The graduate seminar introduces students to research in economics. This is considered an important component of the graduate program by the Economics Department. The seminar will feature presentations of researchers from UNH as well as other universities and provide an opprtunity for students to review these papers.
Seminar Speaker Schedule- Fall 2023
ECON 988 and 996
Economics Graduate Seminar
Fall 2023
Paul 225, 2:10-3:30pm (unless otherwise * noted)
| September 1 | No seminar |
| September 8 | Research Workshop for Graduate Students (presenters: Robert Mohr, Andrew Houtenville, Deniz Ozabaci), *2:10-4:00pm |
| September 15 | Todd Guilfoos– University of Rhode Island - "Racial Disparities in School Water Lead Exposure." |
| September 22 | Iris Tryfoni– University of New Hampshire – “Intertemporal Welfare Effects of Bigheaded Asian Carp in Lake Michigan through the Lens of Recreational Fishing.” |
| September 29 | Emilio Borghesan- Princeton University/ University of Michigan– "A Reappraisal of the Effect of Class Size on Children’s Learning." |
| October 6 |
Mariana Laverde – Boston College –"Teacher Assignment and Student Outcomes: Evidence from a Centralized Market of Teachers." |
| October 13 | Samuel S. Bird –Bates College –“Technology Adoption and Market Participation in Smallholder Agriculture.” |
| October 20 | Adam Nowak –West Virginia University –“How Do Homeowners, Teachers, and Students Respond to a Four-Day School Week?" |
| October 27 | Brendan Epstein - UMass Lowell– “What Drives Trends in Employment and Hours Worked per Worker? A Cross Country Analysis.” |
| November 3 | Jim Wible– University of New Hampshire –“The Abductive, Semiotic, and Computational Function of Money.” |
| November 10 | Veteran's Day |
| November 17 | Will Pettinico- University of New Hampshire |
| November 24 | Thanksgiving Break |
| December 1* | David Kohn- Instituto de Economia, Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile- "International Trade Finance and Learning Dynamics." *Zoom Talk |
| December 8 | Xueting Sun- University of New Hampshire |