Political Economy Workshop Schedule

Fall 2008

 

(as of 9/4/2008)

 

All talks are scheduled for Tuesdays at 4PM in the 9th Floor Conference Room unless otherwise noted. Copies of papers, when available, will be posted at

http://courses.umass.edu/econ804  

 

September 16, 2008

 

Jeanette Wicks-Lim, PERI, UMass Amherst

“State Minimum Wage Laws and EITC: Substitutes or Complements for Improving the Living Standards of the Working Poor?”

 

September 30, 2008 (joint with Economic Theory Workshop):

 

Duncan Foley, New School for Social Research

 “The Economic Costs of Greenhouse Gas Mitigation."  Paper 1     Paper 2

 

October 14, 2008 (note University has designated a Monday schedule for this Tuesday)

 

Elissa Braunstein, Colorado State University

“Religion or Rent-Seeking? The Growth Effects of Patriarchy and Islam”

 

October 28, 2008

 

Jeff Thompson, Syracuse University,

"The Impact of Costly Migration on the Ability of States to Redistribute Through the Tax System"

 

November 18, 2008

 

Austin Kilroy, MIT

 “How do Economic Interactions in Cities Impact on Social Conflicts?”

 

November 25, 2008

 

Rania Antonopoulos, Levy Institute, Bard College

“Scaling up South Africa's Public Job Creation Programme:Impact on Gender Equality and Pro-Poor Economic Development”

 

December 2, 2008

 

Will Milberg, New School for Social Research

 “Shifting Courses and Uses of Profits: Globalization and Financialization”