The UCL Department of Economics announces research seminars for Week 11 of Term 1 2024

CReAM Brownbag Research Seminar
Speaker: Yannis Kastis, UCL and CReAM.
Title: ‘Organizational Practices and Technology Adoption: Evidence from Jewish Immigration and the Tailoring Industry in England.’
Date: Tuesday 3 December, 1000-1130hrs. 
Venue: UCL GOSICH - Wellcome Trust building, lower ground seminar room (30 Guilford Street) - visit the location on a map.
Seminar organiser(s): si.xu.20@ucl.ac.uk.

CEMMAP Research Seminar
Speaker: Hiro Kaido, Boston University.
Title: ‘Set-Valued Control Functions.’
Date: Tuesday 3 December, 1230-1330hrs. 
Venue: IFS Conference Room - visit the location on a map.
Seminar organiser(s): 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: Damian Phelan, UCL / IFS.
Title: ‘The Productivity and Diversity Costs of Constraints to Subject Choice.’
Date: Tuesday 3 December, 1430-1530hrs. 
Venue: IFS Conference Room - visit the location on a map.

THEBES Research Seminar
Speaker: Songzi Du, UC San Diego.
Title: ‘An Informationally Robust Model of Perfect Competition.’
Date: Tuesday 3 December, 1600-1730hrs. 
Venue: Drayton House B03 Ricardo LT - visit the location on a map.
Seminar organiser(s): duarte.goncalves@ucl.ac.uk, d.kattwinkel@ucl.ac.uk.
Further info: Seminar series. 

Macro Research Seminar
Speaker: David Hemous, Zurich University.
Title: ‘Transition to Green Technology along the Supply Chain.’
Date: Wednesday 4 December, 1200-1330hrs. 
Venue: Drayton House, BO6 - visit the location on a map.
Seminar organiser(s): a.olivi@ucl.ac.uk, l.rachel@ucl.ac.uk.

IFS Research Seminar
Speaker: David Deming, Harvard Kennedy School.
Title: ‘How do you find a good manager?’
Date: Wednesday 4 December, 1230-1345hrs. 
Venue: IFS Conference Room - visit the location on a map.

Applied Micro Research Seminar
Speaker: Giulia Brancaccio, NYU Stern.
Title: ‘Investment in Infrastructure and Trade: The Case of Ports.’
Date: Thursday 5 December, 1200-1330hrs. 
Venue: IFS Conference Room - visit the location on a map.
Seminar organiser(s): l.conwell@ucl.ac.uk.

IFS-UCL-LSE Development Workshop
Speaker: Imran Rasul, UCL / IFS.
Title: TBC
Date: Thursday 5 December, 1400-1500hrs. 
Venue: IFS Library - visit the location on a map.
Seminar organiser(s): britta_a@ifs.org.uk.

ENTER Research Seminar
Speaker: Oleksandra Cheipesh, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid.
Title: ‘“Just” the Flu? Examining Externality Benefits of Influenza Vaccination in the Labor Market.’
Date: Thursday 5 December, 1400-1500hrs. 
Venue: Drayton House, Room 321 - visit the location on a map.
Seminar organiser(s): cristian.espinosa@ucl.ac.uk.

PhD Research Seminar
Speaker: Cristian Espinosa, UCL.
Title: ‘From Protection to Retaliation: The Welfare Cost of Trade wars.’
Date: Friday 6 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.

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Internal event(s) of interest
 
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.