Williams
College Economics Department Seminars, Fall 2004
* Sept. 23 -- Lena Edlund, Columbia University, “Indian Dowry
Inflation: Theory and Evidence”
Sept 29 -- Lucie Schmidt, Williams College: “Effects of Infertility
Insurance Mandates on Fertility”
October 6 -- Matt Kotchen, Williams College: "Explaining the Appearance
and Success of Voter Referenda for Open-Space Conservation"
Oct. 13 -- Jon Bakija, Williams College: “Charitable Bequests and Taxes
on Inheritances and Estates: Aggregate Evidence from across States and
Time”
October 27 -- Steve Sheppard and Ralph Bradburd, Williams College: "The
Efficiency and Distributional Impact of Section 8 Housing Vouchers"
* November 1 -- Robert Axtell, The Brookings Institution, “The
Complexity of Exchange”
November 3 -- Alan DeBrauw, Williams College: “The Aging of the Farm
Labor Force in China”
* November 8th -- Steve Durlauf, University of Wisconsin: “Groups,
Social Influences & Inequality"
November 17 -- Ashok Rai, Williams College: “Why Microlenders Emphasize
Sustainability” (Brown Bag Lunch)
November 17 -- Dukes Love and Matt Kotchen, Williams College: “Grades,
Course Evaluations, and Academic Incentives”
December 2 -- Carolyn Moehling, Yale University: “The American Welfare
System and Family Structure: An Historical Perspective”
* indicates Class of 1960 Scholars Program seminar