Happening @ Michigan https://events.umich.edu/list/rss RSS Feed for Happening @ Michigan Events at the University of Michigan. Applied Microeconomics/IO Seminar: Network Formation and Bargaining in Vertical Markets: The Case of Narrow Networks in Health Insurance (November 22, 2019 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/68280 68280-17037507@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, November 22, 2019 10:00am
Location: Lorch Hall
Organized By: Department of Economics

Abstract

“Network Adequacy Regulations” intend to help consumers by forcing “narrow-network” insurance plans to include more hospitals. But they can also give hospitals excessive bargaining leverage, leading to increased reimbursement rates and premiums. To study this, I develop and estimate a model of network formation and bargaining between hospitals and insurers. Crucially, my bargaining formulation allows insurers to threaten to replace an in-network hospital with an out-of-network one. Applied to a health insurance market in Massachusetts, my model predicts that regulations mandating large minimum network sizes can raise prices substantially. Also, surprisingly, network adequacy regulations can cause “broad-network” plans to downsize.

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 14 Nov 2019 14:31:13 -0500 2019-11-22T10:00:00-05:00 2019-11-22T11:30:00-05:00 Lorch Hall Department of Economics Workshop / Seminar economics
Labor Economics: Revealing Stereotypes: Evidence from Immigrants in Schools (November 22, 2019 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/68423 68423-17080056@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, November 22, 2019 1:00pm
Location: Lorch Hall
Organized By: Department of Economics

Abstract

We investigate whether individuals who are made aware of their stereotypes change their behavior, studying teacher bias in Italian schools. Teachers give lower grades to immigrant students compared to natives with the same performance in standardized tests. Differences in grading are bigger for teachers with stronger stereotypes, elicited through an Implicit Associa-tion Test (IAT). We reveal teachers their own IAT score, randomizing the timing of disclosure. Teachers informed before grading increase grades assigned to immigrants. This result is driven by teachers who do not report explicit views against immigrants and who receive a more precise signal of their implicit bias.

Alberto Alesina, Michela Carlana, Eliana La Ferrara, Paolo Pinotti

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 31 Oct 2019 10:34:37 -0400 2019-11-22T13:00:00-05:00 2019-11-22T14:30:00-05:00 Lorch Hall Department of Economics Workshop / Seminar economics
Student and Professional Networking Event (November 22, 2019 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/67442 67442-16855678@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, November 22, 2019 1:00pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Department of Economics

Join RSQE & the Department of Economics for a networking and career-focused event for students and professionals interested in internships, mentoring, career opportunities, and networking with professionals and alumni.

This event, which is co-sponsored by Oxford Bank, Regional Economic Models, Inc, and KLA is open to students of all levels and will have a strong presence from organizations in the economics, finance, and public policy fields. Organizations who will have tables at the event include the City of Detroit, General Motors, State of Michigan, Nationwide, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, and the Right Place.

Suggested attire: professional

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Careers / Jobs Thu, 07 Nov 2019 16:21:55 -0500 2019-11-22T13:00:00-05:00 2019-11-22T14:30:00-05:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Department of Economics Careers / Jobs economics
Public Finance: Optimal Noise in Second Best (November 25, 2019 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/67505 67505-16866611@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, November 25, 2019 4:00pm
Location: Lorch Hall
Organized By: Department of Economics

Abstract

Noise can be efficiently introduced by a decision-maker into data to protect identity (differential privacy) or to reduce gaming between a decision-maker and an agent who can the manipulate data. We present a new benefit of noise: to efficiently reduce distortions in a second-best setting. We derive a condition---which quickly converges to standard DARA preferences in the number of agents---where the introduction of noise in the private provision of public goods is Pareto improving. Despite producing a risk cost, noise reduces free-riding, which is more valuable under our condition. The effect is large: total Nash giving, while still less than first best, now diverges in the number of donors instead of converges (the standard result). A second application relates to tax.

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 25 Nov 2019 08:30:08 -0500 2019-11-25T16:00:00-05:00 2019-11-25T17:30:00-05:00 Lorch Hall Department of Economics Workshop / Seminar economics
Health, History, Demography & Development (H2D2) (November 26, 2019 11:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/68834 68834-17161714@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, November 26, 2019 11:30am
Location: Lorch Hall
Organized By: Department of Economics

Details to come.

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Workshop / Seminar Fri, 25 Oct 2019 10:22:54 -0400 2019-11-26T11:30:00-05:00 2019-11-26T12:50:00-05:00 Lorch Hall Department of Economics Workshop / Seminar economics
Social, Behavioral & Experimental Economics (SBEE): Primate patience: from foraging to cooperation (December 2, 2019 11:45am) https://events.umich.edu/event/68616 68616-17105377@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, December 2, 2019 11:45am
Location: North Quad
Organized By: Department of Economics

Abstract

Intertemporal choices involving tradeoffs between benefits and time costs are ubiquitous in both human and animal lives. Several proposals argue that nonhumans are stuck in the ‘now’, whereas future-orienting cognition allows humans to think ahead and make adaptive decisions. What is the ultimate function of high levels of patience, and why do such abilities emerge? I will argue that a suite of decision-making capacities including inter-temporal choice and future planning evolved in the context of foraging behaviors, and vary with ecological complexity across species. Then, I will examine how these capacities for self-control can be generalized from foraging contexts to solve new but evolutionarily-important problems, like cooking food. Finally, I will present work testing the hypothesis that low levels of self-control constrain cooperation in primates, and therefore may explain human-unique forms of ultra-sociality.

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Workshop / Seminar Fri, 18 Oct 2019 14:00:09 -0400 2019-12-02T11:45:00-05:00 2019-12-02T12:45:00-05:00 North Quad Department of Economics Workshop / Seminar economics
Public Finance: Anti Insurance: The Perverse Targeting of Health Insurance (December 2, 2019 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/67506 67506-16866612@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, December 2, 2019 4:00pm
Location: Lorch Hall
Organized By: Department of Economics

Abstract

Health insurance typically covers not only the small probability, large loss events emphasized by theory but also routine services like regular checkups. Usage of such services responds to liquidity shocks; people cut back when times are tight, such as during an unemployment spell. As a result, coverage of such services is least valuable in the states of the world in which marginal utility is greatest---an anti-insurance effect. Whether the net effect of health insurance is to improve or worsen risk exposure depends on the insured's relative exposure to health versus non-health risks. I find that for many U.S. households, health insurance worsens risk exposure; on average it targets states of the world in which marginal utility is relatively low. This highlights an important cost of the many policies that subsidize health insurance or health care.

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 08 Oct 2019 08:14:43 -0400 2019-12-02T16:00:00-05:00 2019-12-02T17:30:00-05:00 Lorch Hall Department of Economics Workshop / Seminar economics
Asia as a Growth Pole: Past, Present, and Future (December 2, 2019 4:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/69747 69747-17474751@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, December 2, 2019 4:30pm
Location:
Organized By: International Policy Center

Asia has made remarkable progress over the past decades and is now at the forefront of the global economy in growth terms. That said, there are several near-term risks that could derail Asia’s growth momentum, including trade tensions and too-low-for-long global interest rates. At the same time, there are fundamental challenges to Asia’s long-term prospects, such as the slowdown of potential growth, ageing, rising inequality, and the challenges and opportunities posed by the digital economy. In this talk, Chang Yong Rhee, Director of the Asia and Pacific Department at the International Monetary Fund, will discuss Asia as a growth pole in the past, present, and future.

Changyong Rhee is the Director of the Asia and Pacific Department at the International Monetary Fund (IMF), where he oversees the Fund’s work on the region, including its lending operations and bilateral and multilateral surveillance of economies ranging from China, Japan, and India to the Pacific Islands. Before joining the IMF in 2014, Mr. Rhee was Chief Economist of the Asian Development Bank (ADB); Secretary General and Sherpa of the Presidential Committee for the 2010 G-20 Seoul Summit; Vice Chairman of the Financial Services Commission (FSC) and Chairman of the Securities and Futures Commission of Korea; professor of economics at Seoul National University and the University of Rochester. He has also been a frequent policy advisor to the Government of Korea, including in the Office of the President, the Ministry of Finance and Economy, the Bank of Korea, the Korea Securities Depository, and the Korea Development Institute. He has published widely in the fields of macroeconomics, financial economics, and on the Korean economy. He holds a Ph.D. from Harvard University and an undergraduate honors degree from Seoul National University, both in economics.

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Lecture / Discussion Mon, 25 Nov 2019 10:00:45 -0500 2019-12-02T16:30:00-05:00 2019-12-02T17:50:00-05:00 International Policy Center Lecture / Discussion
Macroeconomics (December 4, 2019 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/68261 68261-17037417@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, December 4, 2019 4:00pm
Location: Lorch Hall
Organized By: Department of Economics

Details to come.

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 10 Oct 2019 13:11:51 -0400 2019-12-04T16:00:00-05:00 2019-12-04T17:20:00-05:00 Lorch Hall Department of Economics Workshop / Seminar economics
LSA Bonderman Fellowship Info Session (December 4, 2019 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/68404 68404-17077945@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, December 4, 2019 5:00pm
Location: Michigan League
Organized By: Center for Global and Intercultural Study

The Bonderman Fellowship offers 4 graduating University of Michigan LSA (Literature, Science and the Arts) seniors $20,000 to travel the world. They must travel to at least 6 countries in 2 regions over the course of 8 months and are expected to immerse themselves in independent and enriching explorations.

Come to a Bonderman information session to learn more about the fellowship and how to apply! Pizza will be provided!

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Presentation Fri, 18 Oct 2019 10:30:00 -0400 2019-12-04T17:00:00-05:00 2019-12-04T18:00:00-05:00 Michigan League Center for Global and Intercultural Study Presentation Fellow pictured abroad
International Economics (December 5, 2019 11:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/68612 68612-17105372@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, December 5, 2019 11:30am
Location: Lorch Hall
Organized By: Department of Economics

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Workshop / Seminar Fri, 18 Oct 2019 12:54:09 -0400 2019-12-05T11:30:00-05:00 2019-12-05T13:00:00-05:00 Lorch Hall Department of Economics Workshop / Seminar economics
Law and Economics: Tort Liability and Unawareness (December 5, 2019 4:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/68326 68326-17046003@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, December 5, 2019 4:30pm
Location: Jeffries Hall
Organized By: Department of Economics

Details to come.

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Workshop / Seminar Fri, 11 Oct 2019 15:25:13 -0400 2019-12-05T16:30:00-05:00 2019-12-05T18:30:00-05:00 Jeffries Hall Department of Economics Workshop / Seminar economics
Applied Microeconomics/IO Seminar: The Equilibrium Effects of Public Provision in Education Markets: Evidence from a Public School Expansion Policy (December 6, 2019 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/68281 68281-17037508@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, December 6, 2019 10:00am
Location: Lorch Hall
Organized By: Department of Economics

Abstract:

In a variety of markets with private options, the optimal level of public provision may require balancing a tradeoff between reducing private options’ market power with the possibility of crowding out potentially high-quality products. These considerations are particularly relevant in many developing countries’ education systems where private schools capture high market shares while public schools are overcrowded. We study the equilibrium effects of public provision in the context of a large expansion of public schools in the Dominican Republic. Over a five-year period, the government aimed to increase the number of public school classrooms by 78%. Using an event study framework, we estimate the effect of a new public school on neighborhood outcomes and competing private schools, where we instrument for how quickly the public school construction project finished with whether the procurement lottery randomly assigned the project to a firm or an unaffiliated individual. We find that a new public increased neighborhood students’ test scores, both in the public and private sectors. As public enrollment increased, a large number of private schools closed while the surviving schools lowered prices and increased investment in school quality. To study how the provision of high quality schools varies with the level of public provision, and to compare the effects to the alternative policy of public financing, we specify an empirical model of demand (students choosing schools) and supply (schools choosing whether to stay open, how much to invest in quality, and what price to charge).

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 02 Dec 2019 08:15:37 -0500 2019-12-06T10:00:00-05:00 2019-12-06T11:30:00-05:00 Lorch Hall Department of Economics Workshop / Seminar economics
Economics at Work (December 6, 2019 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/68600 68600-17105360@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, December 6, 2019 1:00pm
Location: Lorch Hall
Organized By: Department of Economics

Economics@Work is intended for any student who is interested in learning about a variety of career opportunities for economics majors. Early students of economics may use this class to explore whether an economics major best suits their interests and goals. Advanced students in economics will benefit from the information and networking opportunities.

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Workshop / Seminar Fri, 18 Oct 2019 12:24:40 -0400 2019-12-06T13:00:00-05:00 2019-12-06T14:30:00-05:00 Lorch Hall Department of Economics Workshop / Seminar economics
Labor Economics: What is a Good School, and Can Parents Tell? Evidence on the Multidimensionality of School Output (December 6, 2019 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/68424 68424-17080057@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, December 6, 2019 1:00pm
Location: Lorch Hall
Organized By: Department of Economics

Abstract

Is a school’s impact on high-stakes test scores a good measure of its overall impact on students? Do parents value school impacts on tests, longer-run outcomes, or both? To answer the first question, we exploit quasi-random school assignments and data from Trinidad and Tobago. We construct exogenous instruments for each individual school and estimate the causal impacts of individual schools on several short- and longer-run outcomes. Schools’ impacts on high-stakes tests are weakly related to impacts on low-stakes tests, dropout, crime, teen motherhood, and formal labor market participation. To answer the second question, we link estimated school
impacts to parents’ ranked lists of schools. We propose a modified mulitnomial logit model that allows one to infer preferences for school attributes even in some settings where choices are strategic. Parents of higher-achieving students value schools that improve high-stakes test scores conditional on average outcomes, proximity, and even peer quality. Parents also value schools that reduce crime and increase formal labor market participation. Most parents’ preferences for school impacts on labor-market and crime outcomes are, as strong, or stronger than those for test scores. These results provide a potential explanation for recent findings that parent preferences are not strongly related to test-score impacts. They also suggest that evaluations based solely on test scores may be very misleading about the welfare effects of school choice.

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 21 Nov 2019 10:09:43 -0500 2019-12-06T13:00:00-05:00 2019-12-06T14:30:00-05:00 Lorch Hall Department of Economics Workshop / Seminar economics
Economic Theory: Stability in Repeated Matching Markets (December 6, 2019 2:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/69031 69031-17220012@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, December 6, 2019 2:30pm
Location: Lorch Hall
Organized By: Department of Economics

Abstract:

I develop a framework for studying repeated matching markets, where in every period, a new generation of short-lived agents on one side of the market is matched to a fixed set of long-lived institutions on the other. Within this framework, I characterize self-enforcing arrangements for two types of environments. When wages are rigid, as in the matching market for hospitals and medical residents, players can be partitioned into two sets: regardless of patience level, some players can be assigned only according to a static stable matching; when institutions are patient, the other players can be assigned in ways that are unstable in one-shot interactions. I discuss these results’ implications for allocating residents to rural hospitals. When wages can be flexibly adjusted, I show that with flexible wages, repeated interaction resolves well-known non-existence issues: while static stable matchings may fail to exist with complementarities and/or peer effects, self-enforcing matching processes always exist if institutions are sufficiently patient.

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 02 Dec 2019 09:34:45 -0500 2019-12-06T14:30:00-05:00 2019-12-06T16:00:00-05:00 Lorch Hall Department of Economics Workshop / Seminar economics
Social, Behavioral & Experimental Economics (SBEE): Borrowing to Save? The Impact of Automatic Enrollment on Debt (December 9, 2019 11:45am) https://events.umich.edu/event/68617 68617-17105383@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, December 9, 2019 11:45am
Location: North Quad
Organized By: Department of Economics

Abstract

Does automatic enrollment into a retirement plan increase borrowing outside the plan? We study a natural experiment created when the U.S. Army began automatically enrolling newly hired civilian employees into the Thrift Savings Plan. Four years after hire, automatic enrollment causes no significant change in credit scores (point estimate 0.001 standard deviations) or debt balances excluding auto loans and first mortgages (point estimate -0.6% of annual salary). We also find no significant increase in auto loan and first mortgage balances in our main regression specification, although the estimated increases in these categories are economically and statistically significant in alternative specifications.

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 19 Nov 2019 08:31:30 -0500 2019-12-09T11:45:00-05:00 2019-12-09T12:45:00-05:00 North Quad Department of Economics Workshop / Seminar economics
Public Finance: “Does eviction cause poverty? Quasi-experimental evidence from Cook County, IL” (joint with John Eric Humphries, Nick Mader, and Daniel Tannenbaum) (December 9, 2019 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/66603 66603-16767943@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, December 9, 2019 4:00pm
Location: Lorch Hall
Organized By: Department of Economics

Abstract:

Each year, more than two million U.S. households have an eviction case filed against them. Many cities have recently implemented policies aimed at reducing the number of evictions, motivated by research showing strong associations between being evicted and subsequent adverse economic outcomes. Yet it is difficult to determine to what extent those associations represent causal relationships, because eviction itself is likely to be a consequence of adverse life events. This paper addresses that challenge and offers new causal evidence on how eviction affects financial distress, residential mobility, and neighborhood quality. We collect the near-universe of Cook County court records over a period of seventeen years, and link these records to credit bureau and payday loans data. Using this data, we characterize the trajectory of financial strain in the run-up and aftermath of eviction court for both evicted and non-evicted households, finding high levels and striking increases in financial strain in the years before an eviction case is filed. Guided by this descriptive evidence, we employ two approaches to draw causal inference on the effect of eviction. The first takes advantage of the panel data through a difference-in-differences design. The second is an instrumental variables strategy, relying on the fact that court cases are randomly assigned to judges of varying leniency. We find that eviction negatively impacts credit access and durable consumption for several years. However, the effects are small relative to the financial strain experienced by both evicted and non-evicted tenants in the run-up to an eviction filing.

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Workshop / Seminar Fri, 06 Dec 2019 11:14:28 -0500 2019-12-09T16:00:00-05:00 2019-12-09T17:30:00-05:00 Lorch Hall Department of Economics Workshop / Seminar economics
Economic History (December 10, 2019 2:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/68318 68318-17045994@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, December 10, 2019 2:30pm
Location: Lorch Hall
Organized By: Department of Economics

Details to come.

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Workshop / Seminar Fri, 11 Oct 2019 14:51:33 -0400 2019-12-10T14:30:00-05:00 2019-12-10T16:00:00-05:00 Lorch Hall Department of Economics Workshop / Seminar economics
Bioethics Discussion: Antinatalism (December 10, 2019 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/52723 52723-12974156@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, December 10, 2019 7:00pm
Location: Lurie Biomedical Engineering
Organized By: The Bioethics Discussion Group

A discussion on the end to our means.

Readings to consider:
1. The Last Messiah
2. Why It Is Better Never to Come into Existence
3. Every Conceivable Harm: A Further Defence of Anti-Natalism
4. The Ethics of Procreation and Adoption

For more information and/or to receive a copy of the readings contact Barry Belmont at belmont@umich.edu or visit http://belmont.bme.umich.edu/bioethics-discussion-group/discussions/037-antinatalism/.

Tell your descendants to consider the blog: https://belmont.bme.umich.edu/incidental-art/

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 13 Aug 2019 10:54:42 -0400 2019-12-10T19:00:00-05:00 2019-12-10T20:30:00-05:00 Lurie Biomedical Engineering The Bioethics Discussion Group Lecture / Discussion Antinatalism
Macroeconomics - CANCELLED (December 11, 2019 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/68262 68262-17037418@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, December 11, 2019 4:00pm
Location: Lorch Hall
Organized By: Department of Economics

*Please note that this seminar is cancelled!!

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 03 Dec 2019 07:55:50 -0500 2019-12-11T16:00:00-05:00 2019-12-11T17:20:00-05:00 Lorch Hall Department of Economics Workshop / Seminar economics
The Choice 2 conference (December 12, 2019 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/66524 66524-16744957@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, December 12, 2019 12:00pm
Location: Ross School of Business
Organized By: Business+Impact at Michigan Ross

Business+Impact and U-M’s Center for the Study of Complex Systems will again bring together U-M scholars from across disciplinary boundaries to ponder big questions about how society should best choose the institutions/methodologies to make choices that will influence and contribute to a society’s or organizations’ ability to flourish. These institutions and mechanisms guide, manage, allocate, and harness society’s intellectual, financial, social, and ecological resources to decide on laws, policies, and leaders.  

Some featured participants include Tom Malone, former CEO of Summa, and Scott E. Page of the University of Michigan.

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Conference / Symposium Fri, 06 Sep 2019 14:11:04 -0400 2019-12-12T12:00:00-05:00 2019-12-12T17:00:00-05:00 Ross School of Business Business+Impact at Michigan Ross Conference / Symposium Ross School of Business
The Choice 2 conference (December 13, 2019 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/66524 66524-16744958@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, December 13, 2019 9:00am
Location: Ross School of Business
Organized By: Business+Impact at Michigan Ross

Business+Impact and U-M’s Center for the Study of Complex Systems will again bring together U-M scholars from across disciplinary boundaries to ponder big questions about how society should best choose the institutions/methodologies to make choices that will influence and contribute to a society’s or organizations’ ability to flourish. These institutions and mechanisms guide, manage, allocate, and harness society’s intellectual, financial, social, and ecological resources to decide on laws, policies, and leaders.  

Some featured participants include Tom Malone, former CEO of Summa, and Scott E. Page of the University of Michigan.

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Conference / Symposium Fri, 06 Sep 2019 14:11:04 -0400 2019-12-13T09:00:00-05:00 2019-12-13T15:00:00-05:00 Ross School of Business Business+Impact at Michigan Ross Conference / Symposium Ross School of Business
BIONIC Lunch: Death Positivity (December 17, 2019 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/63779 63779-15873597@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, December 17, 2019 12:00pm
Location: North Campus Research Complex Building 10
Organized By: The Bioethics Discussion Group

Join us for a lunchtime discussion in the mere hours we have remaining.

Please RSVP: https://forms.gle/HK2mP7nMLiB6L9w3A

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Lecture / Discussion Mon, 23 Sep 2019 14:01:00 -0400 2019-12-17T12:00:00-05:00 2019-12-17T13:30:00-05:00 North Campus Research Complex Building 10 The Bioethics Discussion Group Lecture / Discussion Death Positivity
LSA Bonderman Fellowship Info Session (January 13, 2020 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/68404 68404-17077946@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, January 13, 2020 12:00pm
Location: Palmer Commons
Organized By: Center for Global and Intercultural Study

The Bonderman Fellowship offers 4 graduating University of Michigan LSA (Literature, Science and the Arts) seniors $20,000 to travel the world. They must travel to at least 6 countries in 2 regions over the course of 8 months and are expected to immerse themselves in independent and enriching explorations.

Come to a Bonderman information session to learn more about the fellowship and how to apply! Pizza will be provided!

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Presentation Fri, 18 Oct 2019 10:30:00 -0400 2020-01-13T12:00:00-05:00 2020-01-13T13:00:00-05:00 Palmer Commons Center for Global and Intercultural Study Presentation Fellow pictured abroad
Bioethics Discussion: Others (January 14, 2020 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/52724 52724-12974157@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, January 14, 2020 7:00pm
Location: Lurie Biomedical Engineering
Organized By: The Bioethics Discussion Group

A discussion on us and them, but mostly them.

Readings to consider:
1. Neuroethics and the Problem of Other Minds: Implications of Neuroscience for the Moral Status of Brain-Damaged Patients and Nonhuman Animals
2. Undocumented Patients: Undocumented Immigrants and Access to Health Care
3. Bioethics and International Human Rights
4. Against culturally sensitive bioethics

For more information and/or to receive a copy of the readings contact Barry Belmont at belmont@umich.edu or visit http://belmont.bme.umich.edu/bioethics-discussion-group/discussions/038-others/.

I hear every one else is reading the blog: https://belmont.bme.umich.edu/incidental-art/

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 09 Jan 2020 09:54:03 -0500 2020-01-14T19:00:00-05:00 2020-01-14T20:30:00-05:00 Lurie Biomedical Engineering The Bioethics Discussion Group Lecture / Discussion Others
“MLK Jr.'s Legacy and the Crisis of Racial Capitalism - What's Next?” (January 21, 2020 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/71080 71080-17774959@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, January 21, 2020 4:00pm
Location: Tisch Hall
Organized By: Department of Afroamerican and African Studies

Barbara Ransby is an historian, writer, and longtime political activist. Ransby has published dozens of articles and essays in popular and scholarly venues. She is most notably the author of an award-winning biography of civil rights activist Ella Baker, entitled Ella Baker and the Black Freedom Movement: A Radical Democratic Vision(University of North Carolina, 2003), which won no less than six major awards.
Barbara’s most recent book is "Making All Black Lives Matter: Reimagining Freedom in the 21st Century" (2018). She serves on the editorial boards of The Black Commentator (an online journal); the London-based journal, Race and Class; the Justice, Power and Politics Series at University of North Carolina Press; and the Scholar’s Advisory Committee of Ms. magazine. In the summer of 2012 she became the second Editor-in-Chief of SOULS, a critical journal of Black Politics, Culture and Society published quarterly.
Professor Ransby received a BA in History from Columbia University and an MA and PhD in History from the University of Michigan.

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 09 Jan 2020 08:23:14 -0500 2020-01-21T16:00:00-05:00 2020-01-21T18:00:00-05:00 Tisch Hall Department of Afroamerican and African Studies Lecture / Discussion Tisch Hall
Make Your Questions Count: Students and Social Justice in the Data Age (January 24, 2020 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/71817 71817-17888059@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, January 24, 2020 12:00pm
Location: Michigan Union
Organized By: Quantitative Methods in the Social Sciences (QMSS)

In the spirit of Dr. King's strides towards social justice, the new Quantitative Methods in the Social Sciences (QMSS) program in LSA is partnering with UROP to highlight social science research by undergraduate students focusing on social justice and furthering knowledge of humankind and their interactions within societies. Make Your Questions Count: Students and Social Justice in the Data Age will include posters of undergraduate student research, as well as a discussion about the advantages and pitfalls of applying data - big and small - to questions addressing society and social justice.

Join us for LUNCH and LEARNING on Friday, January 24 from noon-2pm in the newly renovated Michigan Union's Pond Room (1st floor - by the Panera entrance).

SOCIAL SCIENCE MAJORS/MINORS: If you've done work in the social justice arena and would like YOUR research to be featured in our event, submit your poster and information about your project to https://forms.gle/5DNL4vhbmo9RP9vf9 no later than midnight on Wednesday, January 22 to be included in the program. Participation in UROP is not required to submit your project!

We hope to see you for lunch on Friday!

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Presentation Tue, 21 Jan 2020 19:12:06 -0500 2020-01-24T12:00:00-05:00 2020-01-24T14:00:00-05:00 Michigan Union Quantitative Methods in the Social Sciences (QMSS) Presentation QMSS Lunch and Learn
LSA Bonderman Fellowship Info Session (January 27, 2020 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/68404 68404-17077948@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, January 27, 2020 5:00pm
Location: Michigan League
Organized By: Center for Global and Intercultural Study

The Bonderman Fellowship offers 4 graduating University of Michigan LSA (Literature, Science and the Arts) seniors $20,000 to travel the world. They must travel to at least 6 countries in 2 regions over the course of 8 months and are expected to immerse themselves in independent and enriching explorations.

Come to a Bonderman information session to learn more about the fellowship and how to apply! Pizza will be provided!

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Presentation Fri, 18 Oct 2019 10:30:00 -0400 2020-01-27T17:00:00-05:00 2020-01-27T18:00:00-05:00 Michigan League Center for Global and Intercultural Study Presentation Fellow pictured abroad
Privacy@Michigan 2020 (January 28, 2020 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/71094 71094-17777056@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, January 28, 2020 1:00pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Information and Technology Services (ITS)

Register to attend the Privacy@Michigan Symposium and Research Showcase Tuesday, January 28, 1 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. in the Rackham Amphitheatre (4th floor) and celebrate the 2020 International Data Privacy Day. Attendance is free and open to the public but space is limited. Please RSVP.

For a schedule of events and to register visit: https://safecomputing.umich.edu/events/privacy-at-michigan/2020

Kathleen Kingsbury, editor of The New York Times Privacy Project, will give the keynote address. Multi-disciplinary experts will participate in panel discussions on a range of privacy-related topics. A privacy fair including a privacy clinic, where students help with general privacy questions, and posters showcasing privacy research at the University of Michigan will be available throughout the afternoon.

This event organized by the University of Michigan School of Information, University of Michigan Information Assurance, and the Dissonance Event Series.

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Conference / Symposium Fri, 10 Jan 2020 13:49:19 -0500 2020-01-28T13:00:00-05:00 2020-01-28T18:30:00-05:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Information and Technology Services (ITS) Conference / Symposium Privacy@Michigan Symposium - Keynote Speaker: Kathleen Kingsbury
Bioethics Discussion: Michigan (January 28, 2020 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/52725 52725-12974158@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, January 28, 2020 7:00pm
Location: Lurie Biomedical Engineering
Organized By: The Bioethics Discussion Group

A discussion on our state.

Readings to consider:
1. 2019 State of the State
2. Michigan Health Policy for the Incoming 2019 Gubernatorial Administration
3. ACA Exchange Competitiveness in Michigan
4. Flint Water Crisis: What Happened and Why?

For more information and/or to receive a copy of the readings contact Barry Belmont at belmont@umich.edu or visit http://belmont.bme.umich.edu/bioethics-discussion-group/discussions/039-michigan/.

For the ever-present state of things, consider the blog: https://belmont.bme.umich.edu/incidental-art/




...Flint still doesn't have clean drinking water.

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 09 Jan 2020 09:55:44 -0500 2020-01-28T19:00:00-05:00 2020-01-28T20:30:00-05:00 Lurie Biomedical Engineering The Bioethics Discussion Group Lecture / Discussion Michigan
Economics at Work (January 31, 2020 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/70946 70946-17758141@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, January 31, 2020 1:00pm
Location: Lorch Hall
Organized By: Department of Economics

Economics@Work is intended for any student who is interested in learning about a variety of career opportunities for economics majors. Early students of economics may use this class to explore whether an economics major best suits their interests and goals. Advanced students in economics will benefit from the information and networking opportunities.

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 09 Jan 2020 10:58:56 -0500 2020-01-31T13:00:00-05:00 2020-01-31T14:10:00-05:00 Lorch Hall Department of Economics Workshop / Seminar Economics
Sculptor Capital Management Presents: How Operations makes a finance firm tick (February 7, 2020 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/71946 71946-17903303@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, February 7, 2020 9:00am
Location:
Organized By: LSA Opportunity Hub

Investment bankers, hedge fund managers, and sales professionals generate revenue, but operations professionals are who ensure the success of the firm. If you are interested in helping firms more efficiently operate, shaping the talent of the organization, or ensuring that work complies with legal standards then join Sculptor for a crash course on the work.

You should attend this workshop if you are:
- An LSA junior interested in learning about how firms run from people to processes
- Interested in pursuing a career in Manhattan
- Focused on a career in Operations, Human Capital, Legal, Compliance, IT, or Tax

What you’ll gain by attending:
- Valuable connections with a leading hedge firm interested in talented LSA students
- A better understanding of the variety of operations roles within a finance firm
- Hands on experience with a case study led by professionals who do the work

How to apply:
- Submit your résumé and write a few (brief) statements by Thursday, Feb 6th at 11:59p

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Workshop / Seminar Wed, 05 Feb 2020 18:21:20 -0500 2020-02-07T09:00:00-05:00 2020-02-07T12:00:00-05:00 LSA Opportunity Hub Workshop / Seminar Employer collaborating with students
Startup Career Fair (February 7, 2020 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/72206 72206-17957291@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, February 7, 2020 12:00pm
Location: Duderstadt Center
Organized By: MPowered Entrepreneurship

Startup Career Fair provides students with the opportunity to pursue their passion and get paid for it. From Productiv in San Francisco to Choco from Berlin, world-renowned startups with mission-driven teams are waiting to hire you.

We invite you to join us on February 7 from 12-4pm at the Duderstadt Center on North Campus. Register by February 4th and you'll be entered into a lottery for an invitation to our exclusive networking breakfast with recruiters. Can’t wait to see you #Launch.

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Careers / Jobs Wed, 29 Jan 2020 13:06:39 -0500 2020-02-07T12:00:00-05:00 2020-02-07T16:00:00-05:00 Duderstadt Center MPowered Entrepreneurship Careers / Jobs #Launch
Economics at Work (February 7, 2020 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/70947 70947-17760216@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, February 7, 2020 1:00pm
Location: Lorch Hall
Organized By: Department of Economics

Economics@Work is intended for any student who is interested in learning about a variety of career opportunities for economics majors. Early students of economics may use this class to explore whether an economics major best suits their interests and goals. Advanced students in economics will benefit from the information and networking opportunities.

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 09 Jan 2020 10:59:24 -0500 2020-02-07T13:00:00-05:00 2020-02-07T14:10:00-05:00 Lorch Hall Department of Economics Workshop / Seminar Economics
CREES Noon Lecture. Terroir, Ecological Stewardship, and Heritage Politics in the Bulgarian Wine Industry (February 12, 2020 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/71275 71275-17794081@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, February 12, 2020 12:00pm
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies

Bulgaria is arguably one of the oldest wine-producing countries in the world, and built a large, highly industrialized and export-oriented wine sector during state socialism as a wine-producing specialist of COMECON (the economic alliance of Soviet allies). When socialism collapsed in 1989, the wine industry faced multiple challenges, including the accepted international hierarchy of wine-producing countries through which Bulgarian wines then became understood and marketed. In this talk, I examine the contestations over the idea of *terroir* (a taste of place) among Bulgarian wine professionals to understand how wine is involved in heritage projects. As new resources and opportunities became available through EU heritage politics in which wine traditions became a central piece of the heritage industry and of agricultural and rural development, these debates highlight diverse meanings of ecological stewardship in light of heritage preservation. Understanding wine as a cultural heritage raises important questions of whose and which past is worthy of preservation, and why. The tensions within the Bulgarian wine industry, namely reconciling the cultural pride of winemaking heritage with a competitive hierarchical global wine market, illustrate the multi-faceted aspects of culture, ecology, and politics in the era of post-Cold War globalization.

Yuson Jung is associate professor of anthropology at Wayne State University. Her research explores issues of consumption, food politics, globalization, and postsocialism. She is the author of "Balkan Blues: Consumer Politics after State Socialism" (Indiana University Press, 2019) which examines everyday consumer experience in postsocialist Bulgaria. She has also co-edited (with Jakob Klein and Melissa Caldwell) "Ethical Eating in the Postsocialist and Socialist World" (University of California Press, 2014). Currently, she is working on a book project entitled "The Cultural Politics of Wine: Globalization, Heritage, and the Transformation of the Bulgarian Wine Industry," as well as on a collaborative research project (with Andrew Newman) regarding food politics and urban governance in Detroit.

This lecture is part of the WCEE environment series.

If you are a person with a disability who requires an accommodation to attend this event, please reach out to weisercenter@umich.edu at least 2 weeks in advance of this event. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary as some accommodations may require more time for the university to arrange.

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Lecture / Discussion Fri, 10 Jan 2020 16:42:53 -0500 2020-02-12T12:00:00-05:00 2020-02-12T13:20:00-05:00 Weiser Hall Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies Lecture / Discussion Bulgarian vineyard
AIM Extended Reality (XR) (February 21, 2020 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/71745 71745-17877258@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, February 21, 2020 9:00am
Location: Michigan Union
Organized By: Center for Academic Innovation

Join us on Friday, February 21 from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. in the Kuenzel Room at the Michigan Union (530 S State St) for AIM Extended Reality (XR). We’ll welcome Kavya Pearlman, founder of non-profit, XR Safety Initiative (XRSI), the very first global effort that promotes privacy, security, ethics and develops standards and guidelines for Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality and Mixed Reality (VR/AR/MR) collectively known as XR. Kavya is the second of three speakers focused on XR scheduled throughout the Winter/Spring 2020 semester. Please register below if you plan to attend.

Title: How to Build SAFE Virtual Worlds !?!

Description: We need to create SAFE immersive environments! Simply because, XR misuse by attackers can potentially lead to psychological, physical, reputational, social and economic harm. In this session, XRSI founder and CEO, Kavya Pearlman explores the potential of threats in XR systems, how to mitigate them and how to better protect end-users and enterprises moving forward. This session will approach the topic from multiple different directions. An introduction to XR domain, and discuss XR specific security challenges, concerns, constraints overlap and the types of threat XR is experiencing and may experience in the future. Discussion on issues of privacy and trust in the context of cyber-attacks, child safety, disinformation, and propaganda. Finally, framing how the industry can respond to these challenges: Actionable advice on how to create SAFE immersive environments in order to move from research prototypes and early demonstrators to secure, reliable and trustworthy systems that can play a more significant role in everyday life.

Speaker: Kavya PearlmanSpeaker: Kavya Pearlman, Founder, XR Safety Initiative (XRSI)

Bio: Well known as the “Cyber Guardian”, Kavya Pearlman is an Award-winning cybersecurity professional with a deep interest in immersive and emerging technologies. Kavya is the founder of non-profit, XR Safety Initiative (XRSI), the very first global effort that promotes privacy, security, ethics and develops standards and guidelines for Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality and Mixed Reality (VR/AR/MR) collectively known as XR.

Kavya is constantly exploring new technologies to solve current cybersecurity challenges. She has been named one of the Top Cybersecurity influencers for two consecutive years 2018-2019 by IFSEC Global. Kavya has won many awards for her work and contribution to the security community including 40 under 40 Top Business Executives 2019 by San Francisco Business Times, Rising Star of the year 2019 by Women in IT Award Series and Minority CISO of the Year 2018 by ICMCP. For her work with XR Safety Initiative, Middle East CISO Council awarded her – CISO 100 Women Security Leader award in Dubai and she has been nominated for being “Innovator of The Year 2019 by Women in IT Award Series. Kavya Pearlman is also the Cybersecurity Strategist at Wallarm, a global security company that uses artificial intelligence to protect hundreds of customers across e-commerce, fin-tech, health-tech, and SaaS via their application security platform.

AIM Extended Reality (XR) is an all new event series hosted by the Center for Academic Innovation that will explore how extended reality (XR) is being used in higher education and beyond. This speaker series stems from a Provost to engage in a new campus-wide XR Initiative. This initiative will formally ask us to consider how we can leverage emerging XR technologies to strengthen the quality of a Michigan education, cultivate an interdisciplinary scholarly community of practice at Michigan, and enhance a nationwide network for academic innovation. Learn more about the initiative on our XR initiative page.

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Lecture / Discussion Fri, 07 Feb 2020 12:33:59 -0500 2020-02-21T09:00:00-05:00 2020-02-21T11:00:00-05:00 Michigan Union Center for Academic Innovation Lecture / Discussion AIM Event Series
Economics at Work (February 21, 2020 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/71144 71144-17783443@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, February 21, 2020 1:00pm
Location: Lorch Hall
Organized By: Department of Economics

Economics@Work is intended for any student who is interested in learning about a variety of career opportunities for economics majors. Early students of economics may use this class to explore whether an economics major best suits their interests and goals. Advanced students in economics will benefit from the information and networking opportunities.

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 09 Jan 2020 10:59:43 -0500 2020-02-21T13:00:00-05:00 2020-02-21T14:10:00-05:00 Lorch Hall Department of Economics Workshop / Seminar Economics
Town Hall Meeting: Socialism and the 2020 elections (February 24, 2020 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/73071 73071-18138331@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, February 24, 2020 7:00pm
Location: Michigan League
Organized By: International Youth and Students for Social Equality

One word is dominating the 2020 election cycle: socialism.

Donald Trump and his fascist allies declare the US “will never be a socialist country.” Joe Biden and Pete Buttigieg proclaim their desire to save the Democratic Party from socialists, while Bernie Sanders, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) claim socialism means working within the Democratic Party for mild reforms. The ruling class, presiding over a society dominated by inequality, war and state repression, increasingly views socialism as an immediate threat.

The Socialist Equality Party is running in the 2020 elections to explain what socialism really means. Join the SEP’s candidates—Joseph Kishore for President and Norissa Santa Cruz for Vice President—in the historic struggle to unite all workers internationally, independent of the political parties of the ruling class. The working class is the social force that can replace capitalism with international socialism.

This town hall meeting with Joseph Kishore is part of a national series of meetings being held across the United States, hosted by the IYSSE and the SEP.

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Meeting Wed, 19 Feb 2020 10:41:37 -0500 2020-02-24T19:00:00-05:00 2020-02-24T21:00:00-05:00 Michigan League International Youth and Students for Social Equality Meeting Joseph Kishore (President) and Norissa Santa Cruz (Vice President), Socialist Equality Party
Bioethics Discussion: Overpopulation (February 25, 2020 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/52727 52727-12974161@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, February 25, 2020 7:00pm
Location: Lurie Biomedical Engineering
Organized By: The Bioethics Discussion Group

A discussion on one to(o) many.

Readings to consider:
1. Having Children: Reproductive Ethics in the Face of Overpopulation
2. The Ethics of Controlling Population Growth in the Developing World
3. Overpopulation and the Threat of Ecological Disaster: The Need for Global Bioethics
4. Threats and burdens: Challenging scarcity-driven narratives of “overpopulation”

For more information and/or to receive a copy of the readings contact Barry Belmont at belmont@umich.edu or visit http://belmont.bme.umich.edu/bioethics-discussion-group/discussions/041-overpopulation/.

If it's not too crowded, consider the blog: https://belmont.bme.umich.edu/incidental-art/

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 09 Jan 2020 09:56:30 -0500 2020-02-25T19:00:00-05:00 2020-02-25T20:30:00-05:00 Lurie Biomedical Engineering The Bioethics Discussion Group Lecture / Discussion Overpopulation
Home Sweet Home: Aging in Place with Shared Housing (February 26, 2020 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/70494 70494-17602774@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, February 26, 2020 10:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

Shared housing programs are making a re-emergence amidst the rapid aging of our nation’s population. This is due in part to the desire of many older adults to “age in place;” or remain in the home as they age, rather than explore traditional senior housing options. This lecture will discuss the concept of shared housing, and look at a few programs from across the country, with an emphasis one right here in Michigan. Brittney M. Williams, LLMSW is a geriatric social worker, and the coordinator of the HomeShare Program in the Housing Bureau for Seniors at Michigan Medicine. The Study Group for those 50 and over is held on Wednesday February 26.

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Class / Instruction Wed, 18 Dec 2019 12:19:52 -0500 2020-02-26T10:00:00-05:00 2020-02-26T11:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction Study Group
Public Finance Seminar (March 5, 2020 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/73620 73620-18269848@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, March 5, 2020 4:00pm
Location: Lorch Hall
Organized By: Department of Economics

Details to come.

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 05 Mar 2020 16:21:33 -0500 2020-03-05T16:00:00-05:00 2020-03-05T17:00:00-05:00 Lorch Hall Department of Economics Workshop / Seminar economics
Social, Behavioral & Experimental Economics (SBEE): Understanding Cultural Persistence and Change (March 9, 2020 11:45am) https://events.umich.edu/event/71228 71228-18304808@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, March 9, 2020 11:45am
Location: Ross School of Business
Organized By: Department of Economics

Abstract:
We examine a determinant of cultural persistence that has emerged from a class of models in evolutionary anthropology: the similarity of the environment across generations. Within these models, when the environment is more similar across generations, the traits that have evolved up to the previous generation are more likely to be optimal for the current generation. In equilibrium, a greater value is placed on tradition and there is greater cultural persistence. We test this hypothesis by measuring the variability of different climatic measures across 20-year generations from 500-1900. Employing a variety of tests, each using different samples and empirical strategies, we find that populations with ancestors who lived in environments with more cross-generational instability place less importance in maintaining tradition today and exhibit less cultural persistence.

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Workshop / Seminar Fri, 10 Jan 2020 10:53:44 -0500 2020-03-09T11:45:00-04:00 2020-03-09T12:45:00-04:00 Ross School of Business Department of Economics Workshop / Seminar Economics
Social, Behavioral & Experimental Economics (SBEE): Understanding Cultural Persistence and Change (March 9, 2020 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/71228 71228-18304809@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, March 9, 2020 12:00pm
Location:
Organized By: Department of Economics

Abstract:
We examine a determinant of cultural persistence that has emerged from a class of models in evolutionary anthropology: the similarity of the environment across generations. Within these models, when the environment is more similar across generations, the traits that have evolved up to the previous generation are more likely to be optimal for the current generation. In equilibrium, a greater value is placed on tradition and there is greater cultural persistence. We test this hypothesis by measuring the variability of different climatic measures across 20-year generations from 500-1900. Employing a variety of tests, each using different samples and empirical strategies, we find that populations with ancestors who lived in environments with more cross-generational instability place less importance in maintaining tradition today and exhibit less cultural persistence.

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Workshop / Seminar Fri, 10 Jan 2020 10:53:44 -0500 2020-03-09T12:00:00-04:00 2020-03-09T13:00:00-04:00 Department of Economics Workshop / Seminar Economics
Public Finance & Labor Economics: PAY TRANSPARENCY AND THE GENDER GAP (March 9, 2020 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/67507 67507-16866613@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, March 9, 2020 4:00pm
Location: Lorch Hall
Organized By: Department of Economics

Abstract:
We examine the impact of public sector salary disclosure laws on university faculty salaries in Canada. The laws, which enable public access to the salaries of individual faculty if they exceed specified thresholds, were introduced in different provinces at different times. Using detailed administrative data covering the majority of faculty in Canada, and an event-study research design that exploits within-province variation in exposure to the policy across institutions and academic departments, we find robust evidence that that the laws reduced the gender pay gap between men and women by approximately 30 percent. There is suggestive evidence that higher female salaries contributed to the narrowing of the gender gap. The reduction in the gender gap is primarily in universities where faculty are unionized.

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Workshop / Seminar Fri, 21 Feb 2020 10:02:20 -0500 2020-03-09T16:00:00-04:00 2020-03-09T17:30:00-04:00 Lorch Hall Department of Economics Workshop / Seminar economics
Bioethics Discussion: Public Health (March 10, 2020 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/52728 52728-12974162@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, March 10, 2020 7:00pm
Location: Lurie Biomedical Engineering
Organized By: The Bioethics Discussion Group

A discussion on the health of our society.

Readings to consider:
1. The right to public health
2. Ethics and Public Health: Forging a Strong Relationship
3. Old Myths, New Myths: Challenging Myths in Public Health
4. A Bridge Back to the Future: Public Health Ethics, Bioethics, and Environmental Ethics

For more information and/or to receive a copy of the readings contact Barry Belmont at belmont@umich.edu or visit http://belmont.bme.umich.edu/bioethics-discussion-group/discussions/042-public-health/.

A public good for the good of the public – the blog: https://belmont.bme.umich.edu/incidental-art/

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 09 Jan 2020 09:57:57 -0500 2020-03-10T19:00:00-04:00 2020-03-10T20:30:00-04:00 Lurie Biomedical Engineering The Bioethics Discussion Group Lecture / Discussion Public health
CANCELLED - CJS Noon Lecture Series | Transition to a Modern Regime and Change in Plant Lifecycles: A Natural Experiment from Meiji Japan (with Tomohiro Machikita) (March 12, 2020 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/69148 69148-17252911@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, March 12, 2020 12:00pm
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Center for Japanese Studies

Unfortunately and due to unforeseen circumstances, this Noon Lecture has been cancelled. We hope to reschedule this event for the 2020-21 academic year.

This paper examines how political, social, and economic regime changes affect the lifecycles of manufacturing plants exploiting Japan’s transition from a feudal regime to a modern regime in the late nineteenth century as a natural experiment. Using plant-level data for 1902, including the foundation year of each plant, we explored how the experience-size profiles of plants differ before and after the regime change. Plants were found to grow much faster after the regime change and the acceleration of growth after the regime change was much greater for the plants in exporting industries, industries intensively using steam power, and plants adopting a corporate form. These findings suggest that access to export markets, access to modern technologies, and availability of the modern corporate form were the channels through which the regime change affected the experience-size profile of plants.

Tetsuji Okazaki is Professor of Economics at the University of Tokyo. He served as President of the International Economic History Association from 2015 to 2018. He has published extensively in major journals in economic history and economics, including Journal of Economic History and American Economic Review. His recent research interests include history of industrial organization and history of income distribution.

*This event is cosponsored by the Consulate-General of Japan in Detroit*.

If you are a person with a disability who requires an accommodation to attend this event, please reach out to us at least 2 weeks in advance of this event. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary as some accommodations may require more time for the university to arrange.

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 12 Mar 2020 15:50:50 -0400 2020-03-12T12:00:00-04:00 2020-03-12T13:30:00-04:00 Weiser Hall Center for Japanese Studies Lecture / Discussion Tetsuji Okazaki, Professor of Economics, University of Tokyo
DS/CSS Seminar Series: Lynette Shaw (March 12, 2020 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/73553 73553-18261050@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, March 12, 2020 12:00pm
Location: North Quad
Organized By: School of Information

Dr. Lynette Shaw will discuss how the rise of cryptocurrencies has led to a renewed, contemporary confrontation with the fundamentally social processes through which economic value is constructed.

Visit the UMSI event page for more information.

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Workshop / Seminar Wed, 04 Mar 2020 12:20:02 -0500 2020-03-12T12:00:00-04:00 2020-03-12T13:00:00-04:00 North Quad School of Information Workshop / Seminar Dr. Lynette Shaw
Local Businesses, Global Entrepreneurship: A Journey to Build Impact (March 12, 2020 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/72926 72926-18094770@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, March 12, 2020 5:00pm
Location: Jeff T. Blau Hall
Organized By: William Davidson Institute

Juan Carlos Thomas, Director of Entrepreneurship at TechnoServe, a nonprofit organization focused on harnessing the power of the private sector to help people lift themselves out of poverty, will be the next WDI Global Impact Speaker.


Thomas’s talk, “Local Businesses, Global Entrepreneurship: A Journey to Build Impact,” will explore effective ways to support entrepreneurs and small and growing businesses around the world. It is scheduled for 5-6 p.m., March 12 in Room B1560 (Blau Building) at the University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business. The discussion is free and open to the public.

Thomas leads the development and deployment of best practices in the support of entrepreneurs and small and growing businesses in the organization’s projects. Before assuming his current role, he served as TechnoServe’s Chile Country Director. Among his accomplishments in that role, he led the first inclusive business development program in Chile; the first small business accelerator program in Patagonia; several economic development programs in communities surrounding energy and mining projects; and the design of business development methodologies now being used in Latin America and Africa.

Before opening the TechnoServe office in Chile in 2008, Juan Carlos worked in the Corporate Finance and Capital Markets division at Bank Boston Chile. He has lectured on finance, entrepreneurship and social entrepreneurship at various universities. Thomas holds an MBA from INSEAD and a bachelor’s degree from Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez.

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Lecture / Discussion Fri, 14 Feb 2020 11:35:59 -0500 2020-03-12T17:00:00-04:00 2020-03-12T18:00:00-04:00 Jeff T. Blau Hall William Davidson Institute Lecture / Discussion A restaurant in Colina, Chile. Image courtesy of TechnoServe.
CANCELED: 2020 Ferrando Family Lecture: Yancey Strickler (March 13, 2020 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/63973 63973-16049368@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, March 13, 2020 3:00pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Program in Philosophy, Politics & Economics

The 2020 Ferrando Lecture has been canceled. We apologize for the inconvenience.

Capitalism as we know it has gotten us this far, but there are serious questions about how much farther it can take us. Inequality, fractured social institutions, and, most importantly, the climate crisis are all huge, systemic challenges that are unlikely to be solved by more economic growth and preserving the status quo. To right the ship, we need a new way to see. In this talk, Yancey Strickler, the cofounder and former CEO of Kickstarter, presents a new vision for defining value and self-interest, and a whole new frontier of work to be done defining and growing a wider spectrum of value. Building on research and ideas shared in his book “This Could Be Our Future: A Manifesto for a More Generous World,” Strickler will make the case that the generation coming up will be the ones to lead us into the post-capitalist era where values pluralism, rather than the monoculture of financial value, will be the new norm for defining the health and success of organizations and society.

Yancey Strickler is the co-founder and former CEO of Kickstarter, and the author of This Could Be Our Future: A Manifesto for a More Generous World (2019).

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Lecture / Discussion Mon, 09 Mar 2020 16:34:05 -0400 2020-03-13T15:00:00-04:00 2020-03-13T17:00:00-04:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Program in Philosophy, Politics & Economics Lecture / Discussion 2020 Ferrando Lecture - Yancey Strickler
Project Management Certification (March 15, 2020 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/73563 73563-18261071@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, March 15, 2020 12:00pm
Location: Ross School of Business
Organized By: Tauber Institute for Global Operations

Once again, the Tauber Institute, in conjunction with the International Project Management Association (IPMA), is sponsoring a Project Management certification class and exam for graduate business and engineering students and staff.

In order to participate, you will need to reflect upon a project management experience (for example a work project, an engineering design experience/senior capstone, Ross' MAP project, Tauber team project, etc). If you cannot make it to the classes (due to project travel, MAP, or other another class), the sessions will be recorded. Homework (mastery verification) will be required after each session.

The cost to an individual to take the exam is normally $595, however, Tauber is offering the exam at a substantial discount to non-Tauber students: $500 and to Tauber students: $150. Certification is valid for 5 years. Three certification classes will be taught by Professor Eric Svaan on the following dates:

Sunday, March 15 (noon - 4:30 pm, Ross R-0420)
Sunday, March 29 (noon - 4:30 pm, Ross R-0420)
Sunday, April 5 (noon - 4:30 pm, Ross R-0420)

The certification exam, administered by IPMA-USA is scheduled for April 26, 2020 (11:00 am) at the Ross School of Business, R-0320. Successfully passing the exam will yield IPMA's Level D certification (Certified Project Management Associate).

Over the last two years, all students who have taken the exam have passed!

Project Management is a powerful skillset to have in your toolbox as you look for full-time employment!

REGISTRATION: Please register through iMpact by clicking here:
http://myumi.ch/dO5Nl

NOTE: The $500 (for non-Tauber students) or $150 fee (for Tauber students) is non-refundable.

HOSTED BY: Tauber Institute for Global Operations. For questions about this event, please contact tauberinstitute@umich.edu or visit tauber.umich.edu.

What is IPMA Level D® (Certified Project Management Associate)? The IPMA Level D is an internationally recognized entry-level qualification in the area of project management. This designation, which demonstrates the individual's ability to understand the basics of project management, is similar to the exam-oriented, knowledge-based certifications of other major Project Management associations. For many, Level D® is the first step towards a professional project or program manager role. It is the first step in a sequence (C, B, and A) to be earned by demonstration of success in larger PM responsibility sets.

For more information,
Visit tauber.umich.edu or call 734-647-1333
Connect via email to Diana Crossley dianak@umich.edu

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Class / Instruction Thu, 05 Mar 2020 10:07:18 -0500 2020-03-15T12:00:00-04:00 2020-03-15T16:30:00-04:00 Ross School of Business Tauber Institute for Global Operations Class / Instruction Photo of certificate
CANCELED - Hub MasterClass: Cracking the consulting case interview (March 26, 2020 5:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/70714 70714-17834202@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, March 26, 2020 5:30pm
Location: LSA Building
Organized By: LSA Opportunity Hub

Due to our commitment to ensuring the safety of our students and the broader U-M community, the LSA Opportunity Hub has decided to cancel this event.

RSVP to the event to receive a handout and mini-video. Please contact Megan Downey, <medowney@umich.edu> if you have any related questions.

Unlike other interview types, case interviews require additional prep and practice because of their problem-solving nature. Consulting firms like McKinsey, BCG and Bain are known to use case interviews as a means of recruiting candidates. Attend this workshop to get the inside scoop on the different types of case interviews you could encounter and how to tackle them.

You should attend this workshop if you are:
- A liberal arts or sciences student
- Majoring in Economics, Statistics, or related studies or exploring Consulting as a potential major/minor
- Pursuing a career in Consulting or related fields after graduation
- Interested in developing professional skills that will make you career-ready

What you’ll gain by attending:
- Learn different types of case interviews and adopt a strategy to approaching them
- Practice case interviews in small group and panel settings and get real-time feedback
- Determine if this is a potential career pathway for you

RSVP now to save your spot

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Workshop / Seminar Wed, 18 Mar 2020 09:24:58 -0400 2020-03-26T17:30:00-04:00 2020-03-26T19:30:00-04:00 LSA Building LSA Opportunity Hub Workshop / Seminar Staff member facilitating workshop discussion
CANCELED: CID Inaugural Lecture: Thomas Piketty, Capital and Ideology (March 27, 2020 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/73082 73082-18140496@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, March 27, 2020 3:00pm
Location: Michigan Union
Organized By: Institute for Social Research

The Center for Inequality Dynamics (CID) was founded at the Institute for Social Research (ISR) in 2019 as a partnership between ISR, the Institute’s Survey Research Center, and the University of Michigan’s College of Literature, Science, and the Arts. The center pursues cutting-edge research and innovative teaching on one of the central societal challenges of our time: social inequality.

Join us for our inaugural lecture as we talk to Thomas Piketty about his new book, Capital and Ideology. In this book, Piketty challenges us to revolutionize how we think about politics, ideology, and history. He exposes the ideas that have sustained inequality for the past millennium, presents a scathing critique of contemporary politics, and outlines a bold proposal for a new and fairer economic system.

We will have a panel discussion with Elizabeth Anderson, John Dewey Distinguished University Professor, and Fabian Pfeffer, Director of the Center for Inequality Dynamics, with a reception to follow where Mr. Piketty will be signing books.

Please RSVP for this event: https://www.inequalitydynamics.umich.edu/piketty-rsvp/

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Lecture / Discussion Fri, 13 Mar 2020 10:22:34 -0400 2020-03-27T15:00:00-04:00 2020-03-27T17:00:00-04:00 Michigan Union Institute for Social Research Lecture / Discussion event flyer
Project Management Certification (March 29, 2020 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/73563 73563-18261072@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, March 29, 2020 12:00pm
Location: Ross School of Business
Organized By: Tauber Institute for Global Operations

Once again, the Tauber Institute, in conjunction with the International Project Management Association (IPMA), is sponsoring a Project Management certification class and exam for graduate business and engineering students and staff.

In order to participate, you will need to reflect upon a project management experience (for example a work project, an engineering design experience/senior capstone, Ross' MAP project, Tauber team project, etc). If you cannot make it to the classes (due to project travel, MAP, or other another class), the sessions will be recorded. Homework (mastery verification) will be required after each session.

The cost to an individual to take the exam is normally $595, however, Tauber is offering the exam at a substantial discount to non-Tauber students: $500 and to Tauber students: $150. Certification is valid for 5 years. Three certification classes will be taught by Professor Eric Svaan on the following dates:

Sunday, March 15 (noon - 4:30 pm, Ross R-0420)
Sunday, March 29 (noon - 4:30 pm, Ross R-0420)
Sunday, April 5 (noon - 4:30 pm, Ross R-0420)

The certification exam, administered by IPMA-USA is scheduled for April 26, 2020 (11:00 am) at the Ross School of Business, R-0320. Successfully passing the exam will yield IPMA's Level D certification (Certified Project Management Associate).

Over the last two years, all students who have taken the exam have passed!

Project Management is a powerful skillset to have in your toolbox as you look for full-time employment!

REGISTRATION: Please register through iMpact by clicking here:
http://myumi.ch/dO5Nl

NOTE: The $500 (for non-Tauber students) or $150 fee (for Tauber students) is non-refundable.

HOSTED BY: Tauber Institute for Global Operations. For questions about this event, please contact tauberinstitute@umich.edu or visit tauber.umich.edu.

What is IPMA Level D® (Certified Project Management Associate)? The IPMA Level D is an internationally recognized entry-level qualification in the area of project management. This designation, which demonstrates the individual's ability to understand the basics of project management, is similar to the exam-oriented, knowledge-based certifications of other major Project Management associations. For many, Level D® is the first step towards a professional project or program manager role. It is the first step in a sequence (C, B, and A) to be earned by demonstration of success in larger PM responsibility sets.

For more information,
Visit tauber.umich.edu or call 734-647-1333
Connect via email to Diana Crossley dianak@umich.edu

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Class / Instruction Thu, 05 Mar 2020 10:07:18 -0500 2020-03-29T12:00:00-04:00 2020-03-29T16:30:00-04:00 Ross School of Business Tauber Institute for Global Operations Class / Instruction Photo of certificate
Project Management Certification (April 5, 2020 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/73563 73563-18261073@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, April 5, 2020 12:00pm
Location: Ross School of Business
Organized By: Tauber Institute for Global Operations

Once again, the Tauber Institute, in conjunction with the International Project Management Association (IPMA), is sponsoring a Project Management certification class and exam for graduate business and engineering students and staff.

In order to participate, you will need to reflect upon a project management experience (for example a work project, an engineering design experience/senior capstone, Ross' MAP project, Tauber team project, etc). If you cannot make it to the classes (due to project travel, MAP, or other another class), the sessions will be recorded. Homework (mastery verification) will be required after each session.

The cost to an individual to take the exam is normally $595, however, Tauber is offering the exam at a substantial discount to non-Tauber students: $500 and to Tauber students: $150. Certification is valid for 5 years. Three certification classes will be taught by Professor Eric Svaan on the following dates:

Sunday, March 15 (noon - 4:30 pm, Ross R-0420)
Sunday, March 29 (noon - 4:30 pm, Ross R-0420)
Sunday, April 5 (noon - 4:30 pm, Ross R-0420)

The certification exam, administered by IPMA-USA is scheduled for April 26, 2020 (11:00 am) at the Ross School of Business, R-0320. Successfully passing the exam will yield IPMA's Level D certification (Certified Project Management Associate).

Over the last two years, all students who have taken the exam have passed!

Project Management is a powerful skillset to have in your toolbox as you look for full-time employment!

REGISTRATION: Please register through iMpact by clicking here:
http://myumi.ch/dO5Nl

NOTE: The $500 (for non-Tauber students) or $150 fee (for Tauber students) is non-refundable.

HOSTED BY: Tauber Institute for Global Operations. For questions about this event, please contact tauberinstitute@umich.edu or visit tauber.umich.edu.

What is IPMA Level D® (Certified Project Management Associate)? The IPMA Level D is an internationally recognized entry-level qualification in the area of project management. This designation, which demonstrates the individual's ability to understand the basics of project management, is similar to the exam-oriented, knowledge-based certifications of other major Project Management associations. For many, Level D® is the first step towards a professional project or program manager role. It is the first step in a sequence (C, B, and A) to be earned by demonstration of success in larger PM responsibility sets.

For more information,
Visit tauber.umich.edu or call 734-647-1333
Connect via email to Diana Crossley dianak@umich.edu

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Class / Instruction Thu, 05 Mar 2020 10:07:18 -0500 2020-04-05T12:00:00-04:00 2020-04-05T16:30:00-04:00 Ross School of Business Tauber Institute for Global Operations Class / Instruction Photo of certificate
Census 2020: Opportunities and Challenges - Virtual Event (April 6, 2020 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/71194 71194-17785608@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, April 6, 2020 12:00pm
Location: Institute For Social Research
Organized By: Institute for Social Research

Virtual Event - https://bluejeans.com/693473684

The Michigan Population Studies Center presents a panel discussion on Census 2020: Opportunities and Challenges, with Barbara A. Anderson, William Frey, David Johnson.

PSC Brown Bag seminars highlight recent research in population studies and serve as a focal point for building our research community.

BIOS:

Dr. Anderson studies the relationship between social change and demographic change. Her research focuses on the former Soviet Union, China and South Africa. Her teaching centers on the relationship between social and demographic change and on technical demography.

Dr. Frey specializes in migration, population redistribution, and the demography of metropolitan areas. He is currently studying the dynamics of race and status-selective immigration and internal migration dynamics in U.S. metropolitan areas with the 1980-2000 Censuses. He also studies the migration and distribution of the elderly population in the U.S. as well as poverty migration determinants. Frey directs the Social Science Data Analysis Network (www.SSDAN.net) that creates demographic media for educators and policy-makers.

Dr. Johnson's research interests include the measurement of inequality and mobility (using income, consumption and wealth), the effects of tax rebates, equivalence scale estimation, poverty measurement, and price indexes.

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Presentation Tue, 07 Apr 2020 11:53:39 -0400 2020-04-06T12:00:00-04:00 2020-04-06T13:30:00-04:00 Institute For Social Research Institute for Social Research Presentation U.S. Map
Project Management Certification (April 26, 2020 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/73563 73563-18261074@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, April 26, 2020 11:00am
Location: Ross School of Business
Organized By: Tauber Institute for Global Operations

Once again, the Tauber Institute, in conjunction with the International Project Management Association (IPMA), is sponsoring a Project Management certification class and exam for graduate business and engineering students and staff.

In order to participate, you will need to reflect upon a project management experience (for example a work project, an engineering design experience/senior capstone, Ross' MAP project, Tauber team project, etc). If you cannot make it to the classes (due to project travel, MAP, or other another class), the sessions will be recorded. Homework (mastery verification) will be required after each session.

The cost to an individual to take the exam is normally $595, however, Tauber is offering the exam at a substantial discount to non-Tauber students: $500 and to Tauber students: $150. Certification is valid for 5 years. Three certification classes will be taught by Professor Eric Svaan on the following dates:

Sunday, March 15 (noon - 4:30 pm, Ross R-0420)
Sunday, March 29 (noon - 4:30 pm, Ross R-0420)
Sunday, April 5 (noon - 4:30 pm, Ross R-0420)

The certification exam, administered by IPMA-USA is scheduled for April 26, 2020 (11:00 am) at the Ross School of Business, R-0320. Successfully passing the exam will yield IPMA's Level D certification (Certified Project Management Associate).

Over the last two years, all students who have taken the exam have passed!

Project Management is a powerful skillset to have in your toolbox as you look for full-time employment!

REGISTRATION: Please register through iMpact by clicking here:
http://myumi.ch/dO5Nl

NOTE: The $500 (for non-Tauber students) or $150 fee (for Tauber students) is non-refundable.

HOSTED BY: Tauber Institute for Global Operations. For questions about this event, please contact tauberinstitute@umich.edu or visit tauber.umich.edu.

What is IPMA Level D® (Certified Project Management Associate)? The IPMA Level D is an internationally recognized entry-level qualification in the area of project management. This designation, which demonstrates the individual's ability to understand the basics of project management, is similar to the exam-oriented, knowledge-based certifications of other major Project Management associations. For many, Level D® is the first step towards a professional project or program manager role. It is the first step in a sequence (C, B, and A) to be earned by demonstration of success in larger PM responsibility sets.

For more information,
Visit tauber.umich.edu or call 734-647-1333
Connect via email to Diana Crossley dianak@umich.edu

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Class / Instruction Thu, 05 Mar 2020 10:07:18 -0500 2020-04-26T11:00:00-04:00 2020-04-26T16:30:00-04:00 Ross School of Business Tauber Institute for Global Operations Class / Instruction Photo of certificate
Ambitious Reform in Saudi Arabia: Its Current Status and What It Means for the Kingdom and Region (May 6, 2020 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/74422 74422-18712326@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, May 6, 2020 10:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

This event is free and available to the public. OLLI membership is not required.

The links to access this event will be available on the OLLI website the day prior to the event.

Saeed Khan, Senior Lecturer, Near East and Asian Studies, Global Studies, Wayne State University

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Lecture / Discussion Mon, 27 Apr 2020 10:37:32 -0400 2020-05-06T10:00:00-04:00 2020-05-06T11:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Lecture / Discussion Special Online Lectures
VIRTUAL EVENT: Confronting our Climate Grief in the time of COVID-19 (May 7, 2020 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/68154 68154-17018328@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, May 7, 2020 2:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: CEW+

This workshop will be held via Zoom (link to follow via email prior to the event). For safety and privacy, you must be registered to receive the link.

In 2017, the American Psychological Association, Climate for Health, and ecoAmerica published, “Mental Health and our Changing Climate: Impacts, Implications, and Guidance.” In October 2018, the U.N. released a report warning that without “unprecedented” political actions, we will likely see catastrophic conditions by 2040. Globally, most communities are already experiencing effects of climate change, and the poorest members of society remain most vulnerable. In this uncertain context, climate grief is real, particularly as the crisis is largely beyond any individual’s ability to control. As a scholar studying climate change, Sampson has sought emerging evidence-based strategies in hopes of coping and building resiliency. In this workshop, together we will: 1) confront our sometimes silent, biggest fears related to climate change, 2) identify ways our community or current professional work may be climate-affected, and 3) create a personal climate resiliency plan that may include household or community action or policy advocacy strategies.

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Livestream / Virtual Thu, 30 Apr 2020 16:22:57 -0400 2020-05-07T14:00:00-04:00 2020-05-07T15:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location CEW+ Livestream / Virtual Natalie Sampson
VIRTUAL EVENT: Navigating the economic crisis during a global pandemic (May 21, 2020 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/74565 74565-18827087@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, May 21, 2020 10:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy

This event will take place on Zoom on Thursday, May 21 at 10:00 am Eastern Time. **Please register here to attend: https://umich.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_y3QMjWLNSxi2NXAuu0sNAQ**

Please note: to join the event you will need to download Zoom to your device. http://zoom.us/

Join us for a discussion on the challenges of navigating an economic crisis during the COVID-19 public health emergency. Ford School professors Betsey Stevenson and Justin Wolfers, and Ford School Dean Michael S. Barr, will discuss some of the unprecedented economic challenges facing global leaders today. How can national, state, and local policymakers advance economic needs and the health and safety of communities? Globally, what approaches have worked so far, and where can we go from here? What have we learned, and how can we be better prepared in the future?

This event is hosted by the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy and co-sponsored by the Office of University Development.

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 20 May 2020 10:03:42 -0400 2020-05-21T10:00:00-04:00 2020-05-21T11:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy Lecture / Discussion Wolfers, Stevenson, Barr
Motor City at a Standstill: Measuring the Impact of COVID-19 on Detroit (June 3, 2020 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/74752 74752-18962487@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, June 3, 2020 11:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Institute for Social Research

Wednesday, June 3, 2020
11:00am EST
Zoom: https://bit.ly/2Afy5YH

Since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, Detroit has emerged as an epicenter of the crisis. To date, more than 1300 Detroiters have died from a coronavirus infection and 43 percent of city residents have lost their jobs. In this ISR Insights talk, Jeffrey Morenoff (Professor, Sociology and Public Policy; Director, Population Studies Center) and Lydia Wileden (PhD Candidate, Sociology and Public Policy; Population Studies Center trainee) will discuss efforts by the Detroit Metro Area Communities Study -- a panel study of more than 1100 Detroiters -- to capture the real-time experiences of Detroiters and share insights from two survey waves on the dramatic financial precarity facing many Detroit households and the behavioral and economic changes residents are making to get by.

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 28 May 2020 21:12:24 -0400 2020-06-03T11:00:00-04:00 2020-06-03T12:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Institute for Social Research Lecture / Discussion event flyer
Wealth and the Persistence of Racial Inequality (June 17, 2020 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/74898 74898-19065440@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, June 17, 2020 11:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Institute for Social Research

Wednesday, June 17, 2020
11am EST
https://umich.zoom.us/j/98604209689

As the country grapples with its persistent problem of racial injustice, this ISR Insights talk will focus on one aspect of long-standing racial inequality — gaps in family wealth. Featuring new findings on the depth and persistence of racial wealth gaps, Fabian Pfeffer (Associate Professor, Sociology; Research Associate Professor, Population Studies Center, ISR) will also clarify why rising levels of wealth inequality present a major challenge to the economic prosperity and opportunity of most families in this country.

This webinar is the third in a continuing series focusing on the research happening at ISR.  If there is a topic you would like to see featured or have an idea for a future presentation, please email abeattie@umich.edu.  This talk is being recorded and will be shared widely.

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 10 Jun 2020 15:35:19 -0400 2020-06-17T11:00:00-04:00 2020-06-17T12:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Institute for Social Research Lecture / Discussion flyer
Policing and Protest 2020 (July 28, 2020 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/75046 75046-19183194@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, July 28, 2020 4:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Eisenberg Institute for Historical Studies

Note: The webinar has a Q&A format. We welcome your questions before via email (eihswebinar@umich.edu) and during the webinar via Zoom Q&A. This event will be recorded and available for future viewing online.

***Please register in advance here: https://umich.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_qVR5E3VGRG2x_xJ4AK47AA

The killing of George Floyd, in the wake of the horrific and obscene history of the killings of unarmed black people by the police, has focused attention like never before on the systemic anti-black racism of the criminal-legal system in the United States. To be sure, the massive expansion and militarization of policing and incarceration are in some ways of comparatively recent origin. Yet they also have a much deeper origin in, and are inextricably connected to, a longer history of the judicial and extra-judicial violence against black people in the continent. The racist inequities of the criminal-legal system, indeed, are not a bug, but a feature.

Our panel of experts, scholars of the United States at the University of Michigan, will help us explore, beyond the headlines, the reach of the long arm of the carceral state in society as well as the challenges and opportunities that have been thrown up by the contemporary protests against the systemic violence of the state. The stakes for understanding the working of the carceral state are documented by the Documenting Criminalization and Confinement project of the University of Michigan’s Carceral State Project. However, the momentous protests against anti-Black racism as well as the broad public support they have received both within the United States and across the world—the clamor heard round the world—have also created a novel opportunity for implementing and imagining futures beyond a blatantly rigged carceral framework.

Panelists:
• Melissa Burch, Anthropology, University of Michigan
• Matthew Countryman, Afroamerican and African History, American Culture, History, University of Michigan
• Matthew Lassiter, History, Urban and Regional Planning, University of Michigan
• William D. Lopez, Health Behavior and Health Education, University of Michigan

Moderator:
• Mrinalini Sinha, History, University of Michigan

This event is part of the Thursday Series of the Eisenberg Institute for Historical Studies. It is made possible by a generous contribution from Kenneth and Frances Aftel Eisenberg.

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 21 Jul 2020 13:07:31 -0400 2020-07-28T16:00:00-04:00 2020-07-28T17:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Eisenberg Institute for Historical Studies Lecture / Discussion Daniel Lobo, "Brionna Taylor" (public domain)
Alum Connections: Christine McDonald (July 30, 2020 12:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/75191 75191-19322496@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, July 30, 2020 12:30pm
Location:
Organized By: LSA Opportunity Hub

Connect with Christine McDonald, Commercial Development Director at BP

Christine brings over ten years of experience leading and impacting various business units at BP. She has a unique story to tell; as an economics and french graduate, she joined BP as a trade development intern. Since then, she’s held a multitude of roles including those in product control, operations, planning, performance management, ethics and compliance, and now commercial development. Christine will be leading a conversation on career opportunities at BP and provide sound advice about diversifying your professional experience over the course of your career.

You should attend this workshop if you are:
A liberal arts and/or sciences student
Looking for insights and tips on work and careers in the energy sector
Interested in pursuing a job or career in finance, project management, ethics and compliance, and want to know what technical skills are needed

What you’ll gain by attending:
Discover the variety of internship and full time opportunities available at BP
Learn how to make crucial job decisions that can impact your career trajectory and that are both challenging and rewarding
Get a credible understanding of how your LSA experience is a lifelong investment in personal and professional growth

RSVP now to reserve your spot. By signing up, you will receive an email with details on how to join this virtual workshop the morning of the session.

The LSA Opportunity Hub aims to deliver inclusive and accessible experiences and welcomes all LSA students to participate. If you require accommodations to participate in this event please contact Carla Huhn at Carlavoy@umich.edu or 734.763.4674. so we can make arrangements.

Please be advised that this virtual event will be recorded and may be published later at future date through LSA Opportunity Hub’s media channels. If you'd prefer not to be recorded, please make sure to mute your video at the start of the event. If you have any concerns or questions, please reach out to us at lsa-opphub@umich.edu.

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Livestream / Virtual Mon, 13 Jul 2020 11:31:46 -0400 2020-07-30T12:30:00-04:00 2020-07-30T13:30:00-04:00 LSA Opportunity Hub Livestream / Virtual Christine McDonald Photo
Economic Theory: Cheating with (recursive) models (joint with Ran Spiegler and Yair Weiss) (September 4, 2020 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/81666 81666-20941451@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, September 4, 2020 11:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Department of Economics

Abstract:
To what extent can misspecified subjective models distort correlations? We study an “analyst” who utilizes models that take the form of a recursive system of linear regression equations. The analyst fits each equation to an objective empirical distribution. We characterize the maximal pairwise correlation that the analyst’s model can predict given a generic objective covariance matrix, subject to the constraint that the estimated model does not distort the mean and variance of individual variables. We show that as the number of variables in the model grows, the estimated pairwise correlation can become arbitrarily large, regardless of the objective correlation.

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Workshop / Seminar Wed, 03 Feb 2021 10:59:35 -0500 2020-09-04T11:00:00-04:00 2020-09-04T12:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Department of Economics Workshop / Seminar Econ Umich
Economic Theory: Analogy-Based Expectation Equilibrium and Related Concepts: Theory, Applications, and Beyond (September 11, 2020 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/81668 81668-20941453@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, September 11, 2020 9:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Department of Economics

Abstract:
In this survey, I provide a unified definition of analogy-based expectation equilibrium (ABEE) for strategic environments involving multiple stages and private information. I discuss various alternative interpretations of the concept as well as how to use ABEE in practice. I review a variety of applications including two new ones related to speculative trading and personnel economics. I then discuss a number of alternative equilibrium concepts emphasizing the links and differences with ABEE. Finally, I discuss possible next steps in particular related to the endogeneization of analogy partitions.

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Workshop / Seminar Wed, 03 Feb 2021 11:10:19 -0500 2020-09-11T09:00:00-04:00 2020-09-11T10:20:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Department of Economics Workshop / Seminar Econ Umich
Identifying Emergency Funds and How to Advocate for Making Room in Your Financial Aid Package (September 11, 2020 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/75507 75507-19513173@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, September 11, 2020 2:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: CEW+

Advance registration is required; look for the Zoom link at the bottom of your confirmation email after registering.

This session will provide information about how you can seek emergency funds should you experience an emergency situation or one-time, unusual, unforeseen expense while in school. Information about the types of situations that qualify for emergency funds and where to seek funding will be covered during this presentation.

RSVP HERE: http://www.cew.umich.edu/events/identifying-emergency-funds-and-how-to-advocate-for-making-room-in-your-financial-aid-package

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Livestream / Virtual Tue, 18 Aug 2020 14:02:34 -0400 2020-09-11T14:00:00-04:00 2020-09-11T15:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location CEW+ Livestream / Virtual A jar of spilled change
Economic Theory: Implementation via Transfers with Identical but Unknown Distributions (Joint work with Antonio Penta) (September 15, 2020 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/81670 81670-20941455@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, September 15, 2020 1:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Department of Economics

Abstract:
We consider mechanism design environments in which agents commonly know that types are identically distributed across agents, but without assuming that the actual distribution is common knowledge, nor that it is known to the designer (common knowledge of identicality). Under these assumptions, we explore problems of partial and full implementation, as well as robustness. First, we characterize the transfers which are incentive compatible under the assumption of common knowledge of identicality, and provide necessary and sufficient conditions for partial implementation. Second, we characterize the conditions under which full implementation is possible via direct mechanisms, as well as the transfer schemes which achieve full implementation whenever it is possible. Finally, we study the robustness properties of the implementing transfers with respect to misspecifications of agents’ preferences and with respect to lower orders beliefs in rationality.

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Workshop / Seminar Wed, 03 Feb 2021 11:17:09 -0500 2020-09-15T13:00:00-04:00 2020-09-15T14:20:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Department of Economics Workshop / Seminar Econ Umich
Economic Theory: Lemonade from Lemons: Information Design and Adverse Selection (Joint work with Weijie Zhong) (September 18, 2020 2:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/81671 81671-20941456@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, September 18, 2020 2:30pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Department of Economics

Details to come.

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Workshop / Seminar Wed, 03 Feb 2021 11:21:38 -0500 2020-09-18T14:30:00-04:00 2020-09-18T15:50:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Department of Economics Workshop / Seminar Econ Umich
PSC Postdoctoral Fellows: Introductions and Updates (September 21, 2020 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/77288 77288-19830140@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, September 21, 2020 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Institute for Social Research

Introductions and research updates from PSC's 2020-21 cohort of PSC Postdoctoral Fellows.

Heejung Jang
Sarah Patterson
Nicardo McInnis
Sarah Patterson
Jamie Budnick

Contact PSC Office for Zoom details.

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 15 Sep 2020 17:22:37 -0400 2020-09-21T12:00:00-04:00 2020-09-21T13:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Institute for Social Research Workshop / Seminar Flyer for Brown Bag seminar
Economic Theory: Organized Information Transmission (Joint work with Ina Taneva) (September 22, 2020 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/81672 81672-20941457@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, September 22, 2020 1:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Department of Economics

Abstract:
In reality, how information is transmitted to its recipients is as important as its content. In this paper, we introduce families of (indirect) information structures — meeting schemes and delegated hierarchies — that capture the horizontal and vertical dimensions of real-world transmission. We characterize the outcomes that they implement in general (finite) games and show that they are optimal in binary-action environments with strategic complementarities. Our main application illustrates how the optimal meeting scheme and the optimal delegated hierarchy change with the objective function in a classical regime-change game.

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Workshop / Seminar Wed, 03 Feb 2021 11:23:46 -0500 2020-09-22T13:00:00-04:00 2020-09-22T14:20:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Department of Economics Workshop / Seminar Econ Umich
Economic Theory: Dynamic Contracting with Flexible Monitoring (Joint work with Liang Dai and Yenan Wang) (September 25, 2020 2:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/81674 81674-20941458@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, September 25, 2020 2:30pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Department of Economics

Abstract:
We study a dynamic contracting problem in which the principal can allocate his limited capacity between seeking evidence that confirms or that contradicts the agent's effort, as the basis for reward or punishment. Such flexibility calls for jointly designed monitoring and compensation schemes practically relevant but novel in the literature. When the agent's continuation value is low, the principal seeks only confirmatory evidence, but when the agent's continuation value exceeds a threshold, the principal switches to seeking mainly contradictory evidence. Moreover, the agent's effort can be perpetuated if and only if both synergy and flexibility in monitoring are sufficiently large.

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Workshop / Seminar Wed, 03 Feb 2021 11:27:08 -0500 2020-09-25T14:30:00-04:00 2020-09-25T15:50:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Department of Economics Workshop / Seminar Econ Umich
A Cross-Disciplinary Perspective on Healthcare Delivery in Low- and Middle-Income Countries (September 28, 2020 4:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/77054 77054-19790563@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, September 28, 2020 4:30pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: William Davidson Institute

Healthcare delivery in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) is influenced by many factors, such as provider expertise, patient trust, access, financing, policies and evolving technology. Improving how healthcare is delivered in LMICs requires a strong understanding of the various disciplinary approaches to care and how they can vary between cultures. With leading faculty from the U-M Medical School, the School of Nursing, College of Pharmacy and School of Public Health, this panel will explore: *“A Cross-Disciplinary Perspective on Healthcare in Low- and Middle-Income Countries.”*

This virtual public session will also serve as the opening discussion of a course with the same name (BA620) offered in the second half of the Fall semester.

For questions about the roundtable discussion or the course, please contact Ekta Jhaveri at ekta@umich.edu

Panelists include:
Vicki Ellingrod, College of Pharmacy
Joe Kolars, U-M Medical School
Jody Lori, School of Nursing
Abram L. Wagner, School of Public Health

Moderator: Paul Clyde, WDI & Michigan Ross

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 10 Sep 2020 15:52:46 -0400 2020-09-28T16:30:00-04:00 2020-09-28T17:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location William Davidson Institute Lecture / Discussion Image with event details and headshots of panelists
Economic Theory: Signaling with Private Monitoring (Joint work with Aaron Kolb) (September 29, 2020 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/81675 81675-20941459@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, September 29, 2020 1:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Department of Economics

Abstract
We study dynamic signaling when the informed party does not observe the signals generated by her actions. A long-run player signals her type continuously over time to a myopic second player who privately monitors her behavior; in turn, the myopic player transmits his private inferences back through an imperfect public signal of his actions. Preferences are linear-quadratic and the information structure is Gaussian. We construct linear Markov equilibria using belief states up to the long-run player’s second-order belief. Because of the private monitoring, this state is an explicit function of the long-run player’s past play. A novel separation effect then emerges through this second-order belief channel, altering the traditional signaling that arises when beliefs are public. Applications to models of leadership, reputation, and trading are examined.

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Workshop / Seminar Wed, 03 Feb 2021 11:30:02 -0500 2020-09-29T13:00:00-04:00 2020-09-29T14:20:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Department of Economics Workshop / Seminar Econ Umich
Bringing Early Education to Young Refugee Children in Countries Affected by Humanitarian Crisis (September 29, 2020 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/77009 77009-19788467@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, September 29, 2020 4:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Education Policy Initiative

Please join the Education Policy Initiative in welcoming Hirokazu Yoshikawa, the Courtney Sale Ross Professor of Globalization and Education at NYU Steinhardt and a University Professor at NYU, and Co-Director (with J. Lawrence Aber) of the Global TIES for Children center at NYU, for a virtual education policy talk. Professor Yoshikawa is a core faculty member of the Psychology of Social Intervention and Human Development and Social Intervention programs at Steinhardt. He is a fellow of the National Academy of Education and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He will discuss Global TIES for Children's research on young children's development in humanitarian settings, including young children affected by the Rohingya and Syrian crises.

About the Sesame Workshop / International Rescue Committee and BRAC Refugee Response project (Syria, Jordan, Iraq, Lebanon, and Bangladesh):

In two historic partnerships aimed at changing how education is valued and delivered in humanitarian crises, Sesame Workshop, the International Rescue Committee (IRC) and BRAC have launched the largest early-childhood intervention in the history of humanitarian response with groundbreaking grants from the MacArthur Foundation and LEGO Foundation. In homes, centers, and other settings, Sesame Workshop, the IRC and BRAC are bringing playful lessons and nurturing care to thousands of displaced children in Syria, Jordan, Iraq, and Lebanon, with millions more reached through television and mobile devices. Additionally, Sesame is partnering with BRAC to support children affected by the Rohingya refugee crisis, bringing early education grounded in the power of play to hundreds of thousands of children in and around the massive refugee settlement at Cox’s Bazar. Learn more about the historic Global TIES partnerships and Sesame Workshop intervention work.

This event is sponsored by the Education Policy Initiative and co-sponsored by the Ford School, the School of Education, and Equity in Early Learning Lab. Free and open to the public, but RSVP required.

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Presentation Tue, 15 Sep 2020 12:48:23 -0400 2020-09-29T16:00:00-04:00 2020-09-29T17:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Education Policy Initiative Presentation Yoshikawa
Economics at Work (October 2, 2020 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/78076 78076-19957575@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, October 2, 2020 1:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Department of Economics

Economics@Work is intended for any student who is interested in learning about a variety of career opportunities for economics majors. Early students of economics may use this class to explore whether an economics major best suits their interests and goals. Advanced students in economics will benefit from the information and networking opportunities.

To join the seminar, please register from the following link.
https://forms.gle/k5yhSQDcPPmUupVXA

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 01 Oct 2020 17:14:11 -0400 2020-10-02T13:00:00-04:00 2020-10-02T14:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Department of Economics Workshop / Seminar Econ Umich
Economic Theory: Robust Monopoly Regulation (Joint work with Eran Shmaya) (October 2, 2020 2:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/81676 81676-20941460@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, October 2, 2020 2:30pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Department of Economics

Abstract
We study the regulation of a monopolistic firm using a non-Bayesian approach. We derive the policy that minimizes the regulator’s worst-case regret, where regret is the difference between the regulator’s complete-information payoff and his realized payoff. When the regulator’s payoff is consumers’ surplus, he imposes a price cap. When his payoff is the total surplus of both consumers and the firm, he offers a capped piece-rate subsidy. For intermediate cases, the regulator uses both a price cap and a capped piece-rate subsidy. The optimal policy balances three goals: giving more surplus to consumers, mitigating underproduction, and mitigating overproduction.

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Workshop / Seminar Wed, 03 Feb 2021 11:32:35 -0500 2020-10-02T14:30:00-04:00 2020-10-02T15:50:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Department of Economics Workshop / Seminar Econ Umich
Computerized Investing: Asset Allocation and Mutual Funds (October 5, 2020 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/75866 75866-19615932@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, October 5, 2020 10:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

We expect to improve your overall investment knowledge as well as your investing strategies, as we present methods of using various investment options. Join us for open discussion of the value of asset allocation, types of mutual funds, types of financial advisors, questions to ask your financial advisor, and ways to examine your current portfolio. We will make extensive use of information from web-based resources.
Dale Brandenburg is a retired research professor and Robert Shaw is a director and current Vice-President of the SE Michigan Chapter of Better Investing. The Study Group meets on Mondays Oct. 5 to Nov. 2 from 10:00 to 11:30 a.m. Preregistration is required via the OLLI website or phone. A link to access this Study Group will be e-mailed to you approximately one week prior to the first session.

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Class / Instruction Wed, 19 Aug 2020 15:19:14 -0400 2020-10-05T10:00:00-04:00 2020-10-05T11:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction Study Group
TechArb Entrepreneurial Meetup (October 6, 2020 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/77699 77699-19901733@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, October 6, 2020 5:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Entrepreneurship

During this virtual event, you'll hear from Edi Demaj from KodeLabs about building an international startup portfolio and network with other students while sharing your next big idea or finding student startups to join.

Networking can be difficult to do online, but we promise you'll listen to wonderful speakers and participate in interactive networking! You'll end the session having had fun meeting several new entrepreneurs and innovators.

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Social / Informal Gathering Thu, 24 Sep 2020 15:47:33 -0400 2020-10-06T17:00:00-04:00 2020-10-06T18:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for Entrepreneurship Social / Informal Gathering Event Description
Maya MacGuineas and Lawrence H. Summers: Is the federal deficit unsustainable? (October 7, 2020 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/76227 76227-19677559@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, October 7, 2020 4:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy

The federal deficit has reached historic levels in recent years, even before Congress passed the $2 trillion Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES) in March 2020. Join us for a conversation with Lawrence H. Summers, former Secretary of the Treasury, and Maya MacGuineas, President of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, on whether the growing federal deficit is sustainable for the United States economy. Betsey Stevenson, professor of economics and public policy, will moderate the discussion. Panelists will discuss the growing debate among economists and policymakers about whether the federal deficit presents a danger to the overall health of the U.S. economy.

For more information visit http://fordschool.umich.edu/events/2020/federal-deficit-unsustainable

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Lecture / Discussion Mon, 05 Oct 2020 12:11:40 -0400 2020-10-07T16:00:00-04:00 2020-10-07T17:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy Lecture / Discussion Lawrence Summers and Maya MacGuineas
CGIS Virtual Study Abroad Fair (October 8, 2020 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/77893 77893-19943564@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, October 8, 2020 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Global and Intercultural Study

Study abroad is not just for juniors. It's not just for language and international studies majors. It's not just for students from certain communities or socioeconomic backgrounds. No matter who you are, where you come from, or what you’re studying, a study abroad experience is available to you during your time at Michigan.

Whether you want to develop the skills you’ll need to compete in a global economy, cultivate your language competencies, or build meaningful connections with people from around the world, this is the best time in your life for a global experience.

Studying abroad often proves to be a pivotal experience, but deciding which program is the best fit can be daunting as you consider questions such as: How will this enhance my course of study? When should I go? For how long? Where? Can I afford it? How do I prepare? Will my credits transfer? The CGIS Study Abroad Virtual Fair is the best time to get all of your questions answered!

During the day of the virtual fair, you'll have instant access to academic advisors, education abroad advisors, Office of Financial Aid & LSA Scholarship Office representatives, and program representatives as well as scheduled events throughout the fair!

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Fair / Festival Tue, 29 Sep 2020 22:20:17 -0400 2020-10-08T12:00:00-04:00 2020-10-08T16:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for Global and Intercultural Study Fair / Festival Image300
CFE TechLab Programs Info Session (October 8, 2020 4:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/77446 77446-19854031@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, October 8, 2020 4:30pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Entrepreneurship

This is your opportunity to ask TechLab staff and instructors anything and everything! During this info session, we’ll go deeper into program specifics and have you leave with a better understanding of how TechLab Climate Change and TechLab at Mcity can help you with your entrepreneurial career goals.

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Presentation Fri, 18 Sep 2020 14:31:58 -0400 2020-10-08T16:30:00-04:00 2020-10-08T18:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for Entrepreneurship Presentation Students visiting IA Ventures in D.C.
Economic Theory: Scoring Strategic Agents (October 9, 2020 2:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/81677 81677-20941461@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, October 9, 2020 2:30pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Department of Economics

Abstract
I introduce a model of predictive scoring. A receiver wants to predict a sender’s quality. An intermediary observes multiple features of the sender and aggregates them into a score. Based on the score, the receiver takes a decision. The sender wants the most favorable decision, and she can distort each feature at a privately known cost. I characterize the most accurate scoring rule. This rule underweights some features to deter sender distortion, and overweights other features so that the score is correct on average. The receiver prefers this score to full disclosure because the aggregated information mitigates his commitment problem.

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Workshop / Seminar Wed, 03 Feb 2021 11:42:44 -0500 2020-10-09T14:30:00-04:00 2020-10-09T15:50:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Department of Economics Workshop / Seminar Econ Umich
Michael Beauregard Seminar in Macroeconomics: The Global Financial Resource Curse (October 14, 2020 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/78087 78087-19963473@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, October 14, 2020 4:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Department of Economics

Abstract:
Since the late 1990s, the United States has received large capital flows from developing countries - a phenomenon known as the global saving glut - and experienced a productivity growth slowdown. Motivated by these facts, we provide a model connecting international financial integration and global productivity growth. The key feature is that the tradable sector is the engine of growth of the economy. Capital flows from developing countries to the United States boost demand for U.S. non-tradable goods, inducing a reallocation of U.S. economic activity from the tradable sector to the non-tradable one. In turn, lower profits in the tradable sector lead firms to cut back investment in innovation. Since innovation in the United States determines the evolution of the world technological frontier, the result is a drop in global productivity growth. This effect, which we dub the global financial resource curse,
can help explain why the global saving glut has been accompanied by subdued investment and growth, in spite of low global interest rates.

*To join the seminar, please contact at econ.events@umich.edu

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Workshop / Seminar Fri, 02 Oct 2020 08:42:47 -0400 2020-10-14T16:00:00-04:00 2020-10-14T17:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Department of Economics Workshop / Seminar Econ Umich
Economic Theory: Selling two identical objects (Joint work with Sushil Bikhchandani) (October 16, 2020 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/81678 81678-20941462@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, October 16, 2020 1:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Department of Economics

Abstract
It is well-known that optimal (i.e., revenue-maximizing) selling mechanisms in multidimensional type spaces may involve randomization. We study mechanisms for selling two identical, indivisible objects to a single buyer. We analyze two settings: (i) decreasing marginal values (DMV) and (ii) increasing marginal values (IMV). Thus, the two marginal values of the buyer are not independent. We obtain sufficient conditions on the distribution of buyer values for the existence of an optimal mechanism that is deterministic.
In the DMV model, we show that under a well-known condition, it is optimal to sell the first unit deterministically. Under the same sufficient condition, a bundling mechanism (which is deterministic) is optimal in the IMV model. Under a stronger sufficient condition, a deterministic mechanism is optimal in the DMV model.
Our results apply to heterogenous objects when there is a specified sequence in which the two objects must be sold.

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Workshop / Seminar Wed, 03 Feb 2021 11:46:18 -0500 2020-10-16T13:00:00-04:00 2020-10-16T14:20:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Department of Economics Workshop / Seminar Econ Umich
Economics at Work (October 16, 2020 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/78077 78077-19957576@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, October 16, 2020 1:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Department of Economics

Economics@Work is intended for any student who is interested in learning about a variety of career opportunities for economics majors. Early students of economics may use this class to explore whether an economics major best suits their interests and goals. Advanced students in economics will benefit from the information and networking opportunities.

To join the seminar, please register from the following link.
https://forms.gle/wAegqGt6tqkWaXdx9

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 01 Oct 2020 17:18:23 -0400 2020-10-16T13:00:00-04:00 2020-10-16T14:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Department of Economics Workshop / Seminar Econ Umich
U.S.-China relations during COVID-19: Finding a path forward (October 20, 2020 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/76231 76231-19679532@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, October 20, 2020 10:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy

Join the conversation: #policytalks.

Panelists:

Ken Lieberthal, senior fellow emeritus in the Foreign Policy program at Brookings

Mary Gallagher, Professor of Political Science, Director of the Center for Chinese Studies, and faculty associate at the Center for Comparative Political Studies at the Institute for Social Research at the University of Michigan

Ann Lin, Associate Professor of Public Policy in the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy at the University of Michigan

Moderator:

Michael S. Barr, Joan and Sanford Weill Dean of Public Policy, Frank Murphy Collegiate Professor of Public Policy, Roy F. and Jean Humphrey Proffitt Professor of Law

For more information visit http://fordschool.umich.edu/events/2020/us-china-relations-during-covid-19-finding-path-forward

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 13 Oct 2020 10:27:53 -0400 2020-10-20T10:00:00-04:00 2020-10-20T11:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy Lecture / Discussion Ann Lin, Ken Lieberthal, and Mary Gallagher
Human Capital, History, Demography & Development (H2D2): Structural Change, Inequality, and Capital Flows (October 20, 2020 11:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/78689 78689-20105425@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, October 20, 2020 11:30am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Department of Economics

To join the seminar, please visit the following webpage.
https://sites.google.com/view/h2d2/seminars

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 20 Oct 2020 11:31:14 -0400 2020-10-20T11:30:00-04:00 2020-10-20T12:50:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Department of Economics Workshop / Seminar Econ Umich
Alum Connections: Ben Patch (October 22, 2020 3:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/78586 78586-20068094@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, October 22, 2020 3:30pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: LSA Opportunity Hub

Alum Connections with Ben Patch, VP of Finance at Pagerduty

Ben Patch has served as the Vice President of Finance at Pagerduty (NYSE: PD) since 2016, playing an integral role in building the company’s finance function and taking the company through its successful 2018 IPO. Join his session to learn how Ben (Economics and Accounting ‘93) leveraged his LSA degree into a multi-faceted career in finance, developed a speciality in businesses experiencing extremely rapid growth, and how finance works from an operational perspective.

About Ben:

Ben Patch is a seasoned finance and strategy executive with experience in corporate finance, strategy, fundraising, and mergers and acquisitions in both publicly held and venture-backed private companies.

Ben began his career in public accounting at Arthur Andersen LLP and has held management roles at Siebel Systems (acquired by Oracle), Adchemy (acquired by Walmart.com), and has advised a variety of rapidly growing technology firms. He holds an MBA from the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania.

You should attend this workshop if you are:
A current LSA undergraduate student interested in finance or accounting
Seeking clarity around finance roles with publicly traded and venture-backed private companies
Interested in the intersection of tech and finance

What you’ll gain by attending:
Gain information on finance roles from an operational perspective (how things really work and how to think about real world applications for finance)
Get a sense of how the finance role works within a large tech firm
Gain access to answers surrounding the role of finance in navigating an IPO

RSVP today to be part of the conversation.

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Livestream / Virtual Thu, 15 Oct 2020 13:07:23 -0400 2020-10-22T15:30:00-04:00 2020-10-22T16:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location LSA Opportunity Hub Livestream / Virtual Ben Patch Photo
Quantitative Methods in my Work (and at U-M!) Speaker Series (October 22, 2020 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/78570 78570-20066106@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, October 22, 2020 6:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Quantitative Methods in the Social Sciences (QMSS)

Join us as LSA/QMSS undergrads, Chloe Aronoff and Lillian Kleinknecht, interview U-M faculty researchers about their work and visions for Quantitative Research in our changing and data drive world.

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Livestream / Virtual Thu, 15 Oct 2020 09:48:42 -0400 2020-10-22T18:00:00-04:00 2020-10-22T19:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Quantitative Methods in the Social Sciences (QMSS) Livestream / Virtual QMSS Session 1 flyer
Bridging the Gap Series: Women in State Government Panel (October 22, 2020 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/78591 78591-20068100@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, October 22, 2020 7:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Leading Women of Tomorrow

Leading Women of Tomorrow at the University of Michigan is hosting the first event in its new Bridging the Gap Series on Thursday, October 22nd from 7-8:30pm!

The first event will be a Women in State Government Panel featuring Michigan State Representatives Christine Greig, Kristy Pagan, and Padma Kuppa. Each representative will introduce themselves followed by an open Q&A.

Please follow the Zoom link to participate. We hope to see you there!

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 10 Nov 2020 14:20:21 -0500 2020-10-22T19:00:00-04:00 2020-10-22T20:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Leading Women of Tomorrow Lecture / Discussion LWT - Women in State Gov Panel
Trends in Absolute Income Mobility in North America and Europe (October 26, 2020 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/77315 77315-19838096@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, October 26, 2020 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Institute for Social Research

Contact PSC Office for Zoom details

We compute rates of absolute upward income mobility for the 1960-1987 birth cohorts in eight countries in North America and Europe. Rates and trends in absolute mobility varied dramatically across countries during this period: the US and Canada saw upward mobility rates near 50% for recent cohorts, while countries like Norway and Finland saw sustained rates above 70%. Decomposition analysis suggests that differences in the marginal income distributions, especially the amount of cross-cohort income inequality, were the primary driver of differing mobility rates across countries. We also demonstrate that absolute mobility rates can be accurately estimated without linked parent-child data.


BIO:

Robert Manduca is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Sociology at Michigan. His research focuses on the consequences of economic inequality for society, and on the determinants of urban and regional economic development. He received his PhD in Sociology and Social Policy from Harvard University and his Master's in City Planning from MIT.

PSC Brown Bag seminars highlight recent research in population studies and serve as a focal point for building our research community.

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 13 Oct 2020 11:29:52 -0400 2020-10-26T12:00:00-04:00 2020-10-26T13:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Institute for Social Research Workshop / Seminar Flyer for Brown Bag seminar
Tauber Leadership Speaker Series | Ram Kuppuswamy (October 26, 2020 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/78845 78845-20131231@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, October 26, 2020 5:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Tauber Institute for Global Operations

Ram shares insights from his experiences in leading teams at organizations like Walmart, Nokia, and Airtel as they faced seismic strategic changes, volatile business environments, and unprecedented operational pressures. “There are common leadership themes that emerge for successful teams in the midst of these challenges which have helped them be resilient and grow stronger. Over the years, I have had the incredible opportunity to learn through my personal failures and success stories.”

Join us as we explore these common themes and discuss the value of leading disruptive change!

Who should attend? Free webinar is open to the public.

Ram Kuppuswamy is a global leader with 20+ years of experience in senior-level executive roles and accomplishments across Fortune 100 Technology and Retail companies. He started his career as a consultant and served as Principal in the Operations and Retail Practice at Kearney, New York. Since then, Ram has been leading supply chain and operations transformations for technology and telecommunications leaders across the world — as Managing Director of Operations at Nokia HQ in Salo (Finland), where he launched the first Windows Phone (Lumia) in record time, Senior Director and Head of Sourcing at Microsoft in Beijing (China), and Global CPO at Airtel, where he managed a $12B supply chain for the second-largest telecom network in the world with operations in 17 countries across South-Asia and Africa. Currently, he is leading sales for strategic accounts in Asia-Pacific and Japan as Field Commerce Executive at VMWare (Dell Technologies).

Given this rich blend of experiences within a vast spectrum of geographies and industries, Ram is truly a Leader in Global Operations. He has led large and highly diverse teams of varied competencies, cultures, and educational backgrounds from all over the world. His operational expertise includes planning, manufacturing ecosystems, sourcing, logistics, transportation, customer fulfillment, and optimizing supply chains.

LINK TO WEBINAR AND QUESTIONS FOR SPEAKER: http://myumi.ch/yKGoW

CAN'T ATTEND? In the event that this Tauber Leadership Speaker Series is recorded, it would be added to the Leadership Speaker Series post-session

UPCOMING MEETINGS: Check the Tauber Leadership Speaker Series for upcoming events: http://myumi.ch/VPx4z

HOSTED BY: Tauber Institute for Global Operations. For questions about this event, please contact Shreya Agawal (MSE-IOE 2022) shreyaa@umich.edu or visit tauber.umich.edu.

The Tauber Leadership Speaker Series is a student-organized initiative to bring in top leaders from industry to the University of Michigan. These high-level executives are invited to share insights on their own careers, the qualities needed in today's global economy for strong leadership, and tangible steps to achieve excellence in one's own career path.

For more information:

Email TLSS organizer Shreya Agrawal shreyaa@umich.edu
Visit the visit tauber.umich.edu or call 734-647-1333
Follow Tauber on Facebook, Twitter, and Flickr

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Presentation Fri, 23 Oct 2020 16:10:40 -0400 2020-10-26T17:00:00-04:00 2020-10-26T19:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Tauber Institute for Global Operations Presentation Ram Kuppuswamy, Field Commerce Executive, VMware, Inc.
Human Capital, History, Demography & Development (H2D2): Black Economic Progress in the Jim Crow South: Evidence from Rosenwald Schools (October 27, 2020 11:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/78911 78911-20152765@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, October 27, 2020 11:30am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Department of Economics

To join the seminar, please visit the following webpage.
https://sites.google.com/view/h2d2/seminars

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 26 Oct 2020 11:56:07 -0400 2020-10-27T11:30:00-04:00 2020-10-27T12:50:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Department of Economics Workshop / Seminar Econ Umich
Political Economy Workshop (PEW) (October 29, 2020 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/76973 76973-19782536@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, October 29, 2020 4:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Political Economy Workshop (PEW)

David Yang is an Assistant Professor of Economics at Harvard University. His research focuses on political economy, behavioral and experimental economics, economic history, and cultural economics. In particular, David studies the forces of stability and forces of changes in authoritarian regimes, drawing lessons from historical and contemporary China.

Email political-economy-workshop@umich.edu for the meeting link.

PEW provides a unique forum for doctoral students and faculty members to share and develop interdisciplinary research in political economy. Political science and economics are intimately linked in both substance and methodology, and the field of political economy is among the most fertile and enduring areas for cross-disciplinary research in the social sciences. Currently, PEW is the sole interdisciplinary workshop at the University of Michigan wholly dedicated to the exploration of current research in political economy, and thus plays a valuable role in fostering connections among the university’s various departments and schools.

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Livestream / Virtual Wed, 09 Sep 2020 15:12:10 -0400 2020-10-29T16:00:00-04:00 2020-10-29T17:20:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Political Economy Workshop (PEW) Livestream / Virtual David Yang
Quantitative Methods in my Work (at U-M!) (October 29, 2020 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/78831 78831-20131190@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, October 29, 2020 6:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Quantitative Methods in the Social Sciences (QMSS)

This session will be facilitated by U-M LSA/QMSS students, Sarah Childs and Jack Lee

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Lecture / Discussion Fri, 23 Oct 2020 13:39:00 -0400 2020-10-29T18:00:00-04:00 2020-10-29T19:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Quantitative Methods in the Social Sciences (QMSS) Lecture / Discussion Session 2 flyer
Economics at Work (October 30, 2020 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/78078 78078-19957577@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, October 30, 2020 1:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Department of Economics

Economics@Work is intended for any student who is interested in learning about a variety of career opportunities for economics majors. Early students of economics may use this class to explore whether an economics major best suits their interests and goals. Advanced students in economics will benefit from the information and networking opportunities.

To join the seminar, please register from the following link.
https://forms.gle/nCQSPmbG9in5xSoN8

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 01 Oct 2020 17:22:28 -0400 2020-10-30T13:00:00-04:00 2020-10-30T14:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Department of Economics Workshop / Seminar Econ Umich
Human Capital, History, Demography & Development (H2D2): Demand Shocks, Staffing Decisions, and Firm Performance: Evidence from the Introduction of a Food Delivery Platform in Colombia (November 3, 2020 11:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/78920 78920-20154730@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, November 3, 2020 11:30am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Department of Economics

To join the seminar, please visit the following webpage.
https://sites.google.com/view/h2d2/seminars

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 26 Oct 2020 13:59:09 -0400 2020-11-03T11:30:00-05:00 2020-11-03T12:50:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Department of Economics Workshop / Seminar Econ Umich
Michael Beauregard Seminar in Macroeconomics (November 4, 2020 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/79058 79058-20184340@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, November 4, 2020 4:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Department of Economics

Abstract:
Details to Come.

* To join the seminar, please contact at econ.events@umich.edu

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Other Fri, 30 Oct 2020 09:22:57 -0400 2020-11-04T16:00:00-05:00 2020-11-04T17:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Department of Economics Other Econ Umich
Economics at Work (November 6, 2020 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/78079 78079-19957578@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, November 6, 2020 1:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Department of Economics

Economics@Work is intended for any student who is interested in learning about a variety of career opportunities for economics majors. Early students of economics may use this class to explore whether an economics major best suits their interests and goals. Advanced students in economics will benefit from the information and networking opportunities.

To join the seminar, please register from the following link.
https://forms.gle/QYre9DYYtmq8Wpe89

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 01 Oct 2020 17:25:52 -0400 2020-11-06T13:00:00-05:00 2020-11-06T14:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Department of Economics Workshop / Seminar Econ Umich
Economic Theory: Persuading Statisticians (November 6, 2020 2:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/81680 81680-20941464@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, November 6, 2020 2:30pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Department of Economics

Abstract:
A decision maker (DM) contemplates whether to take a costly action. The DM does not know the action's value and relies on data and unbiased statistical inference to estimate it. The data are Bernoulli experiments governed by the action's value. A designer, who wishes the DM to take the action, controls the size of the data, i.e., the sample size, available to the DM. We establish that in many environments the designer's optimal sample size is the largest one satisfying that either a single --- or a simple majority --- of favorable realizations would persuade the DM to take the action.

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Workshop / Seminar Wed, 03 Feb 2021 11:53:54 -0500 2020-11-06T14:30:00-05:00 2020-11-06T15:50:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Department of Economics Workshop / Seminar Econ Umich
Social, Behavioral & Experimental Economics (SBEE): Disguising Prejudice: Popular Rationales as Excuses for Intolerant Expression (November 10, 2020 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/79006 79006-20170600@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, November 10, 2020 10:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Department of Economics

Abstract:
We study the use of popular rationales to justify public anti-minority actions. Rationales to oppose minorities change some people's private opinions, leading them to take anti-minority actions even if they are not prejudiced against minorities. When these rationales become widespread, prejudiced people can pool with unprejudiced people who are persuaded, decreasing the stigma associated with anti-minority expression and enabling greater public opposition to minority groups. In a first experiment, subjects learn that a previous respondent authorized a donation to an anti-immigrant organization and then make an inference about the respondent's underlying motivations. Subjects informed that their matched respondent learned about a study claiming that immigrants increase crime rates before authorizing the donation see the respondent as less intolerant and more easily persuadable. In a second experiment, subjects learn about that same study and then choose whether to authorize a publicly observable donation to the anti-immigrant organization. Subjects who are informed that their exposure to the rationale will be publicly observable are substantially more likely to make the donation than subjects who believe that their exposure will remain anonymous. Our findings suggest that prominent public figures can lower the social cost of intolerant expression by popularizing rationales, contributing to waves of anti-minority behavior.

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Workshop / Seminar Wed, 28 Oct 2020 15:23:25 -0400 2020-11-10T10:00:00-05:00 2020-11-10T11:15:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Department of Economics Workshop / Seminar Econ Umich
Human Capital, History, Demography & Development (H2D2): Legacies of Colonial Rule and the HIV Epidemic in Africa: Evidence from the Mozambique Company Concession (November 10, 2020 11:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/78921 78921-20154731@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, November 10, 2020 11:30am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Department of Economics

To join the seminar, please visit the following webpage.
https://sites.google.com/view/h2d2/seminars

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 26 Oct 2020 14:02:42 -0400 2020-11-10T11:30:00-05:00 2020-11-10T12:50:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Department of Economics Workshop / Seminar Econ Umich
Bioethics Discussion: Democracy (November 10, 2020 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/58831 58831-14563723@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, November 10, 2020 5:00pm
Location: Lurie Biomedical Engineering
Organized By: The Bioethics Discussion Group

A discussion we will choose to have.

A few readings to consider on the matter:
––Bioethics and Democracy
––Bioethics and Populism: How Should Our Field Respond?
––Crowdsourcing in medical research: concepts and applications
––How Democracy Can Inform Consent: Cases of the Internet and Bioethics

For more information and/or to receive a copy of the readings visit http://belmont.bme.umich.edu/bioethics-discussion-group/discussions/050-democracy/.

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While people are still allowed on campus, discussions will be held on the front lawn of Lurie Biomedical Engineering building. Participants will be asked to enter the area via a “welcome desk” where there will be hand sanitizer, wipes, etc. Participants will be masked, at least 12 feet from one another, and speaking through megaphones with one another. In accordance with public health mandates and guidance, participation will be limited to 20 individuals who sign up to participate ahead of time.

Sign up here: https://belmont.bme.umich.edu/ask-your-questions-to-ponder/

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Together, we can read the blog (and probably do much more than that): https://belmont.bme.umich.edu/incidental-art/

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 10 Nov 2020 16:24:01 -0500 2020-11-10T17:00:00-05:00 2020-11-10T18:30:00-05:00 Lurie Biomedical Engineering The Bioethics Discussion Group Lecture / Discussion Image 050. Democracy
Michael Beauregard Seminar in Macroeconomics: Scalable Expertise (November 11, 2020 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/79059 79059-20184343@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, November 11, 2020 4:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Department of Economics

Abstract:
We document that aggregate or sectoral demand shocks have disproportionately bigger effects on larger firms. Changes in scope, the number of products/locations, plays a significant role in this heterogeneity. Motivated by these facts, we present a theory of firm size, where both scope and expertise (which determines revenues and profits) are chosen endogenously. The extent to which expertise is scalable (applicable to multiple products), as opposed to local (specific to a particular product), is also chosen by the firm. The model predicts rich heterogeneity in responses to a sector-wide demand shock: firms with higher revenue per product (conditional on scope) adjust their scope by less, while those with higher scope (conditional on revenue per peroduct) adjust by more. Using data on multi-product and multi-establishment firms, we provide empirical evidence in support of these predictions. We also construct a proxy for the scalability of the firm’s expertise and show that the predictions of the model with respect to the scalability of firm-level expertise, both in the cross-section and in response to shocks, are also consistent with the patterns observed in the data.

* To join the seminar, please contact at econ.events@umich.edu

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 09 Nov 2020 17:22:03 -0500 2020-11-11T16:00:00-05:00 2020-11-11T17:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Department of Economics Workshop / Seminar Econ Umich
MESA Social Connectivity & Community Series Presents: Post Election Conversations (November 11, 2020 5:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/78750 78750-20117230@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, November 11, 2020 5:30pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Multi Ethnic Student Affairs - MESA

The MESA Social Connectivity and Community Series invites the campus community from different backgrounds and social identities to come together to discuss various topics and current issues through the lens of race and ethnicity that will assist with the further understanding of intersectional identities within contexts of history, culture, and society. Each session is peer-led and aims to provide an informal and supportive environment for mutual learning through active listening, inquiring and deep reflection.

Register by visiting: https://sessions.studentlife.umich.edu/p/track/4653

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Livestream / Virtual Mon, 26 Oct 2020 12:06:08 -0400 2020-11-11T17:30:00-05:00 2020-11-11T18:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Multi Ethnic Student Affairs - MESA Livestream / Virtual Social Connectivity & Community Series
Quantitative Methods in my Work (and at U-M!) Speaker Series (November 12, 2020 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/78761 78761-20121152@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, November 12, 2020 6:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Quantitative Methods in the Social Sciences (QMSS)

*Facilitated by David Woodruff and Madeline Paxson*

Join us by Zoom as LSA/QMSS Undergrads interview and chat with UM faculty/researchers about their work and visions for Quantitative Research in our changing and data-driven world.

Register at: https://myumi.ch/3q92V

A Zoom will be provided to those who register!

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 22 Oct 2020 09:12:29 -0400 2020-11-12T18:00:00-05:00 2020-11-12T19:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Quantitative Methods in the Social Sciences (QMSS) Lecture / Discussion Nov 12 flyer
Bridging the Gap Series: Women in Political Campaigns Panel (November 12, 2020 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/79322 79322-20272780@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, November 12, 2020 7:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Leading Women of Tomorrow

We are hosting the second event in our Bridging the Gap Series this Thursday, November 12th from 7-8:30pm!

The second event will be a Women in Political Campaigns Panel featuring Laura Marsh, Michigan Fundraiser for the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee; Kellie Lounds, Political Director for Debbie Dingell; and Carina Teoh, Multimedia Content Producer for Representative Elissa Slotkin and former Senior Videographer/Photographer on Mayor Pete Buttigieg's presidential campaign.

Each panelist will introduce themselves and answer a few prepared questions, followed by an open Q&A.

Please follow the Zoom link to participate. We hope to see you there!

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 10 Nov 2020 14:22:46 -0500 2020-11-12T19:00:00-05:00 2020-11-12T20:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Leading Women of Tomorrow Lecture / Discussion LWT - Women in Political Campaigns Panel
The Old Globalization and the New Globalization (November 13, 2020 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/79042 79042-20178457@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, November 13, 2020 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: William Davidson Institute

Globalization isn’t dead, but it increasingly has to do more with trading ideas and services than with moving metal containers stuffed with manufactured goods. This talk will discuss how globalization is changing and why.
Marc Levinson is an independent historian, economist, and journalist whose career has centered on making complex economic issues understandable to the general public. Marc spent many years as an economic journalist, including a turn as finance and economics editor of The Economist in London. Returning to New York, he worked as an economist for J.P. Morgan Chase, developing a unique industry economics function and then initiating the bank’s environmental research for stock and bond investors. He later served as a senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations. His books include the business classic The Box: How the Shipping Container Made the World Smaller and the World Economy Bigger; The Great A&P and the Struggle for Small Business in America, which won wide praise from across the political spectrum for exploring the tension between capitalism and competition in the U.S. economy; and An Extraordinary Time, showing how the sudden end of the postwar boom in the early 1970s led voters in many countries to turn away from activist government in favor of free-market ideas. He will be speaking about his latest book, Outside the Box, a lively history of globalization and its consequences.

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 29 Oct 2020 15:25:29 -0400 2020-11-13T12:00:00-05:00 2020-11-13T13:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location William Davidson Institute Lecture / Discussion Marc Levinson talk
Economics at Work (November 13, 2020 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/78080 78080-19957579@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, November 13, 2020 1:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Department of Economics

Economics@Work is intended for any student who is interested in learning about a variety of career opportunities for economics majors. Early students of economics may use this class to explore whether an economics major best suits their interests and goals. Advanced students in economics will benefit from the information and networking opportunities.

To join the seminar, please register from the following link.
https://forms.gle/eLwgQ3wda3DmtZ6eA

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 01 Oct 2020 17:28:58 -0400 2020-11-13T13:00:00-05:00 2020-11-13T14:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Department of Economics Workshop / Seminar Econ Umich
Economic Theory: Caution and Reference Effects (oint with Simone Cerreia-Vioglio and David Dillenberger) (November 13, 2020 2:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/81681 81681-20941465@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, November 13, 2020 2:30pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Department of Economics

Abstract:
We establish a theoretical link between three phenomena at the core of behavioral economics: the Endowment Effect, Loss Aversion, and violations of Expected Utility as in the Certainty Effect. In our model, all jointly stem from one single force: uncertainty about the utility function to use and caution. Behaviorally, we show that our model is derived from positing a form of the certainty effect, that we show implies both Loss Aversion and the Endowment Effect. We analyze further implications of our model and demonstrate how it can organize existing empirical evidence of the Endowment Effect, and how it is conceptually and behaviorally distinct from other popular approaches, e.g., Cumulative Prospect Theory.

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Workshop / Seminar Wed, 03 Feb 2021 11:56:40 -0500 2020-11-13T14:30:00-05:00 2020-11-13T15:50:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Department of Economics Workshop / Seminar Econ Umich
Central Bank of the Future Conference: Building a Financial System for a More Inclusive Economy (November 16, 2020 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/77801 77801-19931623@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, November 16, 2020 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center on Finance, Law, and Policy

The University of Michigan's Center on Finance, Law & Policy and the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco are co-hosting the second “Central Bank of the Future” Conference on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, November 16 – 18, 2020. This event will be virtual, open to the public, and free to attend.

This event will build on the conference hosted last year by continuing to explore how central banks are evolving and their potential to foster greater financial and economic inclusion in the United States and worldwide. This year’s conference will examine how the three functions of a modern central bank could evolve to create a more inclusive financial system. Areas of exploration may include:

• How the functions of the modern central bank could shift to more
actively promote inclusion and address poverty, rather than
responding to exclusion,
• The potential for central banks to operate as new kinds of utilities
or direct service providers,
• The value and challenge of extending the regulatory perimeter to
supervise new products, services, and networks, and
• The role of technology and innovation within central banks to help
support both traditional and expanded functions.

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Conference / Symposium Mon, 28 Sep 2020 14:54:07 -0400 2020-11-16T12:00:00-05:00 2020-11-16T17:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Center on Finance, Law, and Policy Conference / Symposium CBOTF Conference
The Impact of Access to Clean Water on Cognitive and Physical Development: Evidence from Mexico's Programa de Agua Limpia. (November 16, 2020 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/77316 77316-19838098@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, November 16, 2020 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Institute for Social Research

Contact PSC Office for Zoom details.

Dr. Brown will discuss The Impact of Access to Clean Water on Cognitive and Physical Development: Evidence from Mexico's Programa de Agua Limpia.


BIO:
Ryan Brown's research interests span multiple fields of applied microeconomics including development economics, labor economics, health economics, economic demography, and political economy.

Ryan's work has primarily focused on applying econometric techniques to population representative data in both developed and developing country settings, to examine how changes in the social, physical, and/or economic environment can have a persistent impact on health, preferences, and human capital accumulation. Recently, I have also begun to explore the relationship between the success of women competing for positions in entry-level positions and its subsequent impact on the gender gap at the top of the career ladder.

PSC Brown Bag seminars highlight recent research in population studies and serve as a focal point for building our research community.

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Workshop / Seminar Wed, 16 Sep 2020 17:22:41 -0400 2020-11-16T12:00:00-05:00 2020-11-16T13:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Institute for Social Research Workshop / Seminar Flyer for Brown Bag seminar
Human Capital, History, Demography & Development (H2D2): Wage Inequality and the Rise in Labor Force Exit: The Case of US Prime-Age Men (November 17, 2020 11:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/78922 78922-20154732@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, November 17, 2020 11:30am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Department of Economics

To join the seminar, please visit the following webpage.
https://sites.google.com/view/h2d2/seminars

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 26 Oct 2020 14:05:47 -0400 2020-11-17T11:30:00-05:00 2020-11-17T12:50:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Department of Economics Workshop / Seminar Econ Umich
Central Bank of the Future Conference: Building a Financial System for a More Inclusive Economy (November 17, 2020 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/77801 77801-19931624@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, November 17, 2020 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center on Finance, Law, and Policy

The University of Michigan's Center on Finance, Law & Policy and the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco are co-hosting the second “Central Bank of the Future” Conference on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, November 16 – 18, 2020. This event will be virtual, open to the public, and free to attend.

This event will build on the conference hosted last year by continuing to explore how central banks are evolving and their potential to foster greater financial and economic inclusion in the United States and worldwide. This year’s conference will examine how the three functions of a modern central bank could evolve to create a more inclusive financial system. Areas of exploration may include:

• How the functions of the modern central bank could shift to more
actively promote inclusion and address poverty, rather than
responding to exclusion,
• The potential for central banks to operate as new kinds of utilities
or direct service providers,
• The value and challenge of extending the regulatory perimeter to
supervise new products, services, and networks, and
• The role of technology and innovation within central banks to help
support both traditional and expanded functions.

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Conference / Symposium Mon, 28 Sep 2020 14:54:07 -0400 2020-11-17T12:00:00-05:00 2020-11-17T17:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Center on Finance, Law, and Policy Conference / Symposium CBOTF Conference
Political Economy Workshop (PEW) (November 17, 2020 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/76975 76975-19782537@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, November 17, 2020 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Political Economy Workshop (PEW)

Email political-economy-workshop@umich.edu for the meeting link.

PEW provides a unique forum for doctoral students and faculty members to share and develop interdisciplinary research in political economy. Political science and economics are intimately linked in both substance and methodology, and the field of political economy is among the most fertile and enduring areas for cross-disciplinary research in the social sciences. Currently, PEW is the sole interdisciplinary workshop at the University of Michigan wholly dedicated to the exploration of current research in political economy, and thus plays a valuable role in fostering connections among the university’s various departments and schools.

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Livestream / Virtual Wed, 09 Sep 2020 15:19:08 -0400 2020-11-17T12:00:00-05:00 2020-11-17T13:20:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Political Economy Workshop (PEW) Livestream / Virtual Róbert Venyige
Central Bank of the Future Conference: Building a Financial System for a More Inclusive Economy (November 18, 2020 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/77801 77801-19931625@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, November 18, 2020 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center on Finance, Law, and Policy

The University of Michigan's Center on Finance, Law & Policy and the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco are co-hosting the second “Central Bank of the Future” Conference on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, November 16 – 18, 2020. This event will be virtual, open to the public, and free to attend.

This event will build on the conference hosted last year by continuing to explore how central banks are evolving and their potential to foster greater financial and economic inclusion in the United States and worldwide. This year’s conference will examine how the three functions of a modern central bank could evolve to create a more inclusive financial system. Areas of exploration may include:

• How the functions of the modern central bank could shift to more
actively promote inclusion and address poverty, rather than
responding to exclusion,
• The potential for central banks to operate as new kinds of utilities
or direct service providers,
• The value and challenge of extending the regulatory perimeter to
supervise new products, services, and networks, and
• The role of technology and innovation within central banks to help
support both traditional and expanded functions.

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Conference / Symposium Mon, 28 Sep 2020 14:54:07 -0400 2020-11-18T12:00:00-05:00 2020-11-18T17:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Center on Finance, Law, and Policy Conference / Symposium CBOTF Conference
Michael Beauregard Seminar in Macroeconomics: Why does capital flow from equal to unequal countries? (November 18, 2020 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/79060 79060-20184344@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, November 18, 2020 4:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Department of Economics

Abstract:
Capital flows from equal to unequal countries. We document this empirical regularity in a large sample of advanced economies. The capital flows are largely driven by private savings. We propose a theory that can rationalize these findings: more unequal countries endogenously develop deeper financial markets. Households in unequal counties, in turn, borrow more, driving the observed direction of capital flows.

* To join the seminar, please contact at econ.events@umich.edu

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 16 Nov 2020 12:12:16 -0500 2020-11-18T16:00:00-05:00 2020-11-18T17:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Department of Economics Workshop / Seminar Econ Umich
Virtual Student Career Event is OPEN for Registration! (November 20, 2020 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/78712 78712-20107419@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, November 20, 2020 1:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Department of Economics

We have the Student Career Event for students of all levels. Companies that are providing opportunities for internships and careers are ready to talk with you on zoom! For registration, please visit the following webpage.
https://lsa.umich.edu/econ/rsqe/conference/networking-event.html

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Careers / Jobs Mon, 26 Oct 2020 11:02:15 -0400 2020-11-20T13:00:00-05:00 2020-11-20T14:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Department of Economics Careers / Jobs rsqe career event
Economic Theory: Outside Options and Optimal Bargaining Dynamics (November 20, 2020 2:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/81682 81682-20941466@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, November 20, 2020 2:30pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Department of Economics

Abstract:
We study how to design optimal bargaining strategies in a bargaining model with two players, P and A, when A’s outside option changes over time. We solve for P’s optimal strategy and find a new, but intuitive, set of bargaining dynamics. When A’s outside option increases, A is tempted to cease bargaining, leading P to increase A’s continuation by gradually promising A a larger share of the surplus (decreasing demands) and giving A more time to explore his outside option before being forced to make a decision (decreasing pressure). We explore comparative statics and show that although P ’s value of bargaining is decreasing in A’s outside option, it increases when the expected value of A’s outside option tomorrow rises. We show P’s optimal strategy can be implemented without commitment.

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Workshop / Seminar Wed, 03 Feb 2021 11:59:53 -0500 2020-11-20T14:30:00-05:00 2020-11-20T15:50:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Department of Economics Workshop / Seminar Econ Umich