalia Fabra, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid
Storage and Renewable Energies: Friends or Foe? -
Spring 2023
Spring 2023
Wed. 08. March 2023. 14:15-15:30
Tommaso Valletti, Imperial College London
Political Power and Market PowerWed. 29. March 2023. 14:15-15:30
Rahul Deb, University of Toronto
Which Wage Distributions are Consistent with Statistical Discrimination?Wed. 19. April 2023. 14:15-15:30
Kory Kroft, University of Toronto
An Empirical Framework for Matching with Imperfect CompetitionWed. 03. May 2023. 14:15-15:30
Botond Kőszegi, Central European University
Understanding Markets with Socially Responsible ConsumersWed. 31. May 2023. 14:15-15:30
Kirill Borusyak, University College London
Understanding Migration Responses to Local Shocks -
Autumn 2022
Autumn 2022
Wed. 09. September 2022. 14:15-15:30
Anna Stansbury, MIT Sloan
Better Labor Market Options Reduce Workplace InjuriesWed. 21. September 2022. 14:15-15:30
Ran Spiegler, Tel Aviv University and University College London
Representative Sampling EquilibriumWed. 28. September 2022. 14:15-15:30
Daniel le Maire, University of Copenhagen
Eclipse of Rent-Sharing: The Effects of Managers' Business Education on Wages and the Labor Share in the US and DenmarkWed. 26. October 2022. 14:15-15:30
Andreas Kostøl, SU WP Carey Shool of Business
(Avoiding) Layoff Costs and Precautionary Job SearchWed. 16. November 2022. 14:15-15:30
Vincent Sterk, Aix-Marseille University
Monetary Policy During a Cost-of-Living Crisis -
Spring 2022
Spring 2022
Wed. 09. March 2022. 13:45-15
Jan Eeckhout, UPF Barcelona (ICREA-GSE).
Are Managers Paid for Market Power?Wed. 30. March 2022. 14:15-15:30.
Andrea Prat, Columbia University.
Political Power and Market PowerWed. 4. May 2022. 14:15-15:30
Alexandre Mas, Princeton University.
Work Hours MismatchWed. 1. June 2022. 14:15-15:30
Kfir Eliaz, The Eitan Berglas School of Economics.
False Narratives and Political Mobilization -
Autumn 2021
Autumn 2021
Wed. 15. Sept. 14:15-15:30
Seema Jayachandran, Northwestern University
Reshaping Adolescents' Gender Attitudes: Evidence from a School-Based Experiment in IndiaWed. 6. Oct. 14:15-15:30
Espen Rasmus Moen, BI
The Equilibrium Worker-Firm Allocation and the Deadweight Losses of Taxation -
Spring 2021
Spring 2021
Wed. 24. April. 14:15-15:30
Karen Helene Ulltveit-Moe, UIO
Trade From Space: Shipping Networks and The Global Implications of Local Shocks -
Autumn 2020
Autumn 2020
Wed. 14. October. 14:15-15:30
Anna Salomons, Utrecht University
New Frontiers: The Origins and Content of New York, 1940-2018 -
Spring 2020
Spring 2020
Wed. 3. June 14:15-15:30
Marco Tabellini, Harvard Business School
The Seeds of Ideology: Historical Immigration and Political Preferences in the United States -
Autumn 2019
Autumn 2019
Wed 11. Sep 14:15-15:30 E209/E210
Lise Vesterlund, University of Pittsburgh
Gender Differences in Negotiation: Dialing up or Down?Wed 18. Sep 14:15-15:30 E209/E210
Stephen J. Terry, Boston University
Real Credit CyclesWed 2. Oct 14:15-15:30 E209/E210
Hans K. Hvide, University of Bergen
Do Temporary Demand Shocks have Long-Term Effects for Startups?Wed 30. Oct 14:15-15:30 E209/E210
Akos Valentinyi, University of Manchester
Structural Change in Investment and Consumption - A Unified Analysis -
Spring 2019
Spring 2019
Wed 13. March 14:15-15:30
Mikael Carlsson, Uppsala University
Dispersion Over the Business Cycle: Productivity versus DemandWed 20. March 14:15-15:30
Katherine Meckel, University of California San Diego
Cigarette Taxes, Mental Health, and Mortality OutcomesWed. 23. April 14:15-15:30
David McKenzie, The World BankWed 22. May 14:15-15:30
Rema Hanna, Harvard Kennedy School
The challenges of universal health insurance in developing countries: Evidence from a large-scale randomized experiment in Indonesia -
Autumn 2018
Autumn 2018
Wed. 12. Sept. 14:15-15:30
Yan Chen, University of Michigan
Information Acquisition and Provision in School Choice: An Experimental StudyWed. 26. Sept, 14:15-15:30
Marco Francesconi, University of Essex
Belief Updating and Information Provision: Evidence from Pension ReformsWed. 3. Oct, 14:15-15:30
Mikael Lindahl, University of Gothenburg
The importance of nature-nurture interactions in skill formation: Evidence from a large sample of adopteesWed 14. Nov, 14:15-15:30
Kjetil Storesletten, University of Oslo
Barriers to Entry and Regional Economic Growth in ChinaWed.12 Dec, 15:00-16:45
Imran Rasul, University College London
The Mechanics of Job Search: Evidence from a Field Experiment in Uganda -
Spring 2018
Spring 2018
Wed 17 Jan 14:15-15:30
Øyvind Thomassen, Seoul National University
Price Discrimination and Shopping CostsThur 22 March 11:00-11:45
Michael Gasiorek, University of Sussex
An update on BrexitWed 18 April 14:15-15:30
Christopher A. Neilson, Princeton University
The Equilibrium Effects of Informed School ChoiceWed 25 April 14:15-15:30
Anna Sanktjohanser, Toulouse School of Economics
Endogenous Monitoring in a Partnership GameWed 2 May 14:15-15:30
Martha Bailey, UCLA
Prep School for Poor Kids: The long-run impacts of head start on human capital and economic self-sufficiencyWed 9 May 14:15-15:30
Kjetil Storesletten, University of Oslo
Sovereign Debt and Structural ReformsWed 13 June, 14:15-15:30
Andreas Fagereng, SSB
MPC Heterogeneity and Household Balance SheetsMon 25 June, 10.15-11.30
Ian Crawford, University of Oxford
Modelling Individual Labour Supply using Random FieldsWed 27 June, 14:15-15:30
Chad Syverson, University of Chicago
How Wide Is the Firm Border? -
Autumn 2017
Autumn 2017
Wed 16 Aug 14:15-15:30
Matthew Rabin, Harvard University
Biased Beliefs About Random Samples: Evidence from Two Integrated ExperimentsWed 30 Aug 14:15-15:30
Svein Gjedrem, Professor II NHH
Hvem skal forvalte oljefondet? Ny lov om Norges BankWed 13 Sep 14:15-15:30
Paul Heidhues, Düseldorf Institute for Competition Economics
Unrealistic expectations and misguided learningWed 27. Sep 14:15-15:30
Cezar Santos, EPGE-FGV, Brazil
Family Planning and Development: Aggregate Effects of Contraceptive UseWed 18 Oct 14:15-15:30
Edward Miguel, UC Berkeley
Reevaluating agricultural productivity gaps with longitudinal microdataWed 25 Oct 14:15-15:30
Neil Cummins, London School of Economics
The Big Sort: Selective Migration and the Decline of Northern England, 1800-2017Wed 15 Nov 14:15-15:30
Tim Hatton, University of Essex
Atmospheric Pollution, Health and Height in Late Nineteenth Century BritainWed 13 Dec 14:15-15:30
Philipp Strack, UC Berkeley
Turning Up the Heat: The Demoralizing Effect of Competition in Contests -
Spring 2017
Spring 2017
Wed 22 Mar 2017 14:15-15:30
Tore Ellingsen, Stockholm School of Economics
Curing Macroeconomic Crises: Avoiding the OverdoseWed 29 Mar 2017 14:15-15:30
Simon Galle, BI (joint seminar with TCL)
Competition, Financial Constraints and Misallocation: Plant-Level Evidence from Indian ManufacturingWed 19 Apr 2017 14:15-15:30
Hans Hvide, University of Bergen
University Innovation and the Professor’s PrivilegeWed 26 Apr 2017 14:15-15:30
Gregory Clark, University of California-Davis
Estimating Social Mobility Rates from Surnames: Social Group or Dynastic Transmission versus Family EffectsWed 31 May 2017 14:15-15:30
William Fuchs, Haas School of Business, UC Berkeley
Optimal Arrangements for Distribution in Developing Markets: Theory and EvidenceWed 7 June 2017 14:15-15:30
Andreas Fagereng, SSB
Heterogeneity and Persistence in Returns to WealthWed 21 June 2017 10:15-11:30
David Neumark, University of California-Irvine
The long-term effects of anti-poverty policies -
Autumn 2016
Autumn 2016
Wed 10 Aug 14:15-15:30
Ori Heffetz, Cornell University
"Expectations and the Endowment Effect"Wed 31 Aug 14:15-15:30
Jeanine Miklas-Thal, University of Rochester
"Making Sense of Restrictions on Online Sales"Wed 28 Sep 14:15-15:30
Mushfiq Mobarak, Yale School of Management
"Effects of Migration on Rural Labor Markets"Wed 12 Oct 14:15-15:30
Armin Falk, University of Bonn
"The Nature and Predictive Power of Preferences: Global Evidence"Wed 19 Oct 14:15-15:30
Rocco Macchiavello, University of Warwick
CANCELLEDWed 26 Oct 14:15-15:30
Joe Harrington, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
"Coordination on List Prices and Collusion in Negotiated Prices" -
Spring 2016
Spring 2016
Wed 20 Jan 1415-1530 E209/E210
Mar Reguant, Northwestern University
"Using high-frequency interval meter data to evaluate energy efficiency investments in schools"Wed 30 Mar 1415-1530 E209/E210
Ryan Kellogg, University of Michigan
"Durable Goods Demand and the Rationality of Consumers' Price Expectations: Evidence from Gasoline and Diesel"Wed 6 Apr 1415-1530 E209/E210
Ali Yurukoglu, Stanford GSB Economics
"The Welfare Effects of Vertical Integration in Multichannel Television Markets"Wed 27 Apr 1415-1530 E209/E210
Klaus Schmidt, LMU Munich
"Auctions vs. Negotiations: The Eff ects of Inefficient Renegotiation"Wed 4 May 1415-1530 E209/E210
Robert Gibbons, MIT Economics
"Promises, Promises: Why Organizations Are Dysfunctional (and What Economists Might Do About It)"Wed 25 May 1415-1530 E209/E210
Bradley Shapiro, University of Chicago
"Informational Shocks, Off-Label Prescribing and the Effects of Physician Detailing"Wed 1 Jun 1415-1530 E209/E210
Chad Syverson, University of Chicago
"Sales Force and Competition in Financial Product Markets: The Case of Mexico’s Social Security Privatization"Wed 8 Jun 1415-1530 E209/E210
Pascaline Dupas, Stanford University
"Targeting Technology Adoption Subsidies: Mechanisms"Wed 22 Jun 1415-1530 E209/E210
Ayelet Gneezy, University of California, San Diego
"Understanding & Overcoming Donors' Overhead Aversion" Joint seminar with the Choice Lab -
Autumn 2015
Autumn 2015
Wed 19 Aug. 1415-1530 E209/E210
Magne Mogstad, University of Chicago
"Disability Benefits, Consumption Insurance, and Household Labor Supply"Wed 9 Sep. 1415-1530 E209/E210
Alexander W. Cappelen, NHH
"NHH Are Americans more meritocratic and efficiency seeking than Scandinavians?"Wed 16 Sep. 1415-1530 E209/E210
Francesco Caselli, London School of Economics
"Power Struggles and the Natural Resource Curse"
Fri 25 Sep. 1115-1215 E209/E210
Morten Ravn, London School of Economics
"Job Uncertainty and Deep Recessions"Wed 14 Oct. 1415-1530 Karl Borch auditorium
Matthias Sutter, University of Cologne
"The development of cooperation, coordination and social Preferences"Wed 28 Oct. 1415-1530 E209/E210
Mathieu Parenti, Université catholique de Louvain
"Knocking on Tax Haven's Door: Multinational firms and transfer pricing"Wed 18 Nov. 1415-1530 E209/E210
Malin Arve, NHH
"NHH Dynamic procurement under uncertainty: optimal design and implications for renegotiation"Wed 16 Dec. 1415-1530 E209/E210
John Rust, Georgetown University
"Precommitments for Financial Self-Control? Micro Evidence from the 2003 Korean Credit Crisis" -
Spring 2015
Spring 2015
Wed 14 Jan, 1215-1330 Meeting room E209
Jonas Hjort, Columbia University
"Firms' response and unintended health consequences of industrial regulations"Wed 11 Mar, 1415-1530 Meeting room E209
Jan I. Haaland, NHH
"Optimal trade policy with monopolistic competition and heterogeneous firms"Wed 15 Apr, 1415-1530 Meeting room E209
Marco Francesconi, University of Essex
"The Cost of Binge Drinking"Wed 22 Apr, 1415-1530 Meeting room E209
Andreas Moxnes, University of Oslo
"Production Networks, Geography and Firm Performance"Wed 29 Apr, 1415-1530 Meeting room E209
Gabriella Conti, University College London
"Health Insurance and Children’s Health: Evidence from Mexico"Mon 4 May, 1500-1615, Meeting room E209
Fabien Postel-Vinay, University College London
"Multidimensional Skills, Sorting, and Human Capital Accumulation"Wed 13 May, 1415-1530*, Meeting room E209
Joel Watson, UC San Diego
"Flavors of Perfect Bayesian Equilibrium"Wed 20 May, 1415-1530, Meeting room E209
Eric Verhoogen, Columbia University
"Organizational Barriers to Technology Adoption: Evidence from Soccer-Ball Producers in Pakistan"Wed 27 May, 1415-1530** Meeting room E209
Lise Vesterlund, University of Pittsburgh
"Why do people give? Testing motives for giving"Mon 15 Jun, 1415-1530, Meeting room E209
Jesus Crespo Cuaresma, Vienna University of Economics and Business
"New Approaches to Assessing Covariate Jointness in Cross-Country Growth Regressions"Wed 24 Jun, 1415-1530, Meeting room E209
Björn Bartling, University of Zurich
"Social Norms and the Replacement Logic" -
Autumn 2014
Autumn 2014
Wed 20 Aug, 1415-1530 Auditorium B
Joshua D. Angrist, MIT
"In a Small Moment: Class Size and Moral Hazard in the Mezzogiorno"Wed 27 Aug, 1415-1530 E209/E210
Mathias Kifmann, University of Hamburg
"The Political Sustainability of a Basic Income Scheme and Social Health Insurance"Wed 3 Sep, 1415-1530* E209/E210
Finn E. Kydland, UC Santa Barbara
"Mortgages and monetary policy"Mon 15 Sep, 1430-1545 E209/E210
Adriana Lleras-Muney, UCLA
"The lifetime impacts of recessions and the role of government"Tue 23 Sep, 1415-1530 E209/E210
Aaron S. Edlin, UC Berkeley
"Conservatism and Switcher's Curse"Wed 8 Oct, 1415-1530 E209/E210
Jakob Svensson, Stockholm University
"The Market for (Fake) Antimalarial Medicine: Evidence from Uganda"Wed 15 Oct, 1415-1530 Auditorium Karl Borch
Uri Gneezy, UC San Diego
"Avoiding Overhead Aversion in Charity"Wed 22 Oct, 1415-1530 E209/E210
Shachar Kariv, UC Berkeley
"The Distributional Preferences of Americans"Wed 29 Oct, 1415-1530 E209/E210
Steve Machin, University College London
"The Changing Returns to Crime: Do Criminals Respond to Prices?"Wed 5 Nov, 1415-1530 E209/E210
Roland Hodler, University of St. Gallen
"Aid on Demand: The Allocation of China's Foreign Assistance at the Subnational Level"Wed 12 Nov, 1415-1530 E209/E210
Helmuth Cremer, University of Toulouse
"Household bargaining and the design of couplesincome taxation"Wed 26 Nov, 1415-1530 E209/E210
Sissel Jensen, NHH
"Breaking the Glass Ceiling? The Effect of Board Quotas on Female Labor Market Outcomes in Norway"Wed 3 Dec, 1415-1530 E209/E210
Salvatore Piccolo, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore (Milan)
"Non-exclusive financial advice"* Joint with Department of Finance.
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Spring 2014
Spring 2014
Wed 5 Febr, 1415-1530 E209/E210
Mads Greaker, SSB
"Limiting carbon leakage: A case for green strategic trade policy?"Wed 12 Febr, 1415-1530 E209/E210
Jérôme Adda, European University Institute (Florence)
"Crime and the Depenalization of Cannabis Possession: Evidence from a Policing Experiment"Wed 5 Mar, 1415-1530 E209/E210
Kjell G. Salvanes, NHH
"Does Grief Transfer across Generations? Bereavements during Pregnancy and Child Outcomes"Wed 19 Mar, 1415-1530 E209/E210
Peter Neary, University of Oxford
"Not so demanding: preference structure, firm behavior, and welfare"Wed 26 Mar, 1415-1530 E209/E210
Andrea Weber, Universität Mannheim
"Coworkers, Networks, and Job Search Outcomes"Wed 2 Apr, 1415-1530 E209/E210
Till Requate, Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel
"Asymmetry Enhances Success Chances for International Climate Change Negotiations"Wed 23 Apr, 1415-1530
Katrine Vellesen Løken, University of Bergen
Sandmo Junior Lecture:
"Single mothers and their children: evaluating a work-encouraging welfare reform."Wed 30 Apr, 1415-1530 E209/E210
Erlend Berg, University of Bristol
"Motivating Knowledge Agents: Can Incentive Pay Overcome Social Distance?"Wed 7 May, 1415-1530 E209/E210
Robert Lensink, University of Groningen
"Business Training and Intertemporal Consumption: Experimental Evidence from Vietnam"Thu, 15 May, 1415-1530 E209/E210
Bård Harstad, University of Oslo
"Private Politics and Public Regulation"Wed 21 May, 1415-1530 E209/E210
Jesus Crespo-Cuaresma, Vienna University and NHH
"Deforestation, Development and Borders"Wed 28 May, 1415-1530 E209/E210
Björn Bartling, University of Zurich
"Let the Market Decide: An Experimental Study of Competition and Fairness"Wed 4 June, 1415-1530 E209/E210
Orazio Attanasio, University College London
"Estimating the production function for human capital: Evidence from a randomized control trial in Colombia"