Economics Archives

March 20, 2014

Comedy, Economics and Climate Change

On March 20 at 4:15 in Pettengill G65, Keck Classroom, Yoram Bauman,“the world’s first and only stand-up economist”, presented his…

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February 1, 2014

The 10th Edition of “Environmental & Natural Resource Economics”

The 10th edition of Environmental & Natural Resource Economics written by Tom Tietenberg and Elmer W. Campbell of Economics Lynne…

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November 11, 2013

Trading Dams: The Penobscot River Restoration Project and the Future of Hydropower Policy and Law

On November 11 at 4:15 in Hedge Hall 106, Professor Dave Owen and Conservationist Colin Apsewill present “Trading Dams: The…

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November 7, 2013

Germ Warfare: Explaining Changes in Households’ Food-Handling Behaviors

On November 7th, Mario Teisl, Professor and Director of the School of Economics University of Maine, presented his research. His…

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October 14, 2013

The Mexican Drug War and Migration

Sarah Pearlman, from Vassar College, presented “The Mexican Drug War and Migration” on October 14, 2013. Professor Pearlman is an…

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September 7, 2013

Paul Shea, assistant professor of economics

Assistant Professor of Economics Paul Shea, is a macroeconomist and econometrician who develops mathematical models to make accurate prediction of…

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March 28, 2013

Prospects and Pitfalls of Conducting Economics Experiments in a Liberal Arts Setting

In this talk, Prof. Jordan Suter, an Environmental Economist at Oberlin College and the manager of the Oberlin Mobile Experimental…

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October 15, 2012

Unemployment and the Rising Number of Non-Workers in Urban China

Professor Ding Sai from the Minzu University of Beijing will present this research with his talk on “Unemployment and the…

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March 22, 2012

World Financial Crisis from a Canadian Perspective

Louis Vachon ’83, President and Chief Executive Office from National Bank of Canada will share his perspective on the United…

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March 13, 2012

Does Minority Rule Cause Ethnic Wars?

Prof. Thorsten Janus from the University of Wyoming will present his talk on “Does Minority Rule Cause Ethnic Wars?” Professor…

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