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August 27
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Organizational Meeting
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September 3
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Labor Day Holiday - No Meeting
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September 12*
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Raghuram Rajan,
University of Chicago
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The Persistence of Underdevelopment: The Role of Constituencies
and Competitive Rent Preservation
(joint with Departmental Seminar; 4-5:30)
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September 17
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Christina Romer and David Romer,
University of California, Berkeley
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"Do Tax Cuts Starve the Beast? The Effect of Tax Changes on Government Spending"
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September 26*
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Peter Klenow,
Stanford University
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"Misallocation and Manufacturing TFP in China and India"
(joint with Departmental Seminar; 4-5:30)
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October 1
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Marit Rehavi,
University of California, Berkeley
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"Sex and Politics: Do Female State Legislators Affect State Spending?"
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October 10*
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Samuel Kortum,
University of Chicago
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"Unbalanced Trade" (joint with Departmental Seminar; 4-5:30)
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October 15
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Day Manoli,
University of California, Berkeley
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"Pension Benefits and Retirement Decisions: Income vs. Price Effects."
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October 22
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No Meeting
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October 29
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James Hines,
University of Michigan
"Competition among Fallible Governments"
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November 7*
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Nathan Nunn,
Harvard University
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"Ruggedness: The Blessing of Bad Geography in Africa" (joint with Departmental Seminar; 4-5:30)
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November 12
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Veterans Day - No Meeting
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November 19
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Dhammika Dharmapala,
University of Connecticut
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"Taxes and Portfolio Choice: Evidence from JGTRRA's Treatment of International Dividends"
(co-author Mihir Desai)
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November 28*
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Enrico Moretti,
University of California, Berkeley
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To Be Announced (joint with Departmental Seminar; 4-5:30)
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December 5*
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Emmanuel Saez,
University of California, Berkeley
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"Uncovering the American Dream: Inequality and Mobility in Social Security Earnings
Data Since 1937" (joint with Departmental Seminar; 4-5:30)
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December 10
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Hilary Hoynes,
UC Davis
"Consumption Responses to In-Kind Transfers: Evidence from the Introduction of the
Food Stamp Program" (co-author Diane Whitmore Schanzenbach)
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Informal Public Finance Lunch Seminar, 639 Evans Hall, 12-2 pm
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November 5
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Philippe Wingender
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November 26
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Ray Campos
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December 3
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Erin Syron, and Prasad Krishnamurthy
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| *Department Seminar, please note different day, room and/or time. |
