Weekly Events, October 11-15, 2021

Monday, October 11

  • Politics, Culture, and Society Workshop: Jungmyung Kim (UW)
    12:00-1:30 pm (details)
  • Race and Ethnicity Workshop: “Rearranging the Desk Chairs: A Large Randomized Evaluation of Contact and Conflict Theories of Ethnic Discrimination,” Felix Elwert (UW)
    2:00-3:30 pm (details)
  • Joseph L. Krislov Labor Workshop (Economics): “The Interaction Effects of Subsidized Childcare and Parental Leave Entitlements on Labor Market Outcomes: Evidence from Germany,” Hans Schwarz (UW)
    3:45-5:00 pm (details)

Tuesday, October 12

  • CDE DemSem: “The Perils of Progress: Narratives of Racial Inequality & the Impacts of Teleology,” Jasmine Hill  (UCLA)
    12:15-1:30 pm (details)
  • Juli Plant Grainger Public Workshop (Economics): “Childcare Policy and Informal Care,” Joel McMurry (UW)
    3:45-5:00 pm (details)
  • Robert E. Baldwin International Workshop (Economics): “Beware the Side Effects: Capital Controls, Misallocation and Welfare,” Enrique Mendoza (Penn)
    3:45-5:15 pm (details)

Wednesday, October 13

  • Demography Training Seminar: “Non-traditional Data,” Max Besbris (UW)
    2:00-3:15 pm (details)
  • Juli Plant Grainger Industrial Organization Seminar (Economics): “Health Information Technology and Innovation Diffusion in Primary Care Settings,” Cici McNamara (UW)
    3:45-5:15 pm (details)
  • Statistics Seminar: “Faster Empirical Risk Minimization,” Jelena Diakonikolas
    4:00-5:00 pm (details)

Thursday, October 14

  • Institute for Research on Poverty: “Income Volatility, Well-Being, and Methodological Innovation: Stockton’s First Year Findings,” Amy Castro Baker (Penn)
    12:15-1:30 pm (details)
  • Household Finance Research Seminar: “Medicaid Generosity and Food Hardship among Children,” Cody Vaughn (UW-La Crosse)
    3:45-4:45 pm (details)
  • Juli Plant Grainger Macroeconomics Workshop (Economics): “Human Capital Investment and College Sorting,” Yulia Dudareva (UW)
    3:45-5:00 pm (details)

Friday, October 15

No seminars scheduled at this time