Microeconomic Seminar- Fall, 2009

The Microeconomics Seminar generally meets Wednesdays from 12:30 to 2:00 p.m. in the John W. Kendrick Seminar Room, Room 321 at 2115 G Street, unless otherwise noted. For more information please contact Prof. Donald Parsons at (202)-994-6150 or dopars@gwu.edu.

Wednesday, September 16, 12:30 - 2:00 pm
Don Parsons, The George Washington University
"Mandated Severance Pay and Economic Performance: Isolating the Connections."

Wednesday, September 30, 12:30 - 2:00 pm
Joseph Harrington, Johns Hopkins University
"The Impact of a Corporate Leniency Program on Antitrust Enforcement and Cartelization” (joint with Myong-Hun Chang)

Wednesday, October 7, 12:30 - 2:00 pm
Donna Rothstein, BLS
"Breastfeeding and Children's Early Cognitive Outcomes."

Wednesday, October 14, 12:30 - 2:00 pm
David Balan, FTC
"Simulating Hospital Merger Simulations" (with Keith J. Brand)

Wednesday, October 21, 12:30 - 2:00 pm
Elizabeth Weber Handwerker, BLS
“Estimating the “True” Cost of Job Displacement: Evidence Using Matched Data from California 1991-2000" (with Till M. Von Wachter and Andrew K. G. Hildreth)

Wednesday, October 28, 12:30 - 2:00 pm
Chan Shen, The George Washington University
"Determinants of Healthcare Decisions: Insurance, Utilization, and Expenditures."

THURSDAY, November 5, 11:00 am - 12:30 pm
Bruce Blonigen, University of Oregon
"Measuring Benefits of Foreign Product Variety with an Accurate Variety Set"
(Joint with International Trade and Development Workshop Series and University Seminar Series: "Regionalism and Global Economic Development")

Wednesday, November 11, 12:30 - 2:00 pm
Elizabeth Weber Handwerker and James Spletzer, BLS
"What Can Occupational Employment Statistics Data Tell Us About Growing Wage Inequality?"

Wednesday, November 18, 12:30- 2:00 pm
Wallace Mullin (The George Washington University) and Christopher Snyder (Dartmouth College)
"Deterring Nuisance Suits Through Employee Indemnification."

Wednesday, December 2, 12:30 - 2:00 pm
Tim Leonard, Princeton University
TBA

Wednesday, December 9, 12:30 - 2:00 pm
Gurkan Ay, The George Washington University, TBA
Aaron Elrod, The George Washington University, TBA
Molly Jacobs, The George Washington University, TBA