Economics

Economics Seminar
2024-02-02 14:00 - 15:30 (America/Chicago) | Lubar Hall S195
Jonathan Rose, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago will present his research “Blockbusting and the Challenges Faced by Black Families in Building Wealth through Housing in the Postwar United States.”

February 2, 20242:00 pm – 3:30 pmLubar Hall S195

Contact: Moshen Bahamani, bahmani@uwm.edu

Micro Workshop
2024-02-07 11:30 - 12:30 | Bolton Hall 812C
Stefan Lorenz will present his research “Poor-proxy bias and the changing returns to education.”

February 7, 2024 11:30 to 12:30

Bolton Hall 812c

Contact: John Heywood heywood@uwm.edu

Economics Seminar
2024-02-09 14:00 - 15:30 | Lubar Hall S195
Christopher Udry, Northwestern University, will present his research “Structural Change and Declining Agricultural Productivity: Evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa.”

February 9, 20242:00 pm to 3:30 pmLubar Hall S195

Contact: Mohsen Bahmani, bahmani@uwm.edu

Micro Workshop
2024-02-14 11:30 - 12:30 | Bolton Hall 812C
Sezen Ozcan Onal, University of Minnesota, will present her research “Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Racial Disparities in Preterm Births and Birth Weight.”

February 14, 202411:30 am – 12:30 pmBolton Hall 812C

Contact: John S. Heywood, heywood@uwm.edu

Economics Club
2024-02-15 16:00 | Bolton Hall 827
Join the mock debate, with the topics being either:Capitalism vs. Socialism or Keynesian vs. Neo Classical Economics

Vote on the topic for the debate on the link below. Results will be collected until Tuesday and on Thursday we’ll create two sides for the debate!

Access the form link here.

Economics Seminar
2024-02-23 14:00 - 15:30 | Lubar Hall S195
Victoria Prowse, Purdue University, will present her research “The Creativity Premium: Exploring the Link Between Childhood Creativity and Life Outcomes”.

February 23, 2024 2:00 to 3:30

Lubar Hall S195

Contact: Mohsen Bahmani bahmani@uwm.edu

Micro Workshop
2024-02-28 11:30 - 12:30 | Bolton Hall 812C
Chihmin Hung will present her research “Redefining Roles: The Effects of Low-Skilled Immigration on the Female Labor Supply.”

February 28, 202311:30 am – 12:30 pmBolton Hall 812C

Contact: John Heywood, heywood@uwm.edu

Micro Workshop
2024-03-06 11:30 - 12:30 | Bolton Hall 812C
Ole Ulpts will present his research “Beyond Socioeconomic Status: Understanding the Relationship between Big-Five Personality Traits, Cognitive Skills, and Educational Attainment in the German School System.”

March 6, 202411:30 am to 12:30 pmBolton Hall 812C

Contact: John Heywood, heywood@uwm.edu

Economics Club
2024-03-14 16:00 - 17:00
Prof. Matthew McGinty will discuss ‘The Economics of Geoengineering.”

Thursday March 14th from 4:00–5:00 pm in Bolton Hall, Room B92

Contact: Rebecca Neumann

Economics Seminar
2024-03-15 14:00 - 15:30 | Lubar Hall S195
Karam Kang, UW-Madison, will present her research “Search Frictions and Product Design in the Municipal Bond Market.”

March 15, 20242:00 pm to 3:30 pmLubar Hall S195

Contact: Mohsen Bahmani, bahmani@uwm.edu

Economics Seminar
2024-03-29 14:00 - 15:30 | Lubar Hall S195
Dave McEvoy, Appalachian University, will present his research “The effect of solar geoengineering technologies on climate cooperation.”

March 29, 20242:00 pm to 3:30 pmLubar Hall S195

Contact: Mohsen Bahmani, bahmani@uwm.edu

Economics Seminar
2024-04-05 14:00 - 15:30 | Lubar Hall S195
Andrew “Lee” Smith, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, will present “Maintaining the Anchor: An Evaluation of Inflation Targeting in the Face of COVID-19.”

Contact: Mohsen Bahmani, bahmani@uwm.edu

Economics Seminar
2024-04-12 14:00 - 15:30 | Lubar Hall S195
Yongheng Deng, UW-Madison, will present “Online Learning and the Education Gap: A Digital Footprint Approach.”

Contact: Mohsen Bahmani, bahmani@uwm.edu

Economics Club
2024-04-26 16:00 - 17:00 | Bolton Hall B95, 3210 N. Maryland Avenue, Milwaukee, WI, 53211, United States
Economics alumnus John Tamburino will discuss his experience with Merck Pharmaceuticals.

Contact: Rebecca Neumann, rneumann@uwm.edu

End of Year Gathering
2024-05-03 13:30 - 15:30 | Lubar Entrepreneurship Center Lobby
All UWM Economics students, faculty and alumni are invited for informal conversations about careers, research and Graduate school. We’ll also recognize all 2023-2024 undergraduate, MA and PhD graduates!

Light refreshments and dessert will be served!Contact: Ann Pencak, pencak@uwm.edu

Due Date for the Perlman Prize—August 1, 2024
2024-08-01 23:59
At least $1000 will be awarded to a continuing UWM student for the outstanding original research paper in labor economics.

Papers should be submitted to Professor John Heywood, Bolton Hall 812, heywood@uwm.edu by August 1, 2024.

Contact: John Heywood

Fall Welcome and Awards Ceremony
2024-09-06 15:30 - 17:30 | Lubar Entrepreneurship Center Lobby
Date: September 6, 2024 Time: 3:30 to 5:30 pm

Location: Lubar Entrepreneurship Center, Lobby

Contact: Ann Pencak pencak@uwm.edu

Economics Seminar
2024-09-13 14:00 - 15:30 | Lubar N120, 3202 N. Maryland Ave., Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 53211
Jung Sakong, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, “The Effect of Minority Bank Ownership on Minority Credit”

Date: September 13, 2024 Time: 2:00 to 3:30 pm

Location: Lubar N120

Contact: Mohsen Bahmani bahmani@uwm.edu

Economics Seminar
2024-09-20 14:00 - 15:30
Mariacristina De Nardi, University of Minnesota, “Health Inequality and Health Types”

Date: September 20, 2024 Time: 2:00 to 3:30 pm

Location: Lubar N120

Contact: Mohsen Bahmani bahmani@uwm.edu

Economics Seminar
2024-09-27 14:00 - 15:30 | Lubar N120, 3202 N. Maryland Ave., Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 53211
Matteo Camboni, UW-Madison, “Political Favoritism, Social Stratification, and Ruler’s Selection”

Date: September 27, 2024 Time: 2:00 to 3:30 pm

Location: Lubar N120

Contact: Mohsen Bahmani bahmani@uwm.edu

Economics Seminar
2024-10-25 14:00 - 15:30 | Lubar N120, 3202 N. Maryland Ave., Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 53211
Neele Balke, University of Chicago, “Productivity Shocks, Long-Term Contracts, and Earnings Dynamics.”

Contact: Mohsen Bahmani, bahmani@uwm.edu

Economics Seminar
2024-11-01 14:00 - 15:30 | Lubar N120, 3202 N. Maryland Ave., Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 53211
Carlo Medici, Northwestern University, “Closing Ranks: Organized Labor and Immigration.”

Contact: Mohsen Bahmani, bahmani@uwm.edu

Economics Seminar
2024-11-08 14:00 - 15:30 | Lubar N120, 3202 N. Maryland Ave., Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 53211
Steven Durlauf, University of Chicago, “One Stochastic Process to Rule Them All: New Characterizations of Intergenerational Mobility Based on Markov Chains.”

Contact: Mohsen Bahmani, bahmani@uwm.edu

Applied Micro Workshop
2024-11-20 11:30 - 12:30 | Bolton Hall 812B
“Gene-Environment Interactions with Essential Heterogeneity,” Johannes Hollenbach, Paderborn University and RWI

Date: November 20, 2024

Time: 11:30am – 12:30pm

Location: Bolton Hall 812B

Contact: John Heywood, heywood@uwm.edu

Economics Seminar
2024-11-22 14:00 - 15:30 | Lubar Hall, N110
Christiane Baumeister, University of Notre Dame, “Uncovering Disaggregated Oil Market Dynamics: A Full-Information Approach to Granular Instrumental Variables.”

Contact: Mohsen Bahmani, bahmani@uwm.edu

Mini Conference
2024-12-06 08:30 - 17:30 | Bolton Hall B95, 3210 N. Maryland Avenue, Milwaukee, WI, 53211, United States
In the 2024 “Job Market Warmup” PhD candidates from the region will present their job market papers.

Contact: Kevin Thom, thomk@uwm.edu

Economics Seminar
2025-02-28 14:00 - 15:30 | Lubar Hall N116
Fernando Arce, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago will present “Sudden Stops and Consumption Inequality with Nonhomothetic Preferences.”
Date: February 28, 2025 Time: 2:00 to 3:30 pm
Location: Lubar Hall N116
Contact: Mohsen Bahmani bahmani@uwm.edu

Economics Seminar
2025-03-07 14:00 - 15:30 | Lubar Hall N116
Javier Alejandro Lopez Aguilar, University of Chicago will present “Subsidies for Domestic Technology Adoption under Heterogeneous Treatment Effects.”.
Date March 7, 2025 Time: 2:00 to 3:30 pm
Location: Lubar Hall N116
Contact: Mohsen Bahmani bahmani@uwm.edu

Economics Seminar
2025-03-14 14:00 - 15:30 | Lubar Hall N116
Eric Richert, University of Chicago, will present “Dynamic Programming for Static Pricing Games.”
Date: March 14, 2025 Time: 2:00 to 3:30 pm
Location: Lubar Hall N116
Contact: Mohsen Bahmani bahmani@uwm.edu

Micro Workshop
2025-03-26 11:30 - 12:30 | Bolton Hall 812
Benjamin Adams (University of Tennessee – Martin) will present “Performance pay and mental health: Differences by pay scheme and by race.”
Date: March 26, 2025
Time: 11:30 to 12:30
Location: Bolton Hall 812
Contact: John S. Heywood
