Happening @ Michigan https://events.umich.edu/list/rss RSS Feed for Happening @ Michigan Events at the University of Michigan. Economic Theory: Minimum Distance Belief Updating with General Information (September 3, 2021 2:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/86064 86064-21631257@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, September 3, 2021 2:30pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Department of Economics

Abstract: We study belief revision when information is given as a set of relevant probability distributions. This flexible setting encompasses (i) the standard notion of information as an event (a subset of the state space), (ii) qualitative information (``A is more likely than B"), (iii) interval information (``chance of A is between ten and twenty percent"), and more. In this setting, we behaviorally characterize a decision maker (DM) who selects a posterior belief from the provided information set that minimizes the subjective distance between her prior and the information. We call such a DM a Minimum Distance Subjective Expected Utility (MDSEU) maximizer. Next, we characterize the collection of MDSEU distance notions that coincide with Bayesian updating on standard events. We call this class of distances Generalized Bayesian Divergence, as they nest Kullback-Leibler Divergence. MDSEU provides a systematic way to extend Bayesian updating to general information and zero-probability events. Importantly, Bayesian updating is not unique. Thus, two Bayesian DM's with a common prior may disagree after common information, resulting in polarization and speculative trade. We discuss related models of non-Bayesian updating.

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 31 Aug 2021 14:35:35 -0400 2021-09-03T14:30:00-04:00 2021-09-03T15:50:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Department of Economics Workshop / Seminar econ umich
Economic Theory: Panics and Prices (September 10, 2021 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/86065 86065-21631258@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, September 10, 2021 9:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Department of Economics

Abstract: Rumors of a shortage may create higher-order uncertainty and cause panic buying even when there is no real shortage and most consumers are aware of this fact. We study the role of prices in alleviating, or even preventing, panic buying caused by such rumors. Under some circumstances, flexible prices fail to do so and panic buying is the unique equilibrium outcome. In these circumstances, fixed prices prevent panic buying and lead to higher consumer surplus despite the possibility of rationing. Producer surplus may be higher as well.

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 09 Sep 2021 16:41:15 -0400 2021-09-10T09:00:00-04:00 2021-09-10T10:20:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Department of Economics Workshop / Seminar econ umich
Social, Behavioral and Experimental Economics (SBEE) Seminar: Your Place in the World: Relative Income and Global Inequality (September 13, 2021 11:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/85466 85466-21626486@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, September 13, 2021 11:30am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Department of Economics

Abstract:
There is abundant evidence on individual preferences for policies that reduce national inequality, but only little evidence on preferences for policies addressing global inequality. To investigate the latter, we conduct a two-year, face-to-face survey experiment on a representative sample of Germans. We measure how individuals form perceptions of their ranks in the national and global income distributions, and how those perceptions relate to their national and global policy preferences. We find that Germans systematically underestimate their true place in the world’s income distribution, but that correcting those misperceptions does not affect their support for policies related to global inequality.

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 23 Aug 2021 16:00:29 -0400 2021-09-13T11:30:00-04:00 2021-09-13T12:45:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Department of Economics Workshop / Seminar SBEE seminar series
PSC Postdoctoral Training Program: Introductions and Updates (September 13, 2021 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/86257 86257-21632296@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, September 13, 2021 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Institute for Social Research

The PSC Brown Bag Series will kick off on Monday, September 13 with introductions and updates from our PSC postdoctoral fellows (details below). Please join us to welcome our new fellows and celebrate the achievements of our returning cohort!

2021-22 PSC postdoctoral fellow cohort:
Jamie Budnick (NICHD, 2nd year, PhD: University of Michigan, Sociology, Mentor: Rob Stephenson)

Bobbie Johannes (NIA, 2nd year, PhD: Penn State, Health Policy and Administration, Mentor: Mary Janevic)

Emily Parker (NIA, 1st year, PhD: Cornell University, Policy Analysis and Management, Mentors: Paula Fomby and Natasha Pilkauskas)

Margaret Whitley, (NIA, 1st year, PhD: University of California Irvine, Public Health, Mentors: Sarah Burgard and David Johnson)

Weidi Qin (NIA, 1st year, PhD: Case Western Reserve University, Social Welfare, Mentors: Belinda Needham and Briana Mezuk)

Michigan Population Studies Center (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 Fri, 03 Sep 2021 12:35:52 -0400 2021-09-13T12:00:00-04:00 2021-09-13T13:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Institute for Social Research Workshop / Seminar poster
Public Finance: (September 13, 2021 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/86881 86881-21637067@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, September 13, 2021 4:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Department of Economics

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 13 Sep 2021 15:00:41 -0400 2021-09-13T16:00:00-04:00 2021-09-13T17:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Department of Economics Workshop / Seminar econ umich
Michael Beauregard Seminar in Macroeconomics: What is a Labor Market? Classifying Workers and Jobs Using Network Theory (September 15, 2021 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/86874 86874-21637056@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, September 15, 2021 4:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Department of Economics

Abstract:
This paper develops a new approach to classifying heterogeneous workers and jobs and demonstrates that traditional methods may understate the effects of labor market shocks on workers. Our key innovation is a new method for identifying high degrees of latent worker and job heterogeneity directly from data, without relying on covariates like education or occupation. Building upon tools from network theory, we classify workers and jobs into a large number of latent “worker types” and “markets,” re-spectively, by exploiting the network structure of worker–job links in linked employer-employee data. Intuitively, two workers belong to the same worker type if they have similar probabilities of being employed by particular jobs, and two jobs belong to the same market if they have similar probabilities of hiring particular workers. We use discrete choice methods to infer the productivity of each worker type when matched with each market using the logic that worker–job matches that pay more and occur more frequently in equilibrium reveal themselves to be more productive. We embed this method within a general equilibrium model with sectoral demand shocks to perform counterfactuals. We show that our worker types and markets are better able to predict wage changes in response to the 2016 Olympics than are occupations. Finally, we show that traditional ways of defining worker heterogeneity and exposure to shocks may underestimate the effect of shocks on workers by as much as a factor of 4.

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 13 Sep 2021 14:15:33 -0400 2021-09-15T16:00:00-04:00 2021-09-15T17:20:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Department of Economics Workshop / Seminar econ umich
International Economics: (September 16, 2021 11:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/86854 86854-21636927@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, September 16, 2021 11:30am
Location: Lorch Hall
Organized By: Department of Economics

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 13 Sep 2021 10:40:09 -0400 2021-09-16T11:30:00-04:00 2021-09-16T13:00:00-04:00 Lorch Hall Department of Economics Workshop / Seminar econ umich
Economic Development Seminar: Colonial Institutions, Marriage Markets, and HIV: Evidence from Mozambique (Practice Job Talk) (September 16, 2021 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/86734 86734-21635831@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, September 16, 2021 4:00pm
Location: Weill Hall (Ford School)
Organized By: Department of Economics

Abstract: This paper links Africa’s history to its HIV epidemic through colonial institutions’ lasting effects on marriage markets. I exploit the arbitrary border within Mozambique between two regimes common across the continent: one that pushed over 50,000 young men annually into temporary labor migration (1897-1965) and another that conscripted them into forced labor (1891-1942). Historians contend the migrant-sending institution fundamentally altered marriage markets in that region. Using colonial census data, I show that young men there married earlier and were closer in age to their wives, even after the forced labor institution ended and migration rates had converged. Because smaller age disparities reduce HIV risk, I examine seroprevalence today and find it is nearly 50 percent (10 p.p.) lower in the former migrant-sending region. The data suggest that persistently smaller age disparities and reductions in behaviors associated with them are the main channel for this effect.

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 13 Sep 2021 09:44:23 -0400 2021-09-16T16:00:00-04:00 2021-09-16T17:20:00-04:00 Weill Hall (Ford School) Department of Economics Workshop / Seminar econ umich
2021 Tanner Lecture: Work: What Is It? Do Most of Us Need It, and Why? (September 16, 2021 8:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/86236 86236-21632211@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, September 16, 2021 8:00pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Department of Philosophy

View the Lecture: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cEJcynUx4R4

There are, I shall argue, three important areas of philosophical exploration about work.

The first is a question in social ontology: What is work? This question is both historical and conceptual, as questions in social ontology usually are. And the contemporary idea of work and of a job—and the related idea of a good job--are the results of conceptual and institutional developments over the last few centuries.

The second is an ethical issue, in Aristotle’s broad sense of ethics as concerned with eudaimonia: How does work fit into the good life? This problem is especially challenging because the idea of a good job involves many dimensions of assessment: Does it produce something useful? Does it make a positive contribution? Does it give the worker a decent income? Was that income fairly decided? Are the conditions of work satisfactory? Are they just? Does the job have the rewards of sociability? Is the work a source of significance for the worker?

Looked at more generally, the good job does four things: (a) it provides goods and services worth having, while also (b) providing people with income, (c) sociability, and (d) significance. And one of the things that makes the ethical questions especially challenging at the moment, is that new technologies are reconfiguring employment in ways that appear to threaten the creation of jobs that do all four of these things well and do them through one job.

Human flourishing requires all of these things: products, services, incomes, sociability, significance. For many people over the twentieth-century providing a good job played a huge role in delivering all of them. But AI and robotics may produce a world in which products and services could increasingly be produced without providing employment for most people: and that means either that we must find a way of providing everyone with the resources for a dignified human life without sharing the social product through the labor market, or we must invent income-generating activities that we don’t need for the products or services they provide. We might want to do the latter because many of us would not know how to fill our lives with significance or find social groups outside the family with which to engage unless we were involved in some organized productive activity.

These are issues on which many popular writers on the “Fourth Industrial Revolution” and on globalization have, of course, written for some time. But we need more serious organized reflection on the normative issues raised by these challenges.

And that leads to the third cluster of concerns: How should law and other sources of normative authority be configured to allow work to contribute to the flourishing of workers, and how should the opportunities and rewards of work be shared? Like Aristotle, I think we need to get the ethics right to do the politics, but I also think that, precisely because we are, as he insisted social animals, it is hard to pry them apart.

In this lecture I shall focus on the central set of ethical questions but say some things in passing about the social ontology of work at the start and the politics of employment at the end.

Kwame Anthony Appiah is Professor of Philosophy and Law at NYU. Earlier, he taught at the University of Ghana, Cambridge, Yale, Cornell, Duke, Harvard and Princeton. He grew up in Ghana and received undergraduate and doctoral degrees in philosophy from Cambridge University in England. His work has been in the philosophy of mind and language, ethics, political philosophy, and the philosophy of art, of culture, and of the social sciences, especially anthropology; as well as in literary studies, where he has focused on African and African-American literature. He served as President of the Eastern Division of the American Philosophical Association (2007). In 2012, President Obama presented him with the National Humanities Medal. His publications include Cosmopolitanism: Ethics in a World of Strangers and The Lies That Bind: Rethinking Identity. Professor Appiah writes the weekly Ethicist column for the New York Times Sunday magazine.

This event is free and open to the public. Venue is wheelchair accessible.

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 21 Sep 2021 11:23:42 -0400 2021-09-16T20:00:00-04:00 2021-09-16T22:00:00-04:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Department of Philosophy Lecture / Discussion 2021 Tanner Lecture of Human Values: Work: What Is it? Do Most of Us Need It, and Why?
Economics at Work: (September 17, 2021 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/86851 86851-21636924@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, September 17, 2021 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 Tue, 14 Sep 2021 14:53:32 -0400 2021-09-17T13:00:00-04:00 2021-09-17T14:30:00-04:00 Lorch Hall Department of Economics Workshop / Seminar Economics at Work
Applied Microeconomics | Industrial Organization and Economic Theory: Choice Screen Auctions (September 17, 2021 2:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/85650 85650-21627921@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, September 17, 2021 2:30pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Department of Economics

Abstract:
Choice screen auctions have been recently deployed in 31 European countries, allowing consumers to choose their preferred search engine on Google’s Android platform instead of being automatically defaulted to Google’s own search engine. I show that a seemingly minor detail in the design of these auctions—whether they are conducted on a “per appearance” or a “per install” basis—plays a major role in the mix and characteristics of auction winners, and, consequently, in their expected overall market share. I also show that “per install” auctions distort the incentives of alternative search engines toward extracting as much revenue as possible from each user who installs them, at the expense of lowering the expected number of such users. The distortion becomes worse as the auction gets more competitive and the number of bidders increases. Empirical evidence from Android choice screen auctions conducted in 2020 is consistent with my theoretical results.

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 13 Sep 2021 15:09:43 -0400 2021-09-17T14:30:00-04:00 2021-09-17T15:50:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Department of Economics Workshop / Seminar econ umich
Social, Behavioral & Experimental Economics (SBEE): The Green Books and the Geography of Segregation in Public Accommodations (September 20, 2021 11:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/85461 85461-21626480@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, September 20, 2021 11:30am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Department of Economics

Abstract:
Jim Crow segregated African Americans and whites by law and practice. The causes and implications of the associated de jure and de facto residential segregation have received substantial attention from scholars, but there has been little empirical research on racial discrimination in public accommodations during this time period. We digitize the Negro Motorist Green Books, important historical travel guides aimed at helping African Americans navigate segregation in the pre-Civil Rights Act United States. We create a novel panel dataset that contains precise geocoded locations of over 4,000 unique businesses that provided non-discriminatory service to African American patrons between 1938 and 1966. Our analysis reveals several new facts about discrimination in public accommodations that contribute to the broader literature on racial segregation. First, the largest number of Green Book establishments were found in the Northeast, while the lowest number were found in the West. The Midwest had the highest number of Green Book establishments per black resident and the South had the lowest. Second, we combine our Green Book estimates with newly digitized county-level estimates of hotels to generate the share of non-discriminatory formal accommodations. Again, the Northeast had the highest share of non-discriminatory accommodations, with the South following closely behind. Third, for Green Book establishments located in cities for which the Home Owner’s Loan Corporation (HOLC) drew residential security maps, the vast majority (nearly 70 percent) are located in the lowest-grade, redlined neighborhoods. Finally, Green Book presence tends to correlate positively with measures of material well-being and economic activity.

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 23 Aug 2021 16:02:41 -0400 2021-09-20T11:30:00-04:00 2021-09-20T12:45:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Department of Economics Workshop / Seminar SBEE seminar series
Public Finance: (September 20, 2021 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/86883 86883-21637068@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, September 20, 2021 4:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Department of Economics

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 13 Sep 2021 15:03:41 -0400 2021-09-20T16:00:00-04:00 2021-09-20T17:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Department of Economics Workshop / Seminar econ umich
Building Toward Flooding Resilience: Perspectives from the Field (September 21, 2021 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/86206 86206-21632182@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, September 21, 2021 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Michigan Lifestage Environmental Exposures and Disease Center

Panelists include: Ricky Ackerman (Eastside Community Network), Erma Leaphart (Sierra Club), and Peter Larson (Lecturer, Epidemiology & Researcher, Institute for Social Research; Univ of MI), Moderator: Angie Reyes (Detroit Hispanic Development Corporation). ZOOM https://umich.zoom.us/j/94323672749

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 02 Sep 2021 12:25:11 -0400 2021-09-21T12:00:00-04:00 2021-09-21T12:50:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Michigan Lifestage Environmental Exposures and Disease Center Lecture / Discussion R&R: Residents and Researchers Tuesday Talks at 12 on environment, health, and community
Economic History: Slavery, Plunder, and Power in the Revolutionary South (September 21, 2021 2:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/86836 86836-21636910@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, September 21, 2021 2:30pm
Location: Lorch Hall
Organized By: Department of Economics

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 13 Sep 2021 09:53:43 -0400 2021-09-21T14:30:00-04:00 2021-09-21T16:00:00-04:00 Lorch Hall Department of Economics Workshop / Seminar econ umich
Michael Beauregard Seminar in Macroeconomics: Wall Street QE vs. Main Street Lending (September 22, 2021 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/86880 86880-21637066@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, September 22, 2021 4:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Department of Economics

Abstract: Monetary and fiscal authorities reacted swiftly to the COVID-19 pandemic by purchasing assets (or "Wall Street QE") and lending directly to non-financial firms (or "Main Street Lending"). Our paper develops a new framework to compare and contrast these different policies. For the Great Recession, characterized by impaired balance sheets of financial intermediaries, Main Street lending and Wall Street QE are perfect substitutes and both stimulate aggregate demand. In contrast, for the COVID-19 recession, where non-financial firms faced significant cash flow shortages, Wall Street QE is almost completely ineffective, whereas Main Street lending can be highly stimulative.
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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 21 Sep 2021 09:06:05 -0400 2021-09-22T16:00:00-04:00 2021-09-22T17:20:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Department of Economics Workshop / Seminar econ umich
International Economics: (September 23, 2021 11:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/86856 86856-21636929@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, September 23, 2021 11:30am
Location: Lorch Hall
Organized By: Department of Economics

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 13 Sep 2021 10:42:22 -0400 2021-09-23T11:30:00-04:00 2021-09-23T13:00:00-04:00 Lorch Hall Department of Economics Workshop / Seminar econ umich
Applied Microeconomics | Industrial Organization: Roadblock or Accelerator? The Effect of Electric Vehicle Subsidy Elimination (September 24, 2021 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/86846 86846-21636921@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, September 24, 2021 10:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Department of Economics

Abstract: Federal and state governments in many countries subsidize early adopters of electric vehicles (EVs) to promote green technology. These programs use different approaches such as quotas and deadlines to end the subsidies, creating complicated incentives for car manufacturers. This paper demonstrates the complex effect of the elimination designs on the EV market penetration, prices, and welfare in the US electric vehicle market. I develop a structural model of the consumer vehicle choice and manufacturer's pricing decisions in the US automobile industry. I estimate the model using industry data from 2011-2017 on new vehicle registrations, prices, characteristics, and subsidies to identify demand elasticities, network effects, and marginal costs. Based on the model primitives, I conduct counterfactual simulations to compare alternative subsidy elimination designs for EV market penetration, prices, and welfare.

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 21 Sep 2021 11:23:36 -0400 2021-09-24T10:00:00-04:00 2021-09-24T11:20:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Department of Economics Workshop / Seminar econ umich
Public Finance: (September 27, 2021 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/86884 86884-21637069@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, September 27, 2021 4:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Department of Economics

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 13 Sep 2021 15:05:35 -0400 2021-09-27T16:00:00-04:00 2021-09-27T17:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Department of Economics Workshop / Seminar econ umich
Neighborhood Greening for Stormwater Management: What Matters for Residents (September 28, 2021 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/86956 86956-21637625@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, September 28, 2021 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Michigan Lifestage Environmental Exposures and Disease Center

Panelists: Kenyetta Campbell (Cody Rouge Community Action Alliance), Barb Matney (Warrendale Community Organization), Joan Nassauer (Univ of MI), and Natalie Sampson (Univ of MI Dearborn). Moderated by Amy Schulz (Univ of MI).

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 14 Sep 2021 16:47:14 -0400 2021-09-28T12:00:00-04:00 2021-09-28T12:50:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Michigan Lifestage Environmental Exposures and Disease Center Workshop / Seminar R&R: Residents and Researchers Tuesday Talks at 12 on environment, health, and community
Unprecedented: The Expansion of the Social Safety Net During the COVID Era and Its Impacts on Poverty and Hardship (September 29, 2021 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/84891 84891-21625249@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, September 29, 2021 11:00am
Location: Institute For Social Research
Organized By: Institute for Social Research

ISR Insights Speaker Series
Unprecedented: The Expansion of the Social Safety Net During the COVID Era and Its Impacts on Poverty and Hardship
Wednesday, September 29 at 11am EDT, ISR Thompson Rm 1430 and online: https://umich.zoom.us/j/94299595467

Speaker: H. Luke Shaefer (Director of Poverty Solutions; Hermann and Amalie Kohn Professor of Social Justice and Social Polic; Professor of Public Policy; Professor of Social Work; Faculty Associate at PSC & SRC)

A major economic crisis accompanied the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, but in response the federal government mounted the largest and most comprehensive expansion of the social safety net in modern times. In this talk, H. Luke Shaefer will review research on the impacts of this safety net expansion, and where the nation goes from here.

This webinar is part of 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 Fri, 10 Sep 2021 15:58:40 -0400 2021-09-29T11:00:00-04:00 2021-09-29T12:00:00-04:00 Institute For Social Research Institute for Social Research Lecture / Discussion event flyer
Michael Beauregard Seminar in Macroeconomics and Economic History: The Israeli Economy: A Story of Success and Costs (September 29, 2021 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/86837 86837-21636911@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, September 29, 2021 4:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Department of Economics

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 13 Sep 2021 14:53:41 -0400 2021-09-29T16:00:00-04:00 2021-09-29T17:20:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Department of Economics Workshop / Seminar econ umich
International Economics: (September 30, 2021 11:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/86858 86858-21636930@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, September 30, 2021 11:30am
Location: Lorch Hall
Organized By: Department of Economics

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 13 Sep 2021 10:44:10 -0400 2021-09-30T11:30:00-04:00 2021-09-30T13:00:00-04:00 Lorch Hall Department of Economics Workshop / Seminar econ umich
Economic Development Seminar: (September 30, 2021 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/86885 86885-21637072@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, September 30, 2021 4:00pm
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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 13 Sep 2021 15:26:19 -0400 2021-09-30T16:00:00-04:00 2021-09-30T17:20:00-04:00 Department of Economics Workshop / Seminar econ umich
Economics at Work (October 1, 2021 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/87750 87750-21645528@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, October 1, 2021 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, 30 Sep 2021 16:41:32 -0400 2021-10-01T13:00:00-04:00 2021-10-01T14:30:00-04:00 Lorch Hall Department of Economics Workshop / Seminar Economics at Work
Social, Behavioral & Experimental Economics (SBEE): Save(d) by Design (October 4, 2021 11:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/86907 86907-21637407@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, October 4, 2021 11:30am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Department of Economics

Abstract:
We begin by presenting novel administrative evidence from 840 401(k) plans with automatic enrollment (AE) indicating that the risk of retirement insecurity extends to a significant share of actual enrollees. Hypothesizing that this risk is materially affected by the initial decision to enroll at the default rate or to personalize enrollment at a higher rate, we investigate the sensitivity of initial enrollment to non-economic features of digital design that increasingly shape plan engagement. Specifically, we describe three large scale field experiments, administered across 500 AE plans, that vary the psychological design (i.e., color, layout, phrasing, informational salience) of the digital interface from which employees decide to confirm, personalize, or decline enrollment. The field studies, supplemented by hypothetical choice experiments and a survey of hundreds of plan administrators, yield four findings. First, we show that modest changes to the psychological design of the interface result in sizable increases in personalized enrollment, full match take-
up, and average contributions—equivalent to those predicted from a 68 to 74 percent increase in the modal match. Second, we show that marginal personalized enrollees appear to increase their initial contributions substantially and to an extent equivalent to inframarginal counterparts, implying potentially significant welfare gains due to design. Third, lab evidence indicates that design does not affect enrollment through standard economic channels of preferences/beliefs or often-cited behavioral frictions (inattention, confusion, distrust) and suggests instead that enrollment may emerge from a non-deliberative process in which design shifts affective appraisals. Finally, an industry survey shows that most plan administrators underestimate the potency of design and cannot identify optimal design elements. The findings raise new concerns about the retirement preparedness of 401(k) enrollees, highlight the potentially profound, and largely unrecognized, influence of digital design on financial decisions such as savings, and challenge basic economic assumptions underlying prevailing approaches to consumer protection and welfare analyses.

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 14 Sep 2021 16:14:11 -0400 2021-10-04T11:30:00-04:00 2021-10-04T12:45:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Department of Economics Workshop / Seminar SBEE
Are students still engaged? How Georgetown University approached student survey design and analysis during the initial phase of the pandemic. – Drew Allen - JPSM MPSDS Seminar Series (October 6, 2021 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/87040 87040-21638196@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, October 6, 2021 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Michigan Program in Survey and Data Science

Drew Allen, PhD
Associate Vice President, Institutional Data Analytics – Georgetown University
Fellow, Steinhardt Institute for Higher Education Policy – New York University

Are students still engaged? How Georgetown University approached student survey design and analysis during the initial phase of the pandemic.

Most colleges and universities administer multiple surveys to students, faculty, and staff throughout the academic year. Institutions have dedicated survey plans that call for the collection of information about the student experience, faculty satisfaction, cultural climate, and alumni outcomes/perceptions (among other topics).

The shift to remote instruction in March 2020 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic meant that institutions had to act swiftly to rethink survey plans and other data collection methods. New types of data were also needed by leadership to quickly understand the impact of the shift and how students, faculty, and staff were faring in this unprecedented time.

This presentation will explore the variety of approaches that Georgetown University took in surveying students and faculty during the pandemic. First, the development of “pulse” surveys to measure academic engagement will be discussed, followed by a step-by-step account of how the survey data were communicated and used. Challenges in terms of sampling, questionnaire construction, survey nonresponse, and ethical use of data will be highlighted. Finally, we will discuss how these new approaches and lessons learned are helping to drive innovation in future survey efforts at the University.

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Lecture / Discussion Fri, 24 Sep 2021 13:16:30 -0400 2021-10-06T12:00:00-04:00 2021-10-06T13:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Michigan Program in Survey and Data Science Lecture / Discussion Drew Allen - Are students still engaged? How Georgetown University approached student survey design and analysis during the initial phase of the pandemic. – JPSM MPSDS Seminar Series
Econometrics: Logical Differencing in Network Formation Models under Non-Transferable Utilities (October 6, 2021 1:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/87975 87975-21648125@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, October 6, 2021 1:30pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Department of Economics

Abstract:
This paper considers a semiparametric model of dyadic network formation under nontransferable utilities (NTU). NTU arises frequently in real-world social interactions that require bilateral consent, but by its nature induces additive non-separability. We show how unobserved individual heterogeneity in our model can be canceled out without additive separability, using a novel method we call logical differencing. The key idea is to construct events involving the intersection of two mutually exclusive restrictions on the unobserved heterogeneity, based on multivariate monotonicity. We provide a consistent estimator and analyze its performance via simulation, and apply our method to the Nyakatoke risk-sharing networks.

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Workshop / Seminar Wed, 06 Oct 2021 10:37:15 -0400 2021-10-06T13:30:00-04:00 2021-10-06T15:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Department of Economics Workshop / Seminar econ umich
CJS Lecture Series | Empowering Women Through Radio: Evidence from Occupied Japan (October 7, 2021 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/84240 84240-21620797@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, October 7, 2021 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Japanese Studies

2021 marks the 75th year since Japanese women participated in the national election. In that election, women won 8.4 percent of the seats - the record which had never been broken until 2005. This study provides causal evidence that women's radio programs played a critical role in empowering women to participate in politics and beyond in Occupied Japan.

Yoko Okuyama is an Assistant Professor at the economics department of Uppsala University. Her current research focuses on the intersection of labor economics and political economy, particularly relating to gender and socio-political participation. She completed BA and MA in economics at the University of Tokyo and PhD in economics at Yale University.

Please register for the Zoom event here:
https://umich.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_deBHGUa1SW2ulGjdvmohKQ

This colloquium series is made possible by the generous support of the U.S. Department of Education Title VI grant.

If there is anything we can do to make this event accessible to you, please contact us. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary as some accommodations may require more time for the university to arrange.

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Livestream / Virtual Mon, 07 Jun 2021 16:21:17 -0400 2021-10-07T12:00:00-04:00 2021-10-07T13:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for Japanese Studies Livestream / Virtual Yoko Okuyama, Assistant Professor, Economics Department, Uppsala University
Tackling the Climate Crisis: The Prospects for Meaningful Climate Change Law (October 7, 2021 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/87687 87687-21645074@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, October 7, 2021 12:00pm
Location: Jeffries Hall
Organized By: Michigan Law Environmental and Energy Law Program

Gina McCarthy, National Climate Advisor, will talk about the climate crisis in a discussion moderated by Professor David Uhlmann.

Join via Zoom at: https://umich.zoom.us/j/91392033354?pwd=NzMzNHZxbkVicDNKTWZJZEVuekVXZz09

Submit questions ahead of time to rickardj@umich.edu.

This event is free and open to the public.

Gina McCarthy is the first National Climate Advisor- the president's chief advisor on domestic climate policy- and leads the White House Office of Domestic Climate Policy focused on mobilizing a whole-of-government approach to tackling the climate crisis, creating good-paying, union jobs, and securing environmental justice. Previously, she served as 13th Administrator of the EPA and then as president and CEO of the Natural Resources Defense Council.

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 30 Sep 2021 08:17:07 -0400 2021-10-07T12:00:00-04:00 2021-10-07T12:50:00-04:00 Jeffries Hall Michigan Law Environmental and Energy Law Program Lecture / Discussion
Econometrics: Revisiting Treatment Effects in the Presence of Anticipatory Behavior (October 7, 2021 2:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/87971 87971-21648123@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, October 7, 2021 2:30pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Department of Economics

Details to come

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Workshop / Seminar Wed, 06 Oct 2021 10:36:51 -0400 2021-10-07T14:30:00-04:00 2021-10-07T16:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Department of Economics Workshop / Seminar econ umich
Applied Microeconomics | Industrial Organization: Competition under Incomplete Contracts and the Design of Procurement Policies (October 8, 2021 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/85781 85781-21628994@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, October 8, 2021 10:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Department of Economics

Abstract:
We study the effects of intensifying competition for procurement contracts. Conceptually, opening contracts up to bids by more participants leads to lower acquisition costs. However, expanding the set of bidders hinders buyers' control over the quality of prospective contractors, potentially exacerbating adverse selection on non-contractible quality dimensions. We study this trade-off in the context of procurement by the U.S. Department of Defense. Our empirical strategy leverages regulation that mandates agencies to publicize contract opportunities whose value is expected to exceed a certain threshold. We find that advertising contract solicitations increases competition and leads to a different pool of selected vendors who, on average, offer lower prices. However, it also worsens post-award performance, resulting in more cost overruns and delays. This negative effect on post-award performance is driven by goods and services that are relatively complex, highlighting the role of contract incompleteness. To further study the scope of this tension, we develop and estimate a model in which the buyer chooses the extent of competition, and the invited sellers decide on auction participation and bidding. We estimate sellers' cost and ex-post quality distributions, as well as buyers' preference parameters over contract outcomes. Simulating equilibrium conditions under counterfactual settings, we benchmark the current regulation design with complexity-tailored publicity requirements, and find that adjustments to publicity requirements could provide savings of 2 percent of spending, or $104 million annually.

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 26 Aug 2021 11:00:22 -0400 2021-10-08T10:00:00-04:00 2021-10-08T11:20:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Department of Economics Workshop / Seminar econ umich
Economics at Work (October 8, 2021 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/87787 87787-21645949@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, October 8, 2021 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 visit the website below.
https://courses.lsa.umich.edu/econ208/

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 04 Oct 2021 13:02:34 -0400 2021-10-08T13:00:00-04:00 2021-10-08T14:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Department of Economics Workshop / Seminar econ umich
Social, Behavioral and Experimental Economics (SBEE) Seminar: Nastiness in Groups (October 11, 2021 11:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/85647 85647-21627919@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, October 11, 2021 11:30am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Department of Economics

ABSTRACT: This paper provides evidence showing that people are more prone to engage in nasty behavior, malevolently causing financial harm to other people at own costs, when they make decisions on behalf of a group rather than when making choices individually on their own. We establish this behavioral regularity in four large-scale experiments among adolescents, university students and a nationally representative sample of adults (N = 7,426). We test several potential mechanisms, and the results suggest that the “destructiveness shift” in groups is driven by lower perception of individual responsibility, in line with self-signaling models.

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 14 Sep 2021 16:16:29 -0400 2021-10-11T11:30:00-04:00 2021-10-11T12:45:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Department of Economics Workshop / Seminar SBEE seminar series
Labor Economics and Macroeconomics: Female Labor Force Participation and Intergenerational Mobility With Jørgen Modalsli, M. Daniele Paserman and Laura Salisbury (October 13, 2021 2:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/87625 87625-21644543@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, October 13, 2021 2:30pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Department of Economics

Abstract:
This paper explores the connection between intergenerational economic mobility and the entry of women into the labor force. We propose a simple statistical model of intergenerational transmission, in which children’s human capital is a function of parental money and time inputs. We derive the father-son (and father-daughter) intergenerational elasticities (IGEs) under two regimes: one in which mothers devote all their time to childrearing, and one in which mothers split their time between market work and childrearing. We find that the impact of mothers’ entry into the labor force on the father-child IGE depends on three key factors: (i) the nature of sorting in the marriage market; (ii) the relative importance of parental time and money in the determination of child’s earnings; and (iii) selection of mothers into labor force participation. We discuss the circumstances under which the entry of mothers into the labor force may have contributed to a decline in the father-son and father-daughter IGEs in Norway.
We empirically and theoretically relate the U-shaped labour supply to the process of structural transformation, and namely the reallocation of labour from female-intensive agriculture into male-intensive manufacturing at early stages of development, and from manufacturing into female-intensive services at later stages. We propose a multisector model of the economy, where the interplay between un-even productivity growth and consumption complementarities across sectors predicts the modernization of agriculture and decline of family farms, the rise in manufacturing and services, and the marketization of home production. The downward portion of the U-shaped pattern is associated with the decline in agricultural employment and the disappearance of the family farm, while the upward portion is driven by the expansion of the service economy, to the detriment of manufacturing, and the marketization of home production.

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Workshop / Seminar Fri, 08 Oct 2021 16:34:26 -0400 2021-10-13T14:30:00-04:00 2021-10-13T15:50:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Department of Economics Workshop / Seminar econ umich
International Economics: (October 14, 2021 11:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/87923 87923-21647704@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, October 14, 2021 11:30am
Location: Lorch Hall
Organized By: Department of Economics

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 05 Oct 2021 16:27:22 -0400 2021-10-14T11:30:00-04:00 2021-10-14T13:00:00-04:00 Lorch Hall Department of Economics Workshop / Seminar econ umich
Development and International Economics Seminar: Misallocation in Firm Production: A Nonparametric Test Using Procurement Lotteries (October 14, 2021 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/87318 87318-21641048@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, October 14, 2021 4:00pm
Location: Lorch Hall
Organized By: Department of Economics

Abstract:
Is there misallocation in firm production, as we might expect to result from market power, contracting constraints, taxes, regulations, corruption, or other potential distortions? And if there is misallocation, how severe are its resulting welfare consequences? In this paper we propose a new test for misallocation that is nonparametric in the sense that it does not restrict any firm’s production technology, demand, market structure, or optimizing behavior. We also develop a new procedure to quantify losses from misallocation via a nonparametric instrumental variable random coefficient model. Our procedures exploit exogenous shocks that induce some firms to alter their input use and then measure the average level of, and cross-firm dispersion in, the rate at which firms’ output value increases, on the margin, for a given increase in inputs. We apply these results to a setting in which thousands of firms experience exogenous demand shocks due to a lottery-based assignment of public procurement contracts for construction services in Ecuador. Using monthly data on firm-to-firm transactions and employer-employee payments, a randomization inference version of our test rejects (at standard levels) the null of overall allocative efficiency (AE) but the costs of this misallocation appears to reduce aggregate output among this set of firms by only 1% relative to the first-best. This derives roughly half from an insufficient aggregate use of inputs and half from cross-firm dispersion in the marginal products of the inputs that are used. Standard parametric assumptions applied to the same setting would suggest losses that are many times larger.

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Workshop / Seminar Wed, 06 Oct 2021 08:44:38 -0400 2021-10-14T16:00:00-04:00 2021-10-14T17:20:00-04:00 Lorch Hall Department of Economics Workshop / Seminar econ umich
Applied Microeconomics | Industrial Organization and Economic Theory: (October 15, 2021 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/87323 87323-21641055@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, October 15, 2021 10:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Department of Economics

Details to come.

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

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 21 Sep 2021 11:50:20 -0400 2021-10-15T10:00:00-04:00 2021-10-15T11:20:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Department of Economics Workshop / Seminar econ umich
ISR-Zwerdling Seminar in Labor Economics: Equilibrium Effects of Pay Transparency∗ (October 20, 2021 2:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/87927 87927-21647708@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, October 20, 2021 2:30pm
Location: Lorch Hall
Organized By: Department of Economics

Abstract:
The public discourse around pay transparency has focused on the direct effect: how workers seek to rectify newly-disclosed pay inequities through renegotiations. The question of how wage-setting and hiring practices of the firm respond in equilibrium has received less attention. To study these outcomes, we build a model of bargaining under incomplete information and test our predictions in the context of the U.S. private sector. Our model predicts that transparency reduces the individual bargaining power of workers, leading to lower average wages. A key insight is that employers credibly refuse to pay high wages to any one worker to avoid costly renegotiations with others under transparency. In situations where workers do not have individual bargaining power, such as under a collective bargaining agreement or in markets with posted wages, greater transparency has a muted impact on average wages. We test these predictions by evaluating the roll-out of U.S. state legislation protecting the right of workers to inquire about the salaries of their coworkers. Consistent with our prediction, the laws lead wages to decline by approximately 2% overall, but declines are progressively smaller in occupations with higher unionization rates. Our model provides a unified framework to analyze a wide range of transparency policies, and reconciles effects of transparency mandates documented in a variety of countries and contexts.

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Workshop / Seminar Fri, 08 Oct 2021 16:36:22 -0400 2021-10-20T14:30:00-04:00 2021-10-20T16:00:00-04:00 Lorch Hall Department of Economics Workshop / Seminar econ umich
Michael Beauregard Seminar in Macroeconomics: U.S. Banks and Global Liquidity (October 20, 2021 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/87930 87930-21647719@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, October 20, 2021 4:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Department of Economics

Abstract: We document a new intermediation method, “reserve-draining intermediation”, which has been dominant in global banks’ provision of dollar liquidity post-Global Financial Crisis. Using daily supervisory data, we show that large U.S. banks use their excess reserves at the Federal Reserve to finance short-term lending in the repo and foreign exchange swap markets in response to dollar funding shortages. Intra-firm liquidity sharing between depository institutions and broker-dealer subsidiaries within the same bank holding company are crucial to reserve-draining intermediation. Our results highlight the importance of a large Federal Reserve balance sheet even when interest rates are above the zero-lower bound.

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 19 Oct 2021 09:06:23 -0400 2021-10-20T16:00:00-04:00 2021-10-20T17:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Department of Economics Workshop / Seminar econ umich
International Economics: Selection and Sorting of Heterogeneous Firms through the Procompetitive Effect (October 21, 2021 11:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/87924 87924-21647705@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, October 21, 2021 11:30am
Location: Lorch Hall
Organized By: Department of Economics

Abstract:
We study how an increase in market size causes selection and sorting of firms with different productivity by intensifying competitive pressures. To this end, we introduce the procompetitive effect into the Melitz (2003) model of monopolistic competition with heterogeneous firms, using the H.S.A. (Homotheticity with a Single Aggregator) class of demand systems, which has many advantages relative to other non-CES demand systems used in the literature.
First, it is homothetic. Market size can be thus defined unambiguously because the composition of market demand does not matter. It also helps to isolate the effects of variable markups from those of
nonhomotheticity. Furthermore, the homotheticity makes it straightforward to use H.S.A. as a building block in multi-sector general equilibrium models.
Second, it is nonparametric. This makes it flexible enough to allow not only for Marshall’s Second Law, which implies incomplete pass-through. It also allows for what we call the (weak and strong) Third Law--the pass-through rates for less efficient firms are no lower (under the weak Third
Law) or strictly higher (under the strong Third Law). Furthermore, since this class contains CES (as well as translog) as a special case, H.S.A. helps us understand which predictions of the Melitz model are
critically dependent on CES and which ones are not.
Third, because the single aggregator serves as a sufficient statistic for competitive pressures, it is simple to establish the existence and uniqueness of free-entry equilibrium with firm heterogeneity. H.S.A. also retains much of the tractability of CES; most of comparative statics can be conducted by means of simple diagrams, and the key qualitative results are free of any further parametric restrictions on the demand systems and productivity distribution. In a one-sector setting, we show, among others, that an increase in competitive pressures, -- whether it is caused by an increase in market size, a lower entry cost, or a first-order stochastically dominant improvement in productivity distribution--, leads to a tougher selection of firms, larger dispersion of profit across surviving firms under the Second Law (and of revenue across firms under the weak Third Law), and smaller dispersion of markup rates under the strong Third Law. An increase in market size also leads to higher (lower) profits for the more (less) efficient among the surviving firms under the Second Law. If the weak Third Law holds additionally, an increase in market size leads to higher revenue for all surviving firms with large enough overheads, but only for the more efficient with small enough overheads. We also show that employment could be hump-shaped in the firm productivity under the Second and weak Third Laws, in which case employment could be inversely related to productivity among surviving firms with overheads large enough relative to market size.
Then, in a multi-sector/region setting, we show that, under the Second Law, competitive pressures are stronger in larger markets, which causes more efficient firms to sort themselves into larger markets. Due to this composition effect, the average markup rates are not necessarily lower in larger markets. This result offers a caution against testing the procompetitive effect of market size by comparing the average markup rates in a cross-section of cities with different sizes.

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 05 Oct 2021 16:37:21 -0400 2021-10-21T11:30:00-04:00 2021-10-21T13:00:00-04:00 Lorch Hall Department of Economics Workshop / Seminar econ umich
Applied Microeconomics | Industrial Organization: Should The Government Sell You Goods? Evidence from the Milk Market in Mexico (October 22, 2021 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/87325 87325-21641152@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, October 22, 2021 10:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Department of Economics

Abstract:
We study a nationwide welfare program in Mexico in which the government, in an effort to eliminate hunger, sells milk to households at subsidized rates via a network of thousands of specialized "ration stores." Such direct provision programs, which exist in many countries, often appear puzzling to economists, as it seems unlikely that the government would have any comparative advantage relative to the private market in procuring and distributing milk. To understand direct provision, we formulate and estimate an equilibrium model of the milk market, and use it to compare this program with natural (budget-neutral) alternatives such as milk vouchers or unrestricted cash transfers. Using rich household-level panel data and the variation generated by the staggered entry of new government stores, we show that market power by private milk suppliers is an important concern, and that government-sold and privately-sold milk are close (though imperfect) substitutes. Consequently, direct provision plays an important role in the milk market in Mexico by disciplining private-milk prices. Indeed, our results suggest that, in the absence of government milk, private market prices would be 3% higher, and that direct provision generates consumer welfare gains of 4% relative to milk vouchers and 2% relative to unrestricted cash transfers.

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 21 Sep 2021 12:06:36 -0400 2021-10-22T10:00:00-04:00 2021-10-22T11:20:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Department of Economics Workshop / Seminar econ umich
Michigan Program in Survey and Data Science Infomational Session (October 22, 2021 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/87440 87440-21642145@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, October 22, 2021 10:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Michigan Program in Survey and Data Science

The Michigan Program in Survey and Data Science (formerly Michigan Program in Survey Methodology), a graduate (MS and PhD) program within the University of Michigan's Institute for Social Research will host an information session about the program on October 22, 2021.

We have an informational session scheduled on Friday, October 22, 2021 from 10:00 -11:00 a.m. EST. Advance registration is required:

https://umich.zoom.us/webinar/register/8216318157903/WN_6vibodEpTFCSHef6a8JHDg

Michigan Program in Survey and Data Science (MPSDS) offers graduate degrees that combine ideas and techniques for producing and analyzing data about humans and our society. Join us to launch your career in this exciting and rewarding field in which scientists interpret the world through data.

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 23 Sep 2021 10:25:41 -0400 2021-10-22T10:00:00-04:00 2021-10-22T11:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Michigan Program in Survey and Data Science Lecture / Discussion event flyer
Economics at Work (October 22, 2021 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/87788 87788-21645950@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, October 22, 2021 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 Wed, 20 Oct 2021 10:02:37 -0400 2021-10-22T13:00:00-04:00 2021-10-22T14:30:00-04:00 Lorch Hall Department of Economics Workshop / Seminar Economics at Work
Social, Behavioral and Experimental Economics (SBEE) Seminar: A Lot of Diversity is Good. A Little Diversity..... On the Possibility of Collectively Accurate Classifications: A Cognitive/Computational Unpacking of Condorcet (October 25, 2021 11:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/88314 88314-21652403@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, October 25, 2021 11:30am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Department of Economics

Abstract:
In this talk, I will provide a cognitive/computational unpacking of the Condorcet Jury Theorem. The core of the talk will focus on a paper co-authored with Lu Hong, in which we construct a formal framework to study group accuracy on classification tasks. In the paper, we derive necessary and sufficient conditions for perfect accuracy and then characterize a group’s ability to make accurate classifications as a function of its diversity, size, and the accuracy of its members. For groups relying on the majority rule, we show that increasing individual accuracy produces a setwise increase in collective accuracy, but that, contrary to intuition, increases in group size do not. We further show that increasing diversity, as measured by pairwise disagreement, only guarantees increased accuracy for highly diverse groups. Finally, we derive a general condition for increasing group size to raise or lower expected accuracy assuming individuals drawn from a population. In addition to the paper, I will reframe the model using disciplinary lenses to discuss the potential for making good decision in complex environments.

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 18 Oct 2021 11:48:45 -0400 2021-10-25T11:30:00-04:00 2021-10-25T12:45:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Department of Economics Workshop / Seminar SBEE seminar series
Public Finance: (October 25, 2021 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/87978 87978-21648128@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, October 25, 2021 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Department of Economics

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Workshop / Seminar Wed, 06 Oct 2021 11:11:39 -0400 2021-10-25T12:00:00-04:00 2021-10-25T13:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Department of Economics Workshop / Seminar econ umich
ISR-Zwerdling Seminar in Labor Economics: Do Female Role Models Reduce the Gender Gap in Science? Evidence from French High Schools (October 27, 2021 2:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/87928 87928-21647709@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, October 27, 2021 2:30pm
Location: Lorch Hall
Organized By: Department of Economics

Abstract:
We show in a large-scale field experiment that a brief exposure to female role models working in scientific fields affects high school students’ perceptions and choice of undergraduate major. While the classroom interventions generally reduce the prevalence of stereotypical views on jobs in science and gender differences in abilities, the effects on educational choices are concentrated among high-achieving girls in Grade 12. They are more likely to enroll in selective and male-dominated STEM programs in college. The most effective role model interventions are those that improved students’ perceptions of STEM careers without overemphasizing women’s underrepresentation in science.

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 19 Oct 2021 16:34:15 -0400 2021-10-27T14:30:00-04:00 2021-10-27T16:00:00-04:00 Lorch Hall Department of Economics Workshop / Seminar econ umich
Michael Beauregard Seminar in Macroeconomics: (October 27, 2021 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/87931 87931-21647720@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, October 27, 2021 4:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Department of Economics

Abstract: We develop a new dataset to study asset specificity among non-financial firms. The data covers the liquidation values of all major types of assets across industries. For the determinants of asset specificity, we show that assets’ physical attributes (e.g., mobility, durability, and customization) play a crucial role; macroeconomic and industry conditions have the most impact when assets are not custom designed. We then investigate three implications of asset specificity. First, consistent with theories of investment irreversibility, high asset specificity is associated with less disinvestment, stronger investment response to uncertainty, and greater sensitivity of capital formation across countries to macroeconomic volatility. Second, the increasing prevalence of intangible assets has not significantly reduced firms’ liquidation values, but intangibles appear more scalable. Third, firms have more vertical integration in countries with weaker rule of law when asset specificity is high.

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 26 Oct 2021 16:34:08 -0400 2021-10-27T16:00:00-04:00 2021-10-27T17:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Department of Economics Workshop / Seminar econ umich
Introduction to Survey Sampling (October 28, 2021 9:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/87433 87433-21642132@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, October 28, 2021 9:30am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Summer Institute in Survey Research Techniques

Introduction to Survey Sampling
Course Date: Oct. 28-Nov. 18, 2021
Days: Th (9:00am-12:30pm)

Registration requires at, https://si.isr.umich.edu/

This is a foundation course in sample survey methods and principles. The instructors will present, in a non-technical manner, basic sampling techniques such as simple random sampling, systematic sampling, stratification, and cluster sampling. The instructors will provide opportunities to implement sampling techniques in a series of exercises that accompany each topic.

Participants should not expect to obtain sufficient background in this course to master survey sampling. They can expect to become familiar with basic techniques well enough to converse with sampling statisticians more easily about sample design.

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Class / Instruction Thu, 23 Sep 2021 10:26:57 -0400 2021-10-28T09:30:00-04:00 2021-10-28T12:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Summer Institute in Survey Research Techniques Class / Instruction course flyer
International Economics: (October 28, 2021 11:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/87925 87925-21647706@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, October 28, 2021 11:30am
Location: Lorch Hall
Organized By: Department of Economics

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 05 Oct 2021 16:48:45 -0400 2021-10-28T11:30:00-04:00 2021-10-28T13:00:00-04:00 Lorch Hall Department of Economics Workshop / Seminar econ umich
Econometrics: (October 28, 2021 2:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/87974 87974-21648124@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, October 28, 2021 2:30pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Department of Economics

Details to come.

*To join the seminar, please contact: econometrics-seminar-requests@umich.edu

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Workshop / Seminar Wed, 06 Oct 2021 10:37:31 -0400 2021-10-28T14:30:00-04:00 2021-10-28T16:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Department of Economics Workshop / Seminar econ umich
Economic Theory: Random versus Directed Search for Scarce Resources (October 29, 2021 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/88680 88680-21656601@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, October 29, 2021 9:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Department of Economics

Abstract: This paper studies how different search protocols affect social welfare in a search market with scarcity. Agents search for objects that differ in quality either through a random or a directed search protocol. Random search protocol, in which agents are randomly paired to an object of any quality, gives rise to adversely selected markets. Directed search protocol, in which agents choose with which quality types to pair, gives rise to congestion. When utility is either non-transferable or transferable through Nash bargaining, I show that random search dominates directed search in terms of welfare, even though each agent would prefer to be able to direct her search.

To join the seminar, please contact at econ.theory-requests@umich.edu

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 02 Nov 2021 13:40:27 -0400 2021-10-29T09:00:00-04:00 2021-10-29T10:20:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Department of Economics Workshop / Seminar econ umich
Economics at Work (October 29, 2021 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/87789 87789-21645951@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, October 29, 2021 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 Tue, 26 Oct 2021 16:39:44 -0400 2021-10-29T13:00:00-04:00 2021-10-29T14:30:00-04:00 Lorch Hall Department of Economics Workshop / Seminar Economics at Work
Social, Behavioral & Experimental Economics (SBEE): The Common-Probability Auction Puzzle (joint with Andy Schotter) (November 1, 2021 11:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/88151 88151-21650731@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, November 1, 2021 11:30am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Department of Economics

Abstract: "This paper presents a puzzle in the behavior of experimental subjects in what we call common-probability auctions. In common-value auctions, uncertainty is defined over values while, in common-probability auctions, uncertainty is defined over probabilities. We find that in contrast to the substantial overbidding found in common-value auctions, bidding in strategically equivalent common-probability auctions is consistent with Nash-equilibrium. This difference between the two uncertain environments originates in subjects' strategic valuations of the object."

(To attend this online event, please complete the form to receive email instructions and announcements for this and future SBEE Seminars.)

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Workshop / Seminar Wed, 13 Oct 2021 09:07:17 -0400 2021-11-01T11:30:00-04:00 2021-11-01T12:45:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Department of Economics Workshop / Seminar SBEE seminar series
CSAAW Seminar | Bernardo Modenesi and Jamie Fogel (November 3, 2021 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/88808 88808-21658544@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, November 3, 2021 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Complex Systems Advanced Academic Workshop (CSAAW)

Meeting Link: https://umich.zoom.us/j/99929959678
Passcode: csaaw

Abstract: Recent advances in the literature of decomposition methods in economics have allowed for the identification and estimation of detailed wage gap decompositions. It is possible to decompose the wage gap into (1) a factor explained by differences in workers' covariates and (2) a residual portion potentially due to discrimination and/or to unobservable factors dictating workers' productivitiy. This work proposes a method to leverage the information contained in the labor market network, in order to enhance controls for the wage gap decomposition exercise. More precisely, we contribute to the wage decomposition literature in two main ways: (i) developing an economic-principled network theory approach to control for unobserved worker skills heterogeneity in the presence of potential discrimination; and (ii) extending existing generic decomposition tools to accommodate for potential lack of overlapping supports in covariates between groups being compared, which is likely to be the norm in more detailed decompositions. We illustrate the methodology by decomposing the gender wage gap in Brazil.

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 01 Nov 2021 08:52:11 -0400 2021-11-03T12:00:00-04:00 2021-11-03T13:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Complex Systems Advanced Academic Workshop (CSAAW) Workshop / Seminar
How close and how much? Linking health outcomes to spatial distributions of built environment features (November 3, 2021 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/88562 88562-21655085@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, November 3, 2021 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Michigan Lifestage Environmental Exposures and Disease Center

Veronica Berrocal, PhD, is an Associate Professor in the Department of Statistics, University of California at Irvine.

Built environment features (BEFs) refer to aspects of the human constructed environment, which may in turn support or restrict health related behaviors and thus impact health. In this talk we are interested in understanding whether the spatial distribution and quantity of fast food restaurants (FFRs) influence the risk of obesity in schoolchildren. Our analysis on the influence of patterns of FFR occurrence on obesity among Californian schoolchildren has indicated that, in 2010, among schools that are consistently assigned to a cluster, there is a lower odds of obesity amongst 9th graders who attend schools with most distant FFR occurrences in a 1-mile radius as compared to others.

The goal of Environmental Statistics Week is to disseminate knowledge of advanced statistical methods most relevant to environmental health research with expert-led discussions on statistical concepts.

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Lecture / Discussion Fri, 22 Oct 2021 16:42:53 -0400 2021-11-03T12:00:00-04:00 2021-11-03T12:50:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Michigan Lifestage Environmental Exposures and Disease Center Lecture / Discussion 2021 Environmental Statistics Week
ISR-Zwerdling Seminar in Labor Economics: (November 3, 2021 2:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/88427 88427-21653873@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, November 3, 2021 2:30pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Department of Economics

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 19 Oct 2021 16:39:28 -0400 2021-11-03T14:30:00-04:00 2021-11-03T16:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Department of Economics Workshop / Seminar econ umich
Michael Beauregard Seminar in Macroeconomics: Liquidity Traps, Prudential Policies, and International Spillovers (November 3, 2021 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/87745 87745-21645516@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, November 3, 2021 4:00pm
Location: Lorch Hall
Organized By: Department of Economics

Abstract:
We present a simple open economy framework to study the transmission channels of monetary and macroprudential policies and evaluate the implications for international spillovers and global welfare. Using an analytical decomposition, we first identify three transmission channels: intertemporal substitution, expenditure switching, and aggregate income. Quantitatively, expenditure switching plays a prominent role for monetary policy, while macroprudential policy operates almost entirely through intertemporal substitution. Turning to the normative analysis, we show that the risk of a liquidity trap generates a monetary policy tradeoff between stabilizing output today and reducing capital flows to lower the likelihood of a future recession. However, leaning against the wind is not necessarily optimal, even in the absence of capital controls. Finally, we argue that contrary to emerging policy concerns, capital controls are not beggar-thy-neighbor and can enhance global macroeconomic stability.

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

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 30 Sep 2021 15:15:03 -0400 2021-11-03T16:00:00-04:00 2021-11-03T17:20:00-04:00 Lorch Hall Department of Economics Workshop / Seminar econ umich
Introduction to Survey Sampling (November 4, 2021 9:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/87433 87433-21642133@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, November 4, 2021 9:30am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Summer Institute in Survey Research Techniques

Introduction to Survey Sampling
Course Date: Oct. 28-Nov. 18, 2021
Days: Th (9:00am-12:30pm)

Registration requires at, https://si.isr.umich.edu/

This is a foundation course in sample survey methods and principles. The instructors will present, in a non-technical manner, basic sampling techniques such as simple random sampling, systematic sampling, stratification, and cluster sampling. The instructors will provide opportunities to implement sampling techniques in a series of exercises that accompany each topic.

Participants should not expect to obtain sufficient background in this course to master survey sampling. They can expect to become familiar with basic techniques well enough to converse with sampling statisticians more easily about sample design.

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Class / Instruction Thu, 23 Sep 2021 10:26:57 -0400 2021-11-04T09:30:00-04:00 2021-11-04T12:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Summer Institute in Survey Research Techniques Class / Instruction course flyer
Whither Capitalism? (November 4, 2021 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/88248 88248-21651843@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, November 4, 2021 10:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

This event is part of the Thursday Morning Lecture Series on Our Changing Economic Landscape.

What is capitalism? What forms does it take in the world today? What forms did it take in the past? What forms will it take in the future? As economic systems go, has it performed well or poorly?

In this lecture, Professor Jim Adams will discuss the meaning of capitalism, the criteria we might use to evaluate capitalism, and the varieties of capitalism that have existed over time and across the globe. One lesson to emerge from this exercise will be a recognition that governments and markets are not opposites: The varieties of capitalism consist of diverse ways of combining government and market mechanisms to achieve socially desirable outcomes. Important measures of "outcome" include not only GDP per capita but also the distribution of health, happiness, income, and wealth.

Born in New York City and raised in East Lansing, Michigan, Professor Adams received three degrees in economics (AB summa cum laude, AM, and PhD) from Harvard University. In 1973, he joined the faculty of the University of Michigan, where his current title is Shorey Peterson Professor of Industrial Organization, Arthur F. Thurnau Professor, and Professor of Economics. Adams has held numerous administrative positions, including chair of his department, associate dean of his college, director of the Program in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics, and director of the Center for West European Studies. He has held visiting professorships at six European universities, including the University of Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne and the University of Paris Dauphine.

He has advised the Federal Trade Commission, the U.S. Ambassador to France, and several foreign policy departments of the U.S. government. The father of two grown sons, he is married to a professor emerita of pediatric rheumatology.

Pre-registration for this event is required. A link to access the lecture will be provided shortly before the date of the event.

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Class / Instruction Thu, 14 Oct 2021 06:45:10 -0400 2021-11-04T10:00:00-04:00 2021-11-04T11:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction Thursday Lectures
International Economics: (November 4, 2021 11:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/88453 88453-21654122@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, November 4, 2021 11:30am
Location: Lorch Hall
Organized By: Department of Economics

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Workshop / Seminar Wed, 20 Oct 2021 10:11:03 -0400 2021-11-04T11:30:00-04:00 2021-11-04T13:00:00-04:00 Lorch Hall Department of Economics Workshop / Seminar econ umich
Economic Theory: (November 5, 2021 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/88903 88903-21658894@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, November 5, 2021 9:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Department of Economics

Details to come.

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

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 02 Nov 2021 13:42:59 -0400 2021-11-05T09:00:00-04:00 2021-11-05T10:20:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Department of Economics Workshop / Seminar econ umich
Applied Microeconomics | Industrial Organization: Regulation and Service Provision in Dynamic Oligopoly: Evidence from Mobile Telecommunications. (November 5, 2021 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/87326 87326-21641154@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, November 5, 2021 10:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Department of Economics

Abstract:
I study coverage requirements, a common regulation in the mobile telecommunications industry that intends to accelerate the roll-out of new mobile telecommunications technologies to disadvantaged areas. I argue that the regulation may engender entry deterrence effects that limit its efficacy and lead to technology introduction patterns that are not cost-efficient. To quantify the impact of coverage requirements on market structure and the speed and cost of technology roll-out, I develop and estimate a dynamic game of entry and technology upgrade under regulation. I estimate the model using panel data on mobile technology availability at the municipality level in Brazil. In counterfactual simulations, I find that coverage requirements accelerate the introduction of 3G technology by just over 1 year, on average, and reduce firms' profits by 24% relative to a scenario with no regulation. I find the entry deterrence effects to be small. Moreover, an alternative subsidization policy leads to a similar acceleration in the roll-out of 3G and substantially higher aggregate profits, likely increasing aggregate welfare relative to coverage requirements.

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

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 21 Sep 2021 12:11:59 -0400 2021-11-05T10:00:00-04:00 2021-11-05T11:20:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Department of Economics Workshop / Seminar econ umich
Economics at Work (November 5, 2021 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/87790 87790-21645952@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, November 5, 2021 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, 01 Oct 2021 16:35:45 -0400 2021-11-05T13:00:00-04:00 2021-11-05T14:30:00-04:00 Lorch Hall Department of Economics Workshop / Seminar econ umich
Social, Behavioral and Experimental Economics (SBEE) Seminar: On Fooling Yourself: The Mechanics of Motivated Reasoning (November 8, 2021 11:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/85648 85648-21627920@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, November 8, 2021 11:30am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Department of Economics

ABSTRACT: People have a remarkable talent for reaching conclusions about themselves, the world, and their place in it that flatter themselves. The tendency has many names: rationalization, wishful thinking, self-deception, defensive processing—but the main overarching term is motivated reasoning. In this talk, I discuss psychological perspectives on motivated reasoning. I touch on the variety of motivations that underlie people’s judgments (or whether any motivation does at all), the reach of motivated reasoning, and finally potential psychological mechanics that support it.

(To attend this online event, please complete the form to receive email instructions and announcements for this and future SBEE Seminars.)

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 14 Sep 2021 16:15:31 -0400 2021-11-08T11:30:00-05:00 2021-11-08T12:45:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Department of Economics Workshop / Seminar SBEE seminar series
Public Finance: (November 8, 2021 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/88900 88900-21658886@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, November 8, 2021 4:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Department of Economics

Details to come.

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

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 02 Nov 2021 12:11:24 -0400 2021-11-08T16:00:00-05:00 2021-11-08T17:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Department of Economics Workshop / Seminar econ umich
Economic History: (November 9, 2021 2:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/88448 88448-21654117@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, November 9, 2021 2:30am
Location: Lorch Hall
Organized By: Department of Economics

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Workshop / Seminar Wed, 20 Oct 2021 09:50:04 -0400 2021-11-09T02:30:00-05:00 2021-11-09T16:00:00-05:00 Lorch Hall Department of Economics Workshop / Seminar econ umich
OS Info Night (November 9, 2021 5:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/88279 88279-21652022@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, November 9, 2021 5:30pm
Location: 1100 North University Building
Organized By: Organizational Studies Program (OS)

Want to learn more about Organizational Studies?

Join us to hear more about this interdisciplinary major based in social sciences where students customize their own education. OS Info Night is an informational session for those students (typically first-years) that are interested in learning more about OS as a possible major.

OS Director Mark Mizruchi will give a brief overview of the program, and OS staff provide information on the curriculum, opportunities, admissions process, and possible career paths available to OS majors.

Do you think you would enjoy a small community of dedicated and ambitious students with access to top-notch faculty and an engaged alumni network? Then the OS major may be for you!

Please register to attend!

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Reception / Open House Thu, 14 Oct 2021 15:54:02 -0400 2021-11-09T17:30:00-05:00 2021-11-09T19:00:00-05:00 1100 North University Building Organizational Studies Program (OS) Reception / Open House Students listening
Health Policy Research Using CVFS/ISER-N Infrastructure (November 10, 2021 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/85337 85337-21626250@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, November 10, 2021 2:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Institute for Social Research

This webinar series on the Chitwan Valley Family Study (CVFS) is about global and comparative population research. Sessions include measuring mental health, Covid-19, linking data, genetics, & migrant data.

Webinar 5: Health Policy Research Using CVFS/ISER-N Infrastructure
Wednesday, November 10, 2021
2-3pm EDT
Presenter: Yubraj Acharya

The webinar is targeted to doctoral students and junior researchers in development economics/health economics intending to conduct their research using the CVFS/ISER infrastructure. I will share experience from a recent field experiment among health workers, focusing on resources on research administration available at ISER. There will be a Q&A session after the presentation.

The webinar will be hosted using Zoom. Registration is required to attend the webinar. Support provided by NICHD (R25 HD101358).

Registration is required for this event: https://umich.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJMrc-upqj4pHtKxK1qRZWxg3TDlfFgZn_xM

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Presentation Tue, 17 Aug 2021 14:30:12 -0400 2021-11-10T14:00:00-05:00 2021-11-10T15:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Institute for Social Research Presentation Nepal mountains
Michael Beauregard Seminar in Macroeconomics: Capital Heterogeneity and Investment Prices: How much (November 10, 2021 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/87746 87746-21645517@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, November 10, 2021 4:00pm
Location: Lorch Hall
Organized By: Department of Economics

Abstract:
Investment-specific technological change (ISTC), reflected in the declining price of new investment goods, has been recognized as an important potential driver of economic growth, business cycles, the labor share, and the equilibrium real rate. However, the changes in investment prices are heavily concentrated in a few capital categories, most notably computers, while most categories exhibit little change. How one aggregates these price changes is hence critical to evaluating the aggregate importance of ISTC. We demonstrate theoretically the correct aggregation approach using a simple standard neoclassical model with multiple capital goods. Importantly, the correct aggregation depends on the question at stake. Second, empirically, we evaluate the quantitative impact of using the correct aggregation procedure. We find that the contribution of ISTC to long-run growth, to business cycles, and to the labor share is smaller than if one ignores aggregation issues.

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 30 Sep 2021 15:28:16 -0400 2021-11-10T16:00:00-05:00 2021-11-10T17:20:00-05:00 Lorch Hall Department of Economics Workshop / Seminar econ umich
Stryker CEO to Address Challenges, Opportunities in Emerging Markets (November 10, 2021 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/88543 88543-21654966@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, November 10, 2021 6:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: William Davidson Institute

Healthcare expenditure in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) is soaring. This can result in significant health improvements while creating new opportunities for businesses operating in these markets in the coming decades. Innovations in medical technology, improved access and delivery of care are all factors in the growth, which show no signs of slowing.
The possibility and interest in serving these markets and helping to make healthcare better creates opportunities for job seekers, companies and healthcare professionals. However, organizations face significant challenges in developing business models that can provide quality products and services and do so profitably. As more companies are successful, the local communities and patients will continue to benefit.

The keynote speaker, Kevin Lobo, Chair and CEO of Stryker, will provide perspective and insights for innovating and driving growth in LMICs. With globalization as part of the company’s strategy, Lobo has continued to focus resources and talent on key global markets since becoming CEO of Stryker in 2012. Lobo’s talk will focus on “Challenges and Opportunities for Healthcare Companies in Emerging Markets.”

Headquartered in Kalamazoo, MI, Stryker is one of the world’s leading medical technology companies, offering innovative products and services in orthopaedics, medical and surgical, and neurotechnology and spine that help improve patient and hospital outcomes.

Time/Date: 6 pm, Nov. 10.

Venue: Zoom. Please register here.

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Livestream / Virtual Fri, 22 Oct 2021 11:20:02 -0400 2021-11-10T18:00:00-05:00 2021-11-10T19:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location William Davidson Institute Livestream / Virtual A Discussion with Stryker CEO Kevin Lobo
Introduction to Survey Sampling (November 11, 2021 9:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/87433 87433-21642134@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, November 11, 2021 9:30am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Summer Institute in Survey Research Techniques

Introduction to Survey Sampling
Course Date: Oct. 28-Nov. 18, 2021
Days: Th (9:00am-12:30pm)

Registration requires at, https://si.isr.umich.edu/

This is a foundation course in sample survey methods and principles. The instructors will present, in a non-technical manner, basic sampling techniques such as simple random sampling, systematic sampling, stratification, and cluster sampling. The instructors will provide opportunities to implement sampling techniques in a series of exercises that accompany each topic.

Participants should not expect to obtain sufficient background in this course to master survey sampling. They can expect to become familiar with basic techniques well enough to converse with sampling statisticians more easily about sample design.

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Class / Instruction Thu, 23 Sep 2021 10:26:57 -0400 2021-11-11T09:30:00-05:00 2021-11-11T12:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Summer Institute in Survey Research Techniques Class / Instruction course flyer
The Economic Impact of Harnessing Artificial Intelligence (November 11, 2021 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/88278 88278-21652021@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, November 11, 2021 11:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

This event is part of the Thursday Morning Lecture Series on Our Changing Economic Landscape.

Artificial Intelligence technologies are expected to have a meaningful impact on the U.S. economy. After a brief introduction of AI from a technology perspective, we will learn about anticipated effects of AI on productivity and economic growth in the U.S.
Further, how should the U.S. be thinking about policy (e.g., regulation) to address AI?

We will also review the potential global effects on economies and societies, including competition among countries, and impacts on the wealth gaps between developed and developing countries.

Our speaker, Robert Seamans (Ph.D., UC Berkeley) is an Associate Professor at New York University’s Stern School of Business and Director of the Center for the Future of Management. Professor Seamans’ research focuses on how firms use technology in their strategic interactions with each other, and also focuses on the economic consequences of AI, robotics and other advanced technologies.

His research has been published in leading academic journals and been cited in numerous outlets including The Atlantic, Forbes, Harvard Business Review, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal and others. In 2015, Professor Seamans was appointed as the Senior Economist for technology and innovation on President Obama's Council of Economic Advisers.

Pre-registration is required via the OLLI website or phone. A link to access the lecture will be e-mailed shortly before the date of the event.

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Class / Instruction Thu, 14 Oct 2021 15:55:02 -0400 2021-11-11T11:00:00-05:00 2021-11-11T12:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction Thursday Lectures
Economic Development and International Economics: (November 11, 2021 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/88455 88455-21654141@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, November 11, 2021 4:00pm
Location: Lorch Hall
Organized By: Department of Economics

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Workshop / Seminar Wed, 20 Oct 2021 10:20:46 -0400 2021-11-11T16:00:00-05:00 2021-11-11T17:30:00-05:00 Lorch Hall Department of Economics Workshop / Seminar econ umich
Economic Theory: (November 12, 2021 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/88904 88904-21658895@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, November 12, 2021 9:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Department of Economics

Details to come.

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

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 02 Nov 2021 13:44:50 -0400 2021-11-12T09:00:00-05:00 2021-11-12T10:20:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Department of Economics Workshop / Seminar econ umich
Applied Microeconomics Industrial Organization and Labor Economics: Aftermarket Frictions and the Cost of Off-Platform Options in Centralized Assignment Mechanisms (November 12, 2021 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/88895 88895-21658831@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, November 12, 2021 10:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Department of Economics

Abstract:
In many settings, market designers must contend with the presence of firms who participate in the broader game surrounding a market but do not participate in the portion under the designer’s control. In this paper, we study the empirical relevance of the configuration of on- and off-platform options in the context of a centralized college-major choice system. We quantify significant negative externalities generated by off-platform options and measure the aftermarket frictions that contribute to generating them in practice. Our empirical application uses administrative data from the centralized assignment system for higher education in Chile and leverages a recent policy change that increased the number of on-platform slots by approximately 40%. We first present a policy analysis which shows that expanding the centralized platform leads students to start college sooner and raises the share of students who graduate within six years. We develop an empirical model of college applications, aftermarket waitlists, and matriculation choices. We estimate the model using students’ ranked-ordered applications, on- and off-platform enrollment, and on-time graduation outcomes. We use the estimated model to quantify welfare impacts, decompose different mechanisms and to conduct counterfactual exercises. We find that when more programs are available on the centralized platform, welfare increases substantially. These externalities are driven by students who receive and decline on-platform offers, and are amplified by substantial frictions in waitlists. Our results indicate that expanding the scope of a higher education platform can have real impacts on welfare and human capital. Importantly, the effects are larger for students from lower SES backgrounds, suggesting the design of platforms can have effects on both efficiency and equity.
* To join the seminar, please contact at econ.events@umich.edu

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 09 Nov 2021 09:25:34 -0500 2021-11-12T10:00:00-05:00 2021-11-12T11:20:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Department of Economics Workshop / Seminar econ umich
Economics at Work (November 12, 2021 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/87791 87791-21645953@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, November 12, 2021 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 Wed, 10 Nov 2021 10:58:18 -0500 2021-11-12T13:00:00-05:00 2021-11-12T14:30:00-05:00 Lorch Hall Department of Economics Workshop / Seminar econ umich
Social, Behavioral and Experimental Economics (SBEE) Seminar: Earnings, Fertility and Gender Differences in Choice of Field: Evidence from a Large-Scale Survey and National Administrative Data (November 15, 2021 11:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/88954 88954-21659304@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, November 15, 2021 11:30am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Department of Economics

Abstract:
A large literature documents a gender gap in earnings. One area of this literature examines the role of gender differences in choice of field. More recent work argues that a large share of the earnings gap is due to women’s reduced earnings after they have a child. We bring these strands of the literature together by linking gender differences in choice of educational field to differences by field in both expected and realized earnings and fertility. We conduct a large-scale survey experiment among a national sample of college applicants in Denmark. In Denmark, college applicants submit their rank ordered choices of college degree programs to a national clearinghouse that matches students to programs using a strategy proof mechanism based on high school GPA. We survey students about their top-ranked choices after they have submitted their applications but before they learn the results. We elicit beliefs about their experience while studying as well as their labor market and family outcomes ten years after graduation. We then incorporate national administrative data on labor market and family outcomes by degree program from prior cohorts. We use the combined experimental and administrative data to address the following questions: (1) To what extent is there an earnings-fertility tradeoff in more heavily female fields (i.e., lower earnings and higher fertility)? (2) How much of the gender earnings gap is explained by gender differences in choice of degree; and how much by gender differences in the child penalty? And, (3) To what extent do applicants' expectations align with the realized outcomes of prior cohorts?

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 04 Nov 2021 13:37:04 -0400 2021-11-15T11:30:00-05:00 2021-11-15T12:45:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Department of Economics Workshop / Seminar SBEE seminar series
Public Finance: (November 15, 2021 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/88902 88902-21658893@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, November 15, 2021 4:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Department of Economics

Details to come.

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

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 02 Nov 2021 13:37:01 -0400 2021-11-15T16:00:00-05:00 2021-11-15T17:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Department of Economics Workshop / Seminar econ umich
Economic History: (November 16, 2021 2:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/88450 88450-21654120@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, November 16, 2021 2:30pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Department of Economics

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Workshop / Seminar Wed, 20 Oct 2021 09:58:52 -0400 2021-11-16T14:30:00-05:00 2021-11-16T16:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Department of Economics Workshop / Seminar econ umich
ISR-Zwerdling Seminar in Labor Economics: (November 17, 2021 2:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/88428 88428-21653874@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, November 17, 2021 2:30pm
Location: Lorch Hall
Organized By: Department of Economics

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 19 Oct 2021 16:42:07 -0400 2021-11-17T14:30:00-05:00 2021-11-17T15:50:00-05:00 Lorch Hall Department of Economics Workshop / Seminar econ umich
Michael Beauregard Seminar in Macroeconomics: (November 17, 2021 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/88898 88898-21658834@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, November 17, 2021 4:00pm
Location: Lorch Hall
Organized By: Department of Economics

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

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 02 Nov 2021 11:54:23 -0400 2021-11-17T16:00:00-05:00 2021-11-17T17:20:00-05:00 Lorch Hall Department of Economics Workshop / Seminar econ umich
Introduction to Survey Sampling (November 18, 2021 9:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/87433 87433-21642135@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, November 18, 2021 9:30am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Summer Institute in Survey Research Techniques

Introduction to Survey Sampling
Course Date: Oct. 28-Nov. 18, 2021
Days: Th (9:00am-12:30pm)

Registration requires at, https://si.isr.umich.edu/

This is a foundation course in sample survey methods and principles. The instructors will present, in a non-technical manner, basic sampling techniques such as simple random sampling, systematic sampling, stratification, and cluster sampling. The instructors will provide opportunities to implement sampling techniques in a series of exercises that accompany each topic.

Participants should not expect to obtain sufficient background in this course to master survey sampling. They can expect to become familiar with basic techniques well enough to converse with sampling statisticians more easily about sample design.

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Class / Instruction Thu, 23 Sep 2021 10:26:57 -0400 2021-11-18T09:30:00-05:00 2021-11-18T12:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Summer Institute in Survey Research Techniques Class / Instruction course flyer
Tax Policy and Wealth Inequality in the US: Trends and Remedies (November 18, 2021 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/88280 88280-21652023@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, November 18, 2021 10:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

This event is part of the Thursday Morning Lecture Series on Our Changing Economic Landscape.

What is the relationship between tax policy and the economy; in particular, what policies tend to stimulate economic growth and employment? We will learn about U.S. trends in both income and corporate tax policies in recent years, reasons for these trends, and how they have contributed to our increasing wealth inequality.

We will further explore a design for a more equitable income and corporate tax system for the US that could substantially reduce wealth inequality.

Our speaker, Professor Reuven S. Avi-Yonah specializes in corporate and international taxation. He has served as a consultant to the U.S. Department of the Treasury and the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) on tax competition, and is a member of the steering group for OECD's International Network for Tax Research.

He also is a member of the American Law Institute, a fellow of the American Bar Foundation and the American College of Tax Counsel, and an international research fellow at Oxford University's Centre for Business Taxation. In addition to prior teaching appointments at Harvard University (law) and Boston College (history), he practiced law with Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy in New York; with Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz in New York; and with Ropes & Gray in Boston.

He has published more than 250 books and articles, including Advanced Introduction to International Tax Law (Elgar, 2019), Global Perspectives on Income Taxation Law (Oxford University Press, 2011), and International Tax as International Law (Cambridge University Press, 2007).

Pre-registration is required via the OLLI website or phone. A link to access the lecture will be e-mailed shortly before the date of the event.

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Class / Instruction Thu, 14 Oct 2021 16:03:25 -0400 2021-11-18T10:00:00-05:00 2021-11-18T11:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction Thursday Lectures
Econometrics: (November 18, 2021 2:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/88896 88896-21658832@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, November 18, 2021 2:30pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Department of Economics

Details to come.

*To join the seminar, please contact: econometrics-seminar-requests@umich.edu

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 02 Nov 2021 11:45:25 -0400 2021-11-18T14:30:00-05:00 2021-11-18T16:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Department of Economics Workshop / Seminar econ umich
Sustaining a Healthy Nail Salon Workforce in Michigan (November 23, 2021 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/89270 89270-21661657@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, November 23, 2021 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Michigan Lifestage Environmental Exposures and Disease Center

Registration required
https://umich.zoom.us/s/98595068138

Aurora Le, PhD, MPH, CPH, CSP (John G. Searle Assistant Professor of Environmental Health Sciences, School of Public Health, University of Michigan) and Marie-Anne Rosemberg, PhD, MN, RN, FAAOHN (Assistant Professor, Dept. of Systems, Populations and Leadership, School of Nursing, University of Michigan), co-lead the Michigan Healthy Nail Salon Cooperative. The goal of the environmental research seminar/webinar is to provide an interdisciplinary forum for sharing and critiquing research proposals and preliminary study results.

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Lecture / Discussion Mon, 15 Nov 2021 13:38:28 -0500 2021-11-23T12:00:00-05:00 2021-11-23T12:50:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Michigan Lifestage Environmental Exposures and Disease Center Lecture / Discussion Nov 30 Environmental Research Webinar
Social, Behavioral and Experimental Economics (SBEE) Seminar: The Supply of Motivated Beliefs (November 29, 2021 11:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/88956 88956-21659307@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, November 29, 2021 11:30am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Department of Economics

Details to come.

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 04 Nov 2021 08:59:24 -0400 2021-11-29T11:30:00-05:00 2021-11-29T12:45:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Department of Economics Workshop / Seminar econ umich
Social, Behavioral and Experimental Economics (SBEE) Seminar: The Supply of Motivated Beliefs (November 29, 2021 11:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/89140 89140-21660645@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, November 29, 2021 11:30am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Department of Economics

Abstract:
When people choose what messages to send to others, they often consider how others will interpret the messages. In many environments, particularly in politics, message receivers engage in motivated reasoning, distorting how they process information in directions they find more attractive. This paper uses two online experiments to study what information senders choose to send to receivers on topics that evoke politically-motivated beliefs. Experiment 1, conducted using a sample of social media users, studies the effect of incentivizing senders to be perceived as truthful. These incentives cause senders to send less truthful messages. With these incentives, senders send more false information when it aligns with receivers' motivated beliefs, even controlling for receivers' current beliefs. Receivers do not anticipate the adverse effects of senders' incentives. Experiment 2 isolates the role that motivated reasoning plays by constructing an environment in which receivers assess the truthfulness of messages from a computer and senders choose which message to be paid for. Senders predict that politically-motivated reasoning impacts receivers' inference, they demand information about receivers' political preferences, and they use the receivers' politics to strategically choose less truthful computer messages.
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Workshop / Seminar Wed, 10 Nov 2021 11:03:11 -0500 2021-11-29T11:30:00-05:00 2021-11-29T12:45:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Department of Economics Workshop / Seminar econ umich
The Gender Gap in Summer Work Interruptions (November 29, 2021 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/85802 85802-21629098@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, November 29, 2021 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Institute for Social Research

A PSC Brown Bag seminar.

Nov 29, 2021.

Dr. Melanie Wasserman, Assistant Professor of Economics at the UCLA Anderson School of Management, will discuss her work on "The Gender Gap in Summer Work Interruptions".

Dr. Melanie Wasserman's research investigates the mechanisms underlying gender differences in labor market and educational outcomes. She was a postdoctoral fellow at the Michigan Population Studies Center after completing her Ph.D. in economics at MIT.

https://www.melaniewasserman.com/

Michigan Population Studies Center (PSC) Brown Bag seminars highlight recent research in population studies and serve as a focal point for building our research community.

https://www.psc.isr.umich.edu/events/brown-bag/

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Workshop / Seminar Fri, 22 Oct 2021 10:45:56 -0400 2021-11-29T12:00:00-05:00 2021-11-29T13:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Institute for Social Research Workshop / Seminar Flyer for Brown Bag seminar
Public Finance: Optimal Paternalistic Savings Policies (November 29, 2021 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/87991 87991-21648231@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, November 29, 2021 4:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Department of Economics

Abstract:
We study optimal savings policies when there is a dual concern about undersaving for retirement and income inequality. Agents differ in present bias and earnings ability, both unobservable to a planner with paternalistic and redistributive motives. We characterize the solution to this two-dimensional screening problem and provide a decentralization using realistic policy instruments: mandatory savings at low incomes but a choice between subsidized savings vehicles at high incomes--resembling Social Security, 401(k) and IRA accounts in the US. Offering more savings choice at higher incomes facilitates redistribution. To solve large-scale versions of this problem numerically, we propose a general, computationally stable, and efficient active-set algorithm. Relative to the current US retirement system, we find significant welfare gains from increasing mandatory savings and limiting savings choice at low incomes.

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Workshop / Seminar Wed, 06 Oct 2021 15:20:25 -0400 2021-11-29T16:00:00-05:00 2021-11-29T17:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Department of Economics Workshop / Seminar econ umich
Carina Sarbaugh - Brand Management, Advertising, Marketing, Financial Analysis (November 29, 2021 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/88948 88948-21659247@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, November 29, 2021 6:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Bio-Tech, Entrepreneurship, and Coding Organization

On Monday, November 29, 2021 @ 6:00PM-7:00PM ET, come virtually listen to Carina Surbaugh (UM BA Economics & Spanish; General Mills marketing and brand manager, IRI market analysis and engagement manager, ConAgra Brands senior brand manager, and Sara Lee Frozen Bakery Senior Director of Marketing) discuss brand management, advertising, marketing, and financial analysis, along with case studies in these various areas.

This event is co-hosted by two student organizations: business-focused Bio-Tech, Entrepreneurship, and Coding Organization ("BECO") and engineering-focused Food Industry Student Association ("FISA"). Please navigate to BECO's and FISA's respective homepages linked on this post to learn more and join their email lists.

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 29 Nov 2021 12:01:44 -0500 2021-11-29T18:00:00-05:00 2021-11-29T19:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Bio-Tech, Entrepreneurship, and Coding Organization Workshop / Seminar Bakery
LRCCS Noon Lecture Series | Catching up with the West: Chinese Households Join the Global Middle Class (November 30, 2021 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/84935 84935-21625309@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, November 30, 2021 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Lieberthal-Rogel Center for Chinese Studies

Please register in advance for this Zoom webinar here: https://myumi.ch/O4ngQ

If we define ‘middle class’ with reference to incomes and living standards in developed western countries, how large is China’s middle class? Estimates using this definition show the dramatic emergence of China’s middle class, which rose from only 2% of the population in 2007 to 25% in 2018, and which holds implications for China and the world.

Terry Sicular is Professor of Economics at Western University (Canada). She is a leading North American expert on the Chinese economy. In recent years she has been involved with the China Household Income Project, an ongoing household survey research project, and her research has focused on topics related to household incomes, inequality, poverty, the middle class, and education in China.

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Livestream / Virtual Wed, 04 Aug 2021 09:43:58 -0400 2021-11-30T12:00:00-05:00 2021-11-30T13:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Lieberthal-Rogel Center for Chinese Studies Livestream / Virtual
Economic History: (November 30, 2021 2:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/88897 88897-21658833@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, November 30, 2021 2:30pm
Location: Lorch Hall
Organized By: Department of Economics

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 02 Nov 2021 11:50:18 -0400 2021-11-30T14:30:00-05:00 2021-11-30T16:00:00-05:00 Lorch Hall Department of Economics Workshop / Seminar econ umich
Macroeconomics and Labor Joint Seminar: (December 1, 2021 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/89618 89618-21664566@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, December 1, 2021 4:00pm
Location: Lorch Hall
Organized By: Department of Economics

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 30 Nov 2021 13:23:25 -0500 2021-12-01T16:00:00-05:00 2021-12-01T17:20:00-05:00 Lorch Hall Department of Economics Workshop / Seminar econ umich
Wealth Redistribution, Innovations, and Sustainability (December 2, 2021 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/88281 88281-21652024@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, December 2, 2021 10:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

This event is part of the Thursday Morning Lecture Series on Our Changing Economic Landscape.

We will consider how migration is transforming societies around the globe. Are receiving countries better or worse off when they welcome new immigrants? How can migrant-receiving societies do a better job welcoming immigrants? How do sending countries fare when their citizens leave? How can sending countries best harness international migration opportunities for development back home? Overall, is a world with international migration better off than a world without it?

Our speaker, Dean Yang is Professor of Economics and Public Policy at the University of Michigan. His research agenda spans international migration, microfinance, health, disasters, and political economy. His fieldwork locations include El Salvador, Guatemala, Indonesia, Malawi, Mozambique, and the Philippines, as well as migrant populations worldwide.

He teaches courses in development economics at the Ph.D., master, and undergraduate levels. A native of the Philippines, he received his undergraduate and Ph.D. degrees in economics from Harvard University.

Pre-registration is required via the OLLI website or phone. A link to access the lecture will be e-mailed shortly before the date of the event.

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Class / Instruction Thu, 14 Oct 2021 16:08:29 -0400 2021-12-02T10:00:00-05:00 2021-12-02T11:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction Thursday Lectures
Michigan Program in Survey and Data Science Information Session (December 2, 2021 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/89094 89094-21660472@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, December 2, 2021 11:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Michigan Program in Survey and Data Science

Michigan Program in Survey and Data Science (MPSDS) offers graduate degrees that combine ideas and techniques for producing and analyzing data about humans and our society. Join us to launch your career in this exciting and rewarding field in which scientists interpret the world through data.
Visit our website: https://surveydatascience.isr.umich.edu/ for detailed information.

Advance registration is required, https://umich.zoom.us/webinar/register/4716359688195/WN_MSEcVDFwQT2eQhNyK0sw8Q

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Presentation Tue, 09 Nov 2021 10:41:54 -0500 2021-12-02T11:00:00-05:00 2021-12-02T12:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Michigan Program in Survey and Data Science Presentation info session flyer
Econometrics: Adversarial machine learning and instrumental variables for flexible causal modeling (December 2, 2021 2:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/89547 89547-21664067@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, December 2, 2021 2:30pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Department of Economics

Abstract:
Machine learning models are increasingly being used to automate decision-making in a multitude of domains. Making good decisions requires uncovering causal relationships from data. Many causal estimation problems reduce to estimating a model that satisfies a set of conditional moment restrictions. We develop an approach for estimating flexible models defined via conditional moment restrictions, with a prototypical application being non-parametric instrumental variable regression. We introduce a min-max criterion function, under which the estimation problem can be thought of as solving a zero-sum game between a modeler who is optimizing over the hypothesis space of the target causal model and an adversary who identifies violating moments over a test function space. We analyze the statistical estimation rate of the resulting estimator for arbitrary hypothesis spaces, with respect to an appropriate analogue of the mean squared error metric, for ill-posed inverse problems. We show that when the minimax criterion is regularized with a second moment penalty on the test function and the test function space is sufficiently rich, then the estimation rate scales with the critical radius of the hypothesis and test function spaces, a quantity which typically gives tight fast rates. Our main result follows from a novel localized Rademacher analysis of statistical learning problems defined via minimax objectives. We provide applications of our main results for several hypothesis spaces used in practice such as: reproducing kernel Hilbert spaces, high dimensional sparse linear functions, spaces defined via shape constraints, ensemble estimators such as random forests, and neural networks. For each of these applications we provide computationally efficient optimization methods for solving the corresponding minimax problem and stochastic first-order heuristics for neural networks.
Based on joint works with: Nishanth Dikkala, Greg Lewis and Lester Mackey

*To join the seminar, please contact: econometrics-seminar-requests@umich.edu

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 29 Nov 2021 12:03:35 -0500 2021-12-02T14:30:00-05:00 2021-12-02T15:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Department of Economics Workshop / Seminar econ umich
Occupational Health & Safety Management in the Special Economic Zone in Thailand (December 3, 2021 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/89181 89181-21660864@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, December 3, 2021 10:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Office of Global Public Health

Dr. Kowit Nambunmee is an Assistant Professor in the Occupational Health and Safety Program at the School of Health Science at Mae Fah Luang University in Chiang Rai, Thailand. His current research is focused on the border between Thailand and Myanmar where a Special Economic Zone was established in the area in 2015. Dr. Nambunmee has created a research project to enhance the quality of life for the population in the area through activities such as determining health hazards from new industrial activities, setting up key indicators to monitor urbanization, and creating new technology to monitor for toxic emissions from factories.

Register for Zoom log-in: https://forms.gle/fkpcfrf51pcgFPZG6

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 11 Nov 2021 15:31:38 -0500 2021-12-03T10:00:00-05:00 2021-12-03T11:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Office of Global Public Health Workshop / Seminar Event Flyer
Social, Behavioral and Experimental Economics (SBEE) Seminar: Cognitive Endurance as Human Capital (December 6, 2021 11:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/87358 87358-21641514@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, December 6, 2021 11:30am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Department of Economics

Abstract:
We examine the possibility that schooling may build human capital not only by teaching academic content, but by expanding the mind's capacity for cognition itself. We hypothesize that one feature of formal schooling---engaging in effortful thinking for sustained periods---could increase sustained attention: the ability to maintain focus over time. To motivate this idea, we document that globally and in the US, the poor exhibit worse sustained attention than the rich across a variety of field behaviors; they also attend schools that are less likely to require them to engage in concentration. We test our hypothesis using a field experiment with 1,650 low-income Indian primary school students. We assign students to engage in cognitive activity for sustained periods during the school day, using either math content (mimicking good schooling) or non-academic content (providing a pure test of our mechanism). Each approach markedly improves sustained attention across disparate domains: academics, listening, IQ tests, and traditional psychology measures. Moreover, the treatments increase students' regular school performance in Hindi, English, and math. This indicates that simply spending time in effortful thinking---without learning any subject content---substantively improves traditional measures of human capital. Our findings support a broader view of how schooling shapes general human capital, and suggest that worse environments may disadvantage poor children by hampering the development of core cognitive capacity.

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Workshop / Seminar Wed, 22 Sep 2021 10:32:43 -0400 2021-12-06T11:30:00-05:00 2021-12-06T12:45:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Department of Economics Workshop / Seminar SBEE seminar series
Public Finance: (December 6, 2021 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/89630 89630-21664581@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, December 6, 2021 4:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Department of Economics

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

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 30 Nov 2021 15:53:02 -0500 2021-12-06T16:00:00-05:00 2021-12-06T17:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Department of Economics Workshop / Seminar econ umich
Jennifer Nehil (Molson Coors) and Ralph Mertz (Anheuser-Busch InBev) - Flavor Chemistry, Brewing, Performance Metrics, Global Strategy (December 6, 2021 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/89703 89703-21665063@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, December 6, 2021 6:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Bio-Tech, Entrepreneurship, and Coding Organization

On Monday, December 06, 2021 @ 6:00PM-7:00PM ET, come virtually listen to Jennifer Nehil (UM MS Chemistry; former R&D Technician and Chemist at BASF; current Brewing Material and Flavor Chemist at Molson Coors) discuss the brewing process, innovation and new product selection, and flavor chemistry, and Ralph Mertz (UM BS Mechanical Engineering; former Chrysler Engineer and Anheuser-Busch IT, Operations & Engineering Manager, and Financial Planning Leader; current Anheuser-Busch Global Vertical Operations Finance and Strategy Senior Director) discuss standard company performance metrics, corporate investments and collaborations, asset management, and a global strategy case study. The event will conclude with an open Q&A.

Anheuser-Busch InBev, or AB InBev, is a publicly-traded multinational drinks conglomerate headquartered in Belgium. It’s the world’s largest beer brewer by both volume and revenue, operating more than 600 beer brands in 150 countries. AB InBev was formed in 2008 through the acquisition of Budweiser brewer Anheuser-Busch by Belgian conglomerate InBev—which is itself a merger of Stella Artois-maker Interbrew and Brazil’s AmBev. In 2015, AB InBev acquired its biggest rival in North America, SABMiller, for $107 billion. The deal required the sale of a number of SABMiller brands, including Miller and Coors, to satisfy antitrust regulators. In recent years, acknowledging the consumer trend away from mass-produced lagers, AB InBev has rapidly acquired U.S. and international craft brewers including Goose Island, Blue Point, and Camden Town Brewery. Some of its popular brands include Budweiser, Michelo, Corona, Bush, and Natural Light. Learn more at https://www.anheuser-busch.com/about.html .

Molson Coors is a publicly-traded multinational drinks conglomerate with twin headquarters in Golden, Colorado, and Montreal, Canada, though officially considered a U.S. firm. In sales, it holds the number one position in Canada, the number two rank in the United Kingdom, and the number three slot in the U.S. Coors Light, the firm's biggest-seller, is the fourth best-selling beer in the United States; Molson Canadian is the best seller in English-speaking Canada; and Carling ranks as the best-selling lager in the United Kingdom. Other key brands include Blue Moon, Dos Equiz, and La Colombe. In 2005, it was formed through a merger of two companies with deep roots — Molson Inc., established in 1786, the oldest brewery in North America; and Adolph Coors, established in 1873 — both of which were still under control of their respective founding families. Following the merger, the Coors and Molson families jointly controlled Molson Coors, each holding one-third of the voting power. Learn more at https://www.molsoncoors.com/about .

This event is co-hosted by two student organizations: business-focused Bio-Tech, Entrepreneurship, and Coding Organization ("BECO") and engineering-focused Food Industry Student Association ("FISA"). Please navigate to BECO's and FISA's respective homepages linked on this post to learn more and join their email lists.

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Workshop / Seminar Fri, 03 Dec 2021 02:20:46 -0500 2021-12-06T18:00:00-05:00 2021-12-06T19:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Bio-Tech, Entrepreneurship, and Coding Organization Workshop / Seminar Brewed Beverages
ISR-Zwerdling Seminar in Labor Economics: (December 8, 2021 2:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/89619 89619-21664567@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, December 8, 2021 2:30pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Department of Economics

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 30 Nov 2021 13:26:47 -0500 2021-12-08T14:30:00-05:00 2021-12-08T15:50:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Department of Economics Workshop / Seminar econ umich
Econometrics: Optimal Multi-Dimensional Mechanisms. (December 9, 2021 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/89883 89883-21666278@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, December 9, 2021 9:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Department of Economics

Abstract: We characterize the properties of optimal selling mechanisms for the multiple-good auction and monopoly problems. In particular, for the uniform distribution of agent types, we show that the participation region is the same for auction and monopoly problems. We also compute the allocation in the optimal selling mechanism in the auction setting. Analytically, we derive the optimal selling mechanism for several other examples of the monopolistic screening model.

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

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Workshop / Seminar Wed, 08 Dec 2021 09:13:26 -0500 2021-12-09T09:00:00-05:00 2021-12-09T10:20:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Department of Economics Workshop / Seminar econ umich
Cryptocurrency: Economic and Environmental Impacts and U.S. Policy (December 9, 2021 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/88282 88282-21652025@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, December 9, 2021 10:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

This event is part of the Thursday Morning Lecture Series on Our Changing Economic Landscape.

Cryptocurrency is often in the news lately, yet its effects on the U.S. economy are complicated. After a brief introduction of cryptocurrency from a technology perspective, we will explore its role as an investment and/or a currency, and its potential effects on productivity and economic growth in the U.S. and globally.

Further, we will understand why it has been used to pay ransom related to cyber-hacking, and its environmental impacts due to its use of high levels of processing power. How should financial regulation policy address cryptocurrency in the U.S. going forward?

Our speaker, Robert (Bob) Dittmar is a Professor of Finance at the Stephen M. Ross School of Business, the Faculty co-Director of the Ross Fintech Initiative, and the Faculty Director of the Tozzi Finance Center.

His research focuses on empirical determinants of financial security prices, including equities, fixed income securities, and derivatives. His work has been published in the Journal of Finance, Journal of Financial Economics, Review of Financial Studies, and Journal of Econometrics.

Professor Dittmar received his Ph.D. in Finance from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2000, and previously taught at the Kelley School of Business, Indiana University. He has taught courses at Ross in Fintech, Asset Management, Fixed Income Securities, and Options and Derivatives at the BBA, MBA, and Ph.D. level.

Pre-registration is required via the OLLI website or phone. A link to access the lecture will be e-mailed shortly before the date of the event.

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Class / Instruction Thu, 14 Oct 2021 16:13:27 -0400 2021-12-09T10:00:00-05:00 2021-12-09T11:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction Thursday Lectures
Econometrics: Existence and Uniqueness in Matching Function Equilibria with Full Assignment (December 9, 2021 2:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/89548 89548-21664068@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, December 9, 2021 2:30pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Department of Economics

Abstract:
We propose novel results for the existence of a competitive equilibrium with gross substitutes, and apply them to a class of matching problems with general transfers and without allowing for unassigned agents. An algorithm is provided. Several applications are reviewed.

*To join the seminar, please contact: econometrics-seminar-requests@umich.edu

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 06 Dec 2021 11:13:45 -0500 2021-12-09T14:30:00-05:00 2021-12-09T15:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Department of Economics Workshop / Seminar econ umich
Complex Systems Presents the Annual Nobel Symposium (December 10, 2021 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/89502 89502-21664099@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, December 10, 2021 10:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: The Center for the Study of Complex Systems

CLICK TO SEE RECORDINGS OF THE TALKS: https://lsa.umich.edu/cscs/news-events/all-events/event-recordings.html

Registration not required. Free and open to the public. This will be a virtual symposium. This popular annual event features UM faculty experts in each of the six prize fields. Each will present for approximately 25 minutes and then will take some questions. There is a scheduled lunch break. Come to one talk, come to them all.

SCHEDULE
10:00 AM Opening remarks, Marisa Eisenberg, Interim Director of Complex Systems
10:05 AM Physics, Mark Newman, LSA Complex Systems & Physics AND Richard Rood, Engineering & SEAS
10:55 AM Chemistry, Corey Stephenson, LSA Chemistry
11:30 AM Physiology or Medicine, Shawn Xu, Michigan Medicine Molecular and Integrative Physiology & Life Sciences Institute AND Rui Xiao, University of Florida, Center for Smell and Taste (special guest and Michigan Alumni)

12:05 PM Lunch break

1:00 PM Economics: Tanya Rosenblat, School of Information and LSA Economics
1:35 PM Literature: Gaurav Desai, LSA English Language and Literature
*This talk is co-sponsored by the African Studies Center (ii.umich.edu/asc)*
2:10 PM Peace: Lynette Clemetson, Wallace House (Knight-Wallace Fellowships) AND Ron Suny, LSA History & Political Science
3:00 PM Closing remarks

For information on prize winners, please click the Nobel Prize winners link below. Other information on the Nobel Prizes can be found on the website nobelprize.org

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Conference / Symposium Wed, 22 Dec 2021 21:25:28 -0500 2021-12-10T10:00:00-05:00 2021-12-10T15:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location The Center for the Study of Complex Systems Conference / Symposium Symposium Poster
ISR-Zwerdling Seminar in Labor Economics: Increasing the Demand for Workers with a Criminal Record (joint with Zoe Cullen and Will Dobbie) (December 10, 2021 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/89620 89620-21664568@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, December 10, 2021 10:00am
Location: Lorch Hall
Organized By: Department of Economics

Abstract:
State and local policies increasingly restrict employers' access to criminal records, but without addressing the underlying reasons that employers may conduct criminal background checks. Employers may thus still want to ask about a job applicant's criminal record later in the hiring process or make inaccurate judgments based on an applicant's demographic characteristics. In this paper, we use a field experiment conducted in partnership with a nationwide staffing platform to test policies that more directly address the reasons that employers may conduct criminal background checks. The experiment asked hiring managers at nearly a thousand U.S. businesses to make actual hiring decisions under different randomized conditions. We find that 39% of businesses in our sample are willing to work with individuals with a criminal record at baseline, which rises to over 50% when businesses are offered crime and safety insurance, a single performance review, a background check covering just the past year, or objective information on the productivity of these individuals. Wage subsidies can achieve similar increases but at a substantially higher cost. Based on our findings, the staffing platform relaxed the criminal background check requirement and offered crime and safety insurance to interested businesses.

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 02 Dec 2021 10:07:33 -0500 2021-12-10T10:00:00-05:00 2021-12-10T11:20:00-05:00 Lorch Hall Department of Economics Workshop / Seminar econ umich
How American Health Care Became So Chaotic (December 16, 2021 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/88283 88283-21652027@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, December 16, 2021 10:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

This event is the last of the Thursday Morning Lecture Series on Our Changing Economic Landscape.

How did the American health care system develop its fragmented, irrational form? The answer is found in an unlikely place—the construction of the modern insurance system through collective bargaining in industry in the postwar years. The organized economic power of industrial workers had a transformative effect on the health care market and reshaped health care policy, as workers’ efforts to preserve their own health and well-being interacted with emerging deindustrialization and rising social inequality.

Our speaker, Gabriel Winant, is a historian at the University of Chicago. His first book, The Next Shift: The Fall of Industry and the Rise of Health Care in Rust Belt America, was published this year by Harvard University Press.

Pre-registration is required via the OLLI website or phone. A link to access the lecture will be e-mailed shortly before the date of the event.

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Class / Instruction Thu, 14 Oct 2021 16:17:32 -0400 2021-12-16T10:00:00-05:00 2021-12-16T11:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction Thursday Lectures
CGIS Virtual First Step Sessions (January 10, 2022 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/74423 74423-21668872@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, January 10, 2022 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Global and Intercultural Study

Every Wednesday beginning June 1st through August 3rd @ noon
First Step Sessions will be taking place during the spring & summer! Beginning Wednesday, June 1st through Wednesday, August 3rd, CGIS will be holding weekly First Step Sessions. 

First Step sessions are a great opportunity to learn more about the application process prior to meeting with an advisor. You can learn about all of our programs around the world, scholarships and other financial aid resources, the CGIS application process, and more! 

Attending a First Step session will no longer be a required component of the CGIS application process.

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Livestream / Virtual Wed, 24 Aug 2022 12:33:20 -0400 2022-01-10T12:00:00-05:00 2022-01-10T12:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Center for Global and Intercultural Study Livestream / Virtual PHOTO
CGIS Virtual First Step Sessions (January 11, 2022 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/74423 74423-21668887@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, January 11, 2022 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Global and Intercultural Study

Every Wednesday beginning June 1st through August 3rd @ noon
First Step Sessions will be taking place during the spring & summer! Beginning Wednesday, June 1st through Wednesday, August 3rd, CGIS will be holding weekly First Step Sessions. 

First Step sessions are a great opportunity to learn more about the application process prior to meeting with an advisor. You can learn about all of our programs around the world, scholarships and other financial aid resources, the CGIS application process, and more! 

Attending a First Step session will no longer be a required component of the CGIS application process.

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Livestream / Virtual Wed, 24 Aug 2022 12:33:20 -0400 2022-01-11T12:00:00-05:00 2022-01-11T12:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Center for Global and Intercultural Study Livestream / Virtual PHOTO
CGIS Virtual First Step Sessions (January 12, 2022 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/74423 74423-21674674@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, January 12, 2022 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Global and Intercultural Study

Every Wednesday beginning June 1st through August 3rd @ noon
First Step Sessions will be taking place during the spring & summer! Beginning Wednesday, June 1st through Wednesday, August 3rd, CGIS will be holding weekly First Step Sessions. 

First Step sessions are a great opportunity to learn more about the application process prior to meeting with an advisor. You can learn about all of our programs around the world, scholarships and other financial aid resources, the CGIS application process, and more! 

Attending a First Step session will no longer be a required component of the CGIS application process.

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Livestream / Virtual Wed, 24 Aug 2022 12:33:20 -0400 2022-01-12T12:00:00-05:00 2022-01-12T12:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Center for Global and Intercultural Study Livestream / Virtual PHOTO
Economic empowerment and racial justice (January 12, 2022 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/90077 90077-21667711@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, January 12, 2022 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy

Faculty discussant Bill Bynum, Towsley Policymaker in Residence, will focus on the role of policy to advance economic opportunity for disenfranchised populations. Moderated by Stephanie Sanders, Ford School Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Officer.

Visit the event page for more info and viewing information: https://fordschool.umich.edu/event/2022/economic-empowerment-and-racial-justice

About the Public Policy and Institutional Discrimination series:

The series is designed to foster dialogue on important issues of U.S. public policy. Sessions are facilitated by faculty discussants. This is an opportunity for students to hear from faculty outside of the classroom. Students are encouraged, though not required, to attend as many sessions as possible.

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Lecture / Discussion Mon, 20 Dec 2021 09:59:24 -0500 2022-01-12T12:00:00-05:00 2022-01-12T13:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy Lecture / Discussion Bill Bynum
CGIS Virtual First Step Sessions (January 13, 2022 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/74423 74423-21674673@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, January 13, 2022 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Global and Intercultural Study

Every Wednesday beginning June 1st through August 3rd @ noon
First Step Sessions will be taking place during the spring & summer! Beginning Wednesday, June 1st through Wednesday, August 3rd, CGIS will be holding weekly First Step Sessions. 

First Step sessions are a great opportunity to learn more about the application process prior to meeting with an advisor. You can learn about all of our programs around the world, scholarships and other financial aid resources, the CGIS application process, and more! 

Attending a First Step session will no longer be a required component of the CGIS application process.

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Livestream / Virtual Wed, 24 Aug 2022 12:33:20 -0400 2022-01-13T12:00:00-05:00 2022-01-13T12:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Center for Global and Intercultural Study Livestream / Virtual PHOTO
When do Multinational Corporations Concede to Nationalistic Activism: A Natural Experiment (January 14, 2022 1:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/90174 90174-21668508@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, January 14, 2022 1:30pm
Location: Ross School of Business
Organized By: Interdisciplinary Committee on Organizational Studies - ICOS

We extend the corporate political-mediation model, which is developed in a domestic context and attributes corporate concessions to social movement activists to contextual pressures, to the international market in order to explain concessions made by multinational corporations (MNC) to nationalist activists in their host countries. We argue that in the international market, the pressures that firms face include not only declines in performance but also those that arise from a more complex set of stakeholders. Whereas in a domestic context, all of a corporation’s stakeholders are embedded within the same cultural, political, and social environment and are therefore more likely to have a shared understanding of what is good, right, and desirable in society, in the international context of MNCs, stakeholders are located in countries with different national values and sometimes even opposing beliefs. Nationalism can be perceived as undermining the right of a nation’s individual members and minority groups. Thus, a firm is less likely to concede to a host country’s nationalism if it faces pressure from stakeholders located in countries that value equality, individualism, democracy, and diversity. We find support for our theory in a natural experiment on Fortune Global 500 firms that were targeted by Chinese nationalists for violating the “One China” protocol in regional indications.

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 21 Dec 2021 22:37:42 -0500 2022-01-14T13:30:00-05:00 2022-01-14T15:00:00-05:00 Ross School of Business Interdisciplinary Committee on Organizational Studies - ICOS Lecture / Discussion Lori Yue
When do Multinational Corporations Concede to Nationalistic Activism: A Natural Experiment (January 14, 2022 1:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/90174 90174-21668765@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, January 14, 2022 1:30pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Interdisciplinary Committee on Organizational Studies - ICOS

We extend the corporate political-mediation model, which is developed in a domestic context and attributes corporate concessions to social movement activists to contextual pressures, to the international market in order to explain concessions made by multinational corporations (MNC) to nationalist activists in their host countries. We argue that in the international market, the pressures that firms face include not only declines in performance but also those that arise from a more complex set of stakeholders. Whereas in a domestic context, all of a corporation’s stakeholders are embedded within the same cultural, political, and social environment and are therefore more likely to have a shared understanding of what is good, right, and desirable in society, in the international context of MNCs, stakeholders are located in countries with different national values and sometimes even opposing beliefs. Nationalism can be perceived as undermining the right of a nation’s individual members and minority groups. Thus, a firm is less likely to concede to a host country’s nationalism if it faces pressure from stakeholders located in countries that value equality, individualism, democracy, and diversity. We find support for our theory in a natural experiment on Fortune Global 500 firms that were targeted by Chinese nationalists for violating the “One China” protocol in regional indications.

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 21 Dec 2021 22:37:42 -0500 2022-01-14T13:30:00-05:00 2022-01-14T15:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Interdisciplinary Committee on Organizational Studies - ICOS Lecture / Discussion Lori Yue
CGIS Virtual First Step Sessions (January 17, 2022 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/74423 74423-21668873@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, January 17, 2022 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Global and Intercultural Study

Every Wednesday beginning June 1st through August 3rd @ noon
First Step Sessions will be taking place during the spring & summer! Beginning Wednesday, June 1st through Wednesday, August 3rd, CGIS will be holding weekly First Step Sessions. 

First Step sessions are a great opportunity to learn more about the application process prior to meeting with an advisor. You can learn about all of our programs around the world, scholarships and other financial aid resources, the CGIS application process, and more! 

Attending a First Step session will no longer be a required component of the CGIS application process.

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Livestream / Virtual Wed, 24 Aug 2022 12:33:20 -0400 2022-01-17T12:00:00-05:00 2022-01-17T12:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Center for Global and Intercultural Study Livestream / Virtual PHOTO
This is America: Building a More Equitable Economy (January 17, 2022 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/90192 90192-21668635@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, January 17, 2022 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy

In honor of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., join us for an important discussion between University of Michigan Ford School Dean Michael Barr with Deputy Secretary of Commerce, Don Graves, to discuss his work to revive the economy while combating the racist systems embedded within it. Associate Dean Celeste Watkins-Hayes, Director of the Center for Racial Justice, will give welcoming remarks.

Visit https://fordschool.umich.edu/event/2022/don-graves-deputy-secretary-commerce for more information.

From the speaker's bio:

Don Graves is the 19th Deputy Secretary of Commerce. Most recently, he served as Counselor to President Joe Biden during the 2020 presidential campaign. Prior to that, Graves served as Executive Vice President and Head of Corporate Responsibility and Community Relations at KeyBank. During the Obama-Biden Administration, Graves served as Counselor and Domestic and Economic Policy Director for then-Vice President Biden. He was previously appointed by President Barack Obama as Executive Director of the President’s Council on Jobs and Competitiveness. Graves also served as Deputy Assistant Secretary for Small Business, Community Development, and Housing Policy at the U.S. Department of the Treasury. Graves holds a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and History from Williams College and a Juris Doctor from the Georgetown University Law Center, where he received the Dean’s Award.

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Lecture / Discussion Mon, 03 Jan 2022 14:50:48 -0500 2022-01-17T12:00:00-05:00 2022-01-17T12:50:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy Lecture / Discussion Don Graves, Deputy Secretary of Commerce
Advancing Climate Justice & Environmental Health: people-centered approaches to transformational research (January 18, 2022 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/90764 90764-21673518@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, January 18, 2022 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Michigan Lifestage Environmental Exposures and Disease Center

REGISTRATION REQUIRED
https://umich.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_qa4rv9J3SZehApoPqRPIVw
A life-long learner and advocate, Dr. Jalonne L. White-Newsome founded Empowering a Green Environment and Economy, LLC, a strategic consulting firm, with the mission of transforming communities through the development of people-centered solutions. She serves a diverse set of clients with forward-thinking and intersectional approaches to tackle issues such as climate change, public health, environmental injustice, and advancing racial equity.

Dr. White-Newsome ha has multi-sector experience having worked in environmental philanthropy, state government, non-profit, grassroots, academia and private industry. Most notably, she created and implemented the transformational Climate Resilient and Equitable Water Systems (CREWS) Initiative at the Kresge Foundation as a Senior Program Officer; she was the first Director of WE ACT for Environmental Justice’s federal policy office in Washington, DC; and, her doctoral research illuminated the impact of climate change & extreme heat on the low-income, elderly in Detroit, and is still referenced to drive public health interventions.

A native of Detroit, Jalonne earned a Ph.D. in environmental health sciences from the University of Michigan School of Public Health, a master’s degree in environmental engineering from Southern Methodist University, a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering from Northwestern University, and her certificate in Diversity and Inclusion from Cornell University.

Jalonne serves on multiple national and local academic, non-profit and for-profit Boards. She is a Lecturer at The George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health, a lifetime member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., and the proud mom of Arielle and Jeannelyn.

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Lecture / Discussion Mon, 10 Jan 2022 16:24:08 -0500 2022-01-18T12:00:00-05:00 2022-01-18T12:50:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Michigan Lifestage Environmental Exposures and Disease Center Lecture / Discussion Jan 18 Advancing Climate Justice & Environmental Health
CGIS Virtual First Step Sessions (January 18, 2022 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/74423 74423-21668888@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, January 18, 2022 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Global and Intercultural Study

Every Wednesday beginning June 1st through August 3rd @ noon
First Step Sessions will be taking place during the spring & summer! Beginning Wednesday, June 1st through Wednesday, August 3rd, CGIS will be holding weekly First Step Sessions. 

First Step sessions are a great opportunity to learn more about the application process prior to meeting with an advisor. You can learn about all of our programs around the world, scholarships and other financial aid resources, the CGIS application process, and more! 

Attending a First Step session will no longer be a required component of the CGIS application process.

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Livestream / Virtual Wed, 24 Aug 2022 12:33:20 -0400 2022-01-18T12:00:00-05:00 2022-01-18T12:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Center for Global and Intercultural Study Livestream / Virtual PHOTO
CGIS Virtual First Step Sessions (January 19, 2022 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/74423 74423-21674647@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, January 19, 2022 6:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Global and Intercultural Study

Every Wednesday beginning June 1st through August 3rd @ noon
First Step Sessions will be taking place during the spring & summer! Beginning Wednesday, June 1st through Wednesday, August 3rd, CGIS will be holding weekly First Step Sessions. 

First Step sessions are a great opportunity to learn more about the application process prior to meeting with an advisor. You can learn about all of our programs around the world, scholarships and other financial aid resources, the CGIS application process, and more! 

Attending a First Step session will no longer be a required component of the CGIS application process.

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Livestream / Virtual Wed, 24 Aug 2022 12:33:20 -0400 2022-01-19T18:00:00-05:00 2022-01-19T18:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Center for Global and Intercultural Study Livestream / Virtual PHOTO
CGIS Virtual First Step Sessions (January 20, 2022 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/74423 74423-21674660@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, January 20, 2022 6:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Global and Intercultural Study

Every Wednesday beginning June 1st through August 3rd @ noon
First Step Sessions will be taking place during the spring & summer! Beginning Wednesday, June 1st through Wednesday, August 3rd, CGIS will be holding weekly First Step Sessions. 

First Step sessions are a great opportunity to learn more about the application process prior to meeting with an advisor. You can learn about all of our programs around the world, scholarships and other financial aid resources, the CGIS application process, and more! 

Attending a First Step session will no longer be a required component of the CGIS application process.

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Livestream / Virtual Wed, 24 Aug 2022 12:33:20 -0400 2022-01-20T18:00:00-05:00 2022-01-20T18:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Center for Global and Intercultural Study Livestream / Virtual PHOTO
Organizational Science and Health Care (January 21, 2022 1:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/90175 90175-21668509@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, January 21, 2022 1:30pm
Location: Ross School of Business
Organized By: Interdisciplinary Committee on Organizational Studies - ICOS

Research on topics of organizational science in health care settings for a variety of reasons has proliferated in recent years across both organization- and health-focused disciplines. Yet, questions abound about what we as organizational scholars know, what we have learned, and whether the research we are conducting is relevant. The first goal of this session is to take stock of this important domain by drawing together findings from two recent works: a critical history and analysis of the patient safety movement and an analysis of almost 700 articles published over the past decade in leading organizational science (OS) and health care (HC) journals. A second goal is to provide insight into promising avenues that could ultimately advance organizational science and health care with future research that is both rigorous and relevant.

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 21 Dec 2021 22:41:02 -0500 2022-01-21T13:30:00-05:00 2022-01-21T15:00:00-05:00 Ross School of Business Interdisciplinary Committee on Organizational Studies - ICOS Lecture / Discussion Ross School of Business
Organizational Science and Health Care (January 21, 2022 1:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/90175 90175-21668766@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, January 21, 2022 1:30pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Interdisciplinary Committee on Organizational Studies - ICOS

Research on topics of organizational science in health care settings for a variety of reasons has proliferated in recent years across both organization- and health-focused disciplines. Yet, questions abound about what we as organizational scholars know, what we have learned, and whether the research we are conducting is relevant. The first goal of this session is to take stock of this important domain by drawing together findings from two recent works: a critical history and analysis of the patient safety movement and an analysis of almost 700 articles published over the past decade in leading organizational science (OS) and health care (HC) journals. A second goal is to provide insight into promising avenues that could ultimately advance organizational science and health care with future research that is both rigorous and relevant.

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 21 Dec 2021 22:41:02 -0500 2022-01-21T13:30:00-05:00 2022-01-21T15:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Interdisciplinary Committee on Organizational Studies - ICOS Lecture / Discussion
CGIS Virtual First Step Sessions (January 24, 2022 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/74423 74423-21668874@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, January 24, 2022 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Global and Intercultural Study

Every Wednesday beginning June 1st through August 3rd @ noon
First Step Sessions will be taking place during the spring & summer! Beginning Wednesday, June 1st through Wednesday, August 3rd, CGIS will be holding weekly First Step Sessions. 

First Step sessions are a great opportunity to learn more about the application process prior to meeting with an advisor. You can learn about all of our programs around the world, scholarships and other financial aid resources, the CGIS application process, and more! 

Attending a First Step session will no longer be a required component of the CGIS application process.

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Livestream / Virtual Wed, 24 Aug 2022 12:33:20 -0400 2022-01-24T12:00:00-05:00 2022-01-24T12:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Center for Global and Intercultural Study Livestream / Virtual PHOTO
New Deal policy and the racialization of homeownership (January 24, 2022 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/90734 90734-21673479@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, January 24, 2022 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Institute for Social Research

New Deal policy and the racialization of homeownership
by Jacob William Faber, New York University

Bio:
Jacob William Faber is an Associate Professor at New York University's Robert F. Wagner School of Public Service and holds a joint appointment in NYU's Sociology Department. His research and teaching focuses on spatial inequality. He leverages observational and experimental methods to study the mechanisms responsible for sorting individuals across space and how the distribution of people by race and class interacts with political, social, and ecological systems to create and sustain economic disparities. While there is a rich literature exploring the geography of opportunity, there remain many unsettled questions about the causes of segregation and its effects on the residents of urban ghettos, wealthy suburbs, and the diverse set of places in between.

Michigan Population Studies Center (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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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 18 Jan 2022 13:38:39 -0500 2022-01-24T12:00:00-05:00 2022-01-24T13:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Institute for Social Research Lecture / Discussion event flyer
Road to economic recovery: Inflation, wages, and changing labor force dynamics (January 24, 2022 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/90078 90078-21667712@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, January 24, 2022 6:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy

Inflation and labor market fluctuations are threatening the fragile economic recovery. Despite what the numbers say, increasingly Americans are worried about their financial future. Join Ford School economists for a discussion of these crucial issues.

Panelists:

Kathryn Dominguez, Professor of Public Policy and Economics
Josh Hausman, Associate Professor of Public Policy and Economics
John Leahy, Allen Sinai Professor of Macroeconomics
Betsey Stevenson, Professor of Public Policy and Economics
Moderated by Luke Shaefer, Associate Dean and Hermann and Amalie Kohn Professor of Social Justice and Social Policy

Visit the event page for more info and viewing details: https://fordschool.umich.edu/event/2022/road-economic-recovery-inflation-wages-and-changing-labor-force-dynamics

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 06 Jan 2022 16:51:18 -0500 2022-01-24T18:00:00-05:00 2022-01-24T19:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy Lecture / Discussion L-R: Dominguez, Hausman, Leahy, Stevenson
CGIS Virtual First Step Sessions (January 25, 2022 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/74423 74423-21668889@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, January 25, 2022 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Global and Intercultural Study

Every Wednesday beginning June 1st through August 3rd @ noon
First Step Sessions will be taking place during the spring & summer! Beginning Wednesday, June 1st through Wednesday, August 3rd, CGIS will be holding weekly First Step Sessions. 

First Step sessions are a great opportunity to learn more about the application process prior to meeting with an advisor. You can learn about all of our programs around the world, scholarships and other financial aid resources, the CGIS application process, and more! 

Attending a First Step session will no longer be a required component of the CGIS application process.

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Livestream / Virtual Wed, 24 Aug 2022 12:33:20 -0400 2022-01-25T12:00:00-05:00 2022-01-25T12:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Center for Global and Intercultural Study Livestream / Virtual PHOTO
CVFS COVID-19 2021 Pilot (January 26, 2022 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/85341 85341-21626254@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, January 26, 2022 2:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Institute for Social Research

This webinar series on the Chitwan Valley Family Study (CVFS) is about global and comparative population research. Sessions include measuring mental health, Covid-19, linking data, genetics, & migrant data.

Webinar 9: CVFS COVID-19 2021 Pilot
Wednesday, January 26, 2022
2-3pm EDT
Presenter: Sabrina Hermosilla

This webinar will review the methods and primary findings from the COVID-19 CVFS Pilot Study implemented in the first quarter of 2021. This study explored the physical, social, and economic disruptions caused by COVID-19 prevention measures within households of the CVFS. There will be a Q&A session after the presentation.

The webinar will be hosted using Zoom. Registration is required to attend the webinar. Support provided by NICHD (R25 HD101358).

Registration is required for this event: https://umich.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJYqcuCgpz8jGtNqH0O03W4w1QbQmBQAS1ph

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Presentation Tue, 17 Aug 2021 14:47:13 -0400 2022-01-26T14:00:00-05:00 2022-01-26T15:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Institute for Social Research Presentation Nepal mountains
CGIS Virtual First Step Sessions (January 26, 2022 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/74423 74423-21674648@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, January 26, 2022 6:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Global and Intercultural Study

Every Wednesday beginning June 1st through August 3rd @ noon
First Step Sessions will be taking place during the spring & summer! Beginning Wednesday, June 1st through Wednesday, August 3rd, CGIS will be holding weekly First Step Sessions. 

First Step sessions are a great opportunity to learn more about the application process prior to meeting with an advisor. You can learn about all of our programs around the world, scholarships and other financial aid resources, the CGIS application process, and more! 

Attending a First Step session will no longer be a required component of the CGIS application process.

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Livestream / Virtual Wed, 24 Aug 2022 12:33:20 -0400 2022-01-26T18:00:00-05:00 2022-01-26T18:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Center for Global and Intercultural Study Livestream / Virtual PHOTO
CGIS Virtual First Step Sessions (January 27, 2022 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/74423 74423-21674661@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, January 27, 2022 6:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Global and Intercultural Study

Every Wednesday beginning June 1st through August 3rd @ noon
First Step Sessions will be taking place during the spring & summer! Beginning Wednesday, June 1st through Wednesday, August 3rd, CGIS will be holding weekly First Step Sessions. 

First Step sessions are a great opportunity to learn more about the application process prior to meeting with an advisor. You can learn about all of our programs around the world, scholarships and other financial aid resources, the CGIS application process, and more! 

Attending a First Step session will no longer be a required component of the CGIS application process.

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Livestream / Virtual Wed, 24 Aug 2022 12:33:20 -0400 2022-01-27T18:00:00-05:00 2022-01-27T18:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Center for Global and Intercultural Study Livestream / Virtual PHOTO
CCPS Lecture. Cuts: An Oral History of Transformation (January 28, 2022 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/89728 89728-21665265@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, January 28, 2022 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Copernicus Center for Polish Studies

Authors Aleksandra Leyk and Joanna Wawrzyniak will discuss their award-winning book *Cuts: An Oral History of Transformation [Cięcia. Mówiona historia transformacji]*, which addresses how Poland’s rapid socio-economic transformation in the 1990s is remembered by those who lived it. Drawing on over 130 biographical interviews with chief executives, managers, trade union representatives, administrative staff, and shop floor workers of socialist enterprises privatized and sold to multinationals, *Cuts* shows the complexity, ambivalence, and tensions inherent to the experience and memory of socio-economic change. While the book highlights local reactions to the neo-liberal turn taking place globally, its lessons reach far beyond Poland.

Aleksandra Leyk is a researcher and public policy expert on adult education at The Educational Research Institute (IBE) in Warsaw. In the academic field, she specializes on the social consequences of capitalist transformations of work and the labor market.

Joanna Wawrzyniak is associate professor of sociology and director of the Center for Research on Social Memory at the University of Warsaw. Specializing on East-Central European memory processes, her current projects include memories of socialism, the neoliberal transformation, and deindustrialization processes in Poland. She also conducts collaborative research on cultural heritage and memory processes in Western Europe and East and South Asia. She is the co-author of *The Enemy on Display* (2015), the author of *Veterans, Victims and Memory* (2015) and has co-edited special issues for *Contemporary European History*; *East European Politics and Societies*; *Polish Sociological Review*; and volumes *Memory and Change in Europe* (2016) and *Regions of Memory: Transnational Formations* (forthcoming).

Registration for this webinar is required at https://myumi.ch/Nm1mp

If there is anything we can do to make this event accessible to you, please contact us at weisercenter@umich.edu. 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, 03 Dec 2021 13:51:14 -0500 2022-01-28T12:00:00-05:00 2022-01-28T13:20:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Copernicus Center for Polish Studies Lecture / Discussion Cuts: An Oral History of Transformation
Technology's Law of Amplification and What It Means for Organizations Kentaro Toyama (January 28, 2022 1:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/90347 90347-21670445@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, January 28, 2022 1:30pm
Location: Ross School of Business
Organized By: Interdisciplinary Committee on Organizational Studies - ICOS

Over the years, the tech industry has made many promises to organizational customers -- for example, that its products would improve efficiency, reduce costs, and increase scale. More recently, the promises have extended to such things as improving teamwork and decision-making. While these promises have been realized in some contexts, they remain largely unmet in others. Is there a way to distinguish between realism and hype in computing? Technology's "Law of Amplification" is a simple idea that captures digital technology's impact. This talk will reveal how it explains a broad range of past and existing organizational phenomena, and how it suggests predictions for the future.

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Lecture / Discussion Mon, 03 Jan 2022 13:58:13 -0500 2022-01-28T13:30:00-05:00 2022-01-28T15:00:00-05:00 Ross School of Business Interdisciplinary Committee on Organizational Studies - ICOS Lecture / Discussion Ross School of Business
CGIS Virtual First Step Sessions (January 31, 2022 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/74423 74423-21668875@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, January 31, 2022 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Global and Intercultural Study

Every Wednesday beginning June 1st through August 3rd @ noon
First Step Sessions will be taking place during the spring & summer! Beginning Wednesday, June 1st through Wednesday, August 3rd, CGIS will be holding weekly First Step Sessions. 

First Step sessions are a great opportunity to learn more about the application process prior to meeting with an advisor. You can learn about all of our programs around the world, scholarships and other financial aid resources, the CGIS application process, and more! 

Attending a First Step session will no longer be a required component of the CGIS application process.

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Livestream / Virtual Wed, 24 Aug 2022 12:33:20 -0400 2022-01-31T12:00:00-05:00 2022-01-31T12:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Center for Global and Intercultural Study Livestream / Virtual PHOTO
Chokepoints: Temporalities of Navigation in the Red Sea (January 31, 2022 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/89830 89830-21665907@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, January 31, 2022 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Institute for Social Research

Chokepoints: Temporalities of Navigation in the Red Sea
Jatin Dua, University of Michigan, Anthropology

Monday, Jan. 31, The Open Talks will be held noon to 1pm, and the Grad Workshops will be held 1 to 3pm.

Zoom Link: https://umich.zoom.us/j/95385019774?pwd=N0I1THZGYlQwZi9UT2Q5dFlXSEttdz09
Passcode: 520095
Meeting ID: 953 8501 9774

Abstract:
Shipping plays a crucial role in global circulation and geopolitical imaginaries of mobility. Approximately 90% of the world’s imports and exports travel by sea on some 93,000 merchant vessels, operated by 1.25 million seafarers, carrying almost six billion tons of cargo. This global circulation, however, is dependent on navigating a variety of chokepoints—narrow straits, ports, and other geographic locales that ‘choke’ the seemingly frictionless flow of global shipping. Focusing on ports and shipping lanes in the Bab-el-Mandeb, a narrow strait that separates Africa from Asia and connects the Red Sea to the Indian Ocean, this talk explores the generative power of chokepoints. Beyond the problem of lag, I argue for understanding chokepoint politics—a mode of politics and place-making built on channeling circulation.

This is a part of the Research Center for Group Dynamics (RCGD) Winter 2022 Series - "Water Ways: New Social Science, Science Studies, and Environmental Approaches to Water"

This is also a part of the class Anthrcul 558 section 002

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Presentation Tue, 25 Jan 2022 09:01:13 -0500 2022-01-31T12:00:00-05:00 2022-01-31T15:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Institute for Social Research Presentation event flyer
CGIS Virtual First Step Sessions (February 1, 2022 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/74423 74423-21668890@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, February 1, 2022 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Global and Intercultural Study

Every Wednesday beginning June 1st through August 3rd @ noon
First Step Sessions will be taking place during the spring & summer! Beginning Wednesday, June 1st through Wednesday, August 3rd, CGIS will be holding weekly First Step Sessions. 

First Step sessions are a great opportunity to learn more about the application process prior to meeting with an advisor. You can learn about all of our programs around the world, scholarships and other financial aid resources, the CGIS application process, and more! 

Attending a First Step session will no longer be a required component of the CGIS application process.

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Livestream / Virtual Wed, 24 Aug 2022 12:33:20 -0400 2022-02-01T12:00:00-05:00 2022-02-01T12:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Center for Global and Intercultural Study Livestream / Virtual PHOTO
CGIS Virtual First Step Sessions (February 2, 2022 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/74423 74423-21674649@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, February 2, 2022 6:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Global and Intercultural Study

Every Wednesday beginning June 1st through August 3rd @ noon
First Step Sessions will be taking place during the spring & summer! Beginning Wednesday, June 1st through Wednesday, August 3rd, CGIS will be holding weekly First Step Sessions. 

First Step sessions are a great opportunity to learn more about the application process prior to meeting with an advisor. You can learn about all of our programs around the world, scholarships and other financial aid resources, the CGIS application process, and more! 

Attending a First Step session will no longer be a required component of the CGIS application process.

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Livestream / Virtual Wed, 24 Aug 2022 12:33:20 -0400 2022-02-02T18:00:00-05:00 2022-02-02T18:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Center for Global and Intercultural Study Livestream / Virtual PHOTO
CGIS Virtual First Step Sessions (February 3, 2022 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/74423 74423-21674662@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, February 3, 2022 6:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Global and Intercultural Study

Every Wednesday beginning June 1st through August 3rd @ noon
First Step Sessions will be taking place during the spring & summer! Beginning Wednesday, June 1st through Wednesday, August 3rd, CGIS will be holding weekly First Step Sessions. 

First Step sessions are a great opportunity to learn more about the application process prior to meeting with an advisor. You can learn about all of our programs around the world, scholarships and other financial aid resources, the CGIS application process, and more! 

Attending a First Step session will no longer be a required component of the CGIS application process.

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Livestream / Virtual Wed, 24 Aug 2022 12:33:20 -0400 2022-02-03T18:00:00-05:00 2022-02-03T18:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Center for Global and Intercultural Study Livestream / Virtual PHOTO
CGIS Virtual First Step Sessions (February 7, 2022 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/74423 74423-21668876@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, February 7, 2022 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Global and Intercultural Study

Every Wednesday beginning June 1st through August 3rd @ noon
First Step Sessions will be taking place during the spring & summer! Beginning Wednesday, June 1st through Wednesday, August 3rd, CGIS will be holding weekly First Step Sessions. 

First Step sessions are a great opportunity to learn more about the application process prior to meeting with an advisor. You can learn about all of our programs around the world, scholarships and other financial aid resources, the CGIS application process, and more! 

Attending a First Step session will no longer be a required component of the CGIS application process.

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Livestream / Virtual Wed, 24 Aug 2022 12:33:20 -0400 2022-02-07T12:00:00-05:00 2022-02-07T12:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Center for Global and Intercultural Study Livestream / Virtual PHOTO
CGIS Virtual First Step Sessions (February 8, 2022 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/74423 74423-21668891@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, February 8, 2022 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Global and Intercultural Study

Every Wednesday beginning June 1st through August 3rd @ noon
First Step Sessions will be taking place during the spring & summer! Beginning Wednesday, June 1st through Wednesday, August 3rd, CGIS will be holding weekly First Step Sessions. 

First Step sessions are a great opportunity to learn more about the application process prior to meeting with an advisor. You can learn about all of our programs around the world, scholarships and other financial aid resources, the CGIS application process, and more! 

Attending a First Step session will no longer be a required component of the CGIS application process.

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Livestream / Virtual Wed, 24 Aug 2022 12:33:20 -0400 2022-02-08T12:00:00-05:00 2022-02-08T12:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Center for Global and Intercultural Study Livestream / Virtual PHOTO
Guest Lecture: Valuing Black Lives, Properties, and Cities with Andre M. Perry (February 8, 2022 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/92066 92066-21686463@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, February 8, 2022 6:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Weiser Center for Real Estate

Andre M. Perry, Senior Fellow at Brookings Metro, scholar in residence at American University, and columnist for the Hechinger Report, will be in dialogue with Chase L. Cantrell, Taubman College Lecturer and professional in residence at the Weiser Center for Real Estate to discuss Perry’s scholarship on Black-majority cities and institutions in America, focusing on valuable assets worthy of investment. Andre is a nationally known and respected commentator on race, structural inequality, and education, Perry is the author of the book “Know Your Price: Valuing Black Lives and Property in America’s Black Cities”. Perry is a regular contributor to MSNBC and has been published by numerous national media outlets, including The New York Times, The Nation, The Washington Post, TheRoot.com and CNN.com. Perry has also made appearances on HBO, CNN, PBS, National Public Radio, NBC, and ABC.

REGISTRATION CLOSES AT 12:00 PM EST ON FEBRUARY 8TH

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 08 Feb 2022 11:56:00 -0500 2022-02-08T18:00:00-05:00 2022-02-08T19:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Weiser Center for Real Estate Lecture / Discussion Andre M. Perry
Studying Women’s Employment in Chitwan: Seasonal Work History Calendars (February 9, 2022 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/85342 85342-21626255@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, February 9, 2022 2:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Institute for Social Research

This webinar series on the Chitwan Valley Family Study (CVFS) is about global and comparative population research. Sessions include measuring mental health, Covid-19, linking data, genetics, & migrant data.

Webinar 10: Studying Women’s Employment in Chitwan: Seasonal Work History Calendars
Wednesday, February 9, 2022
2-3pm EDT
Presenter: Sarah Brauner-Otto

This webinar will describe the process of developing the seasonal work history calendars used to study women’s employment in the CVFS and will provide some illustrations of how to analyze these data alone and in combination with other CVFS components. There will be a Q&A session after the presentation.

The webinar will be hosted using Zoom. Registration is required to attend the webinar. Support provided by NICHD (R25 HD101358).

Registration is required for this event: https://umich.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJcpd-yhqDssGdJq-kASxS6dz-vJ3YTBhr1Q

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Presentation Tue, 17 Aug 2021 14:51:52 -0400 2022-02-09T14:00:00-05:00 2022-02-09T15:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Institute for Social Research Presentation Nepal mountains
CGIS Virtual First Step Sessions (February 9, 2022 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/74423 74423-21674650@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, February 9, 2022 6:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Global and Intercultural Study

Every Wednesday beginning June 1st through August 3rd @ noon
First Step Sessions will be taking place during the spring & summer! Beginning Wednesday, June 1st through Wednesday, August 3rd, CGIS will be holding weekly First Step Sessions. 

First Step sessions are a great opportunity to learn more about the application process prior to meeting with an advisor. You can learn about all of our programs around the world, scholarships and other financial aid resources, the CGIS application process, and more! 

Attending a First Step session will no longer be a required component of the CGIS application process.

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Livestream / Virtual Wed, 24 Aug 2022 12:33:20 -0400 2022-02-09T18:00:00-05:00 2022-02-09T18:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Center for Global and Intercultural Study Livestream / Virtual PHOTO
Presented by University of Michigan Retirees Association: The Economy and The Future of Finance (February 10, 2022 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/91364 91364-21678360@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, February 10, 2022 2:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: University of Michigan Retirees Association (UMRA)

Michael S. Barr is the Joan and Michael Weill Dean of the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy. Barr conducts research and writes about a wide range of issues in domestic and international financial regulations. Barr served in President Barack H. Obama's Administration as the U.S. Department of Treasury's assistant secretary for financial institutions, and as a key architect of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010.

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 01 Feb 2022 10:19:06 -0500 2022-02-10T14:00:00-05:00 2022-02-10T15:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location University of Michigan Retirees Association (UMRA) Lecture / Discussion U of M Campus Icons and The Michigan Retirees Logo
U-M Retirees Association Presents: The Economy and the Future of Finance (February 10, 2022 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/90029 90029-21667555@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, February 10, 2022 2:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: University of Michigan Retirees Association (UMRA)

Michael S. Barr is the Joan and Sanford Weill Dean of the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, the Frank Murphy Collegiate Professor of Publlic Policy, the Roy F. and Jean Humphrey Proffitt Professor of Law at the University of Michigan Law School and founder and Faculty Director of the University of Michigan's Center on Finance, Law and Policy. Barr conducts research and writes about a wide range of issues in domestic and international financial regulation. Barr was on leave during 2009 and 2010 serving in President Barack H. Obama's Administrtion as the U.S. Department of the Treasury's assistant secretary for financial institutions, and was a key architect of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010.

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 01 Feb 2022 10:19:34 -0500 2022-02-10T14:00:00-05:00 2022-02-10T15:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location University of Michigan Retirees Association (UMRA) Lecture / Discussion U of M Campus Icons and The Michigan Retirees Logo
CGIS Virtual First Step Sessions (February 10, 2022 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/74423 74423-21674663@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, February 10, 2022 6:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Global and Intercultural Study

Every Wednesday beginning June 1st through August 3rd @ noon
First Step Sessions will be taking place during the spring & summer! Beginning Wednesday, June 1st through Wednesday, August 3rd, CGIS will be holding weekly First Step Sessions. 

First Step sessions are a great opportunity to learn more about the application process prior to meeting with an advisor. You can learn about all of our programs around the world, scholarships and other financial aid resources, the CGIS application process, and more! 

Attending a First Step session will no longer be a required component of the CGIS application process.

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Livestream / Virtual Wed, 24 Aug 2022 12:33:20 -0400 2022-02-10T18:00:00-05:00 2022-02-10T18:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Center for Global and Intercultural Study Livestream / Virtual PHOTO
U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren: Inequality (February 11, 2022 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/91754 91754-21682708@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, February 11, 2022 4:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy

Join us for a conversation between Senator Elizabeth Warren and Ford School Dean Michael S. Barr, as they discuss Senator Warren's distinguished career as a public servant, perspectives on poverty and inequality in the United States, and her work to create a more just and equitable economic system. Ford School student leaders Crystal Olalde-Garcia (MPP ‘22) and Janani Gandhi (BA ‘22) will also join the conversation.

For more information and viewing details please visit https://fordschool.umich.edu/event/2022/senator-elizabeth-warren

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 10 Feb 2022 17:09:17 -0500 2022-02-11T16:00:00-05:00 2022-02-11T16:50:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy Lecture / Discussion U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren
CGIS Virtual First Step Sessions (February 14, 2022 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/74423 74423-21668877@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, February 14, 2022 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Global and Intercultural Study

Every Wednesday beginning June 1st through August 3rd @ noon
First Step Sessions will be taking place during the spring & summer! Beginning Wednesday, June 1st through Wednesday, August 3rd, CGIS will be holding weekly First Step Sessions. 

First Step sessions are a great opportunity to learn more about the application process prior to meeting with an advisor. You can learn about all of our programs around the world, scholarships and other financial aid resources, the CGIS application process, and more! 

Attending a First Step session will no longer be a required component of the CGIS application process.

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Livestream / Virtual Wed, 24 Aug 2022 12:33:20 -0400 2022-02-14T12:00:00-05:00 2022-02-14T12:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Center for Global and Intercultural Study Livestream / Virtual PHOTO
CGIS Virtual First Step Sessions (February 15, 2022 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/74423 74423-21668892@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, February 15, 2022 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Global and Intercultural Study

Every Wednesday beginning June 1st through August 3rd @ noon
First Step Sessions will be taking place during the spring & summer! Beginning Wednesday, June 1st through Wednesday, August 3rd, CGIS will be holding weekly First Step Sessions. 

First Step sessions are a great opportunity to learn more about the application process prior to meeting with an advisor. You can learn about all of our programs around the world, scholarships and other financial aid resources, the CGIS application process, and more! 

Attending a First Step session will no longer be a required component of the CGIS application process.

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Livestream / Virtual Wed, 24 Aug 2022 12:33:20 -0400 2022-02-15T12:00:00-05:00 2022-02-15T12:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Center for Global and Intercultural Study Livestream / Virtual PHOTO
Weiser Center for Real Estate Speaker Series (February 15, 2022 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/91274 91274-21677803@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, February 15, 2022 4:00pm
Location: Ross School of Business
Organized By: Weiser Center for Real Estate

Tuesday, February 15, 2022 - 4:00pm to 5:30pm
Location: Blau Colloquium, Ross School of Business
Free, registration required: https://studyrealestate.umich.edu/weiser-center/events/

COVID-19 Protocol: Before entering any University of Michigan building, all visitors will need to complete a preliminary health screening via the guest version of ResponsiBLUE. https://umich.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3PminsH4aZnBWER

Masks are required in all U-M buildings.

About the talk:

The Weiser Center for Real Estate Speaker Series brings together innovative thought leaders across the industry to share their knowledge with our community.

Wendy Carty-Saxon, Director of Real Estate Development at Avalon Housing, and Matt Grocoff, Principal at THRIVE Collaborative will engage in a moderated discussion about Veridian at County Farm, a new paradigm for community building and design. Join us for an honest discussion about the importance of collaboration in order to meet the unique challenges related to affordable and sustainable development.

About Wendy:

Wendy is Avalon's Director of Real Estate Development. She has been with Avalon since 1998, starting as Asset Manager, and has been responsible for Avalon's real estate development activities since 2005. Wendy has closed on numerous new acquisition projects, resulting in 209 affordable and supportive housing units, and preserved many others through rehab and refinance. Wendy has secured development financing from private and public sources including low-income housing tax credits, HUD HOME, CDBG and Neighborhood Stabilization Program, MSHDA, and private financing. She also has worked closely on many projects with local funders including the Washtenaw County Office of Community and Economic Development, the City of Ann Arbor, and the Ann Arbor Downtown Development Authority. Wendy has a Master of Urban Planning degree from the University of Michigan, focusing on Housing and Community Development.

About Matt:

Matt is the founder of the THRIVE Collaborative and is considered one of the world’s net zero energy building leaders. Green Building Elements magazine called him the “proven Zero Energy Master” and MyFord Magazine one of “Greater Detroit’s most progressive personalities.” With the Biomimicry Institute, he’s worked with Ford Motor Company, Procter & Gamble, and Bosch to instill cultures of biologically-inspired design and engineering. He was an adviser to the University of Michigan College of Engineering, BLUElab. His 1901-built Ann Arbor home was the world’s first home in a cold climate to achieve Net Zero Energy Certification. Matt is an internationally sought-after keynote speaker, a frequent source for journalists, and a leading advocate on the topic of regenerative systems design and systemic solutions for tackling climate crisis.

Host:

This event is hosted by the Weiser Center for Real Estate and will be moderated by Marc Norman, Faculty Director of the Weiser Center for Real Estate and Associate Professor of Practice in Urban Planning.

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Lecture / Discussion Fri, 21 Jan 2022 09:42:35 -0500 2022-02-15T16:00:00-05:00 2022-02-15T17:30:00-05:00 Ross School of Business Weiser Center for Real Estate Lecture / Discussion Wendy Carty-Saxon and Matt Grocoff
CANCELLED - Laura Lindberg - Quality of Abortion Reporting in the US and Pathways to Improvement (February 16, 2022 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/91431 91431-21679571@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, February 16, 2022 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Michigan Program in Survey and Data Science

Laura Lindberg
Principal Research Scientist, Guttmacher Institute

Dr. Laura Lindberg is a Principal Research Scientist at the Guttmacher Institute, where she has worked for nearly two decades. As a social demographer, Dr. Lindberg focuses on measuring the trends, determinants and consequences of sexual and reproductive health in the U.S. population and working to improve the quality of survey data on sexual and reproductive behaviors. She currently has two NICHD grants on measurement of core demographic constructs, abortion and contraceptive failure rates. Over the course of her career, she has conducted policy-related research on adolescent sexual behaviors, sex education, adolescent preventive services, unintended pregnancy and contraceptive use. Dr. Lindberg received her undergraduate degree from Princeton University; she earned her MA and PhD in sociology at the University of Michigan, where her favorite class was on survey research methods with Bob Groves.

Quality of Abortion Reporting in the US and Pathways to Improvement

Despite the fact that an estimated one in five pregnancies in the United States end in induced abortion, abortion remains a highly sensitive, stigmatized and thus difficult-to-measure behavior. I will present on a body of recent research designed to help to develop new techniques and improve existing methodologies for measuring abortion reporting. First, I share a series of quantitative analyses to identify the scope and correlates of abortion underreporting for three of the most commonly used national fertility surveys in the United States: the National Survey of Family Growth, the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1997, and the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health. These analyses informed the development of new question designs were explored in cognitive interviews and experimentally tested and evaluated in a national survey. Abortion underreporting in population surveys has far-reaching implications for research in sexual and reproductive health and maternal and child health.

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Lecture / Discussion Mon, 14 Feb 2022 09:50:07 -0500 2022-02-16T12:00:00-05:00 2022-02-16T13:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Michigan Program in Survey and Data Science Lecture / Discussion February 16th Seminar Cancelled
CGIS Virtual First Step Sessions (February 16, 2022 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/74423 74423-21674651@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, February 16, 2022 6:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Global and Intercultural Study

Every Wednesday beginning June 1st through August 3rd @ noon
First Step Sessions will be taking place during the spring & summer! Beginning Wednesday, June 1st through Wednesday, August 3rd, CGIS will be holding weekly First Step Sessions. 

First Step sessions are a great opportunity to learn more about the application process prior to meeting with an advisor. You can learn about all of our programs around the world, scholarships and other financial aid resources, the CGIS application process, and more! 

Attending a First Step session will no longer be a required component of the CGIS application process.

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Livestream / Virtual Wed, 24 Aug 2022 12:33:20 -0400 2022-02-16T18:00:00-05:00 2022-02-16T18:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Center for Global and Intercultural Study Livestream / Virtual PHOTO
CGIS Virtual First Step Sessions (February 17, 2022 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/74423 74423-21674664@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, February 17, 2022 6:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Global and Intercultural Study

Every Wednesday beginning June 1st through August 3rd @ noon
First Step Sessions will be taking place during the spring & summer! Beginning Wednesday, June 1st through Wednesday, August 3rd, CGIS will be holding weekly First Step Sessions. 

First Step sessions are a great opportunity to learn more about the application process prior to meeting with an advisor. You can learn about all of our programs around the world, scholarships and other financial aid resources, the CGIS application process, and more! 

Attending a First Step session will no longer be a required component of the CGIS application process.

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Livestream / Virtual Wed, 24 Aug 2022 12:33:20 -0400 2022-02-17T18:00:00-05:00 2022-02-17T18:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Center for Global and Intercultural Study Livestream / Virtual PHOTO
Wolverine Caucus (February 18, 2022 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/91923 91923-21684140@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, February 18, 2022 10:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: UofM Government Relations

Innovation Partnerships at the University of Michigan serves the U-M research community by supporting the commercialization of new research discoveries and technologies. Innovation Partnerships further partners with public universities across Michigan to bolster a statewide university technology commercialization ecosystem. This collaborative network is made possible by the Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) Entrepreneurship and Innovation initiative through a series of programs that provides resources to streamline critical innovation and technology commercialization support.

The resulting innovations directly support Michigan’s economic growth while improving the lives of our citizens. Nevertheless, the state of Michigan remains an extremely challenging entrepreneurial ecosystem due to a lack of investment risk capital. A December 2021 Crain’s opinion piece by Reilly Brennan, the Founder and General Partner at Trucks Ventures in California, focuses on this issue(Michigan must stop letting other states profit from its innovators).

Why should Michigan’s decision makers care? The panel will discuss Michigan programs such as ADVANCE, MTRAC, and T3N and the role each plays in moving innovation. And while these funds have been critical addressing early startup investment challenges in Michigan, start-ups have typically shifted focus to more mature companies and a conservative investment thesis. This creates a retention disadvantage for a state like Michigan. Acquiring the resources to ensure these critical innovators continue to contribute to our state’s economy and innovation ecosystem is crucial. The panel will review why it’s not the right time to back down. Michigan’s economy cannot afford to lose our edge if we don’t invest in critical economic development programs.

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 03 Feb 2022 10:33:35 -0500 2022-02-18T10:00:00-05:00 2022-02-18T11:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location UofM Government Relations Lecture / Discussion Wolverine Caucus: Leveraging University Innovation to Propel Michigan’s Startup Ecosystem
CGIS Virtual First Step Sessions (February 21, 2022 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/74423 74423-21668878@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, February 21, 2022 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Global and Intercultural Study

Every Wednesday beginning June 1st through August 3rd @ noon
First Step Sessions will be taking place during the spring & summer! Beginning Wednesday, June 1st through Wednesday, August 3rd, CGIS will be holding weekly First Step Sessions. 

First Step sessions are a great opportunity to learn more about the application process prior to meeting with an advisor. You can learn about all of our programs around the world, scholarships and other financial aid resources, the CGIS application process, and more! 

Attending a First Step session will no longer be a required component of the CGIS application process.

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Livestream / Virtual Wed, 24 Aug 2022 12:33:20 -0400 2022-02-21T12:00:00-05:00 2022-02-21T12:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Center for Global and Intercultural Study Livestream / Virtual PHOTO
CGIS Virtual First Step Sessions (February 23, 2022 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/74423 74423-21674652@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, February 23, 2022 6:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Global and Intercultural Study

Every Wednesday beginning June 1st through August 3rd @ noon
First Step Sessions will be taking place during the spring & summer! Beginning Wednesday, June 1st through Wednesday, August 3rd, CGIS will be holding weekly First Step Sessions. 

First Step sessions are a great opportunity to learn more about the application process prior to meeting with an advisor. You can learn about all of our programs around the world, scholarships and other financial aid resources, the CGIS application process, and more! 

Attending a First Step session will no longer be a required component of the CGIS application process.

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Livestream / Virtual Wed, 24 Aug 2022 12:33:20 -0400 2022-02-23T18:00:00-05:00 2022-02-23T18:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Center for Global and Intercultural Study Livestream / Virtual PHOTO
The Trouble with Passion: How Searching for Fulfillment at Work Fosters Inequality (February 24, 2022 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/91307 91307-21677932@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, February 24, 2022 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Institute for Social Research

ISR Insights Speaker Series
The Trouble with Passion: How Searching for Fulfillment at Work Fosters Inequality
Thursday, February 24 at 12pm ET via Zoom

Speaker: Erin Cech, Associate Professor of Sociology, University of Michigan; Faculty Associate, Population Studies Center

“Follow your passion” is a popular mantra for career decision-making in the United States. In this talk, Cech will discuss her research on this ubiquitous cultural narrative that she call the “passion principle.” The passion principle is rooted in tensions between postindustrial capitalism and cultural norms of self-expression and is compelling to college-educated career aspirants and workers because passion is presumed to motivate the hard work required for success while providing opportunities for meaning and self-expression. Although passion-seeking seems like a promising option for individuals hoping to avoid drudgery in their labor force participation, she argues that the passion principle has a dark side: it reinforces socio-economic disadvantages and occupational segregation among career aspirants and workers in the aggregate and helps reproduce an exploited, overworked white-collar labor force. These findings have implications for cultural notions of “good work” popular in higher education and the US workforce and raises broader questions about what it means when becoming a dedicated labor force participant feels like an act of self-fulfillment.

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 17 Feb 2022 12:45:30 -0500 2022-02-24T12:00:00-05:00 2022-02-24T13:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Institute for Social Research Lecture / Discussion event flyer
CGIS Virtual First Step Sessions (February 24, 2022 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/74423 74423-21674665@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, February 24, 2022 6:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Global and Intercultural Study

Every Wednesday beginning June 1st through August 3rd @ noon
First Step Sessions will be taking place during the spring & summer! Beginning Wednesday, June 1st through Wednesday, August 3rd, CGIS will be holding weekly First Step Sessions. 

First Step sessions are a great opportunity to learn more about the application process prior to meeting with an advisor. You can learn about all of our programs around the world, scholarships and other financial aid resources, the CGIS application process, and more! 

Attending a First Step session will no longer be a required component of the CGIS application process.

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Livestream / Virtual Wed, 24 Aug 2022 12:33:20 -0400 2022-02-24T18:00:00-05:00 2022-02-24T18:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Center for Global and Intercultural Study Livestream / Virtual PHOTO
From R&D to the Patient: (February 25, 2022 10:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/91861 91861-21683567@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, February 25, 2022 10:30am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: William Davidson Institute

Moving health products from the research and development stage to the clinic is a long and costly process that involves many actors, particularly in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). In these markets, global organizations such as the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria, and Gavi play a significant role in moving health products through the process. These organizations influence market behavior at the research and development, manufacturing, procurement and delivery stages with the hopes of increasing access to life saving health products to patients in LMICs. Their efforts have been effective. For example, over the last 20 years the number of deaths caused by AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria has been reduced by 46% in countries where Global Fund works. Gavi has helped immunize 760 million children in the last 21 years, preventing over 13 million deaths worldwide. These are significant achievements, but are there opportunities to better engage some of the other actors in this space, particularly those from the private sector? We will explore this idea through discussion with the panelists representing the Gates Foundation, the Global Fund and representing the Gates Foundation, the RBM Partnership to End Malaria, and The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB & Malaria.

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Livestream / Virtual Wed, 02 Feb 2022 11:42:32 -0500 2022-02-25T10:30:00-05:00 2022-02-25T12:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location William Davidson Institute Livestream / Virtual From R&D to the Patient: Changing the Role of Business in Global Health
CGIS Virtual First Step Sessions (March 7, 2022 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/74423 74423-21668880@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, March 7, 2022 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Global and Intercultural Study

Every Wednesday beginning June 1st through August 3rd @ noon
First Step Sessions will be taking place during the spring & summer! Beginning Wednesday, June 1st through Wednesday, August 3rd, CGIS will be holding weekly First Step Sessions. 

First Step sessions are a great opportunity to learn more about the application process prior to meeting with an advisor. You can learn about all of our programs around the world, scholarships and other financial aid resources, the CGIS application process, and more! 

Attending a First Step session will no longer be a required component of the CGIS application process.

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Livestream / Virtual Wed, 24 Aug 2022 12:33:20 -0400 2022-03-07T12:00:00-05:00 2022-03-07T12:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Center for Global and Intercultural Study Livestream / Virtual PHOTO
CGIS Virtual First Step Sessions (March 8, 2022 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/74423 74423-21668895@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, March 8, 2022 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Global and Intercultural Study

Every Wednesday beginning June 1st through August 3rd @ noon
First Step Sessions will be taking place during the spring & summer! Beginning Wednesday, June 1st through Wednesday, August 3rd, CGIS will be holding weekly First Step Sessions. 

First Step sessions are a great opportunity to learn more about the application process prior to meeting with an advisor. You can learn about all of our programs around the world, scholarships and other financial aid resources, the CGIS application process, and more! 

Attending a First Step session will no longer be a required component of the CGIS application process.

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Livestream / Virtual Wed, 24 Aug 2022 12:33:20 -0400 2022-03-08T12:00:00-05:00 2022-03-08T12:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Center for Global and Intercultural Study Livestream / Virtual PHOTO
WCED Roundtable Discussion. Authoritarian Power in the International Economy (March 8, 2022 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/92144 92144-21687067@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, March 8, 2022 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Weiser Center for Emerging Democracies

In what ways have the new forms of international linkages developed by authoritarian regimes over the last few decades changed the calculus of autocratic power? Contributors to the Spring 2022 issue of the "Democracy and Autocracy" newsletter will address this and discuss topics ranging from financial flows, the global marketplace for surveillance and private intelligence, and foreign funded kleptocracy.

Panelists: Ronald J. Deibert, Professor of Political Science and Director of the Citizen Lab, University of Toronto; Jody LaPorte, Gonticas Tutorial Fellow in Politics and International Relations at Lincoln College, University of Oxford; Adeel Malik, Globe Fellow in the Economies of Muslim Societies and Associate Professor at St. Peter's College, University of Oxford; Anne Pitcher, Professor of Afroamerican and African Studies and Political Science, U-M; Ricardo Soares de Oliveira, Professor of the International Politics of Africa at the Department of Politics and International Relations, University of Oxford. Moderator: Dan Slater, WCED Director.

Ronald Deibert is the author of *Black Code: Surveillance, Privacy, and the Dark Side of the Internet* (Random House, 2013), and *RESET: Reclaiming the Internet for Civil Society* (House of Anansi, 2020) as part of the CBC Massey Lecture series. Under his directorship, The Citizen Lab undertakes interdisciplinary research at the intersection of global security, ICTs, and human rights. The research outputs of the Citizen Lab are routinely covered in global media, including dozens of reports receiving front page coverage in the *New York Times, Washington Post, Financial Times,* and other media over the last decade.

Jody LaPorte researches formal and informal politics in non-democratic regimes, with a regional focus in post-Soviet Eurasia. Her current research focuses on the political effects of corruption in Central Asia and the Caucasus. She also publishes on qualitative methods, including the development of new tools for qualitative and case study research. Her articles have been published in *Comparative Politics,* *Post-Soviet Affairs, Sociological Methods and Research, Political Research Quarterly, Slavic Review,* and *PS: Political Science and Politics.*

Adeel Malik is a development macroeconomist with a strong multi-disciplinary orientation. His research engages with questions of long-run development, political economy and economic history, with a special focus on Muslim societies. His work combines quantitative and qualitative research methods. Apart from engaging with cross-country empirics on development, he is trying to develop a broader research lens on the political economy of the Middle East. He co-directs the ERF Project on the Political Economy of Private Sector Dynamism in the Middle East, and serves as an associate editor of the *Palgrave Dictionary of Economics* (Middle East Economics and Finance).

Anne Pitcher's research comparatively examines the political economy of urban residential development, the distribution of goods under authoritarianism, and the role of regulatory agencies in Africa. She has undertaken extensive fieldwork in Mozambique, Angola, South Africa, and Zambia. In addition, she has built a dataset on the characteristics of privatization agencies in 29 African countries and is also currently geo-coding all the residential projects that have been completed in Luanda, Angola.

Ricardo Soares de Oliveira serves as an Official Fellow of St Peter's College and a Fellow with the Global Public Policy Institute, Berlin. He is co-editor of *African Affairs,* the journal of the Royal African Society, and co-director of the Oxford Martin School’s Programme on African Governance. He has conducted extensive fieldwork with a focus on the international political economy of African states, especially in regard to the extractive industries, the financial sector, conflict and post-conflict reconstruction, and African-Asian relations.

Registration for this webinar is required at http://myumi.ch/z1Xmd

If there is anything we can do to make this event accessible to you, please contact us at weisercenter@umich.edu. 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 Mon, 28 Feb 2022 13:31:07 -0500 2022-03-08T12:00:00-05:00 2022-03-08T13:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Weiser Center for Emerging Democracies Lecture / Discussion Authoritarian Power in the International Economy
Ipek Bilgen and Amelia Burke-Garcia - The Use of Advanced Social Media Targeting Methodology During Recruitment of Hard-to-Reach Audiences (March 9, 2022 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/91859 91859-21683564@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, March 9, 2022 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Michigan Program in Survey and Data Science

The Use of Advanced Social Media Targeting Methodology During Recruitment of Hard-to-Reach Audiences
Ipek Bilgen and Amelia Burke-Garcia

One of the major benefits of social media ad-based survey recruitment is the use of various types of data to target ads to users of these platforms. To target users of social media, researchers can use the basic demographic and geographic that social media platforms currently provide, or they can use enhanced data that can be embedded within the social media platforms supplied by third party providers based on external data sources, e.g., historical purchase data. We will examine whether and how much this enhanced data can impact ad based social media recruitment capabilities to reach niche and hard-to-reach audiences.

To investigate the targeting efficiency, quality, and cost differences among these two approaches that can be used to target audiences within social media platforms, NORC piloted a strategic initiative research study in 2020. A web survey was constructed using existing items from national surveys on individual’s health and online habits, as well as new items related to life changes during the pandemic. Two main audience groups that are generally hard to recruit through probability-based studies were targeted – young adults, ages 18-24, and people with low education (defined as anyone who has completed high school as the highest level of education or lower). Five sets of tailored ads with unique URLs that linked to a web-based survey were designed and launched via Facebook and Instagram. Two sets used basic targeting to recruit the sample and the other three used the enhanced targeting. This brown bag will present the design of the study, our approach to the ads and targeting, and what we learned through our examination of the differences between the samples obtained from basic and advanced targeting on the dimensions of recruited sample composition, survey estimates, and recruitment costs.

Dr. Ipek Bilgen is a Senior Research Methodologist in the Methodology and Quantitative Social Sciences (MQSS) Department at NORC at the University of Chicago. Bilgen is AmeriSpeak Panel’s lead research methodologist. She also directs web and emerging technologies strategic initiative at NORC. She has over a decade of experience in applied survey methods and received both her Ph.D. and M.S. from the Survey Research and Methodology (SRAM) Program at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

Bilgen has published and co-authored articles in Journal of Official Statistics, Public Opinion Quarterly, Survey Practice, Social Currents, Social Science Computer Review, Field Methods, SAGE Research Methods, and Quality and Quantity on issues related to interviewing methodology, web surveys, internet sampling and recruitment approaches, cognition and communication, and measurement error in surveys. Her current research investigates panel recruitment and retention, total survey error sources in probability-based online panels, the use of web and emerging technologies in surveys, and questionnaire design and survey implementation issues. Her research also examines studies related to the use of auxiliary data for improved efficiency in surveys that use address-based sampling (ABS) and active survey recruitment through social media and search engines.

Bilgen is currently serving as Associate Editor of Public Opinion Quarterly (POQ). In the past, she has served as an elected member of American Association for Public Opinion Research (AAPOR)’s Executive Council as Membership and Chapter Relations Chair. She has also served on Midwest Association for Public Opinion Research (MAPOR)’s Executive Council as President, Vice President, Conference Chair, and Secretary Treasurer.

Dr. Amelia Burke-Garcia is a seasoned health communications professional with nearly 20 years of experience in health communication program planning, implementation and evaluation, with specific expertise in developing and evaluating digital and social media communication and research. At NORC, she leads the organization's Digital Strategy and Outreach Program Area, where she designs, develops, and implements new digital and mobile data collection methodologies and communication solutions. Most recently, she acted as director for the award-winning How Right Now/Que Hacer Ahora campaign, which is aimed at increasing people’s ability to cope and be resilient amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. She currently leads two grants focused on exploring vaccine hesitancy amongst communities of color which build on her earlier work exploring messages and motivations of vaccine hesitant or refusing social media influencers (findings from which were published in Vaccine in 2020). Over the course of her career, Dr. Burke-Garcia has spearheaded some of the most innovative communication programs and studies on a variety of health topics including designing a targeted social media intervention with mommy bloggers to help social media users lower their risk for breast cancer and leveraging MeetUp groups and the Waze mobile application to move people to action around flu vaccination and HIV testing, respectively. She is the author of the book entitled, Influencing Health: A Comprehensive Guide to Working with Online Influencers and has been named to VeryWellHealth.com’s list of 10 Modern Female Innovators Shaking Up Health Care. She holds a PhD in Communication from George Mason University, a Master’s degree in Communication, Culture, and Technology from Georgetown University, and a joint honours Bachelor’s degree in International Development Studies and Humanistic Studies from McGill University.

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Lecture / Discussion Mon, 07 Feb 2022 12:19:11 -0500 2022-03-09T12:00:00-05:00 2022-03-09T13:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Michigan Program in Survey and Data Science Lecture / Discussion The Use of Advanced Social Media Targeting Methodology During Recruitment of Hard-to-Reach Audiences
CGIS Virtual First Step Sessions (March 9, 2022 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/74423 74423-21674654@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, March 9, 2022 6:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Global and Intercultural Study

Every Wednesday beginning June 1st through August 3rd @ noon
First Step Sessions will be taking place during the spring & summer! Beginning Wednesday, June 1st through Wednesday, August 3rd, CGIS will be holding weekly First Step Sessions. 

First Step sessions are a great opportunity to learn more about the application process prior to meeting with an advisor. You can learn about all of our programs around the world, scholarships and other financial aid resources, the CGIS application process, and more! 

Attending a First Step session will no longer be a required component of the CGIS application process.

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Livestream / Virtual Wed, 24 Aug 2022 12:33:20 -0400 2022-03-09T18:00:00-05:00 2022-03-09T18:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Center for Global and Intercultural Study Livestream / Virtual PHOTO
Weiser Center for Real Estate Speaker Series (March 10, 2022 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/92629 92629-21693809@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, March 10, 2022 4:00pm
Location: Ross School of Business
Organized By: Weiser Center for Real Estate

Thursday, March 10, 2022 - 4:00pm to 5:30pm
Location: Blau Colloquium, Ross School of Business
Free, registration required: https://studyrealestate.umich.edu/weiser-center/events/

About the talk:

The Weiser Center for Real Estate Speaker Series brings together innovative thought leaders across the industry to share their knowledge with our community.

Detroit’s J.L. Hudson’s department store once occupied a full city block and stood as the tallest retail building in the world. Its closure in 1983 and demolition in 1998 left a physical and commercial void in the heart of the city’s central business district. Bold vision and collaboration have been essential to the reimagination of the site as a new Detroit landmark for the 21st century. Join us for a presentation and moderated discussion of Detroit’s Hudson’s site with Michelle Kleinman, Senior Associate at SHoP Architects, and Ryan Schell, Senior Development Manager at Bedrock Detroit. Michelle and Ryan will share more about their career journeys, their organizations, and their experience in making this transformational mixed-use project a reality.

About Michelle:

Michelle is Senior Associate at SHoP Architects and has been a member of the Hudson’s design team for five years. While on Hudson’s, Michelle has led enclosure design from concept through execution. Now based in Detroit, Michelle oversees Hudson’s construction and is spearheading SHoP’s continued efforts and commitment to Detroit. Michelle has additionally worked on diverse project types at SHoP, including adaptive re-use and public space on New York’s East River Waterfront. Michelle received her M. Arch from Columbia University’s GSAPP and B.A. in Art History from Emory University.

About Ryan:

Ryan Schell is Senior Development Manager at Bedrock Detroit. Since joining the company in 2019, he has managed its flagship redevelopment of the site of the former J.L. Hudson’s department store. This project will include over 1.5 million square feet of retail, event space, office, hotel, residential, public space, and parking, and will be the second tallest building in the State of Michigan and the first skyscraper built in Detroit in a generation. In his role, he oversees the project’s strategic direction and partners with internal teams and external consultants to plan, program, design, and deliver a world-class product. Ryan has an MBA and Master of Urban and Regional Planning from the University of Michigan, and B.A. in Economics from Harvard University.

Host:

This event is hosted by the Weiser Center for Real Estate and will be moderated by Marc Norman, Faculty Director of the Weiser Center for Real Estate and Associate Professor of Practice in Urban Planning.

COVID-19 Protocol: Before entering any University of Michigan building, all visitors will need to complete a preliminary health screening via the guest version of ResponsiBLUE. https://umich.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3PminsH4aZnBWER

Masks are required in all U-M buildings.

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Lecture / Discussion Mon, 21 Feb 2022 13:19:43 -0500 2022-03-10T16:00:00-05:00 2022-03-10T17:30:00-05:00 Ross School of Business Weiser Center for Real Estate Lecture / Discussion Michelle Kleinman and Ryan Schell
CGIS Virtual First Step Sessions (March 10, 2022 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/74423 74423-21674667@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, March 10, 2022 6:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Global and Intercultural Study

Every Wednesday beginning June 1st through August 3rd @ noon
First Step Sessions will be taking place during the spring & summer! Beginning Wednesday, June 1st through Wednesday, August 3rd, CGIS will be holding weekly First Step Sessions. 

First Step sessions are a great opportunity to learn more about the application process prior to meeting with an advisor. You can learn about all of our programs around the world, scholarships and other financial aid resources, the CGIS application process, and more! 

Attending a First Step session will no longer be a required component of the CGIS application process.

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Livestream / Virtual Wed, 24 Aug 2022 12:33:20 -0400 2022-03-10T18:00:00-05:00 2022-03-10T18:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Center for Global and Intercultural Study Livestream / Virtual PHOTO
Fourth Annual Likert Workshop - Intersections between Cross-Cultural Survey Research and Cross-Cultural Psychology (March 11, 2022 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/92407 92407-21691038@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, March 11, 2022 11:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Michigan Program in Survey and Data Science

Fourth Annual Likert Workshop
Intersections between Cross-Cultural Survey Research and Cross-Cultural Psychology

ONLINE REGISTRATION REQUIRED (Free Virtual Workshop)

 11:00-11:10 - Welcome. Fred Conrad, Director, Program in Survey and Data Science, University of Michigan.

 11:10-11:30 - Introduction. Tim Johnson, Professor Emeritus, University of Illinois at Chicago, Senior Fellow, Center of Excellence in Survey Research, NORC.

 11:30-12:00 - Moving a cross-national general survey from face-to-face to self-completion data collection: a discussion of the cross-national and cross-cultural challenges. Rory Fitzgerald, Director, European Social Survey, City, University of London, U.K.

 12:00-12:10 - Break

 12:10-12:40 - Assessing measurement invariance: Can we make a dead-end road into a highway? Jan Cieciuch, Professor, Psychology, Cardinal Wyszynski University in Warsaw, Poland, URPP Social Networks, University of Zurich, Switzerland Eldad Davidov, Professor, Sociology, University of Cologne, Germany, Sociology and URPP Social Networks, University of Zurich, Switzerland Peter Schmidt, Professor Emeritus, ZEU, University of Giessen, Germany, Psychosomatics, University of Mainz, Germany Daniel Seddig, Professor, Sociology, University of Passau, Germany, University of Cologne, Germany.

 12:40-1:10 - Culture, language and measurement of health. Sunghee Lee, Research Associate Professor, Program in Survey and Data Science, University of Michigan.

 1:10-1:20 - Break

 1:20-1:50 - Voicing politics: How language shapes public opinion. Efrén O. Pérez, Professor, Political Science and Psychology, Director, Race, Ethnicity, Politics & Society (REPS) Lab, UCLA.

 1:50-2:20 - What may this mean? How cultural mindsets influence conversational inferences. Daphna Oyserman, Dean’s Professor, Psychology, University of Southern California, Norbert Schwarz, Provost Professor, Psychology and Marketing, University of Southern California.

 2:20-2:30 - Closing Discussion, Q&A.

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Workshop / Seminar Wed, 16 Feb 2022 08:54:13 -0500 2022-03-11T11:00:00-05:00 2022-03-11T14:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Michigan Program in Survey and Data Science Workshop / Seminar Fourth Annual Likert Workshop
Indebted: Student Finance, Social Speculation, and the Future of the US Family (March 11, 2022 1:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/92205 92205-21688185@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, March 11, 2022 1:30pm
Location: Ross School of Business
Organized By: Interdisciplinary Committee on Organizational Studies - ICOS

The struggle to pay for college is one of the defining features of middle-class experience in the United States today. As costs rise beyond what any could have predicted, students and parents alike agonize over whether to take on the burden of loans to try and achieve the promise of higher education. This talk will examine the hidden consequences of student debt, drawing on wide-ranging interviews with parents and students to examine how these conflicting contemporary pressures are transforming family life.

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 22 Feb 2022 09:28:18 -0500 2022-03-11T13:30:00-05:00 2022-03-11T15:00:00-05:00 Ross School of Business Interdisciplinary Committee on Organizational Studies - ICOS Lecture / Discussion Ross School of Business
CGIS Virtual First Step Sessions (March 14, 2022 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/74423 74423-21668881@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, March 14, 2022 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Global and Intercultural Study

Every Wednesday beginning June 1st through August 3rd @ noon
First Step Sessions will be taking place during the spring & summer! Beginning Wednesday, June 1st through Wednesday, August 3rd, CGIS will be holding weekly First Step Sessions. 

First Step sessions are a great opportunity to learn more about the application process prior to meeting with an advisor. You can learn about all of our programs around the world, scholarships and other financial aid resources, the CGIS application process, and more! 

Attending a First Step session will no longer be a required component of the CGIS application process.

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Livestream / Virtual Wed, 24 Aug 2022 12:33:20 -0400 2022-03-14T12:00:00-04:00 2022-03-14T12:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for Global and Intercultural Study Livestream / Virtual PHOTO
CGIS Virtual First Step Sessions (March 15, 2022 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/74423 74423-21704489@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, March 15, 2022 9:00am
Location:
Organized By: Center for Global and Intercultural Study

Every Wednesday beginning June 1st through August 3rd @ noon
First Step Sessions will be taking place during the spring & summer! Beginning Wednesday, June 1st through Wednesday, August 3rd, CGIS will be holding weekly First Step Sessions. 

First Step sessions are a great opportunity to learn more about the application process prior to meeting with an advisor. You can learn about all of our programs around the world, scholarships and other financial aid resources, the CGIS application process, and more! 

Attending a First Step session will no longer be a required component of the CGIS application process.

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Livestream / Virtual Wed, 24 Aug 2022 12:33:20 -0400 2022-03-15T09:00:00-04:00 2022-03-15T10:00:00-04:00 Center for Global and Intercultural Study Livestream / Virtual PHOTO
CGIS Virtual First Step Sessions (March 15, 2022 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/74423 74423-21668896@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, March 15, 2022 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Global and Intercultural Study

Every Wednesday beginning June 1st through August 3rd @ noon
First Step Sessions will be taking place during the spring & summer! Beginning Wednesday, June 1st through Wednesday, August 3rd, CGIS will be holding weekly First Step Sessions. 

First Step sessions are a great opportunity to learn more about the application process prior to meeting with an advisor. You can learn about all of our programs around the world, scholarships and other financial aid resources, the CGIS application process, and more! 

Attending a First Step session will no longer be a required component of the CGIS application process.

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Livestream / Virtual Wed, 24 Aug 2022 12:33:20 -0400 2022-03-15T12:00:00-04:00 2022-03-15T12:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for Global and Intercultural Study Livestream / Virtual PHOTO
Integrating intersectionality into Environmental Health Sciences (March 15, 2022 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/92997 92997-21698985@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, March 15, 2022 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Michigan Lifestage Environmental Exposures and Disease Center

*Registered required.

Ami Zota, ScD, MS, is an Associate Professor in the Department of Environmental & Occupational Health at George Washington University's Milken School of Public Health. Dr. Zota’s work seeks to secure environmental justice and improve health equity through advancements in science, policy, and clinical practice. Her research identifies novel pathways linking social disparities, environmental exposures, and reproductive and children’s health.

The environmental research seminar series is organized by the Integrated Health Sciences Core of the Michigan Center on Lifestage Environmental Exposures and Disease (M-LEEaD). More information about M-LEEaD and upcoming events can be found here: http://mleead.umich.edu/index.php

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Lecture / Discussion Fri, 04 Mar 2022 09:34:10 -0500 2022-03-15T12:00:00-04:00 2022-03-15T12:50:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Michigan Lifestage Environmental Exposures and Disease Center Lecture / Discussion Integrating intersectionality into Environmental Health Sciences
WDI to Host Top Diplomat to Vietnam on Building Trust & Taking Risks (March 16, 2022 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/92377 92377-21690682@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, March 16, 2022 2:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: William Davidson Institute

The William Davidson Institute (WDI) will host a discussion with Ted Osius, former U.S. Ambassador to Vietnam and leader of the US-ASEAN Business Council. He will discuss Vietnam’s economic transformation and the skills necessary to succeed in cross-cultural business. The talk, “Building Trust and Taking Risks,” is set for 2 p.m. March 16, via Zoom.

A diplomat for 30 years, Osius served from 2014 to 2017 as U.S. ambassador to Vietnam during the Obama Administration. Leading a team of 900, Osius devised and implemented strategies to deepen economic, security and cultural ties between the two countries. Only the second openly gay career diplomat in U.S. history to achieve the rank of ambassador, Osius went to Vietnam with his husband and two children.

After leaving government, Osius joined Google as its Vice President for Government Affairs and Public Policy at Google Asia-Pacific and currently serves as President of the US-ASEAN Business Council, which represents 170 of the largest American businesses in Southeast Asia through its headquarters in Washington, D.C., and its seven regional offices.

During the talk, Osius will share some of the key insights from his 2021 book “Nothing is Impossible: America’s Reconciliation with Vietnam.” He’ll then discuss his fascinating career, including his time in the foreign service, his transition to Google, and how he landed in his current position at the US-ASEAN Business Council. He’ll talk about the differences in working in the public sector vs. the private sector.

“As a leader in foreign service, private enterprise and nonprofit organizations, Ambassador Osius offers a unique perspective for how building understanding can lead to historic opportunities,” said Amy Gillett, Vice President for Education at WDI who will convene the discussion with Osius.

Participants will have an opportunity to submit questions during the discussion.

Earlier in his career, Osius was a senior advisor at the Albright-Stonebridge Group and Vice President of Fulbright University Vietnam. Osius was associate professor at the National War College and Senior Fellow at the Center for Strategic and International Studies.

As a diplomat, Osius served as Deputy Chief of Mission in Jakarta, Indonesia, and Political Minister-Counselor in New Delhi, India. Osius also served as deputy director of the Office of Korean Affairs at the State Department, regional environment officer for Southeast Asia and the Pacific, and senior advisor on Asia and trade to Vice President Al Gore.

Osius earned a Bachelor’s degree from Harvard University, a Master’s degree from Johns Hopkins University’s School of Advanced International Studies, and an Honorary Doctorate from Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology and Education.

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 15 Feb 2022 10:52:01 -0500 2022-03-16T14:00:00-04:00 2022-03-16T15:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location William Davidson Institute Lecture / Discussion Ted Osius is author of the book "Nothing is Impossible: America’s Reconciliation with Vietnam"
CGIS Virtual First Step Sessions (March 16, 2022 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/74423 74423-21674655@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, March 16, 2022 6:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Global and Intercultural Study

Every Wednesday beginning June 1st through August 3rd @ noon
First Step Sessions will be taking place during the spring & summer! Beginning Wednesday, June 1st through Wednesday, August 3rd, CGIS will be holding weekly First Step Sessions. 

First Step sessions are a great opportunity to learn more about the application process prior to meeting with an advisor. You can learn about all of our programs around the world, scholarships and other financial aid resources, the CGIS application process, and more! 

Attending a First Step session will no longer be a required component of the CGIS application process.

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Livestream / Virtual Wed, 24 Aug 2022 12:33:20 -0400 2022-03-16T18:00:00-04:00 2022-03-16T18:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for Global and Intercultural Study Livestream / Virtual PHOTO
CGIS Virtual First Step Sessions (March 21, 2022 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/74423 74423-21668882@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, March 21, 2022 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Global and Intercultural Study

Every Wednesday beginning June 1st through August 3rd @ noon
First Step Sessions will be taking place during the spring & summer! Beginning Wednesday, June 1st through Wednesday, August 3rd, CGIS will be holding weekly First Step Sessions. 

First Step sessions are a great opportunity to learn more about the application process prior to meeting with an advisor. You can learn about all of our programs around the world, scholarships and other financial aid resources, the CGIS application process, and more! 

Attending a First Step session will no longer be a required component of the CGIS application process.

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Livestream / Virtual Wed, 24 Aug 2022 12:33:20 -0400 2022-03-21T12:00:00-04:00 2022-03-21T12:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for Global and Intercultural Study Livestream / Virtual PHOTO
Sea Changes: Experimental Collaborations across the Indian Ocean (March 21, 2022 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/89835 89835-21665913@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, March 21, 2022 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Institute for Social Research

Sea Changes: Experimental Collaborations across the Indian Ocean
Vivian Choi, St. Olaf College

Monday, Mar. 21, Open Talks will be held noon to 1pm, and the Grad Workshops will be held 1 to 3pm.
In-person in ISR-Thompson 6050
Presentations will also be available online via Zoom

Abstract:
Inspired by ethnographic accounts recounting the colors of the Indian Ocean in Eastern Sri Lanka, this talk explores the colors of the Indian Ocean, as social, political, and material reflections of life and death. While oceans are almost always described and associated with the color blue, these descriptions of past disasters — the black sludgy waters of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami and the red, blood-tinged sea from civil war violence — harken to the Indian Ocean’s significance as a reminder and a harbinger of danger. Scaling up, I then turn to ocean color science, which charts and models the presence or absence of phytoplankton as an indicator of the rapidly warming Indian Ocean basin, changing its hues to a deeper green and signaling broader concerns for and relations with biological life, weather, atmosphere and land. What might a broader spectrum of hues offer in contrast to dominant economic and security narratives of bluing? What might attention to Indian Ocean colors offer to examine the social and ecological impacts of planetary risk and danger?

This is a part of the Research Center for Group Dynamics (RCGD) Winter 2022 Series - "Water Ways: New Social Science, Science Studies, and Environmental Approaches to Water"

This is also a part of the class Anthrcul 558 section 002

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Presentation Mon, 21 Mar 2022 12:33:43 -0400 2022-03-21T12:00:00-04:00 2022-03-21T15:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Institute for Social Research Presentation event flyer
DAAS Africa Workshop with Fatoumata Seck, Assistant Professor of French and Francophone studies, Stanford University (March 22, 2022 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/91308 91308-21677933@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, March 22, 2022 4:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Department of Afroamerican and African Studies

This talk explores the transformation of economic imaginaries in Senegal following the implementation of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank’s structural adjustment programs. It examines Senegal’s most famous comic strip, Goorgoorlou, created in 1987 by Alphonse Mendy (alias T.T.Fons), and follows the life of the satirical cartoon across different media and languages to illustrate how the cartoonist uses popular culture to give shape to a changing imaginary of work, thereby offering insights on the inner workings of social change. By showing how those who work with words and images leave their mark on society, this talk highlights how the spontaneous and unplanned fabrication of imaginaries occurs.

Fatoumata Seck is an Assistant Professor of French and Francophone studies at Stanford University, affiliated with the Center for African Studies. She holds a joint appointment at the Center for Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity and a courtesy appointment in the department of Comparative Literature. Before coming to Stanford, Seck was an Assistant Professor at the City University of New York, College of Staten Island (CUNY/CSI). She received a PhD in French with an Anthropology minor and a certificate in African Studies from Stanford University. Her scholarship has appeared in The Journal of African Cultural Studies, The Journal of Haitian Studies, Etudes Littéraires Africaines, Le Monde Afrique and is forthcoming in The Routledge Encyclopedia of African Studies.

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 20 Jan 2022 15:03:39 -0500 2022-03-22T16:00:00-04:00 2022-03-22T18:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Department of Afroamerican and African Studies Lecture / Discussion
Egalitarian Beliefs & Activity Spaces in Nepal (March 23, 2022 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/85345 85345-21626258@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, March 23, 2022 2:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Institute for Social Research

This webinar series on the Chitwan Valley Family Study (CVFS) is about global and comparative population research. Sessions include measuring mental health, Covid-19, linking data, genetics, & migrant data.

Webinar 13: Egalitarian Beliefs & Activity Spaces in Nepal
Wednesday, March 23, 2022
2-3pm EDT
Presenter: Anna E. Shetler

This webinar will present a study of how individual egalitarian beliefs about caste and gender correlate with shared activity spaces in the Chitwan Valley. There will be a Q&A session after the presentation.

The webinar will be hosted using Zoom. Registration is required to attend the webinar. Support provided by NICHD (R25 HD101358).

Registration is required for this event: https://umich.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwpfuGhpjIoHdan3NMZVs3FUbqyCfTWduUH

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Presentation Tue, 17 Aug 2021 15:05:28 -0400 2022-03-23T14:00:00-04:00 2022-03-23T15:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Institute for Social Research Presentation Nepal mountains
CGIS Virtual First Step Sessions (March 23, 2022 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/74423 74423-21674656@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, March 23, 2022 6:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Global and Intercultural Study

Every Wednesday beginning June 1st through August 3rd @ noon
First Step Sessions will be taking place during the spring & summer! Beginning Wednesday, June 1st through Wednesday, August 3rd, CGIS will be holding weekly First Step Sessions. 

First Step sessions are a great opportunity to learn more about the application process prior to meeting with an advisor. You can learn about all of our programs around the world, scholarships and other financial aid resources, the CGIS application process, and more! 

Attending a First Step session will no longer be a required component of the CGIS application process.

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Livestream / Virtual Wed, 24 Aug 2022 12:33:20 -0400 2022-03-23T18:00:00-04:00 2022-03-23T18:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for Global and Intercultural Study Livestream / Virtual PHOTO
Teamwork and Conflict Management with Amy Cell (March 24, 2022 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/93618 93618-21706432@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, March 24, 2022 4:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: School of Information

Register to Attend at http://umsi.info/elo-register
Working in teams helps you get things done and accomplish more than you can do on your own. A natural component of teamwork is conflict. Embracing and managing conflict is a key part of successful teamwork. After this one hour session you will:

Learn a definition of conflict
Understand your conflict management style
Have a framework for what happens if conflict is not effectively managed in a team setting
Obtain tools and resources to improve your success at managing conflict

Amy Cell is a lecturer in the Center for Entrepreneurship in the College of Engineering where she developed and teaches a class called “Project Management and Consulting.” She is a native Michigander, born and raised in Ann Arbor. With a BBA and MBA from University of Michigan and a decade of corporate Human Resource experience, she has used her talent and expertise to improve economic and entrepreneurial success along with Ann Arbor SPARK and MEDC. In 2015 she founded her own entrepreneurial endeavor, Amy Cell Talent, a HR outsourcing and recruiting company that helps Michigan businesses and communities attract, retain, and develop talent.

Register to Attend at http://umsi.info/elo-register

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Workshop / Seminar Fri, 18 Mar 2022 13:43:00 -0400 2022-03-24T16:00:00-04:00 2022-03-24T17:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location School of Information Workshop / Seminar This image is on a white/off white background and has yellow, red, green, and blue puzzle pieces around the border with black text in the middle that reads, "Teamwork and Conflict Management with Amy Cell Thursday, March 24 | 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM, Virtual"
Does Cryptocurrency Have a Future? (March 25, 2022 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/93617 93617-21706429@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, March 25, 2022 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: School of Information

Register to attend at: http://umsi.info/elo-register

It’s increasingly hard to find anyone to seriously defend the current state of cryptocurrencies. The predominant use of cryptocurrencies is speculation, which is almost certain to result in a bubble and crash. The second most common use is for fraud and crime of one kind or another. The largest currencies, notably BitCoin, are now among the most egregious contributors to climate change.

In this informal talk and discussion, Nathaniel Borenstein will explain how the very concept of cryptocurrency has been hijacked by people and groups with personal or political agendas. In particular, he will try to separate the current generation of cryptocurrencies and their problems from the wider range of digital currencies that have existed in the past and are likely to exist in the future, and will discuss how, if they were better designed and regulated, cryptocurrencies might yet play a valuable role in the economy.

Nathaniel hopes for a lively discussion rather than just a lecture. While he will not hide his beliefs, he will try to be aware of and transparent about his own biases, and welcomes a constructive discussion with anyone holding opposing views.

Nathaniel Borenstein has been an Internet innovator since 1980. In 1994, he founded the first online payment system, First Virtual Holdings, and in 2000, he founded the first network-based point-of-sale system, NetPOS. He has followed developments in online payments since the 1980's, and he sees Bitcoin as a genuine threat to human civilization.

Register to attend at: http://umsi.info/elo-register

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Lecture / Discussion Fri, 18 Mar 2022 13:26:59 -0400 2022-03-25T12:00:00-04:00 2022-03-25T13:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location School of Information Lecture / Discussion This image has an orange bitcoin logo in the center on a light blue background. The words "Does Cryptocurrency Have a Future" are written in a circle around the Bitcoin Logo. The bottom text reads: "Presented by Nathaniel Borenstein Friday, March 25 | 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM, Virtual"
CGIS Virtual First Step Sessions (March 28, 2022 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/74423 74423-21668883@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, March 28, 2022 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Global and Intercultural Study

Every Wednesday beginning June 1st through August 3rd @ noon
First Step Sessions will be taking place during the spring & summer! Beginning Wednesday, June 1st through Wednesday, August 3rd, CGIS will be holding weekly First Step Sessions. 

First Step sessions are a great opportunity to learn more about the application process prior to meeting with an advisor. You can learn about all of our programs around the world, scholarships and other financial aid resources, the CGIS application process, and more! 

Attending a First Step session will no longer be a required component of the CGIS application process.

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Livestream / Virtual Wed, 24 Aug 2022 12:33:20 -0400 2022-03-28T12:00:00-04:00 2022-03-28T12:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for Global and Intercultural Study Livestream / Virtual PHOTO
CGIS Virtual First Step Sessions (March 30, 2022 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/74423 74423-21674657@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, March 30, 2022 6:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Global and Intercultural Study

Every Wednesday beginning June 1st through August 3rd @ noon
First Step Sessions will be taking place during the spring & summer! Beginning Wednesday, June 1st through Wednesday, August 3rd, CGIS will be holding weekly First Step Sessions. 

First Step sessions are a great opportunity to learn more about the application process prior to meeting with an advisor. You can learn about all of our programs around the world, scholarships and other financial aid resources, the CGIS application process, and more! 

Attending a First Step session will no longer be a required component of the CGIS application process.

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Livestream / Virtual Wed, 24 Aug 2022 12:33:20 -0400 2022-03-30T18:00:00-04:00 2022-03-30T18:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for Global and Intercultural Study Livestream / Virtual PHOTO
2022 Ferrando Lecture: Self-Interest and the Post-Individual (March 31, 2022 7:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/92612 92612-21693689@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, March 31, 2022 7:30pm
Location: Palmer Commons
Organized By: Program in Philosophy, Politics & Economics

Join us at 7:30pm on March 31st in the Palmer Commons Forum Hall for the 2022 Ferrando Lecture given by Yancey Strickler:
"Self-Interest and the Post-Individual"

Self-interest and the post-individual

Our definition of “self” has changed considerably in the past two decades. We are no longer defined as merely physical or even spiritual beings — we contain multitudes of selves — physical, tribal, digital, virtual, spiritual — that coexist inside us. This is producing a new human experience: the post-individual. The post-individual is a state of being in which liberated individuals carry multiple, overlapping, group-based identities that are extensions of their self, that define who they are, that are more theoretical in nature, and that fill the space previous generations reserved for relationships with others. The post-individual isn't the end of the individual, it's a new hero's journey brought on by technology and the threat of global catastrophe. Join the writer and entrepreneur Yancey Strickler, founder of Kickstarter, Bentoism, The Creative Independent, and Metalabel, and the author of "This Could Be Our Future: A Manifesto for a More Generous World" as he explores the sweeping changes around and inside all of us.

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Lecture / Discussion Mon, 21 Mar 2022 12:53:20 -0400 2022-03-31T19:30:00-04:00 2022-03-31T21:30:00-04:00 Palmer Commons Program in Philosophy, Politics & Economics Lecture / Discussion Yancey Strickler
Social, Behavioral and Experimental Economics (SBEE) Seminar: Long ties: Formation, social contagion, and economic outcomes (April 4, 2022 11:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/94240 94240-21726187@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, April 4, 2022 11:30am
Location: North Quad
Organized By: Department of Economics Seminars

Network structure can affect when, where, and how widely new ideas, products, and behaviors are adopted. Classic work in the social sciences has emphasized that "long ties" provide access to novel and advantageous information. In our empirical work, we show how particular life events (migration, education) are associated with forming long ties and how having long ties is associated with beneficial economic outcomes. Counties in the United States with more long ties (and more strong long ties) have higher incomes, lower unemployment, and more economic mobility, even after adjusting for other measures of social connections.
These stylized facts are consistent with some models of contagion. In widely-used models of biological contagion, interventions that randomly rewire edges (generally making them "longer") accelerate spread. However, there are other models relevant to social contagion, such as those motivated by myopic best-response in games with strategic complements, in which individuals adopt if and only if the number of adopting neighbors exceeds a threshold. Recent work has argued that highly clustered, rather than random, networks facilitate spread of these "complex contagions". Here we show that minor modifications to this model, which make it more realistic, reverse this result: we allow very rare below-threshold adoption, i.e., rarely adoption occurs when there is only one adopting neighbor. In a version of "small world" networks, allowing adoptions below threshold to occur with order 1/√n probability — even only along some "short" cycle edges — is enough to ensure that random rewiring accelerates spread. Hypothetical interventions that randomly rewire existing edges or add random edges (versus adding "short", triad-closing edges) in hundreds of empirical social networks reduce time to spread.
In summary, we provide an empirical and theoretical view of the outsized role of long ties in the spread of valuable information and behaviors, even when those behaviors spread via threshold-based contagions.
This is joint work based on two papers: one on threshold-based contagions with Elchanan Mossel, M. Amin Rahimian, Subhabrata Sen, and one on formation of long ties and economic outcomes with Eaman Jahani, Samuel Fraiberger, and Michael Bailey.

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 31 Mar 2022 14:20:39 -0400 2022-04-04T11:30:00-04:00 2022-04-04T12:45:00-04:00 North Quad Department of Economics Seminars Workshop / Seminar Long ties: Formation, social contagion, and economic outcomes
CGIS Virtual First Step Sessions (April 4, 2022 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/74423 74423-21668884@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, April 4, 2022 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Global and Intercultural Study

Every Wednesday beginning June 1st through August 3rd @ noon
First Step Sessions will be taking place during the spring & summer! Beginning Wednesday, June 1st through Wednesday, August 3rd, CGIS will be holding weekly First Step Sessions. 

First Step sessions are a great opportunity to learn more about the application process prior to meeting with an advisor. You can learn about all of our programs around the world, scholarships and other financial aid resources, the CGIS application process, and more! 

Attending a First Step session will no longer be a required component of the CGIS application process.

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Livestream / Virtual Wed, 24 Aug 2022 12:33:20 -0400 2022-04-04T12:00:00-04:00 2022-04-04T12:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for Global and Intercultural Study Livestream / Virtual PHOTO
CGIS Virtual First Step Sessions (April 6, 2022 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/74423 74423-21674658@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, April 6, 2022 6:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Global and Intercultural Study

Every Wednesday beginning June 1st through August 3rd @ noon
First Step Sessions will be taking place during the spring & summer! Beginning Wednesday, June 1st through Wednesday, August 3rd, CGIS will be holding weekly First Step Sessions. 

First Step sessions are a great opportunity to learn more about the application process prior to meeting with an advisor. You can learn about all of our programs around the world, scholarships and other financial aid resources, the CGIS application process, and more! 

Attending a First Step session will no longer be a required component of the CGIS application process.

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Livestream / Virtual Wed, 24 Aug 2022 12:33:20 -0400 2022-04-06T18:00:00-04:00 2022-04-06T18:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for Global and Intercultural Study Livestream / Virtual PHOTO
Social, Behavioral and Experimental Economics (SBEE) Seminar: Availability of the Gig Economy and Long Run Labor Supply Effects for the Unemployed (April 7, 2022 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/93557 93557-21705647@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, April 7, 2022 12:00pm
Location:
Organized By: Department of Economics

A growing number of American workers earn income through platforms in the gig economy which provide access to flexible work (e.g. Uber, Lyft, TaskRabbit). This major labor market innovation presents individuals with a new set of income smoothing opportunities when they lose their job. I use US administrative tax records to measure take up of gig employment following unemployment spells and to evaluate the effect of working in the gig economy on workers' overall labor supply, skill acquisition, and earnings trajectory. To do so, I utilize penetration of gig platforms across counties over time, along with variation in individual-level predicted propensities for gig work based on pre-unemployment characteristics. In the short run, I show an increase in gig work following an unemployment spell and that individuals are correspondingly better able to smooth the resulting drop in income. However, individuals stay in these positions and are less likely to return to traditional wage jobs. Thus, several years later, prime-age (25-54) workers' income lags significantly behind comparable individuals who did not have gig work available. Among older workers (55+), I find an increase in gig work corresponds to a postponement of Social Security retirement benefits and a reduction in receipt of Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI).

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Workshop / Seminar Wed, 06 Apr 2022 10:54:52 -0400 2022-04-07T12:00:00-04:00 2022-04-07T13:00:00-04:00 Department of Economics Workshop / Seminar Availability of the Gig Economy and Long Run Labor Supply Effects for the Unemployed
CGIS Virtual First Step Sessions (April 11, 2022 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/74423 74423-21668885@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, April 11, 2022 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Global and Intercultural Study

Every Wednesday beginning June 1st through August 3rd @ noon
First Step Sessions will be taking place during the spring & summer! Beginning Wednesday, June 1st through Wednesday, August 3rd, CGIS will be holding weekly First Step Sessions. 

First Step sessions are a great opportunity to learn more about the application process prior to meeting with an advisor. You can learn about all of our programs around the world, scholarships and other financial aid resources, the CGIS application process, and more! 

Attending a First Step session will no longer be a required component of the CGIS application process.

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Livestream / Virtual Wed, 24 Aug 2022 12:33:20 -0400 2022-04-11T12:00:00-04:00 2022-04-11T12:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for Global and Intercultural Study Livestream / Virtual PHOTO
Watermarks and the Ordinary (April 11, 2022 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/89842 89842-21665956@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, April 11, 2022 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Institute for Social Research

Watermarks and the Ordinary
Sarah Vaughn, U.C. Berkeley

Monday, Apr. 11, Open Talks will be held noon to 1pm, and the Grad Workshops will be held 1 to 3pm.
Join us via Zoom.

Abstract:
This talk considers the social worlds of watermarks. I propose the theme of watermarks as a way to get after the often subtle but deliberate attempts to manage daily life—and related pursuits—in the midst of the ongoing climate crisis. This theme became apparent to me while doing ethnographic fieldwork in the flood-prone, low-lying, and coastal South American country Guyana. By reading watermarks, people in Guyana reconsider how floods have the capacity to destabilize claims to identity, biopolitical capital/labor, and human hubris. In this respect, watermarks are performative. They shape and reveal the social relations of infrastructures within a given place that at times flourish, and at other times, can simply fail to shape plausible futures for their users. Building on the insights of anthropological scholarship on the ordinary and fakery, watermarks offer us less a theory of power than a creative medium for learning to live with dignity through the climate crisis.

This is a part of the Research Center for Group Dynamics (RCGD) Winter 2022 Series - "Water Ways: New Social Science, Science Studies, and Environmental Approaches to Water"

This is also a part of the class Anthrcul 558 section 002

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Presentation Wed, 30 Mar 2022 15:18:42 -0400 2022-04-11T12:00:00-04:00 2022-04-11T15:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Institute for Social Research Presentation event flyer
CGIS Virtual First Step Sessions (April 13, 2022 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/74423 74423-21674659@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, April 13, 2022 6:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Global and Intercultural Study

Every Wednesday beginning June 1st through August 3rd @ noon
First Step Sessions will be taking place during the spring & summer! Beginning Wednesday, June 1st through Wednesday, August 3rd, CGIS will be holding weekly First Step Sessions. 

First Step sessions are a great opportunity to learn more about the application process prior to meeting with an advisor. You can learn about all of our programs around the world, scholarships and other financial aid resources, the CGIS application process, and more! 

Attending a First Step session will no longer be a required component of the CGIS application process.

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Livestream / Virtual Wed, 24 Aug 2022 12:33:20 -0400 2022-04-13T18:00:00-04:00 2022-04-13T18:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for Global and Intercultural Study Livestream / Virtual PHOTO
CGIS Virtual First Step Sessions (April 18, 2022 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/74423 74423-21668886@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, April 18, 2022 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Global and Intercultural Study

Every Wednesday beginning June 1st through August 3rd @ noon
First Step Sessions will be taking place during the spring & summer! Beginning Wednesday, June 1st through Wednesday, August 3rd, CGIS will be holding weekly First Step Sessions. 

First Step sessions are a great opportunity to learn more about the application process prior to meeting with an advisor. You can learn about all of our programs around the world, scholarships and other financial aid resources, the CGIS application process, and more! 

Attending a First Step session will no longer be a required component of the CGIS application process.

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Livestream / Virtual Wed, 24 Aug 2022 12:33:20 -0400 2022-04-18T12:00:00-04:00 2022-04-18T12:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for Global and Intercultural Study Livestream / Virtual PHOTO
PPE Undergraduate Graduation (April 29, 2022 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/94781 94781-21767867@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, April 29, 2022 11:00am
Location: Trotter Multicultural Center
Organized By: Program in Philosophy, Politics & Economics

The 2022 Graduation for the Program in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics will be held on April 29th, 2022 from 11:00am- 1:00pm at the Trotter Multicultural Center. All those graduating and their guests are encouraged to attend. Masks will be required for the ceremony and refreshments will be served.

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Ceremony / Service Fri, 22 Apr 2022 10:25:41 -0400 2022-04-29T11:00:00-04:00 2022-04-29T13:00:00-04:00 Trotter Multicultural Center Program in Philosophy, Politics & Economics Ceremony / Service PPE Graduation is April 29th at 11am
Property and Being Under Colonial Conditions in Asia and Africa (May 13, 2022 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/94706 94706-21761599@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, May 13, 2022 9:00am
Location: Tisch Hall
Organized By: Department of History

This conference will be hybrid. Join the Zoom meeting here: https://myumi.ch/1nMed

Historians have long proposed that property is as much about relationships between people as it is about the ownership of “things.” It is about both belonging, and belongings. Property offers a window onto contestations over power, social relations, resources, identity and political imagination. Histories of property in Asia and Africa, in particular, are intertwined with histories of colonial expansion, the emergence of new forms of state power, the creation of new categories/taxonomies of governance, the appropriation of indigenous lands, the reordering of social relations, and new or reworked imaginaries of property

The purpose of this interdisciplinary conference, “Property and Being under Colonial Conditions in Asia and Africa,” is to explore how comparing intellectual, cultural, social, political-economic, and legal histories of property from African and Asian colonial contexts may help us rethink ideas about land, ownership, dispossession, rights, credit, subjectivities, and political imaginations. Participants will engage with the historically sedimented entanglements of colonial policy and indigenous practices, developmentalist desires, and cultural and climatic change. Conversations across these regions may thus enable new understandings of property histories.

Schedule:

Friday 13 May, 2022

9:00  Arrival in 1014 Tisch Hall; pastries and coffee

9:30 Welcome 
Meenu Deswal and Tara Weinberg, University of Michigan

9:45 Panel I: Racial Logics of Property
Commentator: Brian Klein

Xafsa Ciise (University of California, Santa Cruz), “Species Extinction and Terrorism: The Political Economy of Conservation Wars in Africa”

Claire Cororaton (Cornell University), “On Property and the Philippine Democratic Experiment: Mateo Cariño’s Case and its Afterlives in Philippine History”

Sajdeep Soomal (University of Toronto), “Fatty Bitumen in Punjab”

11:45 Lunch (Provided)

13:00 Panel II: Of Collective Property, Communities, and Claim-Making 
Commentator: Jatin Dua

Amelia Burke (University of Michigan), “Titles, Rights and Shares: Individual Inheritance and Collective Lands in Colonial Morocco” 

Dipanjan Mazumder (Vanderbilt University), “A sacred history of property: Vernacular legal culture in early modern Bengal” 

Sauda Nabukenya (University of Michigan), “Struggles and strategies of the landless: contesting possession, and the framing of legal regimes in Buganda”

Tara Weinberg (University of Michigan), “Imaginaries of collective property ownership in South Africa: a history of land buying syndicates in the early 20th century”

15:00 - 15:15 Tea Break

15:15 Keynotes and Reflections on Day 1:
Rohit De and Nafisa Essop Sheik

Saturday 14 May, 2022

9:30 Arrival in 1014 Tisch Hall; Pastries and coffee

10:00 Panel III: Property, Contracts, and Being 
Commentator: Sanne Ravensbergen 

Fusheng Luo (University of Michigan), “A Tale of Two Settlements: The Formation of the Treaty Port Property Regimes in the British Settlements in Shanghai and Guangzhou”

Halimat Somotan (Carnegie Mellon University), “Property Owners, Renters, and Claims to Public Amenities in Colonial Lagos”

Lamin Manneh (University of Michigan), “‘Their reckless and dissipating husbands’: Property, marriage, and intercolonial trade in the British West African Settlements 1860-1888”

Meenu Deswal (University of Michigan), “Consent and the Question of Women as Property in Colonial Law, South Asia 1850-1920”

12:00 Break

12:15 Reflections on Day 2 and Conference Closing

13:00 Departure lunch – walk over to LSA canopy for lunch

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Conference / Symposium Thu, 05 May 2022 10:46:30 -0400 2022-05-13T09:00:00-04:00 2022-05-13T17:00:00-04:00 Tisch Hall Department of History Conference / Symposium Dusk in Hasangarh, outskirts of Delhi, c. 2003. Photo by Meenu Deswal
Property and Being Under Colonial Conditions in Asia and Africa (May 14, 2022 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/94706 94706-21761600@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, May 14, 2022 10:00am
Location: Tisch Hall
Organized By: Department of History

This conference will be hybrid. Join the Zoom meeting here: https://myumi.ch/1nMed

Historians have long proposed that property is as much about relationships between people as it is about the ownership of “things.” It is about both belonging, and belongings. Property offers a window onto contestations over power, social relations, resources, identity and political imagination. Histories of property in Asia and Africa, in particular, are intertwined with histories of colonial expansion, the emergence of new forms of state power, the creation of new categories/taxonomies of governance, the appropriation of indigenous lands, the reordering of social relations, and new or reworked imaginaries of property

The purpose of this interdisciplinary conference, “Property and Being under Colonial Conditions in Asia and Africa,” is to explore how comparing intellectual, cultural, social, political-economic, and legal histories of property from African and Asian colonial contexts may help us rethink ideas about land, ownership, dispossession, rights, credit, subjectivities, and political imaginations. Participants will engage with the historically sedimented entanglements of colonial policy and indigenous practices, developmentalist desires, and cultural and climatic change. Conversations across these regions may thus enable new understandings of property histories.

Schedule:

Friday 13 May, 2022

9:00  Arrival in 1014 Tisch Hall; pastries and coffee

9:30 Welcome 
Meenu Deswal and Tara Weinberg, University of Michigan

9:45 Panel I: Racial Logics of Property
Commentator: Brian Klein

Xafsa Ciise (University of California, Santa Cruz), “Species Extinction and Terrorism: The Political Economy of Conservation Wars in Africa”

Claire Cororaton (Cornell University), “On Property and the Philippine Democratic Experiment: Mateo Cariño’s Case and its Afterlives in Philippine History”

Sajdeep Soomal (University of Toronto), “Fatty Bitumen in Punjab”

11:45 Lunch (Provided)

13:00 Panel II: Of Collective Property, Communities, and Claim-Making 
Commentator: Jatin Dua

Amelia Burke (University of Michigan), “Titles, Rights and Shares: Individual Inheritance and Collective Lands in Colonial Morocco” 

Dipanjan Mazumder (Vanderbilt University), “A sacred history of property: Vernacular legal culture in early modern Bengal” 

Sauda Nabukenya (University of Michigan), “Struggles and strategies of the landless: contesting possession, and the framing of legal regimes in Buganda”

Tara Weinberg (University of Michigan), “Imaginaries of collective property ownership in South Africa: a history of land buying syndicates in the early 20th century”

15:00 - 15:15 Tea Break

15:15 Keynotes and Reflections on Day 1:
Rohit De and Nafisa Essop Sheik

Saturday 14 May, 2022

9:30 Arrival in 1014 Tisch Hall; Pastries and coffee

10:00 Panel III: Property, Contracts, and Being 
Commentator: Sanne Ravensbergen 

Fusheng Luo (University of Michigan), “A Tale of Two Settlements: The Formation of the Treaty Port Property Regimes in the British Settlements in Shanghai and Guangzhou”

Halimat Somotan (Carnegie Mellon University), “Property Owners, Renters, and Claims to Public Amenities in Colonial Lagos”

Lamin Manneh (University of Michigan), “‘Their reckless and dissipating husbands’: Property, marriage, and intercolonial trade in the British West African Settlements 1860-1888”

Meenu Deswal (University of Michigan), “Consent and the Question of Women as Property in Colonial Law, South Asia 1850-1920”

12:00 Break

12:15 Reflections on Day 2 and Conference Closing

13:00 Departure lunch – walk over to LSA canopy for lunch

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Conference / Symposium Thu, 05 May 2022 10:46:30 -0400 2022-05-14T10:00:00-04:00 2022-05-14T13:00:00-04:00 Tisch Hall Department of History Conference / Symposium Dusk in Hasangarh, outskirts of Delhi, c. 2003. Photo by Meenu Deswal
Summer Institute in Survey Research Techniques (May 19, 2022 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/95200 95200-21788810@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, May 19, 2022 11:00am
Location:
Organized By: Summer Institute in Survey Research Techniques

Open for registration!

The Summer Institute offers courses on (1) research design and sample selection, (2) measurement, (3) qualitative methods in survey research design, (4) data collection, and (5) analysis.

Multi-week courses provide more in-depth coverage of a topic, include readings, homework, and examinations, and often providing participants with an opportunity to practice survey techniques. One-week courses give an overview of a methodology topic, including readings and homework. One-day workshops are offered for those who need to learn a specific technique or method in a short period of time.

All 2022 courses will be offered in an alternative remote format.

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Class / Instruction Thu, 19 May 2022 12:58:17 -0400 2022-05-19T11:00:00-04:00 2022-05-19T12:00:00-04:00 Summer Institute in Survey Research Techniques Class / Instruction Summer Institute in Survey Research Techniques. Courses and Workshops
Analysis of Complex Sample Survey Data - Summer Institute in Survey Research Techniques (May 19, 2022 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/95202 95202-21788865@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, May 19, 2022 3:00pm
Location:
Organized By: Summer Institute in Survey Research Techniques

Analysis of Complex Sample Survey Data

Open for registration!

June 6 - July 29, 2022
10:00am-12:00pm
M/W/F

This course provides practical methods and tools to analyze complex survey data with a hands-on introduction to the use of specialized statistical software procedures. The course focuses on case studies with specific large-scale national surveys: the National Comorbidity Survey-Replication (NCS-R), the National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys (NHANES), and the Health and Retirement Study (HRS). Relevant design features of the NCS-R, NHANES and HRS include survey weights that take into account differences in probability of selection into the sample and differences in response rates, as well as stratification and clustering in the multistage sampling procedures used in identifying the sampled households and individuals. After introducing essential concepts related to complex sample designs, the course will turn to the construction of survey weights, estimation of sampling variance, descriptive analysis, regression analysis, and finally special topics in the analysis of survey data. Participants can expect to work on homework exercises, computer lab exercises, and a final analysis project.

Why take this course?
- To gain an understanding of modern methods and software for the secondary analysis of survey data collected from large complex samples
- To have the opportunity for one-on-one interaction with the instructors when walking through analyses of survey data
- To see various examples of applied statistical analyses of survey data
- To have the experience of writing a scientific paper that presents an analysis of complex sample survey data, and getting expert feedback on that paper.

Course Hours: 3

Instructors: Brady T. West, Yajuan Si

Prerequisite: Two graduate-level courses in statistical methods, familiarity with basic sample design concepts, and familiarity with data analytic techniques such as linear and logistic regression.

All 2022 courses will be offered in an alternative remote format.

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Class / Instruction Mon, 06 Jun 2022 10:15:08 -0400 2022-05-19T15:00:00-04:00 2022-05-19T16:00:00-04:00 Summer Institute in Survey Research Techniques Class / Instruction Analysis of Complex Sample Survey Data
Qualitative Methods: Overview and Semi-Structured Interviewing - Summer Institute in Survey Research Techniques (May 19, 2022 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/95207 95207-21788994@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, May 19, 2022 5:00pm
Location:
Organized By: Summer Institute in Survey Research Techniques

Qualitative Methods: Overview and Semi-Structured Interviewing

Open for registration!

June 20-30, 2022
1:00pm-3:00pm EST
M-F

This course will focus on semi-structured, or in-depth, interviewing, with a brief introduction to other qualitative methods, including observation. Semi-structured interviewing is often most helpful in understanding complex social processes. We will examine the goals, assumptions, process, and uses of interviewing and compare these methods to other related qualitative and quantitative methods in order to develop research designs appropriate to research goals. The course will cover all aspects of interviewing, including how to decide who to interview, how to ask good interview questions, and how to conduct successful interviews. Students will conduct interviews, and discuss the process and outcome of those interviews. We will examine the strengths and weaknesses of this methodology, particularly through discussion of some of the critiques of these methods.

Course Hour: 1.5

Instructor: Nancy Riley

All 2022 courses will be offered in an alternative remote format.

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Class / Instruction Mon, 06 Jun 2022 10:20:57 -0400 2022-05-19T17:00:00-04:00 2022-05-19T18:00:00-04:00 Summer Institute in Survey Research Techniques Class / Instruction Qualitative Methods: Overview and Semi-Structured Interviewing
Muslim Modernity in South Asia (May 20, 2022 9:45am) https://events.umich.edu/event/94722 94722-21763082@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, May 20, 2022 9:45am
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Department of History

Muslim Modernity in South Asia
Center for South Asian Studies
University of Michigan
May 20-21, 2022
Weiser Hall, 10th Floor

Co-organized by Farina Mir (Department of History, UM) and Muhammad Qasim Zaman (Departments of Near Eastern Studies and Religion, Princeton University), this workshop brings together an international and interdisciplinary group of scholars to revisit established understandings of Muslim modernity in South Asia, particularly as they relate to questions of gender, colonialism, the status and role of the ulama, Islamic law, and notions of political and religious subjectivity. All papers are precirculated. Conversations on each paper will be opened with a comment from a member of the UM faculty, followed by open discussion. Please join us and contribute to the conversation!

Note: All papers are pre-circulated. Contact Farina Mir (fmir@umich.edu) for papers.

Schedule:
Friday, May 20, 2022

9:45 Welcome
Muhammad Qasim Zaman & Farina Mir

10:00 Julia Stephens, Department of History, Rutgers University
“Material Modernities: Tracing Janbai’s Gendered Mobilities Across the Indian Ocean”
Respondent: Gaurav Desai, Department of English, University of Michigan

11:00 Tea/coffee break

11:30 Justin Jones, Theology and Religion, Oxford University
“Islamic Feminist Thought and Islamic Modernism in Modern India”
Respondent: Mrinalini Sinha, Department of History, University of
Michigan

12:30 Lunch Break

2:00 SherAli Tareen, Religious Studies, Franklin & Marshall College
“Competing Muslim Responses to Colonial Modernity: The
Aligarh-Deoband Divide”
Respondent: Juan Cole, Department of History, University of
Michigan

3:00 Tea/Coffee Break

3:30 Farina Mir, Department of History, University of Michigan
“Urdu Akhlaq Literature and Secularity in Colonial, South-Asian Islam”
Respondent: Kathryn Babayan, Departments of History and Middle Eastern Studies, University of Michigan

Saturday May 21, 2022
9:30 Humeira Iqtidar, Department of Political Economy, King’s College
“Spiritual or Political Equality?”
Respondent: Webb Keane, Department of Anthropology, University
of Michigan

10:30 Tea/coffee Break

11:00 Muhammad Qasim Zaman, Department of Religion, Princeton University
“Law and Sufism in Modern South Asia: A Changing Relationship”
Respondent: Alexander Knysh, Department of Middle Eastern Studies, University of Michigan

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Conference / Symposium Mon, 16 May 2022 13:41:17 -0400 2022-05-20T09:45:00-04:00 2022-05-20T17:00:00-04:00 Weiser Hall Department of History Conference / Symposium Bait ur Rouf mosque. Photography: Sandro di Carlo Darsa
Muslim Modernity in South Asia (May 21, 2022 9:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/94722 94722-21763083@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, May 21, 2022 9:30am
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Department of History

Muslim Modernity in South Asia
Center for South Asian Studies
University of Michigan
May 20-21, 2022
Weiser Hall, 10th Floor

Co-organized by Farina Mir (Department of History, UM) and Muhammad Qasim Zaman (Departments of Near Eastern Studies and Religion, Princeton University), this workshop brings together an international and interdisciplinary group of scholars to revisit established understandings of Muslim modernity in South Asia, particularly as they relate to questions of gender, colonialism, the status and role of the ulama, Islamic law, and notions of political and religious subjectivity. All papers are precirculated. Conversations on each paper will be opened with a comment from a member of the UM faculty, followed by open discussion. Please join us and contribute to the conversation!

Note: All papers are pre-circulated. Contact Farina Mir (fmir@umich.edu) for papers.

Schedule:
Friday, May 20, 2022

9:45 Welcome
Muhammad Qasim Zaman & Farina Mir

10:00 Julia Stephens, Department of History, Rutgers University
“Material Modernities: Tracing Janbai’s Gendered Mobilities Across the Indian Ocean”
Respondent: Gaurav Desai, Department of English, University of Michigan

11:00 Tea/coffee break

11:30 Justin Jones, Theology and Religion, Oxford University
“Islamic Feminist Thought and Islamic Modernism in Modern India”
Respondent: Mrinalini Sinha, Department of History, University of
Michigan

12:30 Lunch Break

2:00 SherAli Tareen, Religious Studies, Franklin & Marshall College
“Competing Muslim Responses to Colonial Modernity: The
Aligarh-Deoband Divide”
Respondent: Juan Cole, Department of History, University of
Michigan

3:00 Tea/Coffee Break

3:30 Farina Mir, Department of History, University of Michigan
“Urdu Akhlaq Literature and Secularity in Colonial, South-Asian Islam”
Respondent: Kathryn Babayan, Departments of History and Middle Eastern Studies, University of Michigan

Saturday May 21, 2022
9:30 Humeira Iqtidar, Department of Political Economy, King’s College
“Spiritual or Political Equality?”
Respondent: Webb Keane, Department of Anthropology, University
of Michigan

10:30 Tea/coffee Break

11:00 Muhammad Qasim Zaman, Department of Religion, Princeton University
“Law and Sufism in Modern South Asia: A Changing Relationship”
Respondent: Alexander Knysh, Department of Middle Eastern Studies, University of Michigan

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Conference / Symposium Mon, 16 May 2022 13:41:17 -0400 2022-05-21T09:30:00-04:00 2022-05-21T13:00:00-04:00 Weiser Hall Department of History Conference / Symposium Bait ur Rouf mosque. Photography: Sandro di Carlo Darsa
CGIS Virtual First Step Sessions (June 1, 2022 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/74423 74423-21776809@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, June 1, 2022 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Global and Intercultural Study

Every Wednesday beginning June 1st through August 3rd @ noon
First Step Sessions will be taking place during the spring & summer! Beginning Wednesday, June 1st through Wednesday, August 3rd, CGIS will be holding weekly First Step Sessions. 

First Step sessions are a great opportunity to learn more about the application process prior to meeting with an advisor. You can learn about all of our programs around the world, scholarships and other financial aid resources, the CGIS application process, and more! 

Attending a First Step session will no longer be a required component of the CGIS application process.

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Livestream / Virtual Wed, 24 Aug 2022 12:33:20 -0400 2022-06-01T12:00:00-04:00 2022-06-01T12:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for Global and Intercultural Study Livestream / Virtual PHOTO