Academic Research Seminars
The Department of Agricultural Economics and Economics hosts an academic research
seminar series throughout the academic year that features presentations of scholarly
research on myriad economics-related topics by researchers from other universities
and institutions.
Volunteers and recommendations for future seminars may be submitted to Diane Charlton
at diane.charlton@montana.edu or Mariana Carrera at mariana.carrera@montana.edu.
Date
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Time
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Location
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Speaker
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Topic
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Friday,
September 6, 2024 |
3:15 pm - 4:30 pm
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301 Linfield Hall
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Imelda
Geneva Graduate Institute |
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Friday
August 30, 2024 |
3:15 pm - 4:30 pm
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301 Linfield Hall
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Dr. Benjamin Chartrock, Assistant Professor, Bentley University
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Past Seminars
Spring 2024
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Dr. Rich Patterson,Brigham Young University, "Intergenerational Transmission of Occupation: Lessons from the United States Army"
- Dr. David Neumark, University of California-Irvine
- Dr. Maria Zhu, Syracuse University, "New Findings on Racial Bias in Teacher's Evaluations of Student Achievement"
- Dr. Ariel Ortiz-Bobea, Cornell University
Spring 2023
- Dr. Patrick Baylis, University of British Columbia, presents "Mandated vs. Voluntary Adaptation to Natural Disasters: The Case of U.S. Wildfires"
- Dr. Dean Lueck, Indiana University, presents "The Institutional Legacy of the Mexican Rancho System in California"
- Dr. Michael Frakes, Duke University, presents "Racial Concordance & the Quality of Medical Care: Evidence from the Military"
- Dr. Michael Farmer, Texas Tech, presents "Racial Bias in Property Taxation in Atlanta"
- Dr. Andrew Barr, Texas A&M, presents "Which Workers Left the Labor Force Post-COVID Recession and Why"
- Dr. Faraz Dadgostari, MSU Industrial Engineering, presents "Agent-based models to simulate COVID spread and study individuals' choice of protective behaviors."
- Dr. Bruce Wydick, University of San Francisco, presents "Mortality from Nestlé's Marketing of Infant Formula in Low and Middle-Income Countries"
- Dr. Olga Stoddard, Brigham Young University, presents "The Economics of the Gender Pay Gap"
- Dr. Olga Stoddard, Brigham Young University, presents "Who you Gonna Call?: Gender Inequality in Demand for Parental Involvement"
- Dr. Alberto Ortego, Indiana University, presents "The Impact of Affirmative Action Litigation on Police Killings of Civilians"
Fall 2022
- Dr. Marshall Burke, Stanford, presents "The Risk and Burden of Wildfire in the U.S."
- Dr. Justin Sydnor, UW-Madison, presents "The Impact of Consequence Information on Insurance Choice"
- Dr. Jonathan Colmer, UVA, presents "Air Pollution and Economic Opportunity in the United States"
- Dr. Rebecca Dizon-Ross, Chicago Booth, presents "The Effectiveness of Personalized Policy"
- Zachary Sturman, Vanderbilt, presents "The Effects of Cannabis Access Laws on Sleep"