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Professor Emma Rasiel Talks Finance on Live Webcast
Duke economics professor Emma Rasiel offered her perspective on the current events in the financial world and answered related questions in a live, interactive “Office Hours” webcast on Friday, Nov. 20, on Duke’s Ustream channel. Rasiel, an assistant professor of the practice in economics, was named one of...
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Job Market Candidates 2009-2010
Five of our outstanding Ph.D. students are now on the job market. Jason Blevins, Roberto Pancrazi, Nurgul Ukueva, Marija Vukotic and Sarah Zubairy are scheduled to graduate in May 2010. In the Job Market Candidates area, you'll find information on all five candidates along with their curriculum vitaes, fields...
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Andrew Patton: Modeling the Markets
Durham, NC -- As an ordinary guy making a living, Andrew Patton is as dismayed as the next person about the downturn in the financial markets. But as an economist whose research investigates the behavior of stock markets, he sees the past year’s drop in the Dow Jones...
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Study Suggests Why Parents Stricter With Older Children
Professor Joe Hotz discusses his recent research on risky behavior and adolescents. Duke Today featured a video presentation of the work. The paper, "Games Parents and Adolescents Play" appeared in the April 2008 issue of the Economic Journal.Full story.
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What would Keynes do?
In a recent video segment, Professor Roy Weintraub says the late British economist John Maynard Keynes would support fiscal stimulus plans.
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November Events

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Mon Nov 02
- Financial Econometrics Lunch Group - Mon, November 2, 2009
- 11:40 AM - 1:00 PM, Perkins Library, The Link Classroom 5
  Nour Meddahi (University of Toulouse)
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Tue Nov 03
- Applied Microeconomics Seminar - Tue, November 3, 2009
- 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM, Social Sciences 113
  Ling Huang and Beia Spiller
  Search Lunch Group: Rockets and Feathers
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- Islam in the Public Square Presents: Eli Berman - Tue, November 3, 2009
- 3:45 PM - 5:15 PM, Social Sciences 111
  Eli Berman, University of California, San Diego
  "Radical, Religious, and Violent: Economics and
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- Macro and International Workshop - Tue, November 3, 2009
- 4:15 PM - 5:15 PM, Social Sciences 105
  Francesco Bianchi (Duke University)
  "Rare Events, Financial Crises, and the Cross-Section of Asset
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Wed Nov 04
- Macro and International Reading Group - Wed, November 4, 2009
- 11:40 AM - 1:10 PM, Social Sciences 327
  Tae Bong Kim, TBA
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- Applied Microeconometrics Lunchgroup - Wed, November 4, 2009
- 11:45 AM - 1:15 PM, Social Sciences 111
  Robynn Cox (Duke)
  "The Effect of the Prison Industry Enhancement Certificate Program on
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- Applied Microeconomics Workshop - Wed, November 4, 2009
- 3:45 PM - 5:15 PM, Social Sciences 111
  Ronni Pavan (Rochester)
  "Understanding the City Size Wage Gap"
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Thu Nov 05
- Triangle Resources And Environmental Economics Seminar (TREE) Seminar - Thu, November 5, 2009
- 3:15 PM - 4:45 PM, Location: RTI's Cox Seminar Room
  Jim Shimshack (Tulane), TBA
  
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- SSRI/DuPRI~ Seminar Series: Linda Burton, Duke University - Thu, November 5, 2009
- 3:30 PM - 5:30 PM, Perkins Library Breedlove Room.
  "Consider the Possiblities!"
  Ethnography and Collaborative Family Research Opportunities at DuPRI
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- Duke and Triangle Econometrics Workshop - Thu, November 5, 2009
- 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM, Location: RTI -- MPR in Bldg 08 -- map.
  Gary Chamberlain (Harvard),
  "Bayesian
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Fri Nov 06
- Department Seminar - Fri, November 6, 2009
- 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM, Social Sciences 111.
  Sam Schulhofer-Wohl Seminar (Princeton University)
  "Heterogeneity and Tests of Risk Sharing
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- History of Political Economy Lunch Seminar - Fri, November 6, 2009
- 11:50 AM - 1:20 PM, Social Sciences 327
  Dan Hammond (Wake Forest University)
  "Formal Mathematical Theory and Policy-Making"
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- Triangle Health Economics Workshop - Fri, November 6, 2009
- 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM, Location: 150 Sheps Center, UNC
  Marco Huesch (Duke)
  "Medicare, Managed Care and Admission Severity: Evidence
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- History of Political Economy Seminar - Fri, November 6, 2009
- 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM, Social Sciences 327.
  E. Roy Weintraub (Duke University)
  "Lionel McKenzie Redux"
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Mon Nov 09
- Financial Econometrics Lunch Group - Mon, November 9, 2009
- 11:40 AM - 1:00 PM, Perkins Library, The Link Classroom 5
  Ravi Bansal (Duke-Fuqua)
  "Research Report"
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- Allen Starling Johnson, Jr. Distinguished Lecture Series, Dr. Mia de Kuijper presents "Profit Power Economics" - Mon, November 9, 2009
- 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM, Social Psychology 130.
  Dr. Mia de Kuijper, "Profit Power Economics"
  A new economy is emerging
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- Microeconomics Theory Workshop - Mon, November 9, 2009
- 4:30 PM - 6:00 PM, Fuqua School of Business, Seminar Rm 1
  Michael Waldman
  "Competition, Monopoly and Aftermarkets"
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Tue Nov 10
- Applied Microeconomics Workshop - Tue, November 10, 2009
- 4:15 PM - 5:45 PM, Social Sciences 111
  
  Justine Hastings (Yale University)
  
  "Fettered Consumers and Sophisticated Firms:
  Evidence from Mexico's Privatized
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Wed Nov 11
- Macro and International Reading Group - Wed, November 11, 2009
- 11:40 AM - 1:10 PM, Social Sciences 327
  Andrew T. Foerster, TBA
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- Applied Microeconometrics Lunchgroup - Wed, November 11, 2009
- 11:45 AM - 1:15 PM, Social Sciences 113.
  Jason Blevins, Duke
  "Estimation of Dynamic Discrete Choice Models in Continuous Time"
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Thu Nov 12
- Triangle Resources And Environmental Economics Seminar (TREE) Seminar - Thu, November 12, 2009
- 3:15 PM - 4:45 PM, Location: RTI's Cox Seminar Room
  Carolyn Kousky (Resources for the Future), TBA
  
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- SSRI/DuPRI~ Seminar Series: Elizabeth Thomson, University of Wisconsin-Madison - Thu, November 12, 2009
- 3:30 PM - 5:30 PM, Perkins Library Breedlove Room.
  "Family Disruption in Sweden: New Possibilities and Preliminary Results from Administrative
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- Duke and Triangle Econometrics Workshop - Thu, November 12, 2009
- 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM, Location: RTI -- MPR in Bldg 08 -- see map
  Frank Kleibergen (Brown University), TBA
  Visit
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- Triangle Universities' Economic History Workshop - Thu, November 12, 2009
- 4:25 PM - 5:55 PM, Social Sciences 327.
  Paul Rhode (U Michigan)
  "Adjusting to Climatic Variations: Historical Perspectives from
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Fri Nov 13
- International Population and Development Economics Lunch Seminar - Fri, November 13, 2009
- 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM, Social Sciences 111
  Amar Hamoudi, TBA
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Mon Nov 16
- Financial Econometrics Lunch Group - Mon, November 16, 2009
- 11:40 AM - 1:00 PM, Perkins Library, The Link Classroom 5
  Ben Carleston, Duke University PhD Student (Duke Economics)
  "Research Report"
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Tue Nov 17
- Applied Microeconomics Seminar - Tue, November 17, 2009
- 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM Social Sciences 113.
  Patrick Coate and Kyle Mangum present
  "A Tractable Equilibrium Search Model of
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- Applied Microeconomics Workshop - Tue, November 17, 2009
- 3:45 PM - 5:15 PM, Social Sciences 111
  
  Katja Kaufmann (Universita' Bocconi)
  
  "Understanding the Income Gradient in College Attendance in
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- Macro and International Workshop - Tue, November 17, 2009
- 4:15 PM - 5:45 PM, Social Sciences 105
  Hengjie Ai (Duke University (Fuqua))
  "Asset Pricing with Intangible Capital: A Quantitative Exploration"
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- Special Interest - Tue, November 17, 2009
- Tue, November 17, 2009 4:25 PM - 5:55 PM Gray 228.
  Tom Willett (Claremont Graduate University and Claremont McKenna College)
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Wed Nov 18
- Applied Microeconomics Workshop - Wed, November 18, 2009
- 3:45 PM - 5:15 PM, Social Sciences 111
  Dan Black (Harris School)
  "The Role of Location in Evaluating Racial Wage Disparity"
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- Macro and International Reading Group - Wed, November 18, 2009
- 11:40 AM - 1:10 PM, Social Sciences 327
  Hernan D. Seoane, TBA
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- Microeconomics Theory Workshop - Wed, November 18, 2009
- 4:30 PM - 6:00 PM, Location: 211 Gardner Hall, UNC
  Joseph Harrington (Johns Hopkins)
  "The Impact of a Corporate Leniency
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Thu Nov 19
- Triangle Universities' Economic History Workshop - Thu, November 19, 2009
- 4:25 PM - 6:00 PM
  Lee Alston (U Colorado)
  "De Facto and De Jure Property Rights: Land Settlement and
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Fri Nov 20
- History of Political Economy Lunch Seminar - Fri, November 20, 2009
- 11:50 AM - 1:20 PM, Social Sciences 327
  Béatrice Cherrier (Ecole normale supérieure de Cachan)
  "What a difference MIT made?"
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- International Population and Development Economics Lunch Seminar - Fri, November 20, 2009
- 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM, Social Sciences 111
  I-Heng Emma Lee, TBA
  
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- History of Political Economy Seminar - Fri, November 20, 2009
- 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM, Social Sciences 327.
  Jeremy Shearmur (Australian National University)
  "A Prolegomenon to Hayek's The Abuse of
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Mon Nov 23
- Financial Econometrics Lunch Group - Mon, November 23, 2009
- 11:40 AM - 1:00 PM, Perkins Library, The Link Classroom
  Kai Li (Duke Economics)
  "Research Report"
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Tue Nov 24
- Applied Microeconomics Workshop - Tue, November 24, 2009
- 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM, Social Sciences 111
  Igal Hendel (Northwestern) "TBA"
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Wed Nov 25
- Macro and International Reading Group - Wed, November 25, 2009
- Wed, November 25, 2009 11:40 AM - 1:10 PM Social Sciences 327. TBA Read More

Mon Nov 30
- Financial Econometrics Lunch Group - Mon, November 30, 2009
- 11:40 AM - 1:00 PM, Perkins Library, The Link Classroom 5
  Iaryna Grynkiv (Duke Economics)
  "Research Report"
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- Microeconomics Theory Workshop - Mon, November 30, 2009
- 4:30 PM - 6:00 PM, Social Sciences 111
  Attila Ambrus (Harvard), TBA
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All Events

November Events

Mon Nov 02

Nour Meddahi (University of Toulouse)

Tue Nov 03

Ling Huang and Beia Spiller

Search Lunch Group: Rockets and Feathers

Eli Berman, University of California, San Diego

Francesco Bianchi (Duke University)

Wed Nov 04

Tae Bong Kim, TBA

Robynn Cox (Duke)

Ronni Pavan (Rochester)

"Understanding the City Size Wage Gap"

Thu Nov 05

Jim Shimshack (Tulane), TBA

"Consider the Possiblities!"

Gary Chamberlain (Harvard),

"Bayesian

Fri Nov 06

Sam Schulhofer-Wohl Seminar (Princeton University)

"Heterogeneity and Tests of Risk Sharing

Dan Hammond (Wake Forest University)

Marco Huesch (Duke)

"Medicare, Managed Care and Admission Severity: Evidence

E. Roy Weintraub (Duke University)

Mon Nov 09

Ravi Bansal (Duke-Fuqua)

"Research Report"

Dr. Mia de Kuijper, "Profit Power Economics"

Michael Waldman

"Competition, Monopoly and Aftermarkets"

Tue Nov 10

Justine Hastings (Yale University)

"Fettered Consumers and Sophisticated Firms: Evidence from Mexico's Privatized

Wed Nov 11

Andrew T. Foerster, TBA

Jason Blevins, Duke

Thu Nov 12

Carolyn Kousky (Resources for the Future), TBA

"Family Disruption in Sweden: New Possibilities and Preliminary Results from Administrative

Frank Kleibergen (Brown University), TBA

Paul Rhode (U Michigan)

"Adjusting to Climatic Variations: Historical Perspectives from

Fri Nov 13

Amar Hamoudi, TBA

Mon Nov 16

Ben Carleston, Duke University PhD Student (Duke Economics)

"Research Report"

Tue Nov 17

Patrick Coate and Kyle Mangum present

Katja Kaufmann (Universita' Bocconi)

"Understanding the Income Gradient in College Attendance in

Hengjie Ai (Duke University (Fuqua))

"Asset Pricing with Intangible Capital: A Quantitative Exploration"

Tom Willett (Claremont Graduate University and Claremont McKenna College)

Wed Nov 18

Dan Black (Harris School)

Hernan D. Seoane, TBA

Joseph Harrington (Johns Hopkins)

Thu Nov 19

Lee Alston (U Colorado)

"De Facto and De Jure Property Rights: Land Settlement and

Fri Nov 20

Béatrice Cherrier (Ecole normale supérieure de Cachan)

"What a difference MIT made?"

I-Heng Emma Lee, TBA

Jeremy Shearmur (Australian National University)

Mon Nov 23

Kai Li (Duke Economics)

Tue Nov 24

Igal Hendel (Northwestern) "TBA"

Wed Nov 25

Mon Nov 30

Iaryna Grynkiv (Duke Economics)

Attila Ambrus (Harvard), TBA

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"Fettered Consumers and Sophisticated Firms:
Evidence from Mexico's Privatized