Econ 231, Public Finance Seminar

Spring 2008

Instructor: Professor John Quigley
E-mail: quigley@econ.berkeley.edu

Seminar Room: 608-7 Evans Hall
Schedule: Monday 2-4 PM

Jan 28	Organizational Meeting
Feb 4	No Meeting
Feb 11	No Meeting
Feb 18*	Department Seminar
Feb 25	Joel Slemrod, University of Michigan "Optimal Remittances with Firm-Level Administrative Costs"
Mar 3	Chris Mayer, Columbia University "The Inefficiency of Refinancing: Why Prepayment Penalties Are Good for Risky Borrowers" (joint with Labor and Finance)
Mar 10	David Figlio, University of Florida "Feeling the Florida Heat? How Low-Performing Schools Respond To Voucher and Accountability Pressure" Department Seminar (Note: 2 meetings this week)
Mar 17	No Meeting
Mar 24	Spring Break
Mar 31	Department Seminar
Apr 7**	Student Lunch
Apr 14	Kevin Hassett, AEI "Taxes and Wages" Department Seminar (Note: 2 meetings this week)
Apr 21	No Meeting
Apr 28	Jeffrey Kling, Brookings Institution "Misperceived Prices: Medicare Drug Plan Choice" (joint with Psychology) Note: paper available upon request
May 5	Robert Margo, Boston University "Spatial Mismatch and the Formation of Bad Ghettos: New Evidence from the US Postal Service"

**Public Finance lunch seminar
639 Evans Hall, 12:00 Noon - 2pm