Saturday, July 26, 2008

Econ PhD Seminar

Looks like a very interesting session.

Weds July 30:
Brona Ni Chobhtaigh – History/Health – Explaining Trends in Irish Historical Infant Mortality
Wasiu Are – Public/Inequality – Analysis of changes in household income distribution in Ireland, 1994-2000: a semiparametric approach

Weds Aug 6th
Prudence Kwenda – Development – Poverty and Inequality
Michael Breen - International Political Economy - Delegation, Agency and IMF Conditionality

Weds Aug 13th
Fergal McCann – Trade/IO – Outsourcing and Firm Productivity
Fearghal O'hAodha – Behaviour/Consumption – Comparison of the Wealth Effect in UK and Germany

Weds Aug 20th
Christian Danne – Macro/Development - "Opportunity Windows, Commitment Devices, and Institution Building in Small Open Economies"
Gulnihal Aksoy – Macro. – Devaluation and Correlated Variables.

Weds Aug 27th
Eibhlin Hudson – Health – Child Health Inequalities
Martin Ryan – Education/Behaviour – An Essay in Education Economics.

Weds Sept 3
Dave Comerford – Behaviour- Reframing fixed costs as variable costs - an experiment to reduce car use
Peter Carney – Health. Special Surprise

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