Seminars
Seminars are held from 12:30 to 2 p.m. in BAS S337. To obtain a copy of a seminar paper, please contact Mark Owens, mark.owens@mtsu.edu.
Fall 2011
- Sept 16: Laron Kirby, MTSU, "The Impact of Homosexual Marriage on the Wage Differentials of Gays and Lesbians."
- Sept 23: Hussain Zakir, MTSU, "The Effects of Net Worth on Body Weight."
- Sept 30: Open, Economic Outlook Conference
- Oct 7: Josh Hill, MTSU
- Oct 21: Albert Davies, MTSU
- Oct 28: Catherine Chen, MTSU
- Nov 4: Christian Brown, MTSU, "Beyond Bars: Estimating the Economic Consequences of Parental Incarceration."
- Nov 9: Bryan Kaplan, George Mason University, "Immigration Restrictions: A Solution in Search of a Problem."
- Nov 11: Jay K. Walker, Universit of Memphis, "Greeks Just Want to Have Fun, or Do They? Fraternal Membership and College Outcomes."
- Nov 18: Art Carden, Rhodes College, "Waltonomics: Wal-Mart and Society."
- Nov 18: Charlie Baum, MTSU, "The Socio-Economic Causes of Obesity."
- Dec 2: Alan Seals, Auburn University, "Child-Custody Reform and the Division of Labor in the Household."
Fall 2010
- October 1: Chris Klein and Reuben Kyle, MTSU, "The Price of Quality: Hedonic Estimation of Implicit Market Models for Higher Education."
- October 5: Ramon (Ray) P. DeGennaro, University of Tennessee-Knoxville, "How Did Kelo Affect Business Formation?"
- October 8: J. Laron Kirby, MTSU, "The Impact of Legal Recognition of Same-Sex Partnerships on the Wage Differentials of Men and Women in Same-Sex Relationships."
- October 29: Rob Girtz, MTSU, "The Effects of Personality Traits on Wages: A Matching Approach."
- November 5: Adam Rennhoff, MTSU, "Bundling, a la Carte Pricing, and Vertical Bargaining in a Two-Sided Model."
- November 12: Greg Nagel, MTSU, "The Financial Outcome of Hiring a CEO from Outside the Firm."
- November 19: Hussain Zakir, MTSU, "Does Walking and Riding a Bike to School Reduce Obesity? Evidence from the NLSY 1979 using Propensity Score Matching."
- December 3: Alan Seals, Auburn University, TBA.
Spring 2010
- February 9: Bill Neilson, University of Tennessee- Knoxville, "Activity Bias and Focal Points in Strategic Form Games."
- February 26: E. Anthon Eff, MTSU, "When One Wife is Enough: The Determinants of Monogamy."
- March 19: Mark F. Owens, MTSU, "Other-Regarding Preferences with Peer Workers in Labor Markets: An Experimental Investigation."
Fall 2009
- September 14: Sandeep Mazumder, Wake Forest University, "The New Keynesian Phillips Curve and the Cyclicality of Marginal Cost."
- October 9: Greg Givens, MTSU, "Estimating Central Bank Preferences under Commitment and Discretion."
- October 23: Lou Smith, MTSU, "Explaining Teenage Pregnancy: Is it Random or Not?"
- October 30: Adam Hogan, MTSU, "Do Racially Identifying Names Matter in Competitive Markets? Evidence from a Field Experiment."
- November 6: Walter Enders, University of Alabama, "Measuring the Economic Costs of Terrorism."
- November 13: Adam Rennhoff, MTSU, "Cooperation, Competition, or Independence: Competition and Church Strategic Choices."
- November 20: Wei Kang, MTSU, "Asymmetric Effects of Oil Price Changes on State Income."
- December 4: Chris Klein, MTSU, "The Effect of State Funded Merit Scholarships for Higher Education on Pre-College Academic Performance."