Events and Seminars

Economics IAP

Spring 2018

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The Vanishing Middle Class: Prejudice and Power in a Dual Economy
Peter Temin (MIT)
January 10th, 2018
10:30 am - 12:00 pm
E51-376

Research Opportunities at the Intersection of Economics, Blockchain, and Cryptocurrencies
Christian Catalina (MIT)
January 16th, 2018
10:30 am - 11:30 am
E51-372

Research and Innovation in EdTech: Assessing the Evidence and Addressing Inequality
Vincent Quan, Sophie Shank ( J-PAL North America)
January 23rd, 2018
4:30 pm - 5:30 pm
E51-395

Economists in Tech: Research, Career Opportunities, and Life
Randell Lewis - Netflix (Mit PhD Economics 2010)
January 29th, 2018
2:30 pm - 4:00 pm
E51-395

Understanding Jobs for Economics Professors in Business Schools
Robert Gibbons and Roberto Rigobon (MIT)
January 30th, 2018
1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
E51-372

Launching Randomized Evaluations in Government: Lessons from the J-PAL State and Local Innovation Initiative
Todd Hall (JPAL North America)
January 30th, 2018
4:30 pm - 5:30 pm
E51-372

Using Salesforce to Manage a Research Lab
Patrick McNeal (JPAL Global)
January 31st, 2018
10:30 am - 11:30 am
56-162

Making the Leap from Student to Thesis Writer: How to Write a Dissertation While Maintaining your Sanity
Alberto Abadie, Dave Donaldson, Heidi Willams, Martin Beraja, Michael Dennis Whinston, and Simon Jaeger (MIT)
January 31st, 2018
1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
E51-372

Making the Leap from Student to Thesis Writer: How to Write a Dissertation While Maintaining your Sanity
Alberto Abadie, Dave Donaldson, Heidi Williams, Martin Beraja, Michael Dennis Whinston, and Simon Jaeger (MIT)
January 31st, 2018
1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
E51-372

Using Science to Test Innovations in Social Policy: Evidence in Education
Rob Rogers (J-PAL Global)
January 31st, 2018
2:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Building 4 - Room 149

Using Science to Test Innovations in Social Policy: Evidence in Government and Financial Inclusion
Sam Carter, Lucia Diaz-Martin, Eliz Keller, and Aprille Knox (J-PAL Global)
February 1st, 2018
1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
Building 4 Room 153

Using Webex for Webinars, Video Conferencing, and More: The Good, the Bad and the Unknown
Johny Bien-Aime (J-Pal Global)
February 2nd, 2018
10:30 am - 11:30 am
E56-162