Economics

Due Date for the Perlman Prize—August 1, 2024
2024-08-01 23:59 (America/Chicago)
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

Seminar: Multinational Production and Trade Policy
2025-03-28 14:00 - 15:30 | Lubar Hall N116
Augustin Gutierrez, UW-Madison will present
“Multinational Production and Trade Policy”
Date: March 28, 2025
Time: 2:00 – 3:30 pm
Location: Lubar Hall N116
Contact: Mohsen Bahmani bahmani@uwm.edu

Micro Workshop
2025-04-02 11:30 - 12:30 | Bolton Hall 812b
Samuel Cole (UWM & USC) will present “GI Bill Boom: Did Veterans Squeeze Out the Next Generation from Higher Education?”.
Date: April 2, 2025
Time: 11:30 to 12:30 am
Location: Bolton Hall 812B
Contact: John Heywood heywood@uwm.edu

Seminar: Understanding Gender Discrimination by Managers
2025-04-04 14:00 - 15:30 | Lubar Hall N116
Christian Brown, University of Chicago
“Understanding Gender Discrimination by Managers“
Date: April 4, 2025
Time: 2:00 – 3:30 pm
Location: Lubar Hall N116
Contact: Mohsen Bahmani bahmani@uwm.edu

Seminar
2025-04-11 14:00 - 15:30 | Lubar Hall N116
Gasten Illanes (Northwestern University) will present “Information frictions in mortgage refinancing.”
Date: April 11, 2025
Time: 2:00pm to 3:30pm
Location: Lubar Hall N116

Dissertation Defense - Nahid Tavassoli
2025-04-18 11:00 - 12:30 | Bolton 802
“Essays on the Economics of Environment and Health”
Date: April 18, 2025
Time: 11:00 to 12:30
Location: Bolton Hall 802
Contact: Ann Pencak pencak@uwm.edu

Seminar: Monetary Policy Transmission Post-Covid
2025-04-18 14:00 - 15:30 | Lubar Hall N116
Ken West (UW-Madison) will present “Monetary policy transmission post-Covid,”
Date: April 18, 2025
Time: 2:00 to 3:30 pm
Location: Lubar Hall N 116
Contact: Mohsen Bahmani bahmani@uwm.edu

Dissertation Defense
2025-04-23 11:00 - 12:30 | Bolton Hall 802, Conference Room
Hi Yan defends “Economic Innovation in the Energy Sector.”
Date: April 23, 2025 Time: 11:00 to 12:30
Location: Bolton 802 Conference Room
Contact: Ann Pencak pencak@uwm.edu

Economics Seminar—Drive Down the Cost: Learning by Doing and Government Policy in the Global EV Battery Industry
2025-04-25 14:00 - 15:30 | Lubar Hall N116
Panle Barwick, UW-Madison, “Drive Down the Cost: Learning by Doing and Government Policy in the Global EV Battery Industry”
Date: April 25, 2025
Time: 2:00 to 3:30
Location: Lubar Hall N116
Contact: Mohsen Bahmani bahmani@uwm.edu

Micro Workshop: Political Polarization and College Campuses
2025-04-30 11:30 - 12:30 | Bolton 814B
Ethan Ballou (UWM) will present “Political polarization and college campuses.”
Date: April 30, 2025
Time: 11:30am to 12:30pm
Location: Bolton Hall 814B
Contact: John Heywood heywood@uwm.edu

Economics Seminar—Deficits and Inflation: HANK meets FTPL
2025-05-02 14:00 - 15:30 | Lubar Hall N116
George Marios Angeletos, Northwestern University “Deficits and Inflation: HANK meets FTPL”
Date: May 2, 2025
Time: 2:00 to 3:30
Location: Lubar Hall N116
contact: Mohsen Bahmani bahmani@uwm.edu

Panther EconConnect
2025-05-09 13:30 - 15:30 | Kenwood Interdisciplinary Research Complex, Room 1150, Milwaukee, WI, 53211, United States
Panther EconConnect, UWM Economics’ signature end-of-semester gathering, brings together current students, alumni, faculty, and donors to honor our graduates and strengthen our vibrant Panther economics community. The guest speaker is alumnus Kristen Carioti, PhD, Dean of the School of Arts and Sciences, Mount Mary University, Milwaukee, WI. Dessert and refreshments served.
Date: May 9, 2025
Time: 1:30 to 3:30
Location: Kenwood Interdisciplinary Research Complex, Room 1150
Contact: Ann Pencak pencak@uwm.edu

Richard Perlman Prize Deadline
2025-08-01 08:00 - 17:00
Please submit your paper in labor economics by August 1, 2025 to be considered for the Richard Perlman Paper Prize in Labor Economics ($1000.00). Submissions should be made to Professor John Heywood.
Contact: John S. Heywood
heywood@uwm.edu

MICRO WORKSHOP
2025-09-10 11:30 - 12:30 | Bolton Hall 812B
Ole Olpts (UW-Milwaukee) will present “In a Hurry to Graduate: The Effects of Compressed Schooling on Degree Completion.“
Date: September 10, 2025
Time: 11:30-12:30
Location: Bolton Hall 812b
Contact: John Heywood
heywood@uwm.edu

Economics Seminar
2025-09-12 14:00 - 15:30
Pooya Molavi, Northwestern University, will present “Expectations and the Term Structure of Interest Rates.”
Date: September 12, 2025 Time: 2:00 – 3:30 pm
Place: Lubar N110
Contact: Mohsen Bahmani bahmani@uwm.edu

MICRO WORKSHOP
2025-09-17 15:00 - 16:00
Mirjam Stockburger (JLU-Giessen) will present “Fast-Track to Family? Evidence from the G8 High School Reform in Germany.”
Date: September 17, 2025 Time: 3:00 – 4:00 pm
Location: Bolton Hall 812b
Contact: John Heywood heywood@uwm.edu
