Econ 275:  Applied Micro Workshop
Fall 2014
M 3:30p - 4:30p
499 Engineering 2 Building

COURSE REQUIREMENTS

To receive a passing grade, all enrolled students will be required to present original research in progress at least 2 times during the 2013-2014 academic year. Half-hour time slots (2 per session) will be allocated to 3^rd-year students, and full hour time slots will be allocated to 4^th-year and above students. Any presentation in a brown bag or Department seminar also counts towards the course requirement. 2^nd-year students may present and 3^rd-year students may present in an hour-long time slot with a faculty recommendation.

An incomplete grade will be awarded to any student who has not yet presented in the Fall Quarter. Similarly, an incomplete grade will be awarded to any student who has not yet presented twice by the end of the Winter Quarter. Any incomplete grades will be overturned upon completion of the course requirement.

Workshop presentations should cover the following key elements:

- Economic question of interest

- Motivation for the question, including a short review of the literature and your contribution to it

- If empirical, an identification strategy for answering the question, a description of the relevant data, and preliminary results

- If theoretical, a fully-specified model and relevant comparative statics

In addition, attendance and active participation are required. To be clear, any student missing 3 or more workshops without a valid excuse will fail. We also strongly encourage all students to attend the Applied Micro/Trade Seminar Series on Tuesdays, from 2:00p-3:30p, in 499 E2.

PRESENTATION SCHEDULE:  SPRING 2014

October 20: Quincy Chen, 'Disentangling the Effects of Technology and the Costs of Trade and Multinational Production'

October 27: Liam Rose, 'Examining Persistent Effects of Extractive Institutions in the United States'

November 3: Zeinab Golmohamadian, 'The Effect of Paid Family Leave on Labor Markets in California and New Jersey'

November 10: Brandon Heck, 'The Response to Hospital Grades: Evidence from the Leapfrog Group'

November 17: BRAC Visitors, 'TBA'

November 24: Pia Basurto, &Income Hiding and Subsidy Misallocation'

December 1: No meeting

December 8: Jesse Mora, 'Export Failure and its Consequences: Evidence from Colombian Exporters'