"What Can You Do with an Economics B.S. that Doesn't Involve I- Banking?"
Michael Yankovich, Simone Schaner
Mon Jan 25, 02-03:00pm, E51-372
This panel is designed for M.I.T undergraduates. Michael Yankovich and Simone Schaner, MIT graduate students, will talk
about their early professional experience at BCG, the Urban Institute, and the
Department of Defense. They will discuss the advantages and disadvantages of choosing
this type of job right after college.
Contact: Ruth Levitsky, E52-252, x3-3399, levitsky@mit.edu
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Being an Economics Professor in a Business School
Robert Gibbons and Roberto Rigobon
Thu Jan 21, 01-02:00pm, E51-376
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
This session will discuss how several kinds of economists (in fields such as IO, applied micro, applied theory, macro, and international) have found productive professorial careers in several kinds of faculty groups (including economics, strategy, political economy, and international management) within several kinds of business schools (from Chicago to HBS, and many in between). Of course, professorial career includes both research and teaching, so we will discuss how both may be somewhat different than in an economics department, but also how in many business schools the differences compared to a department are greater in terms of teaching than research.
Contact: Ruth Levitsky, E52-252, x3-3399, levitsky@mit.edu
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Careers in Consulting: A Panel Discussion with Two MIT Alumni
William Miracky, Monitor Group, Sean May CRAI
Thu Jan 28, 12-01:00pm, E51-372
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Wonder what PhD economists do in consulting firms? What's the difference between
management consulting and litigation consulting, and which might be better suited to your
skills, talents, and tastes? What do these employers look for in new PhDs? Bring your
questions and a bag lunch to a panel discussion of careers in consulting with two MIT graduates.
Contact: Ruth Levitsky, E52-252, x3-3399, levitsky@mit.edu
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Creativity: It's All In Your Head
Ruth Levitsky, Toastmasters@MIT, Cherylle Garnes, Ariela Marshall, Ray Valvano, Aaron Snyder, David Marshall
Wed Jan 27, 07-09:00pm, E51-145
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Limited to 50 participants.
Single session event
Most people stopped being creative by the third grade. In this interactive team presentation you will learn tips, techniques and games to sharpen, enhance and spark your creativity in all areas of your life.
Contact: Ruth Levitsky, E52-252, x3-3399, levitsky@mit.edu
Cosponsor: Toastmasters@MIT
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Discrete Choice Models for Research
Professor Jerry Hausman
Wed Jan 20, 01-02:00pm, E52-398
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
A discussion of the new Poisson mixture model for count panel data where the underlying Poisson process intensity is determined endogenously by consumer latent utility maximization over a set of choice alternatives.
Contact: Ruth Levitsky, E52-252, x3-3399, levitsky@mit.edu
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Fighting Poverty with Scientific Evidence: Findings from the work of the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL)
Rachel Glennerster, Executive Director, J-PAL
Tue Jan 26, 02-03:30pm, E52-175
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
Policy makers need scientific evidence about what approaches are most effective if they are to make decisions such as how to spend limited education budgets to increase learning, or whether to tackle corruption with top down or bottom up monitoring. The Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL) within the economics department at MIT rigorously tests different policy options in close cooperation with local partners through the use of randomized evaluations.
This session will cover a brief overview of why randomized impact evaluations are being increasingly used by governments, agencies, and nonprofit groups to evaluate important policy questions. It will also briefly summarize some of the most recent results from J-PAL research.
Contact: Ruth Levitsky, E52-232, x3-3399, levitsky@mit.edu
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How does Rent Control Affect Housing Markets? Evidence from Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Professor David Autor
Thu Jan 21, 03-04:00pm, E52-175
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Rent control provides one of the leading textbook examples of the adverse effects of price regulation on market efficiency. But there is almost no direct evidence of how rent control regulation affects the quantity and quality of housing supplied, the allocation of housing to tenants, and the market value of housing units.
The IAP talk will present initial evidence on how the elimination of rent control in 1995 affected the market valuation of Cambridge housing, as well as Cambridge housing investments. A particular focus of the talk is on externalities stemming from rent control—that is, how rent control laws affected property values of, and investments in, nearby non-controlled properties.
Contact: Ruth Levitsky, E52-252, x3-3399, levitsky@mit.edu
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How the International Monetary Fund Works
Irena Asmundson, IMF
Tue Jan 19, Wed Jan 20, 10am-12:00pm, E51-376, lab session 1/19 2-4 PM
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)
Come learn what the IMF does, and what information it produces. Tuesday's morning
session will be an overview and introduction, while the afternoon will be devoted to an
exploration of the data produced and used by Fund economists. Wednesday morning will be
an open discussion session, with topics to be determined by the class.
Contact: Irena Asmundson, IAsmundson@imf.org, E52-252, x3-3399, levitsky@mit.edu
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Measuring the Gains from International Trade
Professor Arnaud Costinot
Fri Jan 8, 10-11:00am, E52-398
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
The theory of international trade is rich in reasons why countries may
gain from trade. This talk will provide an overview of recent work in international
trade trying to quantify the magnitude of these gains.
Contact: Ruth Levitsky, E52-252, x3-3399, levitsky@mit.edu
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Prospects for Universal Health Insurance Coverage in the U.S.
Professor Jonathan Gruber
Mon Jan 11, 10-11:00am, E51-345
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
A lecture on the economics and politics of current efforts to provide universal health insurance coverage to Americans.
Contact: Ruth Levitsky, E52-252, x3-3399, levitsy@mit.edu
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The Great Recession and Great Depression
Professor Peter Temin
Wed Jan 13, 01-02:00pm, E51-335
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
How are our current problems like the Great Depression? This talk will explore the value
of historical parallels and discuss the role of political and economic thought in
producing financial crises. We will discuss the role of history in predicting the future
of our beleaguered economy.
Contact: Ruth Levitsky, E52-252, x3-3399, levitsky@mit.edu
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Working as an Economist in the Federal Reserve System
Paul Willen, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston Senior Economist and Policy Advisor
Wed Jan 27, 02-03:00pm, E51-145
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
Learn about the advantages and disadvantages of working for one of the largest single employers of economists in the world. We'll discuss the differences between various branches of the system (supervision versus research) and between the regional Feds and the Board of Governors and other government jobs.
Contact: Ruth Levitsky, E52-252, x3-3399, levitsky@mit.edu
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