School of Economics

Applied Economics Seminar Series

A seminar series designed specifically for applied economics researchers to network and collaborate.

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Contacts

Dr Andrea La Nauze

In The Eye of the Storm: Quantifying the Cascading Impacts of Cyclones

13 March 2025 11:00am–12:00pm
 
in Applied Economics Seminar Series
Presented by Dr Ha Nguyen, University of Western Australia

Childbirth and Welfare Inequality: The Role of Bargaining Power and Intrahousehold Allocation

27 February 2025 11:00am–12:30pm
 
in Applied Economics Seminar Series
Presented by Dr Naijia Guo, Hong Kong University

Left in the Dust? Pecuniary and Environmental Externalities in Water Markets

13 February 2025 11:00am–12:30pm
 
in Applied Economics Seminar Series
Presented by A/Prof Sherzod Akhundjanov, Utah State University

Hey! Governor! Leave Them Kids Alone: Political Influence During Childhood

11 October 2024 11:00am–12:30pm
 
in Applied Economics Seminar Series
Presented by Prof Federico Masera, University of New South Wales

A $100,000 Marshmallow Experiment: Withdrawal and Spending Responses to Early Retirement-savings Access

4 October 2024 11:00am–12:30pm
 
in Applied Economics Seminar Series
Presented by Prof Steve Hamilton, George Washington University

Short-term Mortality Impact of Public Pension Programs: Evidence from South Korea

3 October 2024 11:00am–12:00pm
 
in Applied Economics Seminar Series
Presented by Prof Seonghoon Kim, Singapore Management University

Cultural Exception? The Impact of Price Regulation on Prices and Variety in the Market for Books

1 August 2024 3:00pm–4:30pm
 
in Applied Economics Seminar Series
Presented by Prof Tommasso Valletti, Imperial College London

Do Rurality-based Financial Incentives Improve Equity of Access? Evidence From Australia’s Rural Bulk Billing Incentives

17 May 2024 11:00am–12:30pm
 
in Applied Economics Seminar Series
Presented by Prof Yuting Zhang, University of Melbourne

Aid for Incumbents: The Electoral Consequences of COVID-19 Relief

2 May 2024 9:00am–10:00am
 
in Applied Economics Seminar Series
Presented by Prof Jefferey Clemens, University of California, San Diego

Market integration and a lower-productivity economy: the case of Australian federation and Queensland’s manufacturing sector, 1897-1906

26 April 2024 11:00am–12:30pm
 
in Applied Economics Seminar Series
Presented by Dr Brian Varian, Newcastle University

Navigating Ambiguity: Imprecise Probabilities and the Updating of Disease Risk Beliefs

19 April 2024 11:30am–1:00pm
 
in Applied Economics Seminar Series
Presented by A/Prof Jason Kerwin, University of Minnesota

CEO Gender Bias in the Formation of Firm-to-Firm Transactions

11 April 2024 11:00am–12:30pm
 
in Applied Economics Seminar Series
Presented by Prof Hitoshi Shigeoka, University of Tokyo

Education and Wartime Mobilization: Evidence from Colonial Korea during WWII

28 March 2024 11:00am–12:00pm
 
in Applied Economics Seminar Series
Presented by Prof Sangyoon Park, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

The Political Consequences of Vaccines: Quasi-experimental Evidence from Eligibility Rules

14 March 2024 1:00pm–2:30pm
 
in Applied Economics Seminar Series
Presented by Prof Emilio Depetris-Chauvin, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

Work2vec: Using Language Models to Understand Wage Premia

29 February 2024 11:00am–12:00pm
 
in Applied Economics Seminar Series
Presented by Dr Sarah Bana, Chapman University

Drained Away: Oil Lost from First Nations Reserves

23 November 2023 9:30am–11:00am
 
in Applied Economics Seminar Series
Presented by A/Prof Lucija Muehlenbachs, University of Calgary

The Virtuous Cycle between Skills and Technology

9 November 2023 2:00pm–3:30pm
 
in Applied Economics Seminar Series
Presented by Prof Sascha Becker, Monash University

Stigma, Temptation, & Self-checkout: The Effect of Self-checkout Register Adoption on Purchasing Decisions

26 October 2023 9:30am–11:00am
 
in Applied Economics Seminar Series
Presented by Dr Becca Taylor, The University of Sydney

Unobserved Networks and Common Factors in Macroeconomic Fluctuations

12 October 2023 9:30am–11:00am
 
in Applied Economics Seminar Series
Presented by Dr Jorge Miranda-Pinto, The University of Queensland

The Coherence Side of Rationality: Rules of thumb, narrow bracketing, and managerial incoherence in corporate forecasts

28 September 2023 4:00pm–5:30pm
 
in Applied Economics Seminar Series
Presented by Dr Pamela Giustinelli, Bocconi University

Are Targeted Marketing Schemes Effective in Stimulating Retirement Savings?

14 September 2023 9:30am–11:00am
 
in Applied Economics Seminar Series
Presented by A/Prof Cain Polidano, The University of Melbourne

“Growing Pains” in China’s Social Security System

17 August 2023 9:30am–11:00am
 
in Applied Economics Seminar Series
Presented by Dr Xincheng Qiu, W.P Carey School of Business, Arizona State University

Institutional Drift, Property Rights, and Economic Development: Evidence from Historical Treaties

3 August 2023 9:00am–11:15am
 
in Applied Economics Seminar Series
Presented by A/Prof Donn Feir, University of Victoria

Energy Prices and Electric Vehicle Adoption

11 May 2023 9:30am–11:00am
 
in Applied Economics Seminar Series
Presented by Associate Professor Erich Muehlegger, University of Calinfornia, Davis.

“Workhorses of Opportunity:” Regional Universities Increase Local Social Mobility

27 April 2023 9:30am–11:00am
 
in Applied Economics Seminar Series
Presented by Dr Greg Howard, University of Illinois.

Competition Avoidance vs Herding in Job Search: Evidence from Large-scale Field Experiments on an Online Job Board

13 April 2023 9:30am–10:30am
 
in Applied Economics Seminar Series
Presented by Dr Andrey Fradkin from Boston University.

How do Behavioral Approaches to Increase Savings Compare? Evidence from Multiple Interventions in the U.S Army

30 March 2023 9:30am–11:00am
 
in Applied Economics Seminar Series
Presented by A/Prof Bill Skimmyhorn, Raymond A. Mason School of Business.

Network Regulation under Electoral Competition

16 March 2023 9:30am–11:00am
 
in Applied Economics Seminar Series
Presented by Dr Magnus Soderberg, Griffith University.

Does the Origin of the Seller Matter? Casual Evidence from Real-Estate Advertisements

2 March 2023 9:30am–11:00am
 
in Applied Economics Seminar Series
Presented by Dr Sofie Waltl, Vienna University of Economics and Business (WU), Luxembourg Institute of Socioeconomic Research (LISER).