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The Economics Seminar series presents Dr. Zhigang Feng discussing “Funding Employer-based Insurance: Regressive Taxation and Premium Exclusions” on April 7 at 3 p.m. in Bentley Annex 302. Feng  is Assistant Professor of Economics and Business Administration at the University of Nebraska at Omaha. Abstract: In the United States, employer-based health […]

The Economics Seminar series presents Dr. Yashar Heydari Barardehi discussing “Market microstructure and the cross-section of systematic volatility” on April 21 at 3 p.m. in Bentley Annex 302. Barardehi is Assistant Professor of Economics at Ohio University. Abstract: We investigate the relationships between systematic risk factors and trade-time return volatilities in […]

The Economics Seminar series presents Dr. Luke Fitzpatrick discussing “Surface Coal Mines in Housing Markets” on March 3 at 3 p.m. in Bentley Annex 302. Fitzpatrick is Assistant Professor of Economics at Ohio University. Abstract: Hedonic studies that estimate house price impacts of environmental disamenities can generate substantially different conclusions […]

The Economics Seminar series presents Matt McGill discussing “An Analysis of Contracting and Breach Decisions Under Various Damage Remedies” on March 24 at 3 p.m. in Bentley Annex 302. An Ohio University alum, McGill earned a B.S. in Economics from the College of Arts & Sciences at Ohio University, where […]

NOTE: THIS SEMINAR HAS BEEN CANCELLED. The Economics Seminar series presents Dr. Patricia Toledo and Dr. Roberto Duncan discussing “In the Long Run We All Are … Obese?  Convergence and Long-Term Weight Estimates for European Individuals” on March 31 at 3 p.m. in Bentley Annex 302. Toledo is Assistant Professor […]

The Economics Seminar series presents Dr. Glenn Dutcher discussing “Productivity effects of discrimination in the workplace. An experiment on social identity, favoritism and work effort” on Feb. 24 at 3 p.m. in Bentley Annex 302. Dutcher is Assistant Professor of Economics at Ohio University. Abstract: Mounting evidence suggests that discrimination […]

NOTE: THIS SEMINAR HAS BEEN CANCELLED. The Economics Seminar series presents Dr. Mehrnoush Shahhosseini discussing “The Unintended Consequences of Bank Stress Tests” on April 7 at 3 p.m. in Bentley Annex 302. Shahhosseini is Assistant Professor of Finance at the University of San Francisco. Abstract: Stress tests are assessments conducted […]