Faculty & Research Past Research Speakers Past Research Speakers Upcoming Research Speakers Dec 02 Faculty Research Speaker Series Miguel Urquiola Professor of Economics and International Affairs, Columbia University TBD Dec 02, 2019 12:00 PM BAVARO HALL, HOLLOWAY HALL (RM. 116) Miguel Urquiola is a Professor of Economics and International Affairs at Columbia University, where he also chairs the Columbia Committee on the Economics of Education. He is a Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) and a Fellow at the Bureau for Research in Development Economics (BREAD). Learn more Nov 08 Faculty Research Speaker Series Sheila Olmstead Professor of Public Affairs, Texas LBJ School The value of water quality: Estimating amenity and recreational benefits Nov 08, 2019 12:00 PM Rouss Hall #260 Sheila Olmstead is a professor at the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs, The University of Texas at Austin (UT), a visiting fellow at Resources for the Future (RFF) in Washington, DC and a senior fellow at the Property and Environment Research Center in Bozeman, Montana. Learn more Nov 07 Faculty Research Speaker Series Amanda Kowalski Gail Wilensky Professor of Applied Economics and Public Policy, University of Michigan TBD Nov 07, 2019 3:30 PM Monroe 120 Amanda Kowalski, the Gail Wilensky Professor of Applied Economics and Public Policy at the University of Michigan Department of Economics, is a health economist who specializes in bringing together theoretical models and econometric techniques to answer questions that inform current debates in health policy. Learn more Nov 01 Faculty Research Speaker Series Justin B. Bullock Assistant Professor of Government and Public Service, Texas A&M Artificial Intelligence, Artificial Discretion, and Policing Nov 01, 2019 12:00 PM GARRETT HALL SEMINAR ROOM Justin B. Bullock is an assistant professor in the Public Service and Administration department and a research fellow in the Institute for Science, Technology and Public Policy. Bullock earned his PhD in public administration and policy with a specialization in public management and public policy from the University of Georgia in 2014, as well as a master’s in public administration and a bachelor’s in business administration, also from the University of Georgia. Learn more Oct 25 Faculty Research Speaker Series David McKenzie Lead Economist, The World Bank Improving Management with Individual and Group-Based Consulting: Results from a Randomized Experiment in Colombia Oct 25, 2019 GARRETT HALL SEMINAR ROOM David McKenzie is a Lead Economist in the Development Research Group, Finance and Private Sector Development Unit at the World Bank. He received his B.Com.(Hons)/B.A. from the University of Auckland, New Zealand and his Ph.D. in Economics from Yale University. Prior to joining the World Bank, he spent four years as an assistant professor of Economics at Stanford University. Learn more Sep 27 Faculty Research Speaker Series Valerie Jones Taylor Assistant Professor of Psychology, Lehigh University From a “Threat in the Air” to a “Threat on the Ground”: The Consequences of Social Identity Threat in Classrooms, Workplaces, and Work Pairs Sep 27, 2019 GARRETT HALL SEMINAR ROOM Jones Taylor’s research centers on exploring two sides of an issue that educators and policy makers have struggled to untangle—why and when “diversity” (and with it, greater intergroup and interracial contact) might hurt or help individuals and institutions. Learn more Sep 20 Faculty Research Speaker Series Ariel White Assistant Professor of Political Science, MIT More Money, More Turnout? Minimum Wage Increases and Voting. Sep 20, 2019 GARRETT HALL SEMINAR ROOM Ariel White studies voting and voting rights, race, the criminal justice system, and bureaucratic behavior. Her work uses large datasets to measure individual-level experiences, and to shed light on people’s everyday interactions with government. Learn more Sep 13 Faculty Research Speaker Series Marcos Rangel Brazil's Missing Infants: Zika Risk Changes Reproductive Behavior Sep 13, 2019 GARRETT HALL SEMINAR ROOM Marcos A. Rangel is an applied microeconomist. His research focuses on the patterns of accumulation of human capital with particular attention to the intra-family decision process (parents and children), to the impact of policies to foment education and health, and to racial differentials. His research has contributed to a better understanding of how the negotiations between mother and fathers, and also how families insert themselves into societies, influence the allocation of resources towards investment in human capital of children. Learn more Feb 17 Faculty Research Speaker Series John Holbein Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Princeton University Making Young Citizens: Rethinking Schools’ Role in Students' Civic Development Feb 17, 2017 GARRETT HALL, John Holbein is a postdoctoral research fellow at the Center for the Study of Democratic Politics at Princeton University. His subfields are political behavior, public policy, and methods for causal inference. He studies voter turnout, democratic accountability, representation, and education policy. Learn more Pagination Previous page ‹ Previous Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Current page 8
Dec 02 Faculty Research Speaker Series Miguel Urquiola Professor of Economics and International Affairs, Columbia University TBD Dec 02, 2019 12:00 PM BAVARO HALL, HOLLOWAY HALL (RM. 116) Miguel Urquiola is a Professor of Economics and International Affairs at Columbia University, where he also chairs the Columbia Committee on the Economics of Education. He is a Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) and a Fellow at the Bureau for Research in Development Economics (BREAD). Learn more
Nov 08 Faculty Research Speaker Series Sheila Olmstead Professor of Public Affairs, Texas LBJ School The value of water quality: Estimating amenity and recreational benefits Nov 08, 2019 12:00 PM Rouss Hall #260 Sheila Olmstead is a professor at the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs, The University of Texas at Austin (UT), a visiting fellow at Resources for the Future (RFF) in Washington, DC and a senior fellow at the Property and Environment Research Center in Bozeman, Montana. Learn more
Nov 07 Faculty Research Speaker Series Amanda Kowalski Gail Wilensky Professor of Applied Economics and Public Policy, University of Michigan TBD Nov 07, 2019 3:30 PM Monroe 120 Amanda Kowalski, the Gail Wilensky Professor of Applied Economics and Public Policy at the University of Michigan Department of Economics, is a health economist who specializes in bringing together theoretical models and econometric techniques to answer questions that inform current debates in health policy. Learn more
Nov 01 Faculty Research Speaker Series Justin B. Bullock Assistant Professor of Government and Public Service, Texas A&M Artificial Intelligence, Artificial Discretion, and Policing Nov 01, 2019 12:00 PM GARRETT HALL SEMINAR ROOM Justin B. Bullock is an assistant professor in the Public Service and Administration department and a research fellow in the Institute for Science, Technology and Public Policy. Bullock earned his PhD in public administration and policy with a specialization in public management and public policy from the University of Georgia in 2014, as well as a master’s in public administration and a bachelor’s in business administration, also from the University of Georgia. Learn more
Oct 25 Faculty Research Speaker Series David McKenzie Lead Economist, The World Bank Improving Management with Individual and Group-Based Consulting: Results from a Randomized Experiment in Colombia Oct 25, 2019 GARRETT HALL SEMINAR ROOM David McKenzie is a Lead Economist in the Development Research Group, Finance and Private Sector Development Unit at the World Bank. He received his B.Com.(Hons)/B.A. from the University of Auckland, New Zealand and his Ph.D. in Economics from Yale University. Prior to joining the World Bank, he spent four years as an assistant professor of Economics at Stanford University. Learn more
Sep 27 Faculty Research Speaker Series Valerie Jones Taylor Assistant Professor of Psychology, Lehigh University From a “Threat in the Air” to a “Threat on the Ground”: The Consequences of Social Identity Threat in Classrooms, Workplaces, and Work Pairs Sep 27, 2019 GARRETT HALL SEMINAR ROOM Jones Taylor’s research centers on exploring two sides of an issue that educators and policy makers have struggled to untangle—why and when “diversity” (and with it, greater intergroup and interracial contact) might hurt or help individuals and institutions. Learn more
Sep 20 Faculty Research Speaker Series Ariel White Assistant Professor of Political Science, MIT More Money, More Turnout? Minimum Wage Increases and Voting. Sep 20, 2019 GARRETT HALL SEMINAR ROOM Ariel White studies voting and voting rights, race, the criminal justice system, and bureaucratic behavior. Her work uses large datasets to measure individual-level experiences, and to shed light on people’s everyday interactions with government. Learn more
Sep 13 Faculty Research Speaker Series Marcos Rangel Brazil's Missing Infants: Zika Risk Changes Reproductive Behavior Sep 13, 2019 GARRETT HALL SEMINAR ROOM Marcos A. Rangel is an applied microeconomist. His research focuses on the patterns of accumulation of human capital with particular attention to the intra-family decision process (parents and children), to the impact of policies to foment education and health, and to racial differentials. His research has contributed to a better understanding of how the negotiations between mother and fathers, and also how families insert themselves into societies, influence the allocation of resources towards investment in human capital of children. Learn more
Feb 17 Faculty Research Speaker Series John Holbein Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Princeton University Making Young Citizens: Rethinking Schools’ Role in Students' Civic Development Feb 17, 2017 GARRETT HALL, John Holbein is a postdoctoral research fellow at the Center for the Study of Democratic Politics at Princeton University. His subfields are political behavior, public policy, and methods for causal inference. He studies voter turnout, democratic accountability, representation, and education policy. Learn more