Did R&D Misallocation Contribute to Slower Growth?
Nils Lehr, International Monetary Fund
This paper provides evidence that rising misallocation in the R&D sector con- tributed to the recent slowdown in U.S. productivity...
A Prior-Agnostic Test for Bayesian Updating (by Cheaheon Lim and Tomasz Strzalecki)
Tomasz Strzalecki, Harvard University
We develop a test of Bayesian updating “in the field,” where the analyst observes neither the likelihood function nor the realized...
Plugging in the Wind and Sun: Grid Integration with Cost Externalities and Uncertainty, joint with Gautam Gowrisankaran and Nicholas Ryan
Ashley Langer, University of Arizona
There is currently 140% as much renewable power capacity seeking to connect to the U.S. electric grid as total installed capacity. This...
London School of Economics (LSE) Summer School Info Session
Ellyse Vogel, CGIS Study Abroad Advisor | LSE Summer School Representatives
Thinking you want to study abroad? Looking for a program with flexibility and variety in social sciences? Consider applying for the London...
Numerical Analysis of Test Optimality
Adam McCloskey, University of Colorado, Boulder
In nonstandard testing environments, researchers often derive ad hoc tests with correct (asymptotic) size, but their optimality properties...
Michael Beauregard Seminar in Macroeconomics: Tuesday, October 13
Neil Christy, University of Michigan
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Strategically Controlling Worldviews
Cuimin Ba, Johns Hopkins University
This paper studies persuasive behavior when the sender can control both the information the receiver observes and the model through which it...
Winds of Change: Technical Progress and Learning by Doing in the Wind Industry
Rich Sweeney, Boston College
We measure technical progress and cost declines in the wind turbine industry, accounting for large quality improvements that have occurred...
The Devil is in the Tail: Macroeconomic Tail Risk Expectations of Firms
Manuel Menkhoff, University of Copenhagen
This paper examines novel survey evidence on firms’ beliefs about macroeconomic tail risk and their role in investment decisions. In a...
Public Finance Seminar: Monday, November 2
Youssef Benzarti, University of California, Santa Barbara
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Michael Beauregard Seminar in Macroeconomics: Tuesday, November 3
Yuriy Gorodnichenko, University of California, Berkeley
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Affirmative Action and Racial Integration
Zachary Bleemer, Princeton University
CID Speaker Series...
Michael Beauregard Seminar in Macroeconomics: Tuesday, November 10
Danial Lashkari, London School of Economics and Political Science
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Does Management Matter? Evidence from Indigent Defense in Texas
Emily Owens, University of California, Irvine
The majority of felony cases in the United States involve indigent defendants represented by publicly financed attorneys. We examine the...
Economic Theory Seminar: Friday, November 13
Stephen Morris, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Michael Beauregard Seminar in Macroeconomics: Tuesday, November 17
David Argente, Yale University
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Joint Economic Theory and Econometrics Seminar: Tuesday, November 17
Jörg Stoye, Cornell University
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ISR-Zwerdling Seminar in Labor Economics: Wednesday, November 18
Jessica Pan, National University of Singapore
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Housing First or Treatment First? Evidence from the VA's Homelessness Programs
Sydney Constantini, University of California, Berkeley
Debates in homelessness policy often pit Housing First programs, in which subsidized housing is offered unconditionally and immediately,...
Micro Responses to Macro Shocks
Martin Almuzara, Federal Reserve Bank of New York
We study panel data regression models when the shocks of interest are aggregate and there are omitted macro and micro-level shocks of any...
What Makes a Good Cop? Measuring Officer Quality and the Trade-Off Between Policing and Public Safety
Roman Rivera, Georgetown University
This paper measures heterogeneity in officers’ effects on reported crime and policing activities (stops, arrests, force use, and...
Economic Theory Seminar: Friday, December 4
Federico Echenique, University of California, Berkeley
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Michael Beauregard Seminar in Macroeconomics: Tuesday, December 8
George Nikolakoudis, Yale University
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Industrial Organization Seminar: Friday, December 11
Nicholas Vreudenhill, Arizona State University
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Economic History Seminar: Tuesday, March 16
Mohamed Saleh, London School of Economics and Political Science
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ISR-Zwerdling Seminar in Labor Economics: Wednesday, March 17
Marlene Koffi, University of Toronto
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Andrew W. Marcus Seminar in Applied Microeconomics: Tuesday, March 23
Desmond Ang, Harvard University
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Joint Economic History Seminar and ISR-Zwerdling Seminar in Labor Economics: Wednesday, April 14
Ellora Deronocourt, Princeton University
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ISR-Zwerdling Seminar in Labor Economics: Wednesday, April 21
Parag Pathak, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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