UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA

ECONOMICS DEPARTMENT

SEMINAR SCHEDULE

WINTER 2009

 

Jan 30

Justin Smith, University of Manitoba,

“How Valuable Is The Gift of Time? Disentangling Entry Age and Test Age In The Birth Date Effect”

 

Feb 6

Soham Baksi, University of Winnipeg,

"Environmental Policy in the Presence of an Informal Sector"

 

Feb 27

Umut Oguzoglu, University of Manitoba,

“Severity of Work Disability and Work”

 

Mar 6

Chris Auld, University of Calgary

Funded by Manitoba RDC

Effect of large-scale social interactions on body weight

 

Mar 13

David Green, University of British Columbia,

Funded by Manitoba RDC

“The Value of Good Jobs: A General Equilibrium Perspective on a Recurring Debate”

 

Mar 20

Zhiqi Chen, Carleton University

Unemployment of skilled and unskilled labor in an open economy: International Trade, Migration and Outsourcing”