Seminars: Labor Economics

Seminar in Labor Economics

Term: Spring 2024

Location: Littauer Center 301, Hansen Mason Lounge

Meeting Time:   Wednesday, 4:30 PM - 5:45 PM unless noted

Description: Invited speakers present theoretical and empirical research on a broad range of topics in labor economics and applied microeconomics.

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Notes:  The Seminars in Labor Economics and Public Economics meet jointly through the semester on Mondays and Wednesdays. 
Coordinator: Ursula Ferraro uferraro@fas.harvard.edu

*Joint with Harvard Kennedy School, Wednesday, 12:15 - 1:15 PM, HKS Malkin Penthouse

#Joint with Economic History seminar, Friday, 1:15 PM - 2:45 PM, Littauer Center HML

DATE

SPEAKER 

TITLE

Wed, Feb. 7
Christopher Campos (Booth) 
"Social Interactions and Preferences for Schools: Experimental Evidence from Los Angeles"
Mon, Feb. 12
Seema Jayachandran 
(Princeton)
"Moving to Opportunity, Together"
Wed, Feb. 21 
Lea Bou Sleiman
(Harvard)
 "Displacing Congestion: Evidence from Paris"
Wed, Feb. 28
Crystal Yang / Peter Hull / Marcella Alsan
"Something Works: Misconduct and Recidivism Effects of the IGNITE Program"
Wed, March 6
Janet Currie
(joint with HKS)
"The Hidden Cost of Firearm Violence on Pregnant Women and Their Infants"
Wed, March 20 
Ilyana Kuziemko
(joint with HKS)
"Revisiting Military Keynesianism: Labor Market and Political Effects of Cold War Procurement"
Wed, April 3
No Seminar
Department Harris Lecture
Wed, April 10
Amitabh Chandra
(HKS)
 "The Health Costs of Cost-Sharing"
Wed, April 17
David Cutler
(Harvard)
 "Thick Market Externalities and the Persistence of the Opioid Epidemic"
Wed, April 24
Ed Glaser
(Harvard)
"Infrastructure Inequality"