Events and Seminars

Economics IAP

Spring 2019

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Health Care Reform - Where Are We Now?
Jonathan Gruber (MIT)
January 9th, 2019
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
E51-315

Career Explorations for Economists: Business Schools
Claudia Steinwender, Tavneet Suri (MIT)
January 11th, 2019
10:00 am - 11:00 am
E51-315

Will it Work Here? A Framework for Applying Evidence from Impact Evaluations in New Contexts
Spencer Crawford (J-PAL North America)
January 11th, 2019
11:00 am - 12:30 pm
E51-063

Career Explorations for Economists: From Policy to Academia to Private Sector
Catherine Mann (Citi)
January 14th, 2019
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
E52-324

Using Economics to Test Innovations in Health: Changing Behavior and Improving Outcomes
Anupama Dathan, Caroline Tangoren (J-PAL Global)
January 14th, 2019
3:00 pm - 4:30 pm
E51-390

Using Economics to Test Innovations in Social Policy: Evidence in Education and Entrepreneurship Support
Samantha Friedlander, Emily Sylvia (J-PAL Global)
January 16th, 2019
10:30 am - 12:00 pm
E51-390

Bitcoin, Blockchain, and Distributed Ledgers: Innovation and Regulation
Robert Townsend (MIT)
January 16th, 2019
1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
E51-372

Internet Matching Technologies & the Geographic Concentration of Skills
Sara Ellison (MIT)
January 16th, 2019
2:30 pm - 4:00 pm
E51-372

20th Anniversary of the Euro: The Past and the Future
Daron Acemoglu (MIT), George Alogoskoufis (Tufts University), Olivier Blanchard (Peterson Institute and MIT), Jeffrey Frankel (Harvard Kennedy School)
January 17th, 2019
11:30 am - 1:00 pm
E51-345

Career Explorations For Economists: Tech, an Insider's View
Nils Wernerfelt, Facebook
January 18th, 2019
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
E51-372

Making the Leap from Student to Thesis Writer: How to Write a Dissertation While Maintaining Your Sanity
Amy Finkelstein, Glenn Ellison, Alp Simsek, Josh Angrist (MIT)
January 22nd, 2019
1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
E52-164

Data Visualization
Clare Sachsse (J-PAL North America)
January 22nd, 2019
3:00 pm - 4:30 pm
E51-390

14.197: Environmental Economics and Climate Change
*Recurring event (click above for details)
January 23rd, 2019
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
E51-372

The Role of Firms in Wage-Setting and Inequality
Simon Jäger (MIT)
January 23rd, 2019
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
E51-372

Accessing and Using Administrative Data for Impact Evaluations
Mary-Alice Doyle (J-PAL North America)
January 24th, 2019
3:00 pm - 4:30 pm
E51-390

How Strong is the Evidence for the Gains From Trade?
Dave Donaldson (MIT)
January 29th, 2019
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
E52-164

Understanding the Buzz Around the "Year of the Woman": Applying Global Evidence in Gender and Political Economy
David Alzate, Mikaela Rabb, Isabela Salgado (J-PAL Global)
January 30th, 2019
3:00 pm - 4:30 pm
E51-390

The Future of Social Security
Peter Diamond (MIT)
January 31st, 2019
10:30 am - 12:00 pm
E52-164

Firms and Development: Experimental Evidence
David Atkin, Serene Ho (MIT)
February 1st, 2019
10:30 am - 12:00 pm
E51-372

Conducting Randomized Controlled Trials in Development Economics: A Practical Introduction for New Researchers
Anja Sautmann (J-PAL Global)
February 1st, 2019
1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
E52-164

Career Explorations For Economists: Economic Consulting
Juliette Caminade, Analysis Group Christine Meyer (NERA Consulting)
February 4th, 2019
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
E52-324