Seminar Series

Department of Economics

West Virginia University

(All seminars are 3:30 – 5:00, and in Room 244 B&E, except as noted.)

Coordinator: Stratford Douglas

Spring 2007:

February 9: John Nye, Washington University in St. Louis
"War, Wine, and Taxes: The Political Economy of Anglo-French Trade”

February 16: Vitor Trindade, University of Missouri
“Openness and Productivity: a Model of Trade and Firm-Owners' Effort”.

February 23: James Morley, Washington University at St. Louis
“Interpreting the Beveridge-Nelson Decomposition”

March 2: Michael T. Owyang, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
“A Bayesian Analysis of Jobless Recoveries”

March 16: Don Chance, Louisiana State University
“Stock Options, Incentives, and Shareholder Wealth: Problems and a Solution”

March 23: Craig A. Depken, University of Texas at Arlington
“The Introduction of the Reserve Clause in Major League Baseball:
Evidence of its Impact on Select Player Salaries During the 1880s"

March 30: Spring Break

April 6: Friday Before Easter (Recess)

April 13:

April 20: Onsel Emre, University of Chicago,
“Improving Social Security: Welfare Gains from a Mandatory Savings Plan”

April 27: Elia Kacapyr, Ithaca College,
“Determinants of Alcohol Consumption by College Students” and a discussion
of “Doing Research with Undergraduates.”

Links to Previous Seminar Series:

Fall 2006