Economics

Brandeis University Department of Economics

September 3rd	Paroma Sanyal	Brandeis University	Asset Specificity, Agency Costs and New Firm Financing
September 10th	Jens Hilscher	Brandeis University	Credit Ratings and Credit Risk
September 17th	Ben Olken	MIT	How to Target the Poor: Evidence from a Field Experiment in Indonesia
September 24th	Effi Benmelech	Harvard University	Negotiating with Labor Under Financial Distress
October 2nd*	Ken Kuttner	Williams College	Implementation of Monetary Policy: How Do Central Banks Set Interest Rates?
October 8th**	Phillip Levine	Wellesley College	Recessions, Reeling Markets, and Retiree Well-Being
October 15th	Kathryn Graddy	Brandeis University	The Economics of Art Auctions: An Overview of Recent Work
October 22nd	Adam Copeland	NY Fed	Competition in a Market with Technology Adoption
Ocotber 29th	Cancelled
November 5th	Adrien Verdelhan	MIT	Common Risk Factors in Currency Markets
November 12th	Arthur Lewbel	Boston College	Returns to Lying? Identifying the Effects of Misreporting When the Truth is Unobserved
November 19th	Carola Frydman	MIT	Does Tax Policy Affect Executive Compensation? Evidence from Postwar Tax Reforms
December 3rd	Silvia Ardagna	Harvard University

Seminar Information will be updated when available

*The first October seminar has been moved to Friday, October 2nd from 1:00pm - 2:30pm in the Alumni Common Room.

** The October 8th seminar will be held at the regular time in Lemberg 55.

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