Seminars: Public Economics

Seminar in Public Economics

Term: Spring 2024

Location: Littauer Center, M-16

Meeting Time: Monday, 4:30 PM - 5:45 PM unless noted *

Description: Invited speakers present theoretical and empirical research on a broad range of topics related to the design of government policy.

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Notes:  The seminars in Labor Economics and Public Economics meet jointly through the semester on Mondays and Wednesdays. 
Coordinator: Ursula Ferraro uferraro@fas.harvard.edu

*Joint with Harvard Kennedy School, Wednesday,  12:15 pm - 1:15 pm HKS Malkin Penthouse

*Joint with Economic History seminar, Friday, 1:15 PM - 2:45 PM, Littauer Center HML

DATE
SPEAKER 
TITLE
Wed, Feb. 7 Christopher Campos (Booth)
"Social Interactions and Preferences for Schools: Experimental Evidence from Los Angeles"
Mon, Feb. 12
Seema Jayachandran (Princeton University)
"Moving to Opportunity, Together"
Wed, Feb. 21
Lea Bou Sleiman
(Harvard)
 "Displacing Congestion: Evidence from Paris"
Wed, Feb. 28 Crystal Yang / Peter Hull / Marcella Alsan "Something Works: Misconduct and Recidivism Effects of the IGNITE Program"
Wed, Mar. 6
 Janet Currie (Princeton)  
*(joint w/HKS)
 
Wed, Mar. 20
Ilyana Kuziemko (Princeton)
*(joint w/HKS)
 
Wed, April 3 No Seminar
Department Harris Lecture
Wed, April 10
Amitabh Chandra
(HKS)
 
Wed, April 17
Alex Chan
(HBS)
 
Wed, April 24
Katrine Loken
(Norwegian School of Economics)