September 13, 2019
The John E. Walker Department of Economics is hosting the President of The Remnant Trust, Inc., Kristophor Bex on September 25, 2019 – The John E. Walker Department of Economics is making available a world-class collection of manuscripts and first and early editions of books from the 1400s to 1800s. Attendees will be able to see, […]
July 23, 2018
Associate Professor Patrick Warren’s research, “Troll Factories: The Internet Research Agency and State,” highlighted in The Washington Post and Wired articles: The Washington Post: “Russian operatives blasted 18,000 tweets ahead of a huge news day during the 2016 presidential campaign. Did they know what was coming?” Wired: “How Americans wound up on Twitter’s list of […]
April 1, 2018
From Revolving Doors to Regulatory Capture Evidence from Patent Examiners Friday, Apr 6th 2018, 03:30 pm 302 Sirrine
April 1, 2018
Harris Dinner 2018 Thursday, Apr, 19th 2018, 06:00 pm
April 1, 2018
Thursday, Apr, 19th 2018, 03:00 pm 204 Sirrine Harris Lecture 2018 – TBA
March 31, 2018
Friday, April 27, 2018, 3:30 pm 302 Sirrine Topic: Engines of Growth: Railroads, Reallocation, and the Rise of American Manufacturing” (joint with Martin Rotemberg) We examine the impacts of market integration on the development of American manufacturing, as railroads expanded through the latter half of the 19th century. Using county-by-industry data from the Census of […]
February 27, 2018
Friday, March 9, 2018, 3:30 pm 302 Sirrine Topic: TBA
February 26, 2018
stealth_manuscript_and_online_appendix Friday, March 30, 2018, 3:30 pm 302 Sirrine Topic: TBA
February 13, 2018
Information Economy Project Big Ideas Lecture Tuesday, Feb 27th 2018, 05:00 pm Tillman Hall, Memorial Auditorium Congress is hotly debating whether to privatize the air traffic control system – the most significant potential change to aviation since airline deregulation. Embracing a reform that President Clinton pursued unsuccessfully in the 1990’s, the Trump Administration has made […]
February 12, 2018
Economics Club Elections Tuesday, February 13th, 2018, 06:00 pm 204 Sirrine For those Economics and Finance undergraduates who are interested in holding a position on the Executive Board of the Economics Club please attend an informational meeting Tuesday February 13th at 6 pm.
