The UCL Department of Economics announces research seminars for Week 12 of Term 1 2024

Joint CeMMAP-Macroeconomics Seminar
Speaker: Frank Schorfheide, University of Pennsylvania.
Title: 'Measuring the Effects of Aggregate Shocks on Unit-Level Outcomes and Their Distribution.'
Date: Tuesday 10 December, 1230-1330hrs. 
Venue: IFS Conference Room - visit the location on a map.
Seminar organiser(s): a.olivi@ucl.ac.uk, l.rachel@ucl.ac.uk, daniel.j.lewis@ucl.ac.uk, b.deaner@ucl.ac.uk.
Further info: Seminar series; Seminar signup.

Human Capital and Labor Markets Research Seminar
Speaker: Imran Rasul, UCL / IFS.
Title: TBC
Date: Tuesday 10 December, 1430-1530hrs. 
Venue: IFS Conference Room - visit the location on a map.

Finance Research Seminar
Speaker: Niels Gormsen, Chicago Booth.
Title: 'Sticky Discount Rates.'
Date: Wednesday 11 December, 1600-1730hrs. 
Venue: Drayton House, B20 Jevons LT - visit the location on a map.
Seminar organiser(s): jihee.yoon@ucl.ac.uk.

Applied Micro Research Seminar
Speaker: Ali Yurukoglu, Stanford.
Title: 'Streaming and Bundling in Video Entertainment.'
Date: Thursday 12 December, 1200-1330hrs. 
Venue: IFS Conference Room - visit the location on a map.
Seminar organiser(s): joao.granja@ucl.ac.uk.

IFS-UCL-LSE Development Workshop
Speaker: Nick Cerkez, Oxford/UCL.
Title: 'Mental Health During Conflict? A RCT on Psychosocial Programming in Conflict-affected Myanmar.'
Date: Thursday 12 December, 1400-1500hrs. 
Venue: IFS Library - visit the location on a map.
Seminar organiser(s): britta_a@ifs.org.uk.

PhD Research Seminar
Speaker: Cristian Espinosa, UCL.
Title: 'From Protection to Retaliation: The Welfare Cost of Trade wars.'
Date: Friday 13 December, 1200-1300hrs. 
Venue: Drayton House, Room 321 - visit the location on a map.
Seminar organiser(s): lyujia.liu.20@ucl.ac.uk.
Further info: Seminar signup.

IFS-UCL-LSE Development Workshop
Speaker: Philipp Barteska, LSE.
Title: TBC
Date: Thursday 19 December, 1400-1500hrs. 
Venue: IFS Library - visit the location on a map.
Seminar organiser(s): britta_a@ifs.org.uk.
 

Internal event(s) of interest

 
Git Hub for Researchers
Date: Monday 9 December, 1300-1400hrs. 
Venue: Hybrid / Drayton House, Room G26 - visit the location on a map.
Organiser(s): f.cetin@ucl.ac.uk.
Join online: Teams
Link to the recording after the event: Sharepoint

UCL Department of Economics Christmas Party
Date: Monday 9 December, 1700-2100hrs. 
Venue: 120 Euston Road, London, Greater London, NW1 2AL - visit the location on a map.
Organiser(s): economics.comms@ucl.ac.uk.
Further info: Book your place.
 
UCL Institute of the Americas Public Seminar Series: The implications of a second Trump administration for Latin America
Date: Wednesday 11 December, 1700-1900hrs. 
Venue: 51 Gordon Square, 103 - visit the location on a map.
Organiser(s): sudershana.dave@ucl.ac.uk.
Further info: Book ticket.

Open Calls of interest

SHS Student Ambassador Scheme
FAO: For current undergraduate and postgraduate students
Deadline: Closes Friday Dec, 13
Link: Apply now-