Can Housing Sink the Economy?
William Wheaton
Mon Jan 28, 02-03:30pm, E51-315
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
As the housing market sinks deeper, economists are worried that for the first time a housing correction may cause a general economic recession rather than the reverse- as has occurred historically. The issue hinges on how far prices will fall and how both consumer spending and residential investment will respond.
Contact: Emily Gallagher, E52-262, x3-8884, emily@mit.edu
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Careers for Economists in Consulting
Sean May Consultant, Charles River Associates
Wed Jan 16, 01-02:00pm, E51-361
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Sean May will discuss careers for economists that allow them to apply their advanced skills to real-world issues and will allow them to see their work lead to immediate and tangible results. These careers involve consulting services in the broad realms of competition economics, regulatory, and financial economics, and strategic business consulting.
Contact: Emily Gallagher, E52-262, x3-8884, emily@mit.edu
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Engineering Economics: Using Game Theory to Help Boston Public Schools
Parag Pathak
Thu Jan 17, 02:30-03:30pm, E51-372
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Boston Public Schools recently changed the centralized assignment procedure used to allocate students to public schools in 2005. This talk will discuss the emerging field of "engineering economics" and how it was useful for this policy decision.
Contact: Emily Gallagher, E52-262, x3-8884, emily@mit.edu
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Estimation and Analysis of Monetary DSGE Models
Lawrence Christiano Professor of Economics, Northwestern University
Tue Jan 22, Wed Jan 23, Thu Jan 24, 10:30am-12:30pm, E51-372
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
A mini course on creating and estimating dynamic stochastic general equilibrium models in economics
Contact: Emily Gallagher, E52-262, x3-8884, emily@mit.edu
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How Economics Can Illuminate the Ancient World
Peter Temin
Tue Jan 8, 01-02:30pm, E51-372
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Prof. Temin will decribe how the Roman economy functioned, including how slaves were treated and how lending was accomplished. There was ample technological change to provide economic growth, and he will show how this was possible in the ancient world.
Contact: Emily Gallagher, E52-262, x3-8884, emily@mit.edu
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If this is the 'New Economy,' Why are so Many People Working at McDonalds?
David Autor
Tue Jan 15, 03-04:00pm, E51-390
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
Contact: Emily Gallagher, E52-262, x3-8884, emily@mit.edu
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Regulation and Competition in Telecommunications
Jerry Hausman
Wed Jan 9, 01-02:30pm, E51-315
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
Prof. Hausman will explain why regulation of telecommunications failed in the US and Canada and why competition has succeeded. He will then consider a number of other countries in the EU and Australia and New Zealand and explain why regulation in these countries will likely stop competition from occurring.
Contact: Emily Gallagher, E52-262, x3-8884, emily@mit.edu
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Salads 101
Sara Ellison
Tue Jan 8, 02:30-04:00pm, E51-372
No limit but advance sign up required (see contact below)
We will go over some of the fundamental principles of salad-making, touching on many of the classic salad combinations along the way. We will discuss why salads are the perfect vehicle for the lazy and unskilled cook but why they can still allow you to eat well and entertain impressively. Also, there will be booklets of salad recipes for all participants. This course is intended for the non-cook or novice cook, but others are welcome as well, especially if you have great salad recipes or tips to share.
Contact: Emily Gallagher, E52-262, x3-8884, emily@mit.edu
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Teaching at a Business School
Roberto Rigobon
Wed Jan 23, 03:30-05:00pm, E51-372
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
Prof. Rigobon will discuss what it's like to teach at a business school after one has completed a PhD in Economics.
Contact: Emily Gallagher, E52-262, x3-8884, emily@mit.edu
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Teaching at a Liberal Arts College
Phillip Levine Professor of Economics, Wellesley College
Thu Jan 10, 01-02:00pm, E52-244
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
Prof. Levine will discuss the differences between getting a job at a liberal arts college following completion of the PhD, as opposed to working at a research university.
Contact: Emily Gallagher, E52-262, x3-8884, emily@mit.edu
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The Economics of Corruption
Ben Olken Harvard Society of Fellows, Visiting Scholar, MIT
Wed Jan 30, 02:30-03:30pm, E51-372
Single session event
This talk will discuss how economic theory helps us understand the problem of corruption. Real-world examples will be presented, including understanding the bribes that truck drivers pay corrupt traffic police in Indonesia and the bribes that the Peruvian secret police paid to keep the support of the news media.
Contact: Emily Gallagher, E52-262, x3-8884, emily@mit.edu
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What Can You Do With a Course 14 Degree?
Jonathan Gruber
Thu Jan 31, 03:30-04:30pm, E51-372
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
A panel of outside experts will discuss job options for economics majors.
Contact: Emily Gallagher, E52-262, x3-8884, emily@mit.edu
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What's New in Time Series Econometrics
Anna Mikusheva
Tue Jan 29, 01-02:30pm, E51-372
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
A review of what has been happening in the field of time series econometrics in the last ten years.
Contact: Emily Gallagher, E52-262, x3-8884, emily@mit.edu
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