Applied Economics Seminars
Faculty in the Applied Economics Group are central organizers and participants in MIT’s weekly seminar in organizational economics, the organizational economics lunch, and a weekly seminar in applied microeconomics.
Faculty in Applied Economics also attend seminars in the Economics department on occasion. Those seminars are also featured here.
Organizational Economics Seminar
The Organizational Seminar meets virtually Tuesdays 2:30-4:00pm. Please e-mail Emily Fairbanks for a link to the virtual seminar at manninge@mit.edu.
Spring 2021 Schedule
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February 16, 2021
Charles Angelucci (MIT)
"Organizing a Kingdom: Trade, Municipal Liberties, and the Medieval Parliament”
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February 23, 2021
Nava Ashraf (LSE)
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March 2, 2021
Susan Helper (Case Western Reserve, visiting MIT)
"Economies of scope and relational contracts: Exploring global value chains in the automotive industry" (w/ A. Munasib)
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March 9, 2021
NO SEMINAR – Monday Class Schedule
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March 16, 2021
John Van Reenen (LSE)
"Opening up Military Innovation: Causal Effects of 'Bottom-Up' Reforms to U.S. Defense Research" (w/ S. Howell, J. Rathje, & J. Wong)
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March 23, 2021
NO SEMINAR – Student Holiday
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March 30, 2021
João Ramos (Queen Mary University of London)
“A Road to Efficiency Through Communication and Commitment" (w/ A. Avoyan)
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April 6, 2021
Heikki Rantakari (Rochester, visiting MIT)
“Simon Says? Equilibrium Obedience and the Limits of Authority"
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April 13, 2021
Rocco Macchiavello (LSE)
"Language Barriers in Multinationals and Knowledge Transfers" (w/ L. Guillouët, A. Khandelwal & M. Teachout)
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April 20, 2021
NO SEMINAR – Student Holiday
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April 27, 2021
Alberto Bisin (NYU)
“(Modelling) Cultural Diversity” (w/ T. Verdier)
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May 4, 2021
Meg Meyer (Oxford)
“Gaming and Stochastic Contracts: Experimental Evidence” (w/ E. Gallo)
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May 11, 2021
Silke Forbes (Tufts)
“Do horizontal mergers affect vertical relationships between firms?”
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May 18, 2021
Oriana Bandiera (LSE)
"The Misallocation of Women’s Talent Across Countries: Evidence from Personnel Data”