The Applied Economics Department hosts at least 4-6 seminars annually, bringing leaders in the field to Corvallis (in person and virtually) to present their latest research. Contact richard.sandler@oregonstate.edu for additional information.
- September 23, 2022 - Hope Michelson, Associate Professor, Agricultural and Consumer Economics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Time 2:00-3:30; Location: Ballard 219; Seminar title: Restoring Trust: Evidence from the Fertilizer Market in Tanzania.
- November 18, 2022 - POSTPONED to 10/6/23 Judson Boomhower, Assistant Professor, Economics, University of California San Diego; Time 2:30-4:00; Location: Ballard 219; Seminar title: Mandated vs. Voluntary Adaptation to Natural Disasters: The Case of U.S. Wildfires.
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February 20, 2023 - Chris Blattman, Professor, Harris School of Public Policy, University of Chicago; Time 7 PM; Location: LaSells Stewart Center, C&E; Seminar title: Why We Fight: The Roots of War and the Paths to Peace. Co-hosted with the School of Public Policy. - March 3, 2023 - Melissa LoPalo, Assistant Professor, Economics, Montana State University; Time 2:30-4:00; Location: Ballard 219; Seminar title: The Willingness to Pay for a Cooler Day: Evidence from 50 Years of Major League Baseball Games.
- April 14, 2023 - Akhil Rao, Assistant Professor, Economics, Middlebury College; Time 2:30-4:00; Location: Ballard 219; Seminar title: Close Encounters of the LEO Kind: Spillovers and Resilience in Partially-Automated Traffic Systems.
- April 28, 2023 - Eyal Frank, Assistant Professor, Harris School of Public Policy, University of Chicago; Time 2:30-4:00; Location: Ballard 219; Seminar title: The Value of Disaster Prevention: The Desert Locust.
- May 5, 2023 - Eric Zou, Assistant Professor, Economics, University of Oregon; Time 2:30-4:00; Location: Ballard 219; Seminar title: The Environmental Effects of Economic Production: Evidence from Ecological Observations.
- Coming in 2023-2024
- October 6, 2023 - Judson Boomhower, Assistant Professor, Economics, University of California San Diego
- February 16, 2024 - Charles Sims, University of Tennessee
- March 8, 2024 - Dale Manning, Colorado State University
A list of previous AEC seminars is here.