Captain Seminar Series, Fall 2021
| Date | Speaker | Affiliation | Seminar Title | Workshop |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 21, 2021 | Vincent Boucher | University of Laval | Binary Outcomes and Linear Interactions | Applied Microeconomics |
| September 30, 2021 | Kathi Li | University of Texas | Statistical Inference for the Factor Model Approach to Estimate Causal Effects in Quasi-Experimental Settings | Econometrics |
| October 7, 2021 | Scott Kominers | Harvard Business School | To Infinity and Beyond: Scaling Economic Theories via Logical Compactness | Econometrics |
| October 12, 2021 | Ken Gillingham | Yale | Equilibrium Trade in Automobiles | Applied Microeconomics |
| October 21, 2021 | Ying Fan | University of Michigan | Estimating Discrete Games with Many Firms and Decisions: An Application to Merger and Product Variety | Econometrics |
| October 28, 2021 | Jason Abaluck | Yale School of Management | A Method to Estimate Discrete Choice Models that is Rubust to Consumer Search | Econometrics |
| November 2, 2021 | Andrzej Baranski | NYUAD | An Experiment on Gender Representation in Majoritarian Bargaining | Applied Microeconomics |
| November 9, 2021 | Vasiliki Skreta | UT Austin | Information Design by an Informed Designer | Applied Microeconomics |
| November 11, 2021 | Holger Sieg | University of Pennsylvania | Electoral Accountability and Control in U.S. Cities | Econometrics |
| November 16, 2021 | Paul Grieco | Penn State | Efficient Estimation of Random Coefficients Demand Models using Product and Consumer Datasets | Applied Microeconomics |
| November 30, 2021 | Lanier Benkard | Stanford University | Square root of n-Convergent Estimation of Large Scale Structural Models with a Fixed Point Constraint | Applied Microeconomics |
| December 2, 2021 | Aureo de Paula | University College London | Spillovers in Social Programme Participation: Evidence from Chile | Econometrics |
| December 7, 2021 | Luciano Pommato | Caltech | Background Risk and Small Stakes Risk Aversion | Applied Microeconomics |
| December 9, 2021 | Steven Coate | Cornell | Financing Local Public Projects | Econometrics |
Kalai Family Workshops, Spring 2021
| Date | Speaker | Affiliation | Seminar Title | Workshop |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 21, 2021 | Shoshana Vasserman | Stanford University | Vasserman: Scaling Auctions as Insurance: A Case Study in Infrastructure Procurement | Econometrics |
| February 4, 2021 | Lars Nesheim | Institute for Fiscal Studies | Sparse Demand Systems: Corners and Complements | Econometrics |
| February 25, 2021 | Bryan Graham | University of California Berkeley | An Optimal Test for Strategic Interaction in Social and Economic Network Formation between Heterogeneous Agents | Econometrics |
| March 11, 2021 | Kei Kawai | University of California Berkeley | Using Bid Rotation and Incumbency to Detect Collusion: A Regression Discontinuity Approach | Applied Microeconomics |
| March 18, 2021 | Mariana Laverde | Yale University | Unequal Assignments to Public Schools and the Limits of School Choice | Econometrics |
| March 23, 2021 | Omer Tamuz | California Institute of Technology | Monotone Additive Statistics | Applied Microeconomics |
| April 1, 2021 | Neale Mahoney | Stanford University | Producing Health Capital: Value Added in Nursing Homes | Applied Microeconomics |
| April 6, 2021 | Isabelle Brocas | University of Southern California | Adverse Selection and Contingent Reasoning in Preadolescents and Teenagers | Applied Microeconomics |
| April 13, 2021 | Chris Udry | Northwestern University | Selection into Credit Markets: Evidence from Agriculture in Mali | Applied Microeconomics |
| April 20, 2021 | Avidit Acharya | Stanford University | Electoral Campaigns as Dynamic Contests | Applied Microeconomics |
| April 27, 2021 | Manisha Shah | UCLA | Two Sides of Gender: Sex, Power, and Adolescence | Applied Microeconomics |
| April 29, 2021 | Shuyang Sheng | UCLA | Identification and Estimation of Social Interactions in Endogenous Peer Groups | Econometrics |
Kalai Family Workshops, Fall 2020
| Date | Speaker | Affiliation | Seminar Title | Workshop |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 10, 2020 | Ruoyao Shi | University of California, Riverside | An Averaging Estimator for Two Step M Estimation in Semiparametric Models | Econometrics |
| September 17, 2020 | Arun Chandrasekhar | Stanford University | Identifying the Latent Space Geometry of Network Models Through Analysis of Curvature | Econometrics |
| September 24, 2020 | Ben Handel | University of California, Berkeley | The Social Determinants of Choice Quality: Evidence from Health Insurance in the Netherlands | Econometrics |
| October 1, 2020 | Maria Polyakova | Stanford University | How do Humans Interact with Algorithms? Experimental Evidence from Health Insurance | Econometrics |
| October 8, 2020 | Magne Mogstad | The University of Chicago | Imperfect Competition and Rents in Labor and Product Markets: The Case of the Construction Industry | Applied Microeconomics |
| October 15, 2020 | Oriol Tejada | ETH Zurich | The Optimal Length of Political Terms | Applied Microeconomics |
| October 29, 2020 | Ron Siegel | Pennsylvania State University | How to Sell Hard Information | Applied Microeconomics |
| November 4, 2020 | Nick Bloom | Stanford University | Why Working from Home Will Stick | Applied Microeconomics |
| November 5, 2020 | Siwan Anderson | University of British Columbia | Marriage, Commitment and Unbundling Gendered Norms | Applied Microeconomics |
| November 19, 2020 | Elena Pastorino | Stanford University | On the Role of Learning, Human Capital, and Performance Incentives for Wages | Applied Microeconomics |
| December 3, 2020 | Chris Sullivan | University of Wisconsin-Madison | Testing Form Conduct | Econometrics |
Kalai Family Workshops, Spring 2020
| Date | Speaker | Affiliation | Seminar Title | Workshop |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 26, 2020 | Constatine Yannelis | Chicago Booth | Corporate Taxes and Retail Prices | Business and Economics |
| March 3, 2020 | Valentin Zelenyuk | The University of Queensland | Improving Finite Sample Approximation by Central Limit Theorems for Estimates from Data Envelopment Analysis | Applied Microeconomics |
| March 4, 2020 | Fernando Alvarez | The University of Chicago | Consumer Surplus of Alternative Payment Methods: Paying Uber with Cash | Business and Economics |
| March 5, 2020 | John Wooders | NYU Abu Dhabi | Expertise, Gender, and Equilibrium | Applied Microeconomics |
| March 13, 2020 | Jose Tudon | ITAM Business School | Consistent Estimation of the Fixed Effects Probit Model | Applied Microeconomics |
| April 2, 2020 | Peter Arcidiacono | University of Oxford | Asian American Discrimination in Harvard Admissions | Applied Microeconomics |
| April 16, 2020 | Gabriel Carroll | Stanford University | Dynamic Incentives in Incompletely Specified Environments | Econometrics |
| April 21, 2020 | Abi Adams | University of Oxford | Preferences and Beliefs in the Marriage Market for Young Brides | Applied Microeconomics |
Kalai Family Workshops, Fall 2019
| Date | Speaker | Affiliation | Seminar Title | Workshop |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 28, 2019 | Alwyn Young | London School of Economics | Consistency without Inference: Instrumental Variables in Practical Application | Business and Economics |
| September 5, 2019 | Samson Alva | UTSA | Safe-Setwise Stability and Complementarities in Matching Markets | Econometrics |
| September 12, 2019 | Gunter Hitsch | The University of Chicago Booth | Generalizable and Robust TV Advertising Effects | Econometrics |
| September 19, 2019 | Yao Luo | University of Toronto | Bidding for Contracts under Uncertain Demand: Skewed Bidding and Risk Sharing | Econometrics |
| September 24, 2019 | Isiah Andrews | Harvard University | Inference on Winners | Applied Microeconomics |
| September 26, 2019 | Carlos Noton | Universidad de Chile | Price Setting and Negotiatian in the Supermarket Industry | Econometrics |
| October 1, 2019 | Vijay Krishna | Penn State | Startups and Upstarts | Applied Microeconomics |
| October 3, 2019 | Elliott Lipnowski | Columbia University | Cheap Talk with Transparent Motives | Econometrics |
| October 8, 2019 | Manuela Angelucci | University of Texas | Depression and Economic Behavior: Evidence from India | Applied Microeconomics |
| October 10, 2019 | Marc Henry | Penn State | Empirical Content of Roy Models Under Stochastic Montonicity Constraints | Econometrics |
| October 16, 2019 | Zhentao Shi | University of Hong Kong | Boosting: Why You Can Use the HP Filter | Business and Economics |
| October 17, 2019 | Katja Seim | Yale University | Welfare Consequences of Nominal Excise Taxation | Econometrics |
| October 22, 2019 | Matt Gentry | Florida State University | Preferences and Performance in Simultaneous First-Price Auctions: A Structural Analysis | Applied Microeconomics |
| October 23, 2019 | Marleen Marra | Sciences PO | Pricing and Fees in Auction Platforms with two sided entry | Applied Microeconomics |
| October 24, 2019 | Yusuke Narita | Yale University | Meritocracy and Its Discontents: Evidence from Repeated School Admission Reforms | Econometrics |
| October 31, 2019 | Etan Green | University of Pennsylvania | Parallax and Tax | Econometrics |
| November 7, 2019 | Mark Rosenzweig | Yale University | Too Many Farms | Econometrics |
| November 12, 2019 | Bruno Strulovic | Northwestern University | Crime Entanglement, Deterrence, and Witness Credibility | Applied Microeconomics |
| November 20, 2019 | Vishal Kamat | Toulouse School of Economics | Identification with Latent Choice Sets | Econometrics |
| November 21, 2019 | Florian Gunsilius | Brown University | Bounds in Continuous Instrumental Variable Models | Econometrics |
| December 3, 2019 | Adam McCloskey | University of Colorado Boulder | Inference on Winners | Econometrics |
| December 10, 2019 | Victor Aguirregabiria | University of Toronto | Imposing Equilibrium Restrictions in the Estimation of Dynamic Discrete Games | Applied Microeconomics |
| December 11, 2019 | Sukjin Han | University of Texas | Optimal Dynamic Treatment Regimes | Econometrics |
| December 12, 2019 | Liran Einav | Stanford University | Voluntary Regulation: Evidence from Medicare Payment Reform | Econometrics |
Kalai Family Workshops, Spring 2019
| Date | Speaker | Affiliation | Seminar Title | Workshop |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 11, 2019 | Anne Villamil | University of Iowa | The Credit Crunch and Consumer Bankruptcy | Business and Economics |
| February 12, 2019 | Nicholas Yannelis | University of Iowa | Issues in Equilibrium Theory with Asymmetric Information | Applied Microeconomics |
| February 19, 2019 | Ali Khan | Johns Hopkins University | Games under Incomplete Information | Applied Microeconomics |
| February 21, 2019 | Ginger Jin | University of Maryland | Market Expanding or Market Stealing? Competition with Network Effects in Bike-Sharing | Econometrics |
| February 26, 2019 | Deszo Szalay | Unversitat Bonn | Delegated Expertise, Authority, and Communication | Applied Microeconomics |
| February 28, 2019 | Pietro Bonaldi | Carnegie Mellon | Motives and Consequences of Libor Strategic Reporting: How Much Can We Learn from Banks? | Econometrics |
| March 19, 2019 | Steve Callander | Stanford | The Power of Referential Advice | Applied Microeconomics |
| March 21, 2019 | Curtis Taylor | Duke | On Young Turks and Yes Men: Optimal Contracting for Advice | Econometrics |
| March 26, 2019 | Chris Cronin | University of Notre Dame | Mental Health, Human Capital, and Labor Market Outcomes | Applied Microeconomics |
| March 28, 2019 | Tong Li | Vanderbilt University | Quantile Treatment Effects with Two-Sided Measurement Error | Econometrics |
| April 2, 2019 | Kohei Kawaguchi | Hong Kong University | When Will Workers Follow an Algorithm?: A Field Experiment with a Retail Business | Applied Microeconomics |
| April 4, 2019 | Arnaud Maurel | Duke University | Rationalizing Rational Expectations: Test and Deviations | Econometrics |
| April 9, 2019 | Alexander Torgovitsky | University of Chicago | Nonparametric Estimates of Demand in the California Health Insurance Exchange | Applied Microeconomics |
| April 16, 2019 | Gaston Illanes | Northwestern University | Competition, Asymetric Information, and the Annuity Puzzle | Applied Microeconomics |
| April 24, 2019 | Eric Gautier | Toulouse School of Economics | Adaptive Estimation in the Linear Random Coefficients Model when Regressors Have Limited Variation | Econometrics |
| April 25, 2019 | Ignacia Mercadal | Columbia University | The Restructuring of US Electricity Markets | Econometrics |