Events

Comparative Risk Apportionment

24 June 2019 2:00pm

in Economic Theory Seminar Series

Presented by Paan Jindapon, University of Alabama

Motivation, Signaling and Peer Effects: Evidence from Rooftop Solar and Household Green Power Purchases

21 June 2019 3:00pm

in School Seminar Series

Presented by Andrea La Nauze, University of Pittsburgh

Economic Development, The Nutrition Trap and Metabolic Disease

13 June 2019 12:00pm

in Applied Economics Seminar Series

Presented by Swapnil Singh, Bank of Lithuania

Network Formation with Unobserved Homophily: Identification and Evidence from Bangladesh

6 June 2019 2:00pm–3:00pm

in Econometrics Colloquium Seminar Series

We consider a network formation model that features degree heterogeneity and homophily in both observed and unobserved node characteristics.

Perceived Uncertainty Shocks, Excess Optimism-Pessimism, and Learning in the Business Cycle

5 June 2019 1:30pm–2:30pm

in Macroeconomics Seminar Series

Presented by Pratiti Chatterjee, University of New South Wales.

The Future of Work: 2019 Keith Hancock Lecture

22 May 2019 6:00pm–7:30pm

in School events and collaborations

Technological change offers the potential for a radical improvement in work-life balance if there is a change in stance in public policy. Presentation by Professor John Quiggin.

Sleep Restriction Increases Coordination Failure

13 May 2019 10:00am

in Applied Economics Seminar Series

Presented by David Dickinson, Appalachian State University

Epistemic & Personal Transformation: Dealing with the Unknowable and Unimaginable

13 May 2019 8:30am–14 May 2019 5:00pm

in School events and collaborations

This free cross-disciplinary workshop will bring together participants from philosophy, economics and related fields for invited talks relating to four topics.

Efficiency of Expert-Mediated Job Matching

10 May 2019 3:30pm

in Macroeconomics Seminar Series

Presented by Kohei Kawaguchi, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

Skill Biased Entrepreneurial Decline

8 May 2019 1:30pm

in Macroeconomics Seminar Series

Presented by Fasail Sohail, University of Melbourne

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Productivity and Efficiency Analysis Using R

4 May 2019 8:00am–5 May 2019 5:00pm

in CEPA courses and workshops

This two-day intensive course presents a new and coherent framework for analysing the performance of firm managers. The focus is on measures of performance that are of practical relevance to policymakers.

Impulsive Behavior in Competition: Testing Theories of Overbidding in Rent-Seeking Contests

3 May 2019 3:30pm

in School Seminar Series

Presented by Roman Sheremeta, Case Western Reserve University.

China in a Dynamic Changing World

3 May 2019 9:00am–4:30pm

in School events and collaborations

This free symposium will bring together leading UQ experts on China to showcase their research, exchange ideas and discuss current developments in a multidisciplinary forum.