Research seminars in the School of Economics being held during semester 2 of the 2019/20 academic year. All of our seminars will take place in room 3.10, 31 Buccleuch Place, unless otherwise stated. If you have any questions about our seminar programme, or would like to be kept up to date about the latest research events taking place in the School of Economics, please get in touch with the Research Office at Econ-Research@ed.ac.uk. Please note that due to the COVID-19 outbreak, all remaining seminars in the School of Economics have been cancelled until at least mid-May. This page will be updated with any further updates related to the seminar programme, including a programme of online seminars starting from the 20th April. If you have any concerns or questions, please consult the University's COVID-19 FAQ page. Benjamin Schoefer, UC Berkeley MacCaLM: Monday 17th February, 11:30 - 13:00 Paper: TBA Clément Imbert, University of Warwick MacCaLM: Wednesday 26th February, 11:30 - 13:00 Paper: Migration and Firms Virginia Sánchez Marcos, Universidad de Cantabria MacCaLM: Friday 28th February, 11:30 - 13:00 Paper: Labor Market Frictions and the Lowest Low Fertility Andy Zapechelnyuk, University of St. Andrews Monday 2nd March, 11:30 - 13:00 Paper: TBA Willemien Kets, University of Oxford Friday 6th March, 11:30 - 13:00 Paper: Oligopolistic Price Discrimination Kjetil Storesletten, University of Oslo MacCaLM: Monday 9th March, 11:30 - 13:00 Paper: How should Taxes Respond to Rising Inequality The following seminars will be taking place remotely using Blackboard Learn. If you wish to attend these seminars please email the Research office at Econ-Research@ed.ac.uk. Matthias Kredler, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid Monday 20th April, 11:30 - 13:00 Paper: Save, Spend or Give? The Role of Housing and Family Insurance in Old Age Robert Zymek, University of Edinburgh Thursday 23rd April, 15:00 - 16:00 Title: Disease Spread, Geography and Quarantines: Insights from Structural Gravity Dezso Szalay Universitat Bonn Monday 27th April, 11:30 - 13:00 Paper: TBA Marek Pycia, University of Zurich Monday 4th May, 11:30 - 13:00 Paper: TBA Diego Puga, CEMFI Monday 4th May, 15:00 - 16:30 Paper: TBA This article was published on 2024-10-01
